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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-02
FPeee Sc ha sabido en-
Mexico sobre la ba-
ITALIA de Torreon.

Incurriendo en- las mismas ma
nifestas Contradictions con que
han circulado en- esta ciudad, es-
tuvieran llegando a la capital de
nuestra Repdblica las noticias de
la gran batalla que durante toda
Ia semana Sc ha estado
librando en- los alrededores de To
rre0n.
Muy de tarde en- tarde Sc reel
bfa una que otra nOticia en- la Sc
cretaria de Guerra, emitida con
ell mas desesperante laconismo,
siendo la mas Importance Ia que
hacienda muchos rodeos comuni-
CO ell General Velasco, diciendo
que estaba en- condolences de re-
sistir ell furioso ataQue de los vi
llistas. Otras referian que las
comunicaciones entire Chihuahua
Y Ciudad Juarez habian sido cor
tadas en- Moctezuma y que al &C.
neral Moure no lie habia sidO po-
sibIe auxiliar a Velasco. FL Minis
tro de la Guerra, Oral. Banquet
ha permanecido en- ell Palaclo Ma
cional desde que Villa inici6 gu
ataQue sobre Torre6n, para estar
en- Immediate contacto con el Pre-
sidente Huerta y comunicarse to-
das sus impresiones, para tomar
las medidas que los acontecimien-
tos de Ia lucha fueran aconseJan,
do.
Estas Sc han traducldo en- ell
envio de fuerzas al lugar de los
successes. Ambos han estado con-
fando en- la victoria de sus armas
V sus energias no han decade un
solo momento, encontrandose dis
puestos hasta a recibir la noticia
de IN fracaso, sin inmutarse y 81
buscar IN pronto remedio a la 81
tuaci6n, que en- los circuloS mill
tares Sc juzga de capital impor-
tancia para uno otro lado.
Ell pGblicO Sc muestra indiferente
La actitud de- pUblico de "a Ca-
pital, segun pudo verse ell uitimo
domingo, era de la mas completa
indiferencia y apatia.
Las multitudes como de costum
bre Sc dirigian a los teatros y
.otros lugares pUblicos de diver
stones, sin demostrar gran int.
res por ell d~esarrollo de la lucha
en- Torre6n.
Els de lamar la atenci6n esta
indiferencia que en- los actuales
momentos resulta criminal. ASH
bailando, cantando y divirtiendo-
nos los mexicanos pGcttcOS nos
pasamos Ia vida, sin querer yer
ell abismo que amenaza devorar-
nos. jCuando cambiaremos nues-
tro caracter que a las claras indi-
ca una pereza moral que toca los
limites del idiotismo? iPan y to-
ros! he ALI la formula de nuestra
vida, nuestra aspiration y nues-
tro anhelo. Quiera iDios que no
toque a Villa ir a despertar a los
capitolinos de 81 fatal somnolen-
cia. Entonces sera ell crujir de
dlenteS y los arrepenllmlenCoS
tardios; pero sera va tarde por-
que ell azote de Dios vibrara sin
misericordia y hara broJar sangre
de las fnas epidermis de los mo-
dernos epicuristaS meXicanos.
Alta So apr6Xima las puertas
de Roma y ell vino de que Sc re-
bosan vuestraS copas, Sc CONVEX
tira en- sangre de hoIocausto pa
ra las deidaGes infernale5 de la
guerra.
No atacaran N. Laredo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-02
Defuncion.

A la avanzada edad de sc amos
falleci6 en- Poteet, Texas, ell %
del pasado, ell Sr. Policarpo Ro-
driguez, persona muy estimada
en- algunas regiones del Estado.
Descanse en- paZ y reciban sus
deudos nuestra condolencia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
% Billy" Evans's Puzzling
Problems of the Diamond
By Billy Evans
Famous American League Umpire

LOCKING be
Third basenen
Of interfering with the
the third throwing stride
and thus slowing him
third sackers Then, too with fly
ball be caught invariably grasp strap
ton of second resulting out
the plate Such possible
with two umpres in charge such possibility
have this pull rough
stuff in where umpires working
well in
where business umpres me one
day last that are still
previous had caused him to be the not
down in ninth the visitors got rurr
as far as second One the lead
The batter hit safely dashed for the
plate As he rounded third cevery gave him the
hip causing him stumble Naturally was slowed
up considerably but he plate being thrown ont
play at the plate but happening around tho
first sack As base sacker grabbed his
in such stride just enough to nor
NIT the catcher to heave
the bag Luckily unlucy happened to see both
plays. ~
The crowd believing game over svare5
on to the field After
the fans discovered that the apparently second was
allowed to much discussion &C
batter singled next batter aid
out and the home was evident +ba+
the man thought retired allowed score The
visitors won the to umpire bieve
me. On what he base his two rulings?
Copyright 1914 by the Wheeler Syndicate Inc)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
Fighters All Wear Aliases
Just Like Chorus Ladies
Pugiists Cast Into Discard Their Baptisnal Names,
Especially Italians and Germans, and Show a
Preference for English, Scottish or
Irish Titles.
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

TEW YORK, Feb. SITS consid-
~ cred awfully vulgar and com
mon these days for prize fight
ing persons to wear the names given
them at the baptismal fonts. In their
efforts to be fashionable the pugilistic
persons have so far obliterated their
childhood names that fond and loving
parents are able to identify their fight
ing offspring now solely through the
medium Of birthmarks, gold filled
teeth or fondness for certain foods and
Willie Richie. lightweight cham.
plon. isn't Willie Richie at all He's
Gcary Stcffens, the same being a Ger.
man name, which gives the lie to the
common belief that Willie is English
or welsh. Willie was Geary until he
substituted one pm for fighter
named Willie Richardson who was to
TAKE part IN some preliminary scrap,
put failed to be among those present
Geary Whaled the dayighus out of his
opponent and the crowd being unaware
OF the substitution, cheered loudly for
Wlllie Richardson. Geary then de-
eIQed to grab off the name for himself
later he changed it to Richie, it be-
Crosses Real Name NaHaeh.
LOUIS W alach-thats the name
Leach Cross used to wear But friends
commenting upon his showing during
ms IlrsJ ring engagement declared
that he hung onto his opponent like
,Ieech' and he (LoUis) seemed as
cross as bear" whenever his Cd.
ponenL smOte him upon the DrObOscfs
and there YOU are-Leach Cross
W hen the late Stanley KetcheI made
ms IlrSI ring appearance the referee
asked ms name 'Stanislaus EiecaI'
was the answer The announcer tried
TO twist his tongue around it. failed
anq turned to the fighter and snorted:
Ina. nat am { your name-your name is
lou
saw
Freddie Welsh, the English light
weight. was Freddie Thomas during
ms school days. One day someone
asked him If he was Welsh. meaning
OF Welsh descent. Freddie. tits said.
answered thar "I am Welsh" and a |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

enorting scribe thought he meant that
was his name.
C1rrOra Is DUndee's Name.
Johnny Dundee, the New York scrap
ner isn't scotch, as his name would
Indicate His right name is Joseph
Csrrora. When Johnny entered the
fiorbtinr came and took unto himself
aScoftv7 Montieth, a Scot, as manager
..ScOttv's' first stunt was TO change
his protege's name
There is bit of mystery as to what
the family name Of Gunboat Smith
Vas His first name is Edward. The
Cfnboat part came about through the
dual fact that Smith was a sailor and
mat a snort writer once referred to
MIN as tramming' his opponent.
lack Britton the Chicago battler
was willie Breslin. Joe Rivers was
Joseph Rievera. Sailor Burke's right
name is Charles Prasser
philadelphia jack O'Brien's family
name was Joseph o Hagan Tommy
Burns was Noah Brusso when young.
Hugo Kelly used to make the Irish
folks swell with pride over his achieve
ments, but Hugo was gay deceiver.
He wasn't Irish. He was an Italian
Norman Selbv Bill Lang. the great
Australian scrapper was William Ian
franchi.
Others Hold Aliases.
Young Corbett, former lightweight
champion, was William RothweL
Fighting Dick" Hyland, of San Fran
cisco, carried around the name of
William Uren, when he was young
frankie COnley, the bantam, is an
other who has deceived the Irish
his adopted name. His orig
inal handle was francesca Conte,
which is not Irish.
Jack Dillon. of indianapolis. an
swered the roll call in other years
every time some one called out Ernest
Cutler Price Wildcat Ferns is Clar-
ence McCUbbins-a very tame name.
Charley White of Chicago is Charley
Anchowitz. Harry Lewis was Henry
Besterman, which name ought to have
satisfied him for ring use. but didn't
These are just a few of the legions
or scrapers who have aped the chorus
ladies' IN shuntinE off their own names
to the side lines and decorating them
selves in new ones which sound so
much nicer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
Nc F ar1and and
Gibbons To
Fight

~ ESPITE reports to the contrary.
the Mcfarland Gibbons welter-
- weight battle will be staged. The
original date of February y, has been
called off however, and the clever
boxers will clash before Billy Gibson's
Madison Square arena, between March
and 10. Because he wants to sell
about 500 seats to visiting Chicago
fans, who viii be in New York to vel
come the returning Giants and Sox
IS believed one reason that the bout
was postponed by Gibbons.
There is nothing for the ball players
to complain about" said Christv Math
ewsOn, when interviewed at his Los
Angeles winter home Big Six de-
cIares that he hasn't lost minutes
sleep thinking about the Federal
league. The National and American
leagues are paying good salaries. is the
opinion of MatheWsOn. IF the Federal
league is half as strong as reports in
dicates, it is bound to make a good
showing" ne said.
Al Eastern engagements have been
called off by Kid Williams the dasbinc-
baltimore bantamweight in anticipa-
LIon OF a bout with champion johnny
Coulon. The declaration of Coulon thar
ne was going to defend his title has
been taken seriously by Williams and
promoter Tom McCarey Of the Pacific
A. c. A fight with Williams on March
II viii be offered COulOn.
Efforts are being made by manager
Gessler Of the Pittsburg Federals To
induce Birdie" Cree. the swift ont
fielder of the New York Yankees tn
jump to the outlaw" organization,
That he will receive $4,000 for three
years is the statement of Cree. one
half of the certified check is to he
given to Cree in advance If he sfpns
a three year contract.
7ros+ or +5,o t.
noticed by the crowd, are the strong
factors in a victory, says Al W0Ig7sf
exlightweight champion Some boTorS
can tell by the impact of their glove
or not they hurt their on
ponent. According TO Wolgast. me
most valuable asset which a fipb+e~
can have Is the instructive kDovIedoa
Of when he hurts his adversary.
y =
There is no use wasting time on
Willie Richie, but Wolgast is to ne
considered" says Leach C,roee
Tommy Murphy is a joke and I vvonId !
like to take him on winner take an /
basis continued the New York boxer.
cross IS confident that he can defeat /
Rivers when they clash at vernon /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
Angwer to Yesterday'g Prob1em.

- EAIzING that Simply sinp and ,
realizing that he to get in the
- required innings Timothy by the horns
After having times h bn
became plainly evident not very 5oss
Of batting Pulling surprise to some
the boys as they did enough to carry ~ ~
the field the latter waited summonng Clarke 70 M
bat and then proceeded pulling stunt vbib
rarely happens simply taking ADVANTAGE
section of rule 81 which is out if he fI
take his position the umpire has csr 81
the batsman-B N1Neu LOT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
VIII Organize Copper League
Meeting To Be Held In Ell paso

II OR the purpose of confering
h with local officials. relative to
the proposed Copper league for
the season of 1914, Tommy Smith.
manager Of the Santa Rita Diggers.
and W H. Janney, president of the
Hurley club, viii arrive in Ell Paso
Monday night from their respective
homes That the trip of the west
erners to this city Is unprecedented.
and a meeting has not been arranged
is the statement of a number of FL
PasO fans and officials of the White
SoE- 1t is probable that Smith and
J2nney viii be accompanied by one
or two members of each club. Sill
yer City viii be represented in the
conference also, it is said. Although
reports from the hilltop indicate that
very little action has been taken thus
far in the matter of organizing a club
Just what action viii be taken at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

tne conference regarding the organ
i1auon Of an FL PasO team is not
Enown. It is a certain fact that ri
Faso IS TO have club in the CoDper
league, however. Art Woods secrp-
t2ry and treasurer of the White Sox
last season, stated recently that moth
ing had been done toward the Dro-
posed club, but he expected that a
a short time
The fact that the FL Paso team is
without manager could easily be
overcome There are a large number
passed their heyday in the fast cir
cults, and who would be glad of an
offer to handle a minor league club.
SILVER City is in the same boat. being
passed over to the Hurley team. RiII
Crawford, business manager of the
White SOx last season, has received
between IS and 100 letters from play
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

ers who are anxious to play in the
southwest.
~, Every time I go to the postoffice,
there are a number of letters from
players who are DESTROYS of coming
TO Ell PasO," said Crawford. The
success of the, Ell PasO club last sea-
son at Albuquerque and the outlook
for a banner season here has no doubt
attracted them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
By Tad

make an effort to rearrange a bout
with Mike Gibbons, the St Paul boxer.
WCrd having reached him that a hitch
regarding his guarantee had caused
a cancellation Of the match first ar
ranged for February II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

Snowy Baker, promoter Of the
Australian fight club has presented a
flat guarantee of s17,5OO, with two
round trip tickets to the Antipodes, to
lightweight champion Willie Richie
for 20 round battle in that country
with Herb Mccoy. Offers of two addi-
tiOnal bouts, one with HUghie Niche
gan, and another with Young SaylOr,
the indianapolis lightweight who is
now in that country, was made to
Ritchie.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

February % Anyone who gets past
Rivers. like WOlgast commands notice,
according to Leach.
x x =
Charley Baum, the speedy twirler of
the san Francisco coast league club,
has been approached by Federal league
agents. Little trouble is expected in
signing Baum, however, as the leon
gated pitcher wants to play in San
Francisco. It is believed that Spider
fered him, although reports drifted out
that he was considering a Federal
offer
When PaclSey Mcfarland meets Mike
Gibbons in New York he will not make
Mike look so badly when the battle
wakes hot, according to a wen known
eastern critic. When Mcfarland made
his opponents look like truck horses,
it was because he had an advantage of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05
PACKEY WILL TRY To
RE p ANEE GIRU

Chicago, III, Feb. 4-Packey Nc
Farland, the Chicago pugiIist, leaves
today for New York where he will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

q ADDITIONAL SPORTING q
q NEWS ON LAST PAGE 4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-05

from 10 to u pounds in weight over
the man he was fighting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.

A lot of men who "say what they
think" don't think.
There are lot of things that never
occurred to you or us.
Are there any old-fashioned child
rem left who fear gypsies?
Are you one of those who cough
when they have nothing to say?
Grocery store tasters take new
start when cranberries come in.
On the other hand, that thin skirt
may some day be a washerwoman.
How an old-fashioned woman de-
spises woman with exalted ideas.
A clever woman is one who can
trim her own hat and conceal that
fact.
1t has been discovered that an
Atchison man has gourd seeds in his
head instead of brains.
There is lot of flapdo odle in news
papers, but newspapers kill 1000
fables where they create one.
The cartoonist who draws pictures
of fat man representing the trusts
is growing scarce, and it's just as
we'll
This one supposes he is a sinner
for writing it, but he never could get
up much enthusiasm over an echo
meeting.
The membership of the Sunshine
club might increase more rapidly if
it were not for some of those who
already belong.
Men get blisters on their tongues
by smoking, and women get blisters
on their tongues by-well, what's the
use of always stirring up trouble?
It is said an Atchison woman who
daily denounces German militarism
whips her husband every Saturday
night and makes him sleep in coal
shed.
"Is your husband as noisy at home
as he is down town." doctor asked
this reporters wife. Now what's the
idea Of telling anybody's wife what
her, husband does down town?
While she may regard with loving
and indulgent eyes the cigar ashes he
strews about the house during the
rosy dayn of courtship, it is habit
shs is never guilty of after marriage,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
FAMOUS INGERSOL
PORTRAIT FOUND

BOSTON, Oct. 10.-A Copley por-
trait of Jared Ingersol, property of
the Philadelphia branch of the Arm
ory family and now owned by Inger-
sol Armory, of Boston, has been
brought to light by workmen in the
repair shop of the Museum of Fine
Arts in this city.
Preparing for the opening of the
Evans memorial wing of the museum,
repairmen found canvas, 40 inches
long by so inches, covered with a
coat of wax and varnish that had
dried to u tarlike consistency and that
completely obscured the original col
ors and much of the detail of the
picture.
Judges of painting have denied that
the portrait was by Copley but the
removal of the wax covering is said
to prove beyond a doubt the author
ship of the work.
Jared Ingersol was a native of
Milford, Conn. After graduating from
school he was sent to England as an
agent of the colonies, at the time
Benjamin Franklin was in London in
a similar capacity for the state of
Pennsylvania. 1t is believed that
while on this visit to London this
portrait was made and later brought
to this country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
Woman on Hike from
Chicago to Frisco
United Press.

United Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. o.
The cross country walker is no un-
familiar sight in Colorado Springs
and in the last few years dozens of
men have passed here on various
freak enterprises. But one seldom
sees woman travelling afoot across
the country alone.
Miss Maude Washbien, OF Chicago,
23 years ago a resident of Manitou,
arrived in Maniton recently, where
she is resting before continuing her
walk to San Francisco. She will
write her experience for a newspa-
per syndicate. -.
Telling OF her work ana plans, Miss
Washbien said: For years, have
wanted to return to Manitou. the
place where my father died, leaving
me an orphan. | left Chicago june
81 to walk to San Francisco and
study the different states, people and
climate; also to learn if the state
ment given about farm life by the
city laborer-that it is all work and
no PLAYS true. have passed
through many farming communities
and have not found one farmer who
would live in the city. They all seem
happy and their children are strong
and healthy. l have stopped with
families who had seven boys and two
girls; others six or seven girls and a
boy, all helping their parents with
willing hand and glad heart.
"When ! left Chicago carried bag.
gage weighing 26 pounds, two blank
cts and change of clothing, cam.
era. and some other necessary ar
ticles. often spread my blankets
under tree or a straw stack anc
slept. At first | averaged about IL
miles a day, but now l can make
about 2S miles a day. have beer
in luck all the way, having been able
to work and pay all my expenses"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
CONVENTION"
COURT PROVES A
BIG SUCCESS
United Press


CLEVELAND, Oct. i0.-Informal
investigation by social workers of
Clevelands municipal courts today
showed perhaps ia most valuable
service rendered by these institutions
is that of the Cancellation" court,
the only one of its kind in America.
Founded by Judge Manuel Levine,
a Russian Jew, the work of this
stranger to American justice has come
to be looked upon here as indispensa-
bic
To temper justice with common
sense, to reducA court costs to a
minimum, to render court procedure
so simple as to be understood by even
the uneducated foreigner-these are
to be the three main objects Judge
Levine has in mind in conducting his
court.
A foreign woman recen ly came
into court with a suit for $40 against
a boarder whom she claimed burned
her mattress while smoking egarettes
in bed. The boarder refused to pay
ths gylm dsslagIgg Aas much,
Judge Levine renched forsfs tcle-
phone and called departme store.
He found such a mattress as he one
destroyed could be bought $3.50.
The boarder paid this sum eerful-
ly and the landlady was tisfied.
Many such cases are dispose IF in a
day. Some require only min
utes. Others require patient inquiry
and an hour of Cancellation ak by
the Judge and his interpreter but in
the end the contending pal IS are
sent away satisfied and Il object
of the court has been reached icarce-
ly less interesting than the 5rk of
this strange court is its ounder.
Judge Manuel Levine emigl ed to
America as boy, and the oreign
accent has never quite left his speech,
He attracted notice as police nrosecu-
tor when he drove from the police
courts horde of ambulance chasing
sisters and professional bondsmen
Then through his efforts the police
courts themselves were replaced by
municipal courts presided over by
elected judges. AS one of the first
judges of the new courts, Levine sci
out to revolutionize Clevelands meth.
ods of dealing with the juvenile of
fender.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
EARLY XMAS SHOPPING
AS AID TO BUSINESS

CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-A "Do Your
Christmas Shopping Early" movement
with a double purpose was launched
here today by the Consumers league
of Illinois.
Business everywhere is so slack
that we are trying to get everybody
to do their Christmas by buying early
to prevent many working girls from
being discharged" said Miss Elsa
Ntsrtsseini, secretaryvof tET lsav,e.
- ~ -ye can get people all over the
dntry Ito do their Christmas shop
ypfng now, or at least to get started
present trade conditions will be
stimulated and there will be steady
flow of business until the first of
the year when business conditions
should return to normal. This may
save thousands of employees, particu.
larly girls in the department stores
from being discharged. OF course il
will also prevent overworking them
later in the holiday season when the
aching and frazzled nerves of the
shop girl makes Christmas anything
but time of gladness and good will.
Plans of the campaign include visit.
to heads of department stores fol
their cooperation, placing the ques
tiOn before women's clubs, and thu
position of placards advertising tb'
movement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
GOVERNMENT GETS FOSSIL
FOUND IN COLORADO RIVER

United Press.
GREELEY, Colo, Oct. 9.-Always
ON the lookout for anything that will
add to the value and interest of It's
museum, officers of the State Teach
ers' college called on County Com
missioner Rowe last week and secur-
ed the peculiar fossil that he found
in the Platte rivei bottom while work
ing on a bridge.
They did not keep it long. Prof.
I. E. Willard, of the Upitad States
geological survey, who was on his
way to New Mexico and Arizona, saw
a description of the fossil in news
paper and at once sought it for the
collection owned by the government
He came to Greeley for it and on
learning that it had been turned over
to the Teachers college, persuaded
the officials there to give it to the
government. 1t will be classified and
kept in the National museum.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12
IOWA TIGER "COM[S
BACK; GOODAsfvfR

Delsante & Co., lessees on the
Iowa-Tiger, have proven that old pro-
ducer able to come back. In a small
shaft or winze being sunk from the
main level rich streak of gray cop
per ore has been encountered. From
this same mine, years ago, high grade
ore was shipped, and made the mine
one of the best producers and diyi-
dend payers of the camp. The prer-
ent strike will revive things in that
section and insure the profitable
working of the mine. The Melville
Leasing company is doing sim,lar
work in another part of the mine and
hope to make as good strike, says
the Slverton Miner.