El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-28
''Beck's" Amen Corner
BIZ ~BECK"

SOMETHING will have to be done
to make army chauffeurs, both Of
trucks and pleasure cars, recognize
the traffic regulations Of FL PasO-
The army cars, in great many cases,
simply pay nc attention to traffic
regulations and it is small wonder
that so many are mixed up in acct
dents. Friday morning, a big army
Packard truck raced past Bailey
school at full speed, despite the fact
that children were crossing Montana
street on the way to school. The
car carried three national guardsmen
but there was no quartermaster
number on the rear.
CHANGE of management seems to
have worked wonders with the
Oakland club of the Coast league.
The club seems TO have hit its stride
since "Rowdy" Elliott was deposed-
Speed" Martin pitched a great game
for the Oaks On Thursday, when he
let Vernon down with two hits.
Oakland won, ! to 0, but the weak
point Of the team seems to be in get
ting the men around, once they are
on base. OAKLAND got ten hits but
was able TO score but one run.
PASERUNNING is one department
- Of baseball to which the Com
mercial league managers should pay
more attention. The coaching this
year has been miserable and the
players run wild on the paths. The
scarcity Of sacrifice hits is very
noticeable Aside from two men
with the Seventh, Chacon OF Walz
and RED" Lorgmyre of the Field
mans, the Commercial leaguers seem
TO have forgotten how TO sacrifice.
They rely almost altogether on the
chit and run" and every batter up
simply tries to lam her out"
HARNESS racing on the Grand
circuit his season is better and
more thrilling than ever before,
judging from the reports coming
over the wires from the east. Many
PAGERS and trctters whose work in
1915 was but mediocre are holding
their own with the recognized "stars"
of the track this year.
A T least two good games should
y be the fortune of the CONNER
cial league fans on Sunday. The
Seventh-EveTybodys game is going
to be the star attraction and if the
teams play up TO form this should
be worth while" In their last en-
counter, victory went to the Seventh
when Steele slammed the pill over
the right fell fence for a home ru1.
CHRIsTY MATHEwSoN isn't
- claiming any pennants for the
Reds-yet. If he did, ChIisty might
find himself facing a commission on
lunacy. Howey er, he seems to have
given the Reds a fighting spirit and
they are making it interesting for
the Giants this week.
X
"P ED" TONER, a pitcher with the
N Phoenix team last year and
now with Great Falls, was placed
under arrest at Vancouver. B. c.,
last Monday on arrival of the boat
from Seattle. He was charged with
Causing an affray" on the boat in
which one man was seriously in
juTed.
"RABE" HOLLIS, who used to play
a corking good game at short
stop but who quit professional base
ball, class D, because he wanted to
be a banker and get married, is caus-
ing a real furore as a pitcher in the
California semi-pro. ranks and every
Coast league manager is after his
services. Report says that he has
been offered as high as $4,000 a
season by some of the Coast clubs
but he persists in his refusal to re-
turn to professional baseball and
keeps on winning games in the
bushes"