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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
CoLLY ON DECK.

Harry Colenberger, young infielder,
who played the shortfield for the Chicks
q part of last season, was one of the
Monday afternoon arrivals. Harry
came direct from his home in Itch
field, ILL.,, and says he is In good shape.
He Is ready to go in and fight for one
OF the infield berths, and if he shows
sufficient class he'll be assigned to one
of the vacant positions at third or short.
Collenberger showed a fair amount of
class last season, which was his first
in class A baseball, and If he can de-
liver this year he is assured of reg
ular berth. 80
Gollenbeger came to Memphis for the
purpose of trying out for the first base
job. but as Polly McEarry has been
signed for that important position, Col
lenberger realizes that he hasn't a
chance to supplant the big ex- Cardinal.
Harry is going to stick around as long
as possible in an effort to convince
Manager McCloskey that he has the
goods.
Monday was spent as loafing day
after a brief bit of skull practice al
Russwood, in which Manager McClos
ers who reported. When the entire
squad gets here, skull practice will be
one of the regular morning features.
| Every player will be required to re-
port at Russwood at 10 O'Clock every
morning, and in that way bright light
ers and 800 hitters in the gilded league
will be discovered. Manager McClos.
| key is going strong on discipline, ant
is not going to tolerate any BOOKING OF
not mix with good baseball, and the
Chick chieftain is determined to give
Memphis fans some good baseball this
season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16

continuous absence until TIE slogan Tor
Liverpool was sounded. The storm was
Of as hours duration, but the Ill ettects
were continuous. Had submarine
been reported as headed our immediate
way there would have been no fear ana
little interest manifested. Team mem
hers who had declared themselves good
sailors" had fallen by the wayside, Ter
ror Of death nstiled during the iirst
dav OF the atorm, was later supplanted
bv an intense wish that their demise
might come Immediately.
We passed the Fastnet light on the
foot Of Ireland shipping into st. George
channel, where calmer waters made
shore lines look almost inviting, at the
same time allaying those internal rum d,
bNncs An aggregation of Cincinnati
friends gave US a farewell party the
last night aboard ship, the festivities
extending into the wee small hours.
had Just hit the hay when "Jocko
the sailor trapped on my door an
uouncirg the arrival of a special tug
carving a reception committee from
the team Of Great Britain with the
necessary customs and quarantine Of
fIcera aboard our landing and trip by
snecial train 10 London will he recount
ed in uy next article.
tCouyrightcd by Tom A. MarshailD
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Wolfe Wants No
More Of Harry
Bramer's Game

Kid Wolfe, Cleveland bantam,
wants no more of Harry Bramer's
game, Following Monday nights
great eight-round mill between Bra
mer and Wolfe at the Southern a.
G., Promoter Hack made an effort
to rcmatch Wolfe and Bramer, But
Wolfe .demurred. Bramer then Of
fered to meet Wolfe for rs per cent
OF the gate, with Wolfe getting he
rest OF Il, but Wolfe still refused.
We don't want to meet boys like
that" said Jimmy Dunn, Wolfe's
manager.
Bramer wants to meet Wolfe
again and is ready to take another
crack at him whenever he can. But
the chances are he'll never get 1t.
for the bantams are few and far
between that are knocking Wolfe
down as Bramer did Monday night
Wolfe doesn't like it.
wolfe usually gets big money for
a tough fight like he had Monday
night" said Dunn, We don't want
to fight boy like Brauer for the
money we get here"
The truth of the matter is, that
they don't want to meet Bramer at
amy price
! Bramer is now in Hot Springs.
and an offer has been wired Pal
Moore, Memphis bantam to meet
Kramer her on April s. Nothing
has been heard from Moore as yet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
A GREAT BATTLE.

II was without question the great
est battle that has been staged IN
many months at the s. A. c, There
wasn't a dun moment, but action
throughout. with spectators on their
feet ali the way yelling like Comanches,
IL was believed by those at the ring
side that either Wolfe or Bramer would
land Knockout, and when both scored
their Touchdown, many spectators
yelled. There he goes" But both boys
were In there 10 stay and stay they
did. despite the fact that they were
treated to a drove OF hard punches.
The decision was popular because
fought a wonderful battis, and showed
that he has lion heart. lie proved
that he il one of the toughest ban
tams in. the business and has a tlnee
the ring many cheers went up for him
on account OF the wonderful showing
he made and the gameness he exhibited
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Pitching Problem. Which Long
Has CIouded Detroit Pen
nant Prospects, Looks Much
BRIGHTER With Jack CoombS.

NEW YORK, March 16.--Hugh Am
brose Jennings put his law books back
on the shelves in the offices of Jennings
& Jennings at Scranton, Pa, few
days ago and said ira Ia" to Black
stone until the frost nips the festive
pumpkin once again.
Hugh packed his ravel-stained va
lise and HE'D himself to Dixieland with
squad of ball players. His destina-
ton was Macon, Ga, where the Tigers
established their spring training camp
a few days ago, and upon arrival there
Jennings and his first lieutenant Jack
Coombs settled down to the business
Of whipping Detroit's 1920 entry in the
American league pennant race into
shape for the coming season,
For good many years the teams OF
Hugh jennings have been campaigning
up and down the American league
maulng the offerings of rival pitching
stats and generally playing the very
old nick with the aspirations OF good
many clubs that were striving TO win
the pennant But not since the days of
| the old three-time champions, In
| 1907, '0S and 90 have the Jenningsites
| been able to annex a pennant.
! Detroit's weak point during the last
nine or ten years has been pitching
| For some reason Jennings has hat
one run of tough luck after another
| in building his twtrlng stats. Somt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Lots of Pitchers.

Ayres, Bolandt Dauss, Ehmke, Leon
ard, Love, Oldham and Coombs, him
self, comprise the seasoned element
Of the Tiger pitching array. In adj
dition to this octet the Tigers have
Alien, Cox, Glazier, Jonnard, Latti-
ers, from whose ranks Jennings hopes
that Coombs will be able to pick two
or three winning hurlers. Coombs'
value lies not only in teaching young
sters but In knowing good prospect
when he sees one. He is also valuable
as well as the veterans how to get
into shape to be ready for the bell
when it ringSfn April.
The pitching problem is Jennings one
worry, then, and he has already shift
ed part of that worry on to Coombs,
who is capable of carrying it. So the
prospects of the Tigers In turning out
a formidable pitching corps this spring
are better than good. for their regu-
lars are all smart pitchers, and among
the youngsters are several of much
promise.
The Tiger outfield, with the wonder
| full Cobb, the hard-hitting Veach and
the flashy young Flagstead, not to
! mention Chick shorten, will be well la
ken care of.
Jennings infielders, who played reg
| ularly in 1919 vii very probably be Seen
| IN the lineup when the Tigers open the
season, with Heiman playing first
Young at second. Bush at short and
Jones at third, Jennings has number
! OF infielders, too. Ellison is Young's
| understudy at the keystone position
and Siglin, Dyer Pinelli-from the
Coast league-and Hale will fight Il
out for the utility job.
The Tiger Catchers are Ainsmith
! Stanage, YelIe, Mannion and Woodal Il
The regular pitchers who shouldereC
! the brunt Of the work for the Tigers
last season were Dauss, Boland, Leon
ard, Ehmke, Ayers and Love. the lat
ter two pitching only occasionally. Old
ham, after trying and failing to max,
good with the Tigers was sent to tht
minors. This year he returns from
Portland, where he had great sea
son last summer, He is expected t,
prove ripe" for major league work.
John GlaZier and Plateau Cox ar
both big, young right handlers. TIL
latter is Virginia semipro, while Gla
zer who comes from Hamilton, Ont
where he won 20 games and lost but
last summer. is regarded as one of tn
brightest Tiger pitching prospects du
up in many season. Glaciers best mi
nor league feat was chalked up las
summer when he pitched q no-hit, no
run game for Hamilton against Brant
ford
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16

"a ne on the ocean wave II the
pier in New York lay the, good snip
scheduled to carry the all-Americah
team OF wingshots across the big pohu
10 annex International trapshootlng
honors to the long list Of athletic sue
cesses abroad When the call came,
"Ali ashore, except those booked Tor
passage" there was general exodus
III friends down the gangpanE, leaving
our party " 20 lined IN along the guard
rail- We had been showcred with sur
mise boxes, steamer letters, kilograms
from enthusiastic inland admirers had
been delivered, each member OF the
team had been presented with n lapel
button representing the American tlag
IN enamel and gold our most priced
possession and sift was neat shooting
Jacket with that good old insignia, Y,
4 A.. across the front We passed EMS
island, Statue Of Liberty, then out
through Sandy Hook gate. Our harhor
pilot departed by the rope ladder route.
frelghted with farewell letters to our
home folks. The propellers started, our
steamer took the bone In her teeth
and We were fairly off for 'Lun non
own
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Roster of Players.

The complete player roster of The III
gers follows:
Pitchers-Ayers, Alien, Bolard Cox
Dauss, Ehmke Glasier, Jonnard, Latt-
mer, Leonard Love, Okrie, Oldham
Roberts and Coombs.
Catchers-Ainsmith Stanage, Selle,
Mannon and Woodall.
Observation-Disclosures Ellison. Bush,
Young, SisIin. Jones. Dyer, Psnet,i
Oand Hale,
outfielders-Cchb, .Vsach, EHasssead
and Shorten.
The Bengals will get>plenty of spring
training in their joint exhibition series
with the Boston Braves. The schedule
to be played hy the two teams: March
90, Columbus; March "a. ,Moultrie;
! March 25, Valdosta; March &c, East
man; March 81, Macon; March IS, At
| lanta March %. Asheville, n. c.;
March 30. Spencer; March 81. Green's
| boro. April Il, GoldsboYo; April 2, Dur
| ham: April 3. Bluefield, W. Va, April
| 4. Charleston: April 5, Huntington;
April 8. Parkershurg April T. Clarks-
burg; April S. Elkins; April 3, CumbeP-
land Md.
"a April 10 and II.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
AMATEURS meet
TO MAKE PLANS
FOR BASEBALL
Director Billy Hack Calls All
Boosters Together Wednes-
day Night in Order to Make
Ready for COMING Season.

Billy Hack, baseball director OF the
Memphis Associated Amateurs has
called a special meeting of everybody
interested in amateur baseball for
Wednesday night at o'clock at the
Chamber of Commerce, SIKH floor The
session will be called to order at s
O'Clock and full attendance is ex-
pected. Plans looking toward the or
ganization of baseball leagues this SEA-
son win be taken up
Director Hack has just returned to
Memphis fresh from the fields of the
! one-time gay st. Louis, and comes out
with the statement that this year s
amateur season will be the largest sea-
son the amateurs have ever had In, a
baseball way by 100 per cent.
In view Of the many excellent games
staged last season and the brilliant at
tendance records set. the Memphis AS
ISOLATED Amateurs have quite task
! ahead of them to double last years at
tendance, but that is what they are out
| to do.
The Memphis Associated Amateurs
have been greatly helped with the aid
| OF the recreation commission of Mem
phis, as the amateurs are now under
| the wing. of the recreation commission
! and the coming spring shows the anna =
| teur association on the healthiest finan-
cial basis they have ever started a sea
| son IN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
GOOD PRELIMs.

Three good prelimlnaries were served
"a annstiZers. Battling Chinn, a negro
lightweight OF Omaha, stopped Battling
Jenkins In two minutes and so seconds
In a scheduled four rounder. Bathing
Mike won over Willie Pure in four fast
rounds. Mike had Pure on the floor
in the second for the count Of three,
Broadway Jones', who IL fast becoming
proadway met Kid Black, and after q
lively exchange of wallops Jones went
down for the third and last time. He
was counted out by Referee Hack
Hnmbono Murphy again brought nome
the bacon In the battle royal flghting
the finals out with Kid Sweet
The house was packed TO the ROOF ana
the show thoroughly pleasing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Tommy Mcmillan q
Reports To Bears:
Has Been HOldOut

MOBILE Ala, March Teton Nc
MILAN, classed as the only real hold
out on the Mobile club, arrived in Mo-
bile last night. Toms arrival here
was entirely unexpected. Tom issued
an ultimatum over long distance tele-
phone Saturday afternoon telling Mobile
club officials that he would leave that
night for Florida unless his demands
were granted stating that he intended
playing independent ball in that state.
When he showed UP at baseball head
quarters his visit was entirely unex-
pected. He is badly needed by the Mo-
bile club this season as field aid to
Manager Coleman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
CUP AWARDED.

KANSAS CITY Mo, March ia sill
yer loving cup, offered by the Kansas
vdual score on the clubs annual indoor
track meet, went to Sandifur, fresh
man at Kansas university, entered un-
attached, at the fifteenth annual meet
Saturday night, according to the an
,nouncement by DIR. j. C.-Reilly, athletic
director, Sandifur's score was s, first
in the 12-pound shot put and second In
the 16-pound.
The winner. formerly of Oklahoma
university, holds the weights records of
the Oklahoma state conference. He
was unable to enter the meet Saturday
night under the X. U. banner, being a
freshman, and for that reason entered
unattached
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Tom MarShaI|'S
Question Box

=, In trap shooting do you favor the
SNAP shot" or the "pointer% Which,
In your opinion, is the most successful
method of shooting?
FRANK H. GREEN.
Birmingham, Ala.
'-SsA happy medium is advisable. If you
touch off the gun, before it is accurately
pointed that is only shooting a hole in
the air. If you mean when you say
pointer" one who follows his object
until it Is virtually out of the "killing
zone" before he shoots, that is a handi-
cap against which he will not be able to
win In the face Of the delay. Read your
targets before and after they are on
the wing. If you shoot too quickly you
sacrifice the spread of the load. If
you are too slow the pattern will open
up, letting many targets through. II
there is hard wind it is usually best
to quicken your time. The same fact
which is getting out OF your pattern, II
your wind is blowing head-on, it Is ad-
visable to take a little more time, but
and darting. Combine the good fea-
don't delay until the wind has started
the little inanimate disk to ducking
lures of the snap shot" and pointer"
which combine concentration, quick de-
cision, accurate estimates with action
You are there in the channel of success
full trapshooting with few cross currents
to avoid.
Is the American wild game disappear
ing? What is the reason? Do you con-
slider game propagation can be made a
success? THOS. w. EBERTS.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
A noted naturalist claims that game
has decreased 9S per cent in the past
so years, Reclamation Of lands and
progress of civilization are responsible
in great measure for game disappear
ance. Game propagation has been made
success in providence favored locali-
ties, Chinese pheasants have been es-
pecially productive of good results. They
will soon become domestcated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
REAL TRAINING STARTS.

Manager McCloskey has lifted the lid
on spring training and the athletes on
hand journeyed out to Russwood Tues
day morning and draped their manly
carcasses with Chick uniforms. Manager
McCloskey also got on the inside of one
Of the Tribes unles, and is ready for
the hard work that is yet, to come
One period of training is to be held
daily, with the ball players starting
work at II O'Clock and getting through
about | o'clock, which will give them
the benefit of the warmth Of the mid
day. sun, which isn't so warm atythat
during these March days. As the days
get warmer IT is likely that there will
be two periods of training, one in the
morning and one in the afternoon.
At any rate, work is on the program
rom here on out, and the Chicks and
embryo Chicks are going to get all
they're looking for in hard practice,
which is absolutely essential in round
Ing. them into proper condition for the
| 1920 flag hunt
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
BRIDEGROOM BILL.

Bridegroom Bill Thweatt, the big
pitcher of the Tribe, was one Of the
early birds to show up Monday. Bill
has been at work all winter with local
cotton concern, and says he win need
little conditioning as no Is as hard as
q, landlords heart and ready for any
thing.
Bill says he is sure he is going. to
have an excellent season, for his bride
who was acquired two months ago, fig
ures Bill better than Walter Johnson
and Bill says it is up to him to show
her that he really is.
Thweatt has not yet signed CON
tract with the Chicks, this Formally
not having been complied with as yet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
BOWLING CHANGES.

PEORIA. H.. March 16.--Frequent
changes among the leaders in the sim
giles. doubles and all events marked the
play yesterday in the American Bowl
ing congress.
c. Mathieson, Of Chicago. rolled into
first place in the singles, registering a
score Of SIS.
4. schulz ana n Haak. Sheboygan,
Wis, went into a tie for first place in
the doubles with %. Whitehead, and Il.
Grub. of@st Louie Their score was
l,257
Teams from nine Northern, fastcrn
and Midwestern cities rolled last night
in the sive-men events
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
LONDOS WINS.

NEW YORK, March 16.--Jim Londos
of Greece, threw Salvatore Chevalier
of France, In q catch as catch-can
wrestling match in Madison Square gar
den last night in SO minutes and % sec
onds with body scissors and double
wrist lock. The match preceded the
contest between Earl Caddock and Ed
Lewis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Kid Wolfe Victor
Over Harry Bramer
Cleveland Bar. Has Two Rounds Margin on FRISCO
Clovester in Cat Eight Round Mill at s A c'-Botn
Score Knockdowns-Prelims Fast
BY BOB PIGUE.

Kid Wolfe Of Cleveland the gamest boy OF his long
career as eoyeser Monday night at the Southern Athletic
club when he encountered Harry Bramer OF Frisco Wolfe won
tb decision and devev outponted Bramer bur not until
Yr he had extended himself the limit and assmated more
punishment than he had absorbed in many months OF glowing
Wolfe won the by the margin OF two rounds WIN hfaG
hr three and Wolfe five 1t terrific contest from bel
"a bell Bramer was bleeding he left the rng while "ole
ce showed signs Of the batering Bramer had dealt out
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
New Grand Stand.

The amateurs propose to have port
able grand stands at Loeb field and as
the stands have now been completed
they viii be moved there, The out
look for players is very bright. MANY
new faces will be seen in uniform here
this season who nave never been seen
in amateur garb before. Many firms
have asked for team entry and on the
face Of the present outlook it seems
that the amateurs are only going to
have one serious problem and that is
how to furnish sufficient playing
grounds.
The officials have planned ahead and
promise to take care of all leagues or
teams formed. Particular invitation is
extended to anyone interested in anna
teur baseball, as manager, hacker, al
anyonef showing of prospective backers
to attend Wednesday nights baseball
meeting at the Chamber Of Commerce
starting at o'clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Hughie Has Hopes
Hurlers Will Deliver

of the very best little baseball experts
opine that Hughie lacks the knack Of
picking out good pitchers, Mebbe so.
But this year Jennings has an assistant
who knows all about pitchers and their
ways. Old Jack Coombs, than whom
there are but few ball players wing
know more of the art Of tossing the
pill, Is the new coach and boss of De-
troit's marksmen, and the Tigers have
the largest squad of pitchers in the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
STRANGER WINS.

NEW YORK. March Led "Stran
gler" Lewis, OF Lexington, Ky, threw
Earl CaddoCk, former wrestling cham
mon. in n catch -as-catCh- can bout at
Madison Square Garden last night, with
a head and hip lock. in one hour %
minutes and As seconds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS,

OF Il. and during the first six rounds
ne mixed Il freely with Wolfe, swap
ping with Wolfe and frequently rocking
the sixth City mauler with hard rights,
Bramer had the crowd with him. ana
from the beginning they We're puiI. I'M;
FOR him 10 win, and he tried his best
Ia deliver, but Wolfe was too expert
encod a ringman for him to beat
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
BY BOB PIGUE.

George Bscho frststrng catcher of the Chicks and Andy
High utility outfelde reported to Manager Joha McCloskey
at Rosewood park early Tuesday Both on their homes
in St Louis where they have been spending the Bschoff
and High already in good condition and havebeen getting
ready for the spring training grind ST Louis during the past
Jew weeks the weaheTs been good and baseball has already
started on the amateur lots Of the mound city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
Little Game Starts.

with the disappearance Of shore lit' &
the shuttle board game was sta
also that distinctive American gam
draw poker with "duces wild acl
panimcnt, was put in action, hnt'F
pools on the mileage Of our ship We're
launched, undressing to the writer,
az each day only demonstrated | was
not Il post graduate from guessing
school latitude and longitude, the
steamers exact oceanic location were
daily computed by Jack Tanning known
10 team members as "Jocko, the sailor
a sobriquet acquired in Alaskan waters
as a. seat hunter IN ye oiden days. Our
first day out OF port all nature seemed
to smile. Gentle. undulattng ground
swells enabled our good old scow 20
slip along on an even keel Good sail
or" declarations bordering on the To-
quacious. were prevalent, steamer
chairs were in great demand and serv-
ice OF Geek stewards highly appreciated.
Every passenger was AZ peace with the
world Good fellowship permeated the
atmosphere and all team members
donned their Kidding clothes oh,
what a difference In the morning, The
wind then was howiiES with agOnisinE
screams and ground swells had grown
to mountainous waves, real storm was
raging. Our ship was running light and
b:iSe keels were of little avail against
rolling. With our bow in midalr, her
stern was apparently dragging the bot
tom, to be followed by that distressing
rolling The call TO breakfast met with
little response. Interest in all games
Immediately abated. Upper decks were
awash and passengers evineed marked
interest in their own staterooms. A
gray -tinged ring encircled the mouths
Of those who yentured into the cabin
All attempts to whistle or make merry
were followed by sickly smiles. Oul
American money had been changed into
English coin that It might be played II
the poker game as an educator of val.
ueg and purchasing power abroad Billy
Crosby and Fred Gilbert, who has los
II pounds lin the camel, became dis
storm started
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
EXPECTING OTHERS.

Other Tribesmen are expected to re-
port to ManaRer McClosley before sun
down.
Manager McCloskey is to meet at II
o'clock each morning with his help and
to outline the days work.