El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-06

, itching for a scrap, but does not care
to confine it to the Herrick family.
Cloudcroft way Sunday to view the
( beauties of nature and pronounced the
III PasO resort the place with a punch,
which, in the language of the fight
game, is the official stamp of az
prOval. Herrick will stay here a few
days and if nothing develops in his
special line he will go to New Orleans,
where fights are held weekly for the
10 and 20 distances
Another Knock Set Aside.
When one @. Washington died il was
warbled from the roof trees that there
would, nay could not be another pres
ident. George had made that impOs-
sible by his perfection. Yet the coun-
try has been having presidents reSu-
larly ever since and some pretty good
ones at that Same in baseball. When
the Cactus league defunked for want
of funds and because of an abundance
Of CigaretS and late hours, il was said
that there would be no more baseball
in FL Paso. At least none until the
minor league invaded west Texas. Yet
the city league continues to produce
a baseball product which is entertain
ing. several hundred fans weekly. and is
giving better satisfaction each day.
Such is the stability of that whole
some game that it will bob up under
conditions which are most adverse and
produce good ball and better players.
The present city league success is
due largely TO the support given it by
the men who are backing the teams to
win, plus the assistance Art Woods
the president of the league, is giving,
and the support of the local fandom.
The season will continue until No
vember, with the teams playing better
ball all the time.
The Cruces Scrap.
Two hghtweights are preparing to
go against each other up Las Cruces
way Thursday night, They are
~ Dung Jeffries" and kid Ketchell"
As Ketcheu, the original is dead, and
the first of the Jeffries line of fighters
IS as good S dead puSilistically speak
ing, the handles these two boys have
assumed does not promise any too
well for the fight fans around the
Mesilla valley country. They will be
limited by the governor who has de-
clarCd himself against any more fin
ish fights and says he will arrest the
tlrSi iigntCr who exceeds the speed
limit, and the governor Will make |
good in his intention
No Fight Unless Law Is Passed.
Speaking of New MeXico's new gov
ernOr he has put it squarely up TO |
in the new state they will !
have to demand it at the next session /
of the legislature. as he will refuse to I
be sponsor for any more such fakes |
as the recent unlamented butting l
match between Johnson and a fire !
man from up Pueblo way whose name !
was F1ynn, and who was lost to fame /
on the fourth day of the last inst 1t 4
was directly due to this fake fight that /
the one across the river was not per-
mitted by the governor. The Herrick- |
Mitchell fight. which was to have been |
staged Saturday, would have been a !
good go with the odds all for Her /
rick, and it would have been clean
from end to end. But the governor got
tangled up in that Las Vegas fiasco (
and does not intend to take any more
chances, at least not until the legis-
ature has Iegalized the game.
Watch the Bean Eaters Climb.
Beans as a brain food for ball play