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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

got together again. and the catcher. 20 the
players say. won During the season that
followed the boy did not attract an unusual
amount OF attention.
In the late fail our hero went home. and
ms father was amazed one afternoon TO see
him sliding around and tearing up the sod
on the lawn Pressed for an explanation.
the boy said that he was perfecting the hook
And" he added, between puffs. 'I'I be
the best one in the world next season And
he made good
Today our hero is a wealthy person. hav-
ing much more money than his diEnified old
father, who objected 10 his being a pro-
fessional BAH payer
To be a little more explicit this young
man. while admired for his marvellous ahil-
llty, is generally accused Of being swell
headed"
You know" he said one day. the hard
est job have in the big league Is trying
20 make people understand that ] am nos
swelled up ] don't think I will ever sue
coed And. believe me. it hurts to have
the fans think that"
The hero Of this biography has had a
crack at-EeN we'll not specify how many
worlds championship series but we WIFI
state that he has never got on the winning
side.
VINO is he?-Copyright, isIl. By the
The baseball player who Was the hero Of
yesterdays story is Eddie" Collins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

a suit Of paJamas. was the extent OF the
baggage carried by most OF the athletes.
Most OF them having no small grips. mad
the above mentioned articles done up in
small packages It was manager Griffith
who furnished the comedy Tor the trip.
When he returned TO the Euclid avenue sta
ton OF the Pennsylvania road to await the
Washington train. he carried the cutest lit
tie grip Il has ever been my fortune TO
see. It must have been made for a watch
charm. for 7 seriously doubt II 10 would
have held much more than an abbreviated
tooth brush and a trial size package o.
tooth powder His approach with the toy
bag brought a huge laugh from Larry
Laioie.
No Close Decisions
what do you keep in there. Griff2'
asked Lajoie- Must have it chock fuu Of
close decisions"
Close decisions replied the washing
ton leader. don't need any kind OF grip
for such things Never got one in my life
Griffith wasn't kidding either That Is Just
BE- hat he thought Eust managers think like
wise There are close decisions though and
some one must get them ILs a puzzle
where they al -.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
FANS MEET TONIGHT
TO PLAN EXCURSION
Will Discuss Trip tC Silver CITY. y. NJ. IA
See Copper League Teams Clash.
Possibly Nav 3

Possibly Nay 3
Formal announcement unat an excursion
Of Fl FaSo baseball fans to silver CITY n
n. for the purpose OF Observing Conner
league clubs in action wiz ba mn In ~.
rear future. was made by q number OF
prominent local enthusiasts OF the national
pastlme thursday morning. Considerable i'm
terest is being ma nifested in The r,rorosg7
perfected.
Definite action will be taken at a meeting
TO be held at the Cactus club THURSDAY
evening at which every fan Interested in
those who will attend are: Or T. Il NJ
Camant Dave Crockett. Charley Kline
Harry Wall. J. And-eas and A II Woods
A committee 10 ascertain just what tho
pre.eus 9lllu1e OF Inc railroads toward the
project Is VIII in all probability De ap-
Santa Rita and Silver city. the p1avfn-
strength Of both clubs being well known In
p Ptso. VIII clash at the hilltop town May
J. pFlElnat plans Of the excursion boozre rS
were 90 migrate TO Silver CITY on "A 6a~
when these two clubs play for the urfn~fr7T
reason that former Fl Paso PLAYERS and ~
Paso names ere on the roster OF both
teams
In answer 20 query THURSDAY r,ornfnf
DE- T. = NcCamant- premier ~ III PaSu
TooteTS said Whether the excursion viii
be mace or not De- made I'm the near future
VIII be decided at she rrlee-in- u is manned
10 interest the owners II IRON 81 81 "a
automobiles IN the tour in order % make 10
worthy Of Fl Paso- The trip can ea-irv b
made IN one dan There is no doubt hu-
that when Silve- City hears 81 the p-opoeeT
fans alike will Ae issued II an excursion
rate on tho railroads can Tee obtained tho
proposed automobile trip would be irrle-
diately abandoned. as the wear and tear on
not a satifoetory proceeding TO automobile
owners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
Carpenter Accepts $4,000 Offer
Fights Three Bouts In Antipodes

Hamilton allowed only six safe hits while
ST. Louis dubbed out just one more.
Leach Cross. the New York lightweight.
has started preliminary work FOR his con-
test with Freddie Welsh at Vernon on April
%. Cross imported Patsy Riley. an eastern
ez-amateur bantam champion from New
York regular sparrinE partner Bat
Ting Chico. the Los Angeles bautam1 wei hr.
has also started preparatory work for his
scheduled 10 round bout with Walter VIII
nams the seni-yvinlup TO the Welsh
Cross sstto- Harry Atwood. the coast
fe2therUeieht. who is we'll known in IL
Paso, is assisting Chico.
=
Detroit may land Federal league fran
chise before the present season D. over. IN
present plans OF Federal officials material
ize- Reports that the officials desired TO
invade Detroit because they thought
franchise there would prove q paying in
vcslment have gained creden-c in eastern
ba=ehal circles Frank a Stuart. a mill
lioraIre manufacturer Of Detroit. has been
purchase the Kansas Cisy franchise. trans
ferrins The same to Detroit
.'Artie Hoffman did not call my attention
to the play which won the National league
pennant for the Cubs in 1905. when Fred
Merkle failed 10 touch second" declared
Johnny Evers recently The brainy little
second sacler Of the Boston Braves asserts
that his team mate had no part IN tipping
of the play which brought down criticism
from all over the country on Fred Merkle-
NO one knows better than Nordecai Brown
that Hoffman did not assist in the play"
said Evers
Uncle Ton" McCsrey. promoter Of the
Vernon arena certainly has the boxing stu
alton under his thumb in southern Calffor-
MIA Leach Cross and Freddie Welsh will
meet on April % before an approximate
house OF SIS 600 If the fans would only
stop and consider il would not draw one
tenth OF the foregoing amount Welsh out
boxed Dundee. who beat Joe Shugrue. who
IN turn defeated Cross Joe Rivers. whom
Welsh made look foolish last month. also
outbOZed Cross The ever ready sleep wall
Top which Cross carries is the chief thing
that draws the crowd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

TEW YORK. Aprl eS.-Thcre is room
\ for a thir-d zig league. the . Ieder raj
league viii be q Sueg-SS -, '-i i.e,,, ..-
three leagues viii hang UP 1-.Lill=-
attendance records for 1915, iccoI d-hs 10
the statistics available just now . 49,.
The wonderful outpourinE % IaIs a -
,,-,---5-.- -.1-,as in all three Of the 5lE
leaEucs. and the good attendance SINCE lnF &,
has shown that there are enolsI, - - -
this land 10 comfortably support '-l'1S ILL.,
j0r league organization A., 49,
The welcome so far extended 10 the ne"
N 60. --- - ~ ere youthful
est hopes Of the promoters OF l5iS 80 ~,
fans. loving good. game fighter; No---
show their affection for tine tederel le.-E--
bv q good attendance at the opening game
but IN no wise did the promoters ana mag
mates figure that tho demands loE s-,--s Fl
the openers would exceed the supply. anu
that the club officials would have 10 1uTA
Fans Respect FederaIs-
OF course, such enthusiasm for the Z eoeI
ais will not he shown every gay DuL n
atinE the fans feel that the 60 n -, = ~. ti7
1o- league organization. and that lAes N-ll
provide Ilrstc-'-ss n--s=l t--- ---, -
year And there seems 70 ne no 1850. t :. ~
they shouldn't. Tic feds have some mighty
good youngsters I'm their lineup VINO nesl
only a few weeks under the tutela6e OF ln5
veterans TO round into star performers
However. despite the fact that this prom
tses TO be a year when the attendance i-fs-
1lres FOR the American and National leagues
viii be broken and when the new league
will hang Up fancy TeeoIa' II 5 pI IS.Sy
will pay any husky dividends Their salary
list ,yiil demand nearly all the money that
Is taken ia at the gate Most Of the salary
lists Of The clubs in the American and Na-
tioual league are from 10 to 80 percent
higher this year than ever before. and THAI
means there viii be just that much less 4or
dividend purposes
Fcds May Net Clear Expenses
It's quite doubtful II the Federals. even
81 the fans keep pouring into their parks
throughout the year viii clear expenses
Most of the clubs have rosters that are
decorated with az least a half dozen men
who are drawing fabulous salaries II viii
require many thousand admissions through
the turnstiles before thereN be enough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
STORIES ABOUT STARS
Humorous and Serious Tales Of III. Rail Field
By BILLY EVANS

MAJORITY Of baseball managers
"A either believe all close decisions are
L u given against them. or else create
such an impression so as TO have an
allhi when things are breaking badly. The
same managers always insist opposing pitch
ers are pitching incorrectly. while their
tWlrlers are absolutely perfection That at
any time an opposing pitcher catches a man
mapping he has made a balk. while their
pitchers never do such thing. There are
mighty Few leaders who will admit that
they are getting an even break. although II
makes 20 difference TO the umpire whether
heokuk or Kanka1ee wins the Champion
ship.
one SATURDAY. last summer the Cleveland
ana W washington clubs jumped out Of the
national capital 20 play Sunday game
IN cleveland. then liked right back that
llEHl 20 resume play in Washington on
2onday- ] was one Of the urpires unfor-
lunile enough TO draw that jump As was
Customary with Washington last summa-
ne handed Cleveland the usual sunday
No One Carried Baggage.
LHatlse oI TIE close connections. no one
carried a single tb5Hg ttat WASN'T necessary
-Oo-A brush. powder. comb and brush and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
Gate Receipts ProUe There
Is Room For Three Leagues
Fans Show They Regard Federals as Major League Or
ganization and VIII Support Them; Organized Base
ball Is Also Drawing Healthy Crowds; None
Is Likely to Make Money This Year.
BY FRANK G. MENkE.

of tho Il or 90 other players who are get
ting mighty husky salaries too
But the Feds aren't worrying nue. 33LLt --
that score just now They are iliEL-,S
happy lot They have horned tEelr VIZ
into big league baseball. won the supper
Of fando.n. anu have placed themselves on
the road toward handsome returns on Lilell
Investments in two or three yca-s wit ilells
established themselves as big ieasae'S
and that was their 1915 ambition
MaEnatcs Have Gambled some
The Federal league nlaSnateS ltEe ~
chises shat didn't cost them a do.laT- -
they had 10 do was 20 supply the iEnaS 10.
the land and the sLands-aliI tne - ~
the land and stands rests in thei- names,
Some Elmbled on she chance ihat lls
league would be a success 10 the extent %
about 5000. 0eO apiece for baseball paris
and it seems as y they have won out- tHe eg
E1=nhled 70 the extent or another s-'o.y-5
il looks Just now as II fandom likes them
we'll enough to donate enough quarter
halves and dollars 10 make Up that total
Minor Leazues Scattering.
However. the fact that many OF the az
does rot mean that the fans have forsake5a
the major teams Of organized baseball II
simply means that there are enough rams
in this country TO support three c'g leaE -
enough 10 warrant continuous h-sZol ~
in nc-L Of the Dix cities OF the coun,'s5I
That was a question that wEs a mooted
one for many years. but ir seems 10 have
been answered through the advent % 'i'9
Federal league
Tho International and American Assoc
alton leagues seem TO be the ones tAaL are
suffering through the coming Of the red
cral league. To date il has been shown
that the Federal league clubs operating ia
cirfes where there is also a class A team
Of the minors. have greatly outdrawn the
opposition clubs II this keeps up through
out the season. it may spell rum loE solI9s
Of the clubs in the class A minors
But it's possible that when the en-
thusiasul for the Federals dies down. and
the fans become a bit normal again. they
will patrouiza both the Federals and the
class "A teams in cities where both have
franchises. and a0~ give both clubs q chance
to hang Up healthy looking attendance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
DISCORD ENDS GAME
At WASHINGTON PARK

Discord crept in and broke up a perfect
ly good baseball game Wednesday after
noon at Washington park. when the contest
game between team from company ''T4''
goth infantry. and the Fl Paso Ceutrals was
abandoned in the nth inning, as a result
OF general squabhle.
AT the end OF the contest the score was
z 90 in favor Of the CeutraIs- With two
men on bases and one out. two men were
"heaued' in succession by the tuirIer Of
the Ceurrais- when pitcher Harkius. ac-
CordiuE 20 one OF the members of the com
81" team stepped TO the plate. he told the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

Where They Play Friday.
Louisville at Indianapolis.
Cleveland at Columbus.
Milwaukee at St Paul
Kansas city at Minneapolis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

Pit,aBurE .--... .--.-.Oo0 s0e o1o-e II
Batteries Buffalo. Moran. Ford ami
Blair; Plttsburs. CamHitz, walker and
Berry
At Baltimore r. II p.
E-ooblyu --...- -.-.--0I5 010 f01-s -
Baltimore ------ 900 ESQ e-E-s u
Batteries Brooklyn. S-aton and owens.
Baltimore. smith, Sugss wilhelm Ind
Jacklitsch.
At St Louis r. H J..
Chicago -.----- -----OO2 col OG1-f
St Louis ------ .-----110 csc ok L. 1
Batteries Chicago. Mcclure and Wilso1-
St Louis. Cr-Ei1u and Hartley
At Kansas City r. II. T.
Indianapolis .-.- LEO 900 101--
heusaa CITY 1890 1850 o0e C01-f 10 I
Batteries Indiana polls. 1-uliin luI Tex
tc-i hlE--s City. Packard and Easterly.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Wednesday, Games
At Mobile -.tw Orleans. So Mobile. o.
Al Chattanooga Atlanta. 1; ChattauooEL
At Birmingham Montgomery. g; Bit
minEhau. TO-
At Memphis. Nashville. g.. Memphis. 8.
AIE2TCAN 4 ASSOCIATION
40 games scheduled "Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

Where They Play Friday.
Chicago al tIe-e. .lu.
Detroit at ST ! 7-ri~
New York at Philadelphia
Boston at Washington
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
M.-Ln.-.I-.-.. E.u.n--

At Boston r. n. z.
Boston ..-.-. -------.00l 400 0f-9 .
Philadelphia 1000 100 OfO 40 II &
Batteries; Philadelphia Houck. Wvckoff.
Plank and ScEanE: Boston. Bcdient C0um-
bere. Foster, Kelly and Cady-
Called TO allow teams to catch trains at
the end Of the eighth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
TFXAs LEAGUE STANDINGS

Where They Play Friday.
Houston at san Antonio
Galveston at Beaumont
Waco at Austin
Fort Worth at Dallas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

Where They Play Friday.
Denver at Topeka
Lincoln ut wichita
Omaha at Des NTuines
Sioux City AT St Joseph.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS.

Where They Play Friday.
san Francisco NJ Oakland
Venice at Portland
Sacramento at Los Angeles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Wednesday, Games.
TWO PINS WIN MATCH
FOR MUELLER TRIO

IT, B-iesh rolled high game. 1O9 and
total -9s. Wednesday night at the Cactus
alleys I'm the duck pin tournament n
Fowler also rolled total Of .g4 Inability
90 make. the pins necessary to tie the game
iu the last inning lost for the Fowler team.
two pins constituting the margin OF team
totals iu favor % the Mueller Trio.
-fsiufCr.'s trio won all four points i'm the
second match from the Wall team Hanson
rolled high game. los. and total go The
score
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

Where They Play Friday.
Brooklyn AT Boston.
Philadelphia al Ne York
PittsburE at St Louis.
Cincinnati lt Chicago
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

or jumped out in front. as IL appeared as IL
they had struck their stride
HUXLEY WILL HAVE RACE
MEET LAST OF THIS MONTH
Hurley. y. ". April 23.-Some fine look
ing horses have arrived here and are now
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

in training for a race meet which will -
held on the track in North Hurley the last
OF this month A preliminary running race
held between Maud. little bay mare be-
longing TO Tidweu. and Spot. a sorrel horse
owned by Tutson. the distance being 500
yards, was won by Spot By two lengths.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

Where They Play Friday.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg-
Buffalo at Baltimore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

At New York r.. ~ T.
washington .---- ..--010 0I0 600 ]
New York 5000 ZOO 600 100 &
Batteries Washington. Ayres. EngIc and
Henry; New York. Marhop and Sweeney.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

At st Louis r. r. T.
Detroit ------- .--.-.O 0S 01O 900 s. q
St Louis 1890 200 900 600. 10 ?
Batteries Detroit. Dauss and Starare-
St. Louis Hamilton and Crosson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

II TI0VeTlDI n. n y
Chicago $1,000 -----..00e n09 600 6 .
Cleveland 1890 100 600 600 6 5
Batteries Chicago. Russell. Scott and
Schalk; Cleveland. Banding, CoIIamore ana
Billings Carisch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Mnnnr..-L---a- .---L


ACifAC COAST LEAGUE.
Al sar -nsIeIlnesday's Games.
cisco. 4 O1AiaAu' . san Fran
AT cortland; Venice. 4: Portland. 4
Szcrar,or., James Postponed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
FEDERAL LFACTF
" edncsday's Gem -

Buffalo '''..-- ....-.o-s H. ooo-5' 10 10 D. :
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Wednesdays Games.

At Philadelphia r. II F..
Boston ..---.- ---001 600 900 : I
Philadelphia $500 900 Oh OOx-& !
Batteries Boston. Rudolph and Covgdv-
Philadelphia, Alexander and KiIifer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23

At chicago R.H E
Chicago $500 --.-..G 600 100 oil
Batteries Cincinnati Benton. Arnes ana
Clark; Chicago Pierce. Eoestler and 49,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
81 o 5RE!5ES

Milwaukee and Racine clubs are runs
ming rival shows the night of March %.
Ben Steinel viii have Rattling Leviusky
and Bob Mocha al his club IN Miwau-
kee John Wagner is offering two dan
dN lightweights. Charlie White and Joe
ASevedo. as an induCemeut TO tho fans.
Neither show will help the other any,
that's n certainty
lack johnson writes 20 an Eastern
exchange and says. Permit ne to in-
form the public. once and for all time,
that my match with Frank Moran rs on
and viii lake rOace the last week In
June. as scheduled
Tom Jones does not say when ne viii
send WolgaSt into the ring again. but II
- known that he and 40 are real ann
.ouS to land the champion for their
fourth meeting They have met three
as 90 which is the better ringmar
George chin ~ Pittshurg. who has
done little 0ghting since he Knocked out
Frank Klaus The middleveight cham
pion i'm their last battle. is matched 10
ten ROUND bout al show go I've staged
a. Akron, ohio. on the night NJ March
The New York State Athletic Com
mission has Just made two new rules
one prevents fighters from selling tick
cts for bouts OUT OF which they receive
SO yer cent The other rule fOrhidS col.
lectons being taken mp a. boxing shows.
Johnny Dundee is signed up for three
more hghts Tomorrow nigh he meets
Athlete Gus. New York March :" II " Ne
tackles EDDIE Wallace a. Irving Ath-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
BASEBALE3} S} E !! !;

played by the recruit Nap pitchers il
they intend to gain possession of regular
berths on the mound. To date Nean
Gregg, Bill Mitchell, Fred Banding and
Bill Steen seem to have strong holds on
their positions
If arnearance counts fo,. ANYTHING
best season Of bis entire rSrasr Tiis
rhysicaI cNnditi6n ripbt nov, is o,,,nb
better man % has heeS for scyaraI ,nsrs
is Connie Mack satisfied with his bat
terry men The Athletic chief has %
battery candidates working at Jackson
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17

The Federals can not possibly live
up 10 their plans, and only few play
ers who have joined the outlaw band
have contracts that hold" declared
George Kahler, the Cleveland twirler
He was flirting with the Feds for some
tlme-in fact was in their encamr-
mcnt-but recently repudiated his con-
tract with that OUTFIT.
Charlie Herzog, Of the Reds is losing
little sleep over the loss of Bescher to
the Giants. Charlie says he has plenty
OF material on hand to fill this vacancy,
that will even up for BesChers depart
ure. He referred mainly to Marsans
speed demon with the CinCy OUTFIT
The Braves, under the managerial
reins Of George Stallings, have a formi-
dable bunch Of athletes that would com
pare faVorably with the Mexican revolu-
tionists. lie has 81 players on his ros-
ter, and almost every one young. speedy
and ambitious.
Joe Jacksons one ambition is to swat
the pill. He doesn't give a rap for chas-
ing the flies sent In his direction, but is
very busy when il comes to lining them
out. lie has been living up to this while
in training TO date
Manager Hank O'Day, Of the Cubs. is
about to apply the ak. He is looking
over his stock carefully, in order that
he may let slip no recruits Of promise.
but the hook is lowering ahead, and the
superAuous talent he is carrying around
will be asked TO seek berths in other
quarters.
Too much stuff is being shown in the
Redleg training camp. Manager Her
zOg Is going to have more than he can
handle when the wedding process is
started Every day some recruit goes to
the firing line and unC0rks a rafting
good game, which has got the new lead
er guessing a few
Some classy work will have to he dis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
BantamWeight King
Starts Light Work

CHICAGO March 17.-Johnny
Coulou, bantamWeight champion. who
VIII defend his title against kid"
Williams. OF Baltimore in a twenty
round bout al Vernon, Cal, on June 9,
has started light training Coulon
has articles 10 box At Windsor the
latter part of next month and at New
York during the first week OF May.
After these coAtests Johnny will go
to tho coast to start training for the
championship battle