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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
ABANDON SPORTS
If TER WAR, PLAN
Grange IN Title Of German
Athletic Body May
Mean Quits.

The action OF the German Imperial
Olympic committee in changing its
title TO the German Imperial Commit
tee for Bodily Exercises has aroused
much speculation among athlete au-
thorities throughout the world. Many
close followers OF Olympic sports have
expressed the opinion that the move
on the part Of the German committee
Is an iuJimation that Germany will not
compete in these international sports
after the war Others hold that the
change Of name merely marks the
taking over Of other duties and plans
considered more necessary and press
ing a TINS time in Germany than con-
sideratiOn OF future Olympic meets.
In this connection il can be said that
the International Olympic committee
has not abandoned the idea Of these
games and that with the restoration
OF peace in Europe there Will be a
determined effort made to hold an in
ternational meet within a year follow
ing the Official close of the conflict
1t has been intimated that the gath
erIng may be more than a series OF
athletic competitions; taking the form
OF an international celebration of the
restoration Of peace. with imposing
ceremonies and pageants TO which the
nations of the world viii be invited
to send representatives delegations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
BOXERS PART AS
REAL GOOD PALS
Anderson Who Was Not
Hurt Badly Leaves With
Friendly Feeling.

I feel pretty good but could be
lot better said Freddie Anderson.
lust before leaving here for Deming
with manager. F. Z. Porter and his
brother. Bad" Anderson.
Freddie was hit pretty hard BY
O'Toole and It took him Just three
minutes and IS seconds TO &c. back
to consciousness. but it was several
hours before his head cleared up. How
ever. the jar Anderson took when he
landed did not hurt him 10 amount to
anything and he viii be himself. II is
expected. in few days
Just who Anderson will tackle next
is hard 10 determine as Porter has
not announced any future dates for
the speedy little Deming boy. is not
unlikely that he viii show with some
good boys OF these regions on some
near date
Anderson left here without anything
but praise 10 say for O'ToOle. Hes
an awfully good boy and I wish him
all the luck there is"
Both boys chatted together before
Freddie left and convinced bvstanders
that there was no grudge in their bout
but merely a stroke Of business in
which each wanted TO uphold his repu-
tatiOn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
Willard Left a Loopho1e
-::- -: n: -:ii:- ~
He's Afraid Of His Title
Willard

@MCAGO. III, March LESS VII
lard, heavyweight champion, left
a loophole for himself when he
with a circus again this season. The
ioophole is a clause in the contract
which permits him. 10 break it by Civ
ing three weeks' notice
Jess wasn't quite sure when ne
signed I'D how the public would take
10 the idea of having its champion out
OF the ring for another year. a few
week. ago there didn't appear TO be
any man in sight capable Of giving him
2 good battle for the title. Then Fred
Fulton, Of Rochester, MINI. bobbed UP
and comm moving them down as
fas. as they faced him. and Willard
was compelled TO sit up and take no
nee With one ear TO the ground. the
champion realized that public demand
sooner or later might. force him to
meet Fulton or be accused OF fearing
him But the demand had not reached
lts apex and Willard hooked up with
the circus.
u Hard doesn't want 10 lose his
title IL n the asset which has
been coming the money for him
ever since he d0Wned Jack John
son nj Havana. and witt, the title
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
LEAGUE
CHANGE
SMALL
Most Schedules Will Be
Carried Out and Open
as First Planned.
ASSOCIATION ONE
AMONG EXCEPTIONS

EW YORK, March 1z.-Judging
m from the various major and
= minor league baseball schedules
made public to date there is to be
little change in the general playing
scheme for the season Of 1917. A ma
jority Of the leagues have selected
opening and closing dates which cor
respond closely 10 those of the past
few years.
The chief changes are TO he found
in the schedules Of the Information
al league and the American aSsO-
citation. In round figures these two
organizations have cut six weeks
off their regular seasons in order
10 provide dates for the inter
league series OF forty eight games
to he played af the close of the
pennant races in the two assOcia-
fionS.
The National and American leagues
will open on Wednesday. Apr II and
close on Thursday. October 4, which
viii permit the initial game of the
Worlds Series being played on Sat
urday October 8. If eastern or western
teams are competitors. or Monday,
October s. in case the series proves 10
he an intersectiOnal contest
In other respects there are few
novelties. the Pacific Coast league
having the longest season. while
one or more of the class ID leagues
will stage the shortest peunaut
rnees- The list of opening and
closing days as announced TO date
from official scmlofficial
sources are rs follows:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
What Is Rheumatism?
Why Suffer From It?

Dy rubbing it on the sore spot expeet
70 get rid Of your rheumstics. You
must go deeper than that. down deeo
mo tne blood where the poison Turks
and which is not affected nv ssI,- --
and ointments- 1t is important that
you rld yourself OF this terrible dis
ease before it goes too far.
IS the blood purifier that has stood the
test or time. having been in constant
use for more than fifty years. II win
90 Ior you what ii has done for thou
sands OF others, drive the Pneumatic
polsons out Of your blood, making il
pure ana strong and enabling Il to
make you well : s 6. is guaranteed
purely vegetable, il VIII do the work
ana not harm the most delicate
stomach.
Write the physician of this Com
pany and let him advise with Won.
ADVICE IS furnished without charge
ADDRESS Swift Specific Company. At
swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ca.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

gone. WIZARDS attraction At the
box office would end. He doesn't
care enough for fighting to keep
On II he Is shOrn of his crown, his
for the game Il not Overwhelming.
but rs long as the title is n revenue
producer he wants TO hang on to il.
Moreover, he doesn't want to lose
any of his popularity-never TOO great
with the fight loving public So he
knew that if the demand that he meet
Fulton became insistent he must either
give the plasterer chance at him or
be called a gutter, and make himself
the target for a lot of unpleasant
stuff when he exhibited with the cir
Gus Hence the loophole IN the con-
tract.
II the public insists that Fulton get
2 chance before the circus closes next
November. Willard viii cancel his con-
tract and get down to hard training
for the Minnesotan-
II the demand is not noisy he will
continue reaping the fat salary-said
to be $500 a day-which he can draw
Tor appearing with the show. Willard
OF course is hoping Fulton won't be
taken seriously. and that If he is he
viii be humbled by the mighty Jess.
Getting down TO cases on this Full
ton-Willard affair, there undoubtedly
VIII be match between them some
time uitOn IS the only man who has
chance to beat Willard now. In
doubtedly he can trim any of the other
challengers as easily as he did Weinert
anu 1oHlcE- Al present a Ien-rOund
no-decision affair is about the onIv
thing for Fulton and Willard. The
money which the champion asks is
possible in only one place, New York,
where the short bouts are in vogue
Willard knows his worth, and
his demand, variOusIy estimated at
SSO-OOo to $4,000. for meeting Full
ION in ten rounds il by no means
exorh1tant. They called him n hold
up man when he asked-and got
100 FOR boxing Frank Moran
yet the house drew more than
$IJOOOO- 4 match with Fulton
would undoubtedly prove an even
greater magnet SO Wizards de-
mand for big purse is within
reason and he cannot he blamed
Tor not rushing into n bout <fmpIv
Tor the sake OF removing this FuI-
ton.
80 II behoOVes the fans TO sit riebr
some promoter with real cash is going
10 see the light soon and the rna--b
VIII be on. And there are those vino
would not be surprised II thu cham
pion went to the floor for the connt
II less than ten rounds II thar ferribIe
Wailop which Fulton packs ever con-
meets flush.
hiTCHELL-LEONAR B0TT-
milwaukee,, Wis, March I2-Rictia
MItchelI of Milwaukee and Benny
leonard OF New York will meet in
zen round bout here April Il. according
10 an announcement today
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
RACE STAKES WILL
BE TWO MILLIONS

The stakes which VIII be raced for
curing the 1917 season in Austria and
hungary VIII aggregate two million
dollars The Austrian Jockey club.
Austria's biggest organization. has Of
fered prizes totallng 3.l7s.0OO kronen
ts635,60O). while the Hungarian Jockey
CLUB, the big Budapest organization
has put up 2.j64.300 kronen (S5Is,S4O).
other smaller organizations. of which
there are considerable number iu the
dual monarchy. have qua ranteed the
four million and several odd thousand
more, necessary 10 bring the total up
TO ten million krOnen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
CARL nIANs sIHNs-

Boston. Mass. March Carl Mays.
one OF the Boston American league
club pitchers dissatisfied with early
salary offers, signed a contract at the
spring training camp az Hot Springs
Ark, today. according 20 80 ord received
here tonight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
.hArER NAkE, RrCnRn.

Columbus. Ohio. March l@-Eolaud
CionI OF Chicago. roller skating cham
piou. made two worlds records here
tonight in the mile. which lie covered
IN two minutes 81 As seconds. and the
two mile. which he Travelled IN five
minutes % % seconds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
ANOTHER RAW oRGANIzEs.

me FL Paso Furniture company re-
Gently organized q baseball club and
now stands ready TO meet all Corners.
Americans preferred. The furniture
men are prepared TO do battle any fime
during the day Charles Aronson. 1T
for dates
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
TUCSON To HAVE
TENNIS TOURNEY.
Championship Events to
Open on March "a on the
Country Club Courts.

\ number of FL Pasoans are expected
20 take part in the annual champion
ship tennis events which will be held
or the courts OF the Tucson Golf and
Country club. March q and IS. James
NJ LAYTON, secretary. is in charge or
the events.
The trials will consist of open
singles and doubles in mems, vOm-
ems and veterans classes. Entries
in the latter class VIII he limited
to men over 20 years of age. suit
able prizes are going to be given.
These championships are held under
the sanction Of the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis association and
the Border States Tennis association.
Entries viii close March % at 10
o'clock and all entries should be sent
IN care OF the tournament committee
Tucson Golf and Country club. Tucson.
Ariz.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

HAMPER
PLAYER
Los Angeles Makes Sugges
ton To Get Better
Hitting.
PLANS CIRCLE TO
HALT THE FIELDER

NE OF THE most unique plans
ever advanced 10 increase hit
~ ting in baseball has been sug-
gested by Jess W. Orndorff. now a
real estate dealer in Los Angeles. and
formerly ball player in minor and
major leagues. During his career in
the game ne played with both Boston
and Chicago IN the National league.
and he is a student of the game, both
as a player and fan.
OrndOrfcs plan il simple one
TO explain for il has to do only
with the Outfielders. He would
cOnfine each Outfield player within
the limit of n circle ten feat in
diameter. Each fielder would be
compelled by his rule to remain
iu his prescribed circle until the
halter Fits the ball, when he would
be permitted to chase after il.
The circles would be placed at a
reasonable distance from the home
plate and in, or as near, the center of
each fielder's territory as possible.
This plan. explains Orndorff, would
prevent the fielders from laying for
the batters as they do under the pres
ent rules. and while it would tend TO
develop greater hitting IL would also
create flasher fielding
OrndOrff believes his plan r.
worthy of n trial. IL wOuld re-
quire no changes In the present
ruies' that we can think of, merely
adding n rule providing for the
marking off OF circles in the out
fields and comma nding that the
feIders take up their positions
within the ten-fOOt limit until the
ball is hit. The proposed plan
would make the work of the field
ers more difficult, but IL looks
plausible, n that.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
FULTON AND WILLARD
WOULD BE TWO LEFTIES

When Jess Willard and Fred
Fulton eventually face each other
IN the ring there will be a. left
handed battle for the worlds
heavyweight crown.
Imagine two giants. both tot
ing exceedingly mean portside
Inittens, and you viii get the
idea Of what this battle viii be
for II is only q question Of time
until the big Minnesota Dlastersr.
VIII get his chance.
Fulton southpawed his wav a
step nearer to the coveted match
with Willard when he met
Charley Weinert under the glar-
ing incandescents at Madison
Square garden Within the course
OF two rounds Fulton had won
Tor the New jersey Adonis was
nothing more nor less than a
Toy in his hands. and refreee Bill
Brown did the only thing anv
self-respecting referee could do
IN stopping the bout
Weinert. OutWeighed BY 20
pounds. and at a DISADVANTAGE in
both height and reach. might
Just as well have tried to batter
down the Rock of Gibraltar.
Fulton was too big and too
strong. and the match was a poor
one from the spectators stand
point.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
TALKING It OVER
YOUR VIEWS
AND NINE
BY sHANKs JANsON.

from the golf links. after having
played until the thermometer bumped
the zero mark.
VIC introduce Charley Ford ~
the latest secretary of the Hard
Boiled Egg club. H-seS-CharIey
il still smiling about his HAPPY
feelings when somebody spIashed
W1d on his new suit Of clothes.
he deserves the recognition.
4 Les Darcy sqpib: O'SuHfpan,
hon could poa?
Which brings to mind the acid test
with Darcy on tine receiving end.
Darcy is pictured with Il violin. en-
loving a few happy moments to him.
self. even though his supposed man
aGer has him in bad and while COVER
nor hitman IS telling the world that
James Lester positively will not show
in New York Lots of nerve, yes2
=
We haven't heard a. much aS
peep from Whitley Burns. the last
few days Wonder II the regular
army boy II figuring on getting
match with Jack Redmond. Harry
Harris says Redmond can get down
To almost the weight Burns would
make.
Chaplain Chouinard says thereu be
army baseball dOings in a few days.
and what he says generally goes It
is likely the league VIII not officially
start until April 1, however
the Frontier Days coneStS arc
done with for this season. They
attracted a lot of people who en-
jOyed The brOnc riding. bulldog
ing. etc. hut we have yet TO get "a
report from the peanut vendors on
their results We stop, n moment,
to feed the ducks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

~ ONE OF the strong men OF the
world haven't got a thing on a
- Few scenery shutters at a theater
here We saw a snip stand stir
some time ago while. jerk by jerk. the
statue Of Liberty and a few other
husky structures moved past
Indoor sports: Settling Ne .4rs4s
BASKET Bal league championships.
Being q Pirate we can't see why
Jimmy Callahan can't get out and steal
few good hitters and pitchers. Press
reports say the Piratical manager has
a task ahead OF him TO get the club in
pennant winning shape. Hitting and
pitching are some Of the weak points
Pray. what can the rest me-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

Brighten the home with cole Proof
Colored Narnishes- Lander Lumber Co.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
Our idea of batting 1000: CetlHe
on girl seven times Deek.


According to Chuck. count
Nicholas NcDOnaldvitch has been
kicked out OF the Hard Rolled Egg
cluo. But why pick on anyone
with n title. Surely. Nick can
GHther enough change 20 Fay the
dues
il won't BE- many more weeks before
both the City and Army baseball
leagues open their seasons, and when
they do there is going to be a lot OF
pastiming Tor civilians and soldiers
alike. Just what material the Army
league Will show has not been an
nOunced buc If good teams are matched
with regularity there is bound 10 be q
lot Of entertainment
Reports are current TINT Les
Darcy n5iI box in Milwaukee in
three or four weeks. IL ne takes
a. much time TO get ready for
boxing match ~ he does to ioin
an army. there won't be any fight
When the basket bail leaguers of
the city open their final ENGAGEMENTS
there D. going to be q couple Of fair
maIdenS We know. seated in the gal
lcrE- Ana The fair maidens are goiu-
to root To- beat the band. one for her
team. and the other for her choice.
Eddie Collins was not PLAYING golf
in Texas the last few days. we take II.
from Q press dispatch which saws Ed
Die Collins has finally been driven
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
RALL CLTRS PRACTICE

BALL CLUBS PRACTICE
Fielding and batting practice in an
icipation of exhibition games at the
Ito GraRde park next Sunday was held
" the F'eldman and Weston ball clubs
f the city league. 1t is likely that all
our clubs of the league will partici-
ate in exhibition games in a few days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
Sufferers Should Realize
That 1t Is a Blood Infec-
ton and Can Be Perma-
nently Relieved. Don't
Suffer This Winter.

Rheumatism means that the blood
has become saturated with uric acid
poison.
1t does not require medical advice
10 know that good health is absolutely
dependent upon pure blood. When the
muscles and joints become sore and
drawn with rheumatism. il is not a
wise thing TO take a little salve and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

hITCHELL-LEONA BOIT-
Milwaukee, Wis. March - Pic,,-.
Mitchell of Milwaukee and Rennv
Leonard OF New York will meet in >
Ten round bout here April II. ACCORDING
10 an announcement TODAY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12

gone " lizards attraction At the
box office would end. He doesn't
care enough for fighting to keep
On II he is shOrn of his crown, his
for the game Il not overwhelming.
but rs long rs the title is n revenue
producer he wants TO hang on to il.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
sTipton Slasher" And
Parker Had Long Bout

One of the greatest bouts in the
career of William Perry, known to
fighting history as '"The Upton
Slasher," was fought on Aug. A, 1876.
Tass Parker, the. West Bromwich
champion, was his opponent. Parker
was a stable hand, and while he gave
his master great satisfaction as such,
his conduct in the ring did not bring
his great honor. These had met in
the ring twice before. Once in 1843
when they fought rounds in one
hour and 35 minutes, when the police
stopped the match.
In February, 1914. they met again
at Horley and fought for f100 a side.
This bout went to 1873 rounds, fought
in 2 hours and 80 minutes, when
Parker. dropped without blow, the
Slasher receiving the stakes. The
third fight was considered the best. It
took place upon Lindrick Common,
Aug. 4, 1916. Tass fought with more
spirit and determination than he had
ever shown before and the Slasher,
too. was at his best. ;.
Friends of Tass attributed his de-
feat to the fact that two of his ribs
had been broken in the terrific. fall
which the Slasher gave him in the
seventh round. Tass was deeisively
licked in % rounds, fought in 81 min
| utes and The Upton Slasher added
greatly to his reputation by this
speedy victory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation
CRESCENT or non-resident) liable to tax
alton on real or personal property in
the Town and City of Bridgeport on
September 1, 1877, MUST FILE with
the Tax Commissioner a sworn state
ment of all taxable property owned by
such person, firm or corporation in
the Town and City of Bridgeport, on
specially printed lists furnished by
the Tax Commissioner Such lists
must be filed during the MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER, 1917.
FAILURE so to do will compel the
Tax Commissioner to make out such
lists from the best information obtain
able, to which a penalty of ten per
ceet. will be added as by law required.
LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
If each parcel of Real Estate is not
separately listed, and properly describ-
ed, giving metes and bounds; street
number of lot number. Buildings
thereon must be entered separately
from the land value.
FAILURE to file a list deprives the
owner of the right to appeal to the
Board of Relief. Lists may be
obtained at the office of the Tax Com
missioner, Room 8, City Hall, during
the month of August.
HOURS a. m. ITO p. m. daily
9 O.. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday.
A. F. CONNOR,
Tax Commissioner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
BUILDING NOTES

Three garages were among the IL
structures, permits for which were
passed upon last night by the build
ing commissioners. The total value of
the contemplated work is estimated at
$50 1850. The permits granted were as
follows:
Private garage, west side of Rich
ardson street, for John r. Routher.
Tool house, east side of Reservoir
avenue, for C. and S. Wirth.
Private cement block garage, south
side of Osborne street, for Oleander
Kajnal.
Temporary frame shed, west side of
Bostwick avenue, for E. De ". Tom
kins.
Garage, 1913 Sherwood avenue, for W
Anderson.
Brick plumbing work shop, east
side of Kossuth street, for H. F
Stenstream.
Cottage, north side of Quarry street
for New England Realty Co.
Addition to one-story store, south
side of Union square, for Frank Can
navan.
Amendment to permit Mo. 1908, eas
side of Kossuth street, for David and
Mary Apstine.
Two family house. east side of Ezra
street. for w. r. Jones.
Cottage, north side of Dale street
! for John S1afosky.
One story brick store, Main stree
and Union square, for Frank Cana
varf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-04
National League Race
Full Of Surprises In
Last Three Seasons

It's funny little organization, this
National League. It's as full of sur
prises as a jerkwater railroad The
rolling stock is shunted hither and
yon with an abandon that would do
credit to a crazy train dispatcher,
writes Ed Wray in the st. Louis Post
Dispatch
Slow-going clubs head dignifiedly
for the bottom, suddenly wake up to
find themselves outrageously flying
toward the opposite extremity of the
line. Teams billed for the top, are
located on a siding long after they
should have been unloading at or near
Fennantville. Mo- man can tell from
the early routing of team what it's
ultimate destination will be.
Three years ago the humble Boston
Braves were billed for Last lace
Notch, at the extremity of the line.
After some surprising scandals and a
horrifying monopoly of the right-of-
way, the Braves turned up in Pennant
Town.
The next year Philadelphia, which
had suffered from several wrecked
hopes, and which was, by common
consent, consigned to Hole No. 8, ran
wild over all the other rolling stock
and backed into Pennant Station at
the close of the season-miles from
it's original destination.
Brooklyn followed last year and ran
over a lot of preconceived notions as
to what division it belonged in And
now come the Cardinal and Cincin-
natl machines, which had already been
billed through to the near-last place
they occupied last season, running
wild IN on onffroIxr diffarar+
and forcing New York to run, too, to
avoid a rear-end collisions
Such surprising shifts could only
occur in an. organization so poorly
constructed tina the performance of
its units not only can not be guar
anteed--they can not even be guess
ed,