El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
Injuries of Players Worry McGraw
Walter Johnson Ec1ipses Record

= NODGRASS, Murray and Doyle are
the cause of a lot of worrying OF
- the part of manager McGraw u the
Giants. Doyle ran his gift automobile
into = a tree, recently. Murray fas
a sprained ankle, SnO1grass a strained
tendon. If Burns did not have bIuise
on his hand the lfttI5 Napoleon would
BE- f., & from worries. Me Srslw is Cur
fident that Doyle viii be back in the
game Tor the big seri -.
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FraIk Klaus, as co lsilvi=1 BY cast
err critics, was as bew:iderSd as "A Jack
rabbit during the frs Two rounds of
mis- fight with McGOorIy AT Milwaukee,
becaUse of the Wisconsin, state lules,
which prohibit hitting in the CiiEches.
Had it not been for McGCortv'S l=ft 1ab
bling it is probable Thar Klaus wotId
have won the bout, as Fran Is bear
A. il fighting arr rushing.
Billy Papke, of Kewanee, for period
middleweight champion of the world, is
billed to meet Marty Rowan, at St
Louis, On October II, before the Flu
ture City a. c. Papke is not the old
rushing wonder, by any means, but he
showed abroad in several bouts that he
could give and take with the best of
them. and is dangerous for any bud
ding middleweight.
Seven American association players
received $500 between them for hitting
the tobacco signs in different parks in
the circuit Blosdrake, Walter Mtttick,
and Pete Compton. of Kansas City, drew
down $50 each; Earl Gardner also re-
ceived $50. John Ball. of Milwaukee,
received two checks of $50 each for hit
ting sign twice. James Williams, OF
Minneapolis, and Alexander Reilly, of
the Indians, received $50 apiece.
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Connie Mack is in favor of player
writers and is against the ruling of the
National commission. On general prin-
ciples, Mack says that he believes that
the players should not write Collins
and Frank Baker, of home run fame
have signed TO write articles, and Mack
says that he does not propose to have
them break their contracts.
Walter Johnson won his Ssth victory
of the 1913 season recently against the
Athletics. The smOk Senator only al
lowed the American league champions
three, hits, while the Washington team
got five Johnson eclipsed the Ameri-
can league record set last season by
Joe Wood, of 50 won and five lost.
Tom McCarey promoter of the Pa
cific Coast A. c., has announced that
he viii soon start a welterweight
elimination contest, the winner to be
recognized as champion of the world
There are so many heavy lightweightS
who are unable to make the limit any
more, that could easily be induced to
fight for the weller crown. Nike Glib
bOns is too heavy for the weller divi-
sion, but too light for the middle.
Connie Mack Will come in for larg-
er slice of prize money in the worlds
series than at any other time Mack
has quiely bought up so percent of the
stock in the Philadelphia club.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers have only one
more game in which to overtake the
Boston Braves. for first place in the
second division of the National league
The Dodgers have brought the eigth
point lead down to four, and this is
the only feature now attached to either
major league.
The Chicago White Sox will train at
Paso Robles, Cal, next spring, the scene
OF their 1913 camp. Charles COmiskey
has stated that as only a few of the
regular players viii go on the tour. the