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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
HARRY GREB IS ANXIOUS FORA
FIGHT WITH MICHAEL GIBBONS

Unless Harry Greb, the Pitts
burgh wild man." was giving
- forth vapid utterauce while in
Chicago recently. training for his
bout with Len RowIauds. n serious
attempt TO match Greb and Mike Glib
bons in a ten-round bout in Pitts
hurgh Thanksgiving day is being
made. Greb declared he had received
and accepted an offer and asserted he
was certain Mike also would accept
II Greb and Gibbons meet "a
should be- battle worth going
To see. The Two men are boxers
ct distinctly different type, yet
they should put up "a whirlwind
contest.
When Greh scraps he comes 90 an
opponent from every angle. Tie starts
his punches from every possible di-
recriou and fights like no other bat
tier iu the game today. He is q freak
but he is effective. and has disposed
OF some of the best middleweichts in
the world
Gibbons. as everyone knows. IS the
acme OF cIe-eruess Anyone who
fights Mike according f1 Horle has
hard time finding the chin OF tho elu-
sive So. Paul ha-rler Defending him
SELF b. one oC the best -hine- Gibbons
does but he also knows now TO init.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

protectors of the same are agreed
that maj0Or league ball must be con-
tiuued, practically at any cost.
They would gladly consent TO its
continuance under government super
vision If necessary A whole year
without organized bail of any kind
would be a terrific blow to the game.
for organized baseball is a big bust
ness, in which millions of dollars are
tied up. and should IL be killed for
the period OF even one year il would
be set back az least ten years, ac-
cordinE 20 those who are in a position
TO know
The confidence that has been
expressed by men high up in the
baseball business that the game
can be continued along modest
lines Is born Of the belief that the
public would be 10th to see the
national pnstime torn to pieces.
Baseball is a red-blooded game that
has more followers than any other
sport in the world. and after the war
ir is believed that the game viii
spread 10 all parts Of the globe in due
time
II the game is protected IL may not
be so many years until faudOm viii
be offered the chance TO see
worlds series" in every sense Of the
word. with teams representing ma
tious. rather than leagues, qlayinE
for the title This may sound like an
idle dream. but such baseball men as
Clarke Griffith. Charley Comiskey and
Ban Johnson have considered IL pos
sible
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
CHURCH LEAGUE
To PLAY AGAIN
Basketballers Are Warm
ing Up for Fourth Week
of Schedule at "Y."

The fans are anxiously awaiting
the next series Of games in the
Church basket ball league Saturday
night The usual five games will be
played and three Of them at least Will
be close hard ones. The teams viii
play as follows Al I-30 o'clock,
First Methodists and Mexican Meth
odists; s o'clock, Trinity Methodists
and Calvarv Baptists. $50 o'clock.
First Baptists and First Presbyte-
rians: 9 o'clock ut. Sinai and First
Christians $50 o'clock, Cathedral and
Westminster Presbyteriaus.
The feature game promises TO be
the Mt. Sinai and First Christian
match. The former Will be strength
ened by the presence of Pinllie sill
berberg. while the Christian boys viii
have Bunker back in the game. Pop
FahrenwOld and Young viii also play.
Steady practice is rounding many
OF the teams into great form and
change in the standing Of teams viii
soon take place
The standing 10 date is as follows.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
F0RESTERSFIT
FOR HARD WORK
Many College Athletes Join
Regiment En- Route to
France for Duty.

Outdoor life OF the forester Is re-
Elected ia the appearance Of the
Tenth engineers CForest), now in
France. This fitness was the result
OF working at outdoor jobs which re-
quired strength and aIertuess.
College athletes are important mem
bers Of the regiment, including not a
few recent graduates and undergrad
yates from forestry colleges ranging
from Yale 20 California Eddie" Frey.
% Cornell, was one Of the intercol-
lcEiate champions in the two mile run,
when he helped his alma mater clean
up all four places in the event against
the picked men Of all the leading uni
Fersities OF the country.
Another Comedian. and one 81 the
smaller men, is George kcphart, cox
swain Of the varsity eiEht-oar cham
pious. who had swept the Hudson at
PouEhkeepsie, and after that ne was
a member Of COruelrs intercollegiate
championship wrestling team These
men are typical Of those who marched
along with others who had achieved
championships ia "burliug.' cOrdwOod
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
Ell Pasoans Lose Friend
In Sportsman Longmyre

with the City league again. and also
played with the goth infantry until
he transferred 70 the hospital corps.
Organizing a team from hospital COM
pany No. !, he had little difficulty in
defeating the class OF the Army
league with K0ressl pitching
During the 1917 season L0ugmyre
remained with the Feldmau team and
did excellent work for the Livingston
outfit AT the advent OF the football
season LonEmyre organized a football
team from the ranks Of hospital corps
No. T. and which played practically
every organization on the border and
was noted for its craftsmanship and
cleanliness.
L0uEmyre carries the best wishes
Of the fans with him on his eastern
trip. being the last Of the "old guard
To 20 II is needless TO state This OF
course. as the auburn-haired athlete
has worked himself into a warm spot
in the hearts Of local fans. and VIII
always be remembered as one Of the
foremost supporters 20 cement rela-
tions between civilian and military
athletic interests.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
MAY REVIEW BIG
WESTERN CLASSIC

The proposal t0 stage football
same between eleVeus Of the Uuiver-
stiles of Chicago and Michigan for
the benefit OF the Red Cross may re-
suit in the revival of one Of the most
Important of the Middle Western
-ridiron classics These two institu-
tious first met iu football iu 1892 and
since that date have played - games.
N which Michigan has won nine and
chicago five The Wolverines lead
i1 points with a total Of 1e9 TO Chi
rlgo's 162. Michigan has held the
Maroon eleveus scoreless four times
while ChicaGo shut0ut the Ann Arbor
university but once and this was iu
the famous and final games between
these universities played iu 1902
when Chicago forced Michigan TO
make n safety the only score Of the
contest. lIichiEau-s greatest striuc
Of Victories was won between 1901
and 1908 when the Yost Warriors
took four games FOO g row hy scores
Of % TO %. p 90 o. IS 90 70 and - Co
To-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
COMPANY C IS
VICTOR IN GAME

The fast company football team
defeated company A Sunday morning
ll fast game az the 5fth reEimental
grounds by the score Of 40 70 O. The
BAN was kept in company A territory
during the greater part OF the game.
the company T. athletes playing an
excellent offensive and defensive,
same C0yle, captain OF company =
team. was the star Of the game. Wills
Gibson also did some good work.
The lineup Of the company @ team
iz as follows Center. NoWicki- right
guard. Campbell; right tackle,
Mooney; right end. 1IcGIadin and
Gustaps0n- left guard. Dufau- left
tackle. SObslaw and Waller: left end.
kidding; quarterback. Coyle. right
half. Marker and Nickel. left half.
Zubousli and Weber fulback- Glib
SON Lieut. Black is coach OF the
team. and games can be arranged By
calling him az the infantry headquar-
ters-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
INFANTRY ELEVEN
IS AFTER GAME

SarEt. John H Nichols. company
K. 34th infantry. is anxious 10 ar
range a soccer game for the eleven
Of which he is manager. The iufan-
try team was recently organized and
is DESTROYS OF trying its strength
against one OF the local elevens ar
Rio Grande park 1t is probable that
the team viii be entered in the new
proposed soccer league which viii be
organized at a meeting TO be held to-
night at 31z1a South Fl Paso street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

and can give an opponent savage
punishment II he desires.
Whether a scrapper OF Greb's style.
whose punch is effective but not
deadly. can BATTLE Gibbons and render
ineffective his marvellous cleverness.
is a question that only a meeting be-
tween the two can settle. Most Of
the fans probably would string with
Gibbons in a match with Greo. but
the fact remains that the Pitts
burgher has been creating havoc
among the middleweights and is en-
titled TO a crack at Gibbons.
Orch declares he Is improving
all the time and that Gibbons f.
not fighting often enough 90 pro-
E-rcsx very much. Orch thinks he
will win IL he gets a chance at
Michael.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

THEN the Golden State limited
M leaves for the north some
time Wednesday afternoon II
viii carry aboard one Of the best sol
der sportsmen known TO fans OF the
border. in the form Of Red Longmyre.
baseball and football player, who has
been ordered 10 service in the east
Lonsmyrs received final orders TO
report for duty elsewhere Tuesday
morning and had but little time TO
make fareweIls TO the many friends
he has made during his term OF SER
vice in FL PasO-a period OF about
five years
Is0nEmy-e first became known 20
The fans during the city league sea-
son OF 1915 He later graduated into
the Army baseball league-Oue OF the
fastest circuits i'm the history Of the
s0uthwest-and was q member OF the
pennant-WiuuinE goth infantry agEre-
cation in the days of Hook (Claude)
Graham, Swede Souders and others.
In 1915 Longmyre became identified
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
CATCHER CADY IS
MUCH IMPROVED

Later reports from the automobile
accident in which Forrest Cady.
catcher for the Boston Red SoL, was
hurt near his home at Bishop Hlu.
Ill. recently show he is still IN a seri-
Gus condition. though he viii recover.
Cady's right collar bone was broken
his left shoulder blade broken a
number OF teeth knocked out and his
face and head cut and bruised. He
was unconscious for several hours
physl cians cannot say as yet o. he
ever viii be able 10 play bail again
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Second baseman Wiser, OF the
army team. was given q base on balls
IN the fatal sixth inning Sunday az
ternO0n by Fisher. simply for the pur-
pose OF getting him out OF the way.
Fisher and Duty thought that they
could make easy work OF Brown, and
were surprised when the latter hit
the ball down TO Medina, bringing IN
Howard for the first run
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Nine men have finished the Y. N.
G. a gymnastics tests in elementary
work on the horse, parallel bars.
horizontal bar and flying rings and
have scored as follows: VIM Deegau,
9S; c. Barber. "a; ". Sanford, go; r.
COvington, g.; G. Magruder. 81: Y.
Scott. go: u Amador IS: J. Morris.
So; F. House. 50. The tests in in
termediate work will begin next
Thursday evening and viii continue
on Mondays and Thursdays until
finished.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
DUTY Is sACRIFICE nm.

Catcher Duty is q bear at laying
hunts down the third base foul line.
The first time up SUNDAY afternoon
Duty laid perfect hit down the line.
but was thrown out at first. He adj
vanced his runner, however. and that
was something On two successive
hunts Duty arrived safely at first ia
his next two trips to the plate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Few YORK, Nov. The base
NJ ball outlook for 1918 is filled
= with uncertainties FOR club
owners and players.
According to present plans. the ma
5or leagues viii continue 10 operate
in an effort TO keep the game going;
but If the world war is raging next
March, with no evidence OF peace in
sight, it is practically certain that
the minor leagues. with the excep-
riou Of one or two, VIII keep their
parks closed
VIII Continue Game.
The plan 20 c0ntine baseball in the
major leagues includes a provision
for keeping several OF the minor
leagues in operation for the purpose
OF taking care Of q limited number Of
players. The major leagues cannot
live without source Of supply from
which TO draw playing talent. and
they must have the minor league 20
assist in the development of players
who need more seasoning
So, IL the war continues. 10 SIS prob
able that the two big minor leagues
the American association and the
international leaEue-may be enccur-
aged TO operate. The salaries Of play
ers viii probably be greatly reduced
in the majors. and further cuts VIII
be made in the minor leagues in Ques-
ton If they continue to operate next
year
The powers that he in baseball
are playing a waiting game just
now. for there f. nothing else for
them 10 dos hut at the winter
meetings Of the two big leagues
and the National Baseball COM
mission steps viii be taken to-
ward meeting gigantic obstacles
which viii arise next spring IN
less peace comes.
The club owner in any league who
has bail players Of the draft age on
his team roster cannot be sure that
his club viii not be entirely wrecked
by the time April I. 1918, rolls
around For this reason the major
leagues were wary about drafting
players from the minors last month.
and in most cases the eligibility Of
investigated before the club owners
put in a baseball draft for him.
Many players who were purchased
prior 10 the opening Of the drafting
season were bought with the prOTlso
that in case they were drafted FOR the
national army the purchaser should
De released from the obligation OF
paying for the titles 10 them.
Minors Lose Most.
Major league club owners who have
thousands Of dollars tied up in play
ers alone, stand 70 lose heavily AT any
time. but the minor league owner.
who depends on the sale Of players
10 tide him over. especially in lean
years such as 1917 has been, was
mighty hard hit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
Gridiron Notes
IrAH - cnInRAnn-

LOGAN. Utah. Nov. TITO Ttah ~
riculturaI college easily defeated the
Colorado AEEies here Tuesday. The
score was a TO o. The Utah men eN-
ceIled en- every particular and ar no
time was the result I'm doubt Colo
radios one touchdown came as the re-
suit OF "a stupid play ON the part Of
ltah's backs ThrouEhouL the same
the Fort Collins men were slow while
Utah had no rroubl~ in making
Caius ON hitting the line or around
the ends
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
sWEDFS ACCEPT HFCORu.

The Swedish Amateur Athletic as
ISOLATION has official accepted John
Zauder's new worlds record Of 3-54-7
for the 1900 meter run The old record
of 3-55.S was made by the American,
runner kiviat i'm the preiiminaries %
the Stockholm Olympic games in 1917.
Zauder's splendid performance is the
more remarkable from the fact that
he ran the entire distance alone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE MUST BRACE.
FIT INTENDS To WIN SERIES
Johnsonian Circuit Outclasses Parent Organization in
World Series ana Has Won Eight Out Of the Last Nine
Championship remnants; Boston Club Is Only
One That Has Held Own Against Rivals

and the Cubs-TiEers clash IN 1907
the National leaguers cleaned Up
by winning four straight games.
The Tigers lost four games to the
Cubs after tying the first game,
while the flackmen did not have
ns muck a. a tie in their series
with the Braves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
FTsHER FAIIFD no CONNECT.

When Paul Fisher failed to connect
for a hit In six trips TO the bat sun
Gay afternoon a number Of fans were
disappointed Fisher famed twice,
and got one base on balls and q sacrl-
flee hit He hit the bah the other
two times but none Of the blows land
ed out OF reach Of the feeders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Many baseball fans regret the Ieav-
ing OF Red LongmTre, army football
star, who has been ordered 20 The
east Longmyre has been in FL Paso
for about five years and is one OK
the best known. OF the army athletes A.,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
CHACnN nN M Inn.

job I'm the fourth came of She special
series. both AT bat and I'm the field
Chacon hammered out one hit, but
was also famed By Comeau. AS every
other member OF the civilian team
struck out at least once. this is not a
disgrace.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

TEW YORK. NOV. The staid
NJ old Rational league viii have
i TO whip mp If it ever expects
TO- be .lassed with the fast-ste1pinS
Baufonsonian circuit I'm the matter Of
coping the worlds championships.
Since the two majors began world
seriesinc back in 1903. Il contests
Tor The championship of the world
and part OF Germany have been
played. and out Of the II the Ameri-
can league has tluEoed OF with nine.
and the mother circuit has been
forced 10 bee discontinued with five
Rack in the old days the hcnors
used 90 perch on the shoulders OF
the older league. but Of late years
10 has been something else again.
for the ucnnunt winners Of the
johnson loop have been steadily
coming 20 the font since 1903
Since 1910. when the Connie Macks
WlIloped the cubs iu four out Of five
gaines. the American league has
grabbed seven out OF eight series.
which makes it almost unanimous
american j. Victor.
Prior TO that time the National
league. or rather the old Cubs. Giants
and Pirates were in the zenith ana
-lommeL THE glory. Regardless OF
..H AE.HH.N is N.E Nua...AA- nave EAA-eA GU
they stiu hold claim 20 glory because
OF the wonderful pitching OF ChrISt-'
Nathewson iu 1908. when he shut out
The AS i'm three ball games
Since Matty's f1deaWay faded the
Giants have made no records, but the
1908 series gives them something 90
mention when they are speaking OF
the business of extracting every cent
-le public i7 willing 20 give up 10 see
ser o. bali games
The one break in the long
string of recent American league
Victories came in 1914. when the
Boston Braves upset al calcula-
IN awful cleaning The Braves
games OF ball
'caIly seven years 20 elevate itself TO
The standard OF the National, and
now Ban Johnsou's pet league is four
series mp on GOV. Tener's circuit
The failure Of the Phils. Robins and
Giants in three out Of the Ia &C four
series has been responsible for the
long lead taken by the younger cir
Cui- for prior to 1915 il was just
about f.fty-fifty.
National 4 Fair.
In one respect the National league
has flo over its rival Though its rep
reseutariVes have made a Compare
lively poor showing on more than one
occasion they have never reached the
stage OF a cleanup by an American
league team
In two series. the 1914 clash he
tween the Wrnves and Athletics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

BIZ Medina failed 90 show his old
time hitting streak Sunday afternoon
but did some nice fielding. which
partly atoned for this loss. Medina
is valuable man TO the civilian team
and can be relied upon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

New York. Nov -Wulart Robin
SON. MANAGE or the Brooklyn Sac
tioual league club signed 90 contract
Tue-laE tu continue his management
NJ Che teaE Tor die season OF 1915.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
CARET cAN,T HIT

a Pittsburr fan wants 20 know ~
Max Carey couldn't steal as many
bases as Ty Cobb IN ne could. like
can't hit $50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07
MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE HEADS
ARE HEAVY LOSERS THIS SEASON

Little Circuit Magnates viii Not Receive Annual
Amounts for Services Of Crack Players and Stand to
Lose Many Thousands of Dollars; War May Put
the Small Leagues Out Of Existence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

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High Eame-Auderson 200.
High t0tal-Anderson $50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-07

Few YORK, Nov. The base
NJ ball outlook for 1918 is filled
i with uncertainties FOR club
The Glenwood post., 1917-12-15
THE BRAND OF BARBARISM

THANCEIIIlOR Hertling this kind of a peace
Not sefdenal peace, of conquest but
which contains the pemannce and of competition
between the European nations service of kuur and humanity
the basis of mutual respect and mutual confidence
That Of German think such
possible shows that Germany does understand the and
its irremediable effects
Mutual respect and confidence which
sit down and The human
which restore Gemany and confidence
the nations for and confidence neither be forced
secured by bargain.
Germany in class with nooousy bad hotel bad
bad dog bad and all the sacrifice she might be willing make
the table lift her of it, At the height of her
culture Influence good Germany
ed herself with the barbar ac focy and veness of the
Hun Hun she will civa
alton that she has brutally ravished and betrayed
Peace give Germany much 1t will able give
the respect and confidence of other Springs e
graph
The Glenwood post., 1917-12-15
WOMEN SUFFRAGE AND LIQUOR

OS ANGELES has vetoed the saloon of existence and
credited to the of that city, doubt it should
be- At the time the liquor interests pointing that suffrage
does always of close
inclined the belief that little connection
suffrage and liquor.
Colorado defeated prohibition by 0 after had voted
nearly twenty when finally carried the mooy
only 10000 Michigan the state the union
hbon defeated suffrage within six monhs-the first
by 7OO
California 1911 1914 prohibition
defeated by nearly 100000 In 1916 prohibition again
feed In Illinois 1916 prohibition made advances In Cha
twenhree out of aldermen elected those
dorsed by the saloons and in East Dbuq Ill., senvenfour
cent of the who voted were for the saloons
In Massachusetts in 1916 the increased their majority with
only voting and added cities the dry column Cambridge
with population of has been dry for thirty years In New
Hampshire under male suffrage in 1916 the vote of all the towns
combined 1882 in favor Of license majority
of than two to
West Virginia where only vote 1914
Minnesota than one Of the counties dry by local
option and there amendment to be submitted the
election which will undoubtedly make the whole state
Out Of 1892 counties the United States only 1886
OF these made dry with alone voting and only 2
counties made dry where both and This
Election whole bp where il the connection between
suffrage a.d the liquor qusstioni-Rssy Ford Tribune
The Glenwood post., 1917-12-15
IT'S A SURE SIGN

r THOSE familiar with the OF the poli
for second term expects tob
closely between the lines can PICK out the
boys in for second term 1t IS
somewhat Most of them about
cunningy many pay but little attention to the political
their intentions and Of the plans they max
perhaps before time out and announce
themselves for office
exceptions the rule The really strong
the who will be called succeed himself cares but
people appreciate they else in
his place This class of should not be placed among the poll
cans They business and pedde hot
any body parties and it is unfortunate
that do have of them
In looking the Democratic of the state easily
pick the who feel that they weak but want to for
second There three of the boys the state house
who soldering all themselves trying to get the
public understand what ideal officers they have made how they
have saved the peoples and how the salvation Of the state de-
their office The good the
offices nothing Nobody hears anything about them
Their seldom mention their and it generally
they will aan they do particular
y whether they for second term not
fellows who through the party press
afraid that will be called succeed themselves They
the fellows who know that they weak and Incompetent
the who something the telling how
have been their lives devoted they the
of their office how their have saved the from financial
ruin Just let the dear watch the days and weeks BY
and before long they will have the whole will who
the aspiring weak ones are-Durango Herald. ..., +"