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The Holbrook news., 1919-11-28
conuenraI Employment.

''I understand you have hired a dis charged soldier as a farmhandT" ''Yes," replied MT. Cobbles. 'sHe was in the tank corps" ''What sort of service is he givingT' iThe best ever. I told him just to consider my little old tractor tank, and the way he gets ever a field is a caution"
The Holbrook news., 1919-11-28
VIII Welt Southern Jungles.

Eighteen men and women, naturHl scientists and naturalists, headed by William Beebe, curator of the birds at the Bronx zoo, will sail soon from New York to explore juneles in South America. It is hoped they will bring back a large collection of rare birds and insects. Miss Mabel Satterlee. granddaughter of J. F. Morgan, win accompany the party to study blrdA and Prof. William M Wheeler of Har- yard university will devote his atten- tion to the study of ants. Others in the party will include Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborne of the American Au- scum of Natural History. Alfred Emer- son of Cornell university, Mss Ger truds Emerson. editor of Asia Aaga- zine, and Prot. Clifford Pope of the University of West VixEinia.
The Holbrook news., 1919-11-28
Quite HenaIish, This.

"Hout!" cried the umpire as the wicket keeper made catch.
 Look ere" protested the batsman. "it wasn't off my bat. it was off my 'ead"
 "Ohr' said the umpire. My mis- take. I 'eard the ball it wood and sup posed it was off the bat"-Boston Ir,,or;n0 Transcr1Dt
The Holbrook news., 1919-11-28
Smallest Bird.

The smallest known bird is a Gen. tral American humming bird that is
The Holbrook news., 1919-11-28
Not Very Thick.

New aluminium foil for wrapping purposes is only one-sixth of one-hun- dredth of an inch thick.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
Go Through Workout.

The seven Tribesmen, accompanied
ny Love, went out this afternoon and
went through a stiff session Of prac-
tice, hitting and tossing the ball and
running around the enclosure by way
OF getting in shape. They will do nc
. real work until the latter part of the
week, and unless warmer weather ar
Tives shortly, the Tribe win be serious
~ handicapped In their efforts to get
going.
Chief Barger is up a tree on account
OF the chilly blasts which have made
themselves evident during the past
couple Of days, aud especially as they
come right after a period of warm
weather which would have been ideal
for spring training. We need all the
hot weather possible" says Cy, "and
II we don't get 1t, we're going to find
1t q hard matter to get ready to start
with the rest of the bunch. With q
little torrid atmosphere Wen soon round
out the accumulation of kinks and I'm
expecting the hot air to be turned on
shortly
The first exhibition game of the sea
son will be staged Saturday with the
Louisville Colonies at Russwood. Slim
Love has already asked for the as
signfnent. to work, and he may get it.
Chief Bafger has a telegram from Red
Smith, Chick catcher, stating that he
is on his way and should get in to-
morrow morning. Others are also en-
route and the Chick wigwam is stead
lily filling up. All athletes are expected
to be in camp by Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
Tom BlOdgett Says He Is
In Dark As TO His Return

you for spring training. ] had a talk
with Bert Lambeth, Of Cleveland, this
morning and we all feel about alike.
l was on two real fronts, the st, Mihlel
and the Argonne, so you will know
about what we went through. You
spoke of ball players. There are all
kinds Of them In this league, but am
afraid they would be out Of luck In
real baseball. There Is 4 catcher here
that was with New Orleans last spring,
Charles Roth. He looked good last
summer. We played about Is games
through England and France and won
them all. | don't really know what 1t
would seem like to be In civil life
again. We live in billets, which are
a lot better than dugOuts. Eats are
good. have taken on Is pounds In
weight, and | sure feel fine. We have
athletics every afternoon, such as in
door baseball, soccer and football. but
they are all out Of season n snow
on the ground, and It is hard to get
interested in the games. | don't know
just how long we will have TO stay
over here, hut hope not very long. |
have been up to Coblenz and rode on
the Rhine. Have been through Bel
GUM, Luxembourg, Germany, France
and England. SO you see ! have trav-
eled quite a bit in the last year. Well,
] wish | was there to pull off the
lid this year, but IL ! am not wish
you all the luck in the world and hope
you have n winner, and II | see any
body hat will make good | will let
you know at once.
viii close for now, with best wishes
to all.
As ever, your friend,
CORP. T. s. BLODGETT,
Company b, $40 NJ. G. brigade. Gem
sored by Second Lieut.. Inf, u. s. A,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
HANDY MAN OF HIS LEAGUE is GENE
PAULETTE, FORMER CHICK, NOW OF CARDINALS

Speaking Of all-around players, which
no one was, how about Gene Paulette,
OF tho Cardinals, formerly Of the Mem
phis Chicks? Paulette was billed in
the Cardinal Cas last year as u first
baseman. He played that position all
or part Of 81 games-and played 1t
we'll, In addition to this he played:
Twelve games at second base,
Two games at third base.
Five games in the outfield.
Then, just to break the monotony.
he pitched one game.
Smith, of Boston, came the nearest
TO equaling Genes unique record,
Smith played:
Ten games at second base.
Five games at third base,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
Testimony ENDS
IN BASEBALL SUIT
Baltimore Federal Directors
and Players Take Stand.

WASHINGTON, April Testimony
for the Baltimore Federal league base
ball club In its suit for damages against
the American and National leagues and
certain former officers OF the Federal
league was completed today. This an
announcement was made yesterday af-
ter a number Of players n former di-
%rectofs of the Baltimore club had ia
ken the stand
Edward Hanlon, Harry H. (Mike)
Mowrey and Clarence Lefty) Russell,
all former players on the Baltimore
team, testified regarding their contracts
and told OF being shifted from club to
club by the organized interests and
how they were held by the reserve
clauses In their contracts.
John J. Fahey, Otto G. Simonson,
David Landreth, r. w. Poe and George
Schlewnes, former directors. told the
jury of their connections with the Bal
timore club. All said they had never
heard Of any action being taken pro-
viding with negotiations with organized
baseball interests for a franchise.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
IkeSp0rfM&
Spotlight
BYBobPi$Ue

ger Of the Atlanta Crackers. Is respon-
slble for a ruling applying to the South.
ern at the recent meeting In New Or
leans which will prove a hardship on
every club and manager In the league,
Frank included.
II has been the rule Of the Southern
tor each club to carry q men until one
month after the reason opened, which
10 cutting down time snd when all clubs
must come down to the player limit.
This was done In order that all mana
gers might try out their youngsters and
see during the month II they we're really
promising. In this way many players
aged to show their class and landed
permanent berths.
It was expected that the same rule
would work this year. But at the New
Orleans meeting Charles Frank moved
that on account Of very necessary re.
trenchment Of all clubs, it would be
unwlse to carry n men for a month,
and that all clubs should carry IS men,
only one over the limit, and on May "a,
one month after the season opens, the
extra man should be cut loose.
With every club In the league having
droves OF youngsters trying out, II Is
essential that as much practice as pos
Sible be INDUCED In for the young play.
ers to hit their stride. They can not
do II In is days, and II mean that the
managers all over the league are facing
an almost impossible task In picking
put the best of the prospects In so short
a time and without having seen what
the talent can do.
aRetrenchrnent Is all right and the
proper procedure, but this Is penny wis
dom of the rankest sort and is going to
prove more costly than carrying Fl
men till May "a would prove, saying
nothing of the youngsters who viii be
cast adrlft after receiving an Insult.
Gent and unfair trial.
Ed Monroe, the big blond hurler for
merly with the Memphis Chicks, has
been found wanting as a major league
boxman, and has been TUNED loose by
the New York Yanks. Ed will be a
Saint this season, having been disposed
OF to st. Paul in the American assoc
citation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
LAST NIGHTS REPORT.

LONDON, April Jimmy" wilde,
the British flyweight champion, last
night defeated Joe Lynch. an Ameri-
can boxer, on points in a fifteen-round
bout.
Tho Prince Of Wales, Prince Albert
and Lord Lonsdale witnessed the con-
test which took place at the National
sporting club, II was a fast and stub
bCrnly fought battle throughout. wilde
started "A three to one favorite, but
Lynch was doing so well in the ninth
round that the betting fell to even.
In this and the following rounds
Wilde was badly shaken by heavy pun
ishment, but fought gamely and re-
covered in the fifteenth. The Ameri-
can finished the fresher CT the two, and
though Wilde won on points, he had
a close call.
The verdict seemed somewhat Of a
surprise to many present and there was
somo adverse comment. Wilde was Civ
ing Lynch about 16 pounds in weight.
AT the close OF the fight the Prince
OF Wales congratulated both men and
said that 1t was by meetings such as
this that Anglo-American friendship,
which they had welcomed throughout
the war became cemented for all time
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

Nine games at shortstop.
Six games in the outfield.
The call Of tho draft and the ship
yards depleted the ranks OF the big
league clubs, as every one knows. This
forced the managers to juggle their
duoed an unusual number of handy
men. The interesting dope, Just pub
lished, shows that Paulette and Smith
led in this utility work. however, In the
National league.
Ed Konotohy, veteran first sacker OF
the Braves, played six games In the
outfield and pitched one game.
In the Pirates lineup long enough tu
play three games at first and got away
with It.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
STAR BOWLER ILL.

TOLEDO, o., April 1.-The feature Of
the American Bowling congress tourna-
ment for yesterday was dispensed with
and a large gallery was disappointed
when John Count Gengler, of Chi
cage, failed to appear in his doubles
and singles events.
1t was announced by officials that
Gengler was taken III, but that he
would bowl tomorrow II his condition
improves.
The highest score of the day in the
doubles was the 1908 bowled by A..
Zuelsdorf and J. Keuther, Of Milwaukee.
highest score Of the day in the indl-
viduals with 245, 1873 and 224 for a
667 total, three points below Jimmy
Smith, of Milwaukee, who holds tenth
place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
Want No Enemy
Athletes In
Any OLympiad

PARIS, April 1.-The French Olympic
committee has voted unanimously to
abide by the resolution passed by that
organization on Nov. 20, 1918, In which
1t and its affiliated bodies decided they
would not participate in any Olynpiad
in which citizens of enemy nations
would compete. The committee sug-
gests the Olympic games shall not be
held before 1921, saying sufficient time
must be allowed for the organization
of track and field athletics by nations
which have been engaged in the war,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
B IN NASHVILLE.

President John Martin Of the South
ern is still in Nashville looking after
the Sunday baseball proposition, and
10 hopeful Of ON good news shortly.
The league president is on the ground
and Is thoroughly going into every
phase of the matter In order to make
the Southern safe for the game Of
games all v days.
Just when the supreme court will
make its final decision Is not known,
but 1t Is expected that whatever Is to
be done will be decided upon within
the ensuing week or 10 days. II may
come Saturday, when the supreme
court will announce a number of its
decisions,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

day n today he Is counting on a
large batch Of the players signed to
try out for berths with the Chicks, as
today was the date set for all of the
boys to get here, and they'll very prob
ably show before the sun has set this
afternoon.
Practice will begin in earnest today,
and both morning and afternoon SEES.
sions will be held. Chief Barqer must
hurry In getting together his men, for
beginning net Saturday with the Louis
vile Colonies, the Chicks will have an
exhibition game scheduled for every day
through to April 20. The st. Paul
Saints, Louisville Colonies and Mime
apoliS Miliers viii be here for a series
Of games with the Tribe, while the
Chicago White Sox will play a one
day date at Russwood with the Chicks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
244 GOLFERS ENTERED.

PINFHURST, N. c. April 1,-With
a record breaking field of 244 contest
ants entered, the first IS holes In the
36-hole qualifying round of the North
and South amateur championship golf
tournament were played yesterday at
Pinehurst.
Edward Styles, of the Washington
Golf club, turned in a score OF rs on
the difficult No. 3 course, while Jas.
D Standish, of Detroit, followed with
a rs on No. 2 course.
The official standing at the end Of
the IS holes follows:
Styles, 3S-3S-76; Standish, 37-41--7S;
G. G.. Waldo, Jr.. Detroit, 40-30-79; r..
II. Gates, Moore county, 3S-41--79, and
Il. c. Behll. T~niontnMn. Pa. 40-4O-S0
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
MEMPHIAN NAMED
BILLIARD DELEGATE
Eugene Milburn Will Repre-
sent the South.

NEW YORK, Aupril Applications
for amateur billiard and pocket billiard
championship tournaments were re-
ferred for action to the executive com =
mittee of the National Association of
Amateur Billiard Players after consid-
Grafton of a meeting of the association
here last night.
Officers elected include the following
sectional delegates:
Southern-Eugene l.. Milburn, Mem
phis, Tenn.
southwestern. NJ, Stivers, Okla
homa City, Okla.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
NOTED TURF FIGURE DEAD

Ell PASO, Tex, April IA tele-
gram was received yesterday ANNOUNCE
ing the death at Santa Monica, Cal,
Of VIM. II. Fenchler. treasurer and
one Of the founders OF the Jockey club,
Juarez, Mexico, He had been i'll sew
eral years and went to California re-
Gently.
He was one of the organizers of
the Juarez club and was Col. Matt
WINS personal representative in
charge {. the big Mexican racing plant,
opposite here. He also acted as asso-
ciate judge during the race meetings
and Is well known to American horse
men.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

~ prospects the Tribe. has
1lls season. blew in from Columbus,
Where he has been in training with the
BOSTON Braves, from which club he was
secured by Memphis.
Canavan says he is already in good
shape, as the Braves have had an abun-
nance OF real summer weather and he
ls Already pretty far along with his con-
eltlonlng. Caravan is a stocky built
atIiete ana possesses q physique which
VIII serve him well in standing the hot
ing.
In addition to Canavan another play
er reported to Chief Barger. slim Love,
left-hapder of the Detroit Tigers, and
who pitched for the Chicks in the long
ago, arrived in Memphis late yesterday
afternoon and will work out with the
tribe for the next few weeks. Slim,
who is the slimmest pitcher in captiyi-
w, recently injured his pitching arm
while at the Tigers training camp in
Macon, Ga, and is taking things easy
and nursing his wing along in the hope
mat 1t will improve so he can take his
regular turn in the box for the Tigers
this year. 1t is. feared by the lanky
pitcher, however, that an operation on
MS portside wing will be necessary, for
the member was Clipped and there
Is every indication that an operation
VIII be about the only mean of effect
ing a permanent cure. Love will work
out with Memphis and will probably
pitch some Of the exhibition games on
the local calendar. In case he decides
10 nave an operation he will enter one
OF the Memphi hospitals,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
WARM WEATHER NEEDED.

Warm weather is badly needed right
now, as the chilly winds that blew
across Russwood yesterday did not
benefit the few athletes who tossed the
pill back and forth and hit a few balls
to the outfield.
Chief Barger called on the weather
man this morning and filed a request
that the w. M. see what he can do
in the way of suitable spring training
weather. The weather man stated than
he had quite a quantity of good weather
ordered, and that just as soon as it
arrived, he'd forward a large COB Of it
to Russwood to be absorbed by the
Tribesmen, y
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
Ollie Chill Is the newest American
league umpire, but he goes into the
johnson league listed as a hot PROPOSE
tlon for rumpus.lovlna ball players.
TED LEWIS UNDER KNIFE

Ted Lewis, recently deposed as
welterweight champion following his
in a New York hospital recovering from
an operation. When Lewis fought Jack
Britton and lost the title, he was sick,
but thought he was strong enough to go
on with the fight, but he was knocked
out and lost the title.
Lewis was attacked by yellow jaun-
dice some time ago, and is still in bad
shape, and on the advice of New York
surgeons, the ex-champion went under
the knife. Reports from his bedside
are that he is doing 0. X. and should
be himself again shortly unless compli-
cations arise.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
MAY o R NEW LEAGUE.

DANVILLE, Va, April 1.-Prelimi-
nary organization Of a baseball asso-
with DR.. J. f. Tylor president, and
three representatives we're selected to
attend a meeting to be held at Green's
boro, N. c., in a few days. with a
view TO forming a six-club circuit OF
nearby North Carolina and Virginia
cities.
Definite decision awaits the Green's
boro meetings action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
UNION / T WINS,

The Central high school girls basket
ball team has returned from Union
City, where they were defeated by the
Union high school in a fast game by
the score of II to IA, 1t was the first
road game that Central had lost. Union
City hasn't lost a game this season.
An effort is being made to arrange
a game for Memphis next Friday, with
Union City being the opponents of the
local seXtet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

ussWooD PARK is begin.
ming to resemble a mobili-
cation ground as the Chick
clan gathers to prepare for
the approaching baseball
campaign,
Chief Barper,, Of the
Tribe, welcomed a halt dog
IA AZ hLn L~nnnE..Ln nanAnn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
M'LEoD LEADS HARVARD,

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April l,-Wil
lard w. Mcleod, OF Maiden. who re-
signed the c~aptaincy of the Harvard
university baseball team last season to
enter the aviation service, was re-
elected to leadership Of the nine yes
terday. Mcleod, who plays second
base, is a senior,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
COLD WEATHER RETARDS TRAINING or TRLBESMEN
JIMMY WILDE
BEATEN BY JOE
LYNCH
Decision Given to BritisheE'by
Referee, But Experts Say
American Had the Edge.

- ONDON, April None Of
the sporting reporters on
b. Z. Z. q. !. 4: ): ): g. !: =: =. q: F: !: =. !: e: =: !. e" :: !: ; !.
London morning papers
frankly indorses the de-
q CiSion by which Jimmy"
ExA Wilde, the British fly
weight champion, defeated
F Joe Lynch, an American
boxer, on points last night.
While some are content to
saay the bout was very closely contested,
others do not disguise their surprise
and mention alphabetically the aston
ishment with which the decision was
tors.
The Nails expert says he scored the
rounds carefully and at the finish pri-
Nately decided Lynch had won eleven
and Wilde four. He wants to know,
he says, upO what the referees ver-
dict was based, Daily Sketch says:
Many experts will quarrel with the
decision for Wilde got a worse ~gruelling
than. he did on the only occasion he
has been beaten in a real contest"
tThts is n reference to the defeat ad-
ministered to Wilde by Pal Moore, OF
Memphis, Tenn, IN the interallied box
ing tournament held In London on Dec.
II and l2.l
The Sportsman declared Wilde was
the victor by a very narrow margin and
the Sporting Life suggests the ruling
was due to the fact that Lynch held q
good deal and was warned in almost
every round but this newspaper admits
It was thought Lynch had just about
got there,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

N@'HNN 49, . "NAAh
as is in Germany with the army of oc-
cupation and states in a letter written
in February that he does not know
when he will get back to the States.
Tom is anxious to return to Mem
phis and again pitch for the Tribe, but
he is still in Uncle Sans army and
until the bewhiskered, gaily-bedecked
gentleman decides that Tom has done
his bit, Blodgett will have to remain
In Hunland and see that Heinies be-
have themselves. Tom is a corporal.
Here's Toms most recent letter, which
came from Erdorf, Germany, where
Tom is bivouacked:
Erdorf, Germany, Feb, 1919.
Dear Friend:
l received your letter this morning
and was glad to hear from you, and am
sorry / did not write to you before,
but as you know we have been expect
ing for the time to come when we
would start back for the good old u.
S, A, We sure went through lots of
h and now waiting to start home,
| came out o. H., but was lucky. !
will not attempt to tell you of my eX-
p%erience for it would take too long to
do it. l only wish I was there with
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
Left Handler With Army of
Occupation Writes He Is
Anxious to Return to States

N and can't get
out is the plight Of Tom
Blodgett, the best left-hand-
ed pitcher in Dixie last sea-
son, who was being counted
on to propel the baseball for
the Chicks again this year.
Tom will probably be a little
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

TULSA, Okla, April 1.-The fight
scheduled for last night between Jack
Eritton, welterweight champion, and
Willie Laughlin, was cancelled by the
champion. He gave illness as the
cause, and did not come TO Tulsa.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
MOORE VS.. KID HERMAN.

Having successfully whaled one Kid
Herman, Pal Moore, the Memphis BAN
tam, is dated to meet another, who
hasn't the reputation or the bantam
champion. Pekin Kid Herman will be
Moore's opponent in a 10-round affair
in Racine, Wis, April 10.
Moore has a bout slated for tonight
in Akron, o., where he meets Willie
Devore, an Akron bantam, in a L.
round affair. Moore will enter the ring
at a lower figure than Devore, but
Pal is not looking for any trouble in
polishing off Devore.
Pal is being sought by Promoter Billy
Hack, of the Southern Athletic club,
for a bout here during the centenary
celebration with some good boy. 1t is
likely that Moore will be matched with
some high-class bantam, very probably
frankie Mason, who fought Pal a hard
battle in South Bend, Ind, recently.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01

John (Chuck) Meehan. former crack
athlete at Syracuse university, has
signed n contract with the Boston
Braves and win get a tryout for Stall
llngs' infield. n