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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

! in the light of the big fellow making
NicGraw probably figured on using
Mccormick in some sort OF trade.
There did not seem to be the ghost OF
a chance of the battle Scared veteran
catching on against such an array OF
outfield talent as the Little Napoleon ,l
mustered Anyhow, Mccormick WIS
ordered to report to Marlin He
brought with him little more than his
batting eye. But he showed that ne
had not forgotten how to sting the
ball. In batting skill the old fellow
started right in where he had left off
two years before. And he made such
a fine impression in the southland that
McGraw forgot all about any notions
of turning him loose
Is Slow Runner.
Mccormick. vino would qualify Tor
q regular berth If his legs were sound,
is one of the slowest runners in the
game. He earns every hit. And New
a pinch hitter Of approved type; his
record shows that. So far this season
Mccormick has figured in SO games.
In all that time he has been TO bat
runs, delivered u hits for total of
Is bases and an average of .S45 and
has stolen one base-that on the soft
end of a double pilfer. Outside the
luscious batting average Mccormick
work may not be very impressive.
But it typifies a season of work wei
done.
It represents every fiber of nerve
and courage. Every time Mccormick
went to bat a game hung in the bal
ance. He earned his salary by deliv-
ering the pinch punch Day after day
he might idle on the bench without
ever a chance to look over a real big
league offering. Then in flash
would come an opening where hit
might mean victory. That was the
office of "Mush'' And he made good
inv for HI Of
his great bat in the pinches that
helped New York to a second cham
pionship. Four times in row in the
crucial series in Philadelphia he de-
livered a pinch blow. AS much as any
man he was entitled to the credit OF
rolling back the Quakers and re-
establishing the Giants when the Cubs
pressed closest. his work against the
PhilIies of itself justified a good year IS
salary.
Pinches Hit; Then Retires.
Self-saerifiee is the fundamen1tal
creed which Mccormick must follow
his batting prowess ends McGraw' S
concern in him. Mccormick is sup
posed to deliver the pinch blow that
starts a rally or drives home the neces-
not even allowed to linger as a base
sible fleet athlete takes up the base
runner once his office is performed
Tillie Shafer or some other irrepres
sible fleet athlete takes up the base
running burden from first and big
Mac is chased off to the cool, Sc
Questered shower.
If baseball were conducted on the
union scale of wages NlcCormick's in
come would compare favorably with
the kings of finance. Possibly alto
gether this season he will not have
been actively engaged in strife more
than a couple of hours Yet he pulls
down a big league salary and he will
get a full share of the worlds series
spells. He is likely TO figure in the
big classic. too, if occasion arises for
a pinch hit.
dom of old John Milton as baseball
prophet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

and that the club owners must ar
range to carry the burden again this
season. Boston, as yet. is inexperl-
enced in world series troubles, has
started right to work to handle the
muss by refusing to issue any tickets,
by mail and then only one to person.
This has its hardships, but is expected
to head off the ticket scalpers who
annually corner the best seats and get
three times the price for them. A
compromise has been proposed by
which only the boxes and upper rows
of seats be reserved and to allow the
herd to get a crack at the main sec
tions. The. ticket problem has always
been a big one and with the increased
commercialism in baseball it offers
nut for some mind to crack
It is beginning to. listen like profess
sionaI ball in Ell Paso again. Several
local fans are talking of assisting in
the organization of a baseball COM
pany to finance regular league
the district. This is no knock on the
City league, for everyone with a grain
Of baseball sense realizes that the City
league has saved baseball for Ell Paso
by keeping the game going when pro-
fessional baseball was impossible. But
the fans are anxious to have faster
baseball during the next year. This
plan has not started to break the shell
yet, but will be discussed during the
long winter months and started off
next spring with a big smoker and a
stock sharing scheme for raising the
dust
Local bugs are kicking because the
Red Sox end of the betting odds are
so stiff they do not dare invest. The
kick is a legitimate one, for it is bit
doubtful whether Boston is a Z to 10
favorite owe dthe Giants in the final
series. But Wall street is in the sad
die and all is we'll
Page the Old-fashioned sport who
has never seen a ball game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

plunger Harrison and Lyon played
with Allen academy last season. Both
are line men and have been showing
up well. Montgomery comes from
Muskogee, Oklahoma, high school. He
is a big husky fellow with lots of
speed. He was considered the best
haIfback playing prep. football in Ok
lahoma last season, and has been show
from Dallas, and played halfback on
the Hardin school last season. He is
a fast man and gives promise of max
ing a place on the team.
Muse comes from Dallas He played
on the Dallas university team two sea-
sons ago. He weighs about 200 pounds
and is very fast for a big man. With
a little more experience he ought to
develop into a star linesman-
Bryant comes from Grayson college,
at Whitewright, and he is showing
up well. He, too, is a halfback, and
made a good record last season. He is
considered a good punter and is an
other new man that gives promise of
making a good player, and he looks
like he has been training for some
time. as he is in good condition. The
boys will remain in camp for another
week, when they will return to Col
1ege Station to be present at the open
ing of school.
University Squad is Busy.
The University of Texas football
squad. which has been in camp for
two weeks, returned to the univer-
sity this week, and is working out in
a vigorous manner.
The candidates for line positions
working are Birge, Murray, Berry,
Pritchett. Keck, Niblo. Ieftwich and
first year lineman on the squad. 1t is
possible that some back field candi-
dates will be shifted to the line later,
and the number Of line men will be
y
who will not report until the opening
Of the university.
woodruff, Sellers, Dealey, Malone
Mather, Higginbotham, n. Brown and
Wosencraft are the men who are try
ing out for ends. With Harry Leon
ard joining the squad, Texas will have
three veteran ends and a wealth of
new material The end candidates are
showing up well and Texas is sure to
be supplied with good men for the po-
sition that this years rules makes so
important. The bulk of the end work
in the early season games viii fall on
Capt woodruff. Sellers and Leonard,
with the possible addition of Deaiey
and one or two other members OF last
years squad who are showing up well
There are Il candidates for the back
field. OF these Puett, Darrell and Niblo
earned their letters in 1911. WINNER,
Lotus, Leftwich, Green, Grand and
Halbert played on the Texas second
eleven last fall The freshmen backs
are Ja1onic, Littlefield and Rector
Slaughter. Clark. Brown and Kirkpat-
rick are well known backs. who have
worn the orange and white in Past
years, and will join the squad at the
opening of the university.
The entire squad is working with an
earnestness that is bound to develop
a good football team. There are no
stars, but the men as a whole are
showing up we'll The coaches have
discovered no football marvels, but
feel sure that from the material now
on hand they can develop a winning
team for Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

AN ANTONIO. Tex, Sept. 2S.-
With the opening Of the football
~ season in Texas less than two
weeks off the teams of the various
Institutions are rounding rapidly into
shape. Despite the fact that the Texas
university and the Agricultural and
Mechanical college teams lost many of
the former stars, the green material is
showing good and there is no reason
to doubt but what the teams will be
as good this year as last Texas is a
good place to develop new material,
many OF the students being especially
well developed from labor previous to
coming to the Institutions.
In addition to the two teams men
toned. the Baylor university at Waco,
the Texas Christian university at Fort
Worth, Trinity university at WaXa-
hatchie, and the southwestern univer-
sity at Georgetown. are annually con-
tenders for the state championship. All
OF these universities will have excel
lent teams and win be able to give
good account of themselves against the
Texas and the A and IL squads.
Forty Men in A. and n. SOUND.
In the A and NJ. camp there are
about 40 men working under the a.
rection of head coach Charles B. No
ran and assistant coach Joe Utay. They
are lot Of fine looking young fellows
this year are particularly bright at
this time There are a great many
freshmen who did not come TO the
camp, but who have written the man
ager that they would be present at
college on the opening day
Many of the old men Of last years
team are back again to try for the
team, and this makes things look
great deal brighter to everyone. But
there are lots Of new men here that
fufr
look ss if the old men are going to
have a very easy time making the
team this season
OF last years team the following men
have returned; Beasley, statesman man
Grissom, Vesmirosly, Lambert, Lyles,
Lutricl, Rugel. Kerns and Bell, cap
tain. Rugel did not play on the team
last season, but was at A. and n. two
years ago, and made the All-Soutn-
western team at fuliback. He is one Of
had and will, in all probability, make
the team this season, and q record that
that Will be hard to beat
of the men who played on the squad
last season, but did not make their
letter, the following have returned ana
are at the camp: Everett, NelHs,
Spake washington. Powell. Withers,
Higginbothon. Lsown. Cushman, Lott,
Dreiss, Bowler and Eggleston. Every
one Of these men is fighting hard for
a place on the team, and it viii take
some good men to keep him off. The
squad this year viii not be composed
of as mary large men as heretofore,
but there will be more speed than
usual Some Of the men are consid-
cred very fast and come with the repu-
tation of being the fastest men in their
section of the state
New Men Enter school
There are a number Of new men that
will enter the school when 1t opens
~
and is at the camp. He played full
back last season, and is considered
one of the best fullbacks in the state
He is a good punter and good line
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

Jew YORK, n. y. Sept 2S.-NOw-
adays a boxer finds that a
= : shrewd manager is frequently
quite as essential to success as the
ability to sllillfully WELD the padded
gloves. Take the case Of Jack Britton.
for example. Here il a young man
who has been boxing professionally
for something like seven years, during
which time lie made a record that any
boxer might be justly proud of.
Jack recently decided to give the
game in Gotham trial After he had
been in town few days he discovered
it no easy task to break into metropOl-
itan lightweight society. Local stars
knew BrittOn by reputation and could
not see him at all. Promoters did not
care to match man of his standing
with inferior opponents He had the
tools but he couldn't get job
Britton arrived at the conclusion
tina. fighting is one thing and match
making is something else again, as
Morris Perumuetter might put It so
he decided to hire manager After
carefully looking the local assortment
over he enlisted under the banner OF
Danny Morgan, q young man of great
energy and perspicacity and a genius
for getting gcbs Of free space in the
This JOON place about two months
ago and since then Britton has been
the busiest boxer in the game Morgan
has kept him going right along and
he has averaged one bout week Com
Ing here with the reputation of being
clever but with no kick" Britton has
earned fame as a "knocker OUT he
defeated Eddie Murphy in eight rounds.
and only last week beat Young Saylor.
the Indianapolis lightweight, so badly
that the latter to save himself re-
sorted to foul tactics and was disqual-
flied.
Britton is now on the trail of Packey
Mcfarland anu several local clubs are
competing for the contest. AS yet
Packey has not declared his intentions,
but when the bids get high enough it
is thought he will agree to the match
Jack and PaclIey boxed 10 rounds to
a draw at Memphis about two years
ago, a nd it is upon that showing Brit
ton bases his claims for recognition by
the stockyards champion.
Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian pro-
mOter, has an agent now working on
Jack Johnson with the hope of per
suading the big negro to sign articles
for bouts with LangfOrd and McFey
at the Sydney stadium. He refuses to
take that retirement talk seriously.
Mac writes me he looks forward to the
most successful season of his career as
promoter and would like to top off
the program with a Johnson-Langford
bout for the heavyweight champion
ship. He has thousands of rooters in
this country.
Young Jack Brien shows improve
ment every time he starts. In a recent
10 round bout with young Brown, a
sturdy local scrapper, the Philadel-
phia yOungster gave a clever exhibit
ton. His one failing is in not know
ing how to protect himself, at close
quarters. At long range he played
with his opponent, but at infighting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

failed to distinguish himself. OF course,
he is very young and will no DOUBT
remedy this defect under the careful
coaching of his brother the original
Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien wants to meet Ad Wolgast
again. It will be remembered the boys
boxed six rounds a few months ago
and the Quaker City scribeS Opined
that young Jack had the best Of It.
Wolgast was not in championship
form by any means on that occasion,
it being his second tryOut after long
spell of idleness following the opera
ton for appendicitis, and OBrlen s
supporters should not bank too strong
" on the result Of that encounter If
the youngster has no better defence az
close range than he showed in the
Brown contest 1 shudder to think what
Wolgast in condition would do to him.
1nfighting is Ads long suit and until
O'Brien has mastered better defence
it would be folly to think of sending
him after the champion
In looking over a recent issue of the
Sydney Referee, the leading sporting
serve that my esteemed friend, Bill
COrbett (amateur) is peeved over the
fact that enemies Of boxing in that
section of the globe suggest that the
kidney punch" be dispensed with IN
boxing matches of the future. Bill
pulls the doctors dope to prove the
punch has been badly slandered and
that it is no more dangerous to Wallop
a healthy athlete over the kidneys than
to slap him on the wrist. And, what's
more. Bill is right, take it from one
who has been through the mill.
One or two of the recent boxing
shows at the larger New York clubs
have not drawn the crowds figured on,
notably the Attell-Thomas and Kill
-. A.4f-- n
owners are threatening to bar the
high class performers in the future IN
less they Consent to work on per-
centage-
Kilbane. it is said. boxed for guar
antee of $1,000 il the O'keefe contest,
which to my way of sizing things up
Is not too much money for a champion
If the bout die not draw as well as
expected it was due largely to the
sreediness of the management in boost
ing the admission. Had the show been
given at the popular scale of prices
usually charged at the Garden. there is
little doubt that the cOmmOdiOus are
ma would have been packed. for Kill
bane we1ld have drawn the crowd
even though the knockers have been
handing it to him pretty hard Of late.
The trouble with the majority of
boxing promoters is that they are
hard losers. Like most sure thing
PLAYERS they are not game to gamble.
money. but the squeal always follows
a loss.
Local critics did not hesitate to
award Johnny Kilbane the decision
over Eddie O'Keefe. They were also
unanimous in branding the Cleveland
er a poor species of title holder. In
this they leave themselves open to
charges of inconsistency. In the past
these same critics have not been spar
i'm in their praiSa of ha skill nj both
Johnny Dundee and O'keefe, and now
that KiIbane comes along and outpoints
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28
Dope Doctors Disagree, So 1t Is
Still A Race For World Title
Picking the Winner RacngIt Begins to
istenI ike Professional Ball for FL Paso
By NJ. WALKER

HEN dope doctors disagree it
M is time for the cactus crowd
w to take to the alkali until
the storm blows over. The expert
baseball writers on the metropOl-
itan dailies do not seem to get to-
gether on their pickings for the
world championship winners. It is
about an even break between the fol-
lowers Of the Giants and Red Sox,
which proves that the best Of EN- fall
and fall hard sometimes and that pick
ing winners is what makes baseball
like horse racing.
In every big world series for the
past three years sport writers Of the
home teams have seen nothing but
their own team. Hugh Fullerton
picked the Cubs to beat the Athletics
two years ago, despite the Iact that
they were hitting the primrose path
and due for a slump Barring only
the st. Louis Browns, few sport writ
ers viii not put their teams into the
pennant running until they are crowd
ed out of any chance Of place rms
goes for the coming world series and
the dope that is being written is
much of it guesswork and long dis
lance guessing is a bit too strong for
this column of comment to support.
There are favorites, but there VIII De
no touting of these favorites for fear
they will finish bad second May
the best team win.
Odors of another ticket scandal foc
this same world series are beginning
to watt away from New York and Bos-
ton. The last seasons series produced
one of the niftiest little scandals base
ball has enjoyed. The national COM
mission, headed by Ban Johnson, an
nounced that It would control the tick
ct sale in the future. Now comes this
same Johnson person and says that
he is out of it on the ticket handling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28
Nc AIeer, Once A Star Fielder,
VIII Gather In the SimoIeons

HICAGO, Ill, Sept. 21.-The sue
cess Of the Boston Red Sox this
~ year means much TO James Nc
Aleer and Robert Mercy, who pur-
chased a half interest in the club last
year. 8IcAleer, once a star center
fielder, when a member of the Cleve-
lands under Pat Tebeau, has been a
loyal American league man from the
time that Ban johnson and Charley
Comiskey started to organize the cir
cult. As manager of the st. Louis
Browns McAleer made a strong bid for
dents to his players and other bits of
hard luck made his road a rocky one.
So he gladly consented to a deal that
placed him in charge Of the Washing
tons In that capacity McAleer met
new misfortunes, and when the chance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

came too buy into the Boston Ameri-
cans he did not hesitate.
He had a snug sum saved up which
he promptly invested and, helped by
money furnished by Mercy, SO per-
cent OF the stock was secured. Me-
Aleer and Mercy also gave notes en-
dorsed by at least one rich magnate
which they will be able to take up at
the end Of the present campaign, espe-
cially il the Red Sox happen to win
the worlds championship.
McRoy's progress in baseball has
been rapid. Formerly a Chicago news
paper man, he was appointed secretary
of the American league by president
Johnson Mercy made a record as an
expert schedule maker and became so
valuable as Johnson's right-hand man
that Ban rewarded him with the Bos-
ton opportunity. John I. Taylor still
retains a half interest in the club, but
has little to do with the management
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

both the BOYS in a manner to convince
everybody Of his superiority over the
highly tOuted pair II would seem the
champion was entitled to a modlcum
OF praise for his victories. But even
that is denied him.
1t may be Kilbane is not all wool
and a yard wide. as a champion should
be; that he is not a skillful boxer, that
he can't hit hard enough to hurt, that
he is not aggressive, and has no de-
fence worth mentioning That may ali
be true, but I'd like to see someone Of
his weight Outpoint him before I'd be-
IeYe it. Kilbane may not be particu-
1arly snowy, but his work is effective
and he pulls considerable clever stuff
that may (mind you I say may) go
over the heads OF many sOcalled eX-
perts.
Governor Dix instructed sheriff Har-
burger to investigate the reports that
boxing matches a. conducted under the
Fra~ley law had deteriOrated into
brutal prize fights" Obeying orders
like the good public servant he is, the
sheriff attended number Of contests,
and reported to his excelleney that as
at present conducted boxing is a per-
fectly legitimate sport. He added that
he had never seen better illustrations
of the manly art Of self defence.
Jem Driscoll has postponed his trip
to America, and signed to box owen
Moran at the National Sporting club in
London. October %. A purse OF $500
has been hung up. and Jem probably
figures that he couldn't do better over
here. And another thing, Moran has
not been going at his best lately and
looks easier than the game on this
side.
Fred Welsh is to get chance to win
back his coveted title of English light
weight champion from Mat Wells. The
latter recently lost a decision on foul
to Huxley Michigan, Australian cham
pion, out the title did rot hinge on
that match as neither contestant made
the lightweight limit. which in Eng
land is 135 pounds at two o'clock in the
afternoon The Welsh-Weils bout is
booked for November II. This is one
time that I look for a beaten champion
to come back" as Wells to Judge
from recent performances in this coun-
try, appears to have lost his best form.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28
Boxers Find That Shrewd Managers
Are Essential To Their Success
By James J. COrbett
Ex-Heavyweight Champion Of
the world

Morgan Can Do by Keeping BttOn Busy
Young Jack oBnen Improvement Every He Starts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

Texas Elevens Are Getting
In Shape For Opening Games

Forty Men, Including Many Veterans Trying Positions
Team-Prospcts Are Good
By HORACE SHELTON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28
McCOrnnick, Great Pinch Hitter,
Is Example For the Come Back"

the Batting Rally He Calls on Veteran
Worked Less Than Two Hours All Season
W. T. MACBETH
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-27

But L. Samuel never gets tired. He
has been in the state Al years. He was
the original Oregon booster when he
published the West Shore Magazine.
But all his life work and all his talk
ing for the Oregon industries are not
a drop in the bucket compared to the
demonstration Of the idea he has made
in the establishment of Oregon Life.
All the officials are Oregon men. All
the stockholders are in Oregon. All
the capital is Oregon money. The pol
Icy holders are all oregonians. The
investments are all made in Oregon
securities, and It is the only exclusive
Oregon life insurance company. Its
losses are paid In Oregon, and Its in
terest distributed in Oregon.
p. ST. Samuel starts all his grand
children at one year of age with a pol
icy in Oregon Life He says he be-
lieves in his own medicine and shows
his belief in having his own take the
medicine to the third generation.