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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

he was long on diversified hunting in
I telligenee, He was of material assist
| ance on every occasion. aiding me in
bringing to bag birds which otherwise
would have wintered in the Sunny
South.
was using soft coal powder" wad
ding of newspapers or hornets nests,
and producing binding snowstorm OF
shredded wadding after every discharge
| o. quail silhouetted against the light
a shot at bird atree aground. set
ting or running, with an occasional eff
| fort awning,
My accuracy in wing shooting would
| not nave Melted us many birds. NV
partnership agreements or collective
bargaining with working kids en-
| bodied a get the meat" clause When
"A chance was taken on the wing and
| miss scored, honorable mention was
| unheard and emphatic, adverse criti.
| clsm was substituted
When the shades Of evening fell and
| II was impossible to see the contour
| Of quail sihouetted against the light
| from the setting sun. the hunt was
| called Off until the following mornin,
| at the crack OF dawn, when again
| appeared upon the scene with my gun.
| dog and corteEe Of paper cutting kids
Amnesty. necesSitated by darkness. was
| called OF and quail war to tho last
| trench declared. An imagined ~oacc
| dog and cortege of paper cutting kids
amendments and reservations untu il
was beyond recognition by the quail
| family.
| We awaited flock leaders assemhl,
call immediately answered hy scattered
birds hiding in trees, brush and tn,
| open, Every boy was on the alert
! locating calls and Watching for visible
| birds, We We're bunch Of self-ap.
pointed eNecutoners, with mower anc
Inclination TO act Ringing OF IN,
school he'll or departure Of the qua
alone could stop US This migration
OF quail to the South extended over 4
hmited period but it was always gold
en- harvest Of feathered beauties for IN,
! kids Wv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
POSTPONE Opening
OF SPORTING CLUB
Expect That 1t Will Not Be
Thrown Wide Until Sum /.
mer Or Fall.

The opening Of the much talked 81
International Sporting club in New York
mas been postponed until the completion
OF its clubhouse, which is expected to be
some time late in the summer or In the
ran. In making this announcement
Secretary Empie also stated that Jimmy
Wilde's contract with the club has been
cancelled and the little Englishman. win
not have the honor of opening the most
important club In the history Of tho
American ring. III
Wilde.s contract was cancelled be-
cause of his poor showing against Jack
Sharkey. who defeated abe little Eng
lishman in bout at Milwaukee. few
weeks ago. Wilde was q d.sappoint-
ment and the officers of the Interna-
tional Sporting club decided that he
would not do for the opening attraction,
A clause in the contract permits the
club to Cancel the match il Wilde's
drawing power becomes affected
1t was originally planned TO open the
club in temporary quarters in the Lex
ington opera house with Wilde and Joe
Lynch as the headliners Now that
the match has been called off there win
be no further attempt to hold bouts
until the club is located in its own club
house. This win not be finished until
late in the summer. r,
Applications for the position as RES
cree have been pouring in during the
| past few weeks. Many Of these Off
| Gals will be required, as bouts will be
| held practically every night in the week.
| So far there have been no appointments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

The omission by Walter Camp of
Arnold Oss of the Minnesota university
eleven from the All-American first team
stiil rankles In the breasts of the West
ern grid fans. Camps team has been
scored by Coach Zuppke, Of the Univer-
sity, Of Illinois oss, star, Gopher half
PACK, landed on Camps second team.
said: =
Il protest the All-American. =. team
chosen by Walter Camp. | think it is
a slur on Western football that Oss, of
Minnesota was not on the All american
selection"
While Illinois stopped Minnesota,
Auppke has said that his men could
not stop Oss
Oss easily was the football sensation
OF the Westin the recent season This
was his first year in big football, Oss
coming to the Minnesota university
from Lidgerwood~-N. D., on the high
school team of which town he did stellar
work for several years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
MANDA's FAILURE.

Carl Msnda finished seventh in the
list OF Dixie third basemen, according
TO official fielding averages aud his
poor work may well rank with the real
surprises of the game.
& When in Texas, prior to his South
ern debut, Manda was looked upon as
coming sensation Of the game. He
had keen eye, tuned to the 900 notch.
fine arm with power and direction
and remarkable defensive qualities. II
was no wonder, then, that he brought
a fine price to Texas owners.
But something went wrong. Manda
came TO Memphis and was never in
his proper strideN One thing broke
loose after another until the old ma
chine was a sorry wreck. Mapda lost
his eye for one mishap and brooks his
shoulder for another. This left him with
a cramped peg to first and a poor
chance for a getaway with fast recov-
Then he became unpopular with the
bugs and his goose was cooked.
Still, you must hand 1t to the man
Tor his gameness. Under fire that would
break the spirit Of a veteran, he kept
plugging away with smile, refusing to
quit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

DO quail migrate? Readers, you have
personal acquaintance with Rouert
White lie is not listed in telephone
or city directories, but you have fire.
quently heard him paging himself or
flock associates from tree. brush and
wheat fields
Bob White is not a contented. happy,
home-loving benedict, but Wild rest
less, roaming, change seeking season
al shifting, obsessed husband who is
IN the same category with members
Of the human family who are crowding
trains, boats or other means OF transit
in their acquired desire TOR a change
regardless OF climatic conditions or ex-
cessNe railroad fares.
Those brown spcckled beauties ever
calling from field and jungle are ac-
EnoWledged 'gad.abouts" freighted with
migratory or seasonal shifting Instincts
desire for change OF scenery and en-
Nironments found in those "feathered
aces Of the air, ducks and geese, Quail
are also found wintering in the North
ern zones
keithshurg, H. located at the con-
fluencc Of the Mississippi and Pope
rivers, Was my boyhood home Hills
on the north and south Of the city were
desirable haunts and feeding grounds
for migrating birds who follow ed the
Mississippi river as fyway. Jack
= IoSl uHu plnCNeO NeEekA ton, ms icy
breath had changed the leaves and
grass to the autumn tinted hues which
blend with game birds plumage"
Thin Ice was skirting the shores Of
rivers and lakes, sere and yellow leaves
Nrlplaned 10 earth in countless num-
bers. Migratory birds were due.
For weeks my spare moments from
school had been devoted to oiling and
mantcuring our old double barrel. muz-
le-load.ng shot gun. anticipating the
fal flight of passenger pigeons. prairie
chickens. ducks geese and quail, whose
coming was certainty headed for
the southland.
Morning and evening flights Of birds
coniormed with my school hours and
| was on the job early and late In
our crowd three boys only owned guns
the balance OF our kid aggregation
acting brush beaters-~were armed with
bows and arrows. or their pockets
bulged with carefully selected pebbles
with which TO rock" the birds.
From the crest OF north hill hattaltons
Of quail marched down to the shores
Of classic Pope river. fringed with low
willoWseand carpeted with smart weeds
producing a feed very seductive to hun.
CRY birds, They advanced in MARCHING
order until discovered and assaiIed 10y
Kids with shower Of stones or pot
OF shot from an old muzzle loader
Birds headed for the south hill mass.
ing through the city, were frequently
chased into stores or homes in theii
efforts to escape, a bird was occa.
sionally brought 10 bag by well d
rected rock or arrow, but scatter guN
were our real dependence.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
Babe Ruth viii
Ask A Slice OF
- Purchase Price

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb, 5.--out-
fielder George H. (Babe) Ruth left
Yesterday for Boston. Ruth said he
would reach Boston Sunday night and
would go to New York next Tuesday
Of the New York Americans. Ruth in
sisted that he would not sign a con-
tract to play with the New York team
until he receives a part of his purchase
price, reported at $125,000.
Harry Holman, of Detroit. who ar
rived yesterday, said he had signed a
1920 contract
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

frankie was fresh from a startling
knockout victory over Joe Rivers and
was cocky to the extreme. Azeyedo
rested his head beneath the FASTENER S
chin and pounded away. BY the fourth
round Callahan was still swinging but
rarely ever landing and was sorer than
a boil
By the sixth he was boiling over;
madden than wet hen and ready for
murder. But Azevedo stayed in close,
kept him tied up in knots and worked
that pile-driving attack to the body
1t was clean decision for Joe and
terrible defeat for Callahan. But be-
fore leaving the city frankie exhausted
10000 words in explaining how he
should have brought a foot into play
or walked out of the ring. He swore
he would never tackle a buzz saw again
and he has kent his word
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
AS FOR AZEvEDO.

What has happened to Joe Azevedo?
No one seems to know The Portu-
guese lightweight has probably quit the
game.
Four or five years ago he could swap
punches with the best, but after a
time even the stoutest jaw must give
way.
Against Dundee, Griffiths and Mandot
he showed UP well in Memphis with as
keen an exhibition OF gameness and
aggressiveness as one would desire. But
he didn't carry the proper punch, nor
the greatest science and was there
fore doomed to remain with the pack.
At that he all but made mighty
good lightweight pull out in disgust.
frankie Callahan Is the lad in question.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
NOTHING FROM MOORE

Despite the fact that bale Of tele-
grams has been sent to Pal Moore :
headquarters in Chicago, no reply has
been received relative to Moore's fail
ure TO appear In Syracuse TO meet Jabez
white Tuesday night Moore has never
before ducked fight and his failure
to make his appearance In Syracuse has
caused no end of apprehension among
his friends and relatives here, who fear
he may be ill.,
Every possible effort is being made
to learn where Pal is and why he failed
40 show up TO meet white.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
HARRY STANLEY.

Another wild man of other days was
Harry STANLEY, a shortstop under Bill
Bernhard. The lad was fast and
flashy but erratic,
He was just as likely to peg one
over the fence as not. Nothing seemed
out Of his reach. But, boy, when he
turned loose. Harry kept first base
man in fits Of agony, wondering where
the next heave would land.
No sleepy man like Griffin could pos
sibly retain his composure with Shan
ley or. the job. On the third day out
he'd be ready to resign.
Yet when one mentions wild throws
and high beavers, Dolly Stark can never
| be overlooked, When Stark was under
| Mike Finn at Little Rock he established
yet unbroken record for long distance
work
| Little Rock owners found it cheaper
| TO erect a special barricade back Of first
base than to suffer the loss of at least
two balls per- May. The fence was short
and Dollys arm was strong. You can
| figure the rest for your self.
| -
Dode Paskert and George Jackson
were two OF Dixie's greatest wingers,
but for consistency, direction and pre-
| csion Bris Lord could lead the field.
Bris was fat and flabby but he had
| fine rebound and his shots went straight
to the waiting mitt
| In strict contrast to this style of work
was that offered by Ted Baldwin the
| Southern's champion eater. Baldwin
| sometimes returned the ball as far as
| third but never any farther.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
DADS DEFEAT SONS
IN CLOSE SKIRMISH

YAZoo CITY. Miss, Feb. 5. tSpl)-
Yazoo City dads defeated their sons
In an Interesting baseball game here
on the second day OF the three days
devoted to Hi.Y activities. by a score
Of 70 to % Rev. l.. T. Afford and Rev
W, J, Caldwell, pastors OF the local
Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
starred on the team OF the elders and
a number of the players on that team
gave evidence Of past baseball skill
About 200 persons witnessed the game.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
JIM VAUGHN AND
\* DODE PASKERT SIGN

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-tames Vaughn,
the big southpaw pitcher of the Chicago
Nationals, has signed a contract for
signed his contract.
Vaughn will leave Chicago Thursday
for Hot Springs to join Grover Alexan-
der and George Tyler pitchers, and
Catcher Bill Killifer. The quartet will
meet the rest of the club at Kansas
City Feb, 20, and will leave for Pasa
dena Cal, training quarters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
Johnny Griffiths
Stops Frenchmdn
In Tenth Round

PARIS, Feb 5.---Johnny Griffiths, the
American welterweight, last night
scored a, technical knockout over Mar
eel Thomas French fighter. in the
tenth round OF scheduled l5-round
bout, Descamps, manager of Thomas,
and also manager OF Georges Carpen-
tier, the heavyweight champion, threw
up the sponge In order TO save his man
from a knockout
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

Babe Ruth is now on his way TO New
York, where he will attempt TO dyna-
mite the club owners loose from a
share of the Slgh,O00 purchase price
paid by the YankS to the Boston Red
Sox for the Babes services
Ruth says he win not play for the
Yanks unless he gets what he wants,
and will hang back until the Yank own
erS embellish the hohogany with some
thing around $4,000 OF the 3i25. 600,
quite a modest demand as Babe fig
urea 10
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
SIX DOGS ENTERED,

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Feb. Six
dogs entered for the derby champion
ship OF the National Field Trials club
were ordered into a special event to
day TO determine the winner OF the $3.50
purse and the w. b. Duryea memorial
cup which goes with II. The runner
up will receive purse Of $3.50
The dogs that will 20 down the
field Thursday at Calhoun are Musko-
gee Frank, Eugene Boy, Gunner Of JOY
euse. The Ace, Invader and The Armi-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
FLU FLOORS HACK.

Billy Hack. local boxing promoter,
has been floored by the flu, Bin was
stricken a couple Of days ago and 10
now wrestling with the malignant dis
ease at his home on Kirkland avenue
In south Memphis.
HACKS friends are legion, who are
pulling for him TO get the decision over
the disease.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
M. A. A.
SOCCER
JUNIOR LEAGUE.
Standing Of Teams.
Wednesdays Results.
Floyds 2, Winks D,
Coopers ?, Benners I.
Fridays Games.
Coopers VS.. Winks, $50,
Bennes VS. Floyds, 1890.

SVSpNlS - bsuHeIb l.
Fridays Games.
Coopers VS.. Winks, $50
Bennes VS., Floyds, 1890.
With perfect soccer weather to favor
the players the Junior soccer league
staged the usual flu ban morning ses-
sion ~ Hodges field wednesday The
Winks experienced their second defeat
when the Floyds took them into camp
and trimmed them, to o. The Coopers
continued their winning streak by de-
feating the Benners, 2 to l.
In the first game the Winks started
out with rush and repeatedly threat
ened to score but the masterful work
Of Goalie u. Kuhn and the cool and
almost perfect backfield work of Reilly,
Thomas. Bondurant and Walker turned
back the drives of the league leaders.
On the forward line Buoni played q
great game by his fearless tackling and
blocking.
Captain Scrurgs was the real hero OF
the game as he repeatedly took the
Ball half the length OF the field. II
victory to his team. though the goals
were scored because OF clever pass
work.
Little Marquette. Leppert B. Wade
and Nicely deserve unstinted praise as
they fought every inch OF the way and
deserved better results from their great
work. n
The second game brought out more
real soccer than the first, The Benners
scored first when Ries toed nice one
through after 10 minutes of play.
/ After several specie cular and diff
cult clearances of close range shots by
Goalkeeper Carruthers, Fury started
one toward the Benner goal which
caromed off the shin of Heffernan just
enough to cause his goal tender to
miss it. The second was made from
pass made from a corner kick which
Fury put through in great style, Both
goals of the Coopers were scored near
the end of the second half.
Yesterdays wins place the Floyds q
game and half out Of first place an6
the Coopers two games from the top
The second game today between the
Floyds and the Coopers should be the
best OF the season as both are about
evenly matched at present.
For the Benners Carruthers, Chich-
ering, l.. Wade and Collins played ex'
cellent football For the Coopers Stahlm
Mivelaz, Aylward and Fury might bt
picked as slightly better than thu
others.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
TENNIS ASSOCIATION
TO ASK FOR TRIAL

r NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The rules COM
mittee Of the United States Lawn Ten
mis- association announced last night
that it would propose years trial for
the changes in rules which will be con-
sidered by the executive committee next
Friday. 1t Is suggested that the tenta
tive changes be tried out by system
Of alternative scoring. The plan will
be brought forward at the annual meet
ing of the association, which will fol-
loW the converting of the executive com
u11ftea ..... s...
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
Jack Johnson To
Return To u. s.
Early In March

MENfCO CITY, Feb. slack John.
son, former champion heavyweight nv.
gilist OF the world said yesterday no
had engaged passage on the steamship
Monterey and would arrive In New York
the first week in March. lie declared
he was confident he could arrange dit.
ferences with the United States dis
utct attorney at Chicago so that he
might challenge Jack Dempsey. pres
ent heavyweight champion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
WILLIE BEECHER LOSES
WHEN HE FOULS HIS man

DETROIT Mich, Feb, 5.--WilHe
Beecher, Of New York, unintentionally
fouled Johnny Mendelsohn, of Milwau
kee, in the final round of their 10-round
bout here last night and was disquali-
fled Mendelsohn had the better of the
fighting up to the time of the foul.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
HUEY WINS TITLE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5-w. b Huey. a,
chicago, last night won the national
pIonship by defeating ". o CampheiI
q Chicago, 30 10 IS. in S. innings, in
me final match Of the tournament
Hueys high run was six Campbell's
tnree. Huey, who was a former cham
plon, lost the opening match and then
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
BRENNAN BEATS WALKER

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 5.--"Knockont"
Bill Brennan, Chicago heavyweight. out
boxed and outfouRht Hugh Walker, Of
Kansas City, in a 10-round bout here
last night, In the opinion OF ringside
critics
joe MCGOWAN, Kansas City scored a
technical knockout over Matt Smith.
Of Des Moines. in the last round OF
their lo-round bout. The men are light
weights
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
Dempsey's Er-Wne
Grilled By u. S.
Regarding Jack

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 5--Mrs Max
Inc Dempsey. divorced wife of Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion, was
fnterrogated yesterday by Charles W.
Thomas. assistant United States attor-
ney regarding charges she was reported
10 have made of Irregularities In con-
nection with Dempsey's exemption from
military service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

II there was any question about where
George (Krottyl Lee would be this
year II IL settled by announcement that
he has signed again to manage the
Brantford team Of the Michigan On
tario league. He declined an offer to
manage the Saginaw team and arother
10 become business manager OF the
Toronto Irternatiorals
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
COLONIES TO MOBILE.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 5-Announc.
ment was made last night that tho
local team Of the American association
would do its spring training at Mo.
bile, Ala; The players will arrive at
the training camp March IL. and snend
Is days there, playing number OF
games with the Mobile team Of the
Southern association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
SWIMMERS INVITED

NEW YORK. Feb San invitation
TO American swimmers to compete in
the Canadian amateur championships
has been received by the Amateur Attn
letir union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
DOG KNEW THE GAME.

'Plover," my old pointer dog, was
ever with me. He knew the hunting
game from start 10 finish, having no
equal as a pointer and retriever-the
best all-round hunting dog ever shot
over. He was as short on pedigree as
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

pitcher George Cykowsky. the Cleve-
land senipro star reported last week
as having been signed by the st, Louis
Cardinals. has tied himself up with the
Cleveland Indians instead but Branch
Hickey claims to have his acceptance
of terms prior 10 his Cleveland signing
and protests Cleveland's right to him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

Umpire Pete Harrison OF the National
league Is going to be in shape to handle
the hard ones this year. He has spent
the winter working In a steel mill at
Youngstown, except during the strike
period, when he went out with the
rest OF the radicals"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
VETERAN EX-DETROIT
PITCHER PASSES AWh +

DETROIT. Mich Feb 5.--Eddie Sic.
Yer. who decade ago was the pitching
idol Of supporters Of the Detroit Amer
lean League team, died yesterday of
heart disease here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
TO ENTER CREWS.

NEW YORK. Feb 5.---Cnlumbia uni
versity will enter crews in the Childs
Gun race and the American Henley, at
Philadelphia May 20, it was announced
today
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

Jack Johnson may be permitted to
enter the United States according to
the United states district attorney in
chicago, Jack may get in, but getting
cut win be something else again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
LEONARD IN DRAW;
NO, IT ISN'T BENNY

PUEBLO, Col. Feb. 5.-Nat Leonard
Of Colorado Springs, and Mutt Mckee.
OF Oklahoma City fought eight fast
rounds to draw last night,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
AttabOQ!
Big Coy1e Shea
AND IT DIDN'T EITHER.

| remember. | remember,
As Tom Hood wrote before
We had no epidemic, then
! To bring u childish roar
We had no influenza or
Great sickness as a rule
Or any other reason to
Remain away from school.
/ remember. ! remember,
I'll write it down again
| loved the daily lessons like
A robber loves the pen.
But influenza never came \
To spread its mighty Joy
1t never closed up C.~B. C.
When | was but a boy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
NORMAN ROSS WINS.

MELBOURNE, Feb. 5,-rNorman Ross,
the American swimmer, Yesterday won
the 440-yard Victorian swimming cham
pionship, defeating F. +. Beaupaire by
10 yards.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
GUNBOAT SMITH GIVES
FAT MEEHAN A BEATING

OAKLAND, Cal. Feb. 5-Gurhoat
smith won decision over While Me-"
nan in four-ronnd boxing match here
last night, He knocked Meehan down
in the second round
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
ALA MRS. THOMPSON.

Dear Sir: Every since seen the
blond hussy my husband is running
with l feel have been gave the -razZ.
What should ought to do, quit him
or bump him Off,
LONELY MAURINE.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

Griffiths went over with Pal Moore
and Ted Lewis Moore has returned,
but Ted and Johnny are still on the
other side.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

into the ring to keep Johnny from
Knocking Thomas block of