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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
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in the case of Fitzsimmons- Taking
his opponents, man by man, he cannot
show so big an army of worthy con-
quests as Dixon, probably, but old BOD
| overcame more handicaps than any
other fighter have knowledge Of For
this reason consider he falls very lit
tie short of George Dixon in point Of
distinction, as the worlds greatest
fighter.
Richie is Just Starting.
Here is one fired at me from a point
nearer home.
How does Willie Richie compare
with the lightweight champions who
preceded him?"
Up to date he does not begin to com
pare in the slightest Richie is still
young and lacking in experience, how
ever. and may loom up as more of
world figure IN pugllSm. when ne mas
pitted himself against men like Tommy
Murphy, Freddy Welsh and Leach
Cross. Wolgast, who preceded, as
champion was a wonderful fighter be-
fore appendicitis marked him for its
own. His handling of Battling Nelson
on Richmond field was something to
live in memory even if little 'Ad' had
never accomplished anything else.
Battling Nelson in his prime, was
an interesting performer And 1t was
his negative qualities that made him
worth while. There never was man
within 20 pounds of his weight, who
could stand such rough usage and
keep pressing steadily forward. He
wasn't the most calmly fighter of his
class by long odds but his powers of
assimilation covered a multitude of de-
fects.
Joe Cans was a thorough. workman
and a sight of him in action was as
great a treat as a student of boxing
could desire. He stepped around in a
soft footed way. and was never out OF
a position. His manner of ending 1t
all with a downward clip of the right,
delivered without drawing back the
elbow. was well worth the price Of ad-
mission.
He was an artist and it was a lament
with old sports, that Joe and Jack Nc
Auliffe did not flourish contemporary
eOusly. a tilt between the pair would
have been worth a journey to see.
Credit for Negro Boxers.
In answering. the questions put to
me. candOr has required that I give
credit to certain negro boxers. A little
reflection will make it evident to all
fair minded sports that the negroes
have been more prominent than any
other race In puglIlsm during the past
quarter of a century.
It is more than probable that Tor
every negro engaged in fighting there
have been fully so white men, but a
glance at the roster of fame will show
that the men with black skins have
more than held their own.
George Dixon. Joe WalcOtt, Joe Cans
Peter Jackson, Sam Langford, Jack
Try and select the names Of six
white men who have done better than
these
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

next opponent viii be All that Willie
has said on the subject so far, is that
he will box in September If enough
coin is offered, and that he is not par
ticular in the matter Of opponents In
other words the promoters may. select
the next victim.
OF course, that's all the bunk Willie
viii do his own picking whenever he
gets ready 10 make a match. There
is a story IN circulation that Richie
may. after all decide to box Packey
Mcfarland before meeting any of the
other numerous challengers I have
received a letter from a western sport
ing man in which I was informed that
Willie and Packey viii box 10 rounds
at Madison Square Garden early in
October While I know that several
local promoters have made enticing
propositions TO the champion I was
under the impression that the offers
had been turned down While appre-
ciating the interest of my cOrrespOn-
dent in putting me hep" as he phrases
it, I really believe somebody has been
stringing him. If Willie and Packey
have agreed to meet at the Garden it's
news to matchmaker Billy Gibson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
Scout Says Texas Recruits are Scarce
archers for Talent at Same Ball PLAYER Same Dav
on the Third Strike Is Original Feature of Seasons Play
By ". J. O'cONNOR.

T LOUIS, No, Aug Scout Bob
Connery and his New York con-
feree, Dick Kinseua, are back from
the land Of Texas, with tales Of the
scarcity Of ballplayers-
There was a delegation Of scouts
gumshOeing through the Texas league
when 1 was there said KinselIa-
Exactly IA of US took a look at the
same ballplayer on the same afternoon.
There were a few other people in the
stand besides Us, that afternoon
However. that particular player and
all the others down there don't amount
to much And / discovered the reason.
There isn't an Irishman in the lot. OC-
casiOnally you'll find a fellow named
Murray or McDuff, but on closer in
spectiOn you'll find that these names
are only cloak for Levinski Of COvel-
eskie.
It's Not as Hard as Working.
"I believe I can explain the scarcity
of Celts in the game today, though
They're all in politics. It comes easier
F. than working on the tropical diamonds
Of the south.
'TheEe's funny lot of talent in the
Texas league. They pull something
original every season and their 1913
brand of the unexpected is to hunt
ON the third strike EverybOdy's doing
it anu . way
There are other interesting things
IN Texas The magnates, for instance.
They have the most resourcefuI mag
mates in the country, q crowd that
stacks up like a lot of comic opera
brigands. They lure a herd of scouts
down there every summer with tele-
grams praising their players; but the
only thing you can get is heat prOstra-
ton.
Find Man With Glass ARM
'The modern order Of scouts, in their
reunion. bumped into one resOurcefUl
magnate. He's an Irishman and has a
Hebrew for a business partner The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

7 Celt has an outfielder who does every
/ thing but throw His whip is worse
than Spike ShannOn's- Well, we are
were wise to this players shOrtcOm-
lngs, but he insisted on telling US that
he had a great arm. Finally in the
sixth inning the player in question ran
/ IN for q sensational catch of a line
, drive at his shoe tops. The Irishman
started to cheer. The Hebrew came
running over from another portion Of
Gee. amt it too bad he can't
throw2'
They reorganized the business office
lineup of that club the next day It
was minus one Hebrew.
We went to another town to look at
a pitcher. This magnate likewise was
a wise head He built his grandstand
so far back from the catcher that you
could easily see the pitcher with pair
of strong field glasses. We were get
ting a birds eye view of the game from
the closest possible point of vantage,
when the magnate said:
Did you see the hop on his fast
bau@
Z started for st. Louis on the next
train north
Anyhow. you can't accomplish much
with these class X performers. Nc
GraW would much prefer to pay $4,000
for a player than he would $500. In
deed he frOWns on cheap purchases,
and if you'll look up the dope you'll
find there are't many drafted or cheap
" acquired men on his club. You've got
to pay the price to get the talent-that
is consistently"
Chance Gets -Four Players.
Arthur Irwin, the New York Ameri-
cans scout, was the only one who saw
any good players in the league. He
bought four men. including a promising
young first baseman 80 years old Some
of'the New York scribes contend that
Chance will get winner in New York
when ne puts Irwin on the press gate
taking passes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

AN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. 3
Now it is a fight fam living in
~ Windsor, Ont, who wishes to
draw me out on CERTAIN points
In a letter he says:
Seeing that you answered a question
nut by some fight fan as to who. in
your opinion, was the most perfect
Australian boxer, I wish TO ask. who
YOU consider was the greatest fighter
of all time. If you do not care TO an
swer that. would you please state who
you consider the greatest negro fighter
of all timer
I'll do the best I can, and. to show
you I am not inclined to shirk the is
sue, I viii answer both your QueS-
tions.
1t so happens that in replying to the
question, reply to both, for the great
est fighter who ever liver. according to
my idea was a negro And his name
was George Dixon
Individual Opinion.
It viii be as well for you to remem-
an expression of individual opinion
There are no standards by which these
questions can be worked out and set
tied with mathematical exactness-
Nor is there anything on the face Of
the earth on which both layman and
experts disagree more than the cues
ton Of merits IN pug1l1StS- This be-
cause fighting appeals to the emo
ates heroes and ideals
have no doubt there is still in ex-
istence a smatteTing Of very old tim
ers who viii snort at the idea of Tom
Savers. and Ned O'BaldWin, and Don
nelly and Cooper being passed over in
a discussion of this kind for little Dix
on. But he is my choice And I feel
that Bob Fitzsimmons runs him a close
second
DfxOn's Many Trimphs.
I name George Dixon. because be-
lieTe he triumphed over a greater num-
Der Of formidable opponents than any
other man I ever heard Of
Some fighters had their run for the
championship goal when the men they
had to cope with, were on the down.
ward grade This was notably the
case with Jim Jeffries. He defeated
Bob FitzsimmOns. Jim COrbett and Pc
ter Jackson when each Of these was
well past his prime in a fighting sense.
Whether or not he could have beaten
them had he met them at their best,
7 do not know
know, however. that the world was
raked and scraped for opponents for
little Dixon. He met the best men of
the various fight fostering countries
when they held the championships of 4
their various sections. and when it.
was made as clear as possible that
there was nothing left in their own
countries that could compare with
them And he went through them all,
like sunlight through a chink in a /
barn
The same arguments apply largely /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
BRADEN DIRECT WINS RACE
ON FIRST START OF SEASON
Split Heats Feature 2:11 Pace for $1,000
Purse at Grand Rapids, Mich
igan, Race Meet.


Grand Rapids, Mich, aug. Start
ing for the first time this season,
Braden Direct won the free for all
pacing event, best two, in three in
straight heats in the Grand Circuit
meet here Friday. The time was 2:O4
and 2:O7. StrathstOrm won the 2:17
pace in which Mack Thistle was the
favorite-
Six scored for the word in the Com
stock $1,000 stake for 2:11 PAGERS,
best three in five. with Murphy
Frank BOgash, jr-, the favorite- BO-
cash won the first heat, hard pushed
by Grattan Royal, and the second
with CabeI as the contender. Leata
J, forged to the front in the third
heat.
Both Frank and Bogash and Leata
J.. broke on the turn into the stretch
in the fourth, and Foote Prince won
with Cabel at his flank Leata J. had
the lead the entire route in the fifth
heat. Then, with all but the double
heat winners eliminated. the California
mare raced Murphy's good gelding off
his feet for the decision. Time 2:O5 4
2:O6; 2:O5; 2:O9; 2:OS15; 2:13H-
The 2:1O trot furnished three heat
winners, with Tommy Finch, the fav-
orite, finally prevailing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
DALLAS GIRL Is NOW
TENNIS CHAMPION
Miss GwendOlyn Rees Defeats Chicago
Piayer-Mrs. Thomas Bunday,
Fails TO Defend Title

Chicago. Ill, Aug. Miss GwendoIyn
Rees, Of Dallas, Tex, won the women's
singles title by defeating Miss Carrie
B. Neeley, Of Chicago, in their tennis
match here. The score was SIS, So
Miss Rees becomes champion without
playing a challenge match, as Mrs.
Thomas Bundy, of Los Angeles. for
merly Miss May Sutton. who held the
title, did not defend it this year.
The WOmen's doubles title was won
by Miss ReeS and Miss Nicely, who de-
feated Miss Edith HOyt. Of the Univer-
sity OF Chicago, and Miss Miriam Stee-
yer, of Chicago, in the final round, As,
So. 81
Clarence Griffin. the Pacific coast
star. and George Armstrong, OF St
Paul, were scheduled to play today for
the western tennis championship in sin
giles. Griffin was the favOrite but
Armstrong; victory over L Harry
Waidner, Of Chicago, won him many
supporters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
PIERSON AND HIGGINS To
FIGHT At CLOVIS, n. NJ,

Kansas City, No, Aug. Charley
PiersOn, local welterweight, has been
matched to box Al Higgins of Ros-
well, \. NJ. ten rounds at Clovis, N NJ
August 16- Higgins is reputed to be
the best man at his weight in the
southwest and weighs about $50 Pier
con viii have to give away eight
pounds to the Roswell biffer. but is
willing to take them on at any figure
from 40 to 100. Pierson is training
mere at present and viii spend a week
in Clovis before the enlightenment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
CRUCES DUCK PIN TEAM
LOSES 10 TIE O 8 CnI-s a LID

The Cactus club duck pin rollers
walloped the Las Cruces team Friday
night, The total score of the CactuS
was 1881, and Cruces 1880. a margin of
81 pins This is the third consecutive
victory for the Ell Paso team AGAINST
the upper valley rollers. Briesh. Of the
total, 296- The scores were called over
the telephone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

Princeton, Dartmouth faces Carlisle
Cornell opposes Lafayette, Brown is at
Harvard, Pennsylvania at Michigan,
Chicago at Minnesota and Pennsyl-
vania State will try out the Navy
eleven.
The big game of Saturday. November
% is the Harvard-Yale match at Cam
bridge. Other contests of Importance
include Syracuse vs. Carlisle, Lehigh
vs. Lafayette, Minnesota vs. Illinois,
Wisconsin VS.. Chicago, Missouri VS..
Kansas, Wesleyan VS.. Trinity, Nebras-
ka vs. Iowa. and Tulane VS.. Louis
lana
Thanksgiving Day games include the
annual Pennsylvania-COrne clash
with Carlisle VS.. Brown, Vanderbilt vs.
Southern University, Texas VS.. NOtre
Dame, Washington State VS.. Washing
ton and Oregon vs. MutanOmah af-
fOrding football thrills in other parts
of the country. On Saturday, NOvem-
Der %, the L. S Naval and Military
Academy teams will meet and with this
game taps will sound for the gridiron
warriors of 1913.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
BENNY CHAVEZ WINS
OVER BATTLING CHICO

Albuquerque, N NJ, Aug Benny
Chavez, of Trinidad, won the decision
over Battling Chico, of Los Angeles.
last night in a fight that was marked
by furious milling for the full 10
rounds. Chico had but one round of
the 10, that being the sixth. His face
was badly battered and his right eye
closed Chavez was unmarked as he
left the ring. Both finished strong
Harry AatwoOd, Of Los Angeles, a
featherWeight, fought a siX-round no
decision bout with Harry Thorpe, Of
Kansas City.
PHONE I FOR LmOUSINE-Adver-
tiSement.
After Aug. ], AIhambra Dairy depot 1917
+. Missouri. Phone 79-AdVertisement-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

doing a Peary all the way from Austin.
Texas
Don't know Cookie? Step on a third
rail Edward Everett Bell, the emperor
of Germany and the Pshaw Of Persia
ken him well.
He leads the Texas league in hitting,
and he is a gopher on ground balls
an eagle grabbing them out Of the
air, and when he is thoroughly oiled
up they do say that the basemen can
only put it on his shadow.
Furthermore. COOney, is likely to be
here, too What2 You no savoy COOney,
re garcOn Francois from Butte, who
pitches the boomerang ball2 Danny
Shay slanted his glove on this prodigy
and he has been bought outright, just
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
Texan VIII Help Rally Chances Yankees
Cook the Austin Speedy
Only Tag His Shadow.
aHope 20 FarreIIy.v
By ALLEN SANGRE

like you would purchase twenty cents
worth of liverWurst
"HOpe For FarreIIy.S
Frankly. we might almost say Frank
Farrelly, there Is hope. The Yanks are
out to overhaul st. Louis and Detroit
now. It is always well to have some
body to overhaul Keeps up the pep.
Speaking about change on the New
York club, Chance says he'll make no
more trades until Farrell hires an
expert chirOpOdist The Zeider deal
was enough for Husk. Farrell does
not seem disposed to rent corn doc
tor. He says Doc. Barrett is a grad
uate nurse in tOeOpathy, and that's
what he's hired for.
Speaking seriously, we hardly think
they'd let George Mcconnell go for
Kahler. The latter is an eccentric
finger who has a rafting fast ball;
but he shows control only about once
in six games.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

after aug. /, Alhambra Dairy depot. 1877
E Missouri Phone 79.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

vertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

IAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. q
Now it is a fight fam living in
~ Windsor Ont, who wishes to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
Smith Is Favored to Win Over
Flynn In Battle at New York
By James
j. Corbett
Former heavyweight Champion
of the World.

Fight Followers Want See Arthur Pay the Hopes Before Claiming the Championship
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

like you would purchase twenty cents
worth of liverwurst.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
EW YORK, Aug. 2.-WuXtrai An
the revoItin' detailsi Let's all

60! Cook viii be with US, he's
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
PHONE 1 FOR LIMOUsTNE-Adver

After Aug. I, AIhambra Dairy depot, 1917
E. Missouri. Phone 79.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

EW YORK, Aug. although
the intercollegiate football sea
son is still two months away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-27
HOT WEATHER ALL
OVER CORN BELT
Prices Rise lie to 5-8c as
Result-Wheat Weakens
Toward Close

Chicago. August e6.-Corn prices rose
X to ssc today on hot weather in nearly
the entire corn belt. Wheat eased at the
quotations being a shade to lsc net lower.
Oats closed asu1zc to sc of and provi-
sions finished a shade up to &C down.
The chief bullish factor in corn today
was renewed talk of damage by heat
in Nebraska. Dry. weather prevailed over
almost the entire corn country and the
forecast was for continuance of this
condition for several days at least. Sep
tember shorts covered freely and rising
prices were helped also by higher cables.
The market was nervous and active
throughout the day and prices rallied
quickly after each little setback follow
ing profit taking Later in the day the
weekly Iowa crop report stiffened prices
with it's showing of large losses to corn
In various parts of the state, the crop
being estimated at more than a million
bushels less than last year.
Wheat weakened toward the close, large
ly on an increase OF II, 900, 200 in the world
available supply. Another source of weak
demand, corn again coming in for the
greater share of attention. Falling off
in export business also helped the bears
and prices eased all around after noon,
the earlier strength due to higher cables
and hardening of cash prices being
oounteracted by the persistent bear at
tack
Primary receipts today were $4,000
bushels against 1,1S70OO bushels year
and seaboard clearanees of wheat and
flour equaled SAL 600 bushels.
Heavy selling of oats by leading cash
houses took the snap out of the market
after an early show of strength.
Heavy selling OF near months by tired
longs depressed provisions though al the
close there was q better showing in lard
Future quotations We're as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-27
ANOTHER CAR LOAD
OF CANTALOUPES
Demand Is Heavy-Few
Crates of Pineapples Re
ceived by Express

Another carload of Roekyford can
taloupes arrived on Morris avenue yester-
day. The car received Saturday was soon
sold out and the recently arrived car is
to supply the heavy demand for this
father OF all the cantaloupes few
crates Of pineappes were also seen on
the market. They We're received by ex-
press and only few are in evidence.
The fish market was reported to be al
most without supplies yesterday. 1t is
said that new shipments are expected
today or tomorrow. however, and the
situation win doubtless be relieved very
soon. Oysters are being received from
Norfolks and Baltimore principally and
are going at good clip. No change in
quotations was registered yesterday.
In the poultry market there is a strong
probability OF a rise in the near future
The only thing that could prevent the
expected advance would be the Missouri
chickens. Missouri farmers are now ship
ping poultry to the local market and
the stock is rough and heavy. This fact
will doubtless have the effect of keeping
the price per pound at low level, but
will hardly affect quotations price when
sold otherwise,
Eggs are showing a strong rising ten
dency and the price within the past two
weeks has advanced from Is cents to 2.
cents II is said that in all probability
eggs will keep up the present pace.
No change was noted in the grain mar
ket. Corn continues to sell at its high
water mark and there seems no likeli
hood of a slump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-27
COTTON MARKET IS
ACTIVE But NERVOUS.
After Making New High
Records Sells Off Sharply
Under Realization

New York, August 26-The cotton mar
ket was more active today than 1t was
yesterday but showed extreme nervous
ness and after making new high ree-
ords for the movement sold off sharply
under heavy realizing, and reports that
owing to an Indifferent demand of spin
ners the spot basis was becoming easier.
Realizing was very heavy from the start,
but offerings were readily absorbed by a
broadening outside demand during the
morning. and 1t was not until stop orders
had been uncovered on the advance above
lee for October that the market showed
any sign of weakness. Early gains were
practically lost In the late trading. how
ever, with the close steady, net points
lower on August and only to points
higher on new crop months.
Private cables reported heavy realizing
and free offerings of actual in Liverpool
and the local market opened steady at a
decline of points TO an advance of :
points in sympathy with the somewhat
easier English showing There was big
demand around the initial figures, which
seemed to include a broadening outside
interest as well as further covering, and
the market quickly advanced Reports Of
higher temperatures in the southwest and
expectations of bullish weekly weather
report added to the confidence of buyers
and during the middle of the day prices
sold 81 to % points above the closing fig
ures of last night, with August contracts
touching IL 45c and October 12.16c, an ad-
vance of $500 per bale on active new crop
positions from the low level of two weeks
ago. Wall street shorts were active buy
ers above 12c for October while there
was also an urgent demand from Memphis
and New Orleans, but demand slackened
early in the afternoon and the market was
unsettled in the late trading, with reae-
tfonary sentiment becoming somewhat
more general, on reports that Texas was
Offering new crop shipments here on a
parity with October contracts. II was also
reported that demand in the south was
showing little improvement and local
traders considered the weekly weather re-
port no more bullish than expected.