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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
Is L. MAGMA TIES ADJOURN--LEONARD DUE THURSDA
M. A. A.
SOCCER

Collins played his usual good game
ior the Wades Sunday. His passing was
faultless.
Tommy Long. in the backfied pivot
position OF the Wades, showed to ad-
vantage Sunday. His goal shot won the
game for the wades in this fracas
Montedonico's goal keeping seems to
be improving. While the Wades goal
was In no immediate danger throughout
the last game Sunday, good work In the
pinches was noticeable.
Scruggs played a brilliant defensive
game for the Smart Millinery team
sunday. His hootlng proved especially
helpful when their goal was threatened
Hough Is fast proving one of the
keenest goal keepers in the DeSoto
league. His work Sunday was Of the
tiptop variety
Coburn continues his hard work for
the Smart team. When Charley boil
sters on hts offensive play he will prove
more useful
II. Verne continued to be one of the
star performers for the Royal Roofing
team last Sunday, even though they
lost. He covers a world Of ground and
is very crafty kicker
Polly, vino played outside right for the
Royal Roofing team Sunday, made some
excellent plays. His center shots were
extremely nifty
Manager Fitzpatrick missed more
than his usual number Of kicks in Sun
days game. However. he would fit in
nicely on any club with his strong kick
ing,
Walsh continues his good work for the
Y. Nj, l. team. His work In the mldlines
for the Institute boys hast Sunday was
among the best Of his performances.
Young Ounce played the game Of his
| life Sunday for the Y. NJ. |. team. He
was on every play and was remarkably
accurate in his blocking and kicking.
TaV he, ala f..A stfrkf nh For
| Y, NJ. |. in Sundays game. played the
best game of his career, His work is
constantly improving and he now rates
as one OF the strongest back field
kickers in Memphis
What good Is soccer player unless
| he shows up2
That Is the one question that came in
| for considerable discussion after the de-
| feat Of two teams last Sunday
on one club the roster had been cut
to the core, with the Idea Of playing all
| players who would show up regularly,
and one player who had been absent for
two weeks showed up as the game was
well along Another club suffered a
similar mishap when two fast forwards
| failed to show up, and as a result the
team was considerably weakened
against the strongest team in the league
and even narrow win did not disclose
the real truth Of the injury done to the
team which was shy the two main pins
In the machine.
| Players who have been generously
furnished complete outfits should show
to their hacker the courtesy OF their
attendance or advance notification OF
| their not coming 1t is justice to the
hacker and justice to his fellow team
mates who show UP and put forth their
| best efforts.
Some method should be worked out
whereby players who habitually fail to
report for their games should be ruled
| out OF soccer for season or SO. This
hurts the offending player II he is a
soccer enthusiast and would only tenn
poratiy backset the manager who Is
breaking In a player who reports regu-
larly except for cases Of sickness
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
BOBBY HAYESSTOPS
PAT HAGAN EASILY
Memphis Bantam Tears in and
Drops Elk Sailor-Editor
Defeats Dempsey.

Bobby Hayes, local bantamweight,
stopped Patsy Hagan, another Mem
phian, in the third round of a SEIZED i.
uled eight round bout at the Southern
Athletic club Tuesday night at the
boxing show staged exclusively for the
Hardwood Lumbermens association,
Iagan started off well and rocked
Hayes with several hard rights, but
Bobby tore In and soon had things all
his own way. At the finish Of the sec
ond round Hagan was on the floor and
the count had reached nine when the
bell rang
Early In the third Hagan ran into a
left hook that staggered him and q
right cross dropped him for the full
count.
The Fighting Editor won a decisive
victory over Young Jack Dempsey In
corking eight-round mill. Both boys
fought hard throughout the bout, will
the Editor in complete control of the
situation, landing almost at win oil
pcmpsey's jaw and midsection witt
scarcely a return.
Kid Roux and Young Fast Black wen
six tame rounds. with Roux gettint
tho decision.
4 battle royal was staged, witt
the original Fast Black victorious.
Riley Wilson WAS master OF cerc
monies and furnished an abundance o
ginger and pep, especially in the store
| he told As an orator he stands alone
especially was his speech about chang
| ing the name Of Arkansas Knockout
| Leo Schneider was there end warble
| for the assembled lumhermen, TIL
closing feature was solo by the lum
| bermen's quartet, who got only abou
| three sour notes out of their system
when the show broke up.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
TO BE SOLD OR TRADED.

The spitball pitchers OF the south,
ern will either be sold or traded ana
II is more likely that the Texas league
will get practically all OF them. ROY
Fentress. OF the Memphis Chicks, Is
being sought by the Wichita Falls cluo
Of the Texas league, and Roy VIII prob
ably perform with the Texans this sea-
son Hub Perdue, of the New Orleans
Pels, is also being sought by tho Wicht-
tn Falls club and may be signed. wal
ter salm, president and manager Of
Wichita Fails, Is here talking sales and
trades to the Southern leaguers, and
expects to land two or three good
pitchers out Of the present lot.
There were several alleged shineball
pitchers In the Southern league last
season, but as q matter OF fact, there
was not single hurler among the
number who knew the intricate work
ings q the shinCball, Several pitch
ers experimental with It, but as far
as beiT,g real shlneball pitchers. they
weren't there
Tho rev plan that the Southern
league has adopted calls for every
pitcher 10 20 into the box without rosin
or anything. The umpires will present
a pitcher with small sack OF rosin
at the start Of each game, The pitcher
will not be permitted to use his own
rosin. but viii have to get II from the
umplre
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
ROOKIE RULE DECIDED.

The muchly discussed rookie rule
came up for disposition on the final
day Of the Southern league meeting,
and after considerable argument pro
and con~-espccialiy cont was decid-
ed that It would better serve the in
terests OF all cities in the league TO
place the number OF class A players at
nine and the number OF recruits at SIX,
There was wide difference OF oDin-
ion among the club owners on the
proposition, with some Of them prefer
ring the lid off while others wanted
the same seven player rule as was in
effect last season. After considerable
voting and discussion, It was finally
decided TO use nine class A players and
six below that class. All magnates ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
arrangement, which was made by Il
vote of 3 TO 3.
1t was peculiar coincidence that
one or two Of the smaller cities Of the
league desired that the lid be removed
and all clubs permitted to carry Ii
class A players or AZ many AS they
desired. It was pointed out that these
same cities would be In financial trou-
HE before the season was over in case
u1ch a plan was adopted
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
BECKY DROOMH|LL
WINS DERBY STAKE
Takes $500 Purse as Result
Of Victory-The Ace
Was Second.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dec. IL
Becky Broomhill, liver and white point
er bitch, owned by L.. L. Haggin, of
Lexington, KY, won the Continental
tleid Trials clubs derby stake at Cal
the program of that organization for
1919. The derby winner is by Broom
nh Dan, out of Becky Colt and takes
0o per cent of a purse of $1,000.
The, ace, a black and white pointer
owned by A. G, c. Sage, of New York
Diminutive, lemon and white pointer
pitch, owned by William Zlegler Of
Naroton, Conn, ran third.
Sportsmen gathered here for the field
Trials expressed themselves as pleased
with the conditions at the Calhoun
meet, which were rained out the firs,
three days of last week. A numbe,
VIII remain over for the Southern FieIf
Trials club meeting at Letohatchie.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
AttdbOQ!
Big CoY1e Shea

| that's being assailed. Any one Mondi
would have imagined that some Of q
sickening rights that landed flush
the chin had caused the most pain.
Jack Dempsey seems stiTl immune
stupendous offers. Possibly he ISM
fighter after all, but somewhat OF
:inancier. He has shown more actin
ties in this line since the Willard ed
| sode than he has In the ring.
1t was rumored that Dempsey won
be in there fighting once a week afq
Jess was displaced, but six months ha
now slipped along without a scratch
the pen or a swing of the arm.
Much of this can be laid at the I'd
of the champion and quite bit md
to his manager, Jack Kearns.
II has been said that Jacks hat
now an even II and is still growing.
| One manager, like Kearns, can re
| der more damage to the fighting gan
! than three ham fighters combined.
| boosting his price beyond q fair Leu
/ ne can choke fight fans until they Il
game is brought to a sudden standst
not to mention a decided stop.
| Even champions are not so necessa
| in life as to call for ones last S,
| Somehow or another the world vi
| manage to wiggle along without then
At his present rating Dempsey is n
| only supreme, but he hasn't a real o,
| ponent in sight-Georges Carpenter q
cepted.
In the United States Fred Fulton
| the lone party in range and Fulton b
| been stopped before in less time TIL
1t takes to mention it.
Bob Martin of A. e. T. fame al
Martin Burke, of New Orleans, are CO.
tenders in the making but neither
them is ready as yet, Both are Wilt
and battle from the hip.
Dempsey may be surprised In mee
ing Carpenter, but American fans "
back him to the limit. At the sal
| time Jack will discover in the Frenc
man far different fighter from an
thing he has ever faced.
Fulton, Willard and the entire list
| American entries came along late
life. They had never dreamed of I
game until the White Hope divisi
was organized and at this point tn
were too set in their ways to pick
the finer points that arise early
life.
was a kid. He has been a champ
in all divisions, growing out of 0
class into another. He has pow
speed experience and boxing abili
And if he couldn't hit, what happen
to Joe Beckett?
Dempsey, then, has no setup to poll
off-notbing but tried and season
product capable of dancing him into
trance and of hitting his mark with
unerTing eye.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
RAISE ADMISSION PRICE.

The league mngnates decided to so
UP on the price OF baseball in tue South
en league despite the assurances Of
several of them that there would be
no increase. It was pointed out by
those supporting the measure for n
raise In admission prices thtt the base
hall magnates had been hard hit by the
high cost Of living, which has spared
nobody and that with Increased ex-
penste, II was necessary to increase tho
revenue.
50 1t was decided TO raise the price
to the hleachers to 40 cents which will
include war tax. The prices to the
grandstand will be Ga cents, including
war tax. This is an increase OF 10
cents on each admission The salary
limit has been raised to 49, 500 and as
II takes money to pay ball players, Il
was deemed best to go up on the ad-
mission prices.
II was generally conceded among the
club owners that a better brand OF bal
than was offered last season would be
necessary TO fin the parks at the in.
creased prices, And with nine class 4
players on hand and only six below
that class, the magnates are counting
on producing better article OF bal
over last season, which was the wors
In the history Of the association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
PROMOTER OFFERS
JACK DEMPSEY
$25O,OOO PURSE
Price Demanded by Champion
Will Be Met by M. DeCoin,
Manager Of Wonderland
Sporting Club of Paris.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars is the amount
Jack Dempsey wants to come to France
to fight Carpenter NJ. Decoin, man
ager of the Wonderland Sporting club
of Paris, announces that he will pay
the price.
A cablegram from Jack Kearns, Demp-
sey's manager, was received by NJ.
Decoin yesterday afternoon asking for
this amount. Kearns says he has re-
ceived a bona fide offer of a $3.50 200
purse for a battle between Carpenter
and Dempsey in America.
Kearns also asks for the option of a
percentage.
Nj. Decoin wired Kearns that he was
ready to guarantee him a quarter of a
million dollars, and wished to know
what percentage was desired If he re-
ceives satisfactory answer he will
leave for Los Angeles Immediately TO
close the contract.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

moved from the Georgia courts. whore
Il now is. Until the courts have had
their say, any action that the league
might take would be in contempt Of
court, and President Martin is OF the
opinion that 1t is best to lay OFF the
A,GfFpng effort was made by some of
the Cub owners, especially President
J, A. G. Sloan, of tho Nashville VOL
unteers, TO bring Charley Frank, At
head Of tho Mobile club together on
the proposition and get their consent
to drop the matter from the courts and
lei the league decide II, Logan was
willing but Frank demurred and final
" wound up by leaving the meeting and
going home. So the Hnsty case re-
mains untouched with It's status the
same as before tho meeting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
THE SQUASH UNSIGNED.

Hub Perdue came and went without
getting signed 10 n contract Hub fig
ures he Is a free agent, but learned
while here that President Heinemann,
Of the New Orleans club, is going to
ask waivers on him, Kid Elberfeld, Of
Little Rock, Gays he will claim Hub
when waivers are asked, but the Squash
says he can't get the money he wants
out Of the Little Rock club or he'd
sign
III | don't get what want I'll just
have to 10 back TO Gallatln and my
farm and keep raising corn" Gays Hub,
=
II Hub can get out Of the Southern
league hon go to Texas, where several
clubs nre angling for him.
Although there was big fire going
on within half block OF the Southern
league meeting Tuesday night, the mag
mates kept magnating, and finished ny
the business while the Main street
stores burned They were I'll anxious
to finish up and so home, and decided
to pass up witnessing the blaze.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
EARL CADDOCK
MEETS CHAPLAIN
-
Champion Wrestler to Take on
British Ttleholder in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec, 17-Earl Caddock,
champion heavyweight wrestler, fin
ished his training today for his match
here tomorrow night with Sam Clap
ham, British champion. II will he Cad
hooks first contest since he was dis
charged from the army,
The contest, according TO Caddook,
resulted from promise he made Clap
ham In France when match there was
called off because OF the champion
Illness.
MY future plans depend upon the
showing | make tomorrow night" Cad
dock said In discussing reports that he
intended to retire from the mat game
II weigh 1872 pounds and feel that
have recovered from the sickness
contracted overseas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
DEAL NOT CLINCHED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec, -17.-M.
Decoin's declaration of his willingness
box Georges Carpenter in France does
not clinch the deal, unless he also
agrees to the condition that Dempsey
shall have the privilege OF taking a
percentage of the profits, said Demp-
sey's manager
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Demp-
sey, declared today that he would not
reach any decision regarding a match
in Europe until representatives of
French and English promoters, now en-
route to the United States, arrived. He
asserted that the offer made by Theo-
dore Vienne for a match with Georges
carpenter in Paris was the result of
cable exchanges.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

Benny Leonard, lightweight champion
OF the world and one Of the greatest
title holders that ever lived, will reach
Memphis Thursday morning for his bout
Friday night at the Southern A. G. with
Rebel Red Herring, of Paducoh, con-
queror of Red Dolan and Arlos Fan
ming
The champion will indulge in a light
workout preparatory to his spin Friday,
but has wired ahead that he is in ex-
cellent shape for the contest. Having
been supplied with tip anent the Her
been supplied with a tip anent the Her
will need the best he has In stock, as he
doesn't intend to loaf upon the job
This is very characteristic of the
lightweight king, who has been anything
but staller since winning his laurels
All sizes, styles and weights look alike
to Leonard. who sails along with un-
canny speed and unbelievable punch.
He ranks with one of the very few who
have both speed and the knockout wal
lop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
TADIS TID-BITS

there. The Mexican public will see him
in this role next Sunday as he has
the Plaza here. He is to get 10, OOC
pesos and the pictures for his end
He has also received and accepted ar
offer to go to South America to give
exhibitions in Chile, Peru and Bolivia
for a guarantee of $4,000 for each ex-
hibition. lie will leave about the first
OF January.
Sincerely yours,
FRANK CLEARY.
LOG Altamirano, Mexico, d. +.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
MEET IN ATLANTA FEB. 16.

1t was decided that the annual spring
neeting Of the league would be held In
Atlanta, Ga, on Monday and Tuesday
Feb. l6 and II. 1920. It IL customary
for the pennant-winning city to draw
ers finished in front last season. At
lanta gets the next gathering Of the
magnates.
At the spring session the tentative
1920 schedule will be submitted and
then ratified by tho league officials.
Irwin NJ, Howe, OF Chicago, was again
named official league statIsticlan.
The club owners scattered for their
homes Tuesday night all apparently
satisfied with tho work accomplished
at the meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
ROSE HEADS FLORIDA
STATE BALL LEAGUE

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 17.--At the an
nual meeting of the board OF directors
Of the Florida State Baseball league
here last night. w, w, Rose, OF Or
lpndo, was reelected president, A
schedule Of 1c2 games to begin May 20
with u season Of two halves was de-
cided upon,
The player limit was raised to IA men
per team All six cities now In the
league were represented, and II was
decided to increase tho number Il
| eight, and an invitation win be made
to other towns to come In, the tive
| best offers TO be taken,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
AS FOR LEONARD.

AS FOR LEONARD.
They say that Cans was nifty
And insiduously shfty-
With a waop that was ready at the
moment Of Its need,
They add that he was clever,
With a record good forever
And a Willingness compelling one to
follow and to heed.
But when II comes to punching
Aye to batterin9 and crunchlne,
With q Knockout that's delivered In
the cIassisst of style
Yes, Wnsn you mention slaughter,
In the way a champion orter,
Oh, It's Leonard who is leading by
the margin Of a mile.
know about the Batter,
AS vicious as rather
AS poisonous and stealthy, but as
lively as a cat.
And UP around In Michigan
There's nothing they would wish again
More pleasing than a duplicate o.
WOgast on the mat.
Ard then there's Welsh, the wonder,
Willie Richie, with his thunder
McAulifte, with his waIlop and his
power
Yet, pause must beaeech YOU
Just allow the point to reach you;
It's Leonard who is now alone the
idol OF the hour.
The fine showing of Arlos flaming
against Red Herring Monday night at
the Southern A. c. may mean future
bouts here for the westerner, in the
near future.
Fighting against a handicap OF
height, weight and reach the Bartles-
Vile product held his own for six
rounds, at which point he began to
fade.
You had no right to slug with big
fellow like that" one OF his friends ad-
vised Tuesday. You should have
stayed away and used your left"
when I sign for a bout" begar
Arlos, Il mean to do my best and the
best l could do against Herring was tc
stand up and punch, trusting to lucf
for the rest.
81 stood fine chance of being
Knocked out, but I at least gave the
fans a run for their money and they
are the ones we all strive to please"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
THE ONE THAT HURT.

Tanning took everything that Her
ring could produce and was still on his
feet at the end, but contrary to all
opinions the punch that hurt the most
was one that was overlooked by four
fifths of the startled assembly.
1t was a. left hook that landed high
on the bean. when it landed" rer
marked Tanning, Il thought I'd be get
ting the smelling salts pretty soon. But
/ cleared up quickly and didn't show
the real damage inflicted"
Which only goes to show that one
can never tell the kick that counts the
most, when it isn't ones own bean
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
TRAPsHooTERS BUSY.

NEW YORK, Dec, 1.-THE general
committee OF the American Trap Shoot
ing association yesterday decided to
adopt tho zone plan for the sport in
the United States, dividing the country
into flVe scctions--eastern, southern,
middle west, Rocky mountain and Pa
cific. The committee was formed last
month when the amateur associations
were admitted INTO the national body.
In addition to handicap tournaments
In each xona, state championships and
state handlcaps viii be held.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

Herring settled back to work Tuesday
after his victory Of Monday night, and
will be at the 135-pound notch for
Leonard, This will enable him to step
into the ring at top form and with COM
plete strength.
The red head Furthermore intends
stopping matters as soon as he Can-if
he can. He will depend upon one of
the most dangerous right hands in the
division to carry him through.
If he is lucky enough to connect,
Leonard may see stars he has yet to
hear from, for no one can deny the
| fact that Red can hit. At any rate IL
looks like the kick in it's rarest form
will be on exhibition, for both men are
| famed for their power.
The Southern A. c. has guaranteed
Leonard the highest price ever offered a
fighter in the history Of the game here
Unless a packed house greets him, Billy
| Hack will dig deep and long.
| The card may be the last real show
until after the Christmas holidays
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
REYNOLDS LATE.

Frank Reynolds, vice. president OF the
Atlanta Crackers, got tied up behind
wreck and didn't arrive at the South
ern league meeting until lato Tuesday
afternoon, He got here In time, how
ever, to have n word In tho rookie rule
proposition, also the raising Of the ad
mission prices to Southern league parks,
As soon ms Reynolds arrived Charley
Frank left for his home The Dutch
man wasn't feeling we'll and decided to
return to Bay st., Louis, Miss, where
he La MlnlhrinR EnA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
HANDS OFF HASTY CASE.

As was predicted in these columns
Monday. the league took no part In the
Haety case other than TO adopt reso-
luton TO the effect that the Southern
league would keep It's hands off the
proposition until the case had been re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

Ban Johnson's contract callir, ,ov
w, GOO a year for 20 years caused con.
SIDERABLE comment in baseball circles
When the story was published some ia
years ago. Now, it is said, there AIM
no such contract. -'-''
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

At the present eight spba pitchers in the Southern
CIV Slapnka of leading
balers Stone of Little Rock another The
phs Chicks Tiny Goodbred and
Toreson while the Chattanooga Lookouts
Paddy Lehman Hub Perdu Of New Orleans also addicted to the
Wedel
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
BARS UP AGAINST
SPITBALL HURLERS
Eight of Leagues Moist Baers Will Have to Seek Greener
Pastures-Admssion Prices Raised-Nine Veterans and
Six Youngsters Teams.
BY BOB PIGUE.

% MORE SPITBALL PITCHERS will perform in the South
ern league At the closing session Of the Dixie major Tues
day afternoon decided to abolish all freak deliveries,
such as splitter the emery ball and the shine ball The
penalty pitcher using the splitter will be to call bak
on him any the paths II runners
aboard, it will be called q ball