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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10

when the frost IL on the punkin
and the folders In the shock many
OF tho racing stables gather at Windsor
and Wodnsocket in New England and
at the Cranwood and Rockport tracks
In Northern Ohio for the overcoat meet
lnrs, They give the racegoers the last
glimpse OF the light harness horses
each year. They also present many
closely contested races, a few of which,
when the heats are split, settle down to
a battle between the men In the sulky
and the judges, who are always on the
lookout for ~strong-arm work n help
Ing after they have had an opportunity
70 look over the reports from tho bet
ting ring,
a few people sit UP nights each sea-
son planning n killing at these meet
ings, Sometimes they win with flying
colors. but the most OF them fail to
connect either by bad racing luck or
the racing officials seeing by the odds
that something In wrong,
In 1917 q pacing mare with a fast
wlnrace was dyed from a bay to q
chestnut and entered In a race AZ
Windsor, The event on account OF wet
weather was not called until Saturday
afternoon, In order 70 mako every
thing look regular, the parties con
trolling the marc dropped the first two
heats, An outsider also landed one
after the colored PAGER showed In front
for a trip. ny that time darkness stop
pod the raoo and the purse is well as
the bets were paid as tho horses stood
"a tho summary at the conclusion Of
the fourth heat. The dyed horse lost,
\ Last year during a two weeks meet
ing, the same mare was started the
second week, This time she's was black
and was substituted with the same
equipment for one which fell in a race
the first week and was distanced, The
| nNaH t1anVA WON nRfDrA she MAS ANfNFtAH
but those who were behind her We're
so anxious 10 get fhetr money on HOT
that the wise foles suspected tina
something was wrong and kept off Of
played Oft =, portion Of their money
while the race vas in progress,
\ clever helper Is an important ten
at an overcott meeting NTH a hruslL
horse that Gan rush off and take TIL
pole, he can make q good days pay ~
holding hts posjt,en 10 tNe head Of TIL
stretch where no cen conveniently boa
out aud let a trailer that Ia out TO Sl
through az tho pole, The old eScuS,
that his horse always bears out at IN
finish Of a heat travels With that kin,
Of work AID occasionally gets by,
Rotween heats there are also a nun
her OF Interesting interviews betwee'
drivers that werS well up and the W
crs who dip into the betting ring. Fit
ting from stall to stall eaCfl of then
have a few heart to heart talks hahinu
| closed doors. The rcsVlts arc usualt
seen en- the next trip. Sometimes the.
afe No startling that tneY scare m
followers OF the frNorite olfi, Of 4 weeN'
growth, while a. iHNeryals they are Jus
IMhn reverse.
Racing Mt en- ovarcoat mesting ~
case 81 diamond cut disetoad, Wac
tiare or four are out To Wir, tho spec
tstors as web as the SPECTATORS get
whirl for their money. A few sample
" Of this we're seen at Windsor last wee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
JOHNNY k|LBANE
IS NEARING END
Feather Champions Bad
Hands Responsible---Likely
to Retire Shortly.

NEW YORK, Nov. Johnny Kill
bane has always been reported on the
verge OF retirement, yet Johnny has
kept going along. dispelling the rumors
and now and then upsetting some am
bilious cuss. But Johnny's last fight is
not far off, Like; with Leonard, there
are few left in his class for him to
fight, for one thing, but bad hands are
going to be the real reason for the
featherweight champions retirement.
He is still campaigning for the job
OF councilman In Cleveland and when
the election is over, win or lose} he
will fight just one or two more fights
and then 60 off with the title he has
held for about seven years. He Is go
ing to fight again because he might need
the mone to carry on the work he in
tends doing for Cleveland us council
man, for the job, II he gets 1t. viii
give him only 1 1000 a year.
Kilbane's hands have always been a
bother to him, which may account for
only about 20 knockouts, II is ques-
tionable IL he would have rolled up that
many IL he had not been criticised a.
much as he was or being nothing but
a fancy boxer. AS a matter Of fact in
bouts in which he slipped over the
X o. the administering OF the punch
soporific was much more painful to
him than ii was to the fellow who got 1t.
He hurt his hands even before he
won the championship from Abe At
tell. and all the Bonesetter Reese
| could do for him and his maulers were
| nothing, so It's the hands that are GO
ing TO make him quit for one thing,
but when he does It will be with the
knowledge that he cleaned up his field
so thoroughly as TO leave none TO
doubt his claim TO being a real cham
pion.
II "a to be hoped that Benny Valger
will he one OF the two that Johnny
meets before he quits. for Benny has
surely done, and Is still doing. things
to make him the real contender for a
which win pay Johnny well, too,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
Many Swimming Records
May Fall This Winter

Tho indoor swimming season just
launched In many cities operS with ex-
c~aptionally bright prospects. Water
sports have grown popular lately in
several districts which had virtually 40
aquatic activities a year ago.
A number OF new pools are now avail
able for meets and exhibitions, Contes-
tants of both exc have multiplied
Among the younger element, In particu-
lar. great progress has been made and
quite a few youths and maids are likely
10 be added to the candidates for dis
triet and national championship laurels
by the time the title tests come up for
decision.
Above all, the coming Of the olympic
games at Antwerp next summer makes
Il certain that our leading men and
girl stars will put forth their best Of
forts during the intervening months in
the hope of landing places on the teams
which Il Is proposed to send TO repre-
sent this country at tho international
fixture,
Under tho circumstances there is rs
| suranco OF the finest competition in the
history Of American swimming and q
bountiful crop at national and worlds
records, Among the potential lconoclasts
| are a long string OF topnotchers who
have already displayed record breaking
/ ability. including Norman Ross, Perry
| McSitllivraH, Bud WAllen, Michael Me-
permett, Tedtcrd Cam. leo ,Giebel
Herbert Noilmer, Harold Kruger, LcC
HANDY. George Cunha, the Misses Char
lotte Boyle, fsthelda Rleihtrey, Ruth ant
| Eleanor smith. Frances Schroth, Doro'
thy Burns, Marie Curtis, Helen Thom.
sen, Bessie Ryan. Betty Grimes ant
others. II will be surprising II most o.
the standards for pool swimming ar,
not wiped off the board before the pres
ent season draws TO an end
Word comes that Norman Ross, tn,
famous swimmer. who has been con
ueeted with the Illinois \, G, OF Chicag'
since last spring. Is about to return I,
the Pacific ceAst, whore he develope'
into n champion, Says one Of the Cali
fornta dailies ON the subject; "Ross vii
again don the colors OF the Olympi'
club of San Francisco after he ha
competed at the annual carnival OF tn,
Hawaiian A. A. ~iu Honolulu thi
month. He has been ~ lmmtng for III,
Illinois A. G., but cut 6f tho West cam,
the call Of his old club recently, tn
club which made him tho creates
swimmer OF the age, A good Job wher
he can live in the water looked too goo,
for Ross to turn u down
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
Georgia Tech ndAIabdma
Fall in Resembling Crash
Mississippi Aggies Only Indicated Machine in S. ]. A. A,
Territory-vandy and w. and L. Come Through,

Football form followers received q
severe jolt In Saturdays Southern foot
ball games, In addition to those who
were trying TO figure out the team TO
be dubbed Dixie champions found their
calculations badly upset.
The days end found the Mississippi
A. and M. eleven the only team Of
prominence to come through according
to fol ecast and left that squad the
only undefeated machine in the old
s.. !. A. A. territory.
The Angles victory over Mississippi
university was decisive.
Georgia Tech, undisputed leader for
several years. was pulled from her PIN
naole by the Washington and Lee team
in a stubbornly fought, heart breaking
game by a lone field goal in the last
quarter, the first score made by a Wis
ting team on Grant field In three years,
spelled defeat for Heisman's golden tor
hado after Il had worn itself out against
the Virginians' line. Alabama, primed
to step into the Yellow Jackets shoes
should they falter, had her hopes blast
ed by the Commodores. A field goa
also was responsible for the defeat OF
the Crimson and this also was the
first scoring at the expense Of the
Thin Red line this season.
The Vanderbilt eleven has been the
Waterloo Of ambitious Alabama squads
| thts season, previously having put a
dash Of cold water on the homes ot
| Auburn. In other games McGugin's
team, made up of individual stars. APP
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
MISS AGGIES SUPREME -HEAVES CLASH AT s. A.. G
Saturday Results
0nAN GndirOns

At Memphis-M. L. s. 12, West Ten
nessee Normal s.
At Nashyire-vanderhIlt 1s, Ala
bama y.
At Atlants-washington and Lee 3,
At Annapolis-Georgetown 6. Annapo-
lis 0.
Al Chicago-Chicago IL. Michigan 0.
At Detroit-Detroit 3, Tufts z.
At Minneapolis-Illinois 10. Minneso-
Al Evanston, m.-Iowa A. North
At Boston-Bcston College 7, Rut-
gers Is.
Al Springfield, Mass Springfield Y.
n. e, A. 10, Hamilton 0.
At Worcester. Mass.-Holy cEPss A.
At winiamstown, Mass.-winiams IS.
Mlddlebury o."
Al Columbus. o.-ohio 20. Purdue o,
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0, Wabash Q.
At Lancaster. Pa-Franklin4 n
Marshall 0, Swarthmore 20.
At Cambridge-Princeton FreshmeN
Is, Harvard Freshmen o.,
~ amherst, Mass.-Wesleyan 7, AM
At STATE College, Pa--Pennsylvania
State 20, LeHigh
At Wooster. O.-Wooscer 10, Akron0 0.
At Oberiim O.-Oberlin A.. Hiram o.
At Cleveland-Western Reserve Il.
Al Alliance, o,-case Ii Mount I'M
ion 49,.
At Athens. 'o.-ohio University so,
Baldwin Wallace o..
At observation-disclosures Z, Kentucky
State 0.
At Princeton-Haryard 10, Princeton
10.
At New York-PennsylvarVa 10, Dart
! NNFnVfNh IN
AZ New Haven-Yale "A. Brown 0.
AT West Point-Notre Dame ~,
Army 9.
At Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh 7, Wash
ington and Jefferson 6. :
At New York-Stevens 10, Column
A. Ithaca-Cornell 20, Carnegie
At Easton, Pa,-LaFayette 4, Dick
At syracuse-syracuse ., Buck
At Granville, o.-Denison z Heidel-
At Columbia, Mo.-Nebraska IL, Mis-
At St. Louis-Marquette 0, st. Louis
At Des Moines-Drake IA, Washing
At Lawrence, Kas.-oklahoma 0,
Kansas 0.
At Observation-Disclosures 2, Blrnaing-
ham Southern 0,
At New Orleans-Tulane IS, Flor
At Hamilton, n. Y.-Colgate q, Ro-
chester 0.
Vermont 0.
At ~Houston-Rice 81, Southern Meth
kodist University H..
At Austin, Tex.-Texas University IS,
University of Arkansas Z.
AT Waco, Tex.-Texas A. and M. 10,
Baylor University 0.
At Mobile-Spring Hill 0, Auburn 10.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10

candidate in sight, Miss Dorothy Burns
OF Los Angeles has announced she will
not start, and these two are the sole
fair distance swimmers of more than
mediocre ahil'tv IN the coast,
New York Has Star.
New York may claim the distinction
Of having developed one of the yungest
aquatic exhibitors in America. probably
In the world. He Is Francis Brown,
aged two and one-half years, the son of
Alfred Brown, our champion professional
distance swimmer. Francis has not a
perfect crawl stroke, as we are wont to
hear infant prodigfes acquired In
the cradle. but he uses a serviceable
dog paddle and Is as much al home in
tho water as a seal cub. His strong
point is comedy diving A couple OF
days q he gave an exhibition in the
pool OF tho Women's Swimming associa-
ton, and his Charlie Chaplin, frog,
army, cannon ball and other dives sim
ply brought down the house. To see
BabN Drowp in action Is to realize that
children can DO taught workmanship as
soon as they can walk, 2
Miss Atleen Alien Of Los Angeles, sew
eral times national diving champion. is
winning lanrels in a new field. During
the last few weeks she has figured
prominently in swimming races. Her
latest achievements was to finish a close
third in a half mile open water event. In
which competed the foremost mermaids
OF Southern California.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
A. I'M M. VS.. OLE MISS.

Another game Saturday which at
tracted the widespread attention Of
fans in this vicinity was the Mississippi
A. and M. -Ole Miss. contest at Clarks-
dale, for the state championship.
OutplayeG and outlucked, but not
outgamed, Ole Miss. spotted the Aggies
20 pounds to the man and held the
unbeaten eleven from Starkville to a
$50 score.
Having personally absorbed the de-
tails it can be stated here with all
degree Of sincerity that r. l.. Sullivan,
ct al. should have lost by a much
smaller score. OF the 80 points rolled
UP in the afternoon IA we're Of the
luck variety and six others might not
have happened under other conditions,
The IA points mentioned above were
the result Of blocked punts that rolled
across the line with A. and NJ. falling
on the ball. Casseh supplied the other
six early in the first quarter when he
raced around right end for the open
ing touchdown. Just as he got in mo.
ton the umpire's whistle blew and
Ole Miss raised UP to see what 1t was
all about. Cassell was entirely over
looked and continued across the line.
1t happened that Ole Miss was off side
and would have been subject to a PEN
atty but with Cassell roosting under
the posts, 1t was entirely unnecessary
A more experienced set Of men would
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
.MAGNATES OFF. {.
| FOR BIG MEETING
Will Fight Restoration Of the
Draft If It Is At
tempted.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1O.--Presidents and
club owners Of several western minor
leagues left here last night In a special
car to attend the annual convention OF
the National association of Minor
Leagues. which opens In Springfield,
Mass, Tuesday, continuing for three
days.
: Any attempt to restore the draft.
which gave the major leagues the priv
ilege to obtain the star players OF the
minors each fall, will be fought, &C
cor6ing to A. 3. Tearney, president OF
the Three Eye and Western leagues,
who effected the break between the
minors and majors q year ago over
the draft issue.
ILLUMINATION Of tho draft has been
the salvation Of the minor leagues and
our two leagues will fight restoration
Of the draft If it is attempted, as ! un-
derstand it win be- President Tearney
said, "We have been better off with
out T."
Included in the party leaving. for
Springfield were . Frank Isbell, OF
Wichita, Kan; Vim. Rourke, of Omaha
Edward Hanlon, OF Sioux CITY, Spencer
Abbott, Of Tulsa; James Crawford
Tulsa, all of the Western ieague, and
President TeSrney. of the latter or
ganization.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
OyercOat Meetings
BY W. II, GoCHER,

when clifford Direct defeated Fred
Locanda IN their frat ract and when
Charley Hayt, Jr, trimmed both OF
them or their second appearance, Radi-
ant also tramped on u field Of nine
while Fri ID, and his youthful driver
dropped from the clouds when no one
expected him to be In the money. For.
est =. lost his first ace OF the year
at this meeting while the class OF Di-
rectum J, s~mothered Baronatta, Ben
Earl and Lizzie March,.
At the CrRnwood meeting In Cleve-
land one hundred and sixty-six horses
started In 20 races, the surprise OF the
woek being the defeats % Rascal in the
9;os pace, Ray won with him at Lex
ington in s!0Sk and picked up q heat
at Granwood in AJAX. on the next
triS Mccoy took all OF the pace out OF
Rascal by carrying him a half In 1:03
and the last quarter Of the mile in sou
second with Robert II, who won the
next hoat and race, Mary Ward also
won her seventh consecutive race at
this meeting whilo Tommy Todd de-
feated q fast field IN S;l0k, Axtien and
Roxanna Moore being In Il,
This week tho horses are at Rockporl
and Woonsockct, When they stop, the
| sulkies will be, hung on n peg until tbs
leaves como again, except fer o few
| that viii be started at the Ice meetings
In tho event OF the restrictions belng
removed in Canada,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
DICK LOADMAN
AFEATHERWE|GHl

Dick Loadman has graduated Into
featherweight division and in the
ture all his bouts will be with lads
that class. He has planned an ext
slve campaign that he hopes viii
suit in a match with Champion Jon
Kilbane for the title. Fighting Hi
who is doing considerable fightihs
Baltimore clubs, has shown himself
pable Of making the bantamweighk
vision recently, but the strenuous s.
Of getting himself down to weight
quired by bantams has Slapped
strength, and the result was th3f
entered the-ring in a weakened cor
ton. He has announced that hed1
not intend to go through any mor
deals in order to fight in the baitz
weight division and from now on n{
content to meet all corners in the ]
pound class.
In ORDER to meet top-notchers ID
lighter group, the Lockport battler /
to take off from 5 to Is pounds "a
training, but for his future matchae
will not go through any boiling
process. The featherweight class Al
him very nicely and he is confia
that II will not be long before he III
his way to the top. al
Loadman, before he took up boz
was an exercise boy on the Canaa
race tracks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
Bob Martini Future
Is Bright, Says Expert
Bill Mccartney, Who Witnessed Heavyweight Champion Of
A. =. r. in First Professional Bout, Declares Him To Be
Greatest Prospect He Ever Saw.

anxiety. Just remember that Bonds Is
nothing very dangerous In the ring,
but n who knows how to box and
box well, His experience saved him
ver the stretch OF ten rounds. Those
at the rlngside who saw Martin fight
In France says he didn't go about his
work In tho same manner that he did
tracted preyed on his mind. PIE was
too self conscious Of the crowd which
was roofing for him. He'll outgrow
that, and In bis next fight he VIII be
improved 100 per cent. The first duel
win prove TO be his hardest. The next
time he starts ne win be more settled
and then hen show his class.
"Of course, Martin will be rated
along easily by his manager. Jimmy
Bronson, and In about a year or maybe
Is months no will be ready for those
who are rated the top notchers now,
and he'll make good, /
Draw Big House.
There is but one thing /, as a pro.
"That IL the fact chat II is going to
be hard for ua fellows to do business
with him The house drew 1880 and
Of that Martin got 80 per cent, OF
$2,626, a lot OF money for a boy Just
starting, However, It viii not be q
marker 70 what he will get " | have
not missed my guess about his flu
ture."
McCarney's words are borne out by
the story Of the fight by rounds, The
ex-soldier administered severe pun.
lshment to his man and only the lat
ttr's knowledge OF the gamo--how To
get away and all that-was what
saved him. He didn't do any fighting
from the fourth round on to speak
Of, being employed all the time In
clinehins or turning his back to Mar.
tin. He was beaten badly and Il was
u humane act on the part OF Referee
Matt Hinkle when he stopped the
fight in the tenth round,
II IN TO be hoped that Manager
Bronson win not get the big none,
idea and start going after the top
notohers just yet, The field OF tn,
minors Is good enough just now anC
every fight will add to his worth
Such u champion would be Welcomes
to the ranks Of tho boxers, particu.
larly II one could grace the heavy
weight division,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
ROOM TO IMPROVE.

Campbell had been on the job but
a few weeks when he started against
M. U. S. but his hustling lads will have
the benefit of the experience gained
in Saturdays play when they open In
future engagements.
At the same time 1t is very doubt
full If Normal will have the services Of
two of its most dependable men-ia
Crawford and Washburn. The latter
is in the hospital with a broken leg, and
Crawford is on the sidelines with a
nose smeared around his face. Both
of these slips were absorbed in the
bitter game> of Saturday.
High trimmed c. B. c. 60-7 with a
driving offense whereas Normal downed
the same lads 27-0 the week before.
II this win be of any service to the
reader in hts present problem he is
at liberty to use it to the best Of his
advantage. But relative scores mean
but little in this game where upsets,
sudden shifts in form and psychology
play SO important a role.
1t Ia safe enough to know that Cen
trail high has the toughest nut Of her
schedule to crack when she tackles
Normal and that on Turkey day the
High-M. u. S. frolic will carry all the
uncertainty and bitterness Of old, with
any slip here and there likely to scat
ter the famous can of beans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10

The victory of High Friday over G,
B, c., followed by the triumph OF M.
u. S. Saturday over Normal narrows
the field for the city football cham
pionship to two elevens.
M. u. S. and Central high, therefore.
will look again TO Thanksgiving day
for the ultimate decision.
But in order to forestall any inn
pending difficulties High still has Nor
NAL to drop for the count and judging
from the form displayed by the latter
against NJ. U. S. the task will be no
easy one by any a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
But You Must Drive II Out OF
Your Blood to Get Rid OF
It Permanently.

You have probably been in the habit
of applying external treatments, trying
to cure your Catarrh. You have used
sprays, washes and lotions and possibly
been temporarily relieved. But after a
short time you had another attack and
wondered why. You must realize that
catarrh Is an infection Of 1.-the blood, and
to get permanent relief the catarrh in
lection must be driven out Of the blood.
The quicker you come to Understand
this. the quicker you will get 1t out Of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
You Need Not
Suffer from Catar1:

your system. S. S. s., which has
In constant use for over fifty "
will drive the catarrhal poisons o.
your blood, purifying and ~strengths
II, SO 1t win carry vigor and heal
the mucous membranes on its jour
through your body and nature will
restore you to health, you will b,
lieved of the dropptngs of mucou
your throat, sores in nostrils,
breath, hawking and splitting.
All reputable druggists carry s.
in stock and we recommend YOU
1t a trial at once.
The chief medical adviser Of the
pany viii cheerfully answer all L
on the subject. There is no chars'
the medical advice. Address
Specific Company, ISL Swift Lal
tory. Atlanta. Ga.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
ARRIVES
FROM ENGLAND
Will Remain Here Several
Months-Bouts Have Been
Arranged In West.

NEW YORK, Nov. l0,-Hmmy Wilde,
world tlywcirht boxing champion. ar
lived here from England today on the
steamship Baltic. Wilde intends to re-
main herg several months and several
exhibition bouts have been arranged fol-
him IN the far West,
Early next year he plans 10 take par,
IN u championship bout in the East
His opponent for this contest has moi
yet been selected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
Los Angeles Lose Out.

Los Angeles has lost AL hope u
gathering q field for the women's "a
tional one-mile swimming champion
ship, postponed half a dozen times FOR
lack Of entries, and consented TO the
transfer ot the classic event to the Men
tune Reach club Of Alameda, where II
will be run off on Oct, 20. Unfortunate
N the transfer offers ne promise Of 4
real contest. Mrs. Frances Schrotf
of San Francisco is the emily ranking
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-10
WALTER COX AT
LAUREL STABLE
A-@N-
Grand Circuit Horseman to
Take Charge of Fletcher's
Horses.

INDIANAPOLIS, md, Nov, To-
Walter II, Cox, OF Dover, n. II, we'll.
known grand circuit horseman. has
signed u contract to Jake charge Of
training operations at laurel hall farm
here, according 20 announcement BY
Stoughton A. Fletcher, owner OF Laure
hall list OF horses.
Cox viii assume charge of the stable
about Jan. y, Mr.. Fletcher said, anc
viii bring some OF the stars OF hi:
slring now at Dover, Including Nc.
CirAgor tho Great leading money win,
nor o. the grand circuit last year.. (
train hero.