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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
HE|[NER HARPOONS
2,OOO-LB. SUNE|SH
Marine Monster Captured
Two Miles Off Avalon,
Santa Catalina Isle.

AVALON, Cal, Oct. 2,--Van Campen
Heiner of Spring Lake, N. j., who has
harpooned devilfish, sawfish and big
sharks in the Florida waters and has
taken big game fish OF the sea on
sportsmanliie tackle while cruising in
the launch Manana two miles off Avalon
harpooned an ocean sunfish weighing a
ton,
Telling Of the sunfish's capture Mr..
Hellner said: I'VE sighted the marine
monster baskng In the sun. The first
time l threw the harpoon 1t glanced off
the tough hide like the ringing steel
from a piece Of hard granite. For some
minutes after the first attempt we were
unable TO locate the fish, but at last II
arose to the surface and we cautiously
approached.
Carefully I measured the distance
and tried to locate a spot that was pene :
trable. With n dull thud the iron found
its marks The monster fins and tail
vibrated. Then the fight was on.
Immediately Capt. Mckay seized a
gaff and plunged 1t into the corner of
| close to the side OF the launch until
| other gaffs and ropes could be secured.
Like pieces of threads the lines
parted as the fish struggled to regain
| its liberty With the weight OF the fish
the boat listed to the port side and
made our movements on deck very diff
cult
Like whale It belehed great vol
umes OF water The captain and were
drenched to the skim II was not until
| | had fired several shots from my large
| calibre revolver that We were able Ia
| subdue this marine Goliath"
The fish was so heavy that attempts
| to raise the ocean monster to the deck
Of the steamer pier failed, block and
| tackle available not being able TO stand
| the tremendous strain. Finally the sun.
fish was placed on a truck by the aid
| Of ropes and pulleys and the services
| Of many men,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
WORLD SERIES AND SPORT

The sportive end of the world series
has long ago been completely expunged
from the records. OF late years it has
resolved itself into frenzied fight for
the alluring kale. Part of this is due
to the commercial trend of the times;
part to the change in disposition of the
player and the rest is the fault OF the
magnates,
There was a time when baseball was
played for the sake of the game and
for the honor and glory to be derived
from victory but triumph without COM
pensation means nothing to the money
mad athlete of the present day. His
sole aim is to attach as much kale in
as brief period as possible.
This is no knock directed at the
player If he doesn't get it some one
else will and the loudest roars poured
in his direction emanate from parties
who are sore because they are not in
his place
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
CINCY REDS ORA FIRST BLOOD OVER WHITE SOX
Worlds Series Are Not All
Crazy for Club OVners

The national commission takes 10 per
cent OF the receipts of all games. After
the fifth game the club owners will
divide the receipts outside OF the COM
missions split, though half OF It goes to
the leagues treasures. Hermann, in
ASKING ior permission to play a nine
game series, also made a stipulation
that in the event eighth and ninth
games are necessary rs per cent Of the
receipts Of such games be turned over
to the leagues treasures
Expense Heavy.
Expenses for staging big series are
much heavier than an outsider mag
ines. Most Of the clubs erect temporary
stands, which must be paid out Of their
own share Of the receipts The printing
alone costs each club $1,000, and extra
clerk hire entails an expense OF close to
$1,000 Police for the games will cost
each club at least $1,000 and the ushers
VIII draw down about as much money
Press arrangements entail an expense
Of several hundred dollars, and 1t is
figured that each club win pay out
10000 for tickets, travel and hotels for
guests. Every ticket must be paid for
the national commission having full
charge of the series. Even the club
for every ticket that is demanded of the
fan. Automobiles. postage, messenger
service, carfare and hotel expenses send
the cost for the club owners UP many
thousands OF dollars.
Out of the money which goes to tht
commission comes the umpires' pay
which amounts to $4,000, or 81 900 fol
each official. The commission pays itS
two representatives 81 1000 each fol
supervising all details and checking VI
after each game. The commission also
establishes headquarters at leadinl
hotels in the two cities figuring in thu
SERIES and pays the expenses Of 1t.
members to and from all games.
Yes, the big series takes in a small
sized fortune. but it entails the paying
out of another.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
ALL FAVOR|TES
COME THROUGH
-----s.----
Miss Alexa Stirling Defeats
Opponent Easily at
Shawnee.

sHAwNEE-o MT H E-DELAWARE,
Pa. Oct a.--All OF the favorites in the
woman's national golf championship
tournament under way here came
through the second round Wednesday
which was played in steady rain.
The big match OF the day brought
together Miss Alexa Stirling, of At
laIlta, the national title holder, and Miss
Marion Hollins. metropolitan champion.
Miss Stirling, by virtue of her excellent
short game, came through with a
and victory.
The nearest thing 10 an upset was
the victory OF Mrs. Ernest Byfield. OF
Chicago, over Mrs, II. Arnold jackson.
az the same city, and 6, Mrs. Jack
son twice has held the national title,
but today playing In the rain, she was
far off form.
Mrs. William A, Gavin, the New York
favorite, had a narrow escape when
Miss Mildred Caverly carried her to the
home green AZ the turn Miss Caverly
had Mrs, Gavin down but thereafter
the New Yorker came to form and over
took her younger opponent on the sew
enteenth green.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
HACKS FISH YARN,

When Dan Wolf hooked three sets
Of doubles in as many casts recently and
came home to tell about 1t he figured
the tale worth while. II was a bird of
yarn but while Dan has been resting
on his laurels Billy Hack steps to the
front with a bear Here goes:
while fishing the other day with
Dave Wells, the exhaust pipe Of a motor
boat that he was driving got out OF fix
In attempting TO repair II Dave dslo-
Gated the thing and although 1t was
sizzling hot threw II on the bank
AT the same time. l bagged an eel
but before | could land II the doggone
thing wiggled from the hook and lit out
for the pipe. He must have had a warm
time on the trip through as he came out
the other end coughing and ,after a
feeble lurch kicked in.
THE flesh looked mighty brown and
crisp to me and upon closer inspection
found that in sliding through the eel
had struck the ragged edge OF the ex-
haust pipe and had been stripped Of his
skin from head to tail ran II through
the steaming tunnel again and this time
II was ready to eat.
We had salt and pepper with us and
dove into one OF the finest dishes |
have ever known"
How about 1t, Dan?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
AttabOu!
Big Co151e Shea 81

REDS o, SOX 1.
Who was 1t remarked that the Reds weren't there
-, That Gleason would make 1t joke?
Who printed the tip that Cicotte ct al.
Would handle the victory yoke?
You're searching, you say, for the lad who opned
Ihat Jackson would furnish the eye?
Well how about making it two in the hunt? ..
I'm looking for that very guy. =.
On, once there were those who couldn't see Red
In the maze and the mass of the white
Who couldn't Reuther and Sallee and Ring
For Eddie Cicotte when right; t'
But now they are back with the pitching of Matty
Back with the grandeur of Rome
Back with the story of Buck Freeman's glory ~
Back where there's nobody home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
PAT DUNCAN's AMBITION.

Pat Duncan, the OK. Birmingham out.
fielder now playing left field for Gin
clnnatl against the Chicago White Sox
In the worlds series, 10 having the am
billion Of his life oratified.
Pat grew UP from kldhood as devo-
tee Of the great national game, In his
younger days when he spent the great.
or part OF his time playing "scrub" on
some backlot Pat possessed the ambl.
tlon to some day become great star
In baseball. Rainbow's end for Pat
would be to engage In worlds series.
II was only natural that Duncan became
a professional ball player for he was
always playing the game as he was
growing up. The first Southern league
fans saw OF Pat was when he Joined
the Birmingham 5arons. This was Pats
first Step toward the realization Of his
dreams.
Just when Pat seemed rlpe 70 show
sufficient class for trial In the big
leagues, Old Man Fate stepped In and
laid hin, low with broken leg. This
was at the beginning Of the 1917 season.
Duncan spent a long time on erutches
nursing the broken pin. Finally he was
| released by his physician and aualn took
up baseball with Birmingham,
| During the 1919 season Duncan was
about all the 5arons had In the way
Of top. notch outtleld material bic
league scouts were continually follow.
ING the club looking Duncan over, but
| none Of them could make I'D their mind
One Of the Cincinnati Red head hunter;
who had toured DlSleland In search Of
talent remembered Duncan when PA
Moran, Red manager, needed an out,
fielder TO replace the fast fading sher,
ern season ended, Duncan was calico
| hluher,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

For the greater part OF four innings
Eddie Cicotte the American league
premier, gave Reuther an even battle,
but in the closing spasm of the fourth
with the count even at l and l, the
Red attack broke down Cicotte's de-
Tense and drove him to the shower with
one OF the fieruest onslauRhts that any
single inning OF a world series has
ever known, Man by man the Red
guard stepped. up and drove tho. best
that Cicotte had to give from one part
OF the field to another But the big
cave-in arrived when Babe Reuther
stepped up with two on and hammered
the first OF his two triples far beyond
Chicagos reach. This was the blow
that broke up the battle, gave Cincin-
natl the jump game and turned the
Reds from forlorn hopes to red hot
favorites at TO s, for of the 10 world
series contests played TO date, the ball
club winning the opening scrimmage
has ultimately triumphed on no less
than g occasions. The only two clubs
that ever lost the first game and later
finished on top we're the Boston Amer
leans of 1903 and the Philadelphia Attn
letics OF 1911. ON all remaining occa-
sions the team that won the opener has
galloped safely along TO q certain tri-
umph,
Reds Get Jump.
The Reds not only won the jump
game Wednesday but they won II In
the most decisive fashion that any first
game has ever bean won before, They
won by margin OF 3 to ! and they
outplayed the White Sox in every de-
partment by this same margin. They
not only slaughtered Kid Gleason's best
bet within four Innings, but they con-
tinued the merry Jubilee Of swat
against Wilkinson and Lowdermilk.
running up a juicy total. Of IA hits for
batted, outpltched, outflelded and out
fought, For after. that first rugged Red
attack the great Chicago machine lost
all heart and faded from the field. Dizzy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
MURPHY TAKES FEATURE

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct THE fea-
ture of the program az the meeting OF
the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breed !.
ers' association yesterday was the
Cumberland for PAGERS OF the 0s class,
which was won by Direct G. Burnett
from the stable OF Murphy, in the first
two heats both Of which were In
s:Oih, The third was taken by Hal
Malone, giving the last named second
money under the rules the race heing
ended after three heats had been paced
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Leonard And White
Land KnOckOuts On
Metric And CurLeu

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. BENNY
Leonard, lightweight champion, scored a
virtual Knockout over Charlie Metric, OF
Milwaukee, in the seventh round of
what was scheduled to be a. 10-round
go here last night.
Charlie White, Chicago knocked out
Don Curley, Indianapolis, in the seventh
round Of their bout and newspaper men
declared the 10-round go between George
brown, Chicago, and George Chip, New
castle, Pa, a draw.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Shreveport Wins
Texas PennG11t
OUer Fort w Orth

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct. 2.-Shreve-
port wednesday won the Texas league
pennant by defeating Fort Worth in the
seventh game of the post-season series,
6 to g. The local team used two pitch
ers, Lewis being knocked out of the box
in the seventh, while Fort Worth used
four, Robertson and Wachtel being pat-
ted out and Pate replaced with a pinch
hitter, Knaupps homer with Brown on
second won the game for Shreveport.
oe Nv 1rpinps R.H.E
Fort worth. 80 0 o00o50 o-5 10 |
shreveport 30 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ks 10 l
Robertson, Wachtel, Pate, WHITAKER
and Woodall Lewis, Bono and Vann.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
SERIES ATTENDANCE.

CINCINNATI. Oct 2,-The national
commission announced that the total
attendance at Yesterdays game was
SO,6l1. The total amount of revenue
taken In, not including the war tax, was
S9s,I7s. The commisslon's share Of this
was given as ss.S77sO, leaving the re.
mainder to be divided as $sS, 900, 20. on
this the players share WAS given al
$b3.3s012 and the share of the two
clubs and the leagues at sS6.6so.os.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
WHITE SOK SENT
ELLER TO MINORS
Rowland Refused to Complete
Deal for Hold With Mo-
line in 1915.

There isn't a big league club in the
country that wouldn't like to have Hold
Eller, pitching star Of the Cincinnati
club, on its pay roll today. Yet few
of the Three / league, unraveled
which Eller went to the majors, nor Of
the baseball tangle that l. r. Black
man, then secretary of the Moline club
one of the Three I League, uuralveled
for the young star back in the fall OF
1915.
Eler and Barnes Of the Giants were
pitching stars Of the Moline and Daven-
port teams Of the Three l. respectively,
in 1915, hooking up in many a pitching
duel, with Moline finally winning a
pennant. Filler was sold eonditionally
in the fall to the White sox. He went
on the spring, training trip with the
White Hose.
Eller Returns.
The night Of April 80, 1916. Clarence
Rowland. then manager of the Sox,
called the secretary of the Moline club
by phone.
"Eller isn't ready yet, but wen give
you $500 for him. he said.
"The contract calls for $500 or Eller
back by May /. You couldn't have him
for $2,499. Put him on the train or
send us the $500
So Eller returned to the Moline club
luF tie 1910 SbdSOus Out lie WttS al VI
ficer in the state militia at DanVille, ILL.,,
and he was called home when trouble
broke out on the Mexican border. When
he finally rejoined the team there was
! trouble over his salary for the time
that he was gone and he finally Joined
the Henry, ILL.,, Grays, a strong semi
pro club. He was suspended by Mo-
line. 49,.
Moline Protests.
Cincinnati had two exhibition games
scheduled with the Henry Grays that
fall. Moline protested the playing Of
those games under the rules which pro-
hibit one club in organized baseball
meeting any team outside organized
baseball that harbors player suspended
by any other club in organized baseball.
The Henry Grays dropped Eller and
Garry Hermann had then to play the
games or be liable for failure to fulfill
his contract, Eller. was then called to
Moline.
Here's your chance to break into the
big league he was told. "Christy
Mathewson knows pitchers. We want
to sign you to a new contract for next
season. Then We'll lift your suspension
SO that you can play in the exhibition at
Henry. Go out there and show Mathew
son what you've got and it's cinch
Cincinnati will draft you
| Hold went to Henry and he pitched
| In the draft and Hold has since been
busy indicating the old pitching mas
| ter's judgment.
And so It happens that the White
| Sox, who once had possession of Eller,
| now must face his shine ball heaved in
defense of the Reds in the current world
| series.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Reds Slaughter White
SOr In Opening Game
Walter Reuthers Great Pitching overthrows A. L, Cham
pions and Eddie Cicotte, Veteran Pitcher-chi-
cago Batters Heple SIS Against Dutch"
BY GRANTIAND RICE.

CINCINNATI Oct 2(Kindy insert this classic phrase the
sporting scroll of waning Boston have her Ruth
hut Cincinnati the
Redand Reuther RUTH
1t Reuther Wednesday the first world series combat who
struck off two triples single of three trips the plate 1t
was Reuher wowy left that held the smuggling White sox to
three clean blows and three my pale blue scratches Reuther
who stalked into the spotlight held
Eddie Ccoe and the held
Collins Jackson
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
DRAF TING SEASON
OF MINORS BEGINS
A. A. Leagues Have the Floor
With Others to Come
Later.

AUBURN, N. ", Oct. Wednesday
marked the opening Of the annual
drafting season for all of the clubs in
the national association OF baseball
a busy scene The. drafting season will
continue for the next 10 days.
For the first time in the history of
the association the entire drafting of
players will be carried out only through
the local offices, according to Secre-
tary Farrell Each day "a clubs will
being given over to the A. A. class
which includes the new International,
Pacific coast and American association
leagues.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
CHICAGO.

Summary 49, Two-base hits 80 Rath
Three base hits-Reuther (2). Daubert
Stolen bases--Roush. Sacrifice hits
Fblsch. Rath. Roush, Wingo Sacrifice
fly-+Groh, Double plays--Risberg to Ed
Collins; Risberg to Ed Collins to Gandil
Left on bases--Cincinna Z, Chicago S.
Base on balls--Off Cicotte 2, tRoush
Reuther); off Lowdermilk (Groh), off
Reuther I, (Risberg) Hlts-Off Cicotte
Z in 2-3 innings, off Wilkinson in
. 10 innings, off Lowdermillk in one
inning. Hit by pitcher-by Cicotte
tRath); by Lowdermllk (Daubeft)
Struck out--By Cicotte (Kopf), by
Wilkinson (WingoD Losing pitcher-Ci-
cote Umpires-Rigler. Evans. Quigley
and Nallin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
REUTER- LEADING
BATTER OF SERIES

CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.-Walter Reu-
o o VINO pitched the Reds to victory
leader for the first game Of the worlds
series with a percentage of 1000. He
pagRed three hits out Of three times al
ages follow:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

and dazed, flounderlng and Keeling, II
looked Ike Willard In the second round,
taking a world Of punishment but Of
fering nothing but feeble and forlorn
thrusts In return. II Is hard to mag
Inc a great machine so hopeessly out
classed for even one game. For after
the Red tide began TO surge forward
In that fourth inning there was nothing
left TO the game but Red streak
around the bases and weary flutter
Of white legs up to the plate and back
10 the bench
While Reuther was the big star OF
tho day with his great speed, his fine
curve ball his superb control and his
Babe Ruth batting, he was not the
lone factor in Redlands opening trl-
umph. Moran sent a machine to the
field that gave the tall southpaw brill
liant support with the lone exception
OF kopfs double break in the second
round that gave Chicago totally un-
earned tally. Both lnfield and outfield
played the game In championship style
while the entire team fought with a
cool and confident courage that was
not to be denied.
Wingo Proves Star.
No. Reuther was not the entire Red
show. For there was Ivy Wiugo's dead
~ right arm that broke up the Sox
attack on the bases within two innings
killing Collins and Gandl by double
stride, Wingo outcaught Ray Schalk
rated as the greatest catcher OF the
year, Then again there was the pan
ther-stalktng Eddie Roush who roamed
around the outfield like a gray ghost
with Red legs In the pursuit OF long
high Tiles and low rakish liners. Roush
ran down eight fly balls and some OF
them. were tlcketed for extra bases until
this fleet athlete interposed his clammy
paws and turned the tide.
Reuther Daubert and Neale led the
Red attack with nine telling blows
evenly distributed enough to win with.
out any further help. But after all
the Incidents and episodes that we have
offered here were not the leading fea-
lures OF red tinted afternoon.
Before the game Redland fans In bulk
were more than trifle dubious re-
garding the outcome. They had little
hope Of beating Cicotte. the veteran,
who had turned in rs or 20 victories
Speaker and Sisler, They had seen
one dream come true when the PEN
nant came to town, They were hardly
looking for q double miracle. SO in that
fourth inning with one out and Kopf
az bat they had settled down to await
the inevitable, when the Red short
stop tapped gently TO Cleotte. Eddie, II.
place OF jumping swiftly Tor the bali,
took his time with all the leisure OF
a steel striker. He innde no attempt
to hurry the bali along to Rlsberg for
q sure double play and Risberg In turn
found the alert Duncan using his head
| In slowing up the play. The Red side
might here have been easily retired
without a run, but there were now two
out az y was when Neale singled, and
| when Wingo followed with another LONG
| blow, scoring Kopf. the Red chorus
| Qpened with a whoop Of Joy that rat
tied the stands, There were two or
and two out when Reuther came &c
1 bat,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Reuther Gets Triple.

And then the big feature OF the day
broke from the raving crowd when
Reuther tripled and drove two more
over
The wild outburst that followed must
nave filled every valley in the Buckeye
state, It was something more than a
mere vocal cataclysm, being the loud
throated heraldry OF second miracle
come true, for as the two additional
lied legs cantered over the plate and
Reuther swept the tow paths on his
way to third, here was conclusive evil
dence at last that the great Clcotte
could be beaten and that Gleason's big
mainstay was only few jumps from
the cooling. shower, beaten to pulp II
he never allowed another hit And when
Rath doubled and Daubert singled for
additional runs, the clamor that greeted
Cteotte's exit rose into a roar as the
big crowd gathered in the full sig
nificance OF Ciootte's retreat. II meant
something more than one ball game.
IL meant that Chicago's greatest star
had been poweress to hold the Red
drive In check and that In place of be,
ing under dogs the Reds stood out with
every advantage their way. For II was
Cieotte and Williams almost alone who
with 80 victories, had carried the White
Sex through the long seasons fight.
And here within less than 40 minutes
we llaiH utptHutilCH III the DON nuu
been crumpled into shapeless mass,
slaughtered by fuslllade that sounded
like machine gun fire beyond the drift
OF an Argonne dawn
Cicotte's amazing failure to hold the
Reds ut bay was not the only depress.
ing feature from n Chicago standpoint
The other was that at least one Red
pitcher could put an utter crlmp In the
SoX's big four--Colllns, Weaver, Jack.
son and Felsch The two base hits this
lashlng quartet gathered we're bott
puny blows, lacking the resounding echo
that follows a lusty whack, The tai
Red left-hander had them all powerless
proving again that great pitching car
stop hard hitting nine times out of ten
no matter who the ball cub is. All thC
way through Reuther was as cool a,
| a. slice Of cucumber lifted from the Ice
| He gave no sign OF any mental worry
| II he was nervous he was also n grea
| actor for he gave no evidence of an,
| fluttering duck 1T at any stage OF IN,
| fray. He deserved a shutout, and bu
| for kopfs tumble and wild throw II
| the second would have retired IN,
hardest hitting ball club OF the Ameri
! can league without a run, Mixing hi
| fast bali and his fast breaking curry,
| with fine control he held his power t
| fha ana
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

ft-handers galore will take part In
the series, Reuther worked Wednesday
Williams and Sallee were due to worl
Thursday and Dick Kerr may work Fri.
day.