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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

cats. In a very flourishing layout
over in Juarez, we understand that the
house pockets only the slight little
item Of 20 percent
Help! Murder! Police
Some towns spend real money to
get one twentieth the amOunt~ot pup
Lefty given to Ciudad Juarez- But II
of somewhat different sort
IF I did happen to beat Johnson
every one would rise up and say u
was fake. providing we Iougnt
again" says the ring sapient Jeffries-
A regular wOman's Intuition, JefL
There is nothing so conspicuoqsly
out Of place as a war correspondent
Ten Million is the actual name of a
new player signed by the St LOUIS SIll
Cardinals, otherwise the Nationals Ine
question with the St Louis fans now
is whether 1t is to be ten million or
three dimes.
Jiu jitsu never did become a rage in
the United States. There isn't game
which works better on paper or IN
friendly demonstration but Tor real
satisfied with the ten knuckles en-
dowed to him BY nature
This running over the bridge is a
its own
Carl Morris seems to be coming
back stronger with every perform
ance- The first thing some one knows
he will be a regular fighter
Glenn Curtis has opened a school Of
aviation in san Diego. As may be
imagined its pupils are limited almost
exclusively to those who can pay the
doctor.
Among the hardest things in the
world to do is TO wait for the baseball
season to open
Cy Young and Addie JOSS are the two
big league pitchers who have twirled
in games IN the big show in which but
twenty-seven men faced the heaFer.
This is so wonderful that If II happens
once in eight years it will strike a
mighty high average
Jake Stahl. who was once the pride
of Illinois college. comes back into
professional baseball this season as the
manager Of the Boston Red SOx- Stahl
supposedly took his farewell from
baseball in 1910 when he Quit the game
to go into the banking business but
evidently Jake prefers line drives to
arithmetic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
GIANTS COMING
TO TEXAS CAMP
Young Hopes VIII Gather
IN st. Louis Tomorrow,
Travelling from There.

New York, Feb. 16.-This week VIII
see the Giants big squad of young
STEERS off to the training camp at Mar
lin, Texas The bunch of promises
viii report in St. Louis. at the Plant
ers' hotel, on Saturday, and. without
giving them a chance TO become &C
Quainted with the Mound city or even
with one another, they viii be hus-
tied on board a train and speeded
away 70 the Lone star state where
they viii be put through q course OF
sprouts that will either enable them
TO make" the regular team stamped
with the McGraw label or else
they viii be shunted back to the
minors with blasted hopes, from
whence they. came with much blithe-
someness ana high aspirations.
Manager AIcGraw, as usual IS de
sirous Of an early start IN getting
line on his possible stars, ana as he
viii be in Marlin on Monday, Feb
ruary O. when they are ordered to re-
port they Will have nearly ten days
try-out before the veteran regulars
put in their appearance on March /.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

You cant become a great batter by
copying You. can't become sLeaL
base runner by copying alone, but
copying the style of some great field
er. combined with hard practice, VIII
assist materially in making II much
Never hold the ball but get IL
back into play as quickly as possible
Fractions of seconds are too valuable
TO be lost when YOU are taking part
in a play which may prevent a score
Always try to block a ground Dall-
Don't try to make a grand stand play
out Of a stop merely a draw the ap-
plause of the spectators Wnen you pave
A fielder should try for anything
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
FTER all is said and done the

A FTER all is said and done the
n ring celebrities of today and
4 \ some not so celebrated, have
pretty soft and easy time as compared
TO the pugs Of several generations ago
To one thing. and just one thing can
this be attributed: 1t is the newspa-
pers Of the country
Professional baseball and pugilism
are predicated upon newspaper pub
licity. Under the generous influence
Of this vital factor, baseball and pu-
gilism have grown and grown until
now some of its principals are wont to
forget that the sports are largely as
dependent on publicity now as they
ever were.
Withdraw suddenly the newspaper
support of these two sports and they
would in time become a badly aching
void
But in the act Of encouraging, at
least baseball. since IL was a little tod
dler, hardly able to stand alone, the
newspapers have performed another
great service to the American peoples
They have answered to large de-
gree the proposition, what viii the
business men DO with the afternoon.
The game annually sends thousands OF
men, whose nerves are tagged from the
worries Of an office day, out into the
sunshine and fresh air.
II it did only this alone IL would be
a great stroke both for their physical
selves and in the interest o. progeny.
But 1t does this and more. 1t lends
to the afternoon & zest and whole
sOmenesS which could not be found in
an afternoon over a pool table or in
bowling alley.
There IS a phenomena in the printed
word Publicity knows no limit 1t is
that which lets second raters, IN pu-
gilism, fight for a purse considerably
larger than the champions of old ever
| dared hope for. 1t IS that which
arOuses enough curiosity over the per-
sOnality OF & ball player TO give him a
winter enga cement in vaudeville where
the fans can see him at closer range
Publicity can make the public love or
scOrn sporting celebrity-and furth-
ermOre 1t does il right along
1t has been Tariously estimated that
Ty Cobb draws pretty nearly the same
publicity space as the president OF the
United States during the baseball sea
son Certainly baseball as a whole
has a larger publicity scope than con
gress.
So the modern day sport page IS as
much a part Of baseball IS the diamond
itself.
Able AttelI is an idol in Los Ange-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
TY COBB GIVES HINTS
TO EMBRYONIC STARS
CRv Tvrus Cobb

and everything. no matter how seem
fnglv impossible Il Is to get II you
don't make the attempt the breaks
which might afterward come In your
favor viii be Of no avail
Play the game to the limit from
the time you start in until the last
man is called out in the last inning
Baseball is a funny thing and no
game is hOpeIessly lost simply because
the other side is a run or two TO the
good
Don't ever give up. Don't be a quit
ter. and II you have any business In
baseball at all you'll enjoy the same
measure OF success as a baseball play
er as you would IN any other vocation
in life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
A SMILE OR TWO
FROM THE DIAMOND

Frank Chance IS not easy to peeve,
considering that he has won a couple
OF worlds championships. but Hen
Berry. owner of the Los Angeles club,
got his angora the other day in Los
Angeles. Hen met the peerless leader
on the street, and. in all seriousness,
asked him how the Chicago inter-city
series turned out
who did win, anyhow, the Cubs or
White SOX?" asked Berry.
Now the White Sox won something
like four straight last fan, and Chance
looked daggers at Berry without say
ing a word.
mo fooling, Frank" persisted Hen.
Who did win? You see I was out OF
town at the time and did not see the
newspaper accounts.
Chance stood it for about minute,
and then he exploded
You're a fine stiff to start in kid
ding me-" he fired. II I had finished
down in the cellar as far as your An
gels did, seems to me I would not be
talking baseball at all"
Chance would likely have said more.
but the crowd gave him the horse
laugh.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

A New York-sport writer asked the
veteran George Schlei II he thought he
could make good with the Chicago
Cubs this year. and George, to show
how nimble his wits are, responded
with this letter.
NO. my knee joints do not creak.
nor do my muscles loudly squeak I
still can throw and stiu can bat. and
have no need for anti-fat. Ny arm Il
stronger than IL was and 7 throw to
second with a buzz 1 don't propose
they'll count me out so long as I am
fit TO clout. With these few words I'll
say gOOdby and wish yog we'll Yours,
George B. Schlei-"
II is rumOred Grantland Rice threat
ems to complain against the admiral
for infringement on territory for
which the Poets league claims prOtec-
ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
ONE THING MAKES
GRIFF VERY SORE
Would Fine Player Who In
dulges in Unnecessary
Throwing.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-BaH players,
according TO Griffith shorten their ca
reers by INDUCING in a lot OF useless
throwing. Simply because a player
has a good arm he thinks that II Is
going to last forever, and he is con-
stantly straining IT.
"One thing that the man in charge
of a ball team should watch with great
care is she throwing arms Of his play
ers." said Griff 4 viii not allow any
man playing for me to Overwork his
arm This thing Of throwing merely
for the sake OF It is all nonsense, and
7 would fine a player who did It No
matter how strong an arm may be.
Il only lasts so long, and every time
IT Is used its career is shortened The
players who take care OF their arms
last three times as long as those who
abuse them Bobby Wallace, Of the
Browns, is an example
He has been playing for fifteen
years or more and IS still one OF the
best throwers,- for the reason that he
never throws hard unless he has to.
Mcbride is another player who takes
care Of his arm No man should at
tempt to throw until his arm has been
properly seasoned and is warmed up
Then the chance IS not so great but
even under such conditions 1t IS fool
ISL to throw unless It is absolutely
necessary to do So
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
Publicity Has Put Baseball and
PugiIism On Plane They Now Occupy
ByLewis Arms

Without ZbkO Prob
ably
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
OF DIAMOND
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

II A A. clubs win halr as many
games from Minneapolis When the sea
son opens as they are now coping
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

certainly no pity. attached to the drop
ping OF sam Lever by the Miuers- Old
sam can now 20 back to his comfort
able farm at Goshen. O., and take Il
easv for the rest OF his days The
bali pIaver who saves his sheckels in
the summer OF his earnings need have
no anticipatory horror OF the winter
OF his idleness-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Some doubt The statement that
Grover Alexander will be the highest
salarfed second-year pitcher in major
league history is not believed by a
player is willing to wager that Marty
O'ToOle's first season contract VIII
show more money than Alexander's
second.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Able Attell is an idol in Los Ange-
les. all right. He is parading around
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

As long as Nike Donlin maintains
the standard IN batting he made last
season he Is assured a permanent job
with the Boston Nationals. John Mont
gomery Ward likes, the One-time Giant
slugger. and says he will not permit
the thespian to break away, at least
for the present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

FOUR GAMES ARE SCHEDl LED
FOR NEOPHNTE PLAYERS
Saturday afternoon four basketball
games viii be played by young Amer
lea. In the Grammar Schools Athletic
league the games viii be between the
san Jacinto and Sunset teams, and Lo-
mar versus Mesa In the Boy Scouts
games following the Gray Eagles viii
Dlav the Centipedes and the Black
Hawks the Painters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

In Columbus they figure that the -.
lease sOf catcher Walsh TO the Mud
Hens is not to the Senators loss nor TO
ToledO's gain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Some baseball managers belleFe ma ma
there are players in the major league
who wouldn't have signed the declara-
ton OF independence unless they 90
tanned $500 more than the previous
wear
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Columbus may be asked TO enter
tain the Kansas City club on April II
when the A A. season opens St Paul
opened at Columbus last year and be
fore that for several seasons there
were home and home opening between
eastern clubs II is known that Ie-
beau would like to open either at Co
Iumbus or at Indianapolis, and George
will get pretty nearly what he wants
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

largest tree in the world. was felled IN
Idaho last week IL viii be trimmed
down a little and used as a bat by -
Franklin Baker in the coming pen
nant race.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Billy Abstein. one-time second base
man on the Pittsburg team, and who
last season was playing with Jersey
City. was corraled and taken into the
ranks OF the Memphis squad With
him go Jack Tonneman, catcher. and
Rube Kisinger, pitcher The trio are
considered firstclass players.
There may be some sentiment, but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Tt IS possible to pay out SO Tor
printed stationery, hire desk room IN
an office and form a new league
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

Cy Young is writing his autobiogra-
ply. For fear that he might have
forgot the game, let some good friend
recall to Cy's memory the day he
blanked the Athletics without a Mack
man reaching first base. Memories are
treacherOus, and that should be in the
book
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

WAREHOUSE FORCE HAS SOFT
TINE WITH OFFICE BOWLERS
By a margin Of 90 pins the Texas Oil
company warehouse force beat the Of
flee force in a bowling match at the
-'T'' Thursday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

the street with a badly battered eye
and two bum mitts. yet the Angeleno
fans are pumping down all the two to
one on him that they can get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
M0LINER Is PEEVED
BY COURT DECISION

A civil suit for the collection of 1921
and court costs from Arthur and
Charles Lane of Moline, brought into
the court of Magistrate c. ]. Smith
by Attorney P. R. Ingelson of Moline,
acting for f. Maher of Moline, came
mighty nigh 20 having its elimination
marked by tistic encounter as the re-
suit of few remarks which passed be-
tween Arthur Lane and the Maher at
torney. In fact, but for the presence
OF some women, the Moline barrister
would have landed a blow or two on
the only defendant to appear when
said defendant called him everything
in the category but a gentleman. After
the justice had returned a verdict in
favor OF the plaintiff and the defendant
had taken an appeal, the battle of
words was carried on to the street and
Lane had to keep a moving in order
10 avoid a battle with the irate attor,
ney.
The case has been pending In Mo.
line courts for some months and was
continued so often that the plaintiff
/ had 1t dismissed and then carried II
into the local court. He seeks to Sc
cure money which he claims is his due
from rental of a building for which
the Lane brothers have a lease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
METHODlSTS TO DECIDE
CAMP MEETING MATTER

Tomorrow the executive committee
of the Methodist conference will
meet at Tindall's grove to look over
the grounds and the buildings with a
view to ascertaining whether or not
conditions will warrant the holding of
camp meeting this year. The fu-
ture holding of these meetings will
not be decided until August when
delegates from all the churches in
the district will put the matter to a
vote. There is a divergence of opin-
/ ion on the matter. The charges near
the grounds are very much opposed
to the abolition Of this feature which
has meant much to them and their
forefathers before them, while the
churches more remotely situated take
an opposite view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
Police News

c. Mills VINO came here from Mis-
souri, in search of occupation last
week was having an hilarious time Sat
urday afternoon and following a round
Of several thirst emporiums and the
drinking OF some brewed hops, he
started for picture show house on
Second avenue. There he gave the
fair ticket seller a dollar bill, received
his pasteboard and 95 cents in change.
Then he wanted to swap a silver dol
lar for the paper equivalent and he
was accommodated. He wanted some
more change after that and in order to
avoid trouble. he was given an adj.
tional 50 cents. When he had calmly
seated himself in the theatre and was
enjoying a wild west picture. a police,
man entered and took him along. This
morning he was fined 500 and costs
returned the 80 cents TO the ticket
seller. and sent on his way to Bruner
vile, there TO repose for 20 days.
Harry Young of Dubuque who came
down here TO visit friends but prefer
red TO seek a rooming place, was ar
rested Saturday evening by Detective
William Caulfield and this morning
/ fine of $50 was assessed against him
Failing TO produce the necessary filth
lucre. he want TO Jail for 10 days. Tn,
/ detective says that Young is one o
| those fellows who tries 10 make a Hv
+ ing at the card game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
DIsTRACTS ATTENTION.
MOLINE MAN IS
FOUND IN RIVER

The body of John A. Swanson, 65-
year-old resident of Moline, whose
home was at 1909 Fifth avenue, was
found in the river back of the Deere
plant yesterday afternoon. Some
young men who were swimming made
the gruesome discovery.
Swanson's hat, coat, vest and cane
were found at the waters edge Satur-
day morning but at the time their own
er could not be identified. 1t was be-
heved. however, that they pointed to a
suicide, and the finding of Swanson's
remains confirmed this belief.
Deceased had expressed himself re,
Gently as being tired OF life. He had
no relatives in this country other
than a brother-in-law at Andover
Twenty years ago he left his wife and
a son in Sweden and came here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
SEWERS AN ARTERY
IN BREAKING GLASS

Jim johnson, a native of the sunny
land OF Greece, was found near Third
avenue and Twenty-second street Sat
urday night by police officer and an
investigation OF his PROSTATE form
showed that he was bleeding profusely
from an artery in his right arm which
had been severed. He was taken TO
the police station and his wounds
dressed by a physician. He is in ST.
Anthony's hospital now. From the
looks of a window neal the place
where Johnson vas found, the injury
was sustained when he thrust his fist
through the zane 81 SASS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
TWO DEAD ENDS IN THE
WATER MAINS ORLITERATED

Two Of the dangerous dead ends in
the city's water main system were
obliterated Saturday when work of the
city water department in Lincoln
court on Twentieth street was finish
ed. Along with this improvement was
the placing OF an additional fire ny
drant to serve the court ana vicinity
Commissioner Jonas Bear, under
whose direction the work was done.
promises that as soon as possible, the
remainder OF the dead ENDS in rie
water mains viii - - connected a.
- obviate then
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15

sentiment. The citizens of the state
are practically unanimous in holding
him primarily responsible for the al
most unbearable high taxation brought
about by the increase Of maintaining
the state government from $5,OOO,OOO
a year under Altgeld to nearly l5,0O0,-
900 under Deneen
Il charge that there are three things
the republicans have done while they
have been in Office in this state which
ought to drive them from power.
The first thing charge against the
republican party is extravaganza. !
would Ike TO quote to you some figures
which were recently published in a pro-
hibition circular. The governors salary
at present is $4,000 per year while
20 years ago it was $4,000; the cost
of keeping up the governors house in
the last two years has been $4,000
while 20 years ago it was $4,000; the
| cost Of the maintenance of the govern
or's Office was $4,000 last year while
it was $4,000 eight years ago.
! Senator Hurburgh has said that he
made some investigation as to the
/ cost Of heating and lighting the state
house in Illinois as compared with 9th
er states. He found that it cost S47 ,00i
to heat and light the state house during
/ the last year in Illinois; he went tC
Ohio and found the cost was S24, 900
in Indianapolis the cost was $22, 900
and in Iowa the cost was $4,000.
Governor Deneen has appointed 2.
rabit herders or game wardens IL
the city of Chicago and the only gam,
We have known about there was tn,
species which formerly flourisheC
which was known as the crap game
which has now been stopped unde
the Harrison administration. Now al
the work these game wardens hav,
10 do is to protect the flock OF limo
cent pigeons that fly about the boar
of trade building and feed on the grail
which is scattered in the street from
the Infatuated populace OF Chicago.
Il say the present administration
is guilty of hypocrocy and duplicit
and double crossing during the Who'll
Of its history.
The people Of Illinois voted by
majority OF four TO one for the in
tiative and referendum, but Denee
and his band have seen that they di
not get II.
81 charge that another fault Of tn
administration of Governor Deneen /
the scandalous abuse of the taxin
power"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
is dunno VIEW

The situation in Illinois hardly
could be better from the democratic
standpoint" said Judge Edward F..
Dunno, democratic nominee for COVER
nor on the completion OF his 2,4OO mile
automobile tour of the state.
i am confident that we are going TO
elect both national and state tickets.
The dissatisfaction among voters who
normally are republican is very pro-
hounced, far more general than is ap-
parent until one gets out and meets
the voters in close contcat.
Everywhere have been in the state
have found a pronounced antiDeueen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
Personal Points

l. NJ Magill left for Chicago today
on business.
A. Mosenfelder and son. Hugo, have
left for a weeks visit at Bellfousche,
S. D.
Mrs. VIII Carl and Miss Edna Carl
have returned from three-weeks' stay
at Lake Geneva.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Smedley have re-
turned from an extended sojourn at
Lake Geneva, Wis.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Ekelin departed today for
an extended visit at Ashland, Wis,
and Two Harbors, MINI.
w. A. Smith, 1880 Nineteenth street,
left this morning on an extended visit
to Old Point Comfort, Va.
Miss Margaret Meehan left this
morning for a two weeks visit at
Starved Rock Island Dee Park, Ill.
Margaret, Elizabeth and Robert Ohm
sted have returned from Clinton where
they have been visiting with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Kennedy who
have been residing in Detroit, have
returned to Rock Island to make their
future home.
George Schrader, who Is employed
in the circuit clerks Office, begins q
two-weeks' vacation today. He expects
10 travel in the east.
Miss Cora Hare of Annnawan, who
has been visiting with her aunt, Mrs
| James Meehan, 929 Second avenue, re
turned home this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
WANTS PICTURE:
STEALS A PURSE

Stealing a pocketbook in order to
obtain possession Of a picture which
he had given to a former sweetheart
came mighty close to costing William
Kramer his liberty for period of sew
eral months, but as he returned the
pocketbook minus the picture, the
young woman refused to prosecute,
saying that she had been relieved of
nothing of value. This morning Kra-
mer was hailed into police court and
as robbery charge would not be pre-
ferred, a disorderly conduct charge
was made and Kramer plead guilty to
it and was fined 50 and costs. He paid.
He says that he was intoxicated when
he stole the pocketbook.