El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-01
Baseball Would Have Prevented War
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Welsh Is Losing His Drawing Power
BY FRANK G. MENkE.

FEW YORK, Jan. There
wouldn't have been any general
= war in Europe if baseball was
played there as generally as it is in
America, according to a Harvard gradu-
ate. who spent several years abroad
Writing to the Harvard Alumni
Weekly, he said. in part:
IF there had been a regular baseball
league in Europe with teams in London.
Paris, Berlin. Vienna and Antwerp, like
we have in the big cities here, the fans
never would have tolerated the break
ing out Of this war during the base
ball season. They would nave forced
the crowned heads to put off hOSul1tleS
until the world series was over, and
by that time the excited royalty would
have had a chance to cool its heels and
there would not have been war"
The writer adds that baseball has
done more to civilize the Philippines
than the American army, the contabu-
laries and the missionaries put to-
gether.
Freddie Welsh. lightweight champion
of the world, has lost his drawing
power in this country. Welsh came
here tOuted as the most scientific
boxer Of the age, yet he has been out
boxed twice by American fighters who
make no protense Of being more than
ordinary boxers.
Welsh, as a boxer. has been over
rated He does not compare with
Packey Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons.
Welsh has a good defence but his
punches are Woefully lacking in steam.
The one thing in which Welsh is far
superior to other Hghtweights is that
he can run faster.
Considerable opposition has 'devel-
oped over the rule permitting KICK
for goal after touchdown, but 1T is I'M
likely that the football rules commit
zee will abolish it at the meeting this
winter.
The argument is made by fans Of the
rule that there is nothing spectacular
about kick after touchdown. That's
true. But the result of a game often
depends upon the success or failure of
a kick Skill. GOODNESS, a perfect eye
and kicking judgment are necessary IN
the making Of a successful goal kick
after touchdown. Furthermore, the
players are given a chance to catch
their breaths while the preliminaries #
the goal kick are taking place
The old umpire stars are passing.
Jack Sheridan, ranked as the dean Of
arbitrators. is dead. Bob Emslie is
aging. Hank" O'Day may not return
and Silk OLaughli1, because of add
and may quit the diamond gaDle soon.
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The St Paul club in the American as
ISOLATION. is said to have lost $4,000
during the 1914 season and the losses
of the Indianapolis club were around
$4,000, according to the same source.
If these figures are approximately cor
rect it shows that the attendance in the
American association last year was far
under those claimed by organized base
ball claims.
St Paul carried an average Of %
men during the season at an average
salary of S21O0 That would mean s46,-
200 for salaries. The travelling ex-
penses probably totaled $4,000. The in
cidental expenses of the club including
salary Of officials, rentals, interest etc,
probably were about $4,000 more. That
would make a grand total Of about
$4,000
If the net losses were $4,000 that
means the entire income for the sea-
son was only about $4,000. Figured on