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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
DOLLY STARK TO
MANAGE AUGUSTA
Elk Chick Leader Accepts Job
in South Atlantic League.

Dolly Stark, former manager Of the
Chicks, has accepted the job Of nan
aging the Augusta, Ca, club Of the
South Atlantic association, and will
leave Wednesday night for Augusta to
take up his new duties.
Dolly only recently returned from
overseas, where he has been serving
British forces as a Y. M. C. A, physi-
cal director. He has had several very
flattering offers since his return, but
liked the Augusta proposition best. and
consequently accepted It. Dolly plan
to play. ball part of the time and a v
he will use himself at any position
when the occasion demands. He ex-
poets to do some catching, as he won
have to move around SO much.
Stark has hundreds of friends all over
the. southern and other leagues who
wish, him well and hope that he will
have no trouble winning the Sally pen
rant.
: Dolly succeeds Fred Dewitt as man
ager Of Augusta.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
BEzDEK WILL
REMAIN A PIRATE
Hugo Has Good Offer, But
Refuses to Weaken.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June Although
ne admits that he has been told to
name practically his W terms to re-
turn to the University of Oregon as
athletic director, Hugo Bezdek, man
ager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, does
not feel that he a accept. However,
he has not said positively that he will
not do so. When asked for a state
ment as to his intentions Bezdek's
answer was: II am under contract
with the Penn State college and also
with the Pittsburgh ball club" Bez-
dek's two contracts permit him to man
age the ball club in summer and coach
at Penn State in the fall and winter.
Bezdek has not been we'll for the past
week or so, suffering from a bad cold,
and he has been depressed at the hard
luck of the Pirates, but it is not be-
lieved in Pittsburgh that he has any
intention Of abandoning his job as
manager, and there would be a big
protest by Pittsburgh fans IL he should.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
GIANTS APPEAR
The FAVORITES

Just a moment, What Is that we see
over. in the National Lacquer inquiries
Sid keener, of the st. Louis Times, and
then he continues: The Reds went out
and won their first nine games, didn't
they? Yep-the Superbas came along,
caught them and passed them, didn't
they? Yes, The Cubs opened as the
champions, didn't they? Yep. What
are we driving at? Why we're telling
you to cash the tickets on the Giants.
This is May Is and they sc to Septem-
Der, but some one will have to duplicate
Stallings' trick Of 1914 to ston Nc
Graw this summer.
Just study that club a moment. What
do they possess? Everything-every-
thing,
They look q bit weak in catching and
they landed Miguel Gonzales.
They needed fair pitching and they're
getting excellent pitching.
With Fred Toney and Pol Perritt
back. added to Jess Barnes, Jean
Dubuc. RUDE Benton, Cecil Causey and
others, not forgetting the prospect OF
landing Art Nehf, It won't be a close
finish.
The Reds should drift back to a per-
centage around .545. The Superbas will
fall close to 500 and the Cubs may slip
home with something around .575. The
Giants should be over the 800 mark,
pulled down the stretch TO decorate the
Polo grounds for the vaxla.A sAEtas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
Earl PUryear to Meet
Pete Herman for Title
Crack Western Bantam Signed to Go Up Against Champion
in 2o-Round Mill on Labor Day-spends Day Here.
BY BOB PIGUE.

full showing during the past several
weeks, and during the last month he
won the newspaper decision over Jack
Wolfe. Of Cleveland, received the
referees decision over Dick Loadman.
of Lockport, N. Y, and gave a severe
lacing to Frankie Mason in Peoria, re-
ceiving the decision. Mason is the boy
who gave Pal Moore, the Memphis ban
tam. such a hard fight. Puryear has
been rapidly climbing the fistic ladder
during the past several months. He is
without a doubt one of the greatest
bantams developed In recent years, pos
sessing speed that reminds fans OF
Memphis W Pal Moore, and with a
punch like a lightweight. He shares
rivalry with Kid Williams, eX-bantam
king, when it comes to assimilattng
punishment.
Puryear says he is confident of de-
feating Herman and winning the title
when they clash on Labor day. and
that he then hopes to meet Pal Moore,
the Memphis bantam, and n Of the
greatest ringmen of the decade, over
the long route. MOORE has defeated
Herman. and also was given the de-
the thickest OF the battle all the way,
and a long fight would undoubtedly
prove the biggest fistic attraction of
many years. Fifteen or twenty rounds
is what Puryear wants with Pal Moore
u he is successful in winning the title
from Herman.
Puryear is scheduled to meet Pekin
Kid Herman in Peoria, H., on June IL,
and will next clash with Joe Lynch or
Kid Regain In Baltimore or st. Louis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
ONE ON THE DOCTOR.

Frank L%ankenau, Pelican pitcher,
who Is also a Lutheran minister, had
a mean trick played on him by his
team mates Tuesday. The eminent
minister, who only recently reached his
twentieth milestone along LIES more or
less uneven highway, has a girl in
New Orleans whom he some day hopes
to make his wife. Next to his minis
try, Or. Lankenau loves this girl. Dur
ing the past several days the usual
sweet scented letters that usually come
from New Orleans failed to arrive
The doctor vas worried. He confided
in his team mates that he had not
heard from his lady love.
The ball players, all sympathy (?),
framed up a telegram alleged to be
from Lankenau's sweetheart, and placed
1t in his box at the hotel. The mes
sage read;
"Rcceived your letters and kilograms,
but all Is off between u.s."
The telegram was signed with the
young lady's name. Lankenau gave II
the up and down, the once owe and
then hurried to the nearest telephone
office, and the last we saw OF him he
was making a desperate effort to get
New Orleans over long distance, while
his team mates enjoyed the joke.
The Pels will need a new ball club
when Lankenau finds out that his
Nes AatfNt "'Ap GPpSiAiAb I'LL
Tho Philadelphia Athletics went five
games and scored only one run. Who
said tho Chicks we're the ~rottenest ball
club In the world7
Maybe all this rain is being sent to
furnish enough chaser water for all the
wet goods that are being consumed
these days just as July l is rapidly APP
preaching.
Scrgt, York can knock a squirrels
eye out at 200 yards without a gun
rest, This is a great feat in the eyes
of everybody except the squirrel.
Memphis residents have wired 10
the Y. s.. observatory to find out n the
sun 10 still doing business al the same
old stand. II hasn't been seen around
Memphis lately.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
CERNEY ARRIVES.

Jimmy cerney, the young lnfIelder re.
Gently secured by the Memphis club
from the Chicago White SoS, arrived In
Memphis Tuesday afternoon and re-
ported 10 Manager cy Baraer.
Cerney Will probably play third base
IN the opener between the Chicks and
Barons and Will bat either In fifth or
sixth position. Andy High will return
TO left field and Manager Harper Will
take hia place on the pitching starr
again. after having served as an outer
gardener for the past several games.
R
Leon Dobard, former Memphis short
stop, who was sold by the Chicks to
Beaumont In the Texas league, Is back
In New Orleans operating his chilli par
Tor. Dolby didn't like it down In Beau
mont, owing to the fact that he couldn't
ret going, as he was not In shape and
" eighing almost 200 pounds. Dobard
1T tired Of getting panned every day
nd quit the club cold.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
IT'S A GREAT LIFE.

The life of an umpire Is a great one.
He never pleases anybody, and regard
less Of what decision he may make, he's
bound to get in wrong with somebody.
He's looked on as a porch climber, a
robber and a blind Tom all thrown into
one, and frequently he is obliged to
show his agility in lodging pop bottles,
cushions and other missiles.
Close plays have to be decided, and
when he makes his decisions, he gets
cussed going and coming. Every rul-
ing he makes gets him in bad. His
hide must be like that Of a %rhinocerous
to keep him from feeling the many
shots that come his way. He must
possess the ability to bear with angry
ball players and take their epithets
like water on a ducks back. Nobody
ever says a kind word for him. When
his decisions please. he never receives
any bouquets, All he gets is condensed
fire and birthstone.
It's a great life-the umpire's.
iris Speaker and Chick GandIl have
been suspended Indefinitely on account
Of their little battle on the ball field
recently, President Ban johnson, Of
the American, informing them that the
armlstlce was signed last winter, and
stating that n they must fight, join
the BolshevIkl.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
What Is Rheumatism? :
Why Suffer From It?

blood where the poison turks and which.
is not affected by salves and oint-s
ments. 1t is important that you rid
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of your blood, making 1t pure and
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harm the most delicate stomach. 81
Write the physician Of this Company
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Atlanta, Ga. advI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
THWEATT AVAILABLE.

Bill Thweatt, the big riEht-hRnded
pitcher who performed with the Tribe
last season until he went to war, and
who has been Neaching history at Mem
phis University school all spring. is now
free to sign wherever he pleases, his
school having been dismissed.
Bill has laid his terms on the desk
Of President Tom Watkins, Of the
Chicks, and If thery are met he will
join the local club. II they are not
met, Bin says he Is going to Earle,
Ark, where he has a good offer to
pitch for a fast semipro club at that
place.
Lady fans figure that the weather
man has no chIValry, for II he had, he
wouldn't have let II rain on ladies' day
and cheat the talr f~anabelIes out OF a
chance to see a ball game free.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
Sufferers Should Realize That
It Is a Blood Infection and
Can Be Permanently
Relieved.

rheumatism means that the blood
has become saturated with uric acid
poison.
1t does lot require medical advice
to know that good health is absolutely
dependent upon pure blood. When the
muscles and joints become sore and
drawn with rheumatism, 1t is not a wise
thing to take a little salve and by rub
bling it on the sore spot, expect to get
rid Of your rheumatics. You must go
deeper than that, down deep into the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
U. S. Athletes
Sail For France
For Big Games

NEW YORK, June FIFTY Ameri-
can athletes who served In the army
will sail today on the steamship Great
Northern for France to compete with
the best athletes of tho allied nations
in an in~terallied tournament in Per-
shing stadium at Joinville-le Pont from
June 20 to July 6. The men were
chosen by the Amateur Athletic union
from all parts Of the country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
'YANK PITCHING
STAFF The BEST
Higgins Has Stars in His
Rifle Corps.

OF all the clubs that have shown
themselves at League park this year
New York has the best pitching staff
writes Henry P. Edwards, in the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. When a manager
is able to sell a pitcher like Dutch Leon
ard and declare he does not need such
a competent hurler, said manager must
have a great staff of m~oundsmen and
that seems to be Miller Higgins case
exactly.
With five regulars like Thormahlen,
Mcgridge, Shawkey, Quinn and Russell
right or edge, with Ernie Shore and
Pete Schneider being prepared for
warmer weather and three promising
recruits on the bench, the Yankees
should march right along and be real
contenders for the pennant II the bat
tiers maintain the hitting streak they
started in Cleveland.
They tackled Cleveland's three best
hurlers, Morton, Covaleskie and Bag
by and. aided by misplays, scored Is
runs In three games, making 80 hits.
To be sure, many of the runs were
the results Of errors, but they seemed
to hit the Indian hurlers consistently
Just the same.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
MAJOR LEAGUES
NEED YOUNGSTERS
Unusual Shortage of Players
Of Promise.

Basebalfs two major leagues never
had a better opening for promising
young players than at present exists,
put the Youngsters are not on hand to
grasp the opportunity, writes VIM.
Swope In the Cincinnati Post,
Gene Mccain. Red scout, SAYS he
can't find n player worth recommend
ing and Larry Sutton, former Red scout
y is now with the Phillies, says the
same thing.
About the only young players Of
promise these days are the college
lads, Sutton said. land they are only
Class b ball players ct the best now.
on any Of the collegians that have come
TO my attention, bad as we need play
erS, Tor they are no Improvement on
what we have already have
There Is hardly q team I'M either
major league that couldn't make room
Tor several youngsters OF promise, It's
doubtful II any other period OF major
league history found the ranks Of The
big teams so full Of veterans as M
present, The vets are still delivering a
good brand of ball, but even II they
were not they would have to be kent in
the line-up because there are COM
paratlvely no young fellows ready TO
take their places.
No baseball fiction of recent wears
gained as much publicity as that story
to the effect that the future m N ior
leaeuer were coming from the ranks
of on army, ~
It's true that thousands Of young fell.
lows who never played ball TO sneak OF
became baseball bugs while in the army
n Just dote on playing the national
game. t'""
But they didn't get enough baseball
education or experience in the army 10
~ them for the majors because they
were IN the army principally TO learn
me war business and work at II and
only got TO play ball in their snare
,tne which wasn't much, as any ex-
soldier can tell YOU.
future stars Of the majors arc
not coming from the ranks of the khaki
bearers OF uncel Sans flag. But neither
can we tell right now where they arc
coming from because, with basehanl
enjoying the biggest boom Il ever has
had, there exists the biggest SHORTAGE
81 young stars the game has seen In
modern days. N" ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04

keynote position. He made good from
the jump and has been playing a star
defensive game for the Barons all sea-
son. The fact that the Barons are
leading the league in double plays by a
margin of IL, shows just how good Ed
die fits in, as he has figured in a ma
jority Of these two-ply killings.
The old adage. you can't teach an
old dog new tricks" fell fiat in the
corner for many years, he stepped over
to second and filled the bill just like
he had been born at the middle pillow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
KITTY LEAGUE
COMING TO LIFE
viii Be Called Kentucky I'LL
nois When Formed.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 4.-Semi-
professional baseball clubs from six
c~ities-Cairo and Metropolis, III, and
Paducah, Dawson Springs. Murray and
Mayfield, Ky.-will compose the Ken
lucky Illinois league, under plans
adopted by old Kitty league officials
A pennant will be offered and $500
bonus to the league leaders at the end
of the season. 3. b. Hook, of Paducah,
reads the league.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04

The Birmingham Barons are staging
a series at Russwood with the Chick
outfit and with the Baron troupe is
the dean OF Southern league infielders.
and incidentally captain also of the
visiting clan. This man Is Eddie Nc
Donald, and he's Moley's first lieu
tenant.
This year when Moley was looking
round Tor a second baseman, while he
had two good third basemen in tow,
Eddie volunteered to move over from
third and take a whack at playing the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
DOLLY PASSES UP
JOB OF TEACHING
cHlNkS BASEBALL.

Dolly Stark, eS.Chlck manager
and lnflelder, who recently returned
from overseas after serving as Y.
M. c. A. physical director With the
British forces, has received a brand
new offer from the British govern.
ment.
Dolly 10 wanted by the British to
90 70 the Malay Islands to teach
HIGH class Cinnamon how to speak
English and play baseball. Accord
Ing to Dolly, the remuneration was
stated at 5000, quite a stipend as
%stlpends 90. Dolly likes tho long
green, but teaching Cinnamon any.
thing Is a man-slzed Job, and try
ING to get the l~ntrlcacies Of base.
ball In the chlnks' eupolas would
be too much Of an undertaking.
"Id be gray headed In a week II
! tried IT," says Dolly.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04

hGre ana lost them both.
Carlton Wordsworth and his Birmlna.
ham Barons have arrived on the scene
ready to meet the Chicks In case the
weather mar Will turn off the rain fau-
Gets long enough for nine Innings to
be played. The Baronlai layout has
been playing good BAN, and Is very nat.
uraily confident of trampllnp the
Chicks further under foot, but the To-
cal club has also been going good, and
q hard series ls anticipated.
Al Of Manager Barper's pitchers are
ready for work, on account Of having
laid of during the past four days
watching the raindrops chase each 9th.
or down the window paneS. For tho
opener, Tiny Goodbred or Hugh Cana.
van will draw the assignment. Manager
Wordsworth may use Crews against The
Chicks In tho getaway affair, Four
o'clock Is game time,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04

~ - Hf>N
remains the only Class A
I'D league in Dixie. the Texas
\[k having been denied its ap-
RA plication 10 be advanced
from Glass h to Class A.
Texas circuit was the rea-
son that the National board ruled ad-
Ncrsely OF the application.
!. n. Farrell, secretary Of the Ma
uonal board, has issued the following
report on the refusal Of the appllca-
tion. which embodies all Of the reasons
why The Texas was not raised TO Class
A on a par with the Southern.
Ihe Texas league filed an applica-
tlon with the National board for ad-
Nsncement from Glass B to Glass a
rating.
Prior to the last annual meeting
Of the National association the classifi-
cation Of league was governed by the
aggregate population of the cities
proper represented in the circuit. as
shown by the last printed United States
federal census,
AT the adjourned annual meeting
~ the National association held in New
York on Friday, January II, 1919, the
classification article Of the National as
ISOLATION agreement was amended by
the adoption Of the following:
" Resolved, that we change tho
classification figures to govern classin-
cation Of leagues upon last school
census instead Of federal census.
In the application submitted the
Texas league did not confine itself to
the scholastic census Of the cities
proper. The Beaumont figures embrace
me territory within a radius Of five
miles of the city.
Galveston reported scholastic popu-
lation Of Galveston county. Waco re
ported within five miles Of the city,
and others reported the suburban popu-
lation.
The usual method Of determining the
population Of a city Is to multiply tho
scholastic population hy the unit five.
IN its application Galveston multiplied
by six, and Houston multiplied by five;
waco multiplied by six, and Fort Worth
multiplied by five.
The official POPULATION Of each city
proper, comprising the Texas league.
rs shown BY the last official scholastic
census taken, furnished by the superin-
tendent Of schools l0 each city, multi
piled by the unit fN" PRODUCES an ag-
gregate population % -'I1N"
A Million PaQr.~ed.
The constitutional ,c..l, apt for
Class 4 is an aggrega, population OF
1000, 600.
by using the figure ST. We unit,
the aggregate population U 'Y cities
proper comprising the circuit q Town
by the scholastic figures N3l.l tstlI
SSl, 1854.
president Morris contends that III
population should include within a Eve
mile radius OF the city.
TT has heretofore never been ALLOW
able by the National board to court
tho suburban population Of a city III
It's claim for classification,
The officially printed figures of the
census enumerators, OF the city proper
only. have been used as tho Official
basis for ratings.
ITO definitely determine whether a
rev rule might become effective. the
entire National board passed upon the
question.
The board votes adversely upon the
application for advancement
y. II. FARRELL. Secretary"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
GIBBONS VS.. SMITH.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June Mike
Gibbons, of st. Paul, and jeff Smith, of
New York, will box ten rounds here
on July 4. The bout will be the prin-
cipal event of a boxing carnival which
is being arranged for that day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
Tailored Blue Serge Suits

serve so mary warm weather needs
Tor a business suit; for r dress-up
sun, or for a vacation suit-wIth a pair
OF white ~f1annels you have two suits
J Moriarty 4 Son. Tailors, ST South
sa"N Stfss adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
TEXAS lEAGJfH
N|HERE THEY PLkl,
'!fA>h92F

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Birmingham at Memphis.
Mobile at Nashville,
Atlanta at Little Rock.
New Orleans at Chattanooga
-
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York at Philadelphia.
Only game scheduled.
=
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Only games scheduled.