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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

TOE HERRICK, VINO is training to
fight Bart Gordon, has never been
- defeated, although he has met
several of the toughest boys in the
game at san Francisco and Los An
geles. In his first fight Of 10 rounds
with Antoine LeGrave for the welter-
weight championship Of the coast, the
boys boxed to a draw and were re-
matched, Herrick winning before half
the distance was over. Tom NikOla,
former welterweight champion of the
Pacific fleet. before he was defeated
by Billy Walters. first fought a draw
with Herrick and was then knocked
out the second time in one round Both
Gordon and Herrick realize that 45
rounds is a killing. pace, and both viii
endeavOr to finish the bout in the
shortest length Of time Gordon worked
hard at the Stanton camp Wednesday,
while Herrick will begin Friday at the
Cottage quarters
KID Lee. and Lefty. Floyd viii
probably fight the semi-Windup TO the
Herrick-GOrdon bout on Labor day Lee
will start training with Gordon shortly
and Floyd will work with Herrick- 1t
is probable that the boxers will be
matched without a signature of ar
ticles, on the order Of the prelims- for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

OSTON, Mass, Aug. 21.-Cy Sey-
K mour has received his uncondi-
- tionaI release from the Boston
club and thus passes. probably forever,
one of the big leagues most unique
and interesting veterans. He was let
out as being all in a couple of years
ago, but Stallings took him on this
spring. figuring that he could still
bat, even If he could no longer cover
the outfield with any special speed
So old Seymour hung on during this
his last, lease of big league life, and
was sent in as pinch hitter on numer-
Gus occasions The old eye wasn't
there, though. and after achieving Is
hits in "A times at bat he was told
that he might go his way.
Wild as a Pitcher.
Seymour's career was one Of base
balls many romances. originally, he
was a mnior league pitcher, a left
handler of deadly speed and of terrible
wildness, which in the smaller cir
cles scared the batters foolish and real
" helped d pitcher rather than other
wise. New York bought him. but had
to stop him lest many go down before
his shoots and find q procession walk
ing slowly behind them two days later.
The Giants loaned Seymour TO Co
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
CHANCE INCREASES
HIS HOSPITAL LIST
Marty McHaIe, Recruit Pitcher, From
Jersey City is Unable to Work
On the Yankees Mound


Detroit, Mich, Aug. 21-Jersey City
seems to have put one over on Chance
something akin to the Callahan deal
with Zeider BortOn and Chase. Marty
AIcHale is as husky as a grizzly bear
in every other part of his anatomy
except his big right toe, and that ap-
pears to have sprung a Charley Horse
Trainer Doc Barrett has been work
ing with the right hand recruit I'M
twisting some qeer kink in the fling
er's said toe, but 20 little effect
McHale admits that he had
crimped toe for several weeks but did
not admit it until after the sale was
made.
Dynamite it." roared Chance when
the trainer advised him of the trouble
He'll have to pitch on one foot or I'll
know why" If it is govt that troubles
him, Chance says he will feed the
tWirler on breakfast food the rest of
the trip. Chance sure will not stand
for any more misfits, and McHale viii
probably have to get in and work
soon.
The Yanks are going so fast that
every member of the club must keep
going TO hold his job
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

LMOST any hour of the day and
n until moderately late of nights
L A may be heard the thud. thud of
gymnasium shoes and the rOllicking
laughter Of the bronzed' athletes as they
tireIessIy 90 through one muscle-bUild-
ing exercise after another. in the spa
cious gymnasium Of the Catholic Attn
letic association. Arizona and St Nrain
streets. Then, too, OF days may be seen
scores Of children. men and boys en-
gagged in field sports on field that
stretches away for a solid block-a
field rolled and hardened to the point
Of perfectness and equipped with game
grounds and paraphernalia-
In nc other city Of the southwest Is
to be found a more perfectly equipped
sports field and gymnasium, according
TO E g. Tankersiey, physical director
Mr.. Tankersley. who has had years OF
experience in the training Of men and
bOys-and women, tom such physl-
cal training institutions as the 7. NJ
c. A, OF Houston, the Galveston Ath-
1etic club and thes Agricultural college
at MesiIIa, claims for the Catholic as
ISOLATION the best and easiest attained
organization of its kind in the south
west
You see began M Tankersley,
when one stops to consider that there
is absolutely no initiation fee charged
for membership in this association, and
that for men the monthly fee is but
81, and 25 cents for children one may
TeaQllE see what a great Is DGAuS
done for the city. dare say that there
is not another organization in the
country offering so great a scope OF
physical training that has such infin-
itesimal rates We are only SIX months
old. and before the second month Of
our organization we had a. membership
ranking almost to the 1000 mark The
greater percentage Of this consists Of
girls and boys, some of whom work
and seek this as their only mode Of in
nOcent and beneficial recreation"
Gives Demonstration.
Here Mr.. TankersIey gave the COM
mand of fall in" ana the 20 odd young
men, whose class night 1t was Wednes-
day evening. Immediately formed line
abreast each other, counted off and at
the leadership of the director went
through a series of calisthenic eXer-
cises chosen to develop every muscle
in the human body. The class was well
trained. for as a unit they executed
many difficult feats Workouts on the
parallel bars, gymnasium horse and
horizontal bars followed, with few
minutes devoted to the weight ma
chimes later. Then came the boxers,
those engaged in taking boxing train
not long trained, the young men gave
creditable exhibitions Of the art Of
self defence.
They All Like It.
How did you enjoy it?' the director
asked as he returned from the floor
perspiring freely, but beaming with ap-
proval at the excellent work done by
his prOtoges- Il tell you, we have the
best bunch Of young men in the city.
These fellows, every one of them, would
rather be here of evenings than IN any
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
Herrick and Gordon Getting Ready
So: :..: :.: 80: :..: So:
Each Realizes That He Has Job
By ''HOp"

the Fowser- Halford bout Battling
Burke is anxious TO secure a match
with Johnny Kane, and they will prob
ably be signed for the curtain raiser
Fred Sloan, manager Of Max Hal
ford. wants to challenge. frankie Gage.
lightweight champion Of the southwest
Sloan said Thursday that he would like
to match the ex-sailor with Gage for
a large side bet for a IS round bout
in the Juarez arena HalfOrd can
make 1876 at 10 o'clock, and as Gage
had a hard time to scale 1873 for Floyd
and Thorpe, why should a match be-
tween Halford and Gage not be staged2
HalfOrd will also meet Bobby Waugh,
Eddie Johnson or any other light
weights.
Battling Mantell arrived from Brook
lyn Thursday afternoon, accompanied
by A. Ward, his manager. Nat Robin
son viii manage Mantell while in this
city A % round bout between either
Halford and Gage, or Gage and Man
tell is being considered for the Juarez
arena on August 81, one day prior to
the Herrick-GordOn bout
A letter received from Fighting
Thorpe Wednesday stated that he
wanted to come back to this city and
meet frankie Gage, in return match.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
misky. but he was too wild for the
Sox. and reverted to New York
Has small Hands.

misky. but he was too wild for the
Sox. and reverted to New York.
Has Small Hands.
Then it was discovered that his
wildness was mainly due to his small
hands Seymour is a big, raW-boned
man, just the type that would be sup
posed to have enormous hands, and
yet his palms are as small and dainty
as girl's-far too small to grip q
pill and give it proper control It was
also found that he could hit and that
he had ideas of playing the outfield.
To the field he went and as an out
fielder he lasted many years. He soon
developed into a mighty hitter, and
when with the Reds was the terror
of the hostile pitchers-also of his
teammates if they happened to offend
him.
New York bought him back for large
money, and he was a conspicuous mem
Der Of the Giants through several cam
paigns. Next to Merkle's famous
break. a bone by Seymour attracted
most attention during the thrilling
windup of 1908. McGraw had ordered
Seymour to play way deep when
Tinker came to bat. Seymour figured
that Joe would hit a short drive, and
came in close, whereupon Tinker pot
ted a three Dagger over his head and
that three Dagger turned the tide.
Seymour was not a modern type OF
player, but a fine example of the old
school He lasted a long time. and is
well on in years as ballplayers go.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

Jack Dillon. The latter is considered
to be a far bettem man than Caponi,
and II only means that the Chicago
italian is being led to the slaughter.
Harry TrendaI, of st. Louis, may
meet Leach Cross, the New York dent
ist, in the place of Joe Rivers who
has neuralgia
TwirIer Prefer. former member of
the Chicago Cubs, has Joined the Brook
lyn Dodgers in response to orders from
Bill Dahleen- Prefer was sent to the
Grand Rapids Northern league club in
1911 Elmer Brown, a pitcher bought
from Montgomery, and shortstop Move,
from Troy, have also reported Cliff
Curtis has been released to Newark.
As viewed by former pitcher, the
length Of Walter JohnsOn's arm gives
him such terrific speed. When his
arm is stretched out it measures 50
inches. Amos Rusie was believed to
be the. fastest twirler until Johnson
broke into the game.
Jimmy CoffrOth, promoter of the
Eighth street arena at San Francisco.
has wired Richie an offer to meet
Harlem Tommy Murphy on Admission
day for 20 rounds. Richie has picked
Eddie Moy, a lightweight weighing
about 12S pounds as his opponent at
Vancouver on Labor day.
Arthur Pelky. near heavyweight
champion, has arrived in Los Angeles.
and viii establish his training quar-
ters at Venice. Pelky received Jack
Johnson's challenge, through the Paris
promoters. but has refused to meet
him After he gets through a few
matches on the coast PeIky will go to
Paris
Johnny Evers expressed surprise
when he was informed of a rumor
that Frank Schultz was to be traded
Evers declared that Schultz is hitting
like fiend, and runs the bases better
than any man On the club.
Garry Hermann has issued a state
ment saying that he has no doubt that
Joe Tinker is disappointed at the show
ing of the team Thinkers efforts
have been entirely satisfactory" de-
clared Hermann.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
Golf; Hitting at and Through the Ball
By etSfraighf Dripe'

~HE average golf player fails to
get proper results through a
Il mistaken notion that the golf
ing stroke consists in hitting at the
ball He fails to realize that he must
not only hit at but through" the
ball if he would ever approach the
standard of those who consistently
drive far and sure The clearest way
to explain the difference between hit
ting at" as contrasted between hit
ting cat and through the ball is to
imagine a machine carefully adjusted
so as to stop Immediately on reaching
an object and one adjusted to continue
the blow until the object struck had
been propelled into distance.
Scientific investigation and expert
ment prove that a golf ball flattens
out during the fraction OF a second it
is being hit and followed by the club
head and that added force is given it
by its own resilency in springing from
the club head If the club head stops
short after hitting the ball loss of dis
lance and accuracy result
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
Puffs From the Fans Hop Pipe

- Ode CAMP has sent an offer to
Eddie Pitts, promoter of the Den
IL yer Athletic club. for a bout with
the winner Of the Chavez-Burns fight
to be staged there on August 29. Burns
has already arrived in Denver, and
both principals have begun training.
1t is probable that after the match
with Burns, Chavez viii so east
An effort is being made to depOse
manager Bill Clymer, of the Buffalo
International league team, it is re-
ported. 1t is alleged that Clymer does
not stop at the same hotel as the play
ers, and treats them indifferently-
Before Mike Donlin signed with the
Jersey City Shelters 1t was reported
that he would become a member of
Frank Chances Yankees Joe Hum
phries, scout Of the New Yorks re-
ceived instructions to get in touch
with Donlin and ascertain if Michael
would don the spangles in behalf Of
Chance His contract with Jersey City
came as a surprise
Criticism has been aroused against
the boxing promoters of Superior
Wis, in matching Tony Caponi with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
AsHINGTON. D. G. Aug IL

~ AsHINGTON. D. C, Aug I'll
w ~Joe Engel-who is hep" was
question often asked in
baseball circles in the early season,
and the reply was always about the
same Hes pitcher that Clark Grit
fthfis nursing, but he's as wild as 2
March hare and viii never amount to
much"
1t did look that way for a long
time. 1t seemed as though fans had
Engel doped right but the manager of
the Senators did not despair. He kept
right On working with the kid. Engel
showed flashes of class now and then
and Grit lived in hope.
If he ever acquires control hen be
a wonder" said the leader of the
Climbers, "and I think he'll come over
night one Of these days" Grifs con-
fidence in the kid was not misplaced,
and he did come over night" not so
very long ago and since then he has
been shouldering the pitching burden
OF the Senators, even doing more work
than the wonderful Walter Johnson.
"Arrived" Against the Maps
1t was against the Maps that Engel
really arrived" It was on July Il at
SOmers park that the Maps routed Bob
by Groom for the second time in the
same series. They lead the Senators
to l when the fifth inning started.
Washington, scored one run in the
fifth, and then Engel was sent to the
mound against the Maps. He held
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
SILVER CITY TO
PLAY TWO DAYS
Comes to FL PasO Saturday for Series
Copper League Teams Entered at
Albuquerque Fair.

Silver City's baseball team will ar
rive in FL PasO Saturday morning for
two games with the Mavericks. Lefty"
Thomas, pitcher of the Silver City
team, has won seven straight games
on the western circuit. Eleven players
will make the trip from Silver City by
train. As witnessed in recent games,
Thomas has strengthened the Silver
City club a great deal although his
first game after joining the Silver
team was lost to the Mavericks
\ \
Copper league cities will be well
represented at the Albuquerque fair on
Oct to IL four teams being entered.
A communication from mayor Sellers,
OF Albuquerque, states that arrange
ments have been made for an elimina-
ton tournament, the winner to be
awarded the title of the southwest, to-
gether with a large purse. The amount
OF $1,000 will be split into four parts,
the winner to receive $500.
Pay day for the players came around
Wednesday and all bills Of the club
were paid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
MUCH INTEREST IN
TENNIS TOURNAMENT

A great deal Of interest is being
shown in the tournament to be held
on the courts Of the Smelter Tennis
club next Saturday and Sunday for the
championship of the city. Numerous
entries have already been received and
the tournament promises TO be the most
successful ever held in FL Paso. Stands
have been erected for the accOmmoda-
ton of friends Of the players and 9TH
ers interested in the game. The entries
close at noon Saturday and play will
begin promptly at D. m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

If you have ever closely studied the
I swing and stroke of the professionals
or expert amateurs you viii have dis
! covered that they get the greatest
amount of speed into their stroke on
the instant of contact and follow
through. The club starts down slowly,
gradually attaining speed. During the
last five or six inches to the ball,
when the turn of the wrists gives add
ed snap, the club head is travelling at
maximum speed.
Weak or defective driving is largely
a matter of what is known as poor
timing. The speed is developed too
soon through a mistaken notion that
some sort of a herculean effort must
get the club and arms travelling at
top speed as soon as the club starts
down. Then, again. some players,
given to the chopping variety OF drlv-
ing. fOOlishly apply all the speed ana
power to the ground instead OF through
the ball in the direction of the hole
A good way of acquiring the habit
of going through the ball is to prac-
tice swinging the club head as far
as possible along a line or on the
ground. Get some one to stand straight
back of you to tell you whether you
draw the hands in and Whetner you
increase the distance over which you
are able to push the club head true to
the line.
You will find that you cannot swing
the club head true to the line unless
YOU allow the hands to follow through
and Wei up on the ball In order to
allow them to do this you must In
voluntarily continue the turn OF the
left wrist until the knuckles are well
on top before the hands come up at
the end of the strike
After some practice without ball
place a ball on the line on the ground
and draw it away under the same
When you hit long,
Straight one your friend will tell you
that YOU followed straight along the
lin and when it is sliced he will tell
Won that YOU have drawn your hands
in during the stroke
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
FIVE HURT WHEN
RACERS COLLIDE
James Cox, MOtOrcycIist of Dallas, Is
Among the Injured-Panie Ensues
Among Milwaukee Spectators.

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 21.-As the re-
suit of a collision between five motor
cycle riders here last night, Ed Bowen.
of New York city, is in the hospital
with broken shoulder and serious in
ternal injuries. Four others are suf-
fering from severe cuts and bruises
James Cox, Of Dallas, Tex. was bruised
and cut about the body Glen Stokes,
of Los Angeles; Bert Bruggerman and
Lawrence Fleckenstein, of Denver,
were also injured
The collision was followed by a panic
among the 5000 spectators, those near
est the point of the accident rushing
madly to get away.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
FAVORITES WIN EVENTS IN
GRAND CIRCUIT At SALEM. n. n

Salem, N. H. Aug. 21-Favorites won
all events on the program of the Grand
Circuit races here YESTERDAY. Frank
Bogash. Jr, was the star in the 2:1S
pace and 1t was only a question of
now fast his opponents could make him
60 walter Cochato romped away with
The Hub
Peter Nolo, the worlds champion
trotung colt won the American Horse
Breeders futurity. Airdales fast finish
in straight heats.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
VICTORIES IN STRAIGHT HEATS
FEATURE RACES AT GALESBURC

Gaiesburg, Ill. Aug 21-LuIe Lu-
mine, bay mare. won the Great
Western stake for 2:14 trotters in
straight heats, the race being the fea-
ture OF the second days program in
the Great Western circuit. Howell,
driven by J. Benyon. won the PTS trof
and Smybolmeath the 2:15 pace.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
BASEBALL RESULTS Wednesday. Game.
AMERICAN LEAGUE


At St Louis C1st game R H E
New YORK ---..------.-.-..-
81 LOUIS
Sweeney; St Louis, Allison and Ag-
new.
Second game. RHE
new OIh $1,000 ..------ y .
81 LOUIS d
Batteries: New York, Fisher, Nc
Cornell and GOssett; St Louis, Well
man and McAlIister
At Chicago. r. H E.
Boston -----.--..---..--.
Chicago ( 1
Batteries: Boston, Anderson, Kali
and Nunamaker; Chicago Scott and
Kuhn.
At New York r H E
philadelphia -....-......
OeIOlL
Batteries: Philadelphia, Brown,
Bender and Lapp; Detroit. Dauss and
Mckee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
Frederick J. HaskIn's American Gov
arunnenf-

As long as they 1ast, COPIES of Fred
eric j. Haskin's great book, The Amer
lean Government" may be had at The
Herald office Present clipping Of this
paragraph and 60 cents By mail, IL
cents Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
SPIDER MOFFATT WILL, MEET
CHAVEZ At AIBTQ ZERO UE

Bisbee Ariz., Aug. 21-Spider AIof-
Iatt who came here a few days ago
from FL PasO, has left for Albuquer-
que where, on Labor day, he will meet
Young Chavez He viii return to Bis
bee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

! amusement place in E. PasO. So, you
see, it keeps them off the street It is
the means Of taking them out Of the
mora1-degrading pool rooms, and out
of the environment of immortality. Then,
1t is q place for children to come OF
afternoons. This sports field here, in
the very center Of the city, is as Turing
to the Riddles as is the flame to a
night-flying moth. Once here they are
IN the best Of care
Installing Cinder Path.
We are installing. you know, a Gin
der path and have started class in
Held sports. 1t is our hope to get
meets with the Y II. G. A and the A
How many different classes have
your asked the reporter.
Five, in all" he replied. There is
the mems and older boys class, which
meets every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday nights, with a membership of
40 odd; then there is the women's
class Of about the same number, that
meets on Tuesday and Thursday even
ings; the boys meet the same as the
men and older boys, only OF afternoons;
the girls meet on Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons and the married fom-
ems class on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings. Each class takes the
same course Of physical training, but,
Of course, the severity of it is varied to
fit the strength Of its members.
Not Limited to Catholics
There seems to have been a false
suppression about the city as regards
the name Of the association" Mr.. Tank
ersley continued. Though it goes IN
der the name Of the Catholic church,
Protestant membership is as high as is
Catholic Another thing the members
Of the association, whether Catholics
or PrOtestants, are eligible to office,
and several Protestants do hold office
at this time. 1 am not Catholic.
HIs Doing COmmendabIe Work.
There is but one thing that can be
said Of this organization, and that is
this: It is doing a very cOmmendable
work in FL Paso, in that it is placing
within reach of every man. woman and
child a mode Of innocent and highly
beneficient recreation. Physical train
ing should be one of the compulsory
works to be taken in the course Of ed
ucation. It has as much right in the
curriculum Of the high school and uni
versity as any other study. Health is
the foundation Of a nations welfare,
and physical culture IS the builder Of
health"
On the field are two tennis courts,
a basketball court, athletic field, base
ball diamond, gridiron and other par
aphernalia-
The attendance for the month of July
was as follows:
To- I'D
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
TEXAS IEAGrE

AAA---AS
At Galveston. R. H E
San Antonio .-.- .-.....-. Is
cetl weston -. Il 10 4
Batteries: San Antonio. Browning
and Price; Galveston. Moore and VIII
son, Huntress.
At Waco. R II r
Austin .4 9 1
W az %
Batteries: Austin. Taylor and Haigh;
Waco, Ashton. Rowland and Crosby
At Houston. r H 2
I3eauIilohI ---- -...-...-.------I
AAe~soNoAA
Batteries, Beaumont Martina and
Reynolds; Houston, Napier and Kitch-
ems
At Fort Worth R. H E.
Dallas -.. . 8
Fort Worth "
Batteries: Dallas. Bader and Basham;
Fort Worth, COrzine and Vance, Robert
son.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
NatIOnaI League standInes.

Where They Play Friday.
St Louis at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at BROOKLYN.
Pittsburg at PHILADELPHIA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21

AT Kansas CIty-St Paul SIS; Kan
sas City, go.
At Milwaukee-Minneapolis. S; Mil
waukee, 2
At observation-disclosures. s; Louis
vile, I.
At ToIedo-Indianapolis. 1; Toledo. s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
sOx SELL PITCHER O,DRTFN.

Chicago, III. Aug 21.-Pitcher
O'Brien, Of the White SOx. has been
sold by president COmiskey to Oakland.
Cal. Of the Pacific Coast league. No
amount was announced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
American Association Standings.
sOUTHERN LEAGnE-

At Chattanooga = Nashville, AZ;
Chattanooga, o.
At Atlanta-Birmingha /; Allan
Ia. ,,