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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
the exasperated players and patrons of
the game from going insane.

the exasperated players and patrons OF
the game from going insane.
McGraw showed in the box score
as playing third base. In reality, he
at. times essayed to do all the work
of Hans Wagner and a Joe Tinker
combined. He lowered all over the
lot Ball players relate that if a
Texas Lacquer went to short outfieId
ne was crouching under the fielder's
legs to grab the ball if it were muffed.
He was ambitious, alert and far too
Jealous. But he was young, very
young.
At the crack of the bat feeders
like Tommy Leach. Ty Cobb and
sam Crawford, oheying baseball in
stlnct, turn and run under a long hit
fly ball, their eyes not watching its
hight Wen, McGraw seemed to have
TINS instinct to a degree on infield
hlts Time and again he would be in
front of the second baseman or To
shortstop and like as not splitting ana
mufflng the ball that did not belong
10 MN. Kid as he was he sneered
at the opposing players and his crfti-
cism of the errors of commission and
commission CT his own team mates was
caustlc and vitriOlic and this before
ne went to st Bonaventure college
was couched in town lot talk and NOT
aC az Sootnlng to sensitive ears. He
would dock players twice his size
When they were running bases. ana At
the bat would run the chance of get
ing an arm or a rib broken to get a
He loved the game and was win
hinS ms way quick, but as stated
ApoVe, simpson was only human and
none but an East Indian Pundit could
stand Tor such an exasperating gadfly;
and such a diminutive one at that.
Atter McGraw's release from clean.
Fred helleher of Bradford. who was
runnlns a semi professional team in
W eIsVllIe, n Y, picked him up. Anon
ne went transforming with Al Lawson
10 cuba, and it was his playing in the
south after the transformers return
rat caused the newspaper boys to be
gin TO talk Of his ability, and these
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
Ell PASo AUTOS MAY
RACE TO PHOENIX
Tucson and Douglas Motor
lists Boost For Bor-
derland Route

An automobile race from EI Paso to
Phoenix over the Borderland route is
being planned to take place during the
Arizona State fair at Phoenix and the
towns along the course are being
sounded as to their willingness to mar
lclpate IN the race. J. D. Bukev. sec-
rotary Of the FL PasO AUTOMOBILES cITb
has received word from E. P. Grinden'
secretary OF the Douglas chamber Of
commerce, inviting the members of the
local club to participate. Douglas will
enter three cars in the race and will
also assist IN promoting the enterDrise
aianager Billiard of the auto races Of
the Phoenix fair fayors the race ana
S2UOV In prizes VIII probably be put M
Tor the race. ~
Between Ell Paso and Phoeni,, tho
distance IS $40 miles. and it is beIievaS
Inat TINS can be covered in 90 bourS
II Is believed that this race will DroI-e
more interesting than the Los Angeles
race, and that IL VIII be of great 6e11e-
ut IN advertising the BorderIand roUfa
secretary Bukey viii leave for 1oTrS-
las saturday and may perfect plaDs for
entering the race. The matter w. -
nave been brought up at the rnee+ineJ
OF the Automobile club XVednesda55
hlSht, but on account Of nor heinz
aple 10 set d quorum Inc meeting was
koStp- ned uqtil late..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
Jim Corbett and Abe Attell
Have Much Same Experience
Careness Training Good at the Proper
Though Best Of It
VAN COURT

was Just such training that put Jim
If Corbett had followed the system
Of Billy Nolan and gone TO the noun
months. he would have got a lot more
of his vitality back ana been IN much
Many fighters think that trainers as
a whole are a joke. But there are
trainers and trainers The average
trainer around these training camps,
trains each and every man they have
anything to do with, alike There are
hardly two men that can be trained
exactly alike The condition of
mans mind has just as much to do with
his chances of Getting himself into
good condition as his physical deIeI-
opment, and good wind 1t is the mind
that directs the muscles in fight and
If that is not in good condition there
is little chance to win
Abe Atteu told Billy Nolan he was
no Bat Nelson when Billy insisted on
his doing so much road work, so much
boxing and so much bag punching, etc.
Abe has had his own way so long
that 1t is hard for him to give IN to
anybody. But from reports he mas
finally come to the conclusion that
Nolan had the right dope on him and
is following his advice. Attel owes
all of his comeback to Billy Nolan.
Pure fresh air. early TO bed and
early to rise. viii cure almost any
thing, when a proper system of exer-
else is taken with it.
ALLClt mas UEEh d 4lO6L WOuQtILA4
little fighter and we will all be glad
il he comes back to stay
Training Of athletes does not de-
pend so much On'what is done as how
il is done 1t stands to reason that
If an OarsmaR is training for a match.
that he must do a certain amount of
rowing. The same holds good with a
boxer or any other kind of an athlete, |
but outside Of that there is no set sys-
TEN of work to be followed as long as
it is in some form of athletic work |
that will develop the muscles and !
wind. Rowing. handball, baseball, |
mountain climbing, are every bit as /
good to get right as the old system OF 4
skipping the rope punching the ball, |
etc, as long as there is the proper /
amount of boxing worked in The old ]
idea of drying a fighter out all during /
his training is another mistaken idea |
Nolan gave Attell all he wanted TO 4
eat and drink and the more he drank 4
the better Billy liked it, but it was
nothing but good pure spring water,
pure milk and good, wholesome food, \
that he INDUCED in Abe's training
was made more in the nature of va
cation for him; it kept his mind off
the fact that he was really going
through a systematic course Hunting,
fishing, horseback riding and noun
tain climbing was all he did; never a
glove in sight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

TIN HE northern sports are much
surprised at Abe AtteI's fine
condition. knowing his conditi I
when he left Los Angeles and the
strict system of training that Billy
Nolan put him through up at his Lake
county ranch, it is no surprise TO me.
Attell. like most of the clever fellows,
is poor trainer. The. rough and
ready chap who depends entirely on his
stamina is usually the best trainer.
Clever fighters usually depend on their
cleveruess to win and figure that their
eleFerness viii offset a lot of fine con-
dltlOn, which has often proved true
Blu occasionally they slip a cog, as
Atten did the last time he fought Har
lem Tommy Murphy.
Atteu in many ways reminds one of
Jim Corbett in his training. Abe
stayed up late nights playing poker.
w nile he never drank or smoked
much, Keeping late hours is about the
worst thing fighter can do.
Corbett liked the late hours and
electric lights and, like Abe, drank lit
tle' but smoked some Jim liked at
tenuon and could only get it when
many of the sports were around and
that was usually after dark.
When Corbett fought Jim Jeffries
me last time he took a solid year to
prepare himself for it. Attell made
Sood in three months time. Jim was
travelling over the country with his
theatrical troupe and spent a lot of
his spare time in the different gym
nasiums that happened TO be in the
towns that he passed through He
did a wonderful piece of work for him
self in building up his muscles, but he
Gid not have the stamina that Attell
got by living next TO nature as Billy
Nolan made him do on his ranch.
Attel was never much of a worker
around his training camps heretofore,
but this time he has probably done
more hard work than he ever did for
a contest up to the present time.
COrbett, on the other nand, would
work in a gymnasium just as long as
he could hold an audience, and 1 re-
member we'll when he was training for
his fight with Bob FitzsimmOns at
Carson, he ran y miles the day be-
fore the fight
Billy Delaney. who was training !
him, wanted to burn down the hand /
bali court one night to keep Jim from /
OVERRIDING himself. and would have /
done so if 1T had not been for Jim's 1
brother, Joe. Delaney woke Joe up one I
night about one o'clock and wanted 4
zoe to go with him and burn the al /
ley, but Joe said, No. if I go with 4
you and Jim finds it out e will never /
forgive ne"
Joe was Jim's favorite brother, so 1
Delaney let him have his way, but il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
HOW PRESIDENT TAFT
PLAYS THE GAME OF COLE

According to Travis. the most strik-
ing feature of president Taft's game
IS the intensity and duration of gaze
With which he addresses the ball This.
IN the experts opinion. amounts al
most to fault, because of the risk
of incorrect focusing through over
concentration of the retina on the
The president plays with fairly long
and heavy clubs. His driver and bras
sic are A inches long and weigh II
ounces He has made the Myopia
course, regarded as particularly diff
cult. In So None of the presidential
chums and classmates have been able
10 oreak or equal this record.
On the contrary. good story is
told Of the first game played on this
course by judge Hollister and Judge
Warrington. They made the first hole
in 1919. the second in 23-2G. the third
In ll-lS, and in the fourth went quite
10 pieces. Judge Hollister lost six
balls and his opponent seven
At that" remarked the first named
Jurist, at that, l won out on balls"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
ULY II marked the 18th anniver-

r ULY II marked the 18th anniver-
sary of the advent of John J. Nc
Graw into the limelight of National
league baseball in New York
His first. professional engagement
was in New York and PennsyI-
vania league.
This league included Bradford, Erie,
Williamsport, Altoona, Johnstown,
MeadviIle and WiIkesbarre in Penn
sylvania; jamestown. ~Olean and Ell
mira in New York, and during its
short existence it was a whirlwind base
ball Organization. W. c. Higgins of
Bradford, now of Pittsburg, was sec
rotary of the league.
The league came into existence
wholly and entirely through love Of
the great outdoor game and Iaud-
able ambition on the part of the
towns represented to maintain and
uphold athletic supremacy. CONNER
cialism did not enter into the PROPOSE
ton at all Those interested in the
game went into their pockets freely
and frequently, that their clubs might
stay the season out and beat rivals in
the race fo- the pennant In addition
to this. most every season witnessed
the passing Of subscription papers In
all the towns making up the circuit,
appealing to the local pride of the
citizens TO keep in the baseball world.
1t was with clean that McGraw
played his first engagement, but he
I'D not last long. He was too intense
ana Jealous, so was released In his
teens and about as big as a pop bottle I
ne had the baseball calldron seeth-l
Ing and boiling over all the time. The /
season had not been month old when 1
shy Simr=on. the owner OF tho clean 4
-Iu1' had to shoe him away to keep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
CITY BASEBALL
LEAGUE FORMED

The Fl Paso Amateur Baseball league
was organized at a meeting held We'd
nesday night by representatives of six
amateur clubs of the city at the Rio
Grande Bank and Trust company Of
fices.
The clubs in the league are the Fed
erals Rio Grande Stars. Gas Works, G.
II. & 5 A. Populars and P Loretz's
Reds Every Sunday the teams will
play three games. one game being
played in the morning and two in the
afternoon.
The league will fix up the diamond
which Is located near the Lander Lum-
Der company yards, on Texas street
The officers OF the league elected
arc: President. W. E. O'Brien. treas
urer L. :. Nichols. and Russell Rokahr.
secretary. The schedule viii be be.
gun next sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
CRUCES WINS THE
BOWLING MATCH
In Second Game of Series.
Ell PasO Players Are e
Defeated.

The Las Cruces team took the sec
Ond telephone duck pin bowling match
from the Cactus club team. Wednesday
night by margin of two pins. By
winning the game. the series stands at
a tie and IL will require another game
TO decide the winner OF the series. a
the Cactus club team took the first
game The deciding game viii be
played off next Wednesday night and
viii be by telephone as the other two
games have been
Thursday night the Cactus clubs
bowling five are matched with the Las
Cruces five for a game Of ten pins
The score of Wednesday nights
game:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
STANDING OF THE WESTERN
IEAGT-E IL ANNOErNf,E-r,

Chicago, Ill, Aug. S-Presfdent
O'Nein, of the Western league. am
nounced the. official standing of the
gust 6, as follows:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WedneS1aN's Results.
At Indianapolis

At Toledo-Toledo-S Paul and Nil
waukee at Louisville games postponed
on account of rain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Gnnes Fridnr.

Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston
ST. Louis a. New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
Wednesday's Results.

Wednesdays Results.
At Detroit Ri E.
Detroit Observation-Disclosures. 10 1
New York Observation-Disclosures. 8 =
Batteries: Detroit. Dubuc and stan
age; New York, WarhOp. Davis and
Sweeney.
At Chicago RHE.
Cu4SdEo
W aSnlnglO IL II q
Batteries: Chicago, Lang, Peters and
Kuhn; Washington. johnson, Engle
and Ainsmith.
At St Louis R.HE
~, LOUIS S1I,sh, 1850
tnllaueIphla 10
Batteries: st. Louis. Banmgardner
and stephens; Philadelphia, Coombs
and Lapp.
At Cleveland R H E.
NieNeAdHu -.-----. ..--.--.4
DOSlOu -.--.----4
Batteries: Cleveland. Mitchell and
O'Nein; Boston, O'Brien. Hall and Car
rigan.
(The game was called at the end of
the ninth inning on account of rain-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Wednesdar,s ResnIfs
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

NNuNteuaIH IttauIL8s
At Los Angeles R H E
Vernon ---. .--..--.......6 II
Los Angeles y II
Batteries Vernon, Brack enridge,
Gray, Carson and Agnew; Los Angeles,
Chech, Slagle and Smith, Boles.
At San Francisco r H E
Portland ......-.......I 3
san Francisco ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0
Batteries: Portland. Suter and How
ley; San Francisco. Henley and Berry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
WedneSday's ResuIts.

At Philadelphia r H. Z.
AtAtlaUSApHia .-...-.- 4 ~ 1
Chicago Observation-Disclosures. 0
Batteries: Philadelphia. Rixey and
'kiiliferi Chicago, Reulbach and Arch
cr.
At Boston r. H. Z.
Boston ........... IL =
Cincinnati Is
Batteries: Boston, Hess, Donnelly,
Brown and Bariden; Cincinnati, Ben
ton and Clarke.
At New York R.HE
New York
Pittsburg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. is O.
kiTby and Myers Pittsburs. Cole and
Kelly.
~ Brooklyn Ri f
St Louis .;,;;:.:,:.i:......a... i 81
and Miller St Louis, Steele, Sauee,
harmon and Bliss.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

Totals ..-.-524 495 4s5 IS
Margin-Las Cruces, ? pins.
High game-McGee, 80.
High total-JnO. Bryan--265
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
How J. J. McGraw Broke
Into Big League Baseball

Has Only Been the Years. Bdugsy Among the
Most Famous n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Games Friday.
Washington at St Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland
Boston at Detroit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

Batteries: Philadelphia. RiXey and
kiilifer; Chicago. Reulbach and Arch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
BASEBALL RESULTS
AND CLUB STANDINGS

Carson; san Antonio, Browning and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
Imuroving Steel Rails.

Steps are being taken. It is said.
by the United States Steel corpora
/ ton to make better quality of steel
rail In the interest of safe travel.
Chairman Gary has accordingly
planned a series OF meetings of steel
men, the first OF which has been held.
attended also by many railroad OFF,
cials, looking to this object, Re
curing railroad wrecks as the result
OF defective rails has impressed on
the minds OF railroad and steel men
the necessity OF a better grade of
rails
The public, OF course. will be
greatly concerned in improvement In
this direction. The occasion for It Is
not just now brought to the atten-
ton Of those responsible for the first
time. The late L. II. Hartman in
1907 sounded demand for stronger
rails. which was Immediately taken
up by the American Iron and Steel
institute. with the result that Harri-
man and other magnates began to
order heavier and more costly rails,
but even the additional weight and
cost price seem not TO have met the
demands entirely. Judge Gary, him
self. gives out statement following
this first meeting which plainly shows
that.
II Is eontended that the poor quail
lily In the rail Ia due TO the process
of rolling them too hot In order to
increase the output OF the plants. II
Is interesting 10 have this confession
made, for Il tends TO bear out the
untechnleal criticism that has gener-
ally followed every rail accident. TO
which the steel and railroad men
have Invariably taken rank exception.
Safety Of life should not be made
subordinate to the earnings of the
steel interests, and now that this
whole situation Is public. 1t is to be
expected that the abuse that has
caused so much disaster will end.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
People Talked About

The activities of the holdup profession
in indianapolis comes so close TO police
headquarters that there Is talk Of putting
bunch Of burglary insurance on the
station building.
A Milwaukee Judge Affirms the right
Of fathers to thrash their daughter
lovers when caught in the act Of eiop-
ing. Exercising the right depends on the
ability to publ off the job Some kid
lovers are aunoyingly quick with their
dukes
Baltimore proposes to dress up in its
best suit Of eolthes for the edifieation
Of the democrats in June. The force Of
municipal example is expected 10 make
delegates and boosters wear their sweet
est smile. even while viewing the hotel
bin at SIS day.
A court decision in Philadelphia requir-
ing voters to pay their poll tax personally
greatly increases the task Of political
committees In securing q safe delivery
Of purchasable votes. Heretofore the
campaign managers bought pol tax GER
tifcates in bundles. distributing them
where they did the most good
]. Rice Martin. a farmer Of Holton.
Kan. Is believed TO hold the record for
length Of time as an active patron Of
public schools In the state He has had
children in school for the last thirty
seven years. ami one OF his Children Is
stin going
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
THE GOVERNORS.

$. L. kiser In Rscord-HeraId.
One little governor climbed across thu
fence:
Boomers q the colonel said. Isn't it
NO'h !:En little governor loudly whespsd:
Put me off at Oyster Bay! Then there
were two.
Next little governor murmured: Mercy
me!
Hear the people cheering EN- Then
there were three.
Mother little governor feeling rather sore;
TAFT had turned his uncle dowE--then
there were four
Next little governor shouted: "sAk.s
alive,
what's the use OF hanging back. Then
there we're I've.
Mother little governor. playing politics,
said: They've surely caught the crowd. -
Then there were six
NsHt little governor murmured: He's the
That Is working out reform" Then there
were ssven-
Mother little governor shouted: Tt /,
Why Be On the Losing ssde-' Then thsr.
we're eight
Eight little governors standing In q Isne-
swung their little hats and asked:
WHOM make n nins-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
Al to Test Suits.

Proceedings have been started to
test the validity of what has been
known as the South Omaha
extension law, which legislated an
additional year OF Office to the present
city officials there, and move Is
likewise said to be on foot TO secure
adjudication of the constltutiopality
OF Omaha's commission plan.
The Bee does not look upon these
proposed test suits as Questionable.
hut. on the contrary. regard them as
40 the best way to settle the points In
dispute What We mean Is that where
law on which the government OF a
whole city depends is attacked as of
questionable eonstitutlonality IL Ia
better to secure an authoritative rul-
Ing In advance before serious dam
age is done. II these laws we're de-
fectiye they would be declared in
valid whenever the test should be
made. and to have an adverse de-
cision come down after the time to
act under the old laws had passed,
would make conditions more chaotic
than ever. On the other hand. II the
eonstitutionality of the new laws are
upheld and duly certified BY the
courts. all concerned may go ahead
with reasonable assurance Of require
ments TO be met. and limitations to
be observed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
HOW EDITORS SEE THINGS.

Denver Republican: IL is said that more
than a thousand wife deserters from the
United states are now living In Canada.
II serves them right.
Baltimore American; Uncle Sam denies
emphaticaIly that he wants TO enslaye
Mexico. This country has had enough.
once and for all. Of the whole slave bust
ness. Its opposition to the system IL
based on the sound maxim that the burnt
child breads the fire.
Kansas City Star: Yuan shi kaI. hav-
ing made a valiant fight for the Manchu
dynasty. has at last given up and per-
suaded the emperor to abdlcate. In
cidsntaIly Yuan felt that the monarchy
vas esSential-until he was elected presi-
dent Of the new republic.
Indianapolis News: Men. according to
DIT. Cannon Of Harvard. are sweeter when
they are angry, because Of the sugar de-
veiopsd in their system by the emotion.
but probably II is wiser for the ordinary
wife to take her husband Jus; as he is
when he Is CAIN and not try any ex-
perinenIs as to just how sweet he could
BE-
New YORK Post: \ lifelong republican
writes TO the Evening Post TO say that,
in certain event be is prepared 10 help
pay for political hammers for every city
ia the land bearing the simple legend:
washington wouldn't
CRAM couldn't
Roosevelt skznL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
The New Supreme Judge.

in filing the place on the supreme
bench made vacant by the death of
Justice Harlan by the appointment
of Chancellor Pitney OF New Jersey,
President Taft has indeed taken the
country by surprise. 1t is reason
able to presume that the president
has made his choice only after fully
satisfying himself Of the lofty charac-
ter and eminent qualifications Of
Judge Pitney, and also that the Judge
would hardly be occupying the high
position he has been holding on the
state bench were he not possessed
o. strict integrity and fine legal az
tainments. The fact that Judge Pit
ney had not been previously men
toned in connection with the su-
preme bench. nor is particularly we'll
known outside of his own state,
necessarily makes comment upoa his
appointment impersonal
This solution of the problem pre-
scented BY the supreme court vacancy
has, however, one unfortunate
aspect. The position ordinarily
should have gone to the middle west
rather than TO the east, and Presi-
dent Taft plainly endeayored TO find
suitable material in the states Of the
upper Mississippi valley. The men
who seemed to receive favorable eon-
sideration evoked protest on one
Ecore or another, and were therefore
passed over rather than precipitate
disagreeable contest over confirma-
/ ton. The supreme bench may not
suffer by this outcome. but the mid
die west loses an opportunity to con-
/ tribute and have a member of the
court In close personal touch with
its people, and its local institutions,