davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-28

list pub. June 21; last June 2s,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

ing himself at a fair when he came
upon a crowd OF men listening TO
Berks say he could and would thrash
Belcher at the first opportunity. on
hearing this Jem pushed his way
through the crowd and asked Berks
what he meant by such a statement
Berks answered that he was a man Of
his word and TO prove 10 ne challenged
Belcher on the spot
The fact that Jem was champion
didn't prevent him from accepting the
challenge, and the men went behind
a tavern. took their coats off and
rushed at each other II was the
chlorofOrm for Berks and down he
went. while his followers protested ne
was too drunk 70 fight and asked for
a pOstponement OF the match until the
next day.
The next day the TWO men faced
each other again in the ring. Belcher
with everything 20 lose and nothing
20 Eain- He was a fighter. not a
flnaucier. and so he took the chance
and got by with it,
Berka took the count and was
ready TO let the sponge be thrown
up in the tenth round. but his sec
onds made him stick until the
18th All Belcher got for his bat
tie was $50.
Which brings 20 mind whether
the sports today are really n
genuine a. they were some time
back The question f. open
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
Notre Dame Stars Enlist
III.III IIII IIIII [
Many Athletes In Army

OTEE DAME, IND, Sept L.
NJ At least q Notre Dame ath-
i y letes have received army com
missions following three months
training in the officers reserve camps
at various points in the United States.
and others are expected. The list OF
those heard from follows
Arthur C.Dutch7) Bergman. scorer
OF two touchdowns after sensational
forward passes against Nebraska at
Lincoln last Thanksgiving day.
John ~ Miller, fullback. broad
jumper and middle distance man.
Miller played the greatest game Of
his career against the Army at West
Point last November.
Harry Baujan. for three years left
end on the football team
Fritz SlackfOrd, uE John MIL
Ier's uuderstudy. who gave prom
Use Of becoming n wonderful full
hack He also played on the
basketball team two years
WcInerny. n south Bend boy
who was a nominee on many all
western teams for n guard POSI-
tIon last fall
Grant. quarterback on the football
team. guard on the basketball team,
and a Splinter on the track team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
LEAVE
FOR NEW CAMPS
City League Teams Will Be
Crippled in Games To
morrow Afternoon.

just what means Pass City league
managers have undertaken "a
I. Strengthen their crippled teams. as a
result Of the leaving OF many players
tonight with the Fl Paso national
guard units viii be seen Sunday az
ternoon ar Rio Grande park. The
Feldman, Weston and Purity teams
have lost a number Of good men. and
the fans are anxious TO see in just
what manner managers OF the various
teams will offset this DISADVANTAGE.
Manager Bill Peiphrey. OF the Wes-
ton team. which IS slated 10 meet the
Purity nine iu the initial game to-
morrow afternoon. has lost seven OF
nine players by the mobilization call.
while the Purities have lost three de-
penda1le men so far the Feldman
team has lost but one player. WIngo.
first base. but 10 is expected that 9th
ers VIII go in the near future
The second game VIII bring the
Norton Books and manager LevinE-
stOns reds together. The last game
between the two clubs was won bv
the Feldman team, and this fact. cou-
pied with the %SceptiOnal work Of the
players OF this club durius The past
rev weeks, balances the scales in
their favor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
Uren Is The New Champion
III J IL !
Wins The Australian Belt

n INCE the death OF Les Darcy. the
wonderful Australian middle
weight. another younEster has
his place who promises to make quite
show in the boxing world. His name
is Tommy Uren and the Australian
boxing authorities have proclaimed
him champion OF that country. not
only in the middleweight class, but
also the Tvelterwslght class, as he can
make I4s pounds without any trouble.
His best fighting weight is around
$50 pounds, although he has been
boxing boys like Jimmy Clabby and
Eddie 8IcGoorty. above the limit
Tren has beaten all the best
u,fddIev-eIrhts IN Australia. out
side Of the late Les Darcy, during
the pust year and has also just
scored a victory over Jimmy Clab-
Nv the American middleTVeiEhts In
twenty rounds. Uren is rather
short. also his reach. hut he makes
up in his puEuHciOus ability 20
fight.
However, there is another Austral-
ian middleweight whom Cren may
have trouble with. He is only a
1-oungster. Jack Hit by name, and IS
years Of age. The youngsrer Is nearly
six feet high and weighs, In CONDITION,
T5S pounds He has been defeating
all the uiddleWeights OF the second
class over there and IL IS expected that
he viii soon be matched with Jren Tor
the championship OF that country.
Eddie McGoorty the Wisconsin MD
dIeWeighr who has been IN Australia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
Benny Kauff Good Hitter
LlIIIIIL ID !
Giant S1ugger Leads All

Five players OF New FORKS three
clubs are listed in the select set. ae-
cording TO the latest unofficial aver
ages They are Kauff. Burns and
Wilhoit OF the Giants. and Russell
and Baker of the Yankees. Russell is
the nominal leader with a mark OF
-515. but as he has taken part in
comparatively Few games the crown
belongs TO Eauff. Russell took quite
a drop during the last week and
Baker also fell off a few points.
Both must do better this week n
they are to remain in che Sc lect So
clety. Baker. Burns, Zimmerman and
kauft have reached the century mark
in the order named.
The Robins are without a 800 hit
ter. Zack Wheat, who has been out
OF the game for some time. heads
Roblnson's team with a marx Of .2g6.
Daubert and Olson are next I'm line.
each with -2Ss. and Stengel is fourth
with -216- Olson should deliver his
century hit this week and StenEeI
also has chance to get there None
OF the Robins has yet reached The
mark.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
ROUSH
LEADS BAT5MEN
Cincinnati First Stacker
Heads National League
Hitters.

Chicago ILL.,, sept. l-Rousn, Gin
cinuatl. with an average OF -34g. con
tinues to lead the National league
batters. according TO averages includ-
ing games Of Wednesday and released
today. In total base hitting, Horns
by has stretched l32 hits for a total
OF el5 bases. with Gr0h. Cincinnati
who has bagged ISL hits. only two
bases behind him.
Robertson. Of New York, tied era
vath. Of Philadelphia. for home run
honOrs. each having nine. Williams,
of Chicago, grabbed the lead in sac
rIfice hitting with 25- Burns, Of New
York. continues as the leading scorer
with 81 and Carey. OF pittshurE. in
base stealing with IS New York tied
Cleveland in team batting, with an
average OF -265.
Leading batters for half their clubs
games. ROush. Cincinnati. .34S.
Hornsby, ST. Louis, -324. Cruise, St
Louis, .3lS. kauff. New York. -312.
GrOh, Cincinnati, -312; Wheat. Brook
lyn. sos WilhOit. New York. -Suf-
Zimmerman. New York. -2g9- Carey.
P-ttsourg. -2qs; Burns. New York, -297-
Leading pitchers participating in %
or more games. rated according 10
earned runs uer came
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
BY JACK VEIOCK.

~The athlete who makes bid
for fame these days must he WILL
Ing to take chances whenever the
acid test i put to him. 4 certain
number Of alibis will 20. hut in
racing there is always one point
in the grind where you must
take a change, perhaps deSper-
ate one. and that Is where the
winner Il made.
mo. ] am not going to talk about
retiring continued Ol4IeIi. in re-
Spouse 10 the question. 81 have all
ways said that / would retire before
the Grim Reaper gets "a good swipe al
me. but every spring ] get the fever
and it's all off. I've simply got 10 get
man is considered good in any branch
Of sports he can't find it in himsel;
10 break away. and 7 guess that's
what iupels mel can still drive a
good race, or at least they say
can"
Since the exemption boards
throughout the country settled down
20 work in earnest. it has developed
that many athletes in various
branches Of sport have been turned
down as unfit for military service
Earl CraddOck. the wrestler. for in
stance, was declared physically unfit
as were Tommy Gibbons, Heinie GroI
and many others
The percentage Of hall players
who have failed TO stack up to
requirements is large. Flat feet
have been found very common
among the pustimerE and de-
formed hands, due 10 busted"
fingers have been the cause OF
eIcusinE "A good many players
who were otherwise In superb
physical condition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

FEW YORK. Sept. Barney
M Oldreld. the Hans Wagner OF
l. the auto racing, admits that he
has been lucky TO 80 through II
years Of knocking about on all sorts
OF tracks without meeting up with a
serious, perhaps fatal. accident
But luck doesn't play the biggest
part in the racing games by any
means. for it takes indomitabIe nerve,
thorough knowledge OF every mount
he takes and an almost uncanny
buack of lodging collisions with
rival drivers. some OF whom are alb
s0IuteIy reckless.
Oldfeld has never been reckless
driver I'm his IonE years Of racing.
Yet he has won hundreds OF races.
established many records and earned
thousands or dollars on the tracks
of the country.
Whenever Barney IS preparing
for race he sets about to make
mental picture Of the course
over which he will drive. Before
he faces the starter he knows
every inch Of the track, every
dangerous spot on "a and has
figured iu advance what chances
he can take in the event OF
brush at any point on the course.
DIdfield is really q raCtlciau in a
race. for he never tries TO get more
our of a car than ne knows il can do
and after long years OF racing he has
come out with a mount which he be-
1ieves has unlimited the dangers of
speeding by at least 80 per cent Old
fields new submarine" car IS COW
cred completely with a shell OF thin, b
but very strong steel armor, and u
years
--T have always had the idea o. the .
shell covered car" said OldfeId re- .
Gently at Sheephead Bay The most +
dangerous thing in racing is the
chance Of turning over. and I con-
slider that 7 have been mighty lucky F.
in my l. years OF racing 10 have es-
capped a fatal accident
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
VETERAN FIGHTERS WERE BETTER
THAN PRESENT CROP
Joe Cans, Jem Belcher and Old Time Ring Men Al
ways Gave Their Opponents an Even Break and
Fought for Little or Nothing; Cans Gave Her
man Large End Of Purse to Battle for Title.

TEW YORK. sept. Those an
M cieut CATERS who have shed
L enough tears 20 turn thou
sand Lots wives into pillars Of salt
had the right idea when they said that
fighting OF today is headed for the
place where the rcd lights denote the
exit
Nobody disputes the fact that the
game isn't what il was iu the days
when we wore pinafores and chased
horse cars. Nor should anybody get
LIr peeved because everybody IN
the fighting game today ls out FOR
that which IS called the root OF all
evil for the reason that We haven't
sot It,
Irv. Cobb's old motto OF being
a Roman candle when you're In
Rome still stands. Chasing the
dollar q the great sport In Amer
len and therefore We should up-
piaud. instead Of pannlnE. the
present day flock Of fighters.
But romance dies a slow death. and
although the term is usually asso-
ciated with love. DO is romantic TO give
an ear 20 as recent a bout as ten years
ago. That slaughter OF Kid Herman
By Joe Cans was about the last scrap
where there was a winners and a
losers end There was no chance
then TO stall through TO a victory; the
winner deserved 10. The fat purse
of 10000 bones was split $4,000 and
5000, the terms being made By Cans
himself. as he had no desire TO cop q
sure thing
Cans not only gave Herman q
chance NJ the title. but a chance
Mt the hla end AZ well. The fact
that Herman was battered for
eight rounds make no difference.
Cans was willing TO take chance.
and he never fought with one eye
rowing around the house TO see
how much money there was in IL.
There was even less thought OF
money a century back. when Jem
Eelcher was heavywe ight champion q
Jem trimmed all the big
men Of the ring in his day. including
Joe Be-Es. whom he had licked twice.
one August day BeIcher was enjoy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
BOYLAND

With the advent Of school DAYS. the
Motor league. ID Paso's BoyIand or
sanitation, has been disbauded. and
viii not renew its schedule until next
season The Monogram and Mercer
teams who are tied for the leadership
NJ the league viii meet i'm a series
starting on Labor day. md after that
VIII play one game each Sunday until
three games have been played for the
city championship. Sunday afternoon
the Aouograms viii play a practice
game with the Buick team ar Tire
Wyoming street grounds while the
MERGERS viii enjoy q layoff urepara-
tory 20 the first game Of the cnam-
pionship series Monday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

now for over two years. has recovered
from his recent operation for hernia.
but II will be some time before he
will be able TO fight again. in fact, il
is doubtful whether Eddie will care TO
don the gloves again
Natty Smith, another Wisconsin
fighter who has been meeting light
weights in Australia, has been stuug
by the aviation bug and is now a full
fedged aerOplane artist Matty has
Joined the aviation corps In Queens
land and expects soon 10 80 70 the
front
Albert Lloyd. who fought Eddie
NcGOOrty before the latter was
operated on, has been recognized
in Australia rs the heavyweight
champion, as Dave Smith. who
held the title. retired from the
game and refused 10 take on
Lloyd. It Is Likely that Jimmy
CIubby will be matched with Lloyd
in the near future.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
PENSY COLLEGE
WILL CONTINUE

State College, Pa. Sept. Inter
collegiate athletics viii be continued
at the Pennsylvania State college
during the next college year unless
conditions Of competition and finance
make such q course impossible
Penn States athletic authorities do
not believe the problem Of securing
competitors viii De q serious one for
the reason that virtually all the usual
opponents of the Blue and White
have expressed the desire to keep
sports going during the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
GOLF PLAYER
HAS A MASCOT

Louisville. Ky. Sept. Harry Phil
lips, a golfer Of this city. was playing
around the Cherokee links the other
day, when a mongrel dog came up 20
him and insisted on being friends. The
golfer waved his clubs at him. but the
dog refused TO run away and az the
seventh hole the dog was thrown
into the water
Phillips thought he had rid himself
OF the pup, but when he reached the
green the dripping dog was there.
ready TO greet him That vas enough
for Phillips He promptly named the
animal "Bogey" and took him home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
Hurlers Who Haze
Set the Fashion
Tor Deliveries

In 1867 the first curve hall was
invented by william Arthur
Cummings other curve balls had
undoubtedly been pitched before
this, but Cummings was the first
man 20 recognize the theory Of
curve bah pitching and apply Ia
so he could tell what direction
the curve would take.
I0O4-Elmer Stricklett Invent
ed and developed the spitbalI,
which Immediately became popu-
lar. Cap Arson and other old
timers insist that pitchers hack
in the SOS had used N moist ball
delivery. but IL they did. they
never learned properly 10 con
troll g..
I9O9-RuSseU Ford perfected
the emery ball. He used this sue
cessfully and secretly until 1919,
when the ball was barred By the
National. American and Federal
leagues.
19Is-ShinebalI developed and
used In the American league by
CicOtte. Danforth and other
pitchers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
FIELDER JONES
RIVALS CONNIE

FieIder Jones has a shade on bis ola
friend Connie Mack
Mack used TO have the distinction
OF having more college players on his
team than any other major league
club manager. This year this dis
tilctiou goes to the St Louis Amerl-
cans, with Jones as the pilot.
There are seven colleEians on the
ST. Louis clubs roster. They are Ed
die Plank, Gettysburg. George Sisler.
Michigan: DerriIl Pratt. University OF
Alabama. Doc Levan. Michigan
Wright. Ohio State Ernie KOob. Kali
maZoO Normal. and Murray. Trinity.
Pratt and koob also were great foot
ball ulavers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
EDDIE MOWRY IS
A VISITOR HERE

Eddie M0Wry well known boxing
and racing fan Of the southwest. ar
rived iu FL Paso Monday and viii
spend a few DAYS in the city Mowrv
was matchmaker Of the boxing club
which promoted the first bouts ever
staged in Juarez in 1912. The first
contest was between Jack HerricE Of
Chicago and Kid Mitchell OF Fl Paso
and ended iu p 2O-rouud draw. Nowry
is now travelling for the Lincoln Nov
ing Picture company and is now en-
route 10 the eastern part OF the
e0unrwr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
Has Beens Are
Making Lot of Noise,
Saus Pills Leader

Pat Moran. manager of the
PhllIieH, says that the major
league clubs made a biz mistake
in letting so many veterans 20
for youngsters in the last year or
So One OF the features Of the
present year has been the come
backs" staged by several sup
posed @hns-beens."
Moran f. living up to his ideas
in signing Frank schultz after
the Cubs and Pirates let him 20.
He also took CraVath back after
the old sluEEer WIS supposed to
he through. and the way GavVy
f. hitting proves he has still CON
siderable baseball in his system.
Moran also is seeking Grover
Laudermllk, starring in the
minors now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

TEW YORK. Sept IA new bat,
M ting leader has stepped to the
\ y front Of New Tork's ball toss
ers- Frank Baker. Of the Yankees,
was showing the way among the
stickers Of the three local clubs. but
the Trappe uauler has siumped and
Benny Eaun has done some climbing.
Today the stocky little fly chaser Of
the Giants holds first place among
the regulars
Eauff for the past few weeks has
been waving The willow As ne waved
it when operating IN the Federal
league.
He reached the century marx in
base hits during the week and
superseded George Burns ns the
batting leader Of the Giants.
Burns has dropped dangerously
close to the 300 mark and unless
he braces he may be fourth on
the Giants list. A few days squirt
would carry Bill Rariden over the
line TOO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
TRANSPORTING TO
BE HELD SUNDAY

Members Of the Pass City Gun club
VIII mold a competitive shoot Sunday
morning at the range Of the Nh
Franklin country club. Much interest
has been manifested iu the weekly
shoots Of the club and a large CROWD
Is anticipated when the shooting be-
gins All III Pasoaus desiring TO par
ticipate in the shoot are invited to
come out and try their craftsmanship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
BALL PLAYER IS
AN OIL MAGNATE

Chicago, ILL., sept Things are
coming Tex JOues's way. He goes TO
the top Of the Western league hittsrs.
and about the same time strikes oil
on land he has near Wichita II that
were not enough, the Wichita club
was good enough TO yield 10 his re-
quest and relieve him OF the manage
mcnt Of its tailend team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
OLD STARS FORM
KANSAS ELEVEN

Topeka, Kas-, Sept. THE Kansas
college football eleven this fall will
be made up OF the youth OF the Sun
flower state. This had practically
been decided upon Teams like the
University Of Kansas with players
heretofore averaging o years. viii
this season be made up OF youngsters,
the oldest not more than 20.
Elevens in the kansas Of Kansas,
averages viii he nearer the high
school age The greater proportion
Of athletes Of military age have either
enlisted or are preparinE 70 do 50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
KILDUFF SHARES
IN BIG SERIES

The players ON the New York Ma
tfoual league team. when Pete XII
duff was traded TO the chicago Cubs
for Al pemarce. got together and de-
cided that Pete should have share
in the pot. iu case the Giants got iu
the worlds series. just the same. It's
fine sentiment, but the national
commission has rule against it,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

Cobb Heads League.
Cobb continued his remarkable bat
tinE. driving out &c hits in seven
games. Bodie. Eeach Of Detroit and
Pipp. OF New York. each have seven
home runs to their credit. Bush. de-
troit, has a five point lead over Cobb.
his team mate, in scoring. havipE
crossed the plate 95 times
Roth. cleveland, suatched the lead
In base stealing from Chapman. his
team mate Roth has stolen 80 bases.
Chapman continues TO lead i'm sacri-
flee hitting with IS Detroit. leading
IN team hitting. has an average Of -261.
Leading batters for half their club S
games; Cobb. Detroit SIS: Sisler. ST
Louis. -552, Speaker. Cleveland. $780,
Harris. Cleveland. $40. Rodle. Phila-
delphia. sos Neach. Detroit. sos.
Chapman, Cleveland. 500. Felsch. Chi
cago. 800. Lewis. Boston. PCS. Nc
lnnis. Philadelphia. .2g5. Schaug, Phil
adelphia. -2s5.
Leading pitchers participating En- %
or more games. rated according to
earned runs per game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
st. LOUIS Is REPRESENTED.

The Pirates now have three 81.
Louis boys on their c1ub-MaN Carey.
Charley Ward and Charley Jackson.
And the Pirates probably would he "a
better ball club today if they had
kept another oue-Douglas Baird
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

One time last season. Jack I
= Coombs was discussing his (
. work as a pitcher and his 4
= methods OF pitching TO the dif- I
= ferent harters. Tn reply 20 a I
= question as 20 what batter he I
= found i- hardest TO pitch 10. I
. he replied
. Well that's hard question (
= 10 answer. They're all hard Z
= and any batter iu the league. no 4
y matter how carefully you fig 4
= ure his capabilities. is liable 4
y TO cut loose az any time and 4
= upset all YOUR calculations. Z
= However. believe George Z
= Burns gives me more trouble Z
= than any other man TO whom 4
= nave 20 pitch He IS a good 4
, batter. and it's a hard matter Z
= 10 fool him. because 1t is sell {
= dom, indeed, that ne strikes {
> al bad ball Yes. I should Z
, say he's p tough proposition Z
= for any pitcher" Z
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

II -oeWs mat When john WoCira v
released Jim Thorpe to Chrisfy
Nathewson he stipulated that in case
Cincinnati could not uso the Indian
then the Giants should have first
can on his services But when
Mathowson offered Thorpe 10 Nc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

The Cleveland American league club
announces the release Of pitcher Gould
to the Toronto team Of the Interna-
tIonal IeaEue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

Graw last week the manager OF the
Giants passed, saying his outfield
was fun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
Buy Now and Save Money
On a Hudson Super-Six
Over SO makes have already advanced
IN price---Hudsons, too, must cost more

Nearly every make of car. cx-
cept the Hudson. has lately in
creased i'm price.
Cars that sold at $1,000 and Sl4OO
now cost about as much as a Super
Six. Since January, 81 makers of
automobiles have announced price
increases amounting to 500 to
500.
The necessity Of buying mater
ials ON today's market has forced
these increases.
Steel costs five times as much as
it did at the beginning of the war.
Cotton, rubbeT-all items that en-
ter into the manufacture of am
automObile-now cost more than
ever before.
HudsOns Will cost more when the
present stock of materials. bought
last year at lower prices. is ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01

itumored that Is-cy D. HauEhtou
Braves when the seao7n is over.