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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12

Those players are bringing into
Southern league baseball the spirit that
conquered the Hun and brought the
German empire to it's crumbling fail.
These men are real men, physically and
mentally alert, always in the game,
Keen for the sport n ag~gressiveness
personified. They are easy for the
managers to handle for they learned
the lesson of obedience while serving
their country. They are appreciatiyc
OF the ruling made for their benefit
and they are working their heads off
IN an effort to justify the judgment of
the Southern league club owners in
giving them a chance.
Skeptical fans who have been feeling
that the plan to use seven men below
Class A on Dixie ball cIubs was a mis-
take and would never work have been
agreeably surprised in the spring ex-
hibition games, for there's q real live
ball club in every city in the South
ern. h players for the most part
are young and the veterans on each
team are placed in the vulnerable po-
sluons in order to steady the youngs-
tiers and help them over the rough
places. There is a conspicuous alb
sence OF charley horses, Of complain
ing, whining athletes who formerly
needed the services Of a regiment Of
physicians to patch them up. Instead
tilCio dIc HleIl on the teams VINO never
even notice the minor hurts in the daily
grind.
~ Every one of the young ball players
in the Southern is fully alive to their
chances of advancing to the big tent,
and they are determined to get In and
hustle every minute Of every game and
convince the big league scouts who will
patrol the Dixie circuit this summer
that they've got the makings of real big
Tleaguers.
The player rule looks like 1t
Is going to be the greatest blessing the
Southern has ever had, and while Dixie
fans are waiting for the season to
actually get under way before they are
actually convinced, it's dollars to
%doughnuts that fandom generally will
see that the league will be faster and
with more life and real spirit of COM
petition than it has ever had before
in it's history.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12

hasn't arrived, and Delaney is doing
the work and doing 1t well, too.
Frank Kenyon Delaney was born in
Mlddlesboro, Ky.,t on June 23, 1896,
making him 20 years of age. He was
named after Senator Kenyon. Frank,
who has two nicknames, pep" and
'%Scrappy," started his baseball career
SIX years ago in the Cotton States
league catching for Meridian. In 1919
tenancy decided to finish school and
went to Birmingham, Ala, where his
parents had moved, and was cantain
Of the high school team, which won
inc prep school championship of Ala
bama in 1918.
The season Of 1914 found DELANEY In
the Georgia Alabama league doing the
packstopping for the Rome, Ga, club
IN 1919 Delaney was behind the plate
ior the Admission and Talladega teams
IN the Georgia-Alabama league. where
ne was one Of the leading catchers. He
was looking so good that he was draf f.
ed by the Chattanooga Lookouts In
1916, but he failed to make good and
was turned over to the Albany club,
VI the Georgia-Alabama league, where
ne finished the 1916 season. When that
baseball year was finished, Frank he'd
himself to West Palm Beach, Fla.
where It's summer time all time, and
Played a all winter down there. De-
nAneyS next season was with tha
Portsmouth club of the Virginia league
where he stayed until May 4, 1917. when
the league turned up its toes and gave
up the struggle.
Uncle Sam was needing men about
that time and Delaney decided TO ioin
the army, enlistlng at Birmingham and
going lhto camp at Camp Gordon,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
Cut Railroad Rates,

The gladdest tidings that have been
received by Southern league baseball
magnates in a long time came a few
days ago., when the United States rail-
road administration stated that rates
on passenger trains were to be appre-'
clably lowered within the ensuing
couple Of months.
Thu strong boxes of the eight clubs
composing the Sunland major were SEA-
Verely taxed last season on account
OF the high rates charged for riding
the cushions on Uncle Sans chooL
choos, and 1t was a costly proposition
to haul IA or 10 ball players from one
city to the other. Counting war taxes
and other extra expenses attached TO
riding on the train, every club in Dixie
put out a goodly amount of real money
In transporting their teams from one
city to the other in filling out the
But the glad news has arrived that
the rates are to be cut, and this will
fit In nicely with the r"etrenchment
plan which Is already in force in the
Southern, and which Is expected to put
basis, which 1t SO badly needs. 1t il
a fact that there has been but little
money made by Dixie club owners dur
ing the past several seasons, and the
result is that some of the teams are
bad off from a financial point of view.
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weak teams grow strong that some OF
the rules now in force in the Southern
have been adopted.
The excessive charges that have been
in effect at various hotels throughout
the Southern league for food will be
combated by a rule calling for each
player to be given $1.75 per day in
cash and let him eat where he may
so desire. In this manner there will
be no high-priced meals at high priced
obstetrics, where one may get about
rs cents worth of food and about $1.75
worth of waiting on. Ball players who
formerly kicked up n racket with Gar
con because he didn't give them an
extra helping Of the chicken a la king
will nave a chance to buy what they
like and as much as they like, so long
as 1t does not exceed their $1.75 quota.
On the train the ball players will
receive 81 per meal, which will mean
that they will make about So per day
extra, for there Is rarely ever a ball
player who eats any breakfast and
only a light lunch. The big meal or
the athlete is supper, where he puts
food away In large quantities. He can
afford to splurge because he has the
money left from his other two meals
which he has passed up.
Everything looks favorable for the
Southern to make money this year,
with the railroad rates lowered and /.
with the teams carrying fewer high
priced men than formerly.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
U. OF T. DEFEATS
M. U. S. 10 TO 7
Errors Have Large Part in
Scoring of All Runs,

Memphis University schools ball
club went down in defeat before the
local branch Of the University Of Ten
nessee Friday afternoon. The final
score vas 10 to Z. Isaacs and Wilson
did the pitching for Tennessee and
hurled c~reditable ball, Wilson went
In during the fifth and let the NJ. U. s.
hatters down with only one run during
the rest of the game.
Mason started for NJ. U. s., but was
relieved by McGoldrick in the seventh.
Both teams were off In their fielding
q total Of 10 errors having been charged
against them, Tennessee bagged 10
runs of five hits, NJ. ". S. got six
hits and scored seven runs.
The score by innings:
U. of T. .....,.,...0 4S00110 Ito
NJ, u. S, ,,.,....,2 4 0 0 0 0 0 o. I
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
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Jacinto Del Calvo is one Cuban ball
player who doesn't play holdout. He
will be back with the San Francisco
team, making the long trip in time
to start the Coast season
Fred McMullin, about the last of the
White Sox h%oldouts. has come into
camp and Manager Kid Gleason feels
safer on his infield prospects.
Al Halt, infielder recently released
by Cleveland, has signed with the
Minneapolis club Halt has been cor,
Quoting a store in Sandusky, o., and
his wife will run 1t while he is away
playing ball.
Pitcher Bill F1ncher, formerly of the
st, Louis Browns and turned over to
Little Rock, is back from overseas
as sergeant. He hopes to be, out. Of
the regular season starts,
The Cuban Acosta, released by Connie
Mack to Atlanta, to which club he
refused to report, has been procured
by the Louisville club in some sort
OF a deal and Cap Neal of the Colonies
thinks he can satisfy him.
Bill Clymer out at Seattle is still
trying desperately. He has just jur-
chased Outfielder Pete Compton from
the New Orleans club. Pete has been
a shining light In every league he
played in. The dope should hold good
on the coast.
The Toronto team of the Interna-
tional league will be an international
affair, al right, The club has signed
Eusebio Comedies, the Cuban infielder,
who had a short trial with the Boston
Dad Gov anl hnfpra TINT nln yaH in thn
Eastern league.
The Houston Buffaloes and the Min
neapolis Millers pulled off a swap Of
first basemen last week. Houston took
Ted Jourdan from the Millers and gave
in Outfielder Bill S~tellbauer for good
measure.
The Portland Coast league club let
three good men go when 1t released
Pitcher Harry Morton, Catcher Charley
They were not quite ready for class
AA, but should 60 good with some
club of lower class.
Frank DELANEY, young soldier catcher
signed by Manager Charley Frank, Of
Atlanta, has been traded to Memphis
for Outfielder Pete Allison. DELANEY
was boosted in early reports from At.
lanta as a prospective Bill Killer and
Ray Sehalk rolled into one.
Some of the Salt Lake critics are
inclined to be a bit harsh with Harl
Maggert, signed by Manager Eddie
Herr to play the outfield. They say
Magger's legs are gone, that he won't
be able to play regularly and that when
he does it will be like eight men on a
team.
The two French brothers who were
to have played with Beaumont have
been separated, Joe, the shortstop,
has decided to stick to business and
will not report. Charley, the second base
man, is on hand and showing Manager
John McCloskey a good deal of class.
The Chattanooga Southern league
club wonders where Tommy Leach gets
off with the idea that he was a free
agent who could sign with Shreveport
of the Texas league. According to all
the dope Tommy reverts to Chatta-
nooga when Pittsburgh fails to perfect
claim,
Pitcher Clarence CPopboy) Smith
made good on his declaration that he
would not leave the United States"
and go TO the Pacific Coast league to
play ball. He refused to join the Port
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
Memphis Amateurs Get
Under Way Sunday

went into the service leaving the base
ball display to the youngsters.
The Smart Millinery team meets the
White Star Cycle company in the first
game while the second contest brings
together the fast Chero Cola club OPP
posed to the Southern Boiler Works
team. Both games go seven innings.
Umpire Bowden.
Most dill Of the amateur followers are
familiar with the haseballic ability of
the young amateurs and those who are
skeptical as to the merits of the young
sters of the Dixie league should go to
Loeb's field Sunday afternoon. The
games are free, starting at 2:30 D.. m.
To reach Loeb's field take East End
or Normal car, alight at Nelson avenue
and walk east one block.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12

land Beavers and so Portland has dis
posed Of him to Fort Worth, Of the
Texas league.
Ernest Landegraff, who wants to take
over the Syracuse franchise of the In
Reading, says he would get Nap La
loie for his manager and that Steve
Yerkes also would be a member of the
team, as Steve now makes his home
In Reading and is willing to play for the
home town team.
Three of Bob Browns Northwestern
league clubs have picked managers. All
thought they had leaders lined up, but
Jimmy Hamilton's decision to go to Pc
oria requires Victoria to make another
selection. Dick Egan is to lead the Ia
coma team, Billy Speas will be at the
head of Vancouver and Joe Devine will
be the Seattle manager.
Manager Jack Hendricks, of the In
d~ianapolis Indians, visited old. scenes in
acquaintance. He made the trip to
sign Gene Dale and Dutch Zwilling, and
was successful. He was a bit peeyed
at not securing Bruno Bethel from the
Cardinals and was quoted as saying
that he had first chance OF Bruno.
Pongo Joe Cantillon has a big squad
In training at Houston and reports
progress. He has enough old-timers
and youngsters to make about three
teams and out of the lot believes he will
get enough real players to make the
Millers contenders in the association
pennant race. He has been beating
Texas league teams pretty regularly
In practice games.
The Providence club OF the Eastern
league, not sure that 1t will be In oper-
alton this season, is disposing of what
is worth while of its team. Pitcher
Toots Schultz has been sold to Seattle
and Second Baseman Mike Massey to
Shreveport. Both players were in ser
vice last year., but are ready to resume
the old ball game now.
Billy Meyer, second baseman, last
year with Waco In the Texas league
has been signed by the Mobile club.
played ball above class B is eligible as
a youngster under the Southern league
class A player rule. The Southern man
ager who a pick up a team of class
B veterans, by the way, is going to
have It on the managers who think
the rule means rockies.
The Pacific Coast league magnates
seem to have an agreement on dealing
with holdouts. Paddy Siglin and Geo.
Maisel tried to hold up the Portland
club and waivers were asked on them
as a result. The Salt Lake club would
have taken Siglin, but the waiver re-
quest was respected as a matter Of
principle. Now Siglin and Maisel are
on the outside looking in.
President Dave Fultz, Of the Inter-
national league, last week announced
his umpires, eight names being on his
list, indicating that he expects to run
an eight-club league. Among the
names is that Of Billy Carpenter, who
also has been announced as a SOUTH
ern league umpire. The others are
Joe O'Brien, Scott Chestnut, Tommy
Corcoran, Frank Wilson. M. J. Stock
dale, w. A. MCGOWAN and II. A. Wag-
ner.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a new
pitcher, a r~ight-hander named Walter
Groth, who had a trial with Column
bus last spring and then played with
New London. His home is in Chicago.
He stands six feet and four inches and
weighs 214 pounds and is "a years of
age.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
NORMAL DEFEATS
UNION IN OPENER
Patrick Pitches Good Ball and
Easily Trims Jacksonians.

With Patrick invincible, the West
Tennessee Normal ball club had little
trouble in defeating Union university,
of Jackson, Friday afternoon. The final
score was 4 to 3, The last game of
the series will be played Saturday. Pat
rick struck out 16 men. Union was
nrst to score, counting one in the third.
Normal came back and scored three
and was never again headed.
Both teams fielded fairly well, a
total OF seven errors being chalked up
against the two aggregations. Union
only baggcd two hits off Patrick, while
the Normals compiled a total Of 10 safe
ties off Jackson and Murff.
The score by innings:
Normal ,,..,.......0 $50 0 0 -
Union .n.,,,.....0 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 Is
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
MISS z%INDERsTEIN WINS,

PlNEHuRsT, n, c., April 12,-Mlss
Marion 2inderstein, Of the Longworth
country, club, Won the women's singles
trophy in the North and south tennis
tournament here yesterday by defeating
Mrs. Marion Vanderhoff Morse. of the
West Side Tennis club, In the finals
contest. Miss Zinderstein won the first
by GA,
Miss Zlnderstetn and Vincent Rich
ards and Miss Florence BALM ana Wi.
liam T. Tilden, Jr., won in the semi
finals Of the mixed doubles
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
May Change Rules
OF Saddle Horse
Breeders Assn.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April i2.-Notice
OF a proposal 10 change rules next year
OF the American Saddle Horse nrseS.
ers' association and mako the fematp
progreny Of a registered saddle horse
stallion and a mare by "A registered
saddle stallion, available for registra-
tion was filed at the annual meeting
OF the association here yesterday. Pres
ent rules require that on the female
side grand dams only be registered.
Claude nj Thomas, OF Parts. XIV
was chosen president Of the ~organlza .
ton, succeeding the late Gen. John
b, Castleman, its founder. All state
vice-presidents were reelected with
the exception Of W. G. Dierks. OF pits
burgh, who was succeeded by J. p.
CreEer, OF Upland, Pa.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12

where he played ball during the past 10
months, He was one of Charley Franks
leading catchers and was noted for his
~long-range hitting.
In the winter months when Delaney
is not playing ball he is a stage cleo
trician, and during the past few years
he has travelled with several leading
movie companies in the role of cleo
trician. He has been with companies
starring Theda Bara, the vampire
queen; Pauline Frederick, Nine. Pc
trova and other leading screen celebri-
ties, and for a time was in the COM
pany of Broncho Billy, G. NJ. Ander-
son, who is remembered by film fans.
2 inches tall and bats and throws
right-handed, He makes his home in
Birmingham, Ala,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12

NOW, or Cincinnati, at the New Lyric
"a states that he Is in his usual good
shape, having put In considerable train
Ilg Tor his bout with Herman in RIA
cine me other night, and that with the
work ne, viii do today and Sunday he
VIII he In the proper condition to take
care or Sandow Monday night. pal
say ne Is not undertaking Sandow. as
ne rs one Of the best OF the little bows
and holds a decision over Pal, but
Moore Is confident that he has i'm
proved sufficiently to be able TO de-
SlslVely outpoint the "Cincinnatlan Mon
Gay, when they meet again after n lapse
OF two years.
The Monday night battle will be a
ho~decision affair on account OF the fact
mat Moore will have all to lose and
nothing to gain In case a decision
should be rendered by the referee. The
newspapers win give their decisions Of
the tight. which will be the only deci-
sion rendered. The reason that the
6out Will be a no-decisiun affair Ia that
moore is the greatest drawing card in
mo bantam flock today. IL he should
lose y decision 10 anybody, Sandow in
Sluded, no would be at a disadvantage
IN ms other bouts which are scheduled
Tor the near future, and his star would
be considerably dlmmel
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
JOie Ray Breaks
Another Record
For Halt Mile

CHICAGO. April 12.-Jole raw. ma
tional A. A, U. champion miller. who
Thursday night set a new worlds in
door record for the distance, last night
broke the Central A. A. record for 4
half-mile in time OF 1887 is. The old
mark was 1857 2-5 set by Tom Camp
high school, and now at the UNIVERSITY
of Chicago. Ray represents the MI
nois Athletic club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12

BUSHWAH LEAGUE.
Sundays game Hodges field.

The second game Of the Bushwah
season will be played Sunday morning
at Hodges field Tho umpire viii start
the game promptly at 10 o'clock.
The Dooleys are now leading tho
league by one game. They celebrated
the opening contest by winning by the
count of 10 to 3, Confident that they
viii tie the count tomorrow. the Van
Vleets are determined TO prove It.
Many old stars who performed last
year are expected TO report tomorrow
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
GslEi 10 e
lEH#stfai[HGHI I5|k s s

Under the above heading the en-.
tire career and Iife's history Of this
years Memphis Chicks win be
given, one each day. The baseball
history, along with all facts the
fans are Interested In, will be EN-.
bodied In this series, which will be
run until the IL Trlbesmen have
been paraded before Memphis fan.
dom.-SportIng Editor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
SAINTS ARRIVE
TO BATTLE
CHICKS
Mike Kelly Has Nifty Aggre-
cation of Ball Tossers to
Pit Against Locals.
eY BOB PIeuE.

BY BOB PlGUE,
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IKE KELLY and his
~ Saint Paul Saints, is
SWW strong. have arrived in
PN Memphis and are ready
N6 TO meet the Chicks In a
"|N thrce-Rame series be-
ginning this afternoon
Gp at RuSsWuod, The Saints
are stopping at the Hotel Chisea-
The following players compose the
party: L. A. Dresser, John Corridor,
arthur Butler, Edmond Monroe, Wal
ter Alexander, Chas, Han, h. T. Har-
grave, Clyde DEBATE, r. J. Niehaus,
John Bates, Bob Mcnamara, James
Brown. Howard Merritt, Ed Foster,
Ray Meusel.
Three former Chicks are in the par
~, Ed Monroe, the big blond pitcher,
who went from Memphis 10 the New
York yanks, is with the Saints, How
was In the regalia Of the Tribe a long
time age, Is also listed among Man
ager Kely's hurlers, Bubbles Har-
grave, a catcher with Memphis last
season, is also sporting the spangles
Of the Saints.
The Tribe been taking things
easy during the past couple Of days
following the series with the Louisville
Colonels, and now that the Saint are
here, hard work will be the program
from now on. The Chicks are slated
to meet the st. Paul cub Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. -Four games had
been originally scheduled, but Mike
Kelly, who is managing the sainted ag-
gregatton, got balled up in his sched-
ule and stated that he understood only
three games We're 20 be played,
The st. Paul club In expecting to be
one of the strongest contenderH for the
American association rag this year. and
Manager kelly has a high -Class bunch
of material available out Of which to
mold a regular ball club. The Saints
are a scrappy, fighting aggregation and
are expecting to make IA bid for the
association flag from the first game
OF the season all the way.
Manager Cy Barger Of the Chicks
will probably use q couple OF his young
pitchers against the Saints In the
opener, with Roy Fentress, local spit
baller, bringing up the rear and hurting
the final two rounds, Roy has not done
any pitching since he arrived, but has
been carefully nursing his wing In order
to get In ready for the long grind to
come. SO Roy will probably get q
chance to cut loose n few today.
Nothing From Watso.
Nothing has been heard from Prosl-
dent Watkins Of tho Chicks since he
has been away, but he stated before
he left that he wasn't coming back
until he landed the men he was after
and that when he again dropped into
Memphis-on-the- Mississippi he would
have O pair OF ball players that are so
badly needed TO round the Chicks into
a flag contender, Watkins Is after a
pitcher and uutfielder, and II he gets
whom he had gone after there will be
no cause for worry on the part OF
Manager Barger Of the Chicks.