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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
LEONARD
HAS BUSY YEAR
INFRONT OF HIM
Many Suitable Opponents
Form in Line and Make
Ready to Meet the Dapper
Little Lightweight.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Nineteen-
twenty promises to be a mighty busy
year for Benny Leonard. dapper little
boss Of the lightweight division, II he
chooses to make 1t so.
Leonard is in demand everywhere, and
while the present-day crop of light
weight challengers Is not an impos-
ing one by any means, there are plenty
of boys boxing around 49, pounds WHO
are eager to mingle with "Benneh."
Johnny Dundee has iirst call, and
Johnny will get another chance at the
champion in the near future when the
late lamented 20-round affair Cancelled
at New Haven, is pared to eight rounds
and transferred to New Jersey.
Leonard says Dundee is the best of
his many rivals. But there are others.
Lew Tender, the Philadelphia south
paw, will get his chance at Benny be-
wants it, The Mitchell brothers, Richie
and Pinkie; Charley White, Joe Well
ing and Willie Jackson are also IN the
waiting list, and the promoters will have
no trouble putting zip into the light
weight division.
ARRIVED" at the point where ne is de-
manding recognition. His name is Ed
die Fitzsimmons, and he is New York
product.
Eddie has been boxing more or less
since 1914, but he never attracted a
great deal of attention until he got un-
der Danny Morgan's wing. OF late he
has cut some figure with Morgan hurl-
ing adjectives in salvos and tossing Ed
dies hat into the front yards of all the
good lightweights from Leonard on
down the line.
You'll hear more of Fitzsimmons II
we can coax these scary 1SS-pounders
into the ring with him." says Danny,
"Troube is, they're all busy lodging
him. They claim he is not legitimate
lightweight--that he can't make 1888.
That is all wrong. The trouble is that
Eddie hits too hard, He isn't playful,
not even in a gymnasium. Ask Johnny
Dundee. He knows.
Fitzsimmons record as submitted by
Dumb Daniel proves that he is ready
for the best boys in his division. He
has scored knockouts and won from
many good, tough boys over distances
varying from six to IL rounds He has
beaten such boys as Phil Bloom, John.
ny Drummie, Oscar Gardner, Paul
Doyle, Charlie White, Louie Bogash and
Young Borrel, and has knocked victories
over Ray Rivers, Shaver o Brien, Harry
Carlson and Patsy Cline.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
KNIGHTS TO HOLD
BOXING TOURNEY
Wrestling Matches To Be Con-
Quoted Also in Meet Seized
uled for February.

Amateur boxers and wrestlers of
Memphis will participate in a monster
tournament in February to be staged
under the joint auspices of the Knights
of Columbus and the Y. M. l. Entries
may be forwarded to the X. of c.
hall, 1870 jefferson avenue.
Arrangements have been made with
Billy Hack, local proomter, to assist
in the work of handling the maulers.
Doc Hottum will help with the
wrestlers
The X. C. gymnasium is now open
to athletes daily and workouts will soon
commence in earnest.
Under the present plans, medals will
be awarded the winners in the vari-
Gus divisions. To obtain permanent
possession of the trophy it win be
nee essary to win the same event on
three different occasions.
The tournament is merely in line
with the athletic program devised bv
the supreme council Of the knights OF
Columbus.
1t is hoped that over hundred en-
tries will be received for the first night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
MARTINS SETBACK.

The setback dealt Bob Martin
heavyweight champion Of the A.E.F.,
IL his bout Monday night with sergt.
Ray Fisher, another ex.soldler, should
convince Jimmy Bronson, Martins man.
aner, that the A,E.F. heavy Is not yet
ripe for a crack at the headllners among
the heavyWelphts.
For the past several weeks Bronson
has been shooting challenges at
Georges Carpenter ano Jack Dempsey
for Martin, who Is at best but second
raker and In need Of two or three more
years Of experience in the padded rlng
before qualifying as real contender
for heavyweight honors. Martin shows
an abundance OF promise and with the
proper handling he should In couple
OF years or so be able 10 give Dempsey
Carpenter and other leading ladies Of
the heavyweight outfit plenty OF trou'
bic, but matching him NOW In MS pres.
ent green and undeveloped state with
either Dempsey or Carpenter would be
suicide. u would mean the killing
or OF whatever chance Martin may have
Of becoming a headllner.
There are number OF heaVles avail
able for Martin TO work on and " he
can come through with victories over
the gang as Jack Dempsey did, then he
may be sure he has arrived. But 80
long as ne has not met the heavy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
Almost Every Human Ailment
Is Due to Blood Impurities.

You can not overestimate the impor-
lance of keeping the blood free of i'm
purities. When you realize that the
heart is constantly pumping this vital
fluid to all parts of the body. you can
readily see that any impurity in the
blood will cause serious complications.
Any slight disorder or impurities is a
source of danger, as every vital organ
of the body depends upon the blood
supply to properly perform it's func-
tions.
Many painful and dangerous diseases
are the direct result of bad condition
of the blood. Among the most serious
are Rheumatism, with it's torturing
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
SENATORS WILL PLAY
26 PRESEASON GAMES

TAMPA. Fla. Jan 2s -Twentv-slx
pre- season games have been scheduled
by the Washington Americans, who
will train here, Seven VIII BE- PLAYED
with the Indianapolis American asso-
citation club. the Havana, champions NJ
the Havana Winter league and the
Cincinnati Reds Two games may be
added with the local Florida State
league club.
The first contingent Of the Senators
will arrive March !, and the remainder
March 10.
Thr schedule.
Indianapolis at Tampa March 1913;
tubauy at Tampa March H. Is H. 20:
Indianapolis az 81, Petersburg. March
p
Cincinnati AT Tampa. March 2s-at. at
Orlando. March Is, at Miami, March
1877
Brooklyn at Jacksonville March %.
Clncinrau At Charleston, March 80. at
Columbia, March 81 at Greenvile. April
l. "A Raleigh. April =: at Washington.
April 81; at Richmond April 5, at
Portsmouth April 6; al Danville. Apri,
:, at Roanoke April S. at Clarksburg,
April ., at Cincinnati. April lo-ll.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
TRAP, GUN
AND ROD
BY TOM A. MARSHALL.

Q-Why do most of the professionals
shoot straight stocked guns? Do you
consider them an advantage in both
field and trap shooting? II so, tell me
your source Of reasoning? have a
gun with a 81 inch drop at the heel.
It was my fathers and ! have done
good shooting on all occasions in the
field RICHARD PHILLIPS.
A gun with straight stock shoots
a little high from the point 1t Is APP
parently aimed. This enables you to
ascent, which is logical, as 1t enables
you to follow up your object, shooting
while It is in view. With a crooked
stock it is necessary to follow to a
point where the target or bird Is 'out
of sight" as your gun shoots low.
When the object Is In sight you are
enabled to take advantage Of any
many long falls, as your gun is
shooting low and the birds are shot In
the feet. While you will make oc-
casional scores at the trap and bring
to bag many difficult shots afield it
Is an axiom that your success would
be greater and you would shoot more
satisfactorily and consistently il your
gun had less drop.
Q-What is the best system for d.
vision of money at tournaments? DO
you advocate the major portion OF the
money being awarded low guns?
EVERETT FRIEDMAN.
Omaha, Neb.
A.-There is no system that has
universal Endorsement Localities adopt
systems gratifying to contestants, All
systems have good and bad features.
Would not designate system, as they
are dependent upon the class of men
with which you are dealing. The show
eripr of added money to low guns Is
usually a bid for dishonesty and dis
courages the shooter from becoming ex-
pert. Dropping for place is disreputable
and every good, clean sportsman should
be willing to break every target pos
sible
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
HOme-Run Baker
Releases His Annual
Retirement Story

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Miller Hug
gins manager OF the New York Ameri
cans, announced last night that J..
Franklin Baker, the hard hitting third
baseman of the Yankees has probably
played his last big league ball, Hug
gins returned here yesterday from a
visit to Bakers farm at Trappe. Md,
where he tried to induce Baker to play
one more year with the club.
Baker gave me little hope that he
would again put on big league uni
form" said Higgins. The player is
even more insstent than he was last
winter that he is through. He said
his business interests in Maryland re-
quire him to stay there. The only
promise ! could exact from Baker is
that II later he should decide to return
to the game he would take it up per-
sorally with me.
Though Baker will he very welcome
II he should change his mind, I shall
make plans for the coming season with
out considering him for third base.
shall play Wilson Fewster at third
base and hope to get another man for
the outfield "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
BOnesetter Reese
Working On Bob
Martins Right Pau

YOUNGSTOWN. O, Jan. 2s,-Bob
Martin, A. Il, F. champion, placed his
injured right hand in the two hands
Of "Bonesetter" Reese here yesterday.
After an examination Reese announced
the fighter had sustained no broken
bones, although the hand is badly
TANNED. Martin was advised to rest
the hand for three weeks, which will
necessitate cancellation Of engagements
in Kansas City and oklahoma City.
Martin injured his hand in the first
round OF his fight with Ray Smith In
Cleveland Monday night before the
American Legion
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
.TRAPSHOOTERS ALL
READY FOR SHOOT
Houston, Tex, To Be Scene
of the Sunny South ]
Handicap.

HOUSTON, Tex. Jan. 2S.-More than
200 trapshooters headed by Mark Arie.
Wolf Henderson and Frank Troeh are
squaded and ready for the Sunny South
Handicap shoot, which opens here We'd
nesday. Tuesday was devoted to prac-
ticing and despite their uilfamiliarity
of the field excellent records were made.
Among the entries other states are:
S. II. Harmon, Salt Lake City; "Puh'
Bair, California: Bill Thomas, w. S.
Tanner, Harry Way, B. i. Moritz and
R. A. King, of Colorado; William Fee
bach and Hayes Lttlebear. of Paws
huska. Okla; Ben S. Lang, r. S. Dysart
and w. R. Danforth, ST. Louis: WOOL
folk Henderson, Lexington, Ky; Mark
Arie, Thomasboro, ILL.,; Frank Troeh,
Vancouver, Wash; C. A. Eaton and G.
Harvey Dixon, Missouri; George NicolaI
and Dudley Dickinson, Kansas CityV
p. H. O'Brien, Butte, Mont; Pat ADJ
ans, Custer, S. D.; Jim Day. New Or
leans; Guy Deering, Wisconsin; Her
man Howard. Lake Charles, La; John
Noel, Nashville, Tenn. Harry Schneider
and Bolden, of Kansas City, Mo. =
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
JACKSON AND DAUBERT.

In line with the work of Duncan is
the case of George Jackson and the
even more startling experience Of Jake
Daubert, both Of whom went up. from
Memphis.
jackson broke in with the Boston Ma
tionals after hitting around .265 with
the old Turtles. The best he could do
in the National was something like .42O
for his first campaign. quite change
Then he skidded clear out of the
league.
Daubert left Nashville and went to
Cleveland where he assaulted the pill
for 10 degrees less than zero so he was
chased to Toledo. AS a Mud Hen he
was just as big a joke with 1856 in
1909 so he was shipped to Memphis.
At this point the big shift occurred
and Jake led the Southern parade with
,S14, Brooklyn had strings on the Tur-
ties and picked Jake. For the next
six seasons the batting eye remained
adjusted as the following figures will
attest: 1854, 1907, 1908, $50, 1923, ,S01,
etc.
What is the answer?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
KNOWS THE G. o. GAME.

And when it comes to knowing base
ball Johnny Dobbs is the little fellow
who has his share of the baseball
knowledge. He has been in the game
many years. and in every game he
picks up something which proves val
liable. His Uranium contains much val
liable baseball knowledge and every
year his Pelicans are hard to beat out,
due to his expert generalship. He
knows how to get the very best results
out Of a bunch of athletes, and he
never has any trouble with them, for
they are always kindly treated and are
glad to give Johnny their best efforts
Dobbs has innumerable friends all
over the league. He is unusually popu-
lar with the baseball writer's over the
circuit, and there's not a one in the
entire number who wouldn't go all the
way to render Dobbs favor. And
Johnny would do the same thing for
the scribes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28

weight outfit and has confined his box.
ing TO the third rate bunch, he should
not be matched with i champion or even
a near champion, for the chances are
that Il would be disastrous.
There is nothing In the world more
valuable to round fighter into the last
word Of class than fighting. The more
battles he engages In the better he is.
He learns some'hys each time he dons
Martin fought many doughboys on tho
other side uf the water and is clever
with his mitts But there's quite diff
ference in meeting thrd-rate boxers and
p-notchers,
Martin as said before, should be a
champion with the proper handling, but
if he Is matched with headliner with
in the ensuing year 1t viii mean the
staying Of the goose that Is already
squatting to drop the golden egg,
We have before US a photograph OF
Jack Dempsey and a pair OF queens
who left the screen long enough 10 pay
Jack a visit Jack is shown with a
half Nelson on both OF them demon
stating his favorte hold when doll is
about
With TWO more Jacks, Dempsey would
have "A fun house.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
HE LIKES FOX HOUNDS.

Dobbs, like everybody else. has a
hobby. Johnny is Strong for dogs, and
told the, writer one day last season
that he had spent all OF the money
he had made in baseball in buying fox
hounds. At last accounts Dobbs had
10 hounds on his roster and is now
looking around for some more. He at.
tended the annual fox hunt of the Ma
tional Fox Hunters association at CO.
lumbia four years ago. and his dogs
were one of the features of the hunt
Dobbs Is one of the best fellows in
the world, as aftable and kindly as
they get and far from the snob that
many people have figured him. MANY
who don't know the peppery Pei man
ager are OF the opinion that Dobbs has
the meanest disposition of anybody any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
MALoNEY TO STANFORD.

~ STANtORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, Jan.
9S.--Harry Maloney. who coached the
\, T. F track team which competed in
the interallied games in Paris last sum-
mer has. been engaged as coach and
mead trainer Of the Stanford track
team II was announced here today.
Dad Moulton. who coached and
trained stanford track teams from 1901
10 1916, win be assistant trainer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
Y. M. H. A. 0utplayed.

The second game OF the night
brought the Y NJ; !. and M H. A.
together for the first time this season.
The Y. NJ. l. outplayed their opponents
and had no trouble in getting the YER
dict.
The first half found the Y, NJ. l.
romping about the court and scoring at
VIII, every man on the team shooting
at least one field goal. and at the close
OF the period they had 1s points to
their credit while their opponents had
only six.
The " NJ II. A. came back strong
In the closing half and added IA more
points, but were unable to overcome
the lead which the Y NJ. /. had The
y NJ. !. ran up - more points and the
game ended, 81 to co.
The playing Of Hudson and Walsh,
Of the winners, and II. Cherry Of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
COUNT UPON WICK.

Another Yank, who is counted upon
to show great class is Sammy Wick,
the Mississippi mauler.
Sammy is product of Southern lots
and is a find of Dolly Stark, who lifted
him from the Delta Auto league, or
some such organization. At any rate,
he was making jumps in flivvers from
one park to another when Stark flashed
contract and whispered, Sign here"
He did.
He was sold by the Chicks for $4,000,
but insisted upon transporting his char
he was on the bench in midseason OF
1919.
Wick was afflicted with the same
malady when with the Chicks and was
unable to shake it off. Anyone desir-
ing to purchase the same should COM
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
Perfect Health Is Yours 1T
If the Blood Is Kept Pure

pains: Catarrh, often a forerunner of
dread consumption; Eczema, letter,
Erysfpelas and other disfiguring skin
diseases; Malaria, which makes the
strongest men helpless, and many other
diseases are the direct result of i'm
pure blood. n
You can in a large measure avoid
liability to disease, by the use of s., S. S.,
the wonderful blood remedy that has
been in constant use for more than
fifty years, S. s. S. cleanses the blood
thoroughly 1t is sold by druggists ev-
erywhere..
For valuable literature and, medical
advice absolutely free, write today TO
the Medical Dept, Swift Specific Com
pany. 256 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta,
Ga. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
CAN'T BLAME BAKER

John Franklin Baker, the Trappe,
Md, fence buster, says he Is through
with baseball and will not return to
play the hot corner for the Yanks this
season.
Baker realizes that he will be over.
booked from now on. now that Babe
Ruth, the real home run king. is now
Yank. and prefers to remain on his farm
and pull the bell cord over Old Beck
rather than watch rival son OF swat
get all the glory and spotlight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28

Benny Leonard, lightweight champion,
is nearing the millionaire class, due 10
his ability with the mitts. Since win
ming the title from Freddy Welsh In
1917, Benny has met all corners. when
kept a golden stream Of shekels pour-
ing into his mltts.
Benny long ago passed the hall mil
lion mark, and expects to be full
fiedged millionaire before he fades oJt
as a champion
Being only "a now, he should be
able to linger In the spotishts glare
for four or five more years at best Tor
he Is OF the sort who takes care of him
self and realizes the Importance OF right
living
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28

Perhaps it was all mistake--a hap
py streak of luck where things broke
was tuned to the proper point. Form
weeks bob up in the life of every ath
lete but rarely do they strike a rookie
in the midst of his first world series.
In 1920 Duncan may prove failure.
He may be far below his expected stan
dard but IL will not be surprising, for
baseball has known more upsets than
any two other sports combined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
THIRTY GAMES FOR soX.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-Four additional
dates were added TO the spring training
schedule Of the Chicago White Sox yes
terday Harry Grabiner. secretary of
the club announced that the first team
would play at Fort Worth, Texas, May
81 at Dallas March 2S at Georgetown,
March 20. and at Austin March 80 The
training schedule will be limited to
about 80 games, evenly divided between
the first and second teams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
HARRY KABAKOFF
BEATS JOEY FOX

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 2S.-Harry
kahakoff, a local boy. slightly shaded
Joey Fox, English featherweight, in a
last eight-round bout here last night,
according to newspaper men.
In the semiwindup. Eddie Miers, OF
inns Guy, Won the newspaper decision
over X. O. Brown. Of New orleans, bv
slight margin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
DUNCAN M192o.

Just what success Pat Duncan will
experience in the National league this
summer is worthy Of present discus
sion.
Pat went up from Birmingham and
raced along at surprising clip with
80 aper cent more speed and class than
he showed in Dixie. He was flashy,
consistent. dependable and dangerous.
And his fine work furnished the biggest
surprise of the series.
After inspecting him in class A circles
no one would have suspected that he
would be the star he proved in major
fields.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28

With Ruth, Baker, Pipp, Bodie and
Peckinpaugh, the Yankees will send
forth the greatest wrecking crew of the
game, Imagine pitching to this gang Of
marauders on warm afternoon.
Reading through the list and absorb
ing the sound is bad enough. The gen.
eral effect is akin to a foundry at top
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
RUTH AFTER HITS.

1t is announced that Babe Ruth will
pay particular attention to the base hit
in 1920 and will make fewer efforts to
equal his home run record of 1919.
Anyone believing this will kindly stand
on his or her ear and count to 349
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
AL BRIDWELL SIGNS
TO PILOT ROCKY MOUNT

ROCKY MOUNT, n. G., Jan. 2s.-AI
Houston club. Of the Texas league, has
been signed 10 pilot the Rocky Mount
club, in the Virginia league. this sea
son. L Maa announced lndav
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
John DObbS q Wizard
9M9 M9M 9M9 M9M
Pei Pilot Has Goods
BY BOB PIGUE,

NYONE who thinks that John Gillespie Dobbs, Orleans
HMf93 which
k~S "Jawn" the folks of Chattanooga
ia the little white batting of
T@R incidentally this his
- ~ Dobbs diamond is probably interesting
as that owned by else The Pei boss
the game camh in the business
Snm ling nlap mnnn rnfirin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28

Two fast games were pulled of by
the American league at the knights Of
Columbus hall Tuesday night The 'Y'
Young mems class continued to set the
pace by winning their third straight
game of the season from the fast Rlv-
ergide squad by the score Of % 10 IS.
In the closing affair the Y, NJ |. cap
tured the laurels from the Y. NJ. II. A.
BY the count OF 81 TO 20.
The first half of the first game was
as near even as any that has been
played so far this season. The ~
ran up a total Of nine points and the
Riverside bunch gathered eight. due 10
the work of Stewart and Connolly
In the second period the y" seemed
10 get their second wind and played
their opponents off their feet, although
sistance. The "Y'' ran up a total of
Riverside squad was credited with half
that number,
The work Of wendell Of the Y. " and
Stewart Of the Riverside, featured,
Lineup;
tfY - Position. Riverside
+. Brownfield, Forward ..,.. Stewart
g. Brownfied Forward geo.. Connolly
Taylor. ....,..,,. Center .,...,... Fisher
Kulp. ...4,.... Guard .,........ White
Wendell ....... Guard ....Lefokvtch
Field goals Brownfield ,. G.
Brownfield /. Taylor 3, Wendell T. Stew
art 3, Lee /. Fisher l. Lefkovitch l.
Foul goals. Brownfield, Connolly,
Referee--Ray.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. 2S.-Tony
an, of Youngstown, outpointed Bobby
Ward, st. Paul, in slashing 12-round
bout here last night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
REVOLVER CLUB MEETS.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Memphis Rifle and Revolver club will
be held Wednesday evening at o'clock
in the basement of the police station,
A full attendance is requested.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
VICTORY LEAGUE.
Tuesdays Results.
Guthrie ?, Lauderdale 0 tforfeiO .
Lenox-A. B, hin tpostponed).

day for scheduled game with the
Guthrie five on the formers courts,
and the contest was declared for
feited.
Lenox and Hin have arranged to
play later in the week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-28
FIRED LAST SHOT.

Grover Cleveland Alexander, cup
pitcher, who served with the S42d field
artillery during the late souffle with the
Huns, claims he was present when abso-
lutely the final shot OF the war was
fired at the suuareheads,
Along with Grover were Chuck Ward,
Clarence Mitchell. Wynn Noyes, otis
Lambeth and Lloyd Waite, all bail play.
ers. They state that they let tho final
shot at the Helnies rip one minute be.
fore o'clock on the morning Of Nov.
IL 1918