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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

for the spectators more than for the
players. There can be no question OF
the %public's viewpoint in the matter.
The spectators are almost unanimously
in favor OF, the numbering.
x
Newspaper men are for the plain as
it enables them to follow the play n
to give credit where it is due. IN the
Yale-Harvard game the newspaper men
were compelled to remain in the stand.
The field is so vast that it was utter
ly impossible for them to follow the
play, as far as individuals were con-
cerned. The spectators were in the
same plight. If one had some particu-
lar friend or favOrite playing It was
impossible to tell whether he made a
sensational play or pulled a "Brodie."
X X X
Most of those interested in football
in the east. where football fashions
are set, are in favor of numbering the
players. Some. however, particularly a
few strong football men at Yale and
Harvard, are strongly opposed to the
plan. To his great credit, Walter Camp
is one Of the most active boosters Of
the plan. Those opposed to it have
given many reasons for their oppost-
ton. None, however, AVE given the
real reason, although it has been but
thinly yelled in one or two Of the ex-
cuses.
The real reason is that without num-
bers a player may commit some act for
which he is liable to disqualification
In a general mix-up his act may be
detected but the player often remains
unidentified owing to the fact that he
is only one of II men wearing the
same uniform and having the same
general appearance. Under the num-
bering system, however, his identifi-
cation is greatly simplified. Is it any
wonder, then, that those who believe
in dirty football and those who be-
lieve in winning. regardless of the
methods employed. are violently op-
posed to the nian? The men who be-
lieve in clean sport are interested in
sport for the sake of sport itself, and
who, though DESTROYS of winning wish
to win Clearly and solely on their
merits, are almost without exception
in favor Of the numbers. It is the gen
eraI opinion that it is only a matter
of a short time until the rules commit
tee will draft a rule making it obliga-
DRY for the players to wear numbers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
DIFFERENCE IN FLOORS HELPS
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WIN CANE
Likelihood, However, Is that Y. M. G. A. Basketballers
Would Have Lost to High School Anyhow, Though
by Smaller Score; All Football Teams in the
Southwest ayBe Numbered Next Season.
BY J. G. BRANN.

Wv YHEN the second High school
NJ basketball team defeated the
second Y. NJ. c. a. team at the
High school gymnasium Thursday night
by a score of 80 to II, the "Y' boys
were at a disadvantage owing to the
difference between the Y and High
school floors. However, OF any floor,
although the score would probably
have been closer, it is unlikely that the
result would have been different, as
High was superior both Individually
and in team play. Scott Walker and
Frank Rheinheimer were best. these
two boys scoring % of the 80 points
tOtaled by their team. Scott was in
dividual point winner with u to his
credit, and in addition easily Outiumped
his opponent at center. Rheinie was a
close second. with 10 points scored.
He also made all four Of his free
throws good. Paul Broyles did not
show very much at forward in the
first half, but after he went to guard
the Y scored only half as many
points as in the previous half. For
the Y George Beefer was easily
best, scoring almost all the point
made by his team. Many Of his goals
were sensational. He threw one goal
backward from almost the center OF
the field. Hunter at guard played a
splendid game and had 1t not been for
MN, HlSh SchOoIs score would un-
dOubtedly have mounted much higher
h team lined up:
Y. NJ. c. A. High School.
L F., Gaylard. L. F, Rheinheimer.
R. F, Beefer. R. F, Broyles CCapt)
and Mitchell
c, Collins. c.. Walker
L. G., Donahue n L G., Upton and
Livingstone. Broyles.
R G., Hunter. r. G., Shea.
X Y X
There has been much discussion pro
and con recently concerning the num-
bering of players in football. Only one
team in this section was numbered this
season. A. H. Hughey, principal OF
the FL PasO High school, who is for
anything which is for the advancement
of clean sport, saw the wisdom of the
plan and had the Hi players wear
numbers in the last game of the sea-
son. Judging from reports from the
other schools in the southwest all of
the teams viii wear numbers next sea
Football is supposed to be a game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

Jew YORK, Dec. 12.-One of the
M most comprehensive documents
~ ever compiled in the English
anguage as she is at present rewrit-
ten. was delivered the other day
It came from one of the headquarters
Of European hostilities, and had refer
ence in a general way to the cause OF
the wal editors job. Without know
ing it. the man who compiled that
document covered the day IN MS VEN
ity, and around the Waldorf hotel at
one fell swOOp. The document read as
follows:
There is nothing to report"
There is likewise nothing to report
about the proceedings around the Wal
dOrf either, and we are going to prove
it in a few hundred we'll chosen words,
showing that we have something on
the National league magnuts A Ma
tionaI league magnut could not begin
to tell you about his health in a few
hundred words, let alone what ne might
think Of the weather.
There seems to be an undercurrent OF
Indignation among some of the mag
nuts. A baseball magnut does not have
a lot to say about the Feds in public,
but in the semi-Drivacy of the meet
ing nal some of them discussed the
m~arauders, with the accent on the
cussed.
It may be because they do not under
stand that the Federal league is non
existent; that it is a myth-a Pigment
of the imaginatiOn-which is. Of course
perfectly understood by Ban Johnson
and other knowing ones, but a lot Of
obtuse outsiders are wondering why
organized baseball does not commence
taking ~retaliatOry measures against the
Feds.
The writer is among those obtuse
1880 IT, r---a H. -a#rrwD and who'll
ignorant Of these finer points of base
ball strategy. We frankly confess that
we have never been able to see why
O. B. does not begin swinging from
the financial hip, instead of trying po-
litely to ignore the clammy presence
of war.
War is here. Make no mistake about
that It is not only here, but it seems
to be most everywhere else. And war
is-war. Especially baseball war.
Wherefore. instead of trying to dis
courage the belligerents by refusing to
speak to EN-, or threatening to have
the law on EN-, it is our notion that
o. B. should step out n begin to do
a little undignified S~crapping. our no
ton of war being founded along those
crude lines which may not appeal to
fat and pompouS magnates but which
are apt to prove mighty ~efficaciOus
in a bear fight.
What of the War Fund.-
In the language of the immortal
Democrat, o. B. is confronted with a
condition and not a theory. Person
ally, we do not believe that there is
room for three big leagues, or that
there is any demand for three leagues,
but there seem to be three big leagues
now present, and it must be a case Of
a survival Of the fittest- The Feds
have been begging for a fight a long
time. and they seem to have now
worked Hp a sufficient reputation to
justify giving 'em a match.
For some years organized baseball
has been collecting what is knOwn as
a war fund. It has pillaged this fund
from the pockets of the baseball mag
mates. and sailed it away against just
such a contingency as is now pre-
scented. or, at least, that was said to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

TEW YORK, Dec. PA COMPARE
IN son of the official batting aver
ages Of the National league for
the reasons Of 1913 and 1914 develops
some interesting and puzzling features.
Including all those players who par
ticipated. in any manner, in IS or more
games each season the roster Tor TINS
year shows 188 names against lo9
Twelve months ago. notwithstanding
this increase in the total numDeI u
batters enrolled in the records DuI 10
Of the 1914 hitters hammered thelr way
into the 300 or better ranks Whlle III
1913 the select list included 70 names,
When these lists are again reduced
by eliminating all those players VINO
did not participate in at least % games
or approximately one third Of the sea
son the record shows that u batters
qualified in 1913 to nine this season
OF this number but four, DauDeII'
Becker, Wheat and Magee appear III
both lists. Whether the pltchlng'
which the batters faced during lsL4;
was better than a year ago or a SOFT
of sympathetic slump existed IN the
National league 1t is impossible to state
but the fact remains that a number OF
those who batted their way into the
800 class in 1913 could not duplicate
the feat during the past summer
Several SIumped.
Cravath. Of the Philadelphia club hlt
.s41 in 1913 and -29S in 1914 Viox OF
Pittsburg dropped from 81 to 20,
Zimmerman Of Chicago from .313 to .296;
Chief Meyers of New York from 81.
to 1855; Lobert of Philadelphia from
800 to .275, and Wagner Of Plttsourg
from 800 to .252. This was the first
time since 1897 that Wagner dropped
below 800 but this was not surprls-
ing in the case of Honus, for ike other
batting heroes of h past, Wagner
was at last forced to bow to Father
Time.
three of the four players who figure
in the 800 or better class for both
seasons increased their averages
while all around them the heavy hit
tiers were dropping below their last
years performances.
Beals Becker raised his 1913 aver
age Of .316 to 1925; Zach Wheat gained
is points by batting .319 in place Of
.2O1 and Sherwood Magee moved up
from .3O6 to .314.
Lenders Among Bhtters.
The leading batters in other leagues,
as shown by official and unofficial
records. are as follows: 1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
Why Dom Mad Magnates Fight Feds?
-:I:- -:I:- -n:- III IF
Some Of Them are Keen For Conflict
BY DAMON RUNYON.

he the theory Of the fund. It is be-
lieved that this fund now amounts 10
about half q million dollars
Down the Giants.
As mart and parcel Of this fund, or
ganized baseball snatched a mall for
H1ne away from h New York club
what time the Giants were playing in
worlds championship Journeys. Or
ganized baseball, or the representa-
fives thereof, slipped greedy hands
into the pockets of Harry Hampstead,
president Of the Giants, and pilfered
something like $4,000 on one occasion
Organized baseball had no more right
to take that money, in the opinion OF
the writer, than GU. Omniverous a
er have to rob the house Of your
neighbor. But they took it, and it
war fund. The war is here, but the
fund must be still gathering interest
somewhere. At least, it seems to be
wholly in ignorance Of h war
Don't think for a minute that or
ganized ball hasn't got some people
connected with it who can do quite a
bit of fighting if they are ever given
the woodland don't think for a min
ute that they are not spelling for 3
battle, when it comes to that.
why Be AfraidF
Given orders to cut loose at the
opposition. as in the old days, when
ignoring the enemy was finally dis
carded from the tactics, there are half
a dozen fellows in organized bali who
could make things mighty interesting
for the Feds It might come high, but
would probably settle the war very
quickly.
John J. McGraw. George Stauings,
Jimmy Callahan, Clark Griffith and
others like them would probably enjoy
nothing more than stepping out and
taking a few pot shots at the enemy,
instead of sitting right in the role OF
the beseiged; so with the money and
the fighters at their disposal we are
unable to see why organized baseball
is afraid to open up.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12


Athletic machine. The ease with which
the team has forged to the front in
the past and placed the pennant on
ice during the early part Of the sea-
son left the other clubs with but lit
tie profits. The baseball fans through
out the country will watch with much
interest the efforts of Connie Mack to
rebuild the now wrecked machine. If
he can whip a p~ennant contender out
Of the material he now has he's a
wonder.
X x =
Schuyler Britton, owner Of the Cardi-
nails, a team badly crippled by the
continued raids of the Federals, de-
clares the National league is beginning
to realize hat the Federals are dan
gerOus. Also Mr.. BrittOn, the Bel
gians will soon begin to realize there
is a war in Europe.
During the first u days of the over
the river race meeting not a single
selling platter has been run up" In
these ceiling races a horse is entered
to be sold for a certain price, and if
he wins any person has the privilege
of running the horse up. The owner
can protect the horse. half of the run
up money going to the horse that fin
ishes second and the other half to the
association. Sometimes a horse is
boosted $1,000 over his entered price.
Kederis is the latest Of the jockey
brigade across the river to join those
who were set down" by the stewards
Of the jockey club for rough riding.
This clever rider was "benched' for
his ride on Florence Robert in the
Toluca handicap.
y y
The National league magnates adj
journed without increasing the num-
Der of games in the worlds series
from four out Of seven to six out Of
eleven. However, UGH action nay be
taken by the league later and also by
the National commission. 1t is known
that the American league magnates
are favorable to the increase.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
Many Heavy Hitters Slumped This Year
-:n:- -:H:- -:H:- -;H:- -;I;-
Brickey Leaves Great Football Re- ord

when he is graduated next spring.
Brickley, since he entered harvard as
a freshman. in 1911, has piled up 2S9
points for the Crimson, 65 of which
were made on the freshman eleven
and the balance as a varsity player.
During the three years h a Brtckley
PLAYED on the varsity eleven, Harvard
teams scored SIS points. OF which ne
made 222. In view of the fact that he
figured in but two of the nine games
of the 1914 schedule his record is all
the more remarkable. II it had not
been for his attack of appendicitis
and the following operation early in
October It is quite likely that BrlcKo
lev would have scored more han so
Dercent OF the points made by the
crimson team of 1912-1913-l914.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
GIANTS SAY VANGUARD

CANNOT BE RETU RNED.
New York, Dec. 12-The New York
National league club Will make no re-
ply to the letter from Robert Ward,
president of the Brooklyn Federals.
in which Ward promises to return Rube
Marquard to the New York club pro
vided the Giants can show him they
have a legal contract with Marquard.
The New York club takes the stand
that MarQuard could not be returned
to them as he never ceased to be under
contract to the club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
RIO GRANDE BANK
TEAM WINS GAME

The Rio Grande Valley Bank and Trust
five took three out Of four points from the
CITY National Bank team on the Cactus
ooWlng alleys. Andreas carried off the
honors of the evening. winning the indi-
vidual honor with a score Of 225 and the
total with a score Of 542.
The First National Bank team took four
straights from the Texas Bank and Trust
company. Hill rolled a score OF 22O, which
was the highest individual one in the game.
ana MS total Of $50 was also high. Score:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
CHAMPION BOXERS
PRONE TO INJURY
CCOntlnued From Previous Page.)

up a fight, but a couple of matches
ahead Of time would put him on edge
for the big event and also give him
the necessary confidence against a
clever one like Lii Arthur. Manager
Lawrence writes that he is ready to
give Willard the chance to show that
he has the goods by matching him
AGAINST McNeV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
wore BnEeban as War Cure.

More Baseball as war lure
Baseball as a panacea for militartsm
ridden Europe is put forth by a Har-
ward alumnus, who has spent some
years abroad. IN a letter to the Har-
ward alumni weekly, he writes:
Ny idea of the best cure. for this
war condition would be more base
ball I believe that If they had a
regular baseball league in Europe with
Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Antwerp, etc,
participating. as well as a minor league
taking in Belgrade, Brussels and a few
other such places, the fans would
never have tolerated the breaking out
Of this war during the baseball sea
son, and if they had postponed II un-
til the worlds series vas over 1t
would have given them all time to
cool off. and they probably would not
have had any They say that
baseball has done more to civilize the
PHILIPPINES than he American army,
constabularies, an missionaries put
together
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
Why Not9

A choice Navajo Rug for your own
comfort at
Beach's Art Shop.
40S san Francisco St-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
PROMISING FOOTB-1.L PLAYER
LLET LnEEE MEIEuE ~ IL.

JUST LOSES WEIGHT n DIES.
Chicago, Ill, Dec. 12.-JOhn Albert.
said by coach Stagg of the University
of Chicago, to be the most promising
football material he had ever seen.
died Friday at Battle Creek, Mich. Al
bert had lost weight steadily since
reporting for the first practice game
last fall. and after taking part in the
first four games Of the season, dropped
out.
His final appearance was in the Wis
cOnsin game when it became necessary
for him to enter and fill n place in the
line. Alberts home was in Chicago.
Physicians were unable to diagnose
Albert's ailment, it was announced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
DON'T SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY
FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND
DIE THIS WINTER FROM NEGLECT

Get the OsteOpaths soon enough and
you don't have to have operations for
Appendicitis. And stop taking calomei
and other drugs and go to ~Osteopaths
now and you wont have cancers ana
pneumonia and consumption and ca
tarrh and fevers. For they leave no
sJagnant blood in o to decay and
cause these diseases. Don't let female
diseases run when they can restore
your circulating blood and make you
well as a girl. There never was such
a greater percent Of all kinds OF
diseases cured as they cure at
DR.. A.. T. Still OsteoPathic Infirmary
POI W. Missouri Street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

Association chr tickets, 6 for Csc. Good
on any Association car.-Advertisement
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

One of those beautiful Mexican Lace
Wheelwork. Handkerchiefs for that
Xmas presents, at
Beach's Art Shop,
5OS San Francisco SL-Adyertisement
Association chr tickets, 6 for 25c. Good
on anv Association car.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

BrIckIey Leaves Some Record.
Speaking Of records and averages
brings to mind the fact that Charles
Edward Brickley, the captain Of the
Harvard university team Of 1914, viii
cave quite some figures behind him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

THE TICKLE PUBLIC
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

A Spanish Lace Mantilla for her
Christmas gift, at
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
MACK
HAS HARD JOB
Fans Will Watch His Eff
forts to Rebuild a Pen
nant Winner.

Continued from previous Dage.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

Texas B. & T.. Co..
H. z. Christie .....
r. Turbeville ......
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

be the theory Of the fund. 1t is be
ieved thai this fund now 70
half a million dollars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

D-uSONotDaI ltdW -LHV
second Y. NJ. c. a. team at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12

Jew YORK, Dec. IA COMPARE
NJ O of the official batting aver
ages Of the National league for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-07
MORE THRILLS, HITTING, ERRORS, ACTION IN
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES THAN IN MAJORS
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.

have just received a question from
Memphis fan" wanting to know
how much stronger a major league
club is than a minor.
The Philadelphia Athletics, the class
of major league teams now, probably
would win II out of every L games
played against "A class "A team-in
mid season. They probably would win
1 4 out of every 10 games from a class
A team Of merit and not more from a
class b team, although class A would
beat a class B. 1t is conceivable that
even a class 3 team might beat the
Athletics 4 out of games, but such
thing would mean that one or two
pitchers did it alone.
Yet the thing that makes il difficult
TO give the correspondent a direct an
swer is the fact that baseball is just
as good in the minor leagues as in the
majors. Further, L think that on an
average, the contests in minor leagues
are more interesting.
The answer depends largely upon
what the correspondent means by
better teams The major leagues
have the pick of the minors. They Sc
lect, buy and draft the best players
they can get. In this way they secure
the best players-fOr their purposes.
This rule, while seeming to work in
justice, really is what makes minor
league baseball 50 interesting. The
strongest club in a minor league loses
the most players. The following sea-
son the other clubs have a chance.
1t is that indefinable thing called
class that makes major league
teams stronger. They have the play
ers at the height of their abilities,
spur them on by exciting ambition and
offering rewards. The minors are COM
posed of young, ambitious ineXperi-
enced men coming up; and steady. ex-
perienced men who are going back"
Among them are a number of those
peculiar players who are world beat
! ers in the minors. and failures in the
majors, fellows who, lacking some
thing are useless in the big show.
One sees more close. low score
games in the major leagues. one
sees more well pitched games. One
sees more consistent fielding. and the
form is truer.
But-to me, there is more interest
in minor league game than in ma
jOr league contest. The element of
the unexpected arises more frequent
"; there are more thrills, more hit
ting. more errors, more action. Last
summer L watched six minor league
games in six days and saw five as
fiercely fought interesting games as
one would wish to see. The following
week I saw the Athletics play seven