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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Friends of Jess Willard Say He
Will Retire Indicated, Giving
Heavyweight Title To Dempsey

DVICES from wichita Fails Texas where willard
n ing his headquarters months
heavyweight champion Of the world his refinement from box
in the future and his title Dempsey Willard
thus far has declined discuss his intentions this intimate
friends Of the title holder intended
the title all professionally
again.
doing little exercising months Futons knockout at the
hands
entering the ring Frederick Dempsey
pion decided he'd better quit ring
a
smaller champion that poor
furthermore feels that defeat Of the
endou physical advantages he would have the Utah boxer
Willard Wichita all likelihood win
year
designate champion altogether probable will
Dempsey
Willard should retire and his title to Jack Dempsey his
ring certainly approval
boxing public Wizards seadfast refusal defend the championship for
many black sport.
unpopular world champions the game
the e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
TOSSERS
BEGIN PRACTICE
Star Basketball Players Of
Texas Try for Uni
YersitY Team

Austin, Texas. Dec. 14.-Acocrding
to Roy B. Henderson. athletic director
Of the University Of Texas. basketball
training viii begin Immediately after
the men are released from their mil
itary duties Under present regula-
tons no time IS found for practice II
Is thought that rehabilitation viii be
practically completed by the end Of
this week. and daily workouts viii
then begin
It is expected that very large num-
Der win try for a place on the team
this year. There are many first year
students and many transfers from
other colleges. A number OF these
men were prominent in basketball IN
the schools from which they came.
Practically all Of these are coming
out. and will be a great factor in the
siren tightening OF Narsity's prospects
this year.
Mr.. Henderson expects 70 get the
team IN good condition working order
before the Christmas holidays begin
The schedule starts early in Janaury.
There will be plenty OF games.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
G0ODPR0SPECTS
FOR WINDY CITY
Chicago Fans View Base
ball Prospects for 1919
With Smile
By JACK VETOCK.

New York, Dec 14.-Chicago fans
are already speculatinE on the pen
nant chances Of the sox and Cubs for
1919.
With the war ehueked into the dis
card baseball Is bound 70 come back
into its own. and IN the Windy City
the vision OF star players returning
to the Rowland and Mitchell clans is
keeping the stove league fire aglow.
The champion Cubs, though they
were whipped by the Red soz In the
last worlds series. will be augmented
for the 1919 season by the return Of
several players. chiefly Grover Cleve-
land Alexander whose pitching wing
VIII add many victory to the Cubs
string during the coming season that
they had to DO without last year. So
Cub fans are exultant- All Of the rest
OF Fred Mitchelfs stars viii be back
in the harness.
Tyler. Vaughn, KiIlIfer, Hollocher.
Merkle, Paskert, Hendryx. Douglas.
Pick, Deal Workman, Zeider, Mann,
Elack ana Barber will be available,
and since Mitchell nas proven his
ability TO knit a bail club together
the North siders are making predie-
tons that the Clubs stand a good
chance to repeat. which they do.
The loyal Comiskeyites, in the
Stockyards district, are also enjoying
visions Of a comeback on the part Of
the White Hose Jackson. Faber and
Felsch are expected to be back IN the
harness again Also Eddie Collins
and all of the 1917 worlds champions
whose presence IN the line up made
the winning OF a worlds champion
ship possible. In addition, the Sox
have some youngsters under cover
who are expected to develop into use
full cogs for the Rowland steam roll
er- Chicago certainly has little to
worry about in a baseball way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
SPORTOGRAPHY By -G1a9g,

NIALIER Pip, the smuggling first
w baseman Of the New York Yam
KEGS, who left the New York club IN
August to study for a commission in
the naval aviation service. recently
returned TO his home IN Grand Rapids,
Mich, and a well earned furlough.
Pipp had completed his three months
OF preliminary study at the Massachu-
sets Institute Of Technology when the
armistic was signed. and he has since
been placed on the inactive list. He
still wears the Uniform OF a naval svi-
ator. but has not yet received his dis
charge from the service There is lit
tie likelihood, however, that he Will be
called upon to continue his work, and
he undoubtedly will be discharged
long before the time for Manager
higgins, OF the Yankees. to; start
southwark with his team for spring
training next March
WHITE PLAGUE HAS CLAIMED
MANY PUGILISTS AS VICTIMS
In a humble grave in Oregon lies all
that is mortal OF Jack Dempsey. the
'-Nonpareil' Of the modern ring and
one OF the greatest middleweights Of
all time. Tomorrow will be the 56th
anniversary OF DempSeyS Dirtl IN
County Kildare, Ireland. He died In
Portland, Ore, 10 years ago, a victim
Of tuberculosis. Dempsey's real name
was John Kelly. but he owed his in
PRODUCTION to the sporting world to his
half-brother, Martin Dempsey, and
adopted the iatters name. Martin was
a great wrestler. and the Nonpareil
was at first a devotee OF the CRAP
ping game. He became interested in
boxing while employed in a Brooklyn
cOoperage shop. where his fellow ap-
prentices included Jack McAuliffe, az
forwards lightweight champion. and
Jack Skelly. who became famous as
featherweight. Dempsey was middle
weight champion under both the Lon
don prize ring rules and the Queens
berry rules, and he held the American
title before entering the
heavier division
Dempsey is not the only famous
boxer on the long roll OF victims Of
the great white plague. Joe Cans, the
old master" was only IS when he
succumbed to the ravages OF the dis
ease The negro lightweight went to
Arizona and put up a game fight
against the malady. but IN vain.
Peter Corcoran. the Hibernian Her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

culess who annexed the BRUSH cnan-
pionsh5p a century and a half ago, fell
an early victim 10 consumption The
great Tom Johnson, heavyweight
champion in the latter part OF the 18th
century, died OF the same disease. Hon.
Pearce, the Game Chicken" and the
immortal Jem Belcher, both passed
away in their early SOS OF tuberculo-
sis. Tom Molineaux. the American
negro who went over to England over
a century ago and whipped Tom Crib.
although cheated out OF the champion
ship rightfully his. was another victim
Of the plague. So, too. was the giant
American, Charlie Freeman. who stood
six feet 10 IL inches. and who
whipped Perry. the Upton Slasher. in
England in 1912. John J. Dwyer, who
whipped Jimmy Elliott for the Ameri-
can heavyweight title in 1879, died a
young man OF consumption Dan Don
nelly, the greatest champion Ireland
ever turned out was only 46 when he
died. lung trouble Fastening his end
The list IS by no means complete.
for dozens OF other fighters have re-
celved the final knockout from the
white plague. In the great majority
OF the cases recorded, however, dissi-
patton and excuses have been the
real cause of their premature passing
from the worlds stage.
=
lIAHER-EVANS BATTLE.
Ten years ago tomorrow, Dec. Is,
1905. Peter Maher knocked out Bob
Evans in the first round at Philadel-
phia- This was the Galway mans
first appearance in the ring for more
than four years. and there was much
interest in the veterans come back"
His victory over the third-rate Evans
inspired old Peter-although then in
his 10th year-with the idea that he
could annex the title which had evad-
ed him in former years, but this notion
was dissipated when he met Jack
Fitzgerald in the Quaker City a few
months later and was promptly put to
sleep. Maher had a great punch, but
in his most important bouts the other
man usually beat him to 1t. Peter
took the count at the hands of Bob
Fitzsimmons, Kid Mccoy, Joe Goddard,
Gus Rubin, Kid Carter. Joe Choynski,
George Gardiner. Jack Williams and
Jack Munroe. but at that he was a
thorn in the sides of the heavies and
always a dangerous man to swap wal
lops with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
MORE THAN 100
NATIONALS IN
ARMY SERVICE
Heydler's Statistics Dis
prove Stacker Charge
In Baseball
PLAYER LIST IS
SHORT FOR 1919

NEW YORK, Dec 1f.-Over 100 Ma
lNuonaI league ball players we're in
the service at the time the armistice
was signed, according to figures pre-
pared by acting president John Hey
dler. The total number OF players re-
served for the 1918 season was about
$50 and the list for the 1919 season
has fallen to 15s. The figures pre-
pared by Mr.. Heydler indicate that the
Stacker charge In baseball is IN
founded and that the sport turned
over as large a percentage OF men 10
the eolors as did any other business;
in fact, more than most lines Of en-
deavor. The fact that the average
major Lacquer was married and had
dependents emitting him to exemption
must be considered when so many III
founded charges are being hurled at
the ball tosser-
The charge so frequently made
that the ball players who went TO
the shipyards was a Stacker has
been disprOved by facts, but IL
still iH being hurled by persons
who saw no service themselves.
The shipyards could not and did not
win exemption for the ball player and
the change from baseball TO the ways
was not to win undeserTed exemption
Most Of the players left the game
for the shipyards after the govern
ment had ruled baseball nonessential
and had ordered the players 70 seek
some essential employment The
shipyard attracted thousands who
never played ball and It attracted the
ball player particularly since big po-
sitions were promised TO them Thus
they were able to improve their fl
nancial status and obey the govern
ments ruling at one time Despite
this fact, they are still held up by
some as slackers.
The American league has not made
out a complete list. as the National
has done, but may follow with its
list The figures sent out by Mr.
Heydler may be said 70 furnish a true
line on both the major leagues. The
American league clubs had more men
on their reserve list and their list OF
players in the service is perhaps a
little higher. At any rate, they 20 70
prove that baseball did not fail down
10 the extent that many have con-
tended.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
GRID DEATHS
DECREASE FOR
1878 SEASON
Figures Will Decrease I'm
til Fatalities Go, Says
Famous Coach.
LACK OF TRAINING
GREATEST MENACE

CHICAGO. III, Dec. 14.-Football
y claimed the lives Of nine players
during the 1918 season-three less
than 1917 toll. nine less than in 1916
and seven under the toll Of 1915-ac-
cording 10 figures compiled by the
Associated Press today. In 1914 there
were Is deaths.
Virtually all of the victims were OF
the free lance players not participating
in games conducted under college and
university physical direction Some
OF them had only limited knowledge.
The figures Will continue to de-
crease until fatalities in Americas
toughest game have been entirely
eliminated" said A A Stage. the vet
erau football coach at the University
OF Chicago today. he added that the
greatest menace to the game is the
lack Of proper training and proper
physical examination Some OF the
higher schools now require physical
examination in most of the smaller
cities this is entirely ignored.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
French to Serve
For Another Year

New York, Dec 1l.-Through a mis-
take on the part OF the nominating
committee OF the United States Golf
association, the name Of Asa P.
French, Of Boston, was omitted from
4 place on the executive committee
IN place Of French, the name OF FL
mer z. Mitchell, OF Wilmington, ap-
pesred, but. according to latest IN
formation, French has been asked to
serve again This will leave the
ticket for 1913 exactly the same as az
present
Territorial1y. there Is fairly good
distribution, although the metropoli-
tan district. because OF the policy to
keep the officials as near together as
possible for smoother working, is
naturally strongly represented. From
this vicinity are Frederick S. Wheeler,
OF ApaWamis: Howard F. Whitney, OF
Nassau. and Mortimer n Buckner. Of
Garden City, president, secretary and
treasurer, respectively Il Is stated
that the next annual meeting will be
held at the Waldorf IN this city, the
date as previously announced, be-
ing January p.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

signed soccer players BY agents %
shipyards and steel plant teams did
not reach alarming proportions until
this fall. when the soccer managers
OF the plants seemed TO pattern after
the baseball managers IN their przc-
tees
While frovning on the business OF
approaching signed players. footballs
governing officials did not act at
once. They inclined 70 the BELIEF
that with the end OF the war the
evil would abate. They failed to rec
ognize until recently that shipbuild-
ing would go on Indefinitely on a
large scale There came a sudden
awakening when II became known
that shipyards soccer managers were
signing players 10 two and three year
contracts.
Possibly encouraged by soccer leg
isiators. the New York Football club
brought the matter 70 head BIZ
bringing charges against certain
members OF the Robbins Dry Dock &
Repair Co. Football club. OF Brook
lyn- and Federal Shipbuiiding ?. C,
OF Newark
Z s. F. A president Peter J. Peel.
OF Chicago, promptly appointed a spe-
cial committee 70 take evidence.
While the charges name but two
clubs. officials OF many other ship
yards athletic associations have been
served with summonses-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
BOXING CLASS
MEETS TUESDAY
Young Men Interested In
Boxing Invited To Enter
Y.M.C.A. Class.

A L Holm. physical director OF the
7. II. C. A. has announced that the
preliminary meeting Of all those who
have enrolled for the winter boxing
class will be held at the office Of the
physical director Tuesday night, Dec.
II, at s o'clock, sharp. All young men
and business men who are considering
taking boxing instruction are invited
to attend Tuesday nights meeting,
whether they have enrolled for the
class or not
Mr.. Holm announced that a course
Of Il lessons viii be given by a COM
petent Instructor who is a thorough
student OF physical culture as well as
OF the art Of boxing. There viii be
one class each week. Plans for the
class viii be explained by the boxing
instructor Tuesday night
Fine Perfumes-Scott White & Co.
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
SOCCER OWNERS
liter SHIPYARD
U. S. Football Association
Objects to Stealing Of
Soccer Stars

New York. Dec Il. The United
States Football association threatens
TO deal harshly with shipyards ath-
letic associations which have been
Turing star professional soccer play
ers from league and cup competition
clubs throughout the country with Of
fers Of easy Jobs at wages" rs great
as 81 day in the case OF a ceraIn
Brooklyn drydock club.
Organized soccer football has had
10 deal this year with a condition
mucn the same as that which con-
IF9nte9 organised baseball in its late.
abbreviated season.
The practice OF tamperinE with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
F FOOTBALL IN
WARTIME LOSES
PUNTING PLAYS
Used as Last Resort This
Season Rather Than as
Legitimate Play
PUNTING SHOULD
PLAY ITS PART

NEW YORK. Dec 1E-Lawrence
lNPerry. q football expert, says:
Until the recent Syracuse-Rutgers
game, I had the feeling that in war
time football, the art of punting had
become lost. and. strange It was in
these days Of military ascendancy TO
note that fact. since punting in foot
baII-which bears so close a relation
to battlefield tactics-may be com
pared to the artillery as employed to
fill out an enemy and disclose his
weakness preliminary to general at
tack. But in games OF the year the
sole idea Of teams seemed to have
been TO kick the ball-usually on the
last down-when 1t could be advanced
in no other way
There was no idea OF employing
a well directed punt a. an Impor-
tant element in the attack. n means
of setting the enemy back time
and again by punts well placed
and well covered by tackIers.
One year I saw Princeton beat
Dartmouth. chiefly through the me
dunn Of Eddie Driggs's toe, his punts.
scientifically placed. setting the Green
ever farther back into her own terri
tory ana IhereDy placing princeton IN
q position to strike without the sacri-
flee Of physical effort which would
have been necessary to have advanced
the ball an equal distance by rush
ing.
The trouble with the Tigers that
year was that they came up to the
Yale and Htrvard games obsessed by
the idea that punting could be relied
upon as the chief means OF victory.
Nassau, in other words, lost her per
spectfve; but she did demonstrate that
a well developed kicking game should
play its part in the offensive equip
ment OF any eleven
Last Resort PuntfnE.
This seasOn-and last, for that mat
as an offensive move
seemed to have disappeared. and the
general attitude seemed to be that it
was merely a disagreeable necessity
TO follow the collapse OF forward
passes, running plays, and the Ike;
IL had got so that teams had no idea OF
playing more than one man in any
position where 1t would have been
possible to catch punts- Game after
game 1 would look at the back field
and say. Well, what
Eddie briggs or Eddie Mahan or
Chtrley Barrett or Harry LeGore /
would do to your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
CHURCH LEAGUE BASKETBALL.

LnIeresL N cnurcl IeaEue DaskeIlalI
games IS at a high pitch. due 20 the
fact that five OF the teams show .667
IN the percentage column and the
First Presbyterians. entering for their
first game, appear to have a strong ag-
gregation. Games scheduled for Sat
urday night at the ''Y'' gym are: First
Presbyterians vs.. First Nethodists. s
o'clock; Cathedrals vs. Mexican Meth
odists. $3.50; Trinity Methodists vs.
First Baptists, 9 o'clock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
STRANG MAY REMAIN
IN ARMY SERVICE

According TO report that has reached
this side. Sammy Nicklin Strang, who
went into the war IS a captain. has
been promoted TO the rank OF major
for good work in France. NicSlin,
who had been coaching the West
Point cadets in baseball. was one Of
The first to take the officers train
ing course at Piattsburg and he made
good. He Is said to like military ser
vice well and means TO continue In 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

saturday afternoon at l o'clock, fifth
cavalry Eridfron, Fort Bliss. the eighth
engineers are scheduled to meet the
base hospital team At ; o'clock the
fifth cavalry eleven plays the team
OF the 18th trains. Sunday morning
AZ 10 o'clock IS scheduled recruit camp
=. ninth engineers. At ? o'clock SIND
field artillery vs.. seventh cavalry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Baldwin Benefit
Brings Big Sum

Boston. Mass. Dec 1.-THE fight
fans OF Boston have not forgotten
Matty Baldwin. the famous ring glad
iator. who started his career in a Hub
ring and who recently fell victim OF
the Spanish influenza epidemic. Sew
eral days ago a benefit boxing show
was held for Matty's widow and the
fans responded IN large numbers.
About 5000 was realized The amc unit
is the largest that has ever been net
ted at a benefit show in Boston and
compares favorably with the amount
realized from the Tim Murnane bene-
fit baseball game which was staged
at Fenway park more than year ago.
During the course OF the Baldwin
show, two pictures Of the fighter
were auctioned off and netted $3.50.
Fine Perfumes-Scott White & Co.
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
VEIL KNoWN PITCHER DEAD.

San Jose. Cal. Dec. 14.-Frank Ar
rellsnes, 81 years old. for two seasons
a pitcher for the Boston American
league team. and former pitcher IN
the Pacific Cosat league, died Of in
nuenza here yesterday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

Bakersfield. Cal. Dec 1A-Fred
Fulton. OF Minnesota, asplrant for the
heavyweight championship. last night
knocked out Dick Roselll. OF Las An
geles, in the first round Of a sched-
uled four round bout Fulton was
much heavier than his opponent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Cdrpentier-Denpsey
Bout Is Planned

Georges Carpenter. the French
heavyweight champion. may fight
Jack Dempsey on American soil
next year. Carpenter. now that
the war is over. will be allowed to
visit this country. and II is said
that he will cross the Atlantic
early in the spring IN the care OF
an American manager. who finally
has arranged terms on the other
side Carpenter weighs 100 pounds
stripped and has kept himself in
tip top physical condition. A battle
with Dempsey. even for ten rounds
In Madison Square Garden-provid-
ing there is n new boxing law in
the state by the time he arrives
would be a sensation. also a gold
mine for the promoters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

, ~SKY IS THE GOLF LIMIT .
, New York, Dec. 14.-Now that =
, the Id is off there viii be no =
> hesitancy in golf clubs going =
, ahead with their plans for i'm =
provements and changes. There .
are many organizations here -
, abouts that have been waiting =
, for peace SO that the work q
, planned several months ago =
, could be carried out. Showing =
, the patriotic spirit and sus- =
, pending all unnecessary work q
on the links while the war =
, lasted, many clubs are now free =
, to do what they can without =
, criticism Labor, OF course, Is =
a big item and the chairmen OF .
, the different committees viii =
> have 10 solve their own prob =
, lens IN this respect. =