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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

THE Gownsman Is not disposed TO admit
l. that the Germans often lucid but
occasional Germans are visited by lucid in
tervals II was in one Of these that a certain
eminent professor declared, English is
destined to be the universal language of the
world German, French. Italian, all must
hold a minor place" But this was long be-
fore the monstrous egg of this war was
Matched and in a moment when Kultur was
nodding at the helm of the Teutonic Zeppelin
of state. Jocularity aside. English is not
only the birthrght of more millions of the
human race than any other language, but it
is likewise the second language of millions
more, not to the manner born. English has
long since succeeded the lngua franca in
the Near Fast, and, Pigeon English, fol-
lows the guinea and the dollar in the trade
of the Pacific.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

ITO QUOTE happy passage of Sir Walters
l. in illustrations We can say most things
in three ways. according draw on one
or another Of the three main sources OF our
speech THAT is the original English. the old
Norman French. the Latin and Greekl Thus
You can Begin. or Commence or Initiate
undertaking, with Boldness or Courage,
Resolution. If Nou are Wornman, or
Laborer. or Operative, you can Ask. or Re-
quest, or Solicit your employer to Yield or
Grant, or ConCede an increase in the Earn
ings, or Wages, or Remuneration which fall
to the lot of your Fellow. or Companion, or
Associate. Your employer is perhaps Old or
Veteran. or Superannuated, which may
Hinder. Delay. Retard the success of
your application"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

CTILL another delightful quality of the
~ English language is its lawlessness Sir
Philip Sidney long ago, called English 'the
grammarlesS tongue" and never a Lindey
Murray of them all has been able to
make it anything else. The men who know
Latin and Crock grammar have been trying
for generations to construct a grammatical
cabinet in which to pigeonhole the English
language. But most Of the boxes empty
and the rest are stuffed to overfowing with
exceptions. You cannot box and coffin the
English language If It were dead. Sir
Walter Raleigh--our admirable contemporary
professor at Oxford not the EliZabethan
henefaCtor of the human race who discovered
tobaCCo--our Sir Walter has very recently
commented on the freedom of English IL
lustratng the distinctive quality of free
race. He notes that 1t is this freedom that
brings to English its wealth and that while
in most tongues there is word for a thing
or two: way of saying something per-
haps two ways. in English commonly have
at least three words and innumerable ways
Of putting things: and if we do not like old
words and old ways, we make new ones in
stanter. or less learnedly, off the bat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18
THE GOWNSM4N
The English and Some Other Tongues

A RECENT number of lie Matin. the
n popular Paris daily. contains to the
left and the right of the title two panels. In
the first is n small map of the two hem
ispheres and entitled THE English Language
in the World" those parts in which that
language rules being duly designated, with
the legend, 900 1000, 900 speak English" The
panel to the right reads Learn English, "
bracketed with 81 must. | can. I will" each
word accompanied with the corresponding
French and the French indication of our
English pronunciation. These latter to
us amusing: "a meustt. Al cann al Quill
but they perform their function. The last
page of the same paper displays the Amer
ican national hymn, LA Banriere Etoilee,"
the words and the music, accompanied by a
translation into French and an interlnear
indication of our pronunciation:
80, So. cam lou ST. bal re donnz eurle
lAitt?
Houot So praoudle oui held att ze
touailaitts lastt glimign."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

ENNGLISH is possibly not the best Ian
IL guaga in the word-though the Gowns
man devoutly believes it to he very nearly
such It has not much on the French. to put
1t slaneily; for what tongue can compete with
the proud slogan. What is not clear is not
French? But English has an adapt ability, a
resourcefunesS and a power to adjust
itself to emergencies unrivaled among the
languages of men. And the first reason for
this is the delightful logicaity of English
its sweet unreasonableness German is logi-
cal, severely logical. like the people who
speak It, Professor Tupper. in a recent
sensible paper on The Awful German
Language recalls Mark Twain's hon mot
that he would rather decline two drinks than
German verb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

TNHE best English is that spoken by cul-
/ tvated men and women in active con-
verse with the world. Not that spoken by
the learned in the labora tory. or by the col
legian in the schools-prOprety forbid-not
by any means by the man in the street even
less by the girl in the shop whose iargon
might as well be Singalese. But all Of these
are helping make the language. showing it
along, SO to speak, elbowng ii into queer
places If you like. But if you are formulat-
ing your rules of speech at leisure. they will
fall out Of date before they are ready and
the idiom under your microscope will sud
denly have taken wings. BY the time that
you have fixed on what you ought not to
say your own tongue will refute you When
you have determined precisely what your
neighbor ought to say, or what he should be
forbidden to say you will become a gram
marian--or German.
A S TO slang, it is the one certain evidence
is the language of the people in the process
of making. Moreover a picturesque slang
is a safeguard against profanity which
peace to the cergy-is little more than mar
ticuate speech seeking utterance in explosion.
Mechanical ingenuity has timed and regulat-
ed explosion into powerful motive force
Let all grammarians. logcians and sufferers
under foreign teachings know that English
is not a degenerate offshoot of the old lTeu-
tonic stock, "a base dialect gabbled by pirates
in their depredatons on the high seas," as
one of our enemies politely put IT, English
is the free. masterful. adaptable speech Of a
free. masterful and adaptable people which
is destined to rule the world. not because
they are brute oonQuerors, but because they
are The .londeu e. the world into fha 49,
light 81 = tYue oeEnQcract. .f ,S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

THIS is only an illustration of our wealth
i in common vocabulary. We are as rich
in the making of the new meanings and in
the new mintng of slang Almost the oldest
trick of the speech of our remote ancestors
was its power to make compounds. And
retain it today. A certain official fell into
trouble lately because of a "food-hoard" It
sounds like Anglo Saxon. which it is We
can still talk Of "ioy-rdes," and the fool
killer is still with us. But we do not say,
"horse-iron- -ra il road wa gon- company as
they do in Germany. because We are not
logical. An amiahle instructor in French
once rushed into the Gownsmans room
excitedly. II haf one kest-i-op to ask. Can
say in lnglish. grow less'?" "And why
not?" But to grow is to become greater
We can not become greater by becoming less,
and can not become less by becoming
greater, 1t would be impossible in French"
But not in English, where have no Acad-
emy to declare correct usage, and
therefore grow and shed our old shell, like
a crab, every generation or two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

TT is fun to start precisan appealing to
i the authority of good usage in our mother
tongue. Any one muddle him with his
own analogies. in ten minutes. The appeal
to authority. too, in matters Of speech is
often a veritable boomerang. We are law
less speakers by brthright and only school,
ma'ams should he crcumspect and iastidious
Of the proprieties Shakespeare was fine
old reprobate in the use Of language vind-
eating once and for all the liberty of the
tongue. He is as innocent of the dainty
correct" use of will" and Shall" as an
Irishman. He delights. like the old anarchist
that he is, in disagreements between his royal
verbs and their subjects And when you
correct your son. dear reader for saying
those kind of felers," he may retort with
the logic of a gramnrarian, Shakespeare
says those kind"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
.INmIN|IIVnlNIDTn.
Success of Thanksgiving Day
Games Proof of What May Be
Done by Everybody Helping

GeON committees
" committees for myself pleased thank the public for
operation making the COdyBss football such great
Finley Saturday Suess
due to the hearty and enthusiastic cooperation Of Brig Gen Jas
HoTnbrook commanding the FL PasO military district his aides
resentg the army Lieut. Mccarthy and Lieut. Bahard s2nd field
aids the wonderful roofing and singing organization greatly
debted.
"Gen Lindsay Cody workers. well Cody players be
highly their although much Of the results of their work
ties grant
Of the school Of the School of Mines
deserving Of thanks for the worthy help given Early Thanksgiving
shape the grounds under Prof Hughey
field a famous
from the nor who the Why he said when commented that
the field shape Man. would be tled death
Thanksgiving game
biggest universities Of the This field is good shape played
field than the pudes you
You don't realize what fine gidiron have
military police the city
maseu handling the mastodon
that the military city able handle big
in a masterul
Thanksgiving game affair general
operation public games
finished schedule absolutely
Thursdays games proof
everybody lends helping guaranty
greater under better weather conditions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
WATER,
BUT No PLACE
FOR Swimming
Sailors Not Allowed To
Dip In Lake Now; Have
IS Pools.
''GOBS" ARE TAUGHT
BY PROFESSIONALS

CHICAGO. III. Nov. 5o.-Kept out Of
- Lake Michigan because Of trsach-
erous waters and fear Of epidemics.
the sailors at the Great Lakes naval
training station have at last been fur
nished IL large tanks. Swimming
promises to be the outstanding sport
during the coming winter.
As a result OF stringent sanitary
regulations, the sailors were kept
away from the lake and few OF them.
although within z stones throw OF
the vast body OF water. left for duty
at sea without even seeing It
Clarified until it sparkles. water
will be pumped from the lake into
the shining marble tanks and the
swimming season viii be on within
few days The unhealthy chill viii
be left in the lake, as the water will
be heated before It reaches the pools.
With the exception OF the main
tank, used by officers and the swim
ming team. the pools are OF the same
design They present a IS yard
straight away, with proportionate
width Depth varies 50 the smallest
yeoman may safely stand at one end
while the biggest blacksmith can't
reach the tiles on the deep side
The 'gobs" are not allowed to learn
under their own crude methods Far
from Il With half q dozen Of the
greatest speed swimmers in America
wearing 4 Uniform at the camp. the
beginners gather their instructions
from record breakers, distance stars.
sprinters. professionals. etc Harry
Hazlshurst, a coach OF the Hamilton
club, Chicago. during his civilian life
days. is instructor IN charge.
Harry BIcGiIlivray, who churnsd up
a grrra OF mora new national marks
during the summer; Buddy Wallen,
another Chicago star; Dave Jones. a
Detroit water wizard: Clarke Leach
and Jack Searle. sprinters. are among
the other instructors at the station
With the announcement that Great
Lakes is to become even greater after
the war than il has during the past
year. the swimming program viii be
carried out TO the last COB"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
LOCAL COUNTRY
CLUB IN LEAD.
Keeps More Sheep On the
Golf Links Than All
Other American Clubs.

Reports gathered by golf authori-
ties in the east disclose that the FL
Paso Country club has pastured more
sheep on their links in the upper val
ley this season than all the other
clubs Of America combined.
An eastern golf writer commenting
on the revival during war times of
the ancient Scotch custom OF keeping
the grass on lawns cropped by sheep,
asserts that members Of the Rosedale
Golf club, Of Toronto, Canada, first
adopted the system as practical after
the war. 1t is reported that the
members Of this club are looking for
ward to a feast OF lamb and mint
sauce next spring, having been pas
turing 100 sheep on their links this
season.
Other clubs are reported at Pitts
burg. with nearly 200 on the links:
one in New York state with $50; the
Long Island club with 80. The Bal
tusrol Golf club once had $50 sheep
on its links. On the links Of the Ell
PasO club have been at times as many
as 1900 babas, the number being 500
for the greater portion OF the esason.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
Tricks In Every
Trade But Ours
End Of War Will Give Several Champions to Defend
Title; Bliss Has Several Boxers Who May Make
Bid For Worlds Titles When Dismissed
From the Service; Hayden Climber
By ROY EsIIK

and with one style of boxers f.
fatal to any athlete DESTROYS Of
reaching the top in the squared
circle.
This is the reason that the prospects
OF several Bliss boxers whose records
in this locality are good are not so
bright when the matter OF meeting
the best men IN their respective
classes is considered.
Looks Like n Champ.
For through and through fighter
with chances OF reaching the top Of a
division, Tommy Murphy, Fifth cav
airy looks good While not the fin
ished boxer that Coxhill appears to be,
Murphy is every ounce fight Like
COxhill. he very seldom wastes much
energy in useless blows. but is much
more aggressive than the artist from
the military police. Taking known
fighting qualities into consideration,
Murphy IS the best bet at Fort Bliss
for top honOrs and If he follows the
game after getting where he can give
proper attention to training there may
be another champion by the name OF
Murphy-not the first Murphy to wear
the title and most probably not the
last.
Bright Future for FeIso.
It is not improbable that with the
coming OF peace and release from
service, that Tommy Felso. bantam
take to more active training and meet
some Of the best men Of the class in
the country. FelsO is popular. but
deserves an even greater popularity.
Like the best climbers the ring has
seen, Felso has never resorted TO
snowy stuff. He wastes but little
energy He hits the mark. which is
OF first Importance. Because he does
the trick so easily Il has sometimes
been doubted whether his man has
been knocked cold, but the knockee
has never doubted it.
Felso's recent defeat OF Red" Will
nams is not significant as Tommy
has beaten much better men For
reaching the top OF his class the pros
poets Of systematic Tommy Felso,
who uses his noodle as well as his
hands and feet, are particularly
Coxhn Good.
For an all round boxer. Berthe Cox
hill. military police, seems to be the
most accomplished Of the Bliss crop
at present. Coxhill displays more real
knowledge OF the game and ability TO
use what the occasion demands than
any boxer who has appeared in recent
fort bouts. With but very few excep-
lions. Bliss boxers have one style and
follow IL with but little deviation.
Co1hiu is an adept at seeing quickly
what style is needed and producing It
without delay. He has proved a quick
thinker and is clever in action. His
wallop has never been much in evil
dence, but the very fact that II has
not may be further evidence OF his
general ship. The wisest boys OF the
ring have not been in the habit OF
showing It all at once.
He Always Smiles.
But that guy IS too good uatured
to ever be great fighter" said a sal
der ian recently in criticism Of Cox
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
GOLFERS LOVE
To MAKE BALL
TAKE ON CURVE
Woode nclub Shots Put
More Fascination In Pas
time On Links.
TOO MUCH SCIENCE
MAY SPOIL GAME

NEW YORK, Nov. s0.-It is practic-
~ ally every golfers ambition, be
he expert or duffer, to control the
flight Of the ball IN E greater or les
ser degree, as he so pleases. It is
true that there are few, if any, golf
ers on this mortal coil who would
pass such an exacting test as this,
although there are opponents Of the
game who do not find any great de-
gree OF difficulty IN making the ball
come round in its flight from right
to left, or from left to right, as the
case may be. On the other hand.
those who rely on bringing off this
class OF shot are very few and far
between
There are many golfers who are
quite adept Mt either the slice or
pull, but who cannot quite mas
ter both. This n because their
natural methods and style OF play
tend toward bringing the ball in
fits flight from right to left, or
from left to right, rs the case may
be, and on account Of this natural
inclination they consequently find
the greatest difficulty in ever Mt
tanning even a comparative mas
terry over the other form of stroke,
which Is strange to their meth
eds.
One well known golfer, who has the
OF seldom playing a
game with his wood
en- clubs. says in a sense It IS a repu-
tation well deserved, as he cannot re-
sist the temptation Of trying expert
ments with his wooden shots, and II
he had to play every tee shot in a
manner, attempting TO hit
1t so that It flew straight down the
middle OF the course, without deviat-
ing in any way from the correct line.
he should certainly find that the
game was losing a great degree OF its
charm Woodenclub play and its pos
sibilities are to his mind far the most
and fascinating phase of
golf
More Certainty, Less Science.
It may be good and beneficial TO
know how to play these scientific
woodenclub shots, but whether the
advantage gained in playing them al |
together compensates for the posi- |
bilities OF disaster, IS a question |
which, IN the mind OF many keen crit /
les. Is much open to doubt, and 4 I
yoodly number Of players are prone to 1
spoil their game by too sIavish ad- 1
lerence ts what they consider the 1
scientific method Of playing strokes. |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
Chief Club Owner
Is Not Alarmed

George Mueh1ebach, chief owner Of
the Kansas City American Association
club, and he paid several thousands
for the privilege Of playing angel.
does not seem any more disturbed
over the report that he IS to be dis
possessed to make way for entry Of
what are now the st. Louis Cardinals
into Kansas City than he is over the
plan to separate the Kaw town from
the American Association and put It
in he Western league. Mr.. Muehle-
bach says he has read It all in the
newspapers, but so far nobody has
come around to confirm It for him or
tell him where he gets off.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
HERMANN AND
JOHNSON MAY
Be DEPOSED
Prominent Baseball Men
Insist On Complete
Reorganization.
PLAYERS SALARIES
MAY BE Reduced

NEW YORK, Nov. s0.-Baseball poll
~ ticians are working overtime pre-
pairing for the winter meetings Of the
major leagues. at which arrangements
for the resumption OF the sport on an
organized basis viii Be made. Confer
snces from now on will take place in
different cities on the major league
circuits almost daily. for the politi-
clans Of the national pastims play
their game quietly and away from
public notice.
May Limit Number Of Players
Important events may occur in the
near future. The conference OF Ban
johnson and August Hermann at Chi
czgo recently. at which they, acting
as the national commission, are re-
ported to have discussed a PROPOSE
ton TO limit the player limit to Is
men, foreshadows early activity, for
there Is a faction in both leagues
whose aim Is to deposit both Of the re-
dictionaries, who are charged with be-
Ing responsible for much Of the trOu-
bic that has beset baseball in recent
years.
Many Influential baseball men
plete reorganization Of the execu-
tive branch Of the sport, and II
they carry their fight through #
VIII mean the end OF johnson and
Hermann and their satellites,
who have dominated the gume for
many years.
Definite action concerning the
<oakeup Of the national commission
viii doubtless be taken at the winter
meeting Of the leagues. scheduled 10
take place in this city next month. I
Until that time both factions will be ]
careful to prepare the arrangements I
so there won't be any slip when the I
all important moment arrives.
It Is q certainty that efforts viii be /
made to enforce retrenchment all |
along the line IN the work Of recon- 1
structing baseball. Salaries OF players 4
are apt to be cut a trif1e and other ex-
penses pFuned down. The club own
ers realize that baseball has been bur- /
dened by a heavy expense account in |
the past, and. although they are hope
ful for the future Of the sport. they 4
Intend to take every possible precsu-
ton against extravaganza.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30

THE sudden end Of the war will IN
1 doubtedIy have far reaching and
unlocked for results in boxing. Very
few boxing promoters or sport writers
believed Thanksgiving would see
peace. Next fall was the most COM
mon prediction for the time when the
Huns would be everlastingly walloped.
Peace at this time means that
several boxers who would not
have attempted to continue in the
mitt game had the war held them
several years in service, will aEnin
appear to defend their IaureIs.
There is but little doubt that less
Willard will make another attempt TO
sell his empty title in a farewell bout.
II he can get some peace time pro-
moter to guarantee q fat purse. After
the way willard has acted during the
war, both in respect to meeting
worthy claimants to the title and in
regards to his evasion OF war benefit
can public will stand FOR his appear
ance.
On the other hand, Jack Dempsey.
who has probably lost more by the
war than any other boxer, and who
has steadfastly assisted in all kind OF
war benefit bouts. bids fair to come
into his own now that peace bouts are
once more in sight
Leonard Popular.
Benny Leonard undisputed light
weight champion, will be second to
none in popularity. as he IS first of
all worthy champion from a mitt
point OF view. and has at all times as
sisted IN bouts for war benefits. Leon
ard has gone farther than any Of the
champions in benefit affairs, never
hesitating to risk his title for the
cause Yet he has never been defeated
and is IN better shape than when war
was declared.
win Knbane Stay RetIreds
Johnny kilbanes featherweight
champion, will come in FOR his share
OF praise at the hands OF the Ameri-
can people, having given unstinted aid
throughout the war. While johnnie
has said that he will retire, the an
nouncement was made before peace
was imminent and It is not improbable
that Johnnie may reconsider and ap-
pear in the role Of defending the
featherweight crown.
While thousands OF young Ameri-
cans who would never otherwise have
put on mitt have learned the rudi-
ments OF boxing since entering army
service, no great boxers have been de-
veloped thereby. The time has not
been to beat the Hun, which has been
conditions in the army are not condu-
Give to turning out finished boxers.
The big thing before the army has
bee to beat the Hun, whihc has been
done in most excellent style, but mill
tary training is too rigid to permit Of
the development Of champions for the
most part
To become a first class boxer the
pupil must be able to have unIim-
tied time for training, with the
opportunity to meet and train
with the best men in his division.
Continual training In one locality