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ouieren que continue la libre impor
tacion.

La Camara de Concrete de esta
ciudaG Sc ha acercado al goblerao
del Estado. solicitando de el que Sc
dirija a la Superioridad, con ell fin de
cue Sc prorrogue por dos 0 tres me5es
mas Ia libre Importation de articuios
de primera necesidad Dor Ia aduana
de Ciudad Juarez. en- vista de que esta
medida ha resultado eXcelente, para
81 pueblo consunidor que desde
cue esta Ell vigor aouel decreto, no
ha carecido de NADIA. Agrega Ia ca
mara en- question. cue con Ia citada
pr6rroga Sc evitara 4 los acapara-
dores due escondan Ia mercancla, to-
da vez u habieNdo abundance de
alimentos Sc ven obligados q reatlZar
haratos los qle ahora tienen en- las
bodegas V que solo esperan para po-
nerios 4 Ia verta. Que sc suprlma Ia
!ibre importation dc que Sc trata, pues
asi puhlicameHte 10 han dec!arado.
La libre Importation que Sc trata
de suprimir, traeria, dice la camara CT
tada, una situaciGn igual a la que an
tes teniamcs. ilera dc dificultades Y
de escaseces para e. pueblo pobre.
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sRATIFICARE con $500 a Ia persona que
re proporcione informeS dc mi hija AToIo-
iia Gonzalez, quicn Sc case hacc 10 amos en-
-aredo. Texas. con Ramon Molano. Todo
nforme dirijasc I Crispin Gonzalez. 81 F.
st. Lawton, Okla. I2)
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PREsTAMOS

PREsTAMos DINEgo sobre Rclojes, Dia-
nantes V Joyas- NeSocios complctaRente re-
servados. Plaza Loan Jewcity Co.. 3eS Ala
mo Plaza.
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ENSENANZA

SE DAN LECCIONES de inglfs por sistcma
facil 4 prccios razonables. Telefnno Mis-
sion SIS. l2)
LECCIONES DE PIANO Y CANTO n do
niciiio. Prec:ns convcncionales. PROFESSOR
FELIX RUANo. graduado en- los Conserva-
tories de Paris y Madrid. Recise ordenes 40
Morales St. So hahla francis y espcnol-
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HAGA SU CERVEZA

No cuaiquier bebida dulcc o dc las Iasna-
6as "casi ceryeza.' Sino n vcrdadsra ceryez2,
sabrosa. fueTte = cspumoSa-
SuminiStrGmoS n uSted nuestrO cStrscto de
rerveZa Victoria" conSiStentc de lUpulo y
malta de los mejoreS. con 10 cual puede US
ted haccr Ell casa. SeEJn nucStraS instructed
neS. 4 mejor cervezSt.
Ef preeio de Victoria Extract. para ha-
Ger Il ga5o0es lie bucna ccrvezs Lager, < ae
$500. Maudenos 81 dinero con 81 ordea :
recibira el articulo libre de Eas-os. La IA
bricacioa DE- cervezs en- casa ' ei cnvio dc
nuesIo eSt-acto = 3os Estadus prohihiciua;s-
tas. e. legal. G&rautiZamOS satisfaction.
VICTORIA SUPPLY CCNP4NY.
SIT Morton Building. New York. y y.
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VENTAS
CUARTOS

CUARToS. MORALES ST. Sl5so.oo
Cerca dc Laredo St. !ose en- esquina- Cuen-
= con cuatro pleas ; otro cnarto apropIano
nv ,roscr Venn n Mr.. Flores. ConneSs
Realty Co. Depto. de Ncntas- c9l
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PERDIDAS

Sc GRhTIFiCARA 4 quien devuelva I'm
9-eadedor dorado con las iniciales s.. r. NJ
,uc Sc cxtravi6 e. dia 4 IN el callei5n dc
San P2tricio. Dirijanse al Institute Mexica-
no, Esquina Colima y San Jacinto. tl1)
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TENGO a LA VENTA unas cuantaS tone!a-
las de magnifica seniiila de algooon Alenah
- ,,.;or nara sembrar. ST Sc Interest," diri-
Use a w. D.. Malone. 52s Gunter Bldg. San
Antonio, Texas. '''
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BUENA GRATIFICACIoN Sc dari 4 IL per-
soma que ne proporcione infores dc mis- her
manos Corneiio ) Abigail Casas Trujillo, lie
SO y 81 amos de edad respectivamente. Ell
primero SC cncontraba hace cinco amos en-
California. y Ia segunda. hace uno. estaba
en- Louisiana. Sus padres son Juan Casas
sobre ell particular diriias ca Luciano Mir
queZ. Crosby. Texas. ID
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ACENCIAs DE INHUMACIoNES

.AGENCIA DE LNHUMACIONES "SHEL-
LEY."-Autom0sil = ambuiancia. Fun-rales.
Alberto dia y noche- Esquina de Main Ave
nue. y Travis Street. Telefonos Crockett 81
Y 1868.
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BUENA GRATIFTCACION Sc dara Z n per-
soma que me pFoporcione infornes de Limo
Santana, dc cstatuTa regular y tcigucno. ca
Sado con Ma. Guadalupe Lopez. y quicnes en-
JuR!o de 1918 Sc internaron en- este pals.
Son originarios de Zscapu, .'iich. Todo in
Texas. G2D
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vENDo MUy BARATA mi residencia eH
Waco. Texas. de dos pisoS. con II crartoS
nnuy bien acondicionados. SituaGa en- recin-
dad mexicana. . irlesias cerca, appropriate Pa
IA n~egocios, 4 dos cuadras del City Hall,
P7ecio. sl2. O0O.0 90, t9rlarG $1,000 90 al CONT
do por neccsitar fcndos. Waco Is I'm CEN
t-o. petrciero con 10 pozos en- perforacIon.
Dirijansc I Mrs. Gramer. io3 n. Pad. St.
Waco. Texas. 'io)
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BUENA GRATiFICACION Sc dara u Ia per-
soma que me proporcicne informes de mi hi
10 Manuel -Afdayturriaga. de 10 amos de edad.
quien hacc un ano sc encontraba en- FL Pa
so. Texas. Z dondc lego Frocedcnte de Tue
son, Ariz. Todo iniormes diriiase n Josefa
Sanchez. CaGdoa. Colo. G2)
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BuENA GRATIFICACIoN Sc darn I 2 per-
soma que proporcione In direction eXactAf eel
Sr. jose Mendoza Herrera. originate del
Edo de Michoac3tn. Tienc 81 amos De c,!ad
y hacc ; que 50 eacoatraba en- FL Faso. Te-
xas. Toio informc dirijase L ACuSSin Men
doza. Cargo LA PRENSA", San antonio.
Texas. t.D(.
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Sc G~RATTF1CARA CON SEIS MESES de
suscripci0H al diario LA pRENSA". 4 Ia
icrSOna qun Ine proporcicac 81 actual domi-
clio dc mi he-Narc Miguel Yaldivia. ORR
Ginario de San Cristobal. Gto. Sus tiltimas
coticias las recibi &c Oxnard, Cal. TODD in
Corme sobre 81 particular diriiase Il Soledad
Faiiivia. Box $50. Fort Madison. Iowa. 30
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BUENA GRATIFICACION Sc da-i 4 n per-
soma que in!Drme del p~aradero de mi hernia
ma Bricia Perez Guien ticne 5 hijas llamadas
Renedo. Ciaudina ) RefuRio. y un hiio llama
do Eugenio. dace 8 ancs iicgaron de Mexico
) Sc establecicron On San Antonio. Texas.
habicEdo recihido sus uitimas roticias hace
dos amos. $500 So darin dc gratificaci.n Il
Ia persona que iuforme 4 Adc!a Munoz, 1904
Nc kcc st. Houston. Texas. t2:1
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COMPRAMoS. Vendencs y carnfiamos tcda
clase &c r,uebIes. Dixie Furniture Company.
ll2 ". Flores St.
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coMPRo. vENDo. CAMBIo ) rcparo tcdG
.lase de alhajas. Ventas en- abonos. Paati-
10 5. Esteviz. 63$ Austin St. San Antonio
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ATENCIoN MEXICANOS. Ahora es el
tempo para inver.;r un POGO de dinero en-
Scguridades Pctroliferas. Arrendamientos y
'rivilegios en- cl Condado de Nolan y aire-
,edoreS, dondc ci desarrollo del "wild-cattinE
,npieza. Fl primer pozo Sc Va Z Eertora!
.ronto: aprcslrense ustedcs y comoren n1;en-
ras los nrecios estan Dajos. Tan pronto
ONO empecemos = ~perfcrar los prccios au-
rcntarin. aprovcchen esta oportunidaa en-
a. sirI,i.nt.s ConGaGos: Nolan, Coke. Fisher
: Jones. Para informes escriban Z J. FAhD:
WOODRUFF & CO. Swectwater, Texas.
CorresponGcncia en- esEano,- iI3J
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$1,000 DARE dc qualification n IN persona
que ne proporcione inforn1c@ eXactos De nj
padre Anastac;o kazo, dc SUI csno5a Porfir:a
PatIan : de sus hijos Tomas y Elcuteria
Eazo. Is ricado de virucla y oCiginario lie
Romita. Edo. dc Guanaiuato. Hacc ounce
amos Sc enccrtraba en- Cadis. Cal Tcdn IL
forrac soDrc 81 particular d~iriiasc > Tomas
Razo. Wilbern. III.
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ARRENDAMLENTOS

A Personals sofas meNicanus rcnto dos
cuartos amuebIados en- casa particular. Ocu-
iran iiS Selcdad St. t"l
GRAND CENTRAL EoTEL.-El p~referido
Dc los mcxicano5; situado 4 media cCadra de
In Estac;6n del l.. and c.. \. DEPARTMENT.
TOS espccialc3 para familias con toda clase
dc coro6idades. Cuartos amueb!ados cor ba-
los. $3.50. $500 Y $3.50 scmGnarios. liiG
West Commerce st. jose Alfonso. Propicta-
rio.
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Sc GRATIFICARA ampliamcn;e q In perso-
nj que proporcione informes o domici!io de
Aurelia Espinoza, originaria de Mapimi. Dgo.
Mexico. Es ru5ia y de cuerpo baio. Sus ILL
lima aoticias las recibi hace ounce amos de
Rosalia de CamarGo. Chin. Mexico. Diri-
jarse sobre e. particular I Leandra .Juarcz.
Box 977, Flagstaff. Ariz. On
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DISCOS COLUMBIA. Nosotros :cnemos los
cue anuncian LIS demas casas. Nuestro sur
lido cS tan var;ado como eHtenso- NueHo
n-ecio. S. cts. cada uno. PidaloS I J. =.
Flores y Eno., Floresvii!e. Texas CD
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LA CHA. FoNoGRAFICA MEXICANA ven
dc por correc. fon6grafcs Columbia, Victor
Y Edison. Piezas meXicanas Columbia Vic
tor Y Edison. Medicines de patente, yerbas
mediciralcs, articulos mexicanos. efectos pa
ra tocador. Instruments musicales. etc. Di-
ria su correspondence pidiendo cataiogo.
de n manera siRuiente: Cia. Fonografica
Mexicana, I. D.. Flores. Box $50, DEPT G.
TIorssville. Texas.
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vENpEMoS MAQUINAS DE CoSEE Sin
-cr. New Home y otras marcas segunua ma
20 con accessories. muy TITLES, desdc SI-5o-
,omponemos maquinas, TODD trabale Saran-
izado. Accessories. lanzaderaS. hGSlas' acei-
Compr;r,os maquinas Singer y New
Homo. paganos bucn precio. Alamo Sewing
MACHINE Supply Co.. 306 So. Alamo st. San
Antonio. Texas. 'i9'
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MoLINOS PARA NIXTAMAL. Los Gnicos
que dan satisfaction. "Hidaigo.' S1l.OO
..Mozte.uraa' con volante, $3.50: "Moctczu-
ma" con ciCiiena $3.50. PidaioS 4 j. y.
Flores y Hno.. Flcresville. Texas. 49,
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GRATIF1CARE con $500 y un aho de sus-
]cripci6n I LA PRENSA" Z In persona que
me proporcione inforncs de Maria Ernesto
Perez. 4 .quien acompaTan sus hijCs Pedro
y Maria Carmen Ascension. Todo informe
sobre 81 particular di-ijase 4 Marin Lo,cnza
.ASccnci6n, Elbing, Kansas. Il)
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Cuando necesilc iibroS en- espanoi,
TriiaSe 4 IgRacio Z. LozaRo, 1lS y.
Santa Rosa Ave- SAN Antonio. Texas
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BUENA GRATIFICACIoE Sc dari ala per-
soma que proporciore irformes dc .loraham
Il. Saldana. originario del Edo. dc J;iisco
Is picado dc viruela y de- so amos de edad
fIace un ara tres moses Sc fue de Barstow
Cal, con rumbo Il Tn mineral llamado q.
Magnolia. Cal. Toio informc sobra el rar-
ticular d~irijase I Mrs. Rebeca Saiiana, =.
o.. Box r.. Prescott. -Ariz. CO).
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YoR TENER que salir vendo muy barata al
casa dc tres cuartoS con cabaiieri-
~ : solar. taraano 80 Y 100. Ocurran a 5I'
North SabinaS st. W
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JUAREZ.

Lotes bara:os con freate n LIS Gales de
LeaI. Moncloya y Perez, entire las GALES dc
North Navidad : North Trinity. cerca de j"
inc. de tranvias West End. Ealor, $4,000.
=. 90 al contado y $500 en- abonoS rcnsua-
Is. Vcan a VIM. T. Schultz, Riverside Bldg.
d West Commerce st.
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SUBURBIO JUAREZ. Los solares mas baEa-
Jos d-ntro de In ciudad. No pague mas
renta. hasase dueno de una casa. A una Qua
Ira de In Inca dc tranviaS West End. cerca
Va IN calle dc IN Cruz. Estos solares dan
'rcntc a las GALES dc PEREZ, Monclova y Leal,
.ntre las GALES de Trinity y Navidad. cerca
!c Ia cscuela de In Gale de Lopez. PFecics,
800. 90 haste $1,000. Condolences: $500
Il contado, el rcsto, $500 mensuales. VIM.
:. Schutz. Oficinas IL y Riverside Bldg,
,01 West ms ST. Junto al puente de
commcrce St. Telefonos: Nucvo o92, Bel.
Crockett 1924. San Antonio. Texas. go
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YoLINoS E~LECTRICoS HoBARTS para
arne, cafe. cacahuate cacao J ceEeaies' pa
sidores de mantequiIla y harina: rebarado-
ras de carne y toda clase de accessories para
Eobarss Sales Agency, 52l So. Pinto ST.,
80 .n.a,;o T.r.s (9)
SSino % Al. CoNTADo. $1,000 MENSUALES.
PRECIO s;+00.l0.
Magnifica casa entreSolada con tres Guar
tos y ot-o apropiado PARA tienda- Lote 81
e,,do en- seouina, San Fernando St Eean
\ Mr. Flores, Conness Realty Co., Depto-
Wa,+ 90
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FORMULAS para iarabss, perfumes, cOsLne-
;icos, iabones. polishes. exc. Diez per Vein
ticinco centavos. Sc aceptan timbres. For
r,u,a Co. Laredo. Texas.
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EMPLEOS

Sc NECESTTAN un hombre y mujer para
trabajo de huerta y cccina. Deben hablar
ingles. Di-iianse a POI West Park Avenue.
90.
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Sc NEcESITAN muchachas competentes -px-
ra t-abajo de Sastreria y que sepan haecr
ojales. Ocurran lI2 ". Commerce St 1U
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HOTEL SAN LUIS. Cuagtos iimpios y ba-
ratios. Prccios cspecialcs por semana. 20i
n. Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio, Texas.
CUARTOS BARATOS. con o sin uueblcs. 4
. cuadras de Ammo Plaza. lis Bowie st.
COMPRAS
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vERDADERA OPoRTUNIDAD. Vendo ba-
,ata motccicleta Harley Davidson dos CT
lindro-. Ell buen cstado. 303 =. San Saba.
Ielefoao Travis 1885.
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Sc NECESITA hombrc para trabajo general
dc casa. Ocur-ln sci ". Russell Place Te-
lefono Or. 1923. GlI
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NJ. IBARRA. hciaIatero. Garantiza toda els
Sc dc t-abaio en- goteras, techos y ~can3les-
1923 Monterrey St tst
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17
MOORE MEETS WLDE-CHICKS HOME FOR II GAMES
WHOLESALERS LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES

Includes all games to and including
July II.
Below will be found batting averages
Of the fast Wholesalers league, playing
Saturday afternoon ball.
Pratt, of the Ben Hurs, is really the
king swatsmith of the league, with an
average Of ,421. However. he is topped
by eight other batters who have jour
neyed to the plate less than Pratt.
Among the surprises will be found the
hitting of Lattimef. recently acquired
pitcher Of the Ben Hurs. and the bat
ting Andre, who is non other than
RED" of the olden days. He Is hit
ting them straight through the infield
with as much vim n vigor as hereto
fore. jenkins, Of the STATIONS, another
newcomer, is hitting just below Pratt.
and shows promise. Slater, of the Van
Nleets is picking up in his hitting, while
Dutton, OF the Van Vleets, is falling oft
slightly. whitney. of the Strattons, is
holding up his batting end wen, while
Gilbert Wilson, who handles the NAH
agerial reins Of the Ben Hurs, who are
hot pennant ~contenders, a boosted
his average to the respectable figure of
.2s0, which is not bad for an ex-
pitcher.
The Ben Hurs have a comfortable
margin on the team batting league, with
the STATIONS, Moores and Van Vleets
following in the order named.
Batting averages, Wholesalers league,
including all games played to and in
Guiding ,Iuly 70.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17
BARONS L SUMMA.

The birmingham Barnns have been
awarded Outfielder Summa, on whom
waivers were asked by the Mobile
Bears.
Three clubs claimed Summa Biz
mlngham, Chattanooga and Atlanta-Rll
teams getting in heir claims within the
time limit, which expired at l2.QS We'd
nesd0y President John II. Martin. Of
the southern league. followed the con
stitution Of the southern, which calls
for the league head to have a drawing
to decide which club shall receive a
player when more han one club claims
a player on whom waivers were asked.
Wednesday Mt noon President Martin.
Judge Ben l.. Capell, judge OF the cir
cult court, and Gen, sam @. Rates, at
torney general Of shelby county, and
the writer met at the Peabody and the
drawing took place. Judge Capell hell
the hat, while Gen. Bates drew cut the
names, II was decided that the last
name 10 be drawn from the hat should
b. the winner Atlanta was drawn first.
Then came Chattanooga, The remain
ing name WA Birmingham, and the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17
CY WILL STAND PAT.

Chief Baraer will stand pat on his
present lineup, which means that Bud
Mercer, the young padueah semipro,
will be unable to break into the Tribes
lineup,
Mercer wouldn't have a chance to
play anyway, owina to the fact that he
was stricken with malarial fever the
day he Joined the Tribe In Nashville,
since which time he has been partak.
lna Of uuInine and other Dixie delloa.
Giles until he Is IN no shape to play
ball. Mercer has been In Memphis for
the past several days absorbing all
sorts Of stuff calculated to rid his sys.
TEN OF malaria, but Is still in poor
shape, and has decided 20 return 10
his home in Paducah,
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AttdbOu!
Big Cog1c Shea

n soT r tho Te phone THs o snpHIa I h2H.
AS no doubt it will
Say that I'm working hard -
Just add that / locked the desk
That / might hit like Vardon or
Like Evans with the spoon.
Or Red il il a n guy should &%a &c, call
49, Slip him a fearful tune
Give him a healthy yarn
Or S just t aon tss pfV Soald may work
Because of the heat today.
DIXIE AND THE RING.
Since James j. Corbett fattened John L. Sullivan in 1892 at New
Orleans noheayyweight title has been at stake in a Dixie ring: Frisco,
but none Of these are Glassed in the Dixie ltneup.
in one sense of the word, but it was too far south to remain in the
s,,,,5 Dnt s,s may c not os sns.s The punch pun 1 in the ring t5ssI but Ut It +, s Ers 5ssnisn s,; ;as
tn. th sDs game, t have NsIo been for baked ed, out T"v un g9nnat = s0 a6 .os s1n: ,n Ut is 5 5sps
no relation in the grand old game.
Always should remember:
May not in september. 2
r.ua All sons TSs,.s of the E. South, !, however Hsy E,s are not ct. NECESSARILY pa G$, Of the ne
Hub corraled more than one hit per season it was BY mistake and should
MEYER %fts e have o been G counted tie - The has sq wSsa y worked o asa o on the principle 6s dpn1a that that
no reason why they should leave it all to him.
SPEAKING OF SPEED.
But that's a bunch Of rot;
For while it may not win the rag,
1t helps a n awful lot.
Sp00u oH te HWoi an U III " surf pionulHeh' II lit CSe
of Samuel B. Wick, of the Yankees and formerly of the Chicks.
When Dolly Stark went into Mississippi some years ago he was at
tracted by the stride of Samuel B. for one thing and BY his eye for an
other. The result was that he signed Wick for Memphis, and when he
was later tuned to the occasion he was picked off by the Yanks. At
that time Wick was no bear of a fielder by any means. He wa. in dan
ger of death in running down long flies and it was fully three months
before he came around in this department of play.
But most of all 1t was his fleet feet that qualified him for a chance
You might say, then, that he was sold on the hoof.
Those who remember Jimmy Manning may recall that only Jimmys
steam kept him in the league. He couldn't hit the Pacific ocean from
"a rowboat. but he had the stuff that carried him along, and that's why
he stayed
Pete Allison never had an idea in his life, but he had a fine pair
of legs. One day Gene Demontrevile was sitting in the press box, long
after his day Is a star had passed. Allison poked a bounder down the
and beat the peg to first. ~r
49, IF had that birds legs sighed Gene, ~ could bunt 400 in the
American league. ," s~ b.
than for anything else. Harry played shortstop like Chrstenbury-
ready to boot one at a moments notice. He never hit $50 and dfnt
field $50, but Christie Columbo, how he could scooto!
Pal Moore, for instance, Is not of the murderous type either, but
The has the speed, and that seems to be enough.
Speed, then, is not to be despised, no matter what the line of play
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17

We have with us duriaE the current,
series our old friend. Hub Perdue, the
famous Galiatin Squash, Hub is enjoy
ing another great season on the hill.
and his fine mound work Is one OF the
main reasons why the PelS are so far
in front in the Dixie race. Hub has
Won n flock Of games already. and on
Wednesday he piled up his ninth victory
in mine starts at Heinemann park.
Hub is 81 years old and was expected
to have a tough time getting by this
year. but he looks better than he ever
did, and appears to be good for several
more easons
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17
ROGER eREsNAAAN
OUT OF LUCK AND
LOSES A FORTUNE.

Friends Of Roger Bresnaha(, who
remember him as the Giants star
catcher nearly ID years ago. will be
panied to learn Of hla hard luck as
president and owner Of the Toledo
American Association club. Bres-
nah0n Is said to have lost all of his
money in this venture and is $25, 900
fortunes to inability to obtain capa-
BILE ball players. Last week, In des-
peration, Roger decided to return to
the game as an active member of
his team in spite of the fact that
he is 40 years old, Bresnahan has
done much for the national game
and should receive some considera-
ton from organized baseball in view
of his trying p%redicamonL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17
CHICKS GET EVEN
BREAK IN SERIES
WITH LOOK0UTS
Divide Double Header We'd
neSday, Losing the First
20 and Coping Second
3-0-Canavan Victor.

m CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July
11-After the Memphis
Chicks had been success
lW fully throttled and kalso-
rNhA mined in the opener here
ASA Wednesday, they came
NrJS back strong on Herb KEEL
80 ly and scored three three
runs, sufficient to win the
second affair. The score Of the first
game was go for Chattanooga, while
the second went Memphisward by the
count Of 8 to 0. In the opener Tiny
Goodbred, Memphis spitballer, was
pitted' against Vines. the lanky twirier
OF the Ch~attanoogans.
Wines chung to the two-run lead the
Chattanoogans got for him and this was
good enough to win, as he kept the
Chicks at bay all the way. In the
nightcap affair Hugh Caravan, Mem
phis left-hander, had everything on
herb Kelly, also a portsider. and with
the Chicks getting three runs off Herb,
the Tribe came away victors, as the
Lookouts couldn't tough Hughle.
In the first game the Chicks spent
their time threatening, and had men
on the paths in seven of the nine
rounds, but they couldn't muster the
necessary punch. Fred Bratchl again
scintilated against his old mates, max
ing a pair OF sensational catches In the
outfield which undoubtedly rescued
Vines from an embarrassing position.
Gleason also performed with a ~sandbag
and robbed Christenhury of a blow
when he checked Chris drive that spun
the Chattanooga infielder around like
a top, Vines won his own game In
the sixth when, after Christenbury made
two fumbles in succession, the Look
out twirler shot a single past Lewis
which registered Demoe with the only
run that was necessary TO win,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-17
INDIANS WIN AGAIN,

The Cleveland Indians won their
eighth game of the season from the
Boston Red SoX Wednesday. 5 to l.,
when Myers held the worlds cham
ptons to seven scattered hits.
The fading New York Yanks were
licked Wednesday. the st. Louis Browns
batting Bob ShRwkey hard and having
an easy time winning.