El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

vision and but one and one-half games
ahead of the Cardinals. If they don't
stop that descent they viii find them
selves in sixth place
Johnny KiIbane will box Atten be-
fore any club other than Tom Nc
Carey's arena, in Vernon, Cal ANY
promoter in the country but McCarey
can have the services of Johnny next
week or the week after.
Connie Mack. hero of the 1911 Amer
lean league baseball season, is back
humber in the popularity contests
Griffith and Stahl are the new heroes
Hail to the new bright lights in the
dims the whiteness Of the light that for
two years illuminated fandom-
That English athletic authorities,
ashast at the failure of the Britishers
il the Olympic games, are planning
to make a tremendous effort to bring
out a winning team for the next games
is shown by the text of an appeal
which is now being widely circulated
il Great Britain. 1t is signed by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle
The sale of Badly McGregor, three
year old trOtter, that on Tuesday fin
ished in the money in the trOtting
sweepstakes at North Randall, Cleye-
land, by George B. DOugan, of Rich
mOnd, Ind, to John L. Madden, has
been announced 1t is understood the
price was Sis7OO
Several alleged worlds records made
during the past two months by motor
cyclists at the Brighton Beach stadium
Will not receive any official recOgni-
tiOn from the Federation OF American
Motorcyclists, the governing body of
the sport An announcement by the
chairman of the federatiOn's competi-
ton committee says that the track has
never been officially measured Not a
single record recognized by the feder-
alton has been broken at the Brighton
Beach stadium at any time declared
the committee.
Floyd FitzsimmOns, the Benton Har-
Dor fight promoter, is trying TO get
Eddie McGoorty for Howard Morrow for
10 round battle at Benton Harher on
Labor day afternoon. He hopes to
sign McGoorty soon FOrkins says
he viii sign, but promises are often
made to be broken
The New York club of the National
league announces the purchase of an
other pitcher for fall delivery. He is
a highlander named Perryman, who
has made a good record this year with
the Richmond club of the Virginia
league.
Paul SikOra has returned to Detroit
from his vacation Paul is getting in
shape for a strenuous season. Among
other battles in which SikOra may be
principal is one with Pal Brown Al
though Pal had two fights at Wind
sor last winter, and each of them was
a rafting good bout, SikOra never saw
him fight. But I'm sure that I'll beat
Brown says Paul. In fact, I know
1 will My brother says Pal can whip
me. Why, my brother picked Burns
to whip Johnson, Ketchel to beat John
son, Nelson to beat WolSast, Moran to
bSat Wolgast, Atteu to beat Kilbane,
Jeffries to beat Johnson. and a dozen
other fights on which he made a fore
cast all resulted directly opposite to
this prediction. So I'm sure I'll beat
Brown if we meet"
Tommy Burns. of Seattle, former
heavyweight champion of the world.
has the comeback fever. He is pre-
pared to back his claim to the heavy
weight title upon JOhnson's retirement
He has just negotiated for a loan OF
$4,000 on his big realty holdings, and
his manager, r. H. Crone. is hurrying
east with a certificate of deposit for
that amount to try to hook up Al Pal
ger, Wells or any other heavyweight
for a match with Burns. Burns, John
son admits, gave him the toughest bat
tie of his life. In making the loan,
Burns said that it was emergency
money. When Burns puts up real
money he sure is in earest