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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
X. O. BROWN WINS.

NEW ORLEANS. April S-"Knock
out" Brown, of New orleans, was givel
a decision over Mutt Mckee, OF Okla
homa, in their l5-round bout here las
night, after a fight, to the finish, TIL
men are hautumweights.
Brown, who recently was discharged
from the army, won the flyweigh
championship for America ip the In
terallied boxing tournH nent In Lon,
dan
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
Pacific Coast
League To Open
Its Season Soon

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, April s.
Heber J. Grant. president Of the Nor
mon church, was to pitch the first be Il
at the opening Pacific Coast league
baseball game here today when the
Salt Lake Bees clash with the Vernon
Tigers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
XBatted for Fraser in fifth.

Kirke. Three-base hits-High, Friday.
Home runs-DeHaney, Hendryx. Sacri-
flee hits-slattery, Ciresi, Hendryx.
Stolen b~ases-Carroll, Willis, Mccarthy.
Double play-Mies to kirke. Innings
pitched-By Fraser, s with I runs and
9 hits; by Friday, 4 with 5 runs and Z
hits. Base on bans-Off Friday 2.
Struck out-By Fraser 2, by Barger @,
by Mics /. Hit by pitcher-Fisher (by
Fraser, Willis (by Friday. Time
1850. Umpires-Babb and Love.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08

william Bradshaw, a pitcher who
played in the canadian league and later
in chicago on March Is Of pneumonia,
Before taking up baseball as a pro-
fossiun he became well known as a
Semipro pitcher In Chicago,
Manager Clarence RowlRnd's son,
ROY. Is quite n wrestler. he recently
won the l0b pound amateur champion.
ship Of Chicago,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
ToDAY's EXHIBITIONS.

Memnhis aud Lruisyj lie at Memphis
Braves ard Tigers at Florence, s. {
cubs ut Fresno.
Athletics and Baltimore at Philadel'
phia.
Giants and Red Sox at Gainesville
Reds at Oklahoma City.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
PAT MORAN WON'T STAND
FOR LOVEMAkING ON
BASEBALL DIAMOND.

81 don't want to see any hand
shaking and brotherly love stuff be-
fore and during ball games" says
Pat Moran, manager of the Cincy
Reds. THAT sort of foolishness
wearies the fans and takes the life
out of baseball. | don't believe in
personal enmities between the play
ers-nothing like that-but I do not
believe in fraternizing before the
game begins. Take things as they are
IOWA player comes up to bat and
remarks to the catcher-as they
shake hands-'Hello, Mike! How's
that new roadster of yours work
ing?' And the catcher answers:
Fine! Come out to the house and
try a spin before you leave town
''In the old days the batter would
probably say: We'll, you poor, diz-
zy, tubby old sheep! Now / know
the manager has a charitable heart
when he Keeps a useless wart like
you on the pay roll! And the
catcher would reply: 'Gwan, you
dish faced baboon--they only hold
you in the league because the chill
dren like to laugh at you And
j, then, burning up in their rancor,
they'd do all thew knew how to
spoil things for each other. That Is
real baseball"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08

Of ball this season in the Southern
league, despite a few wild opinions to
the contrary.
The Chicks have not played n pen
nant.wlnning ball In the past two days,
They do not look like %pennant contend
ers In the Southern as they now stack
up But when all regulars arrive, when
one more good pitcher has been
landed and when another good outfieId-
er has been secured, the Tribe Is going
to be one OF the best clubs In the SUM-
land major.
The young players on the team are
fighting all the time. They've got the
pep, as has been predicted all along.
Frank DELANEY, catcher, is a fair ex-
ample. DELANEY Is in the game all the
time, fighting hard to win and talking
every minute, Injecting pep into his
mates. The other youngsters are the
same.
Looks like the sever. player rule Ia
going to prove a good one for the
Southern. Those fan who hava wit
messed the Chicks In action during the
past three days are loud in their APP
proval Of the fighting spirit shown By
the young ball players, More pep ant
life has been shown at Rosewood dur
ing the past three games than all las
season,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08

One of the college stars to make his
debut in professional baseball this year
Is K j. Ducote, more widely known as
Dick or Moon. He has been signed by
the Mobile Southern league GLIB He
starred AZ an athlete at Auburn uni
versity and last fall was chosen as the
greatest gridiron star Of the year by rea b
son Of his brilliant work as fullbaCk for
the champion Cleveland, O., naval re-
serve eleven.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
Coombs From Louisiana.

Louisiana, which Is on the fringe of
Dixie, raised n couple OF her sons to
caVort In major league spangles, John
w. Coombs, manager OF the Philadel-
phia Nationals and one Of the greatest
pitchers the game ever knew, was born
in LeGrande. La, In addition to Jack,
Poll Perritt, who for many seasons WA
a prominent member OF tho pitching
staff OF Muggsy McGraw, IL "A native
Of the Pelican state, Poll having been
born at Arcadia.
Alabama is the birthplace Of Guy
Morton. Cleveland pitcher, Guy choos-
Ing Vernon, a prominent city In the
Cotton state Ss n nice place to be born
in. George Foster. who entered the
baseball hall Of fame ny n pitcher with
the Bostons. is a native Of Lehigh
Okla. Mississippi contributed Willie
Mitchell. q left handed pitcher Of the
Detroit Tigers. to the national game
Willie having been born In Sardts.
Thirty-two performers In the diamond
sports main attraction--the major
leaEues-hail from Dixie,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
CARROLL SIGNS UP.

Dixie Carroll, Chick outfielder, who
didn't relish the terms the Chick Off
cials offered him, has been given what
he wanted and is now satisfied to play
ball In the spangles of the local club
this year, Dixie looks good in the games
he has played and is being counted on
to make the Tribe one Of their best Of
fensive and defensive players, especial
ly the former.
Carroll said he would have dropped
down to Memphis from PaduCah in his
launch. Bubbles of Bourbon, but he
was afraid some Of the cops would grab
him at the wharf, thinking he was a
booze boat.
Dixie mas entered the ranks Of the
fathers since he left Memphis, a big,
fine baby boy having been born six
months ago to MIR. and Mrs. Carroll.
The younger Carroll was christened
Earl.
Dixie hit the shoe sign in right field
| yesterday and rushed over to the press
coop and wanted to know II he got a
pair of shoes for hitting the sign in
an exhibition game, He was referred
to the shoe company.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08

~ 10 ~. NV
S SIX hlg time luminartes
first saw the light Of day in the CracE
or state, the naue Of Vyrus Raymond
Cobb. who selected Royston, Ga, as
his birthplace, leading all the rest.
Along on the same honor roll with
the lllustrious Ty there may be found
Nap Rucker, the veteran Brooklyn
parsonage in the big ring, Nap was
born in Alpharctta, ia. Fred Tonoy,
former star pitcher OF the Cincinnati
Reds, who Is now property of the New
York Giants. Is also a Georgia product,
Frederick grazing Atlanta, he dimple
Of the South, at his birthplace. j. car
Isle Smith, he Of the fiery locks and
the ability to smtte the ball, was only
one year behind Fred roney In arriv-
ing in Atlanta, where he got his start
toward becoming n crack infielder with
the Boston Braves.
Atlanta did its bit In providing big
league stars, and Erskine Mayer, fol-
lowing the lead set by 'Ioney and Smith.
| decided to make his bow into a troubled
world In Atlanta, where the Phil pitch
err broke into the birth records at The
city hall. Ivy Wiugo, who later be
came n catcher Of exceptional clas'
with the Cincinnati Reds and other ma
Tor clubs, preferred Norcross, Ga, 10
| az VII litHldNt hllNA 'Nl''N lHNANNNt $50 -
pad the ceusu figures OF this hustllhl
little village.
Tennessee and Texas Tie.
Texas and Tennessee are tied for sec
ond place in the league standing TO
manufacturing major league ball starr
each state having provided four TO
big time consumption. The most tamou
of Texans is none other than lfl
Speaker, outfielder par excellence q
the Cleveland Indians, VINO found him
self In Hubbard city, Tex, as soon a
he got his bearings, Hippo Vaughn
Chicago cub pitcher, was born
Weatherford, Tex, while Frank Snyder
St. Louis Ray Schalk, first saw. tth
light in San Antonio, Tex. Mel GAIN
who was destined to become "A malo
league pitcher and wear the spangle
of the Washington Senators, Is a prod
uct Of Laredo. TEX,
or the Tennesseans who went to tn
majors. there is zone more wtdel
known than Jimmy Lavender, formerl
a prominent member of the thicag
cubs pitching staff. Jimmy was Dor
in Montezuma, Tenn. Clark Griftlt
can thank Linden, Tenn for one {
the best outfielders the America
league ever ~had--Clyde Milan PC
Johnston, a first saCker, who ranke
close to the peerless Chase and Dauber
was destined to 90 high in the baseba
profession, he selecting a site nea
Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn
as a birthplace. Bob Fisher, eN-S
Louis, Cincinnati and chicago Nattoni
infielder, Is a Nashville native.
South Carolina, North Carolina ~
virginia gave major league baseba
nine diamond celebrities, the kingpl
Of whom is undoubtedly Joe jackson
the smuggling outfielder of the Chicas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08

EORGIA-famous for It's
huun' dawEs and Ty Cobb
bears the distinction Of
having been picked out 10y
more major league stars To
be horn In than any other
state below the Mason and
Dixon line.
S,X hIY iime uminarieS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08

!E)UTuLGHA
- By
BOB PIGUE N4E2

AVlNG won two out Of
three games from the
Louisville Colonels, who
hall from the American
association, which Is
class "A, Cy B%araer's
Tribesmen have convinced
some of the doubling
Thomases that they may be
ahIe IN nIaV a mod brand
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
COLLEGE BASEBALL.

At Chapel Hill, N. c.: University Of
South Carolina, 2; North Carolina state
college, /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
Whitfield o North Slater.

North Carolina did its bit along with
its sister Carolina, Among he hlR
time FASTENERS hailing from the Old
North State Is George Whitted, termed
many times the lucklest man In base
ball owing to his having been on u
flock OF clubs who cut in on tho worlds
series melons. Whitfield was born IN
Durham, n. G. Ham Hyatt, who later
qualified as a fence wreCker and pinch
hitter extraordinary tor Brooklyn, IL
an Ashcville citizen and native. l1o
Meadows, Of the st. Louis Cardinals,
who bears the distinction OF being the
only baseball pitcher In captivity who
wears glasses in the box, was born in
oxford, n. c.
Virginia gave Dave Robertson, the
smuggling outfieldor who performs for
the New York Giants when he Is not
holding out, to major League baseball,
Davis having been born at Portsmouth,
| on the Chesapeake hay and the James
river. Eppa Rixey, the lengthy mound
man Of the Phillies, claims Culpepper,
Va. as his birthplace. Joe Boehling Is
from Richmond, Va.
kentucky, noted "a a dark and bloody
ground, contributed q pair Of big rims
performers. Bobby Noaoh, II runnins
mate Of Ty cobb, one Of Hughey Jen'
nings' outfielders, was born IN 81
Charles, Ky, while Ray Chapman,
star shortstop Of the Cleveland Indians
omes from O%wensboro, a city mad
famous by mountain dew de luxe.
West Virginia Is the birthplace Of
pair Of prominent major leaguers. Diol
Hob)itzell, Of the Boston Red SoS
worlds champions, was ushered int,
Gamer, of Boston and Detroit, Is
untiNp nf E1liuR w VA.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
CHICKS ROMP ON
COLONIES
AGAIN
Third Exhibition Affair Won
by Cy Barger's Tribesmen
by Score of s to 7.
SERIES STANDING.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Memphis Chicks. 2 .667
Louisville Colonels.. I 2 1888
az O PIGnE.

BY BOB PlGUE.
Y BARGER & CO, Of Mem
phis, gave the Louisville
Colonies another beating out
at Russwood yesterday after
noon, emerging from the me-
lee on the proper end of an
S to Z score.
The game was featured by
a nair of home runS in the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
Georgia Leads Dixie
In Producing Stars
Thirty two, Big League Luminaries Were Born Below the
Mason and Dixon Line

White Sox. Joe was born in Brandon
Mills, South Carolina, n thriving mu'
~niCipaltty Of the Palmetto state, Der
ril Pratt. late Of the ST. Louis Browns
and stu later n OF the New YorI
hRlla, S. c., where he got his star
into the world. Rube Benton, a left
harded pitcher, who has been one o
the New York Giants mainstays toI
several years, is one Of Clinton, s ca
Evening star., 1919-01-25

Col. Henry c. Jcwett. commanding
officer of the 3l6th Engineer Regi-
ment, made up of men from the states
of Washington. Oregon and Montana
whose wife lives at 1885 Massachu
setts avenue, has been cited by the
commanding officer of his division
and has been awared the distinguish
ed service cross. awarded only for
bravery in the field The citation
reads:
For extraordinary herosm in ac-
ton during the Argonne- Meuse often
sive, September % to October 4, 1918
Assigned to the command of an in
fantry brigade, Col. Jewett was di-
rected to go forward, find his brigade
and consolidate his regim which
had become Separa ted. He crossed ter
ritory under terrific fire and pulled has
rear regiment to the aid of the regi-
ment in the front, which was serious
1y engaged, thereafter commanding
the movements OF both regiments Ill
highly creditabie manner.
Col. Jewett received q slight shrap-
mel wound in the head during the Ed
gagement which drew blood. But not
enough to give me wound stripe, ne
wrote his wife.
He is a graduate of West Point and
served in the Philippines later serV-
ing five years as instructor at west
Point. Col. .Jewett was assigned to
Washington for several years as ala
to President Taft. He is a native or
Buffalo, n. Y. Mrs. JeWett is at pres
ent employed in war work at the ou-
reau of war risk insurance.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
WITT WAS CARRIGAN'S TIP.
Frazee Happy Over Listening to
Former Red Sox Pilot.

BOSTON, January 25--President
Harry II. Frazee of the Red sox Is
about the happiest man in base ball
these days, and for three very good
reasons The first is that he had the
good sense to act on the tip given him
by Bill Carrigan. former manager OF
the world champions, to buckle to os-
car Witt, the great third baseman of
the Detroits Frazee kept quiet about
the, tip until he had clinched the Witt
deal.
Since securing the Tiger, however.
the many good things that have been
, said and printed about the deal made
Frazee feel that it was nothing more
than right that credit should be gwen
where it was due, and SO announced
that Carrigan gave him the tip and
that he is mighty grateful tor IL.
Number two comes in the practical
certainty that Jack Barry viii play
in Fenway Park this season. That
much was settled in the recent con-
fab between Frazee and his second
sacker.
Number three is the realization on
the part of Babe Ruth that his recent
offer to go into the prize ring, where
it was said more money awaited MIN
than in base ball, was joke, no mat
ter how serious the fight manager
making the offer might have been
Frazee has little doubt of having
Babe Ruth with him this season.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
$3.50, ,OCO, 900 NEEDED
TO FINANCE RAILWAYS
Amount Proposed by Mr.. Hines Is
in Addition to Revolving
Fund Provided

Three quarters of a billion dollars
Will be needed properly to finance
the railways in addition to the $780,
100000 originally appropriated by
Congress for revolving fund, Di-
rector General Hines estimated yes
terday. OF this sum 190,000,000 rep
resents the loss sustained by the gov
ernment in the operation of the roads
last year. The remainder, Mr.. Hines
said, would eventually be repaid by
the roads with interest.
Mr. Hines aid the amount asked
would be necessary whether the roads
are returned to their owners or Con-
gress authorizes theI director general
to continue their operation for the
next five years.
''W neither government operation
shall continue for twenty-one months
after the conclusion of peace or shall
be terminated in the next few months
it is equally necessary that the a1-
preparation asked for be made" Di-
rector General Hines said.
A large part of the expenditures
must be provided during the first few
months of the present year, Mr.. Hines
said.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
REDS GET HENDRICKS?
President Hickey May Be Desig-
mated Today as Manager of,
St. Louis Cardinals.

CHICAGO, January 25.-Jack Hend-
ricks. manager of the st. Louis Ma
tionals, probably will know today
whether he is to continue in that po-
sition during the coming season or
retire in favor of Maj. Branch Hickey.
president of the club.
The stockholders of the Cardinals
meet today in st. Louis and it was
said here that Hickey may be made
manager in addition to his duties as
president of the club.
Hickey and Hendricks were here last
night, but neither would confirm the
report of a change in the management
of the club.
TN admit that I had talk with
Hendricks" Hickey said, but / am
not at liberty to say what will tsike
place regarding the management of
the Cardinals Our stockholders are
to meet today in st. Louis and they
will pass on that question"
1t was said here today that Hend-
ricks had been in communication with
Garry Hermann. president of the Gin
cinna.is, regarding the management
of the team, but that any arrangement
would be kept alive pending definite
word from Christy Mathewson, pres-
ent manager of the Reds, who now is
in France with the Army.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
JObLESS SMENMAY
REMAIN W|THAR
Department Order Provides
for Prompt Discharge
When Requested.

Hereafter no soldier will be dis
charged from the Army against his
Will until he can obtain employment
IN civil life Orders have been sent
TO all department and division COM
mahders at Secretary Bakers direc-
tion to retain al men who desire to
remain temporarily in the service
without prejudice to their subsequent
discharge to take employment.
The order follows:
All commanding officers will take
steps to insure that every enlisted
man iii their command understands
thoroughly that the War Department
does not desire to discharge any SOL
dier who cannot secure civil employ
ment 1t will be made clear to every
soldier that where he would normally
be discharged under orders for de-
lnoblilzatlon. he may remain tempo
.Tariiy in the military service at his
own written request until such time
as he can secure employment. The
fact that he requests to remain i'll
the Army temporarily does not in any
way operate to compel him to re-
main in the Army for a long period
of time against his will. Any man
who would normally have been dis
charged if he had not expressed his
desire in writing to remain in the
service may thereafter be discharged
from the service at his own request
whenever he thinks he may secure
retained emporarily under the above
authority will be attached to the
most convenient unit and where their
services will be most useful"
Evening star., 1919-01-25
MEET WILL Be A CORKER
PENIS Relay Event in April E1-
pected to 0utshine Any in
Past as to Entries.

PHILADELPHIA. January %
Plans for the twenty-tifth annual re-
law carnival of the University of
Pennsylvania. which will be held at
Franklin Field April 25 and IS.
rapidly are being completed. 1t is the
first big college outdoor sporting
event to be held since the war end
ed, and the management expects one
of the largest lists of entries in the
history of the meet.
Invitations already have been sent
out and mum Der of acceptances from
colleges in the east and middle west
have been received. Although definite
assurances have not yet been received
from the University of Southern Gait
fornia and the University of Wash
ington, it is expected that both IN
stitutions will be represented in one
of the championship relay events:
Harvard, Yale. Princeton and Corneii
are said to have many good men IN
their ranks, and all are expected TO
send strong teams,
Evening star., 1919-01-25
BRUTAL TREATMENT"
j IN BARRACKS CHARGED
r. ii. Lunde Cites Case of Son. Con.
sciencious Objector, to House
i Military Committee.

Brutal treatment at penitentaries
and detention barracks of twenty mil
itary and political prisoners, mostly
conscientious objectors, has been re-
ported to the House committee on mil
itary affairs by Theodore H. Lunde of
Chicago He gave what he said were
details in each case; declared that
conscientious objectors had been sub
jected to particularly inhuman treat
ment and asked that an investigation
be made.
Mr.. Lunde asserted that the prjs-
oners had been placed in solitary
confinement for weeks at q time.
Forced to go without sufficient food
and water, strung up to the bars of
their cells. beaten unmercifulIy bv
their guards and otherwise brutalIy
treated" and that as result some
OF them are dead, others are diving
by inches, while all are more or less
an constant jeopardy of life and
health"
Citing the case of his own son E,ri-
ing II. Lunde, a graduate of the Uni
yersity of Chicago. Mr.. Lunde said
the young man had resented "coerciye
measures and jntolerable conditions
at Fort Riley, put in solitary, court
martiaied at Camp Funston sent to
Fort LeaVenworth for life, commuted
TO twenty five years, in detention bar
racks, conditions of which are so dan
serous and intolerable as to cause
a yearning for solitary again" He
eaid his son had been declared a sim
cere conscientious objector by Judge
Mack's commission.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
CAPT. HERMAN GRANTED
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Lieut.. Browning, Chaplain, Re-
turns From Service in France
to Camp Meade.

CAMP MEADE, Nd. January 20
Capt. John Herman of Washington,
officer of the list Infantry, has been
granted a ten-day leave of absence.
Lieut. Robert e. Browning, chaplain,
Just returned from service in France,
has accepted his discharge and will
devote his time to work as civilian
chaplain in the base hospital. under
Bishop Harding of Washington.
Rev. Mr.. Browning is a former rec
tor of Ascension =. +. Church. WASH
ington, but left there to teach in st.
Johns College. China. and to take
charge of parish in Oregon and
later on in New Mexico. While in
France he was attached to an ord
nance repair unit.
His brother, Capt. William L.
Browning. is in that branch of the
service in France. Capt. Browning is
now helping to adjust French claims
against Germans. He practiced law
in Washington before going into the
Army.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
COMMITTEE ON ''ESCAPES"
FORMED IN HUN CAMPS
British Prisoners Adopted Novel
Method for "Get-Away." De-
pendent Upon Approval.

LONDON. Friday. January "A tBri-
tish Wireless service) The estab
lishment of escape committees"
among the British prisoners in Ger
man camps and the ingenious schemes
devised by captives to get away are
described in an article in the Even
ing News by an officer who has just
returned after twenty-five months of
captivity.
IF you wanted to escape says the
officer, you had to state your case
before the committee, giving the full
est details of your scheme. If your
plan interfered with the chances of
another officer, the committee would
sit on it
For instance. suppose I told the
committee that at a certain hour each
day Il certain sentry was in the habit
of neglecting his duty in some way.
and that | meant to slip by him. The
committee had the power to say:
That is way out for six others; you
must all make the attempt in three
days time and their word. was law.
In this way obviously impossible
schemes were brought to light and
vetoed, both in the interest of the
officer contemplating flight and his
comrades remaining in prison.
"One officer told the committee he
had constructed an improvised para
chute out of a big umbrella, and he
wanted to jump with it off the roof
of the prison, which was close to a
highway, and float down into the
road But the committee said no
"One OF the big escape inventions
brought before the committee was a
chute made of a long dinner table
with slippery polished top. This was
let down from a window of the
prison. and on it officers were able to
slide down and drop into the road
outside"