El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-10

w pitching usefulness he viii
find an outfieldiHE job await
ing him. Were il not that ne is such
a stellar twirler. Bill CarriEsn prob
a bly, would have converted him into a
gardener this year TO I'll the Iris
Speaker gap in the BED Sox ranks.
Ruth is one OF the greatest natural
clubbers in the game. OF powerful
build. with a fine eve and ability 10
place his drives, he is power on the
offence There isn't a man on the Red
Sox SQUAD that an opposing pitcher
dislikes more TO face than this same
Ruth He Is the real pinch clubber
Of the team the man Who usually IS
called upon TO eXude a hit or a long
sacrifice fly in an emergency
Ruth. as a fielder. Is very good in
deed. He likes that branch OF the
game and works out chasing cloud
truckers whenever he can He is fast
for so huge p man and has grand
throwing arm
one OF the stories the late Tim Hurst
used TO delight 10 tell was one IN which
he was something Of the goat.
Tim chased John McGraw from n
game one day because he was using
language that wasn't exactly pretty
after the game McGraw hunted up
Tim
would YOU do 10 me il / said this to
you2-'
And then McGraw rolled off a few
names that can't be repeated in this
family paper
-'McGraw.' replied Tim. IF YOU ever
said that 10 me. I'd order you off the
field. and Immediately after the game.
I'd hunt you up and beat you to a
pulp
A week ar 81 went ny Then FTrrs-
made a decision against the Giants on
a close play. Furious, McCraW rushed
at Hurst and began to upbraid him.
Hurst cautioned McGrsw 10 be care
ful about his remarks. or out yen
go"
And then NcGraw Kissed at Hurst
DO you remember what said 70
you the other night Remember
We'll, I'm thinking all that about You
now. I'm thinking it-and lust as hard
as I can. You know what 7 mean
but YOU can't do a thing TO me because
/ haven't said Il to you on a hall field
And McGraW. CrinninE, walked away
THAT Irishman beat me-and beat
me good. admitted Tim afterward Il
couldn't chase him, could 7, for Just
thinking.
Tom Jones. who swore by all that
was holy. that Jess Willard didn't
weigh no more than 245 pounds two
days before the Moran fight now claims
that Willard has made 100000 since
ne became champion. Willard weighed
80 on the night Of the fight. There
fore how much has Willard actually
made2
Tom may not be kidding the folks
this time-but 100000 is quite bit
OF money Jess was supposed TO have
made from $1,000 TO 5000 a day last
year while circusinE- Tom told us
that. Someone else said that $500 was
= good average
But even II Jess did make what Tom
says he has made, don't get the i'm
preston that Jess has 4 bankroll Of
$500, 00U- Jess gets only part Of what
he earns. II Jess has $4,000 slowed
away. he's doing well.
Y'see. Tom gets his bit from the
earnings of the big boy It's generally
believed that Tom gets > per cent
Jack Curley. according 10 report. gets
bout ten per cent For a while. Law
renee Weber and Harry Frazec who
financed the Havana affair got q
divvy. willard later bought out their
claim on him
However. even Il Tom was exaEeer-
atiuE a hit in naming $500. 00O the fact
cannot be disputed that Willard. since
he became champion, mas earned more
over a stretch Of IS months than any
other champion in history
Figures compiled concerning the men
taking part in the world series battles.
show that the Dodgers are superior in
batting power. with the SoN topping
them in the fielding department
The statistics ignore those players
who merely rank as substitutes and
are unlikely TO get into the frolic The