El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-15

nHE plans for the American teams
in the Olympic games in Stock
holm this summer are making
strong Impression abroad The Amerl-
can track and field team VIII have 10
athletes, each the representative per
former of his respective speciality. in
addition, fully as many competitors VII
travel 10 Sweden, to compete IN Ile
branches OF sport not represehteu ~
the track and field work Inc ~ Cu1
tests will be held late IN May ana me
athletes viii sail about June ~ 1he
business like manner in which the Am
erican committee is going ABOUT It's
preparations seems to be disturbing our
English cousins. for the subject las
been the cause Of much anxiety In the
English press as 10 how England VIII
show as of the so competing nations
England is making the least prepare
ton
It is q strange turn Of luck thai
Sweden IS 10 see a greater NUMBER OF
Yankee stars in action than ever meas
ured strides in a meet IN sport LOVING
America
Clark Griffith has decided that
Warrington IS no place Tor the Sena-
tors TO train" so he has arranged 70
take them TO CharlottesVllle, llslll-.'
the climate Of that burg being similar
70 the capitol city. The team trained
in that place In 1905 when Jake Stahl
was doing the mana gerial stunt
A proposed modified marathon, which
will come between the intercollegiate
and fnterschOlastic track and field sea
sons, is arOusing considerable IN
terest in Los Angeles Inc maIalnoH
is TO be strictly an amateur AFFAIR, Dut
? feature Of It viii be the variety OF
athletes who will participate Most OF
the colleges in southern California Wall
have representative, ana many pusl-
ness men who are fairly along IN years
are going TO try hot footing the L
miles OF the course One Of the en-
tries is an athlete 80 years old WhQ
held the cross country, medals AROUND
Chicago in his younger days he mas
kept Up training ever since he leIt col
1ege and is a fine exponent OF Wndt
clean living and athletic work can do
Probabilities are that the opposition
10 boxing in London Eng is subsio-
ing considerably and that London may
vet be the scene Of a number OF heavy
weight comba In the near future Is
being predicted by those VINO claim 10
know
Bob -Moha, the Milwaukee middle
weight fighter, has declined an offer 10
play shortstop on the spokane club
next season MOha thinks there IS more
money in the fight game for him
Heinie Hobbs, who was the idol Of
the Amherst boys two years ago, when
the football eleven he coached won
10 o victory over Amhersts old rival, I
Williams college, is to catch the Am
herst squad again through 1872
Pitcher Knapp, one Of the most prom /
Using recruits that ever butted out OF
the Southern league has been sold 10 ]
Jack Hendricks manager OF the Den /
SO zrfr Il mast record was
sufficient for the Cleveland club OF the {
american league TO put IN a draft for /
him. At the close Of last season the /
sale was made TO the Denver club at 1
bah artist and by many is claimed to /
have some thing over Marty OTOole Ia 4
this line Knapp is a southpaW-
Fred Clarke of the Pirates is making /
a strenuous effort to land a first base
man for his team- The Pirates have been I
week 1t first position for years, because !
Fred has failed TO find youngstel Z
that could iii the place. he has spent /
thousands Of good "spondulics' in the /
hunt so report goes. RumOr has il /
that recently Clarke offered the Toron-
10 international league $500 for Tim
Jordan
Marcel Moreau. the French middle
weight who came over to this country i
10 clean up the American fighters, was {
so discouraged by his defeat at the
hands Of Jack Denning, classed in
America as a second rate fighter, that
he has decided to return at once back
10 his gay Paree," SO this land Of the
free and the home Of the brave viii see
him 10 more.
Speaking Of things French. the next
big match that viii be pulled off in
Paris viii be when Kid Mccoy meets
Bombardier Wells, the English champ.
The Kid has made a decided impression
in Paris with his clever work
Barney Reilly, who made a name for
himself in baseball when playing on
the Yale team, has been purchased by
the Brooklyn Superbas to strengthen
the infield OF president Ebetts's team.
Ileilly's work with the st. Joseph team
last season stamped him as one OF the
best OF the Western league. Reilly was
purchased last summer. but Ebbets has
only now made up his mind to give the
Western star q tryout and has ordered /
the Brooklyn bunch. Reilly is consid-
cred quite an acquisition TO the Brook
lynites When not playing ball be Drac-
tees law. He studied law in his spare
and is at present a member Of
q prominent law firm in st. Joseph.
James J. Corbett was introduced at
Jack O'Buen's club in Philadelphia the
other night believe it was New