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The fool-killer., 1920-12-01

The Deang now claim that they
didn't have any campaign mana
ger. Yes, and nore than that,
f:hev didn't have any candidate,
either.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
The Horrible
Handicap of Catarrh

the nose and throat. These germs
can not be reached by sprays Or
douches which. OF course, have no Ell
feet whatever upon the blood.
s. s. s. is a purely vegetable blood
remedy, made from roots and herbs
direct from the forest, which combat
promptly any disease germs or inn
purities in the blood.
Once you get your blood free from
mpurities-cleansed Of the catarrhal
poisons which II Is now a prey. 70
because OF its unhealthy state--then
you will be relieved OF Catarrh--the
dripping In the throat, hawking and
shifting raw sores In the nostrils, and
the disagreeable bad breath. II was
caused. In the first place, because your
impoverished blood was easily infected.
Possibly a slight cold or contact with
someone who had cold. But the
point is--don't suffer with Catarrh--if
IL not necessary. The remedy, >. >. y,
discovered over fifty years ago. tested.
true and tried, Is obtainahle at any
drug store II has proven its value In
thousands of cases. II will do so In
YOUR case. Get s. S. S. at once and
begin treatment. II yours ID q long
standing case, be sure to write LOT
free expert medical advice. We VIII
Tell YOU how this purely vegetable blood
tonic cleanses the impurities from Lne
blood by literally washing II clean; We
will prove to YOU that tnoosanos u
sufferers from Catarrh, after consist
ent treatment with S. s, S. have been
freed from the trouble and all Us dis-
agreeable features and restored 20 per
feet health and vigor. Don deiay une
treatment For free medical advice
address, Swift Medical director, lot
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga aos'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
ARMY BOXERS GOOD
81 ~ ~ ~ 81 g
HEADS LIST

is Chockml Of baseball stories, and now
and then he lOosens up. Containing
about great pitchers battles recently
he said
zone u the greatest pitchers battles
ever worked in during my rs years
in baseball took place In Cleveland with
the White Sox as visitors. There were
more than II 900 fans at the game that
day and they were fortunate enough
30 see Addie Joss always a courageous
and brilliant pitcher, and Big Ed Walsh
hook up in n wonderful game.
Il want to tell you that | had every
imaginable sort Of a curve to look az
that day. for Joss and Walsh performed
wonderfully throughout the eight ana
one-half innings that were played.
Speed curves OF all sorts, the splitter
and the fadeaway were all served UP
TO the batters during the afternoon ana
| was elected to judge the balls ana
strikeF which was anything but easy
all things considered.
II cad see both those famous pitch
Crs before me now. Walsh with his Won
derful spithail that enabled him 70
strike out 10 men in eight innings and
Addie Joss, turning his back TO the
batsmcu, used his speed and the fade.
away in such crafty manner that not
a hit was made off him that afternoon.
joss was the second pitcher In the
American league to pitch no-hit game
up to that time, good old Cy Young
being the first. As the saying goes,
we might have been playing yet had
II not been for a poor throw and
Wild pitch coming In the third inning
and scoring birmingham with the only
run OF the game
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
TRAP, GUN
AND ROD
MARSHALL's ANSWERS.
BY TOM A. MARSHALL.

Question: Did Buffalo Bill in his ex-
hibition work in the Wild West show
use bullets or shot cartridges in break
ing glass balls? r. w. r.
East st. Louis, ILL.,
Answer: Never travelled with Buff
falo Bill and am unable to give you
positive answer to your query, The
fact that there has never been an ac-
count Of the injury to person or prop
erty from a spent bullet from Cody s.
rifle 90 would convince the knowing
that shot cartridges were utilized. Ri
files Of the "A caliber tsmooth bore) can
be secured with the shot cartridges at
the retail dealers. Cody usually shot at
composition ball, much easier to score
than the glass balls would have been.
Question: Is there an inauimate
target made that looks like a pigeon?
If so, how are they operated?
GEORGE MCDONALD.
Evansville, Ind.
Answer; Yes, there Is steel pas
senger pigeon manufactured at Akron
Ohio, which is operated on wires
stretched at different angles. The steel
grid is launched by spring attach
ment and directed by the puer or OBJ
orator when the contestants call pull. +"
Question: Why don't you say more
about the Boy Scouts? We are all
watching you in The News Scimtar and
think you are our champion. Every
Boy Scout wants a gun, not a stick,
Stick to II for US, we want to know
how to shoot a gun and shoot it
straight, s. f. r.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Answer: Thanks, | am sure your
friend and will always advocate the
substituting Of the gun for the staff.
You VIII hear from me again in the
near future.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Local HOrsemen Busy;
Stable Room Is Scarce

ready to move the stand just as soon
as good weather sets in and that they
can complete the moving in two weeks,
II now seems an assured fact that the
Tri- State Driving club will hold Its
opening matinee about May !.
While some few complaints have been
registered againsht killing the mile
oval, claiming that it seems like bush
league" stuff for town like Memphis
to have half-mile track, while Nash
vile, Birmingham, Atlanta, etc, sup
port a mile course, at the same time
the great majority of horsemen are
heartily in favor of the half-mile track.
and from spectators viewpoint there
is practically no comparison.
In the first place those In the grand
stand are closer to the participants at
all times; they see the horses in full
flight at the half mile and they other
wise get a few more thrills as driving
over a half-mile track is quite differ
ent from teaming over mile course.
The half-mle feature Is certainly
not going to cut down the entry list
during the Tri-State fair, as all the
horses that race through this circuit
campaign more on the twice arounGs'
during a season than they do on the
mile courses.
Members Of the Tri- State Driving
club have been purchasing horses dur
ing the winter and there is no doubt
but that the summer of 1920 Is going
to be the best ever experienced by the
local enthusiasts.
The club will hold its annual election
of officers next week, when all plans
for the coming season will be ironet
| out.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
EDDIE FOSTER.

It'l be mighty hard for American
league fans next season to become ac-
customed to seeing the veteran Eddie
Foster cavorting around the various dia-
monds in the uniform of the Boston
Red SoX For Foster has spent his en-
tire major league career to date with
the Washington team. He is one of
the rare jewels in baseball who never
has needed change in scenery to keep
him at his best. Early this winter,
however, Griff allowed Foster to go
along with Pitcher Harper and Out
fielder Menoskey to the Red SoX in ex-
change for Outfielder Roth and Second
Baseman Shannon.
Faster has ranked long as one of the
best infielders in the game and his
uncanny ability to deliver at bat in the
hit and run play has made him valu-
able on otfense, although he isn't a
heavy hitter
Foster was born in Chicago 32 years
ago, but went out to Walter Johnson's
home state and town, COffeyville, Kas
to start his professional baseball career
Eddie played with Cofteyville in the
Kansas state league in 1905 -o6, and
then was drafted by the Athletics He
didn't look ripe, so Mack sent him to
Harrisburg in the Tri-State league in
! exchange for the choice players from
that club. Later Mack recalled him
and sent him to Wiljamsport,
| In 1909 he was sold to Jersey CITY,
which club sold him to New York an |
at the close of the 1910 season the
Mats bought him. He began playing
with Grff's outfit in 1911, He playe |
third regularly for three campaigns In
! 1918 he played third entirely. Last
season he played lis games at third an |
ranked fairly well in fielding. He never
| has been heavy hitter. his mark Of
| 2S5 his first season up being his best
| Last year the fact that he slipped IS
points in batting and his failure to land
near the top in fielding led many critics
| to believe he Is getting old and about
ready to slip. The shift, however, may
give him a new lease on life
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Dempsey May Find SCrapper
Developed in A. E. F. His
Most Formidable Opponent
for Heavyweight Title.

NEW YORK, Feb. ls-The arm has
produced no less than a dozen boxers
Who have made a favorable impression
IN tistc circles since the armisticc was
signed
The various champions who won A.
y. F titles in the boxing tournament
IN France are in the game professional
~ now and, for the most part, boxing
promoters are keeping them busy
The heavyweights developed in the
army are by far the best 81 the lot,
Bob Martin, the A. r. f. heavyweight
champion, Is being campaigncd con-
slstently by Jimmy Bronson and some
DAY In the none too distant future may
lace Jack Dempsey In the squared circle
Tor the worlds title, providing OF course
mat Dempsey doesn't lose to Georges
Carpenter In the meantime.
Martin is a big strong and willing
Fellow who Is coming fast but he has
lot TO learn, and Bronson will do well
to carry him along by easy stages
Proof that Martin isn't ready for the
worlds champion was furnished re-
Gently by Sergt. Ray Smith. Of Cam
den, NJ j.. who gave Martin the sur
prise Of his young life by defeating him
In a ten-round bout at Cleveland Smith
was unheard OF until he got into the
ring with the Buckeye lad and out
pointed him handily. The victory was
somewhat Of a blow To Martins host
Of supporters and II put Smith into
the running as an aspirant for heavy
weight hOnors
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
NOT ALLPEACHES
FOR YOUTHFUL SON
Of OLD RUBY BOB
FitzSimmonS' Offspring Has
Hard Row Ahead Of Him to
Carve Niche in Hall Of FiStiC
Fame Like lIIuStrouS Dad.

NEW YORK Feb. lS-Young Bob
FitZsimmons has a hard row to hoe.
The youthful son of good old RUBY
Bob Is trying to hammer his way to
pugilistic prominence around this neck
o tn woods and he is a long, long
way from the thing they call fame.
a chip off the ole block? Yes, as far
as looks go, he's something like his
dad. But when 1t comes to punching
ability he's a FitZSimmons in name
only, and that's where the rub comes
in.
When young Bob made UP his mind
to try to earn a neat livelihood eX-
changing rights and lefts with the ham
and-egggers In this section he was well
received. In fact he was welcomed
with open arms by promoters and box
ing fans alike, They all figured that
son of the late eX-champion would
be bound to show class right off the
reel, And they were disappointed,
Young Fitz displays a lot of clever
ness and looks considerably like a bat
tier. He knows a lot Of punches. too,
and is jolly well able to take care OF
his features. But his punches lack
weight. In his recent bout against Ed
die West at Jersey City the youthful
his battle handly enough, but, as the
steam to break a pane of glass.
If young Fitz's name was Bob Jones
or Smith he would get by without hay
ing to read a wide variety Of criticisms
about himself But because he is
young Bob Fitzsimmons he is meat fol
the writer's and fodder for the boxing
fans ,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
You Must Drive It Out of the
Blood to Get Rid of 1t
Permanently.

Adam never had a handkerchief Is
another way OF saying that Catarrh
Is an ailment that we owe to civiliza-
ton and the effects OF modern life.
Catarrh Is not disease like pneu-
monia or typhoid fever. Catarrh is
caused by impure blood, laden with ir-
ritating and poisonous matter acting
upon cells lining the nasal passages
and throat, that have already been in
famed, irritated and caused to over
work, by exposure to dust, dirt, sud
den changes OF temperature, abnor-
NAL dryness Of the air. and germs Ca
tarrh can not be cured by spraying or
douching the nose and throat The I'M
healthy condition Of the blood must be
overcome, purified and restored to a
healthy condition
You must realize that the disease
Itself, and not its symptoms, Is what
you have to cure. OF course, you know
that when you are cured OF any dis
case its symptoms will disappear.
Catarrh manifests itself by inflam-
nation OF the delicate membranes Of
the nose and air passages which choke
up and make breathing difficult. To
get rid of these distressing effects you
must remove their cause.
The blood is laden with the Catarrh
germs, which direct their attack against
the tender and delicate membranes Of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
THIRD DIVISION
ATHLETES IN WEST

DIES MONIES. la, Feb 1S.-The
Third fMarne) division regular army
basketball team, from Camp Pike, Ark,
now touring the states for the army
championship arrived here. yesterday
fresh from a victory. over Camp Fun
ston, 50 to 2. While here they win
play the Camp Dodge quintet. Then
Atlanta, Ga, about Feb. &c.
The party, numbering IS, in charge
of First Lieut. n. Gilbert, athletic di-
rector, consists of three boxers. two
wrestlers and basketball team. All are
overseas veterans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
KID Is BUSY.

Kid Elberfeld, manager of the Little
Rock Travellers, is counting strongly on
winning this seasons pennant, and if
quantity counts for anything, the bald
domed skipper of the Little Rockers
will be up in the front line with room
to spare, The Kid, along with Bob AL
len, club president, has been hunting
ball players ever since the 1919 season
closed, and when the bell rings for
spring training next month, enough bail
players to start league Of their own
will assemble in Little Rock under the
Traveller banner.
Have look at this array-some Of EN-
good, some bad and the others un-
known quantities:
CatChers-MacOn, Morrow and Seebt
Pitchers-Robnson Hengeveld, In
gram, Fields, Knight. Hoffman, Gray
Adkinus Knowlson, Lehman, Goessing
and Masters.
nfielders-Walsh, McGinnis, Getz,
Wano, Zoellers, Culver, Mclean, John
son and Henninger.
Frierson. Williams. Har-
per Miller. Distel. Blakesly DECKER
man, Buffalo.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

Things are picking up in lively fash
ion in the local harness horse game,
both from an amateur and professional
standpoint. and for the first time in
many years no stable room is available
at the North Memphis Driving park.
Outside of the regular winter colony,
composed of Ed Geers, Fred Edman,
viii Rash, Frank Simon, Arthur More
head, Sandy Taylor, Howard Perry, etc,
trainers from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana
and elsewhere have brought their horses
here in such numbers that there are
now no vacant stalls at this celebrated
winter training plant.
At the Tri-State fairgrounds practi-
cally all the old barns have been torn
down and four large, up-to-the minute
stables, containing "a big box stalls
each, are ready for occupancy as soon
horses to jog on. Work on this track
was halted last fall until G. Q. Pfeil's
plans for the grounds and buildings
were completed, but activities will
again start as soon as the weather per-
mits. Final stakes laying off the track
were put down by the engineers last
week. the contractor, with his teams
and men, Is already on the ground, and
Secretary Frank Fuller, of the Tri-State
Fair association, notified Secretary j.
A. German of the Driving club, no later
than last week that the track would
be ready for the horsemen inside OF
six weeks.
To Move Stand.
The supports holding the grand stand
have been undermined and as the men
in charge of this work say they are
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
MUST BE RATIFIED.

The schedule viii be taken up for
consideration Immediately after the
league convenes Monday, for 1t may
take hours to definitely decide upon
the calendar Of games, and the quicker
the club owners get busy on the sched-
ule the sooner they will finish with it.
1t is the belief of the schedule com
mittee and President Martin, who was
an exofficio member of the committee,
that the tentative list of dates will be
the nearest thing to suit the magnates
that has ever marked the arranging
of a schedule. 1t was the intention of
the committee to draw up a list of
dates that would be satisfactory to all
clubs. with discrimination against no
city in the drawing of dates. Every
possible advantage Is given each town
in the league without discriminating
against the neighbor city
The club owners have each been sup
piled with copy OF the tentative sched-
ule, and when they come together Mon
day they will voice any protest or sug-
gest ar J change they deem proper and
wise. After the discussion has sub
sided, the schedule will be adopted.
1t is expected that the calendar of
dates will be finished by Monday night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
''WINRACE" RULE IS
REVISED BY A. ia.

CHICAGO, Feb 1S.--A change in the
"winrace" rule was adopted by the
American Trotting association at its
annual meeting here yesterday. The
revised ruling provides that a horse
with "winrace" be allowed, whether
raced or not, two seconds for each cal
endar year until he reduces his time,
or wins a race in faster time than the
class to which his time allowance made
him eligible. The old rule allowed only
one second for each year, The rule also
declares that a horse winning race
in faster time than the class to which
his time allowance makes him eligible
shall thereafter be considered as hav-
ing acquired new winrace. ,
A ''winrace" was described as the
fastest time made by a winner either
in the first or second position"
W. P. Ijams, of Terre Haute, Ind,
was elected president Of the. associa-
ton; T. H. Gill, Milwaukee, vice presi-
dent, and w II. Smollinger. Chicago,
secretary treasurer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
WILDE CHALLENGES ALL.

Jimmy Wilde has Issued a challenge
to the entire bantam outfit, from Pete
Herman, the champion, on down to the
rankest dub In the brigade. Wilde says
he stands ready to meet any bantam
who can make the legitimate bantam
pcundage of 116 pounds.
This let's Jimmy out of a chance to
meet Herman, who would have to sever
one of his props to ever come with
In that figure. Pete Is gradually
growing out Of his class. Pal Moore can
make 116 pounds, and already the pro
motors are busy lining up the details.
Wilde says he has no fear Of meeting
Moore, and If given the proper finan-
ciaI inducement Will be there with his
hair in braid any time the promoters
say.
Wilde has posted a bale Of colin
$5,ooo-wlth Dave DrIscoI, manager of
the Arena Athletic club, Jersey City,
to be used as a side bet that he Will
trim any bantam who makes 1l6
pounds. Pal Moore will cover WIde's
bet and meet him whenever and Wher-
ever the promoters say.
When Pal was last In Memphis he
said he had Wilde's number and that
he'd beat him anywhere In the world
except London, where the ring rules
are such that he was continually vlo-
latlng them without being aware Of It,
learning afterward to his sorrow that he
had lost the decision by his breaking
the hally rules,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
Out On
Bail; Alleged To
Haze Stolen Car

NEW YORK, Feb. t8.-HenJ amin
kauff. star fielder OF the New York
Giants, was out on ball today after
his arrest yesterday on a charge
OF grand larceny In connection with
the alleged theft OF an automobile.
kauff, who until recently was en-.
uaqed with his halt brother In the
automobile accessory business, Is
alleged to have sold a car last Dec.
is which had been stolen here a
week before,
kauff maintained that he bought
the car In question last Oct. ~.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
A BIG ASSIGNMENT.

W. A. Alexander has been signed to
succeed John Heisman as coach of the
Georgia Tech football eleven. Alexan-
der, who was first assistant under
Coach Helsman. is expected to put into
effect many of the plays that made
the Golden Tornadoes one of the most
feared gridiron machines in the coun-
try, and to keep the Yellow Jackets up
among the front rank of Southern foot
ball elevens.
1t is big assignment for Alexander
or for any other man, for John Heis J.
man has few peers in the coaching
game, and it will be a hard row for
the newcomer to hoe to measure up to
the high standard that Heisman did
Alexander served well as an under
study for Heisman and should be able
to come through in a large measure
with the same high-class coaching that
has kept the Yellow Jackets at the top
of the heap for many seasons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
JAP'S EXHIBITION.

As the sole preliminary to the recent
Stecher- Caddock match in New York,
Taro Maxi. an exponent of jiu jitsu,
gave highly edifying exhibition Of
the art which the Nipponese have made
famous. Maxi vowed he would throw
four opponents in Jig time. and he
made good to the extent that he tossed
three who could be induced to face him,
before it was his turn to try conclu-
sions with the Jap. Maxi disposed OF
Sailor Smith of Brooklyn in one min
ute So seconds He required exactly
Is seconds to subdue Otto Sampson
OF the Bronx, and Mike Margowitz OF
Brooklyn took the count so quickly
that no one caught the time
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
CALIFORNIA; NEWEST SWIMMING STAR

The Pacific coast swimming fans are
watching the work Of new star In the
water game. firm in the belief that
next season she will make a hid for
rational honors. She Is Miss Thelma
Finn Of Los Angeles. She recently cap
tured the woman's championship Of the
Pacific coast in the 220-vard swim.
She is n protege of a Los Angeles swim
ming instructor who predicts she win
be the greatest exponent of the crawl
stroke in the United States.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
SEE HITS BALL.

Charley See, of Rochester, led the
list of batting uminaries in the new
International league, according to bat
ting statistics. See made mark Of
3S7 In rs games played. George Kelly,
the Baltimore slugger. led in home
runs, with Is. Frank Wgglesworth
Of Jersey City, and Joe shannon, OF
Binghamton tied with Is triples
Fritz Maisel, formerly with the New
York Yankees, now with Baltimore
made the most doubles, A. Ed Miller,
Of Newark, hung up record Of 81 stol-
en- bases The pennant winning Balti-
more team also was on top In batting
with a grand average of 299
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
n. Y. Y. c. ACCEPTS
Def Of Upton

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S-The New
York Yacht club has formally an
nounced the acceptance of Sir Thomas
Lpton's challenge for the Americas
cup. The series of best three out of
five races will be held over the Sandy
Hook course beginning Thursday, July
% and "a, weather permitting or until
the challenging or defending yacht has
won three races.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
AGNEW's DEMANDS.

Sam Agnew. recently released by the
Washington club to the san Francisco
club Of the Pacific Coast league, has
shocked the minor leaguers with his
demand Of salary. Sam contends that
he will need more in the minors as II
Is a longer season, and he must hire
a man to run his farm for longer PEI
riod.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
OLE MISS WINS.

UNIVERSITY, Miss. Feb Is tSpL) -
Ole Miss defeated Milsaps college in
one sided basketball game, score SO
to 3, The first half Of the game gave
promise OF close match but in the
second half the university team scored
at will Henderson, the center for Ole
MISS, was the individual star OF the
ARRAY, shooting 10 field goals, and fol-
lowed closely by Ford at forward. with
nine to his credit
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18
III" Club Sets Date
For Feast; Discuss
Athletics At High

The H" club banquet postponed be
cause of the flu, has been arranged for
Saturday evening, Feb, q; at 1880
o'clock at the Y NJ c. A. At this SEES
sion plans will be devised for the pro-
motion and advancement of athletics
at Central high school.
ANY letter man of this institution Is
ellgihle TO membership in the club.