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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

tons and n committee representing the
national association of minor leagues
to take the place Of the national agree
ment %abrogated by mutual consent.
The minors will go their way
under the control of their own national
hoard Of arbitration which will have
full jurisdiction until its term of office
expires in 1921. There VIII be no more
draft or optional agreements in the ma
tional association and all players must
be purchased by major and minor clubs
from the minors for cash, all moneys
and sales paper to pass through Secre-
tary John II, Farrelrs office at Auburn,
n. Y.
At a special meeting of the National
league yesterday the recently adopted
| salary limit of 81 900 per month for
each club was declared insufficient. Ac-
| cording to President HeYdler, the club
owners are decided on a higher limit,
but lust what 1t Is he declined to dis
cuss further than to say that it was
satisfactory to everybody Interested. 1t
is generally Understood, however. that
n similar limit mas been adopted by the
American le"gue and hat all the major
league CLOS viii he bound by a gentle
mans agreement to observe it,
Many trades and deals were rumOred
during the week, hut the only one that
was consummated was a triangular eX-
| change of players In which the Boston.
Washington and Detroit clubs of the
| American league WprR Interested BOS-
Con cats OeCnr yitt from Dot roi, .nd
~ y pumont from Nvasbinrton' "a
,roott IN rattrn snrnrag pitcbber ,r-
GGo,tchar A{nsn,ith ana DutriooidI,,. ctt~,nt'
on ond tbn "wneb{rogtnn cI,h cot, HAVANA
To "rT eocnnd ha,n - i'I,Ul"
''""rTN'""' "N "'"' H'S-
M Dotroit orrh stgrod Nan uo,,,r
ne l'etlolI t,Un Slsiou i'ah ttaWley,
VINO managed toronto $ pe4naht Win
ners !ast Hear' as SCOUT IN pIaSe oil BIN
Donovan Who IN tuFh signed a con-
tract 70 manage tne Jersey city In
FORMATIONS uuIltE Tue coming season,
me minor league hasebaH cub own
ors, held a meeting which lasted all day
ana up TO u iale nnuf last night. At
the afternoon session theN. decided to
abollSh tne praellG' OF receiving or re-
leasing players under an optional agree
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
B. B. FEDERATION
TO MAKE CHAN les
Congress to Be Asked to Gre
ate Athletic Board.

CLEVELAND. o.. Jan, IS Several
important amendments 10 the COnsti-
tuition considered at yesterdays eXecU-
tive meeting are expected to he ratt-
fled at the annual convention Of the
National Baseball federation here to-
day.
one Of the proposed changes pro-
vides that a city have at least four
teams competing for its championship
in any given class before it can com
pete in the intercity series of the fed
GRAFTON, Another would increase the
dues from $50 to $50 to provide funds
for the promotion Of contests Of the
federation in towns where no baseball
association now exists.
Formal action Is also expected to be
taken on a resolution recommending
that congress create "A department OF
recreation and athletics, the director OF
which would be appointed by the GOV
eminent, Copies Of the resolution were
mailed to the American Athletic union,
the United States Lawn Tennis asso-
citation, the United States and West
ern Golf associations and other parent
athletic associations, requesting their
assistance In furthcring the plan.
Officers viii be elected at the after
noon session, when President Citt
Martin, OF Cincinnati, and Clayton G.
TONNES, Of Clcveiand' vice president
and executive committeeman, viii re-
tire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
Will Take Three Years.

Three years should be required before
this change Is brought about. for it
viii take that long for the association,
to get up in the class Of the two ma
Jors and be able to make any sort Of
bid for a berth along with the National
II American. But the A. A. magnates
have this bee in their honnets, accord
ing to reliable information at hand, and
they are going to keep their heads up,
work hard and lay a concrete fOunda-
tion for the day when they will be able
to demand Of the two big leagues recog-
milton as a major.
When this comes to pass, as the
trend of times indicates. it will mean
that there will he a three-corncred
worlds series, with the American as
ISOLATION coming in for a shot at the
worlds title. This will add to baseball
interest all over the country. While
the cities now comprising the American
association are not big league towns, it
Is understood that some other cities
will be included in the makeup Of the
league when the time comes for emory
ing into a major.
Thus, the major leagues, in failing
to give the minors the reforms they
requested. will bring down their own
house upon their heads. A third major
league is as certain rs there is a Nank
in Germany, n the unfolding of the
next three years will prove the truth
in this prediction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
n0MERS M
TO THE OLD TIMERS
And Bancroft Says Ruth Per
Torrance Wasn't Much,

They talk about Babe Ruth and his
IL homo runs as being an u|ueuualcd
record for a pitcher" unused Frank
Bancroft veteran business manager Of
the Cincinnati Reds And they an say
that Ruth is the hardest hitting pitcher
of them all. lie Is, as pitchers 90 to-
day, but he wouldn't be so much OF a
much compared to many Fingers Of the
bygone tlme8. Thirty years & there
were flocks OF = cheers who hit so ire
mendously that they We're kept I'm the
game as much as possihle-usualIy In
right field, when not pitching. These
fellows could hit just as hard and often
as Ruth, and were much faster on
their feet.
AS to the home runs-T remember
that Ad Gumbert, Anson's pitcher,
made eight home runs in 1850, and
didn't get into half as many games ms
Ruth. A few Of uld-time pitchers who
could slay that hall-1ack Luby. Ad
Gumhert, John X. Tcuer, Bob Cnruthers,
Jack Stivitts, Charlie Ferguson. Kid
Gleason, Toney Mullane, Al Orth, Dave
Foutz and Jimmy callahan. An of
them could hit SO ~savagely that they
were in demand for other positions than
pitching, and all would have been used
as nch-httters II the rules of those
days had allowed p~incn-hittcrs TO go
In. There were plenty Of hjtlcss pitch
CTS, too--few Of the modern hurlcrs can
hit any worse than Tim Keefe and Jim
Calvin"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
EDDIE SATISFIED.

Eddie Collins. second baseman of the
Chicago White SoX, who has few if
any equals in playing the middle bag,
thinks that Charles A. Comiskey made
a ten-strike in naming William kid"
Gleason manager Of the team in place
of Clarence Rowland.
He said recently;
THE Chicago fans could not have had
n better New Year greeting than the
announcement that Kid Gleason would
He is a pepper box of baseball and,
besides knowing every angle Of the
game, has the happy faculty of keeping
the players on their toes and going at
top speed all the time. The men look
up to and aspect him IN that also is
a big help"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
RED CROSS COLE
MEDALS AWARDED
Evans, Wood and Others to
Receive Emblems.

CHICAGO. Jan, 1S.-Red Cross med
ais for golfers who aided in raising
more than $500. 600 last summer will
he awarded tonight at the annual meet
ing Of the Western Golf association,
which will hold Il jubilee dinner for the
Red Cross golfers before re-electIng
officers and awarding the various
championships. More than 1850 dele.
gates from South, East, North and
West will attend the jubilee and vote
for the reelection Of President Charles
+. Thompson. Of Chicago, and his fell
low officers, as there are no oppo-
nents,
Among the golfers to receive Red
Cross medals are Chick Evans, national
| champion: Warren X. Wood and Ken
meth Edwards, Chicago amateurs, Rob
nv ,1ones. Atlanta, Southern amateur
champion, and James Barnes, Colo
RADIO Springs; Walter Hagen, Detroit,
and Jock Hutchinson and Bob McDon-
aid, Chicago,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
Big Leagues Must Buy.

The major leagues can not draft any
more players from the minors, but they
can buy when they can make a deal.
II Is reasonable to assume that minor
league club Owner are not going to
hesitate to raise the ante asVhigh as
they please when the mOneyed majors
come around wanting to purchase, For
a long time the majors have been TAX
ing players they desired at compare
lively small prices. But the ~well-known
worm has turned and the minors have
the whip hand and win demand the
highest possible price for the players
the majors desire.
The American association can draft
these same players for 81, 900. This will
Don result in the AA being a very
strong league, for during the next two
or three years some star players are
certain to be unearthed In the various
minors, With the association becoming
faster and faste", and with patronage
increasing, as is certain when the class
Of bah justifies it, the third major
league idea is going to AXE root and
be nurtured into existence, The major
leagues, which have just finished a
disastrous war with the Federal league,
will he forced to accept the A. A. cir
cult as a third major, for the brand
Of ball that will be played in the asso-
citation will be equally as good as that
played In the majors. The cities com
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

,..A DRAFT payers from any Of the minor
leagues, and anyone who knows the lay
" the land can see the opportunity
that confronts The association in be-
coming a third major.
It has long been the dream of Ameri-
can association club owners to become
a third major league. Kansas city IL
one Of the hotbcds Of boosters for Il
third major with the Kaws in one Of
the leading hcrths With the present
draft arrangement, the association will
be in power in a couple Of years to
qualify AS a third major, and there's
no doubt but that is what the club
owners are already figuring on.
The minors have abolished the rule
which formerly permitted major league
clubs to draft players from the teams
In the smaller leagues. But the Amer
lean association, which is class AA. and
one Of the highest cIasscd minors IT.
the game, can draft at viii, and IT Is
easy to figure that 1t Nyill not hesitate
in Swimming the minors Of the cream
Of their players, which will go toward
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

The sale of Josephus Jackson, White
Sox outfielder, probably won't come off.
AZ least that's the dope and thereby
hangs the proverbial tale.
Last season when the work or fight
order walked about at night soaring
ball players Joe Jackson saw it and
figured 1t out that he was tired Of big
league baseball. He jumped to the
shipyarG circuit.
Owner Comiskey Of the White Sox
watched Joe, Williams, Felsch and a
few others go the same roar and then
issued an ultimatum. Said the Old Ro-
man:
Those boys can never set foot in
my ball park as members OF my club
again"
II sounded good.
Probably Commy meant 1t, too. But
lately he has been asked half n dozen
times to set a price on Joe. He can't
keep jackson out Of the game, It's a
case of letting him help the White Sox
or hammer them.
SO ComiSkey has decided to keep Joe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
jim SHAW SEES
MAGNATES SIDE
Doesn't Believe in Free Agent
Stuff and Awaits Orders.

Jim Shaw, who started his big league
career with the Washington Senators
in 1912, and who is still a member of
that club, is one ball player who does
not believe that he Is a free agent,
although the season of 1918 ended alb
ruptly about Labor day.
Il consider myself the property of
the Washington club said Shaw, ''aqd
am waiting to hear from Clark Griffith
about my contract, | understand that
the American league is planning to cut
salaries in 1919, and if such is the case
may be In for a slicing, but Griff
has always treated me fairly and | do
not anticipate any trouble coming to
terms"
Shaw won 16 games and lost 70 last
season, He got away to a poor start,
having trouble with his arm, but lust
as soon as hot weather arrived began
to win and really, made a creditable
showing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
AFTER THE OLD ROMAN

After all Joe jackson may not be with
the Chicago White Sox this season,
windy city taudom Is up In arms
against Charles Comiskey. owner of the
tAle Hose, because he has weakened in
ms determination to prevent Joe Jack
son, Hap Felsch. Claude Williams ana
BYRD Lynn from playing with his club
ms year, owing to their shipyard activ.
itios.
Comiskey is between two fires. Kid
Gleason. the new SoN manager, saws
he is going to have Williams, JACKSON
Lynn and Felsch back on rs team
chicago fans say they win boycott the
club If this quartet Is retained.
So the odd Roman gets 1t in the neck
going and coming. Just how no
energies from his present jam is await
ed with interest,
Pat Moran, ex.Phllly leader, VIII Ia
now one Of John MeGraw's ablest lieu.
tenants, Is to receive s. 5000 per annum
for coaching Giant pitchers. Pat vas
getting about this figure as Quaker
MANAGER, and Is about to tiaure that
BIZ Baker did him a favor Instead Of an
Injustice when he cast him adritt from
the pills
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
GUMSHoE POLITICS.

with the inauguration OF John d.
Martin as president of the Southern
league, 1t is certain that gumshoe poh-
ties which have heretofore been PLAYED
among different club owners in The
Sunland major viii never again be
Countenanced,
The gumshoers who heretofore have
been guilty Of the banerul and dcstruc-
tive practice Of playing politics will get
NO sympathy from tn" new league head,
who Is determined to combat any influ-
ruce which viii hinder the rapid and
healthy growth of the Southern league,
and which have a harmful effect on the
development Of the leading minor league
NJ the world.
Pat Moran had to think a whole
month on whether or not he would &C.
oept a lob at $1,000 a year. pat Is ex.
actly like us, with the exception OF
80 days, % hours and SO minutes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
MALONE KAYos SHEEHAN.

ST, PAUL, Mimi, Jan, 1S.-Tommy
Sheehan, of Chicago. was knocked out
by Jock Malone, Of st Paul, in the
third round OF a scheduled lO-round
boxing contest last night. Mike Ertle,
of st. Paul, outpointed Johnny Richie,
Of chicago in eight rounds, in the
oninion Of neMsnnner mnn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
GREB VS..

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 1S-Harrv
Greb, Pittsburgh middleweirht, and
Soldier Bartfield. New York, wit meet
In a 12-round contest here Jan. q
Bartfield, although lighter thar Greb,
fought the P%ittshurgher before and was
credited& with holding his own.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
POSTPONED.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. 1S.--The
Military Handicap, to have been run
nj the fairgrounds track here today
between horses ridden by commissioned
officers from Camp Shelby and Camp
Beauregard, has been postponed enc
week because heavy rains have made
the track slow for this Weekend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
VOCATIONAL WINS.

The Vocation high girls basketball
team defeated the girls Of Whitohaven
high school IN a good game Of basket
hall Friday afternoon at Whitehaveu.
The final score was IS To 6. The lineup.
Vocational WhitehaVer
Demaris Allen. Center. ..... Bessie I'M
Lenora Griffin. o., Center. .,...Neu Ruhle
Sue Fuchs. .,.,. Guard ... Bessie Miller
Dorothy Hatcher. Guard ,........ Lelor
Ferguson
Marie Frey Co. Forward Lula Miller
Laura Ashe. Forward Martha Davis tcl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
PITCHER ONLY MAN
OF IS TO ESCAPE

Paul T.. BURY, former pitcher for
Notre Dame university, who passed
up a three-Near contract with the
New York Giants when he volun-
teored for army service In October.
1917, Is recovering from a wound
at Fort penjamin Harrison, near
indianapolis, BURY was wounded
in the hip at Nerdun when an Aus.
trian shell exploded near a group
OF rs men OF the is men, BURY
alone escaped death lie has near
~ recovered, and hopes to he able
to go south with the Giants next
spring.
BURY entered service with Hank
Gowdy, OF the Boston Braves. He
and Gowdy, as the battery, won the
baseball championships Of the Amer.
lean expcditionary forces for the
pad infantry
At Notre Dame BURY was a four.
letter man, but baseball was his
strong point. He was picked Nm
by a scout for the Giants after an
lS-innirg contest with the Irniyer-
sity OF Michigan He was beaten in
that game, 4 To ., by George SlslAr,
who was signed by the 81, Louis
Americans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
COUNTY BASKETBALL
LEAGUE.

The Shelby county basketball learua
has started its season, the first games
n Whitehaven were victorious. Caplc-
willie defeating Neshoba "a to ~. whNo
Whitehaven walloped Culierville II TO 6
Games will he played every Thursday
at the Y. NJ. c.. A.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
AUTOS o SALE

We have a few more
real bargains in good used
motor cars, and in order to
move them promptly we
have placed low prices and
terms on them:
1917 Light Six Mitchell, excellent me-
chanical condition, all tires as good as
new. Real value at $685.. ID
1916 saxon-six. five passenger, good
condition, and a bargain at 1925.
Late 1917 Dodge touring, fine me,
chanical shape, new top, Price $S75.
Late 1916 Dodge touring, $500.
Two 1918 Chevrolet tourings. as good
as new, $3.50.
One Chevrolet roadster, runs good
and is good, at $275. Electric lights
and starter.
We have three 1918 Allen Al five-pas-
senger tourings in perfect condition, in
fact they are as good as new, and we
have put a price on them to make them
move.
We have a customer who desires to
sell his Paige 7-passenger, 1917 model
in perfect condition. at a very low
price.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
American Association Hus Good Chance to
Become Third Major On Account of Draft

making the association unusually fast.
Where the majors can o draft, the
association can draft, and with the
minors at grips with The majors it is
easy to see where the smaller fellows
win help their fellow mlnor in crowd
ing In ON the two MI lnrS-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length of day, 10 hours, I minutes.
Length Of night, 10 hours, SO minutes.
sun rises Sunday at 1907.
( sun sets Sunday at SIS.
Moon rises Sunday at $3.50 pm.
Last quarter moon on the 23d.
Morning star, Saturn.
Evening 9tars, Venus, Mars and
JuDitpr.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

ECAUSE Of the fact that
two OF the directors were
called out Of tho city on
urgent business. the sched-
ulsd meeting Of the Mem
phls baseball club was not
held last night, but was
again postponed Until a
later date, when a manager
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
CHICAGO DEFEATS w

CHICAGO, Jan, tS,-Chicago defeate,
Iowa, II to 10. last night in Il, West
ern conference basketball game. Cor
gas starred for Chicago with five has
kCts.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
DAILY TEMPERATURES
BIRTHS.

Fred T. and Dorothy Norvell, 2St
Bethel, Jan, a; boy.
l.. L, and Daisy Nelson Dismukes,
Poplar and Binghamton, Jan. "A; boy,
Daniel and Corce Congrvve, 81 Henry,
Ian 7. Girl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
Minors and Majors Sign
Working Agreement Today

will he governed by the last school cen
sus instead of the federal census, I'm
der this arrangement the Eastern
league and Texas league will be in
class A instead Of B.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

I,ttle prediction; II Ban comes out and
champions Herrmann's cause, Herr
mann will remain as chairman of the
national commission. Ban has a way
about him Of getting what he wants
when he wants IL,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
HARTLEY A o O

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. lS.-pete
Hartley, of New York. won In a fast
l4-round fight with Phil Bloom. Of
Brooklyn, y. V, last night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
Will Have Choice of All Minor
League Players and Club
Owners Looking to Future.
By Bob Pigue.

MEXICAN Association
club owners are making
ready for the day Il trio
of years hence when they
will be the third major
league.
The way the present
draft has been arranged,
the American aSgOCiAtiOn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OSATHs~

BOAI-AT RESIDENCE I72S F7cIId ave
nue., Friday afternoon Ian. II 1919
at S:15 O'Clock, Henry Arthur. AGED A
husband Of Ira BoaZ, father of Arthur
Boaz, Jr.
Funeral will a k place from resi-
dence tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
1880 O'Clock. Friends invited. Inter-
ment in Elmwood cemetery
WOLF-At residence, 1895 Court ave-
9:O5 O'Clock. Samuel, aged 60 years,
husband of Regina Wolf, father Of Ben
A. Bauer, Mrs. sam Baum, of jackson,
Tenn; Mrs. T.. d.. Levin. Mrs. A. T..
Cohen and Theodore Wolf.
Funeral services will be held at resi-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
Will Take Place of National
Agreement Abrogated BY
Mutual Consent.

EW YORK, Jan. 1S.-A
week of conferences and
joint sessions here between
major and minor league
baseball club owners will be
completed today. when a
working agreement Is signed
by the national commission
for the two major Organiza-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
WILL GIVE EN- HE'LL,

Wilbert Robinson, OF the Brooklyns,
mas a player on his team named He'll,
" ne fails TO make good, Robby will
give a minor league club He'll,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

he news agencies are asleep on the
loo' Neither Boston nor St. Louis team
has been sold this week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18

Spring horse racing in kentucky this,
wear will extend over a 6l-day period,
including Lexington, Louisville and La
tOnia meetings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-19

the interior Of the standpipe the price
agreed upon being S495. 1t has been
seven years since the Standpipe has
been painted ana this will be the third
time it has been coated since its cree
ton nearly rs years ago. The pipe, not
withstanding its continual usage, is in
first class condition and with more fire.
quent paintings will last for number
Of years yet.
A communication signed by the secre-
taries of the Chamber of Commerce the
Lions club. the Rotary Club and the Re
tail Merchants Associations was read
asking the mayor and city commission
crs to keep the main business streets
of the city clean during the fall and
winter months, as well as during the
heated term.
The petition set forth the complaint
that heavy wagons and trucks from the
rural districts coming to town, would
deposit lot Of accumulated mud from
their wheels on the pavement which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-19

\ city that increases in population
l1o per cent I'm six years, 1,OS7.5 per
cent in tangible wealth, and 5000 in
the number of automobiles owned is
goins some.
That is exactly what Ardmore has
done in that period Of time as shown
by the records compiled 10y the various
banks of the city and by other sources
Of statistical Information.
In 1913 Arlmorc. according to statis-
tics had % population of 10000 people,
and there are those who maintain that
the figures were "a little high
The total amount of bank deposits
at that time amounted to $500 600. and
the number of automobiles owned TO.
tailed an even dozen
Compare these with figures of 1919
and see what the result viii show.
In 1918 Ardmorc has an estimated
population of 2l.OoO people; its bank
deposits total $94g2,OOO, ana there are
5000 automobiles owned and operated
here.
Deposits in the various banks as
shown by the last reports, are as fol-
lows.
First National Bank, $3,721 900
Guaranty state Bank, $2,5410Oo
state National Bank, $1375.OOO.
Exchange National Bank $1,157OOO.
City state Bank 100000.
Making a total deposit of Sg.l7g 0OO.