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La Junta tribune., 1915-08-21
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
E. p. Ripley
On Aesation q Railroads and People

TAs nAuslEal lsadses of this nation are talking TO
the pubc acs cs through the columns Of this paper
The time when corporation had anything to say
70 the people they sent hired hand. whispered Il
through lawyer or employed lobbyist to explain to
the Legislature but the who know and the men who
10 talking the fence to the who plows
When the leading business men Of this nation get
back the so with their problems. strife and dssen
sion viii disappear for when look Into each others
faces and smile there ID = better day coming
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

it looks as though the negro is prov
ing balky and that the fight will have
to be transferred.
The Ad Wolgast-Gene belmont bout,
slated for Juarez on March 5, also ap-
pears to be Off WOlgast is evidently
not at all anxious to come here and is
said to have booked a fight for Mil
waukee next week. The promoters are
now looking for a substitute and have
made an offer to Johnny Dundee.
Tucson has the jump on the other
towns i'm the new Rio Grande Baseball
association. Billy Quigley has wired
John McClOskey from Oakland, Cal,
that he has signed Is cracking young
players" for the Tucson club and that
their training will start at Oakland
next week. Quigley also wired that
his business agent started for FL PasO
Wednesday night and would be in Los
Angeles today. This man will make
and viii assist in the organization OF
the league
Silver City and Albuquerque also have
things in good shape at the present
time and, owing to the distance to
Globe and the fact that Bisbee is very
anxious to get into the league, It is
likely that Bisbee and Phoenix viii
protection by the National association
are now being drafted and will be for
warded to secretary Farrell, at Au-
burn, n Y, as soon as the signatures
of the Tucson, Silver City and Albu-
querque promoters can be secured.
In the meantime, the business ar
engagements Of the FL PasO club are
proceeding rapidly and five men have
already subscribed for big blocks of
stock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
JOHNSON WANTS TO FIGHT
JESS WILLARD IN HAVANA

Havana, Cuba, Feb. 25.-It is stated
here that there is a strong probability
that a. fight for the worlds heavy
weight pugilistic championship be-
tween Jack Johnson and Jess Willard
will be arranged to take place in Ha-
vana early in April.
Johnson, having made all possible eff
forts to reach JuareZ in time for the
proposed fight there March 6, has de-
cided to remain in Havana. He eX-
pressed confidence that Willard would
consent to come here for the fight
Johnson appeared Wednesday night
in an exhibition bout with his sparring
partner and a big crowd witnessed the
bout In a preliminary NOut John Les
ter Johnson. of New York, defeated
Dave Mill, of New Orleans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

Wv TILLARD'S Camp. Knoblauch
Nv Ranch, Near 81 Paso. Tex,
Feb. 25.-Anwering manager
Tom Joness call for volunteers, Bert
Jackson. a 200 pound init artist with a
local reputation around AlamogOrdo,
blew into camp to show Willard a few
now tricks He must have read some
thing in the papers which gave him
wrong idea of what he was up against
for he waded into Jesse with the evil
dent intention of getting it over quick
ly. Willard gave him every oppor-
tuntty TO make a showing, but the
AlamogOrdO man blew up after stop
ping q light left to the wind, and quit
us cold. III say this for Mr.. Jackson.
He is still young ana is fast and
strong. II he sticks to the game ana
does not try to get ahead too fast,
there is no reason why he should not
some day develop into q good fighter.
A feature Of the afternoon was an
imprOmptu affair between Willard ana
the pride of FL Paso," Put-em-Out
Purcell This young gladiator was a
victim OF bad advice, for he let MS
friends persuade him that he could put
Willard out We fitted him out with
pair of padded pummeiers and sicked
him on. II was short and to the point;
the point Of turCelIs chin. He will
ing his grandchildren how he fought
the one time white hope" a fight to
the finish If he fails to remember
that the Finish" came during the first
minute, IT viii make a better story
Going from the ridiculous to the
real Willard gave as pretty an eX-
nibition with his trainers as one could
wish TO see. He took on Hempel Say
age, Monaghan and yours truly, wind
ing up with a round of wrestling and
medicine ball work, and finished so full
of life that we could hardly hold him
on the rubbing table.
Jack Hempei has acquired the nick
name of Jumping jack on account
OF the fact that he is usually off both
feet when he delivers a blow. Hem
pels work always takes wen with the
crowd, for he fights all the time His
100 pounds viii never carry him far
with Willard, but he is a conner. and
I'm another year or two will probably
be rated among the best of them.
Savage has not yet become suffi-
GENTLY acclimated to risk a fast pace.
His work, however, is excellent and he
IS already popular with the visitors.
He is exceptionally clever, fast and
tricky Being hard to hit, he viii give
Jesse lots of target practice
Instructor Monaghan succeeded in
drawing first blood with a right swing
40 the mouth as they came out of n
clinch- Monaghan put up his usual
last three rounds, but Willard was on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
.RA5KET BALL PROVIDES THRILLS
BUT AR0U5ES LITTLE INTEREST
Lack of Publicity for Stars May Be One Cause for Pub
lies Apathy; National League Magnates Dine on
Chocolate CarameIs Brought Into Meeting by
Mrs Britton, the Only Woman Chieftain.
BY FRANK G. MENkE.

! liquids as q refreshing influence dur
ing the meetings of the National league
magnates.
The newspaper gang ambled into the
magnates' room in the Waldorf lmme-
diately after the magnates had con-
cluded their recent meeting. Did they
see empty beer and champage bottles
here. there and everywhere No! All
they saw was a box labeled 'choco-
lates," containing three Uneaten cara
mels.
what the --" began the scribes in
chorus when they were interrupted by
Mrs Helen Hathaway BrittOn, owner of
the St. Louis Cardinals and the OnlS big
league woman magnate IN this WIDE
wide world.
Ssh! boys; remember that a woman
is present" laughed Mrs Britton, who
emerged from a corner in the room,
where she and her husband had been
talking with president Tener
Mrs. BrittOn Brought Them.
"Righto, Mrs. BrittOn," responded the
gang. But these here chocolates-how
the dickens did they get into this room
the last place in the world where they
might be expected to be-"
Il brought them" was the answer. Il
had to pass up lunch so as to get to
this meeting on time and so l brought
along the box Of chocolates so that 1
might eat some during the meeting to
keep from starving"
Bring "A full boX2" asked one in
trepid explorer for news.
"Yes-two pounds"
"Ah-er-did you-that is-the two
pOunds-yOu didn't
Mrs. Britton broke into the hesitat-
ing question with a ripple of laughter
Dear me, no. L didn't eat the whole
two pounds she said. Il had help.
There are the helpers" and Mrs. Brit
toms arm described a circle that in
Guided all the magnates, secretary John
Heydler and president Hener.
Reporters Ate the Rest.
Yes, they did help me eat those
chocolates" asserted Mrs. Britton, see
ing a look of incredulity on the faces
on the reporter folks. And do you
know that those men ate chocolates
with as much gUstO as a high school
girl They just ate and ate-and it did
my heart good to see those great big
grown men enjoying candy so much
Didn't do the supply of chocolates
much good" haZarded reporter, peer
ing into the nearly empty box. "Only
about three of the chocolates left.
What's the matter with them?"
Why, nothing answered Mrs. Brit
ton.
How comes it that they left those
three2 asked the reporter.
Mrs BrittOn looked at the reporter
quizzicauy for a mOment-and then a
great light dawned on her.
ooh, they left those for you" she
laughed. Take them-they're awfully
''They are" answered the scribe,
munchinE two at one time. Taste like
81 per pound variety"
Looking in the direction of secretary
Heydler, the reporter yelled:
Hey, John, is this chocolate diet GO
ing to be a regular thing hereafter2"
sure" answered Heydler THE
league voted in favor of it-that is, it
voted unOfficially."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
''Beck's" Amen Corner
BY "BECK.D

BASKETBALL fans will regret to
hear that there is no chance of
the FL PasO high school team being
able to compete in the A. A. U.
series at the San Francisco exposi-
ton. Basketball happened to be the
first sport on the long list of cham
pionship events and the series will
close tonight. The fans who had
the proposition in hand are disap-
pointed but the Tigers have the
satisfaction of knowing that the
people of FL Paso appreciate their
good work.
MOTORISTS are now watching
AVA what promises to be another
war between the Western A. A. and
the American Automobile associa-
ton, the two bodies which govern
automobile racing in this country.
And it's all because it rained in
Frisco on Monday. The Venice
Grand Prix is carded for March II
and the W. A. A. granted a sanction
carrying with it the exclusive racing
right in California for the month of
March. The A. A. A. sanctioned
the Frisco races and the proposition
to run the Vanderbilt race on March
@ is the cause of the trouble. Even
our old friend Barney Oldfield, who
dearly loves chance to take a crack
at the Three AS, declares he will
lead a revolt of noted drivers I'M
less the Vanderbilt is run off at
Frisco before the Grand Prix race,
there, which is carded for Feb. d.
Barney's contract with the Maxwell
people runs out on Feb. u and he
declares he will not sign another
which might conflict with his par
ticipation at Venice. A number of
other drivers have Joined him and
take a like stand. There is a nice
little muss brewing on the coast.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

-ACK CURLEY left FL Paso for Ha-
vana, Cuba, this morning, ostensi-
bly, to bring Jack Johnson back to
Juarez for the fight with Jess Willard
The bout, originally set for March o.
has been indefinitely postponed. Cur
lev declares that the bout is not or,
but Jack Johnson has been WlIln6
friends throughout the country that ne
will take no chances on coming TO
Juarez and that if the bout takes place
at all it will take place in Havana
At fight headquarters, in the cham
Der of commerce building, it was sald
that the clerks would remain mere an. anu
keen things going until Curley's return
1t is known, however, that orders were
given bv CurIev to pack the Office
EQUIPMENT, pay ALI local bills and have
things ready for travel
All of this lends color to the state
n,ent of lack Johnson that Havana viii
be the scene of the fight, If there IS
one at all
I'm off to Havana. to settle things
with Johnson ana bring him back sara
Jack Curley. at the depot Fight
headoUarters will be maintained here
and Willard will remain in training.
We will not transfer the 1ght-unless
we have to-
y I'VE will fight Johnson at Juarez and
no other place" declared Iom jones'
manager of Willard.
Mrs. CurIey remains in FL Paso Tor
the present. The two clerks who have
been busy at fight headquarters also
remain, and though they deny that Jne
offices will be closed, it is stated that
Curlev has taken steps so that it viii
not be necessary for him to come back
here if it is decided to transfer the
fight
Curley blames the Havana promoters
for all his trouble and refuses TO be
Iieve that Johnson has wired Tom
Flanagan. the Toronto trainer, and va
rious newspapers that he will not come
to Juarez.
place at Juarez is a mighty slim one.
y X x
CurIev and his associates have sunk
a big nile of money in making the prep
arations for the fight across the river.
They have advanced $4,000 expense
money to Johnson and it is estimated
that their expenses are at least $4,000
Naturally. they have made every posi-
bic effort to have Johnson carry out
his contract. They may succeed, but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
SAYS Willard IS
WELL DEVELOPED
DR.. w. A. Evans, Physician
Writer, Says johnson Will
Be Given Hard Fight.

Jess Willard is Il splendid physical
speciman and viii step into the ring
prepared to give Jack Johnson the
battle of his career, according to DR..
". A Evans, of Chicago. DIR. Evans
talks 10 more persons daily than any
other physician in the United States i'm
his health hints in the Chicago
Tribune. He is here on his way to the
coast and is visiting his brother, w. w.
Evans.
willard is in splendid condition for
the fight" said DR.. Evans. 'iHe tells me
h is % pounds over the weight that
he usually fights at, but i'll my opinion
he viii harm himself if he attempts to
train down to any such figure As he
stands now he will give the negro the
fight of his life. He has become en-
til ely acClimated and in lis tryOuts he
makes his sparrinS partners do most
Of the putting. As a fighting machine
he is wonder. I do not know what his
ring skill may be, but I can say that
he is one of the best developed physical
specimens I have ever seen.
johnson Must Train Here.
"Just how Ions it takes a fighter to
become acclimated can be told only
when he begins to train. But he must
do a considerable amount Of work be
fore he is ready to enter the ring.
he will have to put in plenty of hard
work before his wind will stand a hard,
fast and long fight II he is training
on shipbOard, as has been reported, so
much the better, but no fighter can
come from sea level to an altitude of
about 300 feet and be anywhere near
his best. The length of time required
to acclimate a man varies. But what
ever the length of time, it is safe to
say that Johnson viii put in some good
hard training in JUarez before efwill
be in shape to argue it out with VIII
lard"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

N ~
~ one please step forward and tell
n us why basketball isn't more
r.cr1lIar with the rank and file Of sport
.o,ersg II is q mystery to us-and TO
many thousands of Others-Why there
is such little public interest IN game
that provides as many thrills as 1901
ball calls for more skill and prac-
tically as much endurance as prize flght-
in.- and which is almost as IaSt ana
furious as hockey.
Weddings cannot play basketball
1t is a game that calls for all there IS
i'm the best conditioned athlete. It
is a game where nimbleness OF foot
aIcrtness Of brain, Quickness Of the eye
and thoroughbred gameness are essen
tlRl 1t is a game for the red blooded
levers of athletic contests, yet they
give it the go by. Why is 1t?
Basketball is a pretty game to watch
especially when the game is between
two evenly matched teams. And, at
times, it becomes a tough game. But
Withal, il is clean.
BASKETBALL is a great winter favorite
in small college towns. The attendance
at the games is always good But II
two college teams staged game IN
some foreign city of a metropolitan ma
ture il wouldn't draw even at so cents
a head.
Doesn't Draw Like Boxing.
In New York city and every other
town where boxing bouts are allowed,
watch a pair of low brow pugs siam
or attempt to slam-each other for 80
minutes. but those same fellows
wouldn't pay so cents to see crowd Of
college boys perform in a game that
gives as many thrills in five. minutes
as prize fighting does in 90.
Of course, in all the cities where
there are Y. NJ. c. AS and similar in
situations, there are basketball games
between picked teams Of those insti-
tutions. But the interest in the games
rarely extends beyond the membership
Of the organization. To draw crowds
even to those games the promoters
usually have to promise 9 dance after
the game as an additional lure.
Too Little Attention to Stars.
Probably the reason that basketball
Is not more popular is because so little
publicity is given to the stars of the
game. Basketball, as a game has been
given a lot Of publicity in years gone
by but little attention has been paid
Baseball is popular because such
men as Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins Iris
Speaker, Larry LaJOie and Joe Jacobson
have been Haunted before the public
eye so much that it developed a desire
to see those men perform. The indi-.
vidual prowess Of Charles Brickley'
Eddie Mahan. "TaCks" Hardwick, Harry
lie Grove. Johnny Maulbetsch. heralded
in the papers acted as the lure for foot
ball folks.
But who. outside Of the little college
towns, ever heard OF a basketball star
of a man or men who rank in skill in
their game as highly as do the Cobbs
ball or the Packey Netherlands in the
Rug game:
3IaEnates Dine On CarameIs.
Chocolate caramels have supplanted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
ATTEMPT MADE TO
SUBSTITUTE SMITH

Relative to the report from the east
that Jack CurIey had offered "Gunboat
Smith a chance to fight Jesse Willard
in Juarez in place of Jack Johnson,
report which Curley denied, the New
York Evening Mail, Of Feb. Is printed
the following:
When Jim Buckley was told today or
Jack Curleys denial of having asked
Gunner Smith to substitute for Jack
johnson against Willard, the well
known manager exhibited the following
telegram:
Jim Buckley, New York:
As per our previous talk, am work
ing and matching the GUnboat VS.. Jim
Flynn for March at Juarez, and if we
book up Jim We can be sure of a good
attendance. Now, in case anything hap
pens in getting Johnson to the battle
ground in time it will be the Gunner
and Jess for March 6. On receipt Of this
letter answer by night letter whether
any of your plans will interfere with
my plans. In either case you get two
round trip Interpretations from New
York with sleepers and 80 percent Of
the gross. There will be from 5000 to
10000 cattlemen here for the annual
convention, and we will surely draw
big. Johnson is now within hailing dis
tance of Mexico, and I do not look for
any trouble for him to get here. AM
sWer at once.
Jack Curley,
Chamber of Commerce, Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

RUMORS are thicker than money
these days. The one that John
son was at Chihuahua Wednesday
got a lot of publicity bul it didn't
even raise a hope with the pro-
motors. johnson is a long, long
way from Juarez yet or Curley
wouldn't be wearing the look which
says: 'T'm worried, terribly wor-
ried, but you're not supposed to
know it." A few more days like
Wednesday and Jack will have white
hair.
PAN JOHNSON, president and
- chief mogul of the American
league, paid Honest John" Nc
CIoskey a big compliment when in
Butte, Mont, about ten days ago.
johnson was interviewed by the
Anaconda Standard on baseball in
general and in discussing the failure
of the Butte club, Big Ban declared
that 'McCloskey is the man to make
it go if anybody can" And Mack
is going to make the game Ego" in
FL PasO this summer.
X
JOE SHUGRUE is going to study
law. Well, the New York light
weight should pass his final exam
nations in time to help infringing
the legal trouble which will ensue if
johnson fails to arrive at Juarez
pretty soon.
K
BASEBALL fans are coming to the
support of the new Ell PasO club
and the proposed Rio Grande assO-
citation in grand style The stock
subscriptions now total $1,000 and it
won't take very long to ct the full
issue subscribed. FL Paso business
men are showing that they know a
good thing when they Gee 1t.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
WOLGAST AGAIN HURTS ARM;
DUNDEE WILL FIGHT CROSS

New York. Feb. 25.-Ad Wolgast,
former lightweight champion, injured
his right arm again while training
Wednesday and will be unable to meet
Leach Cross, of this city, net Friday
night.
Johnny Dundee, also of this city. has
been substituted Wolgast injured his
arm in a bout with Freddie Welsh,
worlds champion, last November.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
OLD GUARDS WIN
FROM BANK TEAM
Berg Team Wins From the HoucISs by Mar
gin OF 60 Pins; 6ryan Has High
Came and High Total.

The Old Guards were in good form again
wednesday night in the Big league bowling
series on the Cactus alleys, rolling up some
good scores and taking two of three games
from the City National bank The bankers
came back strong in the second game, total
ing gS7 pins and beating the league leaders
by 1917 pins. The Old Guards got going
again in the third game and, with a total
Of 800 won the game and the match Lee
Davis rolled steadily. his three scores being
1S2, 1S1 and 1873, giving him the high aggre-
gate Of SAC. The nigh individual score was
rolled by Barela, 216.
The Berg team gave the Houclls three
good games, the former having a margin OF
SIS pfns on the match. Joe Bryan was the
bright star, taking the Individual nlsh WIN
215 and the aggregate high with 572.
This evening the Shelter league teams VIII
roll on the Cactus alleys. Wednesday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
BY 4BECK.'

of Herald today that
would pulled off Juarez
h gong something definite known
ohavetr weufo
and that way We if
necessary, in order to
training, though he will not work hard He viii
al hunt Of few days"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
Jim Buckley. New York:

by those interested in having it lose.
Under the mutuel system, such things
are quite possible, but it is argued that
no person has the same interest to do
this as under the bookmaking system.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
Amateurs Take a Try At Willard
-:U;- -:Ii;- -;I'- -:.;- ,-;I:-
Two Of Them Last Second Apiece
By nTExn ORoURKE. WIZARDS sparrng Partner.

top of him all the time and Walter
was too busy ducking to do much dam
age. Although they are the best Of
friends, they always finish the last
round fighting in earnest.
Now that Johnson has shown his
golden smile, interest in the coming
fight has taken a sudden jump.
Among the new faces at the camp
are those of Ed Smith, newspaper man
OF Chicago, and Ray Archer of Kansas
City.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
JACK GjRLEYLEAVESF FOR HAVANA;
BATTLE MAY Be STAGED IN CUBA

Ostensible Reason for Cureys Departure Is to Bring
Johnson to Juarez, but Orders to Pack Equipment
and Be Ready to Move Were Left at Headquar-
ters; Wolgast- belmont Bout Apparently Off.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
GOLF TOURNAMENT
OPENS AT HOUSTON

Houston. Texas, Feb. 25.-With 124 en-
tries. the second invitation golf tournament
OF the Houston Country club opened here
today Among the entrants for the first
flight were Chick Evans. ]. K Bole, fer
mer Ohio champion; Jack Burke, former
Canadian open champion; Fred Mcleod. for
mer national champion. and George Rotan,
Of Waco, Texas champion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

AAEt EAANB TEAM SNOhE6
WORLD RECORD IN SHOOT
Washington, D. c., Feb. 25.-A worlds
recoCd for rifle shooting was made last week
by the Cleveland team. which scored 1000
out Of a possible 1000 in the ninth match Of
the inter-club championship tournament The
five marksmen put 100 shots into bulls
eye the size Of a 10 cent piece at a distance
Of 70 feet with % caliber rifles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

b JEW YORK, Feb. 25.-WiI some
~ one please step forward and tell
. ~ r.-hr haakafhall isn't more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25

Observation-Disclosures
= ADDITIONAL SPORTING
. NEWS ON LAST PAGE Z
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
Amateurs

Wv TILLARD'S Camp, Knoblauch
Nv Ranch, Near FL Paso, Tex,
Feb. 25.-Anwering manager