davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
0 VS.. KILBANE.

An effort Is being made by promoters
to match Pal Moore with Johnny XII
bane for the featherweiaht champion
ship of the world. Denver is bidding
for the proposed bout, and Y 1t Is ar
ranued the Colorado city will probably
be chosen as the site. 49,,
pal saws he Is not afraid TO meet Xii
bane, but stipuIates that the feather
weIqht champion make 122 pounds ring
aide, which Will be a difficult thing for
kIlbane to accomplish without weaken
Ino himself. kllbane has been serving
as a BOXING instructor In the army, and
the army chow has STUCK to his ribs,
with the result that he Is much heavier
Than usual, which would make 1t hard
for him to train down to the required
122 pounds without sapplna his
strength. .,e
or lis pounds, and as this Is his natural
weioht he would not be troubled n
MAKING It, while kilbane, being much
overweight, would find himself up
soairst a difficult matter in, shaking
Of the avoirdupots which Is elin9tne to
him since he has been In the army.
NEGOTIATIONS are now under way, ana
~ kIibane can make 122 pounds the
hout will probably be staged some time
rim the next two or three months,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
GOVERNOR BILB0 OFFERS
$3.50 REWARD FOR S0RSBY

JACKSON. Miss. Ian. 20, tSpl,l-
Bilho has offered a $3.50 reward for
the capture Of Win Sorshy, perhaps the
most noted convict in the Mississippi
.peuitenttary, who ESCAPED from the,
Dec. 26, last. SorSby was serving a
ME sentence for the murder OF POST
office Inspector Charles Fitzgerald.
1t is believed that this reward is sut-
nciently large to stimulate activity
among sheriffs and police officials
throughout the country, and that a Wig
orous search will now he made for the
fugitive.
No somhlance Of a clue to the where
ahouts of Sorsby has been developed
since the night Of his disappearance.
While many juniors nave been cur
rent to the effect that he is being con
realed by relatives, inv nsttgation OF
these reports show hat they arc With
cut foundation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
vANDY HERO FALLS.

Another blue star In the service fIao
Of the Vanderbilt Commodores has
turned TO gold, Information having been
received that Charley Price, formerly
eleven, was killed Ii action on Sept. 9,
while aiding in the suppression OF the
Hun.
The death Of Charley Price removes
from Southern football an athlete game
to the CORE, a clean sportsman. who al.
squareIy. Though dlminutlve In stat.
ure, he possessed a fighting heart so
necessary to a successful football star,
and his great work against rival elev.
ems Is Indellbly enrolled on the Illus.
trious history Of the commodores.
Price served as understudy to Rabbit
Curry, the greatest quarterback the
South ever knew, and 1t Is a singular
fact that Curry also laid down his life
In battle. The passing Of these two foot
ball stars is universally regretted, be.
cause It removed from the gridlron
a pair Of game, sterling, aenteel lads, the
like Of whom are all too rarely found
Jess willard says a laborer is wor-
thy Of his hire, explaining his demand
for 500. 900 for fighting 20 rounds, which
Is higher than the average laborer's
hire.
Lieut.. Sammy Strang Nicklin, Of the
Chattanooga Lookouts, is already run
ming into obstacles In arranging a ball
team for the mountain city, StranE mas
only Dawson Graham. a first basemAn,
available for 1919, and must get to-
gether an entire can
Strang, who In II of the abettors on
Jules Heinemann in tho disturbance
about the seven class A player rule,
may be glad to get seven senlipros be"
fore the season begins
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
BURKE TRYING TO
BOLSTER BROWNS
New Pilot Seeks to Make Joke
Club a Real Contender.

ST LOUIS. Jan. 2s.-New talent will
oe ADDED to the st. Louis club of the
american league in an effort to whlp
the team into championship trim If
jimmy Burke, retained as manager for
the 1918 season. is successful in a num-
Der Of proposed trades.
Burke frankly admits that the club
needs strengthening. President Ball and
ROBERT quinn, business manager of the
ciuo, have promised him that nothing
VIII be left undone to bolster up the
playing strength. Burke said that
President Ball assured him that where
the limit.
Il am not predicting where the club
WI finish next season." Burke said.
Boston Chicago, New York, Cleve-
and and Detroit look pretty strong,
II we beat out any of those clubs We'll
Know we've been in a fight. However,
We are going after some new talent and
we nope TO have a corking good team
IN the field at the getaway"
Burke a the backing. not only of
Business Manager Quinn, but the play
Ers as we'll. Jimmy took charge of the
Browns on June 20 last year. Fielder
Jones resigned on June 10, after the
Browns had played a game in which
they were defeated by Washington, 6
to 4, the Senators having piled up six
runs in the ninth inning. In the in
term Jimmy Austin acted as
Under Burke's leadership the Browns
won y and lost 26 games. a percentage
So> cbO6. When he assumed charge the
club had a record of 80 victories and So
defeats, a 1852 percentage. which shows
that Burke got better results from the
same club than did either Jones or
Austin.
Burke Joined the club last spring.
He was released by Detroit, where he
had acted as Hughey Jennings field
lieutenant for several seasons, to make
room for Bill Donovan, whom Frank
Navin, owner of the Detroit club, had
promised a job, providing he was re-
lieVed of the management of the New
York Yankees.
Noted for his fighting qualities,
Burke at once became a valuable asset
to the Browns. He instilIed harmony
into the club, smoothing over fancied
and real grievances between Fielder
Jones and the players, On the coach
ing lines Burke.s pep and inimitahle
chatter livened up the play of the
Browns. Moreover, he won the
confidence of every man on the
club and when Jones quit it was con-
sidered only a matter Of time until
Burke's appointment would be forth
coming.
Given a ball club whose pitching staff
was riddled by previous mismanaEe-
ment and injuries to Grover Lowder-
milk and Mel Gallia, not to mention the
loss OF Urban ShoCker. and woefully
weak in at least two vital places, Burke
made a really commendable showing
last season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
WOODBRIDGE FACES
DUAL PROSECUTION
Relatives of Miss Maxwell,
One of Girl Auto Victims,
Engage Counsel.

Baxter Woodbridge, who, in an alleged
intoxicated condition, Sunday evening
drove his automobile over Miss Lucille
Maxwell and Miss Eva Harvell at Madi-
son avenue and Second street, resulting
in injuries from which they died, is go
ing to be prosecuted in civil and crimi-
nal court that others may be spared
the sorrow and suffering brought upon
the young and their families.
w. II. Maxwell, of Stanton, Tenn, Ia
ther, and j, N. Maxwell. of Leland,
Miss, uncle Of Miss Maxwell, and the
Rev. +. W. Maxedon, pastor of the
Methodist church at Stanton, were in
Memphis Wednesday preparing to insti-
tute both civil and criminal prosecution
Of Woodbridge,
MIR. Maxwell is plainly apprehensive
that political influence will assist
Woodbridge in escaping the penalty OF
his crime through some technically, lie
says he has the assurance Of Gen. Bates
that he will enter a vigorous prosecu-
ton and he Is relying upon the attor-
ney-general for his assistance. "But,"
said Mr., Maxwell, there are SO many
connections between law violators, pro-
fessional bondsmen and officials that
don't know what | shall have to go up
against"
ut is certainly up to Memphis to en-
force the law. | see where the officials
are enforcing the automobile law today,
l have read where they started enforce
ing the law many times, and then |
have noticed that they relaxed for some
reason or another,
Things of this kind do the city no
good, | could never permit a daughter
of mine to come to Memphis and a k
the risk of being killed. There is no
satisfaction that I a get out of this
except perhaps to set an example thai
will save the life of some other girl
I'M ~ la1IuhtAr uaG in training 10 be
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
FURTHER DECLINES IN
STAPLE %FOODSTUFFS

Further raids are being made on old
Fl. G, L., and there is apparently hope
that the bugbear of the ultimate con-
uIne is going to lose more of his eff
fectiveness. Prices of certain items of
food tumbled again Wednesday, and
there is more unsettlement in markets
than for a long time.
Eggs are getting down toward a rea-
sonable level. being offered at 81 cents
retail, while the wholesalers were SELL
ing them at So to SIS cents. Butter
prices dropped further and the big mar
kets were weak. The local jobbing
prices for best grade Of pound prints
ranged during the forenoon at SIS to
81 cents, but will be 2 or 8 cents under
that Thursday, unless an unexpected
reversal comes over night.
Cheese, which up to now has held
steady. suffered n drop of 7 to 8 cents
a pound at shipping stations, which
means that local distributors must soon
follow suit, Some Of them Wednesday
were offering best grades at 80 to 30
cents a pound, compared with 40 to AZ
cents recently.
Smoked meats have also dropped
sharply. Breakfast bacon is now SELL
ing at As to 40 cents wholesale, while
hams range from SO to IS cents a pound.
Fresh meats are also affected and
prices are materially under what they
were some days ago,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
MIsKE JACKS NEMESIS.

Jack Dempsey, who Is the logical
opponent for Jess Willard In the
heavyweight championship 90 earded
for next July or somewhere there
abouts, Is proud of his record Of knock
outs, but there is a fly in the oInt.
ment, for there is one heavyweight
that Dempsey has been unable to dis
pose Of, despite the fact that he has
ratned h~aymakers. galore on his oppo-
nent's Jaw.
Billy Miske, who has been styled the
Minnesota Wildcat, Is his name, and
he has met Jack on WI occasions,
staying with the Terror the full route
and never even coming close to kiss
Ing the canvas. Dempsey has put all
the power he has behind his punches,
but the Wildcat remains erect and calls
for more. And MIske is a smaller man
than Dempsey, which makes Jacks
dose all the more bitter to swallow.
Miske and Dempsey are scheduled to
meet for the third time in New Or
leans March 4 and Jack Is going out
to try and prove the truth In the old
wheeze about the third time being the
charm, hoping he will flatten the Wild
cat. The bout will probably be II
rounds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
WILL MAKE 118 POUNDS.

Richie will make lis pounds for Pal
on the afternoon before the fight, while
Pal win weigh around his usual figure
will be obliged to take off several
pounds to get within the weight. but
as he has been in the biff game for n
number Of years, he is entirely familiar
with all the tricks of the trade and
should have no trouble in tipping the
Promoter Billy Hack, Of the South
ern, has notified Emil Thierry, man
ager Of Richie, to bring his man to
Memphis as early as possible, and It Is
quite likely that the manager and fight
week ahead of time.
Pal and his manager, Tommy Walsh,
should arrive about Feb, 1S, for Moore
is slated to meet Earl Puryear In Peo-
ria, Ill, on Feb. 10, and is expected to
come on to Memphis from the Illinois
rifr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
COUNTY SCHOOLS|N
NEED Of 100000
G. of G. Committee Favors
That and Normal School
Bond Issue.

Aggressive action to secure funds Tor
the Improvement OF HE county schools
and the Improvement and expansion on
the State Normal school, 100000 Tor
the county schools and $62h, eco Tor me
Normal school, was taken Wednesday
at moor by tho educational committee
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, calico
together by pr. A. A. kincannon, chair
mar OF the committee and president
OF the Normal school, a
The committee passed without a dis"
senting vote "A resolution asking the
directors of the Chamber OF Commerce
to petition the legislature to authorize
for the repair of buildings, erection OF
new buildings and purchase of new
equipment for the Shelby county
schools. II passed IN the same unHni-
nous manner a second resolution OPP
posing the repeal OF the $625, 900 Nor
NAL school bond authorization bill, con
templatcd by certain members of the
legislature, and asked that the rate OF
interest be increased TO make the bonds
salable, Further, the committee re-
solved that n committee should be Sc
lected by the president Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce to go to Nashville
Wednesday to protest against the re-
peal Of the Normal school bonds.
This committee Will consist or Dr..
Kincannon, J. +. Nortleet and G. G,
Hanson,
The action Of the committee with
reference to the county schools tol"
lowed n report made by Miss Charl
williams, county superintendent, OF eX-
isting conditions which she described
as deplorable. There are not enough
buildings and the schools. are over
crowded, she said, Many Of the build
ings are badly dilapidated. The schools
are without sufficient equipment
Or. kinoannon stated that the Nor
mai school bonds money Is needed to
carry out large plans now under con
sideration for the development OF the
Normal school. So that II may offer
more modern and more courses, III a
better way, and that it may serve many
more scholars. The Normal school bona
issue was authorized two years ago, but
the sale Of the bonds was stopped. pc
cause Of the war Tho low rate Of IN,
terest allowable, 4 per cent, is now said
to retard their sale, and II is asked
that this be increased to & per cent,
,Il A. l.r /. .aIl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
NAL LIQUOR FINE.

H. M. knower, alias Red, was fined $50
and held for the state, while Mary Lee
Williams, negress, was also bound over
by Judge Fitzhugh in city court Mon
day.
The trials of Nell Mahoney, Mrs, J.
p. Mahoney and Fannie Calvert.
charged with violating the liquor law,
are set for Wednesday afternoon. Jake
Tuckerman, Tom Mercer and Mike
Thomas, arrested on a charge Of loiter-
ing, are set for hearing with the Ma
honey cases.
Officers arrested Tuckerman, with
his companions, on board the Annie X.
KoehIn, a boat moored at the foot OF
Keel avenue The detectives suspected
that whisky was being landed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
BOARDS ASKED TO
COMPLETE WORK AT ONCE

JACKSON, Miss. Jan, %. (spl)--A
special order Is being sent out from the
office Of Adjt. Gen. Scales directing al
local draft boards in Mississippi to put
forth heroic efforts to complete their
work before the 18th Of February.
II Is especially desired that the final
lists Of ali deserters or draft evaders be
furnished prior to the date named, and
all papers and records OF the local draft
boards forwarded to Jackson.
While official notice to this effect
has been received, the adjutant-gen-
erals office is under the impression
that the local draft records will all be
forwarded TO Washington, 1t Is Ger
tain. at least, that the state has no
building large enough for their proper
storage.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
TO TRY HAL CHASE

Prince Hal Chase, ex-first baseman
of the Cincinnati Reds and one of the
greatest doormen the majors ever saw
goes on trial before the National league
officials tomorrow. Prince Hal faces
the ugly charge Of having bet that
his own team would lose and Of hav-
ing been responsible for bringing this
result about in several contests.
The case Is slated to be tried behind
closed doors and President John A.
Heydler will be the judge. No verdict
will be rendered until the National
league president has gone over the case
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
W. S. S. DIRECTOR
BEGINS 1919 CAMPAIGN

j, W. Bishop, OF Chattanooga, newly
appointed state director of war savings
stamps sales in Tennessee, has launched
the 1919 drive throughout Tennessee.
and predicts that when the year closes
Tennesseans vii have equaled their
record OF 1918, when a total of $50, 295,-
900 in these small bonds was sold.
Mr.. Bishop succeeds r, r, Preston.
who directed the campaign for Tonnes
see during the past year. His appoint
ment was made by Gov. Joseph A. Me-
Cord, Of the Sixth federal reserve bank.
Coy. McCord has also appointed Sllas
W. Davis as federal director Of w. s. s,
for the Sixth district, of which Tennes-
see Is a part.
Assisting Mr.. Bishop will he j. Luther
Emerson, who last year was assistant
to the director, and who will be in
charge of field operations. H%eaduuar-
ters for the three grand divisions will be
opened soon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
JOE N ANXIOUS.

Memphis fans well remember Joe
Ronds. the New York heavyweight, who
fought carl Morris here a little over
a year ago, 49,
Joe is an ordinary seaman in TIE
navy. but he expects to get out within
a fortnight, and has written Billy
Hack that he is anxious to meet Jack
Dempsey in Memphis.
Toe is so enthusiastic over a meet
ing with the heavyweight sensation
hat he says he will pay his own rail.
road fare to Memphis and that II
emn knocks him out he doesn't
want a cent for his efforts. Joe gave
Norris a good stiff battle here. but
LOST the decision. and he has 1t in
his head that he has a chance against
Dempsey.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
u AT GRENADA.

GRENADA, Miss, Jan, %, tSpIO-
court convened In Grenada
Tuesday with Judge r. l.. Lamb, OF
Eupora, presiding. This was Judge
Lambs first court since his induction
into office on Jan. !. Immediately after
the assembling Of the court in the ar
ternoon the case of the State VS.. Oscar
Lamb, brought here on a change Of
venue from Alfalfa county was nolle
pressed, and so were the Kindred cases
against other parties In the same trans
action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
NO EARLY ACTION.

MAYOR Monteverde said Wednesday
that he was informed by Senator Fuller
and other members of the legislature
that the city manager bill would not
come before the legislature for con-
sideration until after the recess.
Senator Fuller said that the legisla-
ture would probably recess for so days
on Feb 10
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
EVERS MAY JOIN HOSE.

Johnny Evers, he Of the protruding
and perpetually moving chin, says he
isn't yet ready for the minors and that
he will likely hang on as coach for the
Chicago White Sex, working with KID
Gleason In plotting the Pale Hose to a
flag.
stIlI a oood major league ball player,
and is telling Gleason that he can take
care Of the middle bag any time Eddie
Collins develops a hang nall or some
thinq less serious. John has a big fol-
lowlna In the main tent and had rather
play second fiddle on a major league
club than be the entire works In the
bushes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
WILLARD BREAKS RECORD.

less Willard demands and is to re-
ceive 500, 600 to fight 20 rounds in a
heavyweight championship bout.
BY a Of showing how the cham
pion is going to break all records for
getting rich quick, Jess will be paid
500, 900 for fighting one hour, there
being 20 rounds of three minutes each.
AT this rate he Will receive $l,666,66
per minute.
Every time his watch ticks out a
second Jess will he $27.77 richer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29

SpOtli$Ef

thoroughly. when he will make public
his decision.
Chase protests his innocence and
says he will be acquitted, admitting,
however, that he will not play with
the Reds this year, Both Chase and
the Cincinnati club win be ably repre-
scented by the best legal talent avail
able, and the case promises 10 be a
memorable one in baseball history.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29

capacity, so successful had the Mem
phIar been In doing his work over there.
Dolly put the same variety Of Interest
and enthusiasm into his work In the
army as he always did on a ball field,
and Il Is not surprising to his friends
that he was one OF the four to be so
honored. The last letter received from
Dolly said he didn't know when he
would be home, and that he wasn't
worried about that, because he was
satisfied and happy to be doing some.
thing to help the allies in the great
cause of obIiteratIne the Hun.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
JACK THE LOSER.

Jack Hendricks got nightly little for
managing the st. Louis Cardinals last
season, It seems. He had a IL months
Contract calling for $500. Out OF this
he paid 1000 as his share Of the pur-
chase price Of his contract held by In
dianapolis. And then baseball broke up
the first of September and he was cut
off the pay roll for -four months Of the
10 his contract called for. Figure it out
for Yourself.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
VICTORIOUS
OVER S7TH SQUADRON

Before a crowd OF nearly a thousand,
the tie for first place in the Park
Field Basketball league was broken last
evening, by, the overwhelming defeat
given the S7th squadron team at the
hands of the Cadets. The score was
% to 3,
To pick stars from the Cadet team
is not easy, but the scoring was led by
Branin and Reisgen, while or the losing
team the stars were Barr and Dengler.
The lineup a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
DIE OF PNEUM oNIA.

Mrs. J. n. DUR. aged ~, a resident
Of Memphis for 30 years. died Wednes-
day morning at her home, 1856 College
street. following n weeks illness of
pneumonia Surviving, besides her hus-
hand, are the following children; Mrs.
-. p. Smith, Mrs. r, \. Cunningham,
c, Y, Naught. of Memphis, Mrs. T., +.
Wilbourn, Of Coahoma, Miss. and one
brother, j. Albert Nance, Of Nashville.
The funeral win he held from the home
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 with In
termcnt in Forest hin cemetery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
FULTZ'S DUTIES.

One of the duties of Dave Fultz as
president of the International league
will be to press a suit for 10000 against
II. Clay Smith, who purchased the
Newark franchise from the league sew
eral years ago and did not. according to
the league allegations, complete the
payment agreed upon. Service in the
suit was secured against Smith last
week and it is expected to come to
trial before spring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
FEATHERWEIGHT DEAD.

CHICAGO, Jan, 29.--Edward NJ. San
try, one of the cleverest featherweights
in the history of boxing, died yester-
day as a result of a nervous breakdown
that followed his defeat last year for
state representative, Santry was of
championship class at the height OF
his ring career. He was born in Aurora,
III, In 1875.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
ALBAN FUNERAL HELD.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Blanche
CAN'T Alban, wife OF Or. J. P. Alban,
who died Sunday evening at St. Jo-
seph's hospital, will be held from the
home, 1874 Market avenue. Thursday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, Services will be
conducted by Rev, H. s. Spragins. In
terment will be private.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
MANAGER
BILL COMPLETE
FRIDAY At NOON


various units of citizens, business units,
trade units, labor units, club units. to
get their constructive criticisms ana
ideas as to the best things to he en-
bodied in the bin
referendum Mr.. Ellis made this state
ment 'ln the meantime (unttl the
charter is nuishcd( think the oppo.
sitiou might await the completion ot
the hill before trying to pick It to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-29
GRIMM TO TRAVELLERS.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-President
tionals last night announced he had sold
Charles Grimm, first baseman, to the
Little Rock, Ark, club OF the Southern
association, President Hickey refused
to make public the terms of the trans
action.