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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
In Deciding To Fight With
Murphy, Richie Is ShreUd
Popularity Of Champion Was Waning in Many Quarters
Through His Apparent Desire to Evade Match; vii
lie Ritchie's Holdout For $4,000 is Very Cues
tionable But He Has Made it Stick

about it, it might be mentioned that
if Jim Buckley, manager of Tommy
Murphy had not knocked under COM
pletely in respect to the terms he
suggested, there would have been no
fight
Buckley wanted % percent of the
gate for Murphy When, after sew
eral pOw-WOws he found Richie OBJ
durate, he agreed that Richie should
have his $4,000, and that whatever
was left latter expenses were paid
should be divided by COffroth and
Murphy. Not a word was said about
reimbursing COffrOth, even in q small
degree, for the amount he lost by
the December 10 match falling through.
Chance to Redeem Himself.
It is probably a good thing for all
concerned that the match has been
brought on the boards again, especial
ly so far by champion Richie.
In the belief that he entertained a
desire to eTade Murphy entirely,
many of the champions ardent ad
mirers were beginning to sour on
him, and If the match had fallen
through on his account, even though
he really felt he was standing out
for his rights, he would have found
the cold shoulder turned toward him
in many quarters.
If Ritchie trains faithfully and de-
feats Tommy Murphy signally he will
find himself on the top crest Of popu-
larity. SpOrtdOm is so constituted that
it always is the right man that wins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-Well, the
Willie Rtchie-Tommy Murphy con-
~ test is on again, and in the inter-
ests Of harmony, good fellowship and
honest sport it is to be hoped that
nothing in the shape of an inflamed
prObOcis or ar insufficient guarantee
viii clog the wheels of progress or
cause doubt to arise as to the good
faith of the principals.
1t took almost as many conferences
to settle the terms of the new match
as it did to select a referee for the
BTitt-NelsOn bout. And when II was
all over Richie prevailed
When II comes to standing firm and
holding his ground, this young man
makes Roderick Dhu look like a frag-
ment of thistledOWn changing its
course to every zephyr that blows.
Ritchie viii get the $4,000 ne held
out for, and Tommy Murphy viii get
in on the second table. Stay, though
our Willie magnanimously agreed to
allow Murphy $500 to defray the cost
Of his recent training at San Rafael.
Richie Is Reminded.
tt appears that some one reminded
Richie that he had received a SINH
lar sum from Leach Cross when the
match in New York was proposed, be-
cause Of some injury suffered by
Cross, and, being reminded, Richie
decided to loosen his purse strings to
the extend mentioned.
So that there should be no mistake
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
Race Plungers Lacking'--Co1lyer
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Outlines Bet and Didn't Squea1
BY BERT CoLLYER

n LUNGERS on race track? Why
man, there are no plungers in these
days. Many Of the old racing men
would bet more money in a minute than
the sOcalled latter day plungers would
wager in a month. In his younger
days, and when he was still compare
lively novice at the racing game,
Ed COrrigan, who then had one Of the
strongest stables in the country, would
wager as much money on race as any
man in the country, and he would 90
it without having an 'ace" in the hole
either; for Corrigan, whatever may be
his faults. was game man and a
square one. When he matched the
pride Of his stable, the mighty Free
land, against the DWyer brothers Miss
WOOdfOrd to race over distance Of
mile and a quarter for $4,000 a side, it
looked like a foolish match to make
Miss Woodford was then in the heyday
Of her glory, and generally regarded
as the best race horse in the country,
while Freeland was known only to the
western admirers, the son OF Longfel-
low and Belle Knight having done all
Of his racing over the western tracks.
The match was run over the Mon
mouth Park track in August, 1888,
Isaac Murphy having the mount on
Freeland while Jimmie Mclaughlin
had the leg up on the mare. 1t was
match of riders as well as of horses,
and Monmouth Park was crowded with
western men who had come on to see
the race, as wen as with the eastern
race goers who did not see how the
DWyer mare could be beaten. In the
betting Miss WOodfOrd was a pro-
nounced favorite at to 8. while to
was freely laid against the western
champion. COrrigon wagered over $55,-
600 on his horse outside Of the main
stake getting to for his money,
and the rest Of the western contingent
followed his lead to a man.
Ring Is JOIfed Hard.
The ring received a jolting that day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

that it never forgot. The pair ran neck
and neck over the entire distance, and
Murphy, drawing the finish fine as
was his usual custom, won by that mar
row margin. The scene that followed
beggars description. The westerners
went fairly wild with delight and Cor
rigan, who had won a fortune on the
race, was apparently the coolest man
on the grounds.
Prior to that time Corrigan had trav-
eled across the country with the good
mare Pearl Jennings. He matched her
to run in Salt Lake for $4,000 a side
and, winning this. he stopped at Den
yer on his return trip to make a match
with Clifton Bell, the Denver sporting
man. This he also won, letting Bell
mold the stakes and judge the race
himself. On both of these matches
Corrigan Wagered heavily, and his bet
ting transactions in those days would
have made the Elilsons, YANKEES and the
Yeager's Of the present time look cheap
In comparison.
Corrigan was by no means the only
heavy better Of those days. The woods
were full of them. and Bob Pate, John
Bell, captain COttrell and others would
wager a bank roll whenever they
lnought that they had a chance to win.
PIu3gers Today Mere Pfkers.
Inc plungers Of today, the EliisOns,
Hanke' S, 1eager's and Tom ShaWs, are
not to be compared as regards game
ness with such men as Riley GrannaFl,
Mike Dwyer, "Pittsburg Phil" or even
plunger Walton, all of whom would
take chance on an even thing and
were not looking for the best of il
before wagering their money. Tom
Shaw, even when he had an ace"
squealed and took down his slate one
day at Moncrlef Park when Curley
Brown beat him to it at the start. Ell
hson too, has hollered murder time and
again.
Mike Dwyer stands out as the gamest
man that ever wRgered on a horse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
Murphy and Fogel Are Noisy
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Reverses Fail To Worry Yale
BY JOIN e. WRAY.

PLANTATION of Yale's present slump, at
tentiOn might be called to the fact that
the Eli student body is not nearly as
numerous as is popularity supposed and
therefore the number of men available
for various teams is not so great as at
Harvard and other institutions.
yale, in fact, is 21st in the list Of
universities that lead the country in
attendance"
All of which is very true. But when
we come to the matter Of attendance,
we might cite the case OF Princeton
university, which annually makes a
splendid showing with a student body
OF 1899 to draw on.
A more reasonable explanation of
Yale's slump appears to be found in
OrthWein's further suggestion that
Yale had not thoroughly grounded it.
self in the new rules.
But then there are no rules in the
rowing game. in which Yale has made
a still less impressive showing than in
football.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
Murphy

y ONE one carelessly left open the
door of the noise house, recently,
- and as a result we find at large
Charles Webb Murphy, for whom no
sIencer has ever been discovered, and
Horace EsOgel, who speaks in fOllOs.
Murphy promptly distinguished him
self by blowing a financial ObHgatO as
to his eagerneSs to purchase Joe Tin
ker AWho would now mean about as
much 70 the harmony OF the johnny
Evers regime as a steam calliope would
to a symphony orchestral
Where Are You, Keeper
Even more ultra is the noise ema-
mating from FOgel, who is quoted in
dispatches as saying that Garry Merr-
man is having the rollers put under
him as president of the Reds and head
Of the national commissions and that
there was every possibility that a gen
tleman of strong physical resemblance
to the said Mr.. Fogel would be found
at the head of the Rhinelanders.
just NOise-That's All
rogers utterance falls on the un-
trained ear fOrcibly. But it should be
borne in mind that veracitv is not in
proportion to volume of sound made.
Likewise must it be borne in mind,
whenever any statement of FOgers is
in the balance, that Horace is the guy
who
Wanted to make Christy Math-
ewson a first baseman.
cheated the Phillies cut of 20 odd
victories, but couldn't prove one
case.
Voted to overthrow the base
ball trust"
Decided the Federal league
needed him as president
A man with any one of these ideas in
his noodle is safest under surveillance.
When they organize the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Baseball
ChaKteIs we are going to be around the
corner. While here and there an Occa-
slonal injustice is done one of the
Wretched bondmen, on the whole it's
the magnate who is oftener in need OF
sympathy.
There's the case of Joe Tinker. who
was ruthlessly fired for an unwise re-
mark or two. Slave Tinker has now
the mOurnfuI prospect staring him ia
the face Of receiving a $4,000 bonus
Tor going to Brooklyn, and of a three
year contract for $500 a year
There are any number of big men
doing capable trick at the wheel of
state for thirds of that sum. But
still Joe's poor baseball slave" his
martyrdom consisting in the fact that
he must go to Brooklyn.
Yale Not Discouraged
It is interesting to learn straight
from the front that Yale is not as much
worried over It's reVerseS in recent
years as the outside public, which
seems to have sort of trusteeship
over Old Ellis affairs.
The situation at Yale is thus ex-
planned by W. r. Orthwein, q St. Louis
graduate, former captain of the swim
ming team at Yale, and a crack golf
player:
The defeat by Harvard this year Is
not considered humiliating. In fact the
fine rally of the eleven from a broken
condition in midseason is taken to
show that the Yale spirit is still
there, even if the flesh happens to be
weak.
It's Harvard's Turn.
Most Yale men look upon the Har-
ward rise and the Yale decline as due
to the law of averages, which DEGREES
that one institution be successful for
Q period only to give way to another
If you want to go gaTther for an ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26

race. With a fortune at stake he
would never bat an eve and you could
not tell by the expression of his face
that he had so much as a five cent
piece depending on the result. Riley
Grammar would stand to win or lose a
fortune on a single race, and to watch
him you would think that he had not
so much as a dollars worth of interest
in the contest. The same thing may be
said of "Pittsburg Phil" These men
We're gamblers with the courage of
their convictions, but there are no
gamblers now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
LINDSAY IS SOLD TO
NEW ORLEANS BALL. TEAM

INV UNLEANs HAEI TEAM
Portland, Ore, Dec. 26.-"Bnl" Lind
say, third baseman of the Portland
team in the Pacific Coast league will
be sold to New Orleans, according to
an announcement by manager 5AIcCre-
die, of the Portland team. All Coast
league clubs have granted waivers on
Lindsay. The price was not made
nublic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-26
Victor $50 Now $3.50

Victor SIS Now $16.25
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
RICH MAN sLAvs rEAMsrrR.

President Of Tsrrs Hauto Coneer,o
Shoots During Strike Trouble:
Terre Haute. Ind. May 3s.-Ressnkx
Ing interference during trouble With 2
girl striker, Emil Ehrmann, president
OF the Erhmann Manufacturing Conn
pany. last night shot and killed M.
ward Wade. a teanster for a whols1 4
sale house.
The shooting attracted a crowd %
5000 to the factory. and only prompt
work Of the police averted an attack
on Ehrmann, who was hurried to jail
on n charge Of murder
Ehrmann says he shot in self-des
fense.
The 300 employees OF the overall fac-
tory struck on Jan. and since thas
time the organized labor people have
kept a force OF pickets at the plant.
There have been several minor clashes
between the strikers and employees.
and Frederick A. Reckert, general
manager of the factory. had appealed
to the police for protection.
Ehrmann. who Is a wealthy bachelor
returned two weeks ago from his win-
ter home In Palm Beach, Fla. and took
personal charge OF the situation Ha
had trouble with the girl pickets yeS9
terday, and the same trouble WAS re-,
newed last evening when the employees
were leaving the factory. Ehrmann 10
said to have slapped one OF the girl
pickets when she refused to leave.
Wade was passing on his wagon.
which he left to demand that Ehrmann
stop. He was within an arms length
Of Ehrmann when the manufactures
drew revolver and fred. The BAH
penetrated Wade's left breast
Ehrmann took refuge in the factory
until the police hurried to the scene
and surrounded the back door while
he was taken in an automobile ana
sent to Jail. Frederick Reckert also
was arrested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
TRY BURNS AND PELkEY
Fighter and Fight Promoter Face
Charge Of Manslaushter in conneo-
-surprisins Dsvsio prnsnts in Case.

Calgery, Alberta, May 2s.-Repre-
sentattyes of the crown who have been
conducting the investigation into the
death Of Luther McCarty. claimant to
tie white heavyweight championship,
who died in the prize ring Saturday,
today are gathering a mass Of evidence
which will be presented when the cases
OF Arthur Pelkey and Tommy Burns
are called to trial.
That Burns. promoter OF the hght'
and Pelkey, whose blow in the first
few minutes Of the initial round, re-
suited in the fatality, will have to face
trial on the charge Of manslaughter.
were the most startling Of several de-
velopments that followed in rapid sue
cession the rearrest Of Pelkey yester-
day after the coroner's jury had failed
to make any charges against him.
Meanwhile William Mccartney and
Referee Eddie Smith are out on $500
bail each In order to appear as wit
nesses when the cases are tried.
Mr.. McCarney and Smith have left
with McSaTtty;r.s body ior the family
home g PtQuas O. ,,s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
VERDICT DOESN'T SUIT
Judgment Against Mason Motor Car
Company for $4,000 DispIeases
Plaintiff and Defendant and Both
Sides Prepare to Ask for New Trial
-$135,000 Claimed by Ballbearins
Company.

Waterloo. May 2S.-A verdict OF $780,
2670S-the largest ever awarded in a
civil action in Waterloo-was awarded
the American Balbearing Company
Company against the Mason Motor
Car Company Of Waterloo and other
defendants by a Jury IN the federal
court yesterday afternoon. Judge Reed
in dismissing the jury thanked them
and complimented them upon the man.
ner in which they had followed the evil
dence in the case.
Both the plaintiff and the defendants
expressed their displeasure and coun-
sci gave notice that they would file
motions asking for new trial. Judge
Reed gave them thirty days in which
to file and announced that Judgment
in the case would not be entered until
the expiration Of that time.
The American Ballbearing Compans
was suing for S135,o00 amount alleged
due them on contract for axles sold
defendants. The case attracted wide
spread attention and brilliant array
of legal talents was represented at the
trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE.
Believed Evidence in Dynamite Con-
spiracy Trial Will Conclude Today.

Boston, May 2S.-When the dyna-
mite conspiracy trial was resumed to-
day the prosecuting attorneys hoped to
conclude the presentation Of their evil
dence by the close of the days session
Judge Crosby. who is presiding. an
nounced that he would extend the pro-
ceedings beyond the usual hour Of ad-
tournment If necessary to expediate
matters.
As on the seven previous days Of the
trial the efforts of the prosecution
were centered on an attempt to SHOW
that William NJ Wood. Edward e. At.
teaux and Dennis j. Collins. conspired
by John J. Breen, Lawrence under
taker, and Ernest w. Pitman, ar
Andover contractor. to prejudice opin-
ion against the mill operatives in the
Lawrence textile strike In January
1912, by hiding dynamite on the prem
.ses occupied by the strikers.
Mr.. Woods general man." Daniel
Mahoney. and his chauffeur. were
called by the district attorney to tell
what was done by the principals in
the case before and after the confer
ence at Woods Andover home on the
night OF Jan. 10. 1912.
In previous cross examination OF
witnesses for the state the defense in
troduced evidence that the conference
was for the purpose primarily OF pass
ing upon letter which Mr.. Wood had
addressed to the strikers and not. as
the prosecution alleged In furtherance
of plot to plant" dynamite. Those
who took part in the conference. be
sides Wood and Atteaux, were four Of
ficials OF four big mills. and James e,
Bailey. Jr.. who was in charge OF the
wooden companys end Of the strike.
The morning after the conference
Wood and Atteaux returned to Boston
by automobile. Mahoney accompanied
them. Their conversati ton. he said. was
about the strike. the letter that had
been sent to the morning papers and
the prospect for the settlement OF the
srike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
FOSTERS TRIAL BEGUN.
Detective Charged With AssauItins
Frank M. Ryan.

Indianapolis Ind. May 2s,-Rohert
J. Foster. detective employed by the
National Erectors' Association during
the investiga ton of the dynamite
conspiracy cases" here, charged with
having assaulted Frank NJ. Ryan, pres
idcnt Of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
was placed on tria! in the criminal
court here this morning. Four counts
against the detective alleged assault
and battery. trespass. carrying con-
cealed weapons. and drawing deadly
weapons. all growing out of an en-
counter between Foster and Ryan early
in the dynamite Investigation. Mr.
Ryan will be the chief witness for the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
LANE NAMES DELEGATES.
Rcommsnds Appointusnt Of Rsprs.
.sntativss to EDUCATIONAL Congrsss.

Rccmmsnds Appointmsnt ef Repre-
ssntativss TO Educational Congrsss.
Washington. May 2S.-Secretary Lane
teday recommended to Secretary Bryan
the appointment of American delegates
to the international educational con-
gress at the Hague next SeptemDeF'
Congress will make no appropriation.
The following have expressed their
willingness to accept appointments on
those conditions: DR.. David Starr
Jordan, Of Leland Stanford University
California;; DR.. Charles H. Judd. d.
rector school Of education. University
Of Chicago; Charles N. Kendall, state
commissioner Of education Trenton, N
j.; Randall j. Condor. superintendent
Of schools. Cincinnati. o.; David Jayne
Hill. former ambassador to Germany;
Mrs. Fanny Fern Andrews. secretary
Of the American School Peace League
and special collaboration IN the United
States bureau of education. and Phil
lander p. Claxton, commissioner OF
education Of tho United States
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
srILLWELL SENTENCED TO TERM
NOT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS
ON BRIBERY CHARGE.
SOLICITED MONEY FOR
PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION
Head Of Bank Note Company Refused
to Pay and Laid Case Before Cover
nor suIzsr-Defsndant Granted Stay
to Permit Application for Certificate
Of Reasonable Doubt.

New York, May 2s.-Former Senator
Stephen K Stillwell convicted of brib-
cry by jury last week, after he had
been exonerated by the New York state
senate, was sentenced today to serve
not less than four years, nor more than
eight in Sing Sing prison.
Supreme Court Justice Seasury. who
presided at Stillwells trial. pronounced
sentence and granted a stay Of execu-
ton in order that the convicted sena-
tors lawyer may apply of a certificate
Of reasonable doubt. No trace of emo
tion crossed Stillwells face as he
heard his sentence. The judges words
had hardly died away before Stillweli
was led back to the Tombs. He smiled
to sympathizing friends as he walked
away.
stiIlwelPs offense.
Stilwel, state senator from the
Bronx was convicted Of attempting to
obtain $4,000 from George H. Kendall.
president of the New York Bank Note
Company, for favorable consideration
by the senate of bill to make Illegal
discrimination against bank note COM
panies by stock exchange es. Kendall re-
fused to pay and laid his case before
Governor Sulzer who called on Still
well to resign. This Stilwell declined
to do. The senate investigated the
charges, heard Kendall and other Wit
nesses. and exonerated Stillwell by
vote Of % to 81, after he had made an
emotional plea in his own behalf.
Thereafter the case was placed in the
bonds of nistrict ATTORNEY Whitman.
stillwelI appeared before the grand
inv after signing a waiver Of immun-
ity.
The convicted senator is 4s years old
and had been long In politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
uNvElL STATE MONUMENTS.
Confederate Veterans Dedicate Shafts
to Florida and Alabama Dead.

Chattanooga. Tenn, May 20.-Un-
yelling Of monuments in Chicamauga
park to the memory OF Florida and
Alabama soldiers marked the second
day OF the reunion Of United Confed-
crate Veterans. Mrs. Townes Randolph
Leigh. Of Montgomery. presented the
Alabama shaft to the park commission,
and former United states Senator
Pasco delivered the dedication address
for the Florida monument,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
FRIENDS TELL OF sosH,E7v.
Close Associates Of Roosevelt Declare
He Was Never Drunk.

Marquette, Mich. May 2S.-Much Of
the succeeding testimony after Roose-
welt quit tho stand yesterday afternoon
was introduced to indicate that the
plaintiffs physical vigor his functional
perfection, his violence of exercise and
his immence capacity for work could
not exist in the person who got drunk
and that not infrequently," as the al
legged libelous editorial In the Iron Ore
charged.
Important witnesses on this phase OF
the examination were DR.. Alex Lam
bert. Roosevelts family physician, and
intimate friend Of thirty years. and DR..
r. n. Rixey. surgeon general, U. s. N,
retired, whose official duties during
the Mckinley and Roosevelt terms Of
office included little else than to guard
the presidential physical well being.
Other witnesses were Jacob Rils and
ellison Gardner, the former sociolog-
list and writer. and the latter a news
paper man whose duty for many years
compelled him to take close note of ev-
erything pertaining to Colonel Roose-
Welt
DR.. Lambert aside from his intimate
social and professional relations with
special study of the heart and lungs,
and Of the effect Of alcohol. tobacco,
opiates and drugs on the human sys-
tenn.
Often at Breakfast.
When Mr. Andrews, on cross-exarni-
nation, suggested that witness knowl-
edge Of what the colonel drank at meal
time did not extend to breakfasts. the
doctor. who talked very rapidly,
sparkled back:
"Oh. yes, indeed. many breakfasts. I
have frequently stayed at the Roose-
welt home all night, and might drop in
at breakfast any day. az frequently
did"
DR.. Lambert said he had given spe-
cial attention to the study Of alcohol
ism moro than to any other line: had
written q book on the subject which
was standard in the profession, and
probably in his career had treated 40.-
900 cases Of alcoholism and allied Dis
orders. ~
He is extremely temperate" testi-
ned the doctor. His heart ana liver,
which. II in alcoholic condition, would
be affected" he said. were prodigioup-
ly healthy and competent" He nsver
was called upon to treat his friend pro-
fessionally until he was called TO
Mercy hospital. Chicago. after Colo-
mel Roosevelts life had been attempted
at Milwaukee,. He described the course
Of the bullet thru the ribs. the Ehastly
wound It caused and the big bruiee
which covered a considerable part. of
the patients side. "a sss.l.