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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
From Memphis

"Holmes is a Southerner. He was
born In Memphis, Tenn, coming from
the same town AS Wilson Pal Moore,
famous little flyweight, who defeated
Jimmy Wilde for the worlds champion
ship in London.
billy is the son of a newspaper cdi .
tor and started life as Il printers
devil lie carried copy a. we'll and
in his journeys about the plant Of the
News Sclmitar, Of Memphis, encoun-
tered an diversified bully in the press
AT that time Holmes was ions
lanky KID and the bully took grea'
pleasure in Kidding Finally BILLY tolt
his troubles to the then sporting edi'
tor OF the paper.
Wen, go down there and HEX him,
remarked the scribe,
"'All right, sir, | wtl,' answered.
Holmes and proceeded to the press
room. lie emerged with tho scalp o
the pressroom bully at his belt. Latol
he did SOM amateur boxing and fail.
ing to find anything to make life IN
teresting in the fighting line arounc
his neighborhood went up to Cincin'
natl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Off for Mexico.

Then along came the Mexican trou-
bles and Billy joined the army in hopes
Of getting into the fray, They sent
the corps to rel Paso, but before the
troops had more than Il glimpse Of the
place they were ordered to Honolulu.
That's how he came mere with tho
coast artillery corps
Holmes Is married now and has set
tied down In Honolulu for good, which
has undoubtedly pleased Holmes, Sr,,
who is Il n"ewspaperman Of years,
BILLY has two brothers back home,
one Of whom is an amateur ball player
and the other N amateur wrestler, lie
is the only n In the family to go into
the fight game,
The boxing classes at the v M c,
A. are already being organized and now
that boxing is once more becoming a
popular pastime for young men and
BOYS It looks like he will have his hands
full ]instructing young hopefuls Of Hon
Olulu IN the manly art,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Earl Puryedr Wins
OUer Jack Wolfe
In 1O-ROund GO

PEORIA, Ill, April Earl Puryear,
Of Tulsa, Okla, by flaShy boxing,
gained a popular decision over Jack
Wolfe, of Cleveland, in a fc-round bout
here last night. The scrap was a great
exhibition OF scientific boxing, with
Puryear the aggressor most of the time
and for this reason the fans believed
he was the winner. Puryear took a
nice lead at the start, but Wolfe fin
ished strong, with the Tulsa lad CIV
ing and taking about on an equal basis.
There was not a Touchdown.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
CY A CASUALTY.

Chief Barger is the first Tribesmau
to appear on the casualty list this
spring training season,
Cy is nursing a badly injured eye as
the result Of having been hit with a
thrown bail tossed by Joe Slatte"y.
Chick doorman, Yesterday morning
during practice. Cy didn't have hts
eve on the bail, and Stats tossed II at
him, Cy looking IN just In time to meet
the nil with fun force.
The injury is exceedingly painful and
while II is not believed that the sight
will he impaired. It win be several DAYS
before Cy will be able to use the optic.
Slattery is handling the team in Cy's
absence.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09

Summary: Two-base hit, Love. Three
base hit, Kocher. Home run, Hendryx'
Sacrifice fly, Kirke. Sacrifice hits,
High, Mcguire, Long. Stolen bases,
Kirke, Kocher, Conway, Willis, Nc"
Carthy, Ciresi. Double plays, High Cun-
assisted, Long to Conway to Slattery,
Wild pitch, Meacham. Bases on balls,
off Love /, off Jones 1, off Mcacham 2,
off Long 2. Struck out, by Long ;, by
Jones /, by Love 1. Hits, off Love 3,
with one run, in three innings; off
Long 2, with | run, in three innings,
Time, 1:55. Umpire, Babb.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Commercial Forming.

The Commercial league is now form
ing and has two entries so far, the
Goodbar champs Of last year are en-
tered along with the Y. NJ. c. A. The
Goodbar team will meet stubborn re-
sistance and Baseball Director Hack
is after two fast clubs to fill out this
league and it is hoped to get them on
their way Saturday week.
Another league is now forming, COM
posed Of employees Of the National Re-
filming Co, Standard Oil Co., Orgtll
Brothers, and Memphis Gas and Elec-
trio Co, This league win use only firm
employees or possibly be restricted In
some manner These firms have a
large number of men who would be
candidates for the respective teams and
they should have an exceptionally fast
league.
Baseball Director Hack calls atten-
ton of to the rules which
allows no manage to have over four
teen players signed before the season
opens and only II allowed after the
| scheduled SECOND game of the season.
Managers having over IA men signed
should notify such players not needed
of their release so they can get placed
by the playing day,
List Of players signed will be pub
lished when contracts are turned In
and any player whose name is not
shown is considered released.
~" Has Material.
The "Y" team playing Saturday bal
seems to have no end of material for
their entry into the fast Saturday aft
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
HARRY S. JOHNSON SIGNS
CONTRACT TO UMPIRE IN
SOUTHERN THIS SEASON.

Harry S. Johnson has been named
one of the umpires-in-chief Of the
Southern league for the 1919 sea
Son
Johnson's signed contract was re-
ceived at baseball headquarters this
morning and deposited in the league
safe. johnson stated in his letter
accompanying the signed contract
that the terms offered him We're
satisfactory, and that he VA glad
Of the opportunity to work in Dix
les major.
Johnson is now at his home in
Omaha, Neb., and stated that he
would start In time to get to the
city where he will make his debut
as An arbiter. Johnson comes to
the Southern from the International,
where he was highly regarded as
an official.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Stranger LeWis
TO Marry Famous
Woman Surgeon

SAN JOSE, Cal, April 9.--Robert
Frederick, known to the sporting world
as Stranger Lewis" a wrestler and
DIR. Ada Scott Morton, well-known
woman surgeon. will be married May
| in New York. They announced their
engagement today.
The romance began more than two
years & when Or. Morton operated
on Lewis after an accident at Butte,
Mont. In which his ankle was broken.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09

nenettn, which gives Billy "A big write
up and tells Of his career as II fighter.
Billy is a welterwcight aud has been
in the army for some time. Here :
what the Honolulu newspaper has to
say about BILLY, which was accompanied
by a ftve-Column cartoon Of the local
boy
bin Holmes has been appointed box
ing instructor Of the central Y, NJ. c.,
A. The appointment has met with tho
approval Of the fans, and classes are
now being organized.
while Holmes has not yot secured
his discharge from tho army, he has,
however, made application FOR It and
expects to he back in cts shortly,
"This Is not the first experience Of
Billy Holmes as a Y boxing instructor.
Some years ago before he Joined the
army, he was assistant boxing instruc-
tor for the Y, NJ, {. A, In Jonesboro,
Ark
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Pete Herman Gets
Licked By Al
Shubert Easily

BALTIMORE, Md. April AL Shu-
bert. of New Bedford, Mass, and Pete
Herman, of New Orleans, bantamweight
champion, fought 10 fast rounds here
last night. There was no decision given
but the crowd concluded Shubert had
the better of the hour.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
LOOKOUTS WIN.
At Knoxville, Tenn:

At Knoxville, Tenn:
score II, HE.
CHATTANOOGA (SOuthern associa-
tion) Up IA 4
University of Tennessee ....,... II 2
Marshall, Bacon and carp; Meek,
Elgin and Massengill.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
FIRST HIDDEN BALLER.

The first hidden ball trick to be
pulled off here this season occurred
Yesterday In the fourth, when Ted
Wills, Sprlnufleld. Mo-, semlpro, who
is playing third base for the Chicks,
was aiven his introduction to the play
by Joe Mccarthy, Louisville second
baseman.
DELANEY was at bat and Wills
elected 70 steal. He stole the bau by
feet and Mccarthy cot the ball late.
Mccarthy told wills that DELANEY
had hit a fcul ball, and wills, never
stopping to think, stepped off the bap
and started to return 10 first. McCar.
thy then TAGGED him with the ball,
while Willis looked foolish and the
Louisville players aleefuIly aIoated.
Jay Kirke, Louisville first baseman,
who fought a one-round draw with
Billv Hack on the first days appear
ance of the Chicks, had something else
TO make him mad yesterday. Conway
was on first and took a big lead, when
Jones shot the bail back to Kirke In an
effort to catch Conway. The spikes Of
CONWAY hit Kirke's pet corn and Jay
son Immediately set up a howl, But
he didn't attack anybody.
Dick Mcachem. the Padrcah boy who
started in to pitch yesterday in the
seventh and let the Louisville Colonies
rattle the boards all over the park, Is
a linotype operator on the Paducah
Evening sun. Wed hate to read proof
II he sets type like he pitches.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09

president is aware that these positions
must be eapably filled within a short
time, and he is carrying his money bass
with him on his iaunt for the purpose
Of putting out a goodly amount OF real
coin for two acceptable ball players
The outfieId Of the Tribe mas peeh
a source of much worry 10 Chiet sar-
ger, for he has yet another hole 70 pc
filled. The way things now stand DlEle
Carroll Is going to care for center tielo,
and it Is quite likely that Frank Grlt'ln
will be given permanent charge o.
rIqht, despite the fact that Grlttin IS
a first baseman, Joe S~Iattery WI pc
the regular first baser Of the chicks,
and as Griffin is a versatile athlete
and can play anywhere, ana as tne
Tribe needs outtieIders, he VIII be met
amorphosed into a t~ly-chaser,
The other outfIeld berth Is Nacan
and Il Is with the fIlIIng out OF the
outfleld In view that Watso Is head
ING for the major league training
camps in the hope Of securing one more
good suburbanlte.
The pitching staff Is also In need OF
bolsterinq, but with one more 9ood
man to help Cy Barger and Roy rent
ress, the Chicks will be able to get by
all right, It is believed by Cy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Two Leagues Start Sunday
and Others Will Get Away
Soon.

HE MEMPHIS Associated
Amateurs Baseball division
are fast reaching the point
where they can announce
the entire entries for the
amateur baseball league
races during the coming
season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
PROPOSED LEAGUE,

Playing Saturday afternoon ball,
to possibly start Saturday, April 10,
TEAMS.
Memphis Consolidated Gas and
Electric Co.
Orgill Brothers.
National Refining Co.
Standard Oil Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
BASEBALL.

At Raleigh, N, C.--N. p. |, s, N. c..
state college 3.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09

ing along at good speed II looked
good to stick with the Colonies all the
way. Slim Love, Detroit Tiger pitcher,
who is training here with the Chicks,
and incidentally nursing a sore arm,
pitched the first three rounds for
Memphis. and yielded one run and three
hits. Slim gave way in the fourth to
Tommy Long. a young Memphis left
handler. and Tommy was also tapped
for a run, making it two for the Col
onels. The Chicks had gotten to Henry
Jones, Colonel hurler, for a pair of
markers which evened things up.
In the seventh Acting Manager Joseph
Patrick Slattery sent Dick Meacham, a
young Paducah boy, to the hill for
Memphis. Sir Richard proved Easy
picking for the Louisvillians and be
fore Dick could get the side out in
the bloody round, four Colonies had
crossed the plate. The Louisville lads
kept up their barrage and in the ninth
two more were sent across the plate.
One Of the hits off Meacham in the
seventh was a home run by Tim Hen
dryx, Kocher got a triple in the ninth.
Hennery Jones, who hurled y%ester-
DAY, was a much better moundman than
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
Memphis Amateurs Get
Ready for 1919 Season
LIBERTY LEAGUE.

Starting Sunday, April 10.
TEAMS.
American Railway Express.
Park TaXicag Co.
knights Of Columbus.
ChoCtaw Feed Co,
Two seven-inning games Hodges
field.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
COLONIES even
SERIES With
CHICKS
Flaherty's Men Thoroughly
Initiate Dick Meacham, of
Paducah.
SERIES STANDING.
BY BOB PIeUE.

BY BOB PIGUE.
AT Louisville
Colonies evened the series
with the Tribe at ROSEWOOD
yesterday by pIling up eight
runs while the Chicks were
engaged in accommodating a
couple off Hennery Jones,
Of West Point.
TLA Tlf,1v- A.=.-V
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09

S)WTLLGHA
BY
BOB PIGUE ~,
BOB pIGUEN

~ETERMINED TO plug the
gaps In the Chick outtleld
and infield, President Tom
w atkins Of the Tribe
caves tonight for some.
where In Dixie for the
expressed purpose Of seeur,,
ina orc good outtlelder ana
one good pitcher, The Chick
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
DIXIE

DIXIE LEAGUE.
Starting Sunday, April 10.
TEAMS.
Southern Boiler Works.
Smart Millinery Co.
White Star Cycle Co.
Chero-COla.
Two seven-inning games Loeb's
field,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09

WHOLESALERS LEAGUE.
Starting Saturday, April 10.
TEAMS.
Van Vleets.
Ben Hur Lodge.
William r, Moore.
Stratton-Warren Co,
Two seVen-inning games, playing
ground announced later.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
Now forming for Saturday after
noon, play starting when four
teams are secured.
TEAMS.
Goodbar Company.
Y. NJ. c. A.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-09
"Y" Has Material.

The "Y" team playing Saturday ball
seems to have no end Of material for
their entry into the fast Saturday aft
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-11
Remarkable and Legitimate Revival Of
Thoroughbred Racing Due
By JACK" JOINER. Veteran Horse Treiner

The general public is once more keenly interested in racing, and,
now that the war is over and the people of the country as a whole have
begun to realize the great value Of racing as the testing ground for the
improvement Of our future cavalry and artillery service, ! look for a
remarkable and thoroughly legitimate revival Of the sport-proyided,
however, that certain matters of serious Importance to It's welfare receive
due consideration, and that the necessary action follows:
First Of all there should be some restrictive regulation Of our now
excessive twoyear-dd racing. In England, through the fact that purses
and stakes are restricted in value until July /, high-cass youngsters are
not started before that date. Moreover, owners and trainers do not, as a
rule, start their high-dass two-yearods more than three or four times
during their first year on the turf, reserVing them for the threeyeardd
classics and later valuable events. In France no twoyear-old is allowed
to start in any event until August /. As a natural result in these couIr
tries a much larger number Of speedy, we[proporioned and developed
two-year-dds, with their vitality unimpaired, are seen at the close Of the
season each year.
Legislation by the Jockey club or a spirit Of cooperation upon the
part Of the associations is essential. A series Of events-stakes as well Az
handicapslshouldb be inaugurated. The money 50 largely given to two
year-old events should be added to these distance events. This would
make them Of sufficient value to make it worth while for owners and
trainers to point their best horses for these contests
In my opinion, contrary to that Of several other students of racing,
the average American thoroughbred of today has deteriorated from his
predecessor Of ten to thirty years ago. Certainly as a slayer, and | am
not convinced that even the Splinter of fifteen years ago was not a better
allround horse, making due allowance, of course, for the faster records
shown owing to the speedier tracks Of today. That there has not been
the improvement ~justifaby expected with our recent importations OF
highldass foreign sies is due to excessive two-year-old racing and the
almost total elimination Of distance racing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-11
Shall We Try the Ex-kaiser?

No one has vet pointed out any good which can posi-
bly, result from the allies bringing the German ex-ka1ser
to trial that is at all commensurate with the harm 1t
would do.
1t is natural that a wronged world should think in
stantly of bringing to justice the man whose towering
ambition has cost the lives of millions and wrought
havoc with a whole generation of the worlds finest man
hood. But no one has imagined a punishment fitting for
such a crime. The real question ca n only be what course
is to do the world most good. Not the kaiser hluself,
but the kaiser idea accepted by a great nation wrought
this ruin. What the world needs is that the criminal
idea which is kaiserism shall be uprooted from the Ger
man mind. Will this be furthered by bringing to trial
William Hohenzollern?
Whatever hope the world has of Germany must rest
on the supposition that there is a lot of good in the Ger
man people and that they are now to work out their own
salvation and become fit for a useful place in the society
of nations. If you try the kaiser, you strike at the soul
Of Germany, for he is the symbol of that to the good as
we'll as the bad Germans. You create a wave OF sym
pathy which will not only reunite all the forces of jun
kerism and kaiserism, but bring to them millions who
could but feel that the attack on the head OF the state
was an attack on them personally. You overwhelm all
the progressive thought now at work for the regeneration
of Germany. You strike not at the Hohenzollerns, not
at the leaders of German thought around the kaiser, bat
at the one thing that is still held in common by the Ger
man people. All that remains of The kaiser idea, and we
cannot pretend that this does not include a great many,
would rally. All the growing revolt against the internal
idea of kaiserism would be overwhelmed.
Against this we place what? The condemnation of
William Hohenzollern, with the proyiso in advance that
we recognize in him something so Important that we
shall not exact the penalty of a common murderer.
What is the kaiser now? The man who led his peo-
pie to humiliation, defeat and death. Repudiated and
cast out, he is the center of the worlds hate and con-
tempt. Even should he return to Germany, he must do
it in the face Of millions who hold him the criminal
source of their sufferings. In Germany the conviction
grows that what he stood for could never bring anything
but disaster and death. How would it advantage the
world to change all this by rallying Germany behind a
martyr?
Does the world need most to set William Hohenzol
lern on st. Helena, or to have Germany dethrone what
the Hohenzollerns stand for and turn to righteousness
Milwaukee Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-11
PERSHINC THANKS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

A letter from General Pershing re-
ceived by William J. Mulligan, Chair
man of Knights of Columbus War Ac-
tivities, expressed in warm terms APP
probation for what the Knights Of
Columbus have done for the Ameri-
can Army abroad before and since the
armistice was signed. General Per-
ching in his letter said:
81 wish to express through you to
the Knights of Columbus my apprecia-
ton and that Of the officers and men
under my command for the valuable
services rendered by your organiZa-
ton to the American Expeditionary
Forces"
''The active work of your OrganiZa-
ton in France began early in 1913,
was well under way by the spring of
that year and has been increasing in
scope ever since. Before the cessa-
ton Of hostilities its workers were at
tached to Hany of the combat divi-t
sions, and recreation huts had been
opened in the principal American con-
centration centers. Numerous COM
handing officers have commended the
devotion to duty Of your personnel
and have testified to their popularity
and h%elpfulness among the troops
whom they serve.
During the armistice it has been
particularly active in the promotion of
athletics, a most valuable factor for
health and contentment. It has also.
contributed to the success of the army
entertainment program by numerous
appropriations for musical instru-
ments and equipment Of soldier shows;
has increased it's general recreational
activities, helping materially to main
tain the morale of the Army during
the inevitable period Of waiting to 60
home."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-11
Why He Opposes Suffrage.

The Woman Citizen, a suffrage organ. publishes in
it's issue of June % a facsimile reproduction OF written
reasons given by a Wisconsin state senator for refusing to
vote for ratification of the Susan B. Anthony amendment
of the Constitution. We pass the text along in the be-
lief that Tribune readers should not be denied the prlvl-
lege of scrutinizing this declaration of domestic princi-
pies:
l. / and my Wife agree on point l. A hous
Wife belong to home near her children and to
keep hous and not in open public Polite.
2 ond. it is only for the city Women in larger
cities that want to vote and to get the con-
troll of the Country vote to Elect State Off
GERS and President of the U. S. because a
Country Women won't not go to Vote they
have all they want to Do to take care of their
children & House Work garded and etc.
tn a Danger that the men will not go to
the poles if the Women get Elected to any
state Legislature, the big Danger will be that
some hair pulling will going on if there will
be Women Elected in the State Legislature
they will be worse as the Attorneys at present..
1t wouldn't be at all surprising if some one should
come along with an ungracious suggestion that the liter
ary style and the content Of this document constitute a
pretty fair argument in favor OF woman sufrage-or man
Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-11
WAR QUICkENED
SOLDIERS WITS
Boys Have Learned Art of Con-
centration-Are Better Fit
ted for Life Work.

Old man Mars does something else
besides sharpen plowshares into
swords. He sharpens the wits of the
men who have to handle the swords
or whatever other articles are con-
sidered most appropriate for finishing
off the enemy in rapid time.
Our men returning from the wars
show all the marks Of improved men,
tality-a quicker grasp of any task
given to them and a keener ambition
to be up and doing. All this has been
generated by army discipline and ext
perience at the front, where a mans
wits were often his sole physical sal
walton.
In their educational work among
the men of the army and navy the
Knights Of Columbus are discovering
remarkable aptitude on the part OF the
returned men to learn the technicali-
ties Of highly specialized trades. When
the X. of G. installed a school of auto
mechanics at Camp Dix, N. j., it was
thought that one difficulty would be
the length of time it would take for
the men attending the school to be-
come proficient auto-mechanics, as the
time at their disposal vas during the
period they awaited rehabilitation.
superintendent Hayes, in charge OF
the school, figured that a young man
more than averagely brainy and dill
gent could make the course in six
weeks. With a large class he discov-
cred that not one man was what he
had considered to be the average.
They were all above the average. For
within six weeks every man In the
school was qualified to take "a good
paying job as an auto-mechanic.
Elsewhere the Knights teach car
pentry, machine handling and business
subjects. A large school in employ
ment management is also conducted
by the Knights. But everywhere the
same report holds true, that the men
returned from the wars have their wits
made keen for self advancement.
practically all these men," said a K.
Of G. supervisor, twill return to civil
life with their wage earning capacity
heightened. They have to thank mill
-tary discipline a good deal for this"