El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-17

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I n several things that baseball
i = fans would like to know just
now. Here are a few:
Why is the American league Observ-
ing its passive and apparently com
/ placent attitude toward the Federal
I league?
Why is the Federal league practic-
ally combining its player raids to the
National league?
Who is interested financially in the
Federals besides those men whose
names already have appeared in con-
nection with the affair?
Who, if anybody, influenced Charley
CCmiskey to persuade John McGraW
to 80 on the world tour with him2
Did COmiskey have any reasons
aside from the plain desire for such
trip?
How many members Of McGraw's
New York Giants will be Federal
leaguers by the time McGraw returns
home?
Why Rickart's Jumps
Who had sufficient influence to per-
suade Lloyd Rickart to go over to the
Federal league as its secretary, leav-
ing a lucrative job as secretary of
the St Louis Browns, when every
thing seemed against his new move?
Have other American league pow
ers placed Bob Hedges, the Browns
owner, in the same boat with certain
National leaguers SO far as the Fed
erals are concerned
are me BrookyIns, Pltssburgs, and
Cincinnati Reds pulling important
oars in that bOat2
If so, did the stand of these clubs
against Tom Lynch's reelection as
National league president cut any
figure2
Is any high American league off
cal Jealous of any prominent National
league OfficiaI2
Does anybody feel peeved at being
forced to DlqW second fiddle vvhO for
merly played first fiddler
Does any such man feel peeVed over
the fact that another man in a rival
organization now draws bigger sal
airy than ne?
Are such personal feelings reflected
In the attitude Of any league toward
any new league2
How long viii it be before certain
scandalous rumOrs call forth a for
NAL denial from the man mentioned
most in connection with them?
Would it be possible for that man
to wipe away the idea by a mere de-
Are any former candidates for the
presidency of the National league
watching the efforts of the Federals
with more than the interest of an out
sider2
What has become of Tom Lynch?
Also what is John Montgomery
Ward doing now?
Does any man formerly prominent
4NL BdloEbdAl uO1u dli opium on a DdSe-
ball park in Greater New York?
If so, is it with a view to letting
the Federals use 1t later on?
Is it likely that such a park would
be one formerly used by one of the
Some Of these questions have not
been asked before this There are
still others that the fans would like
to have answered. One of them is
this
When the Federal league schedule
is announced, will the home dates of
the Chicago and st. Louis clubs con-
fHct with those of the National
league or with those of the Ameri-
can league?
GunbOat's Rise Rapid.
Gunboat Smiths rise in the pugi-
listic world has been a rapid one. In
way up the fighting ladder until now
he holds the position of leaderin-
chief of the white hopes.
Smith, who will be . years old
next May, was born in Philadelphia,
and first attracted attention in New
York city, when he knocked out Andy
Norris in two rounds on July 81,
1912. Then followed his fiaat with
Jim Savage in New York on Septem-
Der 80, of the same year, when he put /
the Quietus on Savage in three rounds
His next fight was with Jim Stew
art, on October p, again in New
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knock out Stewart His next fight
was with Frank Moran at San Fran
cisco on December q, 1912 Smith
gained a decision in the 20 round mill.
His record since then follows:
1913.
March 14-KnOcked out Bombardier
Wells, two rounds; New York City.
April 11-No decision, Gearge Ro-
del 10 rounds, New York City.
May 2O-Defeated Jess Willard, 20
rounds, San Francisco.
June 27-Knocked out George Ro-
del, two rounds, San Francisco.
August 8.-KnOcked out Jim Flynn,
five rounds. New York City.
October 9-Won on foul from Carl
Morris, five rounds, New York City.
October 21-Knocked out Tony
Ross, 10 rounds, Boston.
Miller 8 rounds, New York City.
November 17-Decision over Sam
Langford, u rounds, Boston.
1914.
January Knocked out Arthur
PeIkey Is rounds, San Francisco
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