El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20

added anything to the already dimmed
SL49Ty OF the gloyed game and no one
VIII feel sorry if the bull ring is not
rreopened in Juarez for any more OF
the sporting events.
fight that is a fight will be the
one that is being ribbed up between
"A oIgaSt and Packey Mcfarland in
New York on Oct p. Both boys are
IOpIlhers, clever, quick and brainy.
Inc match is to go but 10 rounds IN
der the New York fight law and there
Is TO be no OtEsr decision than a press
vote. But to see these men stripped
Tor action and playing a give and take
game of fine boxing points would al
most be worth the price of d rOundtrip
ticket to the metropolis of Manhat-
ton isle. Mcfarland Will get the little
$4,000 and the fight film percentage,
or $1,000 and forfeit the film rakeOff
But Packey Will have a chance to show
what ne can do against a real little
tighter and by making a clever show
ing, he viii get a long distance fight
out of the Michigan flying DutchmaD
In California
BY way of midsummer gossip. this
same little Mcfarland lad has been
making plans to enter Notre Dame uni
Tersity In the fall for a course in law.
Packey says he has never been entire
~ satisfied with the career he has
picked for himself and he believes he
can do better in the courtroom before
padded, canvas ring before the crowds
of fight hungry sports. His original
threat was that if the Cadillac fighter,
meaning WolgaSt, SideStepped him for
a match. he would wish another ap-
pend4citis operation on the Michigan
der, and pack his buds for college.
Baseball as a method of developing
citizenship among young boys is the
newest wrinkle the national game has
had to stand for DR.. Henry 5 Curtis,
who is at the head of the playground
movement. is using the arguments IN
favor of baseball to win his way into
the hearts of the Chicago city council
and have them appropriate several
million pesos for play grounds in the
various congested districts of the big
city DR.. Curtis says that the game
develops a loyalty, love of fair play
and general clean living. And the
wrong at that, for baseball, whether
backlot or big. league. has no place for
gutter, a cheater or a crook
Jimmy Archer, the Chicago Cub
pitcher, is having an awful time with
a cracked wrist, stiff knee and other
minor ailments. Archer has been work
ing gamely and Doc simmons, the
bone setter of the Cub club, has been
working over him nights to get him in
shape for the remainder of the season
Galloway, the former Cactus league
second baseman, with the old FL Paso
professional club, has landed a berth
with the st. Louis Cardinals and Will
play second for the Alissourians- Cal
lOWay was formerly member of the
clerical force of the Tri-State Tele-
phone company.
Bob FizsimmOns arose one night not
so long since in a gilded lobster pal
ace in New York and announced that
he would 60 back to the fight game.
Whereupon- a friend remarked that
Bob had been going back for 10 years
or more And a loon called to its mate
across the marsh. and called, and
called. and called, as E Hubbard is
fond of saying.
Just to keep the record straight. the
National and American leagues end the
season on Oct. s. The Texas league
quits for the year on Sept >