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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
PARIS. MEnGHA MTSss..GETTING
READY FOR CHRISTMAS

The shop windows are, full of
Christmas things. The festive
spirit of the Yuletide season seems
to be, in the atmosphere. People
are planning what they will give to
their loved ones, and the children
are eagerly looking forward to the
annual coming of good old Santa
Claus, patron saint Of the kfddies.
If we are to be optimistic, let's be
so. now, with Christmas only q mat
ter of a few days of. We know that
conditions are such as to MAKE .ev-
erybady blue, if we dwell On things
that are happening,sor that may
happen. But tets forget them, as
we can't help them, and above all
things don't be pessimistic at this
season. Things could be >. worse.
Ten. MILTON people ara slated to die
in: foreign countries. this year from
starvation and freezing. Those peo-
pie are worse OF than we here in
the Bluegrass, 1t Is dark hereS but
you may make 1t darker by thinking
of it.
! 1t. is always darkest before day,
and we had bette be laughing than
crying. Laugh and the world
laughs with you; weep and you
weep alone" Smile even if you
have to force it. Be gay, and you
will make some one - gayer.s Don t
get a crouch. 1t won't help you
and it won't do anybody any good.
Get the Christmas spirit, and maybe
when Christmas comes all the dark
clouds which lowered upon our
houses will be driven away. z.-,-,..
And don't forget the fact that the
merchants of Paris carry as large
and varied stocks Of Christmas
goods on their shelves and in their
stores as any other city in the Blue
grass region. Do your shopping at
home, and do it early. Get the
Christmas habit, and get it early.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23

YOU'LL LIKE IT."
Do your shopping at A. F.
Wheeler's, opposite Court
House. You will like it. All
kinds of furniture novelties.
(x)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
TURN YOUR FOOTSTEPS THIS
|, WAY AND YOUR SEARCH
/ Is ENDED.

We have what you want.
(x) THE A. J. WINTERS co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23

Price 90, Louise Keal 81. Ann TAI
Ibott 81. Nancy Young 80.
Miss Stevens, Teacher.
IS SENIORS
i katherine Bfophy 81. Hazel
Brewsaugh 90.
Miss Ron, Teacher:
Lee Kirkpatrick. Superintendent
-ity Schools.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS CAKE

Now is the time to buy fruit for
your Christmas fruit cake-see my
line of candies before buying.
MRS. ELLIS CASH GROCERY.
(x) Opp. Court House
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
FARMERS WIVES AND COUNTRY
FOLKS, LOOK FOR RED
FRONT STORE

Come to my Cash Grocery and see
the newest, freshest line Of, grocer
les and fruits in Paris. The incest
lire of Christmas goods in the way
of candies, nuts. fruits. etc. ever
brought to Paris. Nice homemade
cakes, beaten biscuits, etc.
Highest market price paid for but
ter and eggs. Look for the Red
Front, opposite the court house.
MRS. ELLIS CASH GROCERY.
(x)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
Do Y0uR SHOPPING EARLY

All fuel and light bans have now
been raised, and the. stores of Paris
are open during the usual hours.
Still, in shopping. as 80 little time
Is left before Christmas, it would be
well to come early and avoid rush.
Do your shopping early in the morn
ings, If possible. Christmas IS but
elk days further down the line now
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
BEST GASOLINE AND KEROSENE
YOUR ORDER SOLICITED

The Western Petroleum Co. is
now ready to serve the public with
Quality and Service Gasoline ano
Kerosene. Your order Will De ap-
NIMRoD CRUMP. Agent.
Both Phones 500. (It-imoJ
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS;
PRESENTS THAT ARE WORTH
WHILE.

Your wife would appreciate and
use any of the following articles.
Give her one of them for Christmas.
Detroit Jewel Gas Range. Eden
Washing Machine, Electrolier. Read
ing Lamp, Electric Curler, Toasters
and all kinds of electric appliances.
(x) T.. w. SPICER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
ORDER EARLY As SUPPLY Is
LIMITED.

Leave your order with Bruce Hol'
laday for a box of Miss Holidays
delicious candies. No Christmas
gift would be more highly appreci-
ated. and you certainly could not
buy better candy any place in the
world. Order early. The supply
this year is limited.
| IVY BRUCE HOLIDAY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
TOYS AT LAWN & C0NNELLS
SANTA CLAUS HEADQUARTERS

Toys in endless variety. for boys
and girls ,velocipedes, WAGONS.
skates. sleds. drums and everything
IN make the little ones happy-we
have it. Candy, fruit. dates. hgH,
etc. Come and see what we nave
and we are sure that the quality ana
price will please ,yo'h
IL LAWN e cONNELL.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
FANCY BOX CANDIES, FRUITS,
NUTS, ETC.

Beautiful fancy box candies, bulk
candies. assorted nuts, dates, or
anges, apples and bananas, priced
right for the Christmas trade. Let
us fix up your Christmas order.
(x) HARRIS e DALE.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-12-23
FOR THE BLACK CAKE

Fresh ingredients for that black
cake: Citron, seeded and seedless
raisins, dates, shelled nuts, orange
and lemon peel, spices, etc.
Ky G.. P. COOK & co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
JOE WILHOIT TOPS
WESTERN BATTERS
Unofficial Averages Show
Wichita Athlete in Front
With .422.

Joe without, Wichita, carried off the
batting honors of the Western league
with IN average of ,422, according TO
final unofficial figures. In addition to
taking the batting honors. without car
rted off the scoring honors. He regis
tered l26 runs, In 1873 games. In 526
times at bat the hard hitting outfielder
made 222 hits good for SO4 bases,
holt, while doing all these things. es-
tablished a new worlds record for safe
hitting in consecutive games when he
went for 80 games without being
stopped,
Yaryan, the Wichita catcher, was
crowned the leagues home, run king.
He made 10 homers. Collins, Joplin,
was the runner-up with 10.
Bob Hasbrook, Des Moines, carried
off the honors among the base ~stealers
with 81 thefts. Coffey, a teammats,
was next with 50, while Moran, Sioux
City, finished with 81.
Wichita carried off the team batting
and fielding honors with averages OF
.292 and .973, respectively. Sioux City
was the runnertup In batting with
.2sb, and Tulsa was second In fielding
Other leading Western league bat.
sc : ST. 81. :. Joseph 81 mess .ssS! game" q. walker Il .aq 81
Joseph, S5S; ConnelIey, Des Moines
,S41; Spellman. Omaha, 1874; Kelleher,
st. Joseph. 1874; Robinson, Sioux City,
BIT; Collins, Joplin, .S16; Llndimore,
Oklahoma City, ,Sl6i Mueller, Wichi-
ia, .314; Berger, Wichita, ,S1s; Has
brook, Des Moines. $40; Griffith, Okla
homa City, 300.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
STUNT.

II is easy enough to sit up IN the
hleachers and crab at the official, but
when II comes your turn to take his
place 1t is quite another thing. This
applies not only to the referee but to
the fighter.
Bully Hack convinced a certain bird
about six years ago and the would be
fighter has never forgotten II.
This Northumberland fanatic was
cheer leader for the Make EN- Fight
Club" As early as the second round he
was tuned TO the occasion and his deep
bass su~pplications drowned out the
For seven weeks steady Hack listen
cd to the roar and searched the house
for his man. Finally he was spotted
and then the deep red plot was Matched,
to- wit! An amateur bill was to be
staged for his personal benefit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
TIM HENDRIX
STILL LEADING
Jay Kirke, HACKS Friend
Drops Among A. A.
Batters.

The batters OF the American associa.
ton entering the homo stretch have
Undergone practically no change IN
thelr relative positions during the last
week. Several Of the leaders have
suffered slight batting slumps, but
hlrke, Louisville, was the only, n to
make a decided change In position.
ne dropped from tenth place to thir-
teenth, his average falling off from
$40 to 300. Hendryx, Louisville, con-
tinued to lead the regulars with an
average Of $3.50, Good, Kansas city, ia
the runner-up with .3iG, and Becker,
Kansas City, Is next with .3i1.
w. Miller, Kansas City, who, like
lkirke. suffered a slight batting slump,
has passed the century mark In mum
Der Of rum scored. He has registered
l02 times, B. Miller. st. Paul, added
a few more bases to his string and
has a total base mark OF 2S7. He also
Is leading the home run hitters with
"a, whileC Brief, Kansas City, Is two
behind
Bob Bescher, Louisville, with his II
thefts Is far In front among the base
stealers.
Other leading IassociatIon batters for
SO or more games are: 0'Mara, Indian
apolis, $40, f. Miller, st. Paul. .326;
Hyatt, Toledo, 1923; Brief, Kansas
City, 1923; W, Miller, Kansas City,
.8l7; Leary, indianapolis, ,316; Owens,
Minneapolis, .St4; Cochran, Kansas
City. 1909; ,Smyth, Milwaukee. .3O5
klrke, Louisville, q, 1906; Yerkes, In
d~ianapolig. ,303.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
A FEW Triggers"

CHANGING back over the 1919 baseball
campaign these few figures might be
of interest to those who follow the dia-
mond athletes from year to year.
The season of 1918. was q fine year
tSf Ssss sssa tots, an n s 4 poor Sss. one wt for
stolen during the year.
Johnny Dobbs' Pelicans were the lead
ing base stealers with 1874 to their
strings pobbs is q great believer in
base running and his help set the high
water mark for the year.
When 1t came to being good waters
for getting bases on balls the Mem
phis Chicks led the entire league. A
total of S79 Tribesmen were given free
transportation to first in 1919, The
Little Rock Travellers were second, with
S6l,
The resonant walop had a big part in
winning the 1919 pennant. The Atlanta
Crackers, who COPIED the flag, banged
out a total OF 1919 safeties during the
year just closed, or this number 204
We're two baggers, AZ were three.hag-
gers and 10 were home runs. Mobile
and Nashville are tied for home run
honors, each having 2s.
right time, is alspa timely weapon in
run getting. The Atlanta Crackers
brought.jt into play on 20S OCCASIONS,
which was the high water mark for sac
rifioing In the Southern. The Memphis
Chicks were a close second, with 205,
Cy Barger being an ardent believer in
the value OF laying the ball down,
N~ashville's %catchers, Gabby Street and
Harry Kohlbecker, had the largest mum :
Der Of passed balls, Is being charged
to them.
The Chattanooga, Lookouts led when
L came to double plays, a total Of 1913
twin killings being made, the larger
| nnFti0n 0f fhafa hatnO from nAtnna 90
Gleason to Anderson.
When 1t came to triple plays, only
three of this variety of diamond deaths
were recorded. The Mobile Bears pulled
one, while the pennant winning Atlanta
Crackers were successful twice In re-
firing three runners at one fell sWoop.
There were 26 tie games this season,
the large majority of which were played
off. Only four or five were left un-
played.
Chattanooga played the largest num-
Der OF games--l44.
Pitchers were wild IN the Southern
league this year, a total or 2,442 bats
men being given free Transportation to
first.
Lee. New Orleans pitcher, and ut,
Of Mobile. had the shortest names OF
any players In the Southern, Coffin
daffer, Of Birmingham, had the longest
handle.
This'n be about enough of these fig
ures for one days digestion. There
may be others later.
Tiny Goodbred, Memphis spitballer
although a giant in frame, Is thin,
skinned. He'd rather take a beating
than to see his name In print when h'
lost a game.
One day after he had gone IA inning,
against RUDE Marshall and lost to Chat
t~anooga, The News Scimitar came on
with a story with q two-column head
''Goodbred Weakens in the Four
teenth."
Next day Tiny was parked in tn,
press box when we arrived, "Wher'
dye get that stuff about my weak
enin'? l stayed in there, didn't I?
hope today IL some of these guys los,
yon put 1t in big type that he weak
dugout.
1t was the first time that the biI
fellow had ever been ruffled since h
had been in Memphis, but he got owe
Ii without showing any i'll effects.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
BARNES TO MEET
MLEOD FOR TITLE
Finals Reached in PROBES.
sional ~Tourney-Barnes
Has Had Hard Road.

RoSLYN. N. r., Sent. 20.-Jim
Barnes, OF 81. Louis, Western and
Southern open golf champion, and
national professional titleholder, and
Fred Mcleod, Of Washington, ID. CT
met In the final of the professional
golfers association national champion
ship here today. Barnes came through
the top half OF the draw regarded by
many as having contained the maJori.
ty Of the best players. Among Nc
Leod's victims was j. Douglas Edgar,
Of Atlanta, open champion Of Canada,
Barnes eliminated the popular Chi
cago pro" Bob Macdonald, by the
margin of five up and four to play
yesterday. Barnes became 3 up at the
end Of the first nine holes, having gone
out In 80 to 70 for Macdonald. and
increased his lead to 4 up BY the time
the morning round was finished. Aft
err luncheon Macdonald seemed to feel
that he was beaten before he started.
and was never on his game. Weak
putting caused most of his trouble.
Mcleod was opposed by George Nc.
Lean, the Long Island home bred, and
although Mclean, who has been play
Ing the best golf seen here this week
put up a good fight, he was defeated
3 up and Q to play. He was 2 down
after the morning round, Mcleod hav-
| ing a card OF 70 to rs for his opponent,
! Mclean never succeeded In getting the
match all square, and the contest end
ed on the 18th green,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
WHITE SOX ARE IN HAMLNG DISTANCE OF A. FLAG
FORMER VANDERBILT STAR NAMED COACH
OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE TEAM

Prank Hays, former c. B, c. and Van
dy star, has been named coach Of the
Christian Brothers college football elev-
en- and Is nov on the job whipping into
shape q green squad,
Hays is one Of the most talented ath.
letes the local institution has DEVELOPED
and was a shining light tn the MeougiR
machines.
At C. B. c. Hays has nothing 70
work upon but . green squad, totally
unscquSinted with the fundamental
principles Of the game. The present
season Will mark their formal rs-en.
trance into the sport after a layoft Of
several years.
Although Hays has no d~ependables as
vet, he Is not downcast\ over his pros
poets but expects TO be In the money
from the start. His squad ls made up
Of 81 energetic youngsters and tho sver-
age weight OF the hoof is Approximate
ly las pounds,
The schedule has yet to be com.
pleted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
PAL STARTS TO WORK.

Pal Moore's vacation is over. The
young Memphis bantam, after q rest
Of two months, has again started the
grind and Is busily engaged in prizing
Oft several pounds Of ~avoirdupois which
has accumulated since his memorable
battle Pats with Jimmy Wilde in London
When that battle had been concluded
land Pal had sailed away SIS, 600 in
his flank-the Memphis banty decided
that there was no time In the world
like the present for taking a vaca-
ton. Pal had been fighting regularly
for several months and was In need
defeated Wilde. and lost the decision,
he packed his training trunks into the
moth balls and proceeded to break
training, eating when. where and what
he pleased and being like an ordinary
mortal.
end, as did Pals vacation. So Moore
has gotten under way again and from
nov on Ne will be seen doing his daily
training stunts and getting back to
the fine form which he is always in.
Pal sees through a glass darkly that
he is going to get that match for the
championship with Pete Herman be-
fore Dominica Tortorich's boxing club
in New Orleans, and Moore doesn't
want to be caught out of shape.
There are several good sparring
partners for Moore in Memphis and
every afternoon he is In town he will
work with them. When Pal returns e
Chicago next week he will continue his
hard work and be in readiness to meet
anybody his manager, Nate Lewis, may
have signed for him.
Pal trained on the Aquitania corping
over from London, skipping the rope
and shadow boxing, but has lone moth
ing more since landing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
National viii Not
Draft Players In
Minors This Year

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Club owners
Of the National league at a special
meeting here yesterday, declined TO
sanction temporary abrogation Of the
national agreement.
In answer to the recommendation OF
the national commission, at its meet
ing held In Chicago, Sept, 2, 1919, the
following resolution was adopted:
First, that the National league
does not concur In the recommended
tions made by thA national commission
that the present national agreement
be temporarily abrogated.
Second, that we concur in the
recommendation OF the national COM
mission that the national league re-
frain from drafting minor league play
ers during 1919,
Third, that we do not concur in the
recommendation of the national com
mission that the territorial rights OF
the clubs Of the old International
league be not respected in the future
unless its indebtedness to the national
commission be paid on or before 81
days after Sept, 2, 1919"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
souTHERNERs GOING

From every section of Dixie thou
sands are planning to> march upon Gin
there, and there is every Indication that
Sunland will be well represented when
the Reds take the field against the
white-hosed clan of Chicago.
Many Memphians have already made
reservations for the games that are
to be played in Cincy, and there will
be q general exodus Of leading base
ball fans for the Rhine city when the
starting time Of the contests arrives.
President John d. Martin. of the
Southern league, along with President
Tom Watkins OF the Memphis club are
among those who are planning to go.
One critic says the Reds will not win
the worlds series because they haven't
the punch, However, the fact remains
that Eddie cicotte and Claude Williams
will hardly toss their caps into the
air and emit three lusty cheers when
they find the bases full and Ed Rousf
AZ hat
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20

feet 70 n side chewing the rag with
two interesting h%ystanders,
Oldfield pushed and pushed and
pushed. And the perspiratlon poured
and trickled and gushed. Finally he
exhausted his patience and exclaimed:
say, who the deuce Is Sloan Cabling
why, they're a couple Of his frat
brothers" answered one OF tho party.
Barney's goat was gone. And as he
gave another push he murmured:
Those frat brothers must be as strong
rs the Elks,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
Heavy Card Causes
Early Start Of Races
At Columbus Track

COLUMBUS, o, Sept, 2O--With prac-
tically a two-day card on hand, the
Grand Circuit races will start at noon
today in the hope Of finishing before
dark. Left over from yesterdays pro-
gram which vas interrupted by a heavy
rain, are the 2:03 pace not touched,
and the 2:l5 pace and 2;l3 trot with
only one heat run.
In addition to yesterdays unfinished
card there are the 2:l1 PAGE, 2;09 trot,
and the Ego trot; Dan j and Lou
Todd will enter the field today with
first beats Of the 2:l5 pace and the
2!l3 trot already checked up to their
credit.
One heat had been raced in each
the 2:15 pace and the 2:l3 trot prior TO
the storm yesterday.
In the 2:15 pace, which was a heavy
betting affair, clifford Direct, selling
for $500 In tickets calling for a total OF
81, 200. finished last, and according to
the rules OF the event raced under
the Jones plan, he was ruled out and
sent to the barn.
Lou Todd, somewhat Of an outsider,
won the first heat OF the 2:l3 trot.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
THEY STARTED GAME
WITH BANG For JACK.

Jack Quinn. Of the Yanks, recent
ly told a story OF high altitude and
high scoring In the Pacific Coast
league, and Truck Hannah corrobo-
rated his statement. When Jack left
the major league scenes some years
ago and driftedl to the Pacific Coast
league he was called upon TO pitch
q game In Salt Lake City, Before
the game started one OF the players
on his team said: How many runs
do you want, jack"
Quinn replied: ooh, get me about
five and that will be all I need
Well, the game started, and
Quinn's team scored ten runs in the
first inning. In three innings Quinn
had been knocked out OF the box
and the score was - to 10 against
his team. The high altitude OF Salt
Lake " a wonderful aid to batting
averages, and every Coast Lacquer
knows It.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
OLDFIELD's IDEA,

Bill Pickens, manager of LIEUT., Lock
lear, the aviator who changes planes In
midair, has been In the sporting game
since Hector was a pie-eyed pup. He
has looked after. the interests OF the
world has known, including Barney Old
field and Katherine sttnson. both OF
whom have been in Memphis,
Friday he WAS spinning a yarn that
concerned Alex Sloan. the racing pro-
moter, and Oldfield. the driver.
Sloan, too. has been In the promotion
business for years and included in his
lineup at one time was this same Bar
ney Oldfield, Barney. at the time, was
not regarded as any college wissrd, moi
any walking encyclopedia OF useful in
formation.
Alex. on the other hand, was a col
lege man and a member Of n certain
leading fraternity-and thereby hangs
the tail. .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
TWenty Years Ago and Today
The Cops Watch Your Clothes Now, But in the Good Old
Days the Kids Made You "Chaw Beef"

(This Il, the second of a series So three articles by Billy Haack, dealing with
the conditions in Memphis today aSconpared to the situation 20 years ago His
first story was about baseball and the second about swimming Editors Note
' BY BILLY HACK. T
No greater change has I'M over any branch of sport In Memphis than In
swimming.
Today the boys are furnished with swimming pools by the city, fresh water
Wolf river, bl The mill mn would run us off the RATS You also. had to watch
your clothes, Tor the kids would make you "ohRw beef" They would tie knots In
trousers and shirt and wet them; you would sometimes be in hour untying
. knot. Many time Ihave been chased by cong out q a hole near the old
Louisville & Nashville shops on High street, near the winchester cemetery. one
time four Of us raj three blocks with our clothes under one arm u, get away,
but IN Of the boys lost his buds Ind his mother hat to g to he police station
to get them. III
But those were good old days-at least the kids used to think they were. We
used IL get around the corner in Chelsea and teAghow near the cops came to
getting us But times have changed. Now youshave q cop to watch your
clothes. and good. clean waterto vim Ia ineteado OF q mudhoa
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
EIGHT STAR ATHLETES
IN ALL-ROUND MEET

JERSEY CITY, N. J.. Sept. 2o,-Eight
OF Americas all-around athletes VIII
Inc Amateur Athletic Unions national
all-around championships, the premier
competition hela by the organization.
In addition Joie Ray, national one-mtle
champion, will endeavor to lower Me-
shephard's world mark for 1000 YARDS,
S. Harrison Thompson, OF Los An-
University; Lauri Karimo, of Detroit;
pat O'Connor, of the Lnughlin Lyoeuni
Dan Shea, Metropolitan champion; Jack
Fritts. New York Athletic club; Arthur
s. Roberts, Boston Athletic associations
Bernard Lichtman, Metropolitan and Ma
Pntiedee Morningside Athletic club,
viii exhibit their speed, endurance,
strength and agility.