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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14

Better have heavily padded rings and
slower boxing than hard floors with
her teeth attended to, and that she was
being used as a means of ADVERTISING
the big bout, is without foundation and
probable accidents! Promoters are the
ones who should insist upon the rings
being properly padded and if boxers
object let them seek matches else
where. When they know they cannot
have hard floors they vii soon get over
their habit of kicking. This will be a
subject that the proposed International
boxing board can take up when it is
formed. The board could set down
contests and Insist that all arenas be
properly padded and every precaution
taken to protect the boxers.
Since the suggestion was made re-
Gently that a meeting of boxing critics
be held previous to the Jeffries-J John
son bout in San Francisco on July 4.
or rather July 8, there has been con-
siderable discussion of the proposed
changes in the boxing weights and also
the formation of the international box
ing board. Bob Edgren, the New York
writer Of sports. has become interested
and suggests a new class of weights as
follows: Bantam, 115: feather. 1925;
lightweight, 1876; welterweight, 145;
middleweight, 100; light heavy, $780,.
heavy weight. over $50. Mr.. Edgren al
so believes that the English idea. Of a
class known as flyweight is alright at
los pounds a weight that was classed
here as bantam weight when Jimmy
Barry was in his prime.
The weights above mentioned are
similar to the English weights, except
that the English weights classes the
bantams- at rs pounds and the well
tiers at 147 and the flyweig hts at 112.
When you get boxers under 10 or 112
pounds they are, as a rule, too young TO
engage in such contests and il seems
that the low est weight should be placed
where it would offer some protection
against boys of tender age being per-
mitted to engage in regular ring bouts
The greatest discussion in the states
as to weights has been regarding the
bantams and this has been owing to the
claim to the title by Johnny Coulon Of
Chica go.
When CoulOn was boxing at los
pounds he was in class by himself. but
as he advanced a little in weight he
wanted the bantam weight limit placed
at us pounds instead of 116, as some
had recognized it previously The Lon
don Sporting Life has been agitating
the matter for some time and it is
hoped now that more writer's will take
it up and offer any suggestions they
may have, the same as Mr. Edgren.
The stories sent out from the east
that Mrs. James J. Jeffries had not
been i'll, but was in New York to have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
MANY AUTOMOBILES
IN SOUTHWEST
THESE DAYS
Silver City, Albuquerque
and Other Towns Have
JOY Machines.

Automobile conditions in the imme-
diate southwest as told by a. +. Rosen-
berg, travelling representative of the
Sturges company, are highly flattering
to the chuck chuck trade. Returned
from New Mexico and west Texas trip
he says:
For mining town Silver City has
a lot of machines-45 in all. 1t has
a first class garage, too. albuquerque
has 20 cars, and our agent there, W. H.
Hahn, has just received nine Cadillacs
which he is unloading
Il visited Roswell in October and
there were 120 cars there then. Now
Roswell has over 200. Artesia has from
SO to 20 cars in the town and around
the ranches Carlsbad had only seven
cars when l visited there last October.
Now there are 35 machines in town.
Pecos has 20 machines, maybe nearer
so. Midland has a new garage and be-
tween $50 and 200 machines"
Mr.. Rosenberg will leave within a
week on a tour Of Mexico by way Of
Eagle Pass.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
Fascination Of Speed
Makes the Automoaniac
By Johnny Aitken, Automobile Racer.

There is a fascination about speed
that appeals TO most all of US, l be-
lieve. The American generally speaks
with pride about the fast, twentieth
pace" and nearly every one who is
active these days likes to feel that he
is travelling as fast his neighbors.
We like to speak of our '1Shour trains, -
and it is only natural that most every
one is fascinated by speeding in an au-
tomobile.
You would think, possibly that the
racing pilots after several years of SER
vice at the wheel of high speed cars
would begin to regard their flights at
terrific speed as a matter of course
a part of the days work. as common
place as any other work to which they
would be devoted. I am convinced,
however, that the peculiarly exhiliarat-
ing sensation of travelling at 2 neadlong
speed, never loses its charm.
When once inoculated with the speed
mania you are almost 'fncurable." 1t
has been my experience in the few
years that 1 have been driving that
no matter how fast pilot may drive,
he no sooner finishes the race than he
begins to imagine that he could improve
the time if he had another chance. Have
you ever noticed drivers of big cars who
would finish spectacular run against
time and would come rushing back to
the judges stand with a plea for an
other trial, explaining that they were
sure they could cut off a second or
two?
There must be glamour about mote?
car racing, otherwise so many hundreds
of thousands of people would not travel
many miles and part with real money
to witness the battles between cylin-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14


| Wagner has kept up 4 dizzy pace. He
] has played every position and, not
/ only that has been a sensation in
| ALL He has the speed of Cobb, the,
terrific hitting powers of Lajoie, the
energy of jennings and the DISPOSE
ton of Willie Keller. Cobb, on the
other hand. has been setting the king
IL pace for but four years.
But how different they are. You
point to Cobb with pride as the ideal
ball player, and then you watch Hans
Wagner and smile at the comparison.
for all that Cobb is. except in ability
TO ''get there" Wagner isn't
In action Ty Cobb comes closer TO
the athletic ideal than(any other man
in baseball Built like a greyhound.
his 1.-THE body is always study.
Wagner is without precedent in the
athletic world AS Cobb wins admira-
ton By his grace, Wagner awes one by
his bulk. Wagner just bulges all over
He has to have shoes made 70 order,
he is cramped in an ordinary bed. he
eats a meal worthy of three men, and
his hands are as big as good sized
hams
When Wagner wabbleS to the plate
swinging his great bat it looks as IL
Gibraltar were topping over. But
when he is set to swing there is action
wonderful action.
Wagner can run the hundred yards
IL
ing a seasons play. He doesn't sprint
in the sense Of the word. nor does he
gallop. No one mas been quite able to
describe just what he does, but he gets
there
In fielding it's the same way. In
Hans great hands the ball assumes
the size Of a pea or close to it. The
most terrific drive in his direction be-
comes puny tap when he reaches for
It,
Wagner hits 800 every year by force
Of habit. He has no equal at short,
and his base running is always Of the
best He is paid probably the biggest
salary Of any player in the game.
Cobb is study. Just picture your
self as you are Imagine seeing your
picture in the paper every night in
every town you went TO with ineS un-
der it TO the effect that fifteen or more
men in every city had vowed TO get
<Feu." Wouldn't you feel a little
squeamish. and wouldn't you the next
time you went ont be a little more
careful?
But not Tyrus. For four years now
threats have been made against him
by every disgrurtled player he has
shown up. But he has kept right on
playing better ball every day, and now
he stands with only one man as his
rival. and that is Wagner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
By I. S.
Andrews

, does both Mrs Jeffries and heA hUs
band an injustice
We know positively that Mrs. JEFF.
fries was very sick woman around
the first of the year and was operated
on in Chicago hospital for trouble on
her side. She was in the hospital at
Chicago several weeks and when she
" en- to California later on il was sim
uly TO join her husband, although she
was advised to remain a little longer
at the hospital Recently she went to
a hospital at Oakland. Cal to have
second operation and while it was not
a serious one she was there just the
same and this week James j. went TO
Oakland to get her and return to the
training quarters afr ROwardennan- Mrs.
Jeffries is not the kind of woman who
would try to get advertising out of
illness; in fact she is just the reverse
kind, and Big jim" is of about the
same disposition
The arrival of Mrs. Burns. wife Of
Tommy Burns. the exchampion. from
Australia, will create renewed interest
in the boxing game on the coast and
in other sections of the country. Mrs
Burns announces that Tommy will fol-
low on the next boat, which brings him
to the coast about the first week in
June. Arrang ements will be completed
for the match between Burns and Sam
Langford to take place in San Fran
cisco some time in September next.
probably the 5th, which is a big holiday.
If Tommy is as good as when he fought
Jack Johnson he will give Langford
hard fight, for he will carry more
weight than Ketchel did and be more
even match for the negro, both as to
weight and strength
The chances are that Packy McFar-
land. the Chicago lightweight will be
back in the states by the Fourth Of
July. no matter whether he wins or
loses from Welsh, in the bout sched-
uled for May 80 Pac<y in writing over
here, says that he feels confident Of
defeating the clever Welshman, but does
not underestimate his opponents ability
that Freddy is one of the most clever
he expects to beat him at infighting
and general mixing.
F'acky figures that he can stand all
the punishment that Welsh can mete
out and then take a chance of coping
him in the mixups, for he says he will
be strong at the weight, despite the
fact that Fred and his followers i'm
agine he will be weakened. Packy
writes that his first challenge will be
aimed at AID WOlgast, as he feels sure
he can take the measure of the Milwau-
kee German, and he also states that he
will give Battling Nelson all the side
bets he wants should he care about
matching up with him.
T. S. Andrews.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
A Young Players First Trial

this instinct. but it is nothing else,
however, than the inner mind. In this
advanced DAY of the game bah tossers
must think and Go so rapidly. They
must also possess an inner mind.
Could a manager have on his team
nine such men he would come close to
owning a pennant winning team.
How many times have you read
about the wonderful curves that some
young pitcher has, and just as soon as
the season lengthens how little do you
hear Of himI A pitcher with freak
ball and curves does not last very long
in the big leagues.
In the first place, throwing that kind
Of balls all the time is so hard on the
muscles of the arm that one cannot
stand the strain very long, and. second
", in time the batterS are bound to
get wise to curves and then bat them
all over the diamond.
Ny advice to young men who aspire
to success as pitchers is to learn how
to throw a straight ball with Unerring
accuracy. either very fast, very slow
or halfway between, as the occasion
demands
I've found that my most effective
ball is a high, swift, straight shoot.
cutting the inside corner Of the plate.
OF course this should be varied occa-
sionally with a slow teaser, and in
tight pinch 8 curve OF a slow drop will
do no harm. Just make it point to
see how many batters make safe hit
of a ball that comes in swift on the
level and close TO the shoulders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
80 80
AUTO NOTES.

Mrs. Frank Ainsa of, 912 Mesa avenue
has = new Baker electric.
The Sturges company will issue their
new illustrated supply catalogue about
June l.
The regular summer jump of G. & ].
tire prices has been announced. II will
vary from Is to 20 percent.
The Sturges people have secured the
out of Ell Paso agency for the Excel
sior motor cycle in west Texas. north
Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona
Paul Lesso has purchased a new Buick
model 20, through the c. A. Stewart
company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14

base on everything hit in the direction
of right field, whether 1t be foul or
fair. And yet how many players ever
go over TO cover the bag? A twirler
who is in the habit of running over to
cover first sack whenever a ball is hit
in the right field direction is Of great
value to team in every game played
The matter of learning TO cover the
initial sack on the pitch is easy All
the twirler must do when delivering
the ball Is to slightly incline his body
In the direction OF first corner, and in
the swing with the ball he gets a fair
~ good start in the desired direction
Every now and then the fans read
OF ''boneheads' IN baseball The rea-
son for this is that they do not possess
q subconscious mind Many times
there are plays On the diamond which
the player must as soon as the ball is
hit know exactly what to do. His
hands and feet must be ready TO act
with his mind. Many persons call
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
UMPIRES BELIEVE WHAT
CLYDE MILAN SAYS.

Clyde Milan, the Washington
Americans clever outfelder. is
one of the few players in whom
the umpires have implicit conf
dence. This was Illustrated in
the sixth inning of a recent
game with New York. Milan
was barely touched by a pitched
ball and ran down to first. The
New York players protested.
Evans called Milan back to the
plate, and. thinking that Evans
was not going to allow MS claim
of having been hit, Milan start
ed to pick up his bat.
Did that bail hit you, Ciyde?"
inquired Umpire Evans.
Yes; it just touched my
shirt" was the reply
We'll. then. take your base"
ordered Evans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
, : = **** *****
AMATEUR GAMES.
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The Union team viii cross bats with
the strong Smelter team Sunday at the
smelter grounds at , p. m. The Union
nine has already played II games.
meeting with but two defeats
Following is the lineup:
BrOiSt, ShOrtstOp; Webb. third base:
DOering. catcher; Hambry, first base;
O'BOyle. second base. Armstrong pitch
er; Lane. left field; Arnold. center field:
Brion and Erwin. substitutes. J. e.
Jacobs is manager.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
BASEBALL A Lottery, SAYS
TIM MURNAkE.

Z Baseball is a lottery" spiels
: Sir Timothy Murnane, where
2 luck plays a very important
8 part, yet the club with the capa-
Z bic scouts and aggressive presi-
3 dents will forge to the front and
z finally land the big rakeoff.
3 Baseball is little different from
Z any other business requiring
5 brain and push.
Z The Shrewd club owner with
; the big bank roll, the capable
scouts and the first class man
ager is bound to forge to the
front.
''All he has to do is to loosen
up"
I Murnane criticises the Giants
for not securing" the country
for the rising young players. The
5 annual profits of the New York
club are 100000, yet Brush and
McGraw are mostly depending
on veterans
) mo man living has anything
on McGraw in handling ball
) players, concludes Sir Timothy,
but in gathering clever young
, talent he is a practical failure"
With millions behind him John
; !. Taylor of the Boston Ameri-
cans did ''scour" the country for
youngsters. Result: He has one
, Of the best teams in the leagues.
Money makes the mare go.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
The Pitcher

Pitcher the Diamond stand, cap upon my
Ball within Hand Before Appaudng Thousands I'd
and From
Briny Occupation thing Pomp Dread
string o. Wild
would Throw, all
mur: "Oh Jo0 And when left the Diamond on
the Kids would me, Worship
they and all Grownups say:
fair Cultured Ladies
be Pitcher I Below by
lands By o Count the Dough r.
Copyright 1905 By George Matthew Adams I0aA71a&o>
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
FORTUNES WILL BE BET ON
BIG MILL.

As a betting proposition the
forthcoming fight between Jim
JeffrieS and Jack Johnson will
probably be without equal in the
history of the sporting world.
Counting the wagers that are
being made in this country, as
well as the hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars that will be
staked on the outcome in other
quarters Of the globe, it is esti-
mated that between S4O00.OO0
and $3,0G0,OO0 all told will
change hands.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
RACING RESULTS.
AT LOUISVILLE.

First race. urlongs-Gilpin won;
Broken Ties second; Zahra third. Time,
ia As.
Second race, mile and twenty yards
Maid Militant won; Pirate Diana sec
ond; May Lutz third Time, 1:4S.
Third race, 4 furlongs, maiden 2year-
olds-Little Rajah won; Labold second;
Enyoc third Time, AS 2-5.
Fourth race. mile and twenty yards
Early Tide won; DR.. Holsberg second
Gallant Pirate third. Time, 1:41 20.
Fifth race. purse $500, 4 Il furlongs,
2yearolds-Little Oasis won; Jack Den
man second; Lau Mexican third. Time,
"a 3-5.
Sixth race, selling, Il miles-ConSole
won; Mamie Algol second; John Car
roll third. Time, 1874.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
ROSWELL WINS FRCM
THE MILITARY INSTITI-TIs

Roswell. n. NJ, May 14.-Due 10 the
fine pegging of Wright. the local won
a no hit game from the New Mexico
Military institute here yesterday after
noon. Wright. a recent arrival from
Dallas. Outpitched higgins of the Wis
itOrs, although each struck out I > men.
The scorewas;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
At BELMONT PARK.

FIRST race, y IurlOnSS7Star OF
Organ won; Sam Lewis second; Amalfi
third. Time. ga.
Second race, rlcngs-Madman
won; Magazine second; Guy Fisher
third. Time, I:12 1-5.
Third race, Az Observation-Disclosures
won; Anna Case second; Royal Meteor
third Time, so 2-5.
Fourth race, Metropolitan handicap,
mile-Fashion Plate vrons Prince Impe-
rial second; Jack Akin third. Time,
1:37 As.
Fifth race, about miles-Mellow
Mint won; Banyah second: Mystic Light
third. Time, 4:09 %.
Sixth race, 1 LIE miles-Bonnie Kelso
won; Eddie Dugan second; Sir CIeges
third. Time. 1:45 SIS.
AT EMERYVILLE.
First race, urlongs-Melton Cloth
won; Ell Paso second; Lumen third
Time, ia lib
Second race, furlongs, selling-Bell
Flower won; Royal \. second; Lookout
third. Time, 1:13 As.
Third race, 1 Is miles, selling-Round
and Round won; Steel second; Miss Off
cious third. Time 1883.
Fourth race. Futurity course, selling
Lady Eliza beth won; Miles second:
Lady Panchita third. Time, 1909 As.
Fifth race, mile and twenty yards.
selling-Gene Russell won;; Ben Stone
second; Charles Green third. Time.
1:41 As.
Sixth race, Futurity course, selling
Captain John won; Grammercy. second;
Sibari third. Time 1:09-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-14
LATEST MEASUREMENTS on
JIM JEFFRIES.

The measurements taken OF
Jim Jeffries made recently by
Farmer Burns are as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-01
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

to residence fires, except when espe-
cially called, and that. when it was
seen the fire was getting beyond con-
troll Of those fighting it, a general
alarm should have been sent in from
the fist box. This would have sent
the entire fire department to- the scene
in a short time.
Mr. Swan explained that the engines
are too heavy for two horses, and that
the commission has frequently recon-
me1ded three for the engines, but as
no appropriation has been made for
three horses, the department is forced
to live within it's income. He also
said that steam could not be had on
the engine while it was going to the
fire, except at a great danger of an eX-
plosion.
"As to the hose" said Mr.. Swan
that is easily explained. 1t is cheap
grade of hose and bursts when press.
ure is put on it, but the department
hasn't money enough to get first-grade
hose, which We should have"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-01

whoever she was, also comes in for
censure in connection with the fire
Four or five firemen, who were in cen
trail station at the time, and were
working in the engine room, declare
the telephone was not busy, and that
it did not even ring, while the records
at fire headquarters show the alarm
was not given there til LAO o'clock,
at which time the fire had been raging
for nearly an hour
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-01
ODD FISH FROM SEA DEPTHS
Brought TO the Surface by Repairing
Government Gables Along the
Pacific Coast

Seattle, Wash.-Strange monsters
the like of which have seldom been
seen by man we're dragged from a
depth OF $500 feet by the crew of the
cable ship Burnside when they re-
naired the Alaska cable off Mount St
Elias last mouth.
The Burnside is moored at its buoy
in Elliott bay after two months of re-
pairing and relaying the cables of the
United States army and signal corps
system. On board were score of
huge TASKS filled with alcohol. In
them floated strange shapes which 1t
was hard to believe were once living
creatures.
Balls of red hair which looked like
tousled human heads proved upon dis.
section to be a strange kind of deep
water crab. Flesh colored round
masses were found clinging to the
cable by minute tentacles. One crea
ture Is shaped like the diablo toy, mar
row In the middle with big concave
white disks at either end by which it
catches bold of any object The sail
ors op board the Burnside have named
1t the spool
Another strange marine creature Is
shaped like an octopus but has at
least two dozen tentacles instead OF
eight Many octopuses were found
clinglng to the cable, but they were
thought too common to preserve.
Whole sections of the cable pulled ur
for inspection we're found covered sew.
eral feet deep with strange plants and
animal life. Seaweed, black instead Of
green, sponges and sea urchins pre-
dominated.
Probably the strangest creature
found on the cable was flesh colored
fish not more than four feet long
which was found enveloped in the ten.
taclcs OF a young octopus. When
brought to the surface its body was
swollen like a balloon. DIR. ]. E. Ma
loney, the ships surgeon, who exam
ined 1t, said he believed the fish was
choked by the hold of the octopus.
The section of the cable upon which
all this strange life was found had
been down ten years at a depth of a
mile and half. The specimens which
have been preserved and which ais
now on board the Burnside are to be
handed over to the Smithsonian insti
tuition for scientific study.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-01
5000 WILL VISIT SCOTLAND
Gigantic Party of Americans Making
Elaborate Plans for 1911 Tour
of Caledonia.

London.-Charles D. Douglas of
Washington Is at present In Edin.
burgh making arrangements for an
organized tour of representative Scots
men in the United States and Canada
through Scotland next summer. The
idea originated sometime ago among
a number of leading Americans, and
it appears to have met with speedy
response. 1t is expected that the par
ty will be made up of about 1000
persons from the United States and
1000 from Canada. A letter of well
come had already been sent by the
lord provost of Glasgow to the inter
national committee of the Scots of
America, who are making the arrange
ments for the shipping of the party to
Scotland. Edinburgh and Inverness
also will be visited, and trips will be
made through the Burns and Scott
counties. So far as arrangements have
been made by Mr.. Douglas the party
will remain in Scotland thout ten
days
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-01
Marbles.

Marbles got their name from the
fact that originally little bits of mar
BILE were rolled down the hills and
rounded and pounded by other stones
until they became toys for the chill
dren to play with. 1t is said that the
Dutch exported them to England.
Whether they did or not makes little
difference to the boys and girls of to-
day. No matter who introduced the
world to marbles as toys. they are
with us and always will be. Some Of
you get them from other children. some
of you trade postage stamps for them.
but some persons originally bought
them from the little store around the
corner, whose owner got them from
the greatest toyshop in the world
Germany. In the beginning marbles
were called bowls" and men and wo.
men played with them as well as chill
dren.-Dundee Advertiser