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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
IX.-Amencan League Shortstops.
Bv HUGH S. FULLERTON.

with the greatest promise Of them all.
Unless he can decide whether ne is an
actor. resort keeper or ball player
and settle down to ball playing. he is
not going TO last very long. and there
is a kid from the coast who threatens
to pounce upon his job. Weaver had a
bad year because he was occupied with
other lines of endeavGT. Naturally. he
has ability 10 rank as high as either
Chapman or Bush.
The yOungster who threatens to grab
Viewers job unless Buck bucks up is
Zeh Terry The reports that come
from the coast as TO this fellow. who is
a right handed swatter and only -
years of age, could not be much strong
or. one great judge of young players
wrote me that Terry today is better
than WcaN er ever was, can hit better,
and can run the bases. He fielded up
close to the tor, throws like flash,
and they say he t. game. We shall see.
Meantime. We have to figure him in
part Of the games at short and / also
figured him in some games at third.
for II hc does not grab Viewers lob.
he surely will be acid tested before the
Sox abandon hope Of finding a com
petent third basemau in him.
Mcbride Wears Well.
George Mcbride, the reliable. ranks
up close to them all Age and wear
do not affect him. and he is the same
NfdlUN. clever Fellow ne Always was
To me Scott is a disappointment He
is not as good a hitter or fielder as We
thought he was. lie filled big hole
i'm the Red SoX infield last year but
he is far from being either a Barry
or n Wagner He is fast. clever and all
that. hut no star. and there is not much
chance that he will improve from now
ou-at least not much. He looked q
rather weak sister I'm the world series
last fall
Fielder Jones has TO make a short
stop. He has T.. johnson and LaNah
AMONG others Last year he made
Johnson play about the best bali in
the Federal league at short. This boy,
they tell me. is rather timid-uot ag-
grcssive, needs encouragement, and
Jones gave il to him. I suspect he VIII
get the major part of the work, as he
can outhit any Of the other candidates
for the job. and the players say he IS
even a better fielder and inside man
than Lavan was.
New York sim Has Problem.
As 70 New York, there stllI rs =
problem. PeckinpauEh is good BAN
PLAYER, a handy. game and clever man
at bat a good fielder and man VINO
hustles But he is not a star. They
want a world beaten in New ork now
and not Just a top notch second rater
such as Peck is. The best symptom
of pennant winner is Joe Gedeon, re
cruited from Salt Lake. This fellow
certainly can hit one scarcely knows
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

COMMERCIAL leaguers are waking
up and they will make their in
~ formal bow to the baseball fans
next sunday afternoon at Rio Grande
park with an exhibition game II rs
likely that the league season viii open
in about three weeks and, IN the mean
time. there will be a series Of eXhibl-
Tile Walk team. first to be ready for
fhe new season. will be one Of the
teams TO play next Sunday at the Mis-
souri, street grounds. Juan Come ls IN
charge OF this team and he has all the
stars Of last years Shelton-aPynes,
with the addition Of a good catcher and
a couple OF promising youngsters VINO
are trying out for places,
The Puritys are mentioned as the
likely opponents Of the photograph
men for Sunday. The champions OF
last year are reported to have all their
old stars and host of youngstere try
ing out for places on the team. Slnllns
Davis is again in charge.
EverybOdy's IL Coming In.
Red" Livingston is to handle the
Everybody's once more and he reports
that he has a good team already lined
up. If either OF the teams carded IoI
Sundays game have any trouble seL-
tins ready. Red" says that his men
will be glad, OF a chance TO take the
RiH to Manage FeIdmnns.
Howard RiN has signed up 10 nanaee
the Feldmans. This team had hard
luck last season, many Of its players
leaving town in the middle of the sea-
son, but the hustling manager asserts
that he Will have "a corking good team
this year sure 'nuf.' He has ISSUED
his first call for practice for next sat
urdav afternoon at Rio Grande park
and will be ready for comes week
from Sunday
Army Teams May Play
II military duties do not take up all
the time of some Of the new regiments
now being sent into this district. II IS
probable that arrangements VIII be
made for the army teams to take part
in exhibitions with the civilians and
doubleheaders are quite possible, so
some real treats are ahead Of the base
ball fans
Plans for Rio Grande League
Plans for the Rio Grande league con-
tinue 10 advance Organizers are now
busy in all the cities of the circuit and
John !. McCloskey father of the cir
cult" is expected TO start on trip
over the circuit about the end or this
week Mack" is n champion organ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

how TO take Angel Aragon. the Cuban.
lie has been tried and sent back. but
ne had a big year last year in the In
tcrnational. hit mp close TO 300, ran the
bases. played second. short and outfield.
and was a whirlwnd. I rather think
we can figure him i'm al least so games
this year split up between positions.
Nor. in my estimation. would Donovan
make a mistake if he put Aragon at
short and kept him there 1j4 games.
He has more marks OF being of pennant
caliber than any Of the competitors.
Philadelphia has a bunch of college
fellows. experiments and minor
lesguers none Of whom looks as good
now as does Kopf. They figure last
no matter how much hope ] can inject.
Copyright. 1916. by the Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
MORAN ON EDGE:
NEEDS NURSING
Admits He Wishes Bout
With Willard Were BE
Fought Right Away.

New York. March 16.-Frank Moran
training for the bout with Jess win
lard. on March 20, admitted Wednesday
ne is ON edge and said he wished thA
fight were to be pulled at once His(
+. trainers said he would need careful
nursing to keep from going too fine.
In n driving snowstorm, over frozen
and slippery roads, both Jess Willard
and Frank Moran did hard work We'd
Z nesday in preparation for their bout
The champion logged about four miles
through Central park and along nearby
thOrOuEhfares, while MOranS five mile
run was cross country near his Vest
chester training quarters. Neither was
weary when the outdoor work had
I been completed.
willard shows Vim and Speed.
Willard went through his regular
afternoons work in the West Side club
house. showing plenty Of vim and speed
i'm shadow boxing, tumbllng on the
mat and working the pulleys. Then he
took on his three sparring partners for
two rounds each and followed with
a four minute wrestling bout with
I Hussane. the Turk. The medicine ball'
/. which was thrown vigorously BY him
self and two attendants. wound up
the most strenuous day Of his train
ing.
Moran showed much agility in bag
punching and rope skipping, as wei
as i'm all his gymnastic work Trainer
I Willie Lewis kept MOran's boxing
down to four rounds. He had two
hard three minute sessions with Bart
lev Madden and Bill Mckinnon and
finished up with two fast rounds in
which there were some heavy eX-
changes between the Pittsburger and
Frank Kendall Of Portland, Ore. the
heaviest of MOrans three sparring
partners.
willard Is Reducing Weight.
willard is well satisfied with the
Drogress he is making in reducing
weight and believes that by Friday he
viii get below ESQ pounds Jess is very
cool in all his gymnasium work ahn
particularly careful when he has the
cloves on with his sparring partners
All three Of these show signs of hard
usage. although Willard never cuts
lose with a full swing, but his pom
derous weight at close quarters has It's
effect on the trio Of fighters who let
Jess feel the full strength Of any blows
they can land on him
Noran's workouts in the ring are
more lively, as he mixes matters IN hot
fashion with his three men, Zig Dan
palv. of Philadelphia, is expected at
the Westchester camp some time today
and trainer Lewis says that his pres
ence will enable Moran to work his
overhead blows effectively.
In both camps the usual gymnastics,
bag punching. boxing and wrestling
bouts were gone through today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
JOE JACKSON WON'T WARM
BENCH FOR WHITE S0X

Chicago, Ill, March 16.-Joe Jackson,
who has appeared among the leading
batsmen of the American league for
the last several years, called on his
boss. Charles A. Comiskey. owner of
the Chicago White SoS, to inquire
about the authenticity OF a published
renort that he would warm the bench
during the coming season.
Jackson was pleased when he was IN
formed that there was no foundation
for the report and that Comiskey and
manager Rowland. of the Chicago
White Sox. expected him to occupy a
regular outfield berth. He then in
formed president COmiskey that he
would outslug Ty Cobb in 1915.
The Ienten Season is coming and
with il comes the happy thought that
Dicksie shrimps can bc used i'm heaps
Of dainty dishes.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
Weaver Is Disappointment.

Weaver frankly is a disappointment
Sloe hnes are threatening to make a
pun OF me youngstcr who broke in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
GREAT HORSE POMMERIN
WILL NOT BE RETIRED

London. Eng. March 16.-Solly Joel
the owner of Pommern, who has just
returned from South Africa, has de-
cided not to retire his crack race
horse from the track.
BY winning the triple crown Of
English racing last year he Joined the
select few who have won the Two
Thousand Guineas. the Derby and st
Leger races.
The greatness of POmmern has often
leu racing men to wonder what is his
purchase price. While SOlly Joel has
had no idea of selling him. the best
judges have fixed his value in normal
times in the neighborhood of 100000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

toward the end of the second round
and kept casting sleeps eyes at his
corner.
In the middle of the third round
he kept nodding to his seconds to
throw mp the buckets. sponge or bot
tie At the close of the round, sore
and bleeding, he returned to his cor
ner. A nut in the gallery piped,
GIVE HIM SOME AIR So his sec
onds unloosened his belt. The next
round was terrific. The long guy let
20 with everything he had. The
short guy looked at his corner again
and yelled, I'm getting sick, joe
The guy IN the gallery let out once
more and chirped, "CHEER Up kid,
there's guys gettin' KILLED in
Europe"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

~ YOU were given your choice Of the
American league shortstops, which
Il one would you choose Think it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

r F YOU We're given your choice Of the
American league shortstops. which
Il one would you choose Think it
over.
Before started to dope them out,
probably would have yelled Chapman"
without stopping to study what the
men are doing. 1 wouldn't have been
80 far wrong, but after analyzing the
men and their work from every posi-
bic angle, ! find that the good old re-
liable Doney Bush is still the best
shortstop in the American league and
pretty nearly the best in the country
j haven't figured what DOncy would
do in the National, but think it would
mean at least so additional points on
his value il he had those pitchers to
work against.
You know, of course. that after d
long period Of service in any league. a
batter is Handicapped to some extent be-
cause the pitchers know him so we'll
and that knocks several points off
Bush's value Bush is. bar nobody the
greatest lead-Off man I'm the country,
the best working against pitchers, and
the most valuable cog in the run max
ing machinery. He is the best waiter,
draws more bases on balls, worries
pitchers more and is on those bases
about as often as anyone in the bust
ness He only bats around go. but
what's the difference? Tie gets to first
base and that is what counts. and
besides that. he makes the two sue
ceeding batters 10 points better be-
cafuse of what he does 10 the pitchers.
Last year, for instance. he made 12S
hits and drew us passes. as many as
did cobb. His fielding and work with
Wobbly second flsemen have been re
marl1able and he is easily the most ar-
fective fielder i'm the circuit, not be-
cause of individual brilliancy, but be-
cause Of inside work and assistance
to those playing with him. A great
little man and not gone back, but
rather ripened with age.
Cleveland in second Place.
Second place belongs to the loulv
Clevelanders. whose star. Chapman.
lifts this Inflated aggregation consid-
erably. l do not rate Chapman nearly
AS high as some critics do. I hate 10
say it, but the records Of the last two
years show that Chapman has pulled
more bone plays than any man on the
Cleveland infield. Perhaps he wouldn't
do that with good club. but we have
no way OF judging that point He has
pulled them and he has muddIed team
play considerably. lie is naturally the
best hitter Of all the shortstops or tbe
league, The most brilliant fielder. and
individually he has everything. But he
has lot TO learn about baseball and
Cleveland has been a Door school for
any one. Tuck Turner is the only
competent teacher and over there they
do not give this veteran half the q adi+
ne deserves lie knows and has played
more baseDail IMAM anyone on the team
more lhah anyone who has managed IL
for years, and yet he,keeps hanging, an
as a sort of venerable nuisance instead
Of being i'm charge Of the team and
teaching these brilliant vounqetere
something
Weaver Is Disappointment.
eaVer frankly Is disappointment
Slce hnes are threatening to make
Dum OF me youngstcr who broke in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
lTANDOT KNOCKS OFT
EnMLE.R IN SEVENTH RON

Hot Springs, Ark. March 16.-Joe
Afandot OF New Orleans knocked out
Monk Fowler of Memphis I'm the sew
enth round of an eight round bout here
Wednesday night The men are light
weights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
TED LEWIS WILL FIGHT
HACK marion 20 X

New Orleans. La. March l6.-Ted
Lewis. British welterweight, who
claims the championship in that d.
vision. has been matched with Jack
Britton for q 20 round bout here for
the title. The match will be staged
April Il or "a.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16

III PaSO seed Co. open Evenings
$40 San Antonio. OPP. Court House
Adv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
PRICES IRREGULAR
INLONDON MARKET
Gilt-Edged Issues Inclined to 60
LOWer-NeW South Wales
Loan Not Well Taken.

London. Jan. 10. The stock market
was irregular to-day. G.lt-edgcd Sc
cur.ties we're inclined 70 case off, prob
ably owing 10 the fact that applica-
tions for small amounts Of cxchequer
bonds arc allowable through the post
Office. Reports that he underwriters
OF the e2.O00.000 New South Wales
loan we're left with - per cent OF the
issue on their hands also had de-
pressing effect. Ka!lirs were firm and
rubber shares continued IN good de
maud Consols closed unchanged a.
5Sa4: the new war loan was unchanged
At -. American securities hardened
on the lower exchange rates.
Although the government raised the
buviug price Of American bonds from
a quarter 10 half a point, fairly good
business was transacted on the stock
Exchange. as indicated by the inquiry
for stock checks through exchange
houses
The BAN; Of England released Gl5O.-
600 in gold. shipped 10000 IL soyer-
cigns 20 America and $4,000 TO the
Continent Money and discount rates
are quiet. American exchange was
easy. with cable transfers about 40.
Money loaned at a. TO AZ per cont
Discount rates for short and three
months bills were 81, per cent.
Gold premium at Lisbon was $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
BANKS TO ABIDE
BY CLAYTON LAW
Nationals Will DisCOn-
time InterIocking Di-
reCtorateS day.

The practice of many large national
banks in having interlocklng repre-
sentation on their boards will cease IN
many instances o-day. when By Law
the national banks of the country hold
their annual meetings Tho Clayton
antitrust act, which became law on
October 10, 1914. provides that after
two years from that date mo person
shall at the same time be director OF
more than one bank either OF which
ha. deposits. capital. surplus and un
divided profits aggregating more than
$4,000. 900"
Although the law gives the banks
until October 10 70 make the changes
demanded. officers Of the banks said
Yesterday that IN the majority OF IN
stances efforts will he made TO abide ny
the provisions OF the act n. to-day =
meetings. Further delays. It was eX-
planned. would only leave vacancies
during the middle Of ;hc year, which -
not considered advisable
National banks that will announce
the retirement Of prominent men from
their boards 10 NfFfi lut'i 'hthb ."
tionships will he the Chase. FIRST Ma.
tional. Liberty National aud National
Bank Of Commerce.
On the board of the Chase Bank arc
George +. Baker, jr. Of the FIRST Ma
tionai. and Francis l.. lline, president
Of that institution. They vii! be sue
ceeded by officers Of prominent indus
trial concerns. II is expected that the
membership Of the board will also be
Increased beyond its present size.
A. Barton Hepburn. chairman OF the
Chase National. it is understood, VIII
retire as a director of the First Ma.
tional Albert II. Wiggin, president of
this institution, will resign from the
Liberty National and the National Bank
OF Commerce +. l.. Hine will also re
tire from the Liberty National board.
The greatest number OF changes will
take Mace IN the Bank of Commerce
hoard. whose membership includes Mr.
Wiggin, Mr. H.nc and Frank A. Wander
lin These nh will be succeeded b.
men not affiliated with the national
banking system.
The CLAYTON act IN its ubrding ap-
parently applies also 10 state bank!
with concentration on the boards OF
national banks IN cases where they
meet the requirements a. 10 capital
and surplus. in this event Charles H.
Sab,n. president OF the Guarary Trust
Comranv. may retire to-day as direc-
tor Of the Liberty National and the
Mechanics and Metals National
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
Big Grist Of Steel Orders.

There was 10 surprise about the
steel tonnage figures. Considering the
amount OF variation that was easily
possible in times when production was
o. capacity and there was much uncer-
taintv about how far in advance orders
would be booked. those who estimated
the increase in business on hand could
hardly have been much closer 10 the
facts. The gain in untitled orders OF
6lG.133 tons. so far as Its effect OF
scntjmcu, was concerned. was really
less important than the fact that there
arc a. present on the books Of the Steel
Corporation more orders than II has
had al any time since January, 1913.
Now utcrcomrauy business is not .u-
cluded IN the total. Up 20 few years
ago % was IS that sort OF business
could oo eliminated from the figures
Of 1906 II is probable that the orders
OBJ hand now would make a new high
record. But even that fact was swat
lowed up in the stock market indifer-
tuCe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
STEEL NEAR 1906 RECORD
I nfiIIed Orders for December Increased
6l6,731 Tons.

Another large increase IN untitled or
ders was shown by the United states
Steel Corporation yesterday IN IT'S
statement covering new business
booked during December. The gam
while not as large as that reported for
November. amounted to 6l6,7S tons
and was about IS expected IN steer
trade and financial circles:
Untitled orders on hand December 81
we're 7.sO6,22O tons. the largest total
since January, 1913. The tonnage Is
now within $50, 49S tons of the record
established In December, 1906. In view
OF the fact that the management re-
fused TO book a large amount OF busi-
ness. particularly foreign, last month
due 10 congested mill conditions, the
December statement was regarded as
highly satisfactory. 1000 .,
II was estimated that 10000 tons OF
steel day were shipped last month
and that new business was at the rate
of 10000 tons a day. Indications are
that there will be further increase IN
untitled orders for the current month,
but an increase of more than l'OOO'OoO
tons, as reported in NoyeInber' Is nov
expected, largely because OF the Steei
Corporation's inability To take all inc
business offered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
Giving Ii a Name.

Figures of speech abound in brokers
descriptions Of the stock market 1T
is full of clinkcrs," said one yesterday.
"aud il won't be any good until they
are shaken out" 1.-THE market is Wa
tcrloggcd.' said another. There arc
q great number of people in it VINO
have stocks to sell and would dump
them on any kind Of rise. so long
as they stay IN there can't be mucn Of
a market. 1t looks as If they might
have to be forced out by cutting down
their margins because they wont sell
II these prices. If prices were lower,
too, there might be more public buying
and "a shifting Of speculation from
plaved-out favorites to the better class
of securities" Not all brokers are
bearish. For many there is too much
company" as they say, on the snort
side. But the professional traders
have been pessimistic about the market
for some time past.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
Blue Monday" Comes
Back, While Bulls Seek
New Cause for a Rise.
STALE LONG ACCOUNT
BLAMED FOR DECLINE
Steel Shows Largest Untitled
Tonnage in Years 100000
Ton Gain Was FOrcSecn.

Russell Sage used 70 call them blue
Mondays Yesterdays market too we'll
recalled old times TO he popular with
the rank and file Of spectators. In
vcstors had rather better time. Their
stocks were not going up, but at least
they were acquiring fair certificate
Of character Nowadays there arc COM
paratlyely few issues that can get a
satisfactory market Endorsement. There
is much favorable comment on the way
the railroads as group resist the
general depression. but speculative IN
terest in them is rather slight. The
same complaint Is made Of them that
was voiced so often last summer, you
don't get any action In them" Foreign
liquidation Of American securities has
been too we'll advertised for most spec
ulators 10 take up the rails which form
the bulk Of foreign selling. And so.
willy-nilly. the rails have established
a reputation for respectability, which
is something Of a hindrance to their
progress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
What the Talk Is About.

One thing that continually hobs up
in the gossip of the STOCK Exchange IS
the possibility tina G r.!tny has
fought herself TO a standstlll There
has been so much talk about Ger
many's desire TO make peace that many
believe the proverbial ire is TO be
found under the smoke. Few see Just
how the end of the war viii come, but
many. without knowing definitely why,
agree vaguely with the chairman OF the
Steel Corporation tina. it Is nearer than
the generality of pc pie think. An
other idea that seems to be having a
bearish influence on prices is that
some Of the wild schemes proposed IN
Congress for placing embargoes on war
materials, etc, may get such an IN
petus that they can't be stopped. Not
much comfort is tai n from the re
mindcr that in a Presidential year Con
cress does just as much talking and as
little acting as 1t car.