El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-21

~ RANK CHANCE, manager of the
HighIanders. thinks that four
l. weeks is sufficient time to get a
BAH club into shape. therefore, the
plan of scout Irwin to send the Yankee
twirlers to Bermuda two weeks ahead
of the regular squad has been aban-
doned-
Jerry Downs, utility infieIder of the
Chicago Cubs, no sooner sent in his
signed contract to president Murphy's
office when he was transferred to the
Indianapolis American association team
for the coming season
Mordecai Brown. former star pitcher
Of the Chicago Nationals, has signed
Cincinnati contract
Bender COOmbs and Plank, the vet
Grams of the Athletics pitching staff,
are in san Antonio getting their arms
tried out ready for the coming sea-
sons battle. Connie intends to make
a hard fight for the flag again
Harry (Cy) Morgan, former spit
baller, who was sent to the minors by
the Athletics when the Philadelphians
were winning worlds series, has stated
that he viii be member of Jimmy
Callahans White Sox before the 1918
American league season is concluded.
"Cy'' was sent to the minors by the
Athletics some time ago, but instead
of reporting to Kansas City, to which /
short engagement in vaudeville and
the easy life of semi-pro.
Indianapolis viii open its exhibit
ton season at home April with the
Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago
Cubs have also been booked
Manager Jack Hendricks of Denver
semi-pro pitcher named Moran, a left
hander, aged 19, height feet and II
inches
Frank Chance has put through his
first deal as manager of the Yankees.
Anthony Carlo, OF Chicago, southpaw
pitcher, will play with his team this
year. Carlo received a wire from
everything was settled for him to go
with the Yankees He had intended
to sign up with the Browns.
- While riding on the automobile
track at DaytOna. Fla, Lew Richie,
the Chicago CuD pitcher, encountered
an obstruction and was thrown from
his motorcycle. He escaped without
injury, but was badly bruised and
shaken up His machine was destroyed.
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Jess and Eddie Mcmahon, the New
York promoters who handled the Biv-
ers-Cross fight, have been ordered to
appear before the New York state box
ing commission on January % to an
swer charges of disorder that attended
the bout
report is now out that Charley
Cutler, manager of Jess Willard, has
set his price upon the big fighters
services. Cutler is said to have named
a price Of $4,000 for the contract ex-
isting between himself and Willard
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is regarded as the most likely man
ager to secure Willard.
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Joe Rivers has started back to Los
serious sickness of his father Rivers
has cancelled his bout with frankie
Russell, at New Orleans on January 81.
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Johnny COulon, bantamweight cham
piOn. has declared that the challenges
of Kid Williams and his manager. sam
Harris, are all bluff COulOn saws that
in his former fight with Williams he
was six or seven pounds under weight
and was sick. He IS confident that he
can easily defeat Williams over the
20-rOund route should they meet.
A stranger approached Christy Math-
ewson with the glad hand extended.
You are Mr.. MatheWsOn?" he in
qUired
I am" admitted Matty. warily pre-
pared for the usual formula of I have
seen You pitch and I always wanted
to meet you" etc.
II notice by the papers that YOU are
in the insurance business, and 1 want
to take out policy said the stran-
ger.
The Giants came very near losing
the greatest twirler that ever lived
through heart failure
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For the first time since 1894 YaIe's
football team will not meet the Army
at West Point next fall. according TO
the schedule OF games. Reasons given
for the change are that the Army
game came too early in the season.
The combination Of parcels post and
too much fudge has nearly ruined the
OlivPt, Mich, basketball team. So de-