El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
O1msted v ants Fast Young Pitchers
Mocha Is One of Freakish Battlers

DUNG pitchers OF class A rating
" are wanted by manager Hank
4 OImstead. the peppery little
manager Of the FL Paso White Sox. The
Denver Post recently said: Hank
Olmstead, some dandy little pitcher OF
former Denver fame, is now managing
the Ell Paso team, in the Copper league
He wrote manager COffey, of the local
club. and said that he hoped that his
letter would bring luck to Coffey and
he would land that fourth consecutive
pennant He also wanted young pitch
ers,"
ScOtty Monteith, manager Of Johnny
Dundee, is now in Chicago with an
offer from the Mcmahon brothers, OF
New York city to Willie Ritchle 10
meet Dundee before their club. An in
ducement Of $4,000 accompanied the
offer. Dundee declared that the weight
was perfectly agreeable to him, as ne
was confident that he could defeat
Ritchie at any pOundage. Dundee re-
Gently won a newspaper decision over
Patsy DrOuillard.
Attorney Z. e. Gates, on receipt of
word from president James A. Gilmore
has applied for injunction proceedings
against pitcher Blanding, of the CleVe-
land American league club, a Federal
contract jumper. The suit against
Blanding viii be instituted in the
United states district court at Grand
Rapids. Mich, where the case of catcher
Killifer, Of the Phillies, is pending.
Bob Moha, the man who defeated
Battling Levinsky, at Milwaukee, is one
of the freaks Of the boxing ring. Mona
is no taller than a lightweight and is
shorter in the arms. Yet, with this
handicap in height and reach. the Dutch
man fights them all at 115 and $50
pounds and whales many of them Lee
Ia ia -ah nnsnNr n
with Jack Dillon as the result of
severe attack of gastritis.
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Buck Weaver and Jimmy Scott, White
SOx shortstOp and twirler, respectively,
are considering offers from the Federal
league. Recently Weaver announced
that unless the management of the SoX
accepted his terms, he would go over
to the independent organization. It is
said that Scott, while noncOmmittal has
come to the same conclusion, and both
are ready to sign with the outlaws"
Charlie White, Chicago's foremost
contender for the lightweight cham
pionship, must defeat either Johnny
Dundee or Leach Cross before he would
be considered a match for Willie
Ritchie. This was pleasing news to
White, who Immediately asked his
manager to make preparations for
match with either of the eastern light
weights at Milwaukee.
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Complaining that he is too old to
play. Arthur Devlin. ex New York Giant
and manager of the Oakland Pacific
Coast league club, will not be mem
Der of the regular team this season.
Deylin stated that in a pinch he can get
out and take a crack at the ball. but he
can also manage the club better by
sticking to the bench. This will be Dew
Inns first year as manager Of class
"AA' club.
Infighting won for Johnny Dundee,
the New York lightweight. over Patsy
Drouiuard, lightweight champion of
Canada. The Canuck fighter, how
ever, had nothing to be ashamed of
when he left the ring. He snapped
punches with the fierce little Italian
and was equally aggressive. Superior
work in the clinches and experience
won for the easterner.
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Governor John K. Tener. president Of the
4 man occupying such position Chas.
II. Thomas. the newly elected president Of
the Chicago Cubs. should be financially in
terested in the club Governor Tener stated
that he will never rest content until the
club is controlled by Chicago capital. Sew
cral syndicates and prospective purchasers
are now in THO field.
City prosecutor Mckeeby. of Los An
geles, has refused to allow Jimmy
Clabby. strongly suspected of being
Americas best middleWeight, to fight