El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-21

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! Official batting and fielding averages
! OF the Commercial league are now be
/ ing prepared by secretary Coyne and
4 il is likely that the figures viii be
/ made public about the end Of the week
! The Commercial league season ENDS
on Sunday but il viii not be until then
that the pennant Is decided The sew
enth infantry now has q good grip on
/ the gonfalon but the bakers are sun
within striking distance II the FUR
| irys can beat the soldier team on sun
! DAY. there viii be a tie for first place
while victory for the Seventh VIII
mean the end Of the race
Purirys are now sure OF second place
II they fail 20 win and the Come Mex
leans for third but there Is a fight for
. the leadership Of the second DIVISION
/ The fast sliding Everybodys. pennant
contenderS early IN the season must
fight il out with the KrackaiacSs for
the fourth berth The Feldmans, really
one OF the best teams in the league
right now. are firmly entrenched in the
cellar. thanks 10 a string OF defeats
early in the season
Kid Muskopf. the iShtweight star
OF the Seventh infantry and claimant
Of the lightweight championship OF the
United States army on the border, has
started hard training for his bout at
the Camp Cotton arena on Monday
ulENr. OcL0ner -. Win Johnny 1DSts
the Massachusetts star
Muskopf weighed 49, pounds IN Fri
day. before he started for his road
work He had several sweaters and
some big bandages on him TO work Off
weight and declares that he viii be
down TO about IS3 pounds by next
Monday He viii then endeavOr to
hold that weight and get into the best
OF condition The fans viii remember
the huskOpf-COse clash on Labor day
and IL is a cinch that there will be
a record crowd out TO see them over
longer route
out around Fort Bliss they believe
that Simpson. Of the 3fth. is the finest
boxer the army has ever seen They
believe that he can beat his weight in
wildcats" and point 10 his fine record
in the ring against the best light
weights and Welters. Simpson has
practically been signed up for ten
round bout at Camp Cotton on the
night of October Il with Johnny New
ton the star welter of the Ohio aggre-
cation
Newton is . husky youngster and
VIII likely enter the ring at about 142
pounds He viii have four or five
pounds on Simpson but the latter be-
leTes that his speed viii carry him 20
a victory And simpson not only has
speed, but a wonderful punch and a
better knowledge Of ring Eeneralship
than the late joe Cans. II We are 10
peleNe the reports around Fort Bliss
The writer found Simpsons strongest
boosters IN the camp OF the Seventh
infantry. despite the fact that the box
er belongs 10 another regiment. II
The match comes through. Simpson viii
pack the pay checks of practically
every regular around Fort Bliss.
The roads TO Camp Stewart are be-
ing put in first class condition for the
use OF motorists going out 10 attend
the track and field sports on Saturday
afternoon. over 300 star athletes. rep
resenting practically every regiment Of Z
the national guard now on the border /
viii take part in this meet and the !
attendance is expected TO be over 10000 /
such athletes as Berry, the all-star
champion OF the University Of Penn
sylvania and Percy. Of Harvard. are to I
take part and il is certain that all I
athletic records for the southwest viii /
be broken