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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

He is native of Kerrville, Kerr county
Texas and played his first league ball
with Houston five seasons back. He
was drafted by Pittsburg in 1905 but
was traded to St Louis for Mcfarland
after a short time in Pittsburg- He
was p Cardinal for three years and then
figured as One-third Of the trade that
gave Cincinnati Hall and Fromme and
Brought TO St Louis Admiral Schlei,
Red Murray and Bugs Raymond, the trio
which was ia-tuFH shifted 70 New York
for Roger Bresnafan, who became man
ager Cor the St Louis team Hall did
not lass- through the season at Cincin-
natl but went through the waiver route
to St. Paul. Here he did good work
and was purchased by the Boston club.
From the first of the season he has
been making good and it looks as if
he had struck a berth where he will
make good. He is showing decidedly
good form, batting and fielding in good
shape He has many friends all over the
Texas circuit who are glad 10 see him
blossom out again in a big league uni
form.
Texas College Players.
In the way of college players the
Texas league is very we'll supplied and
these brainy as well as speedy players
are among the best now wearing d uni
form in that state. So good has been
the showing made by them that all of
the teams are keeping their eyes on the
large educational institutions watch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

ing for the development Of baseba-I
phenOmenons.
1t is only the last five years that
many school boys" as they are termed.
have entered the league, there being
prejudice against professional bali and
the salary not being tempting enough.
Among the cOllegians signed now and
playing regularly are: Morris, Snapp,
Brewster. Weatherford. CoyIe and Jolly
of the Fort Worth zPanthens: Randall.
Thebo and Shontz of the Dallas Giants:
Mcdonald and Smith OF the Shreveport
Pirates; Ables OF the San Antonio
Bronebos. ID. White and DrpeszS &C the
Oklahoma Indians and Spencer OF the
Galveston Sand Crabs
An ali college team could be easily
picked IN the Texas league which could
probably beat any team that could be
picked from the "barbs The lineup
in such a case would be as follows,
" Catcher-Drucke of the Oklahoma In
dams.
Pitchers-Ables. San Antonio: Shontz,
Dallas; Spencer, Galveston: Randall,
Dallas: and Weatherford, Fort Worth.
First base-COyIe, Fort Worth.
Second base-Smith, Shreveport
Third bas-McDOnald, Shreveport
ShortstOp-Morris, Fort Worth.
Left field-White, Oklahoma City.
Center field-Thebo, Dallas
Right field-Jolly. Fort Worth.
Utility@Snapp and Brewster, Fort
Worth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09
Fight Aftermath; Nduehton
Pens Some Dope On Boxing

I San Francisco. Cal, July 9-The big
! fight is past but IL will be long time
/ before the echoes of the occasion die
/ away. Apart from the actual contest
between Jeffries and Johnson, there
were many important sidelights- to the
affair and those, according to the inter
est they hold for various groups Of
men, will be subjects of comment for
many a year TO come.
For one thing there was never such a
gathering of newspaper men in the his
tory of the prize ring. We used to
think in the old days at New Orleans
that the press was well represented
at every ''fisticuff carnivaE'' but there
was never a time when we were more
than a corpOraTs guard compared to
the horde of pencil puShers that Swoop-
ed down on the Jeffries-JOhnsOn fight
But it wasn't an occasion for remin-
iscenceS. The majority of the sporting
scribeS who used to gather at the ring
sides of %, 20, aye, Is years ago, are
asleep beneath the daisies and the task
of describing the progress of events
pugilistic has fallen TO younger men.
While the old faces are sOrely missed
by the few of US that remain, there is
qualification in noting that the same
feeling of comTadeship remains
OF all the e1ementS that went to make
up the Reno crowd. there was none in
prevailed than in the newspaper col
ony
Fight Critics.
Why DO fight critics die, anyway?
Moralists say that pugilism is brutal
business and a fellow who takes his
ideas secondhand may be led to be-
Iicve that the death rate among glove
brandishers is exceedingly high, yet we
have a string of eX-champiOnS dating
back to so years ago. !iv&pg- and flour
iShing like Il green bay tree, while a
full dozen newspaper fellows with
whom the writer took notes side by
slice as late as the Corbett- F'itzsimmOns
affair have been gathered home.
While on. the subject of newspaper
correspondents. l would like to refer to
one Of the unpleaSantries of the recent
campaign
Johnson. the negro figter. urged by
diminUtive tToublemaker named Sig
Hart, barred several critics from his
trainiDg quarters.
This should not and could not be if
there was proper understanding
among editors In this particular in
stance il was claimed that the "cul-
prits'' had written things that were not
so. 1t should be left to the editors who
send men TO the front to inquire into
and pass upon questions OF alleged in
accuracy and to remedy all evils in a
of that kind. If a fighter in
training is to constitute himself Judge
and jury in a case of that kind. We are
liable to hear OF long sentences for |
very slight Offenses. That is, if prize
is TO continue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

there is going to be a mighty contest
for supremacy
This sort of pace makes for the best
of baseball but il is Wearing on the
teams Almost q daily exchange Of
leadership may now be expected during
the 5ong hot days OF J1ly and August
and the pennant viii probably eventu-
ally go to the team which comes out Of
the trying ordeal in the freshest condi-
ton
Shreveport Is Coming.
While Fort Worth and Dallas were
skipping up the percentage ladder ike
young colts in & green pasture SOME OF
the fans overlooked the squirt being
made by the Shreveport aggregation.
The Pirates sharpened up their cut
laSses and went 10 freebooting in an
energetic manner. Taking two out Of
three from Houston. three straight from
San Antonio and two from Waco.
This showing set the team and the
fans on fire with enthusiasm and the
team has been hitting a winning gait
ever since. Dale Gear is now yelling
excelsior" at the top of his voice and
is moving to the front to beat the band.
With, Ashton, Tesreau and Lingenfelder
pitching gilt edge bail and the big
sticks of Carlos Smith, Mcdonald and
Gear connecting with the horse hide
there is little wonder that the team is
doing so well.
The ONLY one of the pennant con-
tenders having hard row just at pres
ent are the Oklahoma Indians. THAI
team is crippled, the infield being forced
to shift constantly. The pitchers are
also going badly, DrOhn being the only
constant winner. Davis, Downey and
Maggie are hitting for the club.
Team Playing in south.
During the past week the north Texas
teams have been in south Texas and to
their credit be it said that they are Civ
ing good account of themselves and
keeping up partially, at least, the win
ming streak that they had on their home
grounds.
This has resulted in Weeping the
teams punched, for had Houston and San
Antonio won as consistently on home
grounds as they lost on the road those
two teams would have had a very fair
lead in the race.
Galveston is going badly again. This
is credited to the heat. very few of the
players on that team having played
south before and are not acclimated-
This has resulted in the Texas sun pull
ing the energy out of both the pitchers
and the other members of The team.
One of two weak spots in that aggre-
cation have been filled and the team
is by no means out of the running.
Another Texan Making Good.
Among The other Texans now mOking
good in the big leagues is Carlos ChOle
or plain Charles Hall, in the English
tongue, now with the Boston Americans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09
Cleveland Begins To Look
Like American League Winner
Some Dope Texas League, Too.
By Horace
II. Shelton

league, Bender of Philadelphia. Is the
leader. He has won u out of IA con-
tests in which he has performed, this
being one of the best records that has
been made in many years this early in
the season
Cubs Look Like Winners.
In the National leaF,e the Chicago
Cubs are practically certain pennant
winners. The season is more than one
third over and nothing but a wreck or
2 pestilence can stop Chances men
from winning their fourth pennant in
five years. The club is so strong in
all the way around that there is no
other team in the league which is a
match for the aggregation.
The winning is due 10 the fact that
the team has the best pitchers, the best
infielders, the best outfielders and the
best batters in the league. Equipped in
that way ii would be little short of a
miracle if they did not win.
In the American league the race is
still free for ali affair. Philadelphia is
leading but the team is being pushed
so hard by New York Detroit and Bos-
ton that there is no certainty as 10 who
will be on top within ten days.
Five Teams Are COntenders.
While the Highlanders and the White
Elephants have strong organizations
there are still plenty of fans who be-
lieve that Detroit will win the fourth
pennant and will face Chicago again
for the worlds championship.
While Cleveland is in the second di-
vision that team is not by any means
out of the running, and a little slump
on the part of the three leaders and the
organization would come to the front
very rapidly.
That the Philadelphia team is
stronger organization than the New
York Highlanders was pretty well dem
Onstrated a few days ago when the lat
ter won both games of double headers
in succession with the best pitchers New
York had contendins against them.
The Texas League.
The Texas league pennant race is now
the most sensation in organized base
ball. Waco is the only one OF the eight
teams hOpelessly out of the running and
there are scarcely so points between the
leaders and the team which stands
seventh. A change of four games might
easily shift the next TO the bottom team
completely to the top.
This is one of the best evidences that
the teams are exceptionally well
matched and that the race from now I'M
til the flag finally falls in September
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09
By W. w.
Naughton

Should there be another fight Of the
century" at some time in the future It
might be as well for our editors TO for
mulate little treatise entitled Hints
to Champions and Promoters. Then
there will be less fear from the press
being drowned in an irrigation ditch.
Governors a. Sports
Which style of governor do you pre-
fer? This governor Dickerson of Ne
vada, while disclaiming to be a sport,
believes that as this noble art has so
many admirers, 1t may have something
to commend it. The governor. by vir-
tue of association with the rabid adj
herents of the game at Reno, smoked
up sufficiently to attempt 8 size up
OF Jeffries and Johnson. He figured
Jeffries the stronger man and Johnson
the better boxer
Said Johnson TO the governor:
I'D like to spar with you TO show
how easy it Is"
Well" drawled the governor. that's
one match I'd be inclined to stop-2
Small Prize Ring Battles.
Now that the big pug contest OF the
century has been pulled off there Will
naturally be a lull in prize fighting for
some time to come, yet the public ap-
petite is so whetted that a few minor
engagements will have to be pulled off
~ TT tAAC Jugs QONu easy.
New York clubs are angling for a ten
round affair between Wolgast and Muir
ply This will be impossible under two
months. for WolgaSt'S left forearm
which was splintered while battling
with Jack Redmond in Milwaukee. will
not have been sOundly healed and in
proper trim for action before that time.
Wolgast prefers to fight Battling Mel
son and it is probable that such a con-
test may be arranged in preference TO
the Wolgast-Murphy bout
Bill Lang. the residen- Se4vyweight
pugilist champion of Australia, is now
in America on tour and looking for
battle Several deals are pending
with him and he will probably mix il
with some of the big ones IN America
before his return. Many men, who
have seen the big man in action, predict
that he is a conner and that he will
eventually be the worlds heavyweight
champion. With a few more victories
to his credit he will be able TO secure
a contest with any OF the best in the
ring and will be able 70 make good.
There is also a possibility of Packy
and Freddie WEIGH meeting
again but this time in America. The
battle recently pulled off in London was
not a satisfactory one by any means
and charges of unfairness have been
made
According to all Of those who saw the
fight the Chicag Oan had a big lead at
the end and should have been awarded
the decision. Even English newspapers
have stated that Packy was the winner,
but the referee called it draw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

Stoval. first baseman of the Cleve-
land team of the American league. has
been made captain of that team and
Will lead the team to victory a pen
nant winner.
The success of the team will from now
on be watched more closely than ever
in the south, for Stovall is a sOutherner,
Texas born and il was in his native
state that he got his training that fitted
him for a call into faster company.
StovaI has been with the Cleveland
team many years and played consist
ent ball on the first sack. His heavy
stick work has helped to win many a
game for that organization.
His brother, Sam Stovall, also played
in Texas many years but is now with
81. Paul. of the American Association.
With the first baseman's elevation to
the captaincy of that team it is possible
that he is getting the largest salary
of any player who ever went from the
alkadi plains to the big league. Here's
hoping that StovalI lands the coveted
rag for the Maps.
Swat Leaders show No Change.
The latest averages given out by the
National and American leagues show
little change in the relative standings
of the batting leaders.
Larry Lajoie is still clouting at the
top of the list in the American league,
has average being 1877. slump in the
past two weeks from 1926. Following
closely on the heels of the Cleveland sec
ond sacker comes Ty Cobb Of the Tigers
with a percentage of 1915 and but for
the fact that he had one bad week he
would have overtaken Lajoie.
Schmidt of Detroit. Speaker of Bos-
ton, Chase of New York, Lewis of Bos-
ton, Bender of Philadelphia and Muir
ply of the same team complete the list
of 300 hitters in that league.
Speaker, who comes fourth in the
league lis1, as a heavy swat man. only
graduated from the Texas league two
years ago His hitting has been one
of the features of the present year.
Newman, the Texan with the St Louis
Browns, has dropped out of the 300
class but he still has the fine average
of .29O. AS long as he keeps that up
there is going to be no trouble about
him holding his place in the big
leagues.
Snodgrass of the Giants has again
snatched the batting laurels OF the Ma
tiOnal league from MCGEE of the Phil
lies, their averages being 1855 and $50
respectively
Among the pitchers in the American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

stipends in those days as players are
today. Who ever hears nowadays of
Outfielders pulling off such shrewd
tricks in the Outfield as those -heav-
emily twins Tom Mccarthy and Hughey
Duffy used tic do right along. I saw
Mccarthy trap" two fly balls in one
game and double up runners both times.
The games are faster at present than
a quarter OF century ago perhaps,
because there are more fast players,
but all around ball players in batting
fielding and running, the stars of the
old days had a shade on the. flashiest
of today
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

Gid timers showed the greatest super
lority over the present guardian of the
outer pastime. There are Ty Cobb
new and Criss Speakers and Jack
Wheats, but in the days of % years
ago there were the Fred McAleers, the
Curt Welchs. the Charley Fergusons.
the Joe HGs46l4,se the Tommy Nc
Caif55Es the Hughey Dgffys, the Sam
Thompsons, the Ned Haviots, he
George Woods and others. who, If they
didn't throw out one or two runners
at the home plate in every game didn't
think they were earning their salaries,
and they were getting just as big
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

When the digestion is all right, the
alton Of the bowels regular, there Is
natural craving and relish for foOdd-
When this is larking you may know
that you need dose of Chamberlain's
stomach and Liver Tablets. They
strengthen the digestive organs, i'm
prove the arDettfe and regulate the
bowels Sold by all druggists
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09
The Free Offer Continued

INVALIDS WHO HAVE BEEN UN
TREATMENT MONTH
LONGER. OR DURING THE MONTH
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09
FREE OFFER REPEATED AGAIN ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES WHATEVER AFTER JULY 31sT.

DR. Mackey the specialist has been advertising free
vices for weeks back and former nvads
talking his 1t for this prpOseto demonstrate
his ability curing chronic dseasesthat the free reamen
put into effect
He has decided for the last time extend the free period
another month"; patients who desire have been
able him. still others have yet had the opportunity
therefore order give all chance he has concluded to
giving the free month longer during July
he, however sounds the warning to all 1t will not be
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02
Cal. National Crude Oil Co.
|. w. HELLMAN BUILDING
LOS ANGELES

opened in January with the beginning
of the dry season, and it will end this
week, the rains comemncing in June
making the game impossible.
The baseball sessions now ending
have firmly established the American
national game in these parts and it is
rapidly becoming the chief sport of
natives as we'll as Americans.
Two well organized leagues hold
the chief attention although a number
of Independent teams have been
formed. The two leagues are the
Isthmian and the Atlantic. The for
mer is made up of teams representing
Gargona, Ancon, Empire and the Ma
rines, while the Atlantic is composed
of the Commissary-Subss Civil
Administration, Panama Railroad and
Colon. Practically all of these mines
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02
He Obeyed Orders.

Old would domestics make the best
possible servants because they work
like machines, never forgetting an or
der and doing exactly as they are told,
without presenting to think for them
selves. But once in awhile this literal
adherence to duty produces some awk-
ward results. An American woman
living in India. with native servants,
once told her butler to see that there
was always napkin at the bottom of
the fruit dish, cake basket, etc, when
these were brought to the table. The
napkin was thereafter always seen in
Its place But one day tureen OF
vegetable soup was served, and the
hostess began to WELD the long, old
fashioned silver ladle about in it
Something very like a fringed rag
made its appearance in the first plate
full. The butler was summoned to re
move the dish. 1T cannot be that the
mem sahib found no napkin at the
bottom" he hazarded. much distressed
because of this unexplained disap
proval. "for l myself placed there the
largest one 1 could find"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02

are drafted from the men working for
the government, but the class of ball
put up is exceptionally fast and the
rivalry is intense.
Many previous college ball players
are here on the isthmus, and most of
the teams are fully equal to the best
of the college and university varsities
in the United States. Baseball is so
American that even those who did not
care much for the sport in the States
take in the games here and there is
no lack of support. The prices for
admission in silver run from the
bleachers at so cents to the box seats
at 81
The chief difficulty encountered
when baseball was first taken up on
the isthmus by the Americans was in
finding a suitable place for practice
and a place to play the game. Lots
large enough for ball diamonds were
rot to be found, and when they were
the price was too high to either rent
or buy these. However, the baseball
fever grew to such degree that
stock companies were formed and the
swamps built up into playing feds,
until now a number of the parks are
good enough for any team to measure
skill with an opponent.
Only this season the teams playing
in the Atlantic league took up their
new quarters at the league park 10
Gated in Colon. Bleachers, grand
stand and boxes have been put in
place and a fence made of sheet iron
! incIoses the diamond. Every game
nets several hundred dollars, and the
company is on q firm financial basis
The regular games of the two
! leagues are played only on Sundays
and holidays. During the entire week
| the various teams are busily engaged
! in practicing for the crucial test with
their rivals. Double headers, in which
four teams take part, are frequently
/ billed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02
FRENCH DETECTIVES.
They Are Trained For Their Duties In
a Regular Police School.

nGStidT FtttCC SNhoSis
In Paris aspirants for positions in
the detective force are taught in a reg
ular school, where day after day they
are put through various exercises until
shey become proficient and receive ap-
pointments or show that they have not
the detective instinct in them.
The students first are trained in the
use Of their eyes.and their hands. One
Of the lessons consists in placing the
pupil in a brilliantly lighted room full
Of furniture and ornaments. Then he
Is taken to another room and required
to make sketch of the room he just
has left. indicating the position of all
the objects in it. He is allowed to look
at a face for a minute and then re-
quired to describe the color of the hair,
the eyes, the general form, etc. He
afterward is required to pick out a
photograph of the face from among
several hundred others.
In educating the hand the student is
placed in a dark room in which are
many curious and unusual objects.
These he feels over and then writes a
description of them. He must remem-
Der even the slightest details. One test
is to let him handle gems in the dark
and then tell what they are. whether
diamonds, rubies or what not. This is,
Of course an exercise for the more ad'
vanced pupils.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02
Queer Goldfish.

Beautiful and most interesting of all
goldfish is Il native of Japan, and it is
noted for the beauty of its tail and the
abnormal length of its fins. The tail
resembles a delicate veil, and the fins
are developed to such an extent that it
is impossible for the fish to make rapid
progress in the water. 1t is therefore
solely on account of its beauty that it
is priced and because in this respect ii
differs widely from other varieties of
goldfish, such as The telescope fish,"
the eyes of which bulge out of the
head in most unsightly fashion; the
celestial eyed fish" which is also I'M
comely because its eyes are bullet
shaped and are ever turned skyward.
and the egg fish, which is SO called
because its body is somewhat amor
phous, but resembles an egg more
than anything else.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02
TIE Important
Problem

confronting anyone in need of laxa-
tive is not a question of single ac-
ton only, but of permanently bene-
fetal effects, which will follow proper
efforts to live in a healthful way, with
the assistance of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, whenever it is re-
quired, cs it cleanses the system
gently yet promptly, without irritation
and will therefore always have the
preference of all who wish the best of
family laxatives.
The combination has the approval
of physicians because it is known to
be truly beneficial, and because it has
given satisfaction to the millions of
well-informed families who have used
it for many years past.
To get its beneficial effects, always
buy the genuine manufactured m 70
Cc:-,,,..sccc-lia Fig SY Q" only.