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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
WILL IMPROVE
BATTINGDOP
National League Managers
Favor Change in Rule to
Allow HitterS More
Freedom.

New York, Dec. 23.-National leag-
uers are convinced that something
should be done to increase batting in
the mother league. But the only way
ideas expressed at the meeting here
can be carried out viii be through
changes in the rules, and these. Of
course, viii have to be sanctioned at
a meeting Of the rules committee.
Percy Haughton, OF the Braves, be
lieves that batting averages are all too
low. He believes that the baseball pub
lie will appreciate more hitting, and
the only way. as he sees IL, IS to reg
ulate the pitching rules to give the
batsman a better chance
The elimination of the spitball. the
emery ball and the use Of resin is Of
fered as one suggestion to better bat
ting. Another is to take away one foul
strike, and a third Is TO decrease the
number of balls that a pitcher may is
sue to a batsman from four TO three
It was the sense Of the National
leaguers here that HaughuOn's sugges-
tiOns are worthy of deep consideration,
and his plans have been submitted 10
president Tener with power to place
them before the rules committee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
Buck Grouse.

Buck Grouse. the Pittsburg middle
weight passed the quarter-century
mark TODAY. as he was born IN the
smoky City on Dec -. 1891 his real
front name is Albert, but he adopted
The name OF Buck when he began fight
5nc- in his native city in 1908 His repu-
ration has been clouded of late because
of the charges made in Australia that
be was guilty of taking in a bout with
Dave Smith. pulled off IN sydney last
ArIsust- Grouse went TO Australia with
several other American boxers early
this year. and was matched TO fight Les
Darcy. He fell an easy prey 70 the
great Australian middleweight. but
later redeemed himself by the class he
displayed in bout with another AUS
fraIian star. Mick King. Then he
fought Dave Smith. and was knocked
ont in the fourth round The affair IS
said 10 have looked suspicious, and
snowy Baker started an inquiry Ac-
rordinE TO the Sydney papers Grouse
finally confessed that he had faxed. ana
Baker gave him n hundred dollars and
Told him TO beat il and never show his
face in Australia again According to
the account given by ". F COrbett. the
most famous of Australian sport
scrfbes. Grouse was offered $500 to
throw the fight by clique Of gam biers,
and finally yielded to the temptation,
hut although he carried out his part OF
the bargain. he didn't see q penny Of
The gamblers coin II would seem from
This that Grouse sold his birthTight for
? mess of pottage-and didn't collect
the pOttaEe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
SPORTOGRAPHY ~c1 BY

ago today that Billy Myer and Jimmy
Carroll fought their famous bout in
New Orleans. in which AIyer knocked
out his opponent in the 43d round The
victor was known as the "Streator
Cyclone" being a native of SteratOr. III
and among the sports Of northern Hi
nOis Billy was considered the greatest
lightweight who ever entered the ring.
They had excellent grounds for this
confidence in Myers fighting ability, for
before beating Carroll he had twice
Knocked out Harry Gilmore, had de
feated Danny Needham in a 20-rOund
bout in Minneapolis. and had fought
64-round battle. ending in a draw. with
Jack McAuliffe, the lightweight cham
pIOn- His only defeat had been at the
hands of Andy Bowen. the New Orleans
MulattO. who afterward died following
q bout with Kid Lavigne. Myers de-
feat of Carroll paved the way for his
championship match with McAuliffe
the following year. when the Brooklyn
champion took the wind out OF the
Streator Cyclone in Is rounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
SNAPPY
POLO is
ON TAP
First Pennsylvania Cavalry
and 18th U. S. Cavalry
Outfits Meet Sunday
Morning at Bliss.
PENN STATE TEAM
PICKED TO LAND
n, sInNEY a. Cnnk.

"HE polo game sunday between the
first team of the First Pennsyl-
\ vania cavalry and the 18th L. 5.
cavalry, which Will be the play off and
final in the 18th cavalry tournament
viii without doubt be the best and fast
est game which FL Pasoans have ever
seen. The Pennsylvania team will en-
ter the game the favorites. and it Will
be eagerly watched for its clever and
finished play.
The team Is composed of polo
players known the country over,
three Of them being obliged to
carry handicaps by the American
Polo association. The fourth mem
her, ii. IngersOI. while new at the
game. Is a wonder and teams cIev-
erIy with the other more expert
enced players
The 18th cavalry team is probably
the best team here in Fl Pas0- If not
only other contender for local honors,
the FreebOoters, and as the two teams
have not met as yet, final hOnorS nave
not been decided The 18th fought their
way INTO the game sunday by defeat
ing the second team Of the First Penn
sylvania cavalry and with the name
at least Of the Keystone State handlly
disposed Of. II is a sure bet that the
game viii be a whole lot closer than
the followers Of the national guards
men seem 10 think
The game will be played on the polo
field at Fort Bliss, and will start at 10
o'clock sharp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
TY COBB
IS REAL
LEADER
Georgia Peach Is Rightly La
beled king of Batters,"
and His Long Record
Shows.
JOE BUSH FAILS
AGAINST OLD cry"

? may be that some one beat out Ty
Cobb in the official averages for
- 1916. but in the opinion OF many ex-
perts Cobb still remains the king OF
batters- Cobb is entitled to that title
on his record of years past
No other batter has such n rec
ord Over the sweep Of twelve
seasons he has faced the pitching
of nearly zoo tvvirIerS-the great.
the near great. the ordinary and
the dubs.
Bullet Joe" Bush Is one OF the best
pitchers in the Johnson circuit Yet
it has been against this star Of the
Athletics staff that Cobb has done
his greatest batting
He has faced Bush in eleven games
been at bat IS times and maced out Is
hits for a grand average of IA.
Here is CObb's batting record against
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
Mitchell Is a Keen Student
-:H;- -:I:- az -:T;- -:H:-
New Cub Boss Game Booster
By JACK VEIOCK.

ments. it can be said that without
Mitchells services the Miracle Man"
would have found his task OF put
ting the Boston Braves to the fore
At least 80 percent more difficult
Stallings himself says that Mitchell
is one Of the smartest baseball men
in the business today. and this. COM
ing from the Boston manager. is one
OF the biggest boosts the new Bruin
leader could have.
Mitchell IL n student of the game.
He is rather inclined to he quiet
and unasSuminE. but his steeIy blue
eye. his broad shoulders and his
lantern jaw denote power. deter
mination and the stick-to-it-ive-
ness that every baseball manager
who succeeds must have.
The Chicago club can congratulate
itself on securing Mitchells services
not that there are others who might
not succeed with the Cubs. but that
in Mitchell they have n man who
had StallinEs been weaned away
from the Braves. would undoubtedly
have become the Boston manager
And If he is considered plenty good
enough for Boston, why not for Chi
cage?
Mitchell realizes that he will have to
build his ball club around a few play
ers OF consistent ability He said, at
ter being named as manager;
4 am mighty glad to have this
tlldtlNH 10 AtdliAAAt n 'AA'- hAANN N-AeLN
the Cubs need rebuilding. but / think
I have the nucleus of a good team The
outfield is the strongest part OF the
club as IL stands now. but it also has
some good pitchers
Chicago fans, I hope. viii have pa
thence. for il is not likely there VIII be
great opportunities in the line OF trades.
So 1 shall probably be obliged to de-
velop players. If We are up AROUND
the top within a year and half
shall consider that / have done as well
as could be expected"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
RELAY CARNIVAL
At OLD ILLINI.

Urbana. III Dec. 2S-The athletic au-
thorities Of the University Of Illinois
are arranging for a big indoor relay
carnival to be held in the huge new
armory here next February. The build
ing gives room FOR track six laps TO
the mile. which viii afford a good test
for the relay runners
One. two and four mile relay races.
for universities. colleges and prepare
tory school are planned. as well as
for the conference colleges The latter
Will be a novelty with the prizes going
10 the man who wins the most points
in track and field games Otherwise
the carnival is TO be on the plan Of the
Pennsylvania relay carnival and viii
continue several DAYS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23

Chief Egg BeRter Harley. of Six
Quart Six fame. il still trying TO
figure how his ear got lost.
The third major league has disap-
peared from the baseball literature OF
the day. as vas forecast There is
about as much chance Of third major
league as there is Of a second moon,
for the earth
And. may We ask, why THIRD ma
jor league. when there's only \ league
and one half in existence Nobody. by
the widest stretch of optimism. could
class the four Western clubs OF last
years national, as Of major league
caliber-
Let's finish the job building TWO
leagues before starting third.
Santa Claus requests rs to make
the announcement that children ex-
pectInE gold fish should hang up
rubber boots instead Of stockings.
Roger Bresnahan's first year as 4
mogul evidently was not all that the
fiery dispositiOned one could have
wished. as the books Of the Toledo CLUB
it is said. showed something like So
600 to the red for the year. Tough
luck. Roger; maybe cherries viii De
more red and ripe next season
It's not dust storms that cause
some of our prominent men TO wear
cOlOred glasses. hut comes from
playing sun-fieId in n poker game.
Henry Ford didn't succeed in getting
the European boys out of the trenches
before last Christmas, and now the
American football season IS TO be ex-
tended TO New Years day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
TALKING IT OVER
Your Views and Mine.

By CHUCK SWAN.

- UMoR Is again current that Dali
las is TO have a new spOrtsman's
- club. Just how the promoters
expect TO get by with such a club is
more than We can intelligentIy answer.
but there is this much TO consider by
these gentlemen: Texas has about as
stringent laws against boxing as any
state in the Union. and the only plan
under which a boxing exhibition can be
staged is surrounded by such restric-
tons as to make il practically impOssi-
bic as a mOney-msking enterprise. and
that is usually the prime incentive
which spurs promoters to action
City and county officers should not
be blamed for enforcing the antifight
laws. They have sworn to enforce the
laws. and if the public is dissatisfied
then lay the blame on the legislature
The legislature will meet next
month, and il would seem the pref
cradle plan for boxing enthusiasts
would he TO retain the services of
some competent, qualified attOr-
Reys to draft such bill is de
sired. and then see III such a meas
ure can he put through the law
making body The manly art of
SeIf-defense should be encouraged
II more men were skilled in the
use of their fists there would be
less demand for knives and pistols
aiar~nyer. boxing shOuId not he per-
mitted for the financial gain of any
man or set of men. because IL has
long since been demonstrated that
the privileges Is usually abused
The same may be said Of horse rae
ing.
Hotels should arrange with the
Boy Scouts TO give first aid TO the
injured New Year's night.
A northern dope carpenter rises TO
remark that Walter Johnson is going
Gact hifle. He asserts that bdtsmen
Dho formerly couldn't see his fast ono
nom get an occasional foul.
THE HARD-BOILED EGG CLUB
MAKES ITS BOW TO Ell PAsO
TODAY.
Les Darcy. the Australian fighter
upon whom the eyes Of Fistiana are at
present centered. has an ardent ad-
mirer in the person of Knockout"
Brown Of Chicago, who recently re
turned from Australia, where he tied
into the Pride of the Island" Brown
met Darcy in two engagements over
there IN the first mill the Australian
received the verdict. which Brown
claims was daubtless o. k The second
joust was declared a fifty-fifty affair.
The Chica gOan released a mild yelp al
this decision, and the press sustained
him.
Brown unhesitatingly predicts that
should Nike Gibbons 20 against Darcy
he will in all probability be a beaten
man. and will be lucky if the man from
the land Of the leaping kangaroo
doesn't sneak over the old dream pill.
"EGg-O-See" SwaneOte il the hoy
that wants to take another look.
He says IL costs money, hut it's
worth il.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
EIGHT TEAMS TO
MEET IN TOURNEY.

Philadelphia Dee Eight teams
will compete for the interclub squash
racGuets championship Of Philadelphia
during the coming season The contest
for the championship promises TO be
keener than ever. as there IS every in
dicatfOn that the teams viii be more
evenly balanced than in previous years
In addition 10 the local championship
the Pennsylvania state championship
will he Dlaved at the Racquet club on
January p. and following days, and the
championship Of the United states and
the inrercity matches viii be PLAYED IN
Philadelphia. probably at the Racquet
club. on February II and r.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
OH. HEAVENS, IS
THIS THE TRUTH

New Haven. Dec 23-Just to show
the faculty the superiority of Yale
teams over all Corners. the university
chess team defeated the faculty by the
score of 6I-2 to IL points Presi-
dent Hadley won his match. but Dean
Brown lost TO J. g Kunkel. a sOphO-
more. The faculty lacked team work,
and were not in the best Of condition.
but they declared they would take the
indoor sport seriously and stage
ncome-b back in the next encounter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
PENN MAY BUILD
MONSTER STADIUM

Philadelphia. Dec 2S.-The Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania Athletic assocfa-
ton has appointed a committee to con-
fer with Dr. Edgar F. Smith. provost
Of the university. regarding the feasa-
bility Of erecting a stadium to seat
100. 600 nersons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
LES DARCY NOW
IN NEW YORK CITY

New York. Dec 23.-Les Darcy. the
Australian middleweight. arrived here
today after an adventurous two months
voyage from the antipOdes and viii he
signed 70 meet Georges Carpenter. the
French heavyweight, Jack Dillon or
Billy Miske in the next - hours for his
American DEBUT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
$50 MILE RACE
FOR MOTORBOATS

Miami, Fla, Dec. 23.-Carl J. Fisher.
chairman Of the Miami committee. has
announced that an added attraction to
the winter motor boat races here next
February viii be powerboat race over
30 mile ocean course from here 70
the Bahamas
All boats entered must be OF the
cruiser class with a sustained speed
Of 20 miles an hour Many highpOwer
cruisers from the New York Yacht club
are expected to enter, in addition to
some fast boats already in southern
waters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23

JEW YORK. Dec. ct two
N fisted iron-jawed student OF
= baseball"
II old Noah Webster should have been
asked to put Fred Mitchell's name in
the dictionary. with the proper defini-
ton. he would probably have written
it down this way for Mitchell is all Of
that, and then some more.
The newly made manager Of the
Chicago Cubs will take the reins OF
the Weeghman entry with real
task on his hands, but he will have
the good wishes of the many ac-
companyinE him. As baseball men
40. Fred is one OF the best liked
and most praisewOrthy in the game
today.
Successes scored by the Boston
Braves have been greatly boosted
along by Mitchell. He was the man
behind the managerial throne in Bos-
ton. and with all due respect to
George Stallings and his achieve
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
Uncle Hank Saws:

sixty wears on this var ole earth,
sixty years o trouble and mlrth-that :
what yer Uncle Hank has seen; some
of -em fat an others lean. but all OF
'em darned well with while an say
nv son. II makes me smile When YOU
young fellers whine an cry when
DADDY Fate jest taps yer eye; side OF
the wallops / hev TUX. the biffs I've
had from ole Hard Luck, you kids jest
ain't nothin' a-tall about which TO heller
an bawL Some day I'll tell yuh bout
nv life-it's been plumb full of bloody
strife-but now I'll spill into yer ears
the lesson O my sixty years
I've larned, in this long spell o Twin
that gattin amt as good as glVln
that hens come home to do their
roostiu'. that thar jest amt no coin IN
1akin'. an bein' square brings home the
bacon
Athens correspondent calls King Con-
srantiue a human cocktail Which
suggests that Heinie Zimmerman might
eb referred TO as a human punch Or
knockout drops.
Paddy Germans death in New York
recently attracted little attention. for
Paddy. in his latter years was but an
honest hardwOrking carpenter old
lime followers Of the ring viii recall
nim as q great middleweight boxer,
-ankinc among the best Of those who
anne 10 America from Australia in the
laws Wnen me dullpoutS Aulliru ouL ~
many good fighting men, Paddy was
generally known as an Australian. and
al the brief obituary notices in the
New York papers so describe him. but
ne was really an Engllshman- In ms
youth he became a fireman on steam
ships and on trip to Australia de
-ided TO settle there. He became the
-niddIeweight champion of Australia
DIT perhaps il was weller champion
before bringing his fists 10 this side Of
lHe Pacific. one OF his great fights in
America was with Young Mitchell in
San Francisco. when he was defeated
after a hard combat He was credited
.vfth having bested Peter jackson in a
ialloon brawl in san Francisco
Today in Pugilistic Annals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
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. . . . =
WELL KEEP JOHNSON -
AT ANY PRICET'-GRIFFITH -
Helena. Mont, Dec. 23.-~Ab- .
= soIuteIy nothing To it, was what -
. Clark Griffith. manager Of the =
Washington team Of the Ameri- -
. can league. said late tonight =
= when he was asked IL his club -
. was going to sell Walter John =
q son To the worlds champion -
. Boston Americans. I'VE have -
never had the slightest inten-
. ton of letting johnson go Mt any -
. price, Griffith added. He il In
. Helena on his way to Craig, near .
here. where he owns large -
, ranch. Mrs. Griffith accompanies .
him. =
@~"~>>$
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
GRADER RED sOx SECRETARY.

Boston. Dec. 23.-Word was received
in this city tonight from Chicago thai
Harry Frazee. one Of the new owners
of the Boston American league base
ball club. had selected Larry GRADER as
secretary Of the club GRADER is a Chi
cagO theatrical man.
Kings Candy for American Queens at
ArdOin's They cost more than the rest;
but why not have the best2-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
; Texas for immediate.
- y

And put on the khaki.
And you'll get sweet kiss Pronto.
Texas for immediate.
JUDGING from the dope, every Amer
lean league club has a chance TO
y finish first. and every National
league club chance TO finish last in
1917.
President Weeghman. Of the Cubs,
has the right bunch in urging the
adoption OF ladies' day Great institu-
tion. that Once get the gells-espe-
ciaIlv the unmarried Ones-interested
in baseball. and there is bound to be
an increase in the attendance Of mere
males.
=
Grouchy Gus says: "Life - Just
ous. sjarned thing after another, and
the RuddhistS say were going 10
have Just one darned life after an
other"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
Today in Pugilistic Annals.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23

said fair young thing in Toronto
When asked for 4 kiss. Il don't want TO,
But quit playing hockey,
And put on the khaki.
And you'll get sweet kiss PrOntO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23

NEW TRAINING STUNT
FOR COLI MBIA CREW

. = . . . = = = . . . = =
. NEW TRAINING STUNT
. FOR COLI MBIA CREW =
. New York. Dee. TT each Jim
9 Rice is planning n new method of -
. trimming for the Columbia oars -
. men this season. lie will n -
- special rowing machine in the -
. college swimming tank. 80 that
. the men manipulate either -
. port or starbOard oars in the =
. water before they take TO the =
. boats in the spring
q Conch Rice feels that this .
. method will develop even .
. stroke that will help his men do =
. smooth work early IN the season 9
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23
BOWLING.

Wigwam Bowling and Athletic Club.
Team No. 4 vs.. Team No 3. December %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23

Crand LotaIs I5l0 ~ I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-23

Chief Egg Beater Harley. of Six
Quart Six fame. il still trying TO
figure how his ear got lost.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
ACTIVE, STRONG MARKET
Spirited Demand for the More Promi
 nent Railway Shares.

New York, April PA spirited de- mand for the more prominent railway shares, which doubtless bore some re- lation to yesterdays favorable divi dend action by the directors of the Norfolk and Western road, was a fac tor of considerable importance in to- say's active and strong market. Prac- tically every division of the railway group scored substantially in the days dealings, Reading and Union Pacific being the outstanding features at max imum advances of 4 1-2 and 3 3-S re- Spectively.
 Coalers also were strong, probably in connection with the more encour- aging views expressed by the opera tors and their employees, but improve ment was no less pronounced in vari- ous trunk lines, grangerS and cotton carriers. Profit-taking and adverse foreign news caused temporary reac- tionS but the market rose superior to these developments, leading shares be- ing at their best in the final hour
 United States Steel led the seasoned industrials and for that matter the en- tire list, in respect to activity and ad- vanced l 1-2 to 8 3-4. Other indus trials and equipments, including the better known war contract issues and motors, were higher by 3 to 6 points. Coppers came forward in the after noon, the increased dividend on Greene Cananea stimulating interest in all the metals, including zinc shares.
 Mercantile Marines were less con spicuous than recently, demand for those shares being less keen, now that it is believed that control has passed to new interests. MeXicans kept pace with other specialties and the new su- gar stocks were again active. South Porto Rico advancing 10 to 210 and Cuban American 15 to 235. Bethlehem Steel was lightly traded in at a gain of 10 to 449. Total sales amounted to 733. 900 shares.
 Union Pacif1c's March earnings showing a net gain of $1,612, 900 were in striking contrast to those of Balti- more and Ohio, which disclosed a net loss of $496, 900, due, however, to the unusual increase of $2, 353, ,000 in oper- atin gexpenses. Foreign exchange markets were quiet but francs contin- ued to advance and marks recovered some of yesterdays weakness, while rubles were further disposed to ease off The statement of the Bank o1 England disclosed increased gold hold ings of almost $5,000,000 The state ment of the Bank of France was dis tinctly unfavorable, showing a loss o1 over S19, 900, 900 of the precious metal Bonds were steady to strong, but dealings showed no expansion. Tota, sales, par value, aggregated s2,S35,- oo0
 U. s. bonds were unchanged on call