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

40 MORE will the "eh-yah' be
NJ heard in the land. At least not
- in that particular part of the
land surrounding the American league
park in Detroit
Hughie Jennings must go. This is
the edict which has been issued by
king Ban, the first, whose other name
is the same as that of a prize fight
champion President Johnson has had
u large stuffed club in readiness for
the fiery haired manager of the De
troit American league club. Johnson
has put the indian sign on Hughey and
he is due to 90 at the end of the
Issued from the executive office OF Ban
johnson in Chicago and as he is the
one and only IN the patriotic league his
counsel is good
There are number Of things back
Of Jennings dismissal from the De
troit camp. His failure to turn out
a pennant winning team is to be the
one for publication But back OF that
there is a deeper reason which dates
back to the days when the Baltimore
team OF the American league was Kid
mapped bodily by the New York Ma
tionaI owners and transported to New
York to wear the Giant uniform. Nc
CraW, the present peerless leader OF
the Giants. was the one who framed
the couD and put it over. Since then
he and Johnson have not been as friend
" as a pair of bear cubs. Last taIi
when. McGraw had an intense longing
to win the worlds championship from
the Philadelphia Athletics, he drew on
the friendship of other days in Bal
timore and drafted Jennings into the
service as expert adviser on the weak
places in the aTmOr of the Athletics.
The advice was freely given ana
made much of by McGraw, although
he failed TO put over his long 1elt De
sire for q world pennant. Ban john
son learned of this as soon as II oc-
CURED and since then he has had Jen-
nings on the list Of undesirables IN
the American league. He has given
orders to president Navin to quietly
but firmly, lead Hughey to the gate
marked exit and let him go his
But a ball player like Jennings is
not long wanting for job and he has
hooked UP with the Boston Nauonal
league club to take Johnnie King
will have his own way in the man
agement OF the club He Will also be
given a fat check with which to buy
PLAYERS and the bean ball bunch may
be heard from under the leadership OF
the grass pulling Irish manager.
New Mexico continues to get the
backfire resulting from the Johnson
FIvnn fake Papers throughout the
country are cOmplimenting Gov. W. C.
Mcdonald on the firm stand he has
! taken against prize fighting ana the
determination Of the governor to see
1T 10 round bouts must be 10 round
It's and no more. Viewing the little
co at Las Vegas in the light OF
5nt history the crudeness OF 1t all
be seen Curley, the promoter
promoted the unsavOry Gotch-
wrestling match in Chicago last
the everlasting shame Of the
hite SoX park, framed the New
fight and no one was sorry
announced that he had lost his
Z automobile and all his ready
on the venture The arena Tor
was nothing more than
aid across boxes with a few
chairs selling at $50.
referee was inexperienced
o let both men foul at will and
was a grand fake from gong
So much for that The per-
fleet on the state and the
has been a bad one. Any
.mpt TO pull a fight IN New
i'll meet with opposition from
nor down to the street news
e history Of boxing in other
as duplicated in New Mexico, 4
e hOrseracing, the game has
led suicide
Cobb is to ask. for $4,000 next
as his reward for playing the
5nal game in the American league I
is drawing $4,000 per annum at
ne present time. but be does not con-
slider this as sufficient for his bachelor
uses. Think of a ball player raking
down S45, 900 for a short season series
OF games. There is nothing modest /
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his own ball playing ability is being
discussed AS the greatest ball player
the game has produced supporters of
Hans Wagner please write) Cobb is
entitled to some remuneration for his
daily efforts on the Tiger team But
SIS, 900. Help Not that he is not
worth it and all that, but the thought
of that much regular money coming
to anyone but a president, mining pro-
moter or a Partisan beauty takes ones /
breath. Cobb will get this amount and
more If he asks for it. This for the
simple reason that he is worth it and
the fans would not be content without |
him. If the Detroit team will not pay