El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-22
IN THE LINE OF SPORTS.
Things That Have and Will Trauspira
i'll AmuSementS.

souri, state university, QlScl pllnlhS Gue |
foot ball team for taking a |
trip through Texas and into Mexico, |
thus violating posted rules Of the uni |
versity, has been made public and the
result is that Captain Shawhan and
Manager English have been expelled, |
and the teams coach, Patterson, a \ ale
man, has been fired from his position.
The action of the faculty has created a
sensation among the students. Such Sc
we're treatment was not expected, and
much Indignation was expressed. Eng
lish and Shawhan are both extremely
and their friends are endeav-
Oring to excite the students into retail
iating against the faculty. Notices
have been posted in public places,
calling upon the students to stand by
English and Shawhan, and to protest
against the alleged outrage.
The committee appointed by the fac
ulty of tire University of Missouri ad-
opted the following resolutions:
"That Coach Patterson was reSpOn-
sible for bringing Bucholz and Lewis
to Columbia, for taking them on the
southern trip and for playing them in
the games: that though he knew the
action Of the council, he failed to notify
the team of the action of the council,
forbidding the taking and playing OF
these men,"
Therefore. the committee finds that
Mr.. Patterson has been guilty of most
reprehensible conduct, and recommends
that he be debarred from any further
connection with any Of the organic
atons of this university"
THAT Capt. T. r. Shawhan was
guilty of taking and playing these men,
Knowing that this was forbidden by the
council"
"The committee would recommed
that Mr.. Shawhan be suspended in
definitely from the university"
That Manager George II. English
protested against taking the men on the
trip, but that he was guilty OF gross
neglect of duty in taking along and
playing two men who were not students,
and in not communicating with the
university authorities with reference
recommends that Mr.. English be sus-
pended from the university indefnitely
from January %, 1897.
That the remaining mem berS of the
team were not It SpOnsi BILE for the TAX
ing and playing OF Bucholz and Lewis:
that they supposed they were excused
for the Texas trip; that they were
ignorant of the Mexico trip till they
reached Dallas, aud, influenced by the
advantages offered by this journey to
Mexico. they went, though they knew
they were violating council rule in so
doing. The committee recommends
that they be reprimanded by the presl-
dent for this breach of university law.
This was all caused by the Tigers, OF
the University of Missouri, and the
University of Texas teams going to the
there how to play football. They
visited the southern republic without
permission from the faculty, hence this
trouble.
George Lavigne, champion of the
world, went to England last spring and
fairly beat Dick Burge, the best of the
Britons. On his homecoming he held
reception at Madison Square garden
and then had to foot the bill because
the affair was a financial failure. Peter
Maher beat Steve O'DOnneu the Sec
Ond time IL less than full round, the
people yelled like mad and the baud
played wv Wearing of the Green" Such
is fairness down east, says the Detroit
| Free Press. A champion, game to the
core and a wonderful fighter, was Civ
| en- an icy welcome, and the rankest
counterfeit of the era was Landed to the
skies. 1t is strange indeed how the
| worthless are hOnOred and a nonpareil
| is srubbed.
Makers latest accomplishment is
| trivial. He whipped man who does
not even rank as a heavyweight.
Glory come to O'Donnel through
| beating Kilrain, Godfrey and Slavin,
all of whom were used up and out OF
| the race for even the old mems
championship. A punch or two aud it
was all over with O'Donnell when be
| first met Maher. and Christmas after
| noon saw it repeated and in jig time.
| Maher himself gained an international
| reputation through quitting in his first
| fight with t'itZsimmOnS and being
| knocked out in part of one round in
! the second. Efforts to pronounce him
champion have failed in the eye of the
! reminded, yet he is a favOrite with
certain followers of the ring. He does
not nor never did class with men like
COrbett and titzsimuOns, but would
be great man to face Sharkey.
Maher would probably beat the sailor,
as his style would be to the Grishm an :
liking. Those b .ar-like rushes would
be met with punches that would win in
short order, but Sharkey does not
figure as a champion, nor could Maher
do so by whipping him.
While the good luck of the week fell
to Maher. Lavigne encountered an
other cod spell, not enough people
turning out to see him and Mex eever
to allow the contest. 1t was said that
the match at the Bohemian club be-
tween Laviene and Everhardt was the
best of the year in New York, yet the
clubs will offered big inducements for
Others and overlook the Saginaw
champ on. 1t cannot be conceived
how many more hard fights Lavigne
must win before he IS acknowledge, but
it is hoped age will not dim the eye nor
slacken the speed of the boy before he
is received like Jack McAul!ffe was
when he was champion. And Nc
Auliffe never won fight in his life as
good a. was Lavigne's over Everhardt,
nor d id he ever face men of tae stamp
Of WalcOtt or BurgC. McAulitfe's
greatest battle was with Jem Carney,
IN 1887, and he only secured draw in
it through the Intervention of friends,
3" no made it impossible for Carney to
win.
a Cleveland papor says a fight in the
National League over Sunday baseball
Will be the result of the recent cor
ference in this city between President
Robinson Of Cleveland, Messrs. Byrne