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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

above all has a good head. This lat
ter asset is. an important one and
without it a bixer has no more chance
to go to the top of his division than
a baseball pitcher without control has
to climb into the Mathewson class.
In good hands ShUgrue would have
been recognized before this as
championship candidate. Somehow or
other he has been kept in the back
ground while boys he has beaten, not
ably Leach Cross, have been given
greater opportunities. This does not
speak well for his manager, whoever
he may be- With as good material as
ShUgrue has proved himself a live
wire" would have had the boy in the
competition for a bout for the cham
pionship long before this. AS it is
Shugrue is not known to the majority
of experts as the good fighter he
really is.
Every fight fan Knows what Jack
Britton can do. He has met and de-
feated practically all the leaders of
ceptiOn Of the champion Packey Nc
Farland and the loss of the decision
to Richie happened in a four rOund
go at San Francisc four years ago and
its BUSINESS has been questioned by
many who saw the mill. Of course,
Britton was outpOinted by Packey Nc
Farland, and by a wide margin, but
that's no disgrace as the lightweight
does not live who could hope to do
any better against that great expo
nent Of boxing in a limited round en-
gagement-
VictOrs Over Leach Cross.
Both Shugrue and Britton have
earned popular" verdicts over Leach
Cross Los Angeles fans who saw
Cross batter down Bud Anderson and
more recently outpOint the veteran,
Matty Baldwin, think pretty pretty
well of the New Yorker, and are
boosting his claims for a battle with
Richie, but if they had even seen
Leach perform against a clever boxer
they would not be so sure that he is
the goods. Britton made Cross look
positively foolish, and Shugrue, while
not making it so one-sided earned the
unanimous verdict of all the local ex-
perts. mention these things to give
readers line on this youngster Shu-
grue.
The coming contest will be an i'm
pOrtant one for both Britton and Shu-
grue- It viii mean the elimination of
one or the other for the Immediate fu-
ture as a candidate for important
matches, and Will put the winner in
line for a bout with Ritchie when the
champion heads in this direction as he
has promised to do sometime this fall.
In the recent discussion regarding
Hltcult next opponent the important
fact has been lost sight of that Packey
Mcfarland is the logical contender for
the title The talk about Packey's
weight barring him from future COM
petition for lightweight honors is like
~ TO come a cropper if the ChicagOan
is, as report has it, in training, and
has expressed the desire to box the
champion on the latter's terms. Per
sOnally 1 doubt whether Mcfarland
can make 133 pounds ringside, and I
also question Ritchie's ability to do
that figure. But a match calling for
1913 pounds several hours before ring
time would permit the boys to come
into the ring prepared to do their very
best.
There are no set rules demanding
that championship matches shall DE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

y T. LOUIS, No, Aug. 9.-Those fast
flying Maps, who had made noises
like real pennant contenders, were
suddenly hushed in Philadelphia Mon
day.
Having cut down the lead of the
Mackmen considerably because of five
successive victories over the falterlnS
Red Sox and because the lowly and
despised Browns had taken two falls
out of four attempts against the Ath-
letics, there were some who beIleVed
the Maps still had a chance to head
off the Philadelph1ans.
In other words. it looked as If the
Maps were getting their second wind,
while the Athletics showing against
the Browns. who succeeded IN beating
Plank and Bender, Connie Macks best
hurlers, indicated that the Macks were
slipping.
Maps Helpless Before Recruit.
But c. Mack is a peculiar Individual
and has peculiar ways of doing things
He created the biggest surprise mag
Unable by sending yonug Shawkey, re-
international Ieague) team, against
the Maps That looked as if Mack held
the OhiOans lightly.
Shawkey's last outing was against
the Browns He took the hill and
threw one ball to Shotton- Bert
whacked it out and Shawkey came out
ShOttOn's hit in that portion OF the
Browns game represented just one
but two singles off the former Oriole
and lost the game.
Birmingham used a trio of hurlers.
He picked one of his best bets, Fred
Falkenberg, to start the game. But
Falky hurled only three rounds, during
which time the Mackmen collected four
runs. Kahler then took I'D the burden
and at the finish recruit named
Dashner was working for the Maps.
John COOmbs to the Rescue.
A great week day crowd saw the
game. The recent good work of the
Maps had awakened new enthusiasm in
the Philly fans.
Part of this noise was occasiOned by
the presence on the field in uniform of
lawn Coombs, the iron man" of the
Macks, who has pitched only two
games this season. But despite his
long absence from the game, the Ele-
plants have managed TO get out in
front.
And now that that lead is threatened
by the Cleveland crowd Coombs is
ready to aid his mates. AS Connie
Mack recently remarked, the illness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
Odds Favor Gage For Sundays Fight
Battling" Mante11 May Come Here
By Hop .

pounds. is anxious to meet frankie
Gage, Fighting Thorpe, or any Sc
lection the promoters may make Nat
T. Robinson a personal friend of Tom
McCarey. and who has piloted the des-
TIMES Of Abe Attell and several other
high-class boxers, has received a com
municatiOn from Manteu in which the
featherweight says he wants to come
to the southwest Robinson dropped
off in FL Paso while ca his way to
Los Angeles, to look over FL Paso as
a fight center, and was favOrably i'm
pressed with the arena and conditions
for a first-class boxing club in Juarez
or FL PasO. Manteu has met and de-
feated Young Brown. the sensational
east slider, whom Jack BrittOn out
pointed in 10 rounds at New YOS[ re-
Gently Louis De POnthieu, lightweight
champion of France, and Jack White,
who is booked to meet Johnny Dun
dee on August u, at Los Angeles,
have also fought Manteil. Willie How
ard, Packey HOmney, noted eastern
featherWeights, have also been de-
feated by the Brooklyn boxer He
will probably arrive here about August
20 and meet the winner Of Sundays
Gage-F1Oyd contest on Labor day.
A o. Ross. manager Of FOwser,
said Friday that he believed FOWser
could whip either Al Smauldi1g or Luis
Gonzales, who fight at Silver City on
August Is. and he would be glad to
match him with the winner OF the
bout on Labor day. FOwser and Her
rick worked out at the East FL Paso
camp Friday, and the FL Paso Welter
is improving daily.
Foxy" Miller, promoter Of the Sill
yer City A C., has signed Gonzales
and Smaulding for a 10-rOund bout to
be staged on August Is Smaulding
knocked Gonzales out in a bout at Al
buquerque a year ago and is confident
of repeating his former experience.
Young Gene, of FL PasO, a brother Of
kid" Payo, and Rafael Flores, the
Silver City fighter, viii go on in an
eight-rOund semi-Windup. Miller is
making efforts to secure Frank FOw-
ser to meet the winner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

z EFTY FLOYD and frankie Gage
wound up their two weeks hard
- training Friday afternoon and
both principals are down to ringside
weight for the contest Everything is
in readiness for the show, which is
made up Of ANAL star. card Gage
because Of his ring experience and
cleverness, is picked to win over the
short route, but Floyd, who has never
Travelled over 10 rounds before, is
snappy little fellow, and 1t promises
to be a holly contested bout for at
least six or eight rounds.
Floyd, while smaller than Gage, has
had difficulty in making $50 pounds,
and, as Gage can easily make the
specified scale, 1913 ringside, both light
weights viii probably weigh in the
same.
In the im-windup, which promises
to be the most evenly matched bout
on the card, Max HalfOrd is booked
to meet Bart Gordon, the Oklahoma
neddleweight- HalfOrd is a natural
welterWejght and the poundage Of las
at 10 o'clock in the morning is easy
for him. It was thought that Cor
don would have difficulty in making
the required scale. but, as he tipped
exactly $50 pounds after his workout
Friday, it is probable that he will
come in at the mark. He has offered
to wager 2 to 1 that he can make the
weight HalfOrd declared that if he
did not, he would take the forfeit and
knock him out in two rounds Cor
don has participated in two bouts
across the river, and, while a slow
moving, slOW-thinking fighter, he is
usually there with the goods.
kid" Leva and Battling" Burke
will meet in a fOur-rOund curtain
raiser Burke met Doe Williams, the
soldier featherwefght, in Juarez sew
eral weeks ago LeTa is an agrees
sive bantamWeight, who hits hard and
is continually on the defensive.
A boxer repuJed by eastern critics
to be the coming featherWeight cham
pion, will soon arrive in FL PasO.
Battling Manteu. the Brooklyn
fighter, scaling between 12S and 133
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
Mcfarland Is Ready Willie Richie Champions DUN Teri
Gray Works as Bockstop With
Ell Paso Against Santa Rita
Former First Baseman Pitcher and AlStar Player of
Ell Paso's Team in the Cactus League, Is Now
Maverick Sundays Game at Washington
Park Will Start at $50 O'clock

garding the action, and the game will
start at the original time.
The Santa Rita Diggers arrived Sat
urday morning, accompanied by umpire
HarrOd, who is reputed to be the best
umpire in the circuit Tickets for Il
were wired to the Diggers, requesting
them TO bring HarrOd. who will work
with EckstOne Saturday and Sunday
Eleven players represent the club. This
viii be the last chance OF the Santa
Rita team to win the Copper league
pennant and as the Mavericks have
aspirations for the flag also. there is
sure to be series of hard fought
games,
Chief Gutierrez left Friday night for
BeIen, II. NJ, to pitch for that team Sat
urday and Sunday. The Belen officials
wired Tommy Smith, manager of the
local club, asking him to lend them a
pitcher. Harry Kane worked Saturday
and Nellis will go on the rubber in Sun
days cantO.
One hundred grandstand seats have
been engaged by the GO-Easy club
members and they Will attend the game
in a body Sunday afternoon.
Clyde Wooden. the former FL Paso
player, viii probably work out with the
Mavericks some time next week
Wooden will not be given a tryout at
third base, but Will work for any posi-
ton. Jackson IS the best third sacker
the team has had this season and there
is little prospect Of a change.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

EW YORK, Aug 9.-The St
Nicholas Athletic club, of this
city, has changed owners-or at
least the management and matchmak-
ing departments are in new hands.
The Mcmahon brothers, Jess and Ed
die, who promoted a number of i'm
portant matches during their incum-
bency, are out, and Jimmy Johnston,
probably better known to fight follow
ers as the manager of George (Boer)
Rodel and other scrappers, is now in
command
It is rumored that Billy Gibson,
chief mogul at the Garden and Fair
mount boxing clubs, has acquired
controlling interest and has Installed
Johnston as his representative For
a long time a rivalry has existed be-
tween the Garden and St Nicholas,
which, during the cooler months when
boxing thrived, proved very expensive
to both Institutions, and if Gibson has
obtained control of the st. Nick 1t IS
a clever stroke of business on his part
as il removes the only real local rival
the Garden has had in the matter OF
staging contests between the big guns
of the ring. The St. Nicholas club
did not hold its usual Wednesday
for the Smith-Flynn affair at the Gar
den. This indicates that the rumor Of
Gibson's interest is well founded.
BritOn-Shugrue Bout.
However, the st. Nicholas club is
not to be abandoned by any means
Matchmaker Johnston has already an
nounced a pretentiOus program for
the next few months Among the star
features scheduled is a bout between
Jack BrittOn and Young Joe Shugrue,
New Jerseys candidate for the light
weight championship; also matches be-
tween Sam Langford and Joe Jean
nette and Al Palzer and Frank Moran.
These bouts will be scheduled so as
not to conflict with important dates
at the Garden.
The BrittOn-Shugrue affair looks
like one of the very best matches that
could be arranged between topnotch
lightweights barring a contest in
which the champion of the division
would participate. The boys are to
come together at 1873 pounds ringside,
and, if there is anything in the dope,
should furnish the fans with a scien-
tific treat, Britton and Shugrue know
the game thoroughly and appear to
be evenly matched in everything but
experience. and there alone Jack seems
to have it on his younger rival
ShuSrue Is Clever.
Young Shugrue has all the ear
marks of a regular fighter. He can
box cIeverly. has a useful punch, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

MIN a young man who was in a very
rev months TO blossom out into one of
the real wonders OF baseball Not
since Russell Ford of the Yankees and
King Cole, of the Cubs in 1910. aver
aged well above the 500 mark in VIC
tory percentage for over 80 games
their first season in fast company, has
any yOungSter DISPLAYED the class of
Washington's prize sOuthpaw BoehI-
ing reeled off Il straight victories. the
seasons mark to that time, only to
have MS winning career broken in
more or less OF a flunkv manner bv
the greatly despised St. Louis Browns
1t really was no fault of BOehling's
that he lost; more in the nature of an
accident a home run hit with two on
dld tne business IN the very first in
nlng- After that he pitched air tight
bail but his teammates could not get
him those runs back. He held the
proved him mighty game fellow and
one who did not crack when defeat
finally arrived.
Boehling is going to be of great
help to Griffith and Washington. The
team is pretty well out of the race
right now yet still has an outside
chance Certainly next year, unless
Mack braces his pitching staff, the old
Fox IS likely to give the Athletics a
night to the last ditch. Walter John
son and Joe BOehling form a pretty
good pitching staff as modern hurting
corps go.
Shares HOnOrs With johnson
But getting back to BoehIing. He
has divided in hearts of loyal Wash
ingtOn fanoOm a place until this year
usurped by the great and only Walter
Johnson His advent to fame has been
more or less of an accident But for
the fact that Griffith was forced TO
utilize him in the face of injuries to
seasoned twirlers young Joe might now
be wasting his sweetness on the des-
ert air of some bush league"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

Jew YORK Aug. e.-Manager
N Clark Griffith, of the Washing
- tons, is firm believer in luck
at least as applied to baseball It
would be pretty hard to find a man
better qualified to judge The "Old
Fox certainly has had his share Of
bumps. With the least iOta of break
Of good fortune he would have landed
at least two pennantS for Frank Far
Tell. This year he might have driven
the Athletics TO cover had his fine,
aggressive young team not been so ser
iously handicapped by injuries to play
ers.
BOehIing Is Blessing.
Griffith has had some pretty tough
luck in his career and particularly this
season. He seems man oeSIlned TO
always be on the threshold of great
fame without being able TO find the
latchstring. He has had many buffetS;
but he has likewise enjoyed some few
favors Of tickle fortune. These came
along now and then as blessings in
disguise. And not least of the lot by
any means has been Joe BOehling, the
young sOuthpaW, who so far has been
the sensation OF the major leagues this
season
It was only last spring that the "Old
Fox" deplored the decay Of competent
left handed pitching FOrk-hand
fling opined Griff, ''has become a dead
art" Why Griff should have been so
melancholy on the subject when two
such experts as "Rube" Marquard and
Eddie Plank were on hand to refute
the insinuatiOn is very hard to figure.
It may have been that all his life Crit
fifth has been disappointed IN digging
up a portsider of real merit when at
times such a one would have spelled
victory.
Hard Luck Defeat.
But at the time when the "Old Fox"
was grieving most sorely over his
years OF disappointment he had with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
SHORT, SNAPPY SPORTLETS

7 OHNNY DUNDEE has bonded him
self to fight three 1ightweights
- inside of one month. He will meet
Jack White. Tuesday, August u. He
will then rest two weeks, and meet
Tommy Murphy on Labor day On
California Admission day he is booked
to meet Ad Wolgast-
Ed Walsh has gone TO Youngstown,
Ohio, to see Bonsetter Reese. in a last
effort to save his ailing right arm
Unless the specialist aids him WalSh'S
big league days are numbered. When
the team went west, Walsh was left
in Chicago All other methods have
failed, and unless Reese can aid him.
Walsh will have to try Outfielding, if
he hopes to remain in the majors.
Frank Chance, manager of the Yam
KEGS, is now an actor. He has been
secured by a movie company TO take
the leading part in a scenario entitled
the Peerless Leader" some of the
scenes of which will be laid at the Polo
grounds, New York Catcher Sweeney
and outfielder Daniels will also appear
in the film
Ed Reulbach, last of the Chicago
Cub 1910 twirling staff and who help
ed to win pennants for the Cubs. has
for pitcher Stack. Mike Mitchell, the
outfielder, upon whom waivers have
been asked by the Chicago club, has
been claimed by Pittsburg
Ty Cobb has settled down in an eff
fort to retain his crown as leading
slugger of the world Joe Jackson now
leads Cobb by 20 points. but the De-
troit player is gaining slowly Jack
son has a total Of 401, while Cobb has
3S1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

of Coombs came as a blessinp, tn the
team: It forced him to test his Young
er pitchers, something he w0UIdrS7t
probably have done had COombs bea1
on the Job all season and taking his
Flag Now Looks Certain.
OhIll CoOmbs showed up and donued
a uniform there was A slight do11bf
about the Mackmen going over. Rut
with the famed hurler from Kenne-
bunk; Me-, about ready to go to the fir
ms line, II looks all over but the
shouting COOmbs is a veteran like
Bender and Plank. He has never been
beaten in a worlds series game. and
mas worked in two such sets of con-
IeSls- rms experience is going to be
of much aid to the big right-bander in
the run down the stretch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
WELSH MAY DISPUTE WEIGHT
DEFORE EIGIITENC. RITrf.IIIE

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 9.-The man
hghtweight champion. said it could
be definitely stated that Welsh would
be Willie Ritchie's opponent in the
Ilght scheduled here for the American
championship on Labor day. He said
an agreement with the promoter. with
the exception of minor detail or
two, had been reached.
a dispute is looked for oI ar the
weight and the selection of a referee.
Richie is understood to favor a
Californian for the third man in the
ring, while the Welsh camp will in
sist on Charley White, OF New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
YANKEES SECURE
A STAR FIELDER
Frank Chance Gives PLAYERS Ds,yeIs
and zdidkfff and $4,000 in Cash for
Erank lIaiEcI. of RnItin,n-e

New York, Aug. 9.-Manager Frank
Chance, OF the New York American
league club. has announced that the
deal with the Baltimore club. of the
International league. for the service of
FRED Ma1sel has been completed The
orioles star infielder comes to the
Yankees in exchange for Bert Daniels.
Mldkiff and $4,000 in cash Mafsei
VIII report to Chance in this CITY to-
day.
Maisel: who is considered one of the
pest lnflelders of the International
league, has been in great demand
season. The new Yankee p1avs short
STOP or third base equally well and is
SAID to be man of exemplary habits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09


the Pittsburg Pirates and was given
tryout In the Outfield. He is natural
aH-arOund player and can pitch, as well
as catch or play first. He held down
the first bag for FL Paso in 1911 and
was noted in the southwest for his
proves as a hitter. While Harry Ables,
the southpaw, was at Santa Fe during
the fair tournament in 1910. Graz
pitched the FL PasO team to two vic
tories over the Cananea club.
The Maverick club officials have de-
eided that the game will not be called
earlier for the boxing match Sunday
afternoon The eanto win start at $50
the scheduled time Two weeks ago the
game was inaugurated a half hour
earlier, because several fans wished to
attend the Thorpe-Gage battle across
the river. According to the manage
ment, many complaints were made re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

TANLEY GRAY. first
bas eman Of the FL
Paso White SoX, in
the Cactus league, ar
rived Saturday morn
ing from San Antonio
a n d worked wit b
Harry Kane, in the
b a c k s o position
against thu Santa
Rita team Saturday
afternoon. At the be-
ginning Of the season
Gray wa S secured
from San Antonio by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

Larry Chappel1e. the former 8Iilwau-
kee Outfielder now with the White Sox.
certainly has a hard row to hoe. Had
Chappeue been an ordinary recruit, ne
would not hive been mOlested in the
least As 1t is every time he does not
slam out a hit, the fans Immediately
pronounce him fOurflUsher.
After Aug. I, AIhambra Dairy. depot. 1917
E Missouri Phone 79.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
Maps are Checked By Recruit Pitcher
By CLARENCE F. LLOYD.

With COOmbs Ready for Work Line Needed the Ae
can League Flag Looks Certain for Connie
Ru z
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
Luck Finally Favors Clark Griffith
MACBETH.

Fox After DeplOnng Decline Pitching
Boehlng His Southpaw is the Sensation the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

- By W I EacBFTF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09

garding the action, and the game will
start at the original time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Discovering Europe.

America was discovered in 1893.
Europe has been discovered at vari-
Gus times before and since, and nov
with the general use Of the automc-
bile 1t is being discovered again.
This is the reason for n recent
book, "Old Countries Rediscovered
Anew" by Ernest T lbert Dana, Es-
tes a Co. $3.50. in which the au-
thor shows not only how to be an
explorer but how to be an auto ex-
plOrer.
do you know" he asks, that you
and ! may enjoy our sight seeing
abroad just as much and in fact the
same way as though we were mil
llonaires?" The answer is, of course,
the touring car.
Mr. Talbert does not expect the
traveller to take q car, but to hire
one. and he proves effectively that q
party can actually save money by
the proceeding, b sides visiting places
out of the railroad zone Of sight
secrs.
He outlines "A trip starting from
Amsterdam, including the interesting
towns of Holland. crossing Germany
and taking in Southern France
Apart from the value to the tourist
az source OF information on prices,
etc, Mr.. Talbcrts book Is Interesting
as a narrative