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Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20
NOW, GOODBYE

From the time when the 7th
Division first went to the front to
take its place fighting with the
veteran divisions of the American
Army it has been in the Department
of Meurthe-et- Moselle.
We fought on its hills and through
its forests. Our chance for glory
was found there There we met
our baptism of fire and steeled our
nerves to endure. We surrendred
not one inch Of the ground given to
us when we came into the sector.
but instead wrested back for France
a substantial area of very difficult.
we'll organized terrain. Those whom
we lost are buried there, near Thia-
court. For us then it is the most
glorious part of France. We know
its every hill and valley, stream
and wood. road and village
| We endured the rain and mud
through the winter and have been
rewarded in May with the coming
of the sunshine and flowers. We
have found ourselves unconciously
psraphrasing a well known rhyme.
Come to France in lilac time. in
lilac time. in lilac time"
We now know its people and are
able to sympathize with their suffer
ling. Past their doors through the
long months of the war have steam
ed the endless chains of supplies to
be swallowed up at the front They
have seen the gallant, eager young
men going forward, and the sad
streams of broken. crippled, wound
ed, weary men returning. They
have lived under the constant
menace of a breakthroueh and the
aviator's bomb. Can we admire
their bravery enough, can we marvel
sufficiently that they have come
through with unbrOken spirit. ready
to rework their fields cheerfully?
We have lived for more than a
halfyear within sight of the fiat, top
ped hills before Toul. We leave
these guardians with some reluct-
ance as we turn toward home. We
hope that they can testify to the
ages to come that we did our ut
most and that our utmost was good
Missouri has been apportioned
about 200 surplus army tractors to
be used in road work, and it is said
! that those army tractors can pull a
/. powerful big load. We can use 'em
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20

for divisions in the lines who had
suffered casualties Since the armis- |
tice, the area has been used as a |
collecting point for troop unite less
than divisions and an equipment
place for divisions bound for the
seaboard.
At present the area is known as
the American Embarkation Centre"
principally because the area has all
the functions of an embarkation
point with the exception of the &C.
tual loading of men on the ships.
Here the men are made ready" for
embsrkation. They are deloused,
equipped and inspected in the same
manner as men at the ports of EN-
barka.ion.
lie Mans. like Gievres, is located
half way between the seaboard and
the old front lines Prior to the
conclusion of the war, most OF the
troops bound for, the front were
brought through this area. Here
they were made ready either for
further training or for actual 'front.'
line duty. Several training areas
were located in and about LIE Mans.
Here troops that lacked training
were whipped into shape or grouped
according to their experience and
sent to other areas for training.
At LIE Mans also before the armis-
tice most of the personnel for work
behind the lines was selected from
the classification cards. The Classi-
fication Camp. located in the western
part of the city. did this work. hav-
ing employed a complicated though
efficient system of classification of
men fresh from the States.
So great was the rush of troops
through this area last fall that men
worked night and day feeding, cloth.
ing and equippine them. The task
was a mammoth one and compelled
the fullest energies and CO operation
Of all the personnel. Few soldiers
who came to France as casual de.
tachments missed the experience oI
being an inmate of LIE Mans area
: the same as few cars of food OF
! battle equipment for the front
> missed being classified and sent
over the hump" at Gievres.
At the present time there are
8 eight principal sub-areas about the
, city of lie Mans-namely. Chateau
! Gontier. Conlie, Ballon. La Ferte
. Montfort. Ecommoy, La Suze ant
! Sable, Functionine with thes'
j. areas are the Forwarding Camp
! the Spur Camp. the Belgian Camp
the Classification Camp and head
J. quarters. with attending organiza
e tions located in the city of lie Mans
T From the Spur Camp is obtaine'
5 all the supplies for the area. Her
e are large quartermaster warehouse
: and storage plants. where all thing
{ needed to feed and cloth the sol
dier are kept, awaiting orders c
u distribution. At the Forwsrdin
Camp, divisions are loaded on train
o for points of destination on the see
= board. Here troops are receive
q from advanced areas in France fC
5. billeting in lie Mans area. At th
s. present time there are large mum
"a Der of miscellaneous detachment
1t billeted at this camp awaiting trave
rs ling orders for ports on the Atlanti
10 coast.
LIE Mans area, which has prove
such grand success, is the resu
u of much work on the part of CON
= manders who have been in chare
,s of the work. At present the Anne
ican embarkation centre is und
= the command of Major General Ha
III ho.l oororo.lo. of kk4 c n G
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-20

Missouri has been apportioned
about 200 surplus army tractors to
be used in road work, and it is said
that those army tractors can pull a
powerful big load. We can use 'em
to good advantage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
Herman Too Busy Firing
Managers to Seek Work
Pete Herman Has Hired
and Fired More Pilots
I Than Garry Herman,

Rcmy DOJ1'. a Neio OrleduS pro-
mOter, tUdS the first man to bring
Herman 10 the front. As soon as nc
had him ready for ~ piOnshfp
battle, along came Joe Gargdno. Her
mans business associate. aud fooE
him dtodg from DOrr.
The list Of managers, tCitb the dp-
prorimdte time Of their reign, fol-
lOtrs.
Remy Dorr. Of New Orleans. man
aged Herman for two years and lost
him on eve Of title battle with Will
Hams.
Joe GarRanO, Of New Orleans-Six
months. Herman "hred" Gargano
inter Williams-Herman fight here In
June. 1917.
Red walsh. Of New Orleans, for
mer trainer. Handled Herman from
June, 1917. to December, 1918.
Herman Taylor a Doc Clutch.
Inc. of Philadelphia - One month.
Toss OF coin gave champion to Clutch.
Doc Clutch. Of Philadelphia - Two
weeks. Herman quit Clutch after
scaniOn fight In Pittsburgh. Feb. 10.
Louis Golden, Of New Orleans
Time of service go
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS

TOMMY MEALY and Gussie Lewis
81 are confident of victory. and each
will try for knockout when they enter
the ring at the Cambria A. C. tonight
They are two of the leading lightweights
The winner will be matched to face
Young Joe Fox, AIealy recently sur
prised by scoring a victory over Johnny
Dundee.
Willie McCloskey and Kid Caldwell
are scheduled to entertain In the semi
final. Mike johnson and Jimmy Duffy.
Fred Tschanz and Jimmy McGrath and
Tommy Cleary and Danny Hoover are In
the preliminaries.
Lew Tendicr Is getting in shape for his
coming tenIround bout With Larry Hansen.
evening.
Jack Brarzo. the Haz,eton lghtYeieht. cx-
SSSsd SsSs al shs Ns,cna "s tomorro% nss
e e fs IN
thes New Yorker. They are to make 13J
pounds rinsside' -
Matchmaker Jack Hanlon has arranged an
en1, faatsd % ios Tlplitz. face. Billy Cannon % in
sss .aird The 5ohnhy WI uraaH Sr.Hs anS
otto OKeefe Two other good bouts are on
the program,
Frankie Burns. of Jersey City. and Young
Charey OF baltimore. will meet in a fifteen
round bot at Baltimore on the night OF
February 20.
Johnny Llsse and Jack Russo will meet IN
y ten-round bout at Reading on Tuesday
evening.
X. Q, Lonshlip. the south Bethlehem wei
Is scheduled "a meet Bryon Downey in a
hfteen-round return engagement.
Frankie Ooung) Britt In confident he VIII
score victory over Ralph Brady when they
clash In the main bout at the Olympia A. Al,
/ on Monday evening. brady recently foughl
Lew Tepdler 10 Il standstill ir a tcn-rourd
bout AZ Syracuse -------
A,Ils ~s<k- JAek wslnslsia's sspa -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
TILLY WALKER
SIGNS WITH AS
Star Outfielder Settles All
Reports About His Re-
tirement From Game
HAD A BIG SEASON

Clarence (1illy) Walker, the hard.
hitting outfieder. is the Rtest player TO
sign with the Athletics. Manager Mack
yesterday received the signed document
OF the middle gardener and was very
much pleased over the fact that Walker
did not hesitate to renew his agreement
to play in this city this season.
There was some doubt as to Walkers
playing ball this summer. About a
month ago a story was sent out from
his home, Il small town in Tennessee.
that he contemplated deserting the game
for business interests Walker Is asso-
ciated with his brother in the real estate
business. and several times last sum
mer told friends that II was a question
whether he could not make more money
by remaining home and attending to
his business there rather than slight 1t
for six months by playing ball. The
fact, however, that he did not bubble
over terms but returned his signed con-
tract within a few days after its re-
ceipt. indicates conclusively that he Is
satisfied with the salary named in the
agreement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
Thirty Institutions of Ne,c
York and Ne,U England
Section limited to Spring.
field Meeting
MAY HARM /. 4. 4. A. 4.
BY ROBERT T. PAUL

ANOTHER intercollegiate association
4 is to be formed. We have the Big
Three" there is quite a bit of scandal
about the organization of a Big Four"
the western institutions have their So
called big Ten" and now we are to
have still another The latest is to be
known as the big Thirty"
II the 'league-ot-colleges' idea con-
tinues to grow at its present pace for
the next year 1t would not be the least
bit surprising to hear of the big Five
Hundred" or some other big hundred Z"
1t is quite necessary that the word
big be used, otherwise the colleges
would believe they were being cheated
or something like that.
Tired Of Being Second Fiddle
The intrenchment of the larger col
loges in strengthening their alliances
and virtually shutting off even secon-
dairy rivalries in the smaller seats of
learning are getting to feel more and
more that they are on the outside look
ing in. They seem to be getting tired of
playing second string to the big fellows
and running off championships for the
express delectation of Harvard Yale.
Princeton. Cornell, Penn and Dart
1 mouth.
They have decided TO forHi an associa-
/ ton OF their own. which means that the
big fellows will be barred An organi-
zation meeting has been called for to-
morrow afternoon at Springfield, Mass,
nf Ct,vf. - A
college. Thirty colleges have been in
vited to send delegates.
Virtually every college in the New
York section. with the exception of
Columbia, which is said to be on the
| edge OF joining with the proposed big
! Four has been invited to join. Those
asked are Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Maine,
Boston University, Massachusetts Tech,
Tufts, Brown, Holy Cross. New Hamp-
! shire, Worcester Poly. Vermont Will
liams. Massachusetts Aggies. Amherst,
Trinity. Wesleyan. Springfield. City Col
/ lege Of New York. New York Univer-
sity st. Johns, Fordham. Stevens
Institute. Rensselaer, Poly, Union, Col
gate, Hamilton, Pratt and Rutgers.
Started Several Years Ago
The new association plan is the out.
growth of a proposition advanced al
Springfield Y. NJ. c. A. College severa
years ago for the formation of a Con
nectcut Valley conference. II the new
association is organized 1t will threater
seriously the life of the intercollegiate,
Association Of Amateur Athletes Of
America, for most of the colleges invited
to Springfield are members of the I. A
A. A. A. Some of the colleges also belont
10 the New England Association ant
others to the Middle States Conference.
The little colleges seem to have ar.
rived at the same conclusion as wa.
reached at the Yale football meeting 'as
Friday night-that sport for sports SAX,
sounds fine. but it does net work out ant
does not provide satisfactory aftermaths
The little fellows may decide that Il
there is going to be any beating don,
they will do it to each other and save tn,
big fellows the trouble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
ANOTHER COLLEGIATE
ORGANIZATION TO BE
FORMED TOMORROW
Western Colleges
Expected to Enter
Championship Meet

II II altogether likely that western
colleges will patronize the I. G. a.
A. 4. A. games this year. The Uni.
Leland stanford are virtually COM
mitted TO attend. The two Pacific
coast colleges Joined the association
before the nation entered the war
and will be obliged to send teams
this year or forfeit their member
ship. They do not intend TO drop
out of eastern competition. Before
the war interfered these two univer-
stiles were making u strong bid for
second honors. They Will not rest
until one or the ather takes the cham
pionship back to the Pacific coast.
The University Of Michigan. although
obliged to compete in the Western
Conference, also expects to be pres
ent at the western meet. II will not
be an easy matter for one team to
compete consistently at two cham
pionship meetings on successive Sat
urdays.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
TITLE FOR YALE CLUB
Wins Squash Tennis Champion
ship of Metropolitan Association

New York, Feb. 1.-THE squash ten
mis- players representing the Yale Club
won the final match and the team cham
pionship of the Metropolitan Associa-
tion by defeating the Princeton Squash
Club combination on the latter's court
last evening. The former Eli stars
won five CT their six series in the pay
for the title of the Interclub Squash
League.
The Yale Club representatives won
two of the three matches played yes
tcrday and took two others by default.
In another series the Harvard Club
players defeated the Columbia Club
racquet welders three games to two
and tt ok second place in the standing.
Final standing of clubs:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
MANY NEW CAGE
.STARSDEVELOPED
American League Has Done
Much to Supply Talent
for Major Circuits
EASTERN SELECTS BEST

The majority Of the followers OF the
basketball game in this city look up to
the Eastern League as the big noise in
the cage world. but the American cir
cult should he awarded few medals
Tor fostering the sport in this territory.
The big wheel is content to be in the
limelight as long as the long green Is in
sight, and just as soon as Il magnate
loses he throws up his hands and dis
poses Of his valuable franchise by giving
1t away.
Not so with the little fellows They
are backed by some enterprising angel
who is well aware that the managing OF
club means the loss OF money. but
still they go on, and for well nigh a
score of years the Americans have been
conducting the business from the old
stand.
Expect TO Lose Men
When the war was on the Eastern
League threw up the sponge, but not so
the Americans. They went along. and
in the last two seasons have been making
material for the big league.
There are a dozen or more players
in the American League that are ready
to join the big show at once. and no
one is wiser to this fact than Bill Allen,
. pTeS1utNl OF llle OIBdniZdtlO1l. re hnON .
when next season rolls around that all
the headlners will be among the missing,
! and such others as Liz Powell, Traut-
vein, Bill Black, Lou Martin, Babe
Klotz and Lew Schniederman will be
absent
] Makes a New Move
On Monday evening a movement was
started whereby amateur teams will
have a chance to show their ability. On
that occasion Yours Truly and Hancock
Reserves came together, with the for
mer winning, Twice a week until the
end Of the season three games will be
played each night, and in this way 1t is
hoped TO get a line on the future talent
of the organization.
A series for the independent cham
pionship OF the city is also under way
between the keystone Club. with the
Miller boys In the limelight, and West
Philadelphia Protestant; club. with
Babe" KlotZ, Knorr and Shandle, for
mer Girard College stars.
Other clubs that should have chance
for the title are Y, NJ. II. A.. Randolph
Boys club and Stetson Mission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
Big job TO Select Proper Training Camp

THE
-
fhe Harry
as invited the boys work the island In the meantime Larry
Suitable conditioning
II This training problem
exhibition
possible exhibition
Petersburg because
nothing in
There clubs will
New
will
will
esing
fhe ball
M
abe him National Commission
ehey
Sn
National
sl 9ested his This Is the latest dope the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
WOULD PAY COMMISSIONERS
Amendment Provides Salaries for
New Jersey Boxing Rulers

Atlantic city, Feb. 1f.-Salarics for
the state Boxing Commissioners are pro
yided i'm a proposed amendment to the
Hurley law, which lega HZed eight-rouud
bouts in New Jersey last year.
Assemblyman Underwood Cochran, of
Atlantic County, will offer the amend
ment at an early date. II has been
favorabIy received and remains only a
question Of form to be passed. The
chairmsn of the commission will re-
ceive S2500 a year and The other two
members $4,000. The secretary will also
draw a salary of $4,000. The present
appointees served TO date without pay,
but received expenses. The appointments
are for three years.
Boxing last year put approxima tel y
sac. 900 into the Golfers of the State
Treasury, the commission reports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
SCHAEFER ABANDONS TOUR
Young Billiard Player Ill With
Flu" Going to Coast

Owing to the severe illness of Jake
schaefer, the young billiard player, who
has suffered at attack of Influenza the
exhibition tour in which he was en-
gagged with Welker Cochran has been
"alled Off. the young players sacrific-
ing dates which were worth about $4,000
TO them
Schaefer expects to leave for Cali
fornia in few days. and will spend the
summer there recovering his health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
KIECKHEFER TAKES LEAD
Wins First Block of Titular
Matches With De Oro

Chicago. Feb. 1i.-Augie Kieckhefer,
three-cushion billiard champion. last
night defeated Alfred De ORC. winning
the first block so to As in sixty-three
innings.
De orc, from whom KieclShefer won
the championship year ago, gave an
exhibition of skill, making a high run
of eight In the iifty-fourth inning and
tsking the lead, but Kieckhefer quickly
passed him. Kieckhefer's high run was
four. while De ORC also had two runs
eight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
Big Year for DeLamare Riuer Yachtsmen

and
~
bad
the
pm in
Frank Joseph W.
s is
30-Rversde
and
finishing Riverside
men
to
distance 120 miles.
nerclub
1Cruise
a
Ship September
Philadelphia selected later, Trenton
clubs organizations,
Sl
u indulge IN after the country goes drv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
Roller-Skating Races Prove Popular

LNoR have
thriving midstneaing
Jimmy hustng promoter staging speed
sport is
"Wednesday night Jimmy
Of
OF
Austin
Tex Tana
a between Jim
tnd
teamw Alameda could remain his
rLARK
3 contnae In ptses
odrded and the skaters III the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
TRIO OF ATHLETICS
4 IN REPORTED TRADE
WITH THE INDIANS
Gardner, Jameson and Elmer Myers Slated for Clere
land in Exchange for Bobby Roth and Euans-Con-
ME Makes His Usual and Expected Denial
Bv ROBERT ". MAXWELL

sUIHERE
believe
THAT a Indians and
Elmer Myers
~ to
shall nothing How
ever, il ia neither
affirm the conclusions
paddock
%n6 spilled
o
iie
q o
pastures.
IL "TT rs hpach mat Larry Gardner cW EDdns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
FIRST TICKETS SOLD
Millionaire Buys Twelve Box
Seats Cor Dempsey.Willard Bout

New York, Feb. 1.-THE first sale of
seats for the Jess willard Jack Dempsey
heavyweight championship fight has been
made to millionaire sport enthusiast,
according To an announcement today by
Tex Rickard, the promoter.
Twelve seats In two boxes in the first
and fourth rows were sold at $50 each,
Rickard receiving a certified check for
5000 The name OF the purchaser was
withheld.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
REDS SELECT WAXAHATCHIE
Baseball Grounds Will Be I'm.
proved for Spring Trainin.

Cincinnati, o.. Feb. l4.-President Au-
gust Hermann, of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals. late last night said the local
team would do its spring training at
WaXahatchie, Tex.
Dallas had been considered, but upon
receipt of n telegram from tie Cham
ber of Commerce Of Waxahatchie, say
ing the baseball grounds there would be
put into condition. It was decided to train
at the latter place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14

Eddie wagond will furnish the activities IN
the seminal. Dave Astey and willie
Spencer will be the contestants in the main
preliminary. Two other good bouts are on
the program. r
Biiiv Devin" 10 arNtous To get n crack al
Freddy tYoung) Diggons Scoodles manag, ,
Of Deyine is confident that his Protege Will
take Diggons's measure
Eddie McAndrews and Johnny Griffiths will
meet In a return bout at Homestead or
March 10. Griffths knocked out Me
Andrews In one round in their first engage
ment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
Skaters Garry Herrmann's
Record in Having Sia
Directors in Two Years
GOLDEN FOLLOWS CUTCH
By JAMES s. CAROLAN

DETE HERMAN has it all over the
i Cincinnati Reds and Garry Herr
mann. First it is well known that he
boasts a championship: that's some
thing foreign TO the Redland representa-
tives. But the big issue. the important
item. is along the managerial line.
The Cincinnati Reds have had more
managers than any other big league
club. Tho life of a leader in Redland
has been very brief. But for brevity
of reign, a manager FOR the bantam
champion has been in command very.
very short time
Since wrestling the crown from Kid
Williams in January. 1917, Pete Her
man has had six managers. Some rec
ord, especially for title holder. Yes
terday the champion is reported TO have
ted the well-known can to Michael
Curcio (Doc Cutch) and to have placed
himself and his title at the disposal of q
Louis Golden, a New Orleans theatrical
promoter.
Engel Nervous
Last Wednesday afternoon rumors OF
the detection of Clutch were circulated
1t was quite evident then that something
was wrong. George Engel was seer
pacing UP and down his office nervously
like all regular actors. George had the
champion all booked to entertain at the
, Olympia on the evening Of February "a
with Joe Burman. On paper this looked
| like the best bantam match since the
Herman Williams fray.
George started to make all this fuss
when he was informed by one OF his nu
merous informers, who guard all en-
trance to trains at all the stations
| that Champion Herman was seen tC
purchase a ticket for New Orleans anC
was seen 70 board south-bound rat
! tier.
Leon Rains was as much disturbed
and distressed as Engel when handed
the message Of Herman's hasty exist.
Clutch Missing
Matchmaker Engel was told that thc
champion was called home to New
Orleans due TO the serious Illness OF his
father At least Ave days would be con
sumed in travelling. Herman would b'
denied this time to train for biz
match. and from this 1t was apparen
that the champion would not be in con
dition for such an important ma tel
,,';,E prrr,an
Noro rumors were circulated yester
dav DOC" cutch and his private see
retnrv Sammy Hahn, could not b
reached. All their haunts were searched
hui neither could be located But thi
latest report has the champion seyerinI
relations with Clutch to associate MN
self with the southern theatrical pro
moter. 49,,
. Herman. a great little fighter, is mos
unfortunate. Tie holder OF ute
handled properly, Is certain 10 max
money. But Herman mas eollecteu htii