El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-16

OYALTY to their manager is said
to be back of the decision Of the
IL philadelphia Athletics to desert
the Baseball players Fraternity in a
body. The break came, il was reported,
when the players refused to sign the II
demands on managers and owners OF
clubs drafted by Dave l. Fultz, pres
ident of the fraternity. The demands
of the fraternity have been presented
to the National league magnates.
Leach Cross comes forward and takes
credit for being the one who Put cham
pion Willie Ritchie's nose on the bum.
After Richie dropped Cross in the
third round, the New Yorker as usual
crawled to his feet and hooked the
title holder on the beak with his left
In addition to damaging the champion s
nose, it put both Of Ritchies eyes in
mourning according to Cross.
King Cole, former Cub and Columbus
A. A. pitcher. says that he will demon
strate next season that he was never
meant for minor league batteIs, while
pitching for the New York Yankees.
Cole has adhered to big league advice
and kept in condition. believing that Il
will make a better pitcher Of him.
Garry Hermann of Cincinnati has put
on foot a movement to pension for sew
y
baseball player and manager Governor
Tener, it is said, is in favor of the plan,
as he was with Arson on the Chicago
Colts. Both the Philadelphia and New
York club owners have announced their
sympathy with the suggestion.
Frank J. Farrell, president of the
New York Yankees, has purchased out
fielder James Walsh, from Connie
Mack Walsh was considered to be one
<1F he ct eli n
pennant trust. International league ex-
perts declare him to be a better out
fielder than Eddie Murphy who goes to
left field in his stead.
Joe Levy. manager of Joe Rivers, has
received number of offers to take
the Mexican east and enter him into
the six and 10 round game. Levy eX-
poets to match Rivers against Willie
Ritchie at Vernon on WaShington's
birthday, and the Californian will not
travel the marathon route before that
date. It IS regarded as certain that
Richie will grant Rivers a return
match.
International leaguers have voted
against the proposed pOstseason series
between the pennant winning team OF
that league, and one from the Amer
made at the National league meeting
that the Boston. Nationals would use
the Red Sox park, until their own is
completed. Garry Hermann has failed
to appoint a manager to succeed Joe
Tinker as yet
Ad wolgast is busting off old letter
heads in Chicago He states that he IS
which will state that he is the 1873
pound title holder. AID asserts that
Richie won the title on a fluke, and
he claims it by default in view OF
Ritchie's failure to meet Tommy Muir
ply. in the scheduled 20 round battle in
San Francisco
With hooks out for Ed Konetchy,
first sacker of the St. Louis Cardinals,
it appears that New York is likely to
The Phillies- are also anxious to secure
Honey Schuyler BrittOn, president Of
the Cards, wants to dispose of kOnetchy
to any club willing to make an ad-
vantageous trade with first class out
fielder involved as St Louis's end.
Harlem Tommy Murphy Is disap-
pointed because Willie Richie failed
to meet him, and IS now claiming the
title by default. San Francisco news
paper men witnessed the operation
upon Ritchie's nose, and critics con-
slider that no one with an ounce OF
thought under his bonnet would for
one minute consider that Richie ran
out of a match with Murphy. man
whose rating was far below his.
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Packey Mcfarland has declined with
thanks an offer to meet Jimmy Clabby
70 rthe welterweight championship of
the world. Clabby recently blew into
Los Angeles and after a talk with pro-
mOter McCarey announced that he
would do AS pounds ringside and bet
$4,000 that he could degeat the Windy
City champion. Mcfarland declares
that he is not a legitimate Welter-