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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
M. I. s. mi MAYFIELD.

1t is to be regretted that NJ. U. s.
received such surprising treatment as
is said to have been accorded the eleven
during its recent visit to the Kentucky
stronghold.
Friday, instead Of returning an 1870
victory. the Red and Blue accepted a
10 defeat and called it the most hair
raising experience iRhistory. The lads
ever claim that they hoisted a devout
prayer of thanks when their train
pulled out in a southern direction.
The story brought back to Memphis
by the lads is not in the nature of an
alibi for the defeat, 1t is meant only
to inform sprightly elevens that May
field is a pretty good place to avoid
in the seasons run.
On one occasion they claim that End
Rainier was in the act of receiving a
forward pass across the line when q
well -meaning spectator gave him a stiff
shove in the Stats. The pass vas missed
and. blooie, went s or Z points,
The last two quarters were played
within Mayfield's 40-yard line, but the
alert referee was said to have been
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
ONLY VERBAL CONTRACT.

Moore had only a verbal contract with
Lewis and Walsh. and encountered NO
trouble IN breaking that. Had he been
signed up he would not rave broken off
so easily, but as II was merely a verbal
agreement II could be broken at any
time either Of the parties concerned
saw fit, and Pal saw TT after his TRIP
"a New orleans, which proved to him
that Walsh was n sheep in VOLTS cloth
ing and was trying TO dobble-cross him
Walsh has repeatedly stated that
Burman was a better boy than Moore,
He told me IN the lobby OF the fea-
body hotel that some day he hoped to
match Rurman with Moore, as he be-
nsved Rurman would be a champion
An this time Walsh was drawing his
III per cent Of Pals ring earnings and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
SWEET PATooTIE ORIGIN.

H. X. writes in asking where Sweet
Patootie came from.
Frank Moran brought 1t back from
New Orleans with a story. When
went South to fight Fred Full
ton he stopped the night before at
one Of the hotels in town, and all the
bellboys got Jerry to the fact that
he was Frank Moran, the fighter. All
believed Il but the elevator boy.
That night, as Francis was on his
way to the quilts. the elevator boy
auizzed him. He asked:
Are you the Frank Moran that
licked Jim Coffey"
Moran smiled and replied: "Yes,
that's me all oyer
The boy looked again and asked:
AN you're the Moran who fought
lack johnson in Paris?''
Once more Moran replied. Yes
The boy piped again and Their asked:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
Wonderful Physique.

Charley Jude. the Ole Miss favorite,
pulls 1877 pounds stripped on the scales
ana possesses one Of the most amazing
physlques IN the World-no parties
barred, He has never smoked nor drunk
N his life and has spent his entire life
~ the fields, completely removed from
the lure Of the lights.
IN the past year he has run up 90
successive knockonts and claims that
ne has neve turned loose to his fullest
extent, Most OF his matches have been
staged as private affairs and Monday
night will mark his formal entrance into
the professional fields.
During the week he has worked daily
with broadway Jones, who coDfesses
70 be In a very %dilapidated condition at
the present time. Broadway asserts
mat his man Is ready for the test and
that n popular colored undertaken has
been notified to take charge OF Gahee's
body.
In Gahee Jude Is being started
against one Of the fastest, cleVerest and
hardest hitting coons in the local corral
Even that marvellous Kid Roux asserts
thAt he IL the fastest boy he has ever
raced and no one has ever lamped a
duck who could outstep Roux,
The Ole Miss crowd has brought up
the family Jewels and intends returning
either flat broke or greatly fattened.
No middle ground will do.
A six and a four-round bout preceded
by "A battle royal viii complete the
show. Billy Hack will referee all bouts
and a band viii furnish the music.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
PLAN 0 ENLARGE
POLO GROUNDS

NEW YORK. Oct. el.--Plans are
now under consideration to enlarge the
polo grounds for next season so that
the Brush Stadium will have a seating
capacity of $4,000 spectators. Al yari-
Gus times during the last few seasons
the crowds have been so large at sew
erai of the games that il has been
necessary to stop the sale OF tickets.
The need of enlarged stands was evil
last season, when 10000 spectators werc
left outside at one of the games. At
the worlds series OF 1917 thousands of
fans were disappointed and II has prac-
tieaily been decided by the NationaA
Exhibition company to increase the
starts.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
Known for so Years as the
Best Remedy for Rheuma-
tism, Catarrh and
Skin Diseases.

Scientists have discovered that the
forest and the field, are a~bundantly SUP
piled with vegetation OF various kinds,
that furnish the ingredients for maxi
ing a remedy, for practically every Ill
and ailment OF mankind. Medicines
made from roots, herbs, and barks
which Nature has placed at the dis
posal OF man. are better than strong
mineral mixtures and connections. Min
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

~ I'LL TTN + TVW EHU 5HT N,
Red Smith, the sorreltopped catcher and outhelder of the Chicks
last season, drops a communication from his home in Logansport, Ind,
where he is spending his honeymoon with his wife. sister and mother.
Red was married a pair of weeks back and Immediately beat It for the
old homestead in Indiana, where he will remain until the baseball
reveile next spring.
Red says he is very happy-inY fact, as happy as all bridegrooms
Ito the uninitated it can't be described and to the initiated it isn't
necessary, and that he is certain he. made no unwise move when he
inserted his carrottopped dome into the matrimonial moose. Among
other things, Red says:
I'VE are just as happy as if we had good sense, and are
giving a practical demonstration of love in a cottage, at
least to our own satisfaction. have 96 pounds of the sweet
est little darling tpoor old RedD in the universe, and every
afternoon she Is on the porch waiting for me to get off the
car, and comes down the street to meet me and PLAYS like
she's awfuly glad to see me"
Yes, Reds a regular bridegroom. At least he has ALL the vmntoms
Red says he has been loaGng every winter before this one. hut has
now a real reason to go to work, and has started already earnins his
living via the perspiration of his freckled and slantinp brow
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
ToRToRICH HAS FEAST

When Billy .Haack went to New
leans with Pal Moore to arrange
a title bout Thanksgiving day, Dol
nick Tortorich prepared a meal of m
lard ducks on which the invited quo
Toasted highly.
Besides Hack and Moore, Tortos
called in George chip, the middleweiS
and his manager, Jimmy Dime; d
Floto, of Denver; Jack Kearns, mad
ger of Jack Dempsey, and Will HI
ilton, a New Orleans sport wriI
Dempsey was due in the Following I
but Hack did not remain over fol
chat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
DEMPsEY's FIGHTING POI

A picture in a recent issue of
Sidney Referee shows Jack Demu
crouched low and willard very erI
with a black eye, leading a left.
der the picture the caption reads:
mo real boxer could ever get |
such a position. No really good I'D
would have allowed him to escape d
it without a severe trouncing."
That may all be so, but just
Willard, Brennan, Fulton, Morris
Gunboat Smith about " They
only let him escape from It but I
the count as well, It's a queer pI
ton, to be sure. but it pulls the
man over and brings him down
Jacks size.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
IMPORTANT. MATTER.

Here's the most Important matter that
will come before the assembled baseball
mem The seven. player rule will un.
derpo a severe operation and when the
Dixie Sawbones finish with the Job Il
Will hardly look natural,
The general feeling among Sunland
club owners Is that the rule was a GOOD
one for 1919, but for 1920 It isn't worth
a tlnker's dam. Al club owners be.
lieve that 1910 Us going to be a great
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

And you're the Moran who fought
Willard 10 rounds?'
Moran smiled once more and pl
That's me-"
The boy sat down, watched
floors pass one by one, and then,
ing up at Moran again, said, "YC
some Sweet Patootie.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
DEFEATS HAGAE.

DETROIT, Oct. 27.-James NJ Barnes.
Sunset Hin. st, Louis, the open cham :
mon, Sunday defeated Walter Hagan,
Detroit. national open champion, and
Alexander Ross. 1907 American title
holder, by eight strokes in a 36-hoie
medal match at the Detroit Golf club.
Barnes had $50 for the SO holes. eight
over par,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

Hack learned from Tortorich Il
Tommy Walsh spent most of his Il
in New Orleans attempting to sec
the championship match for Joe b
man in place of Moore. Tommy l
told Pal and had further issued a WI
ten statement to the effect that T
torich was attempting to cut in
a 10 per cent slice of the future cal
ings Of the champion.
Tortorich Immediately corrected
error in a letter that appeared In 1
News Scimitar laet Wednesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
MANY GRID SURPRISES-PAL MOORE IN NEW HANDS
Big Cos1e Shea
CASEY REVISED.

The outlook wasn't over pink for Pal Moore in the fray,
According to the statement made by Tommy Walsh one day;
And so when Tommy let a squawk regarding Tortorch
The latter answered Tommy in a manner keen and rich.
The popeyed bug was puzzled as he read the daily bray
gossip ever changing with the day;
But when the middle cleared a bit before the roll and toss
No fan could doubt that Tommy Walsh had worked the double GRO
When Moore obtained the vital points of Walsh's tricky crack
He picked a boss who answered to the name of Billy Hack.
And then he purmured to himself regarding Tommy's plight.
You may fly high, you buzzard, but some day you're bound to light
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

heip bring about this deIectable condl.
ton by putting out the best and fastest
baseball aeprepatlons possible.
with the seven player rule In effect
tnls would be impossible. So the seven
player plan Is doomed. It Is quite
likely that a rule will be substituted
which VIII call for each club In the
LEAGUE to have 10 class A players and
four or five rockies. This will ~strenoth-
en- the clubs and stu give the YOUNG.
sters a chance to break In.
There are other matters comma IN.
but the pair aforementioned are the
most important.
The best team may not have won
when the Reds whaled the everlasting
daylights out of the White Sox, but
there's no denying the fact that the
I,at Moran men carried off the lions
share of the jack, which. after all, is
me most Important incident In the big
series or In any other line.
Only, one thing is now lacking to
give the winter league the necessary
whtrl for the hot stove league. Ty
Cohb's annual retirement is yet to be
announced.
Claude williams, White Sox left
handler, started three times in the
worlds series and got worse on eacr
start. II he series had lasted for n
or 10 games. Lefty probably would have
been routed before getting even one
Redleg out,
Note that Fred Fulton knocked ar
opponent out in London the other nloht
The dispatch neglected to state wheth.
tr was a ctgar.store Indian or .;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
KERR A N MORE MONEY

Dick Kerr, Chicago White Sox lett.
handler and the most prominent hero
of the worlds series, has stated In no
uncertain terms that he is flqurino en-
a raise In salary before he performs Tor
the Pallid Hose next year.
Kerr, who is an eN. Trihesman, won
two games FOR the White Sox and unset
all the calculations OF the critics by
pitching the best ball Of any White SoI
pitcher who attempted to stem the Red
tide, So Tiny Dickie, havinq qtven a
practical demonstration OF his worth.
has notified President Com!skey and
Manager Gleason that they viii have
to come across, sweeten the kitty, kick
In, decorate the mahogany and donate
before he will sign a contract for 1890.
As Kerr is practically the only de.
pendable pitcher the Sox now have,
he has hardly a chance to meet with
refusal.
Babe Ruth. king OF slug:ers. was ten
6ered y banquet in Boston the other
night, and following the putting on OF
the fced .hag. Babe was presented with
a $500 diamond ring. q gift OF admirers
Of the Beanville metropolis,
Dolly Stark, local baseball celebrity.
has settled down for the winter and is
now engaged in selling automobiles and
fivVerS for a local concern. doll viii
stick close TO the home fireside until
the %springtime. when he win pack his
| su,t-roll and head for augusta, where
| he win again serve as manager Of the
! sally League club In the hustlins
Georgia metrcpoliS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

Bill Coughlin, former captain Of the
Detroit Tigers and later minor league
manager, who returned recently from
France, was given a home coming" at
Scranton last week, when hundreds OF
fans and players and just ordinary cit
isens gathered 10 dnNhinH honor, Cough
IN was abroad as an athletic director
for the knights Of Columbus.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
THE GOLF CITY.

Around the now deserted nineteenth
hole a bunch of golfers gathered re-
Gently in heated discussion. The debate
covered the cities of the South and a
brave attempt was made to name the
city of Dixie in which golf flourished
to its greatest extent.
After the elimination had left At
lanta, New orleans, Birmingham and
Memphis in the semifinals, Birming-
ham and Memphis eliminated them
selves and New Orleans and Atlanta
went to il.
New Orleans offered Whitney and
Bush as its l~iveliest opponents against
Jones, Adair and Alexia Sterling. there
by giving Atlanta the verdict, / up.
II was finally agreed that the Cracker
town was the heaven of Southern golf,
with a record that can not be denied.
Memphis had brought out the veteran
Martin Condor in a return of form and
mad produced a startling I'M most
promising youth In Henry Wenzler, Jr.
Added to this were two rare women
entries-Mrs. Kenneth Duffield and Mrs.
DaVid Gaut, but still the city could not
qualify.
For against this record Atlanta had
the runner-up in the national amateur
In Jones and the retainer Of the wom-
ems national title in Alexia Sterling. No
other Dixie citadel could even approach
the record of the Cracker metropolis,
More than this, Atlanta staged the
only Southern open in the history of
the game and has consistently been a
prime factor in the rapid advance of the
sport.
-
Someone has suggested that the Over
ton links are In need of readjustment.
1t was tipped off hat bunkers would
add greatly to the course, but a wise
nut cut in with this crack. Why not
build a treadmill to grind out the nuts
for the SQUIRRELS that follow the game?
No laughs are allowed on this joke.
It comes from the nimble brain Of Ed
die George.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
OLE MISS PRIDE
TOMEETG AHEE
IN SAL BOUT
Marks, Miss, Entry Pitted
Against Memphis Marvel in
Eight Round Go-lnvader
Possesses Fine Physique.

Marks. Miss. w. Memphis, Tenn,
y the situation IN a nutshell at the
southern A. c. Monday night when
Sharley Jude, Of the former place, meets
Battling Gahee Of the Bluff city in the
elght-round windup Of a popular price
The two heavyweights are boxing in
me flrst popular-price show Of the sea
son and the second bill Of the revived
southern. More than that. the match
mas aroused n bale Of interest among
followers Of the two pile driving maui
ers.
A delegation Of 50 Marks fans will be
az the rlngside to back their entry In
the battle, this number having phoned
result fight fans are looking for one of
the most interesting bouts Of the year
and certainly one Of the most fiercely
and hIltnTlV goafagtad
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

and Lewis for many months-in fact, almost since the time he deyel-
oped into a star, Walsh and Lewis have found the little Memphian a
yernable gold mine. for Pal has coined many dollars during the past
four years, and his managers have dragged down 80 per cent out
Of Pals ring earnings. But this will be no more, for Pal has side
tracked both Lewis and Walsh and has placed HIS ring deshnies under
the guiding hand of Billy Hack, and the firm of Walsh, Lewis & Moore
has been dissolved for Keeps.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
Million Dollars
Offered For The
Boston Red SOr

WASHINGTON, oct. sI.-An OF.
fer Of $1,000, 600 has been made for
the Boston Red SoN by q comhina.
ton Of Boston people, Representa.
tive James Gallivan, Of Massachu-
sets, announced today.
President lNrazec. Of the Red
SoX, and myself, arc interested Ia
the combination" Representative
G~allivan said, He would not dis.
close the others interested,
N the deal goes through | eX-
nert TO be president Of the club"
Galliran said,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

Rollie Zeider, reports have 1t, ma
manage a team in the Western CaD
league next season. Zeider once plaN1
in that circuit and is remembered tho
for his good work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
HACK WELL QUALIFIED.

There Is nobody anywhere more enft-
nently fitted oT better qualified as
Moore's manager than Billy Haacit,
Billy has been identified with the box
ing game for u number of years and Is
personally acquainted with practically
every boxer u any repute at all who
ever drew on n glove Hack can secure
fully as many matches for Moore as did
his late managers and possesses tho
business instinct to get fully
as much Of the long green for Moore's
activities as did Walsh and Lewis.
Hack has known Moore ~nce Pal
was a Kid In 4kniokerhockers. II was IN
Haark'a Phoenix Athletic club that Pal
got his first start toward the stardom
that he now enjoys, II was Hack who
gave Pal many Of the fine points IN
Fistiana's headliners. Hack Is u
clever boxer himself, one OF the old
school, and when Moore was breaking
In Billy was one OF the Memphis boys
aud helpers, 1t was Haack
who firmly placed Pals feet on tho
bottom rung OF tho ladder Of success
and who during the succeeding years
has done everything possible to promote
his success,
Moore and Hack will work together
fine. They are already counting on
winning the championship Of the world
Thanksgiving day by beating Pete Her
man, and Moore's myriad supporters
may rest assured that Pal VIII enter
the ring In the very pink OF condi-
ton against Herman, for Hack is q
great conditioner and win not overlook
this vital factor In preparing Moore Tor
the most important contest OF MS
career,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
Moore Made Wise MOUe
When He Chose Hack
Memphis Bantam Now in Good Hands and Will Enjoy Fine
Financial Regime Under Bily's Managership.
Good Working Pair-Bright Future
ny BOB PIGUE.

A QaHEN MOORE Memphis bantam and The lending COM
tender for the crown now worn by Pete Herman, Of New
Orleans. dhched Nate Lewis and Tommy Walsh as his
managers and ushered Billy Hack, loyal boxing pro-
moter, to the seat OF honor, II was the wisest move that
the little Memphis glove artist has ever made,
~ = Mnnrn I'm hnnn nndnr rnAnAnnmnnI of Whlah
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
THE REASON,

1t Is no wonder though that WI
bent every effort to obtain the \
for Burman in place of Moore, Ton
and Nate have a 40 per cent ras|
of the Burman earnings and the
is tied up in a contract that still
a number of years to run. With Nd
they were getting 30 per cent Of
pile, but they did not have a contrl
1t was merely a verbal agreement I
could be discontinued without moi
subject to the desires of Moore.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

overstocked with penalties that \
unloaded with little concern.
The yarn sounds funny. but wheI
men swear to it by all that's holy,
should we doubt?
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

But two reverses were sustained Il
week by the local eleven. Vocatidl
was beaten in the mud by High, \
NJ. U. s. dropped her scalp to Mayfis
on the latter's grounds.
schedule a game.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

Note that Fred Fulton knocked an
opponent out in London the other nlaht.
The dispatch neglected to state wheth.
tr i was a cigar.store Indian or "a
clothing house dummy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

Following the severe lacing that q
man received Saturday night in Phi
BY Joe Lynch it would be interest
to know just what Tommy wa
thinks of the situation at present.
Burman was being primed to II
the everlasting wadding out of Mod
When last here Walsh stated that
kid was good enough to turn the tri
His official communique covering
setback in the Philly sector is yet
the process of construction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

The main thing is that NJ. U. S.
sever athletic relations Immediately
c. H. S. will probably follow suit.
Evening star., 1919-12-07
FUNERAL OF H. G. FRICK.
Services at Pittsburgh Residence.
Burial in Homewood Cemetery.

PITTSBURGH. December 6.--The fu-
neral Of Henry Clay Prick took place
from the family residence. Clayton, yes
terday, none but close relatives and a
few intimate friends Of the family being
present.
Edward I. Van Etten, rector of Cal
vary Protestant Episcopal Church,
stood beside the plain casket with it's
ohe wreath of flowers as he read the
service, and the music was by Mrs.
Christine Miller Clemson. the wife Of
one of Mr.. Frick's former business as
sociates. lnterment was in Home
wood cemetery.
Evening star., 1919-12-07
new BUTTERFLY" MAP
FOR 1920 AIR DERBY
Work of Oakland Man Is Adopted
by Secretary Glidden for World
Girdling Event.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. December
6.-Flyers in the proposed 1920 world
girdling air derby will not travel by
Mercator's projection. but by a new
butterfly" map devised by B. J. s.
Cahill of Oakland, Calf. which has
just been adopted by Maj. Charles J.
Glidden, executive secretary Of the
aerial derby commission, now on his
way to the far east and who gave
the map his approval before leaving
here.
Mr.. Cahill. who is the originator Of
San Francisco's $12.000.0O0 Civic cen.
ter plan. said that an aviator using
the Mercator projection as guide
would go 1000 miles out OF his way
in a trip from Panama to Yokohama
''If the north pole were on an island
mile wide" he said, "it would ap-
pear on Mercator's projection to be
25,0"0 miles wide. or nearly the total
Evening star., 1919-12-07

circumference. of tn. earth at the

circumference Of the earth at the
equator"
worked on his drawings fifteen
years. said that IAN impartial and
rational world geography is essen.
tial to world peace" He said that
Mercator's projection. which was
originally devised by the Belgian
photographer as a guide for navf-
gators. distorted and exaggerated
the earth as it receded from the equa-
tor" This, for instance. made 1T ap-
pear as il South America were much
smaller than North America when. as
matter of fact, he said. they were
about the same area. The Cahill map
IS as though an actual sphere had
been cut and fattened. its appear
ence somewhat resembling the out
spread wings of butterfly.
All problems Of intercommunication
by sea. land or air are banning and
misleading on Mercator's chart, says
Mr.. CahIll. but simple and obvious on
the butterfly" map. a further aid to
mutual knowledge and understanding.
Evening star., 1919-12-07
CLEARING FIEADLAMP ON AUTO
IS CRITICISED BY AN EXPERT
Illuminating Engineer Says 1t Causes Many
Accidents, and Is Strain on Driver
and Passenger.

commissioner. is authorized to make
necessary road and laboratory tests
to determine which lighting devices,
lamps and lenses best comply with
the provisions governing glaring
headlights, but why not specifically
rout out what constitutes a dazzling
raw
Evening star., 1919-12-07
The Inevitable Criticism.

Mrs. Pester-There goes Mrs Run
about in her very latest street suit.
Her Husband-That 30! What's
wrong with it?