El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-02

A ANSWERING the question if he
~ he would meet the winner Of the
\ white hope" tournament to de-
cic- -Le championship. Jim Jeffries an
nounced once again that his battle
with Jack Johnson was his last. Vel,
I should say not continued Jeff. Not
for any amount Of money.
Manager Callahan believes that Ted
Easterly will be a valuable man TO
his team the coming season. Ted was
the leading pinch hitter OF the SoN.
His official average for the season
was 81.
Roger Bresnahan declares that ne
Will be signed up next week. but re-
fuses to say which club he will play
with.
Doc Scanlon is knocking at the big
league door again. He is tired Of the
semi professional game and asks TO be
rein5tated so that he can play with the
Phillies next year.
The majority OF the big managers
agree that the Pirates viii have. the
pennant cinched if they succeed in
signing Roger Bresnahan.
The Reds have returned pitcher
Gregory to she Ottumwa club Of the
Central association. He was given
chance last season, but failed to make
good.
Johnny Evers, wintering at Rome.
N Y. declares that his Chicago Cubs
will be an all star aggregation next
season and strong pennant cOntender.
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Welker Cochran, the boy billardist,
from Manson. Ia, who has just begun
his 18th year, won the amateur han
n FaaTl 17rNaa ct hi
cago, in which there were u contest
ants. The deciding game was between
Cochran and c. +. COnklin, who has
held the national and international
nine games and lost one. Cochran vas
handicapped at rs points. Conklin,
scratch man, was at $50.
Charlie Carr has persuaded Cy Nor
gan to quit acting for a moving pic
ture concern and to sign a contract
10 pitch for the Kansas City team
next year. Carr is also after the ser
vices of Doc Gessler, former outfield-
er OF the Washington team.
Pop Arson still thinks he can make
good as a slugger in the big league.
but he is not willing to bet he can
get down to first inside of Is seconds.
81 think AID Wolgast has the tough
est face of any ObXer in the business"
says manager Jones. During the IS
fights he has had since I have been
handling him he has had but three
black eyes and 1 do not remember of
him ever having a bloody nose. It is
har to cut his skin and he usually
comes out of a fight without a scratch.
I have seen his opponents bang him
on the eyes and nose, but it seemingly
did not bother him in the least"
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Pitcher Schneider who recently
signed up with the Phillies is a fighter
of no mean ability. Under the ring
many of the aspiring white hopes
around New York and Buffalo.
The St. Louis Cardinals are sched-
uled to meet the st. Louis Browns
in a series of seven games at st. Louis
next spring before the opening games
in the National and American leagues.
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Pitcher Ira Hogue has been signed
up by manager George Stallings of
the Boston National league club.
Hogue was purchased from the Ander-
son club Of the Carolina association.
Artie Hoffman, Outfielder of the
Pittsburg Nationals, who declared last
year that he had quit baseball has an
nOunced his intention of coming back
to the Pirates next season. Hoffman
will take the place of Mike Donlin,
III the 1lllSouAS AiA4Sup-
Cyclone Johnny Tompson, of Syca-
more. Ill, who a few years ago fought
Battling Nelson for the lightweight
title has issued a challenge to Jim
Flynn. claimant of the commission
weight title. Thompson once claimed
the middleweight championship. He
now weighs 100 pounds.
Tom McCarey. fight promoter at
Vernon, declares the New York boxing
commission is not in a position to
/ change the present standard %
weights. He says the rules of the New