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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

Joined the Giants. but one 1eOk at I'm
in action at the bat was enough Tor the
tell Of what the New York manager
said after Dan BrOuthers, the scout,
had brought his find to the Polo
. '-There's guy that's a hitter" re-
marked EcGraW. He falls away on
his back and hits them. 1t won't make
any difference TO him whether the
pitcher is a left or Egnt handler And
It doesn't.
and follows the bail with his eye and
punches at it He is what is known
as a natural hitter and free sWinSer.
the acme Of baJung, perLectlon; II Is
bat sOuthpaW pitchers
Many Players Are ssBeaned.s
Many batters who have no desire %
the league get ''beaned" and are plate
shy ever afterWard- That IS the uIIl-
mate test Of gameness in a ball player
To get "beaned" is to be nit IN the
head with a fast ball. and It always
means going to sleep. the duration OF
which the ball is hurled and the 5us-
ceptibility OF the bean. sometimes u
results in two days in the hospital
spent in state Of CONS
After such q terrifying experience
man is naturally timid about standing
up TO the plate when the ball IS AGAIN
this fact AMI keeping a carefully com
piled list of the ~beaned' boys many
pitchers have acquired the unSpOE Is
manlike habit OF throwing the first
ball at the head OF these men who have
been "beaned" once. This is to drive
them away from the plate There is
little sentiment in baseball.
Many men have been "beaned- and
have come back strong Roger Bres-
nahan. formerly the Giants catcher.
was hit in the face with a pitched bal
when the Giants were playing C1neln-
natl several years ago, and II made
extensive alterations in his face. He
spent some time in a hospital. but
when he came out he was up there bat
ting Just as strongly as ever. and never
considers how many are shot - his
head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

- AN FRANCISCO, CAL. Dec. T.
San Francisco has a worlds cham
~ piOn pugilist and is very proud Of
him. He is the first champion this city
has boosted since Jim Corbett downed
John [. Sullivan. He is the first light
weight champion we have ever had,
although we have made more than one
bid for the honor.
It is cause for general regret that
the title came to Richie through a
foul Still as Spider Kelly, one of the
sages Of sluggerdom, says, 1T might
.'Supposing.' argued Kelly, that
WOlgaSt had been slowly but surely
battering Richie down and the foul
or alleged foul-occurred when a VOL
CAST victory was inevitable Think OF
the things that would have been SAID
gering around flinging his arms ABOUT
like d lOngshOreman after having MS
eyes turned in his head by a smash
that put him to the floor and dazed
crowd believed that Wolgast touled de-
HberateE to escape the disgrace or a
knockout and the remainder gave MIN
the benefit of the doubt and Said ms
brain was cloudy and ne could not see
where he was hitting Few viii argue
that WOlgaSt was not a beaten man at
the tine, anyhow, so that by foul or py
fair the title went where II belonged
Chrisfened "ArrOGant Ad."
1t IS very evident there WOuAu nav z
been more sympathy for WOlgast If he
had not displayed such bad ring man
ners during the fight He cOntrasted
so unfavorably with the other lad that
one Of the ringside witnesses christ
ened the pair Arrogant Ad ana
"Wistful Willie"
Richie told afterwards that " o1gast
called him vulgar names and used IN
decent language in every round But
the abuse was confined to hoarse Whls-
pers and the crowd heard II not.
Wolgast began to talk for puDhca-
ton in the resting spell between the
sixth and seventh round 1t was IN the
sixth round that Richie began TO hold
himself in reserve in accordance with
instructions from his manager, and
WoIgaSt in common with many others,
thought that Ritchie's condition was
giving out. s,, -.o77o,
Wolgast TO the seconds who We're
surfnl1ling. sponging and tOWeHnS MN
'FlI jab him to pieces.
Wolgast talked so that he could De
heard half way to the main doors ana
IT was believed he intended MS re-
marks to be far-reach1ng.
He was ably supported Dy nandser
Tom Jones who stood behind his chair
Jones cIaDped his hands together IKE
a race track layer Of odds who IS try
ing to stimulate business ana Snouled
loudly. Come. come. finish him up
and let US get out of this
Wolgast managed to land on Richie
nose with an overland punch IN Lne
round that followed and as the otooo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
MANY CHANGES IN
BASKETBALL RULES
The Style of Play Is Not
Changed, but Team
Work Is Developed.

Changes in the basketball rules for
the present season do not effect the
more power. Heretofore there has been
too great a tendency to play the man
instead Of the ball and too much indi-
vidual play, TO the detriment of team
play, in advancing the ball toward the
goal Therefore some changes have
been made as follows:
Ruel 1, Sec "A player must not en-
ter the game while tn ebau is in play.
He must wait until the official has
blown his whistle He must report to
the officials. Failure to comply with
these regulations may give the oppos-
ing team a free throw.
Rule 6, Sec 5-When the ball passes
from out of bounds to out of bounds,
without touching a player in transit, it
goes to the player first touching it out
of bounds.
z Rule 2. Sec. Interference with a
player who has not the ball is block
ing
Rule Il. Sec Players are re-
strained from attempting to discomfort
a free thrOwer in any way.
Rule 19, Sec. IA captain is allowed
to call time out only three times during
a game. A greater number is a delay
and shall be subject to a penalty.
Rule 10, Sec. 2-The game is to be
played in halves instead of quarters,
as heretofore.
Rule 19, Sec. "a player leaving the
floor without permission from the ref
cree OF umpire before the end of a
half violates this rule and free throw
shall be given to the opposite side.
Rule q. Sec. 9-Immediately after a
foul has been called, the referee must
place the ball on the free throw line
and the throw must be made within
10 seconds thereafter.
Rule p, Sec. S-If an attempt is made
to discomfort a player having a free
throw, another trial shall be given
him.
Rule q. Sec. s-The rule providing
for the disqualification of player who
has been charged with four personal
fouls in a game shall not be set aside
but must be enforced in all games
Rule &c, Sec. S-The official shall
designate the player on whom a foul
is called and shall indicate a personal
foul by raising his hand clearly above
the head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

crept down over Ritehie's lips Wolgast
sneered whats. the use OF blocking
with your nose
Richie Sorry for WOIEast.
It is said that all is fair in love.
war and politics and no doubt WOlgast
felt he was perfectly entitled to adopt
any method of coarse badinage that
improved his chances Of winning. But
when Ritchie received the signal from
his corner to tear loose again and when
after pulling even with WGlgast in the
tenth round he kept right along and
beat WOIgast to the floor in the six
teenth. those close to the ring remern-
bering WolgaSts bumpttousness OF
speech and bearing withheld their con-
dOIeuces.
After the fight if was stiU a case Of
ArrOgan Ad and Wistful Willie. Vol
CAST in a signed statement to the press
said that Richie was not by any
means the fighter his friends cOnsid-
would show that AID Wolgast was still
the best 1873 FOUNDER living.
Richie concluded his mild statement
with the words.
good. honest title-hOlder"
ITS a remarkable thing that Richie
name does not appear in the 1912
record books. should now be the worlds
lightweight champion 1t IS also re-
markable how the life lines Of Richie
and WOlgast have crossed and re-
crossed
Has No Earnarks Of pug
Richie secured his first boost I'D the
ladder of fame when at few hours
notice ne went to Los Angeles on
THANKSGIVING, day year ago, and
acted as understudy for WOlgast in a
bout with Freddie Welsh That was
when WOlgaSt was taken down with
~1pendicitis. Then on the anniversary
Of the day in question Richie relieved
WOIgast of his championship laurelS.
How long a tenure OF the champion
ship title is in store for Richie remains
to be seen, but one thing is certain;
the title is in good hands No better
gentleman than Richie exists in any
walk of life. He is courteous and in
teIlfgent at any time and has none OF
the earmarl1s Of the genus pug
From the first time he had seen Vol
cast box he had been obsessed With
the idea he could beat the Michigan
Wildcat
the best lightweight in the world" ex-
planned Richie For all know. there
are any number Of boys better than
am. There are quite a number that
would not say Onhand can defeat
But believe-am confident IN fact
can conquer WOlgast and am going
after him to the exclusion Of all
others 7 am willing to wait until the
chance comes and when the match IS
made 7 bet my little accumulatiOn--the
amount is not very IarSe-On ms
Willie has been patient and stead
fast and has proved the truth OF his
claims
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
Thorpe, BrickIey or Wendell
RackffeId Talent.

beat out Thorpe, BrickIey or Wendell!
BackfieId Talent.
What a wonderful array Of back
field talent! Indeed it is tough for
fellows like "Hobe" Baker. Hardwicl1
and Aroasa to take a back seat from
anyone Hardwick's game against
Yale was every bit as brilliant as that
of BrickIey-a trifle brighter IN
straight football carrying the ball But
then Brickley gets the call because Of
his wonderful kicking ability. He reg
istered Is of the 20 punts scored
against Yale and nine OF the 16 rolled
up against Princeton. Brickley is one
of the most wonderful football play
ers of all time.
And Jim Thorpe, Of the indians,
where can you beat him? Wonder
fully accurate in his kicking, just like
Brickley, he is even a more brilliant
line smasher and as a runner through
a broken field he has no equal Add
to this the ability of punting equal 10
that of FELTON, and you have the ideal
back.
Wendell. Of Harvard, seems in a
class all by himself as a fullback- Of
fensively and defensively he is as near
perfection as possible. He is great
field general in the bargain, sure
tackler and a dead shot at taking
punts as well as a sl1illful dodger in
running them back
Ketcham a Great Center.
There viii be no dispute over the
center position. hetcham, OF ale, mas
that cinched beyond q question. 1t is
not necessary to go into details He
stands head and shoulders above any
contemporary. Cooney did great work
beside this wonderful center and for
that reason is picked as one of the
guards. MOrey, of Dartmouth, seems
entitled to the other guard position
He is far better man than Cooney,
without a doubt and with either Har-
ward or Yale would attract much OF
the limelight.
Guyon. the grim indian, looks like
the best tackle of the year He has
the strength of two ordinary men and
the speed of an end Defensively he
can stand any sort Of shock. He is a
wonder at covering kicks and demon
at carrying the ball he was one OF
Warmers most reliable ground-gatn-
ers on the old -'tackle-aTOund' play
this year. And the best part of it, like
Thorpe, he is a man of steel fiber, i'm
perViOus to injury. StOreT, OF the
Crimson, is an able mate for GuyOn.
He played wonderful ball all season,
but against Yale excelled- That one
game alone would enttile him to high
est honOrs. Deyore, Of the Army, has
been away below his s1911 form all
season.
BomeisIer an Ideal End.
BOmeisler and FELTON, would make an
ideal pair of ends. Both are fast men
and sure tacklers- FELTON, is one of
the most remarkable punters in the
game which gives him an added ad-
vantage. Despite an injury which kept
him out Of the game for a great part
strong and in the games against
Princeton and Harvard showed the
best form Of anyone at the position
this year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
SHORT, .SNAPPY SPORTLETS

opponent will be selected from one
Of three most prominent cOntenders
for the lightweight title-Franhle
Burns. Joe Rivers and Joe Mandot-
Steve Casey, the New Zealand al
black rugby football star, has estab-
ished a record that he has played
in 100 representative matches ana
taken part in nearly 500 engagements
without suffering an accident
That baseball fraternity seems 10
sleep Those recent mutterlngs OF ac-
Melvin sheppard is pinking up for
the meet in the 69th regiment armory'
New York, on Dec p The champion
half miller says that he will be In the
best of shape.
George Memsic, whom Ad WOlgast
once gave credit for hitting him the
hardest blow he has ever taken. IS
down and out in Los Angeles. Memsics
last fight was in the northwest He
posed as a ringer and bet S1S00, every
cent he had, that he could beat Bud
Anderson, a northwest lightweight A
coup was planned, and Anderson
friends backed him against the IN
known, who adopted the title or
Y Dung COrbett." In the eighth round
Anderson knocked out the unknown
who proved to be Nemsic- It broke
Memsic's heart and he has been on
the down grade ever since
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

fastest and most scientific boxer in
world in COrbett- He knew that
il would be impossible to get through
crafty COrbett's guard and reach his
jaw Therefore he decided that the
body would be his bullseye-
The anatOmist explained the work
ings of the stomach and abdomen to
the tall, thin bruiser He showed him
the most vulnerable point Of the chest,
a place under the arch Of a rib on the
left side about the size of a silver dol
lar Here the solar plexus is exposed,
and a punch there would cripple any
human
Corbett always said that he lost the
fight because he thought he had F'itz
going. Fitz was pretty badly cut up
by the lightning jabs that Gentleman
Jim rained on him. The Australian
was battered and shaky when Corbett,
smiling and confident, watched him
in the 14th round. 1t was time to
finish Fitz COrbett thought.
COrbett made the mistake Of lead
ing with his right to crack Fits jaw.
This tactic brought his own body IN
range Of Fits fists. It was the open
ing that foxy Fitz had been looking
for since the fight began, and he was
quick to take advantage of it The
blow was hard, but it travelled only
eight inches.
CoFbett fell on one knee. He was
perfectly conscious, but as helpless as
If he had been waIlOped on the Jaw.
As soon as the blow landed on its
ark it paraIyzed the phrenic pIexus,
which in turn caused the diaphragm
to stop working. COrbett couldn't
breathe, and didn't breathe until the
effects of the punch had worn off In
tOlled off by the referee, and Fitz be-
came champion Of the world because
of the advice he had received from
his friend, the anatomist.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

ton and the latter was so badly Wor-
sted that the newspapers accused MN
of fOuling to avoid being put away, l
stated that Britton had demonstrated
he was the better boxer and outclassed
the Indianapolis lad The latteT's
manager took exception to my remarks
and in a letter to the press intimated
that 1 was prejudiced and that Saylor
had been given the worst OF II Dy
the referee, or words to that effect.
With no desire to rub it IN, but IN
justice to myself, 1 wish to say that 1
do not allow friendship or prejudice
to influence me where a matter of
comparative skill Of boxers is con-
cerned. At the time I was convinced
Britton was the better man and frank
ly said so. The result of the Dayton
battle the other night proves 1 had
the boys sized up right.
For some reason Packey Mcfarland
maintains a discreet silence when the
subject Of boxing Jack Britton IS
mentioned. Can it be that the marvel
Ously clever Packey has outgrown the
mis- fit" class in which he and Brit
ton have long been ornaments Mac
has several times been on the verge
Og getting a crack at the lightweight
championship only to have something
interfere and upset the plans, and now
when the title has changed hands and
the probability that the weight, limit
is to be raised, it would be hard luck
make the 135 pound mark. I know
that Packey Mcfarland has been pill
ing up weight for a long time, and
the process Of taking off the poundage
become a great task. At the same
time I think a matter Of a few pounds
one way or the other would make lit
tie difference so far as Britton is con-
cerned. At any rate, we would like
to hear from Packey about the pro-
posed BrittOn match, or his friends
Will begin to believe the report that
he intends to retire from the ring,
while the knockers will boldly assert
he is afraid to take a chance with the
skillful BrittOn.
Tom ORourke and Al Palzer are
about due in Los Angeles, as they left
New York early in the week. Palzer
is matched to box the winner of the
Jim Flynn Luther McCarty bout
which is to be held at Tom McCarey's
Vernon arena next Tuesday. The big
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
Anatomist Helped Fitz Win Big Fight
Pa1alyzng
Regarding the

r ORE than Is years have passed
nv since the afternoon in Carson
City. New, when Bob Fitz-
simmons sent James J. Corbett, dou-
bled up and paralyzed, to the resin
dust on the floor of the ring
The terrific blow that Fitz dealt
to Corbett's stomach made a new
worlds heavyweight champion, and
now. although the title has since
passed into other hands, Corbett never
got over the effects Of this Gripping
blow.
7 have never been the same" he
frankly explained, since the after
noon F1tZ put over that terrific left
hand hook to my stomach, and I knew
that some day just such a thing
would happen The surgeons have re-
moved my appendix, but feel certain
that no operation would ever have
been necessary had I been able to
guard my stomach from the on
slaughts of Fitz as well as I guarded
my face"
In the newspapers Of March IS. 1897,
fight enthusiasts from coast to coast
devOured the account Of the big fight
at Nevada, which the big journals
served 10 their readers by the page.
They were puzzled to read that FitZ
won the fight by hitting Corbett a
stiff blow in the solar plexus. $50
lar plexus, what's that2" they thought
Had Fitz beaten doctors at their own
game, and discovered a new organ in
the human body? Many thought so,
for puzzled ring veterans who had
seen bloody fights on the turf and in
the ring for years could never recol-
lect Of any bruiser being knocked out
by a punch on the solar plexus''
Why hadn't Heenan or Sayers or old
Yank Sullivan thought Of the solar
plexus blow they wondered?
They learned that the solar plexus
was a network of nerves controlling
the abdomen A part of this big nerve
system is the phrenic plexus. which
controls the rising and falling Of the
diaphragm If the solar plexus is par
alyzed, then the phrenic plexus dead
ems in sympathy with it. and the
whole motor of the system stops
working The diaphragm fails to per
form its functions and breathing stops.
Fitz learned these facts from an
anatomists with whom he consulted
in order TO study the chest on scien-
tiflc lines. 1t was part of Fits cam
paign to win the championship. and
shows that the Australian was stu
dent as well as a smashing hitter
Fitz knew that he was meeting the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
Richie Is First Lightweight ~ lanes
To Secure Title On Foul Former 2s aa champion
IfDrd Weights Paud und VIII * nt1n


fellow has been suffering from a very
bad cold, but it is thought the miIder
climate of southern California will
speedily cure him Of the ailments and
allow Two or three weeks of hard
work.
Regarding the Flynn-McCarty battle,
it looks to me that the veteran Flynn
ought to bring home the bacon In
less, of course, McCarty is, vastly i'm
proved over his New York form The
rules prevailing in the west should
help Jim as mis- long suit is in fighting.
AIcCarty, I think is too green for the
Pueblo man. Palzer should prove more
of a match for Flynn. His style is Of
the same rushing variety and he is
no stranger to close range fighting as
O'ROurke has had him specialize in
that department of the game in the
training camp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
CLARKE OF THE PIRATES HAS
CONFERENCE WITH BRESNAHAS.

Toledo Ohio, Dec Fred Clarke,
manager of the Pittsburg baseball
club. and Roger Bresnahan had long
conference last night but Bresnahan
did not sign a Pittsburg contract nor
will Clarke say that he has Bresna-
hans promise to play for him
On the contrary Clarke states that
the situation is just as it was before;
that Bresnahan would not be IN a
position to negotiate with any club
until the matter of the broken con
tract with St Louis is settled; that
there were three clubs after Bresna-
hans services and nothing would be
officially done until he and the St
Louis club owners settle their differ
enceS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

4
- make a ballplayer out Of him"
is the often repeated prescription OF
John J. McGraW, the manager OF Lne
Giants. when discussing the requisites
Few GOOD Filters have been manu-
featured. Like poets painters ana
other artists, they are born not MADE
The latent talent lingering there IS 70
be developed. To continue along the
1IcGraw line Of thought. the manager
of the Giants has built baSepaII cIuD
out of a lot of batters. and has won
pennants with it There are certain
faults a batter can correct that VIII
The cardinal sin Of batting is step
ping back. Many Q yOungster comes
into the big league IN the spring Win
his heart full of hope and stimulated
by the same ambition TO CLIMB Wnlcn
actuates men in other walks OF nIes
and goes out in the field ana does sem
satiOnal work. Then comes the real
'.Take a turn at the bat" says the
The recruit walks up to the plate and
the acid test is usually applied first
IbooF MANAGE f o dne st ms ms BeSn
the man steps back from the plate he
at the same time steps back from the
limelight, because his chances OF big
league associations go with the foot
He puts one foot IN the water pail.
is the verdict OF the manager, and II IS
the players death warrant for last
company.
Suppose. however. that he is clumsy
IN the IlelQ ana n1uQleS the Dd44 aM
wardly. but when he comes TO the plate
he steps up toward the bean BALI
and ducks only his head after he sees
that it is not going to break and curve
over the plate.
Batte-s Born. Not Made.
There's a guy that's got the stuff in
him." declares the manager, and he
holds to him and sets about making
fielder out OF the recruit Many a man
has come to the Giants in just this
Larry Doyle was far from a polished
performer at second base when he