El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-12

I pire but the committee insisted OF the
Western league man
The Dallas aggregation left the east
Texas city at noon today. according
| TO schedule, and Will be here on Friday
evening
Al Butler used to be some shucks
around the race tracks but he fell by
the wayside and now he's peddling pub
lefty for circus Al insists that it is
an honest TO goodness circus. too, for
il is the Sells-FlOtO show which will
come TO FL Paso on Oct 80
Talks of Old Race.
Butler dropped into the sport depart
ment on Wednesday to talk Of Jess VIII
lard being with the show but fight dope
vas soon forgotten when we got chin
ming Of the old racing days at the
Meadows track near Seattle back in
1905.
Johnny Lyons. a horse owned by Mike
Hayes. who is well known here. COPIED
the Seattle derby in 1905 at odds Of 90
TO 1. Butler happened to have Lyons as
a good thing that day and he says
that the celebration lasted six months.
BY the way. Edwin T Fryer. another
horse well known TO the Juarez follow
ers. was in that same race. with Man
ders up. and Butler is still wondering
why Manders sent Fryer, always A
strong finisher. out in front at the bar
rier. Lyons was ridden in that race by
Johnny Hayes, who played baseball
Willard Is Real Heavy.
But Butler couldn't leave without do
ing his duty so he told US something
about Willard. Asked for Wizards
weight he laughed and advised US to
take one look when the champion gets
here" We take il. therefor. that Jess
is really in the heavyweight brigade.
And then Butler sprang the real sur
Prise of his visit. He said that Jack
Curley is coming to FL Paso- Yes. Jack
is one Of the story mem with the cir
Gus and viii be here in a week or so
10 tell US something about the big show
And Tom Jones is travelling with Will
lard.
Champion Has Private Car.
BY the way. he tells a good story Of
Wizards travelling experiences. The big
fellow didn't like the sleeping cars pro-
Vided by the circus so he dug into his
hank ron and bought a really handsome
travelling palace II was deliberately
appointed. as the auto statesmen say.
and the sign on the side let il be known
that II was the travelling home Of Jess
Willard. heavyweight champion Of the
world.
AT every tank town where the cir
Gus stopped during the night" said But
Ter. the residents would turn out
gather around this car and demand a
sreech from Willard. thereby spelling
the beauty sleep OF the champion and
his manager
Wakes Up ROuStabOutS
Jones had a bright idea then. He
had the signs painted off Wizards car
and labeled one of the sleeping cars of
the roustabOuts Champion The stay
up all night guys who wanted a speech
from Willard accordingly gathered
around this car and made their noise
What the roustabouts said wouldn't be
printed in family journal but there
was no more disturbance for the cham
piOn."
Frank Gotch may be here with the
snow Butler admitted that the mat star
is not now with the circus but that one
Of Jack Curley's proteges. Hussane. is
doing his act Gotch. however. has
PROMISED TO try 10 be with the show
for the final two weeks of the season
and ne is expected TO Join the circus I
when II reaches FL Paso so we may
have a chance TO see two champions. 10
say nothing Of the champion promoter
and the champion manager.