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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
French Rockies

The Manchester Guardian says that the
1921 class of the French army, which has
just been called up for training, totals 272,-
900 men, including those from Alsace and
Lorraine, according to Reuters Paris CORE
spondent.
The enrolling of this class has shown that
the number of men registered as liable to
serve amounted to Is per cent of the male
births registered twenty, years ago, pro-
portion which has never before been at
tained OF those called UP IS per cent were
pronounced fit by the medical authorities,
which is higher proportion than in 1913,
although the fact that 81, 943 were rejected
shows that the medical examination was a
strict one. OF those who were not accepted
for service at present a certain number are
liable to be called up later, SO that the re-
suits Of the calling up of the 1921 class
are considered as being particularly good.
The press attributes this Improvement in
national health and physique to the diminu-
ton of alcoholism, the influence of sports
and to q certain extent to the improved hy-
gienic conditions among the peasantry
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
Clean Sweep


A novel kind of clean sweep is to be made
at the French war office and throughout,
the army, according to a circular issued by
Minister of War Barthou, reports the Paris
correspondent of The London Times.
The circular has reference to the well
known custom which arose in all belligerent
countries during the war Of employing I'M.
tials to describe army Offices and officials.
The practice, M. Barthou contends, has been
so abused by individual fancy as to render
it intolecable. Many simple and time-hon-
ored contractions, such G. @. G., for gen.
eral headquarters, and G. A. NJ, for north
ern army group, present, of course, no diff
ficu1ty, but numberless additions have beef
introduced by irresponsible people, with the
result that great deal of military corre-
spondence and reports have become unintel-
ligible even to the practiced eyes OF the
war minister and his chief of staff.
All authorizations, without exception, are
therefore to disappear from army documents
in future-a step which, M. Barthou adds,
will cause no loss to the regularity or eff
cheney of the service and will not detract
from the beauty of the French language.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
Ready for the Long Pull

T7nERE is every sign ahead that the
month Of June will mark the begin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Portland Not
Anxious to Play
!COnY HIGH BOYS

According to Baseball experts Cony
High school may yet be hailed as the
High school baseball champions OF
Maine. With the disposal of Skowhe-
gan High last Saturday in a three
inning contest and the up river boys
disbanding on the field giving UP
whatever claim they had for the
honors only two other aggregations
stand between the Capital City lads
and the championship. These two
schools are Portland High and Houl-
ton High.
According to the present outlook it
is doubtful if Portland will meet
Cony. Advances were made to the
Cumberland boys Monday for a game
to be played here Wednesday or Sat
urday next and the date was left open
for u decision until this morning but
up to a late hour last night no word
hac been forthcoming.
Houlton, however, sent word down
to Augusta Monday requesting a
game to be played at Houlton as they
are unquestionably the champion
team of Northern Maine and contend
ers for the State honors. They even
went so far as to offer a guarantee
of $500 for Cony's appearance on their
diamond. This is understood to be
the largest financial offer ever made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Coombs Asked Not to
Play with All-Stars

Williamstown. June 20-Plans en-
tertained by Jack Coombs, former
big league pitcher. and coach of the
Williams nine, for working. on the
hill for Cabe Prindle's All-Stars in
an occasional exhibition game before
the close of the purple season, have
been upset by a request from the
college authorities not to take such
course.
He was slated to hold down the
mound for the All-Stars against the
Bennington, VT. X. of c. last Sunday
but it was announced to the large
crowd before the time came to start
that President Garfield of Williams
had asked him not to appear in the
lineup and that Coombs had decided
to respect the latter's wishes.
If the old Athletic star stays in
the Berkshire long after the college
season, however. the fans will have
an opportunity for seeing him in &C
ton on the independent diamond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Carpenter Uncovers
Some of Defensive
Tactics He Will Use

Manhasset, n. Y, June 2O-In five
ROUNDS OF sparring this afternoon.
TWO with the French lightweight.
Marcel Denis, and three with the
negro heavyweight, Joe Jeanette.
georges Carpenter. exhibited the
defensive tactics he has been devel-
oping in private workouts behind the
training camps barn.
Many OF the experts asked Mana
ger Descamps to let Georges show
something and they were so insistent
that the willy little Frenchman con-
scented Carpenter called on Denis
iirst and he went at such speed that
the little fellow appeared slow in
comparison. He hurt Denis badly
Wheh on one occasion his right
crashed into the lightweight's law.
lie shouted: "Oh," and caught Denis
IN MS arms to save him from a fall
carpenter has been taking lessons
In defense from jeanette. who was
noted for his defensive work. With
Jeanette he went even fastr than he
mad with Denis. He evaded Joe's
punches for one round, then they
Fought at close quarters Georges
took number of body punches with
a smile and worked an upper cut
we'll. He had Jeanette blowing at
the end of the three rounds. Jean
cite remarked afterward that the
Frenchman was better than he had
ever been on the defense.
II has improved 100 per cent in
a 80
our fight in Paris" he said. He can
hit twice as hard and he is twice as
hard to hit. In addition to this he
can take a world of punishment: in
fact he always was hog for pun
ishment. The harder you hit him
the broader his smile
A crowd of several hundred per-
sons saw the challenger work: some
of them were newspaper men and
the others were principally invited
guests. A score Of wounded veterans
Were brought on stretchers in am
balances from Polytechnic hospital in
Manhattan.
Gunboat Smith was an interested
spectator He praised the challenger
for his speed and hitting ability but
ventured the opinion that he was
not good enough to beat the cham
pion.
When Georges came from the
house to the gymnasium he es1ied
a legless veteran of the late war sit
ting on a stool by the ring. Calling
to Manager Dcscamps to wait. he
pushed his way through the crowd
and shook hands with the veteran.
"Hello. Buddy" he said. Glad to
see you"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Fans Show Spirit
by Helping in Work
on Williams Field

A good crowd of fifteen husky men
responded to the call last night of the
Augusta Baseball Association for help
on the Reuel Williams field to put up
the wire fence and work on the
grandstand About two thirds of the
fence was put into place and the
carpenters made good progress to-
ward putting the old grandstand in
to safe condition.
On account of the circus being in
the city today the men are asked to
come out in force on Wednesday
night with hammers and saws at
which time the new set of bleachers
will be built. AS the time is short
good bunch should be on hand by
set of bleachers was purchased by
the students of Cony High school and
the men of the city are showing their
good spirit by giving their. services.
Only five more days remain before
the big Augusta baseball team will be
sen in action against the fast Pill
grims team from Lewiston. The
game will be called Saturday, June
25th on the Reuel Williams field at
$50 P. NJ. 1t is expected that every
Augusta fan who can possibly leave
his business will be there.
The men are scheduled to report
for instruction Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. On Thursday the team
will play Togus at the National Sol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
weight, is scheduled to join Demp-
sey's staff of sparring partners to-
morrow.
PORTLAND HIGH
HOPES

Portland, Me-, June 20--Climax of
the coaching efforts of Fred V. Os-
tergren in Portland High school the
past four years came this past week
when the baseball team won the
western Maine preparatory school
league championship. 1t brought
to a fitting close the series of
achievements in athletics by the
schoolboys since he has been here,
and adds one more trophy to the
collection which he has aided them
in securing
Mr.. Ostergren will go to Bruins
wick this summer and coach at
Bowdoin. While he is lost as a
school official here he remains as a
neighbor and will pilot his semi
professional baseball team during
the summer season, recruiting and
strengthening from college teams at
once. Mr.. Ostergren attracted at
tention of those who were looking
for good coach soon after he had
shown here what he could do. 1t be-
came apparent last fall that he
would receive offers which he could
not afford to turn down, and Bow
doin made terms that We're satisfac-
tory to him and he likes the field
wherein he is to labor.
Portland High has a wealth of
material with it's enrolment of 400
students but he is the first coach
who has been able to appeal to
school spirit successfully. There has
never been much trouble in winning
support for the teams. but material
for the teams has been not SO easy
to obtain.
James Fitzpatrick, a Boston Uni
versity senior, is coming here as his
successor. Applications for the job
were numerous, but the best all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
To Play Over Giant
Red Game of May 2S

New York. June 20--Replay of part
Of the protested victory of Cincinnati
over Pittsburg on May % by 4 to
in 10 innings has been ordered by
President Heydler
Pittsburg declared that Pitcher
Luque of Cincinnati while in tenn
per had thrown the ball toward the
Reds dugout and that Barnhardt Of
Pittsburg was thrown out while try
ing for third after the bali was inter
fered with by a visiting player on
the bench, whereas a "block" ball
should have been declared.
President Heydler ruled that the
part game should be played before
the scheduled game of June 30 with
the score tied 80, in the last half Of
the eighth, two out, with Barnhardt
on third and Cutshaw at the bat.
The official standing OF the two
clubs, including games Of yesterday.
should he changed to: Pittsburg 81
won and II lost; Cincinnati rs and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Little Boxing in the
Johnson-Flynn Match

There was very little boxing in the
heavyweight championship bout be-
tween Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn,
the Pueblo Fireman. at Las Vegas,
New Mexico, on the Fourth of July,
1912.
Flynn attacked Johnson somewhat
after the manner of bull charging
a Bolshevik banner Johnson devoted
most of his energy to holding Flynn's
arms, like a ticklish person defending
himself from a playful comrade. The
police stopped the performance in the
ninth round. The referee awarded
his decision to Johnson as he had had
the upper hand during those sporadic
periods when 1t appeared that a
boxing bout was taking place.
Flynn was strong on headwork, but
and then he would ram his pate into
the pit of Johnson's stomach.
Johnson complained that Flynn was
behaving like a billy goat and Flynn
called the referees attention to the
manner in which Johnson was hold
ing him.
In the ninth round the challenger
became extremely peeved when john
son grabbed his arms and clinched
tightly On the break he lowered his
head and bored Fin for all he was
worth. butting Johnson in the body
and then jumping up and crashing
his head against Johnson's face.
1t was then that the referee called
halt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Real Firemen's Muster
at TOpsham, July 18th

A firemen's muster has been ar
ranged to take place at Topsham on
July 4. under the auspices of the
Topsham Veteran Firemen's Associa-
ton. The sum of $3.50 is offered in
prizes. For first class machines the
awards will be: First, 1925; second.
SOS: and third, S35. For second class
machines the first prize will be $125;
second, sos; and third. $35. Baseball
game and a tug of war is listed TO &C.
cupy the forenoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Dempsey Goes
Eight Fierce Rounds
with -Four HeaVies

Atlantic City. June 2O-Jack
Dempsey increased his boxing to
eight full three minute rounds today
for the first time since he started
training. taking on four heavy spar
ring partners for two sessions each
with only a rest of thirty seconds be-
tween rounds.
He evidently had read what the
boxing experts had written concern
ing his workout yesterday which
was regarded as slow, because he set
warm pace today for the quartet
that faced him, upsetting the rugged
and experienced Larry Williams for
the first time since the big heavy
weight joined the camp. Eddie
O'Hare, who gave Dempsey con-
siderable bother yesterday. repeated
ly tented for openings but Dempsey
kept on top of the fast moving New
York middleweight and did not give
chance to get hit. O'Hare failed
with his one-two punch, with which
he nailed Dempsey yesterday.
In rapid succession Dempsey box
ed O'Hara, Battling Ghee. Williams
and Jack Renault. Ghee who was on
the floor three times and had two
teeth knocked loose when he faced
Dempsey for the first time last FRI
day apparently had lost some of his
mbition when he crawled through
the ropes this afternoon.
He was on the defensive from the
start. Once the champion crowded
the Memphis negro into a corner and
all but knocked him flat with a
punch on the back of the neck.
Dempsey was in a fighting mood
after he had chased Chez around the
ring for two rounds and when Will
liams got into the ring the champion
tried to upset him. Williams, until
today has kept his feet and given
Dempsey the best workout. But he
ran into a cyclone of hooks and was
sent sprawling into the ropes from a
right to the chin in the second
rond.
Dempsey staggered him with
left and then crashed over right
that dropped him to sitting posi-
ton.
The referee situation is still I'M
settled. Kid Norfolk. negro heavy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21

round athlete in the list and one who
bids fair to handle the football,
baseball and basketball candidates is
the star of b. u. Unanimous vote of
the school board indicates the favor
able impression that he has made.
Meantime Pat. French, former U.
of NJ. star athlete and fast track
man, has made a fine showing at
Deering High school and his base
ball boys led the league until they
met Ostergren's nine. Athletics at
D. H. s. are in better shape than
ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21

to a Maine High school In case or
Portland failing to play with the To-
cal boys it seems almost certain that
the Cony and Houlton game would be
arranged Much will depend. accord
ing to Coach Thompson, on Portland's
answer that is momentarily expected.
Should Portland refuse and should
Cony be able to get away with the
Aroostook aggregation State honors
could not be questioned. But just
now the whole thing is up in the. air.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
SENATOR'S DIVIDE
WITH MACKMEN

Philadelphia, June 20-Washington
broke even with Philadelphia in a
double header here today winning the
second game, to 2, after losing the
first to Score:
First game:
Washn. ..... 011o0 900 o. 4 3
Phia. ..... 2 o 0 0 3 0 X-7 II l
Acosta, Shaw and Charity; Moore
and Perkins
Second game:
Washn. ... 0 0 0 0 o. s
phila. ...... o o 0 0 o 0 0 1 IL
Courtney and Picinich; Hasty and
Perkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Finn to Lead Bowdoin

Brunswick, Me, Juno 20-Waldo
Finn of Island Falls was elected cap
tain of the 1922 Bowdoin baseball
team Friday at a meeting of this
seasons players. Finn. a pitcher. is
a member of the class Of 1922, the
student council, Alpha Delta Phi Fra
ternity and the F'riars. He was the
most dependable boXman on this
years strong team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Clash Prospect High School Baseball Title
THE Babes OVER THE-FENCE
SMASH WINS FOR YANKEESIN
10THFRAME AGAINST RED SOX

Boston, June 20.--Ruth's Gath home
.un of the season on the first ball
,tched by Myers in the tenth inning
slaared the high left field fence and
proved to be the winning margin in
Kew York's . TO victory over Bos-
ION today. In the first Ruth's double
.cored Hawks, who had walked, and
prth later scored when Hendryx
made a two base muff of Meusel's
long fly. HendryX injured mis- hand
IN this fly and retired from the game.
cnor9.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21

TWo base hits--Ruth, Pipp CD
Mtusel Ruel, Mclnnis. Three base
hits Ward. Scott Home runs--Ruth.
Stolen bases-Ward, Meusel, Ruel
ifice--pcckinpaugh, Schang, Ruel
Double play-pratt to Scott 10 Nc
Inns Left on bases-New York 5,
Boston l. Base on balls-Off Mays 2
Myers 3. Struck out-By Mays 5;
Myers l. Umpires-Evans and Con-
molly. Time-1.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
BY Beck
In Eeaturesl

diers' Home. They will practice on
Williams field Friday afternoon in
preparation for the big opening game
on Saturday The team Is to be
made up of eight men from out side
of the city and a group of Augustus
best players.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Pirates Win with
Landis Looking On

Pittsburgh, June 20-Federal Judge
K NJ. Lands. commissioner of base
ball, tossed out the ball today in the
game in which Pittsburgh defeated
Philadelphia, to ?. Singles by
Wrightstone and Bruggy and Will
Hams double scored two runs for the
visitors in the seventh, while the Phi
rates won the game in the eighth. The
score:
Phila. ..... 900 0 90 3 0 o. {
Pitts. ....... 900 0 0 0 0 % s G
Meadows and Bruggy; Yellowhorse
linn and Schmidt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
Home Run Almost Knock Out

| Boston, Mass, June 20.-William
Whitehouse, a member of the Bren-
nan shoe factory baseball team, COL
lapsed from heart failure when he
crossed home plate after making a
home run in a game with the Back
Bay council, X. Of c., at Randolph,
Saturday He regained consciousness
three hours later under the treatment
of DR.. George v. Higgins of Ran
dolph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

New York 7; Boston 6 40 innings).
Washington 2; Philadelphia 7 list
same).
Washington 4; Philadelphia 2 (2nd
same).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
WITH THE MAJOR
TEAMS YESTERDAY
AND TODAY'S GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Philadelphia 2; Pittsburs 8.
Chicaeo-St. Louis, rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
EASTERN LEAGUE

Pittsfield 6; Hartford /.
Springfield 8; Albany 4.
Worcester 6; Waterbury 2. 10 in
nlngs.
New Haven 5: Bridgeport 9.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
The Ring Battles
To Date of Dempsey
And CARPENTER


next weeks meals were not always
definitely scheduled, travelled on
brakes and beams, rather than in
cushioned compartment cars on his
journeys from one fistic engagement
to another His travels took him to
New York in the late months of 1916.
While in New York, Dempsey met
his first opponents of any class, box
ing with Andre Anderson, Wild Burt
kenney and John Lester Johnson in
10-round, no-decision bouts, all going
the limit. Dempsey was credited
with beating Anderson and Kenney
but the veteran negro, Johnson, knew
bit too much for this diamond in
the rough" from Colorado. Johnson
cracked two of Jacks ribs in the sec
ond round and Dempsey showed ring
gameness by standing up to the negro
for the remainder of the fight.
Dempsey and his manager now talk
in the hundreds of thousands when
discussing purses. For his first bout
in New York City, with Anderson. the
westerner received s16 For boxing
kenney. he was given $43 by the pro-
moter. He signed to box John Lester
Johnson for $500 but received only
800. In those days, there was no
Jack Kearns present to haggle for the
boxer and he decided that New York
was not the gold-filled city that
western stories had led him to believe
The young fighter returned to the
west and to obscurity for few
months
The second and third years of
George Carpenters ring career start
ed him off like a future bantam
weight champion of the world. In
1908, he fought six battles, winning
two by knockouts. one on a foul one
on points. while each of the other two
resulted in a draw, Descamps grad
ually became more daring in choosing
opponents for the Is year old boxer
Salmon, the Englishman, whom he
defeated by a knockout the first time
in IS rounds and again on a foul in IL
rounds. was among the best of Eng
lish bantamweights. Legrand, one of
the shiftiest of French bantams, twice
, nGlQ Dim 10 uTaW, once lOF SIN
rounds and again at 20 rounds.
The following year promised to be
even more successful. In one of the
earliest bouts he knocked out in one
round Wetinck, who had nearly held
him even in one of the 1907 contests.
Four victories by knockouts and nine
, bouts won on points, including tri-
umphs over Charlie Ledoux and Paul
Til, both famous bantams, comprised
the record for the year until Carpen-
tier ran into Gloria, a veteran, who
stopped him in six rounds.
This was the first time that the
Lens youth had taken the count. De-
feat at the hands Of a more expe-
rienced boxer did not discourage Ell
Their Carpenter or Descamps for on
the whole, Carpenters development
had been phenomenal and none
recognized that fact better than the
shrewd little man who has piloted the
boxer to his present pitch of prom
inence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
TODAY'S GAMES

st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Washington at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21
TODAY,S GAME!

TOOAYS GAM S
Boston at New York.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Chicago at St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-17
SPY USES POISON
Belgian Woman Had Been
Decorated for Services.
Evidence Uncovered She Had
Betrayed COuntrymen.

Paris, Feb. 17.-Madame Louise
Thulier, Belgian school teacher, who
was awarded the insignia of the Le
gion of Honor and the war cross dur
ing the great war. has chosen suicide,
rather than face, exposure as spy and
a betrayer of patriotic friends, it is
declared by today's newspapers. The
woman, about whom revolved one sof
the most stirring tragedies of the war,
swallowed rat poison at her home in
the village of Wineries, near Mons, yes
terday, when called to appear before a
ma gistrate.
Madame sThulier was associated with
Edith Cavell, the English nurse who
was executed by the Germans in BruS-
sells on October Is, 1915, and with
Countess Joahenna de Beville, who was
doomed to die by the Germans, but
whose sentence was commuted thru
the Intervention of President Wilson.
She, herself, was taken prisoner by the
Germans and was sentenced to death.
but King Alfonso of Spain made a plea
in her behalf and she was reprieved.
During an investigation of espionage
operations at Mons. evidence was
found. it is declared by newspapers
here. that Madame Thulier had be-
trayed a number of companions, one
of whom was Philip Baucq an archi-
tect, who We're executed the day Miss
Cavell faced the German firing squad.
The magistrate summoned the woman
to appear before him, but she is al
legged to have swallowed poison rather
how OH