El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

|, the Pacific coast. Most fans have most
ball players number, anyway
And. by the way. if any insUrrecto.
bar none. did half as much work in a
day insurrecting as a newspaper man
does in keeping tab on il, there would
be. II the Mexican general prediction
for ease and comfort ruled, about one
where there is now 10 militant move
ments-
When Edward Payson Weston paced
west. at the ripe old age OF 10, across
the whole country, he m1nimized the
premise Of much publicity for the long
distance walker OF the day OF course
the art o fpedestriauism is classic But
there are too many who find it too easy
to do Especially when a gentleman
OF three score years and ten shows 'em
all up
The Narrow Escapes colony con
tinues to flourish. Every American
almost who jimmied his way past the
double guard and into Juarez has an
adventure with a thrill to II to relate.
There must be something in the
sluggish current OF the Rio Grande
which fnterjects Pickwickian essence
into American truth. The man who
was merely held up can no longer get
an audience, even in a hotel lobby in
Tested with -'tenderfeet"
Christy 8IattheWson SAYS 2 major
league pitcher has to use his head
You bet Christy- II some OF EN- used
their head instead Of a bali the players
probably wouldn't hit it so far.
We are among those who are not
among the SCI. 900 automobile owners
OF the United States. Are you?
The biggest present day knock to
present day boxing IS the personality
Of the present day boxer The instinct
OF combat between evenly matched an
finals is primordiaL
Those Juarez insurrectos would make
good boOkmakers. They have the in
estimsble advantage Of having all the
odds on their side.
They have discovered Hans Wagnsr's
batting weakness Sh-Whisper Il eau
tiously-a base on balls. It's the only
thing Hans cant hit
Contrary to our geometricaI train
ing, We have had Il personally demon
strated that a bridge IS the straightest
line between two given points
A Chinaman IN Juarez the other day
showed the diplomacy which should
make OF him an ambassador An in
surrectO marched up TO him, Eour1shed
q gun and demanded Que viva
who lives) John Chinaman hesitated.
scratched his head and answered. Who
do you shoot tOr2"
Some OF the critics are trying to
show by figures that Jack Barry, OF
the Athletics. Is the best shortstop in
the American league Those same fig
ures viii show that Owen Bush OF
Detroit IS the better Of the two
shortstOp may be Judged BY the number
OF chances be handles 1t is true that
Barry made less srrOEs than the De-
troiter. but he did not begin to cover
the number Of chances that did Bush,
which shows that 0Wnie covered the
greater area Of ground And at going
either 10 the right or to the left for a
ground II bah Bush has no supertors-
Tell IT to Sweeney wasn't exactly
invented for Jack Curley. But ftu do
We had always Inferred that twins
designated two until three OF them
came along
Charlie 1lurphy's recommendation
that ball players out OF season be kept
out OF the saloon business IS a me
saIubrious suggestion and We are Tor
it. They may knock ChaWles W al
they please, but the fiery little Chicago
ma gnate pulls off more good ideas 10
the square minute than AL the resc'
Of his colleagues massed together.