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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23


local club, was called home yesterday
to attend the bedside Of his mother,
who Is dangerously III at her home In
Paducah, Ky. Just when Dixie viii re-
turn Is problematIcal and hinges on the
condition Of his mother, who ls aged
and feeble and who has been an in.
valid for some time.
Chief Bareer has a couple Of Infleld-
ers, Jack Lewis and Doc Cook, coming
In today or tomorrow, and he Is also
counting on Carl Manda showing up
at ROSEWOOD, In case this trio gets
In, Manda Will be placed at third base
II he Is In condition to play, Lewis Will
be detailed at second base and Dick
Conway sent TO the outfleld and Cook
Will relieve Eddie Mooers at short,
Mooers having a sore wing at present,
In case these three Trlbesmen have
not arrived by tonight when the Chicks
board a train for Little Rock, cy win
probably use Walsh at third, Conway
at second, High In the outfleId, Griffin
at first, Smith behind the bat and Bar.
ger will probably take care Of one Of
the outfleId berths. Roy Fentress may
be called or to III In az an outfIelder
II the three men expected do not ar
rive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

started. Eddie was sent to the Hart
ford, Conn, club Of the Eastern league,
and even before he had spent a night
In Hartford he received n message
from Manager ELAN to return to Nash
Vile at once. Eddie caught the next
train back to Nashville, where he
played until May rs, getting his re
lease when the Vols started cutting
down their squad in anticipation OF
the ending Of the season, June 20.
Mooers then went back to Richmond
and then to the New York Yanks,
At the beginning Of the 1919 spring
training season Eddie went to Jack
sonville. Fla, as a member Of the
Yanks and was In training with Miller
Higgins club until a couple Of weeks
ago. when he was secured by Mem
pills. Eddie Is an automobile salesman
In the off-season.
Mooers bats and throws right hand
ed, weighs 1850 pounds and is s feet 9
inches IN height. He Is single at pres
ent, but states for the benefit Of femi-
nine fandom that II he should happen
across a nice little girl, who looks like
the queens on the magazine covers and
who can make biscuits like mother
used to make, he would forsake hache-
lorhood and do a forward march TO
Mendelssohn's wedding dirge,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
> = Torturing Pains Promptly
Return in All Their Intensity

You may as well throw your lini-
ments to the winds, if you expect
them to rid you Of the pangs of
rheumatism. In fact, the sooner you
+ discard forever the use Of all ferns
OF local treatment, the soonSg you
win get on the right track which
leads to rational ear Of relief.
For you can rub and rub from
now until ~doomsday, and you will
never make any progress toward
/ Kidding yourself Of rheumatism, be
cause such treatment does not ap
preach the source of the disease.
Remember from the outset thai
the pangs Of rheumatism come from
a deepseetsd cause, and that sim
ply rubbing the painful parts Of
the body has no effect on the dis
ease itself. But when you locate
the cause Of the disease, the rea'
source Of all these intense pains
yeu can then treat the disease in
tsNgently.
And until you do treat you
rheumatism intelhgently, you vii
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
AMI SMITH.

Tiny Goodhred, former Brooklyn Rob-
in, will be delegated to open the sea
son for Memphis in Little Rock Thurs
Coveleskie, late of Detroit, or Benny
Karr, who was one of Uncle Sans
soldiers during the late scuffle ip Eu.
rope.
Goodbred is in the best condition Of
any OF the Tribes moundmen and state,
that he believes he will be able to re.
pei the Travellers tomorrow with neat.
ness and dispatch. Goodbred states
that he will make an attempt to put
Memphis on top In the Southern by
winning the opening tussle.
Red Smith, late of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, will do the backstopping fol
Memphis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
SENATORS VS.. ATHLETICS

WASHINGTON, April 2S,--Washlng
ton and the Philadelphia Athletics were
all set for going over the top In tho
opening game Of the American league
season here this afternoon, Walter
Johnson, the local veteran, and Scott
Perry, star Of Connie MnClEs staff, will
be the opposing pitchers, In tho alb
sence Of President Wilson, who has
performed the ceremony for several
seasons, Gen, Peyton e, March, chief
Of staff, will toss out the first hail.
High officers OF tho army and navy
departments will occupy boxes and In
dicattOns were for an overflow crowd.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
M. U. S. TO MEET
B. C. THURSDAY

~ Thursday afternoon at $3.50, NJ. U. S.,
buoyed up by the recent victory over
Forrest City high school, will meet the
Christian Brothers college team, who
are strongly determined to come back
after being defeated Tuesday in a hard
fought game with Central high school.
Coach Tweatt of M, U, s. will send a
strong lineup into the field. 1t will be
as follows: Warwick, IT,; Mason, p.:
Creson, CT; Lawrie, 1b.; Pfeiffer, c.;
Smithwick, Oh; Perkins, S.; Hodges,
Hussey or McGoldrick, RI.
The Brothers will use practically the
same lineup they used against c. H.
S. The game will be played at Hodges
field.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
MARTIN AT 8 OPENERS

President John D. Martin, OF the
Southern league, will see three OPEN
ing games of the Southern league. The
league president will be In Atlanta
Thursday to witness the Atlanta Chat
tanooga clash. He will catch the first
train back for Memphis and will be
at Rnsswood Friday when the Chicks
and Travelers pry off the lid.
The league president will then leave
here Friday night in time to get to
New Orleans to see the P~elicans and
Mobile Bears in the opener Saturday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
CENTRAL HIGH
COPS OPENER
Defeats 9. B. q. 10 to 8 in
First of Three Game Series.

Central high school defeated Chris
tian Brothers college team in tho first
game Of n three-Rame series Tuesday
afternoon at Hodges field, The final
score was 10 to .. The game was a nip
and tuck affair throughout, Central
sending over, two run in tho eighth
necessary to win,
Score by innings:
C. b. c. .......,.,O 03O Q I 0 o. o
Central High ......0 Z 1 0 0 0 0 2 10
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

w. ~ ~ ~ NV f'Nf
ischorean art with all the class Of
Vernon Castle and Jack Clifford.
Eddie is strong for playing baseball
and has been for many years, but
when the days work is done on the
diamond, when he has bagged his quota
Of base hits and has extinguished his
share OF hostile runners, he goes home,
dolls himself UP and HES to the near
est dance hall, where he spends the
evening gliding over the waxed floors
with some dizzy little blonde: This Is
Eddie's idea Of life worth living. Put
ting on ones slippers and filling up
ones pipe doesn't appeal to Eddie,
Mooers comes from an old Southern
family in Richmond, Va, where his
parents still reside and where Edward
Hale Mooers first saw the light Of day
20 years & Eddie, which name at.
tached itself to him as soon as he got
away from home, where he is known
for four seasons u professional COM
pany. saying nothing Of several en-
gagements he had on fast semipro
clubs.
Eddie figures his real start occurred
in the season Of 1915, when he Joined
ids, ~ c., where his team won prac.
tically every game 1t played and stood
many good clubs on their heads, Eddie
had charge Of the shortfield on this
club, and before the 1916 season had
ended he had an offer to play second
base for the Richmond, Va, Interna-
tional league team. Eddie finished tho
1915 season with Richmond.
At the beginning Of the 1917 season
Mooers started out with Richmond
playing at his old position at short
and stayed on the club a month. when
he was shipped to Portland, Me, in
the Eastern league. Eddie remained
with Portland for a few months and
was recalled by Richmond, where he
remained the rest Of the 1917 season,
The following season Richmond did not
take a berth In the International league
and Eddie automatically became a free
agent. Eddie was taken on by the
New York Yankees, who used him a
short while and then turned him over
to the Nashville Volunteers in the
Southern league.
Eddie was making a strong bid for
the second base position OF the Vols
in spring training, but his arm went
bad and he was turned loose by Man
ager Roy ELAN before the season
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
GIANTS VS.. PILLS,

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-PAIla-
delphia and New York open the Ma
tional league baseball season here to-
day. Jack Coombs, former pitcher OF
the Philadelphia Americans and the
Brooklyn Nationals, mado his debut M
manager Of the Philadelphia Nationals,
Jacobs was slated to occupy the mound
Tor Philadelphia, with Oeschger In re-
serve, while Manager McGraw expected
to send Schurp to the box with Barnes
as second choice.
Among the newcomers IN the Phlla
dolphia fold are Baird, third baseman,
formerly of st Louis. Forest Cady,
catcher, formerly Of Boston, and Leo
Callahan, formerly Of Brooklyn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
A TWO.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 20 ,~~Rolease to
Harry AchtnGcr and Loren Thrashor.
infielders, was announced last night
by tho Atlanta Southern association
club. Manager Frank has seven more
players to release before the opening
Of tho season In order to get within the
player limit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
RED soX VS.. YANKs.

NEW YORK, April 23.-Tho world
champion Red SoX opened the base
ball season here today against the New
York Americans, The teams took tho
field with stronger teams than a year
ago, this being particularly true Of the
local club, The New York club has
signed several players of exceptional
ability. by purchase or trade. while the
world champions appear to he fully as
strong as last season. Mogrtdgo or
Shore and Mays or Jones were slated
as tho opposing twirlers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
TRAPsHOOT ENDS.

PINEHURST, N. G, April 23-The
annual North and South t~rapshooting
tournament ut P%inehurst vas brought
to a close yesterday with W. N. Boyls-
ton, Florida state champion, the winner
Of the 225 target contest, and II. A.
Merson, OF Charlotte. N, c., the victor
in tho North and South handicap.
Boylston's record was 143-69-2-12.
Merson broke % out of 100 targets,
shooting from the 20-yard line.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
COLLEGE BASEBALL.

At Lexington, Va.-Washington and
Lee, 4; Pennsylvania state, 0.
At New York-Holy Cross, IL; Colum-
hia. 6.
At overwhelmingly of
ginla, /.
At Blncksburg, Va.-Georgetown uni
Versity, 8; V. T.. l.. 3.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
BURNING TO

LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 23,-Pitcher
Richard burning has been purchased b.
the Louisville American association
club from the Brooklyn National league
club. It was announced here last night
by Business Manager William Neal, OF
the Colonies. burning Is a eft-handed
pitcher and has been In the major
leagues for several years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
WHITE sOX VS.. BROWNS.

ST. LOUIS, April 23.-The American
league baseball season opens here this
afternoon with st, Louis opposing Chit
cage. davenport Is scheduled to twirl
for the locals. and Williams for the
visitors. The probable catchers will be
Billings for the Browns and Schalk for
the White Sox. Ideal weather is pre-
dICtOd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
DRAAK A A

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, April 23,-.
Tom Draak, the champion wrestler Of
the Netherlands, beat Gene Roland, the
Pacific coast hammerllCk wrestler here
last night, winning two straight falls,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

NiIITeU INN NTNTTT0k TNHTTT-
Covaleskie was slated to pitch Tor
Cleveland, and Ehmkr or Bolaud for
Detroit. Tho clubs rosters are little
changed from last season, practically
all the men who entered military ser
vice having obtained their roleasc OF
more than a score Of Cleveland players
who entered the service, all but First
Basemcn Harris and Guisto have re
turned,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
REDS VS.. CARDS.

CINCINNATI, April 2S-Tho opening
game Of the National league baseball
season was staged here today with st.
Louis opposing Cincinnati, Fisher and
Allen for Cincinnati. and Goodwin and
Clemens for st. Louis were the prob
able batteries,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
TO BUILD FLOUR MILL.

FORREST CITY. Ark, April %. (Spl.)
A Rotarian committee, composed Of
Jas. Russell, Jr., A. u. Mcdaniel and
s. II. Mann, Jr., appointed TO assist
y. b. Baggs in financing q project for
a flour min and the building OF a grain
elevator here, have arranged to secure
the necessary credit for Miller Boggs
and the work of establishing this en-
terprise In Forrest city will proceed
without further delay. II is the pur-
pose to have the elevator building com
pleted and the flour mill installed and
ready for operation by July Is.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
American Assn.
Gets Started
On Season TOduy

LOUISVILLE, KY, April :3.-The
American association baseball season
opened today with st. Paul scheduled
to play at Indianapolis, Toledo at Min
neapolis, Kansas City at Columbus, and
Milwaukee in this city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
RSG.sEE 5H3f FaFY
WfIflHFafEa[BGH5cIkz s.
NO. to-EDDlE MooERs, SHORT.
STOP.

FDDIF MOOERS.
Memphis shortstop. chosen
any other profession over
baseball, 1t would undoubt-
eddy have been that Of a
professional dancer, for II
there is one thing that this
boy can do to perfection
it is to interpret the Terp-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

club Of the Pacific Coast league, was
today sold to the New York Nationals
for a cash consideration. The price was
not announced. Dubuc was for many
years with the Detroit Americans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

Spotlight
BYBobPi$Te

ANAoER CY BARGER,
Of the Chicks, Is unde.
clded as to how he Will
arrange his Trlbesmen
In the opening day clash
at Little Rock tomorrow,
owing to the fact that
Dixie Carroll, the pre-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
Major Leagues Start
1919 Baseball Season
National and American Clubs Ready to Lift Lid on Cam
paign for Coveted Flags.

ETROIT. April % Glove
land opposed Detroit I'm the
opening Of the American
League season here today.
with falr weather II WAS
expected a local attendance
record would he Wado. A
delegation or several thou
sand cleveland fans accom-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
How 1T
~ e Azr.
TEXAS LEAGUE
WHERE THEY PLk'Il,
3Sf-
NATIONAL

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York In Philadelphia.
Brooklyn in Boston.
Pittsburgh in Boston,
st. Louis in Cincinnati.
-
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston in New York.
Philadelphia In Washington.
Cleveland in Detroit,
Chicago in st. Louis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

at New Orleans. President Mart.in'will
be on the road four nights in success
sion and could hardly see any more
opening games If he had been twins.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
YANKs DEFEAT ROBINS

BROOKLYN, April 23.--Tho New
York Americans defeated the Brooklyn
Nationals s to ,. in an exhibition game
here yesterday. Russell allowed eight
bases on balls but kept the hits well
scattered, Score:
r. II. f.
New York 3
Brooklyn .....,,...,.......2 7
Russell and Ruel, Galore, Mamaux
and Kruger.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

HICAGO. April %
thing. except the weather,
promised an suspicious open
ing Of the National league
season here today with the
Chicago champions Of 1918
and Pittsburgh teams the at
traction.
Manager Mitchell Of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23

Read news Sclmitar Wants.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Martin of
Auburn, Ala, arrived this afternoon
for a visit with the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Martin on Orange
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin were
married May 22nd in Palmetto, Ga.
and this is the BRIDES first visit to
Ocala, where she will be warmly wei.
coined by her husbands relatives anC
friends. Monday Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mar,
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Black anC
Mrs. r. G. Blake expect to go to the
lake, where they will occupy the cot
tage of Miss Annie Davis for fort
night.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Keep out the moths with Cedar
Compound, 25 cents the package at
Gerig's Drug Store. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

every Mothers Son." the Temple
feature last night, was somewhat out
of date, but it was a good picture all
the same, and interested and touched
those who saw it. Mae Marsh, the
Titian-haired darling, will be on the
screen tonight in "The Bondage of
Barbara" and the International News
will give series of its interesting
illustrations.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mr.. Vernon Smith and sister, Mrs.
]. w. Hunter and children have re-
turned from a two weeks visit with
relatives at Miami. AS they were
coming through Sanford in their car,
the back axel broke and an accident
was narrowly averted. The car turn
ed across the road but fortunately it
was not going fast at the time the
break occurred.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Among the visitors to Ocala yester-
day evening were Mr.. ]. d. Watkins,
Mrs. B. w. McMullen, Misses Ida and
Marie McMullen, Miss Thelma Math-
las and Miss Alma Dossard. They all
came over from Micanopy in Mr.. Wat
kins' car, saw the pictures at the
Temple and returned home in the cool
of the evening.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Owing to the absence from the
city of the president, the missionary
society of the Methodist church will
not hold it's regular meeting Monday,
the sewing circle meeting on that day
instead at the residence of Mrs. J. w.
Davis on Fort King avenue.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

The many Ocala friends of Mrs.
Robert Fort. who lives just north OF
town on the old wire road, will be
pleased to learn that she is rapidly
recovering from the injuries received
in a fall some months ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mr.. Claude Hickel, who has been
away for some years, arrived in the
city yesterday on visit to his people
here. Mr.. Hickel was accompanied
by his wife and child and Mr.. Beck
enstine, and they all came thru from
their home in Charleston. w. Va, in
Mr.. Hickels car. Mr.. Hickel says the
roads are nothing to brag of.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mrs. W. H. Wilson and children
expect to leave tomorrow for Knox
vile, Tenn, to join Mr.. Wilson, who
is in the insurance business, making
that place his headquarters.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mr. E. NJ. Webb of Miami, is in the
city for a few days on a visit with
friends. Years ago he resided in Mar
ion county east of the Oklawaha river.
He has been making a tour of the
state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Ladies, use Nailoid Cuticle pack.
ages, and keep your nails in good
shape. Sold only at Gerig's Drug Store
at 25 cents the package. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mrs. Lester Lucas left yesterday to
visit friends in New York city and
vicinity.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01
BEAN SEED

We have bean seed for fall plant
ing; Wadwell Kidney Wax at SO per
bushel; green beans at 50 per bushel.
f4-tf Ocala Seed Store.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01
FALL IRISH POTATO SEED

Just a few left. Plant them early;
$3.50 per 100 lbs, f. o. b. Elkton, Fla
Prompt shipments. ]. E. Gauzens
Elkton, Fla. 3O-tf~
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mrs. Dewitt Griffin has gone to
Tampa for visit to her mother, Mrs.
Wetherell. She was accompanied by
her little niece, Patty Wetherell.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-01

Mr.. n. T. Mitchell, who has been
quite i'll, is up and around. his old
smiling self again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-28
MARRIED
Walbridge- Thorsen


At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Norseng of this city occurred
very pretty wedding on Sunday,
August "a, 1919 at 4 o'clock, when
their daughter, Constance, was
married to Mr.. Walter S. Walbridge
of Hastings, Minnesota:
Rev. Chard. the Episcopal minister
Of Hastings, a personal friend of the
groom, performed the ceremony.
After the service wedding dinner
was served for twenty guests. Mr..
and Mrs. E. j. Kings and Mr..
Alphanse Wallerins of Hastings were
the out of town gests.
In the evening the bridal party,
accompanied by all the guests motor,
ed to Hudson where Mr.. and Mrs.
Walbridge took the train for
Winnipeg. Canada, after which they
will return to Hastings, MINI. where
they will make their home.
Mr.. Walbridge is one Of Hastings
prominent and well known business
men.
Mrs. Walbridge who has been
director Of music at the Superior
Normal the past year. is one Of
River Falls most charming and
talented young ladies.
Their numerous friends wish them
all good luck and happiness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-28
New Teachers In Local
High School and Grades

Miss Ann S. Williams, principal Of
the River Falls Public Schools, sends
US the following items regarding the
schools faculty for the coming year.
which will commence a week from
next Monday, or on Sept. 8.
Miss Hoppe and Miss LETTERS will
have charge of the same departments
as they did last year. Miss Hoppe has
the Latin, Miss LETTERS the Commerce
ial department.
Miss Elsie Lueck and Miss Antoi-
nette Cujak are both experienced
teachers, Miss Lueck a graduate of
Lawrence college. She will have
charge of the History work. Miss
CuJak, who is graduate of Ripon
college, will teach French and English.
Miss Elizabeth Brown, graduate of
Minnesota university, will take Miss
Hanscom's place as mathematics
teacher.
We are looking forward to sue
cessful athletic season, as we have Sc
cured Mr.. Erwin Smith, tie star CEN
ter on the Stevens Point team, as ath-
letlc coach. Mr.. Smith is graduate
OF the three-year college course at
Stevens Point Normal. lie has had
seven years experience playing on all
three athletic teams.
Mr.. Smith will have charge of the
Science work in the high school.
Miss Currier and Miss Bertha Rich
ards have been engaged to teach in
the Junior High School.