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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

THICAGO, Ill, Jan. 9.-Steve, bet
I'm haveing a liver time this win
- ter then you are Steve & that
amt saying nothing against you but
the town where you live at & I guess
you'll add nit it don't come pair with
Chi because how could it when its
Just only little berg vile Chi is the
Digest city in the u out side Of n Y.
city & London & may be Paris
You never knOWed I could dance did
you Steve tho 1 guess 1 told you
bout me trying it last summer in n. Y.
city the time L vas in n. Y. city but
now l have token 2 lessons & they
coSLed me 81 dollar a peace & 1 been
to l dance and am going to dances
reglar all winter because the little
SRI is pretty near as stuck on dancing
like she is on me.
Was Dressed for the Part.
We went to a dance last Sat down to
the palace dance hall & you ought to
seen them people look at us when we
come in s. no wonder because we was
certunly dressed for the part &, I had
on new pare of yellow shoes & my
suite was pressed & all slicked up q
q II silk shirt & pink tie to match q
light blue suspenders only of corse
you couldent see them & my hare was
all perfumed down to the barber Top
before come & the little girl was in
silks & satins & all powdered up &
no wonder they looked over us.
The foxy trOt & he l step walk &
the hesitashon canter waltz is the
dances there dancing . round here &
they was the Is 1 had the lessons in &,
guess most of the girls that was
there hadent had no lessons in one
Of them because they couldent keep
step with me at LIST but I Termed them
all I knOwed - they was a lot better
before 1 got threw with them.
suppose I should ought to of soked them
81 dollar a peace for what they Termed
off of me but of corse I don't mean
that Steve & am just jokeing because
that would be cheap stuff
Grabs the Prettiest Girl in the Hall.
It looked for a vile like I would half
to dance all the dances with the little
girl on acct. of no body asking her
would she dance with them but finely
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

some guy come up & introduced him
self to her by name & asked her to
dance & as soon as him g. she was off
to gather L GRABBED off the prettyest
girl in the hall & we had eYry body
in the place watching US before we
got threw.
1t was a foxy trot & the girl dident
act like she knOWed what was il so l
says If you don't know how to dance
the foxy trOt I viii lern you & she
says I know how to dance the foxy
trOI all right Blu 1 dident never lern
the hop step & jump & I says neither
did so wear all right and she says
you may be all right but I'm not *
may be we better set the dance out q
not dance it & L says 10 you do what
L do e you'll get a long X & she
says l. WOuldent W;-nt to do what your
doing free for nothing but if I done
what you done I would want to 10 it
on the stage & get pade for it so you
see Steve 1 dident take them lessons
for nothing.
Gets in Bad with His Girl.
The next girl I danced with h vas
the hesitashOn canter & she walked all
over my IT. & scratched up the toes
OF them but I got them shinn-d up
In6 next day & You can hardly see the
marks on them out when I told this
here girl who I am she was ticklCd to
deth bout me asking her to dance
d l asked ner to gu, after the
dance was threw & have a glass Of
beer & we wasent out of the hall more
than min. but the little girl got sore
a bout it & wOulGont dance with me
no more & I had to dance with the girl
1 took out for the glass of beer &
other girls but it just goes to show
you Steve how touchy a girl can be
when she has fell for you like the
little girls fell for me-
all the way home on the car she
WouIdent say nothing to me but we
made it up in the parler & I promised
I wouldent dance with no body but
she the next time & wear going to
an other dance tonight e that will be
time enough for me to figure out how
/ can slip a way from her a few min.
e dance with some body else.
Looks Like Big Yr.
Well Steve 1 suppose you seen where
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

Of The coaching box, he was untable
to avert collision. Both runner and
cOaCher went down in a heap. The
runner regained his feet and continued
to the plate Before the ball could be
retrieved, the batsman had also scored.
The hit ordinarily would have been
nothing more than a single It vas
a hard hit ball and the fielder. in his
anxiety to make a throw TO the plate,
allowed it to get away. The error
gave even the batter plenty Of time to
beat the relay to the plate.
The collision between the coacher
and the base runner brought up the
disputed point. The rule on this play
says. If a coacher at third base
touches or holds the base runner at
third base or a base runner who is
rounding third base for the home plate,
the umpire shall declare sucn base
runner out" The Team in the field
insisted that the rI6ner originally On
second be declared OUC They based
their claim on the fact that the coach
er had JOuchs Il the base runner.
Umpire Allowed the Run.
The umpire, while admitting that
technically the rules called fer sucn a
decision, would not declare the out;
instead. he allowed the run to count.
The umpire held ina, white. tho coach
er did come il contact with the runner,
1t was because Of NJ effort on his part
TO stop the runner. The contact was
the result of the stumbling on the part
of the runner. The coacher was
within the coaching lines and made
every effort on his part to avoid the
collision. The runner was solely at
fault. Since the ball rolled to the fence.
the action Of the -cOacher played no
part in the affair
While the umpire failed to adhere
closely to the rules\I regard the de-
cision as an excellent one, as well as
the only fair verdict under the circum-
stances. What is your opinion?
Copyright, 1916, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

trying to steal second; April %. by
Schang, trying to steal second; April q.
by SchanS, trying to steal second: July
j. by Schang, trying to steal third; Oc-
ond
Chicago-3: By schaIk. trying to steal
second; July 25, by Schalk, trying to
steal second; August rs, by Mayer, try
ing to steal third.
Washington-3: June 3, by williams.
trying to steal home; August II, bv
Ainsmith, trying to steal second; Sen
TENDER 10, by Williams, trying to steal
second.
Boston,: June %, Cady, trying to
steal second; August Is, by Cady, try
ing to steal second.
Cleveland-2: May q, by BassIer. try
ing to steal second; September 27, by
Egan, trying to steal second.
st. Louis: June II, by Agnew. try
ing to steal second; August s. by Cros-
sin, trying to steal second
Milan Holds Record.
Milan holds the base stealing rec
ord for the American league, it having
been established in 1912, when the
Washingtonian did the Raffles act So
times J. Clyde really stole 81 bases
that year. but three OF his thefts were
wiped out by Jupiter Pluvius, who nut
a stop order on a game between the
Browns and the Senators in the third
inning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
AOY SOCCER TEAM WINS
GAME TO PLAY OFF TIE

Aoy schools soccer football team
won Friday by a score of So the Elay-
of of a previous tie game between
Aoy and Villas school teams 1t took
exactly three minutes to play of the
tie.
The lineups:
AOy: Maxine Gomez, l. W; Arturo
Rios, ]. i. w; Antonio Rodriguez, cen
ter; Ruperto Marin (captain), T. /. W;
Jesus DeportO, T. W; Leo Cadio Es-
tradO, !. h. b.; Arturo Garcia, c. h. b. !:
Melcar Vargas, T. h. b.; Gilberto Urea,
!. I. B.; Raymond Seria, r. I. b.; Apol-
mar ProvenciO, goalkeeper
Villas: Howard F1eck, / W.; Jack
Effort, !. /. W; WendIe Noble, center;
Elmer Pearson, T. i. W: Ross Crowder.
r, W; Anton Mcclellan. l. h. b.; Paul
+. h. b., Park Bishop. ]. f. b.: Chanting
Brown, r. f. b.; Ewald Kipp, goalkeeper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

Usually, it is the best policy to
adhere strictly to the playing
- rules. Very often a ruling may
appear unjust, but if the umpire, in
rendering such a decision, has close
" followed the playing code, it lets
MIN out The rules were made Tor
him to follow, not for him to make.
Every now and then some play comes
up where it is display Of good judg
ment and common sense for the UNI
riTe to deviate from the rules. Abil-
ity to know just when it is best to for
sake the set rules for basebalFs first
great rule-fair PLAYS invariably a
guide as &c The worth OF the umpire
A play came up IN the American
league last year in which the umpire
ruled directly contrary to the playing
rules, yet I believe that the umpire,
in reaching his decision, was eminent
ly fair. In the National league, the
umpires, acting in strict accordance
with the rule, would have called the
runner Out. They would have been
forced to do so, because their instruc-
tiOns on the play in question IS to in
terpret the rule strictly, regardless of
who is at fault In the American
league, the umpires are instructed to
use their Judgment On such plays and
let fair play dominate.
Runner COllided With COaeher.
The play came up in a game at the
Polo grounds. With a runner on sec
ond and one down, the batter hit a
clean single to center field. The
COacher at third was mOmCntarily in
doubt as to whether 10 send the run
ner home or not, until the ball got
away from the outfielGsr and seemed
certain of going almost to the fence.
The moment the ball got away from
the fielder, the coaCher motioned the
runner to keep on 10 tie plate In
rounding third base the runner STUN
bled badly, and, despite the efforts Of
the coacher, who was in the upper end
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

the N. Y. amer. was sold to a man
that runs a brewry & old Bill DOnO-
vans going to manager them & he
should ought to mal1e'a success out of it
on acct Of him being use to manage
ing a minor leage club. the papers
says that Bresnahan was trying to
trade I & or 4 others to Cincinnati
for Groh the I'd base man but you can
pet all you got that the wasent moth
ing to that story because if my name
had of been included in the deal the
Cincinnati would of made the trade in a
hurry & prObly Bresnahal wouldent
includ me & that's why the deal was
called off & it looks like 1 would have
big Vt. this VI. eh Steve.
Respy. Bill.
Copyright, 1915, by Ring W. Lardner)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
Hinchman, Like Falkenburg, Comes Back
-:II:- -:I:- -:I:- -:n:- -:I:-
McGraw Was Wise In Acquiring LObert
BY ]. G. BRANN

Ban and his cohorts certainly believed
this at the time Of the war between the
American and National leagues. How
did the American league secure Ed Del
ahanty, Nap LajOie, Jesse Burkett,
"Muggsy" McGraw, Elmer Flick, Joe
MCGinnity and numerous other stars
from the National Lacquer II the truth
were known il would be discovered that
far worse than the present so called
sand bag" methods were used This
howl sounds very much like the one
which usually emauates from the poor
sport who, starting out with the idea
that he has an easy victory in sight,
suddenly discovers that he is more than
likely to lose the fight
Nieknaming Managers.
Two managers in the major Ieguea
this season will carry nicknames be-
ginning with NJ George Stallings Of
the Boston Braves has been called the
miracle man since the latter part Of
the season Of 1914 Clarence Rowland
who will replace Callahan as leader OF
the White Sox during the season OF
1915, has already been dubbed tbs
piloted a team in a league Of higher
class than B and some writer's are IN
kind enough to say that since he has
never been any higher he should be
right at home with the White Sox
Ihese W1seacres are in a good way &c
be fooled, for the White Sox figure to
have splendid chance to top the
American league at the end OF the sea
son Of 1915 and especially so If Row
land can manage to make the team
little more a team and a little less a
bunch Of individuals with one man at
tempting to lord" it over his team
mates And Rowland is very likely
to make it so, for minor league statis-
ticians state that as a driver and goat
getter' George Stallings is a perfect
lady and soothing flatterer" be-
side Rowland.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

many years to get to the top and with
the possible exception of Richie most
champions of class have had to 60
through a hard drilling, sometimes eX-
tending over six or seven years Of the
hardest kind Of fighting, before land
ing the title
OF Charley White I can't say, but
Shugrue is not fighting Is wen as
year ago, and If / had the boy in
charge 1 would see to it that he took
vacation from the ring for a couple
Of months.
Welsh should Try Title Match.
By the way, Freddy Welsh, who was
won't to dub Ritchie a mo decision"
champion, is taking rather kindly to
those affairs himself 1t seems to me
that It is time Frederick gave one of
the boys a chance at his title over a
long route. While California is no
longer in the field, New Orleans is
there with both feet and Messrs. Tor
hands in the Crescent City, are anx-
ious to book the champion over the
20 round distance.
Both White and Shugrue, to say
nothing Of Willie Ritchie, have earned
the right to battle Welsh for the title,
and by accepting offers to meet the
champion in short no decision contests
they are playing right into Welsh's
hands. If they held out for longer
bouts public opinion would soon force
Freddy 10 acceue TO Lnelf demands. AS
il is now this ten round no decision
thing is water on the champions
wheel.
The 1918 style.
The modern boxer swung his right,
And then he swung his left;
To miss his rival was his aim
At stalling he was def.
But one false wallOp struck his foe,
Yes, straight between the eyes;
Which caused him to express regret
Likewise apologize.
Leslie's Weekly.
Shugrue Lacks Punch.
Joe Shugrue lacks just one thing"
according to Frank Erne, as quoted In
a local paper. He doesn't hit hard,
hecause while he's hitting he's throw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

The annual meeting of the sharehold-
ers or the American Trust and Savings
Bank, for the election OF directors and
the transaction of any other business
that may come before it, viii be held
at its banking rooms Tuesday, January
18th, 1915, at o'clock a. m. W. u.
Care, Sec'y.-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
STOCKHOLDERS, ITEETINC

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Rio Grande Valley Bank & Trust Com
pany will be held at its offices Tues
day, January u, 1915, at $500 o'clock ..
m, for the election Of directors and to
transact any and all business that may
come before the meeting
Sig. N. Schwabe, Secretary.
Advertisements
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
Shugrue, In tead Of White, Should Have BY Jaq'ss
Been Given Chance To Fight Welsh TX %S4


Fallen o. His Work whte ApeasO e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
Bill Bets He's Having Liver Time Than Steve
Because He Can Dance the Fox Trot and Step
Takes the Little Girl to the

o people
Dressed f the rt
ING W LARDNE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09
Billy Evans s Puzzle Plays

Especially Paper by League Umpire
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

WE'D ALL BE MAD.
wouldn't 1t be awful If Jack
johnson should be arrested in
Mexico and EhOtf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

lew YORK, Jan. 9.-New York
1 sports are still hard at it trying
Y to figure out why matchmaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

BY RING W. LARDNER
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

Wbite lust at present stacks up a. y
~ M ,rl'7.oy1ising. But Charley also Is
more pt maj asomething" a champion
must possess. Shugrue has aggreISJs7t,iif e
ness without the, p punch, anu hut lacks
Inc fighting instinct -, -,,,or of
g. 2 }be in s year, and White also toE
tbat matter. tt is dangerous, 70 2r- Lg2li
these fellows too fast 1t TOOK Ne-2-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
HUSTLE NOW AND
Do YOUR FIGURING
AFTER FEBRUARY Il
Overconhdence May Lose the
Prize You Now Believe You
Have Cinched-Let No Sub
scription Escape

The world loves winner. The
reason is because so few accom- plish
that which they start.
Nowadays few people are success
full, because few people have the
courage To combat obstacles which
stand between them and success. The
chief obstacle in a campaign is known
as "cold feet" which means timidity,
lack OF confidence, and nearly all
forms of attacks that produce a sure
loser.
There Is still another barrier to sue
cess. which is overconfidence.
Cases have been known when can
didates eyes would bulge while look :
Ing over the large figures ON their
voting certificates. They were certain
they could not lose because they had
SO many votes, never thinking that
other candidates received exactly as
many votes on subscription as them
selves. They would say well done
and go To their defeat without ever
realizing how 1t happened. Overcon-
fidence has shattered more hopes than
cold feet because the cold footer''
expects less.
The golden harvest days for votes
are upon YOU. Your success or fail
turr sfepe1ef npof, your showing dnrfns
the present period. and but few dayi
remain. Don't stop 70 hgure the ex-
pense Of maintaining an autozn obile'
Hustle and win Il nrst. TheA n9ure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
GYPSY BANDS
ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN
WHITE SLAVERY
Special Investigator of Depart.
ment of Justice Brings to
Light Awful Conditions

Denver. Feb. l2.--Sew York, Phiia-
delphia, Chicago, ST, Louis. nIinneapo-
lis Milwaukee. New Orleans. Dallas
and Kansas City are white slave mar
kets where gypsy girls and white
girls, the latter stolen, are sold for
sums ranging from $500 to $4,000.
This is the statement made by Will
liam f. Fitch. special investig gator for
the Department of Justice, in an Of
fetal report sent TO Washington last
night.
Fitch's report follows several weeks
OF secret inquiry and contains & con-
fession from the wealthy owner Of .
local gypsy band made yesterday. Ae-
cordinR to this mau's statement, Ito is
worth nearly 100000, having half a
million dollars deposit in Chicago
banks and $4,000 in Denver.
In fear of death. this chief yester-
day told Fitch that for several years
gypsy bands in all parts Of the coun-
try have traded in girls. obtaining for
them SUMS seldom below $1,000. The
traffic began with gypsy girls. hus-
bands often selling their wives and
recently has extended to white girls.
Chicago has been the clearing house
for the slaves, who were brought from
fatF parts OF the country 10 kokofaf..
Ind. and there held until sold. of
ten the girls were 'farmed out" or IRE
sold" much as baseball players are
handled
Fitch, who tried desperately to pre-
vent the story becoming public. has
verified IL and says that within few
days nationwide inquiry will be mazda
with the possibility OF wholesale ar.
rests in all parts of the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
UNCLE SAM CALMLY
WAITS RESULT Of
ITS WARNINGS
Administration Believes Coun-
try Will Approve Of Vigor-
GUS Note to Belligerent Ma.
tons

Washington, Feb. Ia Reflection
ot the effect of the United States
note TO Germany and Great Britain
Is now awaited in Washington Of
iiciais here are confident that within
a very short time there Will be indi-
cations of the manner in which ths
statement OF Views by this govern
nient on the subject of the misuse OF
The American flag and the proposed
German operations in the new war
zone is 10 be received.
1he administration is vel. satisfied
wish the reception given the publica.
ton of the notes in this country Or
ficials believe that the country Will
approve nf. them az FRANK and viSor-
Gus statements of the United States
position and in defense of the rights
of this country as a noneofnba Blatant In
the war.
frankness Necessary.
III Is held by the administration
fsiat ii was much better that the views
~ The United States should he clearly
stated anon Two very important is
sizes raised In Great Britain and Ger
many at the earliest moment and II
Was thought better To speak with ex-
IRENE frankness rather than to leave
the slightest room for doubt as 10
where the United States stands
Ii was explained today that the
German note necessarily gives an i'm
nrcss,on Of greater severity than does
ne note to Great Britain because the
one discusses law while the other dis
cusses merely practice.
The notes were a topic or discus
sion at the cabinet meeting today. II
developed that they never were laid
before the cabii - for consideration
the presidents own approval sufncine
4, send them on their way. Mem.
Shers of the cabinet, excepting AIR
BRYAN, learned of the contents OF the
B two communications from the news
i ia perx this morning = : -.
III. Ali neither the British nor German
On fassies nor In diplomatic circles
p n 1aefally, was any comment upos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
KILLED HIS ENEMY
AND THEN HIMSELF
FARMER FIRST PUR
CHASED HIS COFFIN IN
PREPARATION FOR END.

Asheville, " c., Feb. l2.-After
making a trip 10 johnson City, Tenn,
during which he purchased coffin
and made other preparations for
death, George McAlister. prosperous
farmer living at huntsville N. c..
near here. shot and fatally wounded
Fred Ramsey. proprietor of the
Ramsey Hotel. at huntsville and then
committed suicide.
Notes found in the pocket of the
dead man indicated that he intended
to kill two other men. one of whom
was out of town at the time he called
and the other absent from his office.
- M1.AfiEtaf. ard Ra mae III gEe. ia
few days ago, supposedly over ao-
mestic matters connected with Meal
srsnnxiuu.d -. sarnns para i y 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
In Western Zone Allies Make
Attack on Germans In Bel
GUM With Air Fleet
Grahame-White
Has Close Call
Thirty-four Flying Craft At
tack German Submarine
Bases in Belgium, Doing
Much Damage

London. Eeb. i2.--Therc can be no
situation of the eastern war zone Is
rapidly developing and ont of 1t will
come the decision whether, in the near
future Germany Is To capture Warsaw,
cut of The Russian base of supplies
with a large slice of Russian Poland
territory. or whether kuSsia u t0
ioyerrun the Carpathians. sweep the
Hungarian plains, swing south towards
Vienna. sweep northwest toward
Koenigsberg and East Prussia and as
sumo the mastery of that important
thcater of the war.
No official statement. no unofficial
report is yet able II establish salts
factorily what the issue of this I'M
pending conflict Is To be. Lives are be-
ing sacrificed daily in half a dozen
engagements which would have been
pitched battles iii other wars, an iul-
mense quantity of ammunition lis be-
ing used and an immense number OF
men are fighting twenty-iour hours "A
day as never men fought before, put
still the ultimate issue has not been
Joined and all moves are for strategic
I purposes.
Russians Retire From East Prussia.
This much is known: The Russians
4
All enormous force of Germans, the
regular forces of General Won Francois
having been reinforced by 10000 new
men, troops shifted from the center.
reservists and new recruits. The Rus
sian line which was crescent from
the Mazurian Lakes 70 Tilsit on the
north IN now swung over the border.
and while preserving the same forma-
tion. rests on its left in the province
OF Plock and with it's right end in the
province of kovno.
, There is no doubt that the German
forces are driving direct. az if In
pierce the Russian center. and IL IL
now operating in Russian territory
Continuing this drive successfully
would place them to the eastward Of
Warsaw and in a plsition TO command
the communications es The Hussian
iarmies operating in the Carpathians.
According to the reports from Berlin.
lvangorod. Brest Litwosh and Low
nowhwd is being fortified
! Petrograd and Berlin both agree
that the battle issue will be joined ia
the north ana east of these points ard
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