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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
COLLEGE BASE BALL
TEAMS TRAINING
Yale and Harvard Have Vet
Grams For Nucleus of
Formidable Mines.


New York, Feb. 2S.-Practice for the
college, and university baseball SQUADS
In the east is well under wav and be
Iore the month of March has run its
course tne tlrst games of the season
VIII have been played, provided in
clement weather does not ball1 the
schedule makers. AS a result of the
indoor training to date some idea of
the relative strength of the larger in
sututiOn mines is available and the
coaches are already predicting some
close series in the play for~the inter
collegiate hOnOrs. Chief \attentiOn
centers on the Yale prospects at pres
ent, owing to the remarkable record
spring.
With one or two exceptions the Yale
team of 1913, which won Is games out
of "a played, is intact. The loss of
Riddell at first base leaves a. gap in
the 1nfteld, but with the strine- of
substitutes and last springs freshman
team available this position should be
Tiled without trouble. Another va
can't position is that of Schofield. left
fielder In these two positions Yale is
weakest All the other members of the
team are in college.
Harvard Also Has Veterans.
me Harvard team, which had the
distinction of winning the only series
that Yale lost last season, will take
the held this spring with almost as
many veterans available as the Blue.
But three regulars were lost by grad
Uation last year. In the pitching de-
partment Frye and Hitchcock form
the nucleus of an effective pitching
staff. In addition Boyle, Macdonald
and Whitney are also promising pitch
ing candidates. The position of catch
er, left vacant by the graduation of
Young, win be filled by either Os-
borne, Waterman or Wallace.
Seven at Princeton.
At Princeton seven members Of the
1913 nine are eligible for positions this
spring. They are Wall catcher; Wood
and Copeland, pitchers; captain RhOads
first base; Gill. second base; Green
and Laird Outfielders. Wood and Cope
land were the mainstay of the pitch
ing staff last season. From last years
freshman nine Lamberton, Deyo and
Link are expected to do well, espec-
tally the two first named. Behind the
bat, Kelleher, of the indicated 1915
team, is likely to be close second to
Wall for catching IonOrs.
Struggle VIII Be Keen.
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Brown and
Williams and a number of other col
leges of the east loom up as formid-
able cCntenders for diamond hOnors
and it is a certainty that the struggle
for varsity baseball supremacy will be
unusually keen. Columbia has also
entered the field with renewed deter
minatinn to gain a place among the
leaders this season as is evidenced by
the gagement of two of the leading
coaches of the country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
AUSTRALIAN RUGBY
STAR TO PLAY IN u. S.

New York, Feb. 28.-An Australian
rugby football player of considerable
reputation has entered the University
of Southern California, in the person Of
Bernard Higgins. He is a younger
rugby coach. He played on the North
Sydney team and was picked for the
New South Wales team two years ago
but was prevented from playing on ac-
count of injuries Young Higgins
comes to the University of Southern
California as a transfer, which may
prevent his representing the university
IN games with California OF Stanford
until a years time has elapsed He is
reported to be a sprinter of ability and
valuable as a track team asset
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
Answer to Yegterday'g Problem.

IT HE umpire refused allow He sent
the men who third play started
back to those who came nm
first and hit
base because Of such happening interpret
the play for he should allowed
the other two to hold safety
and third play on the
ball and failed to handle hit base
had bearing the that the
out the fielder and
bases by the ban
becoming base happened umpire would
right But this fielder
striking the possibility of the
play stated.-B.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
FREDDIE WELSH. OF ENGLAND.
is Defeated BY JIMMY DuEEN

St Louis No. Feb 2S-Freddie Welsh
the lightweight champion Of England. was
defeated by Jimmy Duffy, of Lockport n.
Y, in an eight round contest here Thurs
day night
This was the opinion Of all fight experts
at the ripgside Tt was Duffy's fight from
start to finish, his left jabs and right
crosses scoring point after point In the
NTH round a hard right to the jaw sent
the champion to the mat, but he got up
in an instant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
EIberfeld VIII Wear
Headgear if He Plays
Baseball This Years

Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb 2s.-Norman
Elberfield, who has signed as assistant
coach to Wilbert Robinson, Of the Brooklyn
Nationals will wear a headgear if he plays
any games next season with the Brooklyns
Aside from helping Robby to coach Elber-
field will also act as utility man.
Elberfield quit ball playing last year be-
cause of an Injury to his head. After he
was hit by a pitched ball Elberfield was
troubled with a nervous complaint and
pains in his head.
These have disappeared, but IT, he IS
called upon by Robby to play, the "tabasco
kid. win use a leather headgear for pro-
lection
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
CORNELL MAN MAY
SURPASS THORPE
Alma Richards's Record in Many Track
Events Surpasses That of Famous
Indian Athlete

Ithaca, N. Y, FEB. 2s-Cornen has an
athlete who may make as great an athletic
record as jim Thorpe, the Carlisle indian.
Thorpe's work in the decathlon and the
penthalon will hardly be surpassed but his
other Olympic figures may be shattered in
1916 CornelTs star is Alma Richards the
most promising bit OF timber in sight for
the next Olympics. Here are some Of Rich
ards's performances to date;
Is pound shot put-42 feet inches
Running broad jump-22 feet inches
Running high jump feet inches
Pole vault-10 feet inches
100 yard dash-1e As seconds
Richards is already grooming himself for
the events He is trying himself out for
the decathlon, the hurdles and the discus
events. In all these branches Of track and
field sports he has shown promise.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
WARNER THINKS He
WILL SECURE CUBS

New York Feb. 2S.-Truly Warner. a
manufacturer Of this city. returned Friday
after a visit to Chicago and Cincinnati, and
said that negotiations be has been conduct
ing to buy the Chicago National league club
from Charles P. Taft had progressed favor
ably and he had every reason to believe he
shortly would become the owner of the
club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

his share a good deal more money than
ne would had he placed his holdings on
the bargain ccEnter for sale
1t is SAID that he wanted to get out
OF organized baseball and, in order to
get the highest possible price for his
holdings, made himself so obnoxious
that the other magnates i'm the National
league were glad to agree to a most
unreasonable figure in their anxiety to
squeeze him out Of organized baseball.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Sex is connected directly with the
FEDERAL league. Through this player,
Federal league promoters are endeav-
orlng to keep organized baseball play
ers from signing with their old man
agers and to listen to the terms Of the
Independent organizers as soon as they
arrive back in America.
After several months of NEGOTIATIONS
sam LangfOrd and Georges Carpenter
the 19 year old French heavyweight
have been matched to box 20 rounds in
Paris, on MAY Is. The principals have
agreed to make 175 pounds at . o'clock
on the afternoon of the bout. Lang
ford and his manager, sam Woodman.
are at present in Paris and viii begin
preliminary training within a short
time.
Edward E. Gates. chief counsel for
the Federal league declares that if
Edward killifer is at the training
grounds of the Philadelphia National
league club this spring Injunction pro
ceedlngs viii be commenced against
the player Suit viii be filed in the
United States court asking that KILL
fer be restrained forever from playing
with the Philadelphia National league
or any other club other than the Chi
cagO Federal league team.
Friends Of Billy Murray, the latest
middleweight. 'phenOm," are enthu-
Leo Houck. Murray has received
number of offers from promoters on
the coast and in the east. A pros
pective bout with Jimmy Clabby has
been intimated by James W COffrOth,
San Francisco promoter.
Bob York the Pueblo, Colo. light
heavyweight and Joe Herrick will
clash in a scheduled ten round bout
at Silver City, early in March. Her
rick was handicapped by a swollen
law when he met the COloradoan at
Silver CITY. several weeks ago, in
ten round contest, which terminted in
a draw. Promoters Fred Sloan and 3.
Mckinney of Silver City have made
attractive inducements to Herrick.
After he meets Frank Moran in Paris,
Jack Johnson is perfectly willing to
take on Gunboat Smith in California,
according to letter received by BOs-
ton friend of the negro. Johnson stated
that his match with Moran was posi-
lively a fixture, aud that he had al
ready drawn down $4,000 of the $685.
600 which he was guaranteed for the
contest johnson recently declined an
offer of a match with Sam Langford.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
MURPHY is
WE'LL SATISFIED

CHARLES Webb Murphy, deposed own.
er OF the Chicago Cubs, is entirely sat
i,sIled with his lot Murphy, accord
ing 10 his own assertions, received for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
JACK JOHNSON AND MORAN
FIGHT IN PARIS JUNE p

Paris. France. June 2S-The date for the
fight for the worlds heavyweight cham
ptonship between Jack johnson and Frank
Moran, Of PittsburE, is set for June 81.
The velodrome d. iver. which has a seat
ing capacity Of So 600, was chosen as the
place for the contest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
DOUBTS IF BROOKLYN FED
STANDS Will BE READY

New York. Feb 28-Although the Fed
eral leaguers insist that they will omen at
Washington park in Brooklyn at the begin
ming of the season P J. CarIin. suneTin-
tendent OF buildings in Brooklyn. is not
positive, because he doubts if the new
stands can be finished in time Carlin said
that he viii insist that none but fireproof
stands be erected.
Hot water bottles repaired. Allen
Arms & Cycle CO.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
WESTERN LEAGUE GETS GEORGE
GRAHAM. FORMER BIG IEAGI-E

Wichita, Kas-, Feb. 2S.-George Graham
Of the Toronto baseball team, was purchased
Friday by the local Western league team
Graham has played with the Boston Chi
cagO and Philadelphia National league cubs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
PITCHER QUINN SIGNS
WITH BALTIMORE FEDS

Baltimore Nd, Feb 2s.-Pitcher Jack
Quinn, of the Boston Nationals, signed
contract Friday with the Baltimore Federal
league club. Quinn went to Boston from
the Rochester international team at the
close Of last season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
FRENCH BEGIN TO
FAVOR BASEBALL

Paris, France, Feb. 2S-There are
many Indications that baseball viii
gain real fOothOId in France his
year The visit of the New York and
Chicago teams which are concluding
their tour Of the world. will be followed
by organized effort on the part of many
of the French admirers of the American
game to pOpularize it here
One Of the handicaps to the growth
OF baseball in France oddly has been the
conservation OF national resources.
Open grounds favOrably located are at
a premium and land owners have been
loath to cut down their trees to make
room for diamonds. This prejudice is
being overcome to some extent, how
ever
The Racing club of France, which al
ready has a ball ground on its extensive
property outside Of Paris, is planning
TO lay out three more diamonds this
spring. Arrangements have not vet de-
VelOped to the league or association
stage, but games viii be played between
teams of the racing club and school
boys, especially the American boys of
the Latin quarter and a number of
games viii be played at Etretat HAVE
and other French cities. The cOinCideEt
development of the game in Spain is
noted in a challenge from nine in
Barcelona which the racing club has
accepted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
LOCAL BOWLING
RECORD SHATTERED
". J. Bryan. Of WaIz Team, Scores Total Of
772; Team Total Is 1901; White Team
Defeats Holmes.

Bowling records were knocked into a
cooked hat" Friday night on the Cactus all
leys W J. Bryan, high jinx of the Wall
team, recorded a total OF 772 for his eve
ning's work, thereby chalking up q little
red record on the score sheet for this sec
ton The Walz team had a total Of 1901 for
its effort with the big balls. The futile
team. the attacking party made 901. thereby
winning the BOBBY prize in this particular
match
The White team won from the Holmes
team with the grand margin Of two duck
pins to spare. The score was SSS to SOL
Here's the scores:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
DISCUSS REFEREES FOR
BIG BILLIARD MATCHES

New York, Feb. 28.-Referees for the in
ternationsl matches to be played next fall
and winter between Melbourne fumau. cham
pion Of English billiards, and William f.
Hoppe, champion Of the world at 181 and
1872 balkline billiards, viii be slected from
three Englishmen and three Americans Of
recognized qualifications for the important
positions. An agreement to that effect was
reached at a conference between Hoppe and
r. B BENJAMIN, Inman's representative in
the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Clothes Cleaned Properly.
Rogers, phone observation-disclosures
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
INTERNATIONAL.

Give yUw Boy q aaEL
Phone IlE. 4P. M ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Art Devlin. former second sacHer OF the
New York Giants and, now manager Of the
Oakland Coast leaguet club, has arrived at
the Oaks training camp in PIeasanton
Calf Devin was accompanied by seven
players mostly recruits. Light work will
be inaugurated Immediately.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

It has leaked out that one Of the
most prominent players on the globe
girdling trip of the Giants and White
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
.cR1IpPER For. CONGRESS
Nav Be Nominated for Congress to
oppose Carlin-

J. ~ : - u
Joseph L. Crupper q prominent
Republican formerly of this city tut
recently of Alexandria County it is
believed viii. be nominated for Con-
gress to oppose Representative c. G.
Carlin the Democratic nominee by the
Eighth Congressional district conven-
ton which will meet at noon in this
city September Q.
Mr.. Crupper however has not yet
announced that he would accept the
nomination.
Mr.. Crupper is one of the best
known Republicans in the Eighth dis
trict and was formerly city chairman
and also postmaster of this city for
two terms and has attended a number
of nationa! conventions Of the party.
The Republicans of this city will
boru a mass meeting Wednesday night
at Odd Fellows Hall to elect fourteen
delegates and an equal number oil al
ternates to the convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
KILLED BY FREIGHT CAR
Dying Youth in Lynchburg Asks
Mother Not to Cry.

Lynchburg August 31-Dyif@ from
fatal injuries sustained unL Il the
wheels of d freight car Raymond Nc
Culley a sixteen-year-old lad looked
iup into the tear-strained +: f his
widowed mother and mutCered
"Mamma don't worry" and then fell
back dead.
. While sitting on the tracks % =
.restle on the grounds Of the blast
furnace at Reusens owned by the
Oriskaney Iron and Ore corporation
the lad was run over by freight car
and his left leg from the ankle up
t" the hip was horribly mangled.
He was sitting on the track between
two cars and could not be seen by
the engineer. The engineer with his
engine attached to a string Of cars
backed into the two cars beneath
which the lad was sitting and the
wheels passed over the left leg.
Means were heard and investiga-
ton disclosed the boy lying bleeding
on the rail. He was picked up and
carried to comfortable place and
Dr.. r. p. Kelley was summoned
from his home in Rivcrmont. Every
effort was made to save the boys life
but he died two hours after the ac-
cldent from shock.
He was employed at the blast fur
nace as water boy and lived with his
mother at Reuscns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
RIJLL MOOSE MAY ENTER.

The mention Of Joseph l.. Crupper
in connection with the Republican
nomination for Congress, has stirred
;he Bull Moose into action, and 1t is
said they have for The past lew na""
hecn canvassing the situation with a
view to putting a candidate OF tnelf
cwn lrto the field. Mr.. Cruppef is
said not to be acceptable to the TO-
lowers of Colonel Roosevelt, and the
names If Mr.. James f. Johnston an?
Mr.. Frank Evans, OF this city, have
been mentioned as the possible reclp-
tents of the Bull Moose nomination.
There is no doubt ihst the nom1ce
;youId receive the unanimous support
Of the Roosevelt followers, which IS
about half of the Republican vote IN
this District.
It is hari to understand however,
what any of these candidates could
expect to accomplish at this time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31

MANY ARE CAPTU RED.
Cossacks Pressing Rctreating Enc
my-Latrer Panic Stricken-Battle
Decided With Bayonets.

st. Petersburg. via Rome. Aug
31-Russian troops have smashed
through the Austrian LETT army
near SamoSce. in northern GallclA
and have routed it with enormous
losses.
Thousands of prisoners hay
been taken. together with many
cannon. machine guns. ani mllm-
tons, according to an official state
mcnt issued by the war office today
The Russian toS>ari division IS
nov. declared to be III fnl! pursuit
Of the rctreating army. and to haV"
succeeded in decimating the rear
guard. The, I!,tcat"d Arl>traInS;
are declared. in the official reports,
10 be panic-stricIirn. and fresh
Russian columns are being f"'i'
against them to prevent a June
ton with the Austrian Forces now
nrm. Lembcrg.
1t, is stated that the Russian IL
rantsr. .soycscd by 'an artillery
bombardnlent, charged the adv"nr
ing AustlianS, and. in a hand-to,
hand conflict. turned th" right o.
the line ut the point o. tn" haTrn"'
l.. - =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
GERMANS LOSE $40 IN FIGHT
Only $50 Saved from Crews OF Five
W5arships Sunk In Battle off
Hclgoland Bight.

London Aug. 31-An official state
ment issued tonight says that of 1900
men composing the crews Of the five
German warships sunk off Helgoland
Blight Friday only $50 were saved.
Twenty-nine killed and 50 wounded
was the price in men paid by the Brit
ish for the naval victory.
An official statement in describing
the action between the British and
German waships off Felgoland says:
The principle Of the operation was
a scouting movement by strong force
of destroyers to cut off the German
1ipbt craft from home and engage
them at leisure in the open sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31

Paris. Aug. 31-A supreme cf-
fort to halt the German movement
ON the northwest was being made
today.
At daylight the French army,
massed on the Lorraine frontier,
attacked the German left and sim
ultaneously the battle WAS renew
cd in the entire VoSgcs region.
1t was hoped this would comprI
the Germans to Withdraw some ol
their men from their right. ihW>
relieving the intense pressure az
ainst the French left. which has
been steadily falling back III th'
face of assault. by superior force
Ii is positively declared that nl'
to the present time the Germans
have been unable TO force the pas
sage of the Meuse within FTencL
territory. Every attempt to StrinG
pOntOOnS to replace the pfluScS
destroyed by the French. has beer
blocked. One entire regiment OF
German infantry. which was per
mittcd TO push It's bridge across
was wiped out when The bridge
we're dpStroyed by ARTILLERY Fire
I
The forces under Gen. Paul Pau
the one outstanding French hero
Of the present war. are d"ciaret
to have won substantial victories
the suhprcfccturc at Dirppc belns
made responsible for a report wide
ly circultcd here today that Pau
troops "wiped out an entire Ger
man army corps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
OPENING OF OYSTER SEASON
Rammel Cafe Prepared to furnlsf
Bivalves in Every Style.

AS will be seen by their advertise
ment, the proprietors of the Ramme'
Cafe will commence to serve oys-
ters tomorrow The excellences OF
the oysters served at this we'll
Known hostelry is known not only to
A,efandrians but to persons in nearly
every section of the country, as
people who visit this city during the
oyster season invariably indulge m
the bivalves in one style or another
at tEe Rammel.
The oyster season begins tomor-
row, %rd throughout its period Ram
el's Cafe will be the scene of pup
liz and private gatherings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
RESIDENCE ON FIRE.

The three story brick residence at
31O north Lee street formerly occu-
MED by Bertie Smith was dscovt
tc be on fire yesterday morning a
100 o'clock. The building has been
unoccupicd since the red light dis
+rict in Alexandria was abolished.
Firemen discovered that fire had been
started in three rooms on the second
fioor and that it was of incendlary
origin. The building was damaged
several hundred dollars covered by
insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
WEATHER THIS WEEK.
Frequent Thunder Show@s Forecast
I'd ny Weather 1-"aa.

Thunder showers during much Il
the week in New York, New Eng
land. the South Atlantic and Gulf
States and the extreme southwest
and generally fair weather elsewhere
except showers in the northwest dur
ing the latter half Of the week, arc
the indications reported by the
Weather Bureau. Temperatures Will
be somewhat higher early in the
week over the central portions OF
the country, and during ! the latter
half of the week will increase ov'-S
the West generally. No tropical
disturbance is indicated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-31
NEW HORSES FOR THE RELIEF
The Relief Hook and Ladder Con

The Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany has secured two new horses
which will arrive in Alexandria to-
day. DR.. Garvey, deputy health Of
ficcr, completed arrangements Tor
their purchase yesterday from G. s.
Hooper of the Bclvediere farm near
fredericksburg. The purchase price
was $3.50. The animals are jet black
mares six and seven years old, re-
spectively. They are said to be a
perfect match and weigh about l4oc
pounds each The pair of white
horses at present used by the Relief
Company, will be sold. go .'