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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

TEW YORK, April New Yorl1s
~ trio of star lightweights. Leach
\ Cross, Tommy Murphy and
Young Joe shugrue, have done gone
and left US flat Cross is headed for
Los Angeles, where he goes to do bat
tie with Freddy Welsh, the English
champion: Shugrue is expected to sail
for Australia sometime the coming
week, and Tommy Murphy is already
encamped near San Francisco in train
ing for the match with Willie Ritchie,
the worlds champion lightweight title
holder.
Gotham sports will have to get along
the best they can for the next month
or two without these stars to enter
tain them But for that matter local
sports are getting pretty well used
TO that sort of thing-the bulk of en-
Tertainment promoters have been deal
ing them all winter has not particular
" smacked Of class.
However, it is an i'll wind that blows
no good, and California and Australian
Bports-espe cially the latter-are to be
congratulated on the visits of this tri-
umvirate of fistic stars
Shugrue is Coming Fast.
New Workers have little hope that
Cross and Murphy viii do any more
imam QLdE 4OMA Aue losers enQS IN
their battles-with. Shugrue it is a
different matter. This kid is coming
fast, and viii in all probability become
a warm favOrite with the Antipodean
sports. On the dope there is hardly
a native lightweight who can make
trouble for the clever yOungster
Bitchie Murphy Next Big Contest.
The next big lightweight contest is
20 be held in Jim CbffrOth's San Fran
cisco arena on April 17-one week
from next Friday-When Willie
Richie and Tommy Murphy are
booked for 90 rounds. This is the
match that was TO have been decided
last December; then postponed until
February. and again to April II. The
weather man and a high fever belong
ing to Richie were responsible for the
first postpOnement. and the champion
alone was blamed for the second hold
uI-althOugh ii was through no fault
OF his other than an unfortunate ac-
cldent which subjected him to so much
severe and unjust criticism at the time.
wines showing against Ad VOL
gasr indicates that ~ will be at his
pest form when he steps in the ring
with Murphy. and which augurs no
Eood Tor the New Yorker. The latter
mas been great little man in his
gay, Tor years ranking close to the
Ie4oers OF the division. though always
lew points shy of championship
class It is the opinion Of local ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
BRITISH GOLFERS
NOT APPREHENSIVE

London, Eng, April 4.-Little fear is
felt on this part of the English golfers
that the American invasioni will carry
the championship away from the Brit
ish isles. They look upon Ouimet as
a yOungster who lacks experience and
seasoning, and whose title was gained
by fluke. However, the English golf
ers who saw Ouimet play at Brookline
last year are a bit more apprehensive.
Chick Evans, the Chicago golfer. is
regarded as the most formidable man
in the American contingency. Neither
Jerome Travers nor Fred HerresshOff,
both of whom have played in England
many times, have ever shown the re-
markable form on links here that they
have in their own country
English sporting writer's generally
are of the opinion that Ball and Hill
ton, the English cracks, are not as
good as they once were, but expect
VardOn or Ray or some other profess
sional to beat the Americans ) in the
open championship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

perts that Tommy is tackIfng the
hardest Job Of his entire career in
boxing Ritchie-WhO looks the class
of American Iightweights since Gans's
9ay-and those who like to risk few
Qollais on sporting events of this ma
Iure should bear in mind that Muir
phy is no longer a spring chicken
as years are reckOned in athletics.
Cross Shows Second Class.
AS for Leach Cross, it is nv oDiniOn
Ihat ms TO round strenuous session
with Willie Richie last fall was the
turning point in his career Certainly
he outfought himself in that engage
ment, and his showing since that time
mas been very much second class In
tact, the only bout Leachie has put
TO his credit since the great battle
with the champion was the one with
Rud Anderson, and that young man
has not been able to lick a postage
stamp since his operation for appendi-
cltls- Joe Rivers OutbOXed and out
fought cross In their 20 round match
and since coming back home Leach
mas twice been Outpointed. Even Phil
Bloom, local yOungster of no great
Skill was entitled to a verdict over
the fighting Dentist And Young Shu-
grue also beat him several weeks ago
according 60 local critics.
His Chances Not Rosy.
cross boxes Freddy Welsh in Los
Angeles on April Is judging from
Wnat Fred did to Rivers only recently
SroSs chances to defeat the clever
iEhgllshman are anything but rosy. It
looks 70 me as though Leach is natur-
any IN Tor scientific trimming at
" elsh hands It is not exactly clear
Just what else he can hope to ac-
com push. cross has never been able
70 40 anything worth while against
d ShIiIed boxer, and Welsh is certainly
an OF mat With the rough and ready
sIugSefs Leach always has a chance,
az ne packs a punch that will turn the
G I55 trick almost any time it lands.
9uI ne VIII find Welsh very adept at
uodslng right swings
W eish Plans Wisely.
II welsh is victorious in the Cross
II1 55iIe ne likely viii be chosen as
Vim " me Ritchie's opponent for the
I ouElh OF July. With WOlgast laid
~ again there viii be no one to dis
Rute Welsh's claims for a battle for
NE me worlds title-unless of course,
tommy Murphy should pull the un-
T7IA-pfected and upset the champion.
y S4sh mas wisely decided that the
ssulchesU and surest road to a match
LOT the highest hOnors is to beat his
! VA asplrants first and started the
by giving Joe Rivers the
,'-osI artistic licking that young man
ever mad handed to him.
aHo II should make great con-
versus Welsh-and one
- VIII just about establish a new
;Scofq for receipts in the lightweight
'He II the boys fight il out in San
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
FOSTER is BACK AT
THIRD BASE AGAIN

Washington, D. c., April AFTER
the season Of 1912 Ban johnson gave
it as his opinion that Eddie Foster, of
The Washington team, proved himself
the find of the season. The brilliant
work Of the third baseman that year
made him stand out among the men
OF the organization who play similar
position.
Last year Foster was down with ty-
phoid few weeks after the season
opened, and was out of the game for
about two months. A winters rest.
however, seems to have done wonders
and, judged on his showing in prac-
tice, Foster is not only sure to equal
the performance of 1912, but is almost
certain to do even better work. saws
Ed GrillO, prominent Washington
scribe. He has not only entirely re-
covered his health, but he has never
been In better condition than he is
right now.
Though Foster has had several years
experience in professional baseball. he
IS still mere boy, and is sure to last
Tor many years. While not a batter
who figures with those leading in the
averages, Foster has the reputation of
being. the most scientific hitter in the
American league.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
U. S. POLO TEAM
BEGINS TRAINING

New York, April with Harry
Payne whitney, Devereux MiIburn and
members Of the big four in intar1,-
IlonaI polo, on hand, active practice
Tor the coming match started TO-DAY at
lakewood, n. J. FoXal1 P. Keene. NAL
La Montague, Howard Phinps ana y
score Of lesser known players were
q, Nothing has vet been done REGARDING
chances Of their forming combina2
ton for the defence of the international
cup is not at all probable.
About 80 ponies are at the disposal
Larry Fitzpatrick, who has Trained
polo ponies for many years. whitney
has contributed nearly 20 of the
mounts August Belmont three. Louis
Stoddard five, Malcolm Stevenson two.
levereuX Milburn five while two come
from Hawaii
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

/ San Antonio, Texas April with only
[ a few days left before the opening of the
! season, the eight clubs composing the cir
! cult of the Texas baseball league are in
uptOp form for the race and anxious for the
( start. Indications are that the race this
/ year will be an unusually close one, for all
! the teams have been showing well in the
preseason games. and reports from over
! the circuit are that the teams are faster
than last season.
Especially is this the case with Galveston
and Beaumont, two teams which dragged
behind the greater part Of last season and
proved a veritable joke.
Galveston Looks Better This Year.
With Paul SenteH handling the reins at
Galveston, and George Leidy in control at
Beaumont. the fans are expecting better
results and are hopeful Of season that viii
find both the CrustaCeans and Oilers in the
thick Of the fight to the time Of the playing
of the final game on Labor day Sentell
Is wen satisfied with the showing Of the
Sand Crabs so far. They have speed and
the experience of a bunch Of veterans. In
BaeTrwald. Madden, Wilson. Massey and
Tarlton they have a bunch Of men who are
not novices at the game, and in the pitch
ing department they are we'll taken care Of
with Sewen, Hiett and Moore as the de-
Beaumont Flag Contender.
Beaumont, with Belts and BObo as catch
ers; Cooke, AtZ, Durkin and Dodd, infteld-
ers; Maloney, Burgess and Nlllams IN the
outfield, and Brandt, Swami, Taft, Martina,
McCuller, Moore, Smith and PLAN as pitch
ers. has team which manager Leidy fig
ures as a contender for the flag.
The Austin Senators. with Walter Frantz
at the helm, and Brainard Brownlow and
Dupuy 20 round out the infield, and Bill
Hill, Jesse James and chief Ross in the
outfield: a good pitching staff. including
Vic Miller, Dusty Rhodes. jim Wainwright
and Bob Smith, a spitballer, and Lefty
Lewis, have taken a brace since their ap-
pearance here recently in an exhibition
game and look Ike real ball team now.
Waco Has Hitting Team.
Reports from Waco are to the effect that
Ellis Hardy has a team Of hitters with
WOhlleben. Malmquist and Roy Akin or
Grub on the bases; Tanner, short; Reilly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
Mrs. Taft Aided In Driving
Murphy Out of Chicago Cubs
Spurred Husband to Deliver Ultimatum to Murphy
When Other Negotiations Had Failed Former Cub
Owner Got $500 Share For 50 Shares Of
Stock Keeping One asInvestment.
BY MONTY.
Ew YORK, April At was a wor
woman who kicked Charles the

not even approach. Tener took
hone for a moment and told Muir
~ some of the things InaI ms NJ
I-2nen to him if he didn't sell at IaIt
fiolyre. but Murphy wouldn't ouoge.
T6ev had been talking altogeIner LOI
-, hour and a half on the phone
an Mrs. Taft Breaks In.
Trs+ then there came a loud banging
an the door. 1t was opened ana IN
OI $3.50 Mrs. Taft She was the picture
- iiiT|,nsfience and anger. When in
Sor,oed that Murphy was refusing 10
IN ont. She burst into ordinations.
saLEe won't sell out?" she began, aim
inc her attack at her husband, ven
see If he won't. SO ne thlhKS ne can
sCf like this and embarrass the whole
n r. family, does he? Here, you take
tbe Dbone again and give him your
1IItimatum right now. NO, not aIIer
n few minutes and not after you tel
me anv more details. I know all 1
Want to know. You get on the phone
right now and end this thing lmmedl-
There was no lodging her. Taft re-
turned to the telephone and said TO
~ - 20 agree On $1,000 a Share.
.rJine thousand five hundred dollars
for each share of your stock! Accept
the offer right now without another
word of argument or III ring off and
well use more vigorous methods to
fix this IQlng. OO you dCCSpL. VI nOIs
at accent" answered Murphy, 'on
this condition-you buy only 90 shares
and I will retain one,
"Dne" said Taft. The deal is closed.
Good byeI"
Thus endeth Mr.. Murphy Taft has
paid over a total of s5O3,5 to Muir
ply since then to end the affair. Muir
phy is still in the club to the extent Of
one share Of stock, but he will have
no hand in any of its affairs even If
Taft doesn't eventually sell il to some
body else. The single share Of stock
viii be only in the nature of an in
vestment so far as Murphy is con-
cerned.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

" HICAGO, Ill, April 4.-Young pitch
ers just breaking into the game
would do well to emulate Ed
Walsh, the spitball artist of the Chicago
White Sox, who was recently asked
how he learned to throw his famous
Splitter"
well, I'll have to tell you that with
a confession. L always have made a
practice of grabbing anything that any
other pitcher had whenever I saw it..
That is the way 7 have perfected my
pitching. No pitching secret is safe
around me. One spring I reported to
the White SOx in Marlin Springs, where
the Giants now train.
There was another young pitcher
there named Stricklett He and 1
chummed together. One day Comiskey
got him out to see what he could do, and
heard Elmer tell him that he had
something good. That was enough for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

nfromF awithw
T.
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spells
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others had blind a t school
chOkd kidney
Yesgated other cases the had cured
troubles
another
cured at Dr. Still nfry Another uuar limb because she knew
at Clint and gom we had cured Some liver taking
here in the city Another because his friend Arizona had been cured bad liver
Another hadbn
because had sister cured and the other had talked with several they had
here in the a Dr. A T. Still Osteopathc InfrmaIy
So A OsteOpathc mimay built
YOU see the blood made everything about you in the first place and they get
the impurities and build up the parts again. and that all there IS to curing
dease 80 the
dn or appendices or pelvic part about YOU Don't get them cut
covered by Dr. Ira w Collins can restore you by perfect health No knife
Ger or ezh9qn your heart found dead in bed 90 try Oay and
prevent all the fatal diseases and be well and for what good viii
DO you you take fatal disease tonight or die with exhausted heart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
Brown Eyed Men Make
Best Athletes, Says
Physical Director

Chicago, III, April Az last a
troubled and anxious world has the
secret of athletic success. 1t is moth
ing more nor less than brown eyes.
William X Meyer, physical director Of
the Crane technical school, asserts
that brown eyed athletes are invar-
iably the best performers.
an the history of athletes IN Chi
cago." said Meyer, ct has been
proved that athletes whose eyes are
brown win the majority of hOnors in
practically all branches Of sport.
II may cite a few of the brown
eyed athletes wno have become FAM
Gus First there is AlonzO. S. Stagg.
Then there IS Walter Steffen, another
brown eyed man, who still stirs the
football men. Coy, Yale's grea test
football player, mas brown eyes. Jim
Thorpe, worlds greatest athlete, sees
thinEs through brown Orbs.r
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
Walsh Tells of Getting Spitba11I
-:l:- -:I:- -:H:- -:I:- -:n:-
Says Strick1ett Was First To Use It

me. I certainly hadn't. What I saw
was the first spitbalI
Il saw how StrickIett did it. and I
tried it myself. You hear all kinds Of
stories about the birth Of the spitbau.
but I believe that Elmer Stricklett was
the first pitcher who used it,
IT'S a wonderful ball Many people
one kind of a twister with it; as mat
ter Of fact, you can make a spitball do
anything, follow any curve.
''The physics back of a spitbau is the
reverse twist BY wetting the fingers
held on top of the ball and keeping
your thumb perfectly dry. you make
the ball spin over and forward-that
is to say, it spins away from your fin
gers and towards your thumb. The eff
feet is a perfectly astounding pitch
downward. 1t goes straight for a bat
ter's head, then swerves out and takes
a sudden dive downward.
after you learn to control it, a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
This was a sterling per-

UUUUIIEITLo' 7 IIIo " . . . Vt MS ENI
Torrance.
AIeadowsweet is a fine jumper and
a free goer. Two professionals and an
amateur have won on her, and each
mount.
It is rumored that pretty soon Mr..
Stokes" viii be shipping MeadOwsweet
Savannah and all her other 'chasers
back to the United States for the sum-
mer's sport on Long Island. If Alex
ander Smith Cochrane adheres to his
intention to ship PostbOy back to
America again, when the Irish horse
and the American filIy meet there
ought to be some" steeplechasing.
And perhaps Highbridge win trim
them both-if he finds his best form
again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

splitter is an assassinatOr Of batting
averages. / have frequently allowed q.
batter to pile up three balls just for
fun. then cut over three spitters on the
corner and strike him out.
4 hear a lot Of pitchers complain
that the spitters cannot be controlled
that it is a wild, cratic ball, that goes
its own way without discipline. That
isn't so. The trouble is that they don't
learn to do it before trying it.
Before I had the nerve to use a
spitball in a game, I practiced It for
two years and part Of another.
II used it for the first time in des-
peratiOn. I was pitching against
Cleveland iR-1904, and they were mu--
dering me. IT was awful I never got
such a Iacing in my life Then I pulled
this new splitter on them and got away
with it,"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04

woman who kicked Charles
Webb Murphy out of the Chi
cago Cubs Mrs. Katherine B. Taft.
wife of Charles P. Taft. is the one
VINO turned the trick. The true de-
t%Ils OF what actually happened on
InaI memorable day d month ago have
!edked out st last, and the story is be-
ing told here for the first time.
w men governor Tener, president of
the national league, arrived in Cincin-
ndII IhaC afternoon, ne went directly
70 me 1aIts' hotel apartments. After
rev moments of conversation be-
tween the two over the crisis in Ma
IiOidI league affairs and the necessity
OF getting rid of Murphy, two other
men were called into the room. They
we're John Conway ToOle, attorney of
lne National league and the man who
had drawn up the famous national
agreement as well as the present style
OF pan players contracts, and James
L. CARNEY, president of the Boston
Discussion led to a unanimous con-
c!uslon that the only possible sOlu-
Ilon OF the difficulty lay in buying
Murphy out Quick action was neces-
sary and the question then arose as to
what was the speediest possible meth
o. Inc long distance telephone was
resorted to and Murphy was lined I'D
on the other end Of the, wire, Taft
did the talking.
Murphy Really Held Control.
1t can be stated right here as a posi-
tive fact that Murphy did actually own
"a shares of the Cubs's stock, or a ma
Jority of the total of 100 shares. Harry
Ackerland, OF Pittsburg, owned 10
shares and Taft the other SO shares.
Murphy had bought this stock grad
ually from Taft, who owned it in the
beginning few shares every year,
with money saved out of his salary of
$4,000 as president of the club.
At the beginning of the telephone con
versatiOn Murphy demanded S100 600
each for his shares, a figure that Taft
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
NEWARK HAS NONE BUT
CUBAES ON BALL

CUBAAS ON BALL TEAM
Newark n. j., April with the
transfer Of the Long Branch team of
the Atlantic team to this city, Newark
will have a strictly Cuban ball team.
DR.. Henriquez will have none but his
own cOuntrymen in the club Players
already signed are: ObregOn, Viola,
CaIvo, Baranda, HungO, ROmanach.
Torres, Jiminez, MunOz, AcOsta and
PardO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
PROBABLE LINEUP OF BRITISH
POLO CONTENDERS IS FORECAS s.

London. Eng, April Although II
is a bit early for speculation regarding
the makeup of the polo team for the in
ternatiOnal matches, a probable combf-
nation has already been picked from
among the Englishmen now at practice
in Madrid. This team is composed of
Capt. H. A. TOmkinsOn as No. 1, Mai. F.
W Barrett as No. ,, Capt. Vivian Lock-
EFT as No. 3 and Capt. c. F. Hunet as
back
According to present plans, the play
ers viii return to England about the
first of Nay, when half dozen matches
viii be played with a team captained
by Walter S. Buckmaster. This team
will probably consist of R. N. GrenfeI
Capt. Freake and lord Wodehouse.
Ostrich plumes dyed to match your
spring costume Willow plumes made
into French plumes Latest ostrich
fancies. Southwestern Ostrich Farm,
All Texas. Ell PasO Theater Bldg.-Ad-
Vertisement
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29

zAPATA GETsA SETBACK

Washington, July l2o.-Zapata, the
bandit, who has menaced Mexico City
for weeks, is in retreat, driven, back
by Carbajal forces, who are now wait
ing the outcome of. the peace nego-
tiations between Carbajali and Car
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
rama envoy, according to Gen.
Funston's report to war department.

Success may not depend so much
upon what you do yourself as upon
what you can jolly others into doing
for you.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03

here that cable messages for Great Bri-
tain and Ireland must be put In plain
language and I'm English or French. sub
ject to censorship. Code and cipher mes
sages are prohibited
The company has received reports from
the Continent that there is delay in
the delivery of messages on the other
side. Agents OF the company here said
they were taking care OF all the messages
thus far, as Is also the Western Union.
Tho French Gable Company received
word that all messages were being sub
mitted TO Government censors At Brest
to which place tho cable messages are
sent from New York for transmission
to other parts OF Europe. No code or
cipher messages are permitted.
There was no halt in the business done
by the companies yesterday. All mes
sages given over the counters were &C
cepted. no orders having come yet plac-
ing definite restriction upon business
Many hysterical messages are beine
sent by persons anxious about the safety
OF friends or relatives abroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03
TO RUSH U. S. WARSHIPS NORTH
Naval Officers Believe Fleet May he
Needed During War In Europe.

WARRINGTON, Aug 2.--Naval authori-
ties will try tomorrow to bring about the
withdrawal of the American battleship
feet from Mexican waters and its return
TO the northern coasts.
II is the unanimous opinion OF the
naval officers in responsible posts in
Washington that this is no time for the
American battleship feet 10 he lying idle
in the tropics II IL their belief that the
fleet should be brought north. held to-
gether as "A unit force and get an oppor-
tunity to redevolop the efficiency OF per-
sonnet, which is known to have deterio-
raetd considerably during the lonk STAY in
Mexican waters and the West Indies.
Naval officers hold that as a result Of
the war IN Europe many questions will
come up which may vitality affect the in
;erests of the United States and that this
fiet ought TO be In the best OF condition
They have for a long time felt that the
navy was serving no useful purpose lying
idle off The coast OF Mexico in the present
state OF affairs.
II Is nnown that the State Department
has been responsible for the retention of
so many dreadnoughts in Mexican waters.
fearing that II they were Withdrawn the
Mexicans might get the notion that the
United states was relaxing it's attention
on Mexico. The navy view il that Il il
imperative 20 get the fleet home as soon
as possible.