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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22

others Of lesser note, comprised the
original team that later earned the
title "GiautS,' a name that has been
retained to the present day
For ten years John b. Day WAS the
clubs chief executive, with Mutrie act
ing as manager for nine. Under the
Day and Mutrie regime the club won
two pCnnants, gaining the honor In 1883
In 1889 the team was sold to G.. c.
Van Colt, and three years later An
drew Friedman paid $40, 600 for 81 per
cent Of the stock.
Then came the big year in Giant"
land-l9O3 il was that John Y. Brush
paid the then amazing price Of $780,
600 for the team, a sum said to have
been realized 10y him in the sale of the
Cincinnati Reds to Fleischman and
Herman.
John McGrass was secured in July Of
the same year, the twenty-first Of the
clubs existence. and he has held forth
as manager Of the team to this day,
The Giants rave won eight National
league pennuuts and eight times have
finished second. In 1904 the Giants won
the pennant, hut refused to play the
Boston Americans for the title Twenty
three times did the club land in the
first division Always a great fighting
organization, fate seemed ever to whisls
the worlds baseball title from their
grasp, In 1905 they won their only
worlds championship when they de-
feRtcd the Athletics. 1t was n brilliant
achievement, too, The Giants won four
out of five games, all victories in the
series hCing shutOutSI The team was
always well up under MCGraw'S leader
ship until 1915. when it slumped into
last place for the first time in its his.
tory.
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% coax me" is
HOOPER'S SONG
Red Sox 0utfielder Wants To
Be Begged to Come Back.

Harry ]lIooper's rcitcrattou that he
will think for a long while before quit
ting his California home TO come East
and outfic)d for the Boston Red Sox
seems TO have caused the management
Of the Red S.N to seriously consider the
possibility Of losing his services, for CO.
incident with Uooper's latest dcrlara-
ton is a report In Boston that Harry
Fra2Cc has set out to acquire through
trade or purchase another uulil"Idrr
Joe jackson. oscar Fe'sCh, Rob Nflrh
n Rob Roth are mentioned az men
Frazec would decker tur 1--WE are
thinking Of every one of thcW SAYS
Frazee. when II comes to making up
our outfield
Doubtless Fra2cc also is thinNug Of
Bert Shottou and clyde Milan and
others, for noopcr's statement Is OF the
sort that does not sound like ramou-
flAEr In writing to a friend IN Rostoh
he sa vs., and IL IL but rctteratton OF pre-
vious statements he has made. .
Here is the situation IN a nutshell. |
have a ranch here in which have IN
vested all my savings aud II has grown
to "A point whore 1t demands my Alten-
ton. Last year lost more money by
not attending to my ranch than made
by going East to play ball,
II am not thinking, Of quitting be
cause | am slipping, | think Glst year
was one Of my hest years II they
make 1t worth my while | would 60 back
again. But to make It worth my while
they would have to pay more profanity
than am worth. | do not want to
me what they think | am worth. II It
is not enough to warrant me leaving
and ueglecting my ranch then VIII
stay here. | have decided that II would
be poor business to go Fast for what
! could reasonably expect to get
1I.It,ap 10 ana af tina ptnI " pT the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
Cdtchers Haze Big Part
In Developing Pitchers

After lamping the latest averages Of
big league catchers the thought bobbed
up again as to how many persons give
catchers credit for helping to make
great pitchers.
Very few, probably, because they are
interested mostly in the pitchers.
But great catchers in their day have
played an important part in turning out
great hurlers.
One hears a lot more about Old Hoss
+ Radhourne, Mccormick. Cy Young and
other great fingers than one does about
Buck Ewing, Mike Kelly. Chief Zim-
mer. O'Connor, Barney Gilligan, little
Nava and Bushong.
Cy Young often has said that Chief
thinner and O'Connor deserved much
Of the credit for his wonderful work
with the old Cleveland club from 1890
to 1899.
Cy has said that many of the great
victories for which he was given all the
credit We're achieved through the abil-
ity of these backstOps.
Mike Kelly was n Of the brightest
and quickest thinkers In the game, old
timers will tell you
One story Of Mikes c~leverness tells
how he rushed from the bench in Bos-
| Chicago players bat which the Boston
catcher could not have reached, As
Kelly ran for the ball he yelled to the
catcher, Bennett; You're out, Ben
nett. and I'm in" In those days a
player could be substituted for another
at any time, but it remained for Kelly
to conceive the idea of changing while
a batted ball was in the air. The I'M
pire had never dreamed OF such a play.
1t was over his head. He refused to
allow the out. but technically Kelly was
right and the jumps got the laugh.
Ewing's happy spirit, his ability to
make pitchers buck up in dark mo-
ments in the game and his strategy
made him a catcher to be feared by the
opposition. He vas a terrific hitter and
a speedy man on the bases. But first
Of all he was a strategist.
When Old Hoss Radhourne was start
ling the world with his pitching Bar
ney Gilligan and little Nava were
catching his shoots with bare hands,
His speed was terrific, The pain must
have been terrible until the hands of
the backstops became pulled up and
bruised to the point of numbness.
BushOng was a dentist and had the
soft. Velvety hands Of one. But day
after day he handled the bullet delivery
of Mccormick, without flinching.
The catchers of today have big mitts
chest protectors and other equipment
to protect them, but to shine in the
big show they must have the skill ant
' thinking ability still.
What part did Roger Bresnahan ant
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEATHS


CARRAWAY-At residence Of father
in-law, A. b. Johnson, 625 peyton
street, Tuesday evening, Jan. n, 1919,
at $40 o'clock, Richard W, husband of
frankie Johnson C~arraway, aged 30
years; father OF Gladys and Wilson Car
raway; son of W. Fl. and Tennie Cara
way; brother of j. A, W. M, Carl. Jes-
sic and Curtis Carraway, Mrs. j. Vii
liams, Mrs. u, Lane and Mrs. c, Myers.
Remains will be forwarded to Browns
vile. Tenn, tomorrow Thursday
morning at 7 O'Clock via Louisville g.
Nashville railroad.
HOLLIS-At residence, 1928 IIarbert
avenue, Wednesday morning. Jan. %,
1919. Charles j.. husband Of Fannie r.
Hollis, aged 81 years; father of Mrs.
Frank Flanagan, Charles f. and Fred
W. Hollis.
Funeral will take place from resi-
dence. Due notice of time will be given.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made In the pay
ment Of the debts and obligations Sc.
cured TO I've paid In n certain deed of
trust, executed the &lst day OF nrrcm-
trustees, as same appears of record In
the office OF the register Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, In book 6S2, page
Az. and the Owncr uf the debt secured
having requested the undersigned to adj
v%ertIse and sell the property secured 10y
said deed Of trust, this IL to give notice
that we viii. ON
THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1919,
Commencing at t. O'Clock noon, at the
southwest corner Of the courthouse,
and at the Adams avcnu entrance
thereof, proceed to sell at public out-
cry TO the htghcs, and best bidder for
cash. the following described property,
torWit.
Situated in Memphis, shelby county,
Tennessee. as follows,
Part of lot No. .. I'm block flftv.two
la9l, South Memphis, described a.; be-
ginning on the south side Of Bealc ave-
nue., at n point five hundred, sixty
street, and two hundred, seven and
ninp-tcnths t207.N feet west Of Driver
street thence south at right angles
with Bcale avenue, one hundred, fifty
Ch0) feet to the north line Of "A twelve.
foot alley, thence wcstwardly with said
alley fifty th0l feet, hence northward
one hundred. fnV N50) feet to the
south line Of Beole avenue, thence east
ward with the south line OF Beale ave-
nue. fifty t50l feet to the beginning.
All right and equity of redemption,
homestead and dover waived Ia said
deed Of trust, and the title IL believed
to be good, hut We win sell and con-
S j, SHEPHERD.
JNO. G. ADAMS.
Trustees.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEE SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the nav
ment Of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid in a certain deed of
trust, executed the 18th day of June.
1918, by Olive Green Beasley, and hus-
band, h. l., Beasley, to the undersigned
as trustee, as same appears Of record
IN the office Of the register of Shelby
county, Tennessee, In book 692, page Sd.
and the owner Of the debt secured hay
Ing requested the undersigned to HdvrT-
tse and Sell the property secured by
SAID deed OF trust, all Of said indebted
ness having matured by default in the
payment of a part thereof. at the option
OF the owner, this Is to give notice that
We viii, on
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY, 10. 1919.
commencing at u O'Clock noon, at the
southwest corner Of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee,
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property,
tC-wit,
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
as follows:
In the city Of Memphis: Lot No. nfty-
eight tb8) and the east five % feet of
lot No fifty-nine $50 on the plan Of
Magnolia Terrace subdivision, described
as follows,
Beginning AT a point in the north line
OF Motherhood place formerly Cayre
avenue) three hundred and seventy
five (375D feet EAST of the east line Of
South Willett street; running thence
east with the north line of Motherhood
place fifty-fivc (55D feet; thence north
and parallel with South Willett street
one hundred and forty 04M feet to at
alley thence west with said alley fifty.
five $50 feet; thence south parallel wifi
South Willctt street one hundred and
forty tl40) feet to the point of begin
nirg.
All right and equity of redemption
homestead and dover waived In sale
deed OF trust, and The title Is helieyeC
to bc'goOd, but We will sell and conve,
only AZ trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE. G. TRUST co
Trustee.
TkI. Ianttart 90 1910
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
M. A. A. PLANS
TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR 191
Memphis Certain To Be Repre-
scented in Southern Athletic
Union.

At last nights meeting of the Mem
phis Associated Amateurs, held in the
Chamber OF Commerce, an invitation
received from L. Renedetto, Of the
Southern Amateur Athletic union, for
Memphis to Join the organization was
read to the NJ. a. A. That it is quite
certain Memphis will take a berth in the
union is the belief of NJ. A. A. officials,
n accordingly a committee was ap-
pointed toe confer with MIR. B~enedetto
relative to the proposal. The committee
is composed of Directors Swayne, Buck
ingham and Hubert, who will 60 over
the matter with ,Benedetto. In case
Memphis gets in the S. A. A. U, there
will be many intercity competitions and
sports will flourish in many ways,
, Billy Hack, baseball director of the
NJ. A. A., reported that he was busily
, engaged in preparing for the baseball
season, and hat he expected to have
fully as many leagues as last year, If
not more. He has received the hearty
assurance of many firms to place teams
in the various leagues in the NJ. A. A,
n everything is very promising for
a banner season. The same teams that
were represented last yea are expected
to be lined up again as we'll as several
I Others which heretofore have not made
their appearance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Not
Affected By Supreme Court

IA, inclosing newspaper clipping to the
effect that the migratory bird law had
been declared invalid,
The first Associated Press dispatch
that went out in regard to the action
of the supreme our In Diminishing the
appeal in the Shaver case was InCOr-
rect. As a matter Of fact the court did
not declare the migratory bird law to
be unconstitutional This law was su~
%perseded by the migratory bird treaty
act Of July 2, 1918. and as the old law
has passed out OF existence no useful
purpose could be served by getting the
courts decision on Its COnstitutionality.
The court did not pass on the merits
of the question, and the dismissal Of the
ease has not the slightest bearing on
the Constitutlonality Of either the old
or the new law
The Federal limit on geese Is 3 PET
day and on ducks the limit conforms tu
the state limit with a Federal one OF
% in any state.
GEO. A LAWYER,
l.. =. Game Warden.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
PANTS ROWLAND
LOOKING FOR JOB
New Report Is That He May
Manage Cincinnati Reds.

Rumors are active in Chicago base
ball circles as to the future Of Clarence
Rowland, late manager of the White
SoX. One report last week had him
as likely to be made manager OF the
Cincinnati Reds, while the old report
that he would n the indianapolis
team also was revived. Concerning this
James Crusinberry wrote in the Chi
a g Tribune:
Rowland apparently has some base
ball position in view. At least he stat
ed hat he intends to 20 to New York,
to be present when the two major
leagues and most of the minor leagues
gather there this week to reconstruct
the national game. The former White
SoX leader declined to give an iudica.
ton Of what his prospects are, but il
was apparent he had several openings.
one rumor was that Rowland had a
chance to go to Indianapolis as leader.
the opening Ringing upon the sale Of
that franchise, Jimmy MCG.in, owner,
Is scheduled to meet Russell Gardner,
st. Louis millionaire, in Gotham, and
they are dickering for the st. Louis
Nationals. II they get the big league
club, McGill hopes to dispose of In
ANNAPOLIS.
President ComiskCy has said he will
assist in landing Rowland a berth and
the magnate and his former manager
will both be in New York. Comisl,e is
expected to go direct from Florida TO
New York, arriving there Tuesday or
Wednesday, and the new manager. Kid
Gleason. will go over from Phlladell
phia to join the bunch.
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IRWIN's SUGGESTION.

Many and varied suggestions are 60.
ing the rounds now to cure the minors
OF what ails them, but If It was left to
Arthur Irwin, manager Of the Roches-
ter International league team, to sug-
gest that each minor league baseball
club should be owned by a major league
club and be used as a developing farm
for the big nine.
Irwin says each major league team
should own outright and operate minor
league clubs as farms where their
young players might rlpen and wear off
their baseball greenness. He says II
would mean a higher class brand Of
ball for the baby circuits and would be
decidedly cheaper for the majors, ever
though they lost on the minor league
clubs business.
Had a letter from France today from
a ball player overseas who says he eX'
poets to be home soon, that his compa'
ny is going through the final stages o.
choking off the coolies.
How would you like to go out Il
Rosewood this afternoon and see
double header between the Chicks anc
New Orleans Pelicans? So would we.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
PILLS IN TRADE.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan % lack
Coomhs, manager Of the P~hiladelphlA
National league club, has announced
that Third Baaeman stock, PITCHER
Dixie Davis and Catcher Dilhoefer had
been traded to the st Louis Nationals
for lnficlder Douglas Baird, Pitcher
Gene Packard and lnfielder j $. Stew
art. There was no money consideration
Manager CoOmhs viii start South to-
day to select a training camp for thu
phillics, who viii leave here March -
ON their return East the phillics vii
meet the Philadelphia American team
IL. II series Of five games, beginning
April 16.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
WON'T REVIVE 0 L

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Polo will not
be revived to the extent of interna-
tional and national championship games
this year because of the number of
polo players still in the service, it was
meeting Of the Polo association here.
Intercircuit contests will probably not
he held Immediately and tournaments
between visiting teams are expected to
be superseded by home player play be-
tween nearby clubs,
Fl. L. Herbert, chairman; W. A. Haz-
ard, secretary and treasurer, and the
committee members were unanimously
reelected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22

Default having been made in the pay
meut Of the debts aud obligations Sc
cured to be paid In n certain decd Of
trust, executed the 92d day Of June,
1911, by Katherine s Harvey aud her
husband. f. y. Harvey, to the under
signed as trustee, as same appears uf
record In the office Of the register ~
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book 432,
page 500, and the owner Of the debt
secured having requested the under
signed TO advertise and sell the proper
ty secured by raid decd of trust, all OF
said indebtedness having maturod by
default in the payment Of a part there
Of, this ls to give notice that we will, IN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1919,
commencing at - o'Gl"ck noon at the
Memphis. Shelby county, Tennessee,
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to sci, at public cutlery
10 the highest and best bidder for cash.
the following described property, to-wit:
situated in shelby county, Tennessee,
as follows:
Lot No. six 90 on the plan Of the
Snowdcn Homestead subdivision and
described by metcs and bounds rs fol
lows: Beginning at II point on the south
line Of Lamar boulevard four hundred
eighteen Hl8 feet aoutheast Of the
| point where the east line of South
Bellevue avenue interscCts the south
line of Lamar boulevard, and running
thence c~HSterIy with Lamar boulevard
| sixty 600 feet, thence southwcStcrly at
right angles with Lamar boulevard two
hundred u~iucty-scven and eight -teuths
| (2g7 ~ fcct to an alloy; thence vest
with tn" north line Of said alley thirty
one and one-tenth Gid feet to an allcy
running uOrihweSterly. thence north
wardly with the east line Of said alley
sixty COO feet; thence In a northeast
prly direction two hundred and sixty
tu,. anal ,t,.at- fnbtha 1000 y foot tn Ihf
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
New Orleans Club President
Will Rebel at Spring Meet
ing of League.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. eff
these Southern leaguers don't watch
out they're going to have a real live
rebel in their midst, and he'll be none
other than julius Heinemann, of New
Orleans.
Heinemann is considerably wrought
up about recent events. The Southern
league meeting at Birmingham didn't
go to suit him at all. He thinks the
league was ~cheapened, and of course
the fact that a lot Of legislation was
aimed at the strong machine that he
had built up in the last year or two
didn't go over his head-the seven
ration Of a players stay on one team,
the late start and short schedule, etc.
on top of this came the minors break
from the majors, which is not exactly
to Heinemann's liking, though of course
he knows he is impotent so far as
this is concerned.
And last Of all, the news from Mem
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
CHASE CASE TO BE
HEARD JAN. 80
John Heydler to Go Into Mat
ter Thoroughly.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-John A. Hey
dler, president Of the National league,
announced yesterday hat he will hear
the case against Harold Chase, first
baseman of the Cincinnati team, on
Jan. 30 instead of today, upon the re-
quest Of Chase's attorney.
Chase was suspended indefinitely by
Manager Mathewson. Of Cincinnati, last
August while the Reds were playing in
New York. Mathewson made grave
charges against Chase at the time,
adding that he did not see how it
would be possible for Chase again to
play big league ball under the circum-
stances.
John McGraw. manager Of the New
York Nationals, and William Perritt, a
Giant pitcher, have been requested to
attend the hearing as witnesses for the
Cincinnati club.
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SCORE BREAK PRISON
AFTER SHOOTING MAN

ROCK ISLAND, H., Jan. 22.-Ry
shooting John Sexton, a turnkey, aud
empowering two guards, between 20
and % prisoners escaped from the
men are cnnvicts from the Joliet pcni-
Tertiary who until recently had been
on parole and working at the govern
ment arsenal here, but were taken In
custody several days ago for violating
provisions of their parole.
Last nights jail delivery followed an
unsuccessful attempt of "A number Of
prisoners to escape three weeks ago
and Is the elimination Of a six weeks
crime wave here.
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To Raise Funds.

4 ways and means committee com-
posed of Directors Swayne, chairman;
keefe, Buckingham, Hodges and Win
frey was named to get busy on securing
funds to defray the expenses Of the
association and to pay off the standing
Indebtedness of the NJ. \. A. The com
mittee will get busy at once and ex-
peCt to soon have a good sum of money
in the treasury of the association.
In the Spalding soccer guide, recently
published, it is pointed u that the NJ,
A. A. has lone much for soccer in Mem
phis, and developed the game on a re
markable scale.
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to the contrary been noted. From New
Orleans Julius Heinemann, who is the
entire works Of the PeIlcans, says he
Is not going to stand for the reforms,
and from Little Rock 1t is understood
that Bob Allen, Of the Travellers, does
rot heartily agree that the reforms
will be satisfactory to the minors.
However, be that as It may, It Is GER
tain that when the maenates all over
the league fully understand the matter
that they will nave a different perspec-
tive, for the minors really have started
a movement which is certain to prove
beneficial In later seasons II not during
the baseball compalsn that is approach.
Ing,
The minors have been trying to break
the bonds that have bound them for
many years, but not until 1919 did the
revolutionary movement assert itself
and the smaller organizations rebelled
against the tyranny of the draft and
optional agreement. It may require
a season or two to get things properly
adjusted, but the start is certainly in
the right direction, as future events
will undoubtedly prove.
Such beautiful spring days as the
weather man has been offering during
the past Sc hours starts the baseball
sap to riSin'.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

-,u ,Aou r,,.ao g., tbo -,
t'tiauI' haVliE oeen n''h1 VI We pay
meh' OF ihe atnt7 Il oplka''9Ia So
cured 10 ne pald III 'e5,a'n 1etu "
truSi, executed me ~ ulN "I 'lne'
WI, by, hatnet,he =. liaIN'N ''l nuS-
lland, =, w. liaTNeE' 10 Wv H.I"'I
signed az trustee, as same 'NIearS OF
record IN lhe olil'c OF INC 'HRIs,'F 81
shelby county, tennessee, It, NOOK -,
page SO; ana the owner, "l IN" Ieo'
secured having requested n ul'ugr-
signed TO advertise ana seIj tn' prop,
crty secured by sad deco "l trust, an
OF said indebtedness having matufrd ny
default IN the payment OF a nAri mere
Of. this Is to give notice that we
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-22
PUT OFF HEALTH SUNDAY

CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-Postponement Of
Health Sunday" from Feb. 9 to Feb.
%, SO as not TO conflict with the
Theodore Roosevelt memorial services
arranged for the former date, was an
nounCed today by Surgeon-G General
Blue, Of the United States public health
service.