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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
For l3 Years a $50 Hitter,
Keller Teaches Brooklyn
Team Tricks of Game.
fBY GEORGE r. PULFORDD

Hot Springs. Ark. April 5.-fWe e
Willie Keller wonder batsman OF the
old Baltimore. Brooklyn and New York
Highlander days Is now ProI- w m
Keller. ID. 3. doctor of batting), whose
permanent address is the Brooklyn
baseball club
ishness.
Keller is the man who invented bat
ting. Little over five feet in height
Of slight physique. he ranked with the
Wagners. Delehantys, Ryans, Ansons,
and LoJoies as hitter, When paItlns
consisted OF smuggling Keller perfected
bunting and place hitting and became
the marvel of the game.
Now he is teaching Brooklyn players
to bat. ] have watched him transform
uncOuth youngsters into major league
artists of swat here at Hot Springs
KeeIer's instructions are by word and
act He corrects the batter s posluoh,
TO give better control OF MS muscles
he tells him his faults; he shows Dy
example how to be more effective; ne
puts the finishing touches on the raw
Don't stand so far back in the box
he tells one.
To another. Grip your bat farther
Up the handle. You're not swinging
golf club, you know.
mo, that's not the way The pitcher
knew you intended to bunt before he
wound up" The player had betrayed
his intention by his attitude. stand
reaQg 10 punt OF pOle IT.
To a batter who reached for curve
balls he said Watch the ball all the
time. Make il come over"
Several players stood far from the
plate. Keller took his reach over the
plate. even when choking the bat, as
he always does He hunted, placed the
ball over the infield and finally hit
long drive between right and center.
The recruits we're amazed
stand close. Keep the pitcher work
ing. Don't strain yourself or you won't
get power into your arms. Don't try
10 murder the bail all the time NOu
can hit with your fOrearms as well as
with your body, if you try"
Hes a wonder" said manager Dab
len. He has taught them lot al
ready"
KeeIer's class is businesslike- The
members are adopting the Keller po-
sition, choking the bat for bunts and
sharp chops and throwing their weight
against the bail without pulling from
the plate. They are getting the run
ming start on hunts, that means much
in close decisions
Players say there is no such thing as
place hitting, but Keller exploited il
for years Cobb. LajOie and Jackson
are experts at IT.
With Keller on the job, Brooklyn
looks better than ii has since Ned Han 5
Ion won the pennants with the team
As soon as Brooklyn landed at Hot I
Springs. Keller had his batting class /
at work. Improvement is nOt1cea bic /
Men who at first went after curve 3
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
MALAMUTES WHISK OVER
ICE IN Alaskan DERBY

Nome, Alaska, April 5-Between
Nome and Candle. a round trip Of AZ
miles. are snow and ice and almost
impossible hazards and cold and wind
and danger. It is a sporty drive for
an Alaskan husky dog.
Prize At Finish $1,000
But over that route four men are
speeding behind dog teams, racing in
the swift, silent race of the north
land. 1t is the all-Alaska sveep-
stakes. the historic dog race Of the
north country. They contest for a
purse of $1,000.
They started yesterday morning at
10 o'clock There was Charles John
son, driving for Fox Ramsey: A. A.
"Scotty' Allen, at the reins of a team
of Malumute dogs owned by Mrs.
Charles r. Darling. Of Berkeley. Cal;
Alex Holmsen, driving John John
sons team OF siberian wolf hounds,
and Blathford, driving for A. G. Oliver
The record is held by John John
son. who drove the distance in "A
hours. IA minutes and IA seconds. This
is the first time in years that John
son has not driven the Siberian
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

hounds and ne would be driving now
II he had act been left stranded on
the Siberian coast last fail when the
-NIctLc ice moved Gown ana drove his
pick him up Johnson went to Siberia
to get new blood for his dog team.
Conditions Are Excellent.
The trail is in good condition. the
weather perfect and followers of the
race are hopeful that JOhnson's rec
ord viii be lowered Last years race
ished in 81 hours and 40 minutes
Allen took the lead yesterday after
leaving Nome and passed Council a
little before o'clock last night hay
ing covered So miles in less than nine
hours. a new record for the distance
Allan was followed by Johnson. then
came Holmsen and Blatchford.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
COL. DOGGY STYMIED
BY WEATHER MAN

John Adams club golf Professional
Of the Warren Country club at Bisbee,
and the Douglas Country club, passed
through the city on his way east to-
day and visited Eugene Neff. He eX-
planned that the reason the blind DOGGY
scores Of his two clubs were not turned
in was because OF the exceeding In
clement weather which preclUded play.
Lakeside club at 1Iattatawac. n. J.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
exhibition Games.

At Terre Haute-Terre Haute s;
Chicago Nationals. Z.
At Norfollz-NOrfOlk 9; New York
Americans 7.
At Observation-Disclosures 8; New
York Nationals 10.
At WashingtOn-Was Amer
leans Z: Boston Nationals 1.
Al Hot Springs-St- Paul s; Pitts
burg Nationals J.
At St Louis-Nationals 4; Ameri-
cans g.
At anapOlis-Indianapo 8;
New York Americans First team IL
At New Orleans-New Orleans 2;
Cleveland Americans Second team) j
At JOplin-Chicago Americans (sec-
ond team. /; Omaha Western 2.
At Chattanooga g.:
Detroit Americans r.
At Mobile-Mobile 4: PHILADELPHIA
Americans 0.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
COAST PLAY
AND OTHER SCORES

At Los AngeIes-POrtland /; s; /;
Los Angeles O: 2; 8. Hardness and
Hawley; Palmer and Boles.
At Oaklaud-Oakland 10; Il; 8; San
Francisco Z; 6; 8. Miller, Meikle,
Moves and Berry; Ables and Mite.
At cramento-Nernon s; 9; o: Sac
ramento i; 5; g. Carson and Sullivan;
MahOney and Check.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
LOCAL BOXING BOUTS
HAVE nEEN

The program of boxing which was
planned for Saturday night at the
Moose lodge rooms has been INDEFINITE
" postponed owing to a NUMBER OF
deaths from among the members or
the lodge. The Moose from time TO
time plan to have some stages or spar
ring. The last event Of that lodge pre-
Guced some interesting goes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

A BE ATTELL
~ viii never
fight again
II his wife can pre-
vent it
The day after
Abe lost the cham
pionship TO kilbane
she came TO fight
headquarters weep
ing bitterly.
Il can't stand
Abe being beaten
up this way, she
sobbed- T h e
loses the fight
with Tommy Muir
ply he shall never
step into the ring
Cd ~z- %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

burns. scalds, old sores. rash, chafed
skin. is BILLIARDS. SNOW LlNlME-S il,
it is both healing and antisepuc- Frlce
Csc, soc and S1.00 per bottle SOFA Dy
Scott WHITE & Co. three stores.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

And tanOr-made at that, Several
handsome suits that are ready for you
as they are uncallcd-fOr and must be
sold for less than real cost OF tailoring
them. See Pearson, fine tailoring, 10
Texas street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

Don't 20 without a tailor-made suit
for Easter If you didn't get your order
in in time. Pearson has some beauty,
uncalled-for suits; black blues, tans
and grays. r. V. Pearson, 10 Texas
street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

save $40 or S15 on your Easter suit
See those uncalled-fOr ones at Il "
Pearson's, 10 Texas street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

He has fought $50 times-perhaps
more He has fought more champions
than any other man now In the ring,
and has defended his title every time
q 122 pound man could get the offer Of
a purse. He has been whipped just five
times He has fought perhaps 5000
rounds in all, and until the Murphy
fight did not bear mark where a
glove touched him He learned how to
plunge, and-haTdest Of all-he has
tried TO learn how to quit plunging.
It's been q pretty good game he
said, reflectively, the day before the
Murphy fight "Of course, I'm kind
Of sore when I think Of all the money
I've let 20 away from me-but can
console myself. I'm Just as good as !
ever was, and I've had mighty good
7 was born on Washington's birth
dav IS years ago" said he, and my
neither named me for Abraham Lin
-Four of US together in san Fran
cisco There was Jimmie Britt and
Eddie HanlOn and frankie Neil and
myself We were all kids together,
fighting preliminaries about the same
time. The others are all done Tor now.
I'm the only one that's left IN the ring.
He wasn't sounding the long roll,
you know Merely stating a IacL
little later he recoIIected that his ring
career had netted him soIIle tlis-s Al ,1F :
than 100000 Not much OF II leIt
now
Il was a good, saving kid until met
Young Corbett in Denver He taught
me TO parley my money d never
made any bets until l caught up Win
him. He made a plunger out OF me.
Wen, he sure made a good one j bet
EN- as high as anyone while II lasted
Now I'm through. No more betting Tor
me"
And It was not with the. slightest ev-
idence Of emotion that he told the story
Of the biggest bet he ever made on a
hOrse-and he was skilled pony
chaser. 1t was at the Empire City
track, and senator Pat McCarren, lead
er Of the Brooklyn Democracy, was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
BLOOIE, BLOOIE, DE ORC LOSES
AI-ER-POCkEI BILLIARD.

Philadelphia. April 5.-De ORC lost
his first game in the pocket billiards
tournament last night, being defeated
by Ralph. $50 to 125
In the afternoon game, Sherman won
from King, $50 TO 90, and Weston de-
feated De Langh. $50 to SO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
KiIbane Picking
On Atten's Skin
Featherweight Champion Says He
VIII Give Brother Monte First
Chance at the Title.
CBY ED CURLEY)

2 OHNNY KILRANE must have his
little April L joke. You would think
a champion would think of serious
matters but, according TO john they
don't The featherweight champions
little quip is that he will give Monte
Attell first chance at the title That's
enough to get a laugh out OF any one
Though Monte is an earnest fighter
always looking for the glttterlng CON-
he figures to have as much chance Win
Kilbane as Bill Squires would have
with JOhnsOn-and that's no chance
not even a Chinaman's. which Is less
than none.
If KiIbane wants real action, he
should tackle the winners Of the re-
cent elimination bouts one at a time,
and they viii surely make II interest
ing. In the meantime he had better let
Monte go along in his smooth way
picking up easy dough at every Op-
pOrtunity.
Ad Wolgast is tired OF the foOtlights,
and intends TO quit this week DE
viii return 10 Cadillac, Micn.' ana
take a few weeks rest
Speaking Of his probable contest July
next WOlgast said he would choose
Packey Mcfarland anywheres or Joe
Rivers in Los Angeles
Rivers" he said. would not be
worth considering from financial
standpoint in any other place than Los
Angeles"
New Orleans promoters are Wiling 70
hang up $4,000 purse for WOlgast
and Joe MandOt to battle for in 20
round affair. MandOt jumped at the
offer and signed up Immediately. VOL
CAST is considering the oIter, ana II ne
receives from SIS, 900 to $4,000 he win
probably accept The balance he viii
be satisfied to have go to Mandot-
Battling Keefe says. There am
sny such money in New Orleans"
zone Round" Hogan is recuperating
at Billy Maddens farm in the Catskill
mountains. Hogan says he is learning
not to hit in clinches-
"Of course" adds Hogan, that hit
ting in the clinches will not go Tor
anybody else but teaches Cross. Now
II teaches will visit the camp for few
days and learn how 70 shake hands
properly, everything viii be simply
delightful"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

Abe lost the Murphy fight. and even
the ring, il viii be only a question Of a
year or so before the public viii force
dim 10 quit
Abe is one Of the most remarkable Of
the present day fighters He was
wonder at the scientific game, man
who made a quarter Of a million in
cash. yet who has little Of il today, a
gambler and plunger as well, but in
all else a clean liver. He never smoked
- E--n-,--
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
WEE WILLIE keller
TELLS HOW HE EATS
WEE WILLIE A WONDER.

:, :. :, e =. :. :. =. :. :. :; :. :. = = =
). WEE WILLIE a WONDER.
:. Willie Keller is the most
:. Scientific batter baseball ever
= knew
;. Lacking the physique Of other
:. great hitters, he batted in over
). 500 for Is consecutive years
:. His brain overcame the phys
:. ical handicap ana he is one Of
:. the few who have batted 400 or
:. better
: From 1894 to 1906, inclusive,
:. his average was -359.
= He retired wealthy.
:. He invented and perfected
5. scientific batting.
= He was signed by Ban John
:. son because Of his personal
= popularity as a member of the
:, New York Americans, and the
;. team became an immediate sue
:. cess.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
HAVING NOTHING TO DO JOHN
HLLLLIEI WINS l,InrE ac Az

G. To77f- ~ sI-fi = - = 81 y ~ .
liter. Of Toledo, won the lightweight
wrestling title from Al Wasem. of this
city in two straight falls.last night A
hammerlOck and half Nelson put
Wasem's shoulders on the mat after
one hour and five minutes Of tusseling.
and a hammerlOck finished the second
fall in 81 minutes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05

Fresh fish arriving daily at Ardofn's
Market Quick delivery system.
See Tobin's Ad-. on page 5.
Fresh buttermilk, El PasO Dairy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-05
The Livest Page Of Sport In the Southwest
AS Spring Poet, You've Got to Hand it to Scoop

NE FUsNaE Ooos 70 r1Oss WuATRoRt
oO7 oVsRoOsrs riEA eUcloS Pan11
ne DEW IS On ma 6sAss At pREi
AID siGFs aREOTS SsEPGF No arr'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
BARN suRNEp.

The.big barn on fhe George Adams
place, Just southwest Of H6singtDn
on the west HoisinstoA road, wss en-
tirely destroyed by fire last evening
about 5 o'coock II it haGnnt been fol
the prompt assistance Of t. NJ Kee-
gan, who, with lis Amily ;. wsSnding
past at the time the blaze breke OFT,
and Joe Piper, Other Seedlings would
bave gone also. Mr. afh Mrs. Adams
were in Hoisington visiting at the
home of Philip Koppnf when the
IRE occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Sd Hun;
ter, terRnts on the place, were at
home and discovered the fire.
The blaze originated in the hayloft
which had been packed fun d fresh
cut Alfalfa and was due to spontan-
eous combustion. It Is thought The
building was new Ose and Insured
for $1,000, though it wilb take con-
sideraoly more than that to replace
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

than anything else one can name.
A progressive farmer will expend
money on building good fences, tile HIS
land, erect wind mills, barns, sheds,
covers for his machinery, plant trees,
and do many things to make his farm
more attractive, more useful and more
valuable. When a man has spent sew.
eral hundred dollars on some Of these
Improvements he figures bis farm Is
worth more than the amount expended
over what II was before. He is will.
ing to expend money inside Of bis
boundary fences, but when asked to 70
out beyond this to the public highway
he h apt 10 feel that the amount OF
money spent 10 an expense that Yields
him no direct return. In fact, 10 no
community. 80 far as the writer can
ASCERTAIN, after world wide study OK.
tending over 20 years, was the building
Of hard roads begun without the stronf.
est opposition from those who were
really to receive the largest benefit
Dire predictions we're made that the
property would be connscatsd by the
taxation, that the building OF the roads
would ruin the tar payer. But every
community that has had the expert.
enee OF building hard roads. uaInK
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

an hour by rail-" Distance is meas
ured By the clocks tick, and not BY tn,
yard stick.
A hard-headed German farmer a
sheboygan. in very graphic and com
prehensive way, told Of the value o
good roads as II appeared to him.
He said: MY farm Is ten mIlei
from market. II it was only fly,
miles nom market 1t would be worth
us 40 acre more | cannot move M
farm in, but II we can build q soot
road to my farm ! can come In the tel
miles with my produce easier than (,
could come In Eve miles With bal
roads. Therefore to build q good roai
moves my farm In half way to town"
The writer has Travelled in man,
states and foreign countries and stud
led the road problem. 10 every local
ity where good roads have been bull
the people are enthusiastic; they ga,
they do not see how they ever couli
have gotten along 90 many years with
out them, for they have better schools
more social advantages. that the PEG
pie live better, dress better, and III,
people 10 town are strongly attracted t.
rural life; that where there was an op
portunity To sell Q farm once with III,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

"And You Aren't Afraid to Admit TT"
are capricicus, irritable, temperament
al, selfish, and usually demand all the
attention"
The little vocal stream died up
again, and once more they listened to
the magic sounds Of the night. She
stopped abruptly to look over the. para.
Pet, and his shoulder met hers; after
> that the world to him was never go
ing4o be the same again. On
Moonlight and poetry; not q the
safest channels to sail unoharted. The
girl was lonely, and George was lone
ly, too. His longing had now assumed
q definite form; hers moved from this
to that, still Indefinitely. The quick
ness with (which thu definition had
come to George rather startled him.
His first sight q Fortune Chsdsoye
had been but yesterday; ~, here he
was, not desperately but consciously
ln love with her. The situation bore
against all precepts; 1t tipped up his
preconceived ideas Of romance as Q
gale at sea shreds canvas. He felt
BIT panieky. He had always planned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

bed roads, there were several opportu
nities with the good ones.
Il any state OF community viii take
up the building Of good roads upon the
right basis, end spreAA the payments
over Q ssriss Of years, they viii and
II Is the best investment they could
possibly make, More than ons-hali
the statss nov ere assisting the town
ships b build sOod roads, By payins
anywhere from onethird TO thrse
fourths the cost To cd road build
Ing the state OF New Yosk issued $50,
ooo, 900 Of honda. and vii spend IS, 900.
: 900 per rear for ten years upon the
highways. assisting the counties and
the states In permanently improving
the main tAofoughfares. This 10 Q steI
In the. light direction. Scores %
ststss are doing the same thing IN {
somewhat smaller way. In some state
the cDaDties ere takins up the PROPOSE
tion, So;I,s COUNTY hcnds for this pur
SosA Wayne county. hiehicas. ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
HELPS FARM VALUES
GOOD ROADS INCREASE SELLING
VALUE OF RURAL PROP
LARGE aNr SURE RETURNS
Improvement Of Highways 10 Net
Matter Of Expense, but an Invest
msnt-with Good Roads the Farm
viii Produce Greater Revenue 4
By HOWARD n. GROSS.

There Is one very important factor
that people are apt to overlook, and
that Is, the influence Of good roads on
the value Of farm property. There Is
no fact that is better established or
OF which there Is more abundant proof
than that 4 good hard road leading
from the farm to the market will in.
crease the selling value Of the farm far
more than the amount OF taxes re.
CURED to be paid BY the farmer 10
build the road. Hence when the mat.
ter 70 analysed, 1t will be found that
the building Of good roads is not a
matter Of expense. but an investment
that pays . larger and sursr return
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

them and paying for them. has contn.
ued 10 build more and more from year
to year. They found that While It
called for the expenditure Of money to
meet the bills that 1t hghtsned their
burdens IN many other ways that II
made life better worth living. that
there was more social life In the
community, the children we're better
satisnsd to stay upon the farm. and
they could 20 to market any day b the
rear hey liked. and thus take adsah-
tAss Of the market instead Of the mar
bet taking advantage Of then.
Il 10 within the expsrisncs Of nil
lions Of farmers that they he'd grain or
i've stock on band ready 10 sell; The
price vas right but the roads we're %
bed they could not reach the markst.
A few veeks later .vhel the roads In
proved. perhaps there vas q drop n
the market. =
4. The secretary n asTicnltars land
there b no hikhsr tuthorityl aAys that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

ecst roedA asass ever eay y TIE
rear. % the farmers en- TAXA .advap
'tase Of msyhet co6ditioas. Ar worth
two Or Tires esnts on sVsry hushsl u
grain. and ten 70 thirty cents . hun
dred on cattle and hogs. Hepes. with
sgc"1 roads the farm. Will produce o
larger revenue. II 10 . more desirable
place to I've and II ID worth more
money.
Ii.oue we're to 60 out to buy Q farm
and when he alighted ct the railway
station, vas met by the real estate
agent, who told him he had two farms
practically alike, Que four miles cas-,
on a good. macaAam road. and the 9th.
er four miles vest, on Q dirt road. the
chances are ten to one that the buyer
would prefer the farm upon the good
road and willingly pay more money te
get il. One Of the FIRST things the
owner would say II he cared to sell
would be that he could 60 to town any
day 10 the year and haul Q good load
while farmer eight miles west Of him
at times would not be able To turn q
wheel.
One county 10 Kentucky spent ovtl
100000 upon the highways. The rec
ord is that former values nearly
doubled. The same is true OF TEXAS
II Is also true Of Indiana, and tru,
wherever good roads are built Dis
lance 10 measured by the time {
takes to 90 irom place to place. AL
how far It is to Q given point. IN,
you are told It 10 about Eve minutes
walk. or to another inquiry. 1T take
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
A Selfish Viewpoint.

Champ CIart, the Democratic leader,
was discussing ct 4 Washington ban.
quet, = measure q which be disap
proved,
This measure" he said, 10 q sim
Of nrrovnss and sslrshnsss. II 70
minds ne Of the scholar to whom his
teacher aid on the hrSt Of February:
way was George Washington a
great masr :
because said the scholar prompt
~ we don't have 70 ichool On his
hrtAtay. 90 9