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correctly. I know Jack is young and fun of pep" but 1 also know -Ssae- thing about how easy it is to lose your Judgment of distance and the ability to snap your punches
 Sharkey's statement that Dempsey is the greatest hitter in the game IS con hrmed by Corbett, Jeffries, Frank Erne and a host of other former pugs, all of whom were pretty fair punchers when they were at the height of their career And Sharkey's opinion that he will lose some of his wonderful ability unless he fights often is also shared by those crit ics who have styled Jack the greatest the world ever had.
 Punching ability is one of the hardest things in the fistic game to acaulre, ana undoubtedly it is one of the easiest 70 lose. There is no easier way 70 rose ft than by absence from actual erntests few rounds in the gym do n~ SSou fsAr punching ability. A contest is reqqred to keep the eve keen and the snap work ing properly on the blows, to say noth- ing of what it does for ring generalshlp Sharkey is one of the wise birds who placed their entire bank roll on Demp- sey's chances against Willard Shar v 7 says Dempsey will find Carpenter the toughest bird he ever faceds because the Frenchman is clever and crafty, anu knows thing or two about hitting. saf- pentiers quick knockout oveE Bechett proves that boy can hit and warn Dempsey to be ready said the veteran Sharkey.
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produced on the circuit clouts of George Sisler. Frank Baker and Clarence Walker these three men obtaining thirty homers while tho new Yankee was producing twenty nine.
 Ruth's home runs gave the Red Sox fifty-nine tallies out of total of 400 made through homers four being made with the bases densely populated, three when two men were on. twelve when one man was on and ten when there was no one on. In every way the Colossus set the pace. fer he released three more homers with the bases full than any one else. one more with two on than any one else. seven more With
 one on than any one else and three more with none on than any one else. In the number of runs produced on four-baggers, George Sisler was Ruth nearest competitor, with total \cf
 nineteen. The other double-figure men were Harry Heilman and Frank Baker, with 1e: Clarence Walker. with 14; Ell mer Smith and Wallie Pipp, with IS; Roger Peckinraugh. Oscar Felsch, Duffy Lewis and Ping Bodie, with F; John Tobin Mike Menoskey and Eddie Collins, with l1s and George Burns with 10.
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last season, being used as general utility most of the season. He could earn berth on the team in this capacity alone. Two youngsters, C. c. Colquit, Sweet water, Tenn, and N. $. Bots, HillsJoro, H., have been signed up to further strengthen the catching corps.
 The infieId is not so well filled at pres ent. Bernsen will probably hold down first base, while Stevenson, last seasons shortstop. has been transferred to third. Dick Conway, infieldeI and utility man, has been purchased from Memphis, and Moley will probably play him at second base. At present there is not q single possibility Tor short stop, but each time ,he snoJeet is preached to Moley he sticks his tongue in the side of his mouth. WlnkS and chuckIes something about
 wait and see" It is very likely that the chubby chieftain has something up his sleeve, which he intends to K-sp there at present. Suffice to say that he appears to be bothering himself not at all over this seemingly gaping hole in the infield.
 The outfield is fairly well lined up Four Class A men have been signed up. Ellis and Summa veterans or last 7vasoIr, will gain be with the Barons. Two new men, McCarty and Griffith, have been 1 secured.
 1 Ellis is an ideal man for the outer gardens. He is a good hIlter and finished season around the 3DO mark. He is a spiendid helder, and cuts down many i prospective extra base hits to singles and in many to put-outs. Summa IS l not such d strong hitter, but is one of the fastest felders in the league. iIe
 ,s valuable man to the team
 A,cC arty, recently secured from rhe
 Columbus American Association team, i stppeai., to be real jewel. He hit well in the American and fieded in splendid l fashion. He can play the infield if so required. Griffith was secured from the i Look kouts, in exchange for Pitcher sam : my Crews. Griffith played good ball ! with Chattanooga last season. , 5. c. Wheat, Kansas City: Robert Lat imer Martins Ferry O., and M. T. Silva, Oakland, Cal three youngsters, have
 been signed up by Moley forI the out ] field division.
 ! This completes the Baronial roster for 1 1920. Moley expects. however, to secure i one or two more first-class players to strengthen the weak places on the team i One more good infielder and possibly a pitcher or outfieder will probably be
 signed up within the next week or ten days
 : The training season pegms March 10. Transportation has been placed for all l the players, who are expecteds to begin arriving this week. In the next week
 things will really get going, and then | Moley and the fans will be able to get a 1 true line on the 1920 hopefuls. On paper i the Barons bid fair to do their share n , the fight for the Southern League bu,x
 ing.
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lthern Due For Great Year In 1920
B. A. c. RIFLE TEAM
 MAKES GOOD. SCORES
Club Total In Fourth Match Is 994,
 Much Better Than Last Week

The B. A. C., Rifle Club shot it's fourth match in the indor league dur ing the week and made another very good score. Last week most of the n embers fell down a little on their scores. but this week they showed up much better and were shooting more up to their averages.
 Tackhole Lee again made his pos sible, leading the rest for the fourth time. A. F. DeFuniak was in second place with a 199. Henry Jones also made a 199. but his groups were not quite as good as DeF'uniak's, so he took third place with his 199. r. c. DeFuniak and Paul McCartin both made 19S. but the groups made by McCartin were not as good as those made by DeFuniak. so McCaptin took fifth place in the team. With a pos sible. two 1928 and two 1888, the club las a total of 99S for this match.
 Person Moore also made 19S. but did not make the team on account of the raggedness of his groups. The Garls have never gotten into form yet and this week MT. Carl only made 196, while Mrs. Carl made 195. This is a few points below what they shot all last year. Mrs. Carl has been sick for about three weeks and has not had much practice.
 Percy Reid and J. O. Moore tied for last place both making 193. This last item alone shows what an improve ment there has been in the shooting os the club since last year Last year a score of 193 made the team several times, but this year it takes 19Sfmost of the time to get on the team. Most of the members are getting lot of practice shooting from 50 to 100 shots per day. and this is showing up in the official scores.
 Scores made in the fourth match fol- La
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but that Magee. Chase and Zimmermann are the three men.
 If they are not. terrible wrong hss been done tn the three by oasebal's lead CTS. because they permit the public to convict innocent men by failure to an- nolnce the names of the guilty. trio.
 In fairness to all. the leaders should publish the names of the three black
 listed men and give a full explanation as to srecifc wrong-doing of each.
 Baseball must be purged of gambling,
 declares Ban Johnson The very life
 of the game is at stake when gambling exists Baseball has risen from notiing-
 ness to prosperity, and to nattondl sport because it has been kept clean ana honest. But it cannot stay honest very tong if men engaged in the pastime be- cone tools for the gambling element which pets thousands on various con tests. The only way to purge baseball of eambling is to remove the men who serve as tools of gamblers, and then drive the | gamblers out of the ball parks 1 Fine.
 ! Bet if Johnson and John Heydler ex- pect to accomplish real good in base l oan. it is advisable that they name the | men dropped Otherwise, every regular who disappears from the majors between the close ef io1e season to the opening oi l 1920 sili he under suspicion. Who are they, and what did they do!
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@OA'ASJ diI Scsty WCll hiIO w IT.
 When the training season begfus some twenty-five or thirty candidates will re- port to Moley, eleven of them veterans of the Southern League, and the others either proven players or promising young sters.
 Birmingham had a good team last sea- some, one of the best in the league. The players could hit field and use their heads. In fact, Birmingham was right near the top in team hitting. However, the one thing to keep good team down was the lack of efficient pitchers, a f$i,k which the Barons felt more strongly than any other team in the circuit.
 TWELVE PITCHERS
 To take care of this noticeable weak department of the club, Moley has col lected bunch of twirlers, twelve in num- Der, some veterans and some young re- cruits, who show considerable promise of developing into real Class A tim ber
 Four of last seasons pitchers VIII be back. namely, Morrison, Sigman, Coffin daffer and Glazner. Morrison was the Barons best last season, and should hit a mighty pace this season, with the aG ditional year of experience. Coffinda rfer and Sigman were both good, but rather wild in most of their games. However when either of the two was right no
  Moley will give especial attention to these two boys this season, and provided he can cure them of their wildness, has hopes of making first-class pitchers out Of the two of them.
 It is in Glazner that Moley is looking for his greatest pitching plum. The cot on-topped finger didn't make much of a record last season for several reasons, the most important of which was lack of condition. ''Whitey" returned from France along towards the middle of She season, and after pitching seventeen and two-thirds innings in his debut game, tossed his arm away, and for the rest of the season was forced to give only second-class service Glazner is in fine condition now, and should be able to burn the Southern League up with speed and curves during the coming season. EIGHT YOUNGSTERS MoIey has eight youngsters signed up to try for berths the pitching ccSps. Most of these are city leaguers, but each has good rep" to back up his efforts to obtain a position with the Barons. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
CONCERNING THE
 SOUTHER NLEAGUE

The Southern League baseball sea son will open April Ii. The Barons have drawn on opening date, ana Nashville will be here to meet the Birmingham players at Rickwood park on the first day of the 1920 season.
 The coming season shows more promise of success than any in phe past few years. according to experts who are well acquainted with the baseball situation all ever the country New blood has been infused into the Southern by practically all of the eight clubs and the play should be quickened by the increased efficiency of the teams. Interest in baseball IS at fever heat, and league moguls are expecting the greatest crowds of sea sons to throng the parks of all eight clubs.
 Last year Birmingham won the at- tendance trophy on opening day lead- ing Atlanta by small margin. BIT mingham is one of the best baseball towns in the south. anG she has been given an especially good schedule by the league moguls for this reason. Birmingham fans are looking forward to a great season this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
"Indiscretion" of Sims

From an Editorial in the Worlds Ws.S.
 In 1907, Admiral William S. Sims shocked the public and brought all kinds of abuse upon his head, by calling our attention to the fact that our lighting ships, which our national safety depend-
 ed were about as useful as so many mudscows, A dreadful act of ''insubordi- nation" that: only after popular hys- terla had died down, and a Senate com
 mittee had investigated the facts, the sdmiral's statement proved to be true. It was that We cast all our old designs into the discard. and began building splendid. modern types, So that American warships today have no superiors afl6at.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

Ever since Lee Magee was dropped py the Cubs it has been whispered about that he is of the trio. Fandom sees no other reason, but that the blacklist
 is barring Magee from getting a Jop. For Magee is still valuable ball player, and a whole lot better than many men now holding jobs in the majors.
 Since Magee found that he could get no further employment in the majors he made statements which would indicate that he was being made a goat Be- cause of some gambling incident. He has threatened that if he did not get a
 fair deal before the season opened he would do a little talking that woul:S1
 be pleasant for other magnates to hear On the tail of the Magee episode comes the announcement that Hal Chase and Heine Zimmermann may be dropped py the Giants Why? Because of gambling accusations? Or because they are consid- cred ''throuHh' as b'S leaguers. No one in his rifht senses ieels that either player has outlived his major leageu use | fulness That being the case. 1t would 1 seem that if they are dropped 1t IS ze- 1 cause they have become involved in some gambling evcapades.
 The dropping of Magee, the rumored lplans to drop" Chase and Zimmerman, ] coming on tho heels of the announcement | that ssthree men are to be dropped from | the majors because they gambled on pall | games" means nothing to the puphc
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T. Collins, New Jersey, bids fair to be a regular daisy. It seems that Gavvy Cra- vath was willing to give Collins try with the Phillies, but Moley beat him to the youthful twirler. Hap Henderson local boy, is well known as City League pitcher. He is expected to make good in the Southern this season.
 The catching situation is not giving Moley much worry. John Henry Peters, giant receiver of the 1919 season, will be back, and his signature on the little con tract slip takes a world of trouble ofi Moleys troubled shoulders Big Pete made wonderful showing last season. He was one of the steadiest catchers ln the circuit. and had few errors to his credit. His hitting was all that could be desired, while his begging was dream. Rifle Pete" he was called.
 To back Pete up, Hairston Will prop ably return. Lucy caught few games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
ITS ALWAYS RUTH
 ANYWAY ONE TURNS
Babes Homers Net Most Runs of Any Circuit Hitter-Sisler,
 Browns, Ranks Next
By Ernest j. Lanigan. in Sporting

By Ernest J Lanigan. in Sporting
 News
 Any way we turn in digging up bat ting statistics for the American League last year we run up against Babe Ruth. For Instance here is some dope on the part home runs played in the Johnson circuits campaign in 1919, and
 what do we find? First thing is that Ruth made almost three times as many four ba ggers is any other three play CTS and that his grand tour smashes brought in ten more tallies than those club tires of the beach sand at Bay St. Louis and returns to civilization. Altogether the local team looms uf very strong on paper but again are We reminded that it's "dern poor policy to count the chickens when you first hear the old hen squawk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
DEMPSEY IS MAKING BIC MISTAKE, SAYS .SHARKEY, BAIILER
Ring Veteran Claims That Jack Will Lose Punching Ability By Lack of
 Fighting

New York, March 6.-tspecial )-Jack
 Dempsey is making a colossal mistake
 by remaining in the motion picture ga~e'
 according to Tom Sharkey. a veteran heavyweight battler of few years ago.
 Dempsey is almost certain to meet
 Georges Carpenter. the French cham pion, within short time, and right now he should be keeping in trim by clashmg with everybody who would meet him, is the way Sharxey figures things
 Dempsey is the most wonderful nItter the old game has ever had" remarked Sharkey recently. "He knows how to hit He snaps his punches over and they land with bone-crushing force. They are simply paralyzing, but they are going to lose much of that power because ol Demnsev's absence from the ring. He is robbing himself of the ability to hit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
British Diplomacy

Arthur Sweetser, in the Worlds Works
 At the Paris conference Engldhu se, cured everything she wanted ana secureu .,i.s' # u,ithout creating enmities. It was usu- alIv done in this way: An internationai con, cor mittee would meet for the first time. No one would have plan until, modesuy ana raluctantly, the British member would offer carefully worked cat pro orarnme. Time and again dlscussioi, would be thus begun upon the groeino i which the British had chosen but " choose the ground is to win nal eise battles in advance. Great bI.ains sgs- cees nust be ascribed. to the adroit- ness of MT. Lloyd-George than to the faithful, ceaseless work of British ex- perts.
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Powerful Aggregation of 1920
 Barons Expected to MoW DoWn
 AM Opposition h the Southern
Pg by Example Moley Has Signed Twelve Star Hrler and Is Planning Formidable Pitching CorpsGlazner and Peters Picked Baron Star Battery Outfield and lnfield Sit
 tonsF Fairly Well in Hand
n. MARVIN M.cARTY


 
   1920 and lot candidates he uermino recommended
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Great Secretiueness OUer
 Blackisting Of Players
Major League Moguls Doing Injustice to Men by Not Making Known Names of Players
 Who Are to Be Dropped
By JAMES J. CORBETr

Baseball leaders have brewed rather bad mess recently by their concerning the of the men who have been 'blacksted" by the majors As result of recent investigation, announcement made that ree players dropped Who they are is not disclosed The public permitted to If misses It's puess does inuStice the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-08
First published April 8, 1920)
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas, Seward County, IS.
To Whom 1t May Concern;
Take notice, that legal petition
signed by H. Dettmer and other
householders of Liberal and Fargo
Township, in said County, has been
presented to the Board of County
Commissioners, praying for the loca-
ton of section line road, as follows,
viz Beginning at the southwest cor
ner of section 21-34-33, thence east
on the section line distance of
twelve miles, and ending at the
southeast corner of section 20-34-31.
And that said Board. actin~ as
viewers, will meet at the point Of be-
ginning of said proposed road on,the
third day of May, 1920, and proceed
to view said road, AS the law directs,
at which time and place all persons
interested may attend and have a
hearing. In case said viewers fail to
meet on the day designated, they
may meet on the following day, as
notice
Witness my hand and the official
seal of said County, this 9th day of
April, 1920.
ABE X. STOUFER.
47tSc County Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-08
First published March 25, 1920)
SHERlFF'S SALE

Public notice is hereby given, that
under and by virtue of a judgment
rendered in the District Court in the
County of Seward, in the State of
Kansas, in an action wherein Char
lotte Splitter, plaintiff, and Elizabeth
]. Land ct al and others were defend
ants, and of an order of sale issued
on said judgment, to me directed and
delivered, will, on Monday, the 26th
day of April, A. D. 1920, at 10
o'clock a. m. of that day, at the
west door of the court house in Lib
eral, in the County of Seward, in the
State of Kansas, offer at Public Sale
and sell to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, the following tract of
land, situate, lying and being in the
County of Seward, in the State of
Kansas, namely: All of the north
west quarter (NWK) Of Section
four az, Township thirty-fve 1857,
Range thirty-one (31) west of the
9Th P. NJ.
W. o. NELSON,
45t5c Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, March oath, 1920,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-08
AROUND HAYNE

Friday of last week was the last
day of school at Hayne. About noon
the patrons of the school arrived at
the school house with well filled bas-
kets-a surprise on Miss White.
After a very enjoyable dinner the
school children gave short program.
The storm Saturday was certain
ly hummer" for this time of year.
The snow made little moisture but
it was mostly piled up where it did
very little good.
Hugh Harding and family moved
to the Ed. Brier farm last week.
Frank Franklin, wife and little
son, and Ralph Erlewine and wife
were callers at Elmwood Franklin's
Sunday afternoon.
Helen Franklin returned from
Bloom last week. She had been stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Mel
gren.
P. M. Condit is in Oklahoma look
ing after his ranch.
Ennis and Donald Dodd returned
to Liberal Sunday after few days
stay in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Eddington of Moscow was in
the neighborhood Monday.
The wind Saturday and Sunday
damaged the Alma telephone line
quite a bit Some one repaired the
breaks Tuesday. Whoever it was
should have a vote of thanks.
Lee Erlewine and wife went to
Moscow Tuesday to look at some
cattle. He was very well satisfied
with the cattle and traded his trac-
tor for a nice little bunch.
Ethel, Lee-Dale and Leonard Err
levine visited at G.. S. Erlewine's
Tuesday.
Grandma Root returned Tuesday
from Kismet where she has spent the
winter with her daughters, Mesdames
Snyder and Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Swan visited at
Lee Swans Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brier went to
Willowbar, Oklahoma, Monday to at
tend the funeral of Grandma Ham
montree.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Harding were
Liberal visitors Tuesday.
Waller Eddington and a Mr.. Sapp
of Moscow were at G. S. Erlewine's
Wednesday after the tractor they
purchased from l.. f. Erlewne.
Mrs. McHugh of Liberal purchased
80 r. |. Red chicks of Mrs. Grace
Erlewine one day this week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-08
First published April 8, 1920
ROAD NOTICE
State of Kansas, Seward County, SIS

State of Kansas, Seward County, IS.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice, that a legal petition
signed by A. ]. White and other
householders of Fargo Township, in
said county, has been presented to
the Board of County Commissioners,
praying for the location Of a town.
ship road, as follows, viz Beginning
at the southwest corner of the south
west quarter of section 34-34-31,
thence north one-half mile, thence
east one-half mile to the center of
section 34-34-31, thence north on
half section line 2A miles, thence
west about 60 rods, thence angle in
a northerly direction one-haf mile to
west bank of the Cimarron river,
thence across the river and from east
bank of river north three-fourths
mile to section line on north side of
section 15-34-31.
And that said Board, acting as
viewers, will meet at the point Of be-
ginning of said proposed road on the
third day of May, 1920, and proceed
to view said road, as the law directs,
at which time and place all persons
interested may attend and have a
hearing. In case said viewers fail to
meet on the day designated, they
may meet on the following day, as
provided by law, without further
notice.
Witness my hand and the official
seal of said County, this 9th day of
April, 1920.
ABE K. STOUFER,
Attic County Clerk