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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19


Basketball teams from Arizona. New
Mexico and west Texas will come to par
ticipate in the Southwestern Amateur
Athletic Federation basketball tourna-
ment which viii be held at the .'Y'
Friday and Saturday of this week
The southwestern championship title
will be decided at the tournament and
basketball fans are promised their fill
Of excitement. as four and five games a
dav will be played. Among the organi-
cations belonging to the federation are
the SOcorrO School Of Mines, Douglas
high school, Bisbee high school, Bisbee
Y NJ. c. A. Silver City high school,
Albuquerque high school, A & N col
iege and the FL PasO high school. Mill
tarv institute and Y. NJ. c. A Just how
many teams will come is not yet posi-
tive The Mormon colony team, from
Colonia Juarez. Mex, which won the
basketball championship last spring,
viii not be represented this year. Ow-
ing to disturbances in Mexico the col
lege has not been able to keep up the
team.
Much interest is being shown in the
Bisbee "Y' team, which physical d.
rector E. \. Robinson, formerly assist
ant at the local Y, is going to bring
to the tournament The team bearsfthe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

and set his heart on beating Battling
Nelson, and annexing the lightweight
title.
One night Abe Atten went into a
restaurant in New York city to eat
with Kid Broad, and after hanging
their TOP coats on the hooks near the
door they sat down for a nice quiet
feast All during the meal Atten saw
Broad turning around in his chair and
looking toward the door as if he was
expecting either some girl or q police
man to come in and grab him Unable
to stand IL any longer, Abe opened up
Say. Kid, what's the matter with
you. What you lookin' at that door
all the time for?
Well, I'll tell you, Abe" drawled
the Kid IN his muffled, half-palate
voice, I don't want any guy to either
come in or go out a here and cop my
SAh' you're crazy" replied Abe.
your coat is just as safe as mine and
you see amt Iwatchin' mine"
Well. you don't have to-" drawled
Broad. looking at Abe in the eye, for
some fellow took yours out fifteen
minutes ago.
This is why everybody laughed, but
Abe, and he looked sore all night
More than $4,000 has been paid in
to secretary Langtry as entry fees for
the American bowling congress The
tournament will be rolled at Chicago
this year and Chicago is the greatest
ten pin spot on the earth
Tt is also very true that some Of
these eastern fighters who look very
nashy over the six-round course on
their native heath are not one-half
so formidable when they get out west
where they have to travel over a real
course. Patsy Kline is a brilliant ex-
ample of this kind Of fighter He is
ever a sensation In the 1s-minute
fights OF New York, but out on the
coast last fall he seemed to be hitched
to a post in every contest in which he
partOok-
Mordecai Brown. who has been the
most coy hold-out OF the season, now
declares that he would just as soon
keep on playing baseball, but that he
wants to get away from the Chicago
Cubs, and would be willing to play
with any other club in the National
leogue save Philadelphia.
What a fine chance there Is Of his
getting away from Chicago. It would
be almost suicide for Chance and MUIR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
BANQUET BOWLERS
AT HARVEY HOUSE

Wilkinson's team, winners Of the
Shelter bowling league tournament
and Ehler's team, second in the race,
were banqueted Saturday night at the
Harvey house, by the losing teams Of
the league, Eaton's and Fosters. The
banquet was the second annual affair
Of the FL PssO Shelter bowling club,
which is composed of four five men
teams
A W Foster presided as POSTMASTER
IN the place of J. ]. Eaton, who had
been chosen to preside, but who was
unavoidably absent A. W Wilkinson
responded to the toast, The Winning
Team A ". Foster The Good
Loser" H. Fred Easter responded to
why I Am a Bowler" E. A Fruit to
The Booster SoWler," and o. A Critch-
EFT TO 'BoTi-rs L Have Net" About
3 men we. present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
WELSH is
NOW READY TO QUIT
Feels "Jinx" Is on Him;
VIII Leave For His
Home Abroad.

San Francisco, Calf, Feb 19.-Freds
die Welsh, the British contender for
lightweight hOnOrs, announced yester-
day from his bed in his training quar-
tiers at COlma that he had called off
his American invasion. As soon as his
physician would permit him to move,
which should be in three or four days.
Welsh said. he expected to leave To-
Chicago and after taking a course OF
treatment for his stiffened muscles
viii return to England.
Promoter James Coffroth, who had
signed Welsh and Jack BrittOn for the
20 round fight on WashingtOn's birth
day VII Oh was Cancelled by Welshs
attack Cf tOrtocollis mUscularis Satur-
day. zaid yesterday he had abandoned
his program entirely and would 90 u
Los Ans eles to see the Kilbane-Attel
fight, leaving the local coast clear for
he I'etI oskey-Klsus bout at the audi
tOIIuIc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

string, when the millionaire is said
TO have had a large wager down How
ard has not been permitted to accept
a mount since.
MeDanIeIs a Veteran
McDaniels, the dismissed trainer.
had been at the game many years. and
limited here that II McDaniels can be
induced to make certain disclosures
some prominent TURTLES may be impli-
Gated in the greatest scandal in recent
years on the race tracks.
If, IS has been suggested. McDan-
isls has been handing Gaylord not and
cod propositions, the indu scluenIs
pro- bly, come from source close mp,
as the trainer could profit but little
by laying up horses without remuner-
alton from some quar-sr. 1t Is limited
that some OF the bOokmakers might be
implicated
action Is not at hand, as Gaylord in
tends to follow II Up and to deter
mine, IL possible, whether or not ne
has been getting a square deal from
his trainer
Gaylord has run a string Of horses
Ior a great many years and has never
before had any difficulties with a
trainer He seemed to have the ut
most confidence in McDaniels, and
was as much at a loss to account for
his judgment as were Gaylord's many
friends
Good Horses in String
IN lue Gay lOTo string, besides De-
laney, are such horses as Anon. one
Of the best colts at the last Emerv-
Vile meeting Setback, Anne MCGEE
holder of the worlds record for
mile; Neile Forty and a number of
others They have been wired to ONT
side poOlrOOms all over the country in
their different starts, but on each oc-
caslon they failed TO connect when
bet on
To Affect Race Game
Mr.. GaylOrd's trouble with bT,
trainer is likely to have a serious 81
feet on the racing game He is closely
associated with che biggest an best
turf1nen OF the country, and through
MIN much has been done to maIntai1
For years eastern turfmen and o1s,
the owners from the south wbeD
asked to come TO a Denver race roes+-
ing, invariably asked II Mr. CavIo-5
was to aid in the conduct Of the T,eet
II so, there was never any trouble IN
getting top notch entries" a"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
BIG BILL EDWARDS IS
NOT SURE OF 1912 RULES

pass may have to be very careful lest
they collide with the goal posts OF
course, much Of the danger might be
aVerted by heavily padding the posts.
We are bound to see much longer
forward passes than We have ever seen
in the game before, as many passes
VIII doubtless be thrown for a distance
OF 30 yards or more In instances OF
this kind it would be thrown only by
an Inferior team, as a good team would
not take the chance Of losing the ball
Il it could easily better its way stead
lily to the goal line for a touchdown
Discounts Field Goal.
The raising Of the value OF the
touchdown TO six points seems only
an indirect way OF abolishing the field
1T now requires three. field goals
to beat touchdown, and il is stated
on good authority that there have been
played in 40 years. totally over $4,000.
in which a team has been able TO kick
three field goals in one contest.
There is a bright spot for those
spectators who have fOrmerl consi0-
cred themselves unfortunate to have
seats at the end Of the field, This
year I believe they viii be the lucky
ones, as seats near the goal line will
be the most valuable under the new
rules, the goal line being the scene
Of action as ii never has been before.
To me the situation sums up some
thing like this:
we are about to have a long field
and an extra touchdown. The style
Of play viii be altered materially by
long and scoring forward pass and
line bucking method of attack. The
general public regards football as
sport for the youth OF our land Tt is
essentially a school and college game
under the control Of college faculties,
and II these new rules prove that It
is too much OF return to the old
line smashing game, it viii means foot
ball may have to be changed again
I trust il viii never be abolished but
believe all who love the game viii
view the season Of 1912 with some
anxiety"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

New York. Feb 19.-"Big Bill" Ed
wards stlu maintains as lively an in
terest in football as anyone in New
York. Notwithstanding his srduous du-
ties as chief cleaner Of our Streets 1t
took him several days to find time
enough 10 digest the changes IN the
football rules that were decided upon
last week. but he finally succeeded In
doing this and today, before his de
parfure for Princeton where ne VIII
speak on the subject, he gave state
ment Of what he thinks OF them
in many respects commissioner Ed
wards believes the changes VIII work
20 the advantage or the sport DuL az
the same time he expresses the rear
that they may be too sharp turn 70
the old line smashing style. with It's
attendant dangers
The objection raised BY the foot
bah loving public 20 last year game,
says the commissioner. was that 1T
tie OpOrtunity was Afforded teams OF
equal strength 10 score touchdoWns
ture OF football by touchdowns has
been eliminated A weaker team with
good forward pass system was put on
q more equal basis with the larger
college teams.
There is no doubt that the changes
fu the rules mean a spirit toward re-
turning 10 the rushing game The e1-
ira down VII make first down posi-
bic more often and there viii be a
baftering Of the line by the superior
Of the two contestinE teams and
b0mbardment Of the goal BY long for
ward passes by the inferior team.
What viii save the game possibly viii
be the fact that no one IS allowed TO
help the man running with the ball
except as an interferer.
Another question suggested by the
new rules is Will the fact that the
goal posts be placed ten yards inside
Of the field Of play give rise to the
possibility OF more injuries2 The man
who makes an accurate pass. Of course,
VII not throw toward the posts. but
men running TO intercept the forward
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
ONE-sIDED GAMES ARE THE RULE
IN TIE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PLAY

Both basketball games in the Gram
mar Schools Athletic league. played
Saturday afternoon at the ~" were
one-sided affairs San JacintO's team
pretty nearly ate the Sunset team
alive in the first game, winning with
a 4S-to-3 score. The second game be-
tween Mesa and Lamar ended IS to II
in Mesa's favor In the Boy Scouts
Basketball league the Gray Eagles
walked away from the Centipedes 81
to 3. The second anne. between the
Painters and Black Hawks. was for
feited to the Painters. ? to o.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
INTERSTATE TITLE TO
BE DECIDED AT "Y''

name Of Larry MONEYS sba-,-o.,--,.
and their suits are reported to he ,9Sti,-
affairs, with a shamrock on eacb siSS
of the large scarlet initiaI " me- NJ.
Bisbee team last year was one ~ ~
strongest in the federation ana 1,a 1-
Of the same players will be renra -s.e,,.S
ed this year. In Bisbee's last game ~
ShamrOcks won from the UniTersi+,,- 'i -s
Arizona, with a - to 20 score u
The A. & NJ team will come a.
before the tournament begins snS 9ay
the E. p. NJ L Thursday night ipay
double header, the other game b ~
the final clash between the high sc6olls5
and the ~" sehool
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
BALL PLAYERS MISS
THROWS OF AVIATORS

Oakland Cal. Feb 19-Elmer Zach
er and Ivy. Hoffman. Oakland bali
players, tried here yesterday to catch
oranges dropped from an aeroplane
flying at an altitude Of $50 feet. the
height OF the Washington monument
Neither succeeded Aviator Lincoln
Beachey then brought his craft down
to within 800 feet Of the ground and
tossed baseballs to Zacher. The ball
player caught the second
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
DEMORALIZING DAY
FOR MOTOR CHAMP

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. 19-New
official worlds records were announced
here yesterday The holder Of most OF
the worlds records, Jake de Roster.
was defeated in every race in which he
was entered.
Joe Wolters. OF Chicago. won the
three mile race in 2 minutes 2-5 sec
onds The record was minutes 3
seconds. W. E. Hasha, Of Dallas Tex,
made five miles in minutes % 4-5
seconds. 2-5 seconds faster than the
worlds record The 10 mile free-for-
all race was won by Al Ward IN
minutes So seconds, as against the rec
ord time Of : minutes 1 As secOnda-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
KID MITCHELL, COMES IN FROM
EasE LooEING EOR MATCHEs

Kid Mitchell IS In town. He Is q for
mer FL Paso boy who has been doing
some very creditabIe work about the
east and has come back to Texas TO
get in on some OF the southwest fight
ing that is now becoming quite fire.
CuenE
Mitchell has a record which extends
over q number Of years and he has
been in some interesting bouts. His last
fight was last week at Jack O'Brien's
fight club in Philadelphlas where he
met Barney Williams Mitchell is Wis
sting bis mother at 319 Chihuahua
street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
BOWL SINGLES AND
DOUBLES IN MEET

Los Angeles. Calf. Feb. 1s.-The
morning and afternoon Sunday OF the
Western Bowling congress was given
over to mems doubles and singles
James and c. Faulstfch, Long Beach,
Cal were first/in the doubles with
1864. Hall and Custom, of the Chicago
Hineralites. were second with 1862,
Boswick and Hendricks, Long Beach.
Cal. third. with 1859. and Thompson
and Stevens, Chicago, fourth. with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
MEsILLl PARK IS
TRIMMED AGAIN
. Y" Five Demonstrates Its
Superiority by a
Large Score.
CBy Ruth n Augur.)

Another victory was added to the
teams record BY winning the has
ketbau game played with the A & NJ
college at Mesilla valley park Saturday
afternoon The score was a decisive
one, As TO rs. and the game was never
IN doubt The 'Y" demonstrated It's
superiority in speed team work and
basket shooting. Just as this classy
five did when II met the AgEies in FL
Paso. The best work OF the "Y' was
in the final quarter
With their score ~, the ~Y's'' rushed
into the game and worked the score to
the As point mark before the lineup
gong. In this quarter Jose Peralta.
the Y" center. generated his men su-
perbly, the team responding with such
machine-like smOOthness to his signals
that II was simply one, two, three
passes and basket with methodical
regularity
Jose out jumped his opposing center
every time and shut him out OF the
scoring business completely. Lee
Evans scintilated as the shooting star
OF the y trimming the iron eight
times with field goals His floor work
was exceptionally good. the best OF any
player IN the game Lace Rumsey
played his usual consistent sticking
game Of guard. keeping his man well
covered
Doc" Garwood did very effective
work and Gagged six field goals, but he
left his man, Hagsrd. uncovered, with
the result that 20 OF the AgEies' points
were thrown by Eagard.
As IN the game in Fl PasO John
Hagard was the star Of the A & H.
bunch, but in this game he was also
the star scorer. tOtalfng nine field
goals and two free throws
The lineups follow
Y''-JOse Peralta, center: Lee Evans.
Erwin Block and c. Berg. forwards:
Lace Rumsey and DOC" Darwood. cap
tain, guards A. & M-Hsrbert smith.
center John Hagard Sam Bos. Row
Baat captain. forwards Charles
Briggs and Edward Wharton. guards
H L. Mitchell. referee, Fats" Ross.
timekeeper; Roy Plckens. scorer,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
DASHING CHAMPION TENNIS
MISS ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT

San Francisco, Calf, Feb. 1s.-At a
luncheon to so sorority friends, Miss
Hazel Hotchl1iss, the champion woman
tennis player OF the United States, an
nOunced her engagement to George ".
Wightman. Harvard university stu
dent and son Of a BroOkline. Mass,
capitalist Miss Clara Wightman. sis
ter Of the groom to be, was a guest OF
honor at the luncheon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
PUGILIST is DYING
As FIGHT RESULT

Chicago, Ill, Feb. I9.-Joe Ketchel.
a Chicago pugilist, is reported TO be
dying as a result OF engaging yester-
day ina boxing exhibition with billy"
Walters at the naval training station
in North Chicago, g suburb.
Ketchel collapsed in the fifth round
Of the contest Physicians say Ketchel
cannot live. He is suffering from
hemorrhages Of the brain and his right
side is paralyzed. No arrests were made
last night, but an investigation VIII
begin today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

Mrs. A r. Tabor. of order. No. had
been troubled with sick headache for
about five years when she began tax
ing Chamberlaln's Tablets She has
taken two bottles Of them and thev
have cured her Sick headache is caus-
ed by a disOrdered stomach for which
these tablets are especially intended.
Try them, get well and stay we'll Sold
by all dealers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
RIFLE SHOOTING is
WATCHED BY MANY

The largest crowds for many months
attended the regular Sunday morning
shoot OF the FL PasO Rifle club New
members are coming IN and more in
terest is manifested in this sport
The following scores were made in
the different events
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
san MATEO POLO TEAMS
WINNER OVER CAN

San Mateo. CAL Feb. 1s.-The "s1s-h-
ers.' the San Mateo polo club first TO-,
defeated the Canadian team Il "a 20
IA yesterday in one Of the fs.+o-.
and cleanest games seen on the Iocoi
field. ioc14
Yesterdays game was the seco,a
round Of play for the Eugene de Sabie
cup, for which the English team and
the slashers will play the final Tues
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

A complete stock OF air comDressors.
gasoline steam and belt driven. sim
pie and compound. also the CHICAGO
Giant Piston and Hammer Drills are
carried in stock In FL Paso BY II a
Carpenter & Brother. general south
western distributors for the Chicago
Pneumatic Tool company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
Race Horses at Auction.

In the paddock of the Jockey Club
Juarez. Saturday. Feb "a at z D. m
twenty thOroughbreds, including stall
lions. mares for breeding, and geIdings
for saddle purposes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

Wanted-The address OF evervona
who viii rent rooms during the Cat
uemen's convention. March s, S and
Notify chamber Of Commerce phone $50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
WELL, WE'LL. HEILs BEGINS
THE FIRST BASEBALL SCORES

NogaIes. Ariz. Feb. ia baseball
game between Nogales and HermosillO
resulted in a score OF % to Is for No
gales.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19
Freddie Welsh Seems To Draw Naught
But Frowns From Goddess OF Fortune
ByLewis Arms

Scheduled
to Appear Making a Row, Thus deTIacked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-19

-1HEN speaking Of genuine .
M Freddie Welsh, the English /
w .-h Ill net mention
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-25
After the 500 BilIs.

Every time Arthur Krohn's fireman
picks up a piece of waste now Arthur
seizes it and says: LET me 90 that! Z"
Arthur gets the waste as soon as It.
comes into his engine and tears 1t all
to pieces, looking for hundred-dollar
bills.
Every railroad man on the Big Four
knows Arthur Krohn is the special en-
gineer for engine "a, which Vice-Presi-
dent Burnett uses when he inspects
the system Arthur's fireman picked
up piece of waste to wipe the engine
at Cincinnati recently, and In tearing
it apart he came across the ends Of
five 500 bills. There was just enough
there to tell that they had been 500
bills and not enough for Krohn or his
fireman to send in to washington and
say that the bulldog had seized the
bill when the children were playing
with them and had swallowed the
other part and would the government
please send new ones, as they were
needed at home.
The ends of the bills were stuck to-
gether and there was no way to tell
how they got into the waste.-Jndian-
apolis News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-25
Wealthy Nephew of Diaz Was. Atten-
tive to an Actress and Persist
emily Followed Her.

Ending a courtship which began in
Cuba, crossed into Mexico. slipped
back into Colorado, skipped over into
Canada, and finally to Connecticut, Isl.
doro De La Tore, young and
wealthy nephew of the former Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico, married Miss
Callie Andrews of Brooklyn, an
actress.
Mexican politics helped make the
course of love far from smooth. When
his uncle was forced to leave Mexico,
De La Tore, whose father had been
an adherent of the former president,
found it necessary to leave. too. In
deed, De La Tore was told that if he
remained in Mexico he would have his
throat cut.
So he came to this country, and aft
er a time started on a visit to Ha-
vana. On the steamer was Miss An
drews with a theatrical troupe, which
was to tour Cuba, opening III Havana.
Miss Andrews was attractive, lively
and 20 years old. Senior De La Tore
was good looking, wealthy, ardent and
81. Presumably it was moonlight on
the Caribbean Sea, and any way the
Southern Cross shone brightly in the
sky. The young man fell in love and
said so to almost anybody Who would
listen to him, but especially TO Miss
Andrews. She listened 70 aim care
fully.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-25

coral lined with Towering shrubs and their
continuous panorama of lovely views. The
oleander and HIBISCUS make additional walls
of blossoms. Bermuda lilies and purple morn
ing glories are everywhere The blossoms are
very large. Every little way glimpses
comfortable looking home set back among ce-
dar trees and provided with lawn and flowers
and thrifty garden patches And the vivid sea
is always near. 1t seems a kindly world, in
habited by kindly self-respecting people. The
islands are really very poor in natural re-
sources; the soil is shallow and carefully con-
served, only twelve-inch in depth
erage But the people make the most of what
they have. There are no fields of grain, but
the good, old, faithful Bermuda onion brings
many dollar home, and potatoes, celery and
lettuce are shipped to New York. Lilies are
cultivated for export, the bulbs bringing in
respectable revenue. But the tourists they
the "crop" that is most important Big
hotels and little ones, inns and tea-rooms show
places, carriages, sailing craft and shops
all subsisting upon the growing stream of Wis
itors that flows to them The tourists actually
go hunting about for souvenirs for which to
spend money and the supply is really meagre.
There are few things made in Bermuda or