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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09
Today's Birthdays.

Sir James NJ. Barrie, famous Scottish
novelist and playwright, born at Kirri-
muis, n. B., 80 years ago today.
Edward Weston of New York, cele-
brated electrical engineer and inventor,
born in England, 90 years ago today.
John l. McLaurin, former United
States senator from South Carolina,
born in Marlboro county, S. c., 50
years ago today.
John R. Mohler, chief of the bureau
of animal industry of the L. S. depart
ment of agriculture, born in Philadel-
phia, Az years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09

Germany must have decided after
the conditions of the peace treaty that
war is all General Sherman said it
was.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09

dist church are to be acted upon at the
annual meeting of the College of Bish-
ops, which is to begin its sessions to-
day in ST. Louis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09

Sign or starve, seems to be the situa-
tion as it faces the Teutons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09

One last farewell crack at the Huns
buy bond
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09

As The Meddler has said on numer-
Gus previous occasions Mr. Wallace is
more than a good highway builder. He
is also competent executive on whom
either town or village may safely place
large responsibilities. He is, in fact,
much too good man for the select
men to be dickering with for the
sake of a hundred dollars or so in the
matter of salary. There may be a few
short sighted folk who feel that the
town is paving him too much, but The
Meddler is of the opinion that a great
majority of the voters, especially those
who pay both town and village taxes,
appreciate that he is saving them more
than they are paving him, and would
be highly indignant if he should be
allowed to go elsewhere through fail
ure of the selectmen to make contract
for his services
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-09
The Meddler
"U The coat fits you, pm it on

In mentioning the fact that the vii
lage liabilities have been reduced So
500 in the pas two years-a fact, by
the way, of which they may well be
proud-the commissioners say in their
annual report that the result was in
part due to the ''increase of income
by the village teams under the super
vision of Road Commissioner Wallace. -
One has only TO look at the itemized ac-
count of the treasurer to see what q
sizeable income was produced for the
village through Mr.. Wallace s policy
of cooperation He is evidently firm
believer that the two units of munich
pal government should pub together as
much as possible, and the consistent
practice of this sensible idea has prob
ably resulted in saving to the tax
payers of an amount nearly if not quite
as large as what Mr. Wallace draws in
the way of a salary. OF course, it may
| be argued that Mr. Wallace did nc
more than any man of sound business
| judgment ought to do under the cir
cumstanees, but the fact remains that
he actually did it with the result above
4 noted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
BURMAN VS.. MOORE,

If Joe Burman, the young Chicago
bantam, is successful in decisivelv
trimming Bernie Hahn, OF Philadelphia,
IN their Monday night glove party at
the Southern A. c., the chances are ex-
cellent Tor thurman being matched with
Pal Moore for an eight round bout in
memphis shortly after the holidays.
Moore has met every bantam in the
business with the exception of Bur
man. Joe and Pal We're stable mates
being both connected with the Walsh
Lewis combine, and therefore were
never matched against each other as
both were the meal-tickets of Nate
and Tom. But Moore has since pulled
away from Lewis and Walsh and is now
directing his own affairs, and as ii has
been repeatedly stated that Burnan is
a better boy than Moore, Pal Is anxious
to prove that he has 1t on the Chicago
boy and his former stable mate
Burman Is Il harder puncher than
Moore, but like all the rest of the
midget flock who have gone up against
the local flash, he win discover that
haVit x d punch and landing it are two
separate and distinct propositions.
Moore Is the phantom of the ring and
is the most difficult bantam to land on
eXtant.
1t would be a great battle no doubt.
and one that would attract a large
outpouring OF lovers OF the hammer
and tong stuff,
The Morans had things their own
way this year. After Pat Moran had
won the worlds baseball championship,
along comes Charley Moran and grabs
large share Of football honors with
his Center college eleven.
Charley was formerly an umpire In
the Southern. You undoubtedly re-
IA. IA of hA at fhui
he had his map behind moustache
The facial camoutlage was the cause
OF Charley getting considerable rag
berry from the bugs, who were always
implorng him to brush off the plate
with the foliage resting upon his upper
lip.
Moran, moustache and all, went e
tho majors as an umpire and acquitted
himself well, thence he drifted to Cen
ter college, where he and friend nous
tache were successful again, although
in another line
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
CODY A QUEER BIRD.

As a general rule college football he
roes are social lions and are always In
demand for functions OF all kinds, hut
Nanderbllts greatest hero, Josh Cody,
Is ird who never qualified for such
Carvings on"
Cody was popular In school and among
all students no was idoliged for his
great work on tho gridiron, but ho never
went in for the society stuff and conse-
quently the fair young things who would
have worshiped at the shrine of their
hero in dress suit never had that OPP
portunity, for Joshua never believed In
that sort OF stuff to any marked de-
gree
Josh was quiet to a remarkable ex-
tent and especially around the fair sex
did the cat have his tongue, as we
used 20 say In kid days, But out on
the gridiron Cody was neither quiet nor
unobtrusive. He was n human catapult
and tower OF strength. both offensive
" and defensively, for the Commodores,
He possessed n remarkable toe and Y
was his long and true boots that Melted
several timely field goals, which mate
rally helped the cause OF the Gold and
Black
Cody was not a social lion and did not
shine in society. but was content TO do
his scintillating on the field OF battle,
where he carved for himself name and
| fame that viii never he erased,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
BURNAN GETS
BOOST AFTER
DUNDEE BOUT
Carries Plenty Of Ammunition
But Will Need II All When
He Tackles Bernie Hahn
Monday at the Southern.

Joe Burman. the nifty bantam who
meets Bernie Hahn Monday at the
southern, has received a bale Of boosts,
fouoWlng his victory last week over
Mike Dundee al Racine, Wis The lad
seems well equipped with ammunition
IN both hands and is not afraid OF turn
ing 1t loose,
At the same time he will have any
number Of opportunities to exhaust his
supply when he faces so formidable an
opponent as Hahn.
In his only appearance here Hahn was
so unfortunate as to draw Pal Moore
In his sketch and while he stood up for
eight rounds Of bristling work, he was
second at the tape. The Moore Hahn
affair was Of the grudge type, with
Joe Levy as the central figure.
Levy Was Peeved.
Levy had been a former manager OF
Moore and had naturally been peeved
when Pal jumped the traces to drift
with Tommy Walsh. Hahn was Levy's
instrument Of revenge and the kid had
been drilled in Moore's quaint style.
Al the opportune moment. however,
he round Moore In one OF his rare form
nights and was unable to turn the trick.
In commenting upon the Dundee Bur
man bout the Chicago Tribune states:
Joe Burman. Of Chicago, outroughed.
the Rock Island Sicilian, in the 10
round windup OF John Wagner's Lake
side arena show, and at the end of one
OF the best hantamweight contests held
In Racine had earned the victory by
a safe margin.
For speed no one would care to look
at anything better than this contest.
1T was scrap Of hard punching
ana Burmans accuracy was a big fac
tor IN landing him out in front Joe
seldom missed with what he attempted,
the only times he failed to connect
being when he shot the old Mary Ann
right for the jaw.
ne connected q couple of times
soiidly and rocked Dundee, but in the
early rounds Burman paid lot of
attention to the Rock Island boys
body and at the end of the fifth round
pundee's body showed red from the
spot on which Burman had landed.
dundee was study in crimson as
early as the fourth round for In the
opening session Burman opened cut
over his left eye and in the second a
straight left to the mouth cut Dundee's
lip. From that time on to the finish
the pair Of cuts BLEED freely, and when
the final gong sounded the Siciilan was
q badly marked person. Burman didn't
have a mark to show for his nights
work"
Burman and Hahn will reach Mem
PMS the latter part OF the week and
will work out In public for tho edifca-
ton and enlightment of the fans.
In the somiwindup Battling Minor
meets Dummy Mckenny in welter-
weight engagement. Minor has been AT
work for three weeks for this affair,
and expects to win McKenny's last
start was against Kid Farmer, who
thought the roof had fallen in,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
HERRING's SUCCESS.

few weeks ago there blew into
Memphis headed, tWo-fisted box
er, He came from Little Rock and
announced that his name was Red Her
ring, that he was a lightweight and
that he intended making Memphis his
home, So sure was Red that he would
be successful that he rented flat and
brought Mrs. Red along.
Herring was given a tough assign
mont as starter, being matched to
meet Red Dolan, a New orleans lightie
and hard boy to beat. Herring mas
saged Dolan's countenance with rights
and lefts until the fifth, when he sent
the New Orleanian down and out This
was victory No | and installed Red in
the good graces Of local bffdom.
So Herring in turn was matched with
Abe kabakoff a Memphis lightweight.
kabakoff made Red step faster than
any boy has made him travel in a long
time and the referee announced at the
end OF the fight that 1t was draw,
although the majority of the ringSiders
figured Herring the winner.
Now for opponent No 3 Herring has
been matched with Arlos Tanning, a
lightweight Of no mean ability and a
puncher of note. Red says he intends
making Memphis his home and only by
keeping up winning pace can he yield
the necessary golden sheaves with
which to provide the family larder, so
all he has to do is win, which he says
he intends to do,
Red has made an excellent beginning
and says he has no idea of turning back
Messrs. Conlskey, Rupert, Austor
and Frazee say the American league
Is too small for them and Ban johnson
That's what they all get for growing
such extensive bay windows.
-
It's just few short jumps until the
major league baseball clubs will bt
| hunting up railroad schedule and as
pertaining what time the train leave}
| for the training camp.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
FISHING.
BY ION MARSHALL.

The scaled tigers Of Rogue river.
Few devotccs of the rod and reel who
have not heard OF the battling rainbow
and steel-hoad trout Of the Rogue river
In Oregoh. The guest OF George Put
nam and '"Toggery BIZ lsaacs, of Med.
ford, Ore, opportunity was accorded
mo of seeing those experts in fishing
action in their home waters.
The Rogue comes rushing, tumbling
and boiling down from melting SHOWS at
the crest OF Mount Mclaughlin OF the
Cascade range Natives claim the
source OF supply comes from Crater
lake, a mammoth lake in the clouds
over mile above sea level in the heart
of Mount MaHama, an extinct volcano,
The ice cold waters Of tho Rogue,
with difficult currents, dangerous rapids
and deep holes, prove most seductive
feeding ground for trout Possessed
with super power, fighting strength, ev-
cry fish hooked becomes at once Il
fighting tiger, never growing weary or
concCding the waning Of his dynamic
strength until the landing net has taken
him to the mat or administered the
count
A run over Eagle Point road, a dis
tancc of i2 miles, landed us at Big
Rock lodge. Equipped with a w -ounce
rod. 22b feet Of tapcred line, i-foot
| leader and u royal coachman attached
we approached tho turbulent waters CT
! the river at upper high banks our oh
| joCtNe was II deep pool at the foot OF
| the rapids We whipped across current
| landing near large bouders or over
crevases In bed rock getting an ocCa-
| sional strike from Il lurking steel head
| or deep sea trout.
"TOgEery Bill" attached himself to
a shimmering rainbow, his strike came
at the head OF rifle, where slippery
rocks in in the bed OF the stream made
uncertain footing, made more dangerous
| by the mad PUSHES made by the trout
who vaultcd in mldair, shot the rapids
split the water, sulked at the bottom
the rect In the interim screaming in
agony rs the scaled beauty dashed with
and across currents, Bll was carried
| off his feet, but came up smiling.
| Never have ! seen such vigorous,
| persistent and continuous fighting put
| up by n l0-pound 2-ouncc fish. Bin led
| him into narrow channel parking him
| between two rocks. The capture OF a
| flnny prize by the light tackle route
| then resulted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
VANDY TURNS TO
BASKETBALL WITH
FINE PROSPECTS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. With
the thud of the pigskin memory un-
til next fall, interest in basketball Is
coming to the top at Vanderbilt With
many old veterans back in the fold,
some from last years track team and
some from the years before, and with
Il bunch of promising new material
from various prep schools, Manager
Graves is going about the business Of
arranging a schedule with an optimistic
view of the situation.
The teams trips are not yet ahso-
lutely certain, but 1t is a sure thing
that the Commodores will take at least
two good ones and that there will be
one long jaunt through the South This
will take place during the Christmas
holidays.
Manager Graves has not yet COM
pleted all his plans for this invasion cf
the states and cities south of NaSa-
vile but the tentative outlook may
be figured upon. The team will likely
play the Memphis Y. NJ G. A. team
either first or last on the schedule
during the holiday season, depending
on whether they start close to home
and work down or vice versa. The
Memphis bunch was formidable last
year and is probably even better this
year, as 1t Is reported that it has some
Of its old stars back from the army.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
WANT WINNING TEAM.

II According to Mr. Bates, II Is with the
object In view Of giving Memphis fans
y winning team that the proposition viii
Fbe made 10 Mr. Gardner and II the
aSt. Louis magnate Is In the mood for
Burning his stock loose, the deal will be
completed and plans launched at once
booking toward giving Memphis a last
tbsll club for the 1920 campaign.
"A II is realized by those In close touch
with the local baseball situation that a
lwinninE bah club would he veritable
mint for the owners Of the team, and II
1s with this in mind that tho five local
|lhusiness men headed by Mr. Bates have
Needed to make an effort 10 secure the
franchise. Memphis fans literally pa
tronize the club when II is down in the
Israce, and Memphis has always been tho
4 Heading baseball town In Dixie in at
'itendance and II a winner can be placed
an the Bluff city there will not be room
VITO seat all the fans who win turn out
Iito see the Chicks In action.
Last season, with the local club floun-
dering around In the mire Of second di-
viEion and playing class \ ball fandom
Efah:y swarmed out to Russwood park.
Il ESPECIALLY on sunday did the bugs make
lsfhelr appearance, and II was nothing
4 Unusual for the s r. O. sign to be
changing out by the time the second in
4 ming arrived. And that with mediocre
&hali club.
II is Attorney Bates idea to place
z'high-class ball club in Memphis and to
i@ee 10 1t that the Tribe Ia in the hunt
Tan the way. Ii has been long time
isince Memphis had anything resembling
q good ball club, and with fandom will
ping and anxious to support team that
can show something in the way Of class.
the proposed purchasers Of the fran
ichise believe that they will not loae any
Ifthing In the long run, even II they are
obliged TO take the rubber off their
bank roll and pay an exceptionally big
price for the team and franchise.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
ANSWERS TO NIMRoDs,

QueStion--No You odNISo a woman 70
take up trnpShooting How long will
II require me to learn? Is there O
what gauge gun would YOU advise me
to purchase for this work?
MRS. G. #. MlNTURN,
Dallas. TEX.
Auswer---There Is no line OF sport In
the category ms beneficial to n woman
as shooting and the knowledge Of how
to shoot and handle a gun. In addition
to being n health builder, II Ia a nerve
allayer with knowledge OF proper
handling Of firearms fear Is eliminated
and feeling of security and safety
takes possession, II win require a very
short time for you to acquire a lSnowl-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
j. s. SOLDIERS To
BACK BOB MARTIN
AGAINST CHAMP
A. E. F. Heavyweight Looms
Up More and More as 0p-
pOnent for Jack Dempsey.
Has the Goods.


DENVER. Col. Dec. Bob Martin.
Of Akron, O., who fought his way
through the ranks Of heavyweights to
the championship of the allied armies
at the interallied games in France,
stands in the way Of Jack Dempsey's
claim to the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship.
Martins boosters believe-and he has
the backing Of two million American
soldiers and some ten million fighting
men OF the allies, according to reports
That he has q better claim than Demp-
sey to the title of worlds champion.
Gen. Pershing has placed the stamp
OF approval on Martin. The American
commander praised the Akron boy high
Y for his success and predicted great
thlngs Tor him after having seen him
dispose Of the pick of the huskiest
scrappers of is allied armies.
capt. II. O. Ware, of the United
states cavalry, is one of Martins most
enthusiastic boosters, In letter to
the sporting editor of Philadelphia
newspaper Capt Ware declares that if
Jack Dempsey wants to prove his claims
TO the worlds title he must seek Bob
Martin and defeat him. Ware is re-
sponsibe for the statement that the
army champion has the unanimous vote
OF two million American soldiers who
look upon him as the real heavyweight
champion;
tapt: ware is perhaps trifle over
enthusiastic about Martin, but his en-
I'M slasm IS prompted by honest con-
Vlctlon He points out that Martin
as tighting man, having defeated the
pest flghters that could be dug from
the ranks of the allied armies, without
tne guidance OF manager or the lure
OF rich purse to spur him on deserves
more credit than Jack Dempsey because
ne mas met and defeated men from va
flous parts of the world, whereas Demp-
sey's activities have been confined to
the United States alone.
II ware speaks for the majority Of
american soldiers. as he says, the pop
ular demand for match between Mar
tin and Dempsey should bring the two
together In the not far distant future.
Al any rate, the bout would be bound
to attract wide interest.
In speaking of the activities of Amer
lean boxers in the big tournament in
France, Capt. Ware does not confine
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
COMES TO HEAD SHORTLY.

The proposition that Mr.. Bates has
10 offer Mr. Gardner for III per cent
Of the stock In the local club Is by far
the most flattering that has been made,
and Mr.. Bates is confidently expecting
the st. Louis magnatc TO sell
Mr. Bates plans to go 10 st Louis,
talk over the matter personally with
Mr. Gardner and wnen he returns he
expects 10 have what he went after in
his possession As soon az the fran
chlae is acquired and the stock trans
ferred to Mr. Bates and his colleagues,
work will start at once looking toward
securing suitable manager, and the
building Of the 1890 baseball machine
viii get under way
Getting Jake panhert as manager will
not be an easy proposition, for the vet
Gran first sacker will very naturally
ask a prlncely sum TO leave the world s.
champion Reds for tho Memphis Chicks,
but he Is the man the Big Five Of Mem
phis want and as they are men who
have both tho money and the inclina-
ton to properly finance the venture,
they will make 1t mighty hard for Jake
to refuse
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04
IN THE SPORTING NEWS

In its accustomed manner, The Sport
ing News of st. Louis is still belittling
Southern writer's. This weekly period
ical long noted for the tightness of its
purse and for the ties that bind the
same, seems cursed with unboundcd
egotism.
Having placed itself upon false
pedestal it chooses to condemn and to
criticize the Dixie dailies. But the en-
larged idea of its own Importance, which
1t has probably inherited from its editor,
is but bubble of bunk in the sporting
world
Everyone knows the Sporting News
to be too small and cheap to buy a sto
ry, to purchase a cut or to employ
correspondent. Belonging to the sec
ond-hand furniture store type, it turks
in the shadow until some paper has
published COrking good yarn. Then
with surprising speed 1t unsheaths the
trusty scissors and proceeds to clip
bodily the attractive article.
In its last issue the Sporting News
has ptlfered yarn covering the meet
ing Of the minor leagues-the original
having appeared in The News Scimitar
some time ago. But with unlimited gall
lude of mud and contempt,
However, those who know realize only
too keenly that without the scissors
and paste the Sporting News could new
er go to press.
Its tinhorn introduction, preceding
the News Scimtar's original story fol-
lows:
John D. Martin, president of the
Southern league, believes in keeping the
fan patrons of his organization interest
ed in what Is going on in baseball, and
when the sporting editors lag on the
job the head of the Dixie major takes
1t on himself to keep them informed
Imagine the ordinary league president
issuing on his own initiative a breezy
report on baseball meeting! But Mar
tin Is out Of the ordinary.
Returning from the Springfield SEES
sions Of the National association, Presi-
dent Martin found little information had
been given the Southern fans of what
had taken place, and of that little much
was incorrect SO he dictated a story
of his own, mailed it out to newspapers
in various cities Of the circuit-and the
fans have some good reading