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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02
VWLOTSLE -

50 far as records 90. he is one OF the most
dangerous OF men in a pinch In -he field
ing departmelt-he never played the out
meId-he Is = marvel he has that pc
culiar faculty OF being able 20 act and think
simultaneously BY exercising this faculty
he was largely responsible Tor three or four
peunants and for al least one worlds cham
pionship-
Though much o. IN the press and
among the fans. our friend has never been
on the stage. but he has been the author
Of two books which are among the best
things ever written about the national pas
time.
As q manager. he probably would have
done well but for the fact that his en-
ployer double crossed aim and forced him
10 quit
It seems that our hero had been sent on.
on a tour o. the country 10 sign up players
AZ the beginning OF the Federal league raid.
He stuck to this Job Loyalty. but it is his
belief that he was sent away TO give the
magnares q chance 20 look around for
another man TO take his place
Our hero is on another bail club now and
IS supremacy happy. He believes that his
club viii win the pennant next year II not
this.
VINO IS he?-Copyright. 1914, by the
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
The ball player who was the hero Of yes
terday's story is kid" Elberfeld.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02
Mack Is Forced to Jugg1e Twir1ers
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Shawkey's Late Injury Shelves Him

"ONNIE MACK. even at this early date,
is being forced TO juggle his pitchers.
IL Mack IS having troubles Of his own
this season. The recent injury which
pitcher Shawkey suffered VIII shelve the
young tWi-ler for at least 10 days. IL is be-
ueved, with a broken thumb on his pitching
hand, and may prove damaging to the worlds
champions Careful. computation Of his
tWirlers won the penuant last season FOR
8ack- In nearly every game Of the season
he used two or more pitchers. The loss Of
Shawkey win put the famed tactcian to the
bad, and prevent any similar stunt this sea-
son.
x = X
Strained relations still exist between the
seconds Of Welsh and Cross In the recent
20 round battle at vernon Although Cross
and Welsh retained their good nature dur
ing the fight. the retliners Of the camps
came almost TO blows, The feud came u
early when Harry Lee. an eEsecond OF
Welsh's who was behind Cross. demanded
that the Engltshman remove some Of the
tape on MS hands. Welsh compiled. Il is
also charged that welsh rubbed the pad
ding from the knUckes Of his gloves. so
that the impact may have a more singing
effect.
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Harr- Sallee, the elongated southpaw
tWirler Of tho St Louis Cardinals. has ioet
ms third consecutive game this season. Il Is
reported that Sallee and MANAGER Miller
higgins of the Cards have exchanged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02

words over the poor showing. Of the lanky
portsloer this season Last season Sallee
won ls games for the Cardinals. As the st.
Louis team won only 81. the honor OF win
ming more than One-third OF the total grab
belonged TO Harry. sal evidently has not
yet hit his stride.
Z = ;
Probably the poorest batting week which
Y Cobb has ever had since he broke into
the big league happened in the recent series
between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis
Browns The Peach Jared dislnally I'm the
batting tits, knocking out q grand average
q -l54 for the i've contests an five games
Cobb went to bat 10 times. He succeeded
in Shaping out three hits. one each in the
first second and third games. sam Craw-
1ord, Tvs terminate. was going like a house
anre. He hit $50 in the five games.
x X =
Benny Chavez. OF Trinidad. Colo. who
once had aspirations on the ntamwe
championship and later made q good show
ing as 2 featherUeight, has practically been
lost sight O. in the flstic game. Chavez
bounced Lewis Newman. who as man
ager brought him to the front. just at the
1enlln OF his career. and the fighters de-
cline rapidly followed Stanlcv Yoakum.
the lightweight. who stood by Newman. is
now ID the ranks OF the near top notchers
chavez couldn't stand the dazzle which
prosperity produced and the result was the
usual one in such cases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02

TEW YORK. May Funny what a
difference a few weeks viii some
~ times make in the plans and de-
mands OF a boxer. Take the case
OF Al Mccoy, the latest claimant OF the
~middleweight title Untu he landed flush
on George Chips Jaw, knocking Klauss
Coy was satisfied to box any old dub for
anything promoters would pay him. But
OF his services has taken a sharp upward
jump.
Probably the suddenness OF the whole af-
fair has TURNED Jack Dougherty's head The
veteran trainer IS McCoys manager. and it
is now his boast that he Is a union" man
ager and that he wants the union scale for
his fighter-whaterer mat scale may be.
Jack was up TO see a theatrical friend Of
mine recently about getting some dates for
his boy-it seems the new champion" didn't
turn out TO be the sensation banked on IN
be arranged it VIII be a case OF having 20
fight for the money instead OF getting it
by way OF the softer method o. stage ex-
His Demand Pretty High
I understand Jim Co-,roth asked Dough-
erty FOR his terms 10 bring Mccoy TO the
coast 10 box Billy Murray 90 rounds. and
that Jacks demand staggered the Cauror-
MIA promoter. Also = --ttsburg match
make made DOugherty a liberal offer for
a six round return 20 between Mccoy and
IS thought that Jack viii come TO his
senses before long He Will find promo
tiers are not exactly cr-zv. ard that there
is no great demand TO see McCoy-iust now,
at any rate. Al viii have to show more
than he has before taking such a stand.
II he would agree TO the Murray match no
doubt Coffroth would give him a fair guar
antee with the privilege OF liking a per
centage Of the receipts. and he ought to
get a tidy sum out OF II. even in defeat.
for Murray IS a big card out that way and
they regard him as the coming champion
and the best man Of ks weight since Stan
ley HetcheL-
Public Thinks Mccoy Lucky.
There is no changing the public mind
about the McCoy-Chip battle. Nearly
everyone who saw Il feels that al was
pretty lucky 20 set that punch over. and
% IS a sure thing Chip would rule far0rite
in a return boot OF course the betting
would not affect the result Of the match
and Al might be able to repeat DouEherty
protesses ~C0uldeGce and says Al is not
afraid OF Chip. II he IS sincere he ought
20 give George another chance. Chip
Knocked out Frank klaus. and repeated six
weeks later. proving himself q good sport
Mccoy would find that conserving TO a re-
turn bout with Chip would prove an ex-
ceedinsIy popular move.
Richie May BoK Welsh.
Willie Ritchfe may box Freddie Welsh in
Z New York City early in June. The light
weight champion intends to play some
theatrical dates before coming TO this city,
but IL satisfactory arrangement can be
Z made with local promoters he would not
be averse to canceling a Few weeks in order
to box the British champion Billy Glib
son. matchmake for the new Stadium A.
c., is hot on the trail OF both boys and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02
STORIES o STARS"
Humorous and Serious Tales Of the Ball Field
By BILLY EVANS

ACh OCONNOR when a big Lacquer had
4lends galore in New York. Last year
Federal league. one Afternoon for eove
lelson JACK took a punch az the umpire.
Lul over any decision. because the trouble
De6-A beIore the game ever started The
real reason has never been disclosed. Jacks
surprise. for during his
regime in the American league
very well behaved leader desuIte
- &C. Raj he was in charge Of the tail
Just about the time Jack walopsd the
$1,000 A5n- Fans the country over we're
IN lAe white hopes New YORK
"a ~ zeal elimination tournaments.
any men who apDeare5 Ce1erII
the ute from JarE Johnson. Most OF the
El-e- Hope appeared hopeless. The nom
AE1I trouble with the ar
h-trator a NcU York paper carrying story
about the trouble had . head over The ar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02
By James
J. Corbeft

I ahava no use for California" I still have
a fondness for the place OF my birth and
boyh00d days. and make IL a point TO visit
the coast At least every wear OF two. At
the same time my Sacramento friend must
remember that ] have lived in the east for
nearly a quarter Of a century, and have a
Jew friends in this section also. However.
I have always prided myself on my i'm
partially in the matter OF expressing my
no difference where a boxer halls from II
he has the goods. I am always only too
happy TO give him the credit due Naturally
IL Dieases me to learn that a California boy
has made good in the prize ring. 1 would
be less than human II Il didn't, but at the
same time I viii never allow prejudice TO
make me unfairdn my criticism Of his oppO-
nents at any time.
Anyhow. Be Fair.
Be fair, old pal, even X It hurts. billy
Murray Is no doubt a great young fighter.
claim for him. And I viii root for him to
make good just as hard as you will, take
IL from me.
Coffey's Work Rough.
Jim Coffey. q young -heavywelght OF whom
I have had occasion to speak favorabIy sew
eral times. knocked out jim Flynn i'm four
rounds at the Stadium A C. last week. COZ
fey had every advantage over his adversary
and would probably have won the light
under any conditions. but he resorted 20
unfair tactics several times. which did not
make him any new friends or admirers.
Several local critics have censured Soffey
for his rough work, but IL seems TO me
the EeLeEee vas Anr one VINO hloA44 nave
been put on the grill. Il was his duty to
see that the men lived Up TO the rules, or
II not TO disqualify the offender.
Billy Gibson Is C0ffsys manager and has
arranged q match for his fighter with Bonn
barber Wells. to take place in England
next month. II It were not for the fact
that Wells has proved in several bouts In
this country that he e. physically unable
to take any great amount Of punishment. I
would surely pick him as the winner over
Coffey. who as yet Is hardly out % the
novice class, although q youth OF consid-
erabls natural ability.
Wells Is a Mystery.
Wells IS far and away the cleverest big
man IN the ring. bar no color or creed He
IS one OF the big mysteries OK the game. In
the gymnasium he looks a world heater, but
in the ring he crumbles under slight punish
ment In that respect he reminds me some
what o. Steve ODouneis a sparriuE part
ncr OF mine years ago. In a bout that meant
nothing ODonnel was a bear, but the mo-
ment he entered the ring to fight he seemed
10 forget an he knew about boxing. Wells
must be afflicted in q similar manner. That's
the only way one can explain his many quick
defeats at the hand Of men much less
d skilled than himself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02

Paso Del Norte EoteI Business
Mems Lunch
In grill at 1880 a. M. TO . p. m-50c.
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02

Big Cut on MazGn Lamps.
Texas Electrical Supply Co. Ie y.
Stanton st. Phone 112O.-Advet-se-
mem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02

ticle something ike this: Promoters. Hsrs
Is a Real White Hope"
Wanted Another One.
A New York fight promoter who knew
Jack well. after reading the news ffa-,
thought 10 have a little fUn at O'Conno-s
expense. He at once wired a telegram 10
O'ConnOr. which read lke this
What viii you take to meet A-tbr-
Pelky and Tex willard IN the same rir~ ~
the same night2"
O'COnnor naturally enjoyed a laurb
reading the telegram. but proved e0uat ~
the occasion and had the last laugh on ~.
friend. when he wired
Refuse 90 accept your offer unless WI,
also include Al Palzsr in the pro2osftIou
The ordinary cost Of a Want Al g.,
The al Paso Herald is % cent? r.
reaches ar average OF about 5000
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-02

EW YORK, May Funny what a
difference a few weeks viii some
times make in the plans and de-
mands OF a boxer. Fake the case
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Women can not practise law In the
courts of England. This doctrine was
recently affirmed by the court OF ap
peal, which decided against Miss G.
NJ. Bebb in a suit which she had
brought against the Law society and
III which she claimed the right to
Practise as n solicitor. The master OF
the rolls said that 300 years ago Lord
Coke had expressed the view that
women could not be attorneys, and so
far IN this case was concerned, the
master OF the rolls said he decided
It on the ground that at the date OF
the passage Of the solicitors act In
lSi3, there was a disability on tho
part Of women to be attorneys. The
act had not destroyed the pre-exist.
ing disability. He disclalmed any
right to Iegislate In the matter. No
doubt many women, and In particular
the present applicant, were In edu.
cation, intelligence and competency su-
periur to many candidates who would
come up for examination. But with
that the court had nothing to do, The
lord Justices concurred and the an
peal was dismissed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in
and conferred upon me as trustee by
that certain deed of trust executed on
the 10th day Of November, 1909, by I.
II, Smith and Edna M. Smith, his wife,
conveying to me as trustee the herein
after described land, to secur the pay
ment of that certain indebtedness due to
the Greenwood Building & Loan Asso-
citation, as shown by said deed of trust
which is now Of record in book No. Al
at page asa of the records of mortgages
and deeds Of trust Oh land of Leflore
County, Mississippi, default having
been made in the payment of the in
debtedness secured by said deed of
trust, and the same having been de-
clared in default according to the terms
of said deed of trust, and having been
requested 50 to do by the said Green
wood Building & Loan Association. act
ing through its board of directors, /,
G. B. Stewart, trustee, to satisfy said
Indebtedness, will, on Monday, the 25th
day of May, 1914, in front of the court
house door of Lefore County, in the
City of Greenwood, Mississippi, within
legal hours; offer for sale and sell at
public auction to the highest and best
bidder for cash the following described
land, together with the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging, ly-
ing and being situated in Lefore Coun-
ty, Mississippi, to-Yit:
Seventy feet (70) off of the north
end of lot one ~ in Block three (3) of
the Vardaman Addition to the Town Of
Sidon, as shown by map of record in
map book No, | at page 2 Of the map
records of said county and state, and
being the property purchased by T. H.
Smith from C. w. Crockett, guardian.
on July 26th, 1906, deed to which is re-
corded in book 40 at page l25 of the
deed records of said county and state.
The title to said land is believed to be
good but | convey only such title as is
vested in me as trustee aforesaid.
Witness my signature this 22nd day
of April, 1914. are
G. B. STEWART, Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
TREE AND PLANT DISEASES

Congressman Lever. author Of tire
bill appropriating large sums for fed
eral aid TO farmers, ventures to assert
that the loss by plant disease amounted
last year TO 10 per cent Of the total
value OF all crops raised in the United
States, or approximately $500 .0Oo, 900.
He goes into minute detail to show the
character and species OF these losses
and draws the general conclusion that
for the most part these diseases are
preventable. He pleads for federal
assistance In combating the various
plant and tree diseases-for he shows
that trees, too, are grave sufferers
and certainly challenges the serious
attention Of the country. Mr.. Lever
conceives 1t to be necessary to show
what the farmer has been to and done
for this country In order to impress on
congress the country's duty toward
the farmer. Surely it will be granted
that, aside from our debt to the farm
er, his, prosperity is essential to that
Of his country. His country ought 10
more clearly than ever at this particu-
lar time see the extreme importance
OF affording him every reasonable aid
and cooperation IN improving the
quality and quantity OF his output, says
the Omaha Bee. And, as intimated.
we may do that purely from Il selfish
standpoint II from no other, and yet dc
no more than should be done.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

The henceforth historic haze n
1912" appear to have registered itself
Enthusiastically In the evaporation rec
ords Of the great plains and the inter,
mountain districts OF our western
states. This subject has been dis
cussed In a memoir of l.. ]. Briggs and
J. o. Beltz Of the United States bureau
of plant industry on the basis of meas
urements made at a number OF evapo.
ration tanks during the last five years.
AS compared with the normal for
the whole period Of evaporation. the
average evaporation measured at 10
stations during the four months fol-
lowing the eruption Of Katmai was
generally deficient. the average reduc.
ton amounting to about 10 per cent.
This corresponds fairly well with the
reduction In solar radiation observed
by Abbot and Fowle and by Kimbal
during the same months.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
PETITION FOR PARDON.
To the Honorable Earl Brewer, Cover.
nor, State of Mississippi:

To the Honorable Earl Brewer, Cover
nor, State of Mississippi:
We, your undersigned petitioners,
resident citizens of Lehore county. Mis-.
sissippi, would respectfully show that
one negro, named Billie Boon, was con-
victed at the June term of circuit court
of Lefoye county, at Greenwood, Miss,
in 1903, of manslaughter, has been in
the penitentiary nearly eleven years,
and that he was sentenced for a term
of twenty years. The said petitioner
has aided in the ginning Of seven cotton
crops on the Parchman farm, and has
been a good and obedient trusty for
eight years.
Your petitioners believe that said
Billie Boon has been sufficiently pun
ished, and that due to his thorough
repentance he would make a good and
useful citizen if pardoned, and we there
fore pray that you will pardon him of
his offense. Convict No. 4S6.
II. A. McGehee
~, W. B. Dickins
A. G. McLemore
L,'F. Frederick
Z, C. Liddell
and others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

SO that surgeons may escape the
humillating experience of leaving
sponges sewed In the bodies of pa
tents, a new method of accounting for
sponges used in operations is being
employed with success, according to
the Journal Of the American Medical
association. Sponges which measure
a yard In length and two and four
inches wide are being used. To the
end OF each 10 securely sewed a piece
of narrow tape eight or ten inches
long, To this the nurse ties a mum,
bered metal check the size Of a silver
dollar. By arranging the sponges con
s%ecutively on a square table the nurse
may account for every sponge at the
end Of the operation. Few surgeons of
large experience have escaped the ex,
p~er.ence of leaving sponges In Incl
sions, according to the article,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
RUNDOWN WOMEN
Find Health in a Simple Tonic.

How vor, v.or,., 40 -,
vho arc narr.r,lr uoIl .,,arr ava
healthy nc = woman sr~,,I ho? M"
may not be sick enough 10 lie IN he'd
but they are rundown, thin, nery-
Gus. ared and de'itaiI1ed'
and 60 mnch 10 oTnoctoa NJ tErr, -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

The charge that English peerages
20 to the highest bidder-that liberal
contributors to the campaign fund OF
the party In power receive these die
tinctions In return for their cash A.
sistance In the carrying Of elections
indicates that peerages In Great Brit.
ain are on about the same plane a.
ambassadorships-s sometimes In the
the United States. But there Ia one
essential difference; British peerages|
are hereditary, while the prize OF an
Enthusiastically sometimes is 30 feet
ing that 1t Is yanked from under 81
winner before he has time to get out
Of the country. !
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

On one little island in Gatun lake,
formerly known as Lion Hill before
the impounded waters Of the Chagres
river isolated 1t from the rest Of the
canal zone, are more species Of birds
than In any one locality in the West
ern Hemisphere. f. A. Goldman of
the biological survey, department OF
agriculture, In two short collecting
trips to Panama has procured about
800 different species of birds, and It is
estimated that 800 varieties are to be
found within the limits OF the canal
zone. This Is a larger number than
in any one state in the United States.
In the neighborhood OF Gatun at the
Atlantic entrance Of the canal, alone,
no less than $50 species have beer
found.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

Hundred.story buildings are not
only possible, but probable, according
to a statement by Henry W. Hodge.
consulting engineer. in the Engineer.
ing Record, In which he forecasts the
future Of steel construction. II ID
pointed out that recent advances In
design have called for great improve
ment In the quality OF building mate
rails. The modern trend is from plain
steel to It's alloys--nickel, vanadium
and other ~metals-wbich have been
found to increase strength In create,
proportion than cost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
MEMORIAL SERVICES BY THE
ODD FELLOWS.

The members of Greenwood Lodge
No. lis |. o. o. F.. will observe Mem.
orial Day on Sunday, May 3lst in an
appropriate manner. On the morning
of the 3lst at IL o'clock DR.. Joseph
Rennie will deliver the Memorial Ser
mon at the Presbyterian church. All
Odd Fellows and the public generally
are invited to attend this service. The
Odd Fellows are requested to meet at
the Hall at 1890 O'Clock on that morning
and march to the church in a body.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15

A company has been formed to e.
tablish a spineless cactus farm In Cali.
fornia, using the product in the manu-.
facture Of stock food. A curious
thing about the cactus is said to be
that when given water 1t dies. On
desert soil which will produce no 9th.
er vegetable growth the cactus thriyes.
II the projected experiment prospers,
there will be other cactus farms, and
the cheapening Of feed no doubt will
tend to lower the price Of cattle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
For a Torpil Liver.

AZ have used Chamberlain Is Tablets
If and on for the past six years when
sver nv liver shows signs of being in
a disorderly condition. They have al,
vsys acted quickly and given me the
desired relief" writes Mrs. F. II. Tur-
bus, springville, N. Y" For sale by all
dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received I'M
til u O'Clock noon on the first Monday
Of June, 1914, for improvement of the
public road beginning at the Railroad
Depot grounds at Highlandale in Beat
One of Le1ore County, Miss, and ex-
tending in. an easterly direction on the
~Highlandale and Sunny Side road from
the distance of one mile. Said road
shall be be improved under the plans
and specifications of the Humphreys
Highway now on file in the office OF
the Chancery Clerk of said county.
A, r. BEW, Clerk.