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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

NEW YORK. Dec, Dec, 27,-Char-
ley Harvey was in the 1 other day
talking about Europe and the fight
ers over there Charley had quite
laugh over the result Of the Moran
Beckett bout, but had good dope to
figure on.
"This fellow Beckett Is built much
after the fashion of Jack Dillon
piped Charley, twirling his stubhy
mustaehe. He's a good hitter and
good boxer. | saw him work out
five or six times, and didn't figure
him in the dub class at all.
Now that Moran has stopped him
in two rounds I've changed my
figuring bit.
1T was, nothing but that Moran
smile that beat Beckett, You know,
when you hit a fellow with every
thing you have and he stands there
smiling at you, 1t takes lot of heart
out of you. ,.u ,
THAT smile on Moran's pan killed
Beckett. | can see Joe now seeking
Francis right on the button and
stepping back expecting him to fall.
When he lamped Moran with that
smile inviting more, il sort of" sick
ened him, That's Moran's big asset
that smile. He smiled as Beskett
lambasted him in the first round and
, in the second, when Joe was prob
ably up in the air, leaned on his
chin and settled the thing
In England, when heavy gets
| slapped hard on the kisser he usually
seeks the rosin. Moran didn't. He
smiled"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
MEMPHIS FIVE
TO MEET VANDY
TUESDAY NIGHT
Local "Y" Passers to Open
Cage Season With One Of
Stiffest Games of Year.
Michigan Comes Thursday.
BY BOB PIGUE.

The 1890 1921 basketball sea-
son will be officially ushered in
Tuesday night at the Y. M, c. A.
when the Memphis ny" passers
will meet Vanderbilt universlty's
eagers in tho initial big league
basketball game of the season,
The Memphians have played
one game this season, meeting
Pine Bluff couple of weeks ago,
in which they were defeated.
They are in fine condition, and
are anticipating nothing less than
a victory over their ancient ri
walls from No Mans Land.
Coach George GleaVes, of the loca
outfit. has been drilling his team fol
the past several weeks in anticipa-
ton of the hard schedule that Is
ahead of the Memphians, and says
that his machine will be ready when
the whistle sounds Tuesday night. All
of the regulars will be available, and
in addition there will be a capable
array of subs handy to go in and
give the regulars o bit of rest when
1t becomes necessary.
Capt oliver Perry, of the "Y," will
play one of the guard positions. He
Is one of the stars Of the Memphis
outfit, and will be in every play
Other members of the squad are Les
Walden, Dooche Sherman, Shorty
Magee, Raymond Gill, Norris Black
hurne. Howard Parker and Rodney
Johnson.
Norris Blackburne, the lanky CEN
ter of the Y, M. c. A. team, is now a
papa. A baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Blackburne at the Baptist
hospital a few days ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
between
ROUNDS
WITH BILLY HACK.

! used to referee In a small town
where they had an Albino negro
who never would fight anybody un.
less he worked out with them and
was sure he could beat them. He
could not see very good, 80 one night
slipped negro from Memphis
over there to fight him. We had Al
bino work out with q little negro he
knew he could whip. Then when 1t
came time to fight, while was Civ
ing them instructions in the ring, we
slipped the Memphis negro into the
arena
When the bell rang, the Memphis
negro started giving Albino "a good
beating. Albino could not under
stand II and finally ran into olinch
and got a good look at the negro and
said:
'IAwd, man, dis amt de niggah |
wus to fight, Take dis niggah outa
heah."
They have never been able to get
Albino in the ring again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
ABLE BOOSTS DEMPSEY.

"Hurrying Harry" Hershfield, tho
papa of Able the Agent, just blew
into my joint here to slip me an ear.
tul about the Dempsey fight.
mo matter what the sport ex-
perts say" piped "Hurrying Harry
throwing away a half smoked stogie.
hes still a champion to my way OF
thinking, After the Willard fight the
experts said he couldn't go over four
rounds. They insisted that Dempsey
was a short distance fighter and had
to win early or fall down later from
exhaustion.
The other night he fought Bren-
nan, who outweighed him bunch.
He fought him every second of the
way, took quite mauling himself
ana won the X, o. in the twelfth
round
He went the route and won with
two punches, He's champion. He
kept trying for the body all through
the fight and finally got to the tar
get. What more do you want9 Did
he slow up? No, Did he show
signs of stopping when he was hit i?
No. Can he go the route and stlIl
punch? Yes. That's my idea of a
champion"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
S|SLER REFUSES
TO PILOT BROWNS
American League Batting
Champion Says It Will
Hurt Playing.

ST: LOUIS, Dec. 27.-George Sis
Ter, first baseman of the Browns,
and leading batsman of the American
league, has refused an offer to man
age the club, but has signed a Tong
term" contract to continue playing
with it, Bob Quinn, business man
ager, has announced.
Sisler still had year to play with
the local club under a contract sign
ed two years ago, but the new one
takes in the uneXpired time of the
old one, it was explained. Terms of
the new contract or its duration
were not made public.
Sisler turned down the manager
ship OF the team before terms were
disclosed. Manager Quinn saying he
feared the responsibilities incident
to the position would interfere with
his playing
Sisler led the league last season
with batting average of .4O7.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
VIRGINIA POLY 1921
GRIDIRON SCHEDULE

BLACKSBURG. Va, Dec. 27.-The
1921 playing schedule for the Vir-
GINA Polytechnic institute eleven is
as follows:
Sept. 24-Hampden- Sydney, at
Blacksburg.
Oct, William and Mary. at
Blacksburg.
Oct. S-Centre college, at Danvill ,,
Ky.
Oct. 15--University Of Richmond,
at Richmond. Va.
oct. 22-University Of Maryland, at
College Park Md.
Oct. 2s-Washington and Lee at
Lynchburg Va.
Nov. 5-Morris- Harvey college at
Blacksburg.
Nov. 11-North Carolina A. and f..
at Norfolk,
Nov. lS-Roanoke college, at
BiaCksburg.
Nov, 24-Virginia Military inst-
tute at Roanoke.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
The
SPORTING
= SPOTLIGFHT
B. Br1 Bob P%orao

IIlIIXlIIlGlnpInnIEn!IIllnLIIIIINmllnnlai

be matched with Lynch, who
has consented to meet the winA
ner of this mill.
Lynch knocked Sharkey out in
their recent meeting, and If
Moore can do likewise, or even
beat him decisively, he will be
conceded big change to defeat
Lynch
No date for the proposed meeting
between the winner of Wednesday
nights go and the new bantam
champion has been set, and it will
likely be several months owing te
the fact that Lynch has already ar
ragged a tour all over the country
when ,he will make a financial kill
ing, meeting second and third raters
and ham and-eggers generally
T. .
Moore has defeated Lynch on sew
eral occasions prior to Lynch's win
ming of the bantam crown, but how
he will fare against the new king
will not be known until he gets into
the ring with him again.
Moore is great little warrior, and
should be able to outpoint Lynch in
l5-round mill.
At any rate Memphis fight fans
and admirers of Moore can assure
Col. Joey Lynch that he will have
his hands full when he meets Pal
ina bout in which the bantam crown
is involved.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
SHIFTY SEEKS BOUT.

Dear Sir: l would like very much
to meet either Kid Roth or Battling
Burgess at the Phoenix A. c. in the
near future. l am in good shape, can
make 40 pounds, and think | can
hand out laelng to either of the
two named,
! have been in earnest training for
the past few weeks and am conf
dent that l can go eight rounds at
fast clip,
Although have not boxed any re-
Gently, | have been taking care OF
myself. l have been working daily
and find that my punching is much
harder than in the past, and my
Judgment of distance good.
l do not think l am over-rating
myself, either.
| would appreciate anything you
can do in my behalf.
Wishing you a merry Christmas
and happy New Years, | am
SHIFTY LOGAN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
vANDY IS STRONG.

The Commodores are bringing to
Memphis what is said to be the
strongest Vandy five in the history
of the cage sport in the capital city
Dick Gleayes, cousin of Coach
George Gleayes, Is one of the Gold
and Black guards, and has been one
of the stars on the Nashville team
for some time,
Kuhn at forward and Mccullough
at center are also reputed to be
among the leading floor stars in the
South.
Following the Tuesday night game
Vandy goes to Birmingham, while
the Memphians make ready for the
invasion of Michigan, which team
will come on Thursday night for q
single tilt
IOn Saturday night Marquette uni
verslty of Milwaukee will be the To-
cal attraction.
The Memphis "Y" has entered the
Dixie basketball league, and will
play games with many of the best
Southern teams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

Several members of the Mem
phis ball club have delegated
themselves as scouts for the los
cal team and wher they report
for duty next March Is, they will
bring along with them some tai
emit they have picked up as being
promising,
Among the Chick regulars who
have been on hunt for players
during the off season 10 Oscar
Tuero, Cuban right handed
pitcher, who has been winterina
in Havana. Tuero drops line to
state that he has picked up two
pIayers--one an outfelder and
the other an infieIder, who, ac-
oordina to the Cuban, have been
burning up the island of Hooch
this year. The nfielder is named
Hungo, while the fly chaser's
moniker was not given. Both are
Cuhans, and will come to Mem
phis with Tuero next spring.
According to Tuero, both Cuban
look good and should have an cas-!
time in qualifying for regula
berth in the Southern. Tuero say
Hungo is an iuflelder who can pla,
any satchel and that he'll fit in ad
at third or short. as the 9th,
or two infield positions have alread!
been taken care of by Jack Lewis
and Polly McLarry.
In case they fail to make good, al
the Memphis club will be out will
be pair of tickets to Cuba.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
TENNIS WIZARDS
TO CLASH TUESDAY

AUCKLAND New Zealand, Dec.
2T-William T. Tilden, H., of Phila-
delphia, the worlds singles tennis
champion, and William M. Johnston,
of California, former champion of the
United States, will represent the
American team and Gerald l.. Pat
teFson, of Australia, former worlds
champion, and Norman f. Brookes,
also of Australia and former Brit
ish champion, will represent AUS
tralia in the challenge round of play
for the Davis cup on Dec. 20.
Both the American and Australian
teams have made the most of the
good weather of the past week for
practice and all the players are in
fine fettle. Tennis critics here ex-
press themselves as much impressed
with the superb driving of the Amer
leans. particularly that of Tilden and
Johnston, the relative strength of the
two teams indicating a close strug-
gle and most Of the expert critics
are not venturing any predictions,
The seating accommodations for the
match already have been exhausted
and interest in the struggle is be-
coming intensified.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
MERCER BASEBALL
SCHEDULE FOR 1921

MACON, Ga, Dec. 27.-Mercer
university's baseball team will open
the season this year on March 81 AMI
April 1 with Yale in this city. Other
teams scheduled:
April Camp Benning, at Column
bus.
April S-9-University of Georgia
at Macon.
April 1-22-Wakeforest n. c., at
Macon.
April 28-Auburn at Auburn
April 29-30-Alabama at Tusca-
loosa.
May 2-3-Washington and Lee at
Macon,
May 13-14-Georgia at Athens. Ga.
For the open dates games are be-
ing sought by Florida, Erskine,
Miss. A. and NJ, Oglethorpe, Van
q derbilt, Tennessee and two games
with Alabama at Macon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
FRANK ON WATCHoUT.

Charley Frank, the nabob of the
Atlanta Crackers, who spent Christ
mas with relatives and friends in
Memphis. took time out to talk base
ball while here, and among other
things the Dutchman stated that
any club in the league that made
any effort to play any players who
could not give clean bill of health
would be given dose of the same
medicine that greeted Southern
league club in Atlanta last season,
when Frank locked the gates and re-
fused to permit either team to go on
the field.
I'm not looking for any trou-
BILE this year" says Chubby
Charles, but I'll be prepared in
case it arises I know ball play
ers pretty well, and I've already
elected myself committee of
one to look into the status of any
player against whom there is the
slightest suspicion, and / will be
laying for any of the shady bril-
gade that may try 70 get by in
the Southern next year.
81 look for no such efforts on
the part of players, for they dis
covered last year that they
couldn't make any speed in the
Southern, but if any of them
should try, a warm reception will
be awaiting them. Make no mis-
take about that"
Frank stated that Dick Kaufman,
who served in the role of field gen
eral last season, would again occupy
that role during the campaign that
lies ahead.
"But am still the manager of the
club says Frank. you boys try to
take my job away from me every
once in a while and make somebody
else as manager of the Crackers, but
I'm the manager and always have
been. OF course, I'm obliged to have
a field general, and I'll have in the
person of Dick Kaufman, who will
have as his able assistant, Sam
Mayer, but I'll still be the manager"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
is HE THE BIGGEST LIAR i?

Hi" Leo Malone, the lanky center
of the Brooklyn basketball team, won
the horse hair porous plaster when
he told this one:
There was a fire on the water
front" drawled Leo, and a big ware
house full of rubber swept by the
flames, The rubber melted and flowed
into the street. Suddenly the crowd
saw a man appear on the roof of the
blazing warehouse. No one could get
near him, so he jumped. Everyone
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
TENDLER in KAYO;
OTHER FIGHT RESULTS

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-Lew
Tender, of this city, substituting for
Benny Leonard, stopped Chick Sim
Ter, Of Scranton, in the seventh
round of an eight-round bout here
Saturday.
Danny Kramer, of Boston.
knocked out Johnny Solsberg, of
New York, in the third round of a
scheduled eight-round bout. 80
feated AL Murphy of Scranton. in
a .six-round SUGGEST.
Abe Goldstein, of New York,
knocked out Tommy Murray, Of
Philadelphia, in the third round of
a scheduled eight-round bout.
Jimmy Sullivan, of New York, de-
feated Bobby Barertt of this city,
in a siX-round bout.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
YOUNG BOB FTTZ
SCORES K. 0. VICTORY

NEWARK, n. j., Esr. 81
Young Bob" Fitzslmmons. son Of
the late Bob Fitzaimmons. former
worlds heavyweight champion, scor-
ed a technical Knockout here yester.
day in the fourth round OF a sched-
uled l2-round match with Jim Mono
han, Of New York.
Monohan was floored for a count
of nine in the fourth round tanL
Referee Sullivan stopped the bout
The men are light heavyweights.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
GREB DEFEATS SMITH.

PITTSBURGH, Dec 27--Harry Greb,
Of Pittsburgh. received a newspaper
decision over Jeff Smith, Of Bayonne.
day +
Pete Civic, of Pittsburgh in his first
professional bout was defeated by Patsy
Young, OF Berehview. in the sixth round
Of their bout. Civic was former ANA
teur bantamweiEht champion and was
u member of the American Olympic
boxing team this year,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
CALIFORNIA TEAM
HAS SECRET PRACTICE

PASADENA, Cal. Dec. 27.-Tho
University of California football
squad, which arrived here for its
game New Years day with Ohio
state put in two hours secret prac-
tice on Tournament field, where the
contest will he staged.
.Aftertthe Californians had finished
their practice, the Ohioans took pos
session of the field and likewise
barred spectators.
Both teams will get down to hard
practice Monday, according to their
coaches
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
DE ORC AFTER HOPPE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Alfred de Orc
former worlds champion at three -oush-
ion and pocket billiards, has isued a
challenge to Willie Hoppe, the balh line
tltleholder, to meet him in three
onshion match.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
TID-BITS

turned away to avoid seeing the
poor devil dash out his brains,
Well" continued Hi" do you
know, that guy landed on the rubber
In the street and he bounced and he
bounced. Why. say, that bird bounc-
ed for three days and three nights
and they shot him so he wouldn't
starve to death"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
MosBERG VICTOR.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27,--Sam Mosberg.
who won the worlds Olympic light
weight boxing championship at Ant
werp, received a judges decision here
Saturday night in the second profes,
sional match OF his career, a t0-round
New York boys. Mosberg weighed 1914
and Edwards 1921.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

A decided novelty for Memphis
ring fans will be given Monday night
at the Southern Athletic club when
George Washington Lee, the only
Chinese member of the boxing fra
ternity, will meet Young Jack Demp-
sey, of Memphis, in an eight-round
bout. Lee arrived in Memphis Sat-
urday from New Orleans, where he
has been spending several weeks,
He has boxed several times, and is
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
VAIL BREAKS RECORD.

BAKERSFIELD. Call Dec. 27.-Ira
Vail broke the worlds automobile rae
ing record flor 100 miles on the one
mile dirt track here yesterday in win
ming what was billed as the dirt track
world championship from Roscoe
Sarles and Eddie Hearne,
Wallis time was ISIS and as. The
gornlar record was 1873 10 ESTABLISHED
last year by Eddie HeaTne at Phoenix
Arizona.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
MOORE VS.. LYNCH.

Pal Moore, Memphis bantam
weight, may get crack at the ban
tamweight crown within short
time.
Moore meets Jack Sharkey
Wednesday night in Madison
Square Garden. and If he Anan
give aSharkey FASTING, Pal will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

Rube Zellers, pitcher. and Mick La
longe, catcher, refused reinstatement
by the powers of organized ball, say
they don't care and that they will
stick in the steet leagues. However
the future Of the steel leagues is not
so assured.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
NEVADA WINS.

Nevada defeated the University Of
Hawaii. II to 0, here yesterday Ia the
first football game ever played between
the Honolulu team and an eleven from
the mainland
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

Cleveland hasn't decided the date
for raising it's worlds championship
pennant, but it has decided who the
guest of honor will he. The invita-
ton has been extended to Judge
Lands and accepted By the first
high commissioner.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

Mondays Games-Hodues Field.
Floyd Juniors VS.. Benners, 2:15 pm.
Little Midgets VS.. OBrens, $3.50 D. m.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

said to be one of the cleverest mitt-
wielders in the business.
If Lee is successful in beating
Young Dempsey in their Monday go,
he will be matched with Pal Moore,
Memphis bantam, at the local boxing
club soon.
In addition to the windup, there
will be three other bouts. Billy
Hack will serve as the third man
in the ring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
WE[TERS TO GET
BUSY AND BATTLE
FOR TITLE HONORS
Veteran Jack .Britton Must
Fight to Defend His Laure!s
Bantams Also To Be a Busy
Brigade.
.. BY JACK VEIock,
international News Service Sport

ing Guitor)
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--Don't be
surprised to see the welterweight d.
vision come to the fore in 1921,
Whh prospects for boxing in all
divisions exceptionally bright and
the champions or practically every
class due to defend their titles dur
Ing the early months of the new
Year, close followers of boxing pre-
dict that the welters will 'perk up
for the first time in many a moon.
The prediction is based on the fact
that Jack Britton, king Of the las
Founders, is getting well along in
years and that Benny Leonard, cham
pion of the lightweighta, is ambitious
TO annex the welterweight crown be-
fore he comes to the end of the fis-
tic trail.
Britton will defend his title against
his old time rival, Ted Lewis, in mid
February, The bout will be staged
in Albert hall, London, and will be
over the 20-round route.
Regardless of who wins 1t il ex-
pected that in due time Leonard will
come out with a challenge and should
Benny vault into the welterweight
class other lightweights who find II
difficulty to make 1885 pounds are
expected to follow him.
"Pinkey" Mitchell. Jack Perry, OF
Pittsburgh; Eddie Fitzsimmons, who
is a top heavy lightweight, and o
number of others are prospective
welters of the near future. Ted
Lewis still has a number Of years OF
active campaigning up his sleeve and
Britton, the old master, may surprise
all corners for a while longer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
M. A.; A.
SOCCE R
DESAUSsURE LEAGUE.

Standing of Teams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
Moore VS.. sharkey.

The bantamweigth class, too,
should be productive of plenty of
competition now that Joe Lynch has
annexed the title, Lynch's promise
to meet all Corners was made in ,all
sincerity and he will not have to
pine for opponents.
Two of Lynch's rivals will meet at
Madison Square garden in 15-
round battle next Wednesday night
when Jack Sharkey and Pal Moore,
of Memphis, clash for the right to a
first chance at the new champions
crown,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09
DUE WEST REAL
ESTATE KING IN CITY

E. R. Fowler, better known now as
the real estate king of Due West and
vicinity was an Abbeville visitor to-
day. Mr.. Fowler is the man who en-
gineered the location of the Govern
ment ballistic station in Due West
last week and handled the real es-
tate end of the deal.
Mr.. Fowler states that since the
first of this year he has sold in and
about Due West $264,000 worth of
dirt and houses. Among his more i'm
portant deals was the twenty acres
of high priced, valuable land which
he sold for Mrs. C. E. Todd to the
Woman's College.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09

the wedding garment from his
patron. He carried his belongings
in a bandanna handkerchief, and it
was home, sweet home wherever he
hung up his hat. The educator has
had to battle against the tradition
of the second table tutor and gov
erness.
DR.. Burton's salary smashed all
traditions as far as the presidency
of State university is concerned.
The mere fact it is known he is
getting that salary will undoubtedly
,esct to stiffen the backbones of
'othe" university and college presi-
dents now getting second table
salaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09
FIRST TABLE FOR EDUCATORS

The tradition of the second table
for educators has received another
jolt in the employment of DR.. Mari
on Burton as president of the Uni
versity of Michigan at salary of
$4,000 year. At that salary DR..
Burton wont be compelled to join
the Chautauqua in the summer cir
cult to exc out a living land the
doctor can furnish his board with
choice cuts of meat and early
Florida strawberries.
His prototype, who instructed the
offspring Of the nobleman and the
well-to-do land owner, ate with the
servants, after the noble families
had finished. Like old Ichabod
Crane, he was unable to attend
public function without borrowing