El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-30
A Little Sport; A Little Gossip

rested on second and third Vow he IS
the hero Of Oakland
Ban Johnson. president OF the
American league, has announced that
he VIII see to # that the umpires who
Offfciated in the Chicago series be-
tween the White SoX and Cubs get eX-
ira pay for their efforts The regular
sion to arbiters in the city series is
S4OO. Johnson says that because Of
the unexpected length of the series,
which went nine games, including two
ties, $500 apiece VIII go to the indica-
tor wielders-
Friends of Cupid" ChiIds. once pre-
mier second baseman in the National
league, have sent an appeal to the ma
tiOnal commission to come to the re-
lief Of the unfortunate player
Childs is now lying near death at
st. Agnes hospital at Baltimore i'm
the last stages Of Bright's disease In
his delirium he is again playing BAH.
team.
Meanwhile, his zife and child are
pennuess- His home was sold over
his head at mortgage sale.
After his baseball days were over
Childs went into the real estate bust
ness, but his ventures were unfortu-
nate and his own home was the last
Of his properties to 60
Eddie Morgan. the bantamweight
champion of England. who recently
OutpOinted Eddie O'Keefe. of Phiia-
delphias is after a match with Johnny
COulOn. Ever since Morgan saw COu-
Ion battle Kid Williams at New York
a few weeks ago. he has been crazy for
battle with the champion.
As a result Of his eagerness to get
a battle with champion Ad WOlgast,
through promoter COffrOth at san
Francisco, on Thanksgiving day
Willie Richie, the coast lightweight.
has had a row with Billy Nolan, his
manager COffrOth and Nolan have
been at outs for a long time and in
order to get the match Ritchie split
with Nolan and the latter is out Of a
job It is reported that WOlgast has
consented to the match
Kid williams. the Baltimore BAN
tam, who outpOinted Johnny CoulOn. is
in great demand BY boxing clubs over
the country Several offers have
been received BY the little scrapDer
and since his last fight with Coulon
he has already closed for two fights.
Next Friday Williams win so on with
Johnny Hughes, the English bantam.
and on November 8 he will meet Billy
FitzsimmoEs at New York
Umpire Bill Brennan, Of the Ma
tiOnal league, is the latest graduate
Of the baseball diamond to take up
the stage Brennan is scheduled to
appear in several western cities and
later in New York if his sketch goes
through.
The Rochester club OF the Interna-
tiOnal league has purchased second
baseman Simmons from the New York
American league club.
Articles have been signed for a IS
round bout between Benny Chavez.
bantamweight champion OF the Rocky
mountains and Kid Williams, of San
Francisco, to take place at Walsen-
burg. Colo. on November l. BON
fighters have agreed to weigh in ar
lis pounds at s o'clock on the day OF
the fight
BAIL PLAYER Is SENTENCED.
Newton. Iowa, Oct 29.-Roy N Fiske.
famous as a player and coach Of Grin
nell football teams, and shortstOD Of
the Des MOines and Pueblo baseball
teams. was sentenced TO five years il
the Iowa refOrmatOry on the charge Of
embezzlemenL While assistant city
clerk of Newton it was charged. he
took about $4,000 from the city.
tt happens good. Adv.