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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Battling Burgess, local boxer. has
been matched to meet Larry Gilbert.
also of Memphis, in an eight-rouud
bout at the Southern Athletic club
next Monday night. Burgess and
Gilbert will be the middle bout of a
triple windup, in which three eight
round mills will take place.
Gene Martinelli aid Kid Roth, To-
cal welterweights, will meet in the
final battle, being down for eight
chapters, while in the opener of the
card Hambone Murphy and Kid
Jackson. a pair of dusky sluggers.
will battle.
The card is one of the best of the
season, and action is certain to take
place in every one Of the three mills.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
SOCCER WINNERS
TO Be AWARDED
SILVER TROPHIES
Pennant Winners in Goodman,
DeSaussure and willing
ham Leagues to Receive
EmblemS.

Park Commissioner Abe Goodman
has donated a cup to the winner of
the championship in the Abe Good
man Soccer league. 1t is likely that
Messrs. Willingham and DeSaussure
will give cups to the winners in their
respective leagues.
The York Ambrose company will
give a handsome cup trophy to the
winner of the city championship next
spring.
Arrangements should now be COM
pleted to bring st. Louis to Memphis
early next spring and Memphis to
visit there the following week. We
say bring them here first so we can
get the gate admission they will at
tract to enable us to take our cham
p!on club to st. Louis next spring.
Tuesday nights soccer meeting az
the Chamber of Commerce resulted
in proving the genuine good sport
ing blood in the various members of
teams as we'll as hackers entered on
clubs. Not one word of criticism
teams or hackers and the soccer di-
vision runs along like one large fam
lily. DIR. C. F. Burberry, who is
heading the soccer division this sea-
son, is proving helpful to the anna
tours in more ways than one.
The attendance at last Sundays
soccer games tends to bear out early
predictions that soccer attendance
this season will break all records. Now
for the largest attendance in history
in the Abe Goodman league next
Sunday when the league leading Floyd
Candy team meets the Y. NJ. l. team
who are in second place and but one
point behind the leading candy boys
A very actively interested soccer
ite was chosen at Tuesday night S
soccer meeting as regular referee at
the various games. His name Is
Layne, and from reports he is a
Crackerjacli.
1t was decided at Tuesday nights
soccer meeting that soccer games
in the future must start precisely at
2:15 o'clock. 1t Is a safe bet that the
Y. M. |. and Floyd game which is
scheduled for this hour next Sunday
will start on the dot. Fans be there
on time if you want to see the most
bitterly contested game of the sea
son.
Will Gavin, ST., continues to be
one of the hard working soccerites
He is doing the soccer division a
great good, looking after their inter
eSts, etc.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
PETER VOLO SOLD;
GOES INTO STUD

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-W. f. d.
Stokes has sold Peter Volo, worlds
champion trotting colt, to Walnut
Hall farm for breeding purposes. II
was learned today. The price was
not made public, but it was said to
have been about $4,000"
Peter Volo was a champion year
ling, set brilliant marks as two and
three year old, and as "A four-year-
old made the worlds record of 2:02.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
JOHN M'CRAW WILL
/ SHIFT GIANT INFIELD

NEW YORK, Nov. ia shift in
tbe infield of the New York Nation
F1ls for next season was announced
today by Manager John j. McGraw
previous to his departure with Presi-
dent Charles A. Stoneham to Cuba
for the racing season. Joe Rapp,
purchased yesterday from st. Paul
American association team, will be
used at third base, McGraw said, and
Frank Frisch will be switched to
second, where the Giant manager be-
Ileves he will be more valuable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
M'CANN IS SIGNED
TO PILOT BRIDGEPORT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. IL
Eugene Mccain. of Baltimore, for
the last four years scout for the
Cincinnati Nationals has been APP
pointed manager of the Bridgeport
Eastern league team for next sea-
son. succeeding Big Ed" Walsh,
fromer Chicago American star.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
ARMY AND NAVY
CANCEL CONTESTS

NEW YORK. Nov. i7,-Neither
the Army nor the Navy football team
will play again until they meet at
the Polo grounds here Nov. q. This
was decided yesterday when West
Point, because of Unforeseen cir
cumstances" cancelled its contest
next Saturday against Colby. George
Washington university already had
Cancelled it's game with Annapolis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
CENTRE BASKETEERS
TO MEET HARVARD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. IL
Harvard athletic authorities an
nounced last night that the Centre
college basketball team would play
Harvard here March Z. next, Several
of the members of the football team
which recently played Harvard are
on the Centre basketball squad.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
THE CASE OF WEAVER.

Buck Weaver, third baseman of the
Chicago White Sox, who was Danish.
ed along with Eddie Cicotte, Joe
Jackson. Happy Felsch. Swede Ris-
berg, Claude Williams and Chick
Gandil for alleged crookedness In
connection with the throwing of the
worlds series in 1919, comes to bat
with the statement thar ne is guilty
of no wrongdoing. and states that one
glance ut his performance during the
series will show that he played on
the level
Just to see how Buck performed,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17


Lynch is the biggest cinch in the
world to beat Herman for his title,
and it would not be surprising at all
if the New York bantam stepped out
and gave Herman the greatest trim
ming of his career.
Herman, although wearing the
crown of champion, is no more a
champion than Jack Sharkey, Jabez
White and flock of other good,
first-rate boys. Pal Moore of Mem
phis, and Joe Lynch. of New York
are both at the very crest of the
bantamweight brigade. They have
shown in bouts they have staged in
recent years that they are the very
best in the division.
Moore met Lynch recently in ST.
Louis and defeated him deCisively,
sitting Lynch upon the canvas in
the first round. Moore has also met
Herman on numerous occasions and
has won by the margin of mile
every time
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
Hermdn-Lynch
Meet For Title
T. On December 2

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.--Pete
Herman bantamweight boxing
champion of the world, and Joe
Lynch of this city, have signed
a contract to fight Is rounds to
a decision here on Dec. 2. Both
agreed to weigh in at lis pounds
at 2 o'clock on the day of the
contest. This is the bantam
weight limit established by the
state boxing commission.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
Pal Moore VIII
Meet Dick Griffin
For Second Time

FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. IL
Arrangements were completed by
wire Tuesday morning for a bout in
Fort Worth the first week in Decem-
Der, probably the third, between Dick
Griffin of Fort Worth and Pal Moore,
of Memphis, Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
EDDIE C|COTTE IS
GOING TO TELL ALL
Confessed Crook Will Turn
States Evidence and
Be Given Liberty.
(By International News service.)

Wy EHt6THdtIUUaI N6VsS O0TVINWsI
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.--Eddie Ci-
cote, White Sox pitcher, whose con-
fession that he and seven of his
team mates had been bribed to
throw" the 1919 world series to
Cincinnati was one Of the sensations
of the recent grand jury probe of
baseball dishonesty, is today under
bond of $4,000 to appear for trial.
Attorney H. P. Cassidy Of Detroit,
representing Cicotte, gave assurance
to the states attorney here that the
pitcher would turn states evidence
and tell at the trial subsequently the
same story he told the grand jury.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
TECH TO JoNEsBoRo.

The Tech High YelloWlackets are :,
going to Jonesboro, ARK oa.uit ths
and meet Jonesboro Hlgh Oh ''
pridiron Saturday afternoon $500,
The team is in good shape, a'I1
Coach Shea expects to put Across q
win over the strong ArRansahs'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
LYNCH WILL BEAT HIM.

pion when Lynch meets Herman. for
the New Yorker will unquestionably
defeat Herman, who is not a cham
pion in any sense Of the term.
Lynch is really top-notcher He
has shown that he has the goods on
more than one occasion, and has only
met one boy who has been able tC
give him any great amount of trouble
and that is Pal Moore.
Pal says Lynch will beat Herman
and Pal has met them both.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Coach Joe Gronauer, Of the U. of
q. outfit, who will also play quar-
Ter and do the punting for his team,
has been carrying his men through a
hard scrimmage daily, for Josephus
.ealizes that he Is going to meet a
Strong array of pigskin talent Sat
zhrday. Joe has played against many
bf the men he will take his team
against Saturday and knows that the
all Stars will be a. formidable out
Fit and one which will give the rem
alesseans a busy afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
NAMING OF LANDS
SHOULD HELP GAME
Baseball Need of Strong Hand at This Critical Stage
Petty Quarrels Among Ma gnates Will Be Smoothed
0ver-Poitcs To Be Eliminated.
nv BOB PIGUE.

When Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands named the
supreme of organized baseball marked the end OF con-
dton that sappng the vtals of the national sport
The club of the American league in against
other and those the National stood ready to the
heads of magnates the other league the opportunity
sened OF siege existed battle that in the
would proved disastrous the best interests of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
BALE OF TALENT.

/ A bale of talent is coming Frank
AIayes' way. and he is having a hard
lime selecting the team he will SEND
(, gafnst the u. of T. Among those
VIC viii be included in the lineup
I'M the saturday fray will be Boots
zstreuli, exc. H. s. star; HARRY
zRnbbs. Of Vandy; Bob Scott, OF Se-
zvanee: Ward Bower, John Hancock
10th Of the Mississippi Agsies; John,
] n Walker. former Ohio Slater; BIZ
Sadams. Ole Miss tackle; Elmer
Aseorge. Normal coach; Dutch HOOK
s,rschmidt. exc. B. C. back; Graham
snort exc. B. C. man; Chariey
3l1odds former Normal Tiger full
s1ack. Joe Wade, exc. B. G. lines
nan and A regiment of others. Wills
zWcCabe will also likely play.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
sTECHER GETS WINNER.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-AJoe
Stecher, heavyweight titleholder, will
be matched against the winner of
the wrestling match here next Mon
day between Valdez Zbyszko and
Stranger Lewis. itawas announced
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
FORMER GRID STARS
TO PLAY SATURDAY
Stars Meet University of Tennessee Dentals Satur
day Hodges Field in What Should Prove Great Battle
Much Material for Frank Hays Outfit.
BY BOB pIGUE.

The of Memphis football talent that is the talent
that used perform in the days of yor and who have since
retired upon their laue will shake off the of
ge and line up against the strong University OF Tennessee
pentals Hodges field Saturday afternoon in what should
Drove football game de luxe Frank Hayes former Commo-
aore is getting the astar together and promises football
Euggernaut when the eeyens set for the Kickoff
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
PETE DOESN'T WANT HIM

The biggest reason why Lynch was
favored over Moore in the coming
bout for the title in New York was
that Herman being champion. had
the right to dictate as to who he
should meet. Herman has repeat
eddy stated that he would not meet
Moore for the title, and confessed to
being unable to handle the local
flash
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Pal wanted that title bout with
Herman more than anything in
the world, and he is disappoint-
ed more than he cares to say
that he failed to get it. He knows
that it means the passing of his
hopes to ever win the bantam
championships.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

chosen. And Lynch has copied the
gravy
Pal was willing to meet Herman
almost for nothing for a crack at
his title, which he would win just
as sure as the two boys met. Pal
7 has trimmed him within an inch of
his life on many occasions in node
cision affairs, and is confident he
would be an easy winner in Is or 20
rounds.
Herman said recently that he was
going to give the leading bantams a
chance for his title, ana told Tex
Richard, promoter of Madison Square
garden tits, to line him up for a 15-
round title match. But while 1t was
not made public, It Is understood
that Herman whispered into Rick
ards mammoth cave like ear that he
didn't want Moore.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

There was the feud between Ban
Johnson, president Of the American
league and his five loyal clubowners
who were lined up against three
other American league clubowners
headed by Charles A. Comiskey Each
faction determined to eliminate the
other. which, had 1t been accomplish
ed, would have been costly to base
ball as well as those who have thou
,ands of dollars invested in l.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Bob Coleman. deposed manager OF
the Mobile Bears, is still unsigned.
but expects to get lined up shortly,
he having several irons in the fire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Coach Hayes says his line Will
average around 1856 pounds, and
that his backfield will also be
composed of some huskies who
are well yersed in the art OF car
rying the ball. Hayes figures on
\ having one of the best teams
that Memphis football fans ever
saw in action out there Saturday.
Coach Joe Gronauer, of U. of T..
believes that his outfit will be able
To hammer its way to a WIN over
|fhe ALL Stars. He will have Gard
her at full; Riley and Carman at inc
Valves. and Grorauer himself Will DC
In the quarterback position, ana TINS
quartet should prove difficult for the
|Al- Stars to stop. -
Riley. Carman and Gardner are pc
|fng counted on to provide the larg-
lest norton of the Tennessee oIIehse
on the defensive there viii DC
|Plesofsky. who showed so much class
lin the game against Memphis I'M
|versitv school when the 1919 tltle'
holders met them a few weeks BACK
|The All Stars will soon discover tha'
|fhls sterling tackle is in the gaine
for he usually manages to get II
|eyerv play. and may be counted z
|to wreak considerable havoc WIN tht
|carrving of the ball by the Ah-otars
The game will get under way a
10. 40 o'clock Saturday afternoon an.
a. DE- sacked field is sure to witness th'
All society is planning to turn OUT
and the afternoon promises to be one
Of the most enjoyable occasions o.
|the football season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17
TOO MUCH POLITICS.

The clubowners of the two ma
jor leagues were at each others
threats, Politics, always fatal in
baseball, were being played on
all sides. the effect of which was
beginning to tell. Fans like base
ball on the diamond, not in the
courts They do not give a boot
in hades who is the president or
the American league or the Ma
tional league, just so they are
7 afforded clean, high -class base
BALL
They were in fair way of not get
ting 1t had the war gone on. With
the two leagues split asunder, with
clubowners doing everything possible
to annihilate each other and to keep
the business end OF the game in tur-
MOL and strife, much to the disgust
of fans everywhere, the outlook wasn't
roseate.
The rival factions were lined up
In, battle formation. They were
awaiting the order to charge.
Then someone with a cool head
and with a vision considerably fur
Their than the end of his nose, sug-
gested that one-man National Base
ball commission be named, and that
the LaslSer plan and all other such
plans be tossed into the most con-
yenient ashcan. The suggestion fell
upon responsive hearers. An armis-
tice was signed. The proposition was
discussed at length. The name OF
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands was
suggested. He was unanimously
chosen. He was offered the position
and accepted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

II must be admitted that y Buck
was laying down, 1t wasn't visible TO
the naked eye. And his batting aver
age, his fine work all the way IN
every game, will go a long ways in
his favor when he faces the court on
n charge of crooked work.
1t looks good for Buck. and here's
a hope that he may show clean
bill. for he has always been very
ponular throughout baseball and 1t
has been hard all along to believe
that he was of the same stripe as CT
cote, Jackson, Felsch ct al. confessed
to being.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Judge Lands is on the job. The
Johnson Comiskey feud is buried and
will not raise It's ugly head again.
The two major leagues viii work in
complete harmony. and any dissent
ing note that may arise will como
before Judge lands, who will pre-
eide with absolutely fairness and i'm
partially for the best interests of
baseball. He is friend of the game.
He wants to see 1t preserved for the
fans for generations to come.
Judge Lands has big task con-
fronting him, but he Is big man
ana equal to the occasion.
1t appears that organized baseball
has chosen wisely in his selection to
serve as the head Of the greatest
game of them all, for 4 man of his
type was sorely needed. and he is be-
ing counted on to bring baseball safe
ly out from under the dark cloud I'M
der which 1t has been passing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Herman knows beforehand
that If he battled Moore for his
crown he would lose it. He isn't
so sure of losing it against
Lynch, as Herman considers
Moore the more dangerous of the
two warriors. He's met them
both before in no-decision bouts,
and should be in position to
know what he's talking about.
Herman fought Babe Asher in
st. Louis" a while back, and he
told Billy Hack that night that
he would never meet Moore in
title bout. Il never could hit
that lucky stiff" Herman said.
He's a freak, and | do not care
to take chances with him over
the long route"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Moore said while in Memphis re-
Gently that he was leaving no stone
unturned to get Herman in the title
mill that he knew would be staged
at Madison Square garden in New
York, Dec. 2.
Pal said at the time in Memphis
that he feared Herman wouldn't go
on with him and said that either Joe
Lynch or Jack Sharkey would be
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Announcement that Joe Lynch New York bantamweight
boxer had been signed meet Pete Herman bantam champion
15round bout for the Championship that Pal Moore
Memphis bantam, and the legitimate banamwegt champion
has lost his chance of meeting Herman for the king
the mdgets Pal along with his managers. Walsh and
Lewis have been trying for three months land Herman for
in York hut unsuccessful
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Hurting Hub Perdue, who win
manage the Nashville Volunteers IN
1921, says he is going to have a good
hurting staff.
He says he already has one good
pitcher--Hub Perdue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Monsieur Georges Carpenter
plans to retire after meeting Jack
Dempsey.
Dempsey Is planning the same
thing for Georges.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

Former President Taft says he is
glad the baseball people didn't seek
him for the office of supreme court
of baseball.
The big fat clown need not to- have
been uneasy. He had about as much
chance as Debs had of winning the
election.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-17

The Frenchman says he 10 90.
ina to enter the ring against
Dempsey with a lot of conf
denee. II he's wise he'll take
somethina else In there with him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-29
FREE AND EQUAL"

Showing that the negro looks to
Senator Warren G. Harding as the
Moses who Is to lead them from the
Wilderness Of racial inferiority into
the Promised Land Of social equality,
the Republican papers Of Ohio those
published by negroes, especially, are
outspoken in the claims which they
make that the election Of the Repub-
lican candidate TO the presidency Of
the United States. means that all the
barriers will be lowered, that the con-
ventions will be eliminated and the
"colored" man and women will bios
so-l forth as the social equal Of the
white brother and sister.
Editorlalzng along these lines, the
Toledo Pioneer under date OF Sep
tember II, 1920, says;
If the colored people, men
and women, stand together in the
coming election in November, we
may be able to secure in this
state the fun fruition of the
rights guaranteed to us as a
people. Six members OF our own
race have been nominated as can
didates for membership in the
Ohio General Assembly. three in
Cuyahoga county. TWO in Frank
lin county, one in Hamilton coun-
".
II these men are elected To
the legislature one of them can
introduce a duplicate of the Beatty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-29
YES. WE SAID IT

The Ardmoreite is in receipt Of an
anonymous communication, emlnaung
from . Republican source. we are led
TO believe This communication con-
rains i clipping from an editorial
which appeared in recent issue Of
The Ardmoreite This clipping is
pasted upon sheet of paper and is
followed by long string OF irterroga-
tories. which would imply thar The in
rerrogator wishes TO know it The
Ardinoreite really said IT,
The clipping consists Of para
graph from an editorial as stated,
which says that the Democra.s al
the san Francisco convention favored
the adoption Of the league Of nations
with such reservations as might be
found eXpedient VI necessary, ana
also says that. should it be found
NECESSARY the Democratic party
would be willing to submit 10 having
Arucle Ten eliminated from the
leagues covenant.
And then, written by the anony-
nous hand, comes the string OF in
rerrogation points which are marked
on with bold strokes. so as to stand
out like felon-inflicted thumb upon
the hand OF laboring Afro-Ameri-
:an.
Yes. The Ardmoreite said it, Yes,
The Ardmoreite stated that the Demo-
cratic party was willing TO have the
league Of nations shorn Of the ia
nous Article Ten that article which
The Republicans have fought, that
article al which the Republicans have
SHE'D for the past two years, that
article over which the Republicans
ssg Just becaus, it is the sole and
oniy article which was conceived IN
The brain OF the President of the
Cnited Sta.es. written 10y his hand
ana adopted boy the delegates who
assembled about The peace table. at
his request.
II is the article over which the
Republican senators soapped and
fought when they. with the conni-
vance OF the Democratic apostate
senators. encompassed the defeat OF
The adoption Of the league OF nations
covenant iu It's entirety II is The
ardclo which William Howart Taft
oue-time Republican president of the
Uuied states. thought we'll OF when
be- stumped the county m behalf of
th, adoption Of the league. not quite
Two years ago. II is the article
which IA, sam, William Howart Taft
would now deny. even rs Peter de-
MED his Master, three times before
The cock crew. IL is 'he article which
woodrow Wilson says is the very
heart Of the league. and which the
Republicans want eliminated for no