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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
EDDIE ROUSH
LEADS LEAGUE
Cincinnati Outfielder Leads
National Circuit in Base
Hitting.

Chicago. Ill, Sept 29-With the
close OF the major league season less
than a week away. Ed Roush, the
Cincinnati outfielder. appears to be
certain Of the National league bat
ting championship. Unofficial av-
erages released today give Roush,
who is hitting .343. a q point over
Rogers Hornsby. OF St Louis. his
nearest rival Hornsby. however. has
a lead OF three points in total base
hitting. Roush. who has made Us
hits. cracked them out for 23S bases
Hornsby drove 151 hits for 239 bases
Members Of the New York club who
are getting ready for the worlds Sc
ries battle with Chicago, continue
their effective hitting. Benny kauff
is showing the way to his team mates
with 81. Burns is firmly in posses
sion OF league scoring honors- having
counted 101 times. Carey OF Pitts
burg, who is leading the base stealers,
drove his margin up 10 49.
Cravath OF Philadelphia, clings to
home run honors with - and Dean OF
Chicago. is topping the sacrifice hit
ters with % Cincinnati retained the
lead in team batting with 263. The
averages include games OF Wednes-
day.
Leading batters who have played in
half or more Of their clubs games:
Roush, Cincinnati, 343; Hornsby, s.
Louis, 316- Kauff, New York, 81,
Groh Cincinnati. sos; Burns, New
York, 500; blacksmith. st. Louis. 29S;
Zimmerman, New York, 2s7; Wheat,
Brooklyn. 296; Carey, Pittsburg, 293s
Without. New York. 292.
Leading pitchers. participating in
% or more games. rated according to
earnen runs ner GANG.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

TITH the final games OF the
M scheduled-except postponed
w affairs-but one week away,
CITY leaEuers will clash Sunday after
noon AT Rio Graude park in the reg
ular weekly matinee The initial
game viii bring the Feldman and
Purity teams together. and in the sec
Ond the Norton Books and weston
clubs viii battle for honOrs- That the
Iunchroom team viii easily defeat
the Books unless Soto or Gutierrez
is sent into the box is a foregone
conclusion. while all indications point
to some hotly contested baseball IN
the first game, provided that Paul
Fisher is on the mound for Feldman-
Fisher returned some time ago from
the Hurley district and is anxious to-
a trial in the box The big right
handler is a steady war horse, and is
credited with a majority Of his starts
this season in the won column
Paul f. a CONSTANT hard work
InE tvFfrIer, and when his name Il
posted 10 appear IL Is a certainty
that the fans viii see some real
opposition, as he pitches just as
hard in the last inning, rs he
does In the first. aside from own
ing n nice batting average. that
il responsible for many and sun
dry runs OF the Feldman team
Bill Pelphrey's strengthened team
should have little trouble with the
Books in the second game The Juan
Gomez team has shown a steady de-
cline for the past four weeks, and
unless 10 takes a decided brace very
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
BY JACK VEIOCK.

given their services gratis has gen
orally been welcome.
The great number OF players who
have turned out for the football
teams az the larger universities dur
ing the past few years have been
r5sDousfble for the introduction OF
large coaching s-affs- for it Is diff
cult for one coach 10 devote much
time 10 the Individual player where
the field is Sc large
But Pennsylvania is going 10 try
the plan out. and 10 win be watched
schools throughout the country
There f. every reasen to be-
lieve that the annual football
game between Annapolis and
West Point viii be played as
usual this year An important
step in this direction already
has been taken in Secretary
Daniels order restoring the
great college game nj AnnaDolis-
White no one believes that the re-
establishing Of the gridiron sport az
the Naval academy BY the order OF
the secretary OF the navy had in d.
rect contem ulatiOu the playing Of
the annual contest with the Cadets.
still Il is only reasonable TO sup
rose that the game viii take place
IL West Point also resumes football.
u is hard 10 conceive that the gamo'
should be permitted at one instiru-
ton and prohibited At the other.
Similar conditions exist at both
academies as well in war as in peace
times.
Therefore the public can hardly be
disappointed in its expectation that
Secretary Baker, IN the near future.
will issue an order along the same
lines as that announced By Secre-
rary Daniels
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

Jew YORK. Sept. 29.-The war
N has paved the way for many
4 Of the country's big universi-
ties to experiment with the one
nan coaching system in football
this fall.
Heretofore a big per cent OF the
larger schools have maintained
coaching staffs for their football
teams. on which as high as three
and four paid coaches have been
serving. This fall there VIII be
fewer paid coaches and, though 81
VIII be hard on the football coach
who is dropped. it will give the uni
versities an opportunity to deter
mine Just how much one good coach
can accomplish
At Pennsylvania University
Rob Folvell has been retained 20
coach the gridirOn candidntes,
nnd he = the only paid coach nt
the Quaker institution FOlWel.
rated rs one OF the foremost
coaches in the country, viii
have charge Of MI the teams. in
cIudfns- the freshman team, and
he will be the dictator absolute
The use Of big coaching STATS has
been prevalent in the east tor
NUM- Der Of years and. despite the old
adage that two or three heads aE~
better than one. the real value or a
big staff has been an open arSu-
ment- In the west one high-salaried
coach has been considered sufficient
by many schools for a number Or
years though the advice and service
offered BIZ old grads. who have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
FRANKLIN BAKER
STILL SUSPENDED

Home Run Bakers suspension will
stand until manager Donovan is ready
TO lift it. Donoval suspended Baker
and the case is entirely in mis- hands.S
said Col Jacob Rupert president o.
the New York Americans Baker. said
Rupert. was not suspended for fall
ing 20 accompany the club 70 Bridge
port. Conn His susftruSi1l s. the
result OF his actions Mondar
Donovan made I'D his mind Monday
morning TO play Maisel on third base
against Boston that afternoon. He
told me Of his plans Monday morningl
and I said anything he did was agree
able 70 me. When Donovan tod
Baker Monday afternoon 70 SIT on
the bench Baker went 20 the club
house. changed clothes ana left the
nark. There was nothing left for
Donovan 20 do except suspend him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
JOHN EVERS GETS
A LARGE PURSE

It will mean $500 in cash for John
ny Evers If the Phillies finish in sec
Ond place. The bonus clause in his
contract provides he shall get $1,000
il his team finishes first. $500 If
second. 500 II third and $500 II
fourth This was the contract the
PHILADELPHIA club took over and no
wonder Evers was glad 10 shift from
the Braves. He didn't have a ghost
Of q show Of collecting even the $500
had he remained with Boston. Ev-
ers' nerves may be unstrung, but his
head can figure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
WILLIE RICHIE
STILL IN GAME

Although a year has passed since
Willie Richie boxed seriously. the
former lightweight champion says he
has not retired Tor good. Richie. in
deed declares he wants TO fight again
and with that end in view has been
lnoulglng IN training on the coast.
Richie always was a first class bow
and his reentry in ring doings would
be an interesting event. OF course.
the lightweight class is out OF the
question. Richie having outgrown Ia.
but l. the lesser bouts he proposes
to engage in as a preliminary 10 his
comeback prove him to be there
still he VIII fight in the welterwcight
division and perhaps Ted Lewis viii
have one more rival at the legitimate
weller scale TO give him battle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

from the National Commission in
forming him that gambling ives
flourishing at Braves field. and q
must Be stopped at once No mention
was made Of Fenway park. the home
OF the Red SoN. where betting is said
to 20 on much stronger than at the
rival park.
BY having the gamblers arrested at
Braves field. Johnson very cleVeId7-
shifts the responsibility from TIE
American league TO the national
league. and is trying 70 get credit for
stopping a practice which is Just as
rampant in his own league as in the
National
When Hau=hton took the mat
ter M with another club owner in
the National league he was told
10 inform the National Commits
sion that betting Mt hall grounds
comes under the rules Of club
matters and the National Com
mission has no authority 10 take
any action unless the club refuses
to take steps 10 prevent the prac-
tice. Ii looks like another merry
little uiuss between johnson and
The National league owners.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
HEALEY AWARDED
A COMMISSION

Thomas HeaIey. OF the Milwaukee
Brewers, was awarded comm fssion
IN the dental corps Of the army and
has reported for duty. Healev. who
had his trial with Connie Mack Is a
graduate OF the university Of Pitts
burgh- He was famous in baseball.
basketball and track athletics IN col
lege. but could not stick in the big
show as a professional ball player.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
LOWDERMILK is
AGAIN SIGNED UP

Grover LowdermiIk. after some de-
Law. reported 10 the st. Louis Browns
and signed a contract. At the same
time ii was announced that out1ieldeT
Fin Yardley had been turned over TO
Columbus IS part Of the deal IN Wnlcn
T.ovvdermflk figured. Jim Park, pit
cher. slated 10 90 to Columbus in the
deal. has been baking, but IL is ex-
Dected he viii join the association
team next spring. He did wonder
ful work in the Western league the
past season and It is strange he was
allowed TO depart from the majors
A year under Joe Tinker may be the
making Of him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

~ = HEN 1t comes to picking out
M bail players. developing them
and then disposing Of them
TO the major leagues. Jack Dunn OF
the Baltimore Internationals is just
king
His recent sale Of Turney Barber,
former National TO Chicago Cubs for
$4,000 is the highest price he has
ever received for a player.
In the % years that Dunnie has
managed the teams Of Providence and
Baltimore $4,000 has been turned
over TO him in cash and players for
the % players he has sent to the big
show.
He has made many record
sales. hut the cnse OF George
TgvomhIy Is probably the most
noteworthy. Fresh from the high
school team Of little town out
side Of Boston, TEFombly reported
to Dunn about six years ago. He
WIS n ShurtEtnP and about as bad
a one rs could be found
Dunn however, saw cnance OF
his being developed and kept him
around Later in the season he tried
three times TO farm Twomnly, but
each tine he was returned The next
year Dunn succeeded in getting
Twombly a Job in a small league and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
ALL STAR TEAM
ALREADY PICKED

Terre Haute. Ind. Sept 29.-OttS
Jensen. umpire 20 the General league.
names the following all-star team for
the league, Matthews. Evansville. 2bs
Mitchell Grand Rapids. Sd. Carveney,
Springfield, SIS, Walker. Springfield
CT; Miller. Peoria. r.; Ellington.
Grand Rapids. IT,; Mathes. Grand Rap
ids, h.. O'NeiL Peoria. c.; and the
following pitchers lie Clair. Peoria:
Haiues. Springfield. Wachtel Murke-
goni Carpenter, Grand Rapids.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
HrTCHTysOy Is VICTOR.

Hutchinson, Kans-, sept. 2s-Hutch-
fnson defeated Des Moines In the third
game Of the series for the champion
ship Of the Western league
Des Moines won the two games re-
Gently played in that city Graham
outpftched Des Moines and the latter
team never had a chance 10 win The
scorer
Des Noines ...- 600 600 OlB-l
Hutchinson 49,. sol 900 O1x-5 o
Batteries. Des Noines-KalliO, Dres-
sen. O'Doul and Spahr; Hutchinson
Graham and O'Brien.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

There is apparently no chance Tor
Iris Speaker. the 1916 batting cham
pion. TO overcome Ty Cobb's lead in
the American league Averages, In
Guiding games Of Wednesday, show
the Georgian hitting .37S with Speaker
20 points behind him
1nere Is merry scramble on Tor
base stealing hOnors, with Cobb and
Chapman OF Cleveland. pressing Bob
Roth for the lead. Roth, with 40. has
one point advantage. Chapman is
firmly in possession Of sacrifice hit
ting honors with 81. Bush, the De-
Jroit shOrtstop. retains a five run lead
over Cobb in scoring. Bush has
counted los times Pipp OF New York.
retains home run honors with nine.
Detroit leads in team batting with
257.
Leading batters who have played in
half or more of their clubs games.
Cobb. Detroit, as: Speaker, Cleveland.
SOS; Sister. St Louis. 347; Felsch. Chi
cago, sos Harris. Cleveland, sos:
Eaech. Detroit. sos: McInnis Phila-
delphia, 30f; Jackson, Chicago. 299,
Lewis, Boston, 299; Rice, washington.
29S.
Leading pitchers participating in IS
or more games. rated according TO
earned runs per game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
BENDER HAS A RREAK.

The shine bail. whatever il Is. is
not such great mystery in the Ma
tional league. according to some ac-
counts for stories are told Of num-
Der OF pitchers using 10. Some saw
il is what chief Bender has been US
ing for his come back asset
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
1IARsANs nACK o. JOE.

Outfieider Armando Marsans, who
broke his leg two months tgo short
" after joining the New York Yam
KEGS. last week departed for his home
in Cuba His broken leg seems to
have healed perfectly and he now
says he wants 10 play with the yam
KEGS again next season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
SouthpaD Eppa Rixey
Against Northerners

Eppa Rixey. the PhuHes south
paw, Is a native OF Virginia, and
cherishes memories OF the Con-
federacy. Through the civil war
ended many years before his
birth. Eppa regards any one born
north OF the Mason and Dixie
line as a ~Yank" and he gets
many a laugh from his team
mates with his quaint observa-
tious.
II don't like that fellow Rari-
Den. he confided to another
Philadelphia player recently.
why not9T asked his team
mate Bits a very fine fellow"
"Oh, ] don't doubt that" was
Eppas retort. but he always
wears his cap I'm a way that
ma kes him look like a Union
soldier"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
Golfers Also Coming
In For Big Raise

In order to be in keeping with
everything else, the prices Of
golf balls and clubs are soaring.
At the present time the best Of
the little white spheres are sell
ing for 81 apiece, while since
1914 the charge for weapons has
ALMOST doubled and the golfer is
now paying from IS to % per-
cent more for his materials than
he did three years ago.
Not so long ago there was q
rumor 10 the effect that hickory
shafts would become scarce. but
under present conditions they
did fair to not only reach that
point, but soon to be numbered
among the extinct species.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
REDS NIAKE MONEY.

NN-I-|" HUME
The schedule gave the Cincinnati
Reds quite rest last week and they
went transforming again Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday were of
days for Macty's team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
CRITICS DISCUSS ALLEGED FOUL
Of MORRIS IN LABOR DAY BOUT

Many Are Inclined to Believe That Morris Should Have
Been Given the Fight When Fulton Stepped Through
Ropes While Others Claim That Rough Tactics Of
Morris Should Have Disqualified Him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
ONE NAN COACHING SYSTEM NOW
INSTALLED BY BIC UNIVERSITIES

War Has Decided Effect on Financial Status Of East
ern Colleges and Efforts Are Being Made to Cut Down
Expenses by Retaining Only One Coach; Army
Navy Game Will Be Held This Year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
ROWLANn II NOT MRITER.

Manager Rowland Of the White Sox
syndicate TO allow the use Of his
name over a series Of articles on the
worlds series and given 10 under
stand quite plainly that he wouldn't
have 20 write a line. Rowland de-
clined with thanks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
There with the WALTON.

HIS stump IN hitting has Deem
largely due to the fact that he has
been hitting for the team rather than
for Joe He is not, and never Will be-
a finished or brainy hall PLAYER. ami
his wea kness At bunting and at any
kind Of scientific hitting is evident
But he Is there with q wallop. and is
dangerous az any time against any
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

EW YORK. Sept. 29.-The war
n has paved the way for many
: Of the country's big universe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
HOW TO TEST SOIL
Coat of Air Stacked Lime Will Make
Clay Ground Productive.
BY CARL VROOMAN.

assistant Secretary of Agriculture,
Member National Emergency Food
Garden Commission.)
Written for the Topeka State journal.
Washington, April 12.-When the
back yard garden is ready for spading,
the first thing to do is examine the
soil-first it's chemical condition, then
for its planting condition. Soil of the
average city back yard may not be
very good for the purpose of planting
vegetables with view to cutting the
cost of living.
In the spring as soon as the soil has
dried grasp a handful of it and if it
will slowly fall apart it is in fit condi-
ton to prepare for planting. Never
work clay or heavy soils while wet.
Soils which are naturally moist are
sour and as a result are not in the
best condition for planting.
Whether sour or not it will be we'll
to test the soil. A piece of blue litmus
paper should be obtained from a drug
store. Take a handful of the soil
slightly moistened and place the paper
on it. The paper will turn red if the
soil is sour.
If this condition is shown it can be
corrected with a little lime. Cover
the ground with a thin coat of air
Stacked lime, which can be obtained
at little cost Work this in we'll.
Beware Too Early Planting.
Oldyey or SUIT clay loan, where Sc
we're freezing has occurred, will be in
a much better condition if it has been
given a good dressing of manure in
the fall .-as-s----~
Do not be too quick to get into the
garden work. Some of the overzealous
seize the first warm spell as the oppor-
tunity and work heavy clay soil be-
fore it is dry. They waste energy and
do harm to the soil, from which it
VIII not recover in a long time.
Timeliness is a big item in garden
ing and the thing to do is to have
everything ready when the right time
comes. Fresh vegetables are very de-
sirable and those from the back yard
garden are not subjected to exposure
and transportation. Then, too, home
grown products are free from infec-
ton.
Another point is that many garden
products lose flavor between the time
they leave the farm and reach the city
table. This is avoided in the home
grown garden. 1t is not desirable to
start things before danger of late
frosts is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
MOOSE OFFICERS HERE
Board of Governors to Meet in To-
peka for First Time.

The board of governors of the
Mooseheart school of Mooseheart, ILL.,,
will meet in Topeka for the first time,
Saturday and Sunday. The meeting
has always been held in Mooseheart
but this year on account of the" busy
season" of Governor Arthur Capper
the board will come here.
Saturday noon the conference will
open with a dinner at the Chamber
of Commerce. Several of the gov-
ernors will talk. In the evening the
local lodge will give a reception in
honor of the visitors at the Moose
club, 623 Jackson street. More than
700 local members are expected to
attend. Visitors from out of town will
also welcome the board. A special
program of music, speeches and stunts
will be given.
The board of governors of the school
are Governor Arthur Capper, James
J. Davis, director general of the lodge
and chairman of the board; Ralph
w. E. Donges of Camden, N. J., mem
Der of the New Jersey Public Utilities
commission; E. ]. Henning of San
Diego, Cal, past dictator of the lodge;
Albert Bushnell Hart Of Cambridge,
Mass, of Harvard University; Mathew
p. Adams, superintendent of the
Mooseheart school; Marion Garland.
congressman from Pennsylvania, and
present general dictator of the lodge:
Rodney Brandon, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the Mooseheart school; and John j.
Lentz, former congressman from Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
A Fertilizer FAMINE?
Manufacturers See Crop Crisis in Cur
taiIment of Their Product

Atlantic City, April 1.-THE Ma
tional Fertilizer association announced
today as a measure of defense the ap-
pointment of an advisory committee to
make a thoro survey of the industry
to ascertain stock of raw materials
on hand, together with an estimate Of
what will be required for a period of
one year, beginning July 1.
These figures, says a statement
by the executive committee, will
be used in any way that may be
CT service to the government or the
industry to maintain normal produc-
ton of fertilizer without which food
production in the United States will
be reduced to an alarming point
This statement was issued after a
meeting yesterday attended by leading
fertilizer manufacturers. 1t declares
that the most serious factor in the
situation is the cutting of shipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
GOODWIN TO WICHITA
John Savage Sells Former Topeka Star
to Frank Isbell.

Wichita. Kan, April 12.-Frank
Isbell added strength both extensively
and defensively TO the infield of the
Izzies when he closed the deal for the
purchase of Second Baseman Pep"
Goodwin from John Savage, owner of
the Joplin Baseball club.
Savage had been planning on play
ing Goodwin but differences between
the Joplin owner and Goodwin could
not be ironed out and Goodwin refused
to sign a contract with Joplin. Savage
in the meantime signed Red Roche
for second and he has been getting
away good. 1t was for this reason
that Savage was willing to sell Good
win.
Goodwin was the class of the
league last season at second base on
the Topeka team. He got away to 4
bad start early in the season but soon
settled down and played a consistent
game. He played forty-eight games at
third and led the third sackers also
who had been in as many games.