El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-25
SPORTOGRAPHY ~c1 BY

J during the administration Of president
( Johnson. which explains why he was
: impeached-
Connie Mack has been iu the Ameri-
/ can league ever since II started. but
+ for the last two years he has had 10
( hang on by his eyelashes.
Football was originally PLAYED in
/ England with the heads Of Danes cap
tured in battle. which was the last
I time heads ever figured in the game
In the early days OF baseball the
bases were high wooden posts, but
they had TO be abandoned because X
Z was so difficult for spectators 10 dis
tnguish between players and bases
GrOuchy Gus Says eSome left
handed persons arc normal in in
teIIigenee. and others are baseball
pItcherE.-
TENNEY 4 HARD-LUCK PILOT.
When il comes to knowledge of base
ball. inside and outside. and from Al
pha TO Omega. why. there isn't a bet
ter bet than Fred Tenney, the famous
old star first sacker. II YOU can in
duce Sir Frederick to tap mis- stock OF
diamond lore YOU are sure of getting
an eartui of wisdom. For some strange
reason, however. Tenney hasn't been
able To ma Ike his knowledge get him
anywhere as mana ger Of a club Back
IN 1911 he piloted the Boston Nation
ais, and they finished eighth. As the
Bean City club had been cellar champs
under his predecessor. and continued TO
be such under Fred's successor. that
was nothing against him. This year
Tenny tackled the difficult Job Of put
ting Newark back on the International
League map. and again his club won
the BOBBY prize Tenney's Indians
started off as If they intended TO tear
the league into bits, but injuries and
recalls by major leagues busted Ten
neys machine to smithereens. and
after that the club lust played out the
schedule
Tenney viii be - years old tomor-
row, as he was born in GeOrget town
Mass, Nov. 80 1871. He broke into the
Dig league with Boston in 1891. and
during his first three seasons he was
that rara avis. a sOuthpaw backstop
IN - he was tried out al first base.
ana won regular berth at that posi-
ton right from the jump He stuck
with the Boston club until 1893. when
ne was snapped to the Giants. He vas
released in 1910, and Joined the Lowell
club returning 70 Boston as manager
IN 1911. It is unlikely that Tenney
VIII manage Newark next year
TON SHARKEY NOT BROKE
Tom Sharkey. the old time pusilist
VIII pass his ~ milestone tomorrow
Last June Sharkey was adiudSed bank
rupt IN the federal court in san Fran
cisco. and he gave his liabilities =
Sz9S,556, and his assets p note for
S-e-'0 On the face OF il that looked
pretty pad for the Old sailor, but those
Who have searched saw that they
couldn't find any wolf tracks a bout
the door of Toms place IN san Frau
CISCO After retiring from the ring
SnarkeE opened a life saving esta bTIeb-
ment IN the vicinity of Tammanv hall
oman Tom was popularity supposed
20 ne max king a mint Of money and
hoIding on 10 every cent he got. until
a Few wears ago ne was convicted Of
IuhnlnG a disorderly joint and sent 10
the Tornbs for 80 DAYS After hiq re- ,
tease from DURANGO he pulled up stakes
ana went to san Francisco where he
~ ms pngiiistic start while a tar in
proceedings, II seems were iustitited
70 enable Tom to avoid paving rent for
place he had leased in New York.
TODAY IN PUGiLISTIc Annals
Another Joe Cans" Every one y,
? while we hear this claim made for a
s.SIit" SlSAl POKER, but il is always a
IaIse alarm There won't be another :
zoe cans any sooner than there viii
De another Shakspere. The rft+Ie
LACK ~ Coy VINO was born in Baltimore !
= years ago today. November % 1874 I
We me only one OF his kind. There I
may pe better lightweight bo,er +
tnan Joe, but he won't be a6otber To- 1
ne Ola master succumbed TO tuber-
SlI0sIs IN Arizona about six years ago. |
s ~ ~ passing caused general sorrow
throughout the sporting world. for i'm /
spite OF MS color. there have been Few
more popular boxers than Josenb !
~ mere cans stood out from the mob {,
% ScIa ppers was in his orfginaIffv !
re hao gray matter in his dome and 4
ne uSed II. He never did what his on /
ponents expected him to do. he -
Iul OF surprises, and most of them /
49, IN ~ l peasant ones for the man who |
laced him IN the ring. Joe started he
money making career rs an &c. /
shucker in Baltimore, and il Wa IN |
scraps with other boys similarly en-
gaged that he developed his e-reaf ~
ural talent for the boxing game
A sea going vessel made. N ,--.,,-..- -
lust been completed In Nor,-s, a. gre mas