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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
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ROUND
WITH BILLY HACK

One day my telephone rang and a
promoter at Someryile, Tenn, want
ed to know If I had a heavyweight
boxer on hand. | told him l did not
and that the largest 1 had was
Dummy Mckinney, who weighed 145
pounds.
He said the Dummy would never
do, as they had man out there who
was knocking a man out each night.
/ asked him how big his man was.
He said he weighed 142 pounds.
That's all right" I replied. DUN
my can attend to him.
But he said he didn't want me to
bring Dummy, for he desired some
one that would sure kill this man
killer l told him he'd be accommo-
dated.
We finally agreed to accept $50 and
the Dummy and l embarked for
Somerville. We were met by a dele
CATION of about 20 fight fans when
we arrived and after looking Dummy
over they said they felt sorry for him,
but 1 gave them some money to bet
for me on the Dummy.
Then / went up to look the man
killer over.
He was a tough looking bird with
| two tin ears that made him look bad.
but he was travelling with a carnival
and l knew he was knocking out
setups who were following the show.
They had advertised the fight with
hand bills on which the fighters pic
ture was printed, along with the fol-
lowing lines:
Bring on Jess Willard. l will stop
him in one round"
Well, the fight was held in tent
The ring was 1OX10, built about five
feet off the ground on 2x4's. 1t shook
when the fighters entered.
The battle started.
The Dummy wasted no time in
| getting started and knocked the al
legged man killer down four times in
the first round and gave him an aw-
full beating.
Those Somerville fight fans were
so happy that they took up collec-
ton for Dummy.
Then they all climbed into the ring
to shake hands with him. The ring
collapsed. and everybody went down
together in one big pile. No one was
| injured, and it sure was a comical
sight to witness.
The man-killer did not show any
more in SomerVille.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
BUCK HERZOG AND
HENDRIX MAY co
Waivers Believed to Have
Been Asked on Players
Mentioned in Scandal.
by International News service.)

(By international News Service.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.--Officials of the
Cubs refused to discuss reports to-
day that waivers had been asked on
Pitcher Claude Hendrix and Second
Baseman Buck" Herzog. Both play
ers had been mentioned in connec-
ton with the recent gambling scan
dal
Hendrix had been slated to pitch
the game with Philadelphia on Aug.
81, on which it was alleged gamblers
had been advised to bet on Philadel-
phia to win. He was supplanted by
Grover Alexander when Cubs officials
heard rumors that the game was
fixed and has not appeared on the
mound for the Cubs since. Investi-
cation, however, failed to reveal any
evidence duplicating Hendrix in dis
honest playing.
Herzog was accused by "Rube"
Benton, pitcher of the New York
Giants. of having offered a bride of
$500 to throw" a game. He was
exonerated by President Heydler of
the National league.
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HEINE's PLAN,

The plan of Jules Heinemann, of
New Orleans, to pool the receipts of
the eight clubs of the league and
then divide the spells will be offered
by the New Orleans president, but
after putting our listener to the
ground there comes the feeling that
Heine's plan is going to die mis-
cradle death, for the very excellent
reason that it is not feasible, &C
cording to several of Heinemann's
fellow magnates, who predict that it
will be defeated when it comes up
before the meeting.
That the waiver price will be
raised to some extent even il
not to the proposed $3.50 is as
sured, for it is a fact that $500
is entirely too low figure for a
class A player. Bob Allen, of
Little Rock, is expected to offer
motion looking toward the
raising of the waiver price.
The baseball gambling situation
will come up briefly when law that
was framed at the National Associa-
ton of Professional Baseball Leagues
in Kansas City last month will be
offered the clubowners. who will be
requested to make an effort to get
the legislatures of their respective
states to adopt it for the good of
baseball and in order to keep it
clean. The law as drawn carries a
fine and Imprisonment for any play
er or gamblers guilty Of betting on
ball games.
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SPLITTER MAY RETURN.

The spitball. which was outlawed
in the Southern some time ago, may
come back to the extent of permit
ting spitball pitchers at present on
the rosters of the clubs in the Sun
land major to finish out their ca
reers, at the same time keeping the
bars up for any newcomers who use
the damp delivery. Red Torkelson,
of the New Orleans pitching staff
has been agitating the proposition,
and it is believed that President
Heinemann of the New Orleans club
will offer a motion looking toward
the partial raising, of the ban on the
delivery in the Southern.
That the salary limit, which is at
present $4,000, will be raised to $1,000,
is already assured. This was agreed
upon at the annual meeting of the
national association when all class A
leagues decided to elevate the salary
limit 90 per cent. 1t will be adopted
at the fall meeting here and go into
effect for the 1921 campaign, giving
the club owners time to line up more
costly talent than heretofore.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04

until a few months ago. has
proved an apt student at the box
ing game, and in the bouts he
has engaged in up to this time
he has convinced old-time ring
followers that he has the max
ings of a champion If he will stick
to the game and will adhere to
the strict training rules which are
required OF all fighters who ever
get anywhere.
Roth is counting on going TO the
top in the boxing game. and is con-
fident he will be able TO realize his
ambition to reach the heights. He
has the markings of star, which in
cludes the ability to punch with either
hand and a world Of courage.
Battling Burgess is another, oftfhe
local fistic colony who Is certain 10
travel far on the fistiana highway.
Burgess weighs slightly over 1870
pounds, and 1913 of this Is heart. He
is the personification of gameness,
and has never yet shown that there's
any fear in his makeup. He showed
that he possessed lion heart when
he fought Roth a while back Bur-
CESS sustained a broken rib in the
early rounds Of the fight, but he re-
manned the distance despite the fact
that he was in terrible pain. He re-
fused to quit and went on through
the eight sessions. He lost the de-
cision, but was cheered to the echo
for his gameness.
Burgess is OF the slugger type, who
possesses a kick in either glove. He's
fired with the ambition to succeed, is
clean liver, and Is determined to
make good in the ring.
It's going to be difficult matter
to keep these two youngsters from
climbing the ladder of success.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
MODIFICATION Of
BETTING SYSTEM
Will Be Made in New Orleans
So as to Keep Racing
Within the Law.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 4.-Modifi-
cation of the betting system used at
the jefferson parish track and an
nounced by attorneys for the Bust
ness Mems Racing association that
the scheduled meeting at the fair
grounds track would he conducted so
that betting methods would be with
in the law" featured the days devel-
opments in the racing situation here.
Apprehension that the winter rae
ing here would be either interrupted
yor discontinued was expressed by
many racing authorities Thursday,
when the district attorney elect, Of
New Orleans parish, announced he
considered the system at Jefferson In
violation of state laws regulating
wagering
The change makers men, who
handle bets for the professional
layers" keep track Of amounts bet
and make change for the betters,
were missing at jefferson.
Four hundred thoroughbreds from
Maryland arrived here late Thursday
and were quartered at the fair
grounds, to be raced during the
meeting which officials of the Bust
ness Mems association stated would
be started January /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
WRESTLING MATCH
ENDS IN BIG RIOT

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.--Patrons of a
wrestling match between William
Demetral, the Greek demon" and
Jack Linow, billed as the Russian
Lion" staged HAY market riot"
which drew scores of police to the
Hay Market theater, when Referee
John Myers gave a draw decision at
midnight last night, stopping the
match.
Scenery, box curtains, foot lights
and other decorations were torn
down and smashed by the audience
which clamored against the hating
of a finish" match by a draw de-
cision. Members of a burlesque
chorus who had remained to watch
the wrestling, barricaded themselves
in their dressing rooms as the crowd
surged onto the stage, kicking holes
through the scenery. The few po-
licemen present at the bout were
powerless until reserves arrived and
swept the rioters out into the
streetS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04

Jim Jeffries. veteran tackle of the
Central high school football team,
was named captain Of the Green and
Gold eleven at the annual meeting of
the team held late Friday in the
gymnasium of the school. Sixteen
members of the squad were awarded
letters for their excellent work dur
ing the season that just closed.
Jeffries has just completed his
third year as a member of the Green
and Gold team and the season of
1920 was the best of his entire ca
reer. His work during the 1920 cam
paign was very brilliant, and he
proved that he was one of the lead
ing linemen of the city.
That the Green and Gold will pros
per under the guiding hand of Jim
Jeffries, who is well qualified for the
important assignment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04

Kid Pancho is not known in Mem
phis save by reputation, but he
brings a bag of clippings from the
Pacific coast, where he has been
fighting. showing that he has won
IS out of his past So engagements
and that he has flattened nine out OF
the past 10 opponents. Any boxer
with such a record is bound to pos
sess quite a large slice of fistlc class,
and the indications are that Bobby
Hughes. who put up such an excel
lent exhibition last Monday night,
will have to cut loose all his seserve
stock of fistic wares In order to get
the decision over the lad from the
Golden West.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
STUBS TO CAPTAIN
PLAINSMEN in ri

AUBURN. Ala, Dec. 4.--Francis
Stubs, Georgian, quarterback on
the 1920 football team of Alabama
Polytechnic institute, was last night
elected captain OF the 1921 eleven af-
ter a spirited contest with Gene Ca
ton, center, runner-up and who will
alternate the position with Stubbs
next year. Announcement of the
election came during the annual ban
quet to the team at which time the
coveted "a" was awarded 10 members
of the team.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
DeSaussure League.

The Saturday afternoon soccorites
will have an opportunity to see tbo
coming stars for Memphis in
double-header this afternoon at
Hodges field when the Benners meet
the Floyd Juniors at 2:15 and the
Little Midgets meet the O'Brinn
juniors at $3.50, Bob and Ed Bishon
Will coach and referee these two
games each Saturday afternoon and
the NJ. A. A. have been lucky IN
nave obtained such men as these 10
speed up these youngsters. as tbev
VIII encourage them and train them
with the fine points of the game.
All games are free.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04


From the eight corners of the
league there has come reports that
several magnates have propositions
in their system for adoption or re-
lection. Here's a partial list of the
matters which are due to come up
for consideration at the approaching
meeting:
The Heineffnann plan for pooling
the receipts of the league and di-
viding them into equal parts at the
end of the season.
The raising of the waiver price
from $400 to $3.50.
The baseball gambling situation
and action to be taken on keeping
the league free from faint.
The election Of officers for the en-
suing year.
The proposition of playing an in
terleague series with the Texas
league, now class A organization.
The status of athletes who jumped
Southern league clubs to play with
outlaw outfits.
Discussion of how the Southern
feels about entering into an alli-
ance with the major leagues as for
merly existed before the break some
time ago.
The spitball, and the proposition of
giving all present spitball pitchers
of the league a chance to use the
wet delivery until they wear out, at
the same time preventing any new
Corners from using it.
Raising the salary limit from $4,000
to $4,000.
There will be other matters of
equal Importance to come up before
the assembled club owners for GUS
sion and discussion, and the outlook
is for quite a torrid meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
Willingham League.

At Russwood park the first game
will see the O'Briens and Manager
Finlay's Dhnglers in a real fast game,
as the last meeting of these teams
the O'Briens were defeated / to 0
and both teams have been practicing
hard for this game. A win for the
O'Briens will tie them with the
DANGERS and the league race will
be more even as the DANGERS have
not met with defeat this whole sea-
son. Manager Best claims Sundays
game.
The second game will see the Kick
ers managed by Werner with Happy
O'Callahan's Y. NJ. l. No. 2, and a
win for the Kickers- will tie them
with the Y. NJ. I. for third position.
1t might be well to mention that
these two leagues are the fastest
leagues ever formed in Memphis and
every year it seems to get faster, and
as soccer has taken great place for
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
ROPER STOPS SAMSON.

BALTIMORE, Dec. Capt. Bob
Roper won his bout with X. o. Sam
son in the first round of the Fifth
regiment armory here last night.
Samson was floored for the count of
nine, a minute after the fight had
begun. On the second Touchdown
he was on his feet at the count of
nine, but his seconds tossed the towel
into the ring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
PROMISING BOYS.

The two most promising lads of the
local colony of Memphis boys who
have started their boxing careers are
Kid Roth and Battling Burgess.
There's little to choose be-
tween this pair, as both are at
the top among local glovesters.
Roth, who never had on a glove
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
SWIMMING DATES.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 4-Dates for
the annual South Atlantic Athletic
association intercollegiate and open
swimming championships were an
nounced here today. The intercol-
legiate contests will take place next
March IL and the open events on
March 10, both at the Baltimore Ath-
letic club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
TENNESSEE FAVORS
ONE-YEAR RULE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 4.-The
University of Tennessee delegation is
expected to lead the fight for adop-
ton Of the freshmen or one-year rule
on the floor of the Southern Inter-
collegiate Athletic association con-
vention which convenes at Gaines
vile, Fla, Dec. 10-11, with Wander
bilt, her time honored rival, as the
chief opponent of the proposed
amendment
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
GOOD ONES SHOW HERE.

Memphis fight fans have seen
nearly all the good fighters in the
country during the past 10 years.
Here's a list of some of the lead
ing glovesters who have performed
in local arenas in the past few years:
Jack Dempsey. Jack Britton, Ben
ME Leonard, Johnny Kilbane, Pete
Herman, all champions; Pal Moore,
Ted Lewis, Jack Dillon, Johnny Dun
dee, Sam Langford, Billy Miske, Cum
boat Smith, Arthur Pelkey, Joe Jen-
neatte, Kid williams, Joe Rivers, Ad
Wolgast, Joe Mandot, Carl Norris,
Charlie White, Gus Christie. Owen
Moran, Battling jim Johnston. Jack
Blackburn, Hugh walker. Marty
Burke. Packey Mcfarland, Battling
Levinsky Pal Moran, Jabez White.
Ray Bronson. Jimmy Duffy, Joe
Coster, Frankie Conley, frankie
Burns, Fred Fulton, Gene belmont,
Mike Gibbons and Jess Willard.
Billy Hack, local boxing promoter.
has refereed over 1900 fights, and
has been in the ring when all OF the
foregoing glovesters have performed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
G1PP PASSES CRISIS.


SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. l.
George Gipp, Notre Dame football
hero, 10 believed to be recovering to-
day from the attack Of pneumonia
that threatened his life. Physicians
are confident that he has passed the
crisis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
ABE GOODMAN LEAGUE.

Sundays Games-Hodees Field.
York Ambrose VS.. Y. NJ. l., 2:30 pm
Jeffersons VS.. Flodys. $3.50 pm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04

The soccer rooters of the Goodman
league will have the opportunity to
witness some real soccer Sunday as
all indications are that the field will
be heavy and it will be the first time
this season that games have been
played on such a field. In the first
game at Hodges field the fast Y, NJ,
I. team will meet the York Ambrose
team that Manager Gavin has
strengthened this past week and it
looks as though this will be the
feature game of the day. In the
second game the Jeffersons the dark
horse of the Goodman league, meet
the Floyds and from close figuring
the Floyds are up against a real
fighting team. as Manager Murphy
has warned his players that he will
not be satisfied unless his team cops
this game, as the Jeffersons have
gained lots of rooters for their last
three showings and should gain more
n ftph this pnmp
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
JINGLEs STOPS Turner.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 4.-Billy
Jingles, of Little Rock, knocked out
Terry Turner, of Cincinnati, in the
fourth round of their scheduled 12-
round bout here last night. The men
are middleweights.
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TO PLAY DEC. ii.

HAVERHILL, Mass, Dec. 4.-The
Hayerhill high school football squad
viii leave Monday next for Jackson
Vile. Fla. where the team will play
the eleven of Duyall high school,
Dec II.
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MANY STARS START HERE,

Memphis is one of the best boxing
centers in the South, and some OF
the leading stars in the fistic firma-
ment got their start in the ring game
here in the Bluff City.
Pal Moore, one of the greatest ban
tams that ever drew on a glove, is
a Memphis product.
Joe Mandot, at one time light
weight who looked good to top the
division, got his toehold on the lad
der of fistic fame in Memphis.
frankie Callahan, who stopped Joe
Rivers here, really got his start here
for 1t was this fight that gave him
a boost to where he could demand
real money for his services.
Jack Britton, welterweight cham
pion Of the world, got under way on
the highway of success by boxing
Packey Mcfarland a draw in Mem
phis.
Gene belmont, a lightweight, who
has met all the good boys and who
has earned many good purses in the
ring. is a local product.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
BANTAM HEADLINERS
ON MONDAY PROGRAM
Bobby Hughes of Dallas, Tex Meets Kid Pancho, of Pa
cific Coast-Wnner Will Be Given Crack at Pal Moore
Here Soon-Local Boxers Coming Up.
RY ROR PIGUE

Bantamweights of the headline variety will be in action
Monday night at the Southern Athletic club when Bobby
Hughes of Dallas, Tex will tie up with Kid Pancho of the
Pacific coast in eightround bout The winner of Monday
nights battle will be matched with Pal Moore Memphis BANTAM
the local glove shop within the future Hughes made his
bow Memphis fight fandom last Monday night by decvely
trimming Young lack Dempsey, Memphis midget.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
AUGIE BEATS CUBAN.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Augie Kieck-
herfer, of Chicago, defeated Alfredo
de ORC, of New York, so to AZ. in SO
innings yesterday in the prelimi-
naries for the national three-cushion
billiard championship. Kieckherfer
had a high run Of five,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
M. A. A. SOCCER

winter outdoor sports and as each
playing field has facilities for taking
care OF rooters in all sorts of wealth
err each Sunday shows an increase in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
DELANEY WINS.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 4.-Cal
Delaney, Cleveland. o., lightweight.
won a referees decision over Bud
Perrill, of Chicago, in 15-round bout
here last night
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BUSY ANNUAL SESSION
AHEAD FOR SOUTHERN
Many Important Matters Coming Up for Disposition at Fall
Conclave in Memphis Week From Next Wednesday.
Two Days May Required in Order Cover Business.
RY BoR pIGuE.

week from next Wednesday the annual fall meeting OF
the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs will be held here
the indications that it will be of the busiest and
most important sessions the league has had in many
There many questions of paramount the club
owners of the Southern league that the indications that
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04

In addition to these boys who have
made good in the ring. there is
crop of local youngsters coming on
who are certain to make a success
in the fistic world.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04
INTERLEAGUE SERIES

Bob Allen. president of the Lttle
Rock club, Southern league cham
pions, will offer plan which, If
adopted, will bring together the pen
nant- winners of the Southern and
Texas leagues after each season, CIV
ing Dixie a worlds series between
the class A leagues miniature
worlds series. The Little Rock club
played the Fort Worth club of the
Texas league, at the end of the 1920
campaign against the wishes of the
league president and magnates. Lit
tie Rock lost the series and it was
this victory for the Texans that
proved the opening wedge of their
fight to gain class A classification.
Now that the Texas league is class
A organization, as it has really been
all along. Allen believes that such a
series would be of material benefit
plan of an interleague series. That
it will be adopted is the belief in
local baseball circles.
That the Southern will vote
to stay clear of any entagling
alliances with the major leagues
is certain. for they have been
prosperous after cutting adrift
from the big leagues, and believe
they will continue to prosper
without any working agreement
with the big fish of the baseball
puddle. That the league will vote
to stand pat on the agreement to
bar all jumping players for five
years Is believed certain.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-04

" PlOPNlly liollSuNlSN'
The election of officers will re-
quire but a short time. for it is a
foregone conclusion that President
John D. Martin will be reelected
His administration has been signally
successful and the league has en-
joyed its most prosperous years I'M
der his guiding hand. His unanimous
election is forecast, for satisfaction
has been expressed on all sides as
to the way he has handled the af-
fairs of the league.