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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07


fbe Cubs played the Athletics. 1t was
en- 51OO7 But of course these num-
bers do not compare with those of the
Gfants-Red SOX series Of 1912. when
the record was set at 9zS5,6 SI.ez, TO be
divided by the clubs, exclusive of play
ers' and national commission shares
But the Cubs now have an even larger
park. and the next time they get in
= worlds series. it will be possible for
them 10 more than double their former
worlds series returns. 4
VIII They Draw Betters
Several other facts must be taken
into consideration in computing how
much better the Cubs are likely to be
as an investment in future 1t must
he remem bered that Charles w. Muir
INV the last owner of the club, was
immensely unpopular IN Chicago, so
much so that the fans at times even
circulated boycott petitions against MS
club. Yet they did collect large por-
tons Of coin Of the realm l AT t "a
What then, will be the result If a
popular administration should get In!
Probably- no other club in baseball
has had such a distinguished line OF
presidents as the Chicago Nationals
this remark of course doesn't include
MISUNDERSTANDING the So years OF the
clubs life. It was a charter MEMBER
Of the National league IN 1876, with
William A. Hubert as president Nor
gan c. Bulkley, later governor OF and
senator from Connecticut was the
original president of the league. When
he retired in the following year, 1877,
Hubert became head Of the circuit
serving as president both OF league
and of club until he died in 1881. That
is the only case in history where
club president also has headed the
league Then in 1882, A. g. Spaldlng,
whose name is known to every fan, be-
came president of the Cubs. He con-
tinued in office until 1892, when James
A Hart came in as president, the club
being owned then by John k walsh,
the banker. Walsh sold out to Muir
ply, who used money borrowed from
c. p. Taft, in 1906 and the latter stayed
in office until a couple of weeks ago.
he was forced TO sell back to Taft the
stock he had bought from Taft gradu-
ally with his annual earnings. " This
makes only four club presidents Tor
the Chicago Nationals in SO years, an
average tenure of office Of over nine
years. The club now is without an
official head, or president, though TAFT
owns a big controlling interest.
Murphy Got About $53O,OOO.
It cannot be stated with absolute
certainty just how much stock TAFT
bought back from Murphy, but it is
said by reliable persons that So shares
were involved in the transaction, at
price of $4,000 a share, making to-
tai Of $780, 900 paid over by Taft Taft
also IS supposed TO own all the rest
of the stock with the exception Of the
ten shares by Ackerland, or 80 shares
in all although it is believed likely
that a few shares are sprinlSled around
here and there to a few small stock
holders, who may run anywhere from
one to five shares apiece, for maybe a
total Of about eight shares.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
NEW MEXICO BOY Is
PROMISING PITCHER

Lexington, Va, March Though
they do not play their first game until
March %. Washington and Lees base
ballers have been at work for more
than a week, under the direction of
their new coach. Dan 2iahOney, of Holy
Cross a former member Of the Cincin-
natl Reds
One of the promising pitchers is
William Hugh Jennings of Gallup, New
Mexico. William hugh is a nephew OF
Hugh Ambrose Jennings, manager Of
Detroit; like HuShey, a sOrrel top and
possessed of freckles, but unlike the
Tiger manager, a south paw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

n 4 ILWAUKEE, Wis, March T.
M While the fight fans and box
ing critics in the states look
upon the match between Georges Car
pentier, the French champion, and Kid
Mccoy, which takes place March Il,
in Paris, as somewhat of a joke, the
followers of the game in the French
capital take it very seriously: in fact
they seem to be of the opinion that
Mccoy will prove a very hard prOpo-
SltiOn for Georges. When one stops
to consider that Mccoy viii soon be Al
years of age and started his fighting
career in 1891, it does not seem pos
sible that strong young fellow like
Carpenter will have a great deal Of
trouble winning the battle.
Should Mccoy beat the Frenchman
1t viii be the surprise of the 10th cen
fury There is no doubt that Mccoy
was wonderful fighter in his day,
but like many before him, he has seen
his best day and cannot be compared
at this time with the French champion.
The chances are that Georges will win
and he will be a more popular idol in
than ever before. Both Jack Johnson
and Sam LangfOrd have endeavored to
inyeigle Carpenter into a match, but
they have not succeeded and it is not
probable that the willy manager Of the
French champion will fall for any
thing of that kind.
johnson in Bad Again.
Jack Johnson, the heavyweight
champion, who is scheduled to fight
for the title with Frank Moran OF
Pittsburg, on June 9th in Paris, has
put himself in bad with the members
of the National Sporting club of Lon
don. Manager Bettinson of the N S.
c., made Jack an offer of a $500
purse, but his reply to Mr.. BettinsOn
was such that it will leave a bit OF
hard feeling, no doubt, among the
members. Johnson tried to ridicUle
the offer and intimated that such
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
OIL RIG CLIMBER
NEWEST WHITE HOPE

Los Angeles. Calf, March Tt de-
velops that Young Kenneth the 1855
pound rig climber from Taft oil fields
has interested Tim McCarey to such an
extent that the local promoter has
agreed to arrange a meeting with Gun
boat Smith for the latest heavyweight
performer.
Kenneth claims to have nine straight
knOckouts piled up to his credit His
recent defeat of Arthur Pell5y is worth
mentioning only because Kenneth
dropped Tommy Burns's prOtege in
shorter time than Smith required to
turn the same trick.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
AMERICAN GOLFERS ASKED
no ENTER CANLADIAN ME

New York. March John Reid, jr.,
secretary of the United States Golf as
ISOLATION, is in receipt Of an invitation
for American golfers to participate in
the Canadian amateur championships
to be held on the links of the Royal
Ottawa Golf club during the week be-
ginning June Is. N W. Mackerall,
secretary and treasurer of the royal
Canadian Golf association, extended
the invitation to American golfers In
a letter to Reid
The letter also states that the Cana
dian association is endeavoring to per
suade British golfers to enter the
championship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Ew YORK, March

- EW YORK, March 1T is
N said that the profit of the
4 world tourists trip will be
around $3.50 so Harry Sparrow
braves the periIs of the deep, and the
searching eve of Dudley Field Ma
lone and his baggage bursting accom-
plices at the port Of New York, with
a fearless heart
When they reached New York FRI
dav the vOva gers had Travelled some
thing like $4,000 miles They have been
in so many foreign countries and are so
familiar with various tongues that
they were fully able to understand
the words uttered by the British
walters aboard the Lusitanias i'm
probable as that may seem.
The party left Cincinnati October
is, and put in 6S days on water-noL
as a diet understand. but in a travel
ing sense That includes the time
spent on the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans, the. Mediterranean and such
other seas, brOOkIets, rivulets, baVOus
and exhibits of aqua pUra that hap
pened to get in their way
The baseball players. who may
frequently be noted in the dense
crowd OF Chicago people that followed
COmiskey and Callahan If one has a
keen vision, played over 80 games
during their absence The White SoN
hold q two OF three game lead over
the Giants on the entire series, ana
umpire William J. Klein holds a de
CisiOn over both clubs on moving pic
ture films
There is one name missing from
the list OF those who sailed home
from Liver. COL It is the name of
Jack sheridan, the veteran umpire
Jack started out with the tourists
and tOiled around the rude world
as far as Cairo. and there he was left
Illuminating among the scarabs and
Egyptian CiEarets- The umpire busl-
ness just naturally begged down and
left old Jack fiat
Immediately after the banquet in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
NINTH CAVALRYMEN
WIN POLO GAME

Douglas, Ariz.. March THE Ninth
cavalry is rejoicing over news from
Coronado, Calf, that the Ninth cav
airy polo team had won its first game
The opposing team was composed of
wealthy young Riverside men. Lieuts.
EngIe and Winfree were the stars of
the game.
Engle is credited with having drib-
bIed the ball almost the entire length
of the field. while Winfree teamed up
with him near the goal and made an
excellent drive which clinched the
game for the Ninth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

Philadelphia, Pa. March 1T was
announced at the office of the Phila-
delphia American league club that
catcher Ira Thomas had signed his 1914
contract and that he had been selected
as captain to succeed Dan Murphy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
81. LnuIs ANrERICANs

DEF'EAI CHICAEU NAIIUNALo
st. Petersburg. Fla, March THE
st. Louis American league club de-
feated the Chicago Nationals, to .,
here Friday. st. Louis got IL hits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
SUPERB BOWLING
WINS FOR WALL TEAM
Wood Rolls High Game and Bryan High
Total; futile Team Is Winner of
the Second Match.

the Second Match
Superb rolling in the pinches with no
ticeable lack of splits together with consist
ent fast individual games won for the Walz
Cactus league five from the Holmes team
Friday night at the Cactus alleys. Hart
Wood rooled high game, 239, and Joe Bryan
total 657 StrikeOuts were credited to Wood.
Briesh and StrattOn The margin on team
total constituted PA pins in favor OF the
Wall five
Bateman rolled high game. 235, and
Johnston total 596 in the second match
which was won by the futile team. Three
points were won by the Tuttle five.
T1.a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

n Ode McGOORTY writes from
h Australia that, as indicated
- middleweight champion of the
world, he will defend that title
against all Corners. Three middle
weights are at present disputing the
claims of Oshkosh battler. Nike Glib
bCns, Jimmy CIabby and George Chip,
al declare that their claims are as
strong for the title as those Of Nc
GOOrty. JACK Dillon, bv virtue OF ms
defeats Of Klaus and the refusal or
McGOorty to meet him, also has a
look in
Tommy Leach is now field captain
OF the Chicago Cubs. The title was
officially prefiNed recently at me
Cubs training camp in Tampa, By
Hank O'Day. Outside of becoming
Held leader OF the Cubs, it IS not
known how much the title viii mean
to the veteran, as there IS no cruz
president with whom O'Day can con-
fer concerning the honorarium. When
Joe Tinker became captain of the
Cubs in 1910 it added $500 to his pay
check for the season.
Ad Wolgast, former lightweight
champion may become baseball mag
nate. When he heard that James w.
CoffrOth the san francisco boxing
p1 omoter, was in Chicago looking Tor
financial aid with which to purchase
a controlling interest in the Chicago
Cubs, Wolgast wired the westerner
that he would like to invest. The
Dutchman declared that he had been
looking for d good investment for his
money Tor some time. He would put
at least 100000 in the scheme.
x
Freddie Welsh, lightweight title
holder Of England and Australia, is
nearly down to weight for his pro-
posed 2O-rouud contest with Joe
Rivers scheduled for Los Angeles
March II. Walsh at present weighs
but 1875 II pounds, and has nearly
three weeks in which to get into the
required physical condition. Welsh
has placed his two championship
belts on exhibition in Jack Doyle's
training quarters in Los Angeles.
Bob Groom. former twirler Of the
Washington Senators, Edgar Willett,
eX Detroit Tiger and Otis Crandau,
former Giant, have been sent to Mon
roe, La, where the St Louis Federal
league players are getting in their
preliminary Hcks for this season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Flynn Hurts His Spcrrtng
Partners; Breaks Them Doun
More Human Punching Bags Are Needed by the Pueblo
Fireman. Who Has Shown Himself Something
of an Entertainer; Ban Johnson Shows
Power Over Jake Stahl
BY e. w. CoCHRANE.

p ANsAS CITY. No, March White
{ hopes who would like to learn a
n few Of the fine points of the art
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31

MUSIC IN PHILIPPINES

In the Philippines we heard alto
gether the finest music of the Orient.
The evening after our arrival at Manila
we enjoyed, in common with host of
foreigners and natives, the wonderful
music given in the public park by the
me of the band which played every day
at II o'clock In the various parks of
the city of Mexico Filipinos seem to
be natural-born musicians, and their
music is altogether entrancing. 1t ex-
erts O more dreamy and emotional
charm than our staccato and syncopat-
ed popular American music. The music
in the dance hall at Manila is not un-
like that at Hawaii and both reflect
the influence of American occupation.
The calisthenic exercises of the pris-
oners at Manila, held every afternoon
at o'clock, furnished another musical
experience. Here. where the officers
whistled the signals for the various
movements from central tower, we
divided into various grades, going
through their exercises to the rhyth-
mic swing of marches and other selec-
tions rendered by the most excellent
prison band. Altogether it was most
dramatic scene. But for the high walls
zine gun near at. hand. which grimly
suggested tho real nature of the place
and occasion. 1t might have been a gala
day at some public park. Filipino
music pAiply suggests the strong I'M
fiuence of Spanish melodies, as in
Mexico, but the repertoire of every or
chestra is apparently unlimited, includ-
otherwise, down to the latest rag time
hit from Broadway.-"Music in the
Orient" George Washington Brown. in
National Magazine for March, 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
A POLITICAL FABLE

again started on his journey, Icing
advised and led by his new friend.
After a short time he became tired
and weary and wished many times for
his lunch. At these times the Demo-
cratic Party would produce a large
bag containing popped corn and la
beled Promises" inviting him to help
himself to generous quantities, all the
tin1e complimenting him on how we'll
he looked and how well he would be.
One day Young Nation had pain
that felt SO much like the old pain
'Cannonism" he was sure it had re-
turned and, as the Democratic Party
assured him it could not possibly be
so, out of curiosity he asked a passer-
by to tell him what kind of pain it
was. The stranger declared at once
and without hesitation that he was
suffering from the pain Wilson gag
rule" and Young Nation was sore
perplexed and wondered what would
happen next.
Moral--Proved experience is better
than promised performance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
STOP, LOOK AND listen

IN the opinion of all thoughtful men
the time has now come to stop,
look and listen. The country has
been passing through a period of
great unrest, which has been caused
largely by the reduced purchasing
value of dollar-the high cost of
living.
This condition naturally caused
criticism, just or unjust, of the party
in power, and resulted in turning over
the administration to minority which
has always been and is now the pro-
moter of every hair-brained theory
and experiment of government. Hav-
ing sown to the wind, we are now
reaping/ the whirlwind. Try as we
may, we cannot overlook the facts,
and 1t is no longer wise to suppress
what is becoming SO patent that even
he who runs may read. Further silence
on the part of newspapers and the
leaders of the people is certain to re-
suit in leading astray large numbers
of honest and well-meaning persons.
With thousands of men thrown into
idleness on all sides, the railroads pur-
suing a. policy of forced retrenchment,
and mills running on reduced time, we
are compelled to look a grave situa-
tion in the face and honestly ask our
selves If the Democratic cure is not
infinitely worse than the disease.
All patriotic citizens must face the
situation and get together in order to
stop the deluge of theoretical and ex-
perimental legislation which has been
largely responsible for the deplorable
conditions which now confront the
country.
Truly, 1t is time to- stop, look and
listen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
BREWING STORM
TFrom the York Dispatch.

[From the York Dispatch.1
Democratic leaders. near-leaders and
yet talking unreservedly for publica-
tion, but the guileless up-countryman
who imagines that they are not growl-
ing fiiercely ip private, bitter in their
criticism of the administration, has a
surprise in cold storage awaiting the
time when an angry outburst shall blow
the lid off and the real feeling at the
nations capitol Is made known.
from Washington in continuous sub
terranean streams, and no end of
straws indicate even to casual visitors
to the city which way the wind is pre-
be when 1t finally breaks loose. The
storm which ragged around Cleveland
was only a May day zephyr to the ty-
before the present Presidential term is
at It's end.
If this is lamentable, it is also in
himself the direction OF legislation to
an extent no predecessor ever attempt
ed. Being only doctrinaire and an
amateur in statecraft eager for imme-
and and magnify % his office office and and It's iiIs ineums
bent in the popular eye, he has made
the common mistake of going too fast
and. far. Congress has been coerced
matter on which 1t has legtslated, and
has stood by consenting while the
President has given orders actually in
fringing on the legislative branch Of
the Government When it becomes ap-
parent to the country as a whole. as 1t
Is already obvious to O. thoughtful mi
nority, that the Presidents underdone
theories and tasty pudding legislation
have deranged financial conditions, left
our industries comatose and made Ii
harder for the mass of men to keep
place the responsibility where 1t be-
longs and hundred Nathans in House
and Senate will shake long fingers at
the White House with the cry: Thou
art the man."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
BANaUETs, DINNERS
AND LONGEVITY


Dinners and social functions are a
conspicuous feature of Washington life.
The new Senator or CONGRESSMAN al
ways feels that he must keep up the
pace, but their older colleagues do not
hesitate to send in their regrets now
and then. One Senator whose young
daughters make severe demands upon
him as an escort to official functions,
announced the first of the year that he
had adopted Speaker Champ Clark's
resolution as follows:
81 have cut out all dinners and func-
tions except those / feel under oblfga-
tions to- attend In my official capacity.
II have done this for two reasons,
first, because have not time to attend
them. l have too much to do. Second.
Mr.. Spofford, so long Librarian in Con-
men, men and army and navy W ofacersp Sce pupi,c who
died in Washington dug their graves
with their own. teeth'-a. saying which
! have taken to heart."-"Affairs at
Washington" Joe Mitchell Chappie. In
National Magazine for March, 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
(Contributed)

Once upon a time a Young Nation
was going along in a contented and
happy way carrying basket of good
things. most important of which was
a package labeled Protective Tariff"
AS it sometimes happens In one so
young and growing very rapidly, this
Young Nation at times had growing
pains, which, while annoying, were not
serious and had never been known to
be fatal. One day while suffering with
these growing pains, he was met upon
the road by Democratic party, who,
noticing he was not entirely well,
began to sympathize with him, and
while doing so suggested other pains
he might suffer. He told him many
times and in various ways that Can
nonism'' was a most annoying and
dangerous pain and he was sure 1t
would cause his death. At first the
Young Nation paid no attention to
this suggestion, but upon its being re-
peated many times and in many ways,
he came to believe he not only had
this particular pain, but that 1t was
most serious. His new friend, the
Democratic Party, said he was strong
and able to carry the Young Nations
basket and IL he would allow him to
do SO it would cure the pain Can
nonism."
Having become convinced that this
pain was endangering his life, Young
Nation accepted the offer and allowed
the Democratic Party to carry the
basket. To his delight the pain Can
nonism" soon disappeared entirely.
ana, feeling much better, the desire
to eat and refresh himself came upon
him. Asking his new friend for the
basket, he looked for the large pack
age labeled Protective Tariff" and
not finding 1t in the basket, inquired
what had become of it, whereupon
the Democratic Party told him he had
thrown it away in order to make the
basket lighter, as 1t was very heavy
to carry. Young Nation thereupon
declared that the big package was his
lunch, which he had always carried
to give him more strength and enable
him to keep on growing. His Demo
cratic friend assured him that he was
big and strong and vigorous and that
he did not need the lunch. Young
Nation was not sure this was true, but
making the best of the situation and
being constantly reminded that he no
longer had the pain "Cannonism,' -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31

than men. yet 1t can be said. without
lack of gallantry to the fair sex, that
many women are almost totally lack-
ing in the thrift instinct.
In some cases, the wife is the out
and-out extravagant member of the
matrimonial partnership.
To any suggestion from the mere
man who supports the household re-
garding the wisdom of building up a
reserve fund in a savings bank ac-
count, she never listens patiently.
Possibly her retort on such occa-
sions is:
Make more money and then per-
haps we can save more"
That is splendid advice, to be sure,
but suppose the good husband has
ing capacity? Suppose he or some
other member of the family should
have an expensive Illness? DO not
these possibilities show the folly of
putting off all saving until earnings
increase, if they ever do increase?
Observation and experience alike
point unerringly to the conclusion
that the desire and the willingness to
save something must precede the ac-
tual accomplishment of that purpose.
be the annual income $500 or $4,000,
and that the experience of the person
who puts off saving is likely to be
that of the procrastinating sinner to
whom are addressed the words OF the
old hymn:
IF you tarry till you're better,
You will never come at ALL"
And besides, what a resource is
money in the bank! How compound
interest adds to income! And how
much better and more effectively a
man works when his mind is freed
from worry over the present and
anxiety for the futurel
Money saved and put away safely
In the bank is a worry-killer and a
gloom -dispeller, while commonsense
thrift, in the long run, brings greater
happiness than extravaganza ever can.
Especially is this so in these days of
industrial and business uncertain
ties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
LOOK OUT FOR sTEELToN
By Wing Dinger

BY Wing Dinger
That story that comes up from Steel
ton
OF the building of houses galore,
Is enough to make us Harrisburgers
Be more watchful than ever before.
For years we have heard lots of peo-
pie
Say we should annex to this town,
The hustling young borough of Steel
ton,
And win for ourselves much renown.
But nothing has ever developed
To bring this condition about,
And the thought has resolved itself into
Nothing more than the usual shout.
Now Steeiton is getting quite busy.
And IL this new building boom grows,
We may wake UP some summer morn
ing
And find it's annexed us. who knows?