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South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

Fans in the middle west will
watch with interest the outcome of
the bout when the lad pictured
above and Bill Henry swap blows In
the Oliver theater of this city Tues
DAY night over the 10 round route.
The two boys appear TO be the cream
OF the present day crop of feather
weights. Root is the representative
of the east and Bill will take care Of
the laurels OF the west
Root attracted nation wide recog-
milton about this time last year when
he all but knocked out champion
Johnny Kilbane in the fourth round
Of 10 round bout. The referee Of
the bout. Tommy McGinty, has this
to say about the scrap: 'Artie
floored the champ with a nifty left
hook and if the bell hadn't rung
soon after that blow landed there
would be a new champion" Al
though Henry's progress hasn't been
50 meteOric as that Of his adversary
| it has been steady and sure. He has
cleaned UP all the worth while lads
in his division in every state in the
/ midwest.
Here Once Before.
Bill has fought but once in this
/ city, and that year ago. His Op-
ponent here was Teddy Murphy, the
stockyards flash whom Packey Nc
Farland was touting as the sue
cessor 70 Kilbane's crown, and he
made such a good impression that
undoubtedly he will have plenty Of
support when he crawls through the
ropes Tuesday evening for the most
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
YANKEES BLESSED
WITH ABUNDANCE
OF GOOD TALENT
Higgins Sluggers Continue TO
Pound Ball and Selec-
ton is Hard.

EN- ROUTE WITH THE YANKS.
April 2.-No big league club is
blessed with the wealth Of gooi
players such as tho Yankees have in
stock
They are a crew of sluggerst No
hit looks so good to them as a four
base swat. From the slightly built
Aaron Ward 10 the baseball Goliath.
Babe Ruth the Hugmen are hitting
for extra bases in spring training.
Seeks Machine Lineup.
Manager Miller Higgins faces one
big worry-the picking OF the right
men for the infield and outfield po-
sitious on his team. If ne can get
a real machine 10 working together
he figures on mighty bright chances
TO slug his way 10 a pennant.
Right now the Yanks are a con-
vertible ball club. At first. Hog
gins can play either Pipp. Ruth or
Meusel. At second he has Few
ster. Ward. McNally and Mitchell.
a star youngster 20 pick from. AT
short Peckinpaugh Mitchell. Ward
or NucNally can fit in At third.
Ward. Baker. Fewster or Muesel.
Who's Who for Where.
Tn the outfield Roth, MeuseL
Ruth and Wingo are strong i'm either
left or right IN center Bodie and
n prize youngster named Nelson
Hawks can be aIternated
Who's who for where. is the big
prob!emt Huggins will carry all of
these players until he figures the
best combination.
Piercy. Ferguson. Clifford and
Shcehan arc flashy looking rookie
pitchers. The veterans. Shawkey.
Mays. Harper Hoyt. Quinn and Col
llns are in toI shape. Huggins viii
carry eight or nine mound men.
Schang and Hoffman are veteran
catchers. with Al DeNormer. a
rookie. as a third stringer.
Bakers Got TO Move.
The Yanks are the hardest team
i'm the majors FOR youngsters 20
break in or this year. Even FRANK
Faker-renowncd home-run king OF
the yesterdays got 10 travel
some Go Ilsplace the brilliant little
Ward az third.
Huggins feel his pitchers viii hold
back opposing batsmcn while hi.
hitters are slamming in runs.
Picking the infield and outfield
com binati0ns- the battcrs or
pitchnrs-is the real Yank problem
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
CONDITION DURING
EARLY STAGES OF
RACE Big FACTOR
Expert ID e clares National
League Race Lies Between
Three Teams.
RH JACK VEIOCK.
By International News Service:


NEW YORK, April with the
prospect OF a nip and tuck race in
the National League, condition is go
ing 10 count heavily at the outset ac-
cording to indications today. Your
Uncle Wilbert Robinson's Brooklyn
1920 champions, loom up strongly as
contenders. John McGraw's battling
Giants are also expected 10 be IN the
thick of the marathon. All signs
however, point toward a race in
which at least three teams will fig
ure most OF the way and there are
the Pirates. Reds and Cardinals TO
be considered. OF this trio. the Pr
ates today appear TO have the best
chance Of preventing New York and
Brooklyn from making the pennant
race a strictly metropolitan affair.
Good pitching and well balanced
regular lineups are the things that
make the Giants. Pirates and Robins
loom up. That is, these teams seem
TO have the pitching material and
the defensive punch, but they will
have TO be in condition to make the
proper use of their strength.
Robinson Worries
Always optimistic, yet always sa-
gacious. Uncle Robby probably has
fears for the Robins in the early
stages of the race. Reports from
New Orleans, where Brooklyn has
been IN training. indicate that Sher-
rod Smith and Leon Cadore are the
only Dodger pitchers ready TO go to
the route, and Burleigh Grimes at
last reports still had refused to come
TO terms. Last year Grimes was the
ace of Robbys staff and he is badly
needed. The vest of the Dodger play
ers, it is said. are far below the
standard Robby obtained last year
at Jacksonville in the matter Of ply
sical readiness. So Uncle Wilbert
has his worries.
The Giants. harried by the jinx
and a hospital list, will not be any
/ too zippy unless Bancroft and Rapp
fully recover from illness and Frank
Frisch manages to take good care of
! his injured leg. McGraw has a nifty
looking infield with everybody on the
! ljob-Frisch. Bancroft. Rapp and
| Kelly. But let one or two of them
fall out of the ranks and New York
would be ~ against tough problem
| for McGraw las nothing fiashy q
dependable in the way Of infield re-
serves.
The Pirates. according to reports.
4 are in great shape. And news from
Texas tells us that the Reds were
never in better condition, while
Branch Rickey's Cardinals encoun-
tered the best kind of weather at
Orange. Texas. and will be on their
toes when the bell rings. Don't be
surprised to see any one of these
five teams step out and set a terrific
pace. And by the same token. fans
will do well not 10 expect too much
from any one of them. 1t looks like
a close race TO the wire between
three of them. however. and our
guess is that this trio will be com
posed of Brooklyn. Pittsburg and
New York"
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

EN- ROUTE WITH THE YANKS
April 2.-"You can tell the world
I'll smash out more than 54 homers
this year Every time I swing I try
to knock the ball a mile That's
what the fans want and Babe ism
going to disapL oint them"
That's Babe Ruth's message 70
baseball fans
30 Pounds Overweight.
Babe is tipping the scales at 230
and that's n good 30 pounds over
what he'd like 10 be.
But" says he. "I can't help i
II I'm fat. I'm certainly trying To
work it off and I'll probably get
down to playing weight one of these
days.
eff 7 don't-well. I'll hit homer7
anyway"
Babe is just like a kid when he's
talking baseball. II love TO hear
the fans cheer and gasp a satificd
THERE SHE GOES when / get
hold of one he says.
Is Popular Idol.
Miller Higgins has been playing
his star batsman at first base. try
ing TO help him reduce. And BABE
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
Exhibition Games

BY Associated Press:
CHERAW. s. c., April 2.-Ro-
chester Internationals Z; 6; 8. Pihla-
delphia Nationals 8; 4: .. Brogan.
Blake and Hargrave; Causey. Smith
and Bruggy Wheat
SAN FRANCISCO. April Chi
cage Nationals s. II; 1. san Fran
cisco Pacific I; s; l. Martin and
O'Farreu: ewis. O'Dowl. Hansen
and Agnew.
MOBILE Ala. April New
York Nationals 3: 8: 0. Phiadel-
phia Americans 0; =: 1. Nehf.
Ryan and Smith, snyder: Naylor.
Harris. Moore and J. Walker
NASHVILLE. Tenn, April st.
Paul American association o: Z: O..
Nashville Southern association 4: Z:
j.. Kelley. Foster and Allen. Nc
NeEemy, Yarmouth. Statham and
Tonnerman. Morrow.
AUGUSTA. Ga. April 2.-Toledo
American association s. Is: .. Au-
gusta South Atlantic 3 Z: 6. Nc
coll. Brady and Lamb. Liner: Davis.
Masters. stone and Agnew, Conley.
ST. LOUIS. April 2-St. Louis
Nationals Q. o. g. St Louis Ameri-
cans 1. @. T. Haines and Clemons:
Davis Burwell Cullop. Bayne and
SEVERED.
KANSAS CITY, April 2.-Clncin-
natl Nationals 6: 10: T. Kansas
city a y. .: s. .. Gil innings)
MarQuard LuuIe and Harrrave.
Carter. Reynolds Bone and Brock.
Lamb.
FORT WORTH. Tex. April .
Chicago Americans 6: 10: I. Fort
Worth Texas league o: 4. /. Kerr
and Schal5; Pate. Appleton and
Moore.
tACN'A 4 w. AeA-f APAi -NltNt-
land Americans 9. Il; I. Houston.
Texas league. 6; 20: 8. Mails. Oden-
wald and O'Neil. Barfoot. Bolden
and Grimth. Hnham.
DALLAS. Tex. April 2.-Detroit
Americans 4 6; J. Dallas. Texas
league. 3 10: .. Ehulke. Cole and
Ai-smiyh: Rassler. Williams. REFS
nigel and Robertson.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Pitts
burg Nationals 8 10: 4. Little Rock.
/ southern association 6. 10: T. Cite.
/ II innings. Linquist. HOllinGs-
worth. Yellowhorse and Lee: In
gram. Poolaw and Land.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
DETROIT CLUB IS
GREATLY IMPROVED
Dope Shows CObb's Tigers a
Much Faster Club Than
Last Year.

By United Press:
DETROIT, April 2.-Many ex-
perts have picked the Detroit Tigers
to finish not better than sixth. Man
ager Cobb refuses to pick for the
club a higher place but it is known
he expects to do better.
The club is stronger than last
year in every department but the
most noticeable Improvement is in
the speed.
Cobb spent days drilling the men
II base running, bunting and sacri-
flee hitting and has developed a
whole team of good bunters.
The Tigers w.,. carry Il pitchers
season. four Of whom are south
paws Leonaru ana Oldham, vet
Grams. seem much improved and Cole
and Steward, new men. are the
promising left handlers. In Cole.
Middleton. Holm and Sutherland
cobb believes he has found a quar-
tet OF hurlers who viii win many
games.
Blue Is Find.
Lew Blue. a lefthanded first base
man looks like one Of the best field
ers in the league. while Jimmy Bass
1 Ter. a new catcher. looks very prom
is.ng. Joe Sargent is another in
fielder OF great promise.
There are the best looking re-
cruits and all have cinched their
jobs.
Cobb has a great outfield in him
self. Veach and Heilman, which can
be depended upon to hit around .G20
and cover wide territory.
The infield with Blue, Young.
Bush and Jones may hit around 500
due to the improvement in the bat
ting resulting from Cobbs in
structions.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
COLLEGE BASEBALL.

At Nashville. Tenn: Indiana
univ. o; Vanderbilt univ, ..
At Lafayette. md; Purdue, 3;
Depauw. ].
At Athens. Ga: Yale, /; Univ. of
Georgia. .
At Cambridge: Harvard. 16;
Northeastern college. of Boston, 4.
At Philadelphia. Univ. of Penn
sylvania, 4; Bowdoin, 8.
At Princeton: Holy Cross, +;
Princeton, 8.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

the usual pre.iminar.cs % au Big
enterprises.
Jersey City continues - be the
popular choice iu the speculation
over the site for the bout which has
another week 90 run before Rckard
promises 10 name the location
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
Local and NiShdtUakG Pin
Teams 10 Clash THURSDAY

Two picked teams. one from fhe
Commercial league and the other
from the IndestruCto league ~
Nishawaka. viii clash on Thursday,
April 7th in the first Of O. series
of three bowling contests 10 be he'll
here between these premier agEre-
cations. The game next Thursdey
win be rolled at Schafcr's alleys =
Nisrawaxa while the second match
OF the series wiU take place at the
nastime Alleys the preceding week.
site for ths third contest Wi b.
decided later.
At the same time next Thursday
evening the Bucktails viii meet the
fast going Studebaker FIVE on tho
same alleys and some good bowling
is expected TO start when all teams
face the foul line at o'clock sharp.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

DETROIT. April 2.-E. ".
L.ookabauSh Of Underwood. III.
won the amateur three cushion BIZ
Iiarcs championship here tonight
BY defeating ". T.. Brewer of Chi
cago. in the final game OF the
tournament 90 points % 50 in 77
innings.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
LOCALS WIN.

The local y. NJ. G.. a. basket ball
team swamped the Plymouth Inde-
pendents in one-sidcd game az Ply
mouth. Friday night. easily winning
60 10 %.
The Plymouth five was no match
Tor the Kenzler and company COM
hsnation who scored az viii through
out the contest.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03
Purdue Defeats DePautU
In Opening Game Of Year

BY ASSoSlated fFess-
LAFAYETTE. Ind. April 2-The
purdue university baseball team
won the opening game Of the sea-
son on Stuart field today. defeating
Depauvv 9 10 I. The game was .
pitchers battle up 20 the fifth in
ming when the oBuermaKers got %
Bills for three hits which netted
two runs. Depauw threatened In
the eighth inuig. getting three hits
and filling the bases Wallace
struck out two men after one run
had been scored.
Score by innings
Dspauw ... O00 Oo0 O10-1 .
Purdue .. 600 02O O1N-5 3 I
Bills and Slu.s. Wallace and His
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

The first game ~ baseball 20 DC
played in south Bend this season.
resulted I'm victory FOR the George
Cutter Co when they defeated thc
South Bend Lathes by q 20 count.
Playing IN remarkable form for
this period of the season. 10 IS posi-
bic that both teams viii develop In
10 pennant winners.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

By Associated Press;
NEW ORLEANS Ia. April 2-
Sew York Americans. g; III; D
Brooklyn Nationals. g.: q; o Shaw
key and Schang. Reuther Cadore
and Miller
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Aprn -
Washington Americans, 9; ID: q.
Chattanooga CSouthern associaron)
/: 8: 4. Courtney, Schacht and
Picinich: Taylor. Morris and Nei-
derkorn. Graham.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Pitts
burg Nationals s. 10: g. Little Rock.
Southern association 6. 10: 4. Cite.
Il innings. Iinquist HOllings-
worth. Yeliowhorse and Lee: In
gram. Poolaw and Land.
South Bend news-times., 1921-04-03

DALLAS. Tex. April 2-Detroi
Americans A. 6; J. Dallas. Texa
league. 3 10: .. Ehmke. Cole an,
AicsmiJh: Rassler. Williams. Refs
ingel and Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
BAD NEWS IN CROP
 DISTRICT CAUSES
 RESTLESS MARKET
Cotton Trading In the General List Closed Very Steady, Net Unchanged to Eight
 Points Lower
Rx Associated rresa

New York, April 21.-Reports that the new cree start was being delayed by unfavorable weather in the south led to some scattered buying in the cotton market during today's early trading, but prices later eased off un- der scattering liquidation and hedge selling. July declined from 12.60c to l2.S4c, but recovered part of the loss on Wall street buying and closed at l2,47c, with the general market clos ing very steady, net unchanged to s points lower.
 The market opened unchanged to 3 points higher and sold about to ' points above last nights closing fig ures right after the call on the con- tinued steadiness of Liverpool and q little commission house buying of new crop months Further May liquidation was absorbed by spot houses who sold July a a difference of 46 to 42 points and there was bullish comment on the forecast for showers in the eastern belt where dry. warm weather is need ed. These features failed to promote any general or aggressive buying, how . ever, and the market turned easier curing the afternoon, when southern selling was a little more in evidence and there was scattering liquidation aSCoHipdHleu Dy talk or an irregular CT rather unsettled sentiment in Wall street. May eased off from l1.97c to ll.73c and October from 1S.15c to 1290c during the last hour. but last prices showed rallies of some 12 to Is points on renewed covering. Early advices from Liverpool said there was rela- lively good spot demand for Egyptian cotton, and later in the day it was rumored that buhonic plague had froken out in Alexandria, Egypt, and that vessels were leaving there for fear of quarantine. Reports from Texas said exporters were buying scme cotton in that section and that indi- cations pointed to reduction of about one third in acreage Locally the vol ume of business was small and brok- CTS here are predicting quiet markets pending more settled European condi tions or more convincing view of the new crop start. Exports today, 1s,S45, making S.954.7s7 so far this season. Fort receipts, 20523; United States port stocks, 1.455,7S4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22

selling resulted from the unfavorable re- ports from England regarding negotia- tions to end the coal strike and lowest levels followed the statement by the miners that they would stick to the,r strike until they were starved out A; the lowest the trading months were 10 to g points under the close of yester- day but the close was only to Il points down. Around the opening prices were to points higher than the final quo tations of yesterday. At this level May traded up to 1l.65. The sags carried May off to 11.4o and that month finally closed at 115S.
 The small advance on the opening was due to reports of too much rain in the western belt and the steadier tone on the close appeared to be due to the fear of another unfavorable weather map in the morning, the forecast calling for both rain and cold weather. During the day points in the western belt wired in that a great deal of rain was falling and points scattered over the greater part of the southern half of the cotton region telegraphed that world of re- planting would be necessary following the weather damage to young plants during the last few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
SIGNS OF EXPORT BUSINESS 1 CAUSE MODERATE RISE IN
 THE PRICE OF VII EAT
By AssocInted Press

Chicago, April 21.--wheat scored a mo cderate advance today owing to signs of export business. The close was firm at % to cents net higher. with May $1.27A to s1.271s. and July, S1.o6h to $1.o6h. Corn finished un- to F cents lower, and oats to A cents down. In pro- vision, the outcome varied from 15c decline to a like advance.
 Until the last half hour the wheat market failed to show any we'll defined tendency, but instead underwent nu- merous rapid fluctuations within a comparatively narrow range. Sellers were inclined to put stress on bearish views of the industrial situation and to be skeptical about the domestic crop damage talk. On the other hand, the scantiness of stock of wheat here was an incentive to buy, and so too was a current opinion that no exports need be looked for this season from India, Russia or the Balkans. Announce ment that 30,000 barrels of flour had been taken in the east of Europe helped to emphasize the belief that other exports dealings were in prog ress and to lift values at the last. Cos sip that Indiana and Illinois offerings of corn had increased slightly in vol ume counted against bulls in the corn market. Oats were weakened by com petition from Canada. Down turns in the value of hogs made provisions for the most part lower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Sugar Market

By Associated Press
 New York, April 21.-The raw sugar market was weak and prices for un- controlled sugars were %c lower under increased offerings. while the commit tees price for Cubas was unchanged. Interest, however, was centered in the uncontrolled sugars and sales were re- ported of 5,400 bags of full duty early at equal to 5.3Sc for centrifugal and at the close about 51 ,0o0 bags of Porto Ricos were reported to local refiners at 527c duty paid. Cubas were qnuoted at 4ssc cost and freight equal to 5.64c for centrifugal.
 While there were no changes reported in refined prices, the undertone was un- settled by the decline in raws, with buyers more inclined to hold off and business was of very small proportions Quotations are 7.45c to 7.50c for fine granulated
 The futures market was weak and lower under scattered selling by trade interests, prompted by the easier ruling of the spot market and closing prices were 16 to IS points net lower. May closed at 4.10c; July at 4.1sc, and Sep tember at 4.21c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22

0y Associated Press New Orleans Mddling, 1lc receipts, 2,S0s; exports, l,So1; sales. 20SS stock, 400,4le
 Galveston: Holiday; receipts, 7.6SS ex- ports. 7,495: stock, S36, ,651.
 Mobile: Middling. 10,J0c; receipts, 22o; stock, 17.942.
 Savannah: Middling, 1l.5oc; receipts. 63; sales, 226; stock, 15s,067. Charleston Middlng, lie; receipts Al; stock, 24S,704.
 Wilmington; Middling, 1o5Oc receipts, 156; stock, g 2,132.
 Texas City: Stock. 13.051 Norfolk: Middling, He; receipts, 1,257; sales, 1,24; stock. 101. 100. Baltimore: Stock, 333S. Boston. Middling. 12. .15c; receipts, 22S stock, 109o0.
 Philadelphia Middling, 12.s5c: receipts 50 stock, e.192.
 New York: Middling, 12. 10c; exports 1.092; stock, 124,s0
 Minor ports: Receipts, 7,549; exports 7,549; stock, 2170.
 Total today: Receipts, 2o,523; exports. F 437; stock, 1,45s,646
 Total for week: Receipts, s4,s5o; ex- ports. ZAP.
 Total for season: Receipts, 5,2Sl ,77z; exports, 3,939,127.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
PROFESSIONALS CHARGE IF WALL
 STREET TRADING
Bears Were Most Aggressive In the Last Hour With Series of Drives Against Lead
 ing SteelS
By Associated Pres,

New York, April 21-In it's salient features the stock market today re- pested its irregular and reactionary trend of recent sessions. Trading was orsiderably more active and broader in scope, but again preponderantly professional.
 Pools resumed their bearish maneuv- some of which added materially to their gains of the last few days. Sew eral of the motors and affiliated is- sues, notably studebaker, also were strong.
 Steels and equipments were subject ed to renewed pressure, the unfavora- bls quarterly earnings of the Republic Iron and Steel company, together with general industrial conditions militat- ing against constructive efforts in these shares. Rails and shippings de- noted increased restraint, due to ad- verse industrial factors. Delaware Lackawana and Western was con spicuous exception, rising 14 points, presumably in anticipation of <he large dividend distribution authorized by the interstate commerce commission |.
 Bears were most aggressive in the last hour, when series of drives against leading steels, representative oils and fcod specialties resulted in gross re. actions of one to five points. Shorts covered extensively before the close, however, Studebaker's extreme ad vance of S1k points, most of which was retained, effecting marked improve ment in the general list
 Disparity between money rates on the stock exchange and the open mar ket became more pronounced. On the board, call loans held at 6h per cent, but in private negotiations such loans were made at 5h, and even per cent
 Weakness of German marks, cir cumstance ascribed to the allies de- mands for transfer of the Reisch bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22

gold reserve was the outstanding fea- ture of the foreign exchange market, all other remittances, including ster- ling. reacting.
 Mixed conditions ruled in the bond market, Liberty issues showing fair degree of steadiness. while domestic rails and industrials, as well as in ternationals, mostly registered nomi- nal recessions. Total sales, par value. were $S,S75, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Coffee Market

ny ASBOclnted Press
 New York, April 21.-The market for coffee futures was very quiet again today. After opening at a decline of to points under scattering liquida- tion, prie<s steadiI up slightly on the steadier ruling of Brazil, but failed to hold, owing to reports that some of the firm offers from Santos were a shade lower. May eased off from 5.72c to 5.6Sc, and September from 6.56c to 6.53c, with the close showing a net decline of to points. More than half the busi- ness reported consisted of switching from near to late months. May 5.eSc July, 6.12c; September. 6.52c; October 6.6Sc; December, 7c January, 710c; March, 7.30c.
 Spot coffee quiet, Rios, Sc; Santos As. s09&c. Only few cost and freight offers were received. owing to the hol- iday insBrazil. They included Santos As at S:S5c to 9.25c American credits
 The official cables showed decline of 30 reis in the dollar buying rate. Rio exchange on London was unchanged The Rio market was unchanged to 30 reis higher, and Santos 50 reis lower to 25 reis higher. Victoria cleared 1S,000 bags for New York and Santos 35000 for New York and 25.30o for New Or leans.