El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-11

| tle ten Of the Northwestern league
/ He accepted the offer and MADE Souu
/ with the club. The following year nc
/ was given raise OF WV Ilonth aliu
/ then drafted by the Boston Nationals,
He started the 1913 season with the
Braves at a salary Of $500 month.
! This season he was given S6OV
month and next season the former
country HEAVIER is to draw the prlncely
I salary Of S1100 a month.
This Twirler is Bill James, the
big Boston twirler whose twirling was
largely responsible for Boston Wlnhlns
/ the National league pennant and the
1914 worlds series. Within three years
his salary has been increased from
$40 a month to S11OO month. HIS
income next season will be $500.
The Federal league made an effort to
get Bill to jump the National league
pennant winners and come over TO
their organization. But he turned
deaf ear to all pleadings and was re-
warded by the owner of the Boston
club by being given voluntary IN
crease, which now makes MS salary
S11OO a month.
James has been touring with the All
National and All American league
teams but will leave them in Califor-
MIA. At the request of manager George
Stallings, of the Boston team he viii
not make the trip to Honolulu.
bon class with Packey Mcfarland,
Willie Ritchie, Christy MathewsOn and
others who are always on the water
wagon. He has never taken a drink or
smoked cigar or cigaret.
James is a great favorite among his
team mates and the fans. He was pre-
scented with a beautiful ring set with
two large diamonds by the Boston CLUB
at the close of the season, as reward
for his faithful services
While in Seattle last week, twirling
for the All National league team, he
was presented with a beautiful gold
watch and diamond studded fob by his
friends Of that city who remember his
great hurting for the Seattle club in
1913 He has been given scores OF
other trinkets by admiring friends.
After being the greatest boxing cen
ter for a quarter of century, Califor-
mia. is soon to clamp the lid down ana
New Orleans win blossom forth as the
greatest boxing spot on the North
American continent. The recent cleo
tiOn in California resulted in legalized
boxing getting black eye and on or
about the first Of the coming month
there will be no further boxing
matches in the Golden state.
New York, by virtue of the Horton
law, stopped boxing for a time. but in
recent years it has been revived and 10
toned by the law. Wisconsin followed
suit with a similar law and 10 round
events are staged at Milwaukee and
other cities.
But in Louisiana 20 round bouts 10
a decision Of the referee are permitted.
Boxing in California dates back to
the fifties, when the boxers fought in
the roped arena with bare knuckles. In
1899 the legislature Of California legal
lied boxing matches in the state where
county or city officials issued permits,
and there was no attempt to stop the
events until the recent election. The
measure was defeated at the polls by
southern voters of the state.
Many champions have been born in
California. Jim COrbett, once worlds
champion, was born in San Francisco,
as was Willie Ritchie, recently de-
throned as the lightweight champion
of the world James J. Jeffries, cham
pion Of champions, was born in the
Golden state.
Probably the last big 20 round fight
to be staged in California will be
fought Friday night of this week,
when Billy Murray and Sailor Petros-
key step over the Marathon route Eff
forts are being made to match Freddie
Welsh and Charlie White or Willie
Richie for 20 round fight to be held
IN California before the curtain on the /
game is rung down. But to date the |
boxers have failed to reach an agree /
ment on weight or the prize money.