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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

N ~.snsr G is tn. s sS.s ball ' Dias-
- er that ever lived is the asser-
ton of William Chase Temple. donor OF
the famous Temple cup. and one of the
best judges of ball players the game
has ever known
For 40 years-since the National
league began-I have seen every star
that ever flashed in the baseball firma-
ment" added Temple. There were
many brilliant ones in the past; there
are scintillating performers today. But
none can compare with peerless Wag-
ner- He is the super-ball player-the
most wonderful of them all.
Some few players of past or present
may have shaded Wagner in one or an
other department of the game-but
none can compare with him in all
around ability.
Wagner never was ranked among
the graceful shortstops-but who can
name a player of the present or past
who really outshone the amazing Honus
as a ground cOverer? Wagner may be
clumsy and awkward in his movements.
yet today. at the age of ~. he covers
more ground than 80 percent OF the
short fielders in the game
HOnus Led 1915 ShOrtstop@.
who led the National league short
stops IN 1917 Inc answer IS OHnuS
Wagner-the gray and grizzled Honus-
Pitted against such rivals as the brainy
Herzog. the fast Maranville, Bancroft
called the greatest shOrtstop in the
game by John Tener-and all the 9TH
ers, Wagner, then aged II, outfieldeG
each and every one.
Wagner takes rank against the
greatest batsmen in history When he
hit 300 for II successive seasons he
hung up a record that may endure
for all times And now. a decade be-
yOnd the end of the youngsters for the
leadership of the leagues. Isn't that the
absolute proof OF his hitting prowesS2
Steals 40 n Season.
Wagner, in the heydey of his career.
had few equals as a baserunner- Big
and awkward. il seemed like folly for
him to attempt the theft of a bag-it
looked like sure death. Yet. if you
peruse the baseball records, you will
find that Wagner's base stealing av-
erage, covering all Of his 20 years as
a big Lacquer. shows something like
40 pliers a season record superior
to that turned in by s5 percent Of the
men who have played the game at
one time or another during the last
40 years
What can illustrate better the mar
velous base running skill of the grand
old man Of baseball than the 1915 rec
ords-the statistics which show that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31
WAGNER IS BEST BALL PLAYER
CAME PRODUCED, SAYS TEMPLE
Forty two Years DID, Wagner Led Shortstops in 1915,
Steals About 40 Bases Year, Can Play Any Position
Infield or Outfield, in Good Style and Has Even
Worked in as Pitcher, Winning His Games.
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

the veteran Wagner. with % stolen
bases. ranked 18th in that class. that
Wagner stole only Il less bases than
Carey, the league champion.
Never pulled a sBOner' :
wagner. in 20 years as a big
Lacquer never pulled a -boner::' he
never has made a mental foozle- Wag-
ner never was press ACCENTED as being
an exceptionally brainy player-but
who is his superior in mentality? One
hears much about the braininess OF
Cobb. of Evers, of Collins and of the
others But each has at some time
or another. slipped mental cable
made an error OF the head But Wag-'
ner's record as a thinker is unsmudgedi
Wagner is the most gentlemanly
player the diamond game has pro-
duced He has caused the umpire leSs
trouble than any other performer. For
20 years he has been a star. for
score OF years praise and honors have
been showered upon him But they
never have turned his head Conceit
is foreign to Wagner's makeup.
The grand old German realizes
that he is paid to play ball to the
best of his ability: to play with all
the power and skill that is his. And
year after year. he has been out there
on the diamond giving the best that is
in him to his employers; faithful. hard
working, wonderful Honus Wagner y
Played Every Position.
Il have seen him play every position
on the diamond and play each per
fectly- He started as an outfielder
and then was shifted to the infield-
In emergencies, he was moved from
one corner Of the diamond to the other
On many occasions earlier in his career
he has gone behind the bat
Back in 1902 OF 1903. when the
pirate pitching staff was shot to pieces
by injuries and double headers the.
manager was in a quandary as to whom
he should pitch in certain game.
He Pitched Well.
I'll go in" said Wagner And he
did He won that game. pitching in
superior fashion A week or so later
he pitched again-and once more he
was the victor.
"Oh. yes. Ty Cobb is a wonderful
player; so are Collins. Daubert, Ma
ranville, La1oie, Speaker and Evers:'
so were Arson Delehanty LANCE
Pfeffer. Williamson and the others
But Wagner-the grand hitter, the
amazing fielder. the startling base
runner. the brainy, hard working.
matchless Wagner-he is King Of them
all; the greatest player the diamond--
game has produced; a player whose
like never will be seen again."
Mexican rents a specially. Ph. 1904.
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31
REAL THRILLER IS
WINDUP OF BILL

But the real fireworks came in the
last game. This was looked upon as
the most important of the day The
Seventh infantry had won five straight
and were out for the sixth while the
Everybodys. to keen within striking
distance of the bakers. had to win.
When York was announced as the army
pitcher. the fans seemed surprised that
Lieut.. Bertram would take any chances
with q new man in so important a
game. But Bertram was taking no
chances That was evident when York
began bending them over in the first
inning He put them wherever catcher
Gallagher wanted them and his con-
troll was remarkable. Barker, Lyman
and Klineman were retired on strikes
SO fast that they walked away from
the plate rather dazed 1t may be re-
marked that York got in a hole only
once in the game and then it was the
ninth inning when the call on Barker
was three and tive" But Barker
famed.
Buster" Gillett got away poorly but
settled down after the second inning
and only the wonderful pitching of his
opponent saved the soldiers from a de-
feat.
steele Fans Three Times.
Gillett started winding them around
Steele's neck and the soldier sIugger
famed He also famed on his next
two trips. However. back to the first
inning Kler worked Gillett for > pass
So did Debarr. Then Barrett came up
and hit to left for a single Kler
tried to score but Barker's peg beat
him to the plate. Martin famed Two
were gone in the second when the
soldiers got their second hit 1t was
Bybee who connected and it was the
youngsters second hit of the season.
An error by Cunningham let Bybee
take second York failed to connect
and famed
thereafter it was a real struggle
Inc only clerk to reach first base in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

the entire nine innings was Eaton who
hit a hot one at Martin, the ball strik-
ing square in the payers glove and
rolling up his arm 1t was scored as
an error
Bybee Gets Hit.
Gillett put the soldiers down. one
two-three. in the third, fourth. fifth.
sixth and seventh innings. In the
eighth, Bybee got another hit with
one gone. York laid down a peach of
a sacrifice and Steele really tried to
make up for his three StrikeOuts earl
Ter in the game, but his best was a
grounder to Eaton, who threw him
out at first.
Kler opened the last of the ninth for
the soldiers. He few out TO Kline
man. Debarr came along with a clean
hit to right and Barrett was safe on
Lyman's error. Martin hit one to Gill
lett who caught Debarr at third for
the second out. There was some real
excitement about this time and the
Seventh band Joined in. Art Smith bat
ted for Reardon and it was evident that
Buster would taxi no chances for
Smith is the star pinch hitter Of the
league He drew a rass and the bases
were full. Then came Gallagher and
the real scrap.
Gallagher Creates Excitement.
Gallagher walked into Gillett's
first offering. 1t was called a ball
but there was a protest over the pIav-
er stepping out of the box. though he
made no effort to swing. These tao
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

tics were repeated OF the second offer
ing. though. this time it was a strike.
But the clerks put up a howl over
the player stepping into the diamond.
II did no good When Buster" sent
the next one over, Gallagher danced
INTO the infield but still made no at
tempt 10 strike. Again it was a ball
And two more followed. the batter
using the same tactics each time. I'M
pre- Ebbs gave him his base on balls.
forcing Barrett home with the win
ming run, the only score of the game
Then came the FUSS Manager Lev
ngston Immediately announced he
would protest the game. The fans
wanted TO know the rule on this sub
lect but president Bill PeIphrey stated
mat while he had played baseball for
20 years. he could not decide The
writer has gone over the playing rules
and can find no rule which would pre-
vent Gallagher doinS as he did Had
ne made an attempt to strike at the
ball. he would have been out How
ever, this protest is going to give the
protest committee a chance to show
their knowledge of baseball. Frankly
they've got job but it seems that the
umpire has the advantage and that
the game may be ordt red to stand
WOOIIen Gets Noisy.
Clyde Woollen sar with his Iaqs
dangling through the bleacher fence
during the game, still in a KrackaiacI1
uniform. and tried to show his knowl-
edge of baseball Turing the closing
excitement Woollen entered the field
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31
BIZ ~BECK.n

afternoon is "some stunt" More
over, there was no fiuke about
either game. The next time Jimmy
York pitches for the Seventh, there
will unquestionably be a record crowd
for York has the stuff which quail
fes players for fast company. Sight
must not be lost, too, of the good
work of Weiss in the first afternoon
game
DAVENPORT of the Browns seems
to be after some of the "iron
man" records made in major league
baseball by Joe McGinnity when he
was with the Giants. On Saturday,
Davenport pitched both ends OF 4
doubleheader at St. Louis, beating
the Yankees both times. He allowed
only four hits and one run in the
first game and five hits and two runs
in the second.
EVERYB0DYS are sure the "hitless
wonders" OF the Commercial
league. They have been shut out
without hit or a run in their last
two games and have gone hitless for
20 innings.
g E T TIN new transcontinental
motor records seems to be habit
these days. Leo ]. frost, of the
Franklin Motor Car company, re-
oeived word today that F. B. Stevens,
a millionaire motorist, had reached
San Francisco from New York in the
remarkable time of five days, Is
hours and 30 minutes, driving a stock
Marmon. This record was made I'M
der the auspices of the American
Defence society and was checked by
the A. A A. so it can be taken as
official. The new mark breaks the
recent record of "Cannonball" Baker
by Al hours and d minutes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31
GRAHAM WINS HIS
THIRD IN A ROW

Hooks" Graham celebrated his new
sergeant's stripes by winning the
morning game for the Feldmans from
the Walz team When the game start
ed. it was evident that Hooks" didn't
regard it as very hard. but he
changed his mind before long and got
down to pitching real baseball He
finished with only two hits and no runs
against him. making Is innings in
which he has held opposing teams
scoreless. He has been scored upon
only twice in the three games he has
pitched for the Feldmans.
Graham's most serious hole Sunday
morning was with two down in the
fourth inning Caro- then clouted the
pill for three stations. but Berry made
a great pickup OF Chacon's grounder
and pegged him out at first Caro- was
the only Mexican 10 get past second In
the seventh inning. Medina led off with
a single, and Chacon was hit after Caro-
had popped TO Head Graham began to
steam them over for fair and famed
Armendarez. but Lalo Gomez connected
with one, and but for a sensational
catch by Berry there might have been
a score
Berry Some Baserunner
The Feldmans got their only tally in
the second. With one down. Berry
walked. He stole second and liked it
so well that he proceeded to purloin
third while Soto held the ball Berry
had them guessing. for he threatened
to steal home also. 1t wasn't necessary.
however. for Percy clouted out a three
Dagger. Percy tried to come home on
MuIkey's grounder TO caro-, but was
nailed at the plate
The great work Of Berry at third for
the Feldmans and catch by Armenia
rez in deep center in the fourth, when
Longmyre hit what looked like sure
homer, were the fielding features. Ber-
" covers a world Of ground and
is by long odds, the star hot
corner performer Of the league
Percy. the other newcomer 10
the Feldmans, was also star per
former. He had only two fielding
chances. but his catch Of Chapparo's
long drive in the first was off his shoe
Iaces. while he got on base every time
at bat His first hit was a triple Then
he connected for a single and. third
time up. he reached the base through
Caor's error
ToT1oUe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

SILVER CITY fight fans look for q
real treat on Labor day, when
Benny Cordova is to tackle Bud An
derson- Benny is a real lightweight
when he IS in condition and while the
weights are to be 15s pounds seven
hours before entering the ring, Benny
VIII do well to enter the ring around
135 pounds if he hopes to win. An
derson has been out of the game for
a long time and it is doubtful if he
can make 1873 pounds. If he does, he
will surely take on at least six
pounds before entering the ring and
should have material advantage in
weight over Cordova but the fact
that the latter has been boxing regu-
larliy Will be much in his favor.
x -
AFTER banning the umpires occa-
sionally, it is only fair to give
them credit when credit is due and
the work of both Ebbs and Lortz,
on Sunday, was high class. How
ever, more than half the fans are
willing to swear that Ebbs was
wrong IN giving Gallagher a base
on pals IN the last game but, despite
MS halrtugger temper, Ebbs knows
the rules and the writer is inclined
TO believe he was right in his decision
though a similar case has never come
to the writer's attention in "A wears
as a baseball scorer.
CORE another victory for Cliff
Hill The FL Paso boy won for
waco over Galveston, Sunday, when
ne let the Pirates down with five
hits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31
Best Boxers Track and Field
Men in Country VIII Com
pete.

PRACTICALLY every athletic
club. college and university
on the Pacific coast will be
IL represented in the Far West
0 ern field and track cham
pionships. to be held in the stadium
August Il. IS and 19. in conjunction
with the national boxing champion
ships. The big three-day meet will
mark the appearance of the greatest
assemblage Of noted athletes ever
seen in California Among the en-
tries are worlds champions, several
national champions and many coast
champions
The boxing championships will be
held in the War of the Worlds con-
cession on the Exposition Isthmus
on the nights of August II. IS and
19. The San Francisco Olympic
Club and the Los Angeles Athletic
Club have entered their best boxers
in each class, and the Northwest
which is particularly strong in the
number of champions it possesses
will be represented by the best men
from the Multnomah Athletic Club
the Seattle Athletic Club and from
Spokane
Among the Pacific Association en-
tries. the district including San
Francisco and the bay region. are the
following: Harry Lversedge UT
g. holder Of the javelin record
winner of the Western conference
and P. A A javelin and shot-nut
events: Frank Maker q. c.. inter
collegiate high and broad jumper
ard P A. A champion: o. J. NIfIlard
20. c.. American junior smile
champion; Edgar Stout 90. c.. win
ner 1916 A A L. junior l mile run
P ". Martin 20. c., 1 and 2-niler
formerly OF the University Of chi.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

anu 5Iled me rush act on the leaeue
PRESIDENT and It looked for a time as IL
there would be fight WoolIen ~ 81
SUN IN ms playing uniform and is sinh
Ject to the rules of the league-if tbe-o
are any. which some doubt after Rar-
ker getting back into tba go, oar :
should be suspended for at least tbrse
weeks His language was not the EiDS
to be heard when women fans Were
present were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

Summary-Two base hit DarnaH5 stolen
base. Young. struck out. by Weiss l. by Ko-
RESI- s: base on balls. off Weiss . off
Koresel l; batters hit. by KoreseI CWoolenD
Meason. first base on errors. Kracka jacks >,
Puritys .: left on bases. Krackaj Jacks I.
Puritys 3: double plays. Calemia TO Milan,
Ashmore to Wooden TO Thompson: wild
pitches. Weiss .; time OF game 1:20; UNI
pires, Lortz and Ebbs-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

Suurzry--Three base hits. Percy, Caro-
stolen bases. Berry "a. sacrifice hits Buch-
snsu- struck out. by Graham :; b. Soto =
hsse on balls off Soto !. batters hit, by
era ham CChacon); first base On errors. Wall
? FeIdmans >; left bases. Walz 3,
FeTdmaus S: double plays. Buchanan 20
Head 70 benjamin; time Of game. 1:14, UNI
Tfres Ebbs and Lortz-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

H Wychoff 20. c.. 5-miler, winner
of second place in the Mount Tamal-
pals "dipsea' race 1915; J. NJ Nc
Eachern (unattached). winner A A
U. junior 56-pOund weight 1916; Reg.
Caughey 50. shot-put. and R. R.
Templeton 20. CO. pole vaulter.
broad jumper and high Jumper
The Northwest, including the ter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

ritory Of Washington and Oregon,
has entered about 10 men. One Of
the most prominent athletes from
this section who Will participate IN
the meet is Hummell, 440-yard hur-
der, who was in the open event at
the San Francisco meet last year,
and took second place in the Far
Western 440-yard event
The entry list for Southern CALI
fornia includes: Carl Heffner. Man
ual Arts High school, with a javeIin
throw record of more than 165 feet;
Peter Begay. Sherman Indian insti-
tute, who has won every cross-coun-
try run in Southern California for
the last two years, and whose dis
lance ranges from to 25 miles:
George Green of Pomona. quarter
miller with a record OF so seconds
flat; Grave. Walker, Beene and
Borgstrom (L-A-A-C.), pole vaulters,
the latter being the present inter
scholastic worlds record holder, and
coast record holder Of the pole vault
with II feet 9 inches; Howard Drew,
national title holder of the 100 and
220-yard dashes; Jud House. worlds
Interscholastic low hurdle title hold
er, with record OF 2S-4-5 seconds;
Luther Nichols OF the University Of
of s feet AZ inches. p feet in the
broad jump, and II feet inches in
the pole vault, and Fred Kelley.
holder of the worlds low hurdle
record
Among the prominent boxers who
will participate in the national
championships are Underwood. Ill
pounds. the Pacific Northwest cham
pion; Byers. 1875, the Pacific North
west champion, and Monpier. 145,
all of the Multnomah Athletic Club.
From the Los Angeles Athletic Club
will be entered Lawrence Kelly. los;
Allen Bruce, lis: Jimmy Woodward.
125: Charles Barker. 1875; Danny
Buck. 145: Gale Farquhar. 1873. and
Dick Trumbower. IFS The I-O-OF.
Lodge OF Los Angeles will be repre-
sented by J. Dawson. rs: Joe Ma
chado. 125; Harley Maloney. 125. and
Dick Richards. 135. all OF whom are
Southern California title holders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

Photographs of three men who
! will be prominent I'm the Far West
ern Track and Field Champion
] ships to be held in San Diego in
August At top, UefD, Fred Kelly,
low hurdle champion of the world
Right, Howard Drew, holder of the
national 100 and 200 yard records
Below, Carl I. Ferris, chairman of
the general committee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

? EW YORK. July 31.-"Honus
/ Wagner is the greatest ball play
er that ever lived is the asser-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31

Mexican rents q speciality. Ph- 1904.
ADV.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
GERMANS WIN BIG FIGHT

{. The smashing raid by the German
fleet upon the English blockadine
squadron in the North Sea must be
1humbling to the pride of Great Brit
ain. Before reinforcement could ar.
rive the Teutons had destroyed a hall
dozen or more large British war
ships and about twice that number
OF smaller vessels. Accounts differ
in reference to the German losses,
but it is generally understood that
they were not more than half as larg
as the British.
This battle must be classed as "a
German victory, a great German VIC
tory, although it has not changed any
.of the conditions which previously ex.
listed, because upon the arrival Of IA
larger number of big English battle
ships the German fleet returned to
its home waters and the British re-
manned in command of the sea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07

citizen who acts as a "German-Amer-
ican."
Il believe that the men thus act
ing not only do not represent but
scandalously mtsrepresent the great
majority of real Americans Of Ger
man origin. l believe that the great
mass Of Americans Of German origin
are now, as they have always been,
among the most patriotic and 10y
al citizens of this country.
Here in this city l could repeat
name after name of men of German
birth who os American citizens have
loyalty to the Union and of eminent
had distinguished records Of intense
national service as soldiers and state
men, and above all as parrots.
''In the civil war much larger pro-
portion Of these citizens of immediate
German origin than of citizens of old
colonial native stock were loyal to
the Union. This state of Missouri,
like Maryland and Kentucky, owes
the fact that it stayed in the Union
to the German element in
it's citizenship; and across the river
in nlionois the debt owes by lovers CT
the Unicn to the German element wa
almost as great. These men knew no
no half-hearted loyalty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
WHERE MEN ARE CARELESS

(rIO1u hl1uUd1A Dduy d1mcAJ
If somebody came into your house
carrying disease germs on his clothes
and he insisted on handling all
OF the food for your table before or
while you were about to eat it, you
would soon tell him what would hap
pen to him if he ever stepped across
your threshold a second time. What
would you think if you heard that a
ran not only did not object but allow
ed his family and himself to be NEIL
aced by such creature for four or
five months of the year if you
heard that, instead Of heading off the
dagger, he left the door open for
the menace to enter, yes, even pre-
pared a good place for it in the barn?
The fly is the menace. Man is the
careless person that allows this
child of filth and this cause Of leg.
ons of cases of typhoid, dysentery
md infantile diarrhoea to enter his
louse and touch a great part of the
Oodstuffs with the same legs and
Wings that a few short hours before
'ere in tn manure of the stable and
uthouses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING At
VERDUN

More than three months of battle and
more than 100000 men lost in battle
have not dampened the ardor nor les
sened the attacks of the Germans up
on the French lines at Verdun.
During the past week the contending
armies have engaged in hand to
hand encounters, and the net results
Of the attacks and counter attacks
have been slightly in favor OF the
Germans. This greatest of all bat
ties must come to. an end sometime
but how It will end is still as much
q matter of doubt as when It com
menced. Two nations that can fight
such battle are both entitled to live
long and enjoy national independence