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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

the war of some years ago. and over
the Federal league in the battle which
ended this winter John X. Tener,
himself. will appear as a majestic
figure representing Victory" and will
state, in part, as follows: Baseball
is a wonderful institution"
Another float which will go way,
way back in the history of the Ma
tional league W II show the Organiza-
ton amply rewarding the late Chris
Won der Abe, of St Louis, for taking
his franchise. The rewarding part Of
the scene never really took place, per-
haps. but it viii make a beautiful al
legory.
There will be n float entitled,
"Ananias Enlightening the World"
showing all the National league mag
mates giving out statements TO base
ball writer's New York Chapter,
Baseball Writer'S association of Ameri-
float
A float Untitled. Hey. Barney" will
be faithful reproduction Of q notable
incident in the history of the league,
with Messrs. John J. McGraw and
barney Dreyfuss appearing as the
leading figures During the passing of
this float. which requires several hours
10 pass a given point the testimony in
the Hey, Barney" case will be read
ny Mr.. John Heydler. secretary of the
national league, accompanied by
SOusa's band
The Living Pictures.
Besides the scenes depicted by the
floats there Will be the following
tableaux:
The Breath Of the National" by
Messrs Garry Hermann and Ban b.
Johnson. (Mr. Johnson appearing by
courtesy of the American league)
The Massed Marble" by Heine Zim-
norman and Cyrus Pieh. lMr. pen
loaned for this group by Mr.. Wild VIII
D92n0Van. Of the Yankees)
- TableauX in four big scenes by Mr..
Harry Sinclair. Courtesy OF the late
Federal league)
Scene 1.-"Buying the Cubs"
scene 2-"Buying the Indians"
scene S.-"Buying the Giants
scene 4.-'Buying the Cards"
Note-The money which will be used
IN the these scenes is Confederate cur
rency loaned by the Museum of His
tory, of Tulsa, Okla
4 Vaudeville Feature.
IT is understood that Messrs. Charles
". Murphy and Horace Fogel the
famous knockabout team Of the ma
uonal pastime have been requested
TO appear in a song and dance. Benny
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

HEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Next week
M the National league celebrates
= its 10th anniversary with a din
ner in this city. 1t is going 10 be a
marvellous event in more ways than
one. and baseball people from far and
near will be present
The feature, of course. will be presi-
dent John X. Tener's address, in which
he will say in part: Baseball is 4
wonderful institution" but there will
be numerous other attractions. 1t
would be a breach of faith to divulge
the entire program in advance, but we
are informed on good authority that
there is to be grand parade OF floats,
depicting historic incidents in the
National league, n series of very in
teresting tableaux or living pictures,
and many skits, speeches and essays
of one kind and another
The archives Of the league will be
opened and there will be splendid
DISPLAY of relics including several ex-
presidents, umpire Bob Emslie, Honus
Wagner and Ed Delehanty's batting
average Of 1899, which was the last
had. Prof Chris Mathewson VIII read
a Daper in this connection, showing
that batting did not deterlorate in the
old circuit, as some people may sup
pose. but that the pitching suddenly
improved. inasmuch as the professor
came in the following year
Charles Hat Ebbetss famous white
beaver will be shown, along with John
Titus's moustache, which was the last
soup strainer known to the big leagues
An authenticated picture OF Your Uncle
Wilbert Robinson when he was thin
viii be found of interest 1t was taken
when Mr.. Robinson was four years Of
age. Nap Fuckers fast ball will be
included in the display Of relics. with
a copy of Ed Reulbach's early control.
The baseball, duly certified, which
Lemuel X. Ames knocked FOR home
run will be shown
some Fine Floats
one of the most elaborate floats
which appear in the grand parade will
present a life like reproduction Of the
famous scene in Massachusetts, recent
" when Percy Haughton. the new
president of the Boston Braves, dis
carded his wrist watch in the presence
OF the BOSTON baseball writers. The
very watch which Mr.; Haughton tore
from his person, and some of the
writer's who saw him do it viii take
part in the scene.
or course there will be floats de-
plotting the triumphs of the National
league over the American league in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
GOTCH. FAVORITE LIKE JEFFRIES,
STECHER MAY .OUTWRESTLE HIM
Parallel Between Gotch and Jeffries Fails When Phys
cal Condition is Considered, For Gotch, Coming Out
of Retirement is in Much Better Condition Than
Jeffries Before the Rem Battle With Johnson
BY MONTY.

piers by just about as wide a margin as
Johnson eXcelled all his contemporaries
Of the boxing ring. We fell sure that
this statement will be proved to the
satisfaction Of all when he gets
through with Joe Rodgers and Strang
Ter Lewis in the near future. Certainly
he looked like a marvel in his bout
here against Mort Henderson, the
Pennsylvania star, who played the part
of the masked marvel in the recent
haitian opera house Henderson was 4
plaything in the hands of Stecher, who
tossed him around just as he wished.
as If he had nothing more than a big
stuffed dummy.
Steeher ideal Type of Athlete.
Stecher is the ideal type Of athlete
to look upon He has none of the
with thoughts about wrestlers. He is
as smooth as a college quarter miller.
with the softest sort of muscles-eX-
cept when they are taughtened. They
get as hard as bricks when under
pressure Nothing muscle bound about
this boy, which explains his tremen-
dous speed.
Jack Curley and Harry Pollock have
been managing Stecher's affairs ever
since he became prominent figure
hereabOuts.
one point wherein this match will
offer an unusually interesting feature
is in the favOrite holds employed by
the two men. When a date finally is
set for the contest, which probably
will be I'm Omaha. Neb., there will be
reams Of discussion comparing the toe
hold with the body scissors. GOtch
made the toe hold famous, in fact was
the inventor Of that means Of torture,
whereas Stecher is the Christopher Co
lumbus of the scissors as furnishing
instrument.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
LOCAL GUN CLUB WILL
SUPPLY GAME WARDENS

The trapshOOting season Will open
on Sunday morning on the traps of the
Pass City Gun club near the Ell Paso
Country club The first shoot is styled
as a beginners event" but both old
and new members Of the club and all
visiting shots are invited to take part.
Shooting will start at $3.50.
Ernest ?. Hughes believes the COM
ing season is going to be the most sue
cessful in the history of the club. The
club is making a canvas for new mem
bers and il is hoped to have the
strongest club in the state.
Both the Pass City and Ell Paso gun
clubs are cooperating for the enforce
ment Of the state game laws. Arrange
ments have been made whereby a dozen
members Of each club will be commits
stoned as game wardens and they will
make it their business to Sc that the
game laws are enforced.
Last year they we're shooting quail
in June" said Mr.. Hughes, "and when
the season opened the FL Paso shotgun
experts found that the game had all
been killed off or driven to other parts.
We intend to put stop to that this
year and for that reason we have
taken steps to get commissions as game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
RICKARD SEEKS
SITE FOR BOUT
Promoter Wants to Secure
Madison Square Garden
For Willard and Moran.

New York, Feb. Tex Richard, who
is promoting the Wnlard-Moran bout
that is to take place here March II,
said Friday that Wizards manager.
Tom Jones, would DE mere next week
and the final agreement for the con-
test would be signed by all parties
concerned at a meeting Wednesday
Il have not been apprised OF the
exact agreement arrived at, in Chicago
yesterday" said Richard, but am go
ing ahead with my efforts TO find a
suitable place to stage the bout here.
I would like to bring it off at the
Madison Square garden and am ready
to meet any reasonable proposition
made by the management of that place.
Regardless of the prices. / have orders
on file now for % ringside boxes L
am sorry 1 could not defer the match
Of Willard and Moran until summer.
as I am sure they would then attract
100, 600 spectators with the bout staged
in the open air.
Il have decided that the top price for
the best seats will be S25 each, and
] am making reservations so as TO
protect visiting spOrtsmen as well as
local patrons from spectators as far as
possible. I cinched this match by posi-
lively threatening to bring Moran and
Dillon together in this city for purse
almost as large as the one I am put
ting up for Willard and Moran. VII
lard is not coming east with Jones
next week, but ] will insist that the
champion shall train in this vicinity
for at least three weeks prior to
March II.
In understand Moran is going to be-
gin training at Saratoga. but he, too,
must finish his preparatory work
somewhere adjacent to this city The
men themselves viii have to agree on
referee, as under no circumstances
viii ] consent to act in that capacity
as I did at Reno at the Johnson-Jef-
fries fight"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
VIOLENT SPORTS
HARM ATHLETES
Experiments With Young
Athletes Show Vital Or
CANS Much Enlarged.

San Francisco, Calf, Feb. 5--"The
Olympian, official organ Of the Olym-
mic club. San Francisco's famous attn
ietic organization. in it's issue just pub
lshed. has the following TO say in dis
cussing the evil effects Of to much
strenuositN in competitive athletics
i'm our preparatory schools with relation
to the death of a well known athlete
who recently died Of pneumonia.
VERY injurious is violent compel
tive work or severe endurance tests,
like the one reported recently OF an so
mile bicycle trip made by several boy
scouts Experiments made some time
ago at the Wister institute showed that
all the organs of the body are enlarged
by exercise during the growing period
The heart kidneys and liver showed
an average excess Of 20 percent among
the annals that exercise vigorously in
revolving cages compared with their
companions which were confined with
out exercise.
Investigations made at Wisconsin
university have clearly shown that from
five to ten percent of the freshmen
have enlargement Of the heart and
dilation attributable TO Indulgence IN
severe competitive athletics in prepar-
atOry schools.
The human body is a self-regulating
machine. the parts of which adjust
themselves to conditions pretty well
after maturity has been reached. II the
contitutional stamina necessary 10 re
sist the Onslaughts of infectious dis
ease after maturity is to be developed
for the battle of life there must be con-
servation in the formative period.
Excess of exercise. change OF diet and
habits and self-denial in training, all
have an injurious effect on the growing
boy,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
CAP TAINS PICK
SOCCER TEAMS
Big Game Will Be Played
at Rio Grande Park
Sunday Afternoon.

Arrangements for the big soccer
match at Rio Grande park on Sunday
afternoon between the goth infantry
and the United Empire club were COM
pleted on Friday evening and Capts.
Berley and Ingram have announced
their lineups. The game promises to be
the big event OF the soccer season and
arrangements are under way to have
the 20th infantry band in attendance.
Ladies are TO be admitted free and boys
for small amount so a big crowd is
certain.
On paper, the teams appear to be very
evenly matched and a close, hard con-
test is looked for. The goth is a COM
paratively new team. but when Ingram
starts to let loose that broad accent
he gets good results from his men.
Ed Gaffney. the popular leader of the
18th infantry team, has been agreed
upon as referee Of the big event while
VIII Young and Charles Borst will act
as linesmen
The lineups have been announced as
follows:
United Empire club-Chant. goal.
Ross. right back; Graham. left back
Art Spicer or Bennett. oliver and Berk-
| ley, half backs: Ward, right outside
Day, right inside: Mogridge. center:
Howe, left inside. L. Ross left outside.
2Oth nfantry-Ingram, goal: Logan.
right back; Dyer, left back: Postum.
Baxter and HOzack, half backs: Atwell.
right outside; Twille, right inside;
Breen, center; Mckinley, left inside;
McAvoy, left outside.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
BOQKIES THINK RACES ARE FIXED;
TOO MANY LONG SHOTS WINNING
Many Bookmakers Are on Verge of Bankruptcy Be-
cause of Strange Turns Racing; Cite Instances of
Gamblers Playing Eight Long Shots and Winning
on Seven; In Havana avorites Usually Win.
BY FRANK C. SIENKE.

I'm not making any specific charges
Of crookedness but. things don't look
right to me a dozen times during the
last month some long shots have won
the race-and I was swamped with bets
on that long shot. No one can tell me
that a chronic gambler VIII bet on long
shots consistently unless he has some
inside dope-and has it straight.
Pick Seven Long shots.
There is a certain bunch of fellows
I've been doing business with for a
long time. They were favorite players.
over a years stretch they wouldn't play
a long shot once in 20 starts. Yet during
the past month those fellows have
played eight long shots-and won sew
en-. What's the answer"
Whether any race fixing is being
done is something we do not know as
n fact, but we do know that very often
the tip has been passed around New
York. "a hours before a race. to bet on
a certain long shot And. within our
memory, 10 out Of 10 of those tips have
made gOod-have returned from 81 TO
SIS for every dollar wagered-
CubH's BOOISies Hit.
The bookmakers operating in Havana
are said to have been hit so hard that
they have shortened the odds to figure
ridiculously low. Despite this they still
are losing.
"All that is necessary for one to make
a cleanup in Havana is to watch the
horses for day or two" a race track
gent told US. That gives you a line
on the horses They are running fairly
true TO form. The really good horses
down there can be counted on your
hands When one of those good ones
gets into a race with a lot of mules
there is only one way to bet. You dc
it-and You win"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

EW YORK. Feb. SIT is safe TO
M saw that at least four fittns OF
J. Y the wrestling enthusiasts in this
country believe Frank Gouch a. ~
best outclassed every other man INA
has tackled the mat game since us
beginning. Moreover il can ne
tpred that about the same proportion
III favor Gotch to beat any man ne
fsces even nowadays, following re-
tirement from the game since LaDor
Dav. 1911. when he make a monkey
ont Of George Hackenschmidt, the SO
called Russian lion, for the second
time. When Gotch gets back into Ilrs'
class condition he will be favorite IN
any match he undertakes.
In inst the same way jim Jeffries
was favorite when he esayed his
comeback and met Jack johnson. As
everybody knows now, Jeff was Simply lill y
pulverized by the negro. 0lu j Ell w.
SLOW and inaccurate as well as lachllS
his old stamina and punch. van 1Q 9Slt
act the same role in wrestling lHa'
Jeffries did in boxing2 ,.ss-,o.
In some respects the cases OF JeLL -
and Gotch are almost exactly the saue.
Roth outclassed everybody IN sighI AZ
the time Of retirement In each 49,
"A challenger finally arose VINO nlaue
esuch an impression that demands WeIc
heard for the return Of the champion
In Jeffs case the Nemesis was Johli-
son. In Gotch's case the Nemesis Is
Joe Stecher Of Dodge Nebraska-
Otherwise, Parallel Fails.
There are also ways in which the
parallel fails to fit FIRST ana ~, ~ q
healthy. hardy life in the open AR on
his farm at Humboldt Iowa ne mas mas
been in fine general shape All the III III
and never has violated any OF ~
elementary rules for physical wen pc
ing Jeffries acted in reverse man !. Z.
Thus. at the time jeff decided 20
come back he was IN no sucn Alll0
general trim as Gotch is when ne Ge-
cides TO get ready for a return 20 IH0
old familiar battlefIelds.
Carving the parallel or rather the
perpendicular. further. Jeffries ala not
train faithfully for the Johnson 1o o.i
even after he did begin his condition %
ing process. When the scene OF lhs
JObnson-Jeffries fracas was moved
from san Francisco TO Reno ana M
governor Of Nevada inIcrmeu r4 e
Radiators that the contest had TO pc
on the square, Il was too late for yeiI
10 get into good condition. even IL u
had been possible Tor MIN TO 40 50
with longer time in which TO prepare.
Thus Jeff was in poor general shape
when he entered the ring.
Gotch Begins Training.
Gotch will be in the finest sort OF
shane when he unlimbers for action
ALREADY he is busy out in California
going through the prellmlnarles lnCl,,
5enffaI 10 strenuous training. He will
be in tin top fettle by the time he be-
,yius his enlargement with a circus in
ApriL After a few weeks Of regular
competition against all corners IN me
circifs bouts. he will be in the best
possible shape to tackle any hard Gus
toner that comes along. There IS
nothing so good for boxer as fighting
-bo,1ld he nothing so beneficial for a
wrestler as wrestling himself into
shape. -.
Toe Stecher is n mighty young man.
He excels all other present day Crap
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

m have played the ponies this WIN
= ter. both at the tracks and in
the handbooks, are said to have made
such killings that many OF the book
les" are on the verge Of bankruptcy.
From New Orleans and Havana come
gleeful gurglings from the assemblage
and fearful groans from the book
makers. Day after day the hOi polloi
has been picking winners-shOrt odds
and long odds
In New York. Chicago and other big
cities where handbook men used to do
a prosperous business, It is almost i'm
possible to get down a bet. The lay
ers' no longer are hunting customers.
They've been walloped almost to the
limit of their financial endurance. They
take bets-but almost under protest
And they won't take big ones In the
other-and better for them-days the
handbook men accepted offerings up to
$500 and $1,000 on a race. Now some Of
them limit the bet to SO while the
bravest refuse anything over $2J.
Cookies Explain.
Why is the public making such kill
ings?' Well. there are two reasons as
cribed for it by the layers" The main
one is that there is no even matching
OF horses in most Of the races. The
cards. say the boOkies. are made up Of
six or seven goats and one real horse.
"A 10 year old kid could pick nine
winners out of 10 in those races" said
one handbook person who has been wal
Hoped numerically. What's the use of
a boOkie taking bets when the only
chance for him to win is for the favor
lite to drop dead-or for the race to be
fixed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

kauff also has been asked to attend.
and to favor the diners with his now
celebrated monOlOgue about Kauff
A ten round go between Johnny
Evers and Bill KLEIN is talked of. but
IN case this cannot be presented. Joe
Tinker and Charles Hat Ebbets will
proDaDly be induced to reenact their
great sketch. known as ''OrgaDizine-
the Feds" Hank O'Day has been as
signed the response to the toast 'I9OS
and After, while Dave FuItz might
be brought in and asked to sneak on
the subject; me and Lincoln or
What Have Done for the Sunburned
Slaves"
II is going to be a great affair that
a mighty historic epoch in the affairs
OF men; How, or why. the National
league has lived TO be 40 years old is
neither here nor there. but it has and
the event is worth celebrating. IN the
immortal words Of John X. Tener.
Baseball is a wonderful institution
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
BASEBALL SUIT WILL
BE HEARD NEXT MONDAY

Chicago, Ill, Feb. because the
Baltimore Federal league club wished
to be heard, a motion made Friday to
dismiss the suit of the Federal leagus
against organized baseball, was set for
hearing Monday. The motion was Of
fered in the United States district court
by attorneys representing the plaintiffs
to the suit which was brought under the
Sherman antitrust law.
Dismissal of the suit, which was
filed January 5, 1915, was one of the
conditions Of the baseball peace agree
ment by which the Federal league went
out of existence The Baltimore club
owners at that time indicated that a
plan to put an international league
team in Baltimore did not satisfy them
Judge X NJ. Lands directed that the
Baltimore club should be notified by
telegram and be ready to present its
case Monday.
st. Valentines Day, February 14th.
Select yours early. Ell Paso Book Co.
Mills Bldg. ITS Handy.'-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
VTTOLOX
Why 1t Does The Work

COATED TONGUE: II the tongue
is coated the stomach and inteS-
tines are coated-the coat will re-
main on the tongue until removed
from stomach and intestines.
Medince will not remove the coat
that is done by bile from the
liver gastric Juice from the stom-
ach and pancreatic fluid from the
Dancreas VITOLOX forces these
organs to supply these fluids and
the coat goes when these organs
work
SICK HEADACHE: Caused by an
excess Of acid in the stomach
food sours gas forms, nerves are
irritated. there is dizziness ana
sensations Of blindness. VITO
LOX neutralizes the acid, quiets
the nerves, prevents the forming
OF gas. is cleansing to the bowels.
RHEUMATISM: II poison is not
eliminated from the system
through the kidneys and bowels,
il accumulates and causes rheu-
matism. Put these organs to
work and cleanse the blood Of
URIC ACID with VITOLOX and
the rheuma tism is cured. Six
bottles viii cure any case, or 10
shall not cost you ONE cent.
A representative Of the Company
who manufactures this remedy
can be seen at our store and you
are cordially invited to meet him.
Your money will be cheerfully
refunded II VITOLOX does not
give satisfaction for any of the
above purposes. Prepaid to any
address, 6 bottles for $500.
kelly-POIlard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

wardens so that we will not have to
count on other persons to take action
and then find that the other fellow
didntt take II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
WHEN YOU SEE A WATCH
THINK OF THE JEWEL SHOP"
A. ID. Foster CO.. Props. At

st. Valentines Day, February 14th.
Select yours early lei Paso Book Co..
Mills Bldg. IT'S Handy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

High game. s. Campbell 20; high total.
3 games S. Campbell 634 splits made.
Springer :; spares. billiard 1875 Rodriguez
13S: strike outs. Berghauer s. Groth s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

Build up your home valley Use her
products.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

YEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Those who
. have played the ponies this win
ter. both at the tracks and in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
BY DAMON RUNYON

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Next week
M the National league celebrates
= its Anth anniversary with a din.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05

FEW YORK. Feb. st is safe TO
IN say that at least four nuns .,. "a
4 y the wrestling enthusiasts IN TINS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-05
BOWLING

Wigwam Big League.
Official standings Of the Wfqvrsr,, nj
league teams. rolling on the Wigwan alle[s
are announced as folInws- -. :,