El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
CODY AND BLISS
MAY PLAY AGAIN
NEW YEAR s. DAY
Proposed That Two All
Star Aggregations Clash
at Stadium Again.
BOTH TEAMS WANT
ANOTHER BATTLE
n I'D RUTHERFnRn.

Camp Cody ana IT Bliss New
Years Day.
JEp does that sound: And there
II is a strong possibility that it
= = Wi1l materialize. too, as offic-
falls OF both teams who contended for
the district title on Thanksgiving
day are known TO be anxious for a
second game. and which II arranged
VIII be held at the high school
stadium on New Years afternoon.
Major Palmer Sheldon. division
athletic officer OF the cantonmeut.
gave out a statement Friday morn
ing in which he declared that Cody
was ready and willing to give the
Bliss district tam another crack at
the title on some date in the near
future. Capt. A l. sanford. manager
Of the Bliss team and district athletic
officer. said Friday afternoon that
arrangements were under way for
second game between the two teams
and thai if il mateTialized il would
be held on New Years or Christmas
day. Whether Camp Cody viii put
in a bid for the stage OF the game IS
not known.
Carnival n Success.
The successful manner in which the
big Thanksgiving football carnival
has caused the committee handling
congratulations. The Official attend
snce figures have not yet been com
piled but il is believed that at least
1000 persons will be accounted for.
This does not include the number
that came in free after the second
game had started and stood up on the
rim Of the big bowl
Nineteen hundred tickets were
sold ut the gate and the officials
are now awaiting a statement
q n
army camps in order to ascer-
tain the correct attendance.
There is little doubt but that any
scheme 10 bring the two all star
teams together in a second game
would meet with the appreciation Of
every football enthusiast in this
section The special trains down
from Camp Cody, which carried
aboard approximately 1900 OF the
cantonment team supporters. are ex-
pected to result in more visits 70
this city from the New Mexican
camp as many Of the soldiers were
heard TO declare that they wished
they would be transferred to Fl Paso
permanently.
Football to Continue.
Football viii be continued in the
camps Of the border patrol IN this
district well up into next year. Il IS
believed There are numerous COM
pany and regimental teams who have
arranged dates to keep them busy and I
the fans will have quite BIT to think
OF IN the next few weeks
II must be remembered that
when n championship Of the en-
tire border patrol Is taken into
consideration that the Douglas.
AFiz-s OffIcers' team s. 10 be taken
into consideration as that grid
iron eleven is ready and anxious
TO in any dates possible with
leans from this section.
Recently an oDen challenge for the 4
champion FL Paso team to play in I
Douglas was issued and this remains /
te be taken up. It would seem too /
bad II Douglas was left out OF the /
running for the title in this section. 1
as the officers team stationed in the 4
Arizona city are certain to make /
big howl and claim the championship 4
unless some arrangement is made for /
a game with either Cody or FL Paso- /
A game between the officers and the 4
Fl Paso district team would IN !
doubtedly result IN a big drawing at /
the high school stadium