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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15
CHAMP DEMPSEY
AGREES To BOUT
VIII Fight Georges Carpen-
tier Either In Europe
~ a =,4o,s4,o
Or America.

Paris, Dec IN Decoin has not
yet received a reply from Jack
Kearns on his offer for the Dempsey
Carpenter fight in the Pershing
stadium. Sporting circles in Paris
are e1pectant 10 view Of the In
dividuaI challenge issued by Des-
camps. Carpenters manager. TO
Dempsey. through the International
Boxing corporation. Saturday.
Carpenter told the Associated
Press Saturday that he was not con-
cerned about the arrangements and
was leaving for England Monday. The
general opinion in Paris IS that
Dempsey would not be willing to
come to France. while Carpenters
expressed willingness TO 20 TO
America OF Australia has caused re-
newed enthusiasm.
Warts 60 Fight.
i WISH mat this matter couiu be
arranged as soon as possible" said
Carpenter TODAY. so that 1 might go
to work I desire 20 depart from the
old time publicity stunts I believe
that the records OF both Dempsey and
myself speak for themselves and
wish 20 get down 10 business and
settle the matter once for all II /
am defeated VIII proclaim Mr.
Dempsey the greatest living fighter"
Jack Is Ready.
Los Angeles. Calf. Dec. 15.-Jack
Dempsey is willing to fight Georges
Carpenter either in Europe. or in
America Jack kearus, Dempsey s
manager, said Saturday night, the
decision as 10 the scene. Of the ex-
pected battle depending entirely on
what promoter makes the best IL
naucial offer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15

Benny Nalsar mas LinalIy come TO
be regarded as the leading contender
for featherWeight champion Johnny
k1bane's title. Vulgar has man
aEer who has an idea Of boosting
his protege which IS 20 make all
sorts Of ridiculous assertions regard
ing theability OF the little boxer. For
a long time Il was taken for granted
that NalEar must be false alarm
simply because his managers claims
were so obviously exaggerated But
Vulgar has progressed rapidly OF late
and from now on he viii have 70 be
taken more seriously as a genuine
contender for the title.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15
RAY KALLIo TRANSFERRED

Detroit, Mich. Dec. l6.-The first
cut IN the Tigers reserve list for the
coming season, was Announced sat
urday RAY Eallio Is slated to Join
the Portland club OF the Pacific coast
league whence he came 20 Detroit.
George Cunningham viii 90 70 the
same league but the club he viii Join
has not yet been named.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. l5.-Con-
American association club has been
transferred to William C. Smith Of
South Eorwalk. Conn, formerly part
owner Of the club, James G. McGiu,
former president Of the club, an
nounced Sunday night. ". C.. Smith.
r., son OF the new owner, viii be
made vice president OF the team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15

engaging IN e war Of words as TO
which OF the two IS the honest-to-
goodness wrestling champion This
pair OF grapplers should meet again
and find out who's who.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15
sP RTOG RAP HT
By HGravy"

May not say that a certain en-
vi inent parsonage at Washington
would like nothing better for a
Christmas present than nice Big
Stick.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07
E. R..GENTRY
IN GERMANY
Bitburg, Germany.

Bitburg, Germany.
Jan. 3, 1919.
Mr.. E. S. Albright,
Mt. Vernon, Ky.
Dear EDGAR
l suppose if I were writing an
article for publication. / would
style this letter I'm the Enemy's
Country.
left Paris on the night of Dec
10th, going by way of Chateau.
Thierry, Chalon, Epernay and
Toul, reaching Nancy at ten
o'clock. the next day. / spent a
couple of hours in Nancy get
ting baggage re-checked and ad-
ditionai movement orders and
left there for Metz at a little
after IL o'clock. / was mighty
glad to have this daylight ride
across the old battle line, or
rather lines, north of Metz and
for once | was glad to be on a
French train which ran slow
stopped often and stood a long
time when it stopped Twas in the
same compartment with a Lieu
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

had extended along this railroad
with the French and American
trenches on one side and the
Germans on the other. While
Engineers were rebuilding rail
loads and blown up bridges as
fast as possible the trenches and
dugouts are just about as they
We're left as the Germans re-
treated. In many places the lines
of baIbed wire entangiements
were only short distance apart.
1t seemed almost unbelievable
to me that intricate system OF
trenches and lines of wire en-.
tanglement continued on and On
for. hundreds o miles along that
great battle front. There are
still great ammunition dumps
containing literally millions of
all kinds of she lis still along
here and all along the railroad
lines were american soldiers.
The roads are linedIwith miles of
camou1age both on the Allies's
side of the line and the Germans
because it must be remembered
that they knew how to camou-
fage as well as we In one
place I noticed what appeared to
be a small hill but the Lieuten.
ant told me 1t was all comouhage
aud that beneath it could be hid
den hundreds of men and tons of
ammunition At another place a
narrow gagged railway led up to
a hill and entered a dugout where
the officer said two regiments of
our soldiers had been concealed
in little underground city. It
was practically the same on the
German side of the line Great
shell holes everywhere. growing
larger and fewer right to the
gates of Metz, which we reached
after four o'clock. We had un-
til seven O'Clock to get out Of
there but as it soon got dark We
saw very little of the city. Il
had a good supper in a restaur
ant near the station among as
cosmopolitan group of people as
you could find. / ate at the
same table with some Americas
soldiers and civilian Frenrhman.
The waitress spoke both French
and German; an English and
Belgian officer sat al smother
table near q gronp of Italian sol
diers who were having the time
Of their lives. while at another
table four Germans talk sullsnly
in Dutch. From Metz i went
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

him and was certainly glad to
see him. He told me there were
some Rcckcas.le boys In this old
fort across the Rhine, but / only
had a short time before my pass
over the river was out, did not
get ? to see them L saw one
other buteas l did not know him
very we'll at home cannot cal
his name. l crossed over the
river in a ferry but as / came
back I walked the old pontoou
bridge which is one of the oldest
things about the town and pic.
lures of which you have doubt.
less seen many time.
On the last day of the year,
was sent up here to- Bitburg a
little town several Kilometres
from the Luxembourg border and
almost due north of Triers
'(Treves). 1 caught a daylight
ride from -Coblentz up the Mo.
selle to Triers and 1t is wonder
full ride. The railroad winds
right up the beautiful river, the
banks of which look almost like
cliffs for hundreds of feet. 1t
does not look like goat, much
less man could get up them
and yet these Germans have ter
raced those banks from the high
water mark up and have them
covered with vineyards. In the
first place I do not see how they
have done it and then how in the
world 1t can pay for the outlay of
money and labor necessary to do
1t. / do not like this country or
the people. Oue thing I suppose
is that I had just gotten TO where
| could get around among the
French with the few words I had
picked up and now I am simply
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

thrown into another world as far
as language is concerned and can
not even ask for a drink of water.
I certainly hope / will not have
to stay long lam to be attached
to the 3l4th ammunition train
of the 89th division who are 10
Gated about eight miles out of
this town. The s9th claims they
will be the first of this part of the
army TO go home and / GER
tainly hope so. because I think
that will at least give me chance
to get back into France.
] This is mighty long letter,
but will possibly be the last one
viii write you at least for a long
time. I want to give everybody
my very best wishes for a happy
new year.. One of the big things
tnat Is worry Ing me now Is that
I cannot charter ship. SO I can
bring all my friends souvenir.
just learned that Will Robinson
was down at Triers, a short dis
lance from here. You find our
boys everywhere. When it is all
known you are going to find that
our Rockcastle soldiers have
made record of which We need
not be ashamed. ] knew they
would do it.
With best wishes for all,
am, as ever,
E. R. GENTRY.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

tenant who knew the. country
well and it was my first ride in
a German coach. being one of
those recently turned over to
the Allies. There has been a
great deal written about the de-
vastation and destruction caused
by war, but no one can adequate
ly describe it. After all / have
read and what / had already
seen, 1 had no real conception of
a battle field. For miles we
could only see the effect caused
by air raids and bursting shells.
towns destroyed and great shell
holes every where. Then came
the towns which were right at
the front, the last on the French
side being Pagny, a town Of pos
sibly a couple of thousand peo
pie and comp!e tely destroyed. I
do not believe there was house
IN il which vas left decent to
live in. From South of this
place for several miles the rail-
road communication had been
cut of course since the beginning
of the war and the road de
stroyed. 1t has been rebuilt
since the armistlce was signed.
For several miles the battle line
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-07

bettersshApe for flood than either
England Or France. Il bought.
practically the samec meal in Cob
lentz Is in Paris ana at little
more thhs half the cost The Y.
M. c. a. IN Coblentz is serving a
better neal ina stasatz fot two
and q hair frsacstthansthe serve
in Paris or other French cities
for Eve. The city of Coblentz
toda, looks more like one of our
American cities than any place I
have seen since left home.:
Broad streets, modern build
ings, beautiful shop windows
stocked with practically every
thing one needs. They ARE
really 30 much like our, own
shop windows that it made me
homeslck and yet they howl to
the world outside that they are
starving.
.Coblentz Is really a lovely little
city situatedon the Rhine ut the
mouth Of the Moselle, which i
think is sgreed to be the most
beautiful river hof Germany. The
principal part of the city is on
the western bank of the Rhine
and on Ia plain. just above the
river, while just across the river
one OF tide old fortress castles for
which the Rhine is famous rises
to almost four hundred feet in
perpendicular natural stone or
concrete, above the river. This
fort is occupied by our troops now
andI was told that with aii-its
walls and 9passageways it would
accomodate a defending army of
more thar sixsyi thousand men, I
talked the military police outof
a pass to cross the river and
visit the fort 1t is wonderful
place and sthe viewsfor miles up
aud down the Rhine and up the
Moselle valley is one never TO be
forgotten. This old fort was first
begun By the Romans IN the nth
century Napoleon occupied the
town on his famods march to
Moscow fnda statue sefecfed by
his6 still stands though the In |
scriptioni has beenssos changed
that Il seams; now to ,be for q
diHStentf purpose than that for
which it isas.erected. The Kaiser
has : Rpysl sPalaceshsr where
he spent tert q the summers With;
all his cohrt 1t will be . mighty |
cold summer before be- spendsi
asofher here. atteud6d AMI
America4 Church service last
sunday in the Chapel Of this
palace il the afternoon : and
another At evening In anothert
-~Sxt~e IL I-~S&.-s.., fs<>.xs,,-r NH II
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Brink a glass Of real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out polsonS.

Life Is not merely to live, brt to live
Wen, eat well, digest well, work we'll,
sleep well, look well. What a glorious
condition to attain, and vet how very
easy II is II n will only adopt the
morning inside bath.
FOLKS who are accustomed to feel
and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach can
instead, feel as fresh as a daisy by
opening the sluices of the system each
nlorning and flushing out the whole OF
the internal poisonous stagnant matter.
everyone, whether ailing, sick or well.
should, each morning, before breakfast.
orlnk a glass of real hot water with a
teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in
y 10 wash from the stomach, liver, kid
; neys n bowels the previous days in
oisestible waste, sour bile and poison.
GUS toxins. The action Of hot water
ano limestone phosphate on an empty
stomach is wonderfully invigorating, II
cleans out all the sour fermentatIons
gases, waste and acidity and gives one
q splendid appetite for breakfast.
TIT millions of people who are both
cred With constipation, bilious SPELLS
stomach trouble, rheumatism; others
VINO have sallow skins, blood disorders
and sickly compilations are urged n
get a quarter pound of limestone phos-
phate from the drug store, which will
cost very little, but is sufficient to mako
anyone a pronounced crank on the sub
Ject OF internal sanitation. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
THOSE PIRATES
AND FIRST SACKERS
Safer May Start Something
Moving on Old Job.

Vic Saiers decision to return 20 base
ball and agreement TO sign a Pittsburgh
contract after stubbornly refusing to
recognize the Pirates claim to him for
more than a year, thus promising COM
petition for the first base lob on Hugo
Bezdeks team, recalls some Of the his
tory Of that hoodoo position with the
Pirates.
Since Connie Mack traded Jake Beck
ley in 1896 for Harry Davis the first
base problem with the Corsairs, with
the exception Of a par Of four years.
when Kitty Bransfield held down the
job, has been the Of many gray
hairs dotting the grounds Of Exposition
park and Forbes field, said gray hairs
falling from the pate Of Barney Drey-
fuss, ct al.
Jake Beckley started a long process
sion when he packed his suitcase in
1895 for New York, where he went in
exchange for Harry Davis. In his trail
walked Denny Lyons, John Rothfuss,
John CAMEL, Bill Clark, Tom O'Brien,
Dick Cooley, Kitty Bransfield, Bill
Clancy, Del Howard, Joe Nealon, War
stein, Harry Swacina, Bill Nc
Keahnie, Fred Hunter. Jack Miller, Ed
konetchy, Doc Johnston and then Fritz
Motlwttz. As a rule these players held
on from one to two seasons, but there
were others who took a short fling at
~ NSbF hhNaNA 80 AhbSN AANNAANH ANNAAAAlNAs
Frank Dillon and Allen Storke. Hans
Wagner also played a short time at
first.
Bransfield, undoubtedly was the best
Of the lot. He served the Pirates in
1901, 1909, 1903 and 1904, going to Phil
adelphia in exchange for Del Howard,
That was an unfortunate trade from a
Pittsburgh standpoint, but II was about
the only first base trade or deal that did
not show the good Judgment Of the
Pittsburgh management. The others
who were cast adrift, with the possible
exception of Harry Davis and Ed Ko-
netchy, caused no regrets. Excepting
McKechnie and Jack Miller, the balance
Of them eventually drifted to the mi
nors.
Mollwitz is on a fair way to equaltng
Bransfield's record insofar as term Of
service goes unless Safer beats hin out,
He Joined Pittsburgh in the later part Of
1917, and served all through last sea-
son.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
jim VAUGHN TELLS
THE why OF 1T
1t Was Not Laziness That
Caused Him to Fail as Yank

Jim Vaughn has given a Chicago
writer an explanation of why he failed
with the New York Yankees so com
pletely several years ago that he was
dumped TO the minors, to then come
back and prove such q winner with the
Chicago Cubs. 1t was not indifference.
but a lame arm, says Hippo Jim.
Vaughn was charged with being lack
adaisical while he was with the YAM
KEGS in 1910. 1911 and 1912, and was
roundly panned by some New York crit
les. They accused him OF being lazy
because he did not exert himself and
make his size count for a lot In the
way Of winning ball games. They did
not know he injured his arm in the sea-
son Of 1910.
81 hurt my arm June L. said Vaughn,
in his explanation just given. George
Stalling was manage Of the club at
the time and ! told him so, but he de-
clined to let me go, thinking I would
return to my normal condition. My arm
did not regain its strength until |
Joined the Kansas City team in 1913. |
think the hot weather there helped Il.
That fall | Joined the Cubs and my arm
has been great ever since.
Fans said ! was lazy while with New
York. That is not true. / have never
mentioned a word about this before. /
was game enough to take my medicine
and let the critics have their say, but
since / became a member Of the Cubs
| did all within my power to beat the
Giants on the Polo grounds Just to
hear the fans and scrihes say: why
didn't he pitch that way with the YAn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
CooMBS HAS CALLAHAN.

Leo Callahan, young outfielder with
the Newark club before the war, is to
be. given a tryout by Manager Jack
Coombs of the Phillies.
Larry Sutton, Newark scout, tipped
OF Coombs to the gardener and Jack
glommed onto him. Callahan had a
chance to sign UP with the Dodgers
IN 1915, but he allowed someon to
tax him into sticking for a high fA5lre
and refused to sign,
Callahan is about rs years old. He
got his first league chance with the
Jersey City club, but did not perform
with. the Skeeters, being turned over
TO the Elmira club in the New York
state league. With Elmira in 1912 Leo
had a batting average of 3O4 and a
fielding mark of $3.50 In June, 1918,
Larry Sutton purchased Callahan
.along with Gus Getz, now of the Pitts
ourghs) from Elmira for the Brooklvn
Natlonals, and he was sent to Toronto
He was injured and only played Ia
games with the Leafs, hitting .8O5, with
a flelding average Of 1915.
IN 1914 Leo was sent to Newark nv
the Brooklyn club and he played there
until 1917, inclusive. He was in Inc
navy In 1918, but has been honorably
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
-FOUR %OUTFIELDERS
ONE-TIME PITCHERS
Cleveland Indians Have Great
Quartet Of Elk Hurlers.

With Charley Jameson added to the
list of the Indian %outfielders, Cleve-
land now possesses four s"uburhanites
who have pitched In the American
league. Jack Graney went to Cleveland
as a pitcher in 1908, On the first trip
Of the Maps TO New York that year
he stuck his hurting hand IN front Of
a liner batted by Neal Ball and at once
sought the services Of a Red Cross unit.
j. Gladstone hasn't done any pitching
for the Tribe since them.
How good a pitcher Joe Wood was
does not need to be told. His Ameri-
can league and worlds series records
speak for themselves.
iris Speaker has pitched in the
American Bill Carrlgan let the spark
plug Of the Red Sox machine hurl a
few innings Of ball against Washing
ton In one Of the closing games OF 1915.
Harry Hooper also pitched that day.
Jameson has pitched in the Amerl-
can for both Washington and Phila-
delphla. He never won any ball games
for Old Fox Griffith, but he copied two
out Of three for Tall Tactician Mack,
Connie used Charley against the
Browns on August s last year, and he
beat Allan Sothoron. 6 TO 4, going the
distance and allowing II hits. Mack
shot him In against the Mound City
combination nine days later and this
time he fell by the wayside and was
trimmed by Tom Rogers, Z to 2.
The last game In which Jameson was
the responsible party was on Aug. 10,
against Detroit. Mack stuck him In to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
IS MARsANs THRoUGH9

Manager Miller Higgins of the Yam
KEGS has not heard anything from Ar
mando Marsans since he sent a con-
tract to the player at Havana more
thar five weeks ago, and he now is
about convinced that the Cuban is posi-
lively through as a major Lacquer, ac-
cording to an Eastern writer. Marsans
left the Yankees last July after get
ting word from Cuba that his mother
vas seriously Ill, but before leaving
he intimated to some friends that he
a about ready to quit the game. He
was one of the fastest men in baseball
during his term with the Cincinnati
Reds and later with the st. Louis Fed
erals. His speed began to wane while
he was a member Of the st. Louis
Browns, and a serious injury shortly
after he Joined the New York club fur
Their impaired his speed. He has done
some playing during the winter season
in cuba and probably will c%onfine his
future baseball activities to that coun-
try.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARKEN IT
Zee Grandmother's Recipe 10
keep her Locks Dark,
Glossy, Beautiful.

The old-time mixture OF Sage Tea and
Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked
And faded hair is grandmother's recipe,
and folks are again using 1t to keep
their hair a good, even color, which Is
Quite sensible, as we are living in an
.kge when a youthful appearance Is of
Che greatest advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. Al
drug stores sell the re~ady-to-use prod
yet, improved by the addition of other
INGREDIENTS, called "Wyeth's Sage and
%bssSur Compound" 1t is very popu-
80 because nobody can discover it has
been applied, Simply moisten your
comb or a soft brush with 1t and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time; by morning the
kray hair disappears, but what delights
the aides with Wyeth's Sage and Sui
|phnr Compound is that, besides beauti-
fsslly %darkening the hair after a few APP
|piirations, 1t also produces that soft lus-
IRE and appearance Of abundance which
|is 30 attractive. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28

KEGS" ! did not because my arm was
bad. Barrett, who was trainer Of the
club, can verify what | say.
II like to pitch, and | have never re-
fused 4 manager yet, | have often
worked out Of my turn despite the fact
that II Is Just an hard for a big man
TO pitch AZ It Is for a little man. Size
has not everything to DO with twirling
n Is the arm, and a man Of my stature
is just as likely 10 tire and wear out his
arm as a smaller and lighter pitcher"
Vaughn certainly has not shown any
lazy tendencies since he was secured
by the Cubs in 1913. That year he
Joined the club late in the fall and
pitched IN seven games, five Of which
he won. In 1914 he took his place as
a regular twirler on the staff Of the
club and has retained II. Not including
the seven games he pitched In the fan
Of 1918 he has averaged better than Al
games a season, Last summer, owing
TO the short season, was the first year
In which he did not participate In more
than 40 games, He twirled In ~ in
1914, Al In 1915. A in 1916, II in 1917
and 35 In 1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
LITTLE 'UNs ISSUE Def.

American golf have challenged we Of
the biggest men in the country,
Little Freddie Mcleod, OF the Column
bia Country club OF Washington, p. c.,
and little "Nipper" Campbell. Of the
Baltimore Country club, have challenged
big jim" Barnes, OF ST, Louis, and
Otto H~ackbarth, Of Cincinnati, for u
match. The two big men have accepted
and the match win be played next
month at rinehurst. as n curtain raiser
to the North and South open champion
ship.
All four are excellent players and any
one OF the quartet has a chance to an
mex the North and South title.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
B E BACK ON JOB.

John Lobert, erstwhile Giant third
sacker and a popular figure In the ma
jor leagues until an injury to his knee
forced him to retire, is back on the job
az coach Of the baseball squad at West
Point, a position he first filled last sea-
son Lobert was very successful In
that capacity In 1918 andl turned out
a very fine team In spite OF the fact
that the conditions which obtained at
West Point in the stirring days Of Iast
summer were not conducive to an ideal
setting for a baseball coach anxious to
make good. This year the tension has
lessened to a great extent, and John
is confident that he will again develop
a winning team fronlsthe ranks OF I'm.
Gle Sans cadets