El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-19

, committee The music committee asked
for an allotment OF s4e0 for the parade,
which was approved, as was also the
spending Of 500 for the reviewing
stand and headquarters in the Pioneer
plaza
According to the estimates Of army
officers. there were more than 1000
strangers in town for the Liberty bells
George H. Clements, chairman Of the
publicity committee. expects at least
5000 strangers for automobile week"
Box scores of the baseball games in
connection with the Arizona State fair
at Phoenix remind one Of the defunct
Rio Grande league Herb Hester, for
nler Phoenix manager. is now leading
The Ray Mines team and his lineup in
cludes ScanlOu, at third base. Hester at
second and DemaggiO in left field. All
were with the Phoenix league team
The Hayden Smelter team has Nc
Gilvray, formerly with Douglas. as first
base; Jake Bauer, one Of McCloskey's
outfielders, in the right garden; Red"
Toner, a Phoenix pitcher, in center
field, and Herb Hall, the star finger
OF the SOlOns, on the mound
In the recent series for the champion
ship Of the Arizona mining district. Ray
Mines won four Of seven games from
the Hayden Shelter.
The car TO be driven in the $50 mile
automobile race at Phoenix on Satur-
day by Walter Smith, Of FL PasO, is a
big Fiat which has been entered by the
Tucson Automobile club While no de-
tails are known here, this Fiat is be-
leved to be a 125 horsepower special
racing machine which took part in the
Tucson race and made a good showing
until forced out by an accident. It is
said to have run in two 100 mile races
at Tucson and is reported very fast.
Carl Reeves, Of this city, viii drive
HrH 81
dent Of making a good showing. though
the entry OF such stars as Oldfield, An
dersOn, Cooper and others Of like cal
iber viii give the amateur drivers a
tough task.
The course is reported to be in won
derfully good condition and some very
fast time is looked for
If soccer takes well with the fans
on Sunday at Rio Grande park, we will
games every Sunday" said John J. Nc
Closkey- The United Empire club
has very good team, I am told, while
both the Sixth and 18th infantry regi-
ments have organized their clubs. There
is room for another civilian club. but
If none appears. efforts viii be made to
have the Fourth field artillery enter a
team They are reported TO have had a
good team at Texas City and, no doubt,
would like TO get into a league here"
The players on both teams which will
meet Sunday have been practicing hard
this week The United Empire players
had stiff workout at Rio Grande park
on Tuesday afternoon and their work
showed a big Improvement over their
last game. The soldiers are working
out every afternoon at Camp Cotton.
Efforts are being made to have a Mill
tary band on hand and there will be a
real gala time.
Frank Caplinger leaves for Fort
Worth tonight on a business trip and
on his return he viii assume charge OF
the Automobile Week" information bu-
reau in Pioneer plaza
An important meeting OF the United
Empire football players will be held at
the Angelus cleaning works at 7:15
o'clock All members are requested to
be present on time as there are some
important matters in connection with
Sundays game to be arranged.
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Tommy Nelson announces that he has
signed for a 20-rOund bout at Shreve-
port. La, in the near future with Monk
Fowler. the match being promoted by
John n Martin. Sammy Johnson is to
accompany Nelson and says that he viii
draw cartoons for the newspapers Of
Shreveport to advertise the bout and
viii also act as sparring partner and
trainer for Nelson.