El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-21
'SPORTOCRAPHY By Gravy,

/ I'd "STRANGLER" LEWIS has been
l. made top sergeant at Camp Grant,
Chicago. He owes his advancement in
rank to the courage he has shown
since he Joined the colors. The day
Lewis went to camp. a raw recruit,
two uniformed men made him a tar
get for their jests. The stranger"
became enraged and he tackled them.
putting both on the ground in short
order with a deadlock The officer in
charge praised Lewis for his action.
and two days later he was made a
corporal Before two weeks passed
he was promoted to the rank OF SER
geant- and now he is top sergeant
The stranger" is one OF. the most
popular men in the camp, and among
his most ardent admirers are the two
men whom he taught such q whole
some lesson.
FIRST OUTLAW LEAGUE FAILED
AT END OF ITS FIRST SEASON
It was just "a years ago today that
the National league and the American
association closed the 1884 season,
which had been marked by a bitter
war with the outlaw" Union asso-
citation. and prepared for the first
worlds series between major league
clubs Providence had captured the
pennant OF the National league, and
~ Metropolitans OF New York were
the American association victors. In
! the worlds series. played in New
York. Providence took all three Of
the contests played.
The Union association. launched in
opposition 10 the national agreement.
had bad year financially. but by
transferring several franchises IL
managed to get through its first and
only season The Unions started the
1854 season with clubs in Baltimore,
Boston, Philadelphia. Washington. Al
toona, Chicago. Cincinnati and St
Louis In midseasou Altoon's club
was transferred 10 Kansas City. and
at a later date Milwaukee and st.
Paul helped finish the season
81. Louis won the Union associa-
ton pe1nant, and challenged the
leaders in the National league and
the American association to a post
season series Providence and New
FORK very wisely turned down the
proposition Of the outlaws. as the st.
Louis Unions were undoubtedly the
strongest club then in the field The
Mound City club finished the SEIZED
ule with a percentage Of $50. the
highest in big league baseball his
tory. except that Of .299, hung up by
the Boston National association team
in 1873.
The baseball war Of 1884 almost
killed the national pastime The
Unions had captured many OF the
best players Of the various leagues.
but the outlaws lacked sufficient
capital to swing the PROPOSITION. They
bit off more than they could chew.
and involved the whole sport in the
ruin which they brought upon them
selves a number Of minor leagues
went on the rocks. and those that
survived had to make many changes
in their circuit. Magnates and play
ers were stricken by wild panic, and
the fans everywhere boycottsd the
game
Although the Union association
was not in the field in 1855. the game
still suffered from the war OF the
preceding year, and in the worlds
series between the Chicago Nationals
and the St Louis American associa-
ton club the total receipts for the
seven games amounted TO only $1,000.
BY 1887 the sport had regained its
lost favor and the fans paid $4,000
TO see Detroit triumph over St. Louis
in the worlds series.
MITCHELL AND BURKE
FOUGHT FIVE DRAWS
Charlie Mitchell and Jack Burke
fought a six round draw in New York