El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-27

= ANGER John McGraw OF the
M New York Giants is up to his
i 4 old tricks, trying to discredit
Charses Herzog, leader Of the Cincin-
natl Reds in small ways He refused
10 print a Herzog day at the Polo
grouads. and blocked the plan for
FIerz9g night at a New York Theater.
In HerzOg the Reds have a man who
Is grand bah player and remark
able leader. aerZog was recently ap-
preached by Federal league agents
with an offer to jump to the outlaws
who are shy OF managers Charley
turned the proposition down so quickly
that the man VINO made it ducked-
In "a recent statement Jack Johnson,
negro heavyweight champion Of the
vCrIC. admitted that his narrOwest
escape from defeat was at Las vegas
when he met Jim Flynn the tough
Pueblo fireman, and attributed IL TO
lack Of condition. Only an over-zealous
New eEiCO state guard prevented the
black from being knocked out IN the
long run, Flynn continually INSISTED
on jumping into the air and fOullng
the Cinder by butting with his head.
A number of prominent boxing writ
ers a. the ringside so cOntended at the
time, among them being W W NauSA-
ton. Sandy GrisWOld and John Day.
That the draft is doomed in the
AtdSL 4EdE- lEs Is the DEAlEL DUL E4EllL y
Berry, president of the Los Angeles
club Coast league magnates. accord
ing TO reports have grown weary Of
having their clubs shaken down" by
the majors each and every recurring
August Berry is Of the opinion that
baseball has OutgroWn the draft, as
1t applies TO class IA" clubs. and
also has a bunch that the very exis-
tence OF 1.-THE Coast league as a high
class organization depends on its be
ing abolished Few well Informed men
believe that the Coast league is ripe
for major league.
Ad Wolgast has partially abandoned
the famous crouch invented and made
famous by himself I'm this coming
coming fight with Rivers the fans
viii see me standing thraighter than
they ever saw me in any fight" de-
clared the little Cadillac dutchman.
q have come to the conclusion that
stopping over so much hurt my wind
and cramped my other organs I think
that shadow booking. particularly
while in this position, caused me a lot
OF trouble at one time Both Ad and
Rivers are training hard for their
scheduled 20-round bout at Vernon on
July = Tom Jones manager Of Vol
East has Wagered several thousands
dollars on the fight
In at least three cities. Federal
league club owners are on the ragged
edge Chairman Hartmann of the ma
uOnal commission announced recently
that he has positive information that
the outlaws are losing $4,000 a
month. which means over $4,000 a day.
This tremendous deficit is being borne
by the Wards Of Brooklyn, Weegham
Of Chicago, and Ball and Steininger
Of St Louis ORGANIZED ball will finan-
cially assist the Baltimore Iuterna-
tiOnal league team until the Feds blow
from that city The Buffalo club has
been purchased from its present own
ers and viii be run by organized ball.
Armando -Narsans, the Cuban star
infielder. has been temporarily en-
Joined by federal judge ". H. Sanb0rn
from playing with the St. Louis club
OF the Federal league. Marsans is re-
strained from playing until the case
Is argued on July s. at St Paul The
granting OF a temporary injunction
was not a surprise to St Louis Of
Gcials. who to dissolve the Injunction
when the case is tried on its merits
The Cuban has repeatedly stated that
he viii not play with manager Her
ZoC again. Mise was sent back to sec
ond base TO plug the position made