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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

CHICAGO, H. Dec 28.-Thers are
=, signs and signs that peace Is com
inE. now that the armistice has been
siEned-suEar on the table, the COM
ing home from over there" OF the
boTs. and others
Among these let Us list the inteu-
lions OF Charley White. who has been
busy in putting the punch into the
rookie embryos OF the S. o. 7. c. at
De Paul university here With the
disbandinE OF this organization,
Charley has failed 70 find life inter
estlnE. his only remaining activity
being cheering Up the sufferers from
Gan III
After Leonard.
So. nov that the war for the safety
CT democracy has been fought and
20 PIT on a Few battles OF his own
As preliminary. he is boxing a Few
q his students. getting ready 70 en-
rice Benny Leonard. champion. into
q match Discussing his plans. he
stated that he now weighs only 136
pounds and feels himself in Al con-
dition-
Instructed Thousands.
As resume OF Just what he has
done toward winning the great war,
= llle Le4le Lll1lL SINGS me United
states government got busy and In
stltuted boxing as one OF the training
stunts IN the army be has taught up
ward OF zee 900 men the art OF WELD
iuE the gloves. He instituted the
system al Camp Grant, Rockford. Ill,
and later was transferred to Camp
custer Battle Creek. Mich From
there he went TO Fort Sheridan, and
has been there ever since, though
many changes have occurred during
his stay az that post AS wei. he has
accepted several side issue jobs like
that AZ De Paul
This a. n real record and shows
TIE great good that ore boxer
viii reputation and good
JUDGMENT can do toward putting
men IN shape to fiEhf-uot only
personal friendly battles. but the
battles Of the trenches.
Whites bouts at the fort. where he
VII train for his real work in the
ring. VIII be % a real order and there
VIII be no foolinE. he says. He wants
% try himself out and accepts this
opportunity 20 prove 70 the fans that
ne a. SIN p contender for the much
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
THROUGH
SPORTVILLE
b. wILLIAM ;. KIRK.
Song of Action.

TELL in CHEEKY oveten the
whole world slumbers cloverl
There
without the portal and confusion the
the
there S bowling 0
chaos still in Russia that viii take long years solve
There do Belgium do where
years rampant and the devils held their
And while making
confusion n baseball world today?
thought all anticipating
Amazing dreadnoughts shipyard
Of the profession they attempted o conduct
They will Try to train their upbone back into midOeean form and
perhaps they awkward till
Think all the active fed fore aft
colds they contracted waiting daily draft
Tucton
Teconstructon-that beguni
all
to innate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

FOLLOWING the news that Pro
4 noter Tortorichs OF New Orleans
had decided to offer $4,000 to Cham
pion Jess willard TO box 20 rounds
with Jack Dempsey in the Crescent
city early IN March. came inside IN
formation that Willard wants 10 box
under the management OF Tex Rick
ard. Il IS understood Willard has
been IN direct communication with
Rickard for several weeks. with the
idea that the famous promoter can
match him with Georges Carpenter,
the French heavyweight champion.
II Carpenter visits America he will
probably be under contract to Rick
ard with the possibility OF first meet
ing willard. From q money making
point OF view. however a battle be-
tween Carpenter and Dempsey. fol-
lowed by a scrap between the winner
and willard would probably appeal to
Richard Bat Richard. before arrang-
ing either OF these matches, doubtless
would wait for the possible enactment
q = new boxing law in the state OF
New York
II Carpenter does not cross the
A4lautlc and there Il no leEAAlEeu
boxing here in the early part Of
1914 Dempsey viii have Willard
in corner. Providing Torforich
means business with his S15I000
proposition. Willard VIII be forced
into a championship battle with
Dempsey unless the bis tiflekolder
aeUs himself up In a contract
with RlcIurd-
In that case Richard might assume
the Liabilities in New Orleans by
guaranteeing 100000 for the match.
There's a boxing law in Louisiana
that permits referees' decisions and
-o-round bouts A championship fight
between Willard and Dempsey IN the
Crescent City would produce a de-
cisiTe result. no doubt But would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
MAY MEET IN SPRING.

New York. Dec 27.-Following the
announcement that the Yankees prob
ably would forsake Macon. Ca. as a
training camp and move along 10
Florida. comes the announcement that
the Giants are likely TO do their sprins
work in the same state. As il Is Gus
tomary for the clubs training close TO
each other to arrange interleague
games in the spring. it is possible that
the troupes OF McGraw and Higgins
Will come together in a set Of games
in the southland before the opening
OF the regular season. The Braves and
Phillies will train in Florida. also the
Macl1men, so there promises to be
plenty OF preseason activity Of the in
terleague variety in that state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

erweight belt This was not the first
meeting between Murphy and White.
for the latter had been outpointed by
the Australian in a four round bout at
Chicago IN 1890 on smother occasion
White was in the ring with Murphy
but that time Tommy was referee Of
a bout between the Australian and
Sig Hart in Sioux City. Billy had the
idea that he was a great orator and
he always insisted upon addressing
the crowds before and after q fight
In the Sioux City affair Murphy put
over his famous night Wallop. and
then. thinking his opponent was done
for. began his Grafton Hart got up
and Murphy was so engrossed in his
flow or oratory that he didn't hear
the bell ring While he was spout
ing away. Tommy White counted him
out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
GLBLETS =. BY ROY EMIK

Now that peace has been declared
Jess Willard is putting on war paint
and feathers. Not so much that Lit
tie Jess" wants to fight but that IL
is whispered that big purses viii
again be allowed. Maybe the Ameri-
can public viii forget what a heavy
weight Stacker Willard proved in re-
gard TO war benefit bouts and maybe
the fans viii remember it. Probably
the public viii let il pass and go TO
see Jess. Very. very few exceptions
to what p. T Barnum said about the
public, and Jess is king at the game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
Borrowed Baseball Garb
Brings Victory To Visitors


One way a team could be assured
" OF a victory in every stop on a
trip, would be to lose its uniforms.
The dope shows that when a visiting
club appears on the field attired In
the resalia Of the home forces it gen
orally manages to abate the residents.
Last season. on their way east. the
St Louis Cardinals lost their baggage
and had 70 meet the Superbas in
clothing for which Charles Hercules
Ebbets had paid The result was a
g 10 victory for Jack Hendrick' s
team.
Three years previously the St. Louis
Browns reached Detroit minus uni
forms and attired in Tiger toys. they
defeated the JunElemen. 1 TO 0. Well
man pitching against Dauss. That was
the year Lengthy Carl won eight out
OF ten games from the Tigers. the con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
.SPORTOGRAPHY By Crazy,

Joe JENKINS. Of the White Sox. one
Of the first players 70 90 into the
service after war was declared, won
a commission just before the armis-
tice was signed. He was a sergeant
before he left Camp Gordon. Ca. sew
eral months ago for France. During
October Joe took charge OF his COM
pany when his superior officers were
disabled and led the advance Jen-
kins was complimented on the field
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
By Briggs

for his ability and bravery and later
received word that he had been COM
missioned a second lieutenant
Gus Sandberg. the young catcher
who went south with the Giants in the
spring Of 1916 and who is now on the
reserve list Of the Rochester club Of
the International league. has seen
considerable service in the transport
service Of the navy. Sandy enlisted
in the Naval Reserve force about a
year ago, was trained at Pelham and
assigned 10 the transport Northern
Pacific He has made several trips to
France, returning recently when the
ship brought in a large number Of
wounded soldiers. Sandy expects 10
be kept in the service until the task
OF bringing back the wounded fight
ers is completed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

Walter 8lcCredie. last season man
ager Of the salt Lake team in the Pa
cific Coast league. has returned to
Portland after two months spent in a
logging camp and his return to his
old stamping ground convinces the
scribes and the fans that something
must be doing toward placing Port
land and Seattle in the 1913 Pacific
Coast league circuit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
a1IATTYs NOT DIPLOMATIC
IN MANAGERIAL WORK

President Hermann. OF the Reds,
was asked as TO his intentions re-
garding a manager for next year. It
was hoped TO bring out an expression
as to whether Pat Moran might not
succeed Christy Mathewson- We
don't need q manager in winter time,
was Garry's answer. But he also
dropped a remark to the effect that
he hadn't heard from AIathewson since
back in September and he said IT in q
way to indicate he was not exactly
pleased at Natty's failure to send
even a post card.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
HUGGINs DRoPs no.

Manager Miller Higgins. Of the
New York Yankees. has erased Jack
Fourier and John HummeI from his
list The Chicago White Sox made a
prior claim TO the former, while Hum
mel was only taken on Temporarily
and the Yankees have no intention Of
making a deal with San Francisco for
his services in 1913.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
Signs Of Times Indicate Many
Good Bouts In Store For The
HungryFIight Fans AtEarlyDate

c0vsted title He viii show en- that
the old left hooker is in good work
ing order as Of old-as good as in
those bygoue days when he was max
ing himself the terror OF the country
by hanging Up q list Of knockouts few
men Of any class could equal.
And then to get at Leonard
Benny TO Mate Tom
Manager Nate Lewis believes that
Leonard may be corralled in a Nil
waukee ring the latter part OF jan
uary, and that the bout viii be one
Of the best OF the winter season.
Benny viii be out OF army work by
that time. and has announced that he
viii make a tour Of the country.
IN that czse, II viii be compare
lively easy TO induce him 70 meet
White in Milwaukee. since Charley
would be the very best opponent that
could be selected In the west Leon
ard does not care. he saws. to 90 fur
Their than 10 rounds until he has had
several sharpening Up battles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

tests he did not capture being. re-
sDectively. a defeat and a tie.
A game which a visiting team did
not win when II was compelled TO play
in the home clubs regalia because OF
the nonarriTal OF its baggage took
place at the Hilltop. IN New York. on
August IS, 1872 The Tigers and their
baggage parted company at Syracuse
and Jeunings's men played in the
Fanks' road uniforms. being beaten.
TO ..
This reverse might not have oc-
CURED had it not been for umpire
Jack Egan- He put Pay Fisher out
Of the game in the first inning after
the Tigers had located the collegian
for a couple OF runs. and JACK War
hop, who took command Of the pitch
ing peak. was so invincihle that he
yielded only two safeties and permit
ted only "a men TO 90 10 bat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
THERE WAS a REASON. THEN.

It having been established that our
English friends only took to baseball
to please US and they don't really care
for the game, efforts now are being
made 10 interest them in basketball,
with some success. according TO re
ports. But we have come to doubt
all reports in connection with the
English taking to anything that bears
an American brand in athletics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

New York. Dec 2T.-'rhe release OF
troops now in cautouments IN this
country and the speedy return OF
thousands Of others from the western
front in France viii result in a great
boom for sports OF all kinds. and
wrestling viii be one OF those most
benefited A large number Of crap
piers, including Stranger Ed Lewis.
Earl Craddock and Joe Stecher. are
now IN the service OF the country, and
many others have been eugaged in
essential occupations. which have
precluded frequent participation IN
matches Many OF these viii soon be
at liberty 10 resume their activities on
the mat. and the winter and early
spring NAV see the staging OF some
important contests in this city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

Famous Battle Field
Twenty-Five years ago New York
was Americas greatest fight center.
Some Of the most important scraps in
ring history were decided there Bob
Fitzsimmons won the middleweight
championship from Jack Dempsey, the
Nonpareil. in 1891 Fitz also beat
Peter Maher there in 1892 Jim Hall
in 1898 and Dan Creedon in 1854 Jim
Corbett won the heavyweight title
from John L Sullivan in the Crescent
City in 1892. Jack McAuliffe whip
ping Billy AIyer, the Streator Cy-
clone, and George Dixon stopping
Jack Sicily just before the Corbett-
Sullivan mill Other memorable ring
events at New Orleans were the de-
feat Of Billy Murphy by Solly Smith,
Jack Everhardt's drawn battles with
Stanton AbOtt, owen Ziegler, Kid Nc
Partland and Jack DAILY, and the &C
cidental killing OF Andy Bowen by
Kid Lavigne.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

NEWARK CLUB HANDICAPPED.
The Newark club OF the Interna-
tional league. according to reports.
viii have TO hunt a new home for next
year. Part OF the park that has been
used was sold by the owners and an
industrial plant viii be built on that
section Of the grounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
MINORS PROGRESS FEARLESSLY;
WILL FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS

Minor Leagues With Perfect Confidence In Times De
clare For Regular Schedules; More Liberal Salaries
Will Prevail Among Minors; Interleague Games At
Time of the Spring Training To Be New Feature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

Cleveland. o.. Dec. 2s.-Napoleon
Laioie, for 20 years conceded TO be
one Of the worlds greatest infielders.
yesterday announced his retirement
from professional baseball. Last sea-
son Laioie managed the Indianapolis
team Of the American association
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
WILLARD FISHING FOR BIC WAD;
MAY Be GORNERED BY DEMPSEY

New Orleans May Be Scene of Championship Battles If
New York State Fails To Pass New Boxing Law;
jess May Meet Carpenter In Preference To Jack;
Dempsey Holds Key If the French Fighter Fails.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28
jess WIZARDS birthday.

Jess Willard viii celebrate his 31st
I birthday tomorrow. as he was born in
7 PottoWatomie county, Kansas, Deem
Der g. 1851 There are some folks
7 who insist that Jess is six years older
I than the dope books show. and we
I would suggest that a commission be
{ appointed TO investigate the matter
so that this vital question may not
/ longer worry the wondering world
WIZARDS father was a native OF
Illinois. and his mother was from
! Kentucky. Jess. II is surprising TO
note. was born in a house, but he
didn't stay in Il any longer than he
had to. The out Of doors appealed
10 him very strongly and as a mere
kid be became q oWboT and "broncho
buster" but he had 10 give that up
as he grew older because his feet
dragged on the ground and impeded
his pony's progress.
It was about eight years ago that
Jess decided to become a fighter. He
was then in Oklahoma, where Carl
Morris was being doomed as the com
ing champion and hope OF the white
race. After looking over Norris, Jess
decided he could do at least as wen,
and perhaps a little bit better as a
box fighter. Willard did q little
training in an Oklahoma gym"
where the experienced fighters took
great delight in using the good
natured cowboy as a punching bag.
His first ring bout was with Louis
Fink. In Sapulpa- Jess took quite a
drubbing. for he was as wide open as
a barn door, and while Fink's de-
fence would have been easily solved
by a good boxer. for Jess IL was as
hard to break as a safe. At length, in
the tenth round. Jess managed TO lind
a good one, and IL knocked Fink clean
out Of the ring The referee said 1t
was a foul, and gave the victory 20
Fink
Since winning the championship
from Jack Johnson in 1914 Willard
has been in the circus business and is
At present engaged in the oil Industry
In Texas In fact he has done 4 lot
Of things-except fight
Murphy-White Battle.
Australian Billy Murphy and Tommy
White fought a 80 round draw at san
Francisco on this date in 1892. Billy
had won the worlds featherweight
title about three years previously by
landing his Mary Ann" on Ike Weir.
the Belfast spider. but soon lost the
honor. White, a Chicago lad. never
held a title. but he was better than
lots Of boys who have held the feath-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

Part time work for married women
must be considered as one OF the big yea
lures in reconstruction work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

Milwaukee. Wis. Dec. 2S.-Billy
8Iiske. Of St Paul, outboxed Gus
Christie. Of Milwaukee, in every round
Of a ten round no decision catch
weight boxing contest last night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

i THE Mexican Methodist basketball
1 / tossers have set a standard in the
game that IS almost ideal. To tell the
story in short. the members OF this
team are always ready TO play and
spend their time playing. There is no
wranglIng. no Grabbing" on their
part Any objections they have are
stated by their captain to the acting
officials in just as even tone as would
/ be used in buying postage stamps II
q referee is acceptable 10 the team Op-
: posing them, he is acceptable TO them
/ Nor do they afterwards howl about his
decisions. FOuling opposing players
Z is not on their record During the
: season OF 1s17-1s, when 1t was appar-
ent that they had nothing but a Sc
ries Of drubbings coming in the latter
part Of the season. they played every
game as agreed without regard to
how badly they were beaten They
never evade a game on their schedule
During the present season this team
has started out with a remarkable
record, the most pleasing part Of
which is their conduct On the floor.
Marion Robertson, L. S. " stationed
at Mare Island, has been spending sew
eral days furlough here Robertson
formerly played with the Cathedral
basketball team and says that he still
pulls for them when they need it.
=
When Fred 7. Wedge. the Fighting
Parson," and Tommy Murphy cham
pion welterweight Of the Mexican Dor
der. met Friday to sign articles for
their New Years day battle at the
Studorium, Tommy was undoubtedly
convinced that Wedge is in real train
ing, for the -Parson" wore a beauti-
ful BACKED eye which he has been
carrying about with him as souvenir
for several days. A BACKED eye. how
ever, don't mean much Usually they
cause but little pain and no incon-
venience to a boxer. The boxer who
left the decorated eye with Wedge
may have gone away from the ring
with no mark at all. yet nursed his
Jaw for a week and sucked cider
through a straw instead Of eating in
his accustomed manner. At any rate
he didn't come back for any more OF
Nick Gundy. featherweight champ
Of Fort Bliss. and Tommy Felso, ban
tamweight title holder. have been in
bad humor for a couple Of weeks The
trouble Of each is that he has been IN
able TO get mixed up in the boxing
game It is painful for either OF these
boys to be kept out Of biffdom for
even a short period Felso, who IN
derWent an operation, was ordered by
his physician to remain quiet. Gundy-
suffering from effects Of foul blows
received in his last bout, mas also been
prohibited from action Both are
again taking up training, Felso light
" and Gundy with Fred r. Wedge.
No need adding that there is nothing
light about Nick's training while he is
with Wedge.
Lieut.. Carl }. Studer. matchmaker
for the New Years boxing program at
the Studorium. has one boxer on his
list whom he does not need to keep
an eye on. Tommy Carter is in quar-
antine. No larks for Tommy. No
danger that he will spend too late
hours with his best girl IN fact. all
Tommy has left to do Is to train. Car
ter is said to be in fine condition for
his bout with Berthe Coxhil New
Years day. He must be. too. TO win,
for Coxhill IS a clever boxer and in
good condition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-28

such a battle draw enough money to
cover a purse Of S100,O0O2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-22
RAILS AGAINST GERMANY.
Austrian Socialist Paper Says Austria
Must Not Be Left to Starve.

London, June D. - Further informa.
ton confirming reports of intense re-
sentiment and excitement over the re-
duction of the bread ration is quoted
from Austrian newspapers by the cor
respondent of The Times at The Hague.
Among the subsidiary causes of the
anger is the fact that notification of the
reduction was not made until noon Mon
day, although it had been enforced from
early in the morning when protests were
raised.
Premier Won Seydler is accused by the
Socialist Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna Of
producing disastrous situation by ia
voring the Agrarians 1t says the sit
uation could certainly have been pre-
vented. The paper rails against Ger
many and Hungary and tells the au
thorities they must Immediately draw
the attention of those countries to the
fact that food conditions in Austria are
intolerable and demand sustenance.
"The Austrian population cannot
starve while Germany and Hungary have
tolerably adequate rations. The Austri-
an government must be placed under
tutelage even in matters relating to the
food supply. 1t has deserved to be sub
jected to guardianship, but the popula-
ton must not be punished with starya-
ton for the failure of the government
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-22
Hearing the Food Cry.

A woman living in the Kentucky
mountains told social worker recently
Il hear there is an awful feud going OF
somewhere Is it trueG"
The fact that there is war is only
Just beginning to penetrate those noun
tain Businesses,
A woman in one of the rich agricultur
.al districts of an eastern state is still
Serving meat every day in the week and
white bread every meal. Since the so
So order in buying -four was issued, she
was heard to remark: my pantry shelf
is getting loaded down with that break
fast food stuff that | have to buy now
adays and the only way | can get rid of
it is to feed it to the chickens"
The fact of war has not yet penetrated
her fastness.
There are still too many Businesses
where the seriousness of the food prob
lem has not yet seemed to penetrate.
They are found in our big cities and in
our richest agricultural valleys just as
often as in the mountains of Kentucky.
The ignorance of the poor Kentucky
woman is pitiful and forgivable, but the
of the other woman is la
and objectionable. Unless the
cry is heard and needed by
all women, the food problem of America
will not be solved.