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Middletown transcript., 1920-11-06
MIDDLE10wN. DEL. NOVEMBER 6th. D7o
THE ELECTION AVALANCHE

A IL records, all preced@nts smashed
AA Harding and Coolidge have al
ready received S76 electoral votes, ant
may get those of the three doubtful
states of Arizona, Oklahoma. and New
Mexico The popular majority for the
Republican nominees on the nationa
ticket now reaches the colossal, unheard
Of figure of six millions
President Wilson demanded Of all the
people a ''solemu referendum" on his
pet scheme 1.-The League of Nations u
Well, he has gotten it-such an en-
phatic reputation by the whole Nation
Of that dangerous folly as forever con-
sigma the whole wretched business to
that limbo of discarded evils where re-
pose the rotting carcasses of Slavery,
Disunion and Rum.
Not to mention other lesser issues,
this solemn verdict of the American
People settles forever these three
things:
First: That they will not substitute
the "internationalism" of turbulent,
monarchic Europe with its wild welter
Of kings and mobs, for their own sane
''Nationalism" with its noble freedom,
its magnificent past, and boundless
future; that they will not exchange
their matchless Republican form of
government, devised by the wise fore
fathers and vindicated by 13O years of
glorious proof, for the changing vagaries
Of mere rabble of scheming European
politicians. That they will not ex-
change that great Charter of our liber-
ties The Constitution, for that i'm
practicable folly, 1.-The League of Ma
tions.''
Second: That they will not tolerate
the insane attempt to set up an execu-
tive autocracy in place of the three
equal, coordinate branches of our gov
eminent as established by the ,Constitu-
ton.
Third: That they will no longer suffer
the country to be mismanaged by a
party which has shown itself utterly in
competent, and which has squandered
and stolen thousands of millions of the
peoples money.
With q patriotic sacrifice never sur
passed, the people all over the land, in
all ranks and stations, including thou
sands struggling to make both ends
meet, saved and pinched to raise money
to buy Liberty Bonds and War Stamps,
etc., and they are justly indignant at
beholding this Administration satur-
MALTA Of waste and graft that has dissi-
pated at least eight thousand millions
of that hard got money. And in their
hot Indignation the outraged people
have administered q stinging rebuke
that the guilty party will not forget in
hundred years !
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-09-03

What promises to be another wedge in the
break up of the A. F. of L. was driven on Sunday,
August Is when the Chicago Federation of Labor
in their semi-weekly meeting, passed unanimously
resolution endorsing a general strike to prevent
military mobilization in case of war with Soviet
Russia The resolution, submitted by Lodge 113
of the Machinists Union was sponsored by G. T.
Franckel, president of District 8. A copy has
been forwarded to all the central bodies in the
United States
Sammy Gompers will now do some tall ex-
planning that the resolution does not voice the
sentiment of organized labor in this country.
But the damage is done and it is confidently ex-
pected that the action of the Chicago body will
be followed by similar steps taken by the other
"rebeP organizations throughout the country.
The Machinists' convention which will be
held in Rochester N Y in September, will now
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-09-03
The Spirit of Unity Grows
BY ]. Macaulay (Ontario).

The master class is in very hystercal cond-
tion these days Events in Europe are not panning
out at all to their liking, and what looks like
serious split in the ranks of the "Allies" is de-
veloping over the Polish question. Let them split.
1t is to laugh.
On the other hand, the workers of Great
Britain are showing more evidence than ever of
solidarity. The Council of Action" has come into
being and deputation has been despatched to
France for the purpose of considering Joint action
with the French workers on the Russo-Posh
situation. The Prussian workers are sde-tracking
French munition trains bound for Poland.
Everywhere the desire to defend the Workers
Republic of Russia is showing itself, the spirit
of unity amongst the workers grows.
And what is more logical than that the workers
of this country and the u. S. should catch the
disease" and line up in the One Big Union?
We are far removed from the disturbed
areas" but we are under the same Iron Heel.
Here in Northern Ontario the masters acting
through their Mine Managers Associations, ETC.,
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-09-03
Another Wedge
By Maurice Cohen.

be watched with renewed interest. Not only will
the Russian resolution come up for action, but
other fireworks are on the schedule. Delegates
from every rebel organization in the international
Association are expected to make a determined
stand for dis-affiliation with the American Fe-
deration of Labor. All the railroad lodges will
stand firmly in back of this movement and will
be joined by the lodges in the west and middle
west and great many of the radical eastern
locals
The reactionaries in the organization will
have only one alternative, that of using steam
roller methods to prevent the bolt from achieving
success. Such tactics would be rather more than
likely to result in the entire disruption Of the
Association and it is extremely doubtful that the
conservative forces will be willing to take the
chance.
In the mean time Gompers is explaining.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-09-03

are up in the air because of the O. B. U. One
section of them fires O. B. u men. and another
condemns that action, and hires the fired.
The chaos which the ruling class have howled
about as existing in Russia, has them in its grip
For careful analysis of this "chaos" the enquir-
ing worker should read Goodies book "Bolshevism
at work"
Comrades, the hour is close upon us when we,
as class, will be forced to take upon ourselves
the management of affairs, if the race is to be
upon ourselves the management of affairs if the
saved from their slavery more despotic than any
that has existed, or reversion to savagery in
interminable wars.
The O. B. u. a CLASS union is the formation
needed for the present crisis. The day of craft
unionism is done. Even the industrial union.
pure and simple has the disadvantages of isolated
fights and absence of class solidarity.
The old battle cry of Marx was never more
urgent, never rang so true as now.
WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
JONES VS.. WENZLER.

An admirer of Henry Wenzler, Jr,.
the Memphis and Tennessee state
champion, has advanced the assertion
that in a test match the local entry
could at least force Jones to extra
holes to obtain Il verdict. He bases
his belief on the fact that the Bluff
City product can drive with the best
rarely gets in trouble and never loses
his head.
Fair enough-but Jones has all this
and more besides.
Young Wenzler Is the sensation of
the state-a coming star Of much prom
Use, but he has yet to reach the
heights conquered by Jones. The lat
ter is equipped with too great n va
riety of shots and has been over the
hurdles too much to be checked by
Wenzler.
"Jack"-as the kid is called-has yet
to develop his putting game as much
as could be desired. With wood and
iron he steps up without a culver and
pops out clean wallops with amazing
consistency. but after reaching the
green his brilliant work Is finished. He
gets down fairly well, but he doesn't
sink his puts with the same steadi-
ness and astounding cleverness @hat
| mark his play in other lines.
Then, again. Wenzler is only coming
! along, whereas Jones already has ar
rived. There is still quite a difference
between the two.
After two more seasons WenZler viii
be ready for a battle to a finish, but
at present he isn't.
! With additional polish Wenzler not
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
M. A. A.
SOCCER

The kupferschmidts are now enjoying
one of the longest strings of wins of the
present season, with the exception of
the Y. NJ, l. team. 1t is now looking
like a spirited race between the F7oyds
and the Kupferschmidts, with the JEFF
ferson Cleaners seeming to be in a rut
which 1t is hard to get out OF. The
standing of the clubs at this writing.
however, shows the Jeffersons only two
points behind, and it is likely that John
ny Craft will be able to inject the need
ed punch in the boys to start them
The Floyds have been suffering a
great deal with players absent, due to
injuries and other unavoidable reasons.
However, the team which has been on
hand has shown up capably under the
handicap. lS9n and Ashton have left
the team. However, Manager Semple
is dickering for a highly touted player,
and with the return of the injured and
ailing the game between the Kupfer-
schmidts and F7oyds should without
doubt be the hardest fought contest Of
the year, officials Of the soccer di-
vision Of the NJ. A. A Are making prep
%arations for the largest crowd of the
present soccer season for this fraCas.
The Jeffersous are now laundering
after a few recent reverses and now
promise to show a reversal of their re-
cent form against the c. B. G. team
next Sunday. The c. B. c. boys seem
TO have taken on a new lease of life
with the return Of McGrath and may
register a win mex Sunday if they can
get their forward line working a little
better. Their backfield defense is per-
feet and needs no tinkering.
A peculiar occurrence happened in
Sundays Floyds-C. b. c. game, when
Goalkeeper Semple, of the Floyds, never
came in contact with the ball during the
entire game. Semple states that in his
Is years Of play Of the game he does
not recall when the goalkeeper never
figured in a play Of some kind before.
Things are looking up in the DeSotc
league mex Sunday, when the Smart
Millinery team meetS the Y. NJ. |. boys
The Smarts were considerably handi.
capped Sunday with the absence Of five
regular players. However. they prom.
Use their best lineup in next Sundays
game, which should be M hand for the
league-leading Y. NJ. l. boys.
The second game Is no setup for any
team. The Wades. after a few recent
reverses, are yet capable of a gooc
game, and the Royal Roofing boys are
slowly getting their balance and IL is
doubtful II the Smart-Y. NJ. /. game
next Sunday at Hodges will Outfeature
the Royal Wade game, The league off.
Gals are hopeful of the largest attend.
ance at the games that they have eyei
had
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01

Oregon supporters countered with the
assertion that the Leon-Yellow players
are just as much accustomed to cool
weather as the Fasteners, and will
benefit as much by today.s tempera-
ture.
on one point all were agreed-that
both clevcus were entering the game
full OF the fighting spirit. Possibly the
Crimson warriors feel surer OF them
selves-are entering the contest with
great confidence that they will win.
The Oregonians seemed grim today
with the grimmest Of men determined
to do their best.
Ticket spectators were up and doing
early. although their activities were
somewhat checked by the rapid de-
pletion of their wares and the vigi-
lance Of federal agents waiting to take
up any unwary enough to ply their
trade without turning owe TO the gov
eminent the fun amount Of the tax
eXacted on all amusement tickets. Pre-
vailing prices here and at the down
town hotels in Los Angeles last night
We're Sl2.J0 for $3.50 tickets. All OF
these today were believed to have been
sold, however, and $50, SIS or even $50
for the choicest seats was demanded
this morning by some.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
TOP PLACE TO JONES.

sThe time has passed when scribes
could unerringly pick the one golef
who was supreme in the land. This Is
mainly because the ancient game a
outjumped all other forms OF sport III
the past five years. 49,.
Ten years back al adherent OF thls
form of pleasure was looked upon as
flooey In the dome; likewise comical IN
the conk. But of late things have
changed until golf has become the pre-
dominating malady in millions OF
homes.
city, state and sectional champions
have been produced by the tournament
method, where only the fit survive.
But whereas Nelson Whitney OF New
Orleans captured the 1919 Southern
Amateur. to Bobby Jones of Atlanta
rightfully belongs the honor OF being
the South's greatest star-the leading
ruler of the year.
Whitney won the Southern title; Jim
Barnes pulled down the Southern open
and Jones was stripped of the only
crown he possessed. But
Jones finished second to d. $. Her
ron in the National Amateur and sec
ond to Barnes in both the Canadian ana
the Southern open, AS the dope Is
recalled Jones closed out his remark
able battle with Barnes with a record
of only one strokes difference for the
IA holes of play in Canada and At
lanta. If this isn't noteworthy then
nothing else is,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01

me where all that won't do me any
good. II you were seudin' me to any
other bull pen in the circuit, ! wouldn' I
are. But, Judge, l amt done nothin'
to deserve this"
Judge-"Wcll, there is one other thing
l could do
Prisoner (fuN of hope)-"what's that.
your honor?"
Judge-"I could send you to manage
Philadelphia. "
Prisoner-"Nix, Judge, how soon car
l start this term with the Cards.
President Manager Branch Hickey Of
the Cardinals has admitted he may moi
manage the can next year, deyoting
his time to the presidential duties OF
the club.
Shotten has been in the big show Il
years. He was obtained by the Cards
last year via the waiver route iron
the Browns. That Hickey thinks highl!
of Shotten's playing ability and base
ball knowledge has been known for sew
eral years, The dope is now that Shot
ten viii be asked to handle the mana
gerial reins.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
WHITNEY IN FORM. !

In the Southern Jones struck Whit
ney when the latter was ENJOYING a
burst of form and when at best Whit
ney is we'll nigh unbeatable. At top
speed the New Orleans product can
more than hold his own with the
classiest the United States can offer.
Against this Jones came along, in
poor shape and even then was hard to
down-holding on grimly to the last
hole.
In the National Amateur he vas in
the act of o~verhauling Heron, when
an excited official beloved: Fore
through a megaphone n threw him
off his stride. 1t proved the turning
point in his battle with the present
titleholder. But through the weeks
play the young marvel displayed a
brand OF golf that could not be denied.
Against the brightest field That ever
started in the annual classic Bobby
romped along, without a break until he
reached Herron-set and waiting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
TO INCREASE HITTING,

The majority of baseball fans who
pay their way through the turnstiles
during the course OF a season prefer the
free. hitting variety of contest, and the
barring of all freak deliveries in the
Southern is a step toward making
larger score games than ever before.
The pitcher has had all the best Of It
heretofore, and with many articles at
his command, he has made many bat
ting averages shrink mat otherwise
would have bIoomed ana bourgeoned In
the select 800 circle. But the 1920 sea
son will find the shoe on the other boot.
Pitchers will be obliged to get by with
only legitimate stuff-curVes, fast ones
and a change of pace-and the batters
are going to find it much more easy to
pile up a fat batting average than ever
before in the history or the league,
The rule, while a hardship on some
clubs which have depended mainly on a
good spltbalI pitcher, will unquestlon-
ably benefit the league n baseball
generally In the association.
There were many sxperimenterS OF
the splitter and sinner among southern
| league pitchers last season, but when
it came to real opponents of the art
there were only five or six in the en-
tire association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01

Big Coy1c Shea

BY ANY BASEBALL OWNER.
I'm shy on the maudlin sentiment
And exc the muffled sob.
AT showing out my sympathies
I'm rank upon the job.
But when | pass the old year out
And swing into the clear
Oh, boy, but | can tell EN- this:
WE'LL COP THE RAG THIS YEAR.
l don't go in for pathos, where
The heart strings seem to strain;
At consolation, or the like,
! always yield a pain.
But here is where | know l shine,
Beyond the records, drear-
Whenever l arise to say:
Well canter home this year.
One-half a chance is all | ask
And l will do the rest.
Believe me, too, I'm clever, when
I'm sent against the test. nM4
Though I'm a dub In other lines %#
A saphead in a dream
Oh, boy, but I'm a darby, when .s
rave about the team.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01

only will be prepared for Jones, but
the kid will be capable of forcing to
the limit any other star in the game.
Two things have brought Wenzler to
his present heights; first. he started
early and secondly he opened without
any faults.
Youth is more susceptible than age.
1t is more elastic and pliable and takes
to new forms of endeavor with unbe-
lievable speed and ~thoroughness. II
can swing into some unheard-of game
and readily master it, whereas age
must first break off from ancient hab-
its before the new style is acquired.
So with WenZler.
At Is he was swinging a driver,
when he wasn't acting as a caddy. He
was fondling a putter when he wasn't
handing over a mashie. He watched
others and picked up their finest points
while the picking was good.
Instead Of having a fault to break
he began with natural form and then
developed his style-adding confidence
as he raced along.
No situations puzzled him. Instead
of figuring out the case at hand he
merely carried out a shot that came
by intuition. He wasn't afraid to risk
his neck and hoped to it with excel
lent results.
So that's all there is to it,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01

Introducing basebalrs newest one
act tragedy, entitled:
Sentenced for Starring
Scene: A courtroom.
Time: Now.
Principals-Judge Fan, Prisoner Bert
Shotten, Prosecutor-General Ability and
roomful of spectators from Fandom in
general.
Judge Fan-"Before this court SEN
fences you to an indeterminite term
as manager of the st. Louis Cardinals,
Mr.. Shotten, have you anything to say
as to why you should not be so SEN
tenced?'
The Prisoner-"Judge, l never done
nothin' in my life to warrant having
that sentence wished onto me. I've been
a hard workin' man all my life, learn
ing to play baseball the way the big
league managers, owners and fans
wanted me to. I've got along pretty
well, too. I'm rated as one of the best
outfielders in the game and can hit
that old apple pretty well, Besides, I've
soaked in a lot of the knowledge about
the fine points Of baseball.
And, now (big sobs), you're sending
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
SELECT ATHLETIC
TEAMS FOR SEASON

NEW YORK, Jan. Following the
custom inaugurated by the late James
f. Sullivan, officers OF the Amateur
Athletic union have selected all-Ameri-
can athletic teams for the year just
closing. Secretary T. w. Ruben, in
naming the members of the mythical
combinations, shows that of the all
American team IS are from the East,
II from the Middle West. three from
the Pacific coast and one from the
South. Nine have college affiliations
and % athletic club connections. or
the all-American college team 10 are
from the East, five from the Middle
West, one from the South and one from
the Pacific coast.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
TRIBE OSE DAzZY,

President Tom Watkins Of the Chicks
made a losing fight to secure DaZzy
Vance, the big sorrel-topped right
handler who performed for the Tribe
a couple of seasons back.
Tom learned that pazzy was to be
disposed of by the New York Yankees,
and Immediately got in touch with
Manager Miller Higgins, who told
Tom In a recent letter that he would
do his best to turn the big pitcher over
to the Chicks. But Hug either had the
pitcher sold without his consent or
double crossed the local maenate, for
Vance was sold Wednesday by the
Yanks to the Sacramento club Of the
Coast league.
Dear Sir-Can you give me the final
standing of the clubs for the 1919 sea
son? I've laid a little bet with a friend
and we've left it to you to settle
D. A, c.
Memphis.
Here's the way they finished in the
Southern last season: Atlanta, Little
Rock, New Orleans, Mobile. Memphis,
Chattanooga, Birmingham, Nashville.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
HeydLer Asks That
Commission Defer
Annual Meeting

NEW YORK, Jan. John Heydler,
president Of the National league, today
suggested to Ban Johnson, president
Of the American league, that the an
nual meeting OF the national commits
sion, scheduled for mex Monday in Gin
c%innati, be postponed. Heydler advised
johnson that 1t would be impossible
for him to be in Cincinnati next Mon
day because OF personal business,
The date of the annual meeting of
the national commission is fixed in the
national agreement as the first Mon
day in January, when the two major
league presidents shall get together
and elect q chairman. Heydler sug-
gested that this meeting be held at
the same time that the joint schedule
committee meeting Is held.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
COMPULSORY ATHLETIC
TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS

NEW YORK, Jan. steps to OBJ.
tain enactment of national and state
laws requiring compulsory athletic
be taken by the Athletic Research So
ciety of America, it became known to-
day. The society, which concluded it's
annual meeting here yesterday, named
the following committee to frame the
proposed legislation: Or. J. II. Nc
Curdy, Springfield, Mass, Y. NJ. C. A.
college; DIR. ]. E. Raymond. Princeton,
and DR.. Dudley B. Read Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
NeW York Ydnks
Turn Loose Flock
OF Ball Players

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The New York
American league club yesterday an
nounced the release OF the following
players: Pitchers. Cliff Markle. Luther
Nelson and Paul Carpenter to the To-
ledo club Of the American association;
Pitcher Alexander Ferguson to the
Jersey City club OF the international
league: Pitcher A. c. Vance to tho
Sacramento club OF the Pacific Coast
league; Outfielder Everett Bankston to
the Dallas club of the Texas
league, and Outfielder Curtis Walker
to the Augusta club of the South At
lantic league. OF these players only
Nelson, Carpenter. Walker and Fergu-
son were with the New York club in
1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
Nineteen Horses
To Start In NeW
Years Handicap

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. Nineteen
horses were carded 10 start in the New
ture race Of the opening day Program
at the Fair Grounds OF the sixth an
nual winter meeting OF the Business
Mems Racing association.
Jack Hare, Jr., w L. Applegate's
famous colt, drew top weight, 1877
pounds, in the event and indications
were he would be public choice in IN
betting, Other entries were: Slippery
Elm, Sway, The Raider. Tacola, Ouch
ess Lace, ~Prospector, Mather. Madge
F., Heroisme, Ormonda, Courtship,
Breeze, Woodtrap, Sailor, Jack Mount,
crystal Ford, Sands Of Pleasure n
korbly.
A light rain fell early this morning
and the weather Is cloudy, but indi-
cations are for an excellent track.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-01
A R R O A MOORE.

Pal Moore, Memphis bantamwelght,
drops a card from London, where he
recently met and vanquished Eugene
Criqui, crack French bantam. Pal says
he expects to return to he ". ..
for a bout with both Jimmy Wilde anu
Pete Herman.
Just a few lines 10 let you know
that | am just about fit, as they
say over here" writes Pal. III De