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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

a san Francisco boy. He developed
IN lhe -FOUR round school and was so
well thought of that when a light
weight was wanted on a hurry to ke
Wolgasts place against Freddie Welsh
last Ihank sglving Richie was tele-
graphed Tor He went to Los An
geieS ana although he had not had a
single days training did so wei
against the Britisher that WeIsh's
friends were scurrying around look
ing for chance to hedge their money
after one fierce round.
1t was Richie who faced Wolgast
IN a Iour round bout in san Francisco
when AID thought himself sufficiently
recovered from his operation to take
up MS life work again. Now no one
cares TO lay much stress on what hap
pened on that occasion for the reason
that W oIgast was not himself by any
means.
He nearly collapsed once when he
bumped into Ritchie's lowered shout
der in miXup and from the way AID
acted the suspicion arose right there
that his fighting days We're about over
But before the collision occurred
Richie had sent Wolgast staggering
and had done so well generally that
the bout has always been looked upon
as a close thing for the champion.
One thing which Ritchie's friends
question his ability to do is making
l53 pounds with comfort Richie has
been at pains to correct the impress
siOns they have formed. He says that
while In Lake county recently he
brought himself down to within a
pound and a half of the championship
notch, and this without special effort.
I wanted to see if I was really get
ting bigger said Willie. 4 would be
the last man in the world to give out
anything that would deceive or mis-
lead those who take an interest in me
and 7 have no hesitation in saying
that I can make 1913 pounds ringside
least"
All things considered. II looks as
though the championship match at
DAILY city next Thursday VIII be worth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
By James
j. COrbeff
Former heavyweight Champion
of the World.

fights like a champion, but when IN
against a classy lad performs like a
preliminary boxer With Jack BrittOn
opposed to him Cross looked the big
gest kind of dub; when boxing HO-
gan he was as brave as a lion The
battler viii find Cross to be one Of
the dirtiest boxers in the business, but
if memory serves me right Nelson
could hand out the rough stuff pretty
well in the old days. He may find it
necessary as a matter of defense to re-
sore to all his inside" stunts when
boxing Cross
Let me see-hOw many claimants to
the middleWeight title are there at
the present time2 Eddie McGoOrtv.
Mike Gibbons, Frank Klaus and Billy
Papke- Then there's Jack Dillon. the
Indianapolis boxer, whose pretensions
might be taken seriously if he fought
more consistently. At times Jack has
shown signs Of class. and at others
performed poorly. billions exhibition
at the garden last spring. with Frank
Klaus, was very ordinary. But then
Klaus was not at his best in that
mix up. either.
Within the next 10 days. the ranks
VIII have been reduced by tWO-maybe
On December 3, Gibbons and IIcGoOrtv
meet at Madison Square garden, this
city and on the following daV Pauke
and Klaus battle for the champfonshfD
OF Europe These contests oughr to
clear the middleWeight situation
somewhat Boxers of the slugEfna
type, such as Papke and Klaus, can
usually determine which is the master
in a bout o 40 rounds With a raf-
Of artists of the Gibbons and NO
Goorty schools, and especially so in a
short dash Of 10 rounds. it is not such
sure thing that others ADVANTAGE
In skill viii be made apparent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
Siftings From the Sport Sieve


~ FFICIAL announcement has been
made by Connie Mack. manager
Of the Athletics. that he now
owns half interest in the Athletics,
TINS including stock in the Shibe
park. He denies also that either Bender
or Oldring are on the market.
Roland Barrows. an outfielder with
the Chicago American league club. has
been sold to the Rochester club of the
International league.
'AH that I ask" remarked Clarke
Griffith, after viewing the worlds
series contests, lis that Boston play
the same brand of BAH next season as
she played against the Giants If
Stahl viii only stick to this pace
Jhereu be a guy named Walter John
son pitching the series OF 1913. which
VIII end In five games. Johnson VIII
pitch the first two games, rest a day
and then tear off the last two. And
if some teams lucky in these four
games he works, they may tear off
a run"
Howard p. Drew, the sensational
springfield Splinter, who was a mem
Der OF the Olympic team at the
StOckhOlm games last summer. denies
that he has ever had any thought Of
between rival boat clubs that has
/ been arranged for Thanksgiving day
morning
so Wolgast win not quit until ne
takes the count Of ten remarked
Jimmy Britt. That is not good judg-
ment to my way of thinking for
when a man has enough of this worlds
goods and all the glory he needs he
should be willing to retire and shift
the title to some other fellow"
somehow or other Red Sox players
did not 90 in much for newspaper
Writing on the worlds series. What's
the matter IN BOston2 Literary muse
In a slump2
Because he says ne has a chance to
sell the Philadelphia Nationals. presi-
dent Horace FOgel has written to Ma
llonal league magnates, asking them
70 postpone his trial on charges un-
becoming a National league president
Reports from Pitsburg say Hans
wagner is to be married. The girl
VINO is to become Mrs. Hans is now
MISS Bessie Smith of Isl MOntclair
avenue, West PittsburE. CHER
wilson, hard hitting Outfielder Of the
Pirates, is to be married this winter
Jack Britton. the Chicago light
weight, has been signed up to meet
Eddie Murphy Of Boston, in a 10 round
bout at henosha, Wis. on Dec. s.
Packey Mcfarland has recently re-
ceived an offer of $4,000 to box Jack /
BrittOn 10 rounds at New York in De-
cember.
Umpire Charlie Rigler. who had
planned to go on transforming trip i
to Cuba with a nine composed of Ma
tlonal league stars, has called off the i
trip Ii is believed that the trip of 4
the Athletics and the manner in which /
they have defeated the Cuban cham i
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

He said repeatedly: Il viii not have
anything to do with Coffroth." He
overlooked the fact that the public did
not care a continental if he never.
never, never had anything to do with
Coffroth. What the fight fans wanted
to know was whether Richie was go
ing to have anything to do with VOL
CAST.
Anyhow, Coffroth sawed wood and
said little, while as for poor Ritchie.
his plight was pitiable. He was Just
aching to get a crack at the cham
pion, but through feelings of loyalty
TO his manager, was constrained to
hold alOof.
Then came the Mandot-Wolgast
match at New Orleans, and then COff-
roth made an announcement. He said
that owing to his inability to secure
suitable opponent for Wolgast he had
abandoned his plans for having
Thanksgiving glove feast.
Then there was genuine furry in
the puSlIlsttc glove cOtes. Manager No
Ian went hot foot to Los Angeles to
meet Tom Jones, and Ritchie, after a
few hours of deep cOgitation sought
out COffrOth and wanted to know if
Thanksgiving date restored to the cal
endar.
Coffroth, willy old fox that he is, said
he would see what could be done. And
he saw. And i'm less than "a hours
Tom Jones, COffrOth and Richie were
closeted together drawing up and sign
ing articles for Thanksgiving fight,
while Nolan remained in Los Angeles,
so as not to clog the wheels of pro-
gress.
It goes to show that there is more
10 the fight promoting game than put
ting up fOrfeits and paying out purses.
And it goes to show that when the
time comes for making a detour or
executing a movement this fellow Coff-
roth knows his field as well as the
best of them.
Fans Approve OF Ii.
They think very, well Of the Richie
w olEast match here. The thing that
makes IL or particular interest to To-
cal SPORTS is the fact that Richie is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
TEXAS WINS FROM
THE SOUTHWESTERN

Austin, Texas. Nov. 2s-Texas de-
Ieated the Southwestern University. %
TO 8, in a game played on q muddy
Ileld- A diminutiTe LOnghorn. Lit
tie Brown, went through for two
touchdowns, while Puett and Left
Wlch each scored a touchdown
Robbins dropkicked for Southwest
ern just at the end of the came.
Southwestern played steadily, but vas
unable 10 cope with the smoother. foot
ball machine. Southwestern came in a
special train with 400 rOoters The
game was clean and fast Forward
passes won for the LonghOrns.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
HoIIANn - rRnPHr-

New York. n Y, Nov. 22.-HoIIand.
England and Canada was the rdcr IF
the finish in a spirited contest for rhc
american cup, a $3.50 trophy at the
horse show. Holland took the CUP
through the superior work Of Lieut. O.
II LebOuchere. Lieut.. GOBLIN and Can't.
Van Gellican OF the Royal Holland Hus-
sGrs with their mounts. They viii keen
the trophy a year and then bring it
back TO America to be competed for
again. the country winning it twice to
keen If
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

Los Angeles Cal Nov 23--AIthouzh
he has been married for more han
three years. Fred SnOdgrass. center
fielder OF the New York Nationals. is
defendant in a breach Of promise suit.
she asks the court to award her S75,-
The plaintiff alleges that Snodgrass
won her consent TO marriage on Jan
70, 1905 and that more than a year
later. while she believed herself 20 be
MS uancee, he married Josephine Wick
ers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
WOODBURY'S TEAM
WINS FROM STONE
Bateman's Five in the SmeIter League
Loses Match to FeRner's Bovyiers
on Cactus Alleys.

Friday night the Shelter league held
the Cactus club alleys. Woodbury's
team defeated Stones five and zen
ner's team took game from Bate
mans bunch. In the first game Stcne
made both high game and high total.
In the second contest Miller made high
game with 1852 and Abbott made high
total with 449.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
DILLON FLOORs CLARK.

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 23-Jack Dill
lon defeated Kid Clark. of COlumbu bus.
last night. the police stopping the bout
at the end OF the second round Dillon
tloored his man twice and the last
time IL was plain that Clark was in no
Condition to continue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
A n American calls it ''pooting." A
. EnsIishman saws "putting.n
- q pronuneiati.

. = Regardless Of PRONUNCIATION.
this department Of the golf game is an
important one and an expert declares
that where two players Of equal form
meet the match is generally decided by
the one who gets down most often in
two on the green.
Herbert Fowler, a British golf shark
has added a contribution to the cause
Of good putting in a current number
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
InTian Is Human Gathering
ram With Opponents on
the Football Field.
Halfback Has Strength to
Garry Ball With Tack
Iers Clinging to Him.


New York, n. Y, Nov. 23-Jim
Thorpe, of Carlisle, will go down in
athletic history as the modest redskin
of them all" It is doubtful if any hui
man being ever combined the manifold
: athletic proclivities as this young
buck" of the Fox and Sac tribe. By
winning the decathlon and pentathlon
in Stockholm last summer. this abo-
Tigine proved Americas greatest indi-
Yldual star and at the same time the
! most wonderful man who ever took
part in the great international athletic
championships since Greece first estab-
ished this classic in the shadow Of
Olympus.
Leads In All Sports.
There is nothing relating to sport or
| athletic strife that Thorpe cannot do
and do exceptionally we'll In fact, he
IS champion at anything to which he
turns his attention. Many versatile
athletes there have been, but none be-
fore Thorpe vesatiIe ID champiCrshfo
degree in all Thorpe is all round
champion of the world in track and
ueld sports. He is the best baseball
payer at Carlisle. He is the greatest
halfback Of all American football his
tory and perhaps the greatest gridiron
warrior. of all time. Like al good in
dams. Thorpe is a wonder at lacrosse.
He plays basketball, soccer, hockey
and handbau equally we'll
Just niW the word is rigging with
his gridirOn prOwess and at this par
ucuIar branch of sport he Is worthy Of
fun discussion. Those who were for
tunate enough to see Thorpe in Car
isles game against the army at West
Point saw. doubtless, the greatest ex-
hlblrlOn OF individual -OOLDau skill par-
trayed on any gridiron.
''There Is No Stopping Him.
I saw Capt Deyore Of the Army. in
the dressing room after the game. De-
wore IS the best tackle in the country
and probably the strongest man in
football he is a perfect specimen Of
physical development built symmetri-
cally and standing six feet four inches
in his football gear.
That indian said the army can
tain, discussing Thorpe, lis the greatest
player 1 ever saw in my five years
experience. He is super-hUman, that's
all There is no stopping him. Talk of
your Ted Coy'si Why, this indian is as
lar ahead Of Yale's great hack as Coy
was better than a prep. school player.
There IS nothing he cannot do. He
hits the line about twice as hard as
Coy did. He kicks better in every re-
spect and he is far more cunning and
capable of wOrming his way through
a scattered field There never was a
reference and breaking away from it
at just the proper moment to his best
advantage. You may have your Lefty
Flynn's and your Brickley's and your
Ted COy's. but I'll take Thorpe for
mine every day in the week"
Walter Camp selected Thorpe on his
All-American football team a year "A 60
The indian is sure Of a place of such
high honor again this fall He was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

To clean it out IN a hurry. $50 rolls
slightly damaged roofing at half price.
Lander Lumber Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
Footing Or Putting; It's
What Counts In the Golf Game

American English RrOnunon Differ Players Putting
Should Be Made as Good Possible
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
Queensberry Sauce VIII Be B
Turkey Day Treat On Coast MAUc
BY
w. w.
NAUGHTON

Wine tche the San Francisco Lightweight FavO with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

Umpire Charlie Rigler. who had
planned to 80 on a transforming trip
TO Cuba with a nine composed of Ma
tonal league stars, has called off the
trip Ii is believed that the trip OF
the Athletics and the manner in which
they have defeated the Cuban cham
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

They think very well of the Richie
WolEast match here. The thing that
makes IL or norticular interest to To-
cal SPORTS is the fact that Richie is
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
HITS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
small Economics That VIII Go Far To
ward lessenins the Monthly
Expense Account.

slightly soiled ribbons, IL we'll pow.
oefed with French chalk or magnesia
held over the heat from a stove for
rev minutes. will quickly shed any
grease or soil. They should be care
iuiiy pressed after the powder and soil
nave been brushed OF.
Smoke from a damp or ,;as often
soils a ceiling in one particular spot.
"nife the rest remains beautifully
"hlte. II is useful to know that soil
Gu ceilings caused by lamp and gas
VIII be rendered less conspicuous II
RUBBED over with dry whiting.
10 make baked potatoes dry and
mealy. just when potatoes are tender
put a fork at least twice into each po-
'ato 70 let the steam escape.
Salt and vinegar make an excellent
mixture for cleaning water bottles and
VINE decanters. Put a dessertspoon-
iui or rough salt into a decanter,
moisten 1t with vinegar and then
snake the decanter till the stains are
removed.
10 clean a meat chopper. put u piece
OF bread through It after you have
oeen chopping raisins, meat, or any
tnlng that Is hard to wash out OF a
chopper and you will have no diff
Guilty In washing 1t afterward
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
DISH OF SMOTHERED BEEF
WAGE UP With MacaronI, II 10 Most
Delicious for Dinner When the
Weather 10 Cold.

Two pounds Of shank Tor any pre-
1erred cut). Have saucepan very hot,
ny out a piece of fat or grease, bot
tom with butter, cut up meat and
place In pan. allowing to fry until
smeared on every side Salt and pep
per. dredge with -four. pour on boiling
water to Just cover meat, cover close
y and simmer slowly until nearly
zone. Do not add more water unless
there Is danger of going dry, for you
only want enough for gravy, and not
stew. Twenty minutes before serv-
Ing pare potatoes and add whole with
small piece Of onion. At the same
time put macaroni to cook in rapidly
boiling water and allow to boil 10
minutes. stirring often with a fork
SO as not to break. then drain and
add to meat. Cook all together un.
I'll potatoes are done. Take out thick
part on deep platter. thicken gravy
with tablespoon of -four. dissolved
with little cold water, beat very
smooth, then pour contents into plat.
ter and serve very hot Dumplings can
be added II liked.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
GAIN BY FARMERS ELEVATOR
Premium Of Three Cents Per BusheI
Earned by Every Man Selling
Grain In Western States.

If cooperative effort has made good
in any one field in America, II is in
grain marketing. The pioneering is
all done. The trail was blazed ten
years ago. and the road is now easy.
safe and sure. The dangerous curves
and difficult grades are all located
and charted by flaring danger signs.
More than $500 farmers elevators
in successful operation in the great
grain states Of the west are earning
directly or indirectly a premium of
over three cents per bushel for every
man selling grain within the sphere of
cooperative influence. No other line
of business records so small a percent.
age of failures. Extend the move
ment to every community where
grain is grown for market. Winter
time is the season to organize. Is
your community under the domination
of the grain dealers combine? Why
nc lead in the formation of farmers
elevator?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
Farmers Educational
mi and Operative
Hi Union of America


Organization is business sanity.
Every man should be his own main.
spring.
Why don't you like cold weather; its
Q sign you are old.
To be able to say nothing when 1t
a best to keep still is a gift.
Who is first in bed at your house at
night? We will bet 1t is father.
Some people become so busy that
they have no time to do anything.
The cause of unhappiness is easily
gotten rid of IL wealth is the cause.
There is no life more worth the liv-
ing than that of the farmer on his
farm
The man who borrows trouble. as
q rule, has to go of his own farm
70 find 1t.
The schoolboy who milks regularly
every night and morning is all the bet
ter for 1t.
Never put dollar into your pocket
which lowers your character when 1t
goes down.
The old proverb, There Is nothing
new under the sum-" has no reference
! 70 farming.
Your life Is your religion; what you
10 counts for a great deal more than
What you believe.
Keep ahead Of your work. You will
sleep better, feel better and be better
company to your family.
No good farmer or true patriot or
genuine poet will require q woman to
Gary water or saw wood.
The young man who doesn't fear
debt sometimes learns to fear 1t
through force Of circumstances.
The short courses and farmers in
situtes you attend this winter will
make you better farmer next year.
Boys and young horses will do
lot Of work, but don't expect them
10 do 1t all at once. Give them time.
There 10 only one way in which a
fArmer can be swindled in a
hnd deal IL he's anything of
farmer, and that is by buying land
without seeing 1t.
In marketing farm products the best
plan Is to know exactly what one Is
going to get before offering the goods
for sale. In this connection co-opera-
i've systems help.
A better understanding Of your
1eighbor may convince you that he
b "a better man than you thought him
10 be. Cultivate a habit of agree
ahleness, even IL 1t takes federation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
Calumet Enda aaad Iuckn

Remember when you were a youngster
what trial baking day was? II Moth
or was lucky. everything went finely-but
IL she had bad luck" her cakes and her
pies and her bread were failures. Her
success In baking seemed to depend al
most altogether on luck"
Nowadays there's no such thing as
baking luck At least. not In the kitch-
ems OF the up-to-date cooks. Simply be-
cause Calumet Baking Powder has
smashed that old time idea. 1t has made
baking sure OF success. 1t has made in
experienced cooks able to bake perfect
~, and day after day II Is saving hun
oreds OF dollars worth Of time and ma
terfals by doing away with costly failures.
Calumet Baking Powder is the purest
baking powder made-and guaranteed not
only to be pure, but to stay pure in the
can and In the baking. Calumet has
twice been officially judged the best bak-
Ing powder made-receiving the highest
awards at the Worlds Pure Food Expo
O9lO. Adv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
SCALES ON SCALP ITCHED

Muskogee, Okla.-"For more than a
year was afflicted with scalp disease.
There were large white flakes or
scales which caused the painful Itch
ing and my scratching would bring
blood and cause sores. My hair came
out In large quantities and what re-
NAMED was thin, dry and lifeless. My
temples were completely bare. Dur.
ing this time tried everything that
thought would help me but nothing
seemed to do any good. A friend ad-
vtsed me to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment.
Il bathed with Cuticura Soap and
applied Cuticura Ointment. At the
end Of about four weeks my scalp was
sound and well and my hair had thick
ened up and grown wonderfully in
such short time" (Signed) Mrs.
d. w. Mcclellan, Dec. 16, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Adv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
Bed Clothes.

Lightweight bed clothes are bette,
and warmer than heavy old-fashioned
quilts and stuffy blankets. You car
make thick, light comfortables OF
cheesecloth. with three or four layers
Of cotton, the soft kind that comes
In big rolls. for a very little money
that will give as much satisfaction
as an eiderdown silk comfortable. The
stores are full of attractive cheese.
cloth or silkoline, and the cotton to
NJ then Is cheap. II you can not af.
ford hair mattresses. buy The cotton
felt ones. with thick. loose pad to
put on top.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-28
Minced Euus.

Chop coarsely five hard boiled eggs
Season with one-quarter teaspoonful OF
salt. Put over the fire in a suitable
dish a cupful Of milk. a tablespoonful
Of butter. one-fourth of teaspoonful
Of salt. dash Of pepper and half tea
spoonful Of savory chopped small
When this comes to a boil stir into II
a tablespoonful of -four dissolved in
q little cold milk. When of creamlike
thickness add the minced eggs. stir II
gently around and around for a few
minutes. Serve garnished with little
squares of toast Any desired flavor
may bs added to the mince, such as
mushrooms, shrimps. or shredded an
chovy.