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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

producer If they care to take the time
and study it out
Hughie lIehegan's trip to England
from Tar away Australia may not prove
so remunerative as he at IlrsV mag
fned when he first set sail from sgd
new. Michigan was the recognized
champion OF the AnupOdes In the ugnt-
weight division and besides ne was q
big card in all the large clues com
handing as much money Lnere d4lLluSI
as Packey Mcfarland ana sucn stars
get over here Hugh1e was SEEKING
the worlds championship, as ne 1elE
confident that he stood splenUQ
chance of annexing the title he wanted
to clean uD in England FIRST and Lnen
come TO the states and finish the JoD-
His mission failed Tor ne pumped
into defeats at the hands OF bOIn treu-
DIV Welsh, the champion OF Great BTU
ain, and Matt Wells, the former title
holder, although in his first battle
with Wells he scored 8 victory Now
he is returning TO Australia with nOIn-
with some good matches in sight at
home and also to defend his title
against d couple Of new and promising
lightWeights who have come TO the
front since Hughie has been away
When he gets home Mehegan VIII
find that he has two hard nuts 70
crack-Jack Read, who recently won
the home title from Young MCCOY, and
the latter, who seeks another match
for the championship Mccoy IS the
youth who was doing preliminary
and Ray Bronson were there, and he
learned many of his tricks from the
American boxers Read was cOnsid-
cred only a. second rater Then and even
until six months ago when he showed
real good form against Grover Hayes
whom he defeated in sydney and later
won from the French boys in his class
Joe WOOdman wanted to bring him
over to the states, as he considered him
good enough to stack against WOlgasts
but Read saw better things at home
in a meeting with Mccoy for the home
title and he remained, winning the
contest Now he wants a crack at
Michigan for the Australian champion
ship. and the chances are he VIII give
Hughie as hard a battle as did Wells
in England, Should Read succeed in
beating Michigan 1T is probable he viii
start for America and get after Richie
for a big match and the title
Michigan was offered another match
with Wells in England, but he made
all arrangements to sail for austria
liza the middle Of March, having been
booked up for five fights over the
marathon distance and therefore he had
to pass up the offer, also an offer to
come to the states and meet some OF
the best bows here Had Hughie de-
feated Wells the last time he would
have tried again with Freddy Welsh.
with the object OF coming to America
should he win, but his defeat has up
set all his plans and now IT is back to
kangerOOland-
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years. The best in the game get only
$500 or 50 for their end in hard battles.
That kind OF money would not tempt
Mcfarland
Whether OF not Packey is a light
weight has nothing TO do with IL az
long as he can get six or seven thou
sand for boxing 10 rounds with light
weights Mcfarland IS entirely too
smart a business man to leave a divis-
ion where he can make a fortune TO
enter one which viii pay him only me-
diOcre purses Ray Bronson has tried
to get back into the lightweight class
and failed because he is known as a
WeIterWeight- He found that there
was not enough coin in the heavier
class
Whether Mcfarland can make 135
pounds VIII be shown as soon as Richie
signs articles for a battle with him at
that weight
1t is reported that Jess Willard has
decided TO change managers and viii
be in charge of Tom Jones in the fu-
ture- This is a good thing for Willard
if true Charles Cutler is a fair Wrest-
Ter. but as a manager OF a fighter he
lacks ability to land good matches,
mainly because Of the fact that he was
unable TO get the proper amount OF
boosting for his man
If there is anything to Willard it
will be discovered very shortly Jones
viii make him a champion OF send him
back to the farm in q short time Ton
is capable Of boosting his men TO the
top.
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TT TAKES some boxers long time to
develop a real knockout punch and
= some never get one, while to 9TH
ers it seems to come as natural as IL IS
for duck TO swim
Kid Lavigne was not a big man. but
he had the knack of delivering
knockout punch once he could land on
the law. Cans was not known as a
heavy hitter, still he knew how to hit
and he could always put his man away
anytime he connected with the rlsLt
SPOT Kid Mccoy was a slender youth
with a hand like a girl s. ana sun ne
had the knack of hitting and putting
big. heavyWeights away Tor the ten
count Jim COrbett was much Digger
man than Mccoy. but Jim never tried
much for the K. o., as he preferred me
Mcfarland style Of outpolnLng MS
man.
man for a middleweight champion, and
still he had a terrific punch because
ne knew how to deliver the blow. 1t
was the same with John l. SuI iIlSEi4lL
The big fellow scored many knOckOuJs
in short bouts and most of them came
of knowing how 10 nit al the rlSnl
time Charlie Mitchell was another
small man who put many heavywelg hts
TO sleep and all because he knew now
Dave Smith, the Australian middle
weight, a few years ago was consid-
ered-a very good man, but lacking a
knockout punch: in fact in most Of
his matches ne seemed content TO win
on points When he fought Jimmy
Clabby over the marathon course three
times he landed SsuEv blows to the
chin. but. he never put the Milwaukee
bow on his back. When Smith visited
the states last year he tasted the
sweets of dreamland, having been put
out bv Eddie McGOOrty IN snort order
It hurt David's pride ana he began
to study the knockout blow more care
fully himself. When he returned to the
Antipodes he improved on what he had
experienced in the L. s A. and IN
stead of winning on points, as was
usual for him. he surprised the ma
tives by knocking out his opponent a
Frenchman. in real John L. Sullivan
STYLE Then he began to improve still
more and in his next fight with local
the distance. This viii be encouraging
the distance. This Will be Encouraging
to Dave and we may hear more Of his
championship aspirations now
Johnny kilbane, the 1eatherWe gnr
champion. is another lad who was
never considered a hard hitter in fact
he was always satisfied to OutpOlnt his
man. However. after the critics be-
gan calling Johnny a paper" cham
piOn he got his dander 10 and soon got
next TO the real K o. punch He cut
loose in his bout with oliver Kirk at
St Louis and put him away for the ten
count, also Monte Attell and George
KirkwoOd, which goes to prove that
boxers can learn to deliver the sleep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

trips, there would be a beautifully I'M
balanced pennant race
No Raise in Salary.
An order to pay the salaries during
the southern tours would not BRING
about any such conditions It would
do something entirely different The
annual earnings Of each player would
remain the same and the amount per
month would be the only tnlnS
changed. A man who now receives
$4,000 a year at the rate Of $1,000 for
each of six months, would get the
same $4,000 but figured on a basis Of
SS57-15 for each of seven months
The players would gain nothing by an
agreement to pay salaries during
training trips.
Would Eliminate HOIdOuts.
But such a situation would revert
to the benefit of the clubs. It would
cut the number OF hOldOuts down to
e minimum Many of these who
bluff the club owners with demands
for raises and then come to terms
Just in time to start the season or
shortly before, are actuated by moth
ing but laZlneSS. If a player would
be in a position to lose some of mis-
money by not reporting on time, then
hOldouts would become almost ex-
tinct With such possibilities to the
proposition IL seems as if the two
leagues would be foolish if they should
refuse to accede to the demands Of
the players
There are practically no real hold
outs in the full sense of the term
men who intend absolutely to stick to
the ultimatum they deliver or get out
of baseball Only two notable in
stances Of such hOIdOuts can be cited
Offhand in the persons Of fielder Jones
and Orville overall The rest simply
are trying to make the magnates come
across with al much as possible; if the
magnates will not fail for the call,
they viii sign anyway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
EL Paso Boxers Stage Clever
Bouts 70 Entertain CattLemen
Battling Dick Evans Shades Jockey Spinner on
Points-Young Wolgast Forces Kid Mahoney to
Ouit-BiIly Smith and Harry Ross Fea-
ture a Burlesque Bout.

tamweight, and frankie FOwzer, the
blacksmith. In the initial bout Evans
was given q hairline decision over
Jockey Spinner, by popular verdict on
POINTS Both boys were classy boxers
and used their left hands TO good ad-
vantage. Evans was handicapped by
over nine pounds in favor of MS oppo-
nenU but with straight lett labS started
the blood from Spinner's nose in the
second round and battered the jockey s
midriff section with straight BODY
punches and rushed the track boy TO
the ropes Spinner was the best ring
general, but was unable to hit the elu-
, sive Evans who proved that his daily
workouts with Jack Herrick the chi
cago Scrapper were not in vain. spinner
caught Evans a heavy left on the chin
in the fourth round, which lifted the
local boy off the floor. The battler re-
taliated with a singing uppercut which
sent Spinner to the floor but ne was
speedily on his feet again
schultz BeSts Kid Perry.
Kid Schultz, a lightweight champion
. of the Atlantic fleet, and Kid Perry, a
local lightweight went on In the sec
Ond match. The local -Scrapper was not
able TO Withstand the brOadsldes which
the jackie sent in and was several
times near q knockout Schultz looked
in splendid condition while Perry, al
though the agressor, showed lack OF
stamina and judging of distance
Frank FOWzer. the local horseshoe
worker. met the Jersey Kid in the third
fellow. and though put down several
times by right chops, rose and con-
tinued the battle. The local batler
fought his usual style, cOuntering with
short lawmakers
Billy Dempsey. probably the best
middleweiEht ever turned out by this
city. and Kid Mansfield. of Los Angeles.
went four unsteady rounds. Dempsey
frequently covered up and tented
knockouts. and kept the spectators IN
an uprOar- Both boxers showed a de-
cided lack Of. samina-
WOIEast Forces 5TahOney to Quit.
Young Wolgast and Kid -MahOney, Of
Salt Lake City. figured in the semi
Windup. Wolgast gave the cleverest
exhibition of the evening Mahoney was
forced to quit in the second round.
The last bout was between Kid PayO
and the Fighting YaqUL" both local
Mexican scrappers-
Billy Smith refereed the bouts.
Polo Games at Park
Polo games between the FL PasO and
Fort Bliss clubs were held at Wash
iugtOn park Thursday afternoon as a
part Of the entertainment for the Wis
iting cattle men Cowboys sports and
riding were also given
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

EW YORK, y. Y, March 20
NJ No less eminent authority than
\ Hughey Jennings considers the
possibility of the abolition Of spring
training trips by the big leaguers a
wear OF so hence. The Tiger manager
speaks Of the intention OF the Ball
PLAYERS fraternity to ask the National
and American league club owners to
pay salaries to their players during
the spring training trip. He says the
expenses of the trip are so great al
ready that, if the clubs had to pay
their men through all the time that
they did duty under the manager the
trips would have to be abandoned
Hughey is wrong. The trips will not
be abandoned, no matter what may
be done in the matter Of training
time pay.
Spring Practice Necessary.
Jennings points TO the fact that a
ball player is in the only business in
the world where a man has all his eX-
penses paid while getting into cOndi-
ton TO earn his salary. He says that
if wages were compulsory during a
training trip, then the clubs would cut
out the trip and instead insist on eacn
player getting himself fit and be IN
shape TO start work at the proper
time the same as a man in any other
line Of eudeavOr.
Imagine q big league team taking
the field opening day without having
been together at al for practice. Love
" state Of affairs. Also the average
fan can make a good guess as to how
wei the average player would have
conditioned himself if he had to do 1t
on his own account If half the teams
would do this and the other half ad-
here to the annual routine Of spring
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ANoao Ut l. Mo- NH On ~
Bombardier Wells belongs in the

II ANSAS CITY. No. March 20
Bombardier Wells belongs in the
English army. 1t is very evident
that the ring is no place for him.
His decisive defeat at the hands OF
"GunbOat" Smith puts him out Of the
running for the heavyweight champion
snip. When Wells lost to Paizer in
three rounds. il was called q "fluke-
But the defeat by Smith was not Of
that kind.
Wells shows plainly that he has
weak defence. despite mis- heralded cleV-
erness. He has the punch, but lacks
the ability to take severe punishment
Too bad Billy Mccartney could not
have landed this one for McCarty for
long battle in California
Billy Nolan has decided to allow Nc
Farland to weigh 135 Tingside for
championship fight with Willie Richie.
This is the same as 15S six hours before
the fight, neither figure being within
McFarland's reach. Mcfarland points
to the fact that Erne, Cans and other
great champions boxed at 1S5 pounds
six hours before the fight. and is hold
ing out for this weight Likely Richie
viii come through in time 1t IS no
cinch that the new champion can make
1913. He is getting larger all the time.
Some wonder why Mcfarland does
not move up to the Welterweight di-
vision. The answer is easy. There are
few high class Welterw ights in the
country today and there has been little
demand for 142 Founders for many
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
Puffs From the Fans Hop Pipe

A T last the secret is out Big Abb
"A Peddy's first name is, in reality,
4 y Ashby, and not Abb. The Cleve-
land pitcher declares the name Of
Abb" TO have been fastened on him
a long while ago. and that the cog
Dounen seemed 50 appropriate It stuck
Rut the name appended TO him q. lew
davs after he was born was Ashby.
and such is the name by which his
DarenLs knew him. However, he does
not mind the other appellatiOn at all
Ia fact, he uses 1t himself and as he
AYERS. Il even use the name when writ
ing my letters, IL comes so naturally
to me.
Joe Rivers is under contract with
Mcmahon brothers, Of New York, 70
appear for them in four bouts they
to choose his opponents- The contract
price is given at $500 per fight
Charles Ebbetts, OF Brooklyn, is de-
termined 20 fight the high cost Of base
ball and as result viii raise the price
on last years p cent seats.
It is reported in big league circles
is contemplating placing shortstop
Fletcher and fielder Devore on the
shelf
Harry Pollock. American manager
of Freddie Welsh, the English light
weight champion, is making efforts to
arrange a match between Willie
Richie and Welsh The bout may be
staged at the McCarey arena in Los
Angeles. Welsh viii sail for this cOun-
nv on March %.
Manager NcGraw has set the iron
baU rolling and chopped his staff down
fOur numbers. Tags have been at
rached to TOrrey, Joe Evers, Robertson
and Kirby. Evers and TOrrey viii go
to the Scranton club, of the New York
state league
x
Bud" Anderson. of Medford, Ore,
and Knockout Brown have been
marched for a 90 round bout at the
Vernon arena on April p Brown
,rants Anderson to weigh in at 133
1-fngside while the coast scraDDer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

wants the weight to be at noon. Both
are eager for the match.
Jimmy Dime, manager of Tom Nc
MahOn, the New York heavyweight, is
anxious to match his fighter against
- GunbOat Smith for a ten round bout at
Madison Square garden for a purse of
$500.
Jim Buckley, manager Of Gunboat
smith, is hot on the trail OF Luther
McCarty for a match for the heavy
weight title. Buckley says that Nc
Carly is the only man worth while for
GunbOat to tackle and is trying to
clinch either 10 or 20 round bout be-
tween them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

sent to look over. Jim never did th4
for us When he went to look at s
man he either decided that we did OF
did not want him, and acted accord-
ingly. If he thought the man fit Ia
wired Us to close a deal for him In
some cases like that Of Vean Greggs
he did not take time TO wire US, buu
closed the deal himself and simply
told US to send out g. check for $1,000
We were always willing and also glad
to do anything Jim ordered Us to do.
with the majority OF scouts Vol
find them unwilling witnesses. Tel
them to go and look over a player
and they return to be cross examined,
not to hand you. the information they
were sent for With them YOU have
to use your own judgment and do the
scouts duty.
Frank Navin tells me that he is using
the same tactics in Detroit. I'm for
him"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

w ? HILE the wives and daughters
" OF the visiting cattlemen were
being entertained by Ell Paso
society. the visiting men were Wei
cared for at q smoker held at the clSlIIl-
her Of commerce Wednesday night BOX
ing proved the most attractive teall e
on the program, but there were oJher
interesting numbers lnterpersed-
Camp Fires in Yard.
The chamber. Of commerce lobby was
crowded The balconies were crowded
and the men, for only men were pres
ent, stayed through to the end and II
was nearly midnight when the last act
on the program was given
Earlier in the evening and before the
program commenced upstairs the men
were entertained in the basement ana
in the ward at the rear OF the DuliulnS'
where barbecue and hot Janaies were
served.
Carnp fires burned in the yard and
though there was no chuck WaSon'
there there was chuck aplenty and the
visitors helped themselves to the roast
81 beef and pork and the boiling COZ
zee while there was a generous supply
of hot tamales and-llQuld reIresn menus
BurIesque Boxing
The biggest feature OF the eFelt-LS
was an exhibition bout between Billy
Smith and Harry Ross, Of FL Baso.
This was burleQUe from the start OF
the gong to the end Of the second
round. Mayor Bill Davis, OF Fort W orIns
acted as referee for the bout and ne
received many a gentle tap on the nose,
tc the delight of the spectators.
When Dixie was played by the band
the crowd went wild The range calls
of the cOwpuncher were mingled WITH
the cheers of FL PasOans and each
enc had the time Of his life Men VINO
had never seen a boxing bout before
took particular delight in the eNhlol-
tions and so expressed themselves
Between bouts the scrap iron quar-
tet. composed of Harry Erwin, l. l. ana
g. W. Warden and Cleve Duncan sang
several medleys and was compelled 10
take encores. Professor Delaez enter
tanned with some slight of hand and
amused the visitors with his expressions
as well as his work
Professor Johnson, q negro ventrllo-
Quist- held the crowd for a time with
his humorous sketches, and a quintet
of girls from local theater enter
tanned with singing and dancing acts
shorty Martin, a blacIfaced comedian,
kept the crowd in good humor, and La
Belle Guillerme gave an entertaining
Egyptian dance.
Evans Shades Jockey Spinner
FL PasO was well represented IN the
ring with Battling Dick Evans, ban
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20

81 SPRIG6INS HAD JUST mOVED
INTO NEW NORk TO I've YOU
HAVE TO MOVE 70 NEw YORK
~ you WANT TO 1--WE soon
SIS COUSIN LEST The OLD
FARM AND came TO VISIT
HIM He Ts7OUGHT 81 KNEW
NEW YORK LIKE TH6 81 PBaBej
AND wHEN - saiO HE'D SHow
HIM AROUND TE'E COUSIN SAID
NED LIKE TO SEE THE EEAE
IRON BUILDING FIRST 81
SCRRTC He'd MS BRLD DOME
n MINUTE CONE on p re SAID.
. KNOW WHAT 700 h1e an
NOM ne TOOK THe COUSIN
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ETRoIT. lIieh.. 80

- ETROIT Mich, March 2O.-Jim
MCGUIRE. who is coaching the
- Tigers new pitchers and catch
ers on the training trip. and who In
the summer months does scout duty
for Frank J. Navin. is the best scout
in the country. according to T. S
Barnard. Of the Cleveland club jim
secuted for the Maps before he became
their manager and was succeeded by
George StOval, who in turn was sue
ceeded by Harry Davis and who before
the year was up gave way to Dode
Birmingham
Had Jim not taken a crack at the
managerial job he would still be
scouting for Cleveland. but having
Jim for scout after managing the
club would prove a rather awkward
proposition so Detroit relieved CleFe-
land Of the veterans services.
"OId Jim, you know says Bar
nard. goes out and gets them. Nine
out Of ten scouts do not They gen
eraIIv come back and tell You about
mis- or that drawback and about the
good points in the man they were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
e1Kid'' Williams, Real Fighter of Lighter Clan
Bantamweight Has a Punch
in Sturdy Fists That
Opponents Respect.

New York. March 2O.-Kid Williams,
the young Baltimore sIugger, is looked
upon by a majority Of the fight fans as
the most promising bantamweight in
the country. The businesslike way in
which he defeated Eddie Campi'- the Los
Angeles bantam. gives him a clear right
to face Johnny COulOn in a contest for
the title.
There is nothing fancy in Williams s
stzIe Of fighting. but he has a punch
In both Of his sturdy fists which his
opponents quickly learn to respect
Williams is now trying to get match
with Coulon. the holder of the bantam
weight title.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
ATTELL COMES BACK"
AND WINS FROM KIRK

New York, y y. March 2O.-Abe At
tell former featherweight champion,
knocked, out Ollie Kirk, OF St Louis, in
the third round OF a scheduled 10 round
bout here last night.
A terrific left hook TO Kinks chin
sent the WesJerner staggering TO the
ropes, and a. right TO the jaw an instant
later flOOred him for nine seconds Kirk
regaiued his feet in time to suffer fur
Their punishment before the referee
stopped the bout. The fight inaugu-
rated Attell's attempt to regain the
featherweight title. Kirk is the man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
WOODS TRIO WINS
FROM JOHNSToN'S
FOwIer's BOwIers Win Second Match
From Vaughn's Pin SpfIlers by
Margin of 116 Pins.

Hart Woods trio dOwned the Johns
ton trio in the three-men tournaments
Wednesday night at the Cactus alleys
Three Of the four points were won by
the Wood team. The Cactus league
teams viii open shortly Wood rolled
high game, 2l6, and high total with a
credit OF 554. Presley was credited
with a strikeOut.
with high game and total and carried
off the honOrs in the second match
from the Vaughn team by a margin Of
116 pins. As usual the rollers who par
ticipate in the second match outdid
the efforts Of those who rolled in the
first. Three points We're wen by the
Fowler bunch. The following scores
were made:
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VANGUARD IS NOW ON WAY
10 HnL- .LnL IN -InLN q VIZ.

Los Angeles. Cal. March 2O-"Rube"
MarqUard, one of the star pitchers Of
the New York Nationals last year, left
yesterday for Houston. Texas. where he
viii Join the team. He was accOmpa-
MED by his wife, formerly Blossom
Seeley, the actress, to whom he was
married in san Francisco.
II IS reported that the contract which
Marquard signed in san Francisco pro
Vldes Tor an annual salary Of $500 for
three years In addition to that, Kin
sella IS said to have given him a bonus
OF $500 for signing. gringing 'Rube's"
annual cOmDensation to 50 600
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
MORNINGSTAR LOSES HIS
rrWrTW L IN MI


P1ttsburg, Pa, March 2O-Willie
Hoppe, Of New York, the 1872 balk line
champion. defeated Ora MOrningstar
the ISL balk line billiard champion, by
a score Of 500 to I'll.
Hoppe had very little trouble in win
nIng the match, which was for the 1S1
championship. Hoppe made an average
OF 10 1882. and MOrningstar 1851.
High runs, Hoppe, 96, so. So; Morning
star, 70, %, %