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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
CRUCES AND E ASG TEAMS PLAY
AFTER LAYOFF; MEN FULLO PEP
Part of New Section of Gran dstand viii Be Available for
Use at Once; It is Built So that It Can Be Moved in
Sections to Another Location Next Year; Brown
Is Very Proud of His Tucson Team.

"Brashear got hurt Sunday and this
has demoralized the youngsters Have
Sport AfcMurdo joining the team sat
urday and possibly another old heau
infielder- They can all say what they
like, but 7 sure have a sweet pitching
staff. VIII use McMurdO in the out
field when Brashear gets back
President Hughes's action in the Pitt
man case has taught the ballplayers
that they must observe the rules and
has done a lot Of good
Looks as though we will draw well
in Tucson as soon as we get some warm
weather. Have a sale started already
on Callan, my young catcher he Is
the best looking young backstop have
ever seen Has a fine arm and you can
never get past him."
Brown closes with a request for in
formation as to whether McCloskey
viii consider a deal for Mig Pcrrines
the local infielder.
With Tucson braced up, there viii
be a great race. Douglas is strength
ening and McClOskLy has lines out for
one more man. When these reinforce
ments reach the circuit, there will be
six well balanced clubs; Worki3gs
them out on a point basis, 1 would
figure the relative strength Of the
clubs at the present time as follows.
giving the full points to the leading
team
Las Cruces. 100: Phoenix. %: FL Paso.
81; Tucson, 90; Albuquerque, 81; Doug
las, so. Douglas is admittedly weaker
than any other club at the present
time, but Quiglsy has men enrOuts who
viii put his team right in the race
First base and the pitching box are
the weak spots with the locals; Albu-
querque appears to have a hard hitting
but only fair feeling aggregation
TucsOu's weakness has been the in
field but Brown is strengthening that
All the teams are particularly strong
in catchers. Jack Bliss looks TO be
the class Of the backstops. but Callan,
o. Tucson: Lynn, Of Phoenix, and TOots
Bliss, Of Las Crucss, are all above the
average Kraft. of Douglas, hasn't
begun TO show his real class yet but
nc should be a dandy. RaedeL OF Al
buquerque, was one of the leaders with
the Union association and may develop
into a champion.
The league schedule calls for six
games a week hereafter and I ere will
be games every day except Mondays.
unless the managers get togther and
arrange for pOstpOnement Fridays
The schedule calls for six and not five
games a week.
Las Cruces finishes its series here on
Sunday and viii then go to Albuquer-
que, while the Douglas team viii come
here The following week FL PasO goes
on the road and Las Cruces viii be
at home" at the local park, opening
with Phoenix on May Is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

FTER a two day layo1 the Rio
a Grande Ieaguers were due to get
1 n busy again Saturday afternoon
at the Wyoming street park. The rest
has done all the players good for four
games played in high wipdstorms
rather play havoc with anybody
The Las Cruces and FL PasO cams
are now even up on the series, but
as there are seven games 10 be layed
in all, there will have 20 be verdict
by Sunday night The Saturday game
was carded 70 start at 3 o'clock and
two games are on the card for Sunday,
the first being called at ? o'clock
Stoney McGlynn was expected 10 De
called upon for mound duty on Satur-
day afternoon for the home crew with
Sammy Beer working for Las Cruces.
On Sunday Jack Lewis will have his
turn again, likely in the first game.
with Kitty Knight officiating in the
heaving for the Hurleyites, as it is
likely that Russell viii be left in the
garden, owing TO Goldie's sore hand
The new section Of the grandstand is
now well under way Part OF 1t VIII
be available for Saturday afternoon
and Sunday. When completed, the
grandstand viii seat about 1900 persons
while the bleachers will take care Of
200. With popular prices prevailing,
there should be a capacity crowd out
for all Sunday games
James, DoolittIe, who lives in block
&c, Grandview. is a real fan He not
only takes in the games, but is Observ-
ant OF conditions and has now come
forward with a suggestion not a knock.
Mr.. DOOlittle believes that the park
was laid out wrong and suggests that
the grandstand and bleachers should
have been erected in the southwestern
corner of the field instead Of the
northwestern.
1T would be easy to remedy this, but
/. would be asking too much to have
Il done this year Still il would be
well to keep il in mind for another
season. There will be another season
for FL Paso fans are for the new order
and league ball is going to stick We
are not discouraged in spite Of a start
that left much to be desired"
Mr.. DoOlittle appends a sketch Of how
he would rearrange the park He viii
be glad to know, however, that larger
and better grounds for the 1916 season
are already being lined up and that
the present stands are being so built
that they may be moved in sections TO
the new location. which IS even closer
TO the heart Of the city than the pres
enI park
Jim Brown isn't a bit discouraged by
the way luck has been against the old
RuehlOs in the series at Phoenix in
letter to the sporting editor, he says
that he is still smiling.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
BY ~BEcKp

TWO games Sun-ay should draw
a big crowd to the Rio Grande
league park. The new grandstand
increases the seating capacity to
1000, so there viii be room for all
who come.
CLARENCE R0WLANDS evident
" intends to have the fastest
team on bases in the American
league, but asking the SOx to steal
every third base is asking quite a
handful, thank you.
x
PILL HURLEYS men get more out
Of their hits than the average.
ball players, for they can generally
stretch a long single into a double.
But Bill is hardly making the de-
mands Of Rowlands-yet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

"\IETERANS," not cold men" is
what Eugene E. Neff wants the
class "over IS" IN the Border States
tennis tournament called. Mr.. Neff
declares that the veterans" are not
"old" and that they i'll show some
of the youngsters something. By
the way, the first five entries for
the tournament came from wet
erans," so they are already beating
the youngsters to it.
LARRY KANE continues to hold
the marx for speeding up the
games in the Rio Grande league.
Mahaffey and Stirling have been
working under adverse weather con-
ditions but both have an eye on the
1885 mark made by Kane at Phoenix
on Thursday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
FLANAGAN SAYS JOHNSON QUIT;
FIGHT FANS SAY He DID HIS BEST
Close Observers at Ringside in Havana Declare There
WasNo Taxing on Negroes Part; that When He Went
Out, He Went With hud and Remained Out
20 Seconds; Coffey to Fight Willard Next.
when willard Cut Loose.
BY t. 5. ANDREWS.
re and nat no DOUBT held him back

safe and that no doubt held him back
longer than necessary.
When Willard Cut Loose.
When willard did cut loose in the
Z6th round It was evident to all that
Johnson was weakening fast Jess Just
turned on fuu steam and drove a right
hand body blow under Johnson's heart
so hard that the negro began to double
up. but before he had a chance to go
down Willard stepped back an instant
and then let his right go agaiu-this
time TO the point OF the Jaw It was a
terrible blow and Jack went down like
a shot and rolled over flat on his
back He did not lie down gently, but
went down fun length with thud, and
il was 20 mot 1O) seconds before he
was picked up by his seconds. Willard
beat him fairly and JohnsOn's handlers
should be men enough to admit it
VIII Go to Australia.
Jack Kearns. manager OF Billy Muir
raw and Red Watson, has been stung
with the Australian bug and intends 10
visit the land OF the Southern Cross
Continued on next page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
"BECK'S" AMEN CORNER

'COMMERCIAL leaguers clash, as
usual, Sunday afternoon at
Washington park in a double bill
OPINIONS diffe greatly. The
telegraphic report of the Leon
ard-Kilbane fight in New York gave
KiIbane a victory. I am indebted
TO Billy Gibson, the New York
promoter, for copies Of all the New
York reports of the fight. In brief,
here are the verdicts: Journal
CDR. ." Evening fKilbane
shaded Leonard" Evening Tele-
gram-4Kilbane hardly good enough
for lightweight class. Draw" Amer
ican-"Champion Kilbane was out
boxed by Leonard in poor bout"
Morning World-@Leonard Wins"
In a way, you can't wonder that
= they ask for referees decisions in
Gotham.
TENNIS in the public parks is
making great 1dway in New
York. They have organized the
Public Parks Lawn Tennis associa-
ton and the organization is becom-
ing a big factor in tennis affairs in
the big town. Why not in FL Paso?
Those who have the privilege Of
playing on good courts pay little
attention t. developing the game
among the youngsters who can't
afford big club fees. have found
only one or two exceptions to that
here and one OF two men can't do it
all Let Us forget caste" for a
while.
JACK KILLEES, who tried to land
a place in the Rio Grande league
and was turned down for lack Of ex-
perience, has signed with Aberdeen
in the Northwestern league and
started of by pitching the Black
Cats to victory over Seattle. You
never cs1 tell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

, and Ray, after their visit, termed the
greatest golfer in the United States.
Evans, master Of every club. seems to
lack something that prevents him win
ming al big tournaments. No one has
ever been able to discover Just what
this shortcOming really is Time and
again Evans, after a wonderful start,
viii finish poorly and Just fall short
Of first place. Or he may have one
bad round that will ruin his chances.
Some day, though. the western crack
Is going to play even golf throughout
the entire tournament, and when that
time comes no one is going to finish
before him. Possibly Baltusrol may be
the place where this win happen.
OF the professionals, MacD- Maid
Smith, recently Of the Oakmont club, is
regarded as having the best chance
OF winning the open title. Smith is now
greater golfer than his famous
brother Aleck ever was and Aleck ad-
mits this himself. Macdonald Smith
captured the open metropolitan title at
Scarsdale last year and he neveE eK-
ceeded IS I'm any one round. He Mad a
tiOnal tournament at Chicago when
sickeuss forced his retirement from
the tournament
Then comes after Hagen, the youth
full holder of the open title. one of those
brilliant golfers who can be expected
TO give the visiting Britons a shock
on the links.
Then, at last, we come to George
low. Put the Baltusrol veteran in
championship away from his home club
and he probably wouldn't finish with
the leaders. Low. on his home course,
however, is a tough opponent for any
one A deep student OF golf, the vet
eran knows every little hazard and
roll Of the greens.
The program for the championship
competition Of the Women's Eastern
Golf association at he Merton CricE
club, HaverfOrd, Pa, on June / and .,
provides for sc holes medal play, Is
holes each day.
The Championship event will be fol-
lowed on June ., 4 and by play for
the Griscom cup. the inter-city trophy
now held by Philadelphia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
-ILWAUKEE, vii

- rILWAUKEE, Wis, May "a
| Nj statement appeared in a Toronto
L = (Canada) paper the other day.
/ purporting to be an interview with
I Tom Flanagan. former advisor to Jack
/ Johnson, exchampion, in which he was
/ quoted as saying that Johnson was NOT
| knocked out by Jess Willard and tina.
/ the negro made a monkey Of the white
I nope until his strength was all gone,
When ne gently lay down and pretend
ed TO be counted out.
There must be something wrong with
the alleged interview. for do not be-
/ lleve Flanagan is the kind Onman to
make such a foolish statement If
/ Johnson gently LAY down" then il was
/ the neatest Dit OF acting seen in many
a day and completely hoodwinked a
large bunch OF boxing critics about the
ringside and thousands OF enthusiastic
/ fans near by. II surely would be an
I awful shock TO have the many experts
at the ringside believe that Lii Arthur
had turned such a trick on them. but it
I would require more than the Toronto
story 70 convince even one Of its cor
| rectness.
johnson Fought HIS Best.
After the battle Tom flanagan told
me that Johnson had gone down fight
ing the best he could that his strength
was gone and that he could not further
defend himself That part is true. for
-r----sa-t-A was al III WlAClA Jess " AAAlALA
did put on the finishing touches. but
as TO Johnson making a monkey out OF
Willard and beating him about as he
pleased, is absolutely incorrect. Big
Jess even outboXed Johnson at times
and as Jack Welch. the referee. said.
/. he could have beaten the negro any
time he cared TO push the fight after
the eighth round. Willard PLAYED a
safe game and proved a better waiter
than Johnson himself, for in the past
Jack was always the waiter and made
his opponent go to him. Jess was urged
. by his manager, Tom Jones. TO play
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

Home valley hogs are the best.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

$500 reward for any impurities found
in GOLDEN ROD. Walter S Clayton
AgeuL-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
JOHNSON HAS SAVED 100000;
DOESN'T FEAR BECOMING POOR

Former Champion Says He Has Been Credited With
Spending Ten Times as Much as He Really Did and
that He Has Been Cons istently Saving Money;
Expects Harvest Fir ON Moving Pictures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

4 FTER a two day layoff the Rio
Al Grande Ieaguers were due to get
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

YEW YORK, May SACK John
N son has about 100000 slowed
= away Just now with the pros
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

y IL W y N4AA4A-H " AH-f ---a % ,
Nj statement appeared in a Toronto
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

COMMERCIAL leaguers clash, as
usual, Sunday afternoon at
Washington park in a double bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
Ask Racetrack
for SpanaWay

Urging a reconsideration of the
proposal made by J. v. Huntamer
to lease parcel of land at Spana-
way for racetrack and winter
training quarters, more than 3O|
Spanaway residents sent a petit
ton to the park board today.
Huntamer proposes to lease al
parcel of land lying north of the
I. X. & p. park west of the track
and south Of the military road for
10 years. He offers to improve
1t at no expense to the board and
to turn it over with all improve
ments at the expiration of the
lease.
He says that Tacoma has the
finest horses in the northwest.
and should have place for win
ter training. He proposes to
keep the track always open to the
public.
Some time ago the park board
turned down HIS proposal.
: !.
~ You people who have
been doctoring with.
~ "a N. VOW CHINESE
Ez, 1x} REMEDY co. whoss
~ G II INE 8 u herbs
H. barks and root
b. ~ r m dies have
TX achieved some won.
HHfXz FL derful results. For
~ thousands OF years
Nx the CHINESE people
~ have used these rem.
edies for the most obstinate cases
Of blood poison, asthma, rheurna-
tism, chronic and nervous disor-
ders. constipation and diseases of
the skin. kidneys, bladder and
stomach. TRY our remedies and be
convinced.
1t will not cost you one cent u
call. IL out of town, drop us oil
letter and state your diseases.
N. VOW CHINESE REMEDY co.
11s21f Pacific nv. 11s1h CemmereN
Tacoms. Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
BY Fred L. Boalt.

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-Any small
corner of the world is the worlt
in small.
Every community has its types
familiar to all of us.
There dwells in Seattle's China
town an ancient standpatter who
still wears queue, shameful
badge of servitude.
The old gentleman is a mon.
archist, as we'll as a standpatter
He believes in letting well enough
alone.
What was good enough for
my father, and his father before
him." he says, lis good enough
for me-"
This is not a new argument, OF
a good one, but 1t serves with
standpatters the world over.
Just now the venerable mon
archist is in bad.
Rebellion! The docile and am
liable Celestial who called at your
houSO yCoeCiuuy anu Cdii iCu away
your soiled linen, and who will
return 1t to you-elean and
starchy-tomorrow, Is a revolu.
zionist.
He doesn't look like one, but
he is.
He wears American shoes; he
believes that all men were created
free and equal; and he hates and
despises the ancient queue-wear.
ing standpatter who pines tC
again don a yoke of servitude.
IL Mr.. Look Lee, manager OF
the King Chung Lung Co., I'll
Washington, St, were to go tt
China and say what he said to me
today, Yuan Shi Kai would choI
his head off.
Look Lee is prominent in the
National Chinese league, the Sc
attic headquarters of which II
at 18th ave. and Yesler way
There will be meeting of the
Seattle branch of the league al
p p. m. Sunday to discuss The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
NEW NAVAL
SCHOOL ON
OUR COAST

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2S.
The Pacific coast would be an
ideal location for a new naval
academy in the opinion of Secre-
tary Daniels today.
He declared, however, that he
does not believe 1t a wise move
to recommend it's stablishmnt this
year. He explained that it was
his intention at first to enlarge
the Annapolis academy, then to
recommend another institution.
Seattle and San Francisco are
strong bidders for the location.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
SEATTLE chinese
TO MEET TO help
PLAN REVOLUTION

| revolution.
oh, yes, there Is going to be IA
revolution in China, now that
Yuan Shi Kai has decided to
swap the job of president for the
job of emperor.
Fiery speeches will be made,
| and money will be subscribed to
carry on the struggle.
Patriotic and revolutionary
songs will be sung, songs which
! wouldn't sound tuneful to Deco
dental ears, but which have the
"fankee-doodle" spirit.
Somewhere in the background
is Sun Vat Sen, plotting.
II the revolutionists in China.
backed by American gold, are sue
cessful In spilling the beans of
yuan Shi kai, 1t is likely that the
Chinese will insist that the demo-
cratic and patriotic, as well as sa-
gacious Sun Vat Sen accept the
presidency of a restored democ-
racy.
No more than fair.
Sun Vat Sen might have had
the job when the Chinese upset
the Manchurian apple cart. but
he stepped gracefully aside for
that astute double-crosser, Yuan
Shi Kai.
Yuan Shi Kai," said Look
Lee, was never republican at
heart. He is a smart man. He
likes power. He would rather be
emperor than president. With
the army behind him, he thinks
he can get away with it. In my
miserable opinion. no can do!'
Thus Mr.. Look Lee, who is a
patriot or traitor, according to
which side you are on.
While in China he would suf-
fer decapitation for this utter
ance, In Seattle he sounds the
keynote Of Chinese public opin-
ion.
There are 5000 Chinese in
Seattle; between $4,000 and
100000 on the Pacific coast.
Hundreds of thousands of others
have left their native land, seek
ing their fortunes among alien
peoples.
1t is not strange that these ex-
patriots should have democratic
leanings. They are, for the most
part, young, progressive and full
of pep.
This Is no tong affair. Tong
hatchets are buried. Yong diff
l ferences are forgotten. ALL
L with the single exception of
& the ancietn stadpatter-are
working together.
81 There are committees.
Il And there are committees
within committees. There is
also some mystery, neces-
sariIy.
! 'The money" said Look
& Lee, twill be placed in the
B hands OF trusted men In this
& country. 1t will be sent to
e trusted men In China. Yuan
81 Shi Kai thinks the army Is
loyal to him. Bum bunch.
There are in the army OFF,
~
u GERS and men who fought the
u Manchurians. In the army
& the seed of democracy has
Y been sown. We have sus-
| pected Yuan Shi Kai very
long time. Long time we
have had rifles and ammuni-
! ton stored in hidden places.
| "Only the leaders know
| when this revolution Will
Il break out, and where, and
i how. Il will break out sud-
denly, fierccly, and It will
set all China aflame. Yuan
Shi Kai thinks the revolu-
Il tionists cannot succeed.
"But I'm my despicable
opinion, can dol"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28

THE YEAR is IN HIS DOTAGE NOW, his
steps are halt and slow His reign has been one aw-
full row-I'm glad to see him 60 Last January he
was cute; we thought him quite dear We tender
ed him great salute, but he went wrong, that's
clear. We hoped we'd get better deal when this
year dealt the pack but we cannot help but feel
we're glad he can't come back. The glad new year
grew up too soon and his form grew long he whis
tied more mournful tune, or hummed a hateful
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
SURF BOAT
TO RESCUE

VICTORIA, Dec. 28.-After a
stiff row the Neah Bay surf boat
has succeeded In taking off all
the crew of the schooner Sausa-
Tito which was driven ashore on
Waddah island, near the Ameri-
can side OF the straits, at Cape
Flattery last night.
Wireless stations picked up the
news Of the schooner's distress,
Immediately after the Sausalito
sent up rockets the surf boat put
out in a heavy sea to her assist.
ance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
SEES ISSUE COMING

WARRINGTON, d. c., Dec. rs.
Government ownership OF rail-
roads il likely to become a
vital issue In the future, accord
ing to prediction made today
by Charles Prouty today before
the Pan-American congress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
RE. LEIENP ECKER
PAIL kOEklG

Leyendecker and Paul Koenig
said to be the head of the German
Secret Service" in this country
are charged with having started
in the United States a military
enterprise against the Dominion
Of Canada for the destruction Of
the Welland canal, the waterway
that connects Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario, and through which the
entire transatlantic trade from
the Great Lakes reaches the st.
Lawrence and the Atlantic. Act
ing under orders that may be
said to have come straight from
the White House the two men
were arrested by agents OF the
Department Of Justice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28
MunitiOn Ship
LimpS TO PORT

NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The
British munitions steamer
Pathau. which sailed Wednesday
for Hull, England, is slowly re-
turning to Halifax today on ac-
count of engine trouble. The
difficulty is a mystery. She was
carefully guarded against spies
while loading.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28

for five year old child to fall
in love-" But Helen Baddgley,
the baby star OF filmdom, falls I'm
love with a different boy nearly
every day or so in reel life.
Sometimes, In the moving pic
lures, she even grows up" and
marries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28

TURN 10 THE CLAssIFIRr
WANT ADS ON PAGE Q ron
9E6UIH8. 8HE PAGp aIx.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-28

song. He gave us war, and storms, and wrecks,
earthquakes and pantaets; some aviators broke
their necks, didn't pay my debts! Old China
changed her president into shining king and some
one upon mischief bent told Evelyn to sing! The
presidents of Mexico flashed by in double file, Doe
Cook went climbing through the snow we lost the
Bryan smile Hail Happy New Year! Give us
hope; soft pedal on the flight; little more good
business dope, and much less dynamite!
CHARLES b. DRISCOLL