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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
AND THE HASTY CASE.

1t is not out of the range of proba-
bility that the celebrated Hasty case
will come up for big share of the
lmelight. Nothing has been heard from
President John D. Logan of Mobile,
and Charley Frank, president of the
Crackers, relative to the Hasty case
but there is well-grounded rumor
that either Frank or Logan is planning
to spring a coup when the magnates
assemble in the annual spring meeting.
Just what plan either Frank or Lo-
gan viii pursue is not known, and the
cat will not be out of the bag until
the meeting has taken place, but it is
a fact that both Logan and Frank are
as determined as ever to secure the
pitcher merely for the principle Of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
LIST OF MAGNATES.

The list of club owners who will at
tend is as follows: Thomas r. Watkins,
Memphis J. A G. Sloan, Nashville;
w. D. Smith, Birmingham; Robert AL
len, ST., Little Rock; Jules Heinemann,
New Orleans; Strang Nicklin, Chatta
nooga;. John D. Logan, Mobile, and
Charley Frank, Atlanta.
In addition to the foregoing club
presidents several of the managers will
be on hand
A few trades may be cooked up, as
there are one or two magnates who
have some disgruntled ball players on
of them.
A banquet will bring the session to
a close.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
MOORE VS., SHARKEY.

Promoter Billy Hack, of the South
ern Athletic club, Is now planning to
bring Moore here within the ensuing
York bantam, who did "A handspring
into the limelight by administering a
drubbing to Jimmy Wilde on that wor
thy's first appearance in this country.
That Sharkey is a formidable foe
for Pal is assured, and the Memphian
would be up against the proposition of
hustlng all the way to outpoint him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

thing, and will spare no cost to land
him.
If the matter continues to run on,
1t is quite probable that the South
ern league viii take some drastic ac-
ton by way of curing Messrs. Frank
and Logan of their child-like actions
regarding the pitcher who isn't worth a
hurrah in hades as far as effectiveness
on the mound Is concerned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
MARANVILLE STICKS TO
BRAVES, SAYS GRANT

BOSTON Feb. 1s.--"Rabbit" Maran-
Vile, star shortstop of the Boston Ma
tional league baseball club. viii con-
tinue to play In a Braves uniform this
season, George w. Grant, president OF
the club, said today It had been ru-
mored Maranvile was to be traded
Nineteen of the Braves are reported
10 have signed 1920 contracts.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
eattllnn Gahee. MemphIs nearo

Battling Gahee, Memphis negro
heavyweight, will have his paws full
next Monday night when Old Than
Langford, the Boston Tar Baby, will be
his opponent in the regular weekly box
inc show at the Southern A. c.
Gahee is already hard at work In an
tlcipation of meeting Langford, and
rans to add the veteran Samuel to his
list of vanquished.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
NEBRASKA SEEKS TO
RE-ENTER CONFERENCE

LINCOLN, Neb, Feb. 1S.--The board
of regents Of the University Of Ne
braska Yesterday decided to seek re-
admission to the Missouri Valley cor
ference Application will be sent TO
the valley board of control, which meets
late this snring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
NEW BOWLING RECORD.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. 1S.-What is
believed to be a worlds record for total
pins in mixed doubles bowling exhi-
ton was established here last night,
when Mrs Goldie Greenwald and Will
liam Hess totaled 1890 in three games.
Mrs. Greenwald smashed 66I pins, IL
less than her partner.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
CORNELL ATHLETE
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

ITHACA, y. Y, Feb. 18.-Wilbur-
force Taylor. left tackle on the Cor
nell 1919 varsity football team and wei
known as an athlete, died in the Cor
nell university infirmary yesterday OF
pneumonia. He was % years old.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

S#YlMA MOORE,
~ meeting with Jimmy Wilde,
Wilde will
during the
be selected and decided later.
pa London some time and Moore lost the decision the
49, Britisher Moore had previously trimmed
boxing
victory The
rubber" affair." decide Jjmmys
vice
probably this side of the water before
Jimmy packs his buds and heads Bullvie
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
GEORGE BURNS SIGNS
new YORK CONTRACT

LITTLE FALLS. n. Y, Feb. 49,
George Burns, outfielder, of the New
York National league baseball club,
yesterday signed a contract for the
1920 season, The salary figures were
not announced. Burns had been a
hnlIn,,t
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
ANNOUNCE DATES.

BOSTON Feb IS-The National
Amateur SQUASH Rackets championship
will he decided at the Harvard club, Of
Boston, on March g. it was announced
today. Stanley W. Pearson, OF Phila-
dephia, Is the present national chsm-
pion. ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
MEL C0OCAN WINS
FROM ARL0S TANNING

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Feb 1s.--Mel Coo
ran. Brooklyn lightweight. won the
newspaper decision over Arlos Tanning,
bout here last night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

The good old days Of two-blt seats,
nickel peanuts and cokes have gone.
No more will the sun gods have these
Iuxurles at the same old prices.
For the privilege OF baking on the
sot pine boards the bleacherltes will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Very Young Yet.

One old timer who saw Fitz in &C
ton before Dave Driscoll's Jersey City
club sized him up as follows:
Bob is very young fellow, yet, -
he said, land he may improve with
age. You'll remember that the old
man had the life of blacksmith to
build muscle for him; give him the
wonderful punching power that made
him a champion. Young Bob hasn't
gone through that experience. He will
develop his muscles with the aid of
gymnasium work as most fighters do
these days, l suppose.
las | look at it the kid is promis-
ing, but if / was his manager l would
carry him along slowly. l wouldn't put
him up against the toughest heavy
weights for some time. He hasn't been
in the ring very many times, you know,
and he acts as though he had stage
fright. He's liable to surprise every
body some of these days if he is
handled right. But he must develop a
punch. That's the main thing that he
Ia ole -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

have to dig 30 cents from his leans.
for nickel worth Of peanuts he'll
pay either or cents, as COOLERS have
gone up considerably since last season.
Cokes have also advanced In price,
and the baseball fan Is going to pay
the freight.
Jimmy Browne the diminutive right
handed pitcher, who performed for the
Tribe during the flag end of the 1919
season, will not be back this year.
Jimmy was only loaned to the local
cluo. by the Milwaukee Brewers and re-
mains on their reserve list for 1920.
The Chicks are well fortified in
moundmen, however, having a total
OF half dozen raw on deck at the
present
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
TO ANNOUNCE UMPIREs.

President Martin hopes to be able
the spring meeting The league pres-
dent has been busy trying to sign the
remainder Of his staff of arbiters, hav-
ing already lined up Dan Pfenninger
Cy Pfirman, Louis Roth, Hadley Will
liams and Harry Johnson. He is in
communication with the rest of his
staff and expects to soon complete the
list and be able to announce them to
the club owners Monday.
The sessions of the league will prob
able be held in the Hotel Ansley and
will be presided over by President Mar
tin. Part of the deliberations Of the
magnates will be executive, while
others will be open to the public.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Dundee VS.. Jackson.

Ever since Willie Jackson hung his
knockout punch on Johnny Dundee in
Philadelphia ring good many
months ago. Dundee has been eager
to get revenge and at last his chance
of evening up the score has been Of
fered to him.
Dundee and Jackson have been
matched by a Philadelphia promoter to
meet in the Quaker City in mid Feb
ruary, and when thev come together
the next time, even though they viii go
only six rounds, there should be a lot
of firewol ks. Dundee has always main
tanned that his defeat by Jackson was
more of an accident than anything else.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
"V" VS.. BARONS.

will swing back into action Saturday
right. with the Birmingham Y. NJ. c.
A. baske,eers as their opponents.
Coach r. w. Tapp, of the ''Y," has
his men getting ready for the Barons
and a hard battle is sure to ensue when
they come together.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

Somebody Is laying down on the lob
There hasn't been a site for the Demp.
sey. Carpenter fight picked in over a
week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

Maybe the pickers are too busy pick
ing Jacks war record to pieces.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

flock of good games are on the
boards for the next few weeks. The
Vanderbilt Commodcres will show at
the "Y' on Monday night of next week.
Ole Miss following on Saturday next.
The Mississippi Agges will bring down
the curtain on the local season on
March G.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Tunney Looks Good.

Another young A. T. +. heavyweight
scrapper who has come 10 the front
with rapid strides Is Gene Tunney. the
Greenwich village mittster, who claims
the light heavyweight championship Of
the I, $. army, and whose manager Is
on Martins trail
Tunney has been meeting and knock
Ing out a wide variety OF sturdy and
willing heavyweight scrappers OF the
second and third rate around this part
OF the country He is. like Martin, a
strong and willing mixer and he car
ries hard punch In both hands New
Jersey promoters who have featured
Tunney on several occasions are put
ting lines out for a Martin Tunney
bout, and since Ray Smith broke into
the line, he, too is being considered
as the third OF trio of army heavy
weights who win probably feature box
ing shows at Newark and Jersey City
within a month or two.
Young Bob FitZsimmons Is scarcely
to be considered as ready for the test
with these battlers He must develop
u punch before he can hope to cope
successfully with the hard-hitting army
boxers who are vieing with each other
for the honor Of meeting Dempsey But
the trio--Martin, Tunney and Smith
should furnish some real fighting,
Smith, by the way, swings a hefty
right hand and singing left jab, as
Martin ran pruha bly testify
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
BY BOB PIGUE.

TLANTA WILL BE host to Southern league next Mon
day when the annual spring meeting of the Sunland major
will be held in the Cracker city President John D. Martin
has all club to be in attendance
as matters of importance scheduled for dis
cussion and a full house is desired.
he oh ef work of he the spring meeting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

vi" be the schedule the Southern tentative
already will be submitted
he assembled mogu Monday The schedule committee the South
Nickn Chattanooga Mobile
George Hutchinson Nashville and Mike Finn of Little toid
days making the schedule and perfect
tentative OF could be.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

The Memphians have lost but two
games this year, losing TO Vanderbilt
and the Handlers on their recent in
yasiOn OF Nashville.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Southern MOgulS
Meet Next Monday

Dixie Magnates Gather in Atlanta to Adopt Schedule and
Discuss Other Important alters That Are Due to Come
Up-Presiden Martin Sen DIS Out Call for Club Owners
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Joss and Walsh.

Any time the winter league fans can
get major league umpire into the
reminiscing circle around the old stove
they wax happy for hts jumps generally
has store OF yarns TO relate. Tom
Connolly Is one OF those arbitrators who
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
France Sees Neiu Peril.
Ne1U President Saws

PARIS, March 17.--"These events
which have suddenly happened in Ger.
many" said President 'Deschanel, re-
spending to a toast proposed in his
honor by Stoddard Dewey, of "The New
York Evening Post" at luncheon of
the Anglo American Press Association
to-day, "do they not show US to what
surprises we are exposed and how i'm
portant it is to hold faithfully to our
oaths of friendship if we do not wish to
lose the fruits of victory and make
peace altogether precarious?
LET us draw ourselves together,
then, one with another, in intimate
friendship. More than ever let us re-
main cordially united in the remem-
trance of the dangers of yesterday and
with provision of the dangers Of to-
morrow"
The President. in another part of his
speech, said: "Your task is still far
from being finished. You have helped
your governments to conquer the com
mon enemy. Help them to-day to re-
establish the moral basis on which in
ternational community must rest in or
der that peace may really reign in the
world"
Among those present were the Amcri-
can Ambassador, Hugh C. Wallace; the
British Ambassador Lord Derby, and
various officials of the Foreign Office.
Sixty English and American newspaper
correspondents attended the luncheon. .
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Move Begun to Cut off
Berlin From West Germany

DUISBURG, Rhensh Prussia, March
17.--The Burgomaster, DR.. Harres, at
session of the City Council to-day,
declared that the resumption of work
was of the highest Importance, for all
the industrial cities in the Rhineland
from Westphalia to Cologne intended
to pool their output, and, in agreement
with representative industry and labor
unions, exchange it against merchan-
disc from abroad
This is the first attempt at realiza
ton Of the idea put forward by the
Christian trade unions to cut off Ber-
lin from western Germany. The first
meeting will be held Thursday, with
one representative for each 50.0UU
population.
The Burgomaster then remarked that
they would easily show the Berlin
usurrPers that they could exist without
Berlin, but not Berlin without them.
Cries OF Separation from Berlin" are
heard at all the meetings of the Chris.
tian trade unions.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
u. S. Agents Chase
Whisky Carauan
spcciaADispatch to The Tribune

SpcctdNDtSpntch to The Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-A cara
van of six motor trucks laden with 12,-
600 quarts of 100-proof Maryland
whisky in charge of negro drivers is
numbering through New Jersey to-
night, pursued by prohibition enforce
ment AGENTS in automobiles. Osten-
sibly the whisky is bo%nd for New
York, but the authorities Of that city
notified Leo A. Crossen, prohibition en-
forcement officer here, 1aaAE the con-
signee was not known At tie address
given.
The motor trucks. re4fAa( this city
yesterday, and were detakb3 while Mr.
Crossen examined the credentials the
drivers had to offer. They had permits
for the withdrawal of the liquor from
the warehouse, but could show no per-
nit for it's transportation, although
they declared one had been issued
Crossen decided to let the trucks pro-
ceed after notifying the New York
authorities that they were on the way.
p. Charles Gladding, head of the
baltimore express company handling
the shipment, departed by automobile
soon after the trucks, saying he was
going to New York by way of River
dale, N. j. He had been gone about
an hour when Crossen received a mes
sage from New York saying that Henry
Bradley, named as the consignee, could
not be found at the address given, sos
West Forty ninth Street.
Prohibition enforcement officers set
out in pursuit of the whisky at once
IN swift motor cars, and an alarm was
spread across New Jersey by telephone
to intercept the procession of motor
trucks. No tidings of the ponderous We
hicles and their precious freight had
been received, however, at a late hour
tonight, nor had the pursuers reported
finding their trail.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18

ChenlniE WOrkn1en
Set Up Republic
''Committee of Action'' Is
Formed to Rule !nzL1us-
trial Center of Saxony

PARIS, March II (By The Associated
Press).-A dispatch from Chemnitz by
way of Basle, says republic of work
llngmen's councils has been proclaimed
there. Committee of action" has
been formed, comprising ten Com
munists, six Independent Socialists,
Tour Majority Socialists and one Dem
ocrat Chemnitz is the industrial CEN
ter of Saxony and has a population of
more than 100000. The dispatch added
that all the bourgeois papers in the
city have been suppressed.
General Won Bulow, commanding the
troops in Saxony, and General Moehle,
commander of the Bavarian forces.
have placed their troops at the dis.
posal of President Ebert, according to
dispatches from Stuttgart by way of
Geneva.
ffty-nine persons have been killed
ana upward OF hundred wounded in
disorders at Treves, in the American
zone oil occupation southwest of Co.
pplehz' according to advices received
;,sfs. ~ q, revised figures for the casualties
IN the hghting at Dresden are said to
%show snow more than one hundred wers
kiiied and three hundred wounded
Fear Spartacan Movement
me news that came through dur-
rs 'ne hlgnt from Berlin and other
herman points, telling of sanpu;raru
clashes at Essen, Dortmund. f.a;ns;cs
MANNHEIM, Frankfort and Rrnnsnp;nS'
together with the report that .orn
cii OF workmen had assumed power ~
Shemnitz, has given the imnress;on
mere that there is more to he foorsd
from revival of the Spartacan move-
ment than from the activities of ~
kapp government in Berlin.
According to the latest DISPATCHES
the military movement has resulted in
bloodshed in twenty four German
towns. The Spartacans are renorted
to have risen in Dresden, where clash
with troops is declared to have re-.
suited in a casualty list of 100 dead
and 300 wounded. Fighting in Breslau.
Hamburg and Kiel also is reported.
Exench Headquarters Stormed
A mob has stormed French headouar,
ters at Bonn and has pillaged stores
and private houses. says Berlin dis
patch 10 the journal" The disorder
began by an attack on French mill
tary auto truck, the driver and several
French officers narrowly escaping being
ynched- Police officers were Obliged to
ire upon the mob. the dispatch saws.
;. the disorders were caused when a /
frencb military truck accidentally in |
ured- several persons while crossing a
street.
xha mines in the Ruhr district Of
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Prllssian .)unkez.s
Failed to Aid Kapp
Hindenburg's Hostility
and MOra1rchists' Apa-
thy Doomed the RevOLt
BY William c. Dreher

From The Tribune's European Bureau
Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc)
BERLIN. March 17-Failure of the
German ~Nationalists to come to his
support was grievous disappointment
to Wolfgang Kapp, Chancellor of the
reactionary government that had such.
brief tenure. His chagrin was deep
ened by the hostility displayed toward
him by Won Hindenburg and the indif-
ference of the people in certain re-
gions of Prussia that had been counted
upon as monarchist strongholds. ~
At press conference a representa-
tive of the Kapp government insisted
that the Hohenzollerns had no part in
the revolution, yet talked with Ger
man who said that he visited Ameron-
gen last November to see the ex-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Kaiser about the attempt to overthrow |

Kaiser about the attempt to overthrow
the Ebert regime.
Adherents Of the Kapp faction here
declare that England supported the
revolution. They said they had en-
couragement from Winston Churchill,
bulwark against Bolshevism. British
representatives here enter vigorous
denial to the charge that Epgland up
held Kapp in any way.
No Excuse for Revolt
In appealing to the United States
md Great Britain to help stem the Boil
shivik advance, Kapp quoted Luden-
dorff as saying that Lenine's army is
the only one in Europe at present that
is capable of fighting. All this. Of
course, is considered as 80 much rub
bish to win favor. 1t adds touch of
the comic to q situation that is full of
the tragic. Kapp tried to pretend that
the Allies were adopting tolerant
no excuse for this revolution; Kapp
had intended to convert it into q mon
archist coup, but the Prussian junkers
failed him.
When Herr Gradnaucr. Minister
President Of Saxony, and General
Merker, bearing commission from
the Ebert government to take COM
mand OF the army, arrived in Berlin
on Monday DR.. Kapp made proposals to
them which came surprisingly near to
q complete surrender of power. He
suggested that the two governments
issue joint proclamation declaring
national strike national crime, and
decrceing a general election within two
months at which President should be
elected. Pending this event Ebert was
to remain in Office and Kapp was to re-
tire from the Cabinet.
Proposals also were made in the
hope of capturing the confidence or
at least the support of the laborng
classes. DR.. Kapp urged that the Ma
the shop councils . be DEVELOPED ~ lssi' into into
chamber of labor with coordinate
functions of legislation jointly with
the Reiohstag on economic questions.
This compromise apparently was
adopted through the influence of tho
German Peoples party, as the Strese-
mann group is called.
Coalition Cabinet Suggested
The Stresemann faction issued
declaration to the effect that civil war
could only be averted by both govern
ments retiring and the Immediate
selection of coalition cabinet based
upon the result Of a general election.
1t is known that the Railway Direc-
torate called on Kapp to retire He
failed generally to win the support of
the government departments in Berlin.
Various Under Secretaries of State is
sued appeals to the Ebert officials to
continue in office. 1t was admitted at
the Foreign Office that Kapp had offered
the Socialists four seats in the Cabinet.
-. The developments have revised the
first impression made here Saturday
of clock-like exacttude in
carrying out the arrangements for the
governm entail overturn. Dr. Kapp's
followers say that while plans have
been in the making for several months,
they were incomplete. and that action
was was precipitated by the leak whereby
Ebert got an idea of what was con-
templated.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Commons Told of Landing

Commons Told of Landing
LONDON, March 17.--Andrew Bonar
Law announced in the House Of Com
mons to-day that Constantinople had
been occupied by Allied troops as pro-
posed and that at only one point was
there fighting. Two British soldiers
were reported killed and one officer
and three men wounded. One Turkish
officer and eight other Turks we're
killed and others were wounded.
Mr.. Bonar Law said that at the same
time the Turkish government had been
warned that the occupation of Con-
stantinople would continue until the
terms of the peace treaty were duly
executed, and, further, If outragcs
against native Christians continued
the terms would be more severe.
For reasons previously indicated it.
was decided that the government, in
conjunction with it's Allies, should pro
ceed with the occupation of CONSTANT
mople. The general administration Of
that city would not be taken oyer. but
tho ministries of war and marine
would be occupied. The postal and
telegraph services and navigation on
the Bosporus would be placed under
control and the police put under Allied
officers.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
U. S. Issues No Passports
European Travel Delayed Owing
to Lack of Secretary of State

Travel to Europe is falling off be-
cause of the failure of the Senate to
confirm the nomination of Bainbridee
Colby as Secretary of State, according
to an announcement yesterday by Ira
+. Hoyt, chief of the Passport Bureau
at the Custom House. The following
instructions were issued to employees
of the bureau:
''In answer to inquiries regarding
the possible delay in the issuance Of
passports, you will please inform in.
quirers that as general rule passports
are issued in from seven to ten days
after the filing of applications, bu,
there may be an additional delay just
now pending the filing OF the Office
of Secretary of State"
While no passports are being issued,
applications are being received Is
usual, Mr.. Hoyt said.