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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-25
COMMITTEE NAMED To
PROBE TEXANS CASE
Ny Associated i'ress.

WASHINGTON. Jun. "a senate
subcommittee was appointed today 10y
Voting Chairman roindexter To con.
duct the inquiry. ordered by the sen.
ate into the court martial dismissal
from the marine corps of Captain I'D.
mund q. Chamberlain. san Antonio
Texas. for making alleged false re-.
ports Of German airplanes shot down
IN the Marine iron, In 1918. senators
Hall. Delaware and Nicholson. Colora.
ID republicans. and Walsh. democrat.
Montana. comprise the subcommittee.
senator Rail. who will Lee chairman.
plans TO start taking testimony tomor
row.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-25
REDS REFUSE TO
LIbERATE YANKS
HELD IN PRISON
EFFORTS TO FREE AMERI.
CAN CAPTIvES PROVE
UNSUCCESSFUL

BY Associated Press
RIGA. June 2i.--Efforts OF the Amer.
lean State Department through the com.
mittees headed by DIR. Fridljon Nan
sen Norwegian explorer and diplomat
to obtain the release OF the American
prisoners In soviet Russia have been un.
successful. according to adviccs received
today.
The sovicts. II ls said. will consider
only direct official request from the
rnitod States. Some of the prisoners.
the advccs say. have been informed II
~ possible they will bc exchanged for
communist prisoners In America.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-25
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Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
Alumni Trim High Team In Opening
 Basketball Game

Alumni of Phoenix Union high school gave the Coyote basketball team a few lessons on how to play the great indoor game and win" at the Y. NJ. c. A. last night, the old timers romping off with 2I to 20 victory. The game was fast and rough, both team indulging in bruis- ing tactics.
 Inability of the Coyote forwards to hit the basket caused defeat for the high school lads. They had plenty of opportunity to score-far more than the alumni-but they just couldn't connect. This poor mark manship, of course. will improve with practice and in another week or ten days the squad should be travelling along at good speed
 At the half way mark, the alumni were leading 17 to 12. They increased this lead to seven points in the last half. Their basket shooting was un- usually accurate. especially for SC early in the season.
 The teams lined up as follows:
 Coyotes: Diebold and Coggins, for wards; Ball, center; Davis and Hill guards. Slagle. Jack and Poe also were given opportunities to show their ability.
 Alumni: Bassett and A. Davis, for wards; Risto. center: Crosse ant Hoagland, guards Middleton alsC played for the veterans.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
LOCAL YOUNG MAN NOMINATED CLASS
 POET AT HARVARD

Harry k. Behn, Jr., son Of MT. and Mrs. Harry K. Bern of 54 West Port land street, has been nominated class poet for Harvard's class day festivi. ties at the university next June. His name Is included in the preliminary announcement of class day officers made by the nominating committee of the senior class.
 Harry will graduate from Harvard in June after pursuing his studies there for the past four years. He is specializing in play writing and with the collaboration of fellow stu dents Is largely responsible for the coming annual production of the Pie Eta club, of which he is president
 Instead of producing its play as usual in the spring the Pie Eta club will offer it Christmas week at Sos ston. Providence, Cambridge and Quincy.
 Graduating from Phoenix Union High school in 1916, Harry entered Stanford university. where he ex- pected to major in mining engineer ing. There he was made member of the Theta Xi fraternity. His work at Stanford won for him the Harvard club scholarship and in 1918 he en- tered the eastern university.
 Although only 23 years of age Harry has had many offers for his services but he refuses to consider anything that will not permit him to live in Phoenix. Immediately after finish ing his course at Harvard he will re- turn here to make his home.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
TOday's Sport Angle

Major league magnates desire that all minor leagues come under the draft rule.
 This condition existed until 1919, when the three larger minor leagues became dissatisfied. and withdrew.
 The three minor leagues to oppose the draft are the Pacific Coast League, the International League and the American Association.
 These three leagues felt that the draft kept them from getting prop CT sum for great many of their stars and also often relieved them of some player they were very de- sirious of keeping.
 It is very easy to see the position of the minor league club owners on the draft. By keeping themselves out of the drafts, they are able to make clubs bid for the services of their stars.
 If no club offers a satisfactory amount, it is not necessary to let the player go. Incidentally if they are very desirous of retaining some certain player, they need not offer him for sale.
 The rule Is not so pleasing to the player. In a great many cases it prevents some promising player from getting a chance in the majors.
 In the days of the draft rule, the magRates were always willing to take a chance on the promising youngster because the price was stated and was reasonable.
 Now the moment big league club wants a player, the price is set at about three times what it would have been under the draft. The dfaft rule is a fine thing for | the major league magnate and the | ball player. The big league owner l gets the 'player at a reasonable l amount, and many players are cer- | tain to get an opportunity to show. 1 The minors. however, l refer to 1 the Big Three" can't see the per, ! centage in the draft. The reason has already been stated.
 l Never was the draft system given l a worse knock than at the recent l minor league meeting held in Buff l falo. Sor a year the majors have l been advocating the draft. Yet after so doIng, three major league clubs at i the Buffalo meeting proceeded to knock all their arguments to smithereens by paying s75,000 for one
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
Harvard Invites Western Champs
 To Play In East

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. fl. = Harvard university today invited the University of California to meet the Crimson eleven in a football game at the Harvard stadium Oct. 2S next year.
 The date that California is asked to accept lies between that on which Harvard will meet Centre college and that which University of North Caro- lima has been asked to fill. Should this tentative combination be full filled 1t will take rank as one of the most interesting sequences of inter sectional football games played by any of the big college elevens.
 Fred w. Moore, graduate manager of athletics at Harvard. said the in vitation to California for Oct. 2S was made possible by the fact that Penn State had sent word that it was un- able to come to Cambridge on that date.
 The telegram containing Harvard s invitation, which was sent to Grad uate Manager Nichols of California by Major Moore. said:
 Could California play Harvard at Cambridge on Oct. 2s, 1922? On ac- count of your offer to come East last
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
THEARIZONA REPUBLICAN
 SPORTS
O[D DRAF I RULE FAVORED BY B|G
 LEAGUE OWNERS
IRepubIican A. p. Leased WireI

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Seeking re- moval of the 'stone wall' they de- clared minor leagues had placed around star players by asking pro- hibitive prices for them, officials of the National and American leagues, in their respective meetings today, proposed an amendment to the na- tional baseball agreement that would reinstate the draft.
 Resolutions were adopted by unan- imous vote in both leagues and sub mitted to baseball's advisory council for consideration tomorrow, during the joint meeting of the majors. The resolution in the National was of fered by Garry Hermann, of the Cincinnati club, as a substitute for the suggestion by c. H. Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club that the majors refuse to purchase players from any league not subscribing to the draft.
 MT. Ebbetts' suggestion. it was said, did not meet with the approval of Commissioner Landis. who saw in it creation of a condition of out lawry in the minors and dissension in the majors
 The advisory council is expected to settle the matter tomorrow.
 The National league carried out President Heydler's request for giv- ing protection to umpires by provid- ing for appointment of vigilance cops" to arrest throwers of pop bot ties and authorizing construction in several parks of special exits for 'umpires only"
 The New York Yankees announced they had purchased R. Tecarr, left handed pitcher. from the Jersey City -T. -N- The purchase price was said to be S5,0J0,
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
SC0TTY BOOKED
 WITH GARDNER
 FUR NEXT MON.

Battling Scotty and Red Gardner Will head an all-star boxing program 10 be offered by the American legion at the Coliseum theater next Monday night. Scotty and Gardner will travel over the six round route, this being their third meeting.
 Other numbers scheduled by Match maker Tom Shaughnessy include Eddie Russell and Young Rivers in a 1cur-round semi-final at 135 pounds: Young Arnold and Snowey Johnson m a four-round event at 114 pounds; Joe Grimm and Rough House Olea in a four-rounder at 150 pounds; a bat tie royal between five husky local boys and Johnny Lauders and Jim Douglass in a four-round opener at 130 pounds.
 Scotty Is being featured in the main event for the second consecutive week because. promoters hold, he did not get chance to show his wares last Monday night. In booking him against Gardner they are assuring fans real battle, however, for Red always gives the fans a run for their money. In this respect he's like the Eattler. It will be the third meeting between the pair, Gardner having one decision over Scotty and getting a draw in the second engagement
 Eddie Russell comes to Phoenix from Superior highly touted by sportsmen of that district. He's a conner, they say. and will give any boy his weight a real argument. So he has been pitted against Young Rivers who won over Campbell last Monday night. In the event that Russell beats Rivers he will be given e l0-round fight with Young Mike on Christmas day at the Coliseum, 1t was announced last night. Under the boxing commission ruling, it has be- come necessary for all boys to be given tryout before being booked in final events.
 Snowey Johnson. 6 new boy from the coast. also will be making his first appearance here next Monday even- ing. He boxed Young Garcia at Yuma recently and made a favorable impression with the Yuma fans. He seeks a match with either Eddie Acuna or Young Arnold over the long route.
 Joe Grimm Is anxious to meet the winner of the Scotty- Gardner fight. so he islbeing given try-out against Battling Olea-
 Jimmy Lauders, booked on the opening event, has fought many good boys including Casey Smith and Young Layman, and he is anxious to get a return bout with the former, who will be in Phoenix for the holi- days. In Jim Douglass he IS pitted
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
Golf,

year. thought you might be willini to come East next fall. Harvard yer. much desires to meet your team"
 BEARS CONSIDER OFFER
 BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 14.-Cali- fornia will take Harvard's invitation for a football game under considera- tion and may accept, Graduate Man ager Luther D. Nichols announced here today. The matter will be taken up formally when tn. invitation ar riveS
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
Tearney Issues Statement

CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-Al Tearney, president of the Western and Three Eye leagues, declared today that if proper restrictions were placed around the draft it would be ac- cepted by the minor leagues. He made the statement in answer to the proposal by Charles Ebbets of the Brooklyn club that the majors break away from the minors.
 "Ebbetts put this proposition be- fore the National league magnates simply as a means of soaring the small magnates who have refused to recognize the right of the majors to raid the minor ranks" the minor league president said.
 What Tearney wants. according to his statement, is a draft that will, among other things, prevent a big league club from drafting a player and then disposing of him to league of lesser classification than he was taken from and at a price in excess of the draft figure. Without such restrictions a player cannot advance, Mir. Tearpey said.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

player giving $40,o00 and a number of players for two pitchers and s10,0O0 and three players for one pitcher.
 The Pacific Coasst League. for the sale of four players. two infielders and two pitchers, will receive in mo- ney s125,000 and half dozen players to boot.
 Why should the minor league mag mates desire to return to the draft? I ask you.-B E.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

of Cleveland in Jersey City last Sep tember. The money had been with held by Rickard at the request of the New Jersey state boxing commission which charged that the champion had not put forth his best efforts.
 Wilson is said to have agreed that he would box any opponent Rickard might select before January ,, the contest to take place the middle of the following month.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
FiUe Veterans Or Coast Basketball
 Champs Back Again
rRepublican A. P. Leased Wire1


 BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 13- - Five varsity veterans of the University or California basketball team, which won the Pacific Coast Conference title IaSt season, are on this years squad which will be out to retain the title.
 California expects its hardest op- position in the conference will be the University Of Washington which, it is reported, has every first string man of 1920 back in uniform. The two Oregon schools. the Oregon Ag- gies and the University of Oregon. will have strong teams, having lost but one veteran each. Nothing is known here of the strength of Wash ington State College.
 Stanford University, which de- feated California in their annual three game series last year, is not expected to be strong this season, having lost several members of the 1920 team Stanford's new foootball coach, Gene Van Gent, will also handle basketball.
 Basket bah schedules for the con ference will be arranged when the delegates from the universities and colleges meet at Portland December To-
 Caiifornia's team will leave here about December q on its annual Christmas holiday trip to southern California before the conference sea son opens The men will meet Po- mona Colleg., Redlands University University of Southern California Los Angeles Athletic Club, southern branch of the University of Caiifor- mia and the Fl esno Y. M. c. A. Cali fornia expects its hardest games will be against the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Sixteen players. Coach F. H Wight and Manager Harold Noach will make the southern trip.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
THAT WAS DIFFERENT

Scene: A Milwaukee police court James Montgomery, negro. is being arraigned. He is charged with theft. Archie Carey, lawyer, rushes In.
 Carey-Your honor, I've just been called to defend this man. I've had no chance to confer with him. I en- ter plea of not guilty and request continuance.
 Prosecutor-For your benefit MT. Carey. the defendant is charged with stealing limousine, belonging to one Archie Carey!
 Carey-M-m Guess I'd better withdraw from the case. By the way, MT. Prosecutor, did you recover my car?-Milwaukee Journal.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

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against tough trial horse. who has won his last three starts.
 The legion is planning a big aI- star local program for Monday after noon. Dec. 26, at 3:S0 o'clock, with Young Mike and Eddie Russell lead- ing the card: Young Arnold and Young Garcia in the semi final and several other good bouts in prospects, depending upon the outcome of Mon day nights fights.
 Arrangements are now under way for a big boxing tournament at the Eighth street arena New Years aft ernoon, to be staged by the American legion Efforts are being made to match Billy Alger with Gene Cline or some other good coast boy for this card. Young Mike and Casey Smith will probably draw the semi-final al lotnent.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

Kelly, sos, first base;, Frlsch, .341, second base: Groh, .3S1, third base, and Bancroft, .s19, shortstop.
 Groh has been recognized for some years as the best third baseman in the National League. He is thirty three years old. was born in Roches- ter. N. T., and began his professional career with the Oshkosh club of the Wisconsin Illinois League. McGraw got him in 1911, but let him go at the end of the 1912 season.
 But he has paid for his mistake.
 Tell the worldl
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
ID I \ 11 Basketball
Entire Gate Would
 Not Entice Leonard
 To Fight For "Tex''

NEW YORK, Dec. f4.-Benny Leonard, lightweiaht boxing champion, will not fight for Tex Rickard, "even if he were will ing to give the champion all the receipts,v Billy Gibson, leonard's manager, declared tonight. Gib- sons statement was made in re- ply to published announcement that Rickard would offer Leonard 50 per cent of the receipts for a bout between the champion and the winner of the Lew Terdler- Sailor Friedman bout Friday night.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
HRoU@1 BACK To TIE GIANTS Al A SIUPENOCuS COST
 AFER
By ROBERT L. RIPLEY.

McGraw pays for his mistakes.
 Nine years ago he fired a young third baseman named Groh, and the other day he hired the same young man for a huge bundle of cash and turned over George Burns, a great outfielder, and Mike Gonzales, a very good catcher, as well.
 The acquisition of Groh from the Cincinnati club gives the Giants the greatest infields in organized base ball. Look over the lineup. with the 1921 batting average of each star:
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
Buff DouUn To Weight
 For Pal Moore Fight

MILWAUKEE. Dec. fl. - Johnny Buff, champion flyweight and feath- erweight battler, who meets Pal Moore in a ten-round no-decision bout here tomorrow night, weighed l14 pounds today when he fnlsheo his training. Buffs handlers expect him to scale close to 1l3 pounds.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
"Bo" McMilIin Signs
 For S3O,OOO Salary

DANVILLE Ky. Dec. 13.-"Bo" McMillin, Centre Colleges star quar- terback today accepted an offer to coach Centenary College, Shreveport, La, next season. It was said that the contract called for his services for three year. at $10.OO0 a year.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

The French ministry of war re- gently announced that the first vol umes of the history of the World War will appear in 1922. The tremendous task, begun in 1919, requires the clas- sification and interpretation of docu- ments contained in 60,000 filing cases.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
SMITH BEATS SOILS

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 14 -l Midget Smith and George Soils, featherweights, both of Salt Lake, fought six rounds here last night, the decision going to Smith.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
CARTER GETS THE GATE

Tommy Carter got away to a good start in Milwaukee and dropped from grace just as fast as he moved up the ladder Boxers cannot trifle with the Wisconsin Boxing Commission and when it appeared that Carter was not exerting himself at Mill waukee Monday night the boxing commission promptly stepped in and suspended Tommy for ninety days.
 The ninety day suspension will give Carter time to think it over and will undoubtedly start the south western lad off right on his next trip.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
JuNIR CHAMP WINS

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13.-Johnny Dundee of New York, last night out pointed Harry Kid" Brown of Phil adelphia in an eight round node cision bout.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
PALMER STOPS oRTEGA

TULSA Okla, Dec. 13.-Kid Pal mer. Tulsa middleweight, knocked out Battling Ortega of San Fran cisco in the first round of scheduled 12 round boxing contest tonight.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

When It comes to being lucky, pass the buck to "Slim" Sallee. Although Slim has been through as a great pitcher for a number of years he has shared in three of the last five world series. Was with the Giants in 1917. Cincinnati in 1919, and back with the Giants n 1921.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

Report has it that the New York Yankees intend disposing of Rip" Collins. He could be one of the great est pitchers in the game if he took it seriously
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
HERMAN BEATS FRIEDMAN

of New Orleans, former bantam weight champion, won the decision over Able Friedman of this city in a ten round bout tonight.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

Lady Surma, an English educated Mesopotamian. is president of the As syrian nation.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15
powNEY KAYoEssLITTLEToN

Happy Littleton, the New Orleans middleweight contender. was elim- mated from the list of title claimants Monday night when he went to sleep in the fourth round.
 Downey, claimant of the middle weight championship of the world, knocked out Littleton, with a ter rife right hand blow which was a cross between a swing and an upper cut It landed flush on Littleton's 8 chin and he fell backward to the can vas in heap. Littleton did not stir on the floor, remaining unconcious fully five minutes after the count while restoratives were being ad- ministered.
 Litleton entered the ring fav- orite over the visitor and the cul- imitation of the bout was a big dis appointment to New Orleans fans.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-15

CHEESE CHANGE GETS PAY
 NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Tex Rick ard. fight promoter. today handed Middleweight Champion Johnny Will son a check for s35,0 to cover his end of the bout with Bryan Downey
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-09
coNVIcTS FORGE CHECKS
Sing Sing Inmates Pass Worthless
Paper Said to Total $4,000.

Ossining, n Y.-COnvicts who dealt
in spurious checks before becoming In
mates of Sing Sing prison have con-.
tinued to ply their trade behind prison:
walls, 1t was learned, when it dpvel-t
oped that checks totaling $4,000 had,
been forged by prisoners assigned toi
office duty. Three men have been.
placed in solitary confinement and
Warden Lewis E. Lawes has begun an
investigation. =
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-09
NATIONS BUSINESS

Plans for a conference on unem-
ployment to be called by President
Harding were announced by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover. The conference
will be held in Washington and will
be attended by representatives OF
leading groups of industries and or
ganized labor.
The L. S. Mail passenger liners have
been returned to the United States
with the receivers.
Budget Director Dawes hopes TO
save the Government 100000 a year
In its printing bills by eliminating
rush work from the Government
Printing Office, he announces.
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. will 60
to the mat" with the Railroad Labor
Board over recent decisions Of that
body, w. w. Atterbury, vice president
of the road, declared.
Shipping Board announced rejection
Of all bids for the sale of fourteen
ex-German ships.
The army of 1000 miners, unem-
ployed ex-service men and others
which gathered at Marmet, southwest
of Charleston, broke camp at dawn
and began its threatened march sixty
miles into the coal fields of Mingo
county.
The Boston & Maine Railroad has
locked horns with the steadily grow
ing freight via auto business, and the
battle is ON in earnest.