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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
M'G0Y-RYAN EPISODE Revived:
It CONSTITUTES BLOT ON RING
Foto Statement Regarding Trouble Between Ryan and
Mccoy Is Error; Mccoy Got Revenge on Ryan by
Posing as Sick Before He Entered Historic
Battle-And Then Defeated Ryan
By sBECK.-

I know that I haven't a ghost OF a
chance against you as I'm all out ot
shape. but I can stick a few rounds
and even the losers end OF the purse
would look good TO me- etc
Ryan Saw Easy Money.
IN telling me about this fight, Ryan
stated that he had not been fighting
for some months and was out Of shape
but he decided that if Mccoy told the
truth-and he had never before dis
covered that he was other than truth
ful-he might as well pick up some
easy money at Maspeth and give Nc
Coy chance TO make some. Ryan
believed that Mccoy would be easy and
did not train for the fight. 1T was
the greatest lesson I ever learned in
the ring" said Ryan. Never under
estimate the other fellows ability and
be ready to do your best at all times.
Looked Sick, But Wasn't.
When the Ryan party reached New
with a fine makeup" He really
looked the part OF a sick man But
when he appeared in the ring he was
anything but sick He gave Ryan the
licking Of his life all right, but Nc
Coy wasn't man enough to take on
Ryan when the latter had a chance 70
train Mccoy tried to claim the mid
dleweight title as a result Of his VIC
tory, but was never given credit in that
respect for he weighed los pounds at
the time and the middlewieght limit
was 15S. In fact, Championship bouts
a few years before had been held at
154 pounds.
Could Have Told More.
When Mccoy gave Floto the story
Of that Maspeth bout, he overlooked
a bet He could have told something
about the bout in Syracuse in 1897,
which is down on the record books rs
a five-round draw or about tho bout
in Chicago on Nay %. 1900. There
was something decidedly 'fishy' about
the Syracuse bout, which was stopped
by the police.
And then the articles Of agreement
for the Chicago bout called for six
rounds with a provision that If both
men are on their feet at the end Of the
six rounds there shall be no decision"
Referee Ducked for Cover.
The referee OF that Chicago bout
is dead now so there is no use OF ring
ing in his name, but If he were living
he might tell US an interesting story
Of why he raised McCoy's glove at the
end Of the sixth round and then had 10
stand a wallop on the jaw from Ryan,
who was decidedly on his feet and
why the fans raised such a rumpus
that the referee had to run for cover.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
GIANTS ARE JUST 90 To / SHOT;
WEAK IN OFFENCE AND DEFENCE
McGraw's Club Has just One Real Pitcher Tesreau;
Mathewson Is Slipping and Marquard Is Erratic
Some Days Giants Hit Hard; Others They Can Hit
Nothing; Case Different From Braves in 1914
By FRANK c. sIENKE.

500 percent harder than the Braves
did last year. And. furthermore, the
Giants haven't the power that the
Braves had. The Braves we're aided
and abetted IN their achievement BY
the most remarkable pitching teats the
baseball world ever has known Three
twirlers-James, Rudolph and Tyler
pitched in rotation week after week
and pitched as no trio Of men have ever
pitched before
AIcGraW hasn't any trio TO work as
Stallings had He hasn't got a Maran-
vile nor an Evers. His men aren't
fmbued with the same fighting spirit
as were Stallings men and most i'm
portant OF all he hasn't got the Stall
lngs luck.
Braves Had Luck
Good playing and marvellous pitching
were mighty factors but the mightiest
Of all was luck A dozen times the
breaks" saved the Braves from de-
feat and gave them victory. Day after
day the god Of Good Fortune smiled on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

ONE interesting tales Of the ring
have appeared from the type
~ writer of Otto F1oto. a Denver
sport writer, but Otto occasionally
makes a mistake, just like the rest OF
US In a recent issue OF the Denver
Post. the following head appears over
enc Of Flto's articles; Biting Ke-
mark Cast by Tommy Ryan TO Kid
Mccoy 20 years ago cost him the mid
dleewight crown. The point Of the
tale is that Ryan, when Mccoy was ais
sparring partner, chucked the young
ster a quarter and told him TO buy him
self some coffee and sinkers," while
Ryan, himself, put up at a good hotel
Mccoy, according to Floto. then decided
on revenge and got II at Maspeth n
1886, when he stopped Ryan in 10
rounds
According to FlOto's tale, Mccoy was
quite a little hero, but the real facts are
not quite so much TO his credit In
fact. the whole deal is a blot on ring
annals I happen to know the 1acIs
as, in writing the life history Of Ryan
a few years ago. I had TO delve into
and old letter files TO get the facts
Ryan Wasn't Gentle.
As ] got the story. the real trouble
between Ryan and Mccoy was that
Tommy was rather hard on Mccoy
when that yOungster was his sparrinS
partner. Ryan was never very gentle
with his sparring partners and / have
no doubt that this was the real. source
Of the trouble
Now to get down to the Ryan-McCoy
battle Mccoy went over to England
in 1885 and in the spring OF 1886 he
again appeared in New York Ryan,
though Weighing only 1A2 pounds at
the time. was the middleweight cham
pion and was living in Syracuse. n. Y.
What Mccoy Really Wrote.
FlotO gives what purports to be the
gist'' of a letter written by Mccoy 10
Ryan In this supposed letter is the
sentence. I know that I haven't got
a chance with you so I'll agree TO flop
whenever you want me to-" But that
is not what Mccoy wrote I had the
letter in my possession for
some time. but have either lost or mis-
laid 1t. What Mccoy really wrote was
something like this;
Il have been on the sick list as had
a terrible time OF il in England Got
back broke and must get some money
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
By aBeek.,

making one error. Second is a new position
to him but he will do
The attendance. Tuesday was the best
for weekday game this season. there be-
ing about $50 fans on hand They saw
good game but the contest was really too
much confined to the pitchers 10 be really
exciting.
Stroloff. the Pueblos' second sacker. IS in
the hospital while captain Kitty Brashaer is
nursing a sore leg on the bench However,
MacMurdo is playing well at first and Nc
AToy will hold down second until Stroloff
IS back It Is likely that Mack will then
be shifted to another position.
Callan. Browns catcher, looks good. He
handles himself well and has a good whip.
Two strangers who were very inquisitive
around town on Tuesday morning were at
the game and are supposed 20 abs scouts.
Jim Brown states that he was promised
that two clubs would have men here this
week TO look Callen over He is only a
youngster and has a lot Of promise.
Fulwider is the peaches and cream
boy Of the pitchers Red" is determined
10 take away the beauty pin from Ray
Kallio this week
Sammy Beer appears to have the indian
sign on the Pueblos- He has beaten them
three times since he Joined the Mackmen-
Despite the injuries the Old Pueblos are
not to be despised and they look more like
a real ball team, in the writer's opinion,
ing this week for there are some sweet hit
tiers with the club and it isn't going to be
any snap for the Mackmen TO win the
series
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
GEORGE WILL BATTLE
GILBERT IN NEW MEXICO

Silver City, n. NJ, June s.-By de-
cisively winning from Harry Wallace,
the negro light heavyweight, OF Kan
sist City. in a 10 round bout Saturday
night at Central kid" George, Of Sac
ramento, Calf, is to Meet Fighting
Dick" Gilbert the Denver heavyweight,
at Central on the afternoon Of July 5.
The bout is TO be staged in a large
open air arena built for the purpose.
Gilbert viii arrive this week to begin
training for the match. His camp will
be at Warm Springs. midway between
Silver City and Central
Besides the GeorEe-Gilbert contest.
Bob York and Frank Perron. the latter
claiming the welterweight champion
ship Of New England, win box 10 rounds
in the semiwindup.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

There was something decidedly "fishy-
about that Iecision- am hoping thar
when Ed smith gets a little farther
advanced with his series Of knock
outs Have Seen" he will have some
thing to say about the McCoy-Ryan al
fair and the reason the referee did not
call the bout a draw, as the articles
called for.
Mccoy has long been posing as
former middleweight champion when,
as a matter Of fact, he never had the
slightest claim to the title He was
in the same position as Packy Nc
Farland with reference to the light
weights mighty clever boxer but
too heavy for the division
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
DIAMOND DUST.


Jim Brown got busy as soon as he reached
the city on Tuesday and signed Up Nc
Avov to play iufield and Joe Seaton for the
outfield Joe had been playing second Tor
Bill Hurley but Brown has an idea that he
can be developed into a crack outfielder.
Joe made one error yesterday but pulled off
a sensational one-hand catch in the sixth
that was the fielding feature Of the after
noon while he got one OF Tucs0n's six hits
and stole base. McAvoT was used at sec
He handled five OF six chances correctly,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
BY @BECKs

BASEBALL is doing better in the
southwest than in some other
parts of the country. The Western
league is likely to put all players
on a percentage basis, sharing the
gate receipts, instead of on salary.
The Coast league, with the sole ex-
ception Of Salt Lake City, is doing
poorly. The Nebraska State league
was cut from eight to six clubs this
week. The international league is
reported as wobbly. But the Fed
erals are still in the ring.
I EE MAGE broke into baseball in
1908 with Seattle and drew
down $500 for the season. He is now
managing the Brooklyn Federals at
a salary of $4,000 for the season.
Some difference!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

RISBEE is prOhting by the Rio
Grande league. The ball cub
there has been gathering the league
castoffs and now has a fine team.
Read this lineup: Hodges, IF;
Stewart, CT; Mcneil, Sd; Quigley,
#; McGilvray, ID; Earthman, 2b;
Boat, ssl Kraft, c; Ross, Cassidy
and Calf p. And then they have
Red Fuller as utility. With the ex-
ception Of Hodges, Boat and Cassidy,
all the players have been in the Rio
Grande league this season, most Of
them with the defunct Douglas club.
Bisbee is getting ready for league
ball next year and will Try to
arrange a series of games with the
league clubs after the regular season
is over.
TIM HURST, who died this week,
gave a mighty close decision in
the first game he umpired. And
then he pulled a gun and looked
quite unconcerned. Nobody kicked.
IT'S said that one of the Rio Grande
umpires is prepared to emulate this
feat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

the Braves and victory rested upon
them
A pennant contending team must be
well rOunded-and the Giants OF 1913
are not Their pitching departments
is the main weakness, but the catching
department is not anything that should
be envied. The team as a whole is
prone to bobblinE in pinches- Bone
plays are frequent and worst OF all a
hard luck jinU has been pursuing the
McGraW outfit since the season begal-
And it's stiu pursuing But the Giants
won't finish in the cellar. They prob
ably viii climb our OF the rut sooc
and leap over frames Of the Reds, Car
dinals and Dodgers They may 20 a
notch or two further. depending very
largely upon whit the Cubs. Phfllies-
Braves and Pirates do from now on
But they won't finish first unless all
the players on the other clubs become
afflicted with beri-beri spawn, sea
sickness and hokus-pokus-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

X IMK BEER outpitched Red" Full
wider-he insists that there is
only one "e" in his name so wen
spell it that way-at Rio Grande park,
tuesday afternoon, and the Mackmen
cantered off with the first game Of the
SERIES TO 0. That about tells the
tale Beer pitched great ball and only
once do Pueblo get around to third
base and then it was with two gone.
The visitors got six hits off Beer, but,
with the exception OF the second inn
lngs II was always one-generally two
were out In the second, he gave
telts pass to open the inning and
Gallan beat out g hunt But Mcclellan
popped TO Beer and McAvoy famed,
while Callan was thrown out when he
and Felts started to work the double
steal
First Run in First.
EulWider forced in the first run for
the Mackmen in the first inning. After
Mathes had famed. Perrine waited out
four wide ones. Bauer forced Perrine
and then Buddy singled Bliss got hit
and the bases were full Fulwider
couldn't bend them over and walked
Thompson, forcing Bauer home. The
sorrel-topped boy then got a grip on
himself and famed Pendleton. the first
Of three k marks to be chalked up
on the shortstop during the game.
EulWider was wild again in the fifth
when ne hit Bauer and buddy in sue
GEo64Un- bliss EaGLLlEEQ ana 1nQIln-
son lifted a sacrifice fly which let
Bauer score Pendleton got his sec
ond *"
Bauer Gets Second Hit.
With one out in the fifth, Bauer got
the second hit for the Mackmen. George
buddy then slammed one over the
right field fence for two bags. Seaton
dropped the long fly hoisted by Kitty
knight but caught him at second, try Il
ing to stretch it for two stations.
Thompson singled. scoring buddy but
was caught stealing
The final tally came in the eighth
when Knight and Thompson singled.
advanced on Pendleton's sacrifice and
the former scored on the fly to left by
Hayes.
Bliss Drops out
B Jack Bliss smashed a finger nail IN ,
the fifth inning and had TO retire
Thompson going behind the bat and
Kitty Knight to right field Harry
caught a nice game and Kitty proved
the fielding star Of the locals by a
pretty catch Of Fulwider's fly in the
seventh with two on bases. Jack Bliss
viii likely be out Of the game for a.
few days and il is expected that his
brother "Toots" will be behind the pro-
teCtor for FL PasO for a few days. Nc
Closkey hustled him into uniform as
soon as his brother was hurt, but
Thompson was catching so wei that ]
he finished out the game
For the Wednesday game, Ray Kali 4
lilo and Walter Slagle are the likely I
pitching choices
nrH1r
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
"a. B. c. WINS 2.25 PACE
N ELPngTTTON Rrri

san Francisco. Calf, June "A 8
C., a black gelding. finished fourth in
the first heat OF the 2.25 class pacing
event Of the Exposition summer har-
ness meet here Tuesday. and then fin
ished first and second in the two sue
ceeding heats, winning the race
Z. o. c., a black gelding. took the
brst heat in an exciting finish with
Fleeta Dillon. a brown mare. The best
time, EOS IL. was made in this heat
Anvilite. a bay colt. easily took the
second and third heats in the two year
old trotting event The best time.
2-21 II. was made by Miss Rico, a
black foal, driven by W G. Durfee-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

lew YORK, June 9.-The Giants
NJ are a so to 1 shot for the 1915
i y pennsnt-just that and nothing
more. Nothing but miracle can win
for them now.
The Giants have just one real pitcher
-Tesreau. And no ball club ever won
a pennant with less than three top
notch pitchers MathewsOn is about
through The brain OF the odd master"
is as crafty as Of y0re, but the old arm
refuses to obey the dictates OF that
brain. And the opposition has batted
the feeble shoots and slants 10 III
portions Of the lot on practically every
start Matty has made this year.
MarQuard Is cratic One day he
pitches a great game; the next day he
performs like a bush Lacquer. Perr1tt
was a winning twirler with the Cardi-
nails. but he hasn't touched the 500
mark with the Giants. Stroud is show
ing up nicely, but he can't be depended
upon TO win two-thirds Of his games
Sehupp and Schauer haven't shown
anything
And these men constitute the Giants
defence; Tesreau, a marvellous pitcher,
the fast-slipping Matty, the erratic
MarQuard, the in-and-out Perritt and
the unreliable Stroud, Schupp and
Schauer.
Giants Hit in Streaks.
Extensively the Giants do not show
"a y
look like the greatest outfit Of slug
gers in existence; on others they act
like a bunch OF blind men, They hit
in streaks; and no streak-nftting club
ever won the pennanL
Some wonderfully optimistic Giant
rooters still see a chance for the PEN
nanL They point to the work Of the
Braves last year. They argue that the
Giants can do what the Braves did But
how different is the situation.
-Four Other Powerful Clubs.
Last year the Braves had no one 10
beat out but the Giants The New
York outfit overshadowed every other
club in the league up TO July 4. Every
other club was OF the second division
order But this year there are at least
your clubs that seem as powerful now
as the Giants did in 1914.
The Cubs. Phillies, Braves and Pirates
and even the Brooklyn Dodgers
can give the Giants a mighty battle
No team other than the Reds viii
stack up as a pie counter proposition
for the 1915 Giants. because even the
Cardinals are dangerous. The Giants,
in an attempt to climb from the bot
tom to the top Of the National league
heap would find the climbing at least
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
BOWLING

The Commercial bank team made a
clean sweep Of the match with the Rio
Grande bank in the Bankers duck pin
series on the Cactus club alleys. Tues
day night In the other match, the
State bank won three OF four points
INN tEa IL NatlnnaI The scnras.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

Summary Vo-base hit buddy; sacrifice
Thompson stolen bases. Seaton, AIathes:
struck out by Beer 10. by Fulwider s;
first base on balls of Beer I. off Fulwfder
5. hit by pitched ball. by Fulwider CBliss,
Bauer Duddy), by Beer (Stadelli); double
play Beer 70 Mathes 10 Peudleton; first
base on errors. FL Paso p left on bases.
II Paso Z. Tucson 6: passed balls. Bliss 2;
time Of game. . hours; umpire, Harry Kane.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
LANGFORD BEsrs JOHNSON.

IH'7I - = = WI UT
New York, June Sam Langford of
Boston. had the better Of Jim Johnson
OF Philadelphia, in eight out Of 10
rounds Of their bout in Brooklyn Tues
day night Langford punished Johnson
severely in nearly every round after
the third Langford weighed 1872
pounds; Johnson 22O.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

Points won. State 5. First 1: high
game, Chernin 90; high total, Chernin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
BEER 0JTPITGHE5 FULUIDER
dNIEL PASIAN5 DEFEAT TUCSON

Only One Old Pueblo Player Gets Far as Third Base
Visitors Secure Six Hits From Beer, but Are Unable
to Cash in; Big Crowd Witnesses First Game
of Ell Paso- Tuscon Series Tuesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

The beEinners' CAS- IN Swimming Tor
boys is in fun swing The boys are
working hard on every week day
morning except Tuesday and are max
ing progress in diving and swimming
No boy who desires to learn should
miss this opportunity Instruction is
given individually as wen as BY the
class method Arrangements for in
struction can be made by telephoning
or calling on the physical director
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

OoME interesting tales Of the ring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

n A8IAIY BEER outpitched Red" Full
= wider-he insists that there is
only one "e" in his name so wen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

Geo Biefer. sag Shea Phil aolz-naa.
and Joe Gross have been selected TO
act as captains in the Y. NJ c. A indoor
baseball league They VIII meet at the
lect men and adopt a constitution and
bylaws
over 30 men have been registered to
play and a. fine season is looked for
Any member who registers before $3.50
Wednesday will be assigned to a team
L
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

TEW YORK, June s.-The Giants
N are a so to 1 shot for the 1915
y pennant-just that and nothing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09
RACE IS WINNER
Of GOLD MEDAL
LWER'S THERE; WHERE'S THE CAT7 BY TAD HHH
Leads in 7. NJ. G. A. Ath-
letic Competition; Other
Medals Are Awarded.

The gold medal for the all-round
indoor athletic championship Of the
local Y. II. c. A. has been finally won
by william Race with an average Of
los 80 points. Lee Nichols the local
Hexathlon champion. ran a close sec
ond with 1O3 $40 points
The contest included ten events com
prising the running high jump, stand
irg broad jump. fence vault, pole
climb, potato race, standing high jump
hop, step and jump. bar snap-under,
dips and pull-ups-
Both Race and Nichols made some
remarkable records during the series,
Race having made a new record for the
high jump Of 5 feet Z inches which
was later broken by Guyler- Races
mark Of 9 feet . inches in the bar
snap-under, however, viii stand for 8
long time
Nicholss best performances were In
the fence vault. pole climb and potato
race. His marks in these events con-
tinue as records
The silver medal for the highest
score made by a first year gym ma1
goes to Lee Nichols
Otto Becker captured the bronze
medal for the greatest Improvement
made by any member in the above ten
events. His total improvement was So
points. Baron Vaughn won second
honors with So points
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-09

know that I haven't a ghost OF a
chance against you as I'm all out 2i
shape. but I can stick a few rounds
and even the losers end OF the purse
would look good to me-" etc.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-02-18
For the Children

, ret at all. Eight boys RAJ ed, two
each time
TIE starter gave the signal and
away went two boys tire Of ers
saoated ard cas e-ed them on. A
MS boy s'ccd al e foot cf zIll,.
lgjll TO decide a tie race. TIE one
WHO lost tcok lis sled or Of tie
wy 8. d the wi1ner s on HIS Wait
ing to try sga'n
When the WINE were ready 10
Try again tee was much excite
nuent and saou ing among the crowd
and the starter rang silver he'll
to urge the racers 70 10 their best
The two wto Won were Dix and
Dan-D.ck vitll his rev sled THAT
had never been lent, and Dan with
his old battered, WORN one.
They took their places for the
third ard last race.
Zone, two, three, go cried the
starter
Away they went while the cheer-
ing and shouting of the children
plainly showed which was the fay-
orite.
Hurrah! Beat him, Dan, beat him
they cried.
When tley We're half way down
the hill neither sled was ahead
when snap, Went Dams rope: but
he simply leaned over ard he'd on
10 tie tops of the runners
Dick leaned forward too thinking
perhaps his s'ed wauld go faaster
out it stuck and for an instanf al
most stopped. Soon it was gliding
On again but the race was lost.
1 Such a shout as arose when Dams
sled came in ahead
II dent see what made me slow
/ up', Dick complained | hadn't us
ed my sled for a week.
You've got to race with some
thing that has been used, whethe,
its a horse or a sled the big boy
at the foot of the hill said, point
| ing at some rust on the runners.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-02-18
The Races On Great Hill

Dick s new sled would hold two
boys but it never carried more than
Gre Dams cid sled was made for
one boy, but it usually held two
and often neither of them was Dan.
On Saturday there were to be
races on Great HILL Great Hill was
wide enough for two sheds to &c
DOWN side by side. Amy boy who
wished might race and the winner
would receive a silver bell to hang
on his sled.
AS soon as Dick heard of tht
races he put his sled carefully a.
way 81 shall not use it until the
day of the races" he said, Il N1ad.s
it to be in good order"
DAN was as much interested in
the races as was Dick but HE did
not put his sled away. How could
he, when his two cousin from dhe
south were visiting him who had
never been coasting before.
Saturday came and Dams sled
had been used every day and Dicks