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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17

~0ING through the entire sched-
uls with an unbIemished record,
~ the fast Trinity basketball team
Saturday night for the second sue
cessive time won the annual pennant
Of the Church league by defeating the
Westminster five IL 20 13. The final
game was a hard fought, evenly con-
tested battle. and it required consid-
cradle exertion on the part OF the
Trinity players TO defeat their az
sressive opponents
Second berth OF the league went 20
the First Methodist team. which was
nosed out at the start Of the season
by losing one game TO the Trinity as
gregatiou. At Sinai headed by En-
rold Lapowski. had an easy time with
the third rung Of the percentage lad
der. in spite OF some stiff opposition
from the Westminster team. which
finished In fourth place ahead Of the
First Christian 1--WE with good mar
gin to spare
Warmnn is star OF Game.
Center Warmau OF the Trinity team
was the star Of the game. throwing g
total Of D. points for his quintet
POnsf0rd az guard played his usual
steady game, while Glen BrOderick at
forward. Brown. his playing mate,
Capt Schumacher o. the W estminsrer
team threw nine OF the ! 9 points FOR
his team and otherwise did good de-
fenslve work The liueups Of the two
teams were Trinity and
Brown. guards. Warmlu- center
Painter and Ponsford. forwards
Eestnliu srer-Gul and Rheinheimer
forwards Schumacher, center Logan
and Hardie. guards.
Baptist Lose Last Game.
Losing 10 the fast Cathedral team,
the First Baptist quintet made It
nine straight losses in q row The
Cathedral team Jumped into the lead
early IN the game and their goal
was never in danger. The final score
was Is 90 S. The iineuQs were as
roIlows: SeIigmau and
CordoVa. guards Carson. center
C1pIes and 1Ickeuv. forwards. Sap
tist-WyIer and Bevau. guards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
Foster to Teach
English Baseball

Secretary John 2. Foster OF the
New York Giants. who has for sew
eraI years acted as a sort Of coach to
those in England who would intro
duce baseball into that country. has
been asked for advice in the matter
OF introducing the sport into certain
schools Of England. where il can
grow with the schOolbOys and be
spread by them. This is beginning
at the bottom and II the plan is
adopted viii be the greatest boost
that can be given the game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
LIEUT.. SIMPSON, HURDLER,
TO TRAIN DRAFTED MEN

Columbia, No. Dec 17.-Lieut
Robert J. Simpson. champion hurdler,
who was graduated from the Univer-
sity Of Missouri last faIl. has been or
dered TO Camp Lewis. near Seattle.
Wash, TO assist I'm training drafted
men Simpson recently received his
commission from the training camp ar
Fort Sheridan, III.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17

poorest fighter and had 70 be
taught every thinE he knew after
being taken in hand.
Trainer is Good.
q think walter Lonahan, former
trainer and sparrlnE partner or VII
lard's- can beat any OF the big rel-
lows, the champion included also
feel sure that Bryan DOwney, whom
I have now, viii be the next weller
weight champion, while sailor Freed
man has q good chance OF being de-
vel0ped into a lightweight champion
He is not a finished fighter ye- buz
can be developed the same as Benny
Leonard was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17

Springer. CENTER brown ana WIZ
liams. forwards
Methodist Is Victor.
Basket throwing Of Van Dussn.
sibIe for a victory OF the First Metho-
dist team over the First Christian
quintet by the score OF 2T TO Is. The
game was bitterly contested BY the
First Christian team during every
minute OF play The work OF Young
and Runyan OF the Christian team
were features OF the game, aside from
the accurate basket throwing OF the
Methodist players. The lineuDs were
wards Van Duseu. center: kllnk and
Bias. guards First Christiau-F an
Duseu- Young and Berkshire. guards;
lIagruder, center Ruuyan and hah-
renwold. forwards
Mexfcans Lose Game.
Playing with but four men the
Mexican AIethOdists lost the final
game Of the evening 10 the At sinai
team by the score OF 81 to Is During
the first half the game was closely
contested bur during the last feW
minutes OF play the Mt Sinai boys
apparently scored at viii on their
opponents. The llueups were III
iuai-Arousou. CfrOSzblart and Mar
Gus. guards: Blum, center SlloerDerg-
TCatZ. LapOWski and Potash. forwards
IeNicaus-Delgadllo forward Co
me-. center. Taril and Prieta- guards.
Presbyterian FOrfeits Game
II was announced that the Fres1g-
terrain team forfeited its scheduled
cause OF the u0n-appearance OF some
Of its players. SerEr- Wesley ofticl-
ated as referee during the whole
card
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
Baptist Lose Last Game.
FORMER MANAGER JONES BOOSTS
EX-LIGHTNIEIGHTC CHAMP W0LGA5T

- URING his career In the boxing
game Tom Jones, former man
- ager Of Jess willard, and now
handling Bryan Dowuey and sailor
Freedman. has had his fighters take
part I'm 615 battles. OF which number
s. were contests where titles were
at stake. OF the entire number OF
bouts only eight decisions were rem
dered against Jones boxers. and two
of those were in no-decision contests.
This covers q period Of Il years III
the game, starting with Billy Papke,
who afterwards won the middle
weight title from the late Stanley
ketchel- only 20 lose il again Few
weeks later 10 the same man.
Liked WoIszst.
cot all the fighters I handled. said
Tom, there were none with more
grit nor more willing than Ad Vol
CAST. who won the title from Battling
Nelson and then lost Il on q question
round contest TO Willie Ritchie. Ad
was never a big lightweight at any
time
He always scaled under 133. and
only when he laid around and failed
TO train did he take on flesh and get
weighed around $50 pounds FOR his
battles and was best at that wei Eht-
He feared no man when he was right.
and had the greatest confidence in
his own ability 90 beat any man en-
his class. papke was another Won
derful fighter when he started out
and had a lions heart but Billy did
not last the way WolEasu did. think
that two Of the greatest fights ever
witnessed in all my career we're be
tween Papke and Hugo Kelly and
Papke and KetcheL Both these con
tests were Of ten rounds and took
place in Milwaukee. drawing almost
record houses at that time.
.sThe boys put 80 rounds OF the
hardest kind OF milling into ten.
and / never expect 10 see two
such battles rgaiu. or all the
men 1 handled Jess Willard was
the biggest money maker. that Is
in a short time, bur he was the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
Johnson Receives
Letter From Hank

Among the letters received from
bail players by president Ban John
son regarding their intentions for
next year was one from catcher Hank
SEVERED OF the St Louis Browns de-
clarins that he means to enlist in the
army Hank has been the first string
catcher OF the Browns for two years.
Tn fact he is about go per cent OF
their catching staff and If he Cors
through with his plans the Browns
viii be hard nir indeed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17

he was kept until early IN November
when he was taken home. Ten days
ago relatives called in a special nurse
for him
Gotch built Up 4 fortune from
wrestling and investing his earnings
in Iowa farm lands. His estate is va
riously estimated at between $780,
600 and 100000.
Lost Nine Pounds in One Match.
Wrestling enthusiasts called the
first GOtch- HaCkeusChmidt match the
greatest mat spectacle OF history.
GOtch lost nine pounds before his op-
pOnent gave up and his tongue was
so badly swollen that il was a week
before he could speak plainly He
White SOX ball park in Chicago again
in 1911. winning in short order After
the match il was made known that
GOtch's opponent had entered the
contest with q badly sprained knee,
and although he had concealed II at
first IL prevented his eNertinE more
than q feeble resistance to the cham
piOn- The gate receipts at that match
were $4,000.
He Invented the Toe Hold.
1t was in his match with Hackeu-
schmidt that Gotch introduced the
toe hold against which no man was
ever able TO stand
The only man who ever publicly
threw the champion was Fred Beell,
Of Marshfield, Wis, who won q fall
from him IN 1905 in New Orleans,
taking the first fall TO Gotch's second
and third
Gotch and James y. Jeffries. former
heavyW eight boxing champion, were
intimate friends. and before Jeffries
two champions toured the country
together.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
JrDGF Is our OF GAME

u DE + ULI U UAlLI.
Report comes from Portland, Ne,
that first baseman Joe Judge OF the
washington team. who recently had
his broken ankle reset. IS not making
the expected recovery and that MS
days as q baseball player probably
are done.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
TEAPsHoOTING POPUIAR.

TraDsh00tIne s now done On an eIt9l-
sive scale in the Philippines. Panama, Ha-
vail and Alaska Il is 2 sport that follows
the GaE-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
TRINITY TEAM WINS REMNANT
Of 1917 CHURCH GYM LEAGUE

Defeats Westminster Quintet in Fast Game Saturday
Night and Carries Off Premier Honors Of the Circuit
BY Margin of One Game; First Methodist Team Fin
ishes Second and Mt. Sinai Third in Percentage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
OMAR BRINGS THE BACON

. New York. Dec 1I.-When
. Omar Khayyam finished p
. second in the rich Bowie at
, PimlicO he brought his win
, nings for the season up to
. S49,0T0. He stands second in
. the list Of thOrOuEhbreds in
, money won; sun Briar, Willis
, Sharpe kilmer's tWO-year-
, old. leading with s5g.505.
Omar Khayyam would have
, been on the heels of the Ju-
. venile had he beaten his
, stable mate. Westly Hogan.
George Lofts tWo-year-old.
, Papp, is third with $4,000
. won in round numbers.
Wifrid Niau. the Canadian
sportsman, paid S2G,501 for
. omar Khayyam at auction
. last June, and since then the
, great three year old has
. won S32.470. to say nothing
, OF the Saratoga cup. valued
at $1,000. Omar Khayvam
has won eight Of eleven races
, I'm the Viau cOlors and mime
Of his u starts this season.
, @@4~~A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17
CHAMP WRESTLER G0TCH, DIES;
IJRAEMIC POISONING FLOORS HIM

Man Who Invented Toe Hold and Threw All Opponents
Succumbs After Several Years of Ill HEALTH He Made
$4,000 to 100000 Out of Wrestling and Saved
It. Receives Tributes From Wresters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17

Springer center: Brown and VII
liams. forwards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
THE WEATHER

New Haven, April 10-For New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday,; Wednes- day Waxmer.
 Connecticut: Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer Wednesday; fresh northwest gales, dinainish- ing.
 The storm that was central near Nantucket yesterday morn- ing has increased in intensity dur- ing the last A hours and is now central near Halifax, N. s. It is causing high winds along the New, England cOast. The western dis turbance now forms a trough of low pressure extending from CoI- oradO nOrtheastward to Minneso- ta. 1t is causing unsettled weath- CT with rising temperature be- tween the Rocky mountains and the Mississdppa river. Unusually low temperatures for the season were reported this mornin., from the central and eastern districts Frosts were reported as-far south as Montgomery, Ala, White Riv- CT. Ont, reported two degrees be- low erO.
 Conditions favor for this vicin- ity fair weather with slowly rising temperature.
 Warnings for high winds are displayed along the coast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
DUST CONSTABLE FOR DERoCATORY
 REMARK ON U. s.
Sentence Him to Jail, Too, But Judge Commutes
 the Judgment

Sufield, April 10-Charged with having made reasonable and deroga- tory remarks about President Wilson, Constable Samuel G. Lathrop was ar rested late last night by order of State Attorney Alcorn of Hartford, and pleaded guilty to the charge before a justice of, the peace, was ordered to resign his office of constable and was then sentenced to 30 days in jail. Today the jail sentence was suspended. out of consideration, it was said, for his relatives.
 The remark, according to witnesses at the hearinga was made on the street in front Of the post office last Saturday. and was heard by the. sev- eral witnesses, Lathrop after his ar- rest was given an opportunity to make a public apology but refused to do so. He was then ordered to present his written resignation as constable and the jail sentence was imposed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10

Amsterdam, April 10-Three ques- tions in regard to Americas entrance to the war have been put to leading German manufacturers by the Rhen- ische Westfalische Gazette of Essen, a important industrial organ. The pa- per asks, first, whether urestricted submarine warfare has been bought too dearly at the price of war with America; second, what will be the economic consequences; ad third, Is 1t possible to make Germany economi- cally independent of America. Coun- sellor pr. Beukenberg says:
 "Our early reluctance to use our submarines, was due to the most far reaching deference to America, with whom we were on friendly terms and, above all, enjoyed important commer- cial relations. America never at tempted to help us in our distress, caused by Englands starvation block ade. Oo1r yielding to Americas de- mands was not caused by fear of her militray resources, but with view to avoid difficulties in rebuilding our foreign trade after the war.
 President Wilson's biased judgment of the German peace proposals showed that America does not want German victory and prefers to aid British aims in the dismembermento of Germany and Austria-Hungary. We were thus compelled to resume unrestricted sub- marine warfare in order to force a vic torious conclusion to the war. Consid- erations of the future development Of our trade must wait while danger ex- ists of our losing the fruits of victory ''
 In regard to the second question, Dr. Reukenberg after pointing out in de- tail that American exports to Germany were two and a halx times bigger than German exports to America, says;
 s'After the war America will not want to cut off her German customer. It would harm us grievously if Amer ica were to refuse to us later a large loan to help us over our difficulties, We would then have to make our stocks last much longer, although eventually able, to return to sound basis"
 After calling attention to the huge increase in Americas financial strength, pr. Beukenberg says in an- swer to the third question:
 Germany cannot become wholly jn- dependent. In the case of cotton, for instance, under the most favorable conditions it would take decades to meet our needs from our colonies or Asia Minor. To a certain extent we can be independent if we live sparing- ly and use all our available substitutes, but a large part of German imports are raw materials which are imported as manufactured goods. Thus in- creases in the difficulties of import ing would hit us badly. This. how ever applies equally to the United States. Americans do not grow cot ton for nothing and they will welcome their old customer back again. Af- ter all the submarine war spells vic- tory and if we are to dictate peace adequate guarantees may be negoti- ated. Now that America is an open
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
STATE CONNECTS WANT TO JOIN
 BELLIGERENTS

Warden Ward A. Garner of the state prison said yesterday that sev- eral Italian, Polish and Russian pris- oners now serving their terms at Wethersfield have asked the state board of parole, since the European war began, for paroles, to enable them to return to their home coun- tries and join the belligerents The majority of the prisoners asking for paroles as a means of joining the armies in Europe are Italians. The Russians are next in number. Simi- lar requests have been made by Po- fish prisoners and two English sub- jects, now serving prison terms, have also asked for their freedom to re- turn home to fight.
 It is expected that with the United States in the ranks of the belliger- ents these requests will now be ln- creased. About 8 dozen prisoners will appear before the board of parole on May 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
BRIDGEPORT HORSE AUCTION TEL. BARNUM 7679-2
Police Investigate
 Stories of Alleged
 Victims of RobbeIs $

The stories of two alleged victims of highway robbers are being closely investigated today by the police, who are inclined to think the supposed vic- tinls are romancing. Frank Koalski, of 5sS Main street. says that he was held up Monday night by three men at Pembroke and Ogden streeets and $35 was taken from his person.
 Detective George Simon states he has learned that Koalski was playins pool for s1 a game with three or four other men. When the game was fin ished, Simon says the party went into the street and Koalslsi was compelled
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
ALL ENGLAND HOUSED AS TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST GERMAN LINES FROM ARRAS TO LENS IS STARTED

London, April 10-The news of the successful opening of the new British offensive has stirred intense interest and high hope among the people throughout the country. Whatever the enemy may have claimed as to the retreat in the Somme section having been prearranged and strategical, it is claimed that the recoil before the blow delivered in the Arras-Lens re- zion cannot be explained away in any such manner. It is urged that there is no possible voluntary element in this retirement and that there can be no dispute as to who took the initia- tive.
 A new chapter in the conflict on the western front has begun, and whether it is to prove the beginning of a de- cisive battle. it is bound, according to the prevalent opinion here, to lead to results of the highest importance. The main feature of the battle so far. on which attention has been focused, is the capture of Vimy ridge. The immense value of Nhis series of heights, which dominate the plain from an elevation of 400 to 500 feet has been recognized throughout the war and great sacrifices have been regarded as Justified if they resulted in it's possession.
 The French and Germans fought fiercely for control of the ridge in the summer of 1915, both sides suffering heavy losses, but in the end the Ger mans held the main portion Of the position. Later the British took over the French line but were busted by the Germans from the part of the ridge. One military critic, comment ing on the present battle thus describ- of the importance of the Vimy heights:
 'They are admittedly the bastion o1 the enemys, western line. Whatever else has been allowed to go he held Vimy ridge with grim resolve and lavished on it all the arts in fortifi- cation and defensive skill that the war has taught him. On it hinges the whole strategy of the eneny's retreat in the west. With Viny firmly held he can swing his line farther south slowly back, until each part Of II reaches the position where he has a mind to stand, and he can cover the French industrial districts on which he depends so much for supplies. But with Vimy gone, the defense of these districts can hardly be maintained, the pivot of the whole retreat shifts and goes backward and is in instant risk of fracture"
 The issues depending on British ability(to hold the ridge therefore are imm ense.
 At the moment there is nothing to suggest doubt that the ridge will be held, but the battle is still fiercely continuing and there is little disposi- ton here to indulge in confident pre- dictions. Nevertheless, the opinion is !. expressed that if the Germans are definitely driven from the ridge with out hope of reattacking, they are likely enough to be compelled te acknowledge defeat and retire to what is called the Mouse ilne, running from Verdun through Mezieres, Maubeugt and Lille.
 In the meantime the fighting goei
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
The Sn7ith=MurrayCO.
New Report on Harrison Street
 Extension Plan


 A new report from the board of ap- praisal of benefits and damages re- ducidg by S45.000 the, benefits and damages on the proposed Harrison street extension was adopted by the common council last evening. The re- port was accepted without debate al- though it is believed that 1t will oc- casion some litigation.
 Damages were awarded as follows: Thomas Cullinan, $34,S42; Mildred Adams, $7.000; Edmund Warren es- tate, $21,436; Handy & Harman Co.,, $7,937; Bridgeport Patent Leather Co.,, $22,560; United Illuminating Co.,, $1S,74O: total, $113,514.
 Those awarded benefits above dam ages were: T, T. Banks, $1.o00; Charles Paul. $1,000; Mary A. O'Copnell, $2,000; w. A. Smith, $80e; total, $4,800.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-10
Sunshine and Snow
 Over Battlefield
 As British Attack

With the British Armies in France, April 10.-(From a staff correspondent Of the Associated Press. .)-Under blinding snow squalls with intermit- tent flashes of sunshine, the British pressed their attack against the Ger mans today all along the line from a point south of Cambria to the vicinity Of Lens. So much booty was taken in the first rush of this new assault that 1t has not all been reported
 Yesterdays fighting and gains far surpassed the first days of the battle or the Somme last July. The Cana dlans today command the vimy ridge ana are reported to be well beyond it at some points.
 More villages were captured today in the direction of Cambria and the hs'hting there is intense.
 Clearing weather yesterday after non permitted the airships to detect German trains moving toward the railhead, apparently for @ counter at- tack on Vimy ridge. This fact was reported to the artillery and all long range guns for 10 miles around were concentrated suddenly on the indi- cated point in what probably consti- ~~S~SA A HOW TSCOrQ TOT long distance carnage fire with heavy guns. Thus the plans for a counter attack were absolutely destroyed before the re- serve troops could detrain.
 The British casualties have been light, fact that is due largely to the splendid artillery covering. Most of the casualties are slight wounds Men who are walking back to the hospital stations from the forward moving front give glowing accounts of how the Germans are "done" everywhere, After being bandaged hurriedly in the forward dressing posts the wounded men return, whistling or singing in high spirits.
 The crowded cages for prisoners at corps and divisional headquarters have been a source of greatest inter- est to the Tommies, who are awaiting their turn at the front They gather about the outer circles of barbed wire and converse with Germans who are able to speak English. Even in this third year of the war walters from London hotels who are captured arx- iously inquire how things are goine there and if the zeppelins left any visible signs of the city