El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20
GLBLETS =. BY ROY EM1K


TOR a cool, deliberate. serpentin
1 enigma on the mound, twirler
Todenhoff is forging to the top
hereabouts. Tanning 16 men Of the
champion Purity team is Tody's latest
feat and because Of the known ability
OF TIE players shifted, is some stunt.
. er the new Foundry tosser has dis
llnsulshed himself repeatedly this
season, both in the box and with the
Die stick, having a record Of is men
---4neu IN a former game, with a
home run and a two Dagger TO his
credit in the same game.
The race in the FL Paso Boyland
league is becoming more interesting
and harder fought every game. The
Overland team, winner Of the first
half, has been left near the bottom.
with a 200 rating. while the Mono
grams and Western Union teams are
tied at 1888. The Herald team. in
the cellar position. is still fighting
hard When the winner Of this series
shall have been decided, il will meet
the Overland team in a postseason
series, the winner Of the series taking
the Spalding trophy.
What about Battling Love claim
ing the lightweight title of the Dor
der. Tommy Murphy was asked.
after a recent statement by Love that
he claimed the title. Il am ready 10
fight" answered Murphy. What do
you think would be the outcome Of a
bout between yourself and Lover"
fight" replied Tommy. But is il
not a fact that you yourself claimed
the title and are the best entitled TO
the same since Charlie Short is tenn
porarily disabled2" was put at Tom
my All I got 10 say about that
title Is that am ready TO fight" re-
piled the business like AIurph.
While Murphy, as usual. is loath TO
talk much on the subject, being rather
a lad OF action than words, his friends
are talking over the situation rather
lively Love has no claim 10 the
title at all said one Of Tommy's ad-
mirers Friday. Joe Kale defeated
Love in the most decisive manner
that any boxer can be defeated-more
so than kayo-he made him quit
The title lies between Tommy MUIR
ply and Charlie Short. With Short
out OF the running, Murphy defends
the belt He is ready 10 entertain I
Love most any old time"
Fred r Wedge, the fighting par I
SUI IS AA aEAANE LLAAAAlLAE Ell
Wedge, who occupied a Wisconsin T
pulpit when war was declared against
Germany. started 20 train Uncle Sans /
soldiers at Fort Grant TO handle their
dukes. when he was taken down with i
tuberculosis. Six months in and nearI
Fl Paso has so mended the T. B. that
Wedge says he believes he IS in better .
shape than ever. I am sure glad 7 T.
came TO Ell Paso," states Wedge. "and /
q 70 i as
rs ever the first time I enter the
ring
Lieut. Mccall. 5th cavalry boxer.
started in the mile run at the last
track and field meet at Fort Bliss. but
couldn't keep up with the procession
Nothing startling about that TO those
who know the lieutenant Had he
been using his dukes instead OF
pedals, there might have been a diff
iereut story. After boxers have
trained their legs not TO run. but
hold ground, 10 don't go natural to
-un for the money
II the 18th cavalry ever cuts loose
with a volley Of that whistling stuff
such as it uses at Fort Bliss as en-
for its comrades TO win
IN the track and field, when IL takes
after the Boche, Fritz Is apt TO Won
Ter what is up. All the Tanks seem
10 be sending "whistling stuff after
Fritz. according to reports from the
ronL I
Honor to the winners, TO be sure,
lut sometimes men who do not come
lnder the wire first win regulations
IS stars by their efforts. AthletesI
Ike Stehle and Caillouette. who get
lp after a grinding on the jays of
he Fort Bliss course and finish sec
md and third, are the kind who VIZ
Tot be stopped by whatever rough
less the kaiser vandals put in lne