El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
BY aBupy RUTHERFoRD.

TEINIE ZIMMERMAN. the eccentric
- third sacker OF the Chicago Cubs is
reported to have signed 1915 con-
- - tract with the Buffalo Federal league
club Ray Caldwell the slim southpaw Of
the New York Yankees Is also ssla 70 nave
shifted his allegiance 70 me new leas 1e-
Both players are said 10 have signed the
contracts with the provision that the Of
ficials Of the Buffalo club keep qulel ABOUT
81 Zimmerman, ii is said is disgruntled at
the fine imposed on him a short time ago
as a result Of his battle with Johnny Gvers
on the diamond
BY a recent edict women are not allowed TO
witness boxing contests in Cincinnati In au-
dition to this. promoters must show signed
fg issued to them The Cincinnati conf mis-
SION Is but following in the footsteps OF the
New York. Montana Wisconsin and Penn
syivania commission who refuse to permit
women to witness boxing contests While
there are few boxing rings where shows are
staged that women could not witness. at the
same time there is a sentiment that Il is no
place for the feminine sex when hight Is II
progress
Mike Gibbons. the St. Paul phenom, has
lifted the barrier between the middle and
weller divisions and hereafter Will battle
in the 15S pound class Gibbons. owing 10
the scarcity Of suitable opponents in the vel
Jimmy Clabby. Eddie bIcGoorty. George Chip
and other coutenders for the much disputed
FOR title Gibbons is as near TO the finished
product Of ring art that has ever been wit
messed While in the ring he resem 1les a
careful mechanic gong 10 hOrh MS iillllLll-
laung Work inside the ropes Stamps MIN as
one Of the greatest pieces Of fighting ma
chinery that has been turned out since the
days OF Young Griffo-
With the determination 10 settle down and
fight his way back 10 the lightweight cham
pionship. Joe Rivers, the Mexican light
weight. is training hard in anticipation Of
a strong opposition when he meets Willie
Beecher Of Brooklyn on the afternoon OF
Labor day at Vernon arena Rivers appears
to be in better shape than when he met
Leach Cross. inasmuch as he Is not carrying
as much weight as he did when he received
the setback at the hands Of the New York
dentist The little Californian seems to have
had a decided change Of heart, and there
really seems TO be no reason why he is not
as good as he ever was Rivers. in meeting
Beecher IS going against one OF the tough
sst men in the lightweight division
Hub Perdue. the Cardinal twirler IS out
with a boost for George StaIlings, his old /
manager Perdue5 like Johnny Evers be-
lieves that Stallings is the greatest manager
that ever stepped in shoe leather There {
are only two men in baseball that StalIinEs
respects" said Perdue- They are Mathew
son and McGraw. have heard Stalliugs tell !
his men never to kid those fellows, as they :
are the greatest figures in baseball But the I
rest OF the Giant team Is In for griIling, ]
and I'll bet that Merkle. Doyle. Bescher and Z
Snodgrass wish that StaIlings was conscript-
20 in the German army"
Charlie White. the crack Chicago light /
weight is In training for his scheduled 10 ]
round bout with Danny OBrien, the Spo-
kane boxer. 10 be held in Denver on Labor
day White Is a favOrlte in Denver because !
OF MS Impressive victory over Stanley
-hghtw eight who defeated Bud Anderson. The
Oregon scrapper recently in Vancouver, and D
under favorable circumstances. is destined
TO become star in the glove game. White