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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
N. A. A. CHAMPS
MAY MEET BIC
WESTERN CLUBS
Recreation Commission Of st.
Louis Communicates With
Billy Hack Relative to
Project.
BY BOB WHITE

Baseball Director Billy Haack. OF the
Mcmphis Associated Amateurs. has re-
celNed a communication from the reeve
ation commission at st Louis. Offering
me Memphis amateur baseball cham
plons the right to compete with Chicago
Omaha and st. Louis in n series Of
games for the Mid-Western Municipal
baseball championship The contest win
VIII take place at st. Louis the latter
part OF September or the first part OF
october. Decision viii be made next
week
The chances OF the various pennant
winning teams are now beginning to
take on serious aspect from the con
tending side. Heretofore very little
credit has been given the chances Of
the various pennant winners against
the Liberty league champions Time
Changeth all things however. and the
Liberty league, after having been hit
hard by loss Of players to various pro-
fesslonal clubs in Arkansas, Tennes-
see, and the Delta league, will have
their hands full to tame the other
clubs who are affiliated with the Mem
phts Associated Amateurs and will go
to bat against the Liberty league
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
REDS DIVIDE A PAIR.

BOSTON. Mass, Aug. 11.--Boston and
Cincinnati divided a double header yes
terday, the home team winning the
first game, 4 to 3, in IL innings, while
the visitors took the second, a free-for-
all affair. 10 to 10. three pitchers being
used by each side. Ruether was elected
from the first game for disputing de-
cisions on balls and strikes.
Watson made II five straight victories
in winning the first game which was
decided after two were out In the 18th
by successive doubles by Boeckel and
Ford.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
TRACK IN BAD SHAPE
FOR CIRCUIT RACES

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 11..-.Six races
were on today's Grand circuit program
whether the full card would be decided
The heavy rains which made postpone
ment necessary yesterday and Mon
day left the track in bad condition.
The American Sportsman threc-year-
old pace in which Rifle Grenade, cham
pion juvenile PAGER, was TO start with
seven others, was the feature of the
program. Other events on the card
were the 204 pace, two divisions of
the 2:1l trot and two divisions OF the
90 trot
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
TUNICA vs.. DYERSBURC
IN SIX-GAME SERIES

TCNlCA, Miss, Aug. 11.-Tunca
Dyersburg team at Tunica three games,
Thursday Aug. 70; Friday, 10; Satur-
day, IA, and will play at Dyersburg
Monday. Aug. 16, Tuesday, II, and
Wednesday. II.
Tunica has team picked from the
and expects TO give the Dycrsburg
team the surprise OF their l!e On ali
six games. We have not Under-esti-
mated their strength and you can rest
assured that they will i<now they nave
been to a hall game when de- net US
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
MEMPH1ANs FOR YANKs,

Memphis fans are pulling for the New
York Yanks to win this seasons PEN
nant in the American league for two
reasons.
Muddy Ruel and Sam Wick, two for
mer Tribesmen and a pair of the most
popular ball players ever wearing the
war paint OF the Tribe, are prominent
members OF the Yankee outfit, and If
the New Workers. cop the American
league pennant, these boys will get
large and luscious slice of worlds Sc
ries kale.
Southern league fans in the main are
for Cleveland owing to the fact that
Iris Speaker, chief OF the Cleveland
Tribe, is Texas boy and a former
Southern Lacquer.
AS things are shaping up day after
day neither the Indians or Yanks may
cash in with the flag for the Chicago
White Sex are looming up in the off
ing and unless they blow up in short
time, it's going to be one grand merry
scramble for the a. l.. pennant before
the season closes.
SO long as Joe Jackson. Eddie Col
Tins, Happy Felsch and others of their
stripe remain in action so long as
Eddie Cicotte. Claude Williams. Dick
Kerr and Urban Faber are going good.
the Pale Hose are not out of it. Not
by little brown jugful.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
DOGk Had NO-Hit
Game If He Had
Covered First

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 11.-Doak. by
his failure to cover first base on VIII
liams' smash between Hornsby and
Fourier in the seventh inning. robbed
himself OF no-hit game in yesterday s
5 to l ST. Louis victory over Phla-
delphia Hornsby stopped the ball and
could easily have retired Williams at
first base.
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in South Memphis Reports have il
that they are bunch Of hard hitters.
Whether they will ne able to slash
the bali against possibly better pitch
ing than they have been receiving -
the problem which makes their cham
ponship chances the harder to figure.
They viii he in there fighting through
out which means something at any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
POLISH ATHLETES TO
PASS UP OLYMPIC

ANTWERP, Aug. 1l,-Definite an
nouncement that Poland will not partlc-
ipate in the Olympic games has, been
made. The Belgian olympic committee
has received telegram from Polish
authorities, saying that because of the
serious military situation the young
men of the country are flocking to the
front and that the Polish athletes re-
fuse to quit the service Of the nation
in time of peril
The American rowing shells were
taken Yesterday to Marty, where the
rowing events are to be held, and 1t is
expected they viii be in the water for
practice today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
THE SHAME OF IT.

When the officials of the Atlanta
baseball club had Roy Harper Little
Rock outfelder, arrested Just before
Tuesdays double header in Atlanta. for
malicious mischief" it was one OF
the smallest tricks that has been re-
sorted to in a long time in an effort
to give one club the edge on the
other.
Atlanta is trying hard to overcome
Little Rock in the pennant hunt.
Harper Is one Of the leading hltters
in the Southern league. on Monday
when II was raining. Harper and sew
eral other players got out on the field
and tried to act funny. During the
course OF the fun making, Harper
stepped out on the tarpaulin that Gov
cred the diamond. The Atlanta club
officials claimed he ruined the cover
ing with his spikes. and insisted that
Manager Elberfed buy another which
the Kid refused to do.
Harper was not arrested then, but
the next day shortly after noon and
just before the double header was
scheduled to start, making it necessary
for the Little Rockers to start the first
game without the services of one Of
their star sluggers. The Crackers won
the first game.
Harper got back in time to play in
the second affair, which the Travellers
won.
There Is a sad lack OF sportsmanship
among some club owners in the South
Il
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
CHICKS DONATE
TWO GAMES TO
MOBILE BEARS
Dazzy Vance Yields First,
While Tiny Goodbred De-
Iivers the Second Affair on
a Silver Platter.

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 11.--Mobile won
both games Of a double-header from
Memphis here yesterday, to 2 and
3 to 2. Sigman pitched fine ball in
the first game, while Mobile hit Vance
freely. Goodbred outpitched Lukonovic
in the sixth, but Tutweilers double
was followed by Ponds single in the
Score;
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
BROKE ARM JUNE %.

Chief Lewis has been nursing brok-
en- arm since June %. upon which date
he was struck on the right forearm by
Clyde Barfoot, New Orleans right-hand-
ed pitcher. Jack was hit in the first
inning, but it was not thought that the
arm was broken. However, an A-ray
revealed the fact that tho arm had
been broken about an inch above the
wrist.
Lewis Immediately went under the
care of a physician, the broken arm was
set and Jack started the long walt I'M
til the bones could knit. Lewis re-
moved the spints several days ago, and
has been throwing with his right arm
steadily for the past 10 days. He says
the wing feels as good as new, and
that he is anticipating no further trou-
BILE. with it.
The return OF Lewis to the lineup
should strengthen the Chicks, for they
have missed Jack quite lot out there
around the middle satchel. Blades did
the best he could. but it is a fact that
he is not cut out for an infielder. he
would serve better in the outfield, for
he has proved beyond question that
he is not fitted for the first line OF de-
Tense Blades fields a ground ball in a
way that causes him to make flocK
Of errors. His boots have been respon-
sible for quite a, few losses OF the
Chicks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
STRIKER TO SANToNE.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Aug. II. &C., Roger
Bresnahan, president OF the Toledo
club Of the American association, an
nounced yesterday the release Of Pitcher
Sterling Stryker, who came here last
spring from the New York Nationals.
He goes to San Antonio in the Texas
league. ,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
MEMPHIS.

Summary Two-base hits Sigman
Mullen, Mulvery, Carroll, Bischoff.
Stolen base-Bischoff. Pitching record
III hits, 4 runs off Vance in 2-3 in
nings; no runs no hits off Nemitz in
no innings. Struck out-By Vance 8.
by Marshall 2. Bases on balls-Off
Vance 8, off Nemitz L off Marshall |,
off Sigman 3. Passed ball-Bischoff
Wild pitch-Vance. Left on bases-Mo-
bile 10, Memphis 6. Time-1:55. I'M
pires-Roth and Williams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
1.-TWO out when winning run scored.

Summary: Home run-Carroll. Three
base hit-Carroll. Two-base hits-Tut-
weller Bischoff. Stolen bases--McMil
Ian, MGlvey, Blades. Sacrifice hits-Al-
len, Mullen, Lukonovic. Struck out -
By Lukonovic 2. by Goodbred 8. Bases
on balls-Off Lukonovic 3, off Goodbred
s. Passed ball-Bischoff Hit by
pitched ball-By Goodbred (Mullen).
Left on bases-Mobile 7, Memphis 8,
Time-2 hours. Umpires-Williams and
Roth.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
TRIBE ON EVEN TERMS.

The Chicks went out Tuesday and
proceeded to drop both ends Of dou-
BILE bill to the Mobile Bears, putting
the Tribe back at 500, where they have
been practically for two months.
The Chicks were leading the process
sion for "a long time, but when they
went into a slump they went down like
the Titanic and have since been unable
to regain an even keel. They have
been wobbly and unsteady and abso-
lutely unable to get started again with
one of the drives that kept them out
in front for long. time.
The pitching staff the Tribe is pay
ing at present looks good on paper,
and there's no reason why such hurl--
ers as Dazzy Vance, Oscar Tuero and
Rube Marshall should not be winning
a majority Of their games.
The injury Of Lewis at a critical time
is one reason the Chicks have been
unable to stage a comeback: Now with
Jack due to get back in the game on
Thursday, the Tribe should be able to
get back. and show a little class.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
MASON STOPS M'GoVERN

LEXINGTON. Ky. Aug. Frankie
Mason, Fort Wayne Ind, claimant Of
the flyweight championship title,
knocked out Artie MCGOverp. Louisville
flvweight in the sixth round Of a
scheduled 21-round bout here list night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
ALL RECORDS BROKEN

All previous attendance records for
the Southern league have been broken
stood that the Sunland major has even
outdrawn its elder brother, the Amer
lean association, a class IA oFgani-
cation.
The attendance has been good in
practically every city except Nashville
and Chattanooga, and had these two
cities been up in the race they would
have attracted the fans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
OF CoURSEl

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. li--R Norris
Williams II and William n, Johnston,
matches in the singles play in the an
nual Newport Casino lawn tennis tour
nament yesterday, but the third mem
her of the team in competition, c. f.
Garland went down in straight sets
Washburn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN AssoCIATIoN.
WHERE THEY PLAY.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Memphis at Mobile.
Nashville at New Orleans.
Little Rock at Atlanta, two games.
Chattanooga at Birmingham.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
BANKERS LEAGUE.
StandInq Of Clubs

standing OF CLUBS
Union and Planters ....,12 l. 1923
North Memphis Bank ...6 6 800
Bank of Commerce .....3 10 .23l
Tuesdays Results-Hodges Field.
Union and Planters 7, Bank of Com
merce 3.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
Chief Jack Lewis Returns
To Chick Lineup Thursday
Will Play Second Base for Tribe in Opener With Pels at
Russwood-Tribe Again Even Terms of .5oo-Flag
Chances Are Gone.
BY BOB PIGUE.

1880 HIEF JACK LEWIS of the Chicks is going to return
80 the lineup of the Tribe Thursday when the locals
BA return Memphis for four games Russwood Jack
60 will his position at second base and will also
- field captain. Polly McLarry, Chick door
keeper serving in the role of field general since Lewis
has Ray Blades who has been playing the middle
cushion since Lewis has been the missing list will be ree-
gated the bench, be used in pinch hitting and utility
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
NATIONAL LEAGuE.

st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at New York.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

New York at Cleveland.
Boston at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Chicago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11

Memphis has had a fine year, and
when the final tabulation Is made. it
is almost a certain fact that the Chicks
Will have attracted about as many fans
as any city in the league.
The Atlanta Crackers are playing to
full parks every day. The attendance
at Birmingham is also good
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11
GOOD. BYE, REMNANT.

AS far as this seasons pennant is
concerned, the Chicks are out of it un-
less a miracle happens, and the days
of miracles are past.
With such strong teams as Little
Rock, Atlanta, Birmingham and New
Orleans out in front. it is almost a
physical impossibility for the Tribe to
overhaul any of the big four.
1t would require a slump on the part
of all four teams. and none of them
are at present showing any signs of
cracking. They are all about holding
their own. while the second division
teams are sliding UP and down, win
ing about stationary
=
There is no legitimate reason why
the Tribe failed to cash in this sea-
son, for they had the material. Where
the fault lies Is difficult to say, but
it's a cinch that somebody Is to
blame.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11

club owners will go in an effort to get
the edge on an opponent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-11

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Toledo I. Milwaukee o..
At Louisville d. Mi ncapOlg
At Indianapolis 8, ka0sa. city -
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There Is sad lack OF craftsmanship
among some club owners in the South
ern league. The above incident is a
fair sample OF the limit To which some
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Si:.O3S RAISED TO DATE.

Leon A. Sprague, acting chairman of the drive for the new home for crippled children. this afternoon re- ported a total of $12,0SS.o0 to date. This is not quite one-half of the $26,- 900 which is New Britains quota, but as there are q number of team captains yet to be heard from, this figure will probabl be exceeded by Thursday evening at which time the campaign will be brought to a close. F. A. Moore, one of the team cap tains, will give q dinner Thursday evening at the New Britain club to all the workers in the campaign.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
CITY ITEMS.

Engine Company No. . Was called out this afternoon to eNting4ish a fire in a trolley car at the center. The insulation wiring on the toou of the car was damaged. ',;
 Frank E. Cox of 2S Tl.lnitN street, is slightly improved from his- attack of influenza. --:..ttr :-..
 Rev. G. l.. Pihl pastor tue. SWed- lsh Bethany church, is contined to his home on Franklin Square~Mith- an at tack Of influenza --..4A .. -
 \ son was born today in the New Britain General hospital to MT. and Mrs. Otto Water, of 2l1 Bassett street.
 The Elks' fair committee has de cided to conduct matinee for the children of the city on Saturday aft ernoon and d program of particular interest to the little folks is being ar ranged.
 Officers will be installed at the meeting of Court Columbia, D. of C., 10 be held this evening.
 The meeting of the Children s Home committee which was to have been held tonight has been postponed until Thursday evening.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
PLAN MEMORIAL
Would Have Unidentified British Sol dicr Brought From France for
 Burial in Wcstminister.

London. Feb. 10.-Proposal that the body of an unidentified soldier be transferred from France and given burial with due ponrp and ceremony in Westminster Abbey as a memorial t.D Britains dead was voiced in the house of commons when Colonel W. ". Ashley. a unionist member asked whether the government would do this Andrew Bonar Law, Lord PriVy seal, in reply said:
 In my opinion the feeling on this question. with which not only the gov eTnment but the whole nation deep lN sympathiZes, is carried out in more expressive way by the decision 10 reproduce in a permanent form the rcnotaph in Whitehall. which as it's name implies, is a memorial to all those citizens of the empire, of every
 creed and rank, who gave their lives for their country"
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Mrs. RheinhOld K. kob>.

Mrs. Annie klass kobs, wife of Rheinh hold -Kobs of 46 Olive street, died last night at her home. She was 46 years old, and was d native of Germany. She came to this country when very young, and located with her parents in Collinsville. She has been resident of this city for a num- Der of years. She leaves three daugh ters, Mrs Joseph Burgess. Misses Anna and F'reida kobS; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Irving. of Wasaka. Minn.. and Miss Catherine kloss of California; and a brother in Ger many The funeral will be held Fri day afternoon at I go o'clock from her late residence and at St. Johns German Lutheran church at o'clock. Rev. M. w. Gaudian will oiiiciate and the body will be taken to Collins Nille for bur:al.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
CLUB RE-ELECTs OFFICERS.

The Shuttle Meadow Country club held it's annual meeting Monday aft ernoon and elected the same officers and board of directors for the follow ing year.
 Isador Fish, the steward of the club. has resigned. the resignation to take effect March 1. Mir. Fish's successor has not been selected.
 Val Flood, an all around athlete, will take the place of James Norton as the professional instructor Of golf Mi. Flood will also instruct in boxing. He is expected to report at the club to- morrow
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
DEPLORES RESULTS
 FROM RUSSIAN REDS
Winston Churchill Thinks Nothing Can Develop From Present
 Situation There

Sunderland. Eng. Feb. l0.--Win- ston Churchill British secretary of state for war. declared in an address he delivered here that while no one can tell what will emerge from Rus Sia '.it will be something very menac- i2g to civilization and especially dan Serous to the British empre."
 ''BolsheTist fanatics are determined {" destroy civilization, democrat par liaments, and the liberties of free peoples" declared the minister.
 Europe and Asia are in d deSper- ate condition. The Allies may aban- don Russia but Russia will not abandon them. The ghost of the bear will cross the snows and menace them.
 Asia Minor Trouble
 NOW forces are springinS up in Asia Minor, and if Russian Bolshe- vlsm and Turkish Mohamedanism should join hands the situation for Great Britain would be grave. Kol- chalk and Denikine have protected British interests in the past. but the a7rmies of Kolchak are almost gone, the armies of Denikine are in jeop- ardy and if they were to disappear serious danger would immediately arise.
 Ut is possible that there may be d combination between Kaiser militar- ism and German Bolshevism to de stroy the German republic. We must ,ee that that does not happen. We are continually being told that we should not trade with Germany again, but how are we to get our indem- mites unless we trade with her? France and America are taking all steps to trade with Germany and We should not be called on to stand sside.'
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
VETO DIDN'T VETO.

Proving that there is nothing in a name, Veto Amara willingly signed his 2O-year- old daughters application for d marriage permit this morning. The daughter. Miss Rose. is to marry Galliano Lazzerino, aged A years, of 65 Cleveland street, but before the permit could be granted the girl was obliged to secure the consent of her father Instead of vetoing, Veto signed the paper and the. license was issued.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

criminals.
 This lis; Is in the course of compila ton and it is expected it will soon be ready for publication and delivery. It will contain specific indictments based upon alleged authenticated materials which is on file in the German ar chives. It was stated tonight Ger many, however. would not demand eHtradition of the men named in it's indictment :. -
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
NEW "ELC" CASES.

New cases ot influenza reported to- day increased the number to t.112. No new developments have been reported and today's increase having been un- usually low. optimism is the watch word of physicians and officials of. the board of health. With the breaking of roads. doctors and nurses are naii- ing their rounds much more easily today
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Miss I7lOrcnce Olson.

The funeral of Miss Florence ol son of BerkleN Place. Elm Hill will be held tomorrow afternoon. \ spe- cal trolley ear will leave the center at 1:30 o'clock. Services will be con ducted at o'clock at her late resi- dence and at o'clock at the Erwin AIortuary chapel in Fairview ceme- tel.y. Rev. Dr. :. c. Ohmun will of nciate.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Y. W. (. \. BASKETBALL.

There will be two basketball games at the '. W. C. A. tomorrow evening at s o'clock, in the City Industrial Athletic league. The Stanley Works girls will play the girls from the New Britain Machine and the girls teams from P. & F. Corbins and Russell X; Erwins will clash in the second game Dancing will follow the games until 1 o oclock
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Mrs. IsibeI BeImOnt<..

Mrs. Isabel Belmonte, widow of the late Julian Belmonte, died this morn ing at her home, 271 Clark street. She was 64 years old. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Graci and Mrs. Annie Bananas; and three sons, James and Joseph, of New York, and Rocco of this city. The funeral ar engagements have been held up pend ing the arrival of the sons from New York.