The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-13

~ Atlanta to Memphis the Crackers were in tie midst Of their
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games and the Chicks are counting on pulling them down out Of first
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The p$ oEp@ Reft 4us "a ST n : ir Z 1.-THE tas R TtSadi 70 meet as ts tss Trsyt sRs same %Ss
are showing signs Of staging a comeback, and Manager Dobbs will have
to put forth all Of his resources if he can get the bulge on the series
!, For the opener against Atlanta Manager Rargor states he win use
Roberts and maybe both, i the Tribe becomes too obsTeperous.
ROY WALKER STILL HAS THE STUFF.
Tuesdays SSy E pseSnsg S Sssl. G :. s%i o Re' q ihJg a EP.a aSss 70 Sitd aS@.' he Soa south In
s soaee s"s rum saw gt The ms,t Chicks sts got rs sufficient iiSs hits, hits to have e scored : half
theme the most +n feared pitcher @;ssr in n, ne league rescued bis team. IN the second
and Foster and charistenDgry walked, filling the bags. Walker then pro
G @ittns to q r ran smith rsis and n iS Gtr : sam in succession &C =. nd sstn III I0 out without per,
ever. Msa's ssEoI Dog ies i ss i, wf Sssg 1, + 4; ! greater ssss,, D, ss i, tod 1s,,1 than ,a he
to ? pitch H.. This k1oyledse. coupled with his natural speed and control
!, M Dear Sir mmw club do you think viii win the penpant, Atlanta
j rather lean toward the Crackers, for a youthful. aggressive @aiADf light
an abundance Of stn opposition before D the race &C fe over we II The 20 P %f0aSs
almost through : f having : Shot 1St their e q So S''' q p course e IN sss Fsss a sel such s' ,hi ns
's are the most promising q ii: two " clubs { 70 vim SRi the i 1918 p sas STseh-
Little Rock baseball writer's are beginning to manufacture aiibis
'% S' lived II N Memphis rpshs't they'd S alr ssSS been BE ss rtsad aEb i' srasta. II they had
II, n, some southern league cities. i New Orleans s and Brn H. sas' s4l
soon prove necessary to provide the ar bite > with VII s %Rls q \ = or may ag
riot guns before they take the field.
!. !. Jack 8 Dempsey Is quite an unusual champion in that he states that
the coast COB. has signined his anxiety and ea age sssi to ts %hI the %sG msn,
not making any great amount q fuss il getting the match CHI c inaSs y I"
MGRAw BIG FACTOR IN REDS, FINE SHOWING.
seems 81 to = b oa = sneS D Reds o. t En the National u League pennsntawhieh
raes-New York fans viii be inclined to blame John J, McGfAv, Giant
II was Mcdraw who already had Pat Moran. Red manager, signed
. coach the New York pitchers and who released Pat in order to per
mt MN ia manage the Reds. It was McGraw who turned Ed Rousch
on the ball for the Reds. These ae only a few favors McGraw has er
tended the Queen City.
Perhaps in the wee small hours, when McGraw is laying ont The
next days campaign, he lets a vagrant thought wander over the ram,
ping Reds and recalls that he favored himself and his PLAYERS out 81
q pig slice OF worlds series melon when he gave them Moran, Rouseh
Heine zimmerman, the Bronx Terror, has at last been tanned. The
great @m slipped his head into the matrimonial moose this week.
GILBERT CONTENT TO REMAIN IN SOUTHERN.
Larry Gilbert. the leagues leading hitter. who is outneldinp for
the New Orleans Pels this year, is one ball player who hasn't the am.
U.uo aus 20 go 60 70 D majors Larry has been up there already, perform
nant In 1914 Since that time Gilbert has been in several leagues q
"a to the southern from the American association. When Larry LANDED
where except to right field, but under the guiding hand or Mannsrss,
tommy Dopos Larry has developed into a terrific swatter and ia nov
on the crest among Sunland hammerers. NV
t. Uiper Is a frugal soul and Is we'll fixed financially HAVING a str,n,
c months nom IN new orleans which net him a goodly amount in rem
70 remain IN New Orleans. where in the winter he has q yernm
,on, MS iatheTin-law is one OF the main cogs in the New orleans pont
financial end Of the proposition. "Non 70 :"
Kaiser Bill. '0Nu na'e gwen tne decision t
The following letter came in the mail of the Memphis souther
4 league ball team. 1t Is from Faxon, Tenn: Dear Sir-I have nee
= informed by a party that you were in need of a good catcher. Ho,
good hitter, My batting average is between 4 & s hundred at presen
u Hoping you great success, remain, yours truly, T. @. r. G."
Al Paul Green is here in his fivver, ready to take us to the hall "a,
y SO we'll vamoose, because one ride in a fivyer is worth a dozen In on
Y OF Tuts packed cigar box street cars.