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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
Rivers Kisses Cross After Fight
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Leach Says That Joe's Wor1dbeater

r OE RIVERS kissed Leach Cross in
the dressing room after he had
y endeavored to knock his ad-
versary's head off. On passing the
dressing room door Rivers entered to
inquire about Cross's condition, but,
once inside, he embraced the man he
had just beaten. Rivers declared that
he was natural 13S FOUNDER and will
hereafter fight at the lightweight
limit His ambition now is to get an
other chance at Richie.
Rivers at his best can beat any man
in the world, says Cross. Rivers was
cent better than when he boxed
Cross in New York several months ago.
The Californian relied upon straight
punches, and is the greatest infighter
in the world, according to Cross
Cross declared that he now realizes
that to tackle Rivers and Richie only
II days apart, was too big an under
taking, and he was stale before the
bout.
Johnny Dundee, the speedy New
Yorker, Gave Charley White Of Chi
cago a boxing lesson, when they met
at New Orleans, in a 10-round bout
In the first round Dundee put White
down with a straight right to the chin.
The Chicagoan was staggered several
times by heavy punches to the same
spot Dundee Kept out OF the way OF
Whites celebrated left hook until the
10th round, when he rushed, trying to
land a knockout
Fred Pilakoff, the Finnish lion"
heavyweight wrestler, is in FL PasO
and viii make efforts to secure
match. PilakOff claims to have
wrestled Zybszko, the Polish wrestler a
number Of times. There are no heavy
weights in this section Of the country,
it is said
Packey Mcfarland has announced
his intention of making a tour around
the world. shortly after he is mar
ried, in the early spring. Mcfarland
believes that the money which he will
earn through exhibitions will more
than pay their expenses on the tour.
Several favorable offers have already
been received by Emil Thiery, man
ager Of Mcfarland.
AS soon as Joe Rivers's hand mends
he will go hunting, according to man
ager Levy. Levy clamped down the
report that Rivers was 10 box Johnny
Dundee at New Orleans, Christmas
day. Rivers will forget there is such
a thing as boxing gloves, for a few
months, declared Levy, who believes
that the Californian needs a rest.
Charles Ebbets. president Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, says that he will
go the limit for Joe Tinker, former
manager OF the Cincinnati Reds. Ebbets
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
Champion Declines to Admit
He Is Out of 1873 Pound Class
Poundage For the Lightweight Division Should Remain
at 133 Ringside-A New Glass For Heavy Light
weights With Richie Fixing the Weight,
Is the Proposition Favored.
BY w. w. NAUGHTON.

are light heavyWeights and heavy
weights why there cannot be heavy
lightWeights and HghtWeights. A
scheme of that kind would work all
right, no doubt.
Let the time hOnOred "133 ringside"
prevail for HghtWeights pure and sim
pie. and let Willie Richie declare him
self champion of the lghtWeights and
set a mark in pOundage for the new
class.
For that matter, Willie would not
have to be considered in the matter. II
there was sufficiency of 1913 pound
ers which unfortunately there is not
there would be such a demand that the
old lines Of weight be hewed to that
Richie would have TO declare his in
ability to comply with orthodox light
weight requirements and would have
to become the high priest Of a new
division.
But hghtweights, like welterweights,
middleweights heavyWeights and the
rest, are a weedy lot just now and il
matters little what Ritchie or any one
else imposes in the way Of new weight
restrictions.
1t would interest the sporting world
just the same if Richie would name
the new limit of pOundage and would
let ii be known that he had no inten-
ton Of making changes to suit indi-
vidual cases
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03

O'Rourke Arrives For the Fight
IL il IL IL IL
Thorpe Will Be In This Evening

the Herrick-Hanson card, put up an
undressing battle, chiefly because
they refused to mix the fight Speed.
cleVerness and hard punching are what
tie between Jockey Spinner and Young
Gene, bantamWeights, over the six or
eight round route. wouldn't be bad.
especially as the boys put up a hot
battle last time they met Spinner
is a hard hitting boy. while Gene has
the eleverness.
Jimmy Bronson, matchmaker and
promoter Of the Southwestern A. c., at
Joplin, Mo- repudiates the statement
of Fred WinsOr. manager Of Vic Han
son, that Hanson defeated Jeff Clarke
Monday night at Joplin. Bronson,
who is well known in FL PasO as a
ShreWd manager and judge Of boxers.
truthful statement to Ed Stewart, ref
cree OF the L A G. Contrary to the
declaration contained in WinsOr's dis
patch, Bronson says that Clarke utter
" Outclassed the Salt Lake product
When Mr. Stewart received WtnSOrS
telegram stating that Hanson had made
Clarke quit in the ninth round, he i'm
mediately wired to Jimmy Bronson for
the other side OF the story Winsor al
legged that Hanson knocked Clarke
down once in the seventh and that
Bronson stopped the fight in the ninth.
Clarke OutclaSsed Hanson in every
round, and In the sixth was on the
verge of a knockout, when his mana
ger advised him to foul Clarke" de-
cIared Bronson Clarke was struck
six times in the groin and went to the
floor. He was given 10 minutes in
which to recuperate, and the fight was
when Clarke was fOuled again, and. as
decisions cannot be given in the state
of -Iissouri. I claimed the fight. as did
Winsor." the telegram stated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03

AN FRANCISCO, CALI Dec. 3.-WiI-
lie Richie has taken up" golf.
~ He said that one reason why golf
appealed to him was that he did not
have to make weight for it. This
seems like flippant remark, but the
chances are Richie was never more
serious in his life than when he made
Making weight is Bitches bugaboo.
He is nominally the champion of the
world at 1913 pounds, but while he
hates to admit il, ne could no more
train to that notch at present than he
could fly.
Recently Richie used the argument
that Jack McAuliffe, Frank Erne and
others had figured in lightweight
weight than 1913 pounds To the best
of the writer's belief Richie has
stated the case correctly, but that
does not alter the fact that ''133 ring
side" has been looked upon as the
standard weight for 1ightWeights for
over a quarter Of a century.
What has given the notch mentioned
a hard and fast look during recent
years was that Battling Nelson and
Ao WOlgast the two champions who
preceded Richie, always named and
recognized this notch as the deadline
OF the lightweight pOundage.
Ritchie's Claim Ridiculous.
Richie claims that champion has
the right to change weight bound
aries If he feels like It This is a
ridiculous claim, for, as one writer
pointed out. a succession of champions,
If each title holder were trifle heav-
Ter than the other, would result in
HghtWeights and middleWeights be-
coming so mixed before long that
there would be no disentangIing the
Classes.
Fancy, for instance, if Richie, in a
moment Of inadvertence, agreed to a
lightweight notch that Packey McFar-
land could make Why, if Packey de-
feated Willie he wouldn't think twice
OF hosting the bars a few pounds on
his own account
The best Packey would do for Tom
my Murphy was 137 a few hours be-
fore, and this probably meant 14O ring
side At present Packey is talking Of
boxing Mike Gibbons at 142 pounds, so
Il can readily be imagined what Iiber-
ties Packey would take with the light
weight scale if II were his TO change
Why Not n New CIasss
Some one wants to know, since there
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
O'Rourke

DUGILISTIC affairs locally, with the
interest of the lightweight division
Il at heart VIII be revived consider
ably when Fighting Thorpe, of Kan
sas City, and Tommy O'ROurke begin
training Friday afternoon for their
scheduled 20 round bout in the JuareZ
arena on December Il
OROurke arrived Wednesday morn
ing from Albuquerque and announced
that he viii take a layOff Of a couple
Of days before the stiff grind OF con-
sistent training is begun The north
ern battler is in excellent shape, &C
cOrding to himself It will take num-
Der of days, however to get down to the
required weight and physical condition.
The agreement was made with both
lightWeights that the weight was to be
133 pounds at o'clock for a night
fight. This stipulation is satisfactory
to both. according to advices received
Thorpe is scheduled to arrive this
evening, accompanied by Prince How
ard, his manager, from Kansas City
ago and the officials announced that
they were expected to arrive over the
incoming Santa Ee Wednesday. A Sc
lection Of training camps will be made
shortly after the boxers arrive Joe
Herrick, the clever keWanee middle
weight, will spar with Thorpe, while
Bart Gordon will probably be chief Of
staff for O'ROurke-
Definite action has been suspended by
matchmake Benitez, of the I. A. C., in
signing the semi-windup principals
An effort will be made to secure
Young WOlgast and Kid Williams,
but both boxers have such an idea Of
arena, and have refused to participate
for the inducements offered Benny
COrdOva and kid" Harrison, who boxed
six slow rounds as the semi-final to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
FOSTER LEADS
CACTUS B0WLER5
Average of 1875 Per Game
Wins Medal-White's
Team Makes Good
Showing.

A ". Foster, Of the White team,
which is in third place in the Cactus
league percentage column, leads the
individual average rollers for the sec
ond month. Foster, who rolled an
average game of 1876. in II games was
awarded the Herman Andreas medal
Eddie Schultz, also Of the White team,
finished second HOuck, of the Tuttie,
and Hart Wood, of the Holmes team.
finished respectively in third and
fourth positions. Fred Hardiker ran
fifth, L Hill, of TuttIe's quintet, fin
ished one point ahead Of J. J. Barela,
W. J. Bryan, winner of the medal last
month, and F. n. Fort.
Hart Wood rolled high game, 269,
and Fred Hardiker total, ga, during
the month. The White team rolled
high team total with 1011, and a total
Of 2S7S for the entire match.
Official averages compiled by man
ager Art Woods of the Cactus club fol-
low.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03

declared that the once great Cub shoI l.
stop would make his club a pennant
contender. The Brooklyn president
says that he viii trade either money or
players, and will outbid the offers of
rival promoters
kid" Carter, the Los Angeles vel
teFWeight, has arrived in Phoenix and
entered training for his scheduled 10
for Dec 5. HelfOrd has been doing
light work for some time, and is con-
fident that he can defeat the Mexican.
Carter was sparring partner of Joe
Rivers.
Del Howard, manager Of the San
Francisco Coast league team, has made
an offer Of $4,000 to the Chicago
Cubs, if Johnny Johnston, the young
Outfielder, is returned to him. John
ston, who held the Coast league rec
drafted by the Cubs. Even If Evers
and Murphy are willing for him to
go it will probably be impossible to
get him out of the National league.
Just the old story of too much class
and experience, against a man many
pounds heavier was told when Jimmy
Clabby defeated soldier Logan in San
Francisco. CIabby took his time from
the fifth to the 10th round, but after
that Logan held on for the last four
rounds, glassyeyed and hoping that he
might last the limit After taking a
turned his head in the 14th with
signal of distress and Clabby's hand
was raised.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
BRTTONs PRAISE AMERICANS
FOR WINNING TENNIS TROPHY

tribute is paid to the American tennis
players who won the Davis cup this
year at Wimbledon, in the annual re-
port OF the English lawn tennis asso-
ciatiO~
At -r annual meeting Of the asso-
citation an attempt was made to get
the English lawn tennis association to
break away from the recent decision
Of the International Federation per-
hitting the payment of the expenses
of representative players from abroad
while competing for the worlds cham
piOnships. The motion was defeated
by an overwhelming majority.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
BISBEE GOLFERS PLAY FOR
DODGE CLIP THIS WEI

Bisbee, Ariz, Dec. Announcement
has been made of the winning by
Henry Poppen, of the trophy cup given
by Mrs. Walter Douglas, in the handi-
cap golf contest, the last game of
which was played last Thursday on the
Country club links The figuring out
Of the scores is now concluded Mr..
Poppen carried the heaviest handicap
of any of the entrants in the contest.
The next trophy to be offered the golf
club is the Dodge cup which will be
contested for beginning this week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03
NEW YORK BOARD LIFTS
SUSPENSION OF WILLARD

New York, Dec. 3.-The state athletic
commission has lifted the suspension
of Jess Willard, who is matched to box
Carl Norris Dec. Is. Willard was sus-
pended last January for failing to keep
an engagement to fight at Buffalo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03

PHONE L FOR TAxI.-Advertise-
ment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-03

training
Billy Woods AT that moneyIot of money-dmons-
big damOnds-and he
little Waeott what
foorn shabby figure could be standing hoping
would inside
the greatest fighter of his class that
fall
didn't have the in, where
Just the old story again of 4bOOz"
OF dollars until
when in baw with another he adny shot himself
around Boston, but
he have much o lin
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
DictOgraph as Trap
For Chicken Thieves
Latest Innovation
K. M. Turner, Inventor of Device,
Combines Burglar Alarm and
Telephone With 1t.

NEW YORK. March ELK. NJ Tur-
ner, inventor of the photograph, has
rugged up the buildings on his farm at
West Nyack with a unique burglar
alarm system to trap chicken thieves.
Turner is poultry fancier and keeps
hundreds Of hens on his Ridge EGG
Farm that have more than once proved
tempting tc providers. After. consider
able study, he devised wire system
that can be made to do the work of a
telephone. burglar alarm or dictograph
The coutrivance is used during the
day as a telephone system to the va
rious farm buildings. which are con-
nected with the superintendent resi-
dence When the lights go out on the
farm. the turning of a switch trans
forms the device into a burglar alarm.
A photograph connected with tele-
phone wires is located in the superin-
tendents bed room When the alarm
sounds. the superintendent, by listen
ing to the photograph, can determine
from the conversation among the rob
bers how many are in the party
Once he knows what force he has to
cope with. he presses buttons that call
out the farm hands with shotguns. and
the thieves can be surrounded before
one chickens neck is wrung.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Conscience Stricken,
Thief Returns Loot
Through Parcel Post
Silverware Stolen From Women s
Exchange Sent by Mail to
Chief Beavers.

The parcel post to-day demonstrated
its efficiency az an aid to conscience re
lief
The new system was utilized by an
unknown thief in returning stolen booty
to Police Chief Beavers. The thief be-
came conscience stricken when he
learned through the newspapers that a
lot Of silverware he had stolen from a
building at 3 South Broad street was
the property Of the Woman's exchange.
With an apology for robbing the
kind-hearted women Of the exchange,
the thief bundled up the stolen silver
ware and mailed 1t to Chief Beavers,
with the polite request that it be re-
turned to the owners. The package ar
rived in the chiefs mail this morning.
Ii contained several dozen spoons and
knives and forks.
The thief failed to send his card,
The women Of the exchange were
overjoyed when informed that their
missing silverware had been restored,
and we're profuse in their thanks for
the consideration shown by the thief
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
TEARS OF HIS AGED
FATHERLEAD SON TO
CONFESS ROBBERIES

AMEBCJS. Ga. March 31-with the
tears Of his aged father wet on his
cheeks and his fathers arms around his
neck. Arthur Jones confessed to steal
ing a number Of guns and hardware i'm
PIGMENTS from stores here and in Plains
The confession was made here in the
presence Of chief OF Police Barrow and
the chief Of police Of Triton.
Jones father met him at the train
upon his arrival from Triton and begged
him TO make a clean breast Of the affair
II he was guilty After some hesitation
Jones confessed. lie had the stolen ar
uc!es in his possession when arrested in
Triton. after creating suspicion by offer
ing them at ridiculously low prices.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
First Anniversary
Of Parents Teachers
Club Great Success.
Ira Street School Body Addressed
by Prominent Leaders of
Their Work.

The members Of the Parents-Teach-
ers' club of the Ira street school af-
fliated with the Georgia Mothers con-
gress. are to-day receiving the congrat-
uIations of friends and educators
throughout the city following the first
gathering yesterday.
The anniversary meeting was purely
2 social one. DR.. George 3. Human
delivered short talk on EARLY In
fuence of the Child" Mrs. J. r. Little
also addressed the members on the
possibilities of netghborhood clubs
The officers of the organization pres
emf Yesterday were Mrs. T. c. Aston,
president: Miss l.. G. Wood, vice presi-
dent and Mrs. T. A. Sappington sec
rotary and treasurer.
Since the organization of the Ira
street club there have been clubs or
ganized in eighteen Of the schools
around Atlanta.
Lectures on sanitation, the care OF
the body. tuberculosis and sex hygiene
are given monthly by prominent ply
sfcfans and educators of the state.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Tornado Wipes One Alabama
VILLAGE Off the Map, Costing
Eighteen Lives.
GEORGIA TERRITORY WEST
OF ATLANTA WIND SWEPT
Tennessee, Kentucky, MiSSiS-
sippi. Arkansas and LoulSi-
ana Suffer From Wind.

storms that swept the Southern and
Central states early to-day and last
rsar wrecked many houses, did great
damage ~ other property, killed at
,ass- 81 persons and injured others.
M the deaths thus far known Fl were
in Alabama. two in Tennessee, five in
Louisiana one in Ohio and two
central Indiana. Two were
seriously injured in Georgia, two prob
sbr fatally injured in Indiana and
others more or less hurt in various
,.arn-swaut sections.
In several instances the storm swept
over the districts devastated last week.
TITS was particularly true in Georgia,
vas- and north Of Atlanta.
Reports from the storm areas are
more or less meager because Of serious
wire trouble telegraph communication
north and west Of Atlanta being Grip
pe6 Belated reports arc 'nd TO
aid TO the list Of dead and
Southern states swept by .l- .urms
Include Georgia, Alabama Tennessee,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Bryan Did Not Order
Closing Of Gambling
Houses atPalm Beach
Governor Trammel Acted on
Own Judgment in Putting Lid
on Florida Resort.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. March
2l-Positive denial was made here to-
day Of the story that William Jennings
Bryan, secretary of state. had forced
Governor Trammel to close the many
gambling houses alleged to exist here.
The story of BrNan's reported interven-
ton reached here from New York, and
quoted a number of gamblers. who re-
Gently returned to that city from the
Southern resorts, as saying that one of
Bryan's Western friends lost $5O,0 in
a fixed" gambling game complained
to Bryan about it, and that Bryan at
once urged Governor Trammel to close
the gambling places.
The crusade being waged against
gambling at present, it was authori-
tatively stated here to-day. was under
taken at Governor TrammeTs sugges-
ton, the governor having acted solely
upon the complaints made to him by
the Law and order league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Merchant, Ready to
Face Bigamy Charge,
Leaves for Albany
Pooler Wife of Owen Greiger
Weeps in Husbands Cell at
Savannah.

SAVANNAH, GA, March 2l.-Owen
Greiger. a Pooler merchant has been talk
en- NIoa Albany to face a bgamy charge
preferred by Mrs. Leila Hammersly sim
pier
Greiger expects to make bond there and
adjust the matter. Greiger's defense Is
that he is a victim Of mistaken identity.
His Pooler wife accompanied him TO the
station.
Mrs. Greiger came here from Pooler for
the purpose of comforting with her hus-
band. but refuses to discuss the case for
publication. Mrs. Greiger spent hfteen
minutes in the cell with her husband at
the Chatham county jail. She was in
tears and weeping as she left
Greiger remains cheerful and confident
Of his acquittaI He still maintains his
innocence He says it is case of mis-
taken identity, and that the woman who
claims him as her husband probably re
fers to his brother.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
nretna Green Wedding.

ALBANY. GA, March 2l.-Marriage
license records here show that .. J. Sim
pier and Leila Hammersley were married
August >. 1871. oy Rev. j. \. Rumney,
Albany's famous marrying parsOn. who
performs many Gretna Green ceremonies.
Mr.. Rumney does not remember the cir
cumstances of this particular wedding.
The couple do noe seem TO be known
here II is believed they came from some
other town and were married quietly A
strangr was here several days ago and
looked up the records in this same case.
1t is supposed he was working on the
Greiger bigamy case
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Conspiracy Discovered in Cap
itaI, and Men Who Planned
Assassination Jailed.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, March 21-Henry
Lane Wilson, United States ambassa-
dor to Mexico and Mrs. Wilson were
obliged to fly for their lives to the
protection Of the United States battle
ships in the harbor of Vera Cruz This
Is the startling report which is current
in this city to-day
It is declared that conspiracy
against the life Of the American rep
resentative had been discovered. and
that it was upon the personal advice
Of provisional President Huerta and
General Felix Daz that Mr. Wilson
left Mexico City. According to the re-
port an attempt to assassinate Mr..
Wilson was frustrated just in time.
Ten conspirators have been arrested,
and it is said that ruraIes are search
ing the city for others known to have
been implicated in the plot.
Mr.. Wilson gave the excuse that he
was going to Vera Cruz for his health
having suffered from vefy severe
cold. This is not believed, however,
in view Of the fact that the climate
Of the city Of Mexico is more salu-
brious than at Vera cruz
Mr. Wilson is being entertained in
Vera Cruz by Rear Admiral Fletcher
who is in command of the United
states war ships at that port.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Eloping Wife'S Pleas
For Forgiveness Met
By Suit For Divorce
Husband. Atlanta Cafe Owner,
Refuses to Take Back Woman
Who Left Him.

Leslie II Appelgate, proprietor Of the
Cafeteria restaurant, Forsyth street met
his clipping wife's plea to be permitted to
come home and be forgiven with suit
for divorce, according to a petition filed
with the superior court to-day.
The petitioner alleged that on January
2. 1913. his wife Mrs Lula NJ Appellate,
eloped with Howard Terry, young man
who worked in the restaurant. He told
the court that about a week later he re-
ceived letter from her saying she loved
Terry and would never come back Then
she wrote him from Nashville, Tenn, and
begged TO be forgiven, and a week later
she teleCrapheC and asked to be permitted
t. return to him.