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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
RlckEY LET PAULETTE
BEAT HIM IN GAME OF
POOL, THEN SIGNED HIM,

Branch Hickey, president and
manager Of the ST. Louis Cardinals,
had been worrying over the fact
that Gene Paulette, Card first
saeker and former doorman OF the
Memphis Chicks and Nashville Vols
In the Southern. was a f~ull-tledaed
hoIdout. Gene wanted more money
and said he wouldn't sign unless he
got Il.
Hickey called Gene over long dis.
lance and made a date to meet the
dark-eyed Frenchman In Memphis,
which would be neutral ground n
where they could 90 into the matter
OF salaries, h%oldouts, etc. Branch
and Gene met as per schedule, and
after tapping up a soft drink or so
and maybe one or two not so downy,
the pair adjourned to a Memphis
billiard parIor, where they engaged
In the more or less fascinating
pasttme iof manipulating the worries.
Both were familiar with this sport,
having been associated with the
Cardinals for some time.
Hickey, who Is really a good
player, has Il on Gene, but being a
natural diplomat, Branch played like
he was off his game and let Gene
put II all over him, and beat him to
the we'll. known f~razzle, II made
Gene feel so good 70 have beaten
his boss, who Is a star cue ielder,
that when Branch sprung a blank
contract on Paulette, the French
mar was SO happy he signed with
out even looking at the figures,
Which goes to show that Hickey
Is nothing II not original In his
methods Of getting his hoIdouts In
line.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
CLEMONS TO SHINE.

Vernon Clemens, known to the fans
around the American association as
"Tubby," and who was recently traded
to the Cardinals by the Louisville club
for Bruno Betzel and Dixie Davis, is
making his second attempt to shine
in fast company, Several years age the
Louisville club sold Clemens and Hank
SEVERED TO the Browns. After a brief
trial Clemens was returned to the mi
nor league club. Clemens now returns
to the same major league city, but in
the rival organization, and has i'm
proved vastly since the Browns tried
him nut, His heavy hitting last sea
son won many games for the Louisville
club, and the baCkstop Is confident
that he will make good in the big show
this time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Rule Compels Many Rockies.

While Manager Dobhs could not count
on the same good minor league ma ,
\ chine that he has had for several years,
due to the revolutionary legislation In
the Southern this season, he was greet
ed by a fair assortment Of Glass \
and b players and n manager Of his
talents may be expected to work Won
ders with them in a months time.
President Heineman had closed deals
for O~utfielders Sullivan and Daniels,
who were in the Northwestern league
last season, and had signed two pitch
ers, Lankenau and Miller, and Gooch,
q catcher, who figured very prominent
" In tho winter semipro league here.
All OF these look like great prospects.
Miller all but made good In the South
ern year before last and has improved
vastly since then, I%Ankenau, who has
pitched college and semiprO ball In Fort
Wayne. st. Louis and other cities, has
been a real star in tho winter league.
Gooch, who was tried by Nashville a
couple Of years ago, Is as promising
n catcher as the Pels have had since
DeBerry first came here. And to make
the competition livelier IN his W de-
partment Frank Kitchens brought along
his young brother, Raymond Kitchens.
who has had little actual experience.
but is showing plenty Of natural abil-
ity.
Schepner was in the naval reserve all
winter, In the same company with Tex
Covington, and is looking great. Dick
Robertson, Larry Gilbert and Bill Bailey
wintered In New Orleans but kept aloof
from winter ball and are entering into
the spring practice with more enthusi-
Rsm than Is expected OF hlase vets,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
THE SEVEN. A Y RULE.

The rule calling for seven players be-
10" class A on all southern league
teams this season remains intact, de
spite the fact that a hig uphcaval was
predicted for the spring meeting held
In New orleans, The rule been an,
nealcd 10 the president Of the National
Association Of Professional Baseball
leagues by President Jules HelnAnann.
u tho New orleans club, President
Martin, ~ the southern, has stated that
u the association president states that
the rule Is invalid it viii be done away
with
The chances are, however, that tho
association president will rule that the
southern has the right to make its W
rules and that the rule will stand unless
the majority Of club owners vote 10
overthrow Il, which they have not and
will not, Practically every club owner
in the league is for It, President Heine-
mann being the only dissenting voice.
Heinemann in his protest said.
81 believe In being careful and eco
nonical This season, as every club in
baseball has been hit hard In the last
two years, but this rule Is going TO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
BENNY LEONARD
DEFEATS THORPE
Lightweight Champion Has
Easy Time With Opponent.

JOPLIN, Mo, March 27.-Benny
Leonard, lightweight champion, easily
%outpoInted Harvey Thorpe, OF Kansas
city, in n ten-round bout here last
night. Leonard won all Of the ten
rounds. There were no knockdowns,
The second round was the worst cX-
perienCed by Thorpe, and 1t appeared
that Leonard would knock him out, but
he stayed and came back stronger in
the third In succeeding rounds
on Thorpe's face, and in the eighth the
Kansas city boxers right eye was
closed by II serios Of left iabs sent In
quick succession by the champion.
Thorpe's best round was the seventh,
when he exchanged blows with Leonard,
landing a number of hard swings to the
jaw,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
BREAK BOWLING RECORD

TOLEDO. O., March 21.~-For the sec.
ond time within 10 days the former
worlds record for Individual score was
broken yesterday IN the American
Bowling congress- tournament when A..
Pollard, Of Indianapolis, rolled into sec
ond place with a threo-game total Of
IA, four points below the mark set
by Harry Cavau, Of Pittsburgh, on
March II.
Pollard collected 223 pins in his first
game, 24b in his second, and 246 in his
final, Pollard's nine games in the
tournament gave him 4 rotal of 1861 for
seventh place In the %aIl-cvents.
The highest two-men score during
the day WAS tho 1,2i9 howled nv w
Smart and y. Boyle, or Cleveland
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
MERIDIAN PILOT
GETS % MEN
Fast Team Being Lined Up by
Jake Geiser.

MERIDIAN, Miss, March 81, (spl)-
Twenty three husky semipro hall toss
ers have reported to Jake Geiser, man
All these men are local products, most
OF them employed at the Southern rail-
way shops. A good team will be picked
from the bunch and arrangements made
TO play nearby towns, with the pos.
stbllity Of Il major league team or two.
Manager Geiser has Just returned
from New Orleans where he located a
pitcher or two, These men win be EN-
ployed at the shops and wifi work with
the team.
The games will be played at the fair
grounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Cyrus 10 llmberinu up the old soup bone
In anticipation Of the approaching base.
ball year,
cy will undoubtedly be the Chicks
pitching ace Of aces thls season, as
he has always been since he Joined
the club, but as Is the case with all
veterans, II takes more time for him
to round In shape than Il does the
younger moundmen, During the warm
days Of the present week, cy has been
lobbIno the ball back and forth to Col.
Inns, who Is an eS-ball player, and by
the time April "a arrives, II would not
be at all surprising II the umpire barks.
"5att'ry for Memphis, 5arger and
smith,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
And NOW COUey
Is Sent Back To
The Little Rockers

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 27.-
President Nicklin, of the Chattanooga
southern Association club, last night
announced the decision that Pitcher
Harry Coveleskie rightfully belonged to
the Little Rock club, thus ending the
controversy between the two clubs,
Coveleskie, on learning OF the decision
declared that he would leave the game
before he would play with the Arkansas
team.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

extremes and will turn out to be false
economy in the long run, l am for
striking a happy medium; say let US
play ten class A men and 4 class b
men"
The rule is going to stick and will be
in vogue this season anyway. II 1t is
not found practicable, it will be aban-
doned before another season begins,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
CHESS Y BEGIN.

HAVANA. March Ell r. ana
blanca and II. Eostich played the first
game of their chess match yesterday at
the Union club, tho latter playing a
Petroff defense, After 60 moves. play
was adjourned, Gen. Freyro he
Andrade, former mayor, made the ad-
dress Of Melcome.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
BUSH IS THROUGH.

The Detroit Tiger bosses sort Of ad-
mitted all is not serene between them
and DOME Bush when they took Short
stop Jim Cooney when the Red Sox
offered him, DOME insists he is
through playing in Jungleland and
wants to join some other big league
club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
TEX MCDONALD A VOL.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 27.-"Tcx'
Mcdonald, Cracker iutielder, was sold
to Nashville al the Southern associa-
tion meeting In New Orleans, it be-
came known here Yesterday with the
return Of Secretary Reynolds Of the
Atlanta club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Great Pinch Hitter.

Red Ia not the best catcher in the
Southern league by a long shot, but
the way that strawberry blond can
whale that onion makes up for any
deficiency there may be in his de-
fensive work. While he was with the
Nashville club, Gabby Street was the
main backstopper, and the only time
Red got to distinguish himself was in
the pinChes, when he would he armed
with his war club and would go up
to try TO bring in a few tallies or to
start a belated rally. Red delivered
in grand style practically every time
and made many Dixie major pitchers
swallow their chews Of tobacco when
he came up with the sacks loaded,
When Red gets here and assumes
charge OF the plate at Russwood he
will begin his fifth year in the South
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

The Minneapolis club, denied use of
a ball park at San Antonio, picked on
Houston, which Is about as far South
as Joe Cantillon could get. He will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
.PELICANS START
FIRST OF ALL
IN DIXIE
Johnny Dobbs Gets Jump as
Usual-Indians Are Also in
Pelville.

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~So~ Ew ORLEANS, La. March
27-The New Orleans and
E2A Cleveland clubs again were
the first IN the United
I'M States to start spring train
ing, -Four Pelicans-Joe
k&SV Schepner, Dick Robertson,
Frank Kitchens ana Hub
60 Perdue-unoffiCiRlly and I'M
ostentatiously pried of the lid that had
been clamped down since last Septem-
Der at IL O'Clock. Wednesday, March
~, and two hours later Manager Lee
Foil OF the Indians appeared on the
scene with six pitchers. two cRtChers.
n trainer, one scout and one journal
list and the training season was on.
Before the week ended Heinemann
park was swarminR with ball players
The picture was incomplete, however,
for Manager John Dobbs OF the peli-
cans, who vas on his way from his
Chattanooga hog farm in a Ford limou-
sine. got stuck In the mud en- route
and his appearance was. delayed a week
beyond his expected arrival.
The most noticeable thing about the
athletes MS they assembled was their
good condition, II anything can be con-
spieuous for its absence, as the saying
goes, II lie the fat that most ball play
ers bring with them in the spring, But
Its absence Is no mystery, however eN-
~traordlnary It may be. Most Of the
boys have been in the army or navy
YOU know, and tho rest have been driv.
ing rivets or doing something else tn
help their country, instead Of wearing
out chair bottoms in the village bill
lard room.
Hub Perdue, the old Boston-St. Louis
pitcher, was the only one Of the Pels
who had let his belt out much since
last September, and he figured that hr
had only le pound. to take of TO get
4 down to his normal ITS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
SPRING TRAINING STARTS AT RUSSWOOD SOON
Willard JehU Smith
NeW Chick Catcher
They Call Him Red Because His Hair Is Like That of the
PeckerwOod-Bird'sey View of His Career.
- nv ROR PTGTTE
BY BOB PIGUE

ern. He was with Nashville two sea
IONS and was with the Birmingham
BarOns for a pair Of years, going to
the Pittsburgh Pirates at the close Of
the 1918 season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Bill Clymer is still taking them on for
his Seattle club. 1t was announced on
March IS that he had purchased Cy
F~alkenburg from the indianapolis club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

have no alibis if his Millers don't get
somewhere this season, or at least he
cant claim 1t was from lack of train
ing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

The Fort Worth club, Of the Texas
league, has signed a soldier outfielder
named Robert Milam-no, not Milan. He
has been stationed at Fort Baird, N. NJ.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
THE BOYS RIGHT,

Headline says: Erred Fulton RetIres
as Fighter" Impossible. He never was
one.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Miss Harrison Is the 15-ycar-old
champion Of Manitoba. Her home is In
Winnipeg, but she Is now competing in
matches as Il representative Of the De-
troit Athletic club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
college, BASEBALL,.

At Columbia, $. c. University IA
South Carolina, 8; Camp Jackson, /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
IEeSp0rtM&.
Spotlight

PRIMO TRAINING has
started at RussWoodl
Cy Baruer, manager, and
the leading pitcher Of the
Tribe, has taken his glove
and ball out Of the moth
balls and with orth Collins,
travelling secretary Of the
Chicks on the receiving end,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

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late of the Pittsburgh
" Pirates and a leading
and influential citizen Of
8NSrW L~ogansport. Ind, in the
az winter months, will have
charge Of the haCkstop-
ping duties of the Tribe
during the rapidly APP
preaching baseball season,
willard Jehu is not very we'll known
as Willard Iehu. as he was chrlstened
back in 1892. hut when the nickname
OF Red is attached there's not n
fan in the Southern league who does
not recall the sorrel topped backstop
who formerly wore the mask and chest
protector for the Nashville Volunteers
and Birmingham Barons, The red head
went from Birmingham to the Pitts
hurgh Pirates, and 1t Is from the Smoky
city entry In the National league that
the Chicks are getting Smith. Red will
come to the Tribe as the outright prop
erty Of the local team.
Red will be the malpstay back OF
the plate this season. succeeding Mike
Hauser and Bubbles Hargrave, who
have been given the privilege Of dis
posing Of their services to any club
in any league they may see fit. Red
will be assisted by a rookie catcher,
who will sit In for the sorrel-top any
time he is off his feed or shows up
in the %CaSualtV list.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

wager-your-wad on P. A. and a pipeI
Quality makes Prince Albert so diff
ferent, so appealing all along the line.
Men who never before could smoke
a pipe and men who've smoked pipes
for years all testify to the delight it
hands out! P. A. hits the universal
taste. That's why it's the national
JOY smoke! And, it can't bite or
parch. Both are cut out by our exclu-
sive patented process!
Right now while it's good going
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

you'll want to get a
photograph of yourself
breezing up the pike
with your smokethrottle
wide open! Talk about
smoke sport! You
r. ], REYNOLDS r,
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-14

Music Department
 Meets Tomorrow
 The music section of the Woman's Club will meet tomorrow (Saturday), at the Nome of Mrs. Lennon. The program promises to be an interesting one under the leadership of Mrs. J. M. Wilson. The topic is "Children's Music" A good attendance is urged as this department is planning some- thing good in the way of treat for the public later.
 Y. W. C. A. Representative
 Miss Fulton, representing the stu dents organization, is in Flagstaff in the interests of the Y. w. c. A. A we'll defined policy presented by her, Has resulted in the establishing of T branch at the Normal school A can dle-lighting service was held Wednes- day night in the auditorium, and afterwards short meeting of the ad- visory board, put the organization on firm basis for work along good spiritual lines.
 reueTdte0 SerVlCcS
 "Even As, Even So"-an element of uncertainty surrounds this topic, at least. We spend some time in placing the incidents that various topics sug- gest; but we admit defeat here. This is the topic for Sunday morning at the Federated church.
 Sabbath evening we have "The Re demptive Power of Love-" Could we attend both? No great effort if we plan to do so.
 ***$
 General Club Meeting
 Saturday found only small num- Der of members present when the roll call of the Woman's Club was called. Many women still seek membership, and the roster contains names that should make for the best club in the land. However, the attendance has not been up to the standard since the initial meeting. Something definite proposed might make for more inter- est it is thought, and the building committee, which had the program in charge, was able to present not problem, but fact-a community house that might serve also as club rooms and library. Miss Boyer, as
 Continued on Page Nine.)
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-14
A Community House!

|
 Close your eyes tight and visualize this picture!
 Nestled in Che heart of a prosper ous little town, we suddenly come upon low colonial building of white stone. The wide, inviting porch with its futed pillars, bids us enter. Un- der the attractive brass knocker we find a plate bearing this inscription:
 "All are welcome here, for this house represents the democracy for which our Flagstaff soldier lads fought"
 i So the secret is out! This is the community house erected as a mem- orial for our fighting boys in the great world war.
 Open wide your eyes now, for we want to miss nothing of the comfort able interior. A wide spacious hall, with lounging chairs before an open fire gives but foretaste of the other rooms. On the left of the hall we find spacious airy room lined with tables at which many are seated read ing the periodicals of the day. Pass ing to the rear we feel instinctively we have reached the zone of silence, for an atmosphere of calm seems to radiate from the we'll lined shelves proclaiming itself the public library.
 We retrace our steps and cross the hall. No zone of silence this! A party? Yes, for the attractive dining room lends itself admirably,to little social functions as we'll as furnishing a nice little income towards the ex- penses of the house. They tell us the rooms are engaged each afternoon and evening for many, many weeks ahead.
 Back of this, we are quite prepared to find the service station-no not an automobile repair shop, but a real service station, where the built-in kitchen makes it a delight to work and prepare the simple menus ordered. Let's not call this dream of fair women; let's make it reality. Flag staff has no combination gift from it's citizens that stands out as a gift to one of the incest little towns in the United States.
 The Literary Digest said at one time after the war that if we were not careful we would bump against bronze horsemen on every square as memorials sb our soldier boys. Why not have more enduring one for our squares are too small now for our seven-passengers to make with safety. A feeling of horror might well suf- fuse us were we to lay low in the dust Pershing, or a Foch, or 2 Haig
 All hands to the task and build>-a community house that the other states might wish to copy!
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-14
COmmemOrating Armistice Day

COmmemOrating
 Armistice Day
 Flagstaff goes on record as not for getting Armistice Day. While the demonstration did not reach the height of last year as regards the noise, yet the spirit of rejoicing and gladnesS was there.
 We would speak first of the observ- ance by Emerson school. Each room had some little program to commem- crate the idea of peace and its mean ing. Some talked of the countries en- gagged; others talked of the generals whom history will love to honor; some discussed the important battles; some others talked of the American boys who gladly and willingly laid down their work and left for the battlefield. This occupied part of the morning school session. Then at 10:30 the en- tire school marched by grades and stood in uniform lines at the front of the building.
 Miss Reinhold, physical director for the upper grade girls, assembled her class of forty on the broad cement space which has become their practice field and in fifteen-minute drill she showed what directed physical activi- ties will do for an enthusiastic group of girls. Splendid rhythm and pre- cision marked the drill throughout. Applause followed this by the school children and visitors while Mir. Lulow, as company commander, marshalled his forces on the self-same field. The boys of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades showed that they had been keen and alert to military commands and their snappy response to com mands won well-merited applause.
 The schools were dismissed for a half holiday at the conclusion of the drills. This met with general favor for many were anxious to attend the exercises at the Normal in the after noon.
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-14
Armistice Day at Normal School

The Ashurst auditorium held 8 splendid company of people on last Tuesday afternoon, who had come tC show their joy and pride on the first anniversary of the birthday of peace
 The hall was comfortably filled with representatives of both Normal and town patriots, while the front seats
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-14
MRS. FRANK NOBLE

were held in reserve for the boys all 100 per cent Americans, who had an- swered their country's call and gone forth to the fray. These wore their uniforms and called forth expressions of admiration.
 Miss Mildred Hornbein presided and told in few words the occasion for gathering, announcing the first song, America" led by Miss Walsh.
 The speakers for the afternoon were Prof. Eastburn of the Normal, seeing IS months service in officers camps; August O'Connor, also an instructor in various camps; and c. B. Wilson, who, as Miss Hornbein expressed it., needed no introduction to home people for his is community service rem dered whenever and wherever needed.
 Each speaker placed a responsibility on America. It is for her to say whether the supreme sacrifice of those who died or the equally heroic service of those who lived shall or shall not have been made in vain. The eyes of the world are on America, and the easy way is to withdraw from sponsibility-which we assumed so voluntarily the day the first American fighting man crossed the sea.
 "Our country" Mir. Wilson said, 'has battle on now that must be won if the United States is to take its peaceful way again-a battle of strikes and discords which are sweep ing the land; and when we win the victory will be as great as that of a year ago when the cessation of hos tilities in the world war began.
 A fitting tableau closed the thought ful afternoons speeches. Peace was the central figure, while grouped all about her, the countries knelt in grateful tribute - Belgium, England, Italy, France, and our beloved Amer ica. Accompanying this, Miss Beck with played the national anthem rep resented by each silent figure. "The Star-Spangled Banner" sung Justify, closed the commemoration service.