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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
MUCH SPIRIT
IN TOURNEY
Tennis Matches at Country
Club Come to Close
SUNDAY.

Finals in the Patriotic tennis tour
nament, for the benefit of the local
chapter OF the American Red Cross,
were played Sunday morning and at
ternoon at the courts Of the FL Paso
Country club. Prizes were awarded
the various winners Of the events by
Col George W. Taylor. retired, of the
United States army, the awards hav-
ing been donated by various business
men Of the city prior TO the tourna-
ment
A large share of credit in the sue
cess of the tournament is due W. J..
Freeman. of 1907 California street Mr.
Freeman inaugurated the idea Of
holding the tourney in behalf Of the
Red Cross. and quite a sum has been
raised
The scores:
In the mems doubles, semi finals,
Ferguson and DOerr won over Ban
deem and Munroe. by default Robin
son and Bryan defeated Neff and
Cooley. B., GO, 6-4-
In the finals, Robinson and Bryan
defeated Ferguson and Doerr by de-
The women's open finals. singles.
was won by Mrs. Gregory, who de-
Miss EIzina Orndorff defeated Miss
Doris Freeman in the girls junior
singles finals, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3.
In the mems singles. semi-finals,
Bailey defeated Bryan. Ga, 6-3. Fer
guson defeated Walk 6-1. 90. Fergu-
son defeated Bailey, 81. s-4.
In the fat mems doubles. an exhi-
bition match. WOodul and Krakauer
defeated Gillies and Doerr, SIS, 6-4,
So
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11

brother. Johnny McTaggart, will ride
this year for R. T. Wilson, jr. The
younger McTaggart was a big sue
cess last year. He rode Campfire TO
his two year old title and was as
traddle Belmont's Friar Rock in the
final victory of the Saratoga Cup.
Jimmy ButweIl. who is also In
the veteran class, Will wear the
silks of August Belmont. Prior
to the opening of the season he
worked n number OF BelmOnt's
naES under trainer sam Hill
dreth's direction, and Il expected
to ride home the winners in
number of good races. Tommy
Davies, who has ridden many
winners, including Flying Fairy,
will ride for James Butler, who
hes what Is considered n rreat
string of runners.
Harry Payne Whitney. one of the
most prominent owners of thorough
bredS in the country. has engaged
frankie Robinson to ride his entries
Robinson developed into a stellar
rider on the winter tracks and has
great year ahead of him. Joe Notter
viii also ride Whitney's horses and
although he is said to be getting a
trifle heavy for every day riding.
his ability. III
The Macomber stable. regarded as
one OF the strongest of the wear in
the east, will depend largely on
Johnny LOTUS to pilot home the win
ners- Joe Byrne will ride for pat
terson and Staurgis. BurlinRame.
Rowan and McGaw have bee1 en-
gagged by the Quincy stable. and Andy
Snuttnger VIII ride the horses of the
Wycklne stable, owned by Corringan
and Mckinney. Roscoe TroxIer. who
is said to improve with age. is to
ride the horses Of P. A Clarke.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
BOYLAND

Two batting rallies OF three runs
each coming in the seventh and
eight innings put the MERGERS on the
long end Of a six to four score against
the Monogram Kids Saturday after
noon at Rio Grande park Stanley
started both rallies. The entire Mer-
Ger Unfolding played star game,
making four double plays. Jake.
Ragsdale and Hoffman were the lead
ing the Monogram hitters, while Stan
ley and Kelly led In the Mercer Of
fence. Patterson played a star game
at second for the MERGERS but was
unable to connect safely. The Mer-
GERS have won Is times and lost one
Manager Robert Elmore OF the Mer-
Ger team has issued challenge to
the Rio Grande team which short
time ago hurled def at the Mercer
bovs I'VE had a game with the Rio
Grsnde PLAYERS and they did not show
NM said manager Elmore. IF they
desire TO play We will be glad to ar
range a game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
PASS CITY LEAGUE TEAMS MAKE
POOR SHOWING SUNDAY At PARK
Clubs Play Lstless Ball, and Gould Have Done Much
Better, Had They Injected Pep and Ginger Into
Game; Fans Sore, and Players VIII Have To
Improve if They Expect Good Crowds.
ssTF this is the city league

Lift this is the City league we
are glad that we are ANA
- tours" This came from two
members % one Of the teams OF the
Commercial Amateur league Sunday
, afternoon, after they had Witnessed
more than two hours Of listlsss play
ing, that was occasionally broken up
with heavy hitting. by the Pass City
league players in their regular
weekly matinee card at Rio Grande
park
Seriously, we think that Judge Pol
lock oughr 20 set out there and in
ject a biz of Pep and ginger into
his athletes. We know that the
Judge is perfectly capable Of doing
it, and If something is not done real
soon, the fans are going to wonder
If they are going to be furnished any
real baseball this summer. It is not
so much the class Of baseball as it
is the manner in which it is played.
and the bugs want to see a fight
ing" game.
Naturally. we ali realize that 1t Is
q hard matter to work six days
week in an office, as most Of the
City league boys do, and then get
: out and play baseball on the seventh
The players certainly nave the sym
pathies Of the fans on mat sc ore
as the playing Of even small chunk
of our national pastime require con-
siderable effort
Simmered down though. it seems
as If the boys could show little
fighting spirit now and then, any
air that resulted in the second game
Sunday, developing into rout Tor
the Norton Books
In the first game the Feldman
team was defeated by the Purity
bakers. score, 9 to 4. It is COM
pliment to the Feldman players. and
10 manager Red Livingston that his
men tried until the last The same
cannot be said Of the weston cluo
during the latter innings OF the sec
we're not trying There are plenty
of first class players in the city who
can play real baseball, those in the
amateur league for instance, al
though il is very likely that many
of them would not take advantage
Of an offer to bolster up the City
league teams, and make II a snappy
Juan Gomez's Norton Books play
baseball Indifferent to the fact
whether they are behind or not II
the other teams of the circuit would
1show the same spirit there is little
doubt but the weekly crowds out at
Rio Grande park would be much i'm
proved and would not be on the de-
cline as they are at present. Think
i over president Pollock, and see /
II there is any way that the teams /
can be strengthened TO prevent the |
listlessness that was the outstanding /
feature Of the games Sunday after
noon.
The double umpire system proved 4
a big success. and made a quite |
hit with the fans. even if the games /
did not It was due chiefly to /
errors that Gillette lost the first |
game. the Feldman boys contributing |
several times bungles to his down
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
Scha1k Popular Backstop
i t
Ki11ifer And Gowdy Good

Schang, OF the Athletics. are the
American lesguers who have hOgged
the publicity handed to the catchers
around Ban JohnSOn'S circuit
Yet there are other first and second
string catchers in both big leagues
who are invaluable TO their clubs. and
who. because they are steady work
aday backstops who happen to lack
the grandstand stuff. are seldom
casions, when their true value is
brought out in some particular game
Sizing mp the 1915 figures on
the work done by the 16 first
string eatchers in the two majors
shows little to choose between the
two corps The eatehers who have
been doing most OF the work this
season. OF who. because OF work
in the past, are generally accept
ed a. first eatehers, have been
The National league string consists
OF Lew AcCaTty. Art Wilson, Ivy
Wingo. Otto Miller. Frank Snyder,
Bill Fischer. Hank GOWdy and Bill
killifer- The American league corps
IS composed Of Chef Thomas, Hank
SEVERED. Ray Schalk. Bill Henry. Les
lie Nunemaker. Steve O'Nein. Wallie
Schang and Oscar Stanage- Bali clubs
which carry three catchers-and most
OF them dO-uSually have two between
whom there isn't a whole lot to
choose
But just for the sake Of comparison
the catchers named above have been
taken, and the figures Indicate thai
they rank as nearly on a par. COM
pared league for league. as the first
string catching corps OF any two
leagues could possibly rank.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
LEONARD |SPOPULAR CHAMPION
BY VICTORY OVER FRED WELSH
New York Lightweight is Now Recognized as One Of the
Best Men That Have Been Produced in the 133-
pound Division Easy Victory Over English
Champion Makes Him Big FaVor1te2
By t. :. ANDREWS.

considered that there are only two o.
three places in the United states
where contests Of over fifteen rounds
are permitted.
from one end Of the land 70 the other
on account OF his style Of fighting and
that the fact that he never displayed
much OF a punch Everyone admitted
his cleverness. but they thought u
was impossible to deprive him OF the
championship when he insisted upon
engaging in ten-round bouts only.
Getting right down to cold figures, Il
will be found that Freddie welsh de-
serves a lot more credit than ne mas
been given for his work since winning
the title from Willie Richie in 1914.
During the time he held the
champtOnShip, which was about
one year longer than either
Richie or Ad WOlgast held II. he
has taken part in flfty-one bat
ties. which Is quite a record when
IL Is considered that WOlgast had
only fourteen during his tenure
in office and Richie the same
number. Welsh had five eontestH
Of II rounds each. one of 20 and
the balance 10 rounds or under.
He had two knockoutS to his ere
dit. received seven decisions IN his IA
vor-ths balance being no-decislon
contests
welsh made the statement to the
writer over a year ago that the rea-
son he did not train down for fights
was the fact that he would go stale
in a very short time if he kept train
ing all the while and would eventually
90 into consumption For that rea-
son he refused TO make weight except
for important contests
1t Is a matter Of history that Ben
nv Leonard beat him in their first
contest. but that Welsh when ne was
in splendid condition for the second
meeting, put il all over Leonard John
nv Kilbane also outpointed Welsh be-
fore the latter's fight with Leonard
1t is not generally known, but Richie
Mitchell of Milwaukee came awfully
close to winning on a knockout over
Welsh in the second round when they
met in Milwaukee last winter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
PLAY
FOR 4 MEDAL
Handsome Medal Is to Be
Awarded Instead of
Other Trophies.
BY 7 AID

As q war time measure, inexpensive
medals, instead OF costly plate and
trophies, will be given the winners
OF the Pacific Northwest golf cham
pionsships here June $3.50 and the
receipts are to be donated to the Red
Cross
officials OF the WaTerly club. over
whose links the tourney will be
played. predict that more prominent
golf players will be entered in the
coming tournament than in any other
meet Of its kind ever held IN the
Pacific northwest.
Among the stars expected to play
are Heinrich Schmidt, of Oakland, the
western amateur golf champion; Rus
sci Smith, Pacific northwest cham
pion; Forest watson. POtlatch cham
former Coast champion: Jack Melville
San Francisco, former coast cham
picn: Douglas Grant, San Francisco,
California champion; Erve Armstrong,
Los Angeles. former California cham
pion; Harold Lang, Salt Lake. besides
numerous other stars Of the links.
Efforts to have the one mile open
water national swimming champion
ship held at San Diego in July are be-
ing made by Les Henry. chairman OF
the swimming committee Of the
southern pacific branch OF the ANA
teur Athletic union II the event is
secured. il will be staged under the
auspices of the San Diego Rowing
club in San Diego harbor, which is
said to offer a perfect course.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
.SNAPPY GAMES
IN COMMERCIAL
Players Show Spirit in the
Forenoon Games at Rio
Grande Park.

FL Paso Foundry and Momsen-Dun-
negan-Ryan teams made it seven
Stephen" Sunday morning at Rio
Grande park when they annexed vic
tories from the postoffice and FL Paso
Furniture company in two hard fought
games Of the commercial amateur
league The scores were a bit one
sided but the players threw every
ounce OF energy they possessed into
the pastime, and the game was not
over until the last man was out
AS a result of the victories Of the
Foundry and Modury teams the per-
centageS of the league are now tied
up No action has yet been taken on
the matter Of throwing out a game
between the Furniture company and
Postoff1ce some time ago, but even
If this was done manager Charles
AronSon's team would still make q
substantial showing.
The first game between the Post
office and Modury teams was holly
contested throughout The Momsen
boys made one run in the first inn
ing, and added two more in the sec
ond for good measure. The Postoffice
players tried hard to even up the tally
in their part Of the game, but tv irler
Hancock of the Modury frightened and
forced the batters out
Quite a surprise was, sprung in the
second affair when the Foundry got
their heavy artillery working and
hammered out some nice large hits.
Two long slams were placed in the
club house door for three-baggers
Alton Hobein, center fielder of the
Foundry team made a star catch when
he grabbed a hot liner from his shoe
tops in center field
The batteries were as follows: First
game-Modury. Hancock and Piatt:
Postoffice, Reid and Gordon; second
game, Ell Paso Foundry, Kinle and La
Croix; Ell Paso Furniture, c. Make, G.
Livingston and Chauvet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
Horse Owners Extravagant
| ! | ] ] | |.
To Spend Many Thousands

Jew YORK. June 11.-Owners
NJ of thoroughbred race horses
! y spend many thousands Of dol
lars every year as retainers for the
jockeys. They lay out fat rolls OF
perfectly good currency before a race
is run, and the fact that they do this
seems to offset the old saying that
great horses make great Jockeys.
The season of 1917 in the east.
spite the war, gives promise of
being n highly successful one, for
the classics that have already
been run have met with unusual
success, and the real blue ribbon
events are yet to come.
Among the Jocks who will strad-
die the oluebloods of the turf in the
east this season are the cream OF the
country. The jockey market is good,
to say the least. and some OF them
are Just as prominent under present
conditions as were the great Jockeys
Of the past.
Like Johnny Ref, Danny Maher,
Tod Sloan. Eddie Dominica and Joe
Redfern, the topnotch Jocks OF the
present day draw down thousands OF
dollars annually for their services
Prominent among the present day
years are Tommy McTaggart, Jimmy
Butwell. Joey Notter, Joe Byrne,
Johnny LOTUS and Andy Shuttinger-
McTaggart was the last Of the vet
eran jockeys to find berth, for
the reason that he held out for big
money until the right offer came
along. He will ride under the colors
of John Canford. and he will get in
the neighborhood Of $4,000 monthly
for plotting Sanford's horses His
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
When the Skin Seems AbIaze
With Itching and Burning

not find a blood remedy that ap-
proaches s S. S. for real efficiency. It
has been on the market for fifty
years, during which time it has been
giving uniform satisfaction for all
manner Of blood disorders. II you
want prompt and lasting relief, you
can rely upon S. S. s For expert ad-
vice as to the treatment Of your own
individual case. write today to Chief
Medical Adviser, Swift Specific Co,
Dept. MAJ, Atlanta, Ga-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11

ILWAUKEE. Wis., June lit
MI is seldom that the changing OF
IL a title in the fighting game
has created more interest throughout
the country. than when Freddy Welsh
lost his crown to Benny Leonard in
a bout scheduled as a nO-decision af-
fair in New York city. Harry Pol
lock. manager Of Welsh tried to make
the claim that Welsh did not lose his
title owing to the fact that the ref
cree failed to count him out 1t was
alleged by manager Pollok that while
Welsh was hanging on the ropes with
his toes off the floor" the referee
should have counted him out or given
him the chance to recuperate within
the nine seconds.
Technically that might be cor
rect to n certain extent, but in
boxing matches nowadays, the
referee has the power to stop \
contest when he il convinced that
one man Is beaten. This is done
to avoid brutality I'm the ring and
prevent any serious mishap that
might occur II n boxer were per-
mitfed to continue beating n man
after practically having him in an
insensible condition.
Under these conditions it is the rule
to score the verdict as knockout and
Mr.. Pollok should be one OF the first
to admit the correctness Of this rule.
All critics and boxing fans who
watched the contest IN New York have
been unanimous in claiming that
Welsh was fairly beaten and that it
would have been a shame to permit
him to continue under the conditions.
therefore referee Kid Mcfarland
was right in stopping the contest and
in this way allowing the decision to
go to Leonard: also the lightweight
championship.
It is something unusual in the fight
ing game to have a championship
change hands in a no-decision contest,
but it is not so surprising when it is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
Cravath Is Hitting Hard
11IIl / lIIl /
Paskert Also Doing Well
By JACK vEIOCK.

7EW YORK, June 11-When
n ball player commences TO bal
l over 80 in Old Father Time:
league, it is the general belief that he
has seen his best days
The rolling years take the youthful
snap and ginger out OF the arms and
legs Of the average player past so
years of age, and he turns into the
path which leads him back to the
minors or to retirement
But there are exceptions to every
rule and in the major leagues today
there is a sprinkling Of players well
past the 80 year mark who are still
blocking Old Dad Times iusty wal
lops and getting away with il, while
ambitious youngsters grow weary
camping on their trails, waiting for
the chance to step in and take their
places
Hinchman, Ames, Vaughn, Toney,
Chief Meyers and Buck HerZog are
among the past 80 players in the Ma
tional league, who are still in there
winning their cakes on the diamond,
while Terry Turner, Eddie Plank,
Stanage and Jimmy Austin are Amer
lean league veterans who refuse TO
be downed by the scythe OF the white
bearded old gent who turns the hands
Of the clock.
But two OF the most remarkable
players in many respects are Gavvy
Cravath and Dode Paskert, OF the
Phillies, both outfielders, and both ap-
parently good for a few more seasons
IN the big show
Cravafh has been the biggest
surprise of the two, because he
has managed a comeback after he
was labelled. wrapped and shipped
to the Minors and expected TO
stay there for good and all. Few
fans or writer's expected TO see
Gavyy back in the big show this
year after he was headed Tor the
minors last fall. But he's back
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
and he ia just as highly respected
by the pitchers As ever before.

and he ia Just as highly respected
by the pitchers As ever before.
Though Gavvy's legs are not ca
pable Of doing the work they once
did, his murderous bat is still on the
job and his batting eye is just as keen
as ever Pat Moran would be glad
to see a faster and snapper fielder
holding down right garden. but Pat
cannot see his way clear to sacrifice
Cravath's hitting ability for a
younger pair OF legs and a much
weaker bludgeon. Cravath started ont
the season of 1917 at a terrific clip,
and up to the first Of June he was hit
ting better than -335. Cravath has
fooled 'em. that's all
In Dode Paskert The PhIIIies
have another veteran. DOde il
now playing his seventh season As
member OF the Pills, and he
bids fair to be seen in a PhiIly
uniform for several more seasons
n his playing this year can be
taken as an indication of just how
sfast- he is going back
Paskert, unlike most ball players
past 35-he Will be So in August
has not lost the youthful springiness
and vigor Of his legs He l. still as
fast and sure on his underpinning as
many Of the younger players who
come up, and although he is not the
hitter that Cravath is, he can still
sting the apple for a seasons average
around .275. He hit -279 last season,
and so far this year he has been hit
ting between $50 and .270, with his
hitting being done in streaks- Like
all of the veterans, Paskert may be
expected to brush up his batting with
hot weather here to stay.
YOUNG BOBBY LOSES TO MERRY.
Douglas, Ariz.. June 11.-Young
Bobby OUT to Billy Merry in the
third round Of a scheduled ten round
boxing bout at Camp Harry J. Jones
last week. Bobby was unable to
make a stand against his hard hit
ting opponent TIE bouts were
held under the auspices of the En-
listed Mems club
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
Thers'E just one hing to do.

rAers'E just one thing to do.
II your skin seems ablaze with the
hery burning and itching Of Eczema,
real and lasting relief can only come
from treatment that goes below the
surface-that reaches down to the
very source Of the trouble. So-eaned
skin-diseases come from a disordered
condition Of the blood, and the proper
treatment Is through the blood
Search far and near. and you can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11

Innings pitched. by Haney. 1t. by Pei
pfrey. 1 2-5. Runs off Haney. 8; off Pei
phrey. l. Hits. off Haney. H. off Pelphrey,
l. Twobase hits, Caro-. Dickerson. Three
base hit. Chacon- Stolen bases. Brown. 2:
Gomez, =. Sacrifice hits. Chacon. Painter.
Struckout. by Haney, 3; by Vfllareal. Is
First base on balls, Off Haney. /; off Pei
phrey. I; off Villareal, 3. Left on bases
Weston Z; Norton Books z Wild pitches
Niliareal, /; Haney, 1. Passed ball. Cha
con. l. Time Of game, 1:0S. Umpires,
Ferro and Monahan-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
Commercial
League Notes

The matter of ordering pro-
tested game by the Postoffice
against the FL Paso Furniture COM
pany replayed is still in allegiance
but will be decided at the next meet
ing of the executive committee Of
the amateur organization. Manager
Slmons, Of the Postoffice team, filed
a protest shortly after the game &C.
Cured few weeks ago, his cOnten-
uon being that the umpire erred in
calling runner out at third base
@nen under the ruling he was safe
me protest was placed in the hands
OF a committee for a definite rul-
ing on the matter, and It is regarded
as probable that the game will be
replayed but the present percentages
OF the two teams will stand until IL
s replayed.
In the first game Sunday morning
me n-Dunnegan-Ryan boys
old some good fielding and hitting
against the consistent Postoffice
team A good share of the credit OF
the victory belongs to L Momsen.
VINO, besides playing a grand game
at shortstop, hit safely every time
up Momsen is also said to be
good pitcher and may be seen in a
uniform on the mound in the near
future.
Reid and Hancock, rival twirlers
were engaged in a pretty pitchers
battle during the entire five innings
The latter managed to edge ont his
rival, however, but on the whole he
received better support
X
The Commercial can boast OF hav-
ing about the best catcher seen IN
Ell Paso in some time in Gordon Of
the Postoffice- 1t seems no trouble
for him TO nip runners off fist ana
third, to say nothing of his pegging
to second
The Modury put up the best exhf-
bition of baseball of the day, and he
yond doubt viii be a dangerous
club in the future.
x
The old story, second baseman
Livingston, of the Furniture, hit
home run to the club house, but was
out for failing 10 touch third base.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
Snmr,arv N Game

Twobase hit, Markley. Threebase hits,
Davis Meason- Stolen bases. Aylesworth.
Doyle. Sacrifice hits. Hunter. Markley.
Davis Struckout, by Leyva- 8: BY Gillette.
Z. First base on balls, off Leyva- off Gil
lette. 3 Left on bases, Feldman. s: Purity,
3 Passed ball. Calamia- Time OF game,
lis. Umpires. Monohan and Ferro.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
AMBULANCE COMPANY VICTOR

The baseball team Of Ambulance
company No. three, stationed at Fort
Bliss. defeated the Seventh cavalry
Saturday afternoon at the Fort Bliss
grounds By the score Of nine to three.
Cannon pitched a star game for the
Ambulance team