El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-17
"BECK'S"
Amen Corner
BY GBECK.-


now on the lack of games, now
that the army league has been or
gained Judging from the interest
shown at Wednesdays meeting, the
new league is going to be full of
pep" and all the managers report
strong teams. The first games
take place on Saturday. The Com
mercial leaguers hold forth on Sun
day but the soldiers will get busy
again on Monday and play every
week day.
DRoTEST board of the CONNER
cial league has decided that it
was not necessary for Gallagher to
touch first base, on drawing d pass
with the bases full, in the game be-
tween the Seventh and Eyerybodys
and that the victory goes to the Sew
enth infantry. An umpire's state
ment is awaited on the Krackajack-
Feldman protest before a decision iS
given. The Krackajacks protested
this game because the umpire called
a runner safe at second after the
runner had been forcibly held off the
bag by AshmoIe.
MANAGER JUAN GOMEZ says
that he is going to send Sofa to
the mound on Sunday against the
Everybodys. Conner promised some
tiL.e ago that as long as Jose
villareal was going good, he would
pitch him every game. Why change?
The fans want to see Villareal and
Conner is making a serious mistake
in benching him.
MANAGER BERTRAM, of the
IVA Seventh infantry, announces
that he will pitch Duncan in the
army league game on Saturday and
use York against the Puritys in the
Commercial league on Sunday.
Myers will then work in the first
army league game for the Seventh
next week.
CPACE contracts for exhibits at
the auto show in connection with
the Soil Products exposition are now
being signed by the local automo-
bile dealers. So far % booths with
a total of $500 square feet have
been contracted for and the indica-
lions are that the total of so booths
will oe reached without any diff
Guilty and that the auto show will be
one of The real attractions of the
exposition.
NORMAN A. FERGUSON has been
named as official referee of the
New Mexico state tennis champion
ships which will be held at Roswell,
starting on September 4. There are
many FL Paso entries this year and
the local players expect to bring
home many of the trophies
MEMS singles at the Roswell
AVA tennis tournament will bring
out some star players. N. A. Fer
guson, Of FL Paso, now holds the
state title but he will have to play
Paul Jette, of Roswell; Kenneth
Brown, of Tucson, and the Black
shear boys, F. H. Bailey, Hal
Christy, R. E. Hines, W. G. Walk
and other FL Paso cracks this year.
FERGUSON and Paul Jette are the
holders of the New Mexico tennis
championship in mems doubles and
there will be some keen competition
in this event at Roswell. For the
veterans events, E. E. Neff and Win
chester Cooley are expected to enter
from FL Paso.
TWENTY-ONE Red Sox players
took part in the first game
again + the White Sox at Boston on
Wednesday, the game being wit
messed by $4,000 fans. The first
game went 10 innings before the
Red Sox won, S to 4. 1t was full
of sensational plays. Each team
used three pitchers. Boston also
won the second game, TO 1, the
contest being called for darkness in
the sixth inning. As Cleveland was
defeated by the Yankees, Boston's
grip on first place is little firmer
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