El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-17
SOLDIERS ARE
WORKING HARD
FOR BIG DAY
Many Thrilling Contests
for Field Day at Fort
Bliss Thursday.
WHO SAID CARLSON
WAS KNOCKED OUT?

TRACK and field events beginning
AZ $50 o'clock in the morning:
bronco busting at 1870 followed by
mounted tug-o'-war. mounted battle
royal among wrestIers, the mass dash.
rescue races. pole game. baseball
game; mass singsouE ard band con-
cert beginning az 1880 o'clock. boxing
and wrestling bouts being saudwiched
between the selections OF singers and
musicians; this is. in short. the big
program scheduled by Brig. Gen. Rob
ert Z Howe on Thursday, April is,
which has been declared q holiday for
soldiers at Fort Bliss.
Many Trophies.
The fact that several trophies are
awaiting winners Of both team and
individual events Of the day has lent
additional ginger TO the life always
shown by the post boys in events of
this kind. Several Of the trophies are
to be held by individuals until the
cate OF the next meet when the hold
ers wiz be called on 10 defend the
cups The cup awarded to the win
1cT or the cross country run: the one
awarded 10 the winning team in the
baseball game, and the shield award
ed 70 the unit getting the greatest
number OF points at the meet, VIII all
be held permanently
AlMlGLea may be seen LuGEG DAYS
every morning and evening in
hard training for the meet. The
way preparation O. being made in
dicates that no man viii take a
trophy AT the fort ThursdHy with
out fighting for 81.
Strong interest centers IN the base I
ball game between Unit 305 and the
Tor the Army league pennant, while /
the boys from Unit sos feel certain I
that they have now the strongest l
team at the post Baseball fans viii \
doubtless see rare tussie for the I
h-racka1acA trophy which the win I
uer OF this game VIII be awarded.
Willard Couldn't Beat II.
The interest IN the boxing bouts &
scheduled for the evening program IS /
Keyed NJ 10 q pitch that Jess VIII
lard couldn't boost by an appearance
at the fort. "BOb-up" Carlson, the
man who won't stay down, VIII be
there to show Eddie Hanlon that he
can absorb more beatings than any
living creature and then be raven
ouslv hungry for more. Some Of the
worlds greatest men have taken a
world Of truncings before they won
The bout that made them famous-itl
may be so with Carlson.
HanloE Figures.
Hanl0u sat down yesterday and fig
ured out Just when he would put
can't put him out in the first round
this time" says Hanlon, because I
tried that once and he won't believe
IT. VIII therefore wait for the sec
ond OF third round so that Carlson
won't have any reason TO believe IT is
an accident, and then I shall put him
away again That is. z we don't wear
pillows for the evenings sport"
The prediction Of a boxer as to the,
exact time he VIII put his opponent
away Is always more or less uucer-
-ain-due 10 the other fellow IN the
-ing-but Haulon kept his word in
the matter before, stating that he
would not let the Gave Man" 90 @ Z
,ul1 round {
slautfer Some BHftIer.
The bout between Tommy Murphy,
fifth cavalry, and Slautter, base hos ,
liLal corps, should be a hummer
5laftter is reputed by Gsdc judges
% 81 the cleverer OF the two and /
While Tommy would probably put a
finish TO the uimble hospital boy in
longer bout, for three rounds Go
lught 70 be 2 beauty as boxing fans
Battling Mccormick viii meet Kid
Sudelmanu for three rounds. in addi-
ion 10 which there wiz be several
lther bouts
Everything is free from early morn e
until the lasE gong rings and the clos !
ne song IS sung. The public is in &
ited- +
CLEAR VICTORY FOR FAIRFIELD. c
Toledo, O.. april 17.-Soldier Bart J
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