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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
THE LOCAL SITUATION

The Memphis club had a fine
chance to investigate ugly rumora
circulated last summer when awfuly
funny baseball was beiul played 10y
some member Il the Chicks, Honest
fans attributed tins to the ~"-,tll"d
master minds" t1a' nfest the onst
end of the stand, 81. offer lllurlu-
odds to the unsusprr'ug
II was known that white NGhtuinE
was a favorite drink Of several mem
bers Of the team Vet nothing WAS
done 10 actually check it, Matters
finally became so open and disgust
ing that four players were brought on
the carpet for presidential instruction.
Two OF these were uuttelders and
one was n pitcher. one of these out
fielders did not finish the season
here, and the other was placed On
probation. The pitcher did not ac-
company the team 10 Dyershurg for
the post season contest. Nothing
need be said Of No. 4.
The situation can be handled cas-
lily by enforcing the rule posted 30
consnicuously in the stands "No
Gambling Allowed" and by soaking
athletes with stiff fines when they
break training. Talking to some
players has little effect, but when
you take away his money you have
pinched his heart and his god and
he is ready to reform.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
BASEBALL TRIBUNAL.

Following the sensational disCov-
cries unearthed In the baseball scan
day, wise moguls have instituted a
thorough housekeeping and with eX-
tensive plans are preparing to lift
the game from the rut in which 1t
has fallen. This Is no easy task
after the stencil and the odor Incl
dent to the 1919 series, when eight
star players sold out their bodies.
souls and their friends to a clique of
crooks.
In endeavoring TO cleanse the sport
IL clubs have agreed upon a civilian
tribunal which automatically will
abrogate the national agreement. so
long In effect. 1t means the pass
ing OF the national commission and
the substitution in it's stead OF a
body OF three men, disinterested both
financially and mentally. yet so
skilled and experienced as to handle
the game with the discipline desired.
Meanwhile five other clubs. sup
porting Ban Johnson, car of the
American league. have refused TO Join
in the proposal, and are technically
in revolt. This is but an echo Of
the warfare experienced last summer
when the younger organization was
all but torn asunder with internal
strife, chickering's and constant dis
agreements. johnson has strong sup
port in his stand, yet one, supposedly
80 wise and keen should be strong
and big enough to sacrifice personal
feelings for the good of the game.
In their summer break. arguments
arose over the eligibility of Carl
Mays, OF the Yanks, and formerly of
the Red SoX. The red flag Of battle
was hoisted and struggle to the end
was anticipated by two factions that
asked no quarter and meant to give
none in return. Finally matters
were partially ironed out and the
season proceeded without undue diff
ficulties
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
-Four Members Of
Salt Lake Cub
May Tell Secrets

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 2O.-Efforts
to have four members of last years
Salt Lake club testify before the
Los Angeles county grand jury in its
investigation of alleged corruption
during the 1919 seas)n of the Pacific
Coast Baseball league were annotllc-
ed today by Frank w. Stafford,
deputy district attorney.
These players are Harl Maggert,
former outfielder. and William Rum
Ter, former rightfielder. both under
suspensionI e. J. Mulligan, third
baseman, and Jean Dale, pitcher, who
in the season Just closed played with
the Dallas club in the Texas league.
When informed that Dale had not
been q member of the Salt Lake club
this season, Mr.. Stafford said then
suppose Mr.. Lane will not be able
to send him here" He did not state
what, if any. action would be taken
to bring him here from Dallas, Tex.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
Oh, Bog! Go Out And
Buy A BrOWn Derby


i JACKSON. Miss, Oct. 20. (SpL)-
The golfers of Jackson are almost
talking their heads off concerning a
play on the links of the local club.
John w. Saunders. Zath Mills, Willie
Adams and Bill Pulren figure in the
story.
Adams was enember of the four
some and while playing Che sixth
hole made a shot from the fairway
Vehind bunker, but pulled his ball
in the general direction of the
|seventh tee. The ball bounded,
struck a caddy on the head, caromed
4 over Paul Chambers, who was out on
the tee ready to drive. and landed in
Ethe shirt pocket of Zach Mills, who
was standing Beside the tee.
Then followed the argument over
the manner of playing the next shot
Driving ball out of shirt pocket,
1t was confessed. was a new one. 1t
was suggested Mills lay down and
the ball be driven out of his pocket,
but he refused.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
MARSHALL'S ANSWERS

Am advised there was a general
slaughter of elk that We're forced
out of Yellowstone park limits last
winter by the excessive cold weather
and deep SHOWS. Is there no way to
prevent such unsportsmanlike tao
tics? FRANK l.. LINNEY.
Shooting is permitted and an open
season declared by states adjacent
to Yellowstone park. Last year
H919) extreme coA &nd unusual
snowfaIls arrived far ahead OF sched-
ale time, compelling elk to move out
~ the park 20 lower attitudes in
quest OF better feeding grounds This
condition drives the elk across the
northern boundary usually in Janu-
airy, last year in October. The news
rapidly spTCad and hunters aggrcgat-
ed. As a result thC slaughter of those
hunger tanned elk was appalling. Elk
hunting, when thF animals are semi
domesticated through hunger and
forced to visit The habitats Of mag
in search of food, is likened to che
purchasing Of a permit from some
ayacarious farmer to go out in the
harnyaTd and shoot one Of his un-
suspecting calves whom engaged in
nursing its mother States Of Idaho,
Wyoming and Montana should CO.
operate with thc government in the
protection of elk or wapiti, making
the penalty fit the crime" Of killing.
In this combination. protection would
he perpCtuated which last winters
performance makes an absolute
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
StdLLings The
Original Gloom

George Stallings ts a great dis
penser of gloom. Last winter
Col. Huston, OF the Yankees, was
/ down at Dover Hall in Georgia,
and invited Stallings to come
over from his plantation for an
inspection of the Huston prop
erty.
The firSe thing Stalllngs spied
was a prize Hereford bull that
Huston had Just purchased for
fancy price. Huston was proud OF
the bull and asked Stallings'
opinion as a stockman.
Colonel" said Stallings. with
a frown, I'D shoot that bull right
away. A Hereford is no good
down here"
Illusions face heightened. He
took Stallings away from the cat
tie and showed him a new dam
that was being built to make a
duck pond or something.
Huh" said. Stallings. that
dam won't last three months. The
fiddler crabs will bore into 1t and
wreck it,"
Huston concluded to change the
subject to baseball. Babe Ruth
had just been purchased by the
Yankees and Huston asked STALL
ings' opinion of the deal.
Il never saw a club have any
luck with a high priced player"
was the opinion Stallings ven
tured. And I never knew of a
great hitter like Ruth was last
year repeating the next season"
And Stallings was solemnly in
earnest in every remark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
JOHNSON BLAMED.

Nevertheless Johnson is being
blamed by many writer's, maEnates
and friends for his failure to act
upon evidence presented to him
earlier in the year, in regard to the
scandal later unearthed--a scandal
that wrecked a powerful club. de-
stroyed the confidence Of so per cent
of fandom, and cost Charles 4. Com
iskey, owner CT the White Sox. at
least 100000. 1t is maintained that
owing to Johnson's dislike Of Com
iskey. following their break in the
Nays case. the league head remained
inactive and allowed matters to drift
along with the tide IL was not until
the Cook county grand jury stepped
into the story that Johnson became
identified. and then It was only be-
cause he was summoned by body
he could not refuse.
johnson undoubtedly deserves
censuring for his stand and eleven
club owners should be commended
for their earnest efforts tu protect
the sport from the ravages Of tho
crooked clan.
Only bullhcadedness can prevent
five other magnates from Joining
their brothers in the new proposal
unless Ban 50 controls their destinics
himself.
The kaiser surrounded ly pomp
power and military strength. went
into exile when the opposition be-
came too strong. Johnson can do
the same.
Baseball fans are not Interested in
either Johnsou's present or has FL
ture; but they are vitality concerned
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

Neither Donley nor Watson has
boxed in Memphis before, but both
have built up enviable regulations
and are rated as top notchers in the
division. Eastern papers pick Don
ley as the leading flyweight of tie
game and contend that he can cut
down any man his weight that wears
the gloves. He is trim little in
dividual with a speedy style and a
hustllng disposition.
The kid has started light training
at the S. A. C. and will he opel. to
inspection the rest of the week His
record is as long as his unpaid bills
and he claims to pack dynamite in
either agile hOOf
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
OSBORNE TO BOX.

PADUCAH, KY, Oct. 20.-Carter
Osborne, Paducah lightweight, who
has returned to Paducah after sew
eral victorious fights throughout the
South, will be the principal figure IN
a five-round boxing exhibition which
is being arranged at the Milo gym
nasium, of this city. Several other
boxing bouts are scheduled.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

Bob Pigue, dispenser iof the sport
ing, dope. has embarked on IA fishing
trip with high prospects. Just what
style of abb he will employ upon his
return remains to be seen, This item
Is inserted merely to prepare you in
advance kaT what may later appear
IN print. meanwhile we take type
wSlter in hand for few passing re-
marks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
ARMY RESULTS.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Oct. 90
In the fourth days games of the
Central department polo series, the
School of Fire team of Fort Sill
Okla, yesterday defeated Junction
City, 20 to /, while Camp Pike de-
feated the Second Cavalry, 6 to d.,
In the latter game Mai. Clifton Nor
ton. playing back for Camp Pike.
was seriously injured when he fell
during the last period.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

opening swat having landed athwart
the bean of Battling Styles Monday
night. The battler was eliminated in
20 seconds or even before he had
time to realize that he was in fight
Keystone Jack, his brother. be-
lieves he will repeat on Martinelli
but hackers of this walloper point
to his experience and to his punch,
important assets in any fighters
makeup
Regardless of the prebattle dope
it is certain that when they are
turned loose, something is going 10
happen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
BILLIARD RESULTS.

CHICAGO. Oct. lev. D. Rick
etts, of Flint, Mich. defeated NJ. A.
Long, of Los Angeles, 125 to &c, AMI
B. +. Rhines, or Akron, O., won from
Erwin Rudolph, Of Sayre, Pa, 1875 to
sc in yesterdays play in the Ma
tional Pocket Billiard tournament
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
AttabOu!
THE SUBSTITUTE
As He Really Isl

me substitute sat on the bench
Amid stirring game,
With murder in his flashing eyes
And hatred in the same;
While high up in the rocking stand
His girl appeared that dag
Attracted by hope that he
Would break into the fray.
1he score was Scven points 20 six,
And time was flying fast
40 one, mt least, who figured that
His golden chance had passed.
When suddenly, with awful craCk,
Tho quarterback was thrown
- hard against the frozen sod
He splashed his ankle bone.
But 10, with prospect born anew.
Tho lid was on his feet,
INTENT on feeding thousands to
The rareSt sort OF treat.
The welcome cries of many in
The stadium were heard
And when he bounded on the field
I'll tell you what occurred:
He fumbled, first a spiral punt
That struck his shaking knees,
And missed five tackles In a row.
He should have baggcd with ease
lie then cSsayed rotten PLAY
And guinmcd IL up to boot
Which is precisely why he was
\ plain old substitute
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
TIP FROM HACK.

You might recall what Promoter
Hack did at the Southern a. c. a
few weeks ago On the same card
Ne stopped two big fights. banished
the four performers and gave fans
a ticket to the next weeks show. 1t
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
D0nley Meets Watson:
Tommy Long Returns

Billy Hack is bringing the poles together Monday night
at the Southern G. when he sends Joe Doney of Newark
N j. against Red Watson of New Orleans They making
1l6 pounds o'clock and the of this contest will get
either Young lack Dempsey Pal Moore one week later
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
EFFORTS FAIL.

AT last years annual meeting of
Club presidents this trifling matter
was mentioned to them in a casual
way, and a fight ensued. Led by
Tom Watkins. of Memphis, and Jul
ius Heinemanm of the Pels, the mi
nority inserted dynamite and at
tempted to restore the. league to its
prewar standing Nothing doing.
The majority won and the rookie
rule as II was termed, was held 10
be acceptable. suitable and lust the
thing for polite Southern society
As result fans in eight cities
were invited to take n running dive
into the lake and to later expose
themselves to any sort and style OF
baseball that the league chose 10
present
Is it right Not at rs cents a
throw. This medley Of talent COM
posing Southern league teams al
present might suffice for nine
o'clock towns. but II doesn't smell
well to the real bug, And the bug
is owner of the game. the soul, the
life, the breath and the support OF
the enterprise,
State laws provide for the
punishment Of firms or indivi-
duas guilty of misbrandinq
packages, parcels or products.
Federal courts have a neat lit.
tie habit Of chasing offenders to
the pen with spicy sentences.
yet the Southern league is ad
Vertisina itself as a class "A"
organization when II not only IL
not such. but is not even any
where near Il.
Southern presidents should
wake up to the fact that they
are not alVin- the fans a run for
their money or fans should quit
tho game. Nothing is half so
|, useless as a ball club with no
ono to watch Il or grand stand
with none to use It,
More than normal interest is at
tached to the outcome Of the Centre
College Harvard football clash next
Saturday. not only because 1t brings
together one Of the greatest eleven.
developed in the South against al
admittedly powerful Eastern ma
chino Tut because Centre college has
more than its share Of Mcmphlans
i'm the alumni.
From reports drifting down from
the Atlantic seahoard. betting has
dropped to even money with plenty
VI takers for the coin that IS Of
lclrd
"Snch" lehman, d@on announcer
ct the :. A. C., has hurled a def
to- Blachy Raggio and the latter has
accepted. Blp. XIV has stipulated
Hryy,Ntr that Itpirrquu must shak,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
LONG RETURNS.

Tommy Long. Memphian by birth
and Colonel by force of circumstan-
Ces, blew back to the home nest
Wednesday after transforming
tour with the Louisville club, follow
ing the completion of the American
association season.
The first thing Tommy did was to
whip out his left finger to show the
scars left from the electric treat
ment that. brought back life to a
dead pitching wing. The arm was
killed" by n line drive and was
lifted back from the grave by 100
prods of an electric needle. If you
don't believe it you have the privi-
lege of stopping Long on the street
and counting the marks.
He was soaked in July and was
out of the game six weeks, yet he
finished the season with a record Of
Is victories against II defeats and
pitched his club into second place
in the final standing. !
Long explains his accident by say
ing that the wallop dried up his arm
and the bad blood resulting from
the smash buCkled the ligaments.
In this condition he could use his
arm for lifting his lid hut he wasn't
such a tornado with a baseball. After
the treatment and the proper rest
he came back with more than he had
before.
Still, there was a penalty to be
paid. During the season six major
league clubs watched him with en-
vious eyes and three made strong
bids for hiC gnTuitng ANrEat, l,n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

cost him personally about $3.50 to
carry out his decision. but he main
famed the confluence of his patrons
and protected the game against sus-
pIoIon. Why couldn't the principle
be applied To other forms nf rnnrt .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
WATSON sToCKY.

The Southern entrant in this
match Is of n more rugged build
than his Eastern rival and he comes
here with the reputation of being one
of the niftiest lads in the Crescent
City. Watson has cleaned out DiXi"
corrals Of all available talent and Is
being brought here for trial and eX-
pertinent.
He has offered to lay portion OF
his end that he will trim DoIlley and
while he hasn't flatly maintained
that he will shut off the lights he
has deferred as much If he lads
live up to expectation fight fans pre-
dict one of the fastest battles Of the
season
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
FREE-F0R- ALL TR0T
is ATLANTA FEATURE


ATLANTA. Ga. oct 2o-A FREQ
| for-all, three heat trot for purse OF
81 200 promised to- be the popular
drawing card on todays Grand cir
cult races. with Peter Manning bay
celding which wuu Yesterdays 2:li
class trotting match in straight heats,
as one Of the entrants.
John Henry, one Of the winners
on Monday. was the attraction in the
2:l3 pacing event A 2l2 pacing
event with $1,000 added money and
2:l5 trottlng event with $500 added
money completed the dav's program
Until Jimmy Johnston Of the Dodc
ers took a layoff in the second game
Of the double header between Brook
lyn and New York on OCT /. he had
not missed an inning all season. He
was the only Robin with that dis
tinctiUn-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20

Gene Martinell figures in the
semi windup with Young Britton as
his opponent This viii be the sec
ond start of 8ritton's career his
Evening journal., 1920-11-02
Student TOOK
WRONG TABLET
Donoho Robinson, of Sea-
ford Swallowed Bichloride
in Mistake for Aspirin
HEROIC EFFORTS
TO SAVE HIS LIFE

Spec al to The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD. Nov 2.-n race against
death here sunday night. TO save
young mans life who had taken
seven grain bchloride OF mercury
tablet through mistake for an Asper,n
tablet. Dr. Everett +. Shipley and
Charles Day. 1t Is hoped and believed.
came out a winner
The young man who took the poi
son tablet was DOnOhO Robinson, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Robinson, OF this
town, and a sophomore student at Del
aware College. lie came home Satur-
day 10 spend the weekend with his
parents and last night. in company
with James Burton and Harlan Purse,
two SeafOrd boys, made arrangem
to go 10 Federalsburg. Md, TO spend
the evening with some girl friends.
Young Robinson developed a head
ache before leaving and stopped into
a local drug store TO get an Aspirin
tablet The druggist was filling a
prescription at the time, but stopped
long enough 10 hand Robinson the
bottle containing Aspirin tablets. In
stead OF taking the tablet a. once,
Robinson set IL down on the pre-
scrptlon counter near a bottle con-
/ tanning the blchloride and turned
] NIWullu ANI oNlllNAllANAs NllNN Nf NAl IT
ed back TO the prescription counter
10 take the Aspirin, he picked up the
/ bottle containing the blchlOride OF
mercury and taking one OF the pills
out swallowed 10. explaining as he
did that It was the bitterest Aspirin
tablet he ever took He then took q
swallow OF water and going out OF
the store jumped into a waiting au-
| tOmobile and started for Fkderals-
burg. Soon after his departure 1t was
discovered he had taken the bichlO-
ride OF mercury tablet. Or. Shiple,
was found at once and the case eX
planned 10 him. lie jumped into tn
ihigh-pOwered car OF Charles Day ant
with Mr.. Day at the wheel started To-
ward Federalsburg 10 Oyertake tn
unfortunate young man and his com
paniOns.
They caught up with them abou
flve miles this side Of Federalsbur
and taking young Robinson in thei
car rushed on TO fredericksburg Will
him. Dr. Shipley, assisted by On
! fredericksburg physicians. worked owe
the boy for several hours. AntIdOie
were administered forcing him @
vomit several times during the even
ing. Robinson was brought hom
Sunday night. He expressed himsel
mudh better yesterday. He is bein
watched closely by physicians.
Evening journal., 1920-11-02
DFLAWADEANS ENIIST

Thirty-eight young men Of this city
enlisted at the local army recruiting
oflsce during October. eThe majority
OF the men joined the nth Infantry
at Fort Mcintosh. Laredo. Texas. This
regiment has been called "Delaware's
own" there being a number Of Della
warean sin IL.
It. Wendell X. Phillips. 25Sth Aero
c5sTre 1Sr OF ~ the local c army arm ' Tecrnitips
Office here for several weeks has been
| assigned TO command the recruiting
/ forces throughout the Delaware dis
trct. Lieutenant Phillips enlisted in
/ the Signal Corps at the outbreak oi
| The war He served at various posts ia
this country and has made 2i3f
/ flights.
Evening journal., 1920-11-02

Onice help. mechanics ana carpen-
ter viii End plenty OF work II they
will watch the want al.