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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
GOLF.

Twenty-Five years old in Memphis, the
royal and ancient game of golf probably
has enjoyed a career here that Is more
eccentric but at the same time addt-
tionally interesting than any other ANA
teur sport. First club swingers came
to this city about quarter of CEN
fury ago, maybe trifle less They
were British cotton buyers and included
among whom was Wick Richardson and
several others who yet live here, j. P
Darlington was also an early devotee
of the sport. They played at the old
Peabody links, located where Central
high school now stands. They were a
mere handful to be laughed at by the
unintiated.
Today the total golfers here runs up
ward Of 5000. There are four links,
The Memphis Country club and Colo
NAL Country club have 18-hole courses.
At the former there are 20 active golf
ers, while Colonial boasts of possibly
rs or more than that figure. 1t is hard
to determine exactly the players who
tramp over Overton and Riverside
courses. A couple Of seasons ago when
good many of the younger players
were away and the game naturally dulled
by the war Caddy Master Cox, at Over
ton, took a pool of the ones who tee1
off at Overton. The total was 1900,
This, with Riverside devotees, will bring
the total in Memphis today to 5000 and
over.
There are several independent golf
clubs The Shrine Golf club uses the
Overton links. They have a dandy
clubhouse on Poplar avenue. Then there
is the Overton Golf club and several
women's organizations. The local play
err lacks nothing in the way OF compel
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
HARNESS RACING.

One of the features of the summer
sport calendar is the regular weekly
matinee of the Tri-State Driving club,
which provides some of the best har-
ness racing that may be found outside
the Grand Circuit. The animals that
compete from week to week are trained
by experts and the performances that
take place at the fairgrounds each Sat
urday afternoon are on a par with any
thing occurring in any city in the coun-
try exclusive of the Grand Circuit.
Some of the best drivers In the light
harness game anywhere reside in Mem
phis and train their own animals.
There is keen competition in evidence
among the members of the Tri-State
club, and each week large assemblaBe
Of horse fans turns out to see the sport,
No admission Is charged by the club
to the weekly matinees, and each Sat
urday the grand stand at the fair
grounds is fairly alive with lovers Of
light harness racing. Some remarkable
records have been made by Tri-State
Driving club horses in seasons gone by.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
BASEBALL.

Memphis stands head and shoulders
above all other Southern cities from a
baseball standpoint. Last season the
Memphis Southern league team attract
ed over 100000 fans through the turn
stiles, and the Chicks were never in the
flag race at all from the first few weeks
till the close of the season. On Sun
days there was not room to seat all
the fans who turned out, and despite
the fact that the club was bloomer,
the attendance kept up well all the
year The same goes for past seasons,
with the fans turning out strong and
pulling hard for the winner they haven't
had since the rosy days of 1903-1904
In addition to professional baseball,
Memphis is the greatest amateur base
bali town in the country. The Mem
phis Associated Amateurs, an organiza-
ton for the promotion of all amateur
sports, backs any number of baseball
leagues each summer, with all games
free. 1t Is estimated that the anna
tours outdrew the professionals last
season. and the professional attracted
over 100000 fans. So fully 225,000 fans
saw baseball games in Memphis last
season. Even the girls of Memphis
organized baseball leagues and staged
regular pennant races, The national
pastime has great hold on Memphians
and the Bluff City supports the game
In manner that no other Sunland city
may boast of.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
WHAT AILS SHERIDAN.

Another party with bad leak in
the vocal organs is John B. Sheridan,
the veteran SCRIBE whose weekly lam
entations appear in the ST. Louis Sport
ing News.
Sheridan is just now sympathizng
with John J. McCloskey in his 1920 pre-
dicament He devotes two columns and
turnover to his wailings. recounting
at length the many glorious achieve
ments of the manager and the startling
and deplorable inefficency of the Mem
phis board Ut directors. Yet every time
that Tom Watkins visits St. Louis,
Sheridan is there to greet him with
open arms--and incidentally to pawn off
a worthless semipro in search of a job.
McCloskey, however, should pay but
little attention to the rawlings of John
B.. who rambles along like this:
Il would congratulate Tom watkins
and Memphis on securing McCloskey If
! did not know the full power of the
meeting of a board of directors. 1t -
up to McCloskey to get off in front and
to stay in front.
"McCloskey has always been, like
most Irishmen, leader of forlorn hope.
He is invariably called in when it is
reck or nothing pennant or bust, when
the conditions which exist when he ar
riyes assure a bust McCloskey is
brave man He takes hold in desperate
cases. I'd hate to try where Bris Lord,
Dolly Stark. Cy Barger George Mo
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
BOXING.

Despite the fact that only eightround
boxing matches are permitted in Ten
nessee, the boxing game flourishes in
Memphis. A regular weekly boxing
show is put on by Promoter Billy Hack
at the Southern Athletic club, and each
week something like $500 fans witness
the mills that are staged, Fiftv-two
times $500 is something like 119,60e for
the year. Since the war the fistic game
has been bigger and better than ever
before, and fight fans are turning out
to every card that Is put on
Promoter Hack brings only the best
boys in the fistic brigade to Memphis,
and his shows are always on high
order. Practically every champion in
all divisions has appeared in Memphis
from time to time, making Memphis one
of the leading boxing cities in the South
New Orleans tops Memphis in boxing,
owing to the fact that 20-round matches
are permitted in Louisiana.
A strong effort has been made from
time to time to secure legislation which
would permit 20-round matches in Ten
nessee, and in case 1t is ever put across
Memphis would unquestionably be the
leading boxing city in Dixie.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
BY HARRY HocHsTAoTER,

BALTIMORE. Nil. Feb You
couldn't believe such a thing possible
unless you were actually present Here
IN peaceful Baltimore they do things
up brown Pal Moore came here 10
make his first American bout upon his
return from England where he knoCked
nut Eugene Criqu tn "a rounds Pal
didn't care II h. did fight Roy Moore
TO a decision, His manager Tommy
Walsh, told him Sam Harris. who ran
the Triple \, club was a reliable sort Of
promoter and would sec that he got
a good deal Pal got good deal. all
right
\ lot Of cute fellows. including Leo
Flynn. the carpet haEger, who rs sup
posed to he ffty+fifty with Harris, on
Roy Moore, figured they could beat Pal
To a return match with Jimmy Wilde
II they could get a decision over the
Memphis boxer
Pal boxed as per schedule. Pop
D'Brien, Of Philadelphia. who was sup
nosed to be on the up and MP, was the
bird man In the ring. Pal beat the
'lumsy Roy from pillar to post for the
"ntire twelve rounds and on two occa-
aims floored his man II looked s. one
sided that the crowd started to leave
when the boys answered the bell for
the 18th round
But the big surprise came. sam Har
ris, the little giant promoter had sent
Pop his orders In the twelfth round
Anyway. when Pop held up Roy's hand
as the winner at the end Of the twelfth
round the crowd started to roar
The fans who had taken In some
bets roared murder police. Deputy
Commissioner House, who was at the
ringside, declared he would make an
announcement tomorrow as to whether
the boxing game could continue any
longer under the present management.
1t was a terrible affair to try TO steal
fighters reputation and give the
boxing eye the BLACKLIST eye II ever had
in this city
Yes. Baltimore is a nice little city
to stay away from because when a
boxer actually wins they do cute
irirln
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
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NEW AGREEMENT.

One of the first jobs facing the min
or leaguers Is the framing of new ma
tional agreement in lieu of the one
that formerly was in effect between the
minors and majors and which was
smashed into smithereens when the
two branches of the national sport elect
ed to travel separate paths When the
break occurred some months ago, it
was believed by both the minors and
majors that each branch of baseball
could travel along without the aid of
the other, but after trying out the ex-
pertinent, they have arrived at the
conclusion that for the welfare and
good of baseball in general, it Is nee
essary that all hands around work in
complete harmony and cooperation.
The majors have signified their willing
ness to give the minors a hearing and
have the smaller baseballers to air their
grievances and to grant the minors as
many concessions as possible so long
as they remain within the bounds OF
reason.
The draft, which went the way Of the
rational agreement when the break ac-
CURED, Is also coming up for consid-
cradle discussion. The prevailing opin-
ion in the minor leagues is that the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
TENNIS.

Tennis is a game that has hundreds
of devotees in Memphis who follow the
net game from year to year. The New
Memphis Tennis club is composed of
the leading opponents of the game, and
tournaments are put on each year that
abound in interest and bring out some
high-c class sport. The club is gaining in
membership fast and the court game is
fast pulling up alongside other sporting
competition in the race for popularity,
In addition to the regular members
of the New Memphis club, there are
many free courts in Memphis where the
nonmembers of the club can go and
play Throughout the summer these
courts are crowded, with many tennis
ers waiting their turn to play. Many
lady devotees of the game are in evil
dence, and the interest in the sport is
always at fever heat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
TRANSPORTING.

Memphis boasts of a large swarm Of
tievotees of the sport alluring, and each
Saturday afternoon at the TriState
fairgrounds members of the Memphis
Gun club assemble and stage their
weekly shoot. Some of the leading
shooters Of the country reside in Mem
phis q 4 unusually keen competition
takes place from week to week. Prizes
are offered, and every shooter does his
best to carry off the bacon. Memphis
also boasts of several crack shots among
the ladies', who turn out each week and
hang up marks that keep the male fra
ternity hustling.
No admission is charged to witness
the shoots and a large gallery is in evil
dence each Saturday afternoon to watch
the Staying of the clay pigeons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
-
so KEARNS Is WEARY?

Jack Kearns is weary of listening
to hot air and will set Feb Is as the
final day on which bids will be re-
match "
Weary of hot air, Ell? Since when did
Perfume Jack tire of his own stuff. No
six managers in the game-Tommy
Walsh included--have exposed the pub
lie to so much unadulterated bunk and
piffle as Jack kearns. Just how he
can now be tired of his private stock
in trade is beyond the normal reader.
Perhaps his swelled dome is about
to burst and he now believes he is
ruling king Of the globe. He will find
the world will still manage to stumble
along in some way or another even If
this bout is never staged. But one
must laugh a bit when so pompous a
bloke begins to crow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
MARTIN FAvoRs HARMONY

President Martin is in favor of getting
together with the major leagues and
for the minors to work out some plan
by which this may be accomplished.
The majors have already communicated
with the minor league heads and re-
quested that the smaller fish get to-
gether and outline their demands and
present them at the annual meeting of
the National and American leagues in
Chicago next week. 1t is for the pur-
pose Of carrying out this request that
the meeting of the minors has been call
ed and which will bring together base
balls leading lights.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
FOOTBALL.

Although only prep school football
teams perform in Memphis each fall
the interest in the gridiron sport Is al
ways at fever heat. There is a hard
tight staged every year for the Memphis
prep school championship between Cen
trail high school, West Tennessee Nor
NAL school, Memphis University school,
Vocational school and Christian Broth
ers college. and merry scramble takes
place during the seasons gridiron bat
ties.
The attendance at each game during
the season always runs high, and at
the Turkey day battle between Central
High and NJ. Y. s. last Thanksgiving
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
SOCCER.

The game of soccer, which is COM
parative newcomer among Memphis ar
ray of competitive endeavor, is fast
finding it's way into the good graces OF
a big following Contests are staged
each Sunday at Hodges field and Russ
wood park and no admission Is charged,
The stands are always packed with
spectators. The M. A. A. Junior Soccer
league plays every day during the week
and lovers Of the kicking game are al
ways present to encourage the young
sters. 1t Is estimated that thousand
fans see the games every Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
Martin Leaves For
Minor League COnfab
Southern League President in Favor Of Large and Small
Basebaers Getting Together Harmonious and Profit
able Basis-Draft and National Agreement Coming Up.
BIZ BOB PGUE.

Southern league, on his
meeting of the National
Baseball a minor league
making
sS minor to form
working meeting will be called to
order in Chicago Monday morning and will be attended by
Martin member of the
ona will the Southern President Martins
fellow following presidents
Ewing Pacific league Tho ]. Hickey president
league
AL president ThreeEye Walter Morris
Farrell secretary National
Professional Baseball clubs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
SWIMMING.

There are any number OF paddlers in
Memphis who are fast nearing the
championship stage, and each summer
some fast events are pulled off in the
Mississippi and in the various swimming
pools In the local Y NJ c. A, and
Natatorum The annual Doc Hottum
marathon Is the big feature of the
swimming season, when the city's best
fish are put up against each other and
compete in a 10-mile dash down the
Mississippi river Many spectators turn
out for this event and two or three
steamers are necessary to convey all
the fans WAC desire to witness the sport,
Some fast time has been made In sea-
sons gone b. by Memphis paddlers.
Every pool in the city stages swim
ming events throughout the warm sea-
son, and quite following of swimming
fans has been worked up.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
AttabOu!
Big Cor51e Shea 81

WHY HE?
Mad bites Officer Julio Vannucci in the
dog then des-News Item)
Yes, the committed
And the things I've left undene.
Sure foolish the the daily sporting
have perpetrated working the
But honest, l always a limit,
For the piffle have tried to hustle by
have let a bite where the leg Is
And watch him roll his back die
Oh, Julio, TveN always smiling
And with the semblance of frown
wholesome
Aye, the friend Of every citizen in town.
But tell me why offered such a
That hungry canine would have priced?
Why did let him bite
m aWfuly
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
Dempsey's Record
Is Praised By
Barter Legion Post

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Feb. 7.--Gordon
Barter post Of the American Legion.
which recently brought upon itself \
storm Of mingled protest and approval
by making Jack Dempsey an honorary
life member Of the post. and declaring
the Stacker and draft dodger"
charges against him to be false, last
night voted to nulify the champions
membership.
The resolution praised Dempsey's
character and war record and stipu-
lated that the retraction was due NOT
to any change OF mind on the part of
the legion members. hut because of the
discovery that honorary membership in
the legion is unconstitutional.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
Minor Leagues Must
Tender 1920 Contracts
On Or Before March /

AUBURN, N. Y. Feb. minor
league ball players under reservation
must he rendered contracts on or be-
fore March /, according to instructions
sent to club owners of the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues by John H, Farrell, secretary
of the association. Qualification of the
Louisiana league in Glass d and the
reorganized Virginia league in Glass B
was announced by Mr.. Farrell
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
GIVES ROY DECISION,
tBY TIE ASSOCIATED PRrss.)

tbY THE ASSOCIATED PFFSs.)
BALTIMORE, Feb Roy Moore, Of
St Paul, defeated Pal Moore, Of Mem
phis, in u rounds of fast fighting here
last night. Referee Frank Popl
O'Brien handed down the decision at
the end of the milling which met with
the disfavor of the Pal Moore follow
ers who claimed that the latter should
have won. The Memphis fighter, how
ever, was unable TO hold off the slash
ings of Roy Moore, who kept boring
in with right and left punches to the
mid section.
The referees decision Is accepted as
official, according to the laws OF the
state of Maryland. the arbitrator being
appointed by the board Of police COM
mlssiOners
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
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JEWTRAW FEATURES.

MALONE. N Y" Feb Charles
Jewtraw, of Lake Placid, Eastern anna
teur champion, featured in the North
ern New York amateur ice skating
championships here yesterday after
noon, winning the 22O-yard and 44o-
yard dashes Joe Moore, also of Lake
Placid, captured the two-mile event,
and Everett MCGOWAN, Of st. Paul,
Mimi, led the field in the half mile,
The races, which were sanctioned by
the Eastern Skating Association Of
America, attracted a large field of en-
trantS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
BASKETBALL.

Basketball has its share Of supporters
among Memphis army of sport fans
and on each occasion OF a game, there
IL always a full house. There are some
crack teams in Memphis with the loca!
five being the best the Bluff city af-
fords Every game that is played In the
local Y gymnasium always draws
crowded house.
The Memphis Associated Amateurs
have also organized several basketball
leagues that are staging pennant races
throughout the season. These games
always prove big drawing cards, and
each team is always supported by lib.
eral attendance of fans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
PalMOOre Floors Roy
Twice; Loses Verdict
Referee Gives Decision Baltimore Boy Despite One Sided
ness of Contest-Raw Deal Dealt Out to Memphan Be-
fore Large Crowd.

Moore gained considerable fame by out
pointing Jimmy Wilde, in a three round
bout last summer but the st. Paul
harp carried too many round guns for
him and chased him for the entire dis
lance, at the end oi which there was
nothing for Pop O'Brien, Of philadel-
phia, to do but give II 10 Roy Moore.
The only ones dissa tisfied with the de-
cision was Pal and his manager, Tommy
Walsh
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07

riarty, Cy Barger (again) Mike Donlin
and Cy Barger (third time) have failed
But McCloskey is as game today as he
was 80 years ago when he took the
tlrst professional baseball team into the
wids of Texas
Charming fellows, Tom Watkins
John Martin and the rest of the Mem
phians. l doubt they are as charming
as they were in the good old days Of
the Chickasaw club. Charming though
they are bound always to be.
Southern gentlemen, every inch of
them. Baseball men? No. Not a bit
Of IT. Southern gentlemen rarely are
baseball men Cap Neal is about the
only Southern gentleman l ever knew
who was good baseball man. Most of
the others were and are--well Southern
gentlemen Not baseball men, but quick
, tors.
Tom watkins is a splendid man to
be president of a baseball club. He
knows every man, woman and child in
Memphis, Meets them on Main street,
takes them by the hand and be-
speaks them sweetly. Helps a lot. Tom
Watkins has the social instinct highly
developed, I never went to Memphis
that he did not show me one great,
grand, good time. Most pleasant mem
cries Of the plain, but charming Chick
asaw club. How good the whisky was!
Also the food, Better than the whisky,
or the food, was the company. There is
something charming about the leisurelv
southern gentleman. AS for the wom-
en- of Memphis. They are beautiful in
a way all their own. But Southern
boards of directors, including Memphis
boards of directors, are quick to hit,
and deadly as rattlesnakes
Great town for baseball Is Mem
phis, If they could get a winner, 1t Is
up to McCloskey to get a winner I
| hope he will. If he does not. oh, well.
John ]. knows what a meeting of the
board of directors means too well to
worry about it.
For my part, | can't see the sense in
a man like McCloskey, or any other man
| fit to be a manager, accepting the man
agement of n minor league club unless
| he has a three-year copper rveted con-
| tract on which he can collect, play or
! not play, manage or not manage Be
| fore I'd lay myself at the mercy of a
| board of directors I'd join the BoshevlIl
| and make table companion of starva-
| ton.
II wish McCloskey and Watkins well.
I hope that they will have a good sea-
son. But l hone that McCloskev has a
threeyear contract that no board Of di-
| rectors, not even Memphis board OF
| directors, can break For given three
| years. McCloskey will show them in
| Memphis what pennant looks like.
"McCloskey is one of the men in
| baseball who is worth while. He is not
an efficiency expert, not much on winter
winning of pennants, but he Is a great
| fellow to develop players and a great
| fellow to play good ball"
If Sheridan is so wise a baseball gem
eral he should enter the game. He may
discover that managing a major league
club Is more profitable than peddlng
copy. In any case. he will probably find
| the whisky missing on his next visit
here, and some of the warm hospitality
| held up.
| And then again he may not be at
fault When one enters the latter stages
| of second childhood it Is customary for
the mind to wander and the engines of
| thought to miss fire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
HANDBALL.

one Of the chief diversions of the
tired business man in Memphis is hand
Memphis every day in the year, The
local Y. NJ. c. A. has three big courts,
and Bill Newmans gymnasium has two
excellent courts attached, Day in and
day out devotees Of this sport compete,
1t is estimated that there are 500 hand
bail players In Memphis. Tournaments
are staged each year, which attract a
large outpouring of spectators
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07

there were more than 5000 people in
the grandstand at Rosewood Footbal
is growing more popular each season in
Memphis, and each years teams i'm
Urove In class
Football is fast growing into one OF
the leading fall sports in Memphis. with
large and enthusiastic following.