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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

-HE big number of Labor day bat
ties brought the usual number
= of surprises to the boxing fans
The defeat of Joe Jeanette in Pitts
burg by a comparatively unknown
Jeff Clarke-known to many down
around Memphis as the "t1ghtlnS
Ghost" was indeed 4 surprise II was
only a six round affair and no DOUBT
Jeanette would beat the fellow IN a
long fight, but just the same the pa
pers gave the verdict to the Ghost
This Clarke is a negro fighter Wnow
Jimmy Bronson, of Joplin, Mo-, has
been tOuting for some time Jimmy
took him to New York and offered TO
PUT him against any man Billy GIBSON
might select, big or small, just to get
a chance to show him. That the fellow
has fighting ability was clearly dem
OnStrated, but it only adds to the aS-
gregatiOn of blacks who have been
making life miserable for the Whlte
champs: Now Jeanette has a chance to
set a real battle over the marathon
distance with Clarke and demonstrate
T Ts5i about 10 and Jeanette over
The second susprise came with the
knockout Of Australian Dave Smith IN
one round by Eddie McGoOrty, the Wis
cOnsin champion, and claimant of the
worlds title Smith never had a chance
to put his hands up. They spared
few moments when suddenly Eddie
shot out his left and Smith went down
like a log for the count of nine After
twice taking the nine count the ref
cree stopped the battle. McGOorty
caught Hugo Kelly the same way
when they fought in Milwaukee in 1910
and again at KenOsha, Wis, last
spring. Smith never had a chance to
show his worth and while 1 felt con-
WINGED McGOOrty would defeat him, still
I locke for a better showing from the
Australian, who once beat Billy Papke
and also Johnny Thompson Smith
should never have been started in this
country against the hardest middle
weight to be found; it was poor man
agement and Dave no doubt knows that
now He will have to start and climb
all over again
Joe Mandot, the southern light
weight showed at hiss best against Joe
Rivers and took down the verdict. Man
had all his strength. Rivers gave him
a hard battle just the same and will
doubtless seek another fight How
ever, Joe MandOt will now set sail for
the lightweight crown and IT is a good
bet that he will be matched with Ad
WOlgast for the championship at Los
Angeles in the near future.
The famous Battler-Oscar Nelson
made one more fight and went the dis
lance of Is rounds with Tough Steve
Ketchel to a draw There are few Of
them putting up such battles after GO
ing through the hurdles the way Bat
has done. He is still there with the
goods. even though he is beyond the
championship.
Jim Flynn slammed Charlie Miller.
his former sparring partner. into a
beaten mass at COlma, Cal, in 16
rounds The fact that Miller had two
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
BALL BUGS BREEZY BRIEFS

- HIEF MEYERS, whose consistent
smuggling has been sadly missed
- by the champion Giants during
the past few days, is really in much
worse shape than the other players or
the fans have realized He may not be
able to play for another week or more.
The big redskin is confined to his
home as the result of a sprain of his
toe, which he sustained in one of the
Brooklyn games. He is Obliged to re-
cline on a couch, with his left leg
propped up on a pillowed chair. and is
scarcely able to hobble two or three
steps at a time.
Eugene McGreevey. OF Bloomington.
Ill, for several seasons an umpire in
Gays the star pitcher of the Three I
league, has been signed by president
Ban Johnson as an umpire for the
American league.
Jack Dillon. the Indiana claimant of
the worlds middleweight championship,
has written a St. Louis athletic club
asking a bout for the near future. He
is willing to oppose any middleweight
in the country. Dillon some months
ago figured in the middleTeight elm
nation contests fought on the Pacific
coast He was beaten by Frank Klaus,
in 20 rounds, and afterwards fought a
draw in 10 rounds with the same party,
at New York The last fight was a mere
Before the house receipts were
counted promoter Jim Coffroth of San
Francisco, secured a promise from
Jack Curley, the manager of Jim Flynn
to fight Al kaufman, who, despite suf-
fering defeat at the hands of Flynn,
is still very popular with the Frisco
fight fans No date was set, but
Thanksgiving day likely will see the
go.
California lawn tennis players are
making OYertures to the English assO-
citation with the view to bringing over
to this country a team of the leading
women players to compete along the
Pacific coast during the coming win
ter season
Bob" Burman has issued a challenge
to Ralph De Palma, winner of the FL
gin races, to meet him in d freeforalI
open event, best two out of three heats.
Doom has several young pitchers to
send in against McGraw's club this fall
and If, by chance. another Coveleskis
should be found in Rixey. F'inneran, |
Seaton or Chalmers. the Giants may
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

fractured ribs induced him to give up
the tight The fellow was game, but
ne mad no show against Flynn, whose
greater experience in ring matters
gave him an easy victory. It gave Jim
another lease of life after the Las We
gas affair and now he will no doubt
get aIter Al Paizer and some of the
1t was all the rage a few years for
American boxers to invade England
tight little isle, but now the conditions
have changed; it is the English fighter
who seeks the coin on this side The
big purses being offered by prorno fers
in New York and other 1laees bsTs
attracted the foreigners and they are
anxious to get some of the soft
money Matt Wells, the lightweight,
got taste of it and BOmbardier Wells.
the white hope among the hearies, got
still more OF and is coming back for
more of It this fall Freddy Welsh,
weight, has been picking up the coin
for several years and Jem Driscoll, the
featherWeight champion, had some of
It and is now coming back for more.
owen Moran also had his pockets well
filled Sid Smith, the bantam, was one
failure, as ne got away before having
a chance to be introduced properly.
now comes Jack Harrison, the new
middleweight champion, and Eddie Nor
gan, the bantamweight, from England
looking for glory and greenbacks- Of
LAlc NWOs 4OI5du LOOKS ike a PROBABLE
winner as ne has beaten some OF the
best bantams on the other side and is
highly tOuted by all the sporting crit
les Harrison got into the champion
snip class when Jim Sullivan gave I'D
the belt Harrison is a husky looking
cnap and has put up some creditabIe
uShJs, but ne hardly classes with Ed
die McGoOrty and Jimmy Clabby in
point Of science. They have a clever
manager in Jimmy Johnston and that
may help them a lot Another good
youngster who is over here from Eng
land is Johnny Hughes, the bantam. He
has had 125 fights and has won IS bv
the knockout route. One of his wins
was over Charlie Ledoux, the sensa-
uOnal French bantamWeight who Is
also coming over here.
With the coming of the British fight
ers viii be several French boxers Louis
De Ponthieu. the lightweight, IS al
ready here and it is expected that Hen
n PET the lightweight who was
Obliged to retire two years ago and
enter the army, may return to the
States soon Charlie Ledoux has al
ready booked passage for this country
IN october and he viii try to get a
match with Johnny COulOn Another
trenchman who says he will come is
Marcel MOreau, while Bernard and
Bernstein, heavyweight and light
weight respectively, are thinking of
coming to try their luck Altogether
II viii make quite an array of foreign
boxing talent There was a. time. NOT
long ago, when a French boxer Vvss
a curiosity, but they have taken hold
OF the game IN such an enthusiastic
manner that now they are cIassed
among the best
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
Bresnahan's Percentage Contract
Causes Club Owners To Balk

chance to get a leader of Bresnahan's
But-again the contract They won't
have him because the document compels
them to sign away such a big part of
their club.
Hermann would have taken Roger
but for that 10 percent clause.
And so with other teams. The real
iZation of what would happen should
Roger really develop a winner is ap-
pealing to the financierS of the clubs
wanting him A winning team with
q 100000 earning would give Roger
$4,000 annual receipts.
Good at Any Cost.
Yet why nOt2 If he can do it, it's
more than his predecessors with Bos-
ton. Brooklyn, Cincinnati or the other
clubs after. him. have been. able to do;
and it is therefore worth the money.
But getting rid of Bresnahan is going
to be a serious thing for the manage
ment, to say nothing of leaving the
club in uncertainty. as to a leader.
Higgins might make good, but, like
Harry Davis, he would be purely an
experiment, whose brains might not
necessarily make him successful
leader.
Had Rogers contract been merely
$4,000 per. annun the Cardinals would
have been in fourth or at least fifth
place today. No friction or jealousy
would have arisen; and no occasion for
trading him would have existed
Or. even if it had. other clubs would
not have hesitated to assume the con-
tract Now any deal seems deadlocked.
as well as any progress the club may
make
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
ON THE TOWN LOT

In three hotIy contested games
grounds. the Rusty Hinky's registered
three victories against the Leon Giants
The first game was won by the score
of. Il TO s, the second went 10 the
Rusties by an II to 10 score, and the
third went Is innings and was won by
a 1 TO 0 score.
San IgnacIOs Defeat Missouri Kids.
The San Ignacios. the creek Mexican
team, won from the Missouri Kids, of
the North Side, in an easy game played
Sunday morning by the score of %
to 6.
Score: r H E
san Ignacios --.........-..---z 50
The San Ignacios issue a challenge to
the G. H boys of the FL PasO Amateur
league for a game to be played on
the 22d of this month, at Washington
park for a side bet of 800 for the
amateur championship of the city.
Husky Rustfes Win.
The Husky Rusties. a south side oase-
ball team, won from the Santa Fe
railroad team Sunday afternoon by
a score Of . to 1. The game is said
to have been played in one hour and
five minutes. Hagelsieb, of the Rus
ties, pitched an excellent game, fan
ming Is batsmen and allowing but two
hits. The RustieS expect. to play their
last game of the season next Sunday.
Score r H. E.
SANTA Fe
Batteries: Santa Fe, Guero and Chap
pers; Rusties, Hagelsief and Feathers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
GREAT DROP KICKER WILL COACH
PRINCETON ELEVEN THIS YEAR

~ RINCETON. n. J.. Sept. slogan
~ Cunningham, well known to fol-
- lowers of Princeton football as q
great drop kicker, will be the head
field coach at Princeton this fall. He
viii be assisted by Wilson, guard of
last years II.
Cunningham was the coach Of the
Princeton freshmen team last fall but
also took part in the development of
the varsity team. particularly in the
dropkicking department
While Cunningham will have full
charge Of the men on the field he will
work under the advisory system of
coaching Bill Roper was head coach
last fall, but resigned in order to give
more attention to his law practice.
The only varsity man at Princeton at
present is ~Tubby' Waller, of last sea-
sons team. Waller says he does not
think he can play this season, as he
has several conditions to work off.
The main subject of discussion
among. Princeton students is football
and Princeton's chances of repeating
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
SOLDIERS REMAIN At THE TOP IN
THE CITY LEAGUE BALL RACE
Bakers Spend Most of Their Time Nagging the Umpire
and Cause Harry Kane to Quit the League Mill X
ers Win a Big One Sided Score in the Game
Sunday With the Shelton Team

Wrangling and quarreling marred the
Raker-Soldier game and the score OF
is to tells the story fully enough OF
the Miller-Shelton game in the City
league double header at Washington
park Sunday. The Soldiers happened
10 get the long end of the scoring in
the first game because the Baker play
ers were too busy nagging umpire
Harry Kane and blaming their losing
game to him. The Miners were the
victors Of game No. ;. beating tne
Sheltons numerically.
In the fifth inning, the worst attack
OF the Bakers war on the umpire took
place when they insisted on showing
him that he was wrong in every de-
cisiOn he gave. Pomeroy failed to touch
second when behring's two Dagger in
this inning had advanced him and when
the soldier touched the bag Kane called
him out. Then the Bakers, to the dis
gust of the grand stand, began their
nagging and finally after Eckstone
who has been keeping the CONVERSE
ton end Of the game going for the
last two Sundays, broke in from the
bench, Kane drove him from the field.
When the Bakers saw that the UNI
pre- meant business, they sort of let
up a little. The Soldiers pfayed their
usual game of good baseball minus any
umpire knocking, and as a result won.
The Bakers kicking resulted in driv-
ing Harry Kane, who has proved the
lest umpire of the season, from the
league, as Kane on Sunday night an
nounced that he was through with UNI
plring City league games.
The SOIdier-Baker Game.
In the first inning of the game both
teams scored and in the third, three
more were added to the Soldiers col
umn- When the Bakers came up to
bat in their half of the inning, after
Perkins had got a life on the bases
Armstrong drew home run in one OF
the prettiest slugS of the year He
was disastrous for the Bakers because
the hard grind around the bags was
TOO much for Armstrong, who was
pitching, and from then on, he could
only lob them over. It would have been
the Bakers play to relieve Armstrong
after the home run and put in another
Soldiers IN the fifth inning, but the |
Bakers did not get any more through !
the remainder of the game.
The hitting was not heavy, each team |
registering five hits, but the Bakers
got two of their hits for extra bases,
Thompson and Doering getting them =
Creekbaum, the soldier, did not seem
to have any the better Of Armstrong
the game, although Arm
strong was weakened terribly after his
homer Armstrong gave six passes to
the Soldiers, which helped to a great
extent in putting some of the army
teams score over.
Two neat double plays were pulled |
off during the game, Gurtz and Lieut. I
CARRIER carrying out the tWo-out play
for the Soldier team, and Fisher and |
Kemp pulling off one later in the |
game for the Bakers. Gurtz and Lieut. !
CARRIER in their double put out Mesa |
and Cano-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
~ T. Louis, No. Sept. s.-When is a
good contract a bad one?
- Why, when it calls for $1,000 a

SOOQ contract pad one
- Why, when it calls for $1,000 a
year and. 10 percent of the profits
Fulfilling these conditions, the docu-
ment that Roger Bresnahan thought
himself fortunate to get with the St
Louis National league club is sort of
Frankenstein that now menaces the
capable leader of the Cards.
When the management here fully
realized what Ed Steininger had hand
ed to Roger it began to get nervous.
1t figured that if the club made money
at an average rate of $4,000 per an
nuH:-approximately the average for
the preceding three seasons-Roger
would be getting about $685. per
year which is some soft, even for a
winning leader.
Feminine ThralI Calls Roger.
And then the friction began; it has
continued ever since. Nor is there any
prospect that it will cease. The IN
bending and undiplomatic Roger is not
the sort that can be handled with lace
ribbons, peFfumed in orris root He
champs the bit even when restrained
by the hands of a woman owner
And now there is little doubt but that
an effort is being made to trade Roger
The Cincinnati papers tell of an offer
made to Hermann in which Roger was
the trading asset. And there are sever
al other teams that would jump at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
Pass In A Pinch Does Not
Appeal To. Majority Of Fans

IN the current issue OF Golfers
Weekly. editor Hapgood suggests
- that a rule be framed blocking the
deliberate attempt TO pass any hard
hitter in one of the tight situations Of
battle.
Ninety-nine fans out of every SO will
agree with him in this suggestion. The
greatest moment of battle-the most
appealing and the most thrilling
arises when the star batsman comes
up at a critical juncture with runners
in front waiting for the crack of his
trusty club. Nothing else so grips and
holds the audience, and the anti climax
which arrives as the pitcher deliber-
ately losses high and wide from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

% = - " sO1O1O O-1-6 1
MA iii0= 10000 % 4
Struck out-By Fisher, IS; by san
chez. 4; Regria- T.
Base on balls-By Sanchez, 1; by
Regria, =
Stolen -bases-southwestern, u; Ala
mogordo, ?.
Home run=Fisher.
Two base hits-CampbeI, Flsher'
Regria.
Hit by pitched ball-hersey.
Double play-Beecher TO Sanchez
Time Of game-1:35.
Umpire-Barringer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

the plate takes away the one big in
cident of the afternoon.
Such a rule would be fair to all
clubs-far more pleasing to all spec
tatOrs-and in addition is easily
planned. One of the best known UNI
pires of the game states that it would
be a simple matter TO detect any de-
hberate attempt at issuing a pass, and
that the most effective punishment
would be to call a. balk, advancing the
runners on base.
There would be certain technicalities
involved. but the situation is at least
worth an argument before the next
meeting of the rules committee. Chief
Meyers, of the Giants, alone has been
purposely passed p times this season
in close places where. p times the au-
dience has been robbed of the leading
thrill of the afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

FEW YORK, N Y. Sept S.-"As
M soon as trouble disappears more
- trouble. hobs up" one OF our
forefathers pulled this centuries ago.
and it looks as if the ancient landed on
a winning bet --.-
We can slant over the situation
wherein is concerned AID Wolgast, our
humping lightweight champion
Adolph as they call him home, never
was what you might say stuck on Joe
Mandot. Not that he feared him, but
he didn't care to have him around.
Mandot was one of those persistent
chaps that was always yelling at
AdoIph, why don't you. give me 4
fight?'
To which impertinent query Adolph
made Wry faces and retorted crustily,
Get a rep, kid, before you dare to
break into the real fighters class"
That never stopped Mandot from an
noying the champion and letting off
clarion blasts to those who would give
him ear. In the meantime, Adolph went
on his way earning much money, sat
isfied that Mandot was only a pest
Now, the pest has turned.
Mandot took Rivers in a 20 round
bout and, according to the trite re-
marks of the boys, stood Rivers on his
head"
Standing Rivers figuratively on his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
SCORES MADE
AT THE RIFLE RANGE

a strong west wind made shooting
difficult for members of the FL PasO
Rifle club who turned out for the
regular weekly shoot Sunday morning
at the range in Mundy Heights. The
challenge for either a civilian or army
team to compete with the FL Paso Rifle
clu bias not been accepted. The fol-
lowing are the Sunday scores
Ia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

last seasons great victories Prince
ton loses Hart, Duff and White. all
American material. all of whom were
largely instrumental in winning the
1911 football championship for the Ii
gers. 1t is understood the position of
head field coach was rendered Eddie
Hart, but that he could not accept
He will, however, be at Princeton at
various time to help out in the coach
ing.
Princeton's first game is with
Stevens on Saturday. Sept. 2S On the
following Wednesday comes the Rut-
gers game. Keene Fitzpatrick will
again train the Tigers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

Able Atten. repentant, and resplen-
dent with diamonds, gazed over the
sights of this big village Abraham
has not been around for many days,
having spent some time on the golden
shores of the Pacific, where the pickin's
were good. Before the sun had set
(there was no SUM Able had signed an
agreement to box Harry Thomas 10
rounds in about three weeks
Thes gIadiators will weigh in at
I25 pounds Thomas was also out on
the coast for many months, where he
outpointed Frankie COnley, one of their
faorites. 1t is a remarkable fact that
both boys expect to win
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
SOUTHWESTERNS WIN GAME
FROM ALAMOGORDO TEAM

The Southwestern ball team from Ell
Paso defeated the AlamoSordo team
at Alamogordo Sunday by a score of
six to two. The feature of the game
was Fishers pitching and his good sup
port, Fisher striking out IS men and
knocking a home run in the fifth in
ming. King stole home in the ninth in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

still be dethroned. However. the Cubs
are ridden out and do not appear
strong enough to rattle along at $50
pace winch viii be required If the
Bruins are to cop. Over in the other
league, though, the Red Sox have
proved themselves masters of the sit
have played consistent ball and there
isn't a shadow of doubt about their
ability to win walking.
Under Clark Griffith every pitcher
on the Washington team has shown
improvement There is nothing about
the tWirling end of baseball that Grit
nth doesn't know. and with it all he
has the knack of imparting his knowl-
edge to those under him.
Perhaps the only pitcher Griffith
has not worked with is Walter john
son, who improved by reason of his
own experience But the young fellows,
VINO without exception, reported green
hands TO Griffith last spring. are grad
ually being made pitchers of ability
These youngsters have been careful
" handled None Of them have been
all worked hard. nevertheless. For
them this season has been one of edu-
cation, and by next season it is ex-
pected they will be able to take their
regular turns on the slab.
II has always been conceded that in
his day Griffith was one Of the great
est pitchers in the game; While not
possessed of remarkable arm, he
knew the game thoroughly, and what
he lacked in speed and curves, he made
up in knowledge of the art.
A pitcher who has something can be
made star when taught how to use
what he has to advantage. and this is
what Griffith has done with his young
sters. and even with some of the sea-
sOned twirlers.
CASTOR StrObine. who finished third
in the marathon at the Stockholm
Olympaid won the modified mara
thon' of 10 miles, held at Far HilA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
G.. H. TEAM AGAIN
PROVES WINNER
Defeats the Gas Works Team In ANA
tour League, Though Gas Boys
Had Some Outside Players.


tour League, Though Gas Boys
Had Some Outside Players.
The C. H. and S. A. clerks won their
fourth straight game Sunday afternoon
by defeating the Gas Works to the
tune of ) to 5. thereby leaving the G.
H. in the lead of the city amateurs.
The Gas Works team, in an endeavor
to stop the G. H. and S. AS winning
streak, used d couple of unknown out
siders while the regular men held down
the benches, but the G. H and S A
played errorless ball behind their crack
pitcher, making it his fourth game
played and won
The hard hitting of Brannan. of the
G. H. and S A. has featured all Of his
games. He got two twO-baggers and
broke a. bat in Sundays game.
Batteries for the G. H. and S. A.
were: Brannan and Bunsen; Gas
Works, Nicholas and Calamia-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
FRENCH RIDER WINS
UnNC ATnTnD Z

LONG MOTOR CYCLE RACE
Lemans, France, Sept. 9.-Devay,
French rider. won the international mo-
torcycle race held under the auspices
of the Automobile club of Sarthe The
distance was 396 kilometers GAS miles)
which Devay covered in five hours. IL
minutes, So second, about As miles an
hour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

dome meant much to Mandot, for now
ne is the lad that Wolgast will have
to hattie next when the championship
is involved.
Rivers gave Wolgast a sensational
battle on July 4, in which. the former
showed great speed. now, Woulon't 1t
head and then shouted, Get rep, kid"
IT'S a dread thought
It might be mentioned that Wolgast
did his best to have the Mandot-RiYers
hattie prevented. Not that he didn't
believe in battling, but because-that's
what the fans want to know.