El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-08

! leagues become absolute masters OF
| the situation against new promoters
loyal support. through the national
/ agreement of the army of so minor
/ leagues, professional baseball today has
/ become the strongest combination ever
/ devised
! All ewes are turned on the western
/ intercollegiate conference. or big
eight" at the COngress hotel in Chi
! cago, on December y. There are some
important matters to settle at this
/ meeting and the chances are strong
I that there viii be a rupture in the con-
ference and Minnesota withdraw her
membership as she was considera Bile
peeved when Wisconsin protested her
captain, Pickering, for professionalism,
on the day before the WiscOnsin-Min-
nesota game.
The much discussed summer baseball
Z question viii come No in the meeting.
The big eight" is composed Of Purdue
chicago, Illinois. Indiana Minnesota,
Wisconsin. Northwestern and Iowa It
was formerly big nine" with Mich
lgan in. but the rules became too strict
Tor Michigan and she withdrew.
The big eight have been che authors
OF practically al the reforms in college
athletics. Some of their rulings have
Deen taken Up by all the large eastern
colleges, such as barring freshmen from
varsity teams.
Some Of the questions to be discussed
question Of allowing Minnesota to play
Mlchigan, intersectiona1 games, Mime
sota's cessation of football relations
with Wisconsin. and Of allowing col
lege baseball PLAYERS TO play 1rofes-
slonal baseball during the sumner.
Alcnigan may ask for readmission to
the conference, but net likely.
Comiskey. Of the Chicago Americans.
mas given the impression among base
pan enthusiasts that he is watching
l Lof an opportunity 10 bring George StO- |
vall TO Chicago. Comiskey is or the
Lookout for O first baseman- and is any
5ous TO place StOval in that position
ne magnate has given out that Hemp-
4 NH is on the Comiskey roster and that I
ne intends to keep him there, and that /
Hemphiu will not manage the AtIanfa /
team as has been reported.
Inc lllo. INTERCOLLEGIATE basketball league
composed of teams representing Yale
FIlnceton,l Dartmouth, Columbia. Cor /
nell and Pennsylvania. have announced /
me winter championship schedule. Eacb Z
' seaLl VII play its adversary once at /
nome and once abroad.
Aansas City boxing enthusiasts are 10 1
see the bout between Young Togo the
- ~ NJ Mu9 mas never lost decision, and /
y lazy GERMAN, the St Louis boy who
also mas never met defeat. The match
= 70 De staged in the Academy of NT11
SIC oy the Missouri Valley Athletic cIub
So. ~ AAialleSeInenL is letting If be |
1lsllnctly understood that no LIQUORS
Ilu 3e sold on the premises and that
ne whole affair will be conducted along
ne highest lines. There is no keener
sport than the boxing branch. and the |
= uo Is going to stand out strong for
clean athletics.
IN connection with all this hubbub I
tgalnst boxing, it is interesting to note
.lldl boxing has now become a universal
SPORT, with every nation represented |
more or less in this strenuous field Of
JIaWn ana brain. UD to recent wears
ne IRISH race has been the greatest con-
Ilputor OF champions Sullivan. Corbett
JSIlpsey, MeAuliffe, Barry, were some
llsH' Lhen there was Papke and VOL
EAST German champions. Ketchel and
-Sck Root came from the Bohemians:
SD Lavigne from the French. Bob
: lIzslmmons from the English: Abe Al
eI was Jew; Freddie Welsh came
rom Wales Joe WalcOtt from Barba-
loes' herrera from the Mexicans. Rat
ing nelson from the Danes, and Tom
ny Ryan and Mccoy from the America
LOCK. Young Togo is the first sub
ecu or the Mikados country that has
yer made enough reputation to he
4asseu among the tODnotchers