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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
THINK on the whole the best put
ter I ever saw was A F. Macfie,
saws Horace Hutchinson, in the

THINK on the whole the best put
ter I ever saw was A F. Macfie,
Il says Horace Hutchinson, in the
Westminster Gazette. I believe I have
given the credit to Willie Park at the
time he made his courageous but not
very successful effort to beat Harry
NaTdOn, but great as Parks putting
was, 1 did not see nearly as much of
it as I did of Mr.. Macfies, with whom
l used to play very frequently from
1885 to 1895.
And, of course, there is to be reck-
oned, in any account of this kind, that
very marvellous week of putting in
which Walter Travis came and took
from US our amateur championship,
whereof revenge was only wrought so
lately as 1911 by Mr.. Hilton winning
the amateur championship over there.
But that week of putting was but a
streak, although Mr.. Travis is at all
times and seasons a very fine putter-
That, however, was ma govt at a.
JUST cOnjurin' tricks according to
the old verdict Let it be granted,
however, as Euclid pOstulates, that
Mr. Macfie was, perhaps is. one of the
that is enough for my purpose, which
IS to introduce a tale of him that 1
have told befOre-namely, that I once
asked him, What is your method of
puttins?" and he answered, Il putt
on a different method every day.
Now Mr. Macfie was, and is, a man
sinfally capable of giving you a mis-
leading, whimsical, and altogether
imaginative answer, but I believe that
this answer was quit of any Of
these dubious characteristics. I be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
Mrs. Joe Rivers Is on the Warpath
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Honus Wagner Gets Historic Bat

RS. JOE RIVERS. wife of the
MI California lightweight. is on
I'VE the warpath and its all on ac-
Joe after his Fourth of July fight Mrs.
Rivers, in a recent interview with a
Los Angeles Times reporter, declares
Times office and slapped Dew Van
Courts face if Mr.. Levy had not
stopped her. She says it was a shame
the way the papers roasted joe Joe's
wife says he might have ragged
little, but she doesn't call that a crime
Mrs Rivers says Joe is making the
grandest little husband in the world
and some day they expect to have a
large and prosperous family. 1t We
cruel for the papers to suggest that
Joe sold out the san Francisco fight
for $50, 900, when the championship
would mean at least 100000, said
Mrs Rivers, as her big black eyes
sparkled with fire. Mrs. Joe also says
fought Richie and the next time they
meet, Richie had better watch out.
Hans Wagner was presented with a
bat made from commodore Perry's his
tOric battleship, the Niagara, which,
bed of lake Erie since September, 1913.
The bat was a gift from 4. A Seidel,
of Erie, Pa, a bOyhOOd friend Of HOnuS,
with whom he used to play ball on the
back lots The bat is beautifully carved
and is inscribed with Perry's famous
sentence: we have met the enemy
and he is ours"
Bud Anderson, the Oregon light
weight, is rapidly recovering from his
recent operation for appendicitis and
will be matched with Frank Barrieau,
the northwestern lightweight who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15

fought Leach Cross to a standstiu in
Vancouver.
Pitcher LHOmmedieu, a right hand
er, SIX feet tall, who has made a great
showing with a Winnipeg team, has
been signed by manager Clark, of the
Milwaukee team and will be given a
trial with the Brewers.
OrvilIe Selby, formerly a pitcher
with Louisville, of the American asso-
citation, has been sold TO the Kansas
City club for the sum of $1,000. Dan
vile made the deal
When it comes to defying his su-
periors, Tyrus Cobb is a bearcat. Ty
has just broken into print again and
says that he will write up" the worlds
series. regardless Of what the national
written rules of baseball. Mr. Cobb
Will syndicate his stories
Dan Duffy, having won his 14th
straight game for Great Falls, has left
his team and is hurrging to the rescue
of the Pittsburg Pirates.
Mike Finn, manager Of the Mobile
team of the Southern league, has
signed a contract to manage the Mem
phis team for 1914
Chief Meyers, of the Giants, heav-
lest batter on the team, and third base
man Baker, of the Athletics, will be
depended on by their managers in the
worlds series 70 begin in October. Ba-
ker. more than anyone else. won the
worlds series from the Giants two
years ago. He made two home runs
at critical moments and they not only
won games, but frightened his Oppon-
ents for the other games. Meyers is
full blOOded indian and a college
graduate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
Copper Teams Ready For Tourney
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Mavericks Start West on Thursday

combination of the two. and that they
would allow FL PasO and Silver City TO
strengthen to a certain limit for the
tournament. Mr. Janney said that IS
men could not be spared from the
Copper company camp at one time. but
II could. and the team would be known
in Albuquerque as the Chino Copper
company team. This was agreed to by
the Silver City and Fl PasO represent
atiVes.
More Players for Mavericks.
FL PasO will probably take on Har-
bin, Hill, Nagle, Price and perhaps a
couple more Texas leaguers. Silver
City win have to provide two Outfield-
ers, McGeever and Clark, the two win
ming factors of the indians, being on
the Hurley roster. The Copper COM
pany team will be allowed to take on
Tommy LOckhart, a Trinidad player,
and a few others
Hard luck was the share of the Nav
ericks on the Silver City trip.
Start for Arizona Thursday.
The team returned TO FL Pase Mon
day morning and will remain until
Thursday morning, when the club will
begin its invasion of Arizona
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15

standing Of the clubs. The winners
would get as much if not more than
they now receive. The tailenders would
get some share too. There would be
titiOn besides a renewal Of hope for the
dlsappolntments of the regular cam
paign-
There are many advantages to this
idea. but two distinct drawbacks. The
principal hitch is fear that a cOmbina-
ton Of baseball interests might de-
strOy public confidence in the game
The fans might look upon the idea as
syndicate The other is that 1t would
entail a very lengthy schedUle-One
that could not possibly be played under
los games. Bad weather might inter-
fere before the worlds series compe-
tition had been concluded.
Fans Would Welcome Change.
If Chances bright idea were prop
erly incorporated it might embrace
most of the advantages of the plan
just described at the same time elimin-
ating all the Objectionable features.
Those clubs denied participation in the
classic as now constituted might also
be declared in upon portion of the
spoils.
Supposing the worlds series sched-
uled should be expanded to 10 games
SuppOsing the first six of those were
played in the cities directly interested.
That would leave nine games to be
played elsewhere And as there are
II cities in the two big leagues the
six had been decided-might be award
ed one to each of the remaining towns.
Certainly such a move would give fan
dom in general a greater opportunity
of seeing the big struggle. AS each
city would undoubtedly fill its park
the receipts for the Is games would
be tremendous. As an incentive toward
patronage in the outlying cities a por-
ton Of the receipts at each of these
might be set aside as a sort of bene-
fit for the players of that town. In
the big cities where both leagues are
represented matters might easily be
arranged so that the pool for the local
players would be increased to double
the proportions of those in the smaller
towns where only one club does bust
ness. Or without a great deal of diff
ficulty the outside players interests
might be arranged on a sliding scale
the teams to be given a lump accord
ing to their positions at the cOnclu-
sion Of the major league competitions
Shorter Schedule Favored.
There should be no worry over the
possibility of such a worlds series
schedule dragging out into Indictment
weather. AS a matter of fact the ma
jOr league schedules are too long any
how. Most of the magnateS favor 40
games instead of 154. BY chOpping II
games off the present playing draft
the worlds series would be concluded
as early as the major league seasons
now close
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
Clubs Would Welcome Longer
Series For the Worlds Title
Competition Between Penn ant Winners For Is Games
Would Eliminate the Element of Luck Magnates
Are Dissatisfied With Present System and
May Give Chances Theory Trial

TEw YORK, Sept 1S.-Frank
Chance has come to the bat
4 with a very good suggestion
relative to worlds series competitions
in future. The scheme is to extend the
competition TO such lengths as to elm
mate the prevailing element of luck.
Chance favors a schedule of Is or 16
games.
Best Team May Not Win.
Under present conditions" says the
peerless leader. the best team does not
necessarily win The element of luck
is too pronounced. One team that
might perhaps Outclass its rivals by
many games through q schedule of 154
games S simply swamped- Its pitch
ers have bucKled or gone stale or il
has hit a batting slump that comes TO
ali good teams now and then. a world S
series ends when one team has won
four games That number might be
won by the weaker contestant before
the other came out of some slump. Now
IN &c games I viii venture TO say that
the better team viii win every time.
"A team that drops the opening game
IN a worlds series as at present con-
Quoted IS placed at q very decided dis
advantage. Almost invariably it wins.
If il happens to take the first two the
worlds flag is practically cinched- The
monetary side Of the classic puts too
great a strain upon the under fellow.
But IN a series of Is or &c games one
club might drop the first three or four
games without materially affecting its
chances"
Theory Worth a Trial
There is sound logic in what the
Peerless Leader advocates and it might
be well for organized baseball to give
his theory a trial a year hence. It is
a fact that the major league magnates
for several years have been diSSatiS-
fled with the present conditions; at
least that portion of them who have
not figured directly in the champion
ships. Year after year the lions share
Of the worlds series profits have been
harvested by some few clubs and their
players, while the great majority Of
teams have looked on from the cold
Pool for All Clubs.
Barney Dreyfuss and August Herr
mann have repeatedly tried to interest
their colleague in a scheme that might
prove a salvation if the magnates were
not afraid to try it. The idea IS to
shorten the schedules in each major
league to 112 games. The winners of
the regulation league pennants- Then
would begin a worlds series in the
oroadest sense of the word It would
be nothing more than a combination of
the two leagues into one gigantic cir
cult where the clubs would play home
and home games The winner of this
series would indeed be a real worlds
benefits Of the greatest portion of
percentage Of the gate money set aside
from each game for a pool. But every
club would profit financially as well
as every player, for the pool money
would be divided according to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
BREWERS LEAD THE MILLERS
BX ONLY A LIGHT MARGIN

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept 1.-THE pennant
race in the American association tight
ened up last week until it enters its
last stages bearing a close resemblance
to the contest of 1898, when the first
four teams finished within a few points
of each other.
MiIwaukee's lead, threatened a num-
Der of times since they wrested
first place from Columbus, is now
challenged by Minneapolis, and only a
slight margin separates the two. 4
double victory by Minneapolis Sunday
would have put CantillOn's men in
front, but the loss of the second game
to Louisville left Milwaukee at the
head by slim margin, despite the de-
feat of Clark's team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15

I'll PASO. Hurley. Silver City and
II Santa Rita were represented at q
H. meeting held IN Silver City Sat
urday evening, relative to the coming
fair tournament, to be held at Albu-
querque, n. NJ, in which all OF the
aforementioned teams are to partici-
pate.
W. H. Mosely, of Santa Rita; W H.
Janney, Tommy Clark, and McGeever,
of Hurley: Bill Crawford and Tommy
Smith, of Fl PasO, and Eddie Ward, OF
Silver City, were present.
Bill Crawford received a telegram
from mayor D. K. B. Sellers, of Albu-
querque, Saturday, appointing him his
personal representative to interview
the New Mexico team managers re-
garding the tournament
Hurley and Santa Rita Combine.
Mr.. JaDney, of the Hurley team,
stated that reports that FL Paso and
Silver City teams were strengthening.
caused apprehension N Hurley and
Santa Rita He proposed a union of
those two clubs on the ground that
stronger team could be made from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
INDIANAPOLIS WINS FLAG
IN THE FEDERAL LEAGUE

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 15.-The
Federal league, said to be the first in
dependent baseball organization to
complete its full schedule, closed its
first season Sunday with the Indianap-
nant
The club owners VIII meet in Indian
apOlis September 20, officially to award
the pennant and elect officers for next
year.
The Indianapolis team finished II
games ahead of its nearest opponent,
Cleveland. The other clubs finished in
order: St Louis, Chicago, Kansas City
and PittSburg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
RUSTIES DEFEAT
THE MYRTLE STARS

With 16 strikeouts to his credit, two
three baggers, two doubles and a sin
gle Sam DWyer, of the Rusties, de-
feated the Myrtle Avenue Stars in one
sided game.
The score r. H E.
RuSIleS ----.------ III L q
Myrtles .-.....-.- ;
Batteries; Rusties, Dwyer and Mon
tana; Stars, Hunter, Make and Hunter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
PELKEY WITHDRANYS CHARGES HE
MADE AGAINST TOMMY RIRNS

Calgary, Alb, Sept. 15.-After con-
ferring with Tommy Burns. Arthur
Pelkey has handed out a statement.
withdrawing the charges he made
against Burns at Portland, Ore, and
saying that Burns is and ever Will be
his best friend. Burns, he says, has
shown him receipts proving he used
him fairly financially.
Il do not know what said because
I was sick and had taken some brandy.
Not being accustomed to liquor, it went
to my head. I know the interview
which I read later certainly must have
been the act of a drunken man." said
Pelkey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
SAN IGNACIOS WIN FROM
THIRTEENTH CANALRY TEAM

IN hard 1ought game at Washing
ton park Sunday afternoon, the San
Ignacios defeated the 18th cavalry by a
score of six TO five. Heny, the left
handed tWirler of the cavalry team,
started the game, but was driven from
the rubber in the fifth inning after
eight bingles and five runs had been
secured off his delivery. Perry was
rushed to his relief and finished the
game in major league style.
Score. R. H. z.
S. Ignacios. / , 0 > OO1O Go 9 >
Cavalry go 0 0 0 Is 4
Batteries: San IgnaciOs, Franco and
Yanes; Cavalry, Heny, Perry and Green.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
TINKER FIGHTS WITH BOSTON
RE We: ROTH RI Al LIE,

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept 13.-Manager
Joe Tinker, of the Cincinnati club. and
player Maranville, of the Boston team.
came to blows in the first inning of the
first game of tOday's double header,
and assisted by several players from
each side, battled on the field Cooler
heads among the players prevailed and
by sheer force the combatants were
pulled apart.
Both Tinker and Maranville appeared
to be somewhat the worse for wear.
They were banished from the contest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
FERNS TO FIGHT WALTERs.

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 15.-.'Wildcat'
Ferns of Kansas City. and Billy Wal
ters, former sailor. are matched to
box 10 rounds in KenOsha, Wis. on
sept % The winner, it is announced
will meet Mike Gibbons. of St Paul IN
contest two weeks hence, which the
promoters say, will be for the weller
weight championship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
MESA WINS GAME
FROM TUCSON TEAM

Tucson. Ariz., Sept 15.-Tucson-s
regulars fell down Sunday before the
left handed pitching of Johnson. of
Mesa. who allowed but three hits
Score r II. z.
Tucson ---.1 3 S
Batteries; Mesa. Johnson and Merritt;
Tucson, DeardOth and Young.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
FORMER YALE PLAYER WILL
co Oh NILNNEsAEA ER EsIIAIE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. BE W.
McDeVitt, former lnesman on the Yale
team, will be assistant football coach
at the University of Minnesota. S s.
Harris, it was said, will continue as
first assistant to DR.. H. L Williams,
while McDeYitt will have charge of the
freshmen. T-esrFl
McDevitt played guard on the Yale
team in 1910 and 1911.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
FIGHT AT BIsBEE POSTPONED

Blsbee, Ariz., Sept. 14-Because sher-
If Harry Wheeler announced that any
attempt TO hold a boxing match in this
city between Ben Pound and the ssESiIll
nish Lion would result in arrests
following the encounter, of all persons
moterS of the match announced q
postponement of the fight for one
week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
RILBANE AND WALSH FIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT AT ROSTO-

Cleveland, o., Sept. 15.-AccOmpanied
by his manager Jimmie Dunn, feather
weight champion Johnny Kilbane left
last night for Boston where he will
meet Jimmy Walsh, of that city, in a
u round bout next Tuesday night. Kill
bane expressed confidence IN his ability
to defeat Walsh.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
PITCHER COoMBs IS IN HOSPITAL.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 15.-"Jack"
CoOmbs. star pitcher of the Athletics
and hero of two worlds series, is in the
University hospital Muscles of the
pitchers back, weakened by a recent
attack of typhoid fever, physicians say,
were unable to stand the strain in his
attempt to work into condition. and it
IS said, he may be placed in a plaster
cast for several weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
American League Standings.

Where They Play Tuesday.
Chicago at Washington.
St. Louis at Boston
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
YALE WINS GOLF TITLE.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept 15.-Nathaniel
Wheeler, of Yale, won the intercolle-
giate golf championship Saturday af-
ternoon. by defeating John Marshall,
jr, of Williams college, 3 up and to
play
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15

Where They Play Tuesday.
Venice at Portland.
San Francisco at Los Angeles.
Sacramento at Oakland
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
BINGHAMTON WIS PENNANr.

Utica, n. Y, Sept. 15.-The 18th sea
son of the New York State league
closed Sunday with Binghamton the
pennant winner and Wilkesbarre in
second place.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
REFERFE sToPs FIGHr.

Philadelphia. Pa Sept. 15-Jack
Reid, OF Australia, was practically
knocked out in the fifth round of
scheduled six round bout here Satur-
day night the referee stopping the
ficl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Sndn~sa Games

At Chicago. r. H E
new hork --....---.----- y IA 0
| Chicago 49,. .......---....7I IL
Batteries: New York, Marquard
Fromme and Meyers; Chicago, Cheney
and Archer.
At Cincinnati. r. H E
Philadelphia 49,. ............7 Il 0
CAllNAllAdll y o
Batteries: Philadelphia, Camnitz. Sea
ton and Doom, Burns; Cincinnati. John
son, Suggs and King.
At St. Louis. r H F
Brooklyn 80. .6 8
D. -o 2I y .-::.--1 )
Batteries: Brooklyn, Pfeffer, Ragon
YinSling and Fischer; St Louis. Neil
haus, Sallee and Wingo
Saturdays Games
At Chicago. r. H r
Brooklyn >
Chicago ....
Batteries: Brooklyn, Allen and Nc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
NatiOnaI League standings.

Where They Play Tuesday.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Sundnrsa Games


At Kansas City-Indian SO;
Kansas City, IL
At waukee-Columbus, S; Milwau-
kee, s.
At St PauI-ToIedo. II; St Paul.
40
At nneapolis-Louisille. Is; Min
neapOlis, 2-1.
Saturdays Games
At Kansas City-Indianapolis, S;
Kansas City, f.
At Observation-Disclosures 10; Mil
Waukee, ,
At neapolis-Louisville. :; Min
neapOlis, 10.
At St. PauI-ToIedo. -; St Paul, SIS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
Western League Standings.

Where They Play Tuesday.
No games scheduled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
WESTERN LEAGUE,

Sundays Games.
At Denver. r. II. E.
Des Moines (
Denver II 1
batteries: Des MOines. Faber, LakaII
Block
Second game r. H E.
DeS MoineS 0
Denver
Batteries: DeS MOineS, Royce anu
SIlSht; Denver. Gilbert and Spahr'
- At Lincoln. r II l.;
sioux city .-..-..-.-.....--.
-~--tNoAu
Batteries: Sioux City. Elder. w hlte
and Rapp: Lincoln, Dessau, whitaker
and Meyer
Second game. X II; 4;
sioux city ....--.....'..-.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-15
q BASEBALL RESULTS q

Carly; Chicago. Vaughn and Archer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-30
Where They Play.
Hopkinsyiite at Cairo.
0wenshoro at Harrisburg.
Henderson at Vincennes.
Cla7ksville at Paducah.

Although outhit and outfelded
John Nairn's champions on the base.
ball field Of honor captured the sec
ond game from President Bassett SIS
Hapkinsyille Moguls out at the up
town ball lot, the score being to s..
The only reason that the IIoppers
did not win the game was because
they could not swat out safe ones
when they were needed Added to
this was some ragged fielding on
the part of the locals who were not
up to their customary standard in
this department OF the pastime, and
even with such odds in their favor
the visitors dropped the combat.
Bales, new man secured from
Bloomington of the Three | league
was on the hill for the Cairoites,
and although the Moguls hinged out
Is safe ones, he had them SO ar
ranged that only twice did they
avail the opponents a score. for the
visitors had just two earned runs.
Cairo made itss first score in the
initial frame, when, with two men
out. and with strikes and 3 balls
being called on him Bing En- Jones
the mighty swatter, 6mashed the
pill to the left field fence for a
home run.
Then in the second the locals
pushed over three counters follow
Cairo made its first score in the
ing with two more in the next canto
making the total six.
The Moguls made one in the
third and came into possession OF
two more in the fifth. In the ninth
they made two more, one of them
on single and the other on an err
rOr