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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
TEXAS Players
T GOOD FIELDER5
Unofficial Averages Show
That They Handle the
Ball Accurately.

Unofficial averages on Texas league
fielding through games of Wednes-
day, July IS. show that the defensive
play on the circuit has been Of
fairly high order
What stands out most prominently
in the bald record of the statistics is
the versatility Of Texas league play
ers. There are few men IN the cir
cult as constituted at present who
have not played more than their
regular position The averages listed
below show what the present Texas
leaEuers have done at every position
they have PLAYED this year, even if
they figured in only a Iracu0n OF
a game
These AVERAGES are unofficial No
official fielding figures have ever
been issued from president Morris's
office this season. although the
league constitution strictly provides
that playing averages" shall be
issued three times every season prior
% August 10. The presidents office
apparently does not regard Fielding
averages as playing averaE es." re
stricting that honor 20 batting and
pitching.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
FORMER FEDERAL MAGEE SHOWS
Up POORLY As MEMBER Of YANKS
Is Unable To Hit the Ball Since Joining the Donovan
Team and VIII Doubtless Be Traded Off; Magee
Was One Time Star Plugger of Federal League
and Large Sum Was Paid For His Services.

EW YORK. July 25.-Sherlock
n Holmes was some ferret in his
L ' prime. There was nothing too
mysterious TO battle him. and he
tossed more moths on the Hindoo
stuff than anybody who ever played
headIiner in the dime novels.
But for the good Of SherIocks rep
it is lucky thing he was never
called on 90 solve the mystery that
iS Fostering Lee Nagee. who was re-
Gently traded To- the Browns by New
York
The old brain cracker about AIMS
age is q mere trifle compared TO the
-llEee mystery. because lIagee has
all the ear marks and the native
characteristics Of a great ball player.
enjoys the best Of health and is one
Of the most willing workers who
ever wore a big league uniform. vet
has failed uiserably as a hitter in the
big leagues since he became a mem
Der OF the New York club. With the
Browns he may return TO form, but
that remains TO be seen
Rupert and Huston paid s22.500 for
The title 20 Nagee when they pur-
chased his release from the Brook
.vn FederaIs.
member OF the Browns and in the
Federal league with Brooklyn
indicated that he was a bear Of a
Eticker. and he looked well worth
the price, considering the fact
that several other major league
owners were breaking their necks
20 bid for him.
But Just as soon as 1IaEse was
made member OF the Tanks his
hitting began TO dwindle and he sell
dom delivered a hit in the pinches.
He finished the 1915 season with a
batting average Of -257. a very poor
average for a player rated as one Of
the greatest Outfislders in the game;
a player who had hit close TO the
500 mark in other years
Some Of the baseball scribes who
were taken back by lTagee's poor
showing tried TO figure out the why's
and Whererores OF his slump. and
finally decided that IL was caused by
overanNiousuess 10 make good But
when the Yankees started the sea-
son of 1917 and AIaEee showed no
sardlng his poor hitting deepeued. /
and no one has been able 10 solve
10 to date.
AIagee was benched no less than Il
times this season because he was not
hitting the ball The first time he
was relegated TO the Ions timber Bill
Donovan placed him there at his own
request
Lee Is conscientious player
and he knew he wasn't OF much
use in the lineup, 50 he asked BIZ
10 plant him on the bench for a
while and see IL he couldn't start
hitting the pill after a short rest.
After vacation OF several weeks /
Aagee felt as though he could come I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Boston P H F.
Chicago 800. ...010 O10 Oo1-3 I
Boston .---. 100 600 900 1
Batteries Chicago. Hendrix and
DIhoefer; Boston. Tyler and Tragres-
sor-
AT New York p II. Z
Pit,sburE .-- ZOO 90 100 2
New York --.---00+ 600 20x-5 10 I
Batteries FlttsburE. Miller. Steele
and Fischer. New York, Perritt. An
derSou and R--iden-
At Philadelphia
ST. Louis ----.-..UH0 111 1908 10 /
Philadelphia 1000 600 600 9
Batteries ST. Louis. Meadows and
snyder. Gonzales. Philadelphia. Alex
auasr. Deser-er and kiIifer.
Al B-nokl-u- t. II T.
Cincinnati ------H0 o1r OF Is n @
Brooklyn ...---NaH 941 600 0-5 g
Batteries Cincinnati Eerar. RIrE.
El-er and Wl1-0- Brooklyn. Cheney
Coombs and Miller.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

1Iathewson crew took advantage of
this by putting the touches on
Brooklyn yesterday. The boys from
Redville are now in the second posi-
tion Of the National circuit where
they are liable 10 stay for some time
to come unless the Giants develop a
losing streak.
Frank Gotch. formerly heavvwelaht
wrestling champion OF the world. has
given his title 20 Earl Caddocs. the
young Ohio farmer boy whom the
celebrated eN-champiou has been
plotting for some time
Cuddock is said 20 possess MI
the old skill Of Gotch and has de-
feated the pick Of the eastern
Nvrestlers. Joe Stecher, who
claimed the heavyweight crown
after the retirement OF Gotch.
was down by CaddOck following n
fast bout.
Manager Hugo Bezdek Of the Pitts
burg Pirates. is piuniuE a great deal
Of faith in King a youngster Of the
club who was recruited from the
this season BezdeI1 knew
King before he Joined the Pirates and
Is said 10 favor the work or the
young player.
Babe Ruth and James Of The
Boston Red Sox are two OF the
hardest hitting twirIers in organ
iHed baseball. Both bows are
hitting well above the 800 mark.
Ruth has participated in p games
this season to James, six. Tv
Cobb has worked in n grand total
OF Sc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

back with the bat, for he began to
sting the ball in batting practice and
wanted 20 see what he could do play
ing regularly So Wild Willyum in
jected him into the lineup a second
time. with the same disappointing re-
suit
The third trial given MaEee
came shortly after the Yanzs re-
turned from their first western
road trip and for four or five days
Lee smashed out his hits reEu-
larry, only 10 fall hack into the
same old rut- Recently, at st.
Louis, Donovan placed Lee on the
bench for the fourth time. and
his failure 10 hit led up 20 the
trade for MarHanE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
MUCH RIVALRY
IN BIG MEET

Detroit. Mich. July 25.-The 1917
renewal OF the board Of commerce
stake. one OF the pacing classics OF the
grand circuit was one OF the hardest
fought in its history although the
stake record was not equaIed hi Tues-
Gay contest. Six heats were REQUIRED
before the winners share Of the $4,000
purse was captured by Ran All 1-i,-a,,
by e. T. Pittmau. OF Trenton. n j
an three heat winners stepped very
tast miles and the first four heats
finish
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

FEW YORK. July 25.-Benny
M Leonard and Johnny Eubane
= are ready for their six-round
tilt at Philadelphia tonight.
Both boys have trained hard for
this meeting, not because of the dis
lance they viii have TO travel but
because there is something at stake.
and TO be out OF condition would be
taking Unwarranted chances
6iIbane. king of the feather
weights, viii enter the ring with his
title secure. for should he lose to
Leonard via the knockout route. he
viii stiI be feathe-we5rh- champion.
owing 10 the weights
But Kubaue is ambitious. Tie
has OutfOuEht every boy in his
division, and Is forced through
circumstance 10 take on the
HEhtWeiEhts. II he can annex
the crown which now adorns
Leouard's dome, it viii be worth
At least 100000 to him. and he il
going TO try il in six rounds.
Leonard has trained for tonights
joust because he doesn't intend 10 be
caught mapping. and because he will
need strength and speed to keep Up
with the dazzling pace Eilbane viii
set Leonard isn't entertaining
thoughts Of losing his title, but he is
, dereru med to take care Of it.
II he can knock EiIbane cold he
will not hesitate 10 DO so, because IL
viii add great weight TO his popu-
larity and he is proud to be styled
as "a champion with knockout
punch"
For boxing six rounds these two
little knuckle busters viii receive
$4,000 each. with q privilege Of col
lecting 30 percent Of the gross re-
ceipts. The purse is the largest that
has ever been given for a six round
bout. and on the face Of things the
match doesn't appear to be worth
more than half the amount guar
anteed- But il is TO be a tilt be-
tween two Of the greatest little men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
Summer Disorders Often Come
From Impurities in the Blood

the vitality that comes with q re-
stored appetite. 1t is absolutely with
out an equal as a tonic and system
builder.
3 : s has been on the market for
more than fifty years. and IS sold By
druggists everywhere. who will tell
you that it is thoroughly reliable.
rite to-day for important liter1-
ture, and free medical advice from
our medical director. Address swift
Specific Co. Dept. T eG7, Atlanta, Ca
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
Western League
Pacific Coast League.
ITIrA CLrn IL TuRnIGm-

Frank DEOurl-e. who becomes a
mem Der Of Uncle Wilbert Robinson s
Dodgers through the collapse Of the
Utica club. of the New York State
league, started playing ball in 1912
He was tried out by the Braves once
but was short Of big league caliber.
However. his work since then has
improved greatly and he may be
ready TO stick this time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
Books Are Good Fie1ders
I IIIIIIIIIIIIII.IlIIII
Weston Men Star At Bat

q URyEY the individual batting fielding percentages City
-
- and this undoubtedly responsible their present showing
column The Books have three who than
classy swas OF the Weston team them being the eioubtb Bill
Medina ammeng the ball
the Weston that hitting well having been bat
and knocked "a grand total Of
H. Brown others
while Grover Cunningham also has very creditable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
Get in condition for perfect health.

Get in condition for perfect health.
So many people drag through the
summer season with that worn-down.
tired-out feeling, that almost entirely
units them for their daily tasks.
without knowing just what the cause
is
It is just now that a few bottles
Of 5. S s. win prove its great worth.
This great blood remedy is a wonder
tul purifier, and promptly cleanses
the blood Of all impurities, renewing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

II v I-I--l-- = y ?
Ies 1iolues .----.20l 100 O00-+
Wichita con. -----1CO 3n4 00x-S /
batteries Des Loines. Berger. Nor
man ana Breel. Wichita. k0estner.
Baker and Dobbi-e
Lincoln. O. Joplin. forfeited 20
Joplin on account OF disputlnE de-
cisiou Of umpire).
AT Hutchinson r H 2.
Sioux CITY .....-.1e1 O1O OO0-5 o.
Hutchinson .---..120 600 OOO-6 u 5
Batteries Sioux City. Rose and
Crosby. Hutchinson. Adams and
O'Rrieu-
AT Denver r r. z
Omaha .-..-.-.--O01 100 OO1-4 10
Denver -..-----IUL 1O1 CU0-2
Batteries Omaha. Noise and Brot-
tenn. Denver. Dale and Shestak.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

~ IT II VVNN T II.ITI 7 =
At salt Lake City r. r. E
Vernon ----. --.-.....-.-.I Is 0
salt Lake Observation-Disclosures. 10 o
Batteries Vernon. HOvlik Moore
and simon, salt Lake. Evans. Hoff and
Hannah
Al san Francisco r. r. E.
san Francisco .-..--......... Is s
Oakland 900 -.--....
Batteries san Francisco. smith and
Baker Oakland. Beer, Ariett and
Mite
Portlanl-Los Angeles. travelling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
W Tfsy If T no:y
Texas League.


" here They Play Thursday
san Antonio az shreveport
Houston az Dallas
Ft- Worth az Waco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

10y caldwell says that ne was
Justly punished by Bill Donovan and
mas promised TO keep straight the
1-.,.-t-. IN 1-e year. He Is with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
CHAMPS LEONARD AND KILBANE
READY FOR BIC BOUT TONIGHT

VIII Meet Over Six-Round Route in Philadelphia and
Each Boxer Trained Down to the Last Minute VIII
Receive Enormous Amount For Eighteen Min
utes' Work, According to Figures of Expert.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

President ~ lLSon receives Sl5.Ney
year and mathematical sharks have IL
figured that he gets something like
-012 - mils) a second.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Birmingham. 6-3. Memphis. &c.
New Orleans. ., Nashville. /.
Atlanta, s. Little Rock. O.
Mobile. O. ChattauOoga.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

, that Fistians has brought forward in
Is years, and the boxing public is
willing 10 pay the freight
Figuring that both boys tote q
knockout punch that one or the other
may 90 down for the count before
the bell calls a halt. But both box
ers are unusually clever. great ring
generals and great artists when It
comes TO covering the vital spots.
50 from this distance 1t appears
that the best the boxing fans can
expect for their money j. a fast
six round boxing contest from
which both boys viii emerge with
nice slick hair and probably
warmed up to the point where
they could make a good T. or -
round fight Of IT,
Just 20 show how very very soft
tonighCs match is for both boys We
offer figures which make president
Wilson's salary for the time period
Of six rounds look insignificant The
compensation each boy viii receive
VIII be as follows
SIX rounds ----S lu-ODU-uU
one round 90 --------- l.66l-o5
one minute 90 90 ------ $500
one second --------- go
President Wilson receives $4,000 a
year and mathematical sharks have II
figured that he gets something like
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25

Z ~ I'm july -5--beulE
" Leonard and Johnny 6ubane
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
How Our Cities Have Grown.

metropolis grows up in two ways.
At first 1t expands legitimately, adding
furlong to furlong of growth. Then
it leaps forward and seizes a large
area overnight by act of legislature or
parliament, sweeping into it's net a
score of villages and settlements. Then
1t proceeds to consolidate it's position,
as General Joffre might say, by filling
up the intervening spaces. In Euro
pean cities they have an inner ring,
which is the old city, and an outer
ring, which may be anything. New
York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, have
their inner rings, which are the leglti-
mate city, and the outer ring, which
came by the get-big-quick method. New
York succumbed to the promoters
fever in 1893. In that year the city
absorbed large areas of virgin soil,
and chain of Independent villages,
some of them nearly as old as Manhat-
tan itself. From the Sound to the At
lantic they stretch across the backbone
of Long island and the lower har-
Dor of Staten island, where the local
tTulllloi, III Spilt VI uliIlCiDui ltilleS
and promised tunnels has remained at
its strongest.
Such frenZied expansion is the rea-
son why the traveller in the nearer sub
urbs of great city will often come
across a city line which is no longer
the city line. As you near the old city
line from the heart of population, the
solid blocks of apartments and flats
thin out. There follow stretches Of
waste land, market gardens, cemete-
rics. II Is across this zone between the
old and the new city lines that the
transit railways throw their surface
lines and elevated extensions" and
close behind them are the builders,
criss-crossing the raw acres with their
long lines Of frame" and brick.-Har-
per's Magazine.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
NEEDS BRAINS OF ENGINEERS
Underlying All City Planning Is the
Necessity to Secure Health and
Comfort for the People.

City planners are always busted with
civic centers, city halls, libraries,
parks, Fairgrounds, street trees, COM
fort stations, etc, all grand features,
all desirable, all even necessary, yet all
incidentals. The first problem to Crap
pie with Is availability. Such work is
at present our greatest need, for all
our so-called main tnoroughfares are
now too much congested during the
busiest hours. This is an engineers
problem. Storm drains and also sewers
are next on the program, also referred
to the engineers department. After
this we need reservations for small
neighborhood parks SO that every resi-
dent may reach one from his home in
q ten-minutes' walk. Now having made
our city available and sanitary to a
satisfactory degree we are ready to
make it a city beautiful and consider
all the commendable fads put forward
by bands of energetic workers who for
many years have made large noises but
accomplish nothing. But let us first
have the engineer and have him give
us a substantial foundation on which
to lay the city.-Los Angeles Times.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Home bluI|||
| 7 Helps Y
CALL FOR HIGHEST ABILITY
Time Coming When All American Gu
les Will Employ Managers to Dr.
rect Civic Affairs.

A prediction that within few years
this city would adopt the city manager
plan of government was made by Rich
ard S. Childs, in introducing Henry M.
Waite, city manager Of Dayton O., as
the speaker at the second Saturday
afternoon luncheon of the City club
of New York. Mr.. Waite, who took
over the direction of the affairs Of
Dayton on January 1, 1914Eafter Gen.
George Goethals had refused the post
outlined to about SO members what
he had done to earn his $12,5OO year
ly salary. Mr.. Waite, the dean of city
managers was referred to as logical
ly, New York's first manager"
"Out in Dayton we run our munich
pal affairs this way" said Mr.. Waite.
First, the people elect council or
commission of five members, whose
duty 1t is to look about through the
country and locate a man who might
capably direct the city's affairs. When
one such Is found, the commission
questions him about his experience and
SO forth, in much the same way bust
Hess man UOeS wien he hires u ClcIh.
If the applicant measures up to the
standard, he is hired, and he, in turn,
selects the heads of the five depart
ments of finance, law, service, safety
and welfare.
I'm selecting the heads Of depart
ments ability and experience and not
politics count. Personally, l don't
know Of what political persuasion my
departmental heads are. In this way
we are able to get many men who 9TH
erwise would not think Of running for
office, under the old conditions. For
example, the head of the welfare de-
partment is a clergyman, thoroughly
capable to study out the park and rec
reation needs of our population.
"Take our finance department as an
example of the efficiency obtainable
under the new plan of government.
We have our finances so systematized
that I-or any other citizen-can tell
at moment down to a cent just how
any Of the subdivisions of our budget
stand"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
MOTORTRUCK ROAD ARRIVED
Between Los Angeles and Har.
hor Of San Pedro.

The motortruck road has arrived.
The first one on record Is being con-
structed by Los Angeles, Cal. 1t is IS
miles long, and runs from Los Ange-
les to the harbor of San Pedro. 1t Is
a 40-foot width Of waterproof macad-
am, covered with eight inches Of solid
concrete, and with an elastic bitumi-
nous "carpet" over the whole.
This roadbed is more durable than
those built merely for pleasure vehicles
or light motOrtrucks. In construction
and purpose 1t is sort Of compromise
between the ordinary highway and the
railroad.a 1t provides the kind Of road
needed for the heaviest sort Of haul
ing, and by segregating the slow, pom
derOus truck traffic it benefits the
lighter traffic on other roads.
The innovation is sure to be widely
followed in time, where conditions are
similar. There may be truck roads es-
tablished in all populous communities.
Then we may see steady streams Of
great gas-driven trucks hauNng freight
along the established routes, relieving
the pressure of traffic on common high
ways and supplementing the work Of
the railroads. 1t will be valuable ad-
dition to our transportation systems.-
New Bedford (Mass.) Times.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
IMPROVE ROAD BY DRAGGING
Every Farmer Draas His Front Gate
to His Neighbours Front Gate
Towards Town.

Out from all the stormy talk about
good roads and taxation there looms
one significant fact: Good roads can
be made In normal soils by dragging.
The factor in making dirt roads IL
water. Drag your road so as to make
1t shed water and you will have the
best all-round highway on earth.
1t can be kept in repair with small
cost IL "every farmer drags from his
front gate to his neighbours front gate
towards town."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Important Amendment.

He was n new member of the harbor
BOARD In northern seaside town, ana
vas attending his first meeting. The
BOARD was discussing a proposal to
glace two buoys ut the entrance to the
harbor for the guidance Of mariners
1 beg to propose rs an amendment"
said the new member, that one man
Should be placed there instead of two
aoys, as tie latter are too young for
ich responsible position. London
it-Bits.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

this season Miss Hays possesses ar
unusual range of three octaves. ana
the astonishing ease with which she
does the coloratura roles is equaled
only by the warmth. smoothness anr
strength OF her voice in sustained pas
sages. She especially excels as banG
soloist. the volume and power Of her
tones rising easily above the heav,
brass accompaniment.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
POLITICALLY Expressed.

fy neighbours wee boy was fon'
of ,laying on my piano. My little cir
ha taught him to call the deep bas
no IS big BEARS" those of the midd.
re ster people" and the high treb.
on fairies" Among the latter h
on day discovered a dead key. Aftel
tr. ng vainly for some time to elici
so I'd from 1t, he turned to me viii
a proving face "Oh." he said, sac
ly did you know there's been a fail
di lY'-Chicago Tribune.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Surveying

I am now prepared to do all kinds OF
surveying and engineering and will be
at the Mix alrath Co. office IN Orc
fino every Monday and Tuesday OF the
week. Have worked for the N. P. Ry'
Company in Clearwater County, also
for the Montana Power Company, and
am licensed under the laws of Idaho.
T. F. Edwards,
Civil Engineer
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
NEED OF HIGHWAYS SYSTEM
Concrete or Brick Surfaces for Heavy
Traffic, With Macadam or Gravel
on Other Roads.
(By d. WARD KING.)

What we need, and in time will have,
is a system of highways which will
ramify from the largest cities to the
doorway Of the humblest citizen-vil-
lager or farmer. Such a system Of
highways will include trunk lines with
expensive concrete or brick surfaces
for the very heavy traffic, including
trucks and automobiles. Less used
but important roads may be Of water
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Get nerience, Young Man.

The " it n entering life must
ut be i'm isnt, writes Theodore Vail
. Ameri, Magazine. He must ac-
'nulate gnerience. he must learn
ir duties his position by the actual
ng Def he has any value to his
oloyer.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
The ainvisible0 Road Tax

Broken harness, wagons, buggies,
automobiles, are part of the invisible
tax the owners nay annually to poor
roads. This tax \ said to be greater
thar he cost Of road maintenance
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Roads Attract City People.

Better roads bringing city families
out to the country frequently In their
automobiles to visit farm families and
to purchase supplies of them will act
as an incentive for better general and
special methods Of farm-foOd produc-
ton,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
NOTED SOPRANO
WILL SING HERE
Mary Adei Hays of New York With
Band.

The joint concert appearance of
Mary Abel Hays, prima donna so
prano of New York. with the Royal
Venetian Band at Chautauqua. will be
the greatest musical attraction fea
tured at the Ellson-W White Assemblies