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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
Boxer Who Refused Purse Over
80 Years Ago To Collect Same
And Present Money To Red Cross

GOOD boxing fans listen to weird tale all respects
" duly
Can modern follower Fstana
OF $50 and leaving the the hands
That such actually exists absolute the pamy
which the odtimes tell about They
days when boxer didn't need collect the winning purse
Australian Billy pulled
Most know him Australian Billy although his
phone book E Matthews he city
detective force
The affair which left money lonely years happened
Sydney Australia 80 Billy Smith then stripping
youth predicted champion
He boxing the lightweight championship
and then the welterweght championship Australia
oupoken of
Bs and shouted when he knocked
Billy could whip wter the land pofesh
rolled repeated By
Billy meeting the weer professional champion before the biggest club
the brought pounds training expenses
having refused fight for Billy reached for habit which
mOnopothn he
he
ambitions be the welterweigh
turned his back the 10 pounds sterling.
Later he the United the weller title
of the world after which he entered the professional mddewght
eontended for the title But he neglected collect money
Sydney.
United States Baker, the Australian
states that the still waiting
for Billy collect it. Billy just learned Of through Prof William
Gray, OF Australia of Los Angeles
Mr. Smith stated today that viii
able to convince the president of the club that the
the viii FL
has been drawing Friday morning.
has there will be several hundred dollars waiting
quarters less than $50 the night refused accept it,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
First Thing Poilus Learn
Is How ToCuss The Umpire

CONEWHERE in France. Nov. -
~ About the first thing the French
poilus learned OF the great American
game OF baseball. after the French
military authorities had officially
ordered that they be instructed By
Yankee soldier details. was to "cuss-
the umpire. The Americans consider
this a sign OF distinct progress among
their pupils and they have redoubled
their efforts 20 drill into them the
finer points OF the same. And base
ball has taken big with the French.
and even now there Is talk OF an after
the war League National1 with
Paris. Marseilles. Lyons. Tours.
Strassburgs Bordeaux and other
French cities composing the circuit
About the time the work or fight"
law put a damper on the snort in the
states the French military leaders
who had seen the Americans PLAYING
IN every place or square in most OF
the cities and villages OF France. de-
cided that Il was a sport conductive
10 physique needed in military train
ing and they asked the American
authorities for details to teach their
men the game
Practically every French bar
rack behind the lines was given
n de1au from the American COM
mnnds. They procured the equIp-
ment and issued guide books
written IN French for the SOL
diers.
The procedure OF the instruction at
one OF the ''caserrss' may be con-
sidered typical OF the hundreds OF IN
struction camps inaugurated during
the summer.
Get Instruction
Early in August the detail OF in
structors first appeared on an i'm
provised diamond on the beach and
went through rudimentary explana-I
tons with athletic instructors and
men from 80 regiments as eager
scholars Three classes OF more than
80 men each puzzled over intricate
explanations for 40 minutes each. The
American detail appeared twice a
week thereafter and with the aid OF
their guide books. the poilus began
to absorb such phrases as "out at
first. only it was ~hors sur Ia pre-
miere base"
At the end OF three weeks nraetfce
the French soldiers learned many OF
the fine points OF the game and we're
thoroughly imbued with the spirit OF
the great American pastime After
the first lesson teams were Organized I
and a series OF games played, allow
ing the men 20 learn the game from
experience and not from observation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
CANES
FOR OPENING
CHURCH LEAGUE
Basketball Season For the
Church Players Opens In
Two Weeks.
ADOPT BYLAWS
FRIDAY NIGHT

A T a meeting Of the representatives
n Of the Church Basketball league
held at the Y. II C. A Friday night,
revised constitution and bylaws were
adopted and the first games of the
season scheduled for Saturday night.
Nov %. Three games viii be played.
as follows: First Baptists VS.. First
Methodists, 1880 o'clock; Trinity N.
E. VS.. Catholics. s o'clock; Mt Sinai
vs.. Mexican Methodists. $50 o'clock.
An amendment to the constitution
was adopted which provides that in
competition. City league basketball
players shall be permitted 70 play. but
that the number Of such players shall
be restricted TO two and that the
minimum age shall be Is years.
Provision has also been made
that each team shall be uniformed
as to shirt and pants and no
player shall be allowed in a game
except in his team uniform.
Colors Of the teams: First Metho-
dists, orange and black; First Bap-
fist, red shirts. white pants; Cathe-
drals, white shirt with green letter.
white pants; Trinity, white shirts
with blue letter and white pants:
Mexican Methodists, red shirts, white
border, and white pants; Mt Sinai,
blue shirts and white pants
At Friday nights meeting the
teams were represented as follows:
First Methodists. c Klink and T.
Martin; First Baptists. Lewis Spring
ert: Cathedrals. Bob Carson; Mexican
Methodists. Felix Soto; Trinity Meth
odists. J. o. Boutwell,; Mt. Sinai, Har-
old Potash
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
Big Ones Fail
To Get Together

New York. Nov. st is generally
regretted that the proposed Harvard
Princeton football game as a feature
Of the united war work campaign has
fallen through. President Lowell, Of
Harvard, has turned down William
Roper's proposition to play the game
at the Polo grounds late this month.
In view Of Princeton's Willingness TO
put a varsity eleven in the field
against Harvard, il is hard to under
stand the reasons for the opposition
at Cambridge. Regardless OF the
quality Of the players or the result Of
the games, Harvard, Princeton and
Yale should meet on the gridiron.
They would attract great crowds and
also would add a large sum OF money
to the nationwide fund for war work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
SPORTOGRAPHY By "G1az2g

ISOLATION. but his old soup bone re-
fused TO serve him longer. He was OF.
fered a job as umpire. and the poor
old fellow, in spite Of his long and
honorable career, was unable to resist
the temptation, and fell
Cy was first called to the majors in
1903, when he was drafted by St
Louis. but was turned over TO Min
neapolis. In 1906 st. Louis again
called him. and again sent him back
TO the A A with indianapolis. After
third trial in the Mound City ne was
turned over to St Paul In 1907 he
came back with the Red Sox. which
later sold him to the Athletics. In
1913 Kansas City sold him to Cincin-
natl but the deal was cancelled
THE FIRST BATTLE
BETWEEN HART AND ROOT
Sixteen years ago tomorrow, Nov. 10,
1902. Jack Root defeated Marvin Hart
in six rounds at Chicago. This was
the first meeting OF the pair who were
afterwards to figure in a bout which
created endless discussion.
Root. a Bohemian by birth. five feet
ten inches In height. and Hart a Ken
tuckian, standing nearly six feet. were
then middleweights, but both later
outgrew that division. When Jeffries
decided to retire from the ring and re-
IinQuish the heavyweight title in 1905,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
ELEVEN
Us. AVIATORS
Harvard and Princeton Ag-
gregations to Meet on
Polo Grounds.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 9.-At least
one big football game between the
leading eastern colleges will be played
at the Polo grounds during the united
war work campaign drive. William
Roper recently announced that con-
test between Yale and Harvard elev-
ems would be impossible, as the two
colleges have not organized teams
this fall However, on Nov. %, the
Harvard radio eleven will meet the
Princeton aviators at the Polo
grounds.
The Pelham Bay and Newport naval
reserves will clash in the Yale bowl
on Nov. 16 for the benefit Of the
drive. Several other big service
games are being arranged, and It is
probable that some Of them will be
fought at the Polo grounds.
4 gridiron contest between Rutgers
and Georgia Tech or Rutgers and
Pittsburg university is also arranging.
This contest may also be played IN
this city. II Rutgers meets Georgia
Tech. the game will be played at the
Polo grounds. but If it is decided to
hold a Rutgers-Pittsburg contest. the
battle will be decided at the Polo
grounds or Forbes field.
Georgia Tech will clash with Pitts
burg at Forbes field, in Pittsburg, on
Nov %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
EbbetS Talks EN-
Into Loan Gifts

Brooklyns, has been an active worker
in all the Liberty bond campaigns in
Brooklyn He was listed as a -four
minute" speaker. but one Brooklyn
writer waggishly reports that when
warmed UP to his subject there Is no
time limits on his talks. At a big
meeting during the drive for the
fourth loan Ebbets talked a solid
hour That he didn't waste time at
that Is indicated by the report that
following his plea $4,000 in bond
subscriptions were received and the
hustling and talkative Brooklyn mag
nate is given fun credit for talking
the money out OF the subscribers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

THE big majority OF professional
L baseball players viii not be gentle
men Of elegant ease during the winter
months in future.
The work or fight" order promul-
gated by the war department has
been a real blessing to those players
who decided to seek essential occu-
patton after the close Of the baseball
season last September.
IN other years during the of sea
son most Of the big leaguers who
were getting the highest salaries
did nothing but loaf around all win
ter, strictly gentlemen OF leisure,
spending their money freely and en-
JoyinB themselves as they saw fit
and paying very little attention to
their physical condition during the
Had Gay Time.
Some went off on hunting and
fishing trips. but those excursions
were usually short and the exercise
they were enabled to get did them
little good physically. as the time
spent IN camp was generally passed
with more or less conviviaIity and
with few restrictions on habits that
produced accommodations Of flesh thTt
the older players found exceedingly
difficult 70 take off during the spring
- AIMS A-hNA- Succeeding E1A1Q4
at the training camps the easy going
players found the getting into con
ditiOn" harder and harder. The con-
sequence was that the OIdtimers, the
pitchers IN particular. were seldom
in shape until nearly the middle OF
the season and the club lost the value
OF their services for months
Many players could not seem 20 ap-
preciate that Il was due their clubs
70 report IN good physical condition
at the training camps, or that II was
for their own benefit to do so.
Keep in Condition
How different will be the case next
spring II southern training camps
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

are in existence. Not half the tine
Tor training would have to be taken.
The players would be enabled 70 get
INTO trim N three weeks instead off
SIX, the customary period OF the
Giants II Marlin All the players
would be as hard as nails. and their
preliminary exercise would be a
pleasure instead OF a task, and every
man would be fit and ready at the
time set 10 start the championship
seasons
The Giants, who gave an inustra-
ton last Sunday afternoon OF the
benefits OF the hard work they have
been at since the championship sea
son closed Every player was in the
pink OF condition" strong. active. am
played a team called The Mclean
All stars" with Rube Ma-quard in
the box for the latter. Manager
Harry Mclean was to have caught
Aarquard. but he failed TO report
The Giants Won. to 1. and not a
nnisplay marred the winners fielding
display. Lew McCarty caught the
pitching OF Causey and Oemaree the
entire game and rain fell almost
throughout the nine innings. and still
McCarty could have been relieved By
Lew Wendau.
Causey and Demaree pitched splen-
didly and the whole Giant team put
up a grand exhibition. demonstrating
eOnyincingly the value OF work over
loafinE-
Larry Doyle, who was not IN the
best OF shape after the operation he
went through last season blossoued
out on Sunday as springy on MS
feet as a college freshman and with
just as much ambition. while Arthur
Fletcher. Hal Chase. George Burns
and all the other old favorites were
all to the merry
All OF the Giants are working
hard at their jobs, and have
Eained the praise OF their en-
ployers- They are also IN con-
dition- Their employment keeps
them that way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
UNIQUE GRID
CANE STAGED
BY NATIONALS
Fans Call Plays Wanted
and Cathedral Stars Do
the Rest.
BOY SCOUTS SHUT
OUT BY CATHEDRALS

GENERALLY it is the captain OF q
VI gridiron who calls the plays. but
yesterday during 8 grid game at the
high school stadium, In which the Ca
thedrals defeated the Boy Scout elev-
en-. 1870. the sideline boosters became
tired OF line bucl1ing adopted by the
Cathedrals,- calling for the more spec
tacular and open pass plays. The Ma
tionals. who had a good lead and were
in no danger. complied with the wish
Of fans.
Then followed plays such ~
were probably never before seen
On any ErIdiron-the fans called
the plays and the CathedraIs car
rIed them out. Although the
Scouts knew what WINS coming,
they could not stop father Frund's
organization and practice scheme
which has made the Nationals
dOubly strong in action
The Scouts played a good game and
q gritty one. bat were outelassed-
Right end Louis Carson. OF the Cathe-
drals, made the longest run Of the
game for so yards and touchdown
Bulger, fullback for the Scouts. played
a magnificent game. but lacked prop
CT assistance 10 win or even score. A
rev more IKE bl46e ct N0u-4 Aa-f e ll1At
the Nationals dig hard for honors-
Jordan, Morgan. Romero and Zozoya
ali did good work for the Nationals.
The Boy Scouts policed the field.
maintaining excellent order for the
most part.
The lineups:
Nationals-W. Roe (manager), c;
T. Tatum, lg: C. Gillespie. rg; T. John
son. It. B. Patterson. 1t; H Jordan, IT:
". Carson, II; Leo Carson. le; Louis
Carson, re: T. Nevarez, Oh; H Romero.
lib. ". Morgan. fb; r Zazoya, RIB
Boy Scouts-D. Roberts. c; p. Hale,
z: r. Webb, re-: F. Miller, It: c. Bar
tholomew, TT: ". Clayton. lie; I. Cor
dova, re; H Hail. qb; H. Butler. lib;
". Bulger. fb: J. Patete. RIB.
Referee. Miller; timekeeper. GuIliox-
or: headlinesmans Talbot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
DIXIE KIDS LAST FIGHT.

Seven years ago today Dixie Kid
knocked out Johnny Summers in the
second round at Liverpool, Eng This
battle was the American negro's last
victory over good man, for, although
he fought many battles afterward. he
trtumphed only over third raters.
Summers had been knocked out only
once before in his long career Dixie
Kid. who held the welterweight title
for a time after winning from Joe
Walcott in 1904. was born in Fulton,
No. and his real name was Aaron
Brown He was practically unknown
when he got into the llmelight Il
years ago by whipping Joe Walcott
In a return match the Barbados De-
mon held him TO a 20 round draw. and
pixies claim TO the title was ignored
by many after that. In 1903 the Kid
was knocked out by Sam Langford,
and Sam repeated the trick the fol-
lowing year. In 1911 Dixie went
abroad. and knocked out Georges Car
pentier in France and Summers in
England. but lost his laursls by de-
feats from Dan Flynn. Jack Norris.
Marcel Thomas and otherA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
TITLE BATTLE
ONE WEEK AWAY
Speedbal Hayden and Kid
Ross Putting On Finish
ing Training Touches.

Columbus. y. ". Nov. 9.-FoIIowing
weeks Of earnest preparation, in
which both boxers. with intensive
army life as a foundation. have
rounded into the keenest boxing trim,
according to announcement from both
camps SpeedbaH Hayden. company
X. cath United States infantry. mid
dleweight champion OF the Mexican
border, defends his title against the
best man in this section to meet him.
Clarence Kid Ross, company F, Gath
United States infantry. on Saturday.
Nov. 16.
Under the management OF the regi-
mental athletic board and approved
by Col Wilson Chase. OF the cath.
this bout has attracted unusual at
tentiOn throughout the southwest, ex-
elusive OF the appreciation shown by
Columbus fans that a bout OF this
caliber IS TO be actually staged here.
Challenges 70 the winner are al
ready arriving. One from the far east
looks awfully good. assuming ar
engagements are made
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

plays being explained as the game
progressed
As the soldiers spend but from three
10 six weeks at the headquarters for
physical Instruction. il was found
necessary to discontinue the instruc-
ton September T. On that day SIX
teams representing the Three regions
from which the so regiments are
drawn met n a three game series
They were able 10 play an average %
three and a half innings in the 40
minute period, which IS not bad for
beginners
Are they learning the Eames
les. swear the Yankee Instruct
orS, for in the last game one poiiu
protested with all the yiEor OF
two active arms and n lot Of non
understandable French when an
American corporal, acting a.
'arhiter.s called him out On
close decision ut first.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
Perry Settlement
Satisfies Mack

Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. SIN set
Ting the bitter controversy over the
services OF pitcher Scott Perry BY
paying $500 TO the Boston Braves.
Connie Mack. of the Athletics, believes
that he has driven a shrewd bargain.
Mack says that Perry is a second
Alexander and will excel all other
American league boxmen when the
game is resumed. Perry is worth
$4,000 to me-" says Mack. Hes
wonder and I'm glad that his case has
been settled" The price paid to the
Braves by the Athletics was governed
by baseball law. The Boston club.
which is In need Of funds. had to ac-
cept $500. though realizing that the
pitcher could have been sold for near
y ten times that amount under DIFF
ferent conditions. The adjustment Of
the Perry case eliminates friction be-
tween the big leagues and justifies
the original verdict OF the national
commission. which Mack disputed
with an appeal to the courts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
Football Weath-

This Il ideal football weather. we
want you to remember that we are
headquarters for football goods. We
carry a full line OF Wright and Dftson,
Victor and Goldsmith Brothers guar
anteed goods. We invite you to come
and see them for yourself
We call the attention Of military
organizations to the fact that II IS
here they viii find everything needed
in the way Of football toys.
Feldman's-3OS San Antonio ST.
Special attention to all mail orders
Advertiser -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
AUGIE SETS WORLDS
RECORD IN MATCH GAME

Chicago. Ill, Nov. s.-SettinE a
worlds record. Augie Kieckhefer, Of
Snicago, champion three cushion bill
HARDEST Of the world. retained the
Brunswick trophy last night by de-
feating Charles McCourt, Of Cleveland,
80 to SO, n 132 innings in their three
night match. The score Of last nights
block was 50 to 40 in favor Of the To-
cal left handler.
The previous record was set By Al
rred de ORC, Cuban cueist, three years
ago in his match with Kieckhefer
with a score OF $50 to I45 innings.
The fina block last night was
marked By spectacular play with
kieckhefer opening with a run Of
seven McCourt made three runs Of
four early in the play.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
GOwDY SAYS aCHP M

Among ball players IN France who
have cabled boosts for the coming
drive for the $4,000. coo asked for
war welfare work is Hank Gowdy.
who proclaims his faith in what the
Y. ~ c A and kindred organizations
are doing for the soldiers and asks
al his friends to come across with
THAR hit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

Root and Hart both claimed the va
Gated honor. They were matched TO
fight in Reno, New, in July. 1905, and
this time Hart was the victor. He
knocked Root out in the 18th round.
and Jeffries. who was present in the
capacity of referee, awarded the title
to the victor. The sporting world re-
fused to accept Hart as the champion.
declaring that Jeffries had no right to
give away his title, and that a cham
pionship could only be won by fight
ing for IT,
In the subsequent conflicts Tommy
Burns proved to be the best Of the
white contenders. and he was general
" accorded the rank Of champion IN
til Jack johnson defeated him in Aus
tralia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
PROMISING BASEBALL
RECRUIT TAKES TO AIR

Chick Harley. famous Ohio State
University athlete who had agreed II
he took uD professional baseball after
his college days to play with the St
Louis Cardinals under Branch Hickey.
mas gone into the aviation service in
stead Having completed his ground
course at a camp IN Texas he has
been assigned to further Instruction at
Arcadia, Fla Harley in college base
pail gave indications Of being a Won
dertul player. He may yet be with
the Cardinals II he survives the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
Two Army League
Games At Bliss

At the time OF going to press. the
gridiron stars championing the riders
from the Seventh and the defenders
OF the 18th trains were hard at It on
the Fifth cavalry gridiron deciding
the question Of superiority between
the two Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock the Fifth cavalry meets the
gunner eleven Of the SD.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

D IDERS from all the Allied nations
IN viii take part in the six day bicy-
Gle race which will beheld as usual in
New York, at the Madison Square
Garden from Dec. IL. Several Of the
cyclists who were fighting last year
have been promised furloughs this
year so as to take part in the great
event The point system Of scoring
which governed the race last season
and made it one OF the most exciting
held in many years will be used again
this year.
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF
BIG aCYs MORGAN
Big ICY" Morgan, who once tFirled
for the Athletics, the Red Sox. the
Browns. st. Paul. MINI: Fail River,
Charleston, ". Va, and points east
and west. will be 40 years old tomor-
row, having been born in Pomeroy, O..
Nov 10, 1878. Cy. whose real name
is Henry Richard. started playing ball
with Ilion. n. Y, in 1901. and since
then has played in most of the leagues.
He was released by the Athletics in
1872, and afterwards pitched for Den
yer, Kansas City, New Orleans, Dallas
and Tulsa Okla. Cy started the 1915
season with Tulsa in the Western as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09
sEYs Is BUSY SENDING
WAS. PRESENTS ACROs

John o. eys. road secretary Of the
Chicago National league club has
gone into Red Cross work His first
assignment was to a camp hospital,
where he spent three weeks writing
letters for sick soldiers Just at pres
ent he is in charge OF shipments Of
Christmas packages 10 soldiers in
France, from a base station in Chi
cago- It is no mean job, for there
are lot Of restrictions that have TO
be observed and II takes a lot Of COM
mon sense and tact to handle the Job.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

NeW YORK, Nov 9.-~Silent 1[ike''
Herman, famous batter and outfielder
Of the New York Nationals IN the
early SOS. died Of tuberculosis in a
hospital here early yesterday under
an assumed name. Not until his
widow claimed his body did his iden-
tity become known.