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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29
Archaeology Shows They
Played Baseball On Nile
Booklet Tells of Rock Pictures Which Give linking to
Game as It Was Played by Ancients Far Back in the
B. C. Period; It Was Also Played at Princes
Courts in Europe Generations Later.
BY FRANK C. 4rENKE.

shortly after NOah's ark cast anchor on
Mount Ararat
Some Of these slabs it's said. show the
picture Of a shortstop who had huge paws,
was bowlegged, and who talked with
heavy German accent The writer Of the
article did not say whether this picture
was that Of Hans Wagner or Of his father.
Baseball on the Nile
Forty centuries ago." seriously states
this little booklet baseball was played on
the banks OF the Nile river leather COW
cred ball was used It had sewn cover.
IS on exhibition in the British museum in
London, and is in a remarkable state Of
preservation
The article failed to say whether It was
a Reach OF Spalding ball
Further on the article states;
In the 18th Egyptian dynasty. Coptic
artist sculptured on the Benz Hassans a
large number Of figures in the act OF
throwing and catching baseball
McGraw Not Original.
In another bit Of sculpturing work that
goes 10 prove that baseball is a very
ancient game, 1t is said there are two
figures, one standing in 'front.' and the other
behind, and that the figure in the rear IS
IN the act Of soaking the fellow in front
That goes TO prove that John McGraW
didn't spring any original stuff when he
began getting himself hit from behind"
The article regrets that 1t cannot make
known the name Of the teams that won
he pennant in 7Os1 B. c. owing to the
fact that the tablet that carried the league
standings for that year and also chronicled
the world series stuff IS so badly blurred
that decipherlng the chlsellng mas been
The TeIItaIe Letters.
However. down near the bottom OF the
slab. and listed after q heading, World
Series Pitchers there are some letters that
stand out above the blur. These are
De ''Mat-," and Pr" Many
persons may think that they recognize these
letters as being part Of the names OF Ger
tain pitchers, who have Indignantly de-
MED that they have been pitching since the
game began
an the 18th century declares the book
let the game Of ball was very popular
in the courts Of the princes OF Europe,
especially in Italy and France. The Chinese
have played ball from remote antiquity.
and the game had been known for centuries
IN Japan The ancient Greeks priced the
game very highly because It gave them
grace and elasticity"
How About Umpires-
None Of the tablets that have been dis
covered showed whether Bill Klein used TO
umpire back IN the old days, nor do any
make mention Of umpire However 1t
IS believed that they did have umpires in
those days. because one OF the slabs shows
an object, shaped ike a beer bottle, hurt
ling in the direction Of the COCO Of a per-
son who is seen wearing a blue cap and
blue suit. and whose pockets are bulging
the same way that ones pockets bulge when
ones pockets are filled with baseballs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29

an the spring OF 1895 I was ATTACKED b.
Muscular and Inhammatory Rheumatism. SUI
fered as only those who have II know for over
three years tried remedy after remedy, and
was only temporary. Finany, I found remedy
that cured ne completely. and Il has never re
turned have given It 20 . number who were
terribly afflicted and even bedridden with Rheu-
Datism, and It effected a cure In every case.
want every sufferer from any form OF rheu-
matte trouble 10 try this marvellous healing power.
Don't send cent; simply nail your name ard
address and VIII send It free 70 try. After you
have used It and Il has proven ftself TO be that
long loOked-for Uesns Of curing your Rheuma-
tfsm, you may send the price OF It, one dollar.
but, understand, do not want your money IN
less you are perfectly satisfied 70 send II. Isn't
that fair7 Why sulse- any longer when positive
relief IS thus offered you free7 Don't delay.
Write today. MARK z JACKSON, No. "a
Quincy Bldg. Syracuse y. Z"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29
TENER NAMES DATES FOR
PLAYING POSTPONED GAMES

New York. Nay 1s.-Presldent Tener Of
the National league announced the follow
ing dates for playing off postponed and tie
games
At Boston-Brooklyn. July "a; New
York. June = %; June IS "a: PhIladel-
phia June y p September p.
Al E1rOc5-lyI3 Boston, June I %; June
~. New York, September q; Philadel-
phia' June Q tz)i June p CD.
Al New 1ork-Boston, September 20 20;
Brooklyn June % %; Philadelphia, July
At hiladeiphia-Boston. September 2 "a:
B E57y, June p Cd: New York. June :
%; June 4, %.
At Observation-Disclosures September IS:
Cnlcago, June 5; St. Louis. June 4; Boston.
July = %; New York July IS %; Brook
lyn, August % %.
At Cincinnati-Pittsb May 81 (2)i
June Is tzls October 4 60; Chicago, June
p. August 81
At ChicagO-Pittsburg. September a
At St. Louis-Chicago June IS (2)s Octo-
Der 3 90; October 4 a..
Changes.
St Louis at Cincinnati June 8. instead
Game scheduled June at St. Louis vas
played May g
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29
Richie Thinks White His Successor
IL il il il IL
Oakland Club Secures Harry Ab1esI

portauon has been forwarded to Harry Ables,
the big southpaw, at his home in Terrell,
Tex. by Art Devlin. player-u1anager o. the
Oakland Coast league club Two years ago
Ables was one OF the clubs mainstays- II
AbIes can even approximate his form OF 1919
It Is the opinion OF Devlin that he will do
much toward putting the club on a winning
basis During the fall tournament OF 1910,
Ables pitched and won the last two games OF
the southwestern tournament for FL Paso at
Washington park. thereby winning first prize
money for the local club
Ty Cobb has boosted his swat rank from
34th to fourth place in two weeks The
speedy Tiger now has an average Of 1924. Joe
Jackson OF Cleveland is leading the Ameri-
can league sluggers with average Of $50.
while sam Crawford Of the Tigers is sec
ond with 1876 and Barry Of Philadelphia
third with 1926. There are only eight SOC
hitters in the league. Milan leads in stolen
bases with Is Club batting hOnors 90 to De-
troit with -e5z-
Because the game with Company L, Sun
day afternoon was declared void the News
paper team IS now installed in third berth.
while the lead Of the soldier club At the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29

top OF the column has been slightly reduced
The soldier and Newspaper club are one
game behind the remaining clubs in the
number Of games played. however. It is pre-
sumed that a date viii DC set FOR the game
at a future meeting.
HuEhey Jennings. of the Detroit Tigers.
believes that his team IS stronger now than
when il won the American league pennants
in the seasons OF 1907. 1905 and 1903 Jen-
nings declares that he has a Tar better in
field now, while there need be no worry
about the OUtfield- Eeach Is a fine running
mate for Cobb. and Crawford. in the outer
viii be in the race all the way even If they
do not win the pennant
Howard Ehmke, the sensation Of the
Coast league this season, is believed TO be
slated for a regular berth on the twIrliug
staff OF Clarke Griffith's Senator's Expert
enceu baseball men have pronounced Ehml1e
greater than Walter Johnson at the same
age The wonder which the Angels uuc0v-
cred in the pitching line has won six straight
games II h-nH1he proves as gu0u as hc tu-rS
he would be a second Walter Johnson and
then some In that event the 1915 peunant
would be gracefully conceded to Washing
ton according TO a coast critic.
\
Joe Birmingham. the young manager OF
the Cleveland Maps, IS considering an offer
from the Federal league. according TO vt.I
founded reports I'm eastern rfr-r-r
within the hearing OF several newspaper
men birmingham lntimated that he might
jump TO the Federals in the near ruth --
Is a known fact that Birmingham has hcI
several long conferences with Georre go
vail, manager Of the Kansas City club, since
the Packers struck BROOKLYN 10 meet the
Tip Tops in a series
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29

Bay it Because It's a studebaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29

"HARLIE WHITE is his logical succe5-
sor and with little more experience
4 will be a great fighter. in the opinion
Of Willie Richie, the lightweight
champion. white surprised me. but I am
sure that he did not beat me by large mar
gin" said the title holder in his dressing
room shortly after the fight 4 did most Of
the leading and must be given credit for this
important feature OF the fighting" White IS
confident that he can defeat the champion
over the long route. an opinion that is not
shared by critics OF the boxing game. White
will take a short rest De1ore engaging in
another bout.
Lefty Vaughn. q snappy little light
weight who participated in a number Of
bouts at the Juarez arena last summer. ar
rived in e Paso Thursday afternoon. Vaughn
has won six consecutive fights since he left
Il PasO, all being over the knockout route
Shortly after leaving FL Paso. Vaughn
knocked out the Texas Kid at Electra.
Tex. in the sixth round Of a scheduled 10
round contest. He also boxed in Oklahoma
and san Francisco. and is considered
conner In the boxing gone.
=
A ticket and expenses 10 cover his trans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29
TROPHY SERIES TO
OPEN ON JUNE 7

Santa Rita, n. II. Nay zs.-The initial
game Of the annual silver trophy series be-
tween the Hurley and Santa Rita Copper
league clubs will be played on June z. The
series consists Of seven games, the club win
ming three out Of four being awarded the
silver cup. donated by the Chino Copper
company Of Santa Rita and Hurley.
There sure is some rivalry between these
two towns" writes Tommy Smith, exman-
aEer OF the e Paso White SoI who Is now
plotting the santa Rita club. Il am sure
that We have the best club. however. re-
Gently acquired W J. Blanchfield. the out
fielder who played with Miami in the fall
tournament. and left hand twirler by the
name OF Benham. This series will bear
watching"
Bobby" Robinson. the heady little back
stop Of the Diggers was rendered a BIRTH
day reception recently by M and Mrs
Tommy smith. On Nay Is, Robinson was q
years old and an equal number Of friends
attended the party. After the banquet a
seven piece orchestra furnished music for
an informal dance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29

TEW YORK, May 2s-The chap named
~ Chadwick, who claims to have dis
covered or invented baseball about
90 years ago. was a nature fakir''
or something on that order, according to a
little booklet that came into our possession
today
After .remarking that archaeology con-
tributes its testimony to the antiquity Of
ball playing" the booklet goes on to tell
US about a huge number OF stone slabs that
have been uncovered in recent years to show
that baseball became g popular pastine
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29
But for Stude-
baker SIX
vOlum e, you
would pay
more and get
less.

Volume makes manufacturing
economy. which. N turn.
makes value.
Production of the Studebakez
SIX IS greater than any other
81" IN the world.
It engages the biggest and best
plant in the worlds 00OsO
in machinery alone
II permits a quality Of materials,
a closeness Of manufacturing,
beyond the reach Of a smaller
production.
It cuts down the manufacturing
cost per car to the lowest
figure.
That IS why the studebaker SIX
is the. quality equal Of the
$4,000 Six"
That is why it is outselling every
other "SiL"-whether near IL
in price or far above it.
Send for the studebaker Proof
Book, describing Studebaker
manufacturing methods.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-29
Rheumatism
Remarkable Home Cure Given by One Who
HadIt-He Wants Every Sufferer to Benefit
Send 10 Noaay-Jass 70ar Address.

Years Of awful suffering and misery have
taught this man. Marx n. jackson OF Syracuse.
New York, how terrible an enemy 70 human hap
piness rheumatism Sc, and have given him syn
patty with all unfortunates who gre within its
grasp. he wants every rheumatic victim to know
bow he was cured. Read what be says:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11
oRsoN SMITH GETS BUSY

Having been exposed as the owner
of property used for immoral pur-
poses, Orson Smith, president of the
Merchants Loan & Trust Co., now
seeks to have Mrs. Jessie Kirwan, the
lessee of this property, which is at
507507-9-11 S. State street, ousted.
The place, which is known as the
Dexter Hotel, has been known by the
police for long time. Smith, SEEM
ingly, just got acquainted with the
true state of affairs when the news
was printed in the papers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11
GIRL, ATTACKED BY MAN, LOSES
LEG IN FLIGHT

Esther Anderson, IS, 6044 Eber-
hardt av., was struck down by Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern train last
night and lost her leg while running
from a man who had tried to attack
her.
The accident occurred at Stony
Island av. and 18th st. The girl is
employed by dressmaker and said
she was delivering a dress when she
met young fellow who offered to
assist her with. the bundle.
When they neared the railroad
tracks he tried to attack her, but she
broke away from him and ran in the
path of speeding express train.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11
TRUAx, GREENE IN AGAIN

Assistant Corporation Counsel
George L. Reker is about to take an.
other fall out of the dope trust" He
declared yesterday that he intended
filing suit for $4,000 in penalties
against Truax, Greene & Co., whole
sale druggists at III North Wa
bash av.
He claims that the drug company
sold ,forty-three ounces of cocaine to
Thomas Roberts, a cocaine peddler.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11
THE LATEST

by Jim Mdnee.
The latest thing that has been
sprung
1t beats them all by far.
They'll have it on the railroads and
They'll call it Tango Car"
Our lives are saved alas! alack!
This new stunt. they have found,
Will let US, when we're leaving home,
Dance our way out of town.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11
LORIMER BANK MESS

LSNl"IN DINlNtN "@OS
Reported that Lorimer bank chang
ed from national to state institution
with only 1892, 900 on hand a check
for 81, 25O,000.
District Atty Wilkerson is trying
to find if back was insolvent at time
of change.
Cook county grand jury will begin
hearing testimony Monday. Jury
sworn in yesterday.
1880
ScULLY GETS ENDORSEMENT
Aid. Kenna of the First Ward is
being blamed by County Judge Owens
for the endorsement given Judge
ScuIly for county judge. Yesterday
it was announced that the latter
would get the regular Democratic
support for the job.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11

P. S.-They're going to have
dancing car on the railroad. Good
night!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11
GAMES TODAY
National League.


Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at st. Louis.
American League.
Chicago at New York.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
Federal League. =
Indianapolis at Chicago.
Kansas City at St. Louis.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Buffalo at Baltimore.
Lebanon, Pa.-Three killed, heavy
property damage in storm.
1000 .s
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Saturday and probably SUM-
day; no important change in temper
allure; light variable winds.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02

farther investigation money is snug !. cd to the prisoners ill Sing Sing. some of the prisoners are constantly supplied through this underground system with large sums and by means of their money they are able to brib2 the prison keeprrs and others to smuggle in drugs of many kinds. The most popular drugs with the prisoners are cocain and morphine and thesd are brought into the prison in large quantities and some of the inmates have become confirmed "fends" during their terms of cOnfinment.
 AS a result of this investigation and report seven under officials anG guards have been discharged by the warden and an attempt will be made to stamp out the practice of snug gling.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
FATAL ENDING OF CRUISE
CONSPIRACY IS RIFE IN MEXICO
WOMEN SNUe PRESIDENT : pecial Nugget Service.

WASHlNGToN Feb : Three han d1cd working women called on Pr"sl. q, Tt Wilson t"d,,, ~""kiha to interest hlm in a bill for thu. general franchis" mont of women throughom th" Init"i s.,,i,s The president told the w" men that hr could give th"m no "n ,o,lagomrnt m r"2ard to rh" IoplsIa
 ion they desired
 After the president had gIEan his al swrr tu the request of th" women they based before him in single file. as is the custom with such del"gation~ wi.rn calling on tn" chief executive Many of the women refused {" shak" ,'. proff"r@d hand "f Mir Wilson and pa> ed him with avert"d heads
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 LOS ANGELES. Feb. Z Living alone in d small apartment in tn" pico Heights section of the town until recently were two sisters who wctr known to the few neighbors who knew anything about them as the Misses Warren. They were elderly maiden ladies and they lived in comparative poverty according to the few Wh' Lncw anything about them.
 Sometime one of the old women and sometimes the other would be seen tC leave the aparcmcnt where they dwclt .a!,nr and make q trip to H nearby stcrc ur market returning with a basket of groceries which would h. used with the greatest care. What the E, urrr of the income of the old W0- inci, was non" knew and they kept very much to themselves and nCN"i discussed their affairs with tn" few Inciehbors with whom they were "l speaking terms.
 Tor the last month those who were accustomed tn see the sisters alternate in their trips to market have noticed that only one of the feebl" old womeT was carrying the basket to the store
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
Special Nugget ServIcs.


 FALMOUTH Feb. Nincty-twu days battling with gales in the south Atlantic and the North Atlantic, q collision with d fishing boat off the Ago, es and finally wrecked off the coast of England was the fate of the bark Hcra which sailed from Chile for England three months ago
 The ships was so badly battered by the wind and waves of the South AtI. ntic that Captain Lorenz put into the little port If Horta In the Azores where he retltted his splintered spars and torn sails. After making what repairs he could to his ship and talk ing on board water and fresh pro visions the bark was headed east by north on the last leg of her long voy age
 But the gods of wind and sel were still in d bad humor and the Hera was huffeted and knocked about from the day she stuck her nose out of tho | land locked harbor of HOrta. \ week ago the bark sprang leak and the members of the crew were kept constantly at the pumps night and day in order tO keep the partially diamantled vessel from foundering.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
EIGHTEEN PERISH IN SEA
 WITHIN SIGHT OF HOME

been sighted hu was being swept ont" ,h. trta, ,t"r.,ua rocks The wife of Capt lm i"r,n>. with a small hady in her arms led tn" wives of the officers and men of tn" ship {" tn" stone d"i; just within the sea wall and there they waited for the ou, boat that could b" seen struggling into the harhor They C, uld see that the nttl" whalch"at WIS loaded with men but none could tell until she made the landing whether husband or son was aboard
 Thrr" w"r" ug"nilng scenes on the dock when the men landed and amid tft-S,. mingled those Wh" had received th-lr loved on"s back from The drcp and the lucky ones tried t" cheer the others with the hop" that tho ,'fc saving crew would reach the stricken ship in time
 Iut Captain Hilliard and his men could not win the fight against tho clements hefor" the IIcra went tu pieces and when the life saving rrrv returned they had [" report that Gap tain Lornz and eighteen "f his m"n lad p"rishcd within sight of then Il, mes after three months voyage ,lNcl the sea.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02

Mexico City and throughout the entire country an underground organization
 which had as its object the assassina- .
 ton of IIucrta and the re-entrance of the hanishcd DiaZ into the country. The last attempt of the nephew of the old ruler to grab the reins of govern mcnt failed so ignominously that great care was being taken to keep the pres cnt plans secret and to make all of the arrangements for the second re- turn of the man whose name is sup roscd to be sufficient to win the peo- pie. if backed with the proper amount
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02

I hey sulmscd that the uthr! sister must be ill and once or twice someon" made inquiries after her health To these we'll meant questions as to how E,l sister was Miss \cncttc Warren, vh, was known as the younger of th" ',,ucer Warrens" always replied tha' her sister was getting along nicely.
 Nn one had ever been admitted [" the household of the two rcClusos and even the woman who attended {" the building where they lived said that slc had never been in their apart . n.ntS.
 Yesterday. however th' woman in charge "f the building found it ncces s.rv for sanitary reasons t. fore" her presence on tn" sisters, Sh" Was h"r- litird when she ctnrrrd ihr tW" small rooms which they uccuaied tn tind that the elder sister was lline on th' bed in the inner room and that sh' lad evidently been dead for 4 r"nSid erablc time.
 The agent for the building was not flied and he at once sent word to tn police and the department of health An investigation "f tn" premisc' l occupied by thc sisters and persisten
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02

their comra les to get their raft over however for the operation to be sue teysfully rried out and the Pat: ship.
 The wea' ear was meanwhile becom ing worse and the men in the boat were forced to pull for the harhor and leave those on board the Hera to their fate.
 The luoIt"l,t on the hill above .he life saving station. had seen the ship drag Sme in towards the rocks and had sienaled tn the station that she needed clp CapIa in Hilliard of the life say Ing crew put out in the government long boat md made a gallant fight against the wind and waves in an ef- fort to r"a,h the Hera which Was rapidly pounding to pieces. II" passed the life boat from the ship on his way out and learning that there were eigh teen more men aboard the ill lfated 'Vcsscl who's, wives and families wert waiting them in Falmouth he rcdou hlrd his efforts to reach the vess" hct, re she brnk" up.
 Meanwhile word had gon" about the Itown that the long overdue Hera ha'
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
- REMOVED FROM SENATE. Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l Dr. Harry Lane, of Oregon. was removed from the senate in a parliamentary sense by the presiding officer, Vice President Marshall, because of his reflections OF the action of the interstate commerce commission on his resolution in regard ing by the United States steel Corpor- atiOn
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
MOOSE BURDEN
 HANDICAP RACE

The Moose burden handicap will he run from Nome to Solomon on Feb ruary 9. The start will be at 10 a. IT The race is open to all members of the order. All entries must state burden and number of dogs.
 Entries should be filed with Joe sheldon at the Alaska Bank and will close at noon Saturday. February '. Russ Downing. Joe Sheldon and Scotty Allan are the official handicappers,
 The race will be from Nome to Solomon and will be followed by , banquet to be given by the Solomon Moose at the Dickson hotel on the night of the race. The prizes for the race will be announced later,
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-02
A LIEUTENANT OF DIAz ErBANISHED BY HUERTA A

of bribcs for those in higher authority. a profound secret
 Jose Louis Afqucna was the chief of staff of the younger DiaZ in the for nation of the plot for the overthrow of Huerta and he kept his tracks $ well covered tha. he was actually an under officer in one of the executive departments of the government in Mexico City From his home in the capital this friont of the hanished or n campaign of scdition and con (Contiued on page four)