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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15

, NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-'"No compro-
mise" is the slogan Of the minor league
magnates and officials here to force
the hand OF the majors on the propo-
sition Of abolishing the draft. A COM
promise was offered by the major
leagues py, way OF settling with the
smaller fellows, but the minors flatly
refused it, and are determined to stand
like a stone wall to force the big
leagues to give them what they have
rightfully coming to them.
The major ad minor leagues took
,engthy council and strengthened their
hands for the battle for and against
the elimination of the draft.
In its fa~r-reaching effect the contest
between the majors and minors was
the outstanding feature of the day of
conferences. Members OF the big and
little circuits were in session all day
and late last night.
The new International league,
through its president. David L, Fultz,
announced after a long conference that
the consensus Of opinion was still
strongly in favor OF the abolition OF
the draft and the league went on rec
ord to that effect. Informal meetings
OF the American association, Pacific
Coast and other minor league magnates
voices the same decision, and it was
stated that the demands Of these or
CARNATIONS would be drawn up for
submission to the majors at a meet
ing to be held today.
SO far as could be gathered from
the individual expressions OF the big
leaguers, they are not disposed to grant
the demands OF their little brothers,
but are not adverse to compromising
the question II a mutual understanding
can be reached which will not seriously
disturb the structure upon which the
professional game Is reared. Last
night, however, the minors slogan was
mo romnromiSe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
APPEAL MADE FOR 100
WORKERS IN CAMPAIGN

An appeal for volunteer workers ia
aid in putting Memphis over the top
in the drive for $780, 900 as Shelby coun-
tvs portion in the near east relief
campaign, has been issued by David
Fentress, county chairman, These vol
unteers are requested to meet with tho
ct mpaiRn officials and team captains
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at
the Chamber Of Commerce,
While Memphis Ia reported ms being
behind in her quota so far In the drive,
team workers believe that when the
drive Is ended next Sunday night the
fun amount sought will have been
realized. reports from over the state
show $40. 900 subscribed 80 far toward
tlic national fund of $50, 900, 600. The
total throughout the nation is now
s., 200, 900.
Rev. Joseph zaidan, a native Of Syria,
who is in Memphis, addressed the work
ers Tuesday on the conditions prevail
Ing in the stricken countries Of the
near east and declared that these starv-
ing millions are now looking to Amer
lea to send them the food which alone
viii prevent these races from being
decImated further by the ravagos OF
war. Mr.. Zaidan win make other talks
during the campaign,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
AL SAYS HE'S LUCKY.

AL Demaree, the demon c%artoonist,
who Is seeking to manage the Chicks
this season, says he's been dubbed
Lucky Ar by his mates because he
has been on five championship teams
and twice finished second.
AIS application to Secretary-Treas-
urcr Tom Watkins, of the Tribe, is a
very interesting screed. Here 1t is,
written on the stationery of Brann's
it was barred from the mails or ac-
count of burning up too many mail
sacks:
II take this opportunity Of letting you
know tl.st ! am a free agent and in
q position to become a playing manager
Of your club. ! have always looked
forward with a great deal of pleasure
to the prospect Of managing a club in
the Southern association, where | was
SO successful, and especially in a live
wire town like Memphis.
Having pitched in the National
league seven years. under such man.
ayers as John McGraw, Pat Moran and
Fred Mitchell, l sincerely believe | can
procure results and give you a winning
club, and therefore a successful one
the championship and twice finished
second-earning me the nickname OF
Lucky A.
~ pitched in regular turn for the
Giants last year, and as a persona
favor Manager McGraw made me a
free agent. as | have always had the
| ambition TO try my hand at plotting
A team. He has authorized me to use
| his name and will give me first choice
| on all Lay ers he can not keep on ac-
' count of the player limit and who
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
National Meets Today.

The attitude Of the National league
will be discussed at a meeting today.
At least two big clubs in the league
are not satisfied with the plans mapped
out for adoption within the next few
days. Limitation of the club roster
to IS players, restricted spring training
periods M even the 140-game sched-
ule win be discussed and efforts made
to change the tentative arrangements
made in these directions. The new
owners Of the New York club are said
to be in favor of a more liberal policy
and may advocate wider latitude on
these and other proposed innovations.
In the midst of the baseball hubbub,
the board Of arbitration OF the National
Association of Professional Leagues
met yesterday afternoon and disposed
Of a number of cases, the principal
one being the awarding of Tulsa, Okla,
territory to the Western Neague with
a club assured from either Topeka or
Hutchinson for Tulsa, while Portland
and Seattle are said to be slated for
the Pacific Coast league again.
Great interest was displayed in the
change of control of the New York
partners, Charles A. Stoneham and
Judge Francis X. McQuade, were kept
busy all day receiving the congratula-
tions of baseball nagnates and fans,
both in this city n other points along
the big and little circuits.
II was pointed out, however, that
while McGraw is vice-president of the
club, he still intends to act as man.
ager and for that reasonn will be
the magnates unless the rule which
recently barred Fred Mitchell, Of the
Chicago club, from similar conferences
is changed, off,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
The Memphis Chicks.

Starting right at home here with the
Memphis cIHb, there Is Russell e. Gard
her' OF st. Louis, a multimtlliouaire
OF the stockholders of the Chicks. Rus
sell Gardner is an lS-karat baseball fan
ana has never failed to dig deep when
ever ne was asked. Last season he Of
fered prizes of $500 to the most valuable
Chick ball player. In addition to Mir.
gardner, there is j. j. Wade, the vice.
president of the local club. Mr.. Wade
is IN the feed business in Memphis and
Is worth half a million dollars at the
lowest. There is Hugh Wynne, "A local
cotton factor worth a million. Homer
n. Jones, another Memphis stakeholder,
counts his roll in six figures. Dover
barrett, 2 wealthy planter, who is
worth 81, 900 900 if he is worth a dime,
Is another owner of stock in the Tribe.
w. =. Halliday, a hotel man of big
means is another, The list is a long
resented,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
TENNESSEE YANKS NOT YET
CHOSEN FOR EARLY RETURN

, ST. Dizier. France, Latest reports show
it located at AuCy-Le-France
The Slst division, composed Of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and
Porto Rico troops, was at Somme Dieu
and Is-Sur-Tille when hostilities
ceased, being at that time unassigned.
At present IT Is at Mussy-Sur-Seine.
The SOD division, composed of Geor-
gla, Alabama and Tennessee troops,
was attached to the American first
army and was at Florent, France. when
fighting leased and now ls at Prau-
theri.
The S7th division, composed OF Ar
kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and
South Alabama troops, was doing tenn
porary duty with the service Of supply
at Pons, France, near Bordeaux. when
fighting ceased. 1t IL now at st. Ma
Zaire. France.
The AID Orainbow) division, composed
of men from all parts Of the country,
at present is attached to the army OF
occupation mi located at Ahrweiler. II
was at Maisoncelle and st. Dizier,
France, VIXEN tho fighting ceased.
The 92d division. composed Of negro
troops from all parts Of the country,
was al Marbache and st. Dizier. France,
when the armistice was signed and at
! present Is located at Marbache.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15

WASHINGTON, Jan. i5,-Of the
Southern troops overseas, men Of only
two divisions, the 3lst and goth. are
to be returned to the United States
in the neal future. Part Of the 31st
division, composed Of Georgia, Alabama
and Florida soldiers, already have
sailed and the remainder have been
placed on priority for early return. The
31st has been s~keletonized. It was an
nounced. When hCstilities ceased II
was located at Brest, France, and had
not been assigned to "a place in the
fighting line.
The Beth division, composed of Ala
bama, Louisiana, and Mississippi men.
has been skeletonized for replacement
and return to the United States, The
S9th, was a depot division at st. Flor
ent, France, when the fighting stopped.
The Goth division, North Carolina.
South Carolina and Tennessee troops,
had been assigned to fight with the
British and was at Querrien, France,
when the armistice was signed, 1t Is
located at present at BalIou
The .@fh division, composed Of Nir-
ginia, West Virginia and Western Penn
sylvanla troops, was attached to the
American Second arfny and when the
fighting ceased was at Sommauth and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15

Jors and minors, for UGH an occurrence
would be the greatest calamity that
ever occurred for professional baseball.
With the war over and baseball due
to come back bigger and better than
YER before, It Is very essential that
all hands around are In complete har-
mony and accord. The minors need the
majors and vice, versa. While It is our
belief that the draft Is a hardship on
the smaller leagues and that 1t should
be abolished, a break between the ma
jors and minors would prove consider.
ably more disastrous than the draft has
been.
The big leagues and the smaller or
a%anlzations are perIlously near a
breach, and the next few days are ex-
pected to be the most momentous In
the history Of the national game, for
unless a complete understanding Is
all leagues, major and minor alike,
b~asebaIfs comeback Is going to be sad
" crippled and greatly handicapped
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
|. PLAYERS OUT
OF ARMY SOON?
Ban Johnson Confers With
War Department.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-B. Ban
Johnson, president of the American
league, conferred with officials of the
war department relative to securing tha
early discharge from military service
of baseball players now in France who
are under contract with American
league clubs in time to permit them
to join the hubs during the spring
training. While no announcement was
made as to the result of the confer
ence, 1t is understood that officials of
crate the discharge of the players as
much as possible.
President Johnson left Washington
last night for New York, but will re-
turn in a few days to present to Of
ficials of the department II full list Of
the American league players now in
France with the units to which they
are attached.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
BASKETEERS FAIL
TO GET TOGETHER
Three Teams Will Likely Stage
a Series of Games.

An efforts to organize a city basket @
bah league have gone for naught. A
meeting was called for Tuesday night.
hut only three institutions were repre-
scented and the outlook Is absolutely
black toward the organization of a
basketball league such as had been
planned aud discussed.
A series Of games win be layed,
however, between the Y. NJ. e. A, the
University of Tennessee NEEDS and the
Central high school. the only three
teams to apply for membership in the
proposed league. II any team desires
to apply today or tomorrow. the APP
pjication will he accepted and a four
team league organized. II not. the
league plan win he abandoned.
There are several crack basketball
fives in Memphis which would add cou-
siderable to a league, but they have
shown no inclination to take a hertk
and unless some team comes forward
by tomorrow night, the basketball
league with die IA natural death.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
MR.. SODDY SPEAKS.
Kankakee, Jan, 10

Dear Sir:
was a set up for Jack Dempsey in
Memphis last year. You u y which
write these sport pages should all
ought to be professors in a college or
something and when you or any other
sporting writer says ! layed down to
this here Dempsey it just shows your
ignorants and | wish he'd wrap you one
on the jaw like he done me and lots
of other good boys like me and you
wouldn't be handing out no DUNK like
you do and how you all get away with
that stuff Is a puzzle to me
That fight me n Dempsey had In
Memphis was on the square as far
as 1t went and | guess o think this
Fulton and some others quit too. If
you have ever crowded the busy end
of a humble bee and aggravated a mule
and fell through a cole hole and had
a hod carrier drop a hod of bricks on
YOU head maybe you would sort OF
know what it means when that big
stiff lands on your jaw, And anybody
that wants to get a quick nap all they
got to do Is get in the ring with that
big bum and leave him cross one over
and they wont need no sleeping pow
ders but they will need some paul
bearers.
never laid down 10 no one.
Yours respectively
BULL soDDY.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
MOOSE BACK IN U. S.

Capt. Harry Mccormick, famed as a
Giant pinch hitter of a few seasons ago,
who went through d year of fighting in
France, suffered from shell shock and
was sent back to this country and de-
tailed as an instructor in a training
camp in California. Is in New York
again. Capt. Mccormick. who, by the
wsy, earned his promotion from the
rank Of lieutenant by his excellent
work on the battlefield, will be mus
tered out of service within the next
week or so. He says he has no inten-
ton of returning to baseball, and adds;
"You can't fool the people all the time!'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
The Atlanta Crackers,

Passing on to the Atlanta Crackers,
1t Is a well-known fact that there is
an abundance of money behind the At
lanta team If you have ever eaten any
Of Nunnal'y's fine candies, YOU have
helped finance the Atlanta team, for
Nunnally, the candy manufacturer, Is
one of the largest stockholders and
whose bank roll is ever at the beck and
call of Charley Frank, the president and
manager of the team. Charley Frank
Is also fairly we'll fixed in this worlds
goods. There are three or four Other
stockholders in Atlanta who possess
good, husky bank rolls and who are
never averse to turning loose sufficient
coin Of the realm.
In addition to NunnalIy and Frank
there is Frank Reynolds, a prominent
insurance man Of Atlanta, who is worth
considerable cash. Then there is Chas.
Murphy, a retired capitalist, who has
so much money he long ago decided to
do nothing except enjoy 1t. He finds
no better way to get his moneys worth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
MAY SELL CARDS
AT AUCTION SOON
Second Mortgage Falling Due
Cannot Be Met.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan, 15,-With a
second mortgage on the st. Louis Ma
tional baseball club for $4,000, ex-
no plans were devised to take care of
the indebtedness at a meeting Of the
stockholders, according to W. G. Soho
field, secretary of the club. and there
is no doubt that the club will be sold
at auction under foreclosure,
The mortgage was gixen in the form
of notes and all but $1,000 of the notes
are held by stockholders in the club.
1t will be necessary for holders Of
$50, 900 worth of tho notes to request
a foreclosure before proceedings can be
started. If the club is sold the sue
cessful bidder must assume, it was
pointed out, an additional Indebtedness
Of $125, 900, which is still due on the
original purchase price of the club.
Schofield said the taking Of fore
closure action would not be determined
until President Branch Hickey returns
from New York.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
NO CHANGE MADE
IN GRAND CIRCUIT
Peoria Refused a Berth and
All Dates Intact.

pHILApELpHIA IA Ian Ma
''"-'' '''-',
'h"hErH were made Yesterday IN the
membershlu of the Grand circuit at
the annual meeting Of the Grand cir
~ -.
'"I' stewards 'SS'N"'lI'"' an" Oh" 'sh'
harness meetings Of the organization
will follow the same sequence as last
-, t.,
>e''. '"''"' '.' was an orl''I".'
for a place on the big line, hut It
WAS rcEretfuIIy refused. 1t Was an
- ,, an 81, .,4 NAM
''""''" ''S' "'e"'' ''
beers asked for their same dates II
was stated hv Secretary Win ktHnan,
and tn grant the Peoria application
would have disarrauged the circuit.
The schedule for the coming season
IS as follows.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
TWO TRIBEsMEN LOOTs,

Two former Trlbesmen are now wear.
ing the silver bars on their shoulders
indicating that they are first lieuten-
ants In Uncle Sans army.
Herold Ruel, alias Muddy, former
Chick catcher, graduated at Camp Pike
a short time ago, and was given his re-
lease. Muddy Is expecting to be one OF
next season.
George Beall, former Chick first sack
err, later with the Toledo Mudhens, has
also graduated from an officers train
Ing camp In one Of the Northern cities,
and Is a first lieutenant,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
OPEN ALL-AGE
STAKE is ON TODAY
Six Dogs to Participate in
Final Event.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan, 15.-With
a Rtald of Is starters, the first series
of the derby stake of the National Field
Trials association was held here yes
terday at Calhoun, six dogs being Sc
lected for the final event today. these
icing Eugene's Ghost, Cincinnati Nat,
DR.. John Davis, Pearl of Joyeuse, Rlv-
erview Queen and John Bimkins Jack
Sportsmen gathered for the trials also
witnessed the drawing of the open all
age stake, which will be started some
time Wednesday with "a starters Com
pletion of this event will be followed
BY a weeks rest after which the cham
pionship stake will be started Jan, "a.
The first two stakes are ror 81, 900 and
cups and the last for $1,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
The New Orleans Pelicans.

Then on down to New Orleans, the
stock of this well paying club is owned
by several men who are well supplied
with money, among whom are lsadore
Newman, president of the New Orleans
Street railway and Il millionaire in his
own right. In addition to Newman,
there is James Dunn, owner Of the
Cleveland American league team, who
has always had a prominent finger in
the New orleans pie. Dunn Ia wei
fixed with funds, and has a high rating
in financial circles, Jules Heinemann
president Of the team and another large
stakeholder, has never suffered from z
lack of kalc, and is understood to be
solidly fixed for life, from IA money
viewpoint. There are other ~stockhold
ers in the team who have their shar,
and then some Of the worlds goods.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
The Mobile Bears.

Down Mobile way there is no scarcity
OF mazuma, and the owners of the Bay
City aggregation have more ready kalr
than the ~well-kuown Carter possessed
pulls, President Staples, Of the team, is
president of a bank in addition to sel
eral other moneyed institutions, and is
well situated financially. DI, II. +,
IHge, a prominent doctor and @hipbuild-
cl on the side, is never liable to en-
counter any financial embarrassment.
as the sawhones has half ii million ON
hand all the time, He made most of his
pile building ships for Uncle Sam during
the late war, Perhaps the richest mar
owning stock in the Mobile team is
j A, Luce, a prominent lumberman OF
the Alabama metropolis. Luce is esti-
mated to have something like 81. 900, 00t
to his credit, which is a few iits, au-
cording TO our warped way Of figuring,
And there are others. These ale only
the more prominent ones.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15

Kid Elberfeld, the guy who put the
pep in pepper, will be back this season,
having signed his 1919 contract to man
age The Little Rock Travellers.
Elherfeld made a tremendous hit with
Little Rock fandom last season, and
didn't have a chance to get away from
the Razorbacks, so when Bob Allen
showed a contract under the Kids nose,
the tabasCo one Immediately attached
his John Hancock thereto, and started
getting ready for the 1919 season.
Elberfeld said he expected to again
manage the Travellers this season when
he was here with the Camp Shelby foot
ball team, and his signing for 1919 did
not come in the nature OF a surprise.
At PRESENT the Kid is in the service Of
the Grmy Y. M. c. A. at Camp Shelby,
but expects to be given his release
shortly.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
NO COMPROMISE
Is SLOGAN OF
MINORS
Abolition of Draft to Be De-
manded and Nothing Less
Will Satisfy.
CHANGE IN COMMISSION
Is VERY LIKELY TODAY,

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The chair
manship Of the national commission
was the leading topic discussed at
the meetings of the National and
American baseball leagues here to-
day, while the session of the minor
leagues was devoted chiefly to the
discussion OF their demand that the
smaller circuits be relieved of the
draft rule. When the minors went
into session the members still were
firm in their declaration that the
big leagues must grant their re-
quest.
The arrival OF August Hermann.
OF Cincinnati, revived interest in
the craftsmanship Of the national
commission. What action the mag
mates would take, whether they
would agree to a One-man commits
sion as advocated by some of the
baseball men, or retain the present
commission, was awaited with keen
interest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
NEW GIANT OFFICERS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-New officers
of the New York National league club
were announced as follows:
Charles A. Stoneham, president; John
j. McGraw, vice-president and IN
ager; Judge Francis X. McQuade, treas
ureF: John 3. Foster, secretary.
The board Of directors consists OF the
first three named, with Ross F, Rob
ertson, John Whalen, Horace A. Stone
ham and Leo J. Bondy, residents Of
this city,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
The Nashville Volunteers.

Over in the capital city of Nashville,
there is no pronounced shortage Of
dough, and the owners of the Nolun-
teers, If need be, could scare up more
dollars than the natives of the Oppor-
tunity City could shake q stick at,
clyde Shropshire is president of the
club, and while not a rich man. Is well
lined up in u financial way, he owning
considerable property in addition 70
enjoying a very lucrative law practice.
In addition to Shropshire there Ia
Christian Kaiser HAIRY, a former ga
loon man, who made a good big pile
Chris has a nice bunch Of money
stacked away in the Nashville banks,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15

Millions Of dollars are represented
among the stockholders, and some of
Lne richest men in the country are be-
hlhd the Dixie organization, ready. #
need be, to dig down in their wallets
ana finance the team to the limit. The
~eSoulcts Of the Southern association
are almost limitless, as practically every
man VINO owns stock in any of the eight
worlds goods. W..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15

HETHER the draft Is
abolished or not, the
minor league maunates
who are in Gotham
fighting the battles of
the baby circuits should
not 90 too far In their
demands and cause a
break between the ma
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
GERMAN CABINET IN
SESSION; TALKS PEACE

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 1.-THE Ger
man cabinet met yesterday to discuss
the new constitution and to consider
proposals for tho meeting Of the ma
tional assembly. Germany's participa-
ton In the peace congress- also was
taken up. The meeting was continued
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-15
Mobile Ranks as Richest Team
in Association; Others Well
Up in Financial Status.
BY Bob Pigue.

HAT owning a baseball club.
even in a minor league like
the Southern association, is
a costly proposition and one
in which only mOneyed men
can be interested. is re-
vealed in a checking over of
the stockholders of the va
rious clubs in the Sunland
major