El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-14

from Milwaukee give it as $4,000 in
players and cash
Umpiring in the American LEAGUE
this year is getting to be a full fledged
like, says J. Ed GrillO. On three Diff
ferent occasions on the present trip
and last week the spectators were Civ
en- the opportunity TO witness the
rather unheard of proposition of seeing
the umpire on the bases rule on a
third strike. In the second inning,
with Weaver up, the latter swung at
a third strike, but. O'Brien called it a
ball Mcbride protested and finally
left it to Dineen. on the bases, who
decided that Weaver had struck az the
ball, and O'Brien then declared him
out This is unheard of in baseball,
but the way the jumps are working
these days most anything may be eX-
pected.
Lee Barrett Milwaukee boy, who IS
at present in New York, where he IS
becoming great faVorite, has been
matched to meet Jimmy Mitchell, OF
brooklyn, at the Irving 4. C. New
York, Aug L. According to Barrett
he is not after matches with Phul Cross
and Battling Hurley. but states that
the two New Workers are fighting shy
o. him and that he is having trouble
getting on with the real top nOIcLers-
According to Barrett. Al PalZer. dubbed
as the best of the white hopes, is still
hot after a match with Jack Johnson
Lee says that Jess Willard, the Kansas
COW punches, looks very good; Is 8 feet
8 inches tall, has reach Of So II
inches and hits hard with both hands
Columbus has received cash offers
from major league magnates for in
fielder Knisley, of Akron. He played
the outfield for Columbus part of last
season and was converted into an in
fielder He is hitting over 900 and
playing a great defensive game Far
rel and Kyle, of the Akron club, also
are sought They may be brought
10 Columbus before Aus. 10 10 avoid
having them nabbed by draft.
The directors OF the Lawrence ba-e-
ball club, of the New England leaC =.
have the authority to sell pitches Ray
Y ork team of the American league, for
$4,000. Judge Morton. IN the equity
session Of the superior court has re-
fused 10 issue an Injunction asked for
by the plaintiff in the suit OF Joseph
Sullivan against Louis Pieper and Dan
lei A. Moon. The defendants are di-
lad agreed to sell Heating to the New
York Americans for 5000. Sullivan,
who is a stockholder in the Lawrence
team, sought to have the defendants
restrained from holding a meeting Of
the directors on Aug. IS to ratify the
contract Sullivan claimed that Keat-
Apg could be sold for more than $4,000.
ceSO Cubs, has designs on the National
league pennant. The Cub pilot thinks
he sees McGraws squad slipping, and
expects that his men and Clarke Crit
series coin. The Cubs are going
strong" said Chance, and it looks as
though they would land the pennant.
And with Washington coming appar-
emily stronger every day, il is quite
likely that the worlds series will be
fought out between the Senators and
the Chicago Cubs.
President Johnson, of the American
league, in behalf of Detroit fans. has
presented Bill Donovan with a gold
watch, Donovan soon leaves to man
age the Providence team
Mike Gibbons, welterweight, cham
pion of the world has received an offer
from the matchmaker OF the Garden
Athletic club in New York to stage
Carpenter. the French middleweight
champion. Carpenter has met some OF
the best middleweights in the profess
sion and is likely to give Gibbons
hard fight. The date will probably
be some time in early September
Cass Tarver, the white hope from
Arson Texas. has signed articles for
a 10 round bout with Frank Beverly. of
Dallas Texas, to take place at Clovis,
are well known in west Texas and
the Panhandle and much interest will
be shown in the meeting of the heavy
weights. Tarver had the distinction Of
challenging Jack Johnson at the ring
side at Las Vegas on July (. He is
now training hard for mis- bout with
Beverly. He has agreed to weigh in at
246 pounds. Tarver is q years old,
stands six feet six inches in his stock
ings, has an 81 inch reach and is a
white hope if there ever was one.
Battling Nelson. former lightweight
champion of the world, will have been
in the ring just II years on Labor
day. and he is going to celebrate the
event by taking on Steve Ketchell for
Is round bout at st. Joseph. No, on
that date. Bat stin believes that he
can come back and show the world
there is life in the old dog yet. but
he followed this declaration with the
remark that he might ''Ketchell." Mel
son began his famous ring career Sep /
TENDER l, 1896, when he put Wallace's
great unknown TO sleep and he hasn't
ended it yet. Bat is going to write
another book. ne says. this one TO be
known as "A Fighters Experience |
With Women Folks and it ought to
be 4 hummer,