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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
FOR
LADY PLAYERS
Amateur Players Among
the Fair Sex VIII Enter
Pocket Billiard Contests.

New York, Feb. I6.-Sportsmen
have found a new field Of competi-
ton. Pocket billiards for amateur
lady players is the latest event to
be added TO the sporting calendar.
The number Of athletic games and
pastimes which the sterner sex re-
serve exclusively for themselves is
rapidly decreasing as time rolls on
Tennis, golf. boxing. wrestling. base
ball. basket ball. aquatics. bowling,
polo, and auto racing all have their
fair champions Football is about
the only sport that they have not
invaded.
Although the green table game is
making long strides In popularity
among the women. they have hereto
fore been provided with few oppor-
tunities and incentives to develop
and improve their skill While there
voices OF balkline and pocket bill
lizards. they are all professionals.
Mrs. Bertha y. King, the present
champion, and Miss Martha Clear
water, probably. are the leading
pocket billiard players. They are
practically without competition,
though there are doubtlessly a num-
Der Of star amateur cue Wielders
who could give them a close game.
Thanks to Maurice Daily. the vet
eran billiardist and proprietor OF one
Of the leading academies in the city,
these amateur players are to have
their innings. To promote interest
in the game among women. DAILY
conceived the idea OF conducting a
championship pocket billiards tour
nament in his establishment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
IS WORTH
ALL He DRAWS
May Never Be Called to the
Colors; Loss Would Hit
Tigers Hard.

New York, Feb. 16.-Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb viii remain the American
leagues best drawing card this year
Several weeks ago It was announced
that Cobb. who was 81 years old II
December, had been placed in Class
Of the next army draft, but owing tc
the fact that he failed to properly
answer the questions regarding de-
tendency. the Georgia Peach received
word the other day that his local
board had decided 20 place him in
Class ?. Cobb has a wife and three
children
It is assumed. therefore. that Cobb
will be able to play throughout the
coming season. and that owing to his
age he may never be called to the
colors. Baseball sharps figure that
the loss OF this great player not only
would result In disaster for the De-
troit club, but also would greatly re-
duce the patronage Of the Tigers IN
other American league cities. Cobb
has been a wonderful attraction for
many years. He draws $4,000 IN sal
airy, but he Is worth every dollar OF
it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
like WAR
OVER RACE MEET
Associations of Pimlico and
Kentucky Are Each
Making Big Bids.
By Briggs

New York. Feb. 1s.-PimlIco and
Kentucky are going to have a merry
war OF It this spring IN attracting
good horses to their respective race
meets. The racing associations OF
both places are holding out unusual
Inducements to owners and trainers.
To begin with. the Pimlieo folk have
raised the value Of Preakness. their
historic three-year-old spring stake,
to Derby proportions. making It q
SIS. 900 affair in the hope OF getting
Sun Briar. Papp and other prominent
three-year-olds to try for 1t instead
OF starting IN the Churchill Downs
classic
No Entrance Fees.
The Pfmlico association would also
impress on horsemen that no entrance
fees or subscriptions are charged in
its stakes a condition which has been
in vogue in Kentucky. The starting
fees charged at the Baltimore track
all go to the winner, too In other
words. nothing in the way OF money
IS AIKEN from the owners. the associa-
ton adding II all It's a case or own
ers racing for prize money and not
for own subscriptions as they do in
the guaranteed AAAdlES OA LIZ -NS"
York tracks
Tax in Kentucky.
In Kentucky next season owners
will be taxed 10 per cent OF each purse
won, to make up the 100000 the
Thoroughbred Horsemen's associa-
ton OF that state has promised the
Red Cross society. This patriotic
raising Of money for war purposes
hasn't been preached In the east yet.
and the chances are that II won't be
Purses are hard enough to win these
DAYS. and II may be found that only
millionaires can stand the 10 per cent
Kentucky tax, particularly now. with
the price of hay and oats very high
While no dates have been set as
vet for the Kentucky Derby and
Preakness. Il is likely that both viii
be run on May IL. All the star three
year-olds are eligible for both events,
and Il viii be interesting to note just
which of them the rival stakes viii
have as starters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

almost exclusively in the various goif
courses through the country they
have not been accustomed to play
them However. that is no reason
why they should not be played In the
national championship competitions.
because a man who can negotiate a
stymte is superior golfer
aAmnfeur GeIfer.S
Aside from the question OF adopt
ing the royal and ancient rules. the
only other question Of Importance for
the United States Golf association 70
determine is the definition OF ana
teur golfer" You cannot make q
rule and then make an exception -
individuals. It is no comment on any
body's individuality, and for my part
I think the amateur definition Is now
excellent Some friends OF mine in
the west tell me that one OF the criti-
cisms Of the United States Golf asso-
citation Is that It IS an autocratio
body run by the east Now. as I was
the western representative OF the
United States Golf association from
1894 to 1893. and probably had more
than any other individual TO do with
framing the rules and the cOnsutu-
ton and bylaws OF the United States
Golf association during that PERIOD
I may say that I never saw any evil
cratic. but, to the contrary, they have
always desired to lean backward IN
placing the competitions where they
would 90 the most good You may
look over the western representatives
from 1899 until today, and with the
exception Of two or three men, the
western men have never attended tbs
meetings / know one western man
who never attended a championship,
nor did he ever attend a meeting
during the year he was one OF the
committee. and I dare say there are
others. When the United states G0i1
association meeting was held IN Chi
cago there we're more fasteners AZ
hat meeting than there we're western
men. I an confident that there Is no
desiIe to be autOcratic-
The association has only one point
OF view and one object to obtain. and
to play golf and not a modification OF
it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

-EW YORK, Feb. 1s.-If al
NJ golfers felt the same way about
L the amateur rule as Charles B
Macdonald. everything would run
along much more smoothly. This
veteran. who was a good golfer long
ago. when a student at the St An
drew's University. In Scotland. has al
ways been a stanch supporter OF the
game as originally played With him
Its traditions are sacred, and he con
tends that II golfers only wanted 70
they could avoid many useless dis
cussions.
be no straddling OF the amateur rule.
In the old days no one thought or
playing golf as an amateur for what
he could make out Of it Macdonald
had expected to be at the recent an
nual meeting Of the United States
Golf association IN Philadelphia, and
although he did not attend, he wrote
a letter on the general situation The
letter, read by Joseph Clark. gave an
excellent Idea OF the life Of the assO-
citation from its inception down TO the
present time II shows how the rule
on amateurism was changed from
Leave Rules us They Are.
Being an advocate Of the old school,
Macdonald naturally shuns anything
approaching a tampering with the
playing rules. He calls attention TO
/ the fact that the rules concerning a
lost ball. out Of bounds, and the sty-
mie have been threshed over for many
years. He believes they might better
be left as they are. and anent the
stymie he claims it's the superior
golfer who can negotiate one. also.
that It Is rare that a stymie can not
be played
The rules are as fair for one as
they are for another. What does It
matter whether or not the lost ball
rule should be made the same as 2
ball out Of bounds? No one really
cares. As for the stymie, there Is
scarcely any stymie that can not be
negotia ted: but In this country. where
peoole have played four-ban matches
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

TEW YORK. Feb. 1s-Charley
M Weeghman Is an optimist- He
1 doesn't want any gaiivanting
around after trouble and ne isn't 2
bit timld about spending big money to
bolster business. regardless OF how
dark the outlook may be-
While other major league magnates
we're deploring the brunette complex
ion OF 1918 prospects. Weeghman did
a little gum-shoeing for playing tai
ent with which to put the Cubs IN the
pennant race He spent money ike
sailor celebrating shore leave while
his brother mags stood around
gaping.
Resuif-CharIey WeeEhman has
surrounded Fred Mitchell with
some baseball talent which may
land a National league peEnant
for ChicnEO's NerthEiderE.
If the Cubs are lucky they viii be
able to hold Grover Alexander
throughout the coming season And
II they succeed the big Highlander
viii be good for IS to 30 victories. IN
less he suffers the worst reverse seen
in the big show for some seasons
Alex Has support.
Alex alone could not win = pen
nant for Chicago. but he can do a big
bit. and with Tyler added to the
pitching staff and Bill killifer in the
harness to handle the slants OF the
pitchers, the sharpshoOting staff or
the Cubs will not have to bow 20 any
in the big league.
When Fred Mitchell landed Dode
Paskert he got a player who Is sure
to do the team a world OF good Pas
kert, with Mann. Flack and Barber,
the latter purchased from Baltimore.
should form a strong outfielding com
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
SPORTOGRAPHY By -G1a9g,


/ brief, and he was then shipped off to
Kansas City. He played "a games In
/ the American Association. and IN June
was released to Providence. Within
a week he was sent on to Rochester.
where he remained until the close OF
1911 Moran's fourth appearance IN
der the big top was in Brooklyn. For
two seasons he was a regular out
fielder with the Dodgers In 1914
/ little Herbie started the season with
the Reds, who almost Immediately
sold him to the Braves with whom
he divided some OF the worlds series
pie. He stuck with Boston through
1915. when he was again turned
adrift, mis- batting average having
sunk 10 the 200 mark Moran has al
ways been handicapped by his dimin-
utive stature and a pair Of bum legs.
His favorite song is Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight"
ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST
CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
Tomorrow will be the 177th ami
versary OF the first great battle fer
a championship in the history Of mod
ern pugilism. for II was on February
Il, 1741s that BrOughton defeated
Stevenson in q terrific battle with
natures weapons Stevenson. a giant
forkshireman, had become a protege
of Frederick, prince Of Wales, and
Lutte atmosphere Of the latter's court
What with wine. women and other
dissipation, poor George Stevenson
was in no condition to meet the great
Jack Broughton, the pupil and sue
cessor of James Figg. the first cham
pion Of England. Stevenson fought
bravely and took a terrible drubbing.
but at length succumbed to the rain
OF blows showered upon him by
BrOughton. The first pugilistic cham
pionship battle had a tragic result
for Stevenson died within a month.
Broughton then declared that he
would never fight again. and Qugi-
ism seemed destined to die aborning,
but later Jack reconsidered his de-
cision and returned to the ring, after
making a code OF rules which elimi-
mated many of the brutalities Of the
sport
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.
1910-Leo Houck and Paddy Levin
fought a 10-round draw at Reading,
Is11-Eddie Campi defeated Barney
Forbes in four rounds at San Fran
cisco.
I9Il-Jack Redmond knocked out
Rudy Unholz in the sixth round at
Milwaukee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

same motions as he does with the bow
when he plays The Rocky Road to
Dublin" That's why his opponent
can't salve him"
y
Nick Grundy has a way Of knocking
out opponents by striking a heavy
blow on the back OF the neck when
an adversary covers up. Grundy has
an earthquake kick but there is one
boxer In United States whom he would
have difficulty In knocking out that
way It Is Miss Melen Hildreth. cham
pion woman boxer Of the world. who
has wad OF hair on the back Of the
neck thich as a sack Of black wool
=
Even ten pins fall into certain hab-
its. They say down at the Cactus
club that as soon as ". ]. Bryan or
Scott White starts a thunder boy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

along the alleys, the pins begin to
tumble. They have been in the habit
OF doing that Might as well.
\ x
Jim Coffey, the big Irish over
heavyweight has-been wants to take
on some of the contenders for Jess
Wizards crown What's the use OF
digging up a conner for Jim? Why not
let Oldtimer Craig. the Harlem Cof-
fee Cooler" cool Coffey?
4 <
THAT man Ponsford is trying to
show off," remarked a basketball fan
Friday night when the Tiger center
shot one from center field neatly into
the basket whats the use Of doing
that when the score is 81 to 4, any
Nay2" Then Ponsford tossed another
the length Of the field and It also
rang the bell for another cigar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
PROSPECTS OF WAR TIME GAMES
THE CUBS LOOK LIKE WINNERS
By JACK yEIOCK.

bination- Mitch also has BIZ Nc
Cabe. a Singing recruit from Jack
Hollands Hutchinson club, OF the
Western league. who may make ali
Of EN- step to bees him cut
InfIeId Problem-
The Cub InfieId Is the real problem
Mitchell has to solve. and yet he can
show something in the way OF talent
Kiiduff. Deal, Merkle. zeider. Hol-
ischer. Pechous. workman and Lear
represent the infield strength OF the
Bruins Il Is said that Deal viii Be
groomed for first base II Merkle falls
10 hang on. and Pete Kilduff Is prac-
tlcalIy certain 10 hold down second.
providing. Of course. that Charley
Hollacher comes through at short
Lear. who Is called q second Heinie
Zin. is the gamble for the third bas-
ing lob Sc with Workman. Zeider.
deal and Pechous all fighting. the
Cub cushion defenders who win Jobs
win have 20 show some steam
In addition to the new battery stars
secured BY the Clubs Mitchell has
Vaughn. Douglas. Hendryx. Weaver
Carter. Aldridge and Walker IN his
pitching corral. and Daily. Elliott and
O'FarreIl to fight Il out for the sec
ond string catching job.
To say the least. those Cu5s
Io~k mighty good They look 10
be sure One-fwO-three club
ri=ht now, and aside from the
Giants they are the strongest
club in the league on paper.
COLORADO SPRINGS VICTOR.
Leadvflle. Colo. Feb. ls.-The Colo
rado Springs basketball team was tco
strong for the local high school five.
and won an exciting game SIS 70 2s
last night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
-:GLBLETS:-
Py ROY EAIIK.

-fnIr amuulumH by ROY E.AIIk. a,,u,,tl1lr,-rirfil
n UNAWAYi Runaway! Some
body stop those High school
~ Tigers.
Even II Lee Nichols can't fly he
could get over some mighty high
fences II Hexathlon was after him
on dark night
The modesty Of some people is
amazing. Why should Dr.. Ridley keep
his light hid under a bushel all this
time?
There are quite a lot OF boxers who
were never very strong winners now
matched up to win. Uncle sam did
the matchmaking.
In a bout Friday night with Pvt.
Farley. Pvt. Coall had plenty Of fuel
but his boilers went dry almost pre-
venting him raising enough steam
to finish the bout
=
The Pacific coast has the reputa-
ton Of having the fastest bouts OF
any locality In United States. This is
due to the fact that the milling is
limited to four rounds so that a boxer
may put all he has into u minutes
a
Bliss are also producing some fast
bouts.
When Pvt Hockett was taken I'll
Friday evening and Pvt Hollis. at
40 pounds was stacked Up against
Bad Daddy" Anderson, negro weigh
ing 2l5 POUNDS, 1t is no wonder Hook
EFT claimed that a dark boss" Was
being sprung on him
Don't swallow It'll Don't swallow
When friend yelled frantically
from the ring side at a young boxer
who had just been given a dram from
q bottle at the end of a fast round,
elected the stuff.
That's right" continued the So
licitous friend, Don't ever swallow
any Of that stuff-it's water"
Sometimes the boys entering bouts
at unit sos Just take off their shoes
and 60 to It There being no particu-
collection Is wished onto official ref
cree Bad Daddy Anderson who has
the appearance OF a walking pawn
shop when the bouts terminate.
Fanny Durack, champion swimmer
Of Australia Is coming to United
States TO swim. She's right It's the
only place to get in the swim"
x
What's that fellow trying to do?"
asked a soldier at the ringside while
Pvt Farley. Of unit No. 305 was max
ing himself a principal in a three
round bout.
We'll. hes a violinist. When he
feints az an opponent he makes the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
ATHLETIC SHOWS At FORT Bliss
PRODUCE SEVERAL NEW BOXERS

Boys of Mechanical Repair Unit No. SO5 Dig Up Two
New Men Fast With the Mitts; Matches at Camp
Bierne ''Y" Bring Out Good Men; Bouts Anus
ing and Big Gloves Save Men From Danger.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
HERBTE MORAN, 81 TODAY,
Has HEN A GREAT TRANELER

Weston and O'Leary and other IA
nous old pedestrians travelled long
distances because they had good legs.
J. Herbert Moran, who ranks as one
OF the champion globe trotters Of
baseball. has travelled far and wide
because his pins are on the bum The
little outfielder spent the 1916 season
with the Montreal Royals. having
been released by the Braves to the
Vernon club Of the Pacific Coast
league, along with Ted Gather. and
turned over by Vernon to the Cana
dian metropolis
Moran is a Pennsylvania, and was
born 80 years ago today. He first
played professional ball with Cou-
I dersport, Pa. going thence to pu
Bots. His next stop was Trenton, in
the tri-State, and in 1903 he made his
big league debut with the Athletics
] He figured IN about & score Of games,
and then Connie Mack sent him back
TO Trenton. IN September Of the same
year Herbie had his second tryoui
with the big league, playing with the
Red Sox. and he finished the season
In Boston. In 1909 he was with Provi-
/ dence, and the following year he re-
turned to Boston for a trial with the
| Braves. His stay in the Hub was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

Day nurseries are 70 os provided for
the children Of women employed In Bit
lsh mdniIiun factories
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
MCDONALD SIJPPO RTER Of GOLF
RULES AS ORIGINALLY PLAYED

Maintains That Traditions of Game Are Sacred; United
States Association Must Decide What an Amateur
Golfer Really Is; Denied That National Body
Is Autocratic and Dominated by the East.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
SclentIf.c FakInE.

after he has had time to let the act
set properly in his mind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
LITTLE TRICKS OF MENTAL
SCIENCE WIN IN BOXING

Continued from previous page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
HOW ABOUT ITf

'FWater, water everywhere. and not
n drop 20 drink
Twas pretty tough on that old boy,
hut let Us stop TO think.
In winter time we talk and write OF
baseball games all day;
It's baseball here, and baseball there
and not game 10 play.
AID news for the Yankees: Bernie
Boland, the intrepid Tiger pitch
er, is all signed up again and is
again getting in shap to meet the
New Workers. Bernie's speciality is
trimming the Yankees.
It's a wonder Tommy Leach, the
Pirates old star. who was recently
given his unconditional release by the
Kansas City team, didn't announce
that he was going to chicken farming
or orange growing. Leach quit the
game after a service of 20 years, and
he should have absorbed at least
enough baseball tradition to make
some such announcement when the
time came to lay aside his implements
of diamond warfare.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

Few YORK, Feb. 1s.-If al
NJ golfers felt the same way about
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

II UNAWAYi Runaway Some
body stop those High school
- Tigers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

Fanny Durack. champion swimmer
Of Australia Is coming to United
States TO swim. She's right It's the
only place to get in the swim"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

whats that fellow trying to do?"
asked soldier at the ringside while
Pvt Farley, of unit No. 305 was max
ing himself a principal in a three
round bout
We'll, hes a violinist When he
feints az an opponent he makes the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-03

down to the darkest, deepest basement
or sub-basement!
Such is the fate of craftsmanship.
Yet, whatever his divagations in 1912,
MT. Roosevelt was too potent, too en-
&ag1ng q figure, despite his little &C.
centrlcltles. exuberances, and vio-
fences, to be left out of the republican
gallery. His absence could not be
permanent. Even among many who
have quarreled with him to the hilt
or whom he has Jumped on" in his
artless, primitive method of exercise
and amusement, there Is a kind Of ad-
n1iration for. his concatenation Of
talents. requirements, virtues, humors
faults. He is breathing, one might
almost say a roaring. antithesls, His
continual flow Of antithettcal express
sion is unconscious self-expression
The style is the man.
Back in the fold, gradually recover
ing GOOD and regular standing as p
member of the republican congrega-
ton, forgiven by all but the irrecon-
cilable resenters. fanatics Of princt-
pie or fatteners of grudge, accenting
his recovered orthodoxy by miles Of
so amiable "crtticisn" of democratic
dolngs, why shouldn't MI Roosevelt
the old, old love in his bosom swelling,
come back to the Republican club,
which had so1emnly and joyfully
adorned too long vacant space with
his reterently busted portrait restored
to honor, luminous and salient on that
respected WALTZ
The republican civil war is over.
The Restoration is come ~ shall be
around at the club very SOON, writes
the refnstated Mr., Roosevelt.
Happy day! Must William Barnes
sit in darkness when the feast of the
Prodtga1 Son is celebrated? Can't he
forgive and be forgiven? A good
hater,' like DR.. Johnson and Mr..
Roosevelt, but what's the use of hat
ing? It can't improve the liver or d.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-03
AS to Our "Bragging."
(From the Boston Post.


Just what James NJ. Beck has in
mind when he says that the American
people should stop Dragging, and meet
the stern experiences Of War with the
silence and composure shown in Eng
land and France, it is not easy TO
divine. Perhaps he has heard more
than the majority of US, or different
set
We think most Of our readers Will
agree that Dragging by the citizens of
the United States as a whole has been
conspicuous by its absence In this
conf1lct, Certainly, reading history
ana some old newspapers of Civil War
days and making com parfsons as Is
poth sides of Mason and Dixon's rT1e.
we are perfectly convinced thatsv+a
have changed for the better in respect
of boasting of what we are going to do
to the enemy