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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
PLAYING SCHEDULE
VOTED BY WESTERN

schedule was approved and minor r,at7
Jers OF business were disposed OF AT a
meeting last night OF the Western
baseball league.
me Scnecule. which may be revised
lrstead of the 154 game program
tentatively decided on in November
As now proposed the season v-oD1d
start April 70 and end September Ig-
get holiday and Sunday games sDJ
ctner details We're not given out
pending another meeting to be held
when formal ratification of the sched-
GIe Wiu be sought The Pueblo incl
dent was discussed. but il VS. $3.50
ire league would do nothing -fnrfber
unless the Pueblo association pusbs3
lne tight. when it was agreed to fie6f
asrd for the transfer OF the club to
" icnita- Pueblo was not represented
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
STPLKOUT MARK
PILED UP IN TEXAS

William Mitchell. Of san Antonio Tex
as league), struck out 20 Galveston
men in 1909.
Best aNtiOnal league record-P1tcn-
er Charles Sweeney, Of Providence
struck out - Boston batsmen in 1881.
Best American Association record
Pitcher Tom Ramsey. Of Louisville,
struck out i Cleveland batsmen IN
1887.
Best American league record-Pltcn--
er Glade, Of St Louis. struck out. 10
Washington men in 1904, and Waddell'
OF St Louis, struck out 10 AtnIeJlc
men in 1903.
Best college record-Pitcher Mike
Lynch. Of Brown university, struck out
81 Columbia batsmen in 1908; pitcher
Gentleman, OF Brown university, struck
out q Columbia batsmen in 1871
pitcher GiIlens. of Sewanee university
struck out q s P. L. college batsmen
in 1911.
The season strikeOut records remain
unchanged. These are held by Wad-
dell. who in 1904. for the Athletics.
struck out 343 men in 46 games
pitched an average OF nearly eight
strikeouts per game; and by pitcher
Vean Gregg, Of the Portland club, IN
1910. when he struck out 367 in 800
innings, an average OF S.S4 strlkeOuts
per game for the "A games pitched
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Easiest pitcher in the world TO work
behind is walter Johnson. the Wash
ington sta-, so Billy Evans claims. In
the current issue Of Sporting News
this wei liked umpire says:
which pitchers are the easiest 10
umpire for2 Ny answer, and the an
swer ~ the average umpire. always
gives the fans q biz Of a surprise The
star pitchers 30 times out Of 100. are
the easiest 7 have worked many
game behind Walter Johnson. ia which
that great pitcher has done some Won
de-ful rWirling His terrific speed
always seems 70 hypnotic the specta-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
HYDRO AEROPLANE
FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL.

New York. y. e.. Feb. The first
succession flight eff hydro-aerOplane
IN this section was seen late vesfs--
DAY. when Frank T. Coffin ascende5
rom the middle Of the Hudson rive
l llear "a street and flew about for rs
height OF 500 feet CT
The aviator made no public anro,,,,,
p, ~, OF ms plan; and when he alighted
many on shore thought he bs5 Fs, Ice,
mo Jne stream Preparations vs-e
made TOT his rescue when III vas fo,S1S
lqat ne was trying out a hydro-ser,o1,-'
Hair an hour later Coffvn made
second Right but i'm tempera.trlrs h,
low treezins he came down aIr,ost ~
nun l'ulllo ga 9Iter few minutes. aligbti1g
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Charles Webb Murphy. owner OF tie
Chicago Cubs-which team. by the
way. popuIarly is supposed to be
backed bv Charles Taft. brother 10 Big
Bills probably the most disliked man
in the National league.
The reason for it is simplicity itself
Tie National league dignitaries i'm
agine themselves TO occupy somewhat
Of an anamolous position to the senate
Of the United States and, like the
greatest legislative body in the world,
81 gets peeved about the giIls when any
radical young newcomer butts into
meeting and commences hauling them
over the Goals. both collectively and
Individually
That's what Chawles Webb did He
hadn't been in the big show IS minutes
before he started a scrap and some Of
the biggest internal dissensions ever
witnessed in this baseball body have
hinged about the chubby form of the
Chicago leader
In eight cases out Of 10 Murphy has
lad the weight OF good solid logic be
bind lim- and although be lost his
battles he was in the right. and as
Hon Henry Clay remarked. Il would
rather be right than president
That has been the attitude Of Chubby
ElaWles- he has been somewhat Of a
ref0rmer for the big league body. be
IS nothing m not original and he is
not one Of these shrinking viOlets-tO
use a mixed merap hOr-Thich hides its
Hight under p bushel-
We are for Charles all the way
through lie fights ha=d ana he fights
flir and since he took hold OF the Chi
cago Cubs ne has been the best news
source in the National league.
The southern training trip season for
rle MAJOR leagues Is soon TO open That
r. the trying time 81 year for the play
49, when 80 odd men are striving for
nine Jobs TT is a case OF the survival
81 the fittest
IS wise manager herds the youngsters
south first The veterans follow, some
lo days later, fully imbued with a sense
~ their own Importance and perhaps a.
few o. them who have grown old in serv-
Zee appreheusiEe that some yOungster
IS going 20 develop so highly that be
NJ l-l become a supernumerarT. IT Is
trying time ~ year all the way around
Ty cobb has come out with the
declaration that he does not believe IN
much training before the season IS
ready 20 open. He says that in his own
case Pie does not need more than a week
~ workout and 10 spend any more time
rhau that fra chasing gr0uuders and flies
in the balmg- south would make him enter
She season q. little bit stale. Inasmuch
rs Trrus is an Immensely privileged I
character around the Detroit quarters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
NOTES OF DIAMOND
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

John McGraW will have to organize
a new brigade of scouts this year.
Bresnahan has grabbed Dick Kinsella-
Mike Finn is to manage the Mobile
club. and now Billy Lush has been en-
gagged TO manage the Montreal team
Eddie McCaffrey, the New York boy,
who managed the Royals last year.
cOntemplates going into another line
OF business in Canada
Charley Faust the Giants mascot.
saws that II McGraw doesn't come TO
see him soon that he viii run right
out and leave the New York club nat
Charley says it isn't up 10 him to ask
for terms In a certain number OF
DAYS" states the jinx dispeller, I will
be a free agent. / have read up the
law. and IL McGraw doesn't grab me
ouicly I'll get away. have offers
from the White SoX and another Ma
tional league club.
Having received his unconditional
release from the Boston club, Fred
Tenney viii either manage team IN
the New England League or play IlrSt
base for an International league CLUB
TennevF has an IDEA ne viii sooner or
later become a baseball writer
Shortstop Rehg. a St. Louis product;
who was with Bob Connery's Hartford
fCounectfcut State league club last
year, has been purchased by the rus
burg club. This gives the FlrateS I've
Campbell. Jansen and Rehg- 1nciden-
taUv. none Of these tOssers has signed
a contract
Ole olsen will be made captain OF
the Cleveland team for-neXt season oy
Harry Davis. He believes that cap
tain should be an infielder and olsen
Is the only one besides LaJole sure OF
his lob. Lojoie refused the captaincy-
It is very interesting 10 note how
many ball players are signing the
pledge during the winter, rms Il II
an probability due to the fact that
thew are one and all demanding large
increases in salary and are taking TINS
means Of earning the good VIII OF the
msgnatee-
Frank smith. the eccentric pitcher
OF the Cincinnati team. has Just re
turned to Pittsburg from a tour or
F,urope. smith saws that he is fin
fsbed with baseball and that he viii
spe0d the rest OF his days running
cafe in the city OF SCOT and scandal
PLAYER Claude Thomas. who was
with the Phillies fer a short time last
wear and vas afterward sent to Steu-
benville. has been declared to be A free
a gent b. the national commission. on
the ground that he played with
SteubenviUe without signing con-
tract which is not allowed under the
rules He also had g claim for sal
arv against the PHILADELPHIA club
which was not allowed but his claim
for arrears OF salary from Steuben-
vile vas granted
Tom Needham, last year with the.
-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

tor. for time and again I have had
fans say TO me- I would never want
10 work a game as umpire when John
son was the pitcher
Now. as matter OF fact. most Of
any member Of the American league
staff will tell you that he would much
prefer uupirinE for Johnson than for
some bush Lacquer who didn't have
speed enough 20 break a pane or glass
Nine times out of 10 he is as steady
as a clcciz IN fact. his control is so
good that it often works TO his detri-
ment. Batters, knowing he is seldom
Wild take o toehold at the plate. and
wait for his fast ball II Johnson had
a reputation Of being a bit wild the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

batters would never hug the plate as
they now do when he is pitching.
Inen- again, most Of the star pitch
erS nave lar better than the averaR e
disposition They are content TO do
the pitching and let the umpire do the
deciding. Not being infalibIe. the
umpire often errs, although not as
often as some pitchers would make the
1ans believe Having desire to win.
the star always offers his objection to
what ne considers an incorrect decis-
ion, but usually in such a way the UNI
pire Is forced to respect rather than
resent the protest The leading Twill
ers realize the umpire is doing the
very best he knows how. that any mis-
takes he may make are honest ones.
that on the season the breaks in luck
viii about even NJ.
Usually II is the pitcher who is just
hanging on to bis big league berth by
hair who makes the work hardest
for the umpire. He knows better than
any ore else his Hmitat tons. realizes
that every ball and strike means
great deal to him. and consequently
IS looking for just an edge the better
OF it OF anything he delivers. With
his limited speed he cannot take a
cha nee and steam EN- through the
middle as Johnson can. so he must
play the corners and cater 10 any
wea kness the batter may have
Every strike called by the umpire
gets 2 very slight margin OF the in
side or outside corner OF the plate.
This pitcher 2lso looks fer some that
don't come within three or four inches
OF either corner. such a pitcher can
always use The umpire as foil to
protect himself II he happens to be go
fne bad. I worked for three years be-
hind a certain pitcher. VINO is TO
longer a member of the American
league. and J believe 7 can truthfully
sae- that during that time 7 never saw
him put ball through the heart OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
ByLewis Arms

ators this season and fans about the
country generally are hoping that both
himself and Washington can change
their customary luck and become win
ners. In other words that the combina-
ton OF two strong negatives will su-
perinduce the highest kind of & posi-
tive. There seems no good reason why,
year after year, the Senators should
be peddling along in the second di-
vision. a mark for every club that
really has to win When you figure
back, some stars Of considerable mag
nitude have been and are with the
Washingtons now.
Palzer and Flynn is the logical big
boy battle all right and they'll have a
hard time convincing the average fan
otherwise.
News Of a Mexican revolution has all
the bear stories current prior to
big football game beaten that we ever
have read.
The perplexing proposition now is
whether Col. Roosevelt and OroZcO will
run.
BIZ Papke will shortly be on his
way TO Mexico city where he is to put
in few ticks at training and then
he will join his oldtime manager Tom
Jones in Les Angeles Papke is IN
doubtedly great middleWeight, as he
has proved in many battles earlier in
his career. but ii has been conclu-
sively shown in more than one battle
that the Illinois boy has not demons
trated q particularly stout heart while
It is the expert estimation that
Papke should have defeated Stanley
Ketchel in at least three Of their four
battles, but the Michigan Tiger simply
bluffed Papke out Of the chance Of
winning the championship by his lion
like courage.
Ketchel was a pitiful sight in their
last 20 round meeting staggering
about the ring hardly able to stand.
while Papke was apparently as fresh
as daisy But even at that Papke
ketchel and literally lodged his way
out Of the decision and a championship
where show Of aggTessiyeness would
have won him both.
Latterly Papke seemed to hit the to-
boggan and in his last few fights
showed miserably. Friends OF his at
tribute the showing to Ill health and
believe that the Illinois boy can get
back into the trim which once made
him such a formidable ring factor.
There are a lot OF horse races won IN
the lobby Of hotel OF most any even
ing.
. Naturally a man who has dedicated
his life to the running horse game
IS willing TO close his eyes TO the wide
irreparable flaws in it.
Go where the weather suits your
elotnes IS a fine old wbeeze. But sOme-
times it's cheaper to get a new suit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Wagners grand average for the
seasons is -344 He is in good condi-
tlon al present. is enthusiastic over
the Pirates chances. and believes that
he has several more years OF good base
Dali IN him Fans VIII remember that
the team W1s robbed OF his services
last august when he met with a serf-
Gus accident at Brooklyn. His batting
average at the time was around the $50
mark. RE played in only a few games
thereafter and was in such deplOrabIe
condition that ne could not hit at an
with the result that his seasons aver
age was cut down
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
COAST FANS CLAMOR
FOR DRAW BATTLE

Oakland. Cal. Feb. 7.-George Kirk
GOOD Of san Francisco, was awarded
ne decision over Benny kaufman. OF
Philadelphia. after 10 ROUNDS OF fast
boxing last night.
The decision vas unpopular with the
snecfaf tors. who claEOred for draw.
Hartmann carried the fight 10 Kirk
y,-oo1 in every round. but NirkwoOd's
7oTpr reach proved an effective defence.
Kaufman showed to advantage in
the Mitigating
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
GLOBE MILLS WIN
BUT NEED HANDICAP

Globe Mills won three points to one
over Weaber in the bowling at the
Cactus club Tuesday night. The highs
were divided between the two teams,
Carr making, total. OF 576. for Weaber's
and B-iesh. game, with 225.
The following are the scOres-
aararre team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
AUTO CLUB TO LOG
ROAD TO PHOENIX

For the purpose CT logging the road
from III Paso to Phoenix, AriZ-. the FL
Paso Automobile club viii make the
trip over the route desired to be used
as = link in the transcontinental high
80 About 10 cars will make the
trim. starting from FL Paso either Sat
1rdsv or sunday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
Box N SOUTH HAVEN FOR
FIRST TINE IN TEN YEARS

south Haven. Mich. Feb. For the
frs time in 10 years boxing matches
were staged here last night. The main
bort was between Tom Doherty. OF
Denver and Mickey Foley. OF Brook
lyn. Iighfwcights. the former having
a shade tie better Of the fight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
GEORGE EDWARD WADDELL
ONCE MORE IN TIE RANKS

Minneapolis Minn., Feb. Two vet
eran pitchers signed 1912 contracts
with the Minneapolis American Assoc
citation team. documents being received
from George Edward tRube) Waddeu
and Roy Patterson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
.HbGHE9 H6JL5BE
IN GLASS By SELF
Saws He VIII Bat 300 This
Year, Getting a New
Record.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. There was .
mighty stir in Pittsburg the other day.
President Taft wasn't here. no murders
were committed but a greater sensa-
ton than any OF these was caused
when ~HOnus" Wagner, the Pirates
great shortstOp, sped his big aulomO-
bile uD Fifth avenue st0pued it in
front OF the Farmers Bank building
and alighted and went in to pay his
employer g. call. For be IL known that
Wagner's winter time visits TO Pitts
burg are Few and lar between. in spite
Of the fact that his family dOmicile j.
only about eight miles removed from the
official borders OF Pa Pitts domain.
Wagner generally figures that he has
no business in PittsbUrg before the
middle OF April or after the middle OF
October. and in the interim he usually
sticks close TO that dear Carnegie But
he broke over last week, came TO Pitts
burg chatted for an hour and a half
with president Dreyfus and the scribes
accepted the terms offered him for the
coming season. and then went back
home TO oil up mis- spikes and get
ready for the southern jaunt.
Bold Assertion for HOnus.
Wagner says he's going TO bat 500
against this season and, take IL from
yours truly, that's a remarkable asser-
riOn for the mighty TeutOn 10 make
for he seldom talks about what he Will
or viii not do. But the big fellow is fired
by an additional ambition this wear. in
that he wants 10 surpass the remark
able old time record OF Capt Adrian c.
Arson in the stick welding line
Arson in his palmy DAYS batted over
500 for 10 successive seasons He was
IN the select class for 20 years but
there was a break after his 18th sea
son as member OF the Three Hun
creds- Wagner has tied bis mark BY
batting 800 for 10 successive years
Now he wants to better If by making
his record is in row
Here IS Honus' big league record to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

I Cubs, is likely to 90 to the Newark
international league club, OF which
his old partner. ice McGinRity. is man
ager Tom has had chances to become
a manager IN the Three-I and Central
leagues. He is a close friend OF H. g
Smith, the Newark magnate.
President Murphy. Of the Cubs, re-
Gently wrote to Overall and Willis. the
two big pitchers who are Cubs in
name only, warning them that they
would not be offered 1912 contracts,
but that they would be tied to the
Chicago team just the same, per rul-
ing OF the national commission. He
received no word from Overall, but
Willis answered that ne was through
with the game and would stick 10 his
Delaware hotel business.
The Cincinnati players caps last
season had white. shiny buttons on
top or everybody thought they were
buttons until Clark Griffith explained
otherwise after a game in Chicago.
The Reds lost a tough game TO the
Cubs and the Cub fans leaving the
park chided Griff. What are those
nice, shiny buttons for, Griffith
fan inquired. They're not buttons
replied Griff That's the ivory in
their skulls sticking through
Bill Brennan. the National league
umpire. IS spending the winter months
touring the country with Mike Glib
bons. the new star in the fistic world.
While in New York he dropped into
the National league headOuarterS-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Globe Mills takes s. pins per game.
Points won. Globe Mills. 5; Weaber, l.
High game Priesh. 225
High total Carr, 516.
Strikeout. Briesh and Jacobs
Wednesday night-Tuttle vs. Andreas
COSTER HAS BETTER OF
CHAMPION FRENCH BOXER
New Y ork y y. Feb. Louis De-
pOnthieu. the French lightweight and
Joe COster. Of Brooklyn. fought 10 fast
rounds iD Brooklyn last night The
Erenchuan was aggressive throughout
but the consensus or opinion was that
CosteT OutpOinJed him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Having received his unconditional
release from the Boston club, Fred
Tennev will either manage team IN
the New England League or play IlrSI
base for an international league club.
Tenuevl has an idea ne viii sooner or
later become a baseball writer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Ole Olsen will be made captain OF
the Cleveland team fOr-neXt season by
Harry Davis. He believes that q cap
tain should be an infielder and Olsen
is the only one besides Lajoie sure OF
his Job Lojoie refused the captaincy-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Frank smith. the eccentric pitcher
OF the Cincinnati team. has just re-
turned to PittsburS from a tour or
ES,,~oTe smith saws that he is fin
fsbed with baseball and that he will
spend the rest OF his days running a
cafe in the city OF SCOT and scandal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Tom Needham. last year with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

It is very interesting 10 note how
many ball players are signing the
pledge during the winter. This IS In
ali probability due to the fact that
thev are one and all demanding large
increases in salary and are taking TINS
means OF earning the good VIII OF the
magma tes-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-02
Goods as Represented.

Says the Kansas City Star: Some
times a travelling man tells the truth,
remarks the Osawatomie Graphic. Not
many days ago one of the "knights of
the grip" rolled into town and as he
alighted from the train he glanced
s~tealthily about, then made a Decline
for the usual ''soaks" that loaf around
the baggage trucks awaiting the arri-
val of the C. o. d. stuff from Kansas
City that stingeth like a serpent and
biteth like carbolic acid, but looks like
irst-class booze. He informed them
in cautious tones that he had a grip
full of bottled cold tea with him that
he would like to dispose of The eager
ones fell for his talk and informed him
that the stuff was sold. He proceeded
then to the friendly cover of an out
building, where he disposed OF hi
"cold tea right away. Before leav
ing he cautioned them kindly not t.
open up the goods until he was out o
town, which they did. And 10, whel
they opened up the package they foun'
it really was cold tea!
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-02
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