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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
BOXING WAITING
On WAR IN EUROPE
lCeatinued Lon Preriau. -

(Ceatinued From Previous Fage)
! strongest and most representative field OF
golfers that ever gathered on an American
golf links Although he was unsuccessful in
his attempt for British amateur champion
ship hOnOrs in his recent trip TO Europe.
Oulmet brought the French amateur honor
: eeen taking excellent care OF himself he
did not enter the Metropolitan open tourua-
ment as he was anxious TO reserve all his
paying energy TO make a supreme eItort N
the coming tourney TO successfully defend
his well won national laurels
Boxing AT StandstiIL
Boxing throughout Europe is at a stand
still owing TO the war and the knights OF
the glove have exchanged their padded
weapons for those Of a far more DANGEROUS
character In France alone several score OF
the professional boxers are serving with the
army the most INDUSTRIOUS example being
Georges carpenter. The recent victories Of
the French middleweight over both Bonn ar-
der Wells and Gunbcat Smith caused Euro
pean critics 10 predict worlds championship
honors for Carpenter. Should he Is KILLED
or injured In action his loss would BE- lzsenlv
felt in pugiltstic circles for even the English
ring athorlties product a promising career
Davis Cup Matches.
The Davis cup emblematic OF the worlds
leaIn tennis cn4Ir pionsnip. the final matches
for which are being played at Forest inns
Long island, today. s1yas placed in competi-
Llon 10 years age, the donor being Dwight +.
Davis, Of St Louis. no. This was In 1900
but the idea Of originating an International
competition in this sport was c0nceiy-af rl,-ss
T.
president Of the United States Lawn Tennis
association and among the leading ex-
ponents Of tennis in the early dars al the
game in this country
In 1907 Dr. Dwight in a letter 10 his
friend, Mr. Herbert Chip. in England sur-
gesteG match between American and Eng
lish players, as this proved 20 be the basfs 81
a correspondence followed by nerotiations
between British and American lawn tennis
ASSOCIATIONS which. although DISRUPTED for
a long time owing TO the outbreak OF tbe
spanlsE-American war. eliminated in a
match between the British Isles and Ar1eri-
can teams at the LOngwood Cricket clubs
GROUNDS Boston, August s, 9 and 10. 1900
Mhch was won by the Americans III ID
whitman. Dwight F. Davis and FToIecor7ba
" ard, the British players being A W. Gore
IL Roper Barrett AID E. d. Black. England
was unable 10 send team here the follow
ing year, but they did so in 1903 and again
america won In 1893. however. the Doherfy
brotners and Harold $. Mahouy captured ne
trophy and took It TO England win then
ana II remained there until 1907 when n
was won BY the Australiasian team who re-
famed IL until 1912 when the British won IN
again only TO relinquish the bowl 10 The cue
lody OF the Americans q year ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15

might have been fair enough. but there is
7 hardly a lightweight Of the second class
taken a slam at poor little overworked
and much licked * o." the last year
Of 50.
Joe Jeanette and Battling Jim johnson
had another 10 round session at a local
club last week On this occasion they
didn't put the ginger into their efforts that
characterized previous battles This is the
third or fourth time the men have met
in the last few months, and it may be
that acquaintance with one anotner's meth
ods is responsible for the poor showing
OF the fighters. When one boxer knows
his opponents style, particularly II he is
more scientific and brainier and has a
wholesome respect for the other fellows
punches, he can evade most Of the dan
gerous Wauops. and naturally IN that way
confines himself principally TO defence.
Not Altogether to Blame.
say that might have been the cause
Of the dull and embarrassing contest, but
the probability is that the men didn't
try very hard Jeanette and johnson find
It almost impossible to secure matches
The boxing commission Will not allow
whites and blacks to meet, so conditions
force fellows like Jeanette to save an
opponent as much possible for future
use They have TO live just the same as
the white boxers, and while non condouing
the offence, If there be one. IL must be
admitted that the rule here in New York
state is kind Of hard on the negro fighters
For several years the only match Jean
nerts could get in this neiEhborhOOd was
with LangfOrd- They put up several cork
ing battles, but their last effort was
Joke That killed them for the time be-
ing. and the only fellow Jeanette has been
able TO draw a nickel with lately is big Jim
Preceding Battle Harder.
In the meeting Of the men previous to
last weeks match. Johnson knocked Jean
nette out clean with q punch in the pit Of
the stomach However, as the referee
claimed not TO have seen the blow, and as
there was a dispute as TO whether it was a
foul or not. it was decided TO have them
fight It out After Jeannette had rested
for about 10 minutes the bout was resumed
and went the limit But all through that
battle johnson was fighting his head off
in the effort TO land another effective blow.
The other night ne didn't start one that
looked hard enough 10 do any real damage
The men divided about $1,000 between
them This will keep Jeannette's motor in
gasoline, and johnson in eats for a Few
weeks more, when they viii likely get to-
Eether again. That is. II Billy Gibson viii
stand for another affair like the last one.
McCarey Books star Attraction
BY the middle Of next month the boxing
game will be in full swing throughout this
country unless we are pulled into the Euro
pezn war mix some way. Tom McCarey
has booked a star attraction at his Vernon
arena for Labor day IN a 20 round bout
between Johnny kilbane- featherweighr
champion. and Johnny Dundee the fast
New York combination Of feather and
lightweight The weight is not stated in
the dispatches announcing the bout, but
should say 125 pounds rinEside would suit |
both lads better than 122, the supposed J
featherweight limit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15

Nj 0 6ohsds 3s5.' nl TshsE
" speedy and uptodate in sporting as
well as other lines But Australia
has us beat-to q fare you we'll Here We
haven't recognized a middleweight boxer
as champion since the ceuise OF Stanley
ketchel In Australia It is quite different
There the title changes hands with every
scrap the middleweishts indulge in Sew
eral months ago Eddie McGoorty COPIED
the prize by beating Dave smith, Australia's
representative Then he clinched the hon
ors by getting a decision over JEFF smith,
Of New Jersey. Along comes Jimmy Clabby,
who loses to JEFF but gets on top egaln by
winning from NcGoorty via the foul route
Now Jimmy has just made II goou Dy
defeating Dave Smith in less than a round
II the sports OF any other country can
beat that stuff, or even tie IL, an will
ing to put in with them It is certainly
going some Every fight a championship
match, and a title 70 the winner guaranteed
dleweight title, but they also regard him
as heavyweight champion, according 70 re
cent cables In the latter connection
where do they figure big sam Acfeys VINO
has been making his headquarters in Aus
traHa for several years past, and who has
beaten all the heavies who have faced him,
barring sam LanEfOrdf
Place Boxing in the Schools.
But besides their rapidity in shifting the
ownership OF championship titles Australia
can DO other things we'll in the sport line.
Tal<s for example the splendid achievement
Of Snowy Baker, the leading boxing pro-
moter. who has succeeded in persuaoing
establish boxing as a course in the public
schools throughout the country. Nj. Ba-
ker Will personally interest himself in the
Incarceration Of the classes Of Instruction
by taking charge OF the pupils Of the Mel
bourne high school
From all accounts, sporting men OF Aus
traIia are the zeal sort Leading men IN
al lines 90 in for sports OF every descr1p-
ton and boxing Is one o. the most popu-
lar Of alas It should be everywhere. and
viii be when its great benefits TO humanity
are recognized Ny plans for next spring
call for a trip TO the Antipodes, and Ger
fainfv will be glad 20 have the privilege
OF visiting q country where boxing is not
looked upon as q degrading spectacle, and
its opponents as q parcel Of thugs and
T.itchie Picked No Easy Marks
When Richie was lightweight champion
Of the world he didn't pick easy marks
Every man he has met since winning the
title Is a fIrstclass performer. namely Riv-
srs. Cross. Wolgsst- white and Melsl- Dol
a sucker IN that bunch VIII Freddy
welsh follow IN the footsteps Of his prede-
csssor2 Evidently manager Harry Pollock
has other plans in view for the cham
piou. or rather had until the war spilled
Read this eableEram from Danny Nc
Eettricz, now IN England, 10 Danny Nor
gan in New York Don't send Knock
Out Brown here Other American fighters
cant get away"
The scheme was to have Knock Out
Brown 20 TO England. advertise him as one
OF Americas leading nghtwelghts. and then
have him box Welsh for the title % and
the big mazuma- Two years ago that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15

n PEAKING in q Commemorative way, where
the professional golfer beats the anna
~ teur is not in his greater skill at play
ing the difficult strokes, but IN the
persistent regularity with which he avoids
failure in executing the easier ones
Harry Vardon gives the golfer something
to think about in the following excerpt
for Vardon is a better teacher in any de-
partment Of the game outside Of putting. In
this phase he has the theory but not the
practice. Every golfer appreciates the fact
that success on the links is not always
achieved simply by hitting a ball straight
and hard down the middle OF the course
There are many occasions when the steering
OF the drive either to the left OF the
right means the gaining Of fully half a
stroke, for II renders the next shot easy. and
the man who is consistently leaving himself
with comparatively simple second TO exc
cute IS the man who wins. He is never
harassed-"
Golf is played simply and solely for the
game itself. not for applause, not for the
qualification OF human vanity A game that
can flourish under such conditions, and can
III the thoughts OF thousands OF men and
women TO the exclusion, for the time being
OF everything else in the world. must be
written down as q great game, and a game
Llar makes for strengthening and refining
me Characters Of those who play il.
Golt-to those who don't play its not
an exciting mae its tameness II not its
actual lnslpidity, is an old taunt on the lips
OF enthusiasts who revel in other games or
sports The golfer nowadays does not stop
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
Golfing: Notes Of til Cams
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Satan Invented the Golf Ball


, to refute these heresies; he merely shakes
plying head at such revelation Of ig-
norauce- On the links battles may be blood
less. but they are none the less exciting for
that, and a well fought match for the man
who knOWs-and he alone is qualified to
pass 5udgment-contains as many thrills
as first rate melodrama-
There is q theory TO the origin OF the golf
ball II is that Satan. having missed a
four foot putt, was annoyed The imps-Ir-
ritation. VeXation. ContrarIness. Elusiveness.
Obstinacy-were present He boiled them
And there you are
How comparatively simple it IS to play
golf At least that Is what nearly every
one who has ever started out for the first
time has thought Mark. AIlerton. a British
writer. sums up the simple" problem in the
following interesting manner
While the Weals Of the duffer cannot be
too high, IL is unWise for him to CODY the
methods Of the great players until he has
first OF all mastered the rudlmentary art Of
hitting the ball every time and in the di-
rection in which It ought TO go. After that
he may attempt the higher art OF playing
thinking golf, as recommended by James
Braid"
Francis Ouimet has his own way OF mo-
ducing the pendulum swing. He holds his
hands very high Gin fact. they approach his
chest) and points both elbows well out. so
that the effect is to produce a certain Gu
bicalness Of arm disposition. This forue-
ton OF the arms moves backward and for
ward without the body stirring, and so the
pendulum action is perfect.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
-Four Blind Boys Win
In Routing Contest With
Men Who Also Are Blind

Worcester. Eng. Aug. 15.-Four blind
somebody's, pulling with a clean steady
stroke recently won a race here on
lne Severn against a crew Of four
6lnd men The victors belonged TO the
worcester College for the Blind and
their rivals We're former pupils. Out
OF THIS has resulted a rowing boom at
the school, and three "fours' are now
IN training out of the thirty boys
1hey hope to enter next season for the
gatta-
me boys were trained BY their head
master, c c Brown, who. having eyes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
Disease, War and Cold
Weather Hurt the Grouse
Hunting Now in England

London, Eng, Apg. 15.-The grouse
shooting season opened in Great Britain
on august u, but the prospects are for
smaller bags than usual owing TO two
mlsIortunes, and the war
me cola speu OF last spring wiped
out the early broods in certain areas
and destroyed the clutches of eggs in
exposed places. In southern and east-
ern Scotland a mysterious disease. be-
ueVed to be due TO the bad weather and
unsuitable food, destroyed many birds.
Worst Of all. was the loss Of about half
OF the breeding stock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15
BILL DOES SOME
DANCING STUNTS
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bail II I had to come out on the field
IN front Of the crowd with out no uni
form or nothing. But il was a good
snow and would like TO see il again
when them poor girls is dressed and
see which way they do there part bet
ter
Does Some Fancy Dancing.
Well Steve the last night we was in
NY and Ryan was asst out to the
woodlands hall out in the country out
side Of n Y and we went out there
with a couple Of fellows and there
girls in a automobile and when we got
there we had some drinks and danced
and I guess it must Of been the wood
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12
The popular Government" Fake.

DR.. Mccarthy told the New York
people recently that it was the bust
ness of a state university to control
legislation, and to furnish experts to
carry it out. He neglected to tell them,
however, that such course has in
creased Wisconsin, expenses over 400
per cent in twelve years. A little thing
like state tax of $4,000, 900 doesn't
bother the good doctor any; he doesn' t
have to pay much of it.
1t is this thing as we'll as the high
taxes, with which, however, it is close
ly connected, that is feeding the flame
of popular Indignation now running
over the state which promises to cul-
inmate next November in a political
overturning that will dump all the ras-
Gals out. The Righteousness of the
progressive" assertion that the gov
eminent has been returned to the peo-
pie in Wisconsin is apparent from the
way legislation is conducted at Madi-
son. As matter of fact, the people,
through their representatives in the
legislature, have practically nothing to
say. The legislators have utterly given
up the old practice of drawing their
bills themselves and introducing them
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

and getting them acted upon as they
used to be accustomed to do. Those
legislators who have tried it under our
late progressive" administration have
found that their bills get no attention,
and have given up in despair. The
plain fact of the matter is that all the
bills are conceived by the states high
and mighty commissions, are drawn by
thesstate reference library and then
submitted to the commissions that sug-
gested them for approval. If the bills
meet the notions of the commissions
they are introduced and the people,
alleged representatives are whipped
into line behind them and told to push
them through. The only qualifications
that Wisconsin legislator needs to
have these days are ability to take or
ders and to repeat Aye or No at roll
call. Appleton Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

Gov. MCGOvERN's hat is now in the
ring for U. S. senator and he must now
deal with the people who have his rec
ord on which he says he stands. Along
with those members of the legislature
who voted for foolish legislation until
the state was nearly bankrupt, he will
have to share responsibility. He can
not hope to escape by trying for higher
honors, thus trying to get out from
under. Republicans have not forgot
ten his Bull Moose tendencies, and Sen
ator LaFollette is not man to forget
what McGovern did to him in the Chi
cago convention. AS a bait to the
farmer, the governor has scheme for
cooperative marketing which he says
will permit them to receive more for
the produce they sell and at the same
time pay less for what they buy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

''THIRTY-SIX million dollars is large
sum. Thirty-six millions is enough
money to pay for the construction of
1000 miles of double track railway.
The combined capital of all the banks
outside of Milwaukee is not equal to
this sum and yet the state of Wiscon-
sin is authorized to spend $50, 261, 93 in
the biennial period ending June 80,
1915" This is the preface of series
of articles which the Milwaukee Free
Press is publishing in an effort to mini
mize the charge of extravaganza in
state affairs. In view of these astound-
ing figures is it any wonder the taXpay-
ers are complaining of the burden. The
Free Press ought to bear in mind the
fate of Prof Adams of the tax COM
mission who dropped out of sight after
presenting a few tables of figures de-
Tending the taxeaters. There is sim
ply no palliation, excuse or defense.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12
Office Extravaganza.

The committee of the home rule
movement who have been digging into
the affairs at Madison have unearthed
some matters that it is we'll to keep
before the public mind. For instance,
in recent statement emanating from
that source:
persons elected to an office where
the compensation is fixed by statute at
so much per year will draw salaries for
other services rendered to the state,
although they are supposed to give
their entire time in return for the sal
airy paid in the office to which they are
alected.
''This practice, too, is in evidence
among the professors in the university.
AS an illustration there is a professor
who as such draws salary Of $4,000.
Then from the free library commission
he receives $500; from the legislative
reference bureau he receives $500;
from the state printing board, SIG, and
from the revisor of statutes, 1928,
making a total of SIS, 024.
''By what right does this professor
employed to teach certain study and
receiving $4,000 for doing so, draw fur
Their amounts from other departments
of the state government? 1t is posi-
BILE that this man is an expert in these
five different lines, If this was a soil
tary instance it might be passed but a
thorough examination will show that
so per cent of the professors at the
university are doing the same thing.
Members of the different commits
sions, who receive good salaries, are
also found to be down on the books as
receiving other compensation from diff
ferent departments than their own.
Some of the law makers are doing the
same. One assemblyman, in addition
to his pay as member and mileage,
receives other sums from different de-
partments until his compensation foots
up to the tidy sum of $1937. 90. These
instances might be multiplied by scores
of other cases. The cases cited differ
only in amounts from the others.
''There seems to have grown up in
this state lack of that fine sense of
right and wrong regarding public
moneys, that has eliminated in the
greatest state expense in proportion to
the size of the state and its population
that has ever existed in this union.
There seems to have been men, holding
Office, with blunted sense of right
and wrong
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

IN SPEAKING of the light primary
vote in Iowa recently, The Record
Herald concludes that it is plain that
the voter is weary of continuous poll
tics and will not fight and finance two
elections where one is sufficient. Nom
ination by petition under proper safe
guards is the coming reform, the sub
stitute for the direct primary. Add
the shortest possible ballot, with sim
plifcation of political machinery all
along the line, and you have done ev-
erything possible to remove the excuse
for political Indifference and apathy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

THE physical valuation of the rail
roads is said to be costing the govern
ment 5000 mile, thus far. If the
same rate of expense is applied to all
of the $50, 900 miles of track in the
country, the total cost will be $50, O00,-
900. The railroads are being forced to
spend considerable money to cooperate
with the interstate commerce commits
sion, as directed by the valuation law,
and to check the government apprais-
ers. A total cost of about $40, 900, 900
has been estimated for this shocking
Job. By the time the work is finished,
years will have elapsed unless much
greater speed is shown in the future
than up to this time. Many observers
declare the valuation will be worthless
for any practical purpose. Commits
sioner Prouty says the appraisal of the
railroads will afford no guide for rate
making purposes. In the midst of OPP
pressive taxes, wholesome unemploy-
ment, commercial stagnation and in
dustrial uncertainty, why should ma
ton be cursed with a wasteful lay of
10000, 600? Yet, what a myriad of
fat, durable jobs is provided! What a
lot of cogs in the big machine!
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

IT is time to start safe and sane
campaign for 4th of July observance.
In the last ten years over 1000 in
juries to life and limb have been re-
corded by the American Medical So
ciety. Why not find some other method
to express our patriotism aside from
the use of dangerous explosives.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

THE government officials say there is
a bumper wheat crop of 900, 900, 900
bushels in view. But if prices con
tinue to sag what does it profit the
farmer even if he raise more bread
stuff than we need. However, it is an
encouraging outlook to think that some
of the 240,OO0 now idle freight cars
may be put in use.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P 0. at Edgerton for the week ending
June IL, 1914:
Dan Hall Mrs. Flora Anderson
Miss Nav Johnson Mr.. Charles James
Mrs. d. E. Evans Mrs. Antoine Jensen
John Calvery Grace A. Wilson
Mrs. Ida Hall Mrs. Prof. H. H. Coplan
Mr.. Jack Derrick Miss Freda Schilling
Mr. Gilman Johnson NJ. Steve HenSik
Mr.. Harold Hansen Olaf NilSen
Mrs. w. Page Mrs. G. E. Van Goeder
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. "
Fl. MCINNEs, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

"A house for rent. Inquire of At
we'll & Blanchard. 26
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12

Home grown berries every day at
Conn's grocery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-12
Foot Ease for
The Outing

Our shoe department has been built
up with the idea in view of satisfying
sensitive feet of particular people.
When ones foot covering does not
give comfort the individual is i'll at
ease, no matter how becomingly she is
otherwise alfred.