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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.

T New York-W,ld brokers have eased
out Of some cotton last few days
Jung
NV York pry gods buyers insist
ing GA CLAUSE that prices be reduced u
Etuis decline before delivery. expect
steady decline McElroy to G. q 7.
New Orleans steadler than expected
considering less favorable trade advices,
good weather interior and cable report
OF decline uf Sd Ia Egyptians, doubt
IL advance viii hold--Heer.
New York-Wrld letter says don I
advise buying because OF outside con
dtious, however they expect higher
prices and would not sell short No
cotton news, sentiment beIrtsh.--Cleye
&c tttter a Turner
NewYurk - Awaiting market, some
sv8lptrs support for quick moderate
rallies ot general news limiting action
and fluctuations Discount OF futures
under spots holds pressure in check
on the whole disposition is still rather
reacttonary.- lark
New OrlsGuA-Genoral oltside inter
est seems short and tendency is to
sell on bulgeS, but | prefer other side
ON good breaks White to COtter a.
Turner
New York Following lower cables
''ifA' nv ''lFHfA VA lbtal NtAlik AbA AthN %
ton and further scattered realizing 90
Gwathmcy to Foster.
New Orleans. -Advices from the east
ern belt are great amount OF fertil-
iEer has been sold ahead OF the new
crop, purchases being far in excess OF
| those Of last year and this time. Lack
Of fertilizer has been given as one of
the main reasons for recent short crops,
Shepard & Gluck,
New Orleans--Looks like straddle
situation sufficiently reduced for mar
ket to act on regular influences New
York adviees also say that straddle
| support seemed to give out yesterday
in the late trading Clark
New York -Professional market
Liverpool buying, South selling -
| Clark,
New York Cotton goods distinctly
| easier, while federal reserve loans larg
est on record foreshadows either high
er rates or liquidation; whether this is
| expressed in the discounts in July is
| the question; we can not expect a bull
! speculation from outside sources until
change occurs.--S. T, Hubbard to
| Reese.
New Orleans -,Spinners takings fol
week tomorrow likely be bullish will
run against only 1863 900 last year and
$4,000 in 1915; were $4,000 last week
Beer TO Neral
New York,---Cotton goods and yarns
| quiet and easier
New York Local johbers afraid
short side, though dry goods market re.
| port all show easier tone in all lines
Hubbard TO Reese.
Liverpool cables: Manchester firm
but less doing Liverpool lacks snap
very narrow, Difficult to trade.
Temple, Tex, wires; Weather fine
crop preparations under full Roadway
| absolutely no demand for spots: hold.
| ers spots becoming uneasy over situa.
| ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
FANS SURPRISED,

Nashville fans made Hanlon the ia
vorltc and quite a bunch Of fragrant
kale was bet on the Atlanta entry.
They had seen him work In gymnn-
stun, and he had admitted that he was
good. lie cunNded TO his friends and
admirers that he was a headliner, and
that he once stopped Jack Brttton, vel
terweight champion OF the world, The
only way he ever stopped Rritton was
on the street and asked him for a
match. Hanlon appeared cocky and ap.
end II in hurry. And he did But
not the way he had intended.
Mckinney was Immediately surround
ed by hundreds Of fight fans and pro-
nounccd the wonder Of the age, Many
fans satd that he would beat Jack Brit
ton into pulp, II having been an
nounccd that the winner would meet
the weltcr king Dummy won himself
"A home and viii return to Nashville
soon against anybody the promoters
secure
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
AND THEN THE KAYo.

Mckinney started right cross from
ounce ~ his l50 pounds behind H. II
was sock for Your whskcrs. The
wallop caught Hanlon squarely upon
his unprotected jaw and he caved in,
falling TO the canvas like ton Of
brick, striking the boards with his
shoulder, then rolling over and out Of
the arena. Referee John Heracle start
cd counting, but Ianlon was out Of the
ring ami sitting in a spectators lap
looking cock-eyed and dizzy with a
headache that only wallop as Dummy
delivered can give,
Hanlon's seconds rushed over and
found him snoozing peacefully In the
spectators lap, dreaming that someone
had tossed an anvil through the roof
or had hit him with club Doctors
were summoned and Hanlon was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
new ORLEANS RACE
MEETING UNDER WAY

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10 -- The
spring race meeting. under the auspices
of the jefferson Parish Fair association.
opened yesterday at jefferson park
Shrewsbury. with seven races, under
adverse weather conditions, and will
continue daily until March Is.
Fifty-nine Of the SO entries for the
seven races We're scratched, due to the
muddy track, and only two of the seven
races on the program had more than
four horses to start. The feature event.
a mile and quarter handicap had but
three starters, Franklin beating Lively
and Who Cares with ease
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
BRAMER IN CITY,

Harry Bramer, the Kansas City ban
tamweight is in Memphis Thursday on
the way to Hot Springs, where he
planned to take spirited workout late
in the afternoon at the southern A. e.
but is already in the pink of condition
for the skirmish at the Spa.
Bramer is under the management of
Bert Connors, the famous Denver
shrimp and is one Of the topnotch per-
formers in the class. lie has been aft
err n match with Pal Moore for some
time but has been unable to cinch it
for some reason or other,
At the present time he is in conmu-
nication with Nashville promoters. who
seek to stage the battle Bramer land
Connors are willing to 60 through On a
percentage basis, but nothing has been
heard from Pal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
GOTHAM PADDLERs WIN.

GRFENSBIKG, Pa, Feb. l9.-Two
New York swimmers broke the national
\, A. L. 100-yard backstroke record for
women at the Greensburg Y, NJ. c. a,
swimming meet here last night
Miss Eleanor Smith, representing the
Morningside A. c., New York shat
tered the old record of one minute and
q seconds, when she made the distance
IN trial heat in 1925. Miss Ethelda
Bleibtey. Of the Woman's Swimming
association Of New York, beat the rec
ord sat by Miss Smith when she made
the 100 yards in one minute 81 rs
eeconds
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Ole MISS GOES TO
MEET CLARKSDALE

UNIVERSITY, Miss, Feb. 49, tSpl) -
The Ole Miss basketball team journeys
10 Clarksdalei today. where they meet
the fast Y. NJ C. A. team of that place.
Coach sullivan has kept the team at
hard work from the first Of the season
and the team has been steadily improv-
ing ever since, The men who win make
the trip are Capt. Morris Scruggs. J..
Ford, Rape. @ Ford Henderson and
Mcnaniels
The university team took the second
game Of a series from Mlllsaps college
here last night score S. to l6 Ford 8
work at forward and SCruggs' at guard
was excellent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
FOOTBALL RULES
WILL Be CHANGED
Length of Game May Be Reg,
ulated By Number of
Plays Instead of Periods.

BOSTON, Feb. ia proposal to
change the rules of football so the
length of a game will be regulated by
the number of plays instead of by time
of the football rules committee. The
plan, advanced by Harry r. Coffin, a
Harvard graduate, is said to have the
Endorsement of Walter Camp, Percy D.
Haughton and others prominent in the
sport.
The object is to overcome the wide
variation in the number of plays in
contests directed by different officials
and to prevent team which is lead
ing from delaying in order to consume
time.
Mr.. Coffin advocates a 40-play period,
with tries for goal after touchdown,
and penalties for fouls not conted as
plays
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
THERE HE COMES NOW.

MentioninS Wilson also recalls what
happened one week before the Battler
took on the windy performer.
Slick Hermann was enjoying one Of
his most serious moments just previous
TO the introduction Of the participants
in the star event Of the card
His well known cIouuence was at its
very height and he had finished assur-
ing the assembled multitude that this
was to be a real championship affair
In the main bout Of the show" he
hogan In high pitched soprano, Bat
Ting Gahee will meet Cyclone Wilson
Of"
Bang, Bang Bang went volley Of
hrickhats against the front door, pro-
PEELED by squad OF pennness kids, to
whom admission had been denied
The silence that followed was sud
denly broken by witty guy, near the
roof. who Chirprd,
"Oh, oh--there he comes now.
Gahee had been promised the Lang
| ford bout In case he won from Foster
last Monday His victory was estab-
| lished via the technical knockout route
| \ right swing broke Fosters nose in
! the second and thereby rendered him
hOrs dc further ppmh hat
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19


Not particularly strong boost for
Mathewson. late of the Norfolks. The
opening paragraph was sent out oil
Brooklyn on July II, 1900, and tells the
story OF Chris. Mathewson's big league
debut. Who among the group of play
ers who took part in that Giant Brook =
Ign contest OF a score OF years ago
suspected that this tall, handsome but
erratic youngster would develop into
the greatest pitcher of National league
history?
BY an odd twist of baseball fate, the
first National league pitcher that
Mathewson faced was Joe McGinnity,
who later became Mathewson's co-star
on the Giant pitching staff In 1904
and 1905 Mathewson and McGinnity,
working almost alone, carried the
Giants to two championships. We find
that old Iron Man Joe did quite bit
of busting the apple" on the day that
Matty broke in. He cracked out three
of Brooklyns nine hits and scored two
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
CANS COMES BACK.

Another old favoritc returns in the
person Of Young Joe Cans, formerly Of
Lew Goldman's Black Squadron.
Cans Is really one of the greatest
lightweights in the ring, despite the
fact that he depends mainly upon a
remarkable left hand for his results. He
hasn't n finger on his right but is still
able to administer punishment with "A
wicked knuh.
Recently Cans put up a tempting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
LOGAN VS.. RIVERS.

II was announced by the promoters
that Shitty LoganIand Young joe Riv
ers. Of Memphis would fight the wind
up OF next weeks show in Nashville
Logan beat Rivers in Memphis last
Monday night,
These two boys were guaranteed to
put up n great battle. and Nashville
fistic fandom was assured OF fast
mill throughout
Abe Kahakoff. another Memphlan, is
going to be matched in Nashville soon
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

proposition to an Eastern promoter. who
turned it down, however, Joe agreed
to box Benny Leonard 10 rounds with
the stipulation that he would get moth
ing for his end in case of a Knockout
tie was so confident of his class and
ability that he was willing to gamble
heavily with the most consistent knock
out artist that ever held the title.
The promoter was afraid the show
would not draw and refused to accept
the offer
Cans will meet Kid Roux, the South,
ern champion, and recent Conqueror of
Leo Patterson lightweight champion
of the A. E. f.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
First of Series
For Memphis Fans

This is the first of a series Of
articles compiled by AL Munro
Elias, the most famous baseball
statistician in the United States,
He calls it 1.-The Important Games
and Famous Players Series.
Elias has dug deeply into his
baseball library to bring out the
very cream and will present it for
several weeks to the readers of The
News Scimitar.
Frederick G. Lieb. of the New
York sun, is furnishing the de-
scriptions and Elias the figures,
Watch for this most interesting fea-
ture of the early spring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Jimmy Wilde to \
Tackle Mickey
{ Russell ThursdUu

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. 19.-JimmS
Wilde, of England, worlds flyweight
contest in the East tonight against
Mickey Russell. local bantamweight
The Engllshman expects to weigh 1O7
poundh ringside and concede about Il
pounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
KINGS HORSES RACE.

PARIS. Feb. l9--Horses owned by
King Alfonso, Of Spain. appeared on a
Persian track Tuesday, when Roi de
la Laude, racing under the colors Of
the duke of Toledo, one of the kings
titles. was an entry in the last race.
Roi de la Laude was a favorite. hut like
other heavily played horses. failed 10
win. finishing fifth In field Of seNen
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
SPRING TRAINING.

He's a peach in the practice stuff,
A nectarine of the double fluff.
He looks like a Wagner on the job,
A Jackson, Speaker, Ruth or Cobb.
And when he comes up to the bat
Oh, boy, how he can wreck a flat,
But don't ask me of whom | sing
I'm merely training for the spring.
You've got to hand it to him, boy,
He fills my heart with purest joy.
Yes, just like Johnson on the hill
He gayly shoots the pesky pill.
He's got the stuff in seven ways
To startle, shock or to amaze.
But l write Of no certain wing,
I'm merely training for the spring,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Drafted By Reds.

Mathewsons work in 1900 with the
Giants did not impress the Giant man
agement sufficiently to pay the prizes
for Mathewson which was agreed upon
in the event that he made good. Title
to him reverted to the Norfolk club,
and he then was drafted by the Gin
Cinnati Reds. But prior to the 1901
season the Giants experienced a change
Of heart and got Mathewson back from
Cincinnati in a trade for Amos Rusie,
then at the end of a big league rope.
The deal proved the biggest gold-brlc
swap in baseball history, as Rusie was
absolutely valueless to Cincinnati and
Nathews0n. even with seventh place
club, won 20 out of 81 games in 1901.
Cincinnati, however has in a meas
ure avenged itself on the Giants by
getting .Heinie GrOh and Eddie Roush,
the two biggest stars of the Reds, from
the Giants before their worth was real
lied in New York.
Matty was born in Factoryville, Pa.
on Aug. L. 1880, and wasn't quite IS
when he first broke in with the Giants.
He made his first big baseball reputa-
ton at BuCknell, and after that played
with Honosdale, Pa. and Taunton of
the New England league.
In 1900 he started with Norfolk, and
won 81 out of - games MP to the time
| that the Giants purchased him. At
| college Matnewson also was an eXcep-
| tional football player. Playing at full
| back, he kicked three goals against
| Penn sylvania in 1899. at a time when
| the Red and Blue was at the height
of its football glory and Bucknell was
.reSarded as MINOR college,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

Here weekly Of
the TrlSate Driving club
a
A.
mey doubtful
end himself and he forced tackle most Of the time
Arnold Arnold Pahen
w. w. Robinson
candidate Driving treeforan He
by Frank (Dutch) Smons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
MEMPHIS CLEARINGS.
SUGAR

NEW YORK. Feb. l9.-Raw sugar
nominal; centrifugal, lO2S; fine granu-
lated. l5mI6
Sugar futures We're quiet early and
in the absence OF business prices were
unchanged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
GILBERT STOPS sTEARNs.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Feb, 10
Pat Gilbert. Salt Lake lightweight,
knocked out Billy Stearns, Philadelphia,
in the second round Of a scheduled six
round bout here last night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
M. A. A.
Basketball
FRATERNAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of Teams,
Wednesday Nights Results, v W. c. A,

Wednesday Nights Results, " w. C. A.
Columbia Woodmen IS, X. Of c. II.
Ben Hur 2, ~ Dormitory 0 (forfeiD.
A large crowd turned out Wednesday
night at the Y. w. C. A. to witness
the Columbia Woodmep take the meas
ure Of the Knights Of Columbus in the I
first game of the night by the score of
80 to II. Although an exhibition game
was played by the "Y" Dormitory and
the Ben Hurs, the latter won the game
by forfeit because of the "Y' lads Vio-
lation of a rule in regard to players.
Despite the fact that the Knights put
up a stiff fight at times, they were~
apparently no match for their OPP
ponents and the Woodmen had little
trouble in trimming them. The work
Davis of the Knights featured.
Lineup:
X. of c. Position &C. Woodmen
Davis. ........ Forward ..,..... Ray
Streuli. ..... Forward ...... Mitchell
Hippler. ...... Center ...,. .Stansen
Salori. ......,.. Guard ........ Williams
Locordi
Cunt. Guard "a. .Sinclai.
Field goals: Davis 3, Streuli /. Hip
pies /, Ray 8, Mitchell 6, StanseI 2,
Williams /. Foul gial: Mitchell. Ref.
cree: Moore,
Thursday nights games will be played
az the Ben tHur hall by the Minor
league. In the opening game the Vo-
cational second squad will tackle the
Ben Hur seconds. Flying Squadron
and Knights of Columbus second teams
will wind up the program. The games
are free to the public and start at 8
| o'clock. .#. a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19


WlLLAMsoN's
Al Munro Elias istcian,
o the Yanls
library discovered
Williamson homes
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Matty Beaten in
Big, League Debut
BY FREDERICK G. LIEB

when Brooklyn tied the in the fifth inning Capt
Davis Doheny OF the box and substituted Mathewson
late of the Norfoks New York Immediately up the air
and through poor pitching Brooklyn pleased
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
YALE BEATS COLUMBIA.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. l9--Yale
! defeated Columbia 81 to 81 In an in
tersglegiate basketball game here last
night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial. being Sc.
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
ard hid
RANK ETOCkS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19

News
~ f 0''"etS
a is nohn
-. 'olN''7 ~"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Mckinney Knocks
Out Eddie HanlOn
Memphis -rerweight Stops Albanian in One Minute Of
Nashville B, ;0q Show Wednesday Ngh-Right Cross to
Jaw Turns the . * in Record Time
BY ROB PIGUE.


found its mark on iahoh
Albanian dreamland. Hanon hit the floor
his shoulder broken necesStat-
The fight lasted but minute the
knockout being 80 stepping around
McTnneys shot and took Hanlon on the
hit floor rolled and then rolled out Of
the ngsde He knocked foolish
hauled several minutes before
he rnvfya
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
BROOKLYN NATIONALS.

Summary: Earned runs-New York
3, Brooklyn 2, Two-b base hits--Nan Hal
tren Doyle. Smith ?. Demontreville
First on errors--New York /, Brooklyn
?. Left on bases--New York Z, Brook
Ign s. Sacrifice hits-Demontreville 2.
Stolen bases Setback. Grady, Bower
man. Demontreville, Kelley Cross.
Struck out--By Mathewson i, McGinnity
I. First on halls--Off Doheny 4. off
Mathewson 2. McGinnity . Double
play--Dahlen to DAILY. Hit by pitcher
By Doheny /, Msthewson 3, McGinnity
g. Wild pitch-Doheny. Passed balls
Bowerman 2. umpire-Swartwood, Time
--2:3l
Copyright, 1920, by Al Munro Elias
=
(The Gene Demontreville OF the Brook
Ign club Is the same Gene so we'll
known 10 Memphians. He is promi-
nently connected with the Tri-State
Fair association Editors Note)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-19
Met McGraW.

In his third game against st, Louis.
Mathewson met the man under whose
management he was to win his great
est Tenown-rJohi j. McGraw, who then
played third base for the Cardinals.
In the same game Matty also got his
first peep at Dan Mccain, who later
played first base on the Giant cham
pions of 1904 and 1905.
1t was not until Sept. 13, 1900 that
George Davis selected Matty to start
n game f." his New York taileiders,
Opposing the Cubs, the big fellow lost
well-ptched game by a score of 6
to 5. Only six hits We're made off him
and he walked only three men, strik-
ing out five of the Chicagoans. But
five Giant errors-tWo each by Frank
Bowermau and Jack Doyle and one by
Charley Hickman, upset the applicant
and lost the game for the rookie. Cum
ningham was the Cub pitcher who OPP
posed Matty in his first complete nine
inning game. The Giants got to him
for nine hits, Matty getting a double.
OF Mathewsons first full nine-lnmng
game w read that "a tumble by Doyle
in the first inning was responsible for
at least two runs. Mathewson pitched
a splendid game and deserved to win.
A base hit on several occasions would
lave won the game for New York"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-08-06
DC b. WiIIiam.on.

The Rev. Dr. c. Ii. Williamson. Of
Memphis. Tenn, preached Al the n
r. Church South last Sunday evening
20 a large congregation His subject
was the One Talent Man He argued
that the world can not afford TO let
the one talent man fail and his treat
ment OF the subject made very in
ts.reSting and impressive sermon IL
Was practical and timely. dealing with
one OF the greatest problems now con-
fronting the world He pleaded for
conditions that win uplift the one tall
1T man and thereby make the entire
social structure Of the world more
secure
Dr. Williamson = pastor Of the Yrs.
Presbyterian Church al Memphis.
where he has lived a dozen years or
more. He is very prominent in church
circles and community work. having
wen his distinction by earnest and
effective efforts to help mankind TX
ceps for stop-Over Of one day last
year this is his first visit in several
years TO his sathsr-in-lAw. Judge R
I. Burns Many friends sre here yet
who lived IN LouiSa when Mr. VIII
hanson was pastor OF a local church
They are interested IN his SOeeeSs and
are always glad 70 Sc him
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-08-06

the sword should be beaten into the
plowshsre. the spear into the pruning
hook. and nations should learn the
arts OF war no more has supported
the confidence of myriads of people in,
the moral government of the universe
For us to abandon that faith and
accept the conclusion of such men a.
Bernhard. that war is the normal
state of life. not only for beasts bur
men" would be to plunge the human
race into the midnight Of despair
1t is a conclusion to be resisted.
tooth and nail Each individual owes
il to himself and to the mass to re-
fuse. by an invincible effort of his win.
when his reason fails him. a verdict
so hideous and fatal
Let that verdict once be generally
accepted: let the myriads of human
beings calmly and finally decide that
wars are inevitable and must keep re-
curing until the sun grows cold and
the stars are old and the leaves of the
Judgment book unroll. and human life
would become as intoierabIe as in
jungle.
To fight that conclusion Of his own
thinking and to help TO night it as the
philosophy of humanity is the supreme
and holy duty of each and aIlACIn-
cinnati Enquirer.
The League OF Nations is the great
est movement ever promulgated 10 re-
sist wars
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-08-06
THE WAR SPIRIT
MUST BE FOUGHT

Prevailing estimates of the number
Of wars now going on in the world
range widely. from ten to twenty. and
even more.
To choose the smaller number. as
being closest to the mark. is not to
mitigate the horror very much. One
cannot but imagine that the windows
Of he'll must rattle with the laughter
OF devils when they remind each other
that the last and greatest of wars was
fought ito stop all wars What
fools these mortaIs be-
Ii is terrible 10 think of the actual
circumstances of these wars. The
destruction OF property. of life. Of joy.
Of hope: the utter misery OF millions
and millions OF men. of women and OF
little children
But there is something still more
terrible than this, which is, to reflect
upon the possibility of the human race
abandoning all its cherished hopes OF
a universal and eternal peace That
hope has sustained the courage and
the faith OF many generations. The
firm belief that some true or other