El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

ond ward there are thousands of fans
who would walk to every game who
cannot now be induced to go the dis
lance involved in a journey to Wash
ington Park This, however, remains
to be proved.
First Get a Team.
It is idle, however, to talk Of i'm
prOvements at Washington Park or Of
new grounds in the second ward until
steps are taken to put the town prop
erly upon the baseball map. In order
to do this it may be necessary that
some strong man, possessed Of the
genius Of finance and a knowledge OF
baseball, to come into IL PasO to wake
up the fans to a realizing sense Of
what is necessary. 1t is mans job
and when the right man is found it
will take all Of his time. An out
slider of the kind described would
probably be able to do more in a week
than local men would be able to do in
a life time. Local men may be equal
" capable but they have their per-
sonal interests to look out for and
petty jealOusies Of rivals to fight
against.
In Other Lines of Sport.
In other lines of sport FL PasO Jared
well during the past year In baskt
ball, football. soccer, track athletics,
bowling, billiards and pugilism there
was marked activity and much good
sport afforded.
The football team OF FL Paso High
was the wonder Of the year and in
point of development and in mastery
Of intricacies Of the game was the
best ever got together in the city.
NIcKemy, Tatum, Schwartz, N. c. Nc
Pherson. Bryant, Coldwell and Scott
Walker made a wonderful combination
Of weight, speed and quick thinking
while Worthington. Schumacher and
Fox made a backfield which would
compare favoramy with any Of the
players of the smaller colleges which
figured in the football news during
the season just closed.
Soccer Popular.
In the grammar school soccer was
developed under the tutelege Of physi-
cal director Pearson and became very
popular.
In track work only one meet was
held among the big fellows" This.
was held at Mesilla Park. The fea-
made by Billy Race, who cleared the
bar at five feet nine and one half
inches, breaking the southwestern rec
ord to bits and setting a new mark
which viii probably stand as a rec
ord for many years to come. Race.
at that time, represented the Y. NJ.
A.. but is now with the School of
Mines.
The FL Paso team only got second
place at the Mesilla meet but forced
their winning competitors to go some
and established such a generally high
that they were entitled to
much credit.
school Of Mines n New Factor.
The establishment in FL Paso Of the !
School Of Mines, drawing, as it will,
to its student body not only from
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, but I
even from more distant states, is |
bound to add greatly to the athletic |
presLlBe OF the city. Men who choose |
mining engineering as career are
apt to be men Of Drawn as wen as /
brains and among those who will at (
end the new institution viii undoubt- /
7dly be found baseball players, foot 4
1sall play srs, boxers, hammer throwers /
shot putters, runners and jumpers, all /
Of whom viii be anxious to exalt the |
7olors Of their own school and viii 4
give the z. F. H, the Y. NJ. c. A. /
md other amateur organizations a
battle royal for supremacy in the
southwest.
These interested in amateur sports.
md particularly the college men, Of
whom Ell Paso has thousands, are