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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
NICHOLS Makes
RECORD IN JUMP
Richards Leads in Broad
Jump When National
HeXathlon Opens.

It seems to be a favorite trick Of
many athletes TO make a wonderful
showing in training for an event and
then TO fall down WOefully when the
real test comes. Monday nights COM
petitors in the national Hexa thlOn,
which opened at the Y. NJ c. A, failed,
with one notable exception, TO live up
to the marks they had made in their
workouts.
There was a very poor attendance
both of athletes and spectators, due to
the weather conditions, and the com
Uetitors seemed TO lack the pepper"
Lee Nichols, however, was the one man
who did not seem to have an or night.
He established new southwestern
record in the fence vault with feet
49, inches. The old record was held
by the New Orleans association at G
feet / inch. There were only two
other GTEeedita6le marks in the fence
vault Richards making feet SIS
inches and Hobein feet . 3-S inches.
Richards Leads in Jump.
Richards led in the standing broad
jump with a mark Of . feet but Nichols
was again we'll TO the front with
event were: Wilson. s feet 5 II inches;
Barton. S feet 4 inches; HObein. S feet
"a inches; Markham. 8 feet 1-2 inch.
Nichols was again the star in the So
yard potato race. His time was Is
seconds but il is hardly good enough
to win many honOrs in the national
event Mcconnell and Krupp tied at
is 3-8 seconds. Lapowski's mark was
Is As seconds while Cochrane ran IL in
16 seconds and Rawlings in Is Is sec
onds.
There will be competition in this
event every night. except Thursdays
and Sundays, until Saturday night,
March 20. Guyles, Race. Roberts,
Pickeus and a host OF others are eE-
pected TO take part and the final team
score for FL Paso should he a high one.
Physical director Holmes looks for
new southwestern records in the high
jump, shOtput and standing broad
jump. Without a doubt wen get
these records" declared the director
last night. Romero, Sheldon. Lorenz
and Kuhn have been making the best
marks in the potato race and they are
expected to materially help the team
score in this event
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09

reached here two DAYS ago, and i'm
mcdiately took up training quarters
TO complete his preparatory work Tor
the Welsh bout. The erstwhils cham
pion is fairly "bubbling over with con-
fidence'-to use an old expression But
il applies, as viii be CLEANED from the
following unsolicited speech BY
Richie TO several sporting men yes
7 confidently expect to regain my
title when / clash with Welsh next
Thursday" began wistful Willie. 7
have fought Welsh twice, and am thor
oughly cOnversant with his style OF
fighting His game is to tap his op-
pOnent lightly and then run away
This time I am going 10 start at
full speed, and / am going 10 keep
right after him until he is prone on
his back, or until the final bell ends
the battle.
aWeIsh Couldn't stop Nc.
Welsh could not stop me in 50
years-Pu give him 100 years-and L
have nothing 10 fear in carrying the
fight TO him. If 1 should be lucky
enough TO bring over my right TO a
vital spot the bout would end then and
there One good Wallop at him is all
that I need 10 terminate this battle"
Richie declared he would have pre-
ferred TO tackle Welsh over the derby
route-20 rounds-but as that was i'm
possible he snatched at the next best
Richie must knock out Welsh, or win
a foul, in order 10 win back his lost
laurels.
Continuing. Ritchie said Men like
ShUgrue and Griffiths have actually
outbOXed Welsh lately, and this, 10
my mind. indicates that he is slipping
] firmly believe I am a superior boxer
To either Shugrue or Griffiths, and j
know I pack a harder punch. They
landed on Welsh without much diff
Guilty, and ought TO be able to do the
same.
The only thing 7 fear is that Welsh
viii try 10 make a running match out
Of the bout instead of a boxing con-
test. Freddie will be careful to avoid
my wailOps. as he is well aware that
Richie endeavOred strenuously to
coax Welsh into a 20-round battle. but
Frederick would hear nothing Of IL IN
less he was guaranteed a fiat sum OF
5000. A Denver club offered S15. 900
hut Welsh turned il down. When
Richie heard Of this he promptly made
Weslh a proposition which Freddy failed
TO consider. Richie said he would make
Welsh a present Of the additional So
also made the provision that the $4,000
would be withheld if he whipped
Welsh. POllok's champion made a re-
ply in the negative TO this proffer.
Ritchie and Welsh, according to the
articles Of agreement. viii weigh in at
135 pounds at o'clock next Thursday
afternoon Welsh IS already at the
stipulated weight while Richie is how
ering around the 157 pounds mark He
expects TO make the extra two pounds
vanish in a day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09

lew YORK. March ST Willie
M Richie is as good prognosti-
L y Gator as he is a fighter. then we
shall have a new-or an old-world's
lightweight champion next Thursday
evening. Take 1t from this Willie
Ritchie person that Freddie Welsh will
no longer hold the dOm-neering hand
in the 135-pOund division after their
meeting at the Garden on March IL
Richie is in hopes Of emulaung the
late lamented Stanley ketchel, who,
after relinQuishing his middleweight
title 10 Billy Papke, retrieved II in
their next battle. 1t viii be recalled
proud possessor Of the lightweight
championship.
He evidently did not care much for
the diadem, however, for he permitted
himself to be enticed 10 the other side
and "jobbed" Of the title, as Richie
himself expressed it. The peculiar
part Of II all is that IL took Richie
nearly a year TO convince himself that
he was the victim Of a well engi-
neered plot
TO0sINeen for Money.
Whether Or not Richie was ''jobbed'
is not for US 10 say but we viii say
that IL was his uncurbed passion Tor
an additional few thousand dollars
that cost him the title He voluntarily
went 10 London, knowing that. ne
might be '.jObbed7 but was willing
70 take a chance in order to enhance
his bankroll.
Ritchie's hue and cry cones late,
and IL viii avail him nothing, except
10 get him into disfaVOr with people
who now are friendly toward him
Then again, Richie may have emitted
the 'jObbing" squeak in order to It
tract attention to his forthcoming bout
with this same Welsh
But the fact remains that Ritchie is
TO get another chance at his title. the
chance he has been imploring Welsh
- give him ever since that fateful day
last July Now it is UP to Richie TO
make good.
Expects a Knockout.
It may be said for Richie that he
confidently expects TO make good to
the extent OF knocking out Welsh, thus
regaininE his championship. Willie is so
ALFRED sure that he is going TO make
Welsh bore his head into the canvas
next Thursday evening that If he fails
out moments hesitation, retire from
the ring forever.
This is a little speech that Is waited
10 the sporting public by every de-
posed champion upon getting another
opportunity; and this may be another
% Ritchie's idle jests- Willie has some
thing like 100000 in cache. due to
his handiwork in the ring, and IL is
hardly likely that he viii give up such
a remunerative occupation even II
Welsh hands him the trOuncing OF a
lifetime.
Richie Is Training.
But again we will say for Richie
that he is the confident youth. Willie
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
GEURTZ IS SIGNED
By BLOOMINGTON
WOOllen Leaves For Galveston to Play
Bail; Reed, OF Three-I League,
Is Due Here Tonight.

Charlie Geurtz. who started last sea
son with the Silver City baseball team
in the Copper league and who then went
to Bloomington, in the Three-I league,
has recovered his health, according to
eastern papers, and has again signed
to play second base with Bloomington.
He is well known in FL Paso and his
many friends here will be glad TO hear
Of his recovery.
Clyde Woollen. the local boy who has
been making good in professional ball,
left Monday for Galveston. where he
will play second base with the Calves
ton team.
George Reed. late Of the Three-I
league. will be here some time tonight
to confer with John NcCloskey, before
going 10 Albuquerque. where he viii
take hold Of the organization work for
the new Rio Grande association
Several local players are TO get a
chance i'm the Rio Graude association
this fail. and one enthusiastic local fan
declares that more sales will be made
OF home talent. developed by the new
league, than Of imported players
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09


OONNIE MACK seems to have
slipped a cable by making the
~ statement that the Federal league
suffered a 100000 operating loss in
1914. The league, as a whole. lost not
more than 100000. according TO the
best statistics available The figure
seems to be closer to $4,000.
Five Federal league clubs lost money
and three showed an operating profit
at the end OF the season The net loss
Of the Federal league for 1914 is said
10 have been less than that OF the In
rernational league.
The Chicago Federals cleared $40
600 on the season The Baltimore Feds
made a profit OF around $4,000 and
the Indianapolis club, which Won the
pennant, Is said to have cleared $1,000
on the season.
The gross profit OF these three clubs
is $4,000
st. Louis Loss Heaviest.
The st. Louis Feds were the heaviest
losers in the new league. They dropped
around $4,000. The attendance was
good in the early part Of the season
but when the team slumped the at
tendance fell off with a terrific bump
Furthermore, the St Louis roster was
pretty well cluttered up with high
priced talent
The Kansas City Feds lost in the
neighborhOod Of 100000 OF SIS. 600.
Kansas City never was a very good
baseball town and with the team in a
rut the attendance was small after the
first month except at Sunday games
The PlttsburE Feds are said to have
year, while the Brooklyn Feds with a
top heavy payroll lost about $4,000
maybe s25,000.
Buffalo Had Bad Weather.
The Buffalo Feds lost only about
$4,000, according 10 report The Buff
1alOs probably would have broken
ahead Of the game for the season If
Lhey hadn't bumped into some bad
weather Rain on the opening day at
tendance. At an average price Of Is
cents a head that meant that Old June
Pluvius cheated the Buffeds out Of at
least $4,000 on the opening day.
The extreme losses for the five clubs
mentioned total SIP. 600. Deduct from
ms the $4,000 profit Of the other
three clubs and it shows the net loss
10 have been only 81, 600.
Expenses Not SO Enormous.
Most folks have an exaggerated idea
OF what II costs to operate a ball club
Some wise ones" assert that some Of
the Federal clubs lost $4,000 lust in
operating expenses alone
assertions such as the above kind are
piffle. There isn't a club IN organ
lied baseball or in the Federal league
that is not operating at an annual cost
considerably less than $4,000. So how
could club lose $4,000 on operating
expenses
Here are some facts and figures TO
back up our statement:
Salary List, $4,000.
Few Of the baseball clubs in organ
lied baseball or in the Federal league
carried more than % or - men after
the middle Of May The average was
around 25 but LET'S give them the bene-
Ut OF the doubt and say that they car
rled 80 men. There was much talk last
season about men who were drawing
down from $4,000 10 $4,000 a year But
these were exceptional cases only For
every player drawing $4,000 or over.
there were seven or eight other fell
lows who were drawing from $1,000 10
The average salary paid last year in
all the big leagues-American. National
and Federals-probably was under
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
''Beck's" Amen Corner

old KING WINTER was in a bad
temper Monday. He hated to be
kicked out after his regular visit
and gave Us a dose of snow which
few, except the farmers, appreciate.
However, outdoor sports viii not be
held hack long, for the slush VIII
all be gone IN a day OF two and
then baseball, tennis and golf VIII
get going. The local tennis players
have been preparing for a busy sea
son and several Of the local courts
were in use Sunday. However, an
other week VIII see this popular
game in full swing though no tour
naments viii be played for some
weeks.
WILLIAM MULDOON, who IS said
" to have taught Teddy Roosevelt
his Knockout punch" declares Jesse
Willard is too tail, too heavy and
too cumbersome to beat Johnson.
With Is pounds less weight, s inches
less height and a lot more ring ex-
perience, the New York trainer
would give Willard a chance.
SOMEONE has suggested that a
speed track for big automobile
events be erected in the valley near
E. Paso. It's a mighty good idea
but speed tracks cost money; lots Of
money. If some one viii be the
"angel" E Paso viii look after the
track all right
I UMPIRE EVANS is telling readers
of The Herald something Of the
best plays and the funniest plays IN
baseball. Have you noticed that
the funniest plays we're always
made by "the other fellow" and the
best plays by the man who tells
the story? It's human nature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
DILLARD BEATS BABCOCK IN
Z SPECIAL BOWLING MATCH

Dilard and Babcock met in a special
10 game bowling match on the Wig
winning by a margin Of 13s pins. The
winners average Of 1882 was excellent
billiard also had the high single game
of 225.
A return match will be rolled on
Monday evening next.
The scorpS-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
.RITCHIE SAYS He WILL WIN:
HEEXPECT5 DEFEAT WELSH
All the Former Champion ears He Says, Is that Welsh
Will Make Running Contest of the 10 Round Bout
to Be Fought in New York Thursday Evening;
He Says He Hopes to Land Knockout.
BY RNGsTDE.

/. -EW YORK. March ST Willie
NJ Richie is as good a prognosti-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09

John McGRAW Of the Giants has
: been noted for being a scTappy
leader. But John is nothing if not
up TO date. He has decided that
this viii be a society year SO has
hired a Dallas girl to instruct his
players how to fox trot and tango.
Honest to goodness, he hasl And
John himself is learning to play
golf VIII wonders never cease?
Joe cox says he knocked Jesse
) Willard out IN five rounds in
some Missouri town. Tom Jones,
manager Of Willard, declares that he
halls from the SHOW me" state
when stories like this 20 around and
he says that the nearest Cox ever
got TO Willard was in a training
camp and then he flopped three
times N four minutes without being
hit.
IF YOU HAD $4,000 IN your
hands for tickets for a fight,
wouldn't you hate to shell it all out
again and not even see the fight?
Don't blame Ed We'll, treasurer Of
the Johnson-W Willard fight promotion
syndicate, If he isn't wearing a smile
these days.
DE CAREFUL Of the cloth when
you play billiards or pool these
days. Billiard cloth is being quoted
by the fraction Of an inch these
days, as the only manufacturers of
the real stuff, at Sinones, Belgium,
are out Of business, owing to the
war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09

GRIFFITHs BEATS AZEEEDO.
Memphis Tenn March 9.-John Grif-
fiths, of Akron, o., was given a de-
Calf. at the end Of an eight round
bout here Monday night. The men arc
lightweights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09

Totals. ............I932 1894
Dlilard margin -15S
High game, billiard, 225; strikeout
billiard.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23
Esplendida oportunidad de hacer
una buena adquisicion

Po tener dueno Europa
bonita prpedad tuada ato Ry paada 32 obre la
lie Rio Pedras
La fnca 100 fondo
buena grande s6a odeada de arbo uae de las
meo case ardn de pdra pasica de la
pndido tio cuberto urees de In
da oman sombra deciOs Despues de la del oca
rl nca
cuerdas de ben cercado toda sembrada de maoa
a guinea 400 pama de arbo frutales abdando los ni
todo bien entretenidO.
Para adtira cambo nca San JUAN
hubiera dnrO ben
inca hipOeca m0dico.
Els propdad pudendo tamb
npantar n ngocio de ece
siembra de hortaliM fruas flores
Para nformes drijrse a d. Pedro Gusi, Juan p R.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23

MADRID, 4.-La COnJunclOn RepuDl1-
cano-Socialista Sc opone de modo ener-
gico la dOctrina lerrouxista, dicien-
do que carece de sentido la recomenda-
ci6n de que Espana, en- benefcio de
Francia y de Inglaterra, tome parte en-
la contienda de las naciones, cuando
los mismos elementos pol1ticos, cuando
la guerra marroqu1 de 1909 provoca-
ron una revoluci6n
La protesta de esos pol1ticos, natu-
ralmente, encuentra eco en- las esferas
ofciales, pues convene mucho a los in
tereses de Dato que la oposici0n tai
propaganda la hagan los mismos repu-
bhcanos
, Los cOnJuncionistas, 81 es necesario.
organizaran mitins hasta ahogar la
nueva intentona.
Esperase, no Obstante, que la cam
pala intervencionista fracase en- segui-
da.
Notlcias que llegan de diversas po-
blaclones del interior dan cuenta de
cue Sc ha iniciado una recia protesta
contra los nuevos impuestos, creados
por los Ayuntamientos a fin de com
rensar las p6rdidas oC.sionadas Dor la
Suppression de los consumes
Ri Mlnistro de la Gobernaci0n tiene
lnformes de 10 que sucede; pero como
Sc trata por las Casas Consistoriales de
cumpir una ley del Congreso, no pue
de hacer NADIA.
La indignation de los contribuyentes
es grande, porque los Ayuntamientos
han dejado sin gravar cosas que pagan
arbitrios Ell Madrid y en- cambio, han
gravadO otras que no deb1an pagar ma
da.
La protesta es muy recia y ha de
ocaslonar serios disgustos Contribuve
agravar sus efectos ell hecho de que
EN- todas las provincias Sc sienta mucho
la crisis economical.
Hasta ell momento presente solo en-
tres poblaciones Sc han organizado ma
nifestaciones publicas.
FL Presidente del Consejo ha mani
testadO que carecen de flndamento los
elementos viticultores de la Rioia para
tratar de ir a la huelga por la poca
protection que les dispense el gobier
| no.
Declara que el gobierno, desde que
Sc planteara la crisis economical conner
clal presente, viene tratando de bus
car mercados a los vinos que, para
conseguirlo ofrece ventajas ruinosas
para las aduanas espanolas a las nacio-
nes que pueden ser buenas comprado-
ras de vinos
En- case de que los viticultorps, sin
tener Ell cuenta 10 que sucede. Sc de-
clararan en- huelga, ell gobielno proce-
| derla como 1uera cOnveniente.
En- Haio Sc advierte alguna agita-
! ci6n desde hace dias, hablandose de
| que es necesarlo cerrar las bodegas Y
no llevar mas adelante la industria vi
nicola, puesto que no existen merca-
| dos.
En- ell mismo Logrono Sc nota pronun-
clado NAL. Las autoridades te-
men que la agitaci6n la esten produ-
ciendo varios elementos sospechosos a
los cuales Sc sigue los pasos desde cerca.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23
De SDE E SP "A Ma
La conjunction Ell traco con Ielaterr
msera Murca- Los mpuestos. Dato tene con
fanza- Una isa abandonada- La crisis balear

Ira prensa ministerial concede gran
importancia al silencio que guardian los
romanonistas, porque indica que al fin
comienzan persuadirse de que no es-
taban en- 10 justo al extremar su cam
pana contra ell gobierno.
Los datistas Green que en- las Cortes
no habra ning1n gran debate al "estilo
de los que espera la opinion; y piensan
de ese modo porque la cordura Sc ha
impuesto en- todos los esp1ritus ma
die, caprichosamente, quiere crear un
disgusto al gobierno, que repercutira
sobre ell que le sucediera.
Los mauristas. dentrO de su actitud.
Sc muestran mas transigentes y dejan
hacer los ministeriales
Hablase con elogio de las gestiones
realizadas por ell senior Dato de 10
que ha conseguido con elias.
Tan pronto como sc abran las Cortes
Sc fijara de modo detaIlado ell criterio
del gObierno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23

donde las p6rdidas aduaneras Sc cuen-
tan por centenares de millones de pesos.
Tambien confrma la idea de crear
nuevos arbitrios; pero de modo que no
ocasionen dahos al comercio, pues que
ESQ en- vez de favorecer periudicarfa al
pals.
Tan pronto como Sc haya estudiado
ell asunto Sc resolvera de modo apro
piado las circunstancias.
Ell Presidente conffa en- que la naci6n
comprenda la necesidad de apelar a
ese recurso extraordi. .ario.
Los murcianos sc muestran muv que
osos con el gobierno, porque ha desa
tendido las peticiones que Sc le han he
cho.
Ell malestar econ6mico Sc siente con
gran intensidad.
Los Municipios no han podido ingre
sar ell ano 1ltimo casi NADIA en- la Dipu-
taci6n Provincial, por 10 cual atraviesa
este ORGANISING por una situaci6n an
gustiosa.
El gobernador civil no quiere auxi-
liar al P,residente del ORGANISING pro-
vlncial en- SUI tarea de obligar a los
Ayuntamientos a que ingresen parte de
sus atrasos.
Sc teme que la miseria extreme los
padecimientos de los locos y de los nj
nos de la Casa de Msericordia.
El vecindario We con disgusto la ac-
titud de esa autoridad.
La mala vida, ademas, impera de
modo descarado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23

En- Arag0n ha causado cierta ex-
traneza el hecho de que en- ell ano que
ACADIA de morir, a pesar de la guerra,
los productos eXportados sumen ma
yor cantidad que en- 1913.
Los agricultores no saben eXplicarse
ese hecho, pOrque 10 natural era, dada
las circunstancias, que la cantidad ex-
portada fuera menor.
Los aragoneses suponen que ese au-
mento Sc deba principalmente al hecho
de que Francia no ha podido exportar
sus frutas, con 10 cual los aragoneses
Sc han librado de una competidora te-
mible
ri estado de las cosechas en- Arag6n
es eXcelente, esperandose que de no
sobrevenir ning1n suceso extraordina-
rio, los campesinos obtengan buenas
ganancias
La Camara de Comercio de Zarago-
"a, por otra parte, esta trabajando con
gran cello en- benefcio de los agriculto-
res.
Dicho organismo 'espera alcanzar al
gunas concesiones importantes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23
En- favor de una isla abandonada.

En- favor de una isla abandonada.
Madrid, 4 de enero.-El vecindario
de Fernando Poo Sc queja de que ell
gobierno no hace NADIA en- benefcio de
aquella isla, pesar de las grandes ri
Quezas que atesora y que podr1an ser
eXplotadas.
Ahora pide que ell servicio maritime
lnaugurado comprenda los puestos
mas importantes de la comarca.
Esp6rase que ell gobierno tenga en-
cuenta la petici0n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-23
PILDORAs URIsEpTICAs Para HOMBRES.

Una composition cient1dca para curar las
Intermediates de los hombres. Los medicos
han encontrado en- elias los resultados mas
eficaces Y rapidos. Representan ell gran
exito alcanzado por Ia medicina para curar
esas enfermedades. Davis 8 Lawrence Co. NY.