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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
"BECK'S'' AMEN CORNER

a MOTHER scout is preparing to
make a trip around the Rio
Grande circuit. Hugo Bezdek, for
mer football coach and ball player,
and now sleuthing for the Pitts
burg Pirates, will be here about
Sunday to give the Rio Grande
players the once over.
ENGLISH racing fans couldn't do
without the celebrated Epson
Derby OF the Oaks stakes. The
classics were called of on account
of the war and the horsemen
promptly arranged for the 'New
Derby" and the "New Oaks" The
horses that were eligible for the
classics were eligible for the sub
stitute affairs and the only thing
lacking was the presence of royalty.
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GEORGE REED is determined to
beat the MaeEmen IN the series
at Albuquerque next week and an
announcement from him says "a fast
outer gardener is on the way to
Albuquerque" The Dukes will be
here for seven games starting
June %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
I. DIAMOND DUST. :.

McCloskey IS deserving Of censure for let
ting Thompson go to bat in the eighth while
wearing his shin pads Bliss was injured by
a foul tip in the seventh and Thompson took
his place behind the bat
Mathes. Thompson and Pendleton sure
fattened their batting averages.
McCreery and KaIlio are slated as the op-
posing pitchers for Friday and It is to be
hoped that the teams viii again settle down
succeed at the Crawford and it won't at Rio
Grande park
Bill Quigley is in town and may be given
chance 10 see what he can do as an UNI
pire and will then be held in reserve Bra
shaer is going fine at Albuquerque and when
Kane gets over the theatrical stunts he viii
be good man
II some Of the players would remember
that the scorers take no account Of 4-humor''
in scoring a ball game they would be keener
on playing real ball instead OF booting the
ball around The averages suffer and it
in the fielding marks Of some Of the players
on Thursday.
George Reed has released outfielder Car
man. who has returned to salt Lake City TO
play Independent bail, and Lefty Russell, at
his own request has been given his release
and has gone to Gallup to play with the
team there.
Lefty Stevens. canned by Tucson and Al
buquerque because he couldn't deliver the
class of ball required in this league, has re-
turned TO Los Angeles and is useing the
hammer Hes a fine sport-with the re-
verse English.
Saturdays game starts at o'clock this
week and the Sunday game at o'clock
The Commercial club, OF Albuquerque has
taken hold OF the baseball finances In the
northern city and things are very bright in
a financial way up north
Lefty Pfleiger has signed an e. Paso con-
tract and played left field in Thursdays
game Jim Stewart. late Of Douglas. Joined
the Solons and played in the outfield-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

IT'S a real pity that umpires and
baseball managers cannot realize
that all men are human and liable
to make a mistake occasionally.
BUSINESS men of Albuquerque
are stronger for baseball than
the fans, and financial arrangements
have been made for the Dukes that
makes things rosy in the northern
city. It is regretted, however, that
the attendance at the games is not
larger.
WAR is SAID to be having its
effect on the autombile indus
try. The truck business has profted
to a great extent by huge orders
from the European nations. But
now it is the pleasure car that is
affected. The demand for harness in
Europe has taken so much leather
that the automobile manufacturers
are unable to get sufficient supplies
for upholstering their cars and it is
said that over half the popular
makes will be upholstered in cloth
for 1916.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
harvard PRIFE5SI0NlE COACHES
MAY BE DISPLACED by AMATEURS
Sentiment at Harvard Is in Favor Of Aboshing Every
thing Professional Despite the Fact that the Grim
son, with Professional Coaches, Has Been Made
an Institution of Winning Teams.
BY Frank G. lIENKE.

pose of the. competing factfOns2 What
would there be TO football II the teams
went into the games merely with the
idea of conditioning Their muscles and
running up and down the field2 What
would there be to baseball If the play
ers made no real effort to Win-lust
furnished an athletic exhibition? What
would there be TO boat race II the
spirit Of competition, the battle for
victory, didn't predominate2
Yale Used to Rule.
II those Harvard officials who want
to remove the paid coaches look PACK
a half dozen years or so they'll find
what benefits come to a college that
rules high in the athlSsic world some
thing like ten years ago Harvard's
athletic power was nil y ale ruled the
eastern athletic world HarTard's
scholarship was as high as Tale's, but
somehow or other Yale seemed TO grab
year. Why2 Simply because the
youngsters, having a choice between
the two colleges, chose Yale because
Yale was the athletic ruler Of the
Everyone Likes a Winner.
But now. because Harvard is on top,
the youth VINO has his choice between
Harvard and Yale is inclined TO choose
where he can boast about the doings
OF the athletes. He wants to be in a
college that is king OF the kingdom
Of college sports And If the youth
be an athlete himself he wants to go
to that college where championships
are won. feeling that il he can make
one or another Of the teams that the
worlds sporting spot light viii be
turned on him
In other words. it's a mighty good
advertisement for a college to have
winning football and baseball teams,
winning crew and a first class track
team Those folks up in Harvard who
want the professional coaches fired
should change their present attitude,
because II their ideas were put into
force it would be detriment in many
ways to Harvard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

~ URLESoUE Of a wild order was
presented at Rio Grande park on
- Thursday afternoon. When the
dust had settled, it was ascertained that
the score stood FL Paso. 10; Phoenix, g.
once IN a while, II seems that all ball
teams have to smash the safety clutch
sion Thursday.
The chorus made its appearance in
me second half Of the first inning. Herb
hester undertook to give Scanlon a
chance to rest uD his charley horse and
went TO third base himself Scanlon did
NOT get much Of a rest, as you'll see II
you nave courage to read on. Hester
DIDN'T like some of Kane's decisions aud
as both the Scion manager and the UNI
pre- nave been packing chips on their
shoulders all week, Hester wasn't dip
4omauc enough to think and not voice
ms opinions. Neither did he say them
n a nice manner Kane stamped on a
1lne Of SIS. 1t only stirred IN Hester.
Kane ordered him out Of the park
me cop was not on duty at the time
ana TINS gave both umpire and manager
4 cnance TO grab the full spotlight in
heaYy drama Hester finally departed
Halls Balloon Ascension.
- nan Hau peen unsteady up to, that
tlIne ana mad famed one and walked
Two WIN Hester gone, he went after
an altitude record. Two singles. a triDle
ana two more singles. on TOP of the two
passes gave the Mackmen five runs In
---1 oSloAAA 4AA4nSs q double and a triple
gave them another Hall got by in TIE
Ihlrd without a score. In the fourth. a
eou3Ie, a steal and a single gave the
Aackmeu their seventh run Nine men
appeared at the plate in the fifth and
three singles, a hit batter and double
gave the Mackmen four more runs.
MeArdle Is ShOrtstOp, But
captain McArdle then decided to shift
ms players and himself went on the
mound Harry is a fair shortstop but as
2 pitcher he is nix" To describe what
happened would take too much space. It
VIII suffice to say that the Mackmen
4aItened their batting averages and two
nome runs, a double and seven singles
We're gathered in the next two innings
Ior total OF eight runs. NcArdle got
tLIol ign the eighth without a score and
the ans are still trying to figue cut
how il happened
Kitty knight pitched nice ball for the
nome team for seven innings and then.
with the team far ahead. proceeded to
take II easy, thereby adding TO The
burleQue
The best part of the whole thing is
lnat II doesn't occur very often.
he hoy r1Tr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

lew YORK, June 1S.-Some Of
those Harvard fellows whose
i Y rule made the great university
a Joke in an athletic way in years gone
by, are trying TO put the Crimson back
in the athletic discard BY advocating
the dismissal Of the proLeSslonai
athletic coaches and the employment
Of graduate amateurs In their places
Harvard has arisen TO great heights
in the football world since It has had
Percy HaughtOn at the helm Inree
times under the Haughton regime mar
ward has won the undisputed IootDali
championship OF the east
Jim Wray took charge OF rowing az
fairs at Harvard seven or eight years
ago at a time when Harvard was easy
DTsv for Yale in the annual regatta
on the River Thames Wrays coming
changed things and Harvard rose from
the lOWly position Of aiso-ran TO the
crest
track and field athletics Of Harvard,
has achieved great success Under DON
ovan's professional coaching Harvard
always has made great showing IN
the intercollegiate meets that brought
together the greatest athletics in
America
Just Dislike Professionalism
And now some OF the Harvard OIL
Gals want these coaches removed and
want their places filled by a lot Of
youths who may know a lot about atm
letics but who know mighty little
about how to impart that knowledge
to others.
The only reason given for wanting
the change is that professionalism
even il il extends only to coaches,
should be barred from college sports
In the words Of a famous cartoOnisr:
Can you beat it2'
This faction has the idea that col
Iege sports should be conducted merely
for the purpose Of furnishing an ath-
Ietic exhibition. Victory, in their
minds is a secondary consideration
What folly is such reasoning! It IS
second nature in every man who goes
into battle TO go into that battle with
the idea Of winning That's his first
thOught-and his last
Victory N First Consideration.
What interest would there be In any
athletic contest-or any other contest
If victory wasn't the ultimate pur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
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sPRIGGAN WINS 2s2O TROT;
BRUTUS TAKES SPECIAL TROT

DHUIUs IAhEs sFECIAL IEtUI
San Francisco, Cal. June 1S.-Sprig-
gan, who was an outsider. won the S20,-
600 purse in the 2:1O trot last Saturday,
captured the 2:2O class trot Thursday,
finishing first in two heats and being
nosed out in the third by LOe Blossom.
Best time, 2;09 IA.
Leata J. won the amateur free for all
pace in straight heats with a best time
Of 2:11.
Brutus took the special trot by win
ming two of the three heats. Best time,
2.16 L. was made by st. Patrick,
winner Of the first heat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
INDOOR BASEBALL
LEAGUE PLAYING
Teams of Sheay and Gross
Play; Handball Tourna-
ment Is Under Way.

The Y. NJ C. A. indoor baseball league
opened in manner to bring joy to the
hearts Of the players and managers.
Although Holman lost to Biefer, he Is
not in the least discouraged by the
showing made by his team. The first
two innings were marked by some loose
playing but both teams frightened up as
the game wore on and the closing in
Team RHE.
Holman Observation-Disclosures 16 s
Batteries: Biefer's team, Livingston
and Leighton; Holzman's team, Nichols
and WingO.
Umpire, Holm; scorer. Becker
Shea and Gross will hook up tonight
in what promises TO be a battle royal.
Gross is a veteran in the indoor game,
having played for years in Chicago and
Houston and has quite a record as a
pitcher.
Shea has collected a string Of vete-
rams in the outdoor game and relies on
their experience TO bring things across
Bob Bryant, his buXom twirler, claims
to have a large assortment Of floaters
and dry and slow spitters-
The game viii start promptly at $3.50.
Hand Ball Tournament.
The first round Of the Y. NJ C. A.
hand ball tournament is well under
way ANHANAA1 AANPPEA AoAUEh III AmU
straight games and Ament did the same
to Holm. The big match in the open
ing round viii be between Copeland
and Grabbing who are both excep-
tional players.
Tennis Membership.
It has been decided to open up the
y. N. C. A. tennis court membership
to any who care to join regardless Of
Y. NJ c. A membership. The court is
situated at Arizona and Campbell
streets The membership fee is So
for seniors and 81 for juniors Further
particulars may be had by telephoning
the physical director.
The ''Y" tennis enthusiasts now have
a fine opportunity to practice at odd
moments. A net has been marked off
on the outdoor hand ball back stop and
a half court has been laid off making
it possible for players to practice SER
vices and strokes at any time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
HIGH WIND HALT5
Tennis PLAYERS
Finals in Boys Doubles and
Singles to Be Played
on Saturday.

A high wind put a stop TO the play
in the junior tennis championships al
the Country club courts on Thursday
afternoon. Considerable progress had
been made in the three events during
the morning session and. with the ex-
ception OF the consolation, all were
brought uD to the semi-hnals.
]. Hawkins is ready for the semi
finals in the singles. He defeated E
Simmons in a strenuous match on
Thursday by scores Of 1-5, So, 6-S-
Hawkins was drawn to meet Sneay IN
the Friday matches Winston McCon-
nell reached the finals when he de-
feated J. Crockett, Ga, 1-6. 6-S- A
match between Mcconnell and either
Sheay or Hawkins should be good
one as all three boys have been play
ing exceptionally good tennis
E LapowsHi showed some good form
in the consolation singles when he de-
teated Brice Schiller, As, ga. rs. the
match being one OF the best contested
Of the tournament
Las Cruces Still In Doubles
Ladd and Cornell. the Las Cruces
boys. have been eliminated from the
singles but both are going good IN the
doubles and have a chance OF winning
These two youngsters have drawn
some hard opponents and have been
playing good tennis. Ladd, In parttcu-
lar, looks like a conner. He has rather
a peculiar style. all his own and it is
a puzzle to his opponents
HarwOOd Simmons is doing nicely IN
the consolation and il is likely that he
and LapOwsd viii come together IN
the final late this afternoon
Hard Matches in Morning
Sheay and Hawkins each had three
hard matches Thursday morning but
their first event was in the doubles
with O'Rear and Robson The Shelter
boys looked pretty good but they were
unable to stand against the slashing
drives Of Sheay and his partner, who
won in two straight sets
One OF the peculiarities OF the sport
Is that no less than three sets of part
ners in the doubles had to play each
other in singles on Thursday.
The finals in the doubles and singles
will be played on Saturday and large
gallery is expected to be on hand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
BY ~BECK."

HARNESS horses from the Pacific
Northwestern Fair circuit and
the Western Canada Fair circuit
seem to be carrying off the hOnors
at the big San Francisco meet, while
a few entries from the Lake Erie
circuit are getting into the money.
There are practically no harness
horses from the sout, OF southwest.
Surely they can breed as good horses
here as in any other part Of the
continent.
-
PHOENIX holds the attendance
records in the Rio Grande league
since the new schedule was started.
FL Paso is second but, being the
largest city, should be on top.
Fiascos like that of Thursday are
fortunately scarce and the teams
play good baseball
MANAGER HOWARD RIX, of the
-'= Feldmans, is Strengthening his
team and promises some rafting
good baseball in the Commercial
league Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
DUKES WIN IN
PITCHERS DUEL
Albuquerque Has Two Wins
and One Loss in Present
Series With Tucson.
BY BRIGGS.

Albuquerque. y. NJ, June 1s.-Walter
Slagle and Bob Irion hitched up in a
pitchers battle for six innings Thurs
day, with the honors about even. When
the Tucson pitcher weakened and sin
giles by French and Raedel with an
infield out and a pass gave the Dukes
two runs and put them in the lead,
which they maintained, winning the
game by a score of TO 1 and making
the series stand two wins for the home
team and one for the visitors.
The first score off Slagle was In the
second inning but the visitors evened
up in the fourth and honors were even
until the sixth. In the seventh the
Dukes got two more runs over the
plate
Brashear Empires Wen.
Umpire Kitty Brashear hustled the
players along in rand style and the
game was played in the fast time Of
an hour and 80 minutes. Kitty will
stand for no arguments and is main
tanning good order on the field. some
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
FIFTH CAVALRY POLO
TEAM nEEFo4Tg nETOl

Philadelphia, Pa, June 1S--The polo
team Of the Fifth United States cav
airy defeated Devon. u goals to 5, IN
a. semi-finaI match for the FOxhunters'
cup Thursday at Bryn Mawr- The cav
alrymen earned nine goals. were al
lowed four by handicap and lost one Dy
penalty.
Devon earned six goals and was PEN
allied one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
BOWLING

In the Smelter league duck pin matches
on the Cactus club alleys, Thursday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

Jew YORK, June 1S.-Some Of
~ those Harvard fellows whose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

During the hot weather let your
telephone do your drug store shopping.
We have everything in our line. with
quick delivery service. Telephones Isl
or 732 and get It quick.
Warner Drug advertisements
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
.BURLE59UE At BALL PARK ENDS
IN 4 1873 SCORE FOR Ell PAS0
Phoenix Manager and Umpire Kane Clash, and Hester
<faetires; Hall Gives Balloon Ascension, and Near
die Shows that as a Pitcher He Is Good Short
stop; Mackmen Fatten Batting Averages.
BY ~BECk1

AIcArdle TO Bowling to McGilvray, Hall to
Bowling to McGilvray, Bowling 20 McGilvray:
first base on errors. FL Paso 5. Phoenix 8:
left on bases. e Paso 6. Phoenix II; time OF
game. 1855; umpire, Kane.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18

Summarize runs buddy. Thompson.
three-base hits. Thompson. Bauer two base
hits. Mathes %, Bauer %. Demaggio; sacri-
flee hit Perrine; sacrifice fly. Knight; stolen
bases, Bauer. Mathes5 pitching summary, Il
runs Il hits off Hall In five innings; 8 runs
10 hits off McArdle in three innings. struck
out by knight 1. BY Hall 8. by 1IcArdle 1 !;
first base on balls, off Knight 3. off Hall 2:
hit by pitched ball. by Hall CDuddy p:
passed balls, Lynn ?. Scanlon; double plays
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-11

will be held in Lansing to launch a
campaign to put the big business en-
terprise known as the State Of Michigan
upon the same wise footing as private
corporations are putting their operations.
Namely, strictly dry basis.
Petitions for the statewide expulsion
of the saloon are now being circulated In
Detroit.
Citizens who think the wisdom and
of employers in enJoin-
ing sobriety upon their forces should be
emulated by the city of Detroit should
lose no time in getting their names upon
these petitions.
They offer the most effective method
in sight of Kidding the city of that par
ticular product of the saloon that runs
amuck on four wheels upon her thorough
fares. seriously menacing lives that are
necessary and useful.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-11
PlOtters i'm the u. S. a.
az Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Cranel

This is a mighty poor country Tor
pl0tters.
We somehow lack the atmosphere. To
have first-class plot you need castles,
meats, hoary and ivy-gfewH institutions.
We are too young.
Then you need mobiles, kings, splendlf-
erousness, grandiose men and naughty
women, all against background oil
cringing, servile OATS who constitute the
common people, whom the big bugs
sway with their word, bride with their
gold. step on. spit on, and live on. The
mob in this country, however, is a Iail-
ure except in those instances where 1t is
composed of imported integers.
Uncle Sam Is hopelessly bourgeois.
He's just plain common. He doesn't want
to wear gold braid or cooked hat. or
to have sabre dangling between his
legs. He hates titles and uniforms. He
does not want to fight just for the fun
of fighting, but is perfectly willing for
a scrap IL he knows what it's all about.
He is fond of minding his own business.
He is anxious to make money, bring up
his children well, give his women folks
all the fine clothes and houses, player
pianos and talking machines and gew-
gaws they want, and altogether is an
energetic person domestically inclined,
hence poor plotter.
So, while We hate to discourage patri-
otto activity, We must warn the various
deep and dark gentlemen from Europe
who are Matching plots over here that
the prospects are poor. The soil here
is bum for plots. The crop is "pow'ful
spindlin'." as a rule
When I was boy there was a deal
of talk about the A. p. A. Do you re-
member what happened to them? They
disappeared in gust Of laughter.
The only place you can work the secret
sign and password business here is in
Masonic lodge or some other like place
where men gather tn play But -dettst
try to pull il off seriously.
You may interest a few lately import
ed hyphenated Americans, but not their
children. The children don't want TO be
German, Polish. Russian, Czech, Aus
trian, Hungarian, or Italian. They
want to be Americans.
So don't try any of that melodrama
plot program The boys will laugh at
you.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-11
Tea and Lemons
Replace Vodka

That the prohibition in Russia OF
the alcoholic drink vodka will have
its effect upon the lemon dealers OF
America IL a fact OF recent interest
TO the department OF commence.
From vodka TO lemons Is rather a
far cry, but the connecting link Is
The use OF tea. The greater part or
the population OF Russia is now
drinking this beverage as substi-
tute for alcohol, and the use OF lem
ons with IL Is alnos. universal Pre-
yious to the war the Russian mar
ket vas supplied with lemons from
Messina. Italy. Most Of these ship
ments were made by sea 10 Odessa,
and In some instances through the
Russian Baltic ports.
These sea routes are now not
open. and few shipments have been
effected since the closing OF the Oar
danellcs. Russian dealers are inter-
ested In securing American quota
tions on lemons. though formerly
the fteffan fruit has been preferred.
The Improvement OF shipping condt
tions Is necessary factor to Amer
lean trade, for the transit from the
United States to Russia Ia an OBJ.
staole.
The recent retail price OF lemons
In Russia has naturally made the
market an interesting one TO Ameri.
can dealers. for lemons have been
As high as 10 and I3 cents apiece
Immediately after war was declared
this high price was forced by GER
Tain Wholesale dealers who restrict
ed the supply, hoping to make IL last
through the winter. The result was
that all classes considered these
prices prohibitive and lemons prac-
tically disappeared from use.
The demand. however, II a very
present one, and the practicability
of trade is an interesting problem
to the department Of commence.
The consumption Of refined sugar.
too. has increased enormously in
Russia. Large supplies are purcbas-
cd for the army and by the popula-
ton, for non-alcoholic drinks have
ptLYcd substitute Of
vodka. Washington Star.