davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

f6rmance McCarrOn resembled nothing
so much as the wei known 30 cents
of song and story
critics are Of the opinion Inat CID
bOns redeemed himself by his clever
exhibition against McCarrOn there are
a few skeptics who laugh at MS enan-
piOnShiD pretenS1Ons and preQlcL ulre
disaster for the St Paul boxer In
bout over the regulation distance with
either Klaus or McGOOrCy- Iney point
to Mixes failure to stop McCarr0n as
evidence OF his lack Of the punching
power that is a championship essen
tiaL But If / remember correctly no
one has vet succeeded in knocking Nc
CarrOn out and he has met a number
of the hardest hitters in the ranks OF
the middles-
Ny opinion is that Gibbons's Won
derfuI speed and cleverness would en-
able him TO grant seven or eight
pounds TO the average middleWelghr
and rOmp home a winner Whether
he could COncede the weight to Klaus
or McGOOrty is another story CID
bOns's best fighting weight is In the
neighbOrhOOd of Isl ringside but I
doubt very much If McGOOrty could
make 15S and be in condition to give
to give a good account Of himself
If that is the case il eliminates him
from the race for the title On the
other hand I understand Klaus can
make 15S without trouble In
limited round exhibition the chances
would favor GlbbOns.s success. but IN
a longer bout klaus's superior weight
and hitting ability might bring him
victory
Gibbons is not a Knockout hitter,
but his punches carry considerable
sting. and he has a Well-nigh perfect
defence He is a splendid judge Of dis
lance and his blows travel so fast
that he can take advantage Of the
slightest opening in an opponents
guard. At fOOtWOrk he has no equal
in the game today, and for au-arOund
skill as a boxer he ranks second only
10 Packey Mcfarland F'eintiug is al
most a lost are these days. but 1t is
one Of Mikes greatest assets He not
only feints with mis- hands but with
his head and shoulders as wen. ana
OF YOU don't think this cOnfuses an
opponent just ask someone who has
boxed with Gibbons.
If Gibbons really intends TO 90 ont
after the title there is no time like
the present. With the exception 0t
Klaus. and possibly McGoOrty. he viii
encounter little opposition worthy OF
the name.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
JACK HERRICK NOW
TRAINING For BOUT

Great improvement over his form Of
a year ago was shown Friday after
noon. at the san Antonio street train
ing camp, by Jack Herrick. the Chi
cago middleweight. who made his first
appearance here since ne boxed How
ard Morrow q 20-rOund draw. in JuE-
reZ. last season. Jack went three
rounds with Soldier Wintersteen. the
tOuted welterweight scrapper. who is
on the trail of frankie FOwser for a
bout
AS none of the local welters have
shown class enough to meet Frankie
FOWser. il is reported that Otis little.
manager of the San Francisco street
camp, has wired transportation to Bert
Gordon, an Oakland welterweight. to
come here and meet the local favorite.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

2 for Franklin. is the only man on the
Maverick team who does not toll eight
! hours day during the winter months.
/ "Ducky' is entering his fifth year in
. professional ball and has won way
into the hearts of the local fans by his
! spectacular playing here for the last
three years twenty-five milestOnes
have been passed by this diminutive
player. who has earned the title of the
sWastika Of the southwest by his pop
u1dE ana witty declarations He is
holding down the center pasture this
season for the Mavericks.
lPretEeIs' schultz Guards First.
with record Of having tackled shin
giles IN both the Texas and Cotton
states, besides other numerous short
order circuits Frank Schultz. "pretz-
els for short, is carpenter hailing
I OLD II IS claimed and has had several
years Of experience in the southern
circuits He is the guardian of the ini-
uaI cushion for the Mavericks
Bobby smith a Good Backstop.
Bobby Smith. nicknamed "Smitty," is
the only reliable backstop now with the
El Paso team -Smitty' halls from
/ Pittsburg, ana IS a fellow citizen Of
Schultz. This is his first season in
protest. Onal ball. having been a traV-
cling salesman from his home town. His
sensational work, as the second half Of
the battery firm has been appreciated
by the FL PasO fans 'Smitty" claims
that he is p years cid, but like all
players feels several years younger.
Armstrong a Pattern Maker.
William Armstrong. who carries the
self inflicted name of Army" is en-
tering his first season in professional
baseball with the team. Armstrong is
second hUrler of the Mavericks and has
not lost a game this season. When
baseball is not in vogue Army" is a
pattern maker and handles the crayons.
lie. is 20 years of age and looks it.
Curt Is Known as Whitley
Chas- J. Curt, Whitley for short.
is q product Of Albany, Ind. He was
with the 22d infantry baseball team
last season in the City league, and
broke into fame by his crackerjack
work around the shOrtstOp station Al
though only - years of age, he is
nifty second baseman, who has saved
the game several times for the local
team with his classy work with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

bludgeon. By trade he is a glass
worker.
Barker is Youngest on Squad.
Harry Barker, the embryo Ty Cobb,
lex squad and also the leader of the
batting register Of the club. Harry has
an average of(One home run per game
TINS season and an average OF three
nits per cantO, out Of four times up in
each game.
Harry is only IS years old. but his
age does not retard his fielding at all
as everything that comes his way is
Invariably stabbed. Harry is plas-
terer by trade and works at this dur
ing the winter months.
IIH is Premier Pitcher.
Handling the hot metal plates has
wheeler, who is the recognized premier
of the Maverick pitchers. Lefty" has
worked in eight games this season
and won them all He has had two
years experience III the City league,
winning the pennant both times for his
club He is a StereOtyper by trade
and handles the hot metal when not
doing duty on the mound or warming
the bench. He is only 10 years old,
but has been picked as a major league
possibility.
Electrician EeIIis Makes Good.
Cecil Nellis was stranger TO the
FL Paso fans until his CLASSY tv-frIine
against the Chicago White SON aroused
the interest of the local manager. Nellis
is = years old he follows his trade
as an electrician while not on the road
with the team This is his first season
in organized baseball.
jackson is Latest Recruit.
John Jackson, recently recruited from
Cleveland. Ohio, and who has shown
class around the third sack. is
both an infielder and pitcher and is
some third baseman, as was demon
strated in the game with Silver City
Thursday. He is % years old, and
this is his initial season
Crawford Is a SniIOr.
Last but not least is business man
ager Bill era WfOrd, who has looked
out for the deStinies of every team in
FL Paso since 1900. 1t is likely that
Bill viii never see 30 again, although
he claims TO be %. During the sum
mer months Bill is a sailor as he pilots
the schOOners across the shiny surface.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
Champion Willie Richie WI Battle With San Francisco
Caution Exceeds Courage of Fighters
Present Day Pugs Say m Fight Fortune While the Old
Expression Was Fight if He Weighed a Ton.
- " ". NAUGHTON -~
By ". ". NAUGHTON-

q AN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 2A-Dis-
- cussions as to the merits Of pugil-
lists Of the past and the present are
vain. Tor the reason That there is No
way of bringing the matter TO test
But / have come to the cOnclus LhaL
there is one direction in which compaTl-
sons can De instituted ana lnal 70 -uS
deLriment Of the latter day ring stars
The quality Of fighting blood seems
20 nave deteriOrated.
& dozen years ago a champion We
known by ms square jaw NoWaeaa.ys
enc IS quicker recognized by ms hlsn
forehead. Years ago the phrase was
coined, I'D fight him If he weighed q
r0n.- Nou-a6avs the favorite declara-
ton is, III fight him II i set 1oI-
tune.
CommcrcfaIIsm Dominates
would not 90 so far as TO say that
pluck has become lost quaLIy' pul IL
certainly has become tempered by COM
mercialism until ii may be described as
one-third courage and the balance eau
LiOn.
In the old days rising young ugnter
left to himself was fired with one am
bitiOn-tO make clear that he was Iae
best OF the weight In the wide woe
world He might be the same nova
days if left TO himself, but unfortu-
nauely he ceases TO be a free agent Just
as soon as he has accomplished enough
10 command a vaudeville engagement
Then the DuEilistlc parasite known as
the manager steps in and shows him
how TO capitalize his talents He IS
taught to disregard public opinion and
10 avoid dangerous opponents lie IS
reminded Of what Barnum said and OF
what one Of the NanderDilts said and
right then the pursuit of pugllistic fame
Isas and the quest for the almighty dol
lar becomes all-absOrbinE-
Lesson for Luther McCarty-
II begins to look, however, as the
public resentment is becoming a pow
erful antidOte TO the nOn-militant
methods of the stars OF the ring Luz
Their McCaTty. the white heavyweight
champion. who gained disresDect Of
the New York fight fans, through re-
fusing 10 box BOmbaTdier Wells, was in
action in the city named recently with
Frank Moran The bout did not draw
enough 10 pay the $4,000 guaranteed
them By the promoters. Now when
champion Of the world cannot draw
$4,000 house, there is something radi-
caIly wrong. IT is the best evidence
that he is regarded as a poor specimen
of a champion and il is TO be hoped that
Luther viii heed the lesson.
FOrEefs Fighting Toys
His record was all right up TO the
time he defeated Al PaIZer. but soon
after that he began to show the ef-
fects Of the adulatiOn bestowed upon
him along the fOOtlight belt He pooh
pOOhed all offers of matches and he ran
very much TO phOtOErap hs. And Of all
the pictures sent out by his publicity
ing dress and the balance in cowboy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

~ Ell PASO'S crack Maverick
baseball team only four are FL
- Pasoans. The national pastime
here embraces players taken from all
trades. who have developed ability TO
play baseball on their town lots and
have risen to a small organization, rom
which they are spotted or drafted Dy
the major league clubs, PROVIDED the
PLAYER is proficient enough TO occupy
regular position on a big league team
The roster Of the Mavericks SHOWS
there is a bricklayer- plasrerer, pattern
maker travelling salesman. stereotyper-
carpenter Elassmaker, sailor, eleclrl-
clan. and three others who work at
anything they can get TO DO during the
winter months. A few sidelights on the
abilities. uicknames and various trades
of the players follow
Tommy smith Says He is 20.
A professional baseball player for u
years is Tommy Smith, manager-cap
tain, who covers the short station
Tommy also has the distinction Of be-
ing the oldest looking baseball player
for his given age in this section OF
the country. laying claim to the mature
age OF o. Notwithstanding the fact
that there may be a family bible back
in St Louis No. Tommy'si home town.
which may contradict this statement.
Tommy is probably the best and most
eAperlenced manager the team mas , nag
IN a long time The manner IN Wnlcn
he capers around the No bulWark
would do credit to HOnus Wagner.
Kiefer OFF the sand Lot.
One OF the FL Pas0 sand lot products
who has risen by his fielding ability.
IS Harley Kiefer, who lays brick and
plays baseball for pastime. Harley isn't
a great one with the willow, but his
fielding ability has earned for him
the name Of forest ranger Kiefer
This is because he is a terror TO the
left handed firebuE stickman who
places a nice rap into the right pas
ture, only to be gathered in by the
speedy suburbanite. on a hot summer
day Harley may be seen handling the
REQ masonry and his trOWel, while
saturday and Sunday he is holding
down the right bulwark for the local
lIaTericks
@DCeLy' is FavorIfe.
IucA- GoWau, alias Frank, short
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

toys The old fighting rig that really
brought him fame remained at the bot
tom Of his trunk
Just at present Luther is busying
himself with a series Of bouts of the
pot boiler variety. Several promoters
VINO would like TO gain his ear in con-
Eecuon with important matches, com
plain that their kilograms remain un-
answered
Just what is passing in 1IcCarty's
mlnd IS hard TO tell, but if he persist is
IN ms present course much longer he
viii not draw so next time he gloves
in New York Billy McCarcy said at
the outset Of Lutber's career that the
name OF AcCarty would one day be "a
fair to become a joke
Richie Is HI Advised.
Willie Richie is another so-calIed
worlds champion who has been i'll ad-
Elsed. ~ the time he appears in the
ring again it viii be up to some ring
slider TO ask-as the Irish owner asked
his Jockey after the racc-''What KEEP
ye2"
But Willie has promised reformation.
RE saws he VIII be ready TO box on
July Fourth and the writer feels like
making the encouraging remar6-bet-
ter late than never
Richie, on account Of his diIatory
methods, IS reaplng a Whirlwind Of
adverse criticism Many sporting writ
elS VINO as a rule, are conservative
about their utterances, do not believe
even now that EitChie has any inten-
ton or battling on Independence day.
They say he viii evade the issue by
naming a price for his services that
no promoter viii feel warranted in
giving. We shall see.
When viii there be q genuine mid
dleweight cOnteSt2 A year ago the
country was ringing with the praises Of
one Eddie McGOOrty. but he seems to
have qualified for censUre like the rest
Of them 1t must dawn on him pres
emily that each bout be figures in
with WelUerWCights like Mike Gibbons
and Jimmy Clabbv are merely backward
steps. He. too, is listed with those who
steadfasrly refuse to accept long dis
lance engagements out in the west,
where champions are made and un-
made.
Prefers short Course.
The influence Of prevailing condi-
tiOns in pUgilism is seen in the case of
Bob McAllister, until very recently the
amateur heavyweight champion Of the
Pacific coast Bob became a profess
siOnal a few months ago and il was
predicted that he would cut sWath
among AcGOOrty. Moran and the rest
of them But Bob reSOlutely refuses to
be cCaNed away from the four round
phase Of fisticuffs.
He has had chances TO sign for %
rounds with good men and he has
turned them down. His friends prODh-
esied that Bob would become worlds
champion in his class 1t seems to be
the extent of his ambition to be known
as a Friday night hack
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

- FEW YORK. Nay 24-Arthur Sha-
M fer is to be congratulated on his
decision TO stick to the Giants,
and now. 81 ne viii take his
chosen profession somewhat more seri-
ously. and utilize all his wonderful ath-
Ietfc ability. ne VIII become as famous
AS Ty Cobn- for he has II IN his phys
zeal makeup to become Just as DIS a
star as the noted sOuLherner-
GUNS Shafer is ambitious too, 70
become q star baseball player lie
loves the game. and II VIII be the
---~I-irc Of him to continue in the pro-
% until the expiration OF MS coll
80 nV that time il is possible
he cannot be driven out Of 1t with a
--.l--- ne IS lunbued with am
a. succeed. although he appears
IND LLcrCnt at times IL was oIIl TINS
10 Marlin that the yoUngsuer
said to me- Il would give anything III
me world if 7 was as good batter as
Larry Doyle, and / am going TO be, TOO
And he viii. mark me
Doyle a Real star.
And. By the way where can there
be found better all around player
than that same Larry Doyle. whom
Young Shafer takes as his model
There Is no. other player l Know on
VINO is as quick a thinker in game
of bail He snaps at every chance
given him 10 take advantage OF ms
opponents mistakes. IS fast on ms feet,
is playing "a marvellous ueldlnE game
and batting splcudidly- There IS no
more valuable player in the country
and his worth Is largely added TO by
mis- uniform pleasant disposition will
ingness and really charming person
.li-y Fs- makes friends, and, better
thor thai he holds them he lasts
Larry's steal home, in one of the
frs liLLsDurg games. when the plate
was left open after catcher simon had
mUffed a throw from Wagner, was as
pretty a Bit of quick thinking and fast
running as has been seen on the Polo
grounds this season or any other
Can't Larry's mental mechanism and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

RODEL DEFEATS KEARNS:
LnU.rlu-u- nu --rlrnnr.- ~. IL \

New York. May 24-Two heavy
weight boxing matches were staged at
Madison Square Garden last night. Geo
ROdel, The BOer,' beating Soldier
kearns in eight out of 10 rounds and
Jim COffey. The Dublin Giant" out
pointing Jim Flynn. of Pueblo, Colo,
after a hard session.
Coffey exhibited much cleverness.
Flynn at times standing still while Cof-
fey rained a shower Of let's and rights
to his face and body. Flynn did a lot
of rushing and had his opponent
against the ropes in the last rounds
but COffey's Clcverness was too much
for the western mans COffey weighed
-1s2 pounds and FLYNN 191
In the other bout. ROdel depended
on mis- left hand nearly all through the
fight hearns knocked ROdel down for
a count of five with a right on the jaw
in the second round. At the bell
kearns's face was bruised and swollen,
and his left eye almost closed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

said champion be not in the best physi-
cal trim Leach has never Yet showed
70 advantage with clever Do1er'
barring Joe MandOt, and the New Or
leans boy can hardly be compared
with Richie in the matter Of skill
Rltch1e, by the way, is not the only
lightweight who does not banker for
BrittOn's game Joe Rivers was
parading around town complaining
that none of the legitimate GghC-
weights had the temerity to box him.
but when a match with BrirtOn was
suggested-and the latter agreed TO
make 1913 ringside-he beat it out OF
town with alacrity.
1t is equally true that Freddy Welsh
sldestepped the opportunity to box
BrittOn. Also Tommy Murphy, VINO
frankly admitted he didn't want any
of Jacks game over the 10 round dis
lance As a result OF the extreme
cOyness on the part of his rivals IN
the lightweight division BrittOn is
frequently forced to go out Of his
class to secure matches As a matter
Of fact he boxes more Welters than
boys Of his own weight. and il must be
said to his credit that ne generally
manages TO more than mold MS own
against his heavier opponents
Sammy RObideau. the Philadelphia
lightweight. treated New York sports
to a genuine surprise by the mastery
manner in which he recently OUtbOxed
and demonstrated superiority over
Johnny Lore. a local boy whose rapid
rise in the division had been Of the sen
sational order. RObideau came here q
stranger. although he has been boxing
around Quaker City clubs for the past
year. and was regarded as a sort
thing for the sturdy Lore His eXh1-
bitiOn Of skill was a revelation, and
Sammy jumped into immediate favor
with the regulars, who are quick TO
recognize the real thing in the boxing
line
RObideau created a sensation on a
par with that sprung by Mike Glib
hons on the occasion Of his first visit
to this city He not only made It
plain that he is too good for Lore,
chance with any of the tOpnOtchers
who hang their hats in this vicinity
During the bout with Lore he pulled
4 lot Of stuff that old timers had for
gotten. so seldom is it used in bouts
nowadays.
Robideau probably lacks the expert
ence TO compete with such finished
products of the Queensbury art as
Britton or Freddy Welsh. but he looks
good enough right now to hold up his
end against any OF the other members
of the local lightweight brigade l
would like to see him tried out with
Young Snugrue, the Jersey boxer, who
is about the best trial horse around
here at the present time A bout with
Shugrue should determine his standing
in lightweight society
Mike Gibbons pulled his come back
successfully. His first attempt to re-
establish himself in the good grac5S
of fight followers was in a bout with
Gus Christie, a wetern middleWeiSht,
who recently made matters interesting
for Eddie McGOOrty. Reports of the
mill say that Christie was lucky 20
stay the limit
Last week Mike made his first bow
to a New York crowd since boxing
McGOOrty last fall His opponent was
Jack McCarrOn. better known as Phil
adelphia Jack O'Brien's $4,000 beauty.
When Gibbons had finished the per-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
CHAMPION RICHIE To FIGHT
JOE RIVERS on JULY 4

Los Angeles. Calf. May PA bat
tie for the lightweight championship
between Willie Richie. the title holder
and Joe Rivers of this city, to be held
in San Francisco July f. is assured
by the announcement OF Joe Levy.
Rivers manager.
There has been some dispute as 10
who would meet the champion. who
came TO terms with a san Francisco
promoter some time ago Rivers was
the first choice of the promoter. but
ne was under agreement for the July
date with local club manager A
struggle for the battle followed be-
tween the promoters
Ritchie's manager declared his man
would fight in san Francisco only and
this left the question of the cham
pion's opponent in the air until Levy
announced that he had accepted for
Rivers the terms Of the San Francisco
club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
BOSTON YACHT CLUBS WILL
RI-II.D CI-D DE,EEN I

Boston. Mass. May 24.-A Boston
cup defender. designed by a syndicate
Of Boston naval architects and backed
by local yachtsmen. was the PROPOSE
ton laid before members of the three
local yacht clubs by rear commodore
Charles II. W Foster, of the Eastern
Yacht club.
received and the construction of de-
fender of the Americas cup that will
represent the combined genius of the
leading Boston designers is regarded
as reasonably certain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
z. p. & $. W. TEAM WILL PLAY
WARREN GRAVS At RTSBE

The E. p. & s. w baseball team will
go to Bisbee Sunday to play the War
rem District Grays a return game.
The lineup is as follows.
P Fisher, pitcher @. King. catcher
c. Chant. first base H. British. second
base a. Hammond. third base c. Ham
mOnd, second base and captain, L. Law
renee, right field; J. Livingston. center
field, H. Hall, left field Subs. J.
Boone, H. Gilbert. A. Landry. manager
In a recent game with Carrizozo.
manager Landry, of the +. P x s W.
teams, says the score was II to 0 in
favor of FL PasO. instead Of to 4, as
reported from CarrizOzO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
EXCESSIVE USE OF @SPITBALI-
wi r Is II { L ELL-E nLr. E,E--L-

of the spitball has injured Ed WaIsh's
digestion and has thus affected his
condition so he has not vet reached his
best form this year. according to DR..
James II Blair, club physician of the
Chicago Americans in a report made
on the pitchers condition. Walsh is
quoted as saying his arm is far from
right and attributing his success in
his game with New York last Sunday
to his head work"
The doctor said the saliva needed for
Walsh's digestion has been used on
the ball, but with care the pitcher may
be in his old time form in a month.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
YALE CREW Is WORKING
HARD FOR HARVARD RAG

New Haven. Conn, May 24-With
first eight. after a brief absence from
the position. in which time he had Op-
portunity to observe the working Of
the boat, the Yale varsity and other
crews are being given their final pre-
liminary drills here. preparatory to
leaving, six days hence, for their quar-
tiers at Gates Ferry, where the finish
ing work will be done for the race with
Harvard next month. About so men
viii be taken to the Thames.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
POMAS GIVES UP MANAGEMENT
OF TIE WRIGHT N A-EL.L-

After plotting his team through two
seasons and never landing below thi-d
place, Marion POmar, known as 'Shor-
ty,'' has given up the management Of
the Wrights Amateur league baseball
team, and viii retire to private life and
hard work shorty" managed -he
team last year. and it is partly due TO
his clever work that the Wrights are
now in the second berth of the ANA
teur percentage column. Hereafter
Livingston. the handy little pitcher,
viii manage the team, and when not in
the field. y. Talbot viii be field captain
at the third sack