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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

himself I'D until he has acquired S IGf,-
ficent additional ayOirdupolS 10 qu fi,5IS-,
as a legitimate MEMBER OF lal0 ~ 80
division. Gibbons Is now ~, -
light. according TO his own view 70 a.
sumo the task of subdulng the sIdLGE
KIans and the clever McGoorty' me
men he figures he viii nave 70 De''
to win the proud title OF ChdHl2tOH-
AIfboHqb having great confidence
in his cleverness to carry MN lCu9
to success in the new IieI9 o. OpSa a
ton, Mike Is a careIuL anu COll9st g
tive Young fellow with no IalSe NJ llSAS
Of his DTOWess He recognizes that
skill alone will not permit OF MS
trifling with men many pounGs heAN er
than himself. and has planned t!lat 'IlS
system of increasing weight ana
strength will greatly enhance MS
nUnisBing powers as well as endur-
ance-
n, !Tnces his candida-y for the TILE OF
r-i5dIeweight champion believe We
ere nearing thu solution OF the prob
lem of the Legitimate successor to The
l-mented KetcheL Personally 1 lCCk
uI7Ou Nike IS good enough right now
t. beat men of the Klaus and Dillon
type His hardest game should torn
nm in Eddie McGoorty, who is no
SLOUGH of a fighter himself. but I hard
" look for opposition from that quar-
ter. Eddie found difficulty last sea
son in making 15S pounds and 1 hear
that he has about given up the idea
of trying
Young Jack O'Brien, brother TO the
famous Philadelphia Jawn, and a pu-
pill of that former master OF sthe sci
ence of boxing. and to whose good
work during a short career I have had
occasion to refer several times, so en-
deared himself TO Gotham fans upon
his recent debut in the metropolis that
Billy Gibson. manager of the Garden
Athletic club, Immediately secured
big brothers. signature and the
public view within the very near fu-
ture
Recognizing a good thing in the way
Of a drawing card, Gibson has arranged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

n AN FRANCISCO. Cal, July 2O.-It
is very evident that sporting crit
les. unlike doctors, do not hold
consultations in reference to the
cases" that come under their observa-
ton If they did, no doubt there would
be more unanimity of opinion in re-
spect to the merits of contests and COM
petitions of various characters.
That sporting writer's should view
boxing matches and other events FROM
different stardpoints. is as ii should be.
A wise head orce said, its difference
of opinion thar makes horse races"
and what is true OF the sport of the
turf, is true of everything else in the
sporting line. Without difference Of
opinion there would be no occasion to
arrange tests of skill speed or endur-
ance. There would be a total lack Of
interest in everything relating to COM
petition. There would be no sporting
situation" in fat
There is one thing. however, that a
sports critic snculi beware of, and
that is insisting his view of a contest
is the only possible and correct one.
He should qualify whatever opinions
he writes with the remark, this may
not be the right analysis, but it's the
way it looked to me-" For no matter
what respect his opinion commands,
he can only exercise individual judg-
ment.
1t is doubtful if there were ever a
brace of pugilistic happenings that
caused more difference of opinion
among the workmen of the press, than
the two worlds championships on the
Fourth of July. Those who held that
Jack Johnson had showed no decline in
fighting ability were fairly well paired
with the critics who nOted-Or thought
they nOted-a vast difference in the
Johnson, of Reno, and the Johnson, of
Las Vegas.
The writer takes his stand with
those who believe that Johnson tires
more readily and is a less formidable
puncher than he used to be. 1 have
he has figured in, in this country since
he defeated Frank Childs, at Los An
geles, nearly II years ago, and am
therefore in a fairly good position TO
judge of his present fighting proves.
Incidentally, Johnson is one Of the
hardest men in the fighting world to
get a line on. He is such a cOnsum-
mate ring generalS and everything he
does within the ropes is done so artis-
tically, that it is anything but easy to
tell when he is in trouble.
In the affair with Flynn he held on
and stalled around with a grin on his
face and with no particular appear
ance of being Hurried, but he was an
exceedingly tired champion Of the
world just the same. If he had been
the Johnson of other fights, instead
of looking hungry-eyed ut referee
Smith when Flynn began butting, he
punched Flynn clear across the ropes.
a Worse Mix-Up.
The different views held in regard
to the JOhnSon-Flynn match were not
a circumstance. however. to the con-
fusion of opinions that existed at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20
FINALS DECIDED
IN BOSTON TENNIS

Boston, Mass, July 2O.-The finalists
in the eastern doubles lawn tennis
championships as decided by yester-
days play on the courts Of the Long
wood Cricket club, are ". ]. ClOthier,
OF Philadelphia. and G. P. Gardner. jr-,
of Boston. VS.. Craig Biddle and R. \.
Williams. both of Philadelphia In the
semi finals Clothier and Gardner de-
feated n. ". Niles and A S. Dabney,
both Of Boston, g., Sc, IS, g.
In the LongwOOd Cricket clubs sin
giles. the only match played, resulted
in the advancement of Karl H. Behr
W. NJ. Hall, Of New York, in straight
sets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20
BENNY CHAVEZ
IS 4 BUSY BOY
Mexican Bantam May Be
Seen at Walsenburg
and Albuquerque.

Trinidad. Colo, July 2O.-Benny Cha
vez. the bantamweight champion of the
Rocky Mountain district, and Joe
Shonskey, of Walsenburg, have been
matched to go Is rounds at Walsen-
burg Of the night of July %. Articles
were signed yesterday.
ShOnskey is tOuted as a clever boxer
He recently fought draw with Harry
Riede, of Aspen, who Benny defeated
here on July 4. Considerable interest
is beng manifested in the contest
which promises to be a good one.
An effort is being made to match
Chavez with Harry Forbes, former
bantamweight champion of the world,
at Albuquerque. A match with Forbes
would give the local boy an opportunity
to meet "a foeman worthy of hs steel
Some interest is being exhibited in this
prospective bout also.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

WOlgast- Rivers rinsside- 1t used TO be
said that a man interested in boxing
did not have to attend a fight to gain
an idea of what happened-that he
could read all the accounts of the at
fair and strike an average Anyone
who could follow this course in the
Los Angeles mill would have to be pos
Sessed of highly analytical mentality.
Whether WOlgast struck his oppO-
nent foul or fair whether Rivers
downed WOlgast with a chin crack or
smash in the pit; whether Wolgast
fell athWart Rivers knee, and whether
Rivers was short counted are points
that will be argued for many a day to
come.
Some of the opinions held are so
positive. in fact. that they would not
surprise the writer to hear of some
captiOus critic taking issue with the
moving pictures on the score that they
did not give a faithful portrayal of the
closing scenes Of the lightweight cham
pionship.
It all means good business for the
shadowgraphs Of both mills, probably,
for where there are points in dispute
the average sport likes to take in the
pictures and judge for himself.
One of the interested spectators at
the Rivers olgast contest was Willie
Richie. the San Francisco lad who
gave Wolgast such a hard time Of 1t
in a fOur-rOund bout in this city a
couple of months ago. Richie thinks
tween Wolgast and Rivers the cham
pion will win out to a certainty. He
says that Rivers punches did not hurt
Wolgast, whereas every blow AID land
ed made the Mexican vince.
AT that I do not think Wolgast
showed either the speed or the punch
ing power he displayed when he fought
me-" said Richie. Il will move
heaven and earth to secure a bout for
the championship with Wolgast, and if
there is any hitch in the arrangements
chance of getting the match I am
very earnest about this, and to show
my sincerity am willing to bet my lit
tie accumulatiOns on the result 1 have
not much-a few thousand dollars
but the instant Wolgast evinces a will
ingness to sign I will be prepared to
wager all possess on the outcome
The only stipulation 1 make is that
the money be placed at the odds which
prevail when the date of the fight is
close at hand. 1 think this is only
fair"
RItchIe Better Match.
There are any number who consider
Richie if anything a more formidable
opponent than Rivers for WOlgast 1t
is even hinted that the champion is
of the same way of thinking. and has
said. Get Rivers for me. Richie can
wait"
II the Rivers Wolgast bout goes
through it is likely that Ritchie will
be signed by one of the coast promot-
ers for a match with Knockout Brown,
of New York, or some other likely
lightweight, the idea being to have a
challenger for the winner of the VOL
gast-Rivers affair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20


= pires to the middIeweight
championship CT the world and will
oil up the steam ROLLER preparatory to
inaugurating MS campaign this COM
ing fall For the present the St Paul
marvel will rest until the cool wealth
er returns.
Since beating the majority of So
called welterweights who, like him
self, are betwixt and between the vel
ter and middle divisions in matter Of
poundage. Gibbons finds he is practi-
cally in q class OF which he is the one
member in good standing. There is
not a real good drawing card left for
Mike to trim, hence the determination
to climb up into the higher division
where there. is a chance to set his
hooks on some real money if he can
make good.
And why shouldn't Gibbons make
good. I ask you, gentlemen? There
are no bear cats or bull moose in the
middIeweight party at this writing,
not that one can observe without the
aid OF a glass anyway. Where are
the wonders of yesterday The Demp-
seys. Ryans. OBriens and Ketchels are
long out Of commission True, Billy
IrLll.-E sun answers 10 IOAA CALL Jul
he is fat Papke and minus stamina
and the wonderful punch upon which
his fame formerly rested The Papke
of today and a clever boxer of the
Gibbons type would furnish a settO
that would hand the sports many a
hearty laugh. Bill might lay a glove
on Mike if the latter wasn't looking.
At the present time Nike weighs in
the neighbOrhOod of 151 pounds at his
best His idea in taking a vacation is
not only to obtain a much needed rest
after the long cOmpaign that began
If Gotham last fall, but also to ouild
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

CELLAR AND ATTIC MEET IN
SUNDAYS DOUBLE HEADER.
Sundays double header out
at Washington park will bring
together the top and bottom of
the City league standings as an
opener After the 22d infantry
and the InternatiOnals are
through splashing around, the
Millers and the Bakers will
clinch in a dough making con-
test. The Mexicans and the Mil
lers are doing things Saturday
afternoon on the town lot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20
Fight Critics Should Not Be Too
Cock Sure of Their Predictions
By W. W. NaughtOn

Two Fourth Of July Fights Coed Diversity Opinion
BRING johnson Lacked Old
Be Better WOgast
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20
= +++++ $500 49,

BROKE WEIGHT PUT RECORD.
Seattle. Wash, July Coon
Walsh formerly. of New York.
now a member OF the Seattle
Athletic club. broke the worlds
record yesterday in the SO pound
weight event by throwing the
weight 10 feet. 2e1-4 inches over
bar, or one inch higher than
his own record The throw was
made at the athletic meet held
under the auspices OF the Seattle
Goiden POtlatch. and sanctioned
Dy the National Amateur Ath-
ietic association
1 i
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

Mike Gibbons Aspires to MiddIeweight Crown;
Why Shouldn't He Aspire All He Wants 10!
By James J. COrbett
Ex-Heavyweight Champion Of
the World.

After Cleaning Mike Fin0S Nm AL "
Himself, Mddeweight Middle Ready IOl III" !"
Out-Gosip of the BatulS'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

TEw YORK. n. Y. July 2O.-Mike
1 Gibbons is ambitious. He as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

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The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
SWEEPING LIQUOR DECISION
CONCERNING SALES BY DRUG
GISTS HOLDING PERMITS.
Supreme Court Holds That the Pur-
chaser Must FIR Out His
Own Application.

Des MoineS, Jan. 49, Special:
When a man buys liquor at a drug
store he must write down the kind
and quantity and the purpose for
which he wishes to use it, otherwise
the application is illegal and the
druggist subject TO the loss of his
permit and the owner of the build
ing to the loss of his tenant. The
case brought out by the temperance
forces at Gladbrook was decided to-
day in the supreme court to this eff
feet. Druggist Foster was convicted
of violating his right under his per
nit Certain clerical work if done by
the druggist instead of the applicant
is legal, the court holds, but in the
respect referred to the application
must be in the applicants handwrit.
ing even if the violation is because of
ignorance. In the trial court Judge
Wright at his hearing revoked the
license and declared the building a
nuisance. Both the druggist and the
landlord were defendants in the case
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
He Thawed the Pipe,-But,

What Cheer Patriot: Last Monday
morning Scott Soults went to his
barn on the Dave Baker place at In
dianapOlis, and found the water pipes
leading to his stock tank froze solid
He procured torch and proceeded to
thaw them out by holding the torch
next to the pipes, but this soon got
to be an old story so he cleared off
a place under the pipe, set the light
ed torch there and went to the house
to get warm. In short time he re.
turned, only to find that the barn
was on fire and the flames had
reached stage where they could not
be eXtinguished. He saved his har-
ness and some of the lighter stuff in
the barn, but the building together
with a large quantity of fodder and
grain burned to the ground. The
loss is quite an extensive one, and
is only partially covered by insur-
ance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
DAVID JONES IS A WINNER
GETS SIXTH DISTRICT PRIZE IN
CORN PRODUCTION CONTEST.
Best Record Made Was Over Ninety.
Nine Bushels to the Acre BY
clarksville Boy.

Ames, Ia, Jan. 13.-Special: With
a record of 99.67 bushels of corn per
acre grown in spite of dry season
and at an aggregate cost of only IL
cents per bushel, Lester Finch of
Fairbank, Buchanan county, is the
winner of the highest honors in the
boys acre corn growing contest OF
Iowa State college and free trip to
Washington, donated by Wallace's
Farmer.
But this lad will not be alone on
his pleasure journey. Eight others
will accompany him, each the winner
of similar free trip to Washington
offered by the congressman from his
district for the best acre of corn
grown in the district. These other
boys and their records are:
Third-Vivian Edwards, Clarks,
vile, Butler county; 9717 bushels
production cost, IA 2-3 cents per blu
c. E. Pickett, donor
Fourth-Harry E. LaNelle, Post.
vile, Fayette county; 1922 bu., pro
duction cost, 1914 cents per bu. G
N. Haugen, donor.
Sixth-David Jones, New Sharon
Mahaska county; 1882 bushels, pro
duction cost, % 1-3 cents per bu. N
E. Kendall, donor.
Seventh-Chas. Whitehouse, Grang
Ell, Polk county; 1922 bushels, pro
duction cost, "a cents per blu. S. F
Prouty, donor.
Eighth-Glen Mead Percival, Ere
mont county; 1896 bushels; prOduc
ton cost, 1871 cents per bu. H. |
Towner, donor
Tenth-Ivyl L. Naylor Stratford
Hamilton county; 1856 bushels; pro
duction cost, 2115 cents per bu F
p. Woods, donor A second prize OF
round trip ticket with Pullman &C
Commodations went to Lewis Helm
Rutland, Humboldt county.
Eleventh--Clarence L. Brown, Sa
lix, Woodbury. county; S4.69 bu., pro
duction cost, 81 cents per bu. E. H
Hubbard, donor.
Strohbehn, Theynor; COOL bushels
production cost, q cents per bu. Do
mated by citizens of Pottawattamie
county.
In addition the mother of the
sweepstakes winner Lester Finch
will be sent with the boys by the
VIM. Galloway company of Waterloo
The yield of corn given is not the
field measurement or weight, but the
yield after tests had been made for
moisture and Smelling at the college
and deductions figured. Some of the
acres yielded moro than 100 bushels
by field weights. The awards were
made on the basis of yield, 40 pct.
quality of best ten ears, 20 pct; story
of corn growing, 20 pct; production
cost, 20 pct.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
COUNTY NEWS.
OLIVET.

A. Vanderlune was passenger for
derlune informs us the mercury at
his house stood at 80 below at $50
that morning.
The Herald man has been frozen
up since January l to IL and indica.
lions are he will not get thawed out
soon.
Mrs. John Rogers spent Friday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
The mercury in Olivet, Iowa, has
stood from s to 81 below every day
this year.
Thursday was hog day in Leighton.
One man informed us he sold. 40 ten.
months-old hogs that Melted him $40
apiece. He sold one hog that netted
$3.50, which weighed 700 pounds.
George Ryan shipped a nice car
load of hogs to Chicago from here
Wednesday of last week.
The Herald man has heard all
kinds of talk for the past week in re-
gard to the coal mine changing hands.
1t is the talk of the town, as there
are twenty-one houses in the deal.
One says P. w. Bacon, of Runnells,
has purchased it in trade for Ne
braska land. Another says there is
nothing to it. At any rate, Ike Davis
is here running the mine in small
way under the name of the Brown
Mercantile company. This is all We
know up to date.
J. A. Anderson, of Des Moines, was
in town on business Thursday.
Uncle John Moody, wife and daugh.
ter, of Oskaloosa, were in town We'd
nesday, attending the funeral OF Per-
ry Davis son, who died at Valley
Junction and was laid to rest here on
January 10th.
Mrs. r. Clark spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
r. w.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Mrs. John Sharp, of Buxton, who
is in charge of the dressmaking and
alteration department of the Monroe
Mercantile Company's store, stopped
in the city few hours Wednesday at
the home of her brother, Fred Poin-
dexter. She was enroute to Roches-
ter, Mimi, for medical examination
and possibly an operation. A brother
from Delevan, Wis, will meet her
there and look after her comfort
while in the hospital. .fa7n F..
Social news is scarce this week.
The holidays about exhausted our
efforts and this below zero weather
has exhausted our purses and still we
owe the coal man and there's nothing
doing.
Maple Grove Lodge No. 16, A. F. &
A. NJ, special meeting Monday even
ing, Jan. ID. First degree work. Per
order A. G. Clark, W. NJ; M. G.
Newman, Sec'y.
Rev. S. b. Moore, presiding elder,
leld the second quarterly meeting at
the A. M. +. church Sunday. The
3ervices were well attended consider
ng the extreme cold weather Rev.
". l.. Lee preached the sacramento
sermon at p. m Rev. Moore has
been in the city during most of the
week looking after the affairs of the
barge and greeting the members.
He reports the work in the Des
Moines district in splendid shape and
much interest is being shown in the
different churches with a steady in
crease in the membership
Notwithstanding the extreme cold
weather there is little if any suffer
ing among our people. True, the no
Die hand OF charity has been extend,
ed to a few,-in fact to all who in
the least were in need. Oskaloosa
has many noble hearted women and
men whose love for humanity extends
to black and white alike, while our
city and county officials are equally
as fair in the distribution of the pub,
lies charity fund And while our
people have the sympathy of such
friends and the confidence of the Off,
Gals there is but slight danger that
my will suffer during such trying
times as the last two weeks have
been to many.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
CHICKEN COOP TOO HOT
Stove Erected in Hen House Causes
its Destruction.

Fire at ten o'clock this morning
called the department to the home
If Charles Adams (colored), on the
Beacon road near Longs pond, where
l chicken coop was in flames. The
scene of the fire was about a mile
md a half from the station but the
made a quick response.
There being no hydrants near the
scene it was necessary to use chem
icals and snow to eXtinguish the
flames Mr. Adams had erected a
stove in the coop to keep the chick
ems warm, and it became too hot set
ting the interior on fire.
Trouble, But No Fire.
The fire department was called to
the +. r. Smith home, corner of High
avenue and Sixth street, at about
$50 o'clock this morning. Upon ar
rival of the department it was dis.
covered that a pipe had bursted and
steam escaping from one of the win
dOws gave the appearance of a fire.
There was no blaze.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-18
LYNNV|LLE LOCALS.
PROMINENT FARMER GETS HIS
DATES MIXED - LYNNVILlE
SHOTS TAKE MATCH FROM
SULLY IN CLOSE MATCH.
Clipped from the Starr

One Oh our prominent farmers drove
into town Sunday afternoon dressed
in his work clothes and with gro
Gerry list as long as his arm, and after
making the rounds of all the stores
and failing to get in he came into the
restaurant aand wanted to know
what was going on, that he had never
known of the stores closing up on
Saturday afternoon before and want
ed to know where some of the store
keepers were so he could get some
provisions for his Sunday dinnr. Al
ter a hot argument they succeeded in
convincing him that it was Sunday,
whereupon he came across with the
treats to the crowd
The shooing match here Tuesday
between Lynnville and Sully was
won by the local boys by twenty
rocks. The weather was exceeding,
ly cold for such sport but a big fire
was built for them and they Jared
fairly well. Remand of Lynnville and
O'Toole of Sully tied for high hon,
ors and shot 1t off. O'ToOle winning
by one rock.
Ralph II. Moody, who has been
with the Moody Saddlery Co., OF
Grinnell, three years, has accepted a
position as manager of the third
floor with the Konautz Gravcr Co., OF
st. Paul, Mimi. Ralph came home
Saturday to say goodbye to his par.
ents and started for St. Paul Sunday
Mrs. Chester Espy has been seri
Ously i'll for the past several days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. A. Thompson. Her condition
has been very serious, requiring the
services of a trained nurse from Os
kOloOsa. She is, however, much bet
ter at this writing.
Joe and Jay Case go to Iowa City
Tuesday where Jay will undergo an
operation to relieve pressure of the
skull on the brain. He was kicked
by a horse several months ago and
a portion of his skull was broken and
now presses on his brain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson were
visiting at the A. l.. Arthur home in
Kellogg last week Mr.. Arthur has
been seriously i'll for some time and
Mrs. johnson will assist them in the
hotel work for few days
w. +. Daley and wife, Of Marshall
town, are visiting at the w. A
Northcut home for the past several
days. Mrs. Dalbey is a sister of Mrs
NOrthcut
l.. T. Sylvester, wife and son Les
lie, Albert Johnson and wife, left on
Wednesday for Los Angeles and Pas
adena, California, to spend the win
ter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Shaw were in
Iowa City this week where Mrs. Shaw
underwent an operation which proved
successful and she is doing nicely
now.