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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
NO ONE HAS SUCCEEDED KETCHEL;
4 NUMBER HAVE TRIED AND FAILED
Of the 1iddleweights Who Have Sought to Establish
Themselves in the Championship Since Ketchel's
Demise, Only Al Darcy Of Australia Seems To
Measure Up and He Hasn't Fought in u S.
BY FRANK G. NIENKE.

-EW YORK June 1--StanleI
M Ketchel was killed nearly si1
4 years ago, yet since that time
not one middleweight fighter in the
world has proven himself worthy
successor
Six years have come and goneAand
the mfddIeweight throne still remains
vacant The fighting world is full Of
claimants for the Ringing job-but
iLsr are nothing but pretenders. There
isn't a fighter in the 158 pound divis-
ion who seems q worthy successor-
who is a champion in every sense the
For a year or more. Nike Gibbons
was hailed by many as the best man
in the division But happenings dur
ing the past eight or ten months have
proved that Mike is not a champion:
that he has been overraated greatly
and is not, in any way, a logical sue
cessor Of the great KetcheL
Many Claimed Title.
Once upon a time-during the era
closely following Ketchers death-the
pugilistic woods were cluttered ID with
likely looking middles. But most Of
them faded before they ever reached
the heights attained by the wonderful
Polish battler.
Almost as soon as Eetchel was laid
N MS graz. dozen men jumped to
the fore and laid claim to his title
Lhat OF Billy Papke's was quite gen
orally reorganization a time Billy
once was the champion, due to the fact
that he had beaten Ketchel. But
Papke soon shot the chutes In the
meanIime Frank Klaus, Jim Flynn,
Leo HOuck, Jack (Twin) Sullivan,
Dave smith. Willie Lewis. Sailor Burke
Bob MOha. Marty Rowan, Joe Thomas,
Jim Smith chorused claims for the
championship.
Some OF the squad were good
fighters-but not great None showed
much superiority over the others
Within a year or two il was proved
cOnclusively 10 fandom that not one
Of that outfit was really fit to be a
king
New Crop No BETTER.
And then along came a new era
Of battlers-Mike Gibbons. George
fknOckOut) Brown. Eddie McGoortv.
Battling LeTiusky. Jack Dillon. George
Chip and a flock of others OF the lot.
Dillon was greatest But the Bear
cat quickly Outgrew- that class. Lev
lusky cut a wide swath battling as a
middle for a time. but he. too. bulked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

lllIo the heavyweight division Brown
never was great fighter. McGOorty
nSd risen 10 great heights and looked
I rioe Jhe one best choice for the cham
PlOliShlp- Then he went TO Australia.
tIlet Les Darcy. and suffered brace Of
still down. - anu
And this brings US to Darcy. In
: STdiia they claim he is the greatest
4 ~. eight in the past ten years
~ a australia they grow very enthus-
lasuc about home products. Often
ZINES they nave discovered a wonder"
go wonders eventually journeyed to
America-and the wonders ceased
me same thing may happen concern
ing Darcy It's one thing for a fighter
20 gam reputation in his home land.
Mn nome .!. crowds, home referees and
Otler money things; it is another
Ihlng TO uphold that reputation on
LoISlsh son. before foreign crowds and
WIN a Foreign referee doing the work
Darcy Question.
GsiIcy easy victories over Brown
ana McGoorty, on the face Of things.
stamps him as a great fighter Ri1+
beating Up Brown is a ion that man
Guos nave turned with ease An Amer
lcah sportsman. who saw the second
"a 4Ircy-dcToorty scrap in Australia.
tSiIs Us mat Darcy got all the best Of
alibi for Eddie
And so, the Darcy claim to the cham
plohshlp IS not a real one until he is
put TO the tesla few fights in the
mlddleWeights on these shores
p S--oh- yes, now that you mention
II mere IS flghter named Al Mccoy.
And he lives in Brooklyn. Likewise he
fluke knockout over George Chip Al
probably is the middleweiEht champion
OF Brooklyn-but that's about the orT,-
place his claim is recognized.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

Vegas for the title. the citizens put
up $4,000 20 help defray expenses. etc,
and at Havana the same thing was TO
De done only there was a hitch over
certain affairs and the money part
fell thrOugh-that is from the bust
ness men II was the same at Cold
Ileid When cans and Nelson fought
and also at other places. There are
many Americans at Bueuos Aires and
other English speaking people. so that
attendance may even pay the purses
10 be given White and Welsh for the
title clash and also Jack Brittou and
Ted Lewis II may also open up a
new field for boxers and include praC-
tically every part OF the world \
''hnOekOut- Brown Challenges
George Knockout Brown. The Chi
cagO Greek middleWeight. who recent
y returned from Australia. is out with
q challenge TO both Nike Gibbons and
Jack Dillon Brown. who had two 90
round battles with Les Darcy in Aus
tralta. is convinced that he has q good
chance against either one Of the Amer
lean claimants TO the title. and ne is
willing TO back himself with $1,000 IN
a match Of 90 rounds.
1t is not my wish 10 meet Gibbons
IN ten round bout" said Brown in
q talk the other day, "as I realize that
boxer I do not think I could beat
him in ten rounds, but 7 am willing 10
make a match at any time FOR side
bet Of $1,000 OF my own money. and T
could get him a side bet Of $1,000 If
he wants II. but the match must be
20 rounds and for the American title
I viii make 15S pounds for Gibbons
any time he Will make a match Of 20
rounds ! think myself that he would
outpOint me in ten rounds. but even
then I am willing to take a chance
on him for ten rounds II I cannot get
him in 20, but viii not make a side
bet"
Would Fight Dillon.
AS for Dillon, I have fought him
before and / do not think he is any
better now than when he battled with
me am ready TO make a match with
him at any time ard viii give him a
side bet Of $1,000 il il is for % rounds
The chances are that Dillon would
want 10 weigh around 10 pounds IL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
P?EIRMAN IS BLUE ROCK
CHAMPION ON THE COAST

San Jose. Calf. June III. P. Pfefr-
man Of Los Angeles. is the 1916 Cali
forna-Nevada blue rock champion. win
ming the title here Wednesday after
noon in the main event of a three days'
association registered shoot by making
run OF 100 straight targets
G H. Nash Of san Jose, with sc, was
second: A. J. Flickenger Of Vallejo
Cal. o. y Ford OF San Jose and a p
Halliburton Of Lindsey. tied for third
with %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
LECAIN, INJURED DRIVER,
HAS CHANCE TO RECOVER

Indianapolis. Ind. June Jack T.e-
cain, who was seriously injured when
his car turned over during the sO0-mfTe
speedway race here Tuesday, took 4
turn for the better Wednesday night. il
was announced by hospitals physicians
he now has slight chance for recoV-
cry. II was said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

he fought me. and in order to get
the match 7 am willing to give away
weight 10 him ] have received offers
from New York and also St Paul for
a match with Dillon and hope to get
him in the ring with me before long
I proved in my battles with Darcy
that ] am just as good as any OF them
over the long distance Darcy. while
he OutpOinted me, did not knock me
down in 40 rounds. and the newspaper
clippings VIII show that fought him
in the second battle without ever
clinching or holding on once am
fighting entirely differently from
what ] used 10 do. and 7 think I am
as much entitled TO a chance at the
championship Of America as any mid
dleWeight in the country. and I am
also willing to put up my own money
as a side bet, which very few OF the
others viii do
Wants To Go Back
IF do not get any good matches
here. ] intend to return to Australia
in fact, want 10 80 back anyway.
for IL Is one Of the greatest sporting
countries in the world. and the peO-
pie there certainly treat boxers and
athletes splendldly- ] cannot praise
tEem too highly, nor can say too
much in praise Of Snowy Baker. He
is certainly one OF the finest men in
the boxing game I have ever met, and
I want only his word for any deal that
/ may have with him when I return
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
HAYDEN MILL TEAM WINS
IN VERY POOR 4 aRFI-

Hayden Ariz-. June In the poor
est exhibition OF baseball seen here
since the present season Of the Tri-
Copper league began. the Hayden Mill
Of u 10 g Nunsell and Hughes. the
Smelter pitchers. were hit Is times.
Dent let the Shelter boys hit him
ten times. twice for homers -Four
errors, three Of them bad bones"
were chalked up against the Smelter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
FIFINELLA IS WINNER
OF BIG ENGLISH RACE

Newmarket Eng, June 1-FifineIla.
the winner OF the new derby stakes
last week, today finished first in the
new Oak stakes. substitute for the
usual Oak stakes of $4,000.
Salamanca was second, and Market
Girl ran third
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

A dollar saved by buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere is a dollar thrown ~
your neighbor's biz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

Mexican rents Lee Newman. ph- 4sot
-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

ADLa--a 20 euI
Points won. Safety First 8. Office 1: high
esa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

Southern Association.
American League.

At St Louis R-H. E
Cleveland --.....-. 900 COS o6O-I0 Is 0
St Louis ..---------- -0E0 0ol 0ol-5 - >
Batteries: Cleveland. Mitchell and Bill
lings; St Louis. Groom, Davenport and
Hartley.
At Boston r. H r
Washington ----.-.-- 900 900 DO 0
Boston --.-..-.------10o 603 o0x-i0 l.
Batteries: Washington. Gallia- Harper
and Henry; Boston. gregg and Thomas.
Agnew-
At Detroit B.HE.
Chicago .....-....-.- 900 100 i2o-f Il
Detroit .--------------o 600 0A2 ok
Batteries Chicago. Danforth. Woifgaug
and Schalk; Detroit. Dauss and Stanage.
At New Tork-1st game r. II. z
Philadelphia --.------- coz 300 OIL 10
New York ........---O01 200 O5x-S S 7
Batteries: Philadelphia Nabor. Wykoff
Bush and Meyer: New York, Cullop. kear-
ing. Russell and Nunamaker-
At New YOrl-2nd game r. II. 2
Philadelphia .---------Ol0 loo J-p-5
New York 800 -ul l-I-s 70
Batteries: Philadelphia. Wykoff and
ofyer; New York, Markle and Walters.
National League.
St LOUIS ........ 80 900 zoo 500 ol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
BASEBALL RESULTS
WEDNESDAYS GAMES
WEDNESDAYS GAMES.

Chicago .-....-.......OOO o01 900 10 4
Batteries: St. Louis. DOa1 and Snyder;
Chicago. Lavender. Packard and Fischer.
Clemens
At Chicago-2nd game P H E
St Louis --............003 900 O00-3 .
Chicago ------.----.--1O3 900 20x-s g 7
Batteries St Louis. Ames. Meadows and
Gonzales; Chicago, Seaton, Packard and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
BOWLING

sc9res in the smelter ducIpin league on
the Cactus alleys. Wednesday evening. were:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01

I EW YORK, June 1--stanley mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
When Russell Sage Was Good
By HAFA LENTH

''The ambulance stood by the paddock
 gate,
 The stretcher was close at hand,
 The murmurs and squeals from hysterical
 danes
 Came down from the crowded stands"
 Not the same Russell Sage you know This Russell Sage was distributor of funds. As a 2-year-old he scattered the ready of his fiscal agent from Belmont park to Gravesend. That he may not be thought precocious child, I'll tell you Russell Sage was bay colt, by Russell out of Derelict by Luke Blackburn.
 I will say, he never got blanket from the man whose name he bore As 3 at Sheepshead Bay and the best he got was that he also ran. One could not boast of the running of Russell Sage, but no end of time could be spent in tales of the doings of some of his ancestors. Oi how Luke Blackburn, bred by Capt. Jin Franklin at Gallatin, sold as yearline to Mike Dwyer and in his colors depleted the bankroll of many good books. It's too long story to tell of the doings oi
 
 bred to run fast, far and true.
 As a 3-year-old the horse with the money name and the good ancestors came back to Sunny Tennessee and into the hands of the writer, who was a new conner on the turf. Russell took kindly to jumping and let his maternal grand sire, Luke Blackburn, sleep under the good blue grass of Belle Meade And in e;, ,;,,l- of PaIlQ Made in hllild- ing lots-Sheepshead a motor speedway Tennessee gone dry--and Tappans nc doubt, the scene of welfare work by the Y. w. c. A. What did you say, Mabel?
 Russell got to the races in November at Cumberland park and on the first day there looked a good race for him in his first try with the "Leppers." When the entries were out, one, who knew Russell, could see at glance, he could beat them all, excelt Cardigan, who raced in the colors of Herman Flippen.
 The writer did not know Flip, and on being introduced by Frank Bruins, said: MT. Flppen, I've got good one, just from Sumner county, and he will be a jumping, running devil tomorrow in the 'chase--he can beat all of them, except Cardigan, and if you will scratch your horse, I'll give you the purse. The layers will bet their eyes Russell can't do the trick and we can clean up in the bet ting Flip smiled sad. sweet smile and in a kindly, fatherly sort of way, said: Yes, son, and what was the last chase you won? Nothing stirring, there is long winter ahead oats going up and Cardigan goes for father and the gelt."
 When Tom Hayes put up the betting, there it was, Cardigan S-5, and Russell 4O-2O-10, and the angels wept. Ryan, a new boy in the jumping game, was given the mount on Russell Sage and told it was no use breaking the horses heart trying to beat Cardigan, but to stay up close and draw his skillet and bust his slati when he got over the last jump. The race was run to orders, Cardigan first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

trial purposes in connection with a few lights.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is already equipped; with it's contract with the Alabama Power company and it's auxiliary plant here in Birmingham, it is in a position to furnish an unlimited amount of power so far as the present demands of the city are con- cerned, in addition to the lights.
 A small electric lighting unit cannot manufacture electricity as cheap as a larger unit the difference in cost being anywhere from two to five times greater for the smaller plant. Neither can a lighting plant work as economically when the plant only works to it's ca pacity for aJfew hours each night as when the plant has industrial power con- tracts, keeping it busy for the full 2A hours. Now, then, if the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company can afford to hold it's large steam plant as an auxiliary and buy it's power from the Alabama Power company more cheaply than it can manufacture it, how in the name of good business can we with our little unit afford to undertake to compete with a power and lighting company of such proportions?
 The annual interest on these bonds al 6 per cent would amount to $3OO00 per year. The annual depreciation on the plant would amount to $3o,0O0 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

Russell Sage second the rest nowhere. It was said, above the angels wept when they saw the odds, their grief was noth- ing to what Flip showed. He took off his hat, mopped his brow and said: Now, 1 am going to show you grief and sad ness such as you haven't seen since the Parader beat Commando for the Realiza tion.''
 A few days afterwards the entries came out for the next days racing and the best against the horse with the financial name was Sprinkwater Well, here goes the old home on our chances, and here's hoping Russell will feel the great thrills that were Luke Blacllburn's in the old Jerome park days and give Springwater good view of a horse that's running and jumping some. When the works were going in on Russell, works being vul- garly called money in the business world, and the layers were offering 4 to 1, he could not do it, an unexpected play de- veloped on Springwater. Wise money too-one heart sank. Whats the cause of all this educated play, has anybody got to my boy? Well, Russell is good and I'll gamble on the boy, the first mort gage on the old home is on, so here goes the second on the boy.
 They're at the post, they're off and Russell Sage away third, at the first jump and good old Russell took it in his stride and gains a length on the leaders We are going easy and Ryan has him on the chin strap. By gad, this is one day when they are going to pay off on me. It was two miles they had to go, and the second time through the field, there, way out in front, was Russell, and the horse carrying the educated funds. Neck and neck up the back stretch and a rather steep hill to go up before they swung into the stretch Who is going to crack !? Now the boys have goen to the whip and spur, few strides up the hill and Springwater cracked. Russell came on to win by half length, and they paid me off.
 And never knew where the wise money came from until two days ago. A cigar salesman, Watkins by name, was over- heard by the writer talking of the gee gees, almost in hearing distance of the Wnirrlng engines and machinery that go to give this district reason for exist ence By jove, that sounds good, I'll listen. And he was telling of a race at Cumberand park where he and a racing pal had bet their summer winnings the whole bank roll, on a jumping race and i:ad lost It. They were not professionals and had been touted on their horse, ev- erything was fixed. all the contenders had been seen and cared for any everything Tn the race was dead but their horse. In a 4O-year experience the writer has heard iot apout IlXed races from the profane public, but it's just as Emperor William said about walking on the water and when he tried it and got a ducking, Tt can't be done" We eagerly waited to near details "Springwater was the good thlng and what do you know about it. damn little bay horse from Sumner county, my old home, was the horse that beat us and he ought to have had the change, I guess, cause his name was Russell Sage, by Russell out of Derelict by Luke Blackburn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

other is the playground which is used for the girls and boys basketball, baseball and other games, and is also the site of the towns baseball diamond. Nearby is a tennis court.
 The school building is used for Sun day school and church service by two Of more Protestant denominations and by
 the Roman Catholics The Sunday school is composed of members of different de-
 nominations, and is held in the school auditorium. Here also the Romanists
 have held some interesting services aside from the regular services. These serv-
 ices, held by Father Linnehan, were a thoughtful and exceedingly interesting series of talks on religious beliefs. Through the school, interest has been aroused in the Indian history of the place. Close to the school is the site of an
 old Indian village. Part of an Indian | mill for grinding corn has been found | there, and this relic has been carried to the school.
 given dramatizing the story of the Pill
 grims, their persecution in England, their life in Holland, and their coming to America. The last scene, Of course, brought in the Indians and the story of the first Thanksgiving. The children caught the spirit of this story, and car
 ried their audience with them most suc- cessfully.
 The closing exercises, held last Friday, included dramatization of the early days
 of Alabama, with Sehoy, Weatherford,
 and other characters prominent in that period of the states history. These drama atizations are Mrs. Walls own work and have the added value of being original
 and adapted to the surroundings, as well as portraying parts of history. A community interest fostered by the school has been the first aid work for
 women and boys. Recently the first aid
 motor car which is sent through the country spent a week at Palos. This car is equipped with all apparatus for first aid work and is in charge or skilled instructor who gives lectures, demonstra- tion, and practice in all kinds of first aid assistance This instructor is govern ment official, and those who take the work and prove proficient are given gov ernment certificates in recognition of their work It is the first step in a longer course leading to recognition as a Red Cross nurse Mrs. Wall has been in touch with this work for sometime, and has
 taken the course at Palos and plans to
 continue her study of this phase of work in industrial districts.
 The school takes a positive stand and
 an active part in all lines where it can tend toward the development of the com munity. Its community work is not alone in deed but in the spirit of cordial friend ship and mutual interest that exists be- tween the school and the community at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

1 The city proposes paying these annual
 charges out of the sinking fund taken from the taxes paid by the whole city, and as North Birmingham, I am in- formed, is paying the same rate for their lights from the municipal plant as we in Birmingham proper are paying the Bir-
 mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany, I cannot see anything but an an nual increase in the total amount we shall have to pay for our lights regard less of whom we buy from, so long as we have two plants, and bonded debt to take care Of
 If North Birmingham and the city com mission want to enlarge the North Bir-
 mingham plant, let them pay the interest on these proposed bonds and provide their own sinking fund for renewals. But if they must have municipal distribution why not buy the current from some power company, holding the present plant as an auxiliary thereby saving the S500,000 worth <, of bonds as well as an annual saeing ot l 900 interest charges? It won't give them as mach money to handle, but we the taxpayers, will be the winners in the | end l there should be two electric light plants | in Birmingham any other city, any l more than there should be two independ- | ent city governments in the same city l if economy is consideration.
 A common complaint heard in cities owning their own power plants is fol | more power and better service. Is that 1 one of our complaints? Do we want sucf complaints?
 Don't you think it would be better busi- ness to get the minimum rate from the company now serving us with lights anG power than to go into the business our. selves, thereby dividing the business anG imposing upon us the maximum rate fol 1 this commodity for the balance of ou, l lives? And for what? Certainly not goo6 | business reasons. Is it politics?
 Who is making this plea for a wee bit of a municipal light plant? Politics howl ing for something to play with.
 l I am advised that it requires approxi mately $6 investment in this class of in.
 ! dustPy to yield $1 gross returns. On this i basis $5O0,000 would take care of towr
 of about 10000 inha abitants.
 l If the city commission is truly and sin.
 cerely ignorant of the business and eco.
 homie features of this proposition, why | not a committee of business and techni | cal men take this matter in hand giving | the facts to the public before such al l (business?) outrage is committed Ther 1 again, in my estimation it is time that some organization of business and tech
 nical men be formed to disseminate facts 1 to the public with the aim of protection ! to legitimate enterprises and enlightenine I the general public on business and tech nical questions pertaining to municipa and state affairs. Yours truly.
 1 S. P. MCUSKER.
 1 Birmingham. May 13 1926 South 18th st