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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
TEXAS LEAGUE OPENS
ITS SEASON APRIL 8
Schedule Committee VIII Make Report
at Galveston Meeting; Magnates
Abide by Salary Limit.


Austin, Texas, Dec. 8.-The Texas
league baseball season will open on
April 8 and close on Labor day. Sep
TENDER s. this decision having been
reached at the meeting of the Texas
league magnates held here, and the
Fourth Of July games were assigned
to Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and
Beaumont The managers discussed at
length the salary limit of $1,000, as
prescribed by the national commission,
and came to the unanimous agreement
that since the national commission had
decided that $1,000 was the limit the
Texas league would abide by this de-
cree. The managers, individually. how
ever, were of the opinion that it was
too low. The Austin franchise came up
for consideration and it was hoped that
next season the Austin club would be
given better support.
It was decided that the next meeting
Of the league magnates Will be held at
Galveston, January $40, when the COM
mittee named to prepare the schedule
of games will make its report. 1t was
also decided that the teams of the
southern circuit open the season among
themselves instead of meeting the
northern clubs, and that the northern
clubs open the season in their circuit.
After the opening series, the southern
clubs are to go north instead of the
northern teams coming south, as has
been the custom for a number of sea-
sons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
Good Ring Generalship Wins Battle
-::- IL -:I:- -:I:- -:I:-
Often Helps To Avert Knockout
BY JOE WOODMAN.
Written by Manager Of Sam LanEfOrd.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. S.-We often
hear a boxer referred to as great
ring general, but I wonder how many
fans have ever given serious consider
alton 10 the meaning Of the term.
AS a short definition 1 should say
that ring genetralship is extremely
brilliant and fast thinking while in the
thick Of battle. Many times cleverness
and ring generalship are very closely
allied, but at the same time an ex-
tremely clever man might not be a
great ring general
When a man reaches a point where
he can take advantage OF every OppOr-
tunity offered or can think fast enough
to protect himself even when he is ap-
parently beaten, then I should say that
he is great ring general
LangfOrd a Wonder.
LangfOTd is one Of the greatest ring
generals 7 have ever seen in action.
When he was floored three times in his
bout with Harry Wills he would have
ring general. He knew he was in
bad way. He was hurt but he realized
what he must do to keep Wills away
while he recovered. Then, after his
head was clear, he changed from de-
fensive ring general to one on the Of
fensive. He blocked cleverly and kept
boring in until he knew that Wills was
worried. The rest was easy.
Welsh and Cross Great, Too.
Freddie Welsh is another great ring
general. The champion is very clever
but at the same time he knows what
to do in every emergency.
Leach Cross is a great ring general
without great cleverness. The dentist
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

knows how to stall and his opponent Is
always guessing. 1t takes briilianl
opponent to tell whether Cross IS II
distress or stalling, and many a ooNeE
in the excitement of battle Eas chsse1
after the apparently tired cross ohlE u
find that ne has been trapped.
All things else being equal s0Du
ring general has a big edge over -
opponent, and the only man, IN ny
opinion, who can hope to pc IealLy
great without ring generalsnlp as an
asset is A man who can assimliate al
most unlimited punishment and at tne
same time carry a knockout punch lhes
will eventually land for him.
Counts Before the Cong
There have been instances WRen
ring generalship really was shown Pc
fore the eOng sounded for the DaIte
Take. for instance, the time Wnen
Young Corbett defeated Terry Mccoy
ern at Hartford COrbett, knowing tna'
McGovern was very excitable and al
ways anxious for the gong, remained N
his dressing room for is minutes WnlIe
McGovern sat in the ring impatient roE
the hattie to start. When CorDeN
finally appeared, McGovern,s self con.
troll was gone He fought like WHO
man and while COrbet met him az MS
own style of milling the Denver ooy
kept his head and had little dl1IlcuIty
scoring a knockout
Capable seconds often add greatly 70
a boxers stock Of ring generalsnlp.
Little Johnny Dundee Is great httia
CONTINUED on Page 100
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
BY FRANK G. AIENKE.

ties and would have to be Ptag snd even Even
fI9 - tSe Games start at 2 p. m 1t IS
r slTeis2'' that teams can play more thah
II innings.
Figuring in all these little items 81, II
will be seen that the series mlght t,. run
to october %, with only tive, OF l M q
bad DAYS figured in There mlSht De d
had speIl of weather that would streI t-.ll
over weeks length as was we're JeS G ms9
Tooned in Philadelphia for seven DAYS
such a happening would send the play y,
ers into November to play tner lin
Random likes baseball It Will pay
almost any price asked to see Dlue
ribbon battle And it VIII make many any
sacrifices. But it seems unlikely t hat
fandom will risk pneumonia ana oIl oiI
ailments and ills to attend in i ftS oalt
games that are played in the laIIeF P N4dt
81 October and the first part OF NO
vember merely to swell the bank rolls
of the money hungry magnates'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

~EW YORK. Dec. 8.-The' baseball
nj moRuls back of the plan to eX-
4 tend the worlds series from seven
tn II games are trying to kid the DEAR
old public into believing that this plan
was hit upon 80 as to give the Dase-
hall loving public a better chance 10
see the games"
The real facts in the matter are that
the magnates want the series extended
To IL games so they will make more
money out of the series. The 1914 series
was a huge disappointment to those IN
volved. The series ran -FOUR games TIlly
and the players got the large Dulh u
81 recei6ts' The magnates don't want
such a thing to happen again
Tho nagnates say that II the series
is Increased to II games the prices WI
~ reduced The SO seats OF Lhe pass
viii sell at 50. At first sight that LOOKS
like a nice thing for the PUBIC DuL
second sQuint changes the imp 50 ~ =.
Seven games at So per game Isl $50. ~
cost the fun series fan only Szl- EleVSn
C.-9ee at 50 Der game would cost so.
"a for every fan that attended lhe LuLI
ct Of Games il would mean 81 extra
that goes into the Golfers OF the mag
mates.
An II aame series is not practical II
,rganized baseball folks continue Jnelr
ia game schedule, which does not close
fine regulars season until about Oc[ Q.
THAT would make the first series daIe
about oct 10. Assuming that the series
ran the full limit and the conlehuln6
teams were fasteners, It would mean
mat the series would not be completed
until the latter part of OctoDer' II
might even run into November
=
Under the proposed scheme It would
+sl-e siv victories to win the title II
ie unlikely that any world series team
couId win six straight games winning
six out Of the nine wO. Id be more uke
A. with the chances favoring SIX
ant OF To- The use Of pencil ana paper
will quickly show what nice income
would be derived by the magnates II IRON
a nine or 10 game series. Ihey WouLu
get divy with the players IN the re-
CENTS of the first six games ana men
would get 90 percent OF the income
from the following games win nc IA
fional commission getting the rest
And the dear public would pay IHe
freight
Add II playing days and two or three
sundays fdavs on which eastern clubs
10 moi DIav) and you bring the series
M to the 23d or gath. The latter part OF
october is usually productive Of bad
weather Probably it would rain for
three days during the two weeks, which
would shift the series along to the 26th
or 9th. 1t is more than likely that one
or two Of those games would result IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
WESTON AND CEMENT
TEAMS WINNERS

M weeton bowIers took three out OF
four points from the FL Paso Laundry team
Monday evening on the Cactus alleys. Roy
smith carried off the honors rolling inc
highest Individual game with a score OF
926 ana his total of 529 was also high.
The Cement plant took four straight
noints from the Globe Mills team. Mueller
rolled the highest individual game with
ecore Of 1876. while Aber had the highest
total with a score Of 531.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

fight. I suppose that's why I always
pack the people in
No says the guy, that amt just
exactly it. The reason you draw so
well is because half the people go to
see you get killed and the other half 20
bury you"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

why NOts
A Spanish Lace Mantilla for her
Christmas gift, at
Beach's Art Shop,
4OS San Francisco St-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
The Final Say.

A few words more on the favorite
topic, the numbering of the football
players, and we will then dismiss the
subject.
We have talked with many football
experts, and have read what they have
had to say on the subject; we have
sounded players, coaches and officials,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
BASEBALL M0GUL5, KEENF0R CASH,
SEE MONEY IN Il CAME SERIES

Desire For Greater Profits Is Believed to Be the Reason
Back of Demand For Extended Worlds Series, Thougn
ills Proposed to Reduce Price of Seats From 80 10
50: It Would Run Series Into Bad Weather
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
Race Results 5 Mos5s1 Der 5s'i :
Weather Clear, Track Slow.


ion,5 i o J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
PENN. ALSO RAN.

NRauk the football teams any
way uou desire, hut Pennsylvania
undoubtedly Will remain the
rnnkest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
; Street 81 to place, 30 to show; Lad,


show orme place 85 to show joe -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

Jew YORK, Dec. 8.-The' baseball
M noguls back Of the plan to ex-
i tend the worlds series from seven
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

Continued on Page 1O)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

YEW YORK, Dec st seems to
M be the general impression that
Il the boxing commission will be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

POOR THAN.
Can't blame LangfOrd for
knocking out Wills. Wouldn't
you get sore II your meal ticket |
lnOk 1Iq PuB PunOIu PsuInl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08
RACE

81 70 place show Fairly, place to show;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

McDee, II to place: Polls, SIS to lace.
nAF-THIRD RACE
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
TOBACCO PRICES
Considered SAFE
Rocky Mount Board Secretary
Says Conditions Improve:
No Boosting
Especial to The News and ohsererN

Rocky Mount. Sept, 13.-Friday+s
sale closed the second week Of th-
Rocky Mount tobacco market, ard
it was in every way a better one than
the first. OF preceding week a
statement of conditions, given out
here late yesterday afternoon ny Mr
Edgar w. Smith. secretary &C the
Rocky Mount Tobacco Board y
Trade. has the following To say
Those who expected TO see lower
prices were disappointed. Events
proved that the opening sale was =
true indication of conditions. and thar
no boosting was INDUCED in. The
prices have not only been malntalneQ.
but On many grades have advanced.
and the market for the week closed
strong and active. The weeks sales
aggregated more than SOC. 600 pounde
The quality of the offerings has
been a little disappointing To some.
being unusually common as a who'll.
To those we'll posted. however. as -
the conditions that W. prevailed
during the growth Of the crop. the
inferior quality of the offerings is not
| unexpected. Most of the receipts have
been Of the first primingS. and. though
there is a fairly good proportion OF
good bright cutters. the larger per
cent of the freaks are Of a common.
thin, nOndeScript character that u
1 utterly WOTIR1cSS except leT Inc very
1 poorest kind Of smoking tobacco and
| cigarettes.
Toward the last Of the weck a
ray of hope was injected, however. by
the receipt of a s%prinkiing Of a good
bodied tobacco and tips. Such grades
show fairly good character and color.
and are eagerly sought after al good
prices and indicate that good tobacco
OF character and ripeness will be in
good demand in spite of the adverse
conditions of the markets Of the
world. When this crop shall have
been sold and passed into the hands
Of the dealers and manufacturers. ii
is confidently expected that our farm
er friends will be more than sat
isfied with the money obtained for
| same"
There is a general feeling here that
conditions are beginning to improve t.
a considerable extent. and it is beliey-
ed that, even if cotton is a little of
this year, the tobacco crop Will come
as a means Of furnishing a reserve
or emergency, fund for the farnel
who plants a diversified crop.
But very little cotton has been sole
here this season so far. A bale was
sold today for ten cents per pound
and the first bale brought a fractioi
more than that, $50 even havin!
: been paid for q bale which weighed
ABS pounds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
A PLAN SET OUT
TO HELP THE COTTON
With 1t = Suggestion rs to How
to Keep Down Acreage.

To the Editor:-The government
can save the cotton situation if il
chooses to. 1t car at each county
eseat and at each town of $500 and
over population throughout the South
employ men as graders and purchas-
ers Of cotton, las it does postofice
employees and deputy marshals and
deputy collectors3 and fix a price for
middling cotton and pay the farmer
ten cents per pound as a base for lnlo-
ding and proportionately for Other
grades, store and hold it for consump-
ton at eleven cents and cost Of carry
ing. h would at once fix the price
at ten cents and the users of cotton
over the whole country would at once
&c to buying cotton at ten cents. know
ing they could not get it any lower
This thing Of the government turn
Ing over the money Of the people 10
middlemen to lend for profit to spec
uiators in cotton is cruel. Let the
currency paid out for the cotton be
known as Cotton Currency" and
made legal tender and as the GOV
eminent sells the cotton destroy the
currency issued for it.
Mr. Editor, the situation is a So
clal one and requires hat society act
IN the premises at once. The poor
are the people who raise cotton and
had no more to do with the situation
than the man in the moon.
The condition. Sir, is more serious
than yellow fever or cholera. Yet
when either OF these appear our
government Immediately and sensibly
takes hold.
Here is a case that is unprecedented
and because it is so it appears that
we hesitate to proceed sensibly. Cot
ton IS worth ten cents and would Ia
selling today for twelve cents were
IT not for the European war.
The farmers could be notified that
another year not more than five cents
\ will be paid by the government and
that would prevent any extensivs
planting and they would turn their
~ent to raising other things.
J. +. TAYLOR.
Sept. ID. 1914.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
OXFORD COLLEGE REc~c
Another Institution Enjoys LARGEST
Crowd Of Students

oxford, Sept. 13-Oxford College
has opened this fall session 80.
most favorable auspices. The 49,
Der Of students in attendance is CON
siderab1y larger than the MIN
Der present at this time last year and
many are yet to come. Altogether
the session bids fair to be one Of tha
school '"e
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15

The use Of powdered coal in Al
Ohio steel mill has resulted in in
creased economy OF poretioa and ies
sehine OF the SIN K evil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-28
SENATOR FAULKNER
 LEAVES FOR HOME
Former Senator From West Virginia, With Mrs. Faulkner, Has Been
 Visiting Mai. and Mrs. Tatwiler

After a visit of several days with Mai and Mrs. F. M. Tutwiler, c. J. Faulkner, former United States senator from West Virginia, and Mrs. Faulkner, returned to their home yesterday morning. Sena- tor Faulkner and Mrs. Faulkner were very much pleased with Birmingham and were likewise greatly surprised to find so metropolitan a city. Before leaving Senator Faulkner expressed the opinion that no man, however wise. can foreteli what Birmingham will grow to be within a short time.
 "I was much astonished to find Bir- mingham the place that it is" he said If you have accomplished so much in such short time I am sure that no one can foretell what will be done here within the next few years. Birmingham occu- pies wonderful position in the estima- ton of leading men of this country.
 '"rhe hospitality that is extended strangers by the good people do so much to make Birmingham remembered by those that come here for however short a tirne For example the supper that was given MT. and Mrs. Otis Skinner and Miss Fisher Thursday night will remain 8 bright spot in their memories for years to come, and they will never hear Bir- mingham mentioned but what that pleas ant Thanksgiving will occur to them.
 "The result Is that they will constantly talk of Birmingham and will spread the fame of this community wherever they go. I am delighted with my visit here. It has been altogether charming and 1 intend to come back some day and see even a greater city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-28
.s11,0OO IN SIGHT AS
 RESULT OF CANVASS
Birmingham College Con- mittees Make Final Report
 at Meeting Yesterday

Final report of the several collecting committees for the Birmingham college were made yesterday afternoon at a meet ing held at the Young Mems Christian as- sociation building. The committees re- ported $ll,oo0 cash and cash in sight as a result of the weeks canvass The com mittees will be retained intact and will work in a private way for the collection of the balance of the unpaidssubscriptions The campaign came at rather an inoppor- tune time, so 1t is stated, but it had been planned for this week and the general committee thought 1t best to carry out the original plans. The committee was much encouraged by the success attained and the work will be carried on to a success full conclusion.
 The Rev. J. B. Cummings. agent for the college. will spend the next two months in the Decatur district soliciting subscrip- tions. and the work will be carried sys- tematically over the entire field of the North Alabama conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-28
VISITORS REPORT ON CONDITIONS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS State Looking Up" and the People Expecting Early Return of Prosperity F. M. MOODY TALKS
 FOR TUSCALOOSA Captain Lay Speaks For Gadsden, r. P. Johnson For Talladega, and
 Judge Bradley For
 Lamar County

Alabama is looking up again accord ing to statements of several well known visitors to Birmingham yesterday. In various sections of the state, according to these gentlemen. the people are antici- pating an early return of prosperity.
 Frank M. Moody. banker, of Tusca- loosa, who spent yesterday in the city, declared that while Tuscaloosa and west Alabama felt the stringency incident to the European war, conditions are already greatly relieved
 We have never despaired in Tusca- loosa," said he. "In the beginning, We concluded that America was too big to be held long to the wall, and continued to plug away feeling confident that very soon all would be well. We are greatly encouraged now. Work on the river has been practically completed, and there are reports that by the first of the year. barge lines will be running on daily schedules, and that new mines will be opened up."
 Capt. w. P. Lay of Gadsden, declared that in his section, everybody was op- timistic. I've have realized the folly of pihhih6 Oui iditU tlltlTtif OH totLOn, dntl thus will profit from the lesson of the war. The great crop which we have grown will make up, in part, for the low price, and next year, we in Alabama will raise and grow those things which we require for eating purposes. At first, We were alarmed, naturally enough, but have now become accustomed to conditions, and are going ahead just as if nothing had happened. Things have greatly im- proved as a result
 'Talladega county is prosperous said T. P. Johnson, president of the city commission of Sylacauga. sI do not mean to say that we have not felt the string ency in the money market, or that we have escaped the general dullness of busi- ness. But in addition to cotton, we raised many things to eat. and are, therefore, better off than the people who raised nothing but cotton. We are going right ahead. absolutely confident that in the end, everything will be all right. We have already noted great improvement, and believe that by January l, we will be all right in every respect, again.
 R. l.. Bradley of Vernon, probate judge of Lamar county, while in Birmingham yesterday, declared that in his section, people were not worrying. We are con fident,' he added, that stringency cannot last long when all the people get busy with the common purpose of pulling out of the hole. Tn Lamar, we are not talk ing war. We are talking business. There fore, we are in better shape than the people who have stopped work and spent many weeks in discussing the blue out look
 Other well known people who visited Birmingham yesterday and bl ought en- couraging news of business improvement were J. H. Edmondson of Anniston. John w. Overton of Wedowee, c. l.. Towne. one of the states examiners of public accounts, w. l.. Pratt of Centreville, pro- bate judge of Bibb county, and w. c. Griggs of Gadsden, superintendent of the city schools of that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-28
PIZITZ DINNER
 BIG SUCCESS

Much comment was heard about town yesterday over the Thanksgiving dinner served by Louis Pizitz in the Pizitz .Lunchery." on the first balcony of the we'll known department store. Besides the 500 people whom he served with a real turkey Thanksgiving dinner. about 200 ne- groes assembled in the clothing depart ment of the store between 1 and 80 o'clock and were given wrapped up turkey lunches.
 The thanksgiving dinner plan was big success fro mevery viewpoint A menu of roast turkey. dressing. cranberries. po- tatoes. peas, coffee or milk and dessert of rice pudding was served. There was nothing whatever about the dinner or the service to suggest charity. All those who came in simply took seats in the dining room as they were vated and were served by the walters the same as if they were paying $5 for the dinner. There were many children. One woman was noted who had five little tots with her, and everyone of them got a big dinner An other little 10-year-old boy came in and had with him four brothers and sisters. Needless to say, all had a good time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-28
WAR TAX STAMPS
 ARE NOW ON SALE Office of Collector of Inter- nal Revenue Is Flooded
 With Applications

The office of John D. McNeel, collector of internal revenue, was flooded yester- day with letters from every section of Alabama with enclosed remittances for war tax stamps, and a special force is at work mailing the big packages Of special tax stamps of various kinds.
 Tn addition to the letters there arc many personal applications for war stamps at the office. Owing to the large volume of business at the office it was impossible to supply the demands and MT. McNee requested that each appli- cation be left at the office and the stamps would be mailed. A complete record of each sale of stamps has to be recorded and it would cause much delay to make these records during the hours the office is opened for sale. The collector has his force at work after the sales window is closed and all applications are filled and mailed as soon as possible.
 The late start in placing the stamps on sale was due to the fact that the shipment from Washington was delayed. The war tax goes into effect December 1, and it is expected that large quantity of stamps will be sold today and Mon day.