The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-09

Pat Donovan's first pickup as scout
for tho Chicago Cubs is young south,
nav named Carl Hansen, who has had
some minor league experience in New
England but for the past couple OF
years has been in service or in school'
according to Donovan, who says he IL
sure conner,
President George Names of the Mich
iRan. Ontario league announces that his
league will pay umplres s21S month
this yeRr. Loud calls from umpire
persons for George Malnes and many
requests for his postoffce address, The
Mint league season will open May IL,
IN that is any information.
Discussion OF a smaller. sized diamond
for boys Al the Chicago meeting OF me
rules committee disclosed that some
who wanted to give advice on rule
making didn't know the dimensions OF
the diamond One bright scribe IN
Sisted that the distance between bases
on q man's-siLed diamond is ~ feet.
Mordecai Brown. who will manage the
TArre Haute team this year, puts III a
month as coach Of the University. OF IN
diana baseball squad ut Bloomington,
before his own players report. The
Terre FIaute players Will work out
with tho collegians at Bloomington from
the first OF April until the Three-l sea-
son opens.
While all the rule changes restrle-
tons against freak deliveries ana 80
On az adopted at the Chicago meeting
are formally and Officially accepted by
the two major leagues only, the eApec-
tation In the minors as body VIII
adopt them as their code, There are
stili several minor leagues, however,
that have taken no action against freak
deliveries.
Arthur J. Forrest Of st. Louis, one
OF the soldier boys who won the con.
eressonal medal for distinguished
service, has signed for a tryout with
the Dallas team. Forrest single handed
captured a German machine gun nest
and saved a platoon from destruction.
Before the war he had trials with the
Hannibal and Quincy teams in the
Three-I league.
The catching staff Of the st, Louis
Browns is all lined W, Hank SEVERED
making a special trip TO the Mound
City last week to sign his contract.
Josh Billings and Pat Collins signed
early, SEVERED has recovered from his
illness of last fall and looks better than
ever. He won't give the other back
stops much chance II he keeps his
health this year
Now comes a press notice from New
York that the Giants have offered Zim-
norman, Mccarthy and cash for Milton
stock Since Stock has been baking on
HIS st. Louis contract the Cardinal
management isn't pleased with such
news being spread. for II won't make
stock any easier TO sign. How about
that tampering rule. anyway?
Manager Bill Rodgers raw meat eat
er, is going 10 tame Mule Watson--or
admit he has tackled something tougher
than a bear, Rodgers has signed the
Mule TO a Sacramento contract, accord
ing 10 reports from California, II the
Mule would only behavC-but what
the use. There was only one Rube
Waddeil who really got away with that
staff. and II finally got him.
Hereafter Benny kaufi win make sure
that any automobile he buys is owned
by the man who sells IL 10 him. Benny
runa a garage In New York and some
time back he bought an automobile
The machine had been stolen and now
the Giants outfielder is under indict-
fnent for dealing In stolen property. He
says he's innocent and his friends take
his word for II, but he has to tell IL
to the Judge and convince him before
he's out of trouble.
Barney preyfuss and Branch Hickey