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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
NO POST-SERIES FOR
TESTS OF STRENGTH

This is the third year since modern
worlds series were i~naugurated In
which the big event has been the only
lhterieaBue series from which to draw
conclusions. Last ear and In 1908
there were no poSt-seaSon series be.
tween teams OF the rival major leagues,
IL the projected city series IN New
York and Beston this fall had not fallen
through, fol instance, tho results Of
those comhatS, added to the outcome OF
the worlds series, would have furnished
a better line on comparative strength
lhan the worlds event alone could give,
Averages always are more reliable than
iuutNldual deeos IN any line Of dope.
In 1917, although the White Sox trim.
med. the Giants in the worlds series, tho
National League came out on top In the
total tnter-leaguo gaInos Of that fall
The veteran organization wen 10 games
TO eight for the Americans. The war
permitted 10 po~st-season affairs except
the worlds series In 1918, and the
leagues were lucky TO play that. so Il
may be that, on the basis OF the 1917
dope, the National League asa whole
time and the Cubs helied It by losing TO
the Red SoN in 1918.
IL Is unfortunate there were not
more post-seasUn series this fall, as the
early ending of the season made Il pos
stble TO play them In good weather and
the Interest IN the sport never was
greater, Lack OF other contests con-
centrated all the spotlights on the big
event.
Following are the totals by years Of
an the post-season games that have
lengues since they buried their hatch
GfN'
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Never a Big Series Without
Pittsburgh in 1t Somehow
BY JOHN eRusER,

Tigers in 1907. Pfeister, Schultz and
Del Howard were with the Cubs and
Jim Archer with the Tigers, The same
players who took part in the 1907 sc.
ries were with the Cubs in 1908, but De-
troit did not have a Pittsburgh player
In its lineup.
In 1909 the Pirates were contestants
for the championship against the De-
troits, who again had no Pittsburgh
representatives on their roster.
The battles In 1910 were between the
Chicago Cubs and the Athletics. Among
the players on the Cub team were Clar-
ence Beaumont. Leonard Cole, Jim
Archer, Artie Hoffman and Jack Pfeis-
ter. The Athletics stiIl held on to Harry
Davis.
Record From 1911 to 1919.
In the succeeding championship bat
ties the Pittsburgh representatives
| were:
19l1-New York Giants, Beals Becker
and Arthur Wilson; Athletics. Harry
Davis.
lsi2-New York. Beals Becker, Arthur
Wilson n Harry Mccormick. The
Boston Americans had no Pittsburgh,
player on their list,
1913-New York Giants, Mccormick
and Wilson, with none for the Ath-
I~sl4-Gsorge Whitfield wal the only
I~lttbUuTBn representative N the StruR-
gle. He played with Boston Nationals.
1915-Beals Becker, George Whitfield
and Bobby Byrne with the Philadelphia
Nationals, Again the Boston Ameri-
cans had no Pittsburgh mar in line.
1s1s-Brooklyn, George Cutshaw, Mike
Mowrey, Casey Stengel, Sherrod Smith
and Gus Getx. None for the Boston
| Americans.
1917-New York Giants, Joe wilhoit;
Chicago White Sox, Urban Faber.
1~918-Claude Hendrix was the only
Pittsburgh player In the fight, playing
with the Cubs. The Boston Americans
had non
191S--Cincinnati, Walter Reuther, Pat
Duncan and Jimmy Smith; Chicago
Americans, Erskine Mayer.
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Highland NJ. us.
PLAYING FINAL
GAME Of SEASON
Red and Blue Is FavOTite With
BetterS, But Dope Means
Very Little in This Annual
Game Between Rivals.

Central High school and NJ. L. s. are
furnishing the final chapter Thursday
afternoon, to the local scholastic feDt-
BAH situation. in their annual contest
AZ Russwood park, II was ~scheduled
for ] o'c,ock. NJ. L. S. Is a favorite
with the betters.
More than the normal amount Of In
terest is attached TO the outcome Of
this affair because OF the bearing upon
the city championship. Either an un-
disputed claim can be established or
else oDa Of the haziest situations In
wears. II all depends upon which side
rides home with the honey,
A victory for NJ, l.. s. will clear up
matters nicely and for all time, shut
ting off all possible debate, hut Central
High can stir up a fuss surprising the
treaty wrsngle.
The various accomplishments of the
oontending parties have been published
too much for repetition at this time.
All the printed dope would be more than
useless for facts and figures pass out
before the opening kick, leaving tbs
rest TO the days play.
NJ, u. y. should win but may not for
when the Green and Gold and the Red
and Blue meet on this day, past per-
formAnees are forgotten, The result
depends merely upon the form Of the
day.
The officials at work are; Day CWest
Point) referee; McLain, VnnderbilD,
umpire; Henry buckingham, (PTince-
toni, linesman.
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ANSWERS TO NIMRoDs.

\ Question: In conversation with an
old trap shot he advised me that sue
~cessful wing shots kept both eyes open
when they were shooting. Is this true
with such men as Heikes. Crosby, Gil
bert and yourself? If so why Is it done?
In my judgment they would have bet
ter success If m eye was closed and
they would look down the barrel.
GEORGE c. MAGRUDGR.
Memphis, Tenn.
Answer; You are correctly informed.
The major portion of the trapshots
sive Of the gentlemen named. You Lave
a wrong conception of t~rapshocting, in
fact wing shooting Of any character.
the first necessity Is 10 secure a gun
that fits the man: this once accom-
plished there is little need for align
Objectionable habit In u handling.
When shooting at a moving object you
handle a gun as you would shoot a
bow n arrow or throw a rock, with
both eyes open and following the fly
Ing object with the eyes, our gun will
intuitively swing into position, then will
come the question of accurate compu-
well to look or sight down the gun, to
see that you have the barrel or barrels
on the level, but keep both eyes open
and you will meet with better success.
Question: DO you advise the use of
10 or l2-gauge guns for duck shooting?
What load would you use? Are there
many places thrown open to the pub
lie for shooting purposes?
FRANK GLOTZER.
st. Louis, Mo.
Answer: Twelve-gauge guns are the
prime favorites. The load depends up
on the style Of shooting you expect to
have, pass or decoy. An all around
load Is ga drains OF bulk powder, III
unces No. 6 shot. You will find some
localities not posted, but they are get
ting very scarce.
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No feeling Of over-confidence exists
IN the Taylor camp, however, for II is
known that Pike has a very good team
This year, The best that the First diYi-
against the Third. 1t will he a good
scrap all the way and should prove to
ne the best game played by any army
teams this season. According 10 the
old dope sheet, the Kentucky team has
II on any Of the teams Of Eastern camps
n saturdays contest Is regarded as
an inter sectional affair and will pros
ship.
The Taylor team defeated the Camp
Sherman, Ohio team on November 18th
by. the score Of 3 to 0. Sherman has
their only defeat was at the hands of
the First division. Last Saturday the
| Fighting First played the u. s. Naval
Training Station team at Great Lakes,
ILL.,. and won by a 70 to 7 score.
Great Lakes was the first team to
score against the Taylor team this sea-
son; however, the game belonged to the
army boys from the first whistle. Great
Lakes has won games from some Of the
army teams near that station so the
First division has the dope on the teams
from all camps which have had mu-
tual opponents.
The individual dope upon the mem
bers OF the First division eleven fol-
lows.
Major F. W. Milburn, quarterback,
was a star at the same position on the
West Point team and was mentioned by
some sport writer's for the Ill -American
for that position, He has been a con-
ststent ground gamer all season and his
generaiship has been a big factor in
the success Of the Taylor team. Mil
burn weighs l6O. pounds and is 5 feet 9
inches in height.
Lieut.. W, c.. Louisell, tackle, was
picked on the All-Southern team for
two years, while he was 1t Auburn, He
Is a good man at any position on the
team, being used in some games in the
back field, and at times is called upon
to do the kicking, Louisell weighs 1870
pounds and is 5 feet II inches in height.
speed merchant Of the highest class,
having hung up several records in dash
events while attending college. He Is
a good running back and hard to tackle.
Kelly weighs 165 pounds and is 5 feet 10
inches in height.
Lieut.. 'BilI" Cleary. tackle, is a
powerful lineman and has broken up
many plays for opposing teams. before
they got under way. Cleary has played
the country, weighs 210 pounds and is
6 feet / inch in height.
Williams at End.
shorty Williams, end, has developed
into one of the best defensive ends seen
in many a day. He Is not very large
but his makes no difference to
shorty for he Is In every jam and US
ually is on the tackling end Of the play
that starts around his end
"Chet' Mahafhe at the other end Is
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BETTING FRATERNITY FAvoRs N. u. $.

Those inclined to hazard a few berries upon the annual ghdiron
battle between M. u, S. and c, II. s, which is the attraction az Russ.
wood park Turkey afternoon, are making M, U. S. the choice and are
asking odds when they lay their coin on the Green and Gold. For tbe
time In many seasons Central High, city champions for a long
are not the faVorttes, The $50 defeat administered by West
iehnessee Normal to c, II, S. and the beating M. U. S. handed out to
n same Normal outfit is the reason why the Red and Blue arr favored
70 win and to supplant High as champions OF Memphis.
In their game with Normal High was completely routed inf Coach
joe Gronauer claims that he has remedied the trouble and that his
team VIII give M. U. s. a decisive trimming. Coaches Hippler and
schloss' OF M. =. S. predict that Nj. u. s, will win by fully as wide n
margin As ala Normal, due to M. U, SIS win over Normal
fhe weather man turned on the rain faucets and has nroyided a
VeTltaDle bog for the game to be staged in, so from II neutral cornor
1t appears that the best mudders will come away with the dects,on NC m,
the city chAmpionHhip- NNN" au
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MAKE PLANS FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES

NEW YORK, Nov. 2T,--The first for
NAL step toward Americas participa-
here Friday right when the American
Olympic committee win confer regard
ing entering Of teams in the seventh
Olympiad, Prior to the conference the
committee and representatives OF the
leading snort governing bodies Of the
country will meet Col, Ostereith, the
dinner at which plans for the games
will be outlined.
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MARTIN SCORES x o.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 27.--Bob Mar
tin, Of Akron, o., heavyweight cham
pion Of the interallied armies, knocked
out Tom Riley, of Minneapolis, in the
first round Of a scheduled 10-round bout
here last night. The Knockout came
after two minutes and Al seconds of
fighting, during which Riley was floored
seven times by right and left swings
to the jaw, a left uppercut to the heart
and left jab to the wind. Martin was
untouched.
In another bout scheduled to go 10
| rounds, Frank Moran, Of Pittsburgh,
knocked out Homer Smith, Of Benton
Harbor, heavyweight champion OF Mich
| igan. In the third round, Smith was
| floored three times In the final round,
Jack Burke, champion Of the United
| States army forces that did not &c
| overseas, had the better Of Jack Mo
ran, Of Detroit, in a 10-round heavy
| weight bout.
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GOOD MONDAY GARD.

Promoter Billy Hack, of the South
ern Athletic club, has a good card al
ready booked for next Monday night,
when two el%ght-round battles will be
staged Mt popular prices. A f~our-rounder
and a battle royal are also on the
program,
Leo Patterson and Kid Roux, two top
notch negro lightweights, are scheduled
to travel eight rounds to a decision, as
are Battling Gahee and Cyclone Wilson.
This will mark the second meeting Of
Gahee and Wilson, Gahee winning the
first bout by n hairline margin. Gahee
and Wilson are heavyweights.
A record crowd il expected and Pro-
moter Hack has advised all fans who
are planning to see the show to get
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
L M,uARE HURT

Willis Mecabe, local lad who has been
playing one OF the backfield positions for
the Tennessee football squad, sustained
a broken collarbone In the Volunteers
last game and Is now In a Knoxville
hospital recovering from his Injuries.
MoCabe has been one Of the most
Important oops In the machine OF the
orange and White this season, and his
injury coming Just before the Nols' bat
tie with the kentucky Wildcats con.
slderahty weakens them.
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PITLER A PILOT.

News comes from Oil City that Jake
Pitler, the ex-Pirate second baseman,
has been offered the management of he
Oil City team for next year. But it
does not say that he has signed to
again lead the oil team. Jake now be-
longs to the Toledo club, of the Ameri-
can association, and IL there is more
money in sight for him he will Ger
tainly become a Mud Hen next year.
He Is on the reserve list of Toledo un-
der the designation Of voluntary re-
tired
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
GA, TECH VS.. U

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov, 27.-The final
game Of the local football season, the
annual classic between Auburn and
Georgia Tech today promised TO be one
Of the hardest fought games Of the
many desperate struggles between the
eleSens Of the rival chronological insti-
tutlons, while the plainsmen have not
lhown as strong on off nee, in the opin-
ion OF local critics, as nave the Yellow
Jackets, the Auburn line Is one of the
heaviest and most powerful In the
South.
Az a scoring machine the Alabama
eleven, too, was expected TO exert Its
every effort TO beat tho Atlanta team,
The weather was cold and damp,
The probable lineup:
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Johnny Dundee
Takes Measure
Of Charley White

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Nov. 2~7.--John-
ny Dundee, Eastern lightweight boxer,
last night outpointed Charles White,
Chicago, in a 10-round no-decision con-
test, according to ringside critics. The
bout went the limit. Dundee was the
aggressor throughout. White was so
inactive during the first half Of the
bout that tho chairman of the boxing
commission ordered him ito get busy"
and from then on the Chicago boxer
was more active.
Dundee ducked away from several OF
Whites lefts and frequently caught the
Chieagoan on the jaw, causing his head
to wobble, Dundee also drove in many
hard hlnMS TO The hOdN.1
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
RACING SEASON ON
At NEW ORLEANS
Thanksgiving 81, 500 Handi-
cap Feature Event of
Opening Gard.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov, Racing
season is being formally opened on
Thanksgiving day here at jefferson
park with the best filled card for the
first day In the history OF the city. ac-
eording to local sporting fraternity.
Horsemen rave been pouring into the
city all the week.
As an eye opener 10 the initial day
Of the races New Orleans saloons were
wide open n fun CAV for the first time
since the recent prohibition act of con
gress which was held unconstitutional
here yesterday In United States dis
trict court. The Thanksgiving 81, 800
handicap Is the feature event of to-
dayis racing card
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BIG CROWD AT N

Of football fans are t%hronging Roanoke
| today to witness the annual contest this
| afternoon between Virginia Polytechnic
institute and Virginia Military institute,
a feature of which will be the customary
| parade of the cadets, Weather warm
and cloudy.
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MISSOURI VS.. KANSAS.

LAWRENCE, Kas,, Nov, 27.--The
football championship Of the Missouri
valley conference was at stake here
today In the game between Missouri and
Kansas universities. There was little
choice between the two In the opinion
Of eportwriters, who declared both teams
well balanced and strong In the various
departments. The weather was any.
thing but ideal for football, owing 20 the
cold wave which struck Kansas yester-
day.
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TEAMS MEET.

OKLAHOMA cry. Okla, Nov. 27.-
The University Of Oklahoma and the
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical
college met here today IN their thir-
teenth annual football contest with the
university's backfield slightly weakened
BY the disability Of McDernott and
Boyle, Past history makes the univer-
sity eleven heavy fuvorltos over the
a. and NJ. squad.
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FRANK VS.. LOGAN,

A fostering boil that Is due to come
20 n head shortly In the feud between
Charley Frank, Atlanta president, and
John y, Logan, head of the Mobile club.
Tho Hasty case Is what's bothering
these two rotund magnates of the
Southern and Frank has stated that
the Southern isn't big enough for him
and Logan and that one or the other
will have to go.
Frank and Logan are up In arms
against each other on account Of Keller
Hasty, a lanky pitcher who Is not worth
bothering about and who would not be
worth the waiver price to any club in
the league, Az a matter Of fact, there
Is not a club IN the Southern league to-
day that would claim lIasty at the
waiver price OF $500 In CASE waivers
were asked, And yet these two club
owners are going to court, spending a
barrel Of money, cussing each other out
and creating all kinds OF rumpus about
It, much to the disgust OF real baseball
fans and those who are interested in
the Southern leagues welfare.
The Hasty case has been dragged
into the courts when all such petty
chickering's between two men should
have been settled privately. Both Frank
and Logan have acted childish in the
matter, because Pitcher Itasty isn't
worth enough TO cause Il Squahhle. Both
men admit this, but say II is the prin-
clple Of tho thing So there you are,
Such rows as this disgusting mixup
should he nlpped In the bud by Presi-
dent Martin AZ their very inception, for
they hurt the league, they hurt base
ball and bring the game into diHepute
among the thousands of fans who pat
ronise the game In Dixie.
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N. @, VS.. VIRGINIA,

CHAPEL HILL. N. c., Nov. 27-The
greatest crowd that ever attended a
football game In North Carolina was
expected to witness the annual classic
here today between North Carolina and
Virginia, Capt. Ray, OF Virginia, and
Tenny, OF Carolina, were out Of the
game because of injuries. Tho lineup:
~ rnlnn Pos VIrQinia
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N VS.. sEWANEE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 27.-Van-
derbilt and the University OF the South
meet here In their annual encounter
this afternoon. The game Is called at
a;ik. Rain or snow is the weather pre-
diction. The field Is heavy from severe
rainB early In the week. On past per-
formRnce Vanderbilt has the bet er OF
the prospects, as well rs the advantage
OF weight, The probable lineup:
Vanderbilt Pos. GowanaC
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ALABAMA VS., MISS. A. a. M.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, NOV. 27,-Murky
fcggJ weather promises for the Ala
hama Mississippi A. 4 NJ, Balre to be
staged on lockwood field here this
afternoon AT $3.50 o'clock. The two
teams arc evenly matched and will
enter the contest in perfect condition,
Fully 5000 persons are expected to
witness the match.
The lineun.
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Played Five Years.


playing army football for five years and
is getting better all the time, His end
rum have been n Of the features Of
the Taylor teams play this season, o.
Garek weighs It's and is 9 feet tail.
Soldier Champ. half back, is on
the job in every play, running inter-
ference or in carrying the ball. He can
usually be counted upon to make a gain
at any time he is called upon. Champ
is the comedian of the team and there
never is a bad side to anything when
the Soldier" is around. This clown
weighs 40 pounds and is S feet 10
inches from head to foot.
Stan Prusach plays either guard or
tackle and 10 equally good at both po:
sitions. 1t is his second year Of football
but he is coming along in fine shape
with his 2O5 pounds and 70 inches Of
PAUL Strong fullback, is a former
University Of Indiana player. He is a
gains against most n team. Strong
is, 6 feet tall and weighs 1870 pounds.
good running back. In a broken field,
Kecko is as good as anyone on the First
division team, also at returning punts
started at the quarter position In the
Third division game and Milburn at
half back. valley Is 5 feet 8 inches
tall and weighs 145 pounds.
George Houser, center, Is a little light
for that position, but makes up for n
lack Of weight by his aggresslveness. He
is improving as the season goes on n
his play now is reaching the star a
riety. Houser Is 5 feet 10 inches tan
and weighs 1855 pounds.
Sweeney, center, is giving Houser a
hard fight for the regular berth:
Sweeney weighs 1876 pounds and is 5 feet
II inches tall.
Bert Fogieson, fullback. will probably
get into the game Saturday. He Is
light but fast and has q good head for
football. He is. 5 feet 9 inches high
and tips the scales at 1855 pounds.
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secure "A broomstlck and place up your
back so you'll have backbone enough
10 sign your name to your comnunlca-
tons and then write again.
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':FirSt" Ready For
Battle With "'Third'

Word comes from Camp Taylor, Ky, to the effect that the
First Division football eleven is in fine shape for its contest Sat-
urday at Russwood park with the Third Division eleven fronr'
Camp Pike. Ark.
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Georgia Tech is the favorite In the
betting over the Auburn Plainsmen in
their annual clash, but so were the
Mississippi Aggies when they met the
Donahue machine, and remember what
happened.
Many are the favorites who fail to
finish In the money, Ask the players
OF the ponies,
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Eehoes ~ fonda nloht,a mill he.
tween Red Harrinn and Ahe kahakoff
local IIahtwe,ohtsI are many ana va
rled, There is a wide dIfference of
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A YEAR OF UpsETs.

When the sur goes down this Thanks.
giving afternoon on tho qrldlrons
throughout the country and finale ID
written on the football season OF 1919.
Il VIII mark the closing the greatest
pleskIn sport,
Not only have the Southern elevens
been bufteted around by teams not
considered In their class. but the bio
sastern and Western teams have also
felt the sting OF defeat from squads
which heretofore have been setups for
them.
New champions have been crowned In
many sections of the country and the
laurel rests upon brows that heretofore
have been unadcrned with the Victory
wreath.
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MCGOWAN BEATS TANNING

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Nov, 2T,-Arloi
Tanning, of Kansas City, was outpoint
ed by Joe MCGOWAN, lightweight boxe
from Great Lakes training station, II
a 10-round bout here last night, ac
cording to the newspaper decision.
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Fight, Fan, Marked Tree, Ark.-Go
out and learn the difference between
n left hook and u three-base hit, then
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OF the aforementioned number Hlq.
gins Is the only new face amonp the
managerial ranks, Ruby Robert taking
over the place formerly filled by Char
ley Frank, the Dutchman retiring to the
business end Of the Crackers.