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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
FIGHTERS READY FOR BATTLE;
BOTH ARE PREDICTING VICTORY
George Says He Is Prepared for 20 Rounds at Juarez
Sunday Night, but Anticipates Earlier Win,
While Herrick Predicts Knockout; No
Delays Is Meek's Promise


warned 10 have their bandages ex-
auined before entering the ring. so
that they may at once don the gloves
and get busy.
5Iain Bout Due at 8dE.
The manag ger has also promised that
there viii be no tires0me introductious
but that when the semi-wiudup is over,
the main bout contestants viii be al
the rinsside and ready 10 get into ac-
ton II Meek's schedule is adhered
TO, the main bout VIII start az 9:I5 and
If t. goes the full route IL will be over
by 1885 o'clock. which should let the
El Pasoans be home again by Il
o'clock
should rain fall early on Sunday eve
ming. the bout viii be postponed for
one week but the promoters have been
assured that the weather conditions
viii be Ideal
australian" Billy smith viii again
act as referee for all the bouts and
viii enforce the clubs new rule
against hitting in the breakaway.
Peikey Nay Meet Winner.
Matchmaker Meek got the wires
busy on Friday night in search
OF a good opponent for the winner OF
Sunday nights bout for the next show
or the club He has made an offer TO
Arthur Pelkey for a 20 round contest
and a reply is expected by this eve
ming.
Pelkey is not q champion but he is
rated as one OF the most clever OF IN
heavyweights- Since his fatal bout
with McCarty the big French auad-
ian has lscked the heart TO put his
full punch behind his blows but he is
regaining his knockout wallop, as was
demonstrated last week in Kansas
City. Pelkey is even more clever than
when he outbONed Jim Coffey. until
the latter landed his knockout wallop.
He has succeeded in forgetting many
OF the details Of the licCarty bout and
is now putting more vim into his
fights. with the result that his services
are now in demand in all parts OF the
country and matchmaker Meek is hav-
ing 70 bid for his. services against
Oklahoma City. where he is wanted TO
box Carl Morris
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
PhLLies and Athletics
Gould Make Money From
Sunday Ball In Camden

Philadelphia, Pa, oct. s.-The owners
Of the Athletics and Phillies could add
about $500, 900 TO their annual joint in
come II they erected a baseball plant
IN Camden, \. J., and staged Sunday
ball there
Camden is Just across the river from
Philadelphia and a Sunday ball game
there between big league clubs would
pull a 90 600 TO so. 600 crowd from
Philadelphia, Camden and nearby
points in New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vauia-
Philadelphia prohibits Sunday base
ball, but New Jersey cities can stage
games If the councils o. X. the plan.
The permit TO play must come through
the council OF the municipality in
volved-
Each Philadelphia club spends about
j Sundays at home. If each played in
Camden on their idle Sundays that
would mean tWenty-four games in
Camden With a crowd averaging
$4,000 at 50 vents a head that would
mean an income Of over 100000 for
both clubs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

II PHILADELPHIA, Pa, oct. s.-With
- "DOde" Alexander on the mound,
it was generally anticipated that
the Phiiies would take the first game
Of the worlds series with the Boston
Red SOX. but had it not been for the
breaks" and fortunes or mlsfOrIunes
the team from the city Of culture would
have grabbed the victory.
Always on edge AMI taking advan-
tage Of every opening, the Phillies came
through with 20 / victory at the To-
cal National league park on Friday
afternoon. the game being witnessed
by a crowd Of 1888 fans. The total
$5l06-6o goes 10 the National commiS-
sion. S27,575.64 TO the players and
Sg191-SS 70 each club.
The game was played on SOggy
field rain having fallen all the pre-
viOus night and most Ct the morning
prior 20 the game. The infield had
been kept under canvas until the game
but dspite this protection 1t was very
slow and their better knowledge OF the
ground conditions was a big factor in
the success Of the Phiihes
Phillics Got the Breaks.
Hoblitzel, the biz first saeker OF the
Red SOE. was uabbed off first base in
the first inning. just when it was be-
ginning 70 look good for Q Boston score.
Thereafter, all the breaks seemed 10
be with the National league Champions,
their opponents.
Alexander outpitched Shore in every
way, except in the number Of hits al
lowed. Alexander kept his hits well
distributed. there being one in each in
ming. while those off Shore were op-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

perfume, coming together in the fourth.
when Paskert and Whitfield singled, and
in the eighty when Bancroft and
Luderus hit safely Two passes were
mingled with the hits in the eighth.
enabling the Phillies to grab two runs
in that session
shore Uncertain In Pinches.
Shore wobbled in the pinches. where
Alexander merely frightened up The
PhHlies scored the first run OF the
game in the fourth. Paskert led off
with single and advanced on Cray-
ath's sacrifice. He took third while
Barry was throwing Luderus out at
first base. Whitfield then came up and
bounced one over Shores head Barry
got il but Waited beat the throw TO
first by inches, Paskert crossing the
plate Whitted stole second out Me
hoff was retired on a throw by Scott
Score Tied IN Eighth.
Boston tied the score in the first
Of the eighth With one down. Speak
HOblitZel was being retired at first
Lewis came along with a single 20 left
field and Speaker scored Lewis went
TO second on the play Then came the
sensational fielding feature Of the
afternoon Gardner connected with one
OF AIexander's fast balls and drove IL
high over the diamond 1t seemed TO
be far beyond the reach Of the Philadel-
phie Outfield but PasKert made fast
run and a wonderful catch, cutting or
what looked like a certain home run.
Gavvy Cravath failed TO live up to
his reputation for home runs in the
last CT the eighth Alexander led of
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
"PoP" GEERS WINS
BLUE GRASS STAKE

Lexington, ky, Oct. s.-The blue grass
stake. the chief event Of the card Of the
Grand Circuit meeting here Friday. was
captured IN straight heats by Russell Boy
driven by Pop" Gsers, AltaWood being con-
tender IN the first heat and Queen Abbess
IN the second and third The time in the
first heat was 2.05Z, which is record for
the race.
The turkey trot for three year oIds.
5000 sweep stakes affair. was won by the
Colorado Belle in straight heats from sam
NOR. the only other starter.
In the Ell trOt NJ /. J. driven by Nlur-
ply won the last three heats and first
money. Barney Gibbs won the first two
heats. II L J. finishing seventh in the
opener and second in the second mile Nata
Prime was placed fifth in the fourth heat
after finishing second because driver Wright
violated the rules Wayslde scoring for the
first heat reared and unseated Nuckle. be-
having so badly that the horse was not
allowed 10 start.
The 2:15 trot went to P. T. V. which
Bunny piloted 20 victory in the second. third
and fourth heats after finishing seventh in
the opener, which went 10 Fair Virginia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

planted his teammate as the hero for
the Athletics. The home runs he hit
against the Giants decided that series
The big battle Of 1879 found Smoky Joe
Wood pitching such capable ball Tor
the Red SOX that the Giants had to &C
cept defeat again Baker came back
against the Giants in 1918 with bunch
Of slugging that provided the winning
margin and last year Hank GoWdy, the
gawky catcher OF the Braves. was the
boy whose big bat spelled defeat Tor
the Athletics.
Alexander May Be One.
Who viii IL be this year, There are
any number Of men who seem well
built TO fill a hero role First, OF
course, must come Grover Cleveland
Alexander, the pitching marvel of the
Phillies, who may appear In as many
as four games Of the clash and Is al
most certain to pitch three. de un-
dOubtedly viii twirl the opening game,
and after a rest over Sunday will come
back in the Monday battle. II the
series goes on 10 the next Wednesday,
he probably will be found on the firing
seven games, place a bet on him TO
pitch the seventh In case rain should
interrupt the schedule and provide rest
for Moran's big gun, 40 not be sur
prised if he should perform in two or
three games in a row
Cravath Is a Coed Bet.
Clifford Cravath, otherwise known
as Gavvy and Wooden Shoes, who has
been popping home runs over the short
fences in the National league parks at
a rate that SURPRISES all modern rec
ords, is the second best bet Of the
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

-
M every worlds series in the past
had had its one big hero-sOme
outstanding figure whose great deeds
overshadoV.ed everything accomplished
by the rest Of the contending athletes
There was Christy Nathewson In 1SO5
big fellow pitched three Of the games
against the Athletics and won them all,
enabling the Giants 10 take the series
George Robe, an obscure infelder,
who had been regarded as about the
weakest man on the team, ana VINO
held his Job only because the substi-
tutes on hand were even worse, was the
leading actor for the White SoX IN
1906. He was rated generally as the
puniest hitter on the hitless wonders,
vet his mighty sluggfng beat the cubs.
MOrdecai Browns fine pitching stood
out in the series Of 1907 and also IN
1908. when the three fingered miner
twirled the Cubs to victory over De
troit In 1909 another Obscurity Of the
Robe type flashed forth He was Babe
Adams. then a youngster who was IN
his first season as a pitcher for the
this lad and was beaten by Pltts-
Collins Saved Athletics.
When the Athletics blaZed a trail
10 the pennant for the first time IN
1910 they were expected to be showed
under by the Cubs, but one Eddie Col
Inns whaled the ball to all parts Of the
field and stole bases with reckless
abandon on the great Jimmy Archer,
swinging the tide Philadelphia's way
In 1911 John Franklin Baker sup
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
Pop GEERS HAS
EARNED MILLION
Veteran of Harness Racing
is on Way to Another
Half Million Now.

New York. Oct. SD C''Pop'O Geers,
the veteran trainer and driver OF cham
pion trotters and PAGERS. Is today worth
$1,000. OOO It's millionaire Geers" now,
instead OF the grand old man"
Last season completed his 25th sea
son behind the horses and at that time
his total earnings registered consid-
erably more than 81, 0OO, 900. His average
has been maintained throughout the
present racing season. which puts him
well on the way toward another half
million.
In his first season, 1880. Geers won
s12175, and that was the smallest year
he ever had. His biggest season was
1903, when he won purses and stakes
amounting 10 S115,570. In nine of his
600 mark
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
BOSTON HAS WON
THIRTEEN FLAGS
No Boston Team, to Present,
Has Ever Lost Worlds
Series Battle.

Boston. Mass, Oct. s-The league
pennant that Carrigan has cinched for
the Red Sex is the 18th that has gone
10 Boston since baseball became an
institution. It's the fourth won BY
Boston American league team
In 1887 Harry Wright piloted the
Boston team 10 victory He duph-
Gated the trick in 1873. The next
pennant went to Boston in 1883, when
Horriu managed the club Frank
Selee took charge OF the Boston club
in 1891 and won the pennant three
In 1897 and 1895, with SeIee back in
the pilots job, the Braves won two
more pennants.
Selee made the remarkable record
Of winning five pennants in five years
as a manager.
The Boston Nationals waited long
and patiently for The next pennant
winner, and it was George Stallings
who turned the trick in 1914.
American League Record
The first American league pennant
won by Boston was in 1903, with
Jimmy Collins as manager In 1904
a wait OF eight years the Sex rooters
were rewarded with a third penuapJ
presented 70 them by Jake stahl and
And now comes Bill Carrigan with
another
No Boston team has ever lost in a
worlds series battle-and Boston Is
confident that the Phillies VIII not
smash traditions now.
The American league champions OF
1903 beat the Pirates, five games TO
three, in nine-game series. In 1915
no series was played. The Giants won
the National league pennant in that
year and the New YORK club refused 10
play the Red SOX, claiming the Ameri-
cans were minor leaguers."
In 1912 the SOx won four out Of eight
games from the Giants Zone being a
tie) and last year-oh. well. what's the
use Of reminding Philadelphia about
that.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
'sTID" GEORGE looks like a win

"KID" GEORGE looks like a win
ner for Sundays nights bout
across the river. George will not
have very much on Herrick in weight
but has made the more impressive
appearance in the training camps.
Moreover, there is an impression that
George hasn't been showing his full
bag of tricks in his public appear
ances and IS holding something in
reserve in the nature of a surprise
for Herricl-. 7 he bout looks to be a
good popular price affair and should
draw well.
"CRASSHOPPER" WEISS upset
our dope, all right, by holding
the 10th infantry to five hits in
Fridays city championship game.
Maresch also pitched a. great game
for he allowed but two hits for eight
innings, weakening in the ninth.
Rather, he was outguessed in the
ninth by Billy Measou. The @El
Paso worlds series" is creating a lot
~ interest dAu LAtAE eAOulu DC an
' other record crowd out On Sunday
afternoon.
SHORE pitched well enough against
the Phillies on Friday to have
won eight Of ten games but he hap
pened to be bueling a master pitcher.
Against any other Philly HEAVIER,
Shore looks good enough 10 win.
DEMIEG'S hope for victory in the
football game this afternoon at
Rio GTaHde park was inferred to the
satisfaction of the Tiger rooters, Fri
day night, but whether the dead viii
rise viii have to be demonstrated on
the gTidiron.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
"BECK'S" AMEN CORNER

LOW did the first game in the
worlds series suit you? Alexan-
der did not do as well as some Of
US expected but It isn't the number
of hits but the runs that count in
the. games. It was noticed, too, in
compiling a box score, that the Red
Sox had a man left on base in every
inning, so the "Iron Man" is eyi-
IDENTIFY right there with the pinch
stuff. The PhiIlies also appeared to
have a slight edge on the fielding so
this series may not be such walk
away for the Red Sox as some OF the
fans are predicting.
PLAYERS in the worlds series will
cut a nice melon out of their
share of the gate receipts on Friday.
They will have a total of S27,575.64
TO "divvy up" cut of that one game,
which will mean something about
$500 for each player. Lots of us would
be willing to work couple of hours
for that amount. How about you?
"H0NEST JOHN MCLOSKEY is
IN the war path. Some enter
prising billposter, without q "by your
leave" or anything nf that nature,
plastered bills over 100 feet of the
fine metal fence at Rio GraIde park
and now Mack figures that he will
have a months Job with soap and
hot water getting the paper off so
that the sign painters may use the
fence for advertisements. The con-
Germ for which the bills were posted
will likely have TO foot few damage
bills next week They had consider
able of what some people term @galln
IN appropriating the fence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
BY aBECK.s

IN BROWN is likely to bring his
miami baseball team to e. Paso
after all Jim has challenged the
winners Of the present city cham
pionship series to meet his al-stars
here after the series closes and It is
likely that the challenge will be
accepted and games be played every
day for a week. There IS no reason
Why the series should not be a sue
cess for the weather conditions are
ideal for baseball in e Paso long
after the season is closed in the
north and east.
PAT NELSON is still begging
Freddie Welsh for a aground
bout at Juarez. The champion has
announced that he will box Nelson
20 rounds for $4,000 OF go over 20
rounds Tor $3.50 for each additional
round up to 80, and then $1,000 q
round up to IS rounds. He is also
willing to bet Nelson that he viii
win and suggests a stake Of $4,000.
In the first place, there isn't much
chance Of the Juarez promoters put
ting up $4,000 for a Aground bout
with Nelson as one of the contestants
and in the second place, the fans
are not half as keen on the match as
is Nelson and it's dead cinch that
Bat isn't going to stick up that
purse himself.
x 3
FL PAS0 wasn't long in getting
the news of the first worlds
series game. It was just two minutes
after Luderus had been thrown out
in the ninth inning at Philadelphia
that the wires licked off the final
play in this city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

M garded generally as the main
qualification for a football star.
Speed ranks second to Drawn sif not
quite equal 10 il in value. Courage, of
course, is an absolutely necessary at
tribute. With these three fundamental
characteristics exhibited in large
amounts, 1t would not seem that any
thing could keep a man OF that type
OFF team. But there is one more ele-
ment that counts-brains. Head coach
Frank Hinkey. OF Yale, ranks brains
first Of all.
During the later stages of the game
with Virginia last Saturday, there were
loud cries OF ''Legore, Legore." Give
us Legore," shouted the New Haven
partisans as they saw their prides be
ing humbled by the smart playing OF
the sOuthernerS- Virginia had made
the score 10 to and there were only
a few minutes OF play left Now
Hinkey will put in his trump card"
opined many OF those in the stands.
But he didn't. Legore sat on the side
lines with the substitutes and the Blue
was trodden to defeat under those same
figures. 10 TO 0.
Opponents Remember LegOre
Harvard remembers Harry LeEore
we'll SO does Princeton. The great
work OF this big fellow in the battles
last year was the outstanding bright
spot IN Tale's performance in both the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09


enter the ring and a time card
drawn up like a railroad sehed-
ule, there should be no hitch Of any
nature in the arrangements for the 20
round bout between Jack Herricl and
KID George at the Juarez bullriug
on sunday night and matchmaker
John Meek is already counting upon
another successful entertainment
Kid George viii do but light ex-
ercise this afternoon He went on the
road for his final run this morning and
announced that he weighed 11u pounds.
He says that he is lighter now than
ne has been for some time as the
change TO a warmer climate and q
lower altitude has taken off q lot OF
his superfluous weight He is now in
his best fighting trim and expects 10
dazzle the fans with an exhibition OF
iast and clever boxing on Sunday night.
George Ready for Long Bout.
George isn't keen on predicting a
knockout now. He believes that he
viii win but says that he is prepared
TO work the 10th round Just as fast
as the first though he looks for a
victory earlier in the contest
Herrick has all kinds Of hackers and
they are not at all backward in max
ing noise. The Kewanee boys
friends are roofing hard and they viii
have q big delegation at the ringside
on Sunday evening
Herrick is not all backward in pre-
dieting a victory by the "kayo" route
and says that he expects to polish off
the pride OF New Mexico in Jig style.
No Delays Tolerated
Matchmaker John Meek notified all
contestants on Friday evening that he
had drawn Up a time card and that the
fighters would be expected to be in
the ring and ready for action at the
specified minutes.
The battle royal viii open the en-
rr-~ 81 nil h.
followed j 3 minutes later by the semi
final, a six round affair at 15S pounds
between Frank FOwser. the local man,
and Bob York. These men have been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

Summary-IWo base hits. Lawrehce. Nor
timer, Meason, Morch. stolen bases. Cap0ral.
Head. struck out, by Weiss T. by lIaresch
Z; bases on balls off Weiss /. of Naresch
l. hit by pitched bail. By ATaresch lI-eyva
Pedregon). wild pitches. Weiss ?: first base
on errors. Goth ! Puritys ! left on bases.
goth S. Puritys 4 time OF game 1885, UNI
plres, n. Kane and A J. Ferro.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
WOULD PLAY BALL SERIES
FOR THE DIXIE PFNNANT

Asheville, y. C.. Oct. SACK Cor
bett, manager OF the Asheville. OF the
North Carolina league, has challenged
the New Orleans team in the Southern
league, for a series TO determine the
winners OF an all-DiXie pennant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
NEWARK WILL HOLD
GREAT TRACK MEET

Newark. y T.. Oct. Several OF the
important track events will come here
next year as features OF this city's
-50th anniversary celebration OF its set
clement These include the junior and
senior track and field championships.
the Decathlon and the American Nara
thon- Ten thousand dollars viii be al
lowed the amateur Athletic union for
athletes travelling expenses
An elaborate field is being laid out
at WeeQuahic Lake The games COM
mittee is seeking many events Of all
sorts, including the national wrestling
championships
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
PnIicr III snIer Hnrt.-


guesses. This seems to be borne out
by the fact that a whole lot OF men
have been tried out IN practice as
hack on the first combination Guern-
sey, ScoyiL Captain Alex Wilson, Eas-
ton Chattield-Taylor and even young
Charley Taft. son OF the former presi-
dent, have been employed behind the
line esussg
All these speculations are wrong. The
real reason Legore has not been on the
first team is an entirely different
LeEore Lax on signals.
Hinkey is deathly afraid OF Legore,"
says Yale wellwisher, ever moment
Legore is on the field-afraid he will
make some mistake in tactics that viii
mean disaster Legore has been known
70 miss a signal and then say check
The signal may be for him TO carry the
bali but he viii take a chance on IT,
sometimes he fails TO catch just what
the signal IS and thinks 70 is some
thing entirely different from what it
is-and viii act accordingly, thereby
jumbling the entire play.
"Legore Is mighty tackler, a fine
man IN defence in all its physical
phases, but is likely TO be fooled com
pletely by some trick play OF the op-
position There are other phases OF his
lapses in this line that could De men
toned. but the ones 7 speak Of are
enough TO Illustrate the point Hinkey
is keeping Legore out OF the game
because he fears his slips at a possibly
important moment when he may lose
a close game
Makes Team - Percent Stronger.
Legore, however. is physical [
player OF such a wonderful grade that
believe his little mistakes can be !
overlooked Eliminating the times I
when he errs. ne is so VALUABLE that /
his presence makes the team at least T.
90 percent stronger. His slips could I
not figure more than five percent OF 4
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