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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Motor Truck Group Arena
Opens With Live Program

Riley-Frank bout famous Friedman
had a stiff left that stopped Boca fire.
quently while the latter used right
to the jaw with some effect. although
Friedman often blocked It Bucas who
broke his hand IN an encounter with
Young Evans at the 64th 'fY'' several
weeks ago. did not seem inclined TO
trust the recently damaged member
which probably caused slower action
than might otherwise have been seen.
other Bouts
KID Diamond. motor truck group
No 32I. and Battling Jennings, OF 4o2,
went to a two round draw. Kid Cold
stein, 34th infantry, stopped Pvt. Ny
ers, base hospital, in two rounds.
Hanna, machine gun troop, seventh
cavalry, stopped smith, 4o2, In the
Louisa. IS field artillery. and
Sontag, ss1, went three bloody rounds
to a draw While the bout appeared
rather savage because both men we're
bleeding. no material damage was
done either man. the action being
rather slow and Ineffective.
Exhibition Bouts.
Sergt. Bad Daddy" Anderson, sos.
went three rounds with Johnnie Su-
CenberE- who meets Kid Shanks Tues
day night Charlie Short went three
rounds with Jack Casper. short is to
meet Tommy Murphy in scheduled
Is round 20 Tuesday night at the
fifth cavalry show.
Pvt Brackeleare and Pvt Hayes, at
$50 pounds, wrestled 20 minutes to a
draw. In a second wrestling bout
Thoreu threw Wolfe in three and
one-half minutes, thus ending the
Is minute bout
The new pavilion was erected under
supervision Of Lieut.. Carl Studer. who.
with assistance OF physical director
Harry L. Osborne, arranged the pro-
gram. Chaplain Manley, 18th field
artillery, officiated as referee Mu-
sic was furnished by the 18th field
artillery band. Lieut.. Studer an
that regular shows viii be
given by members Of the motor truck
group.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

Z Fifth cavalry, IS the well known pro-
! motor Of boxing bouts, while assistant
athletic officer, Capt Johnson, is an all
round athlete and capable teacher.
Capt HeringshaW. Seventh cavalry.
has chosen some Of the most capable
assistants to be found anywhere and
succeeded In keeping athletics on the
jump in the Seventh. Capt. Frank G.
Ringland, machine gun company,
Seventh cavalry has been instrument
that unit having recently constructed
an open air pavilion
Famous Athletes Assist.
Lieut.. Frank n Langdon, Of me-
chanlcal repair unit No. sos, has sue
ceeded In developing a bunch OF good
boxers in the unit and IS now hard at
work digging up and developing base
bail material in an attempt to win the
army championship Lieut. Scott. 21st
maching gun battalion one OF the
worlds greatest track men and who
won national fame when he defeated
Ted Meredith in the half mile run, IS
now putting TO practical use for Uncle
sam his broad knowledge Of athletics
and helping 20 successfully push
through the federal plan Of instilling
greater stamina In the soldier body.
Veteran Teachers.
Lieut. Carl Studer, OF the motor
truck group, has been one OF the most
successful developers OF boxing talent,
his own broad experience along that
line enabling him TO get good results
from the boys under his tutelage. Out
at Camp owen Bierne, Capt Hadley
and Capt Burnett, assisted by Sergt I
Doran and Capt Gollys have promoted
such athletic events Of interest as
breaks the monotony for the dough
boys dwelling out across the sands
Thousands Of Boosters.
Nor are these capable and efficient /
boosters all The writer deplores that /
he Is unable TO mention the names OF /
many others whose good work he has /
seen at the fort but whose names he /
does not know. Hundreds OF other 4
officers have generously assisted the I
above named and others in erecting /
athletic pavilious so that almost ev-
cry unit now has some good place to
hold boxing and wrestling contests.
others are contemplated. f. being the I
intention 10 build most Of them IN the
open.
Much hard work has been shoul-
dered by the priva9es in erection
Of these paFiifOns and the soldier
body generally g. to be comErafu-
lated on the untirinE assistance
given in DerfectinE athletics IN
the camps OF the Fl PasO military
district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
GLBLETS


= D. SEYMOUR IS leading tbs Gao
tus bowlsrs IN the Big league Al
- $50. ". J. Bryan IS looking fol
a higher average but J. D. says Bryan
viii not Seymour for some time to
come.
Baseball players in the army league
who are able 70 withstand the fire
from ths bleachers during q game
at Fort Bliss without losing their
head are more than ready to meet the
Bosches-
The last hold-out in the Fl Paso
Z Boyland league attached his sigma
I Lure 70 a contract Friday evening.
/ Everything IS all set now and play
Z ers are getting down to the work OF
! winning the pennanL
/ The High school boys and girls who
are arranging 10 give a mammoth
athletic show at the stadium IN the
near future have barred all forms Of
Z German gymnastics This would
} probably have been done even were
Z Of the Deutsche gymnastics are slow
and cumbersome as compared 60 the
Swedish drills and others
become the most popular athlete Of
two continents II he would only favor
the world with an exhibition. Most
everybody IS wild 70 see him perform
the breakneek.
First honors in the singles. second
IN the tWO-man team and third IN
the five event. is a record in the
Inter State Telephone tournament OF
which Il Paso boWlers may well be
proud. First in all events" IS the
slogan Of the telephone bowlers for
next years meet and they are be-
ginning right now TO practice for
the tourney. That's the kind OF work
that wins.
Silent Bob" Blddy and "Piledriver'
Schultz are training together. Prob
ably &c is a sort OF sympathetic affair
as each boxer is nursing broken bones
in the right hand. But they are
training, just the same, each fuprov-
ing his wind. Schultz does this BY
trying to run down Jack rabbits on
the sands, out back OF Fort Bliss
Biddy has been here longer. He
knows that you can't treat Jack rab-
bit that way so he shoots the rabbit
and then jumps the rope for wind.
schultz maintains that no real sport
VIII jump a rope when he has an op-
portunity TO chase Jack rabbits.
No wonder some Of the big fellows
IN the major baseball leagues get to
working like old plugs Being
swapped and traded some u times Is
enough TO make even a player with
normal ambish suspect that he IS
spawned or Windbroken. Yet some
OF EN- interpret the swapping TO mean /
they are better 'osses and they
promptly balk at the signing time.
Dawson Bryan. 2. n Q A. athlete /
and Jack Adams. premier bowler OF I
the Cactus club, should each receive a !
government medal for practicinE con- /
serratiOn. Each won CHAMPIONSHIPS /
during the last 10 days by just one I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
WAR HAS MADE
MITT5P0PULAR
Benefits Of Boxing Being
Realized as Never Before
in History.
By Tad
By JACK VEIOCK.

New York. March 23.-BoIlng Is
doing a marvellous comeback
The good old game OF self defence
and scientific offence was In bad a
year ago. But within the last six
months It has come 70 life again.
The war IS responsible.
II Is the habit OF the average
person to blame everything on
the war, and opponents OF boxing
can blame the comeback OF the
biting game on the activities OF
Old Man Mari.
Since boxing has been taken up on
a large scale by the soldiers and
sailors the legislators OF two states
New Jersey and Kentucky-have'
placed themselves on record as being
in favor OF legalized boxing. The
new boxing bill before the New York
legislature Is looked upon with favor
by more OF the legislators than was
expected when It was first introduced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
BYROYEMLK


! point Doubtless each might have
won by a wider margin had he
] wished but what was the use Of vast
/ ing points,
When Dawson Bryan's athletic
/ thermometer ran up to sos during the
Junior Hexathlon, Roy Scotten's just
/ lacked one degree OF reaching the
same point. All the way up and almost
to the finish Scotch was in the lead
At q recent athletic show given at
Fort Bliss one Of the principals IN a
wrestling match was announced as
Stranger" Jugerysld Under the
circumstances Il was very natural
that some Of the fans did not get the
name exactly. Later one OF the
doughbOys who had picked JuEeryski
to win before the bout started yelled
out in encourage when his man
was IN tight place: GO to It. Juga-
whiskey, old boy. You always put
'enl out sooner or later. Strangle m.
Jug-you've strangled many a better
man We're with you. WysSi, you've
got more listers in this crowd than
you can shake stick at"
Those Lassiter brothers-''Tuffy
and Warren-are some tumblers in
'Y'' exhibitions, but they didn't do
much tumbling IN the Junior Hex
athlon- They staid right at the top
without q tumble. each winning the
local Championship in his class.
IT'S rumored that Ferd Lacarra
after fasting for week. had his hair
clipped, took a dozen Turkish baths,
Topped off a few toes with a pair Of
sharp shears, thus managing to make
weight for the Junior Hexathlon
From the results that Lacarra secured
in the events II viii not be surprising
TO see number OF local athletes fol-
low the same methods next year. Ia
carra's score OF 641 is phenomenal and
probably viii never be equalled again
in his class anywhere.
At least one school boy IN Fl Paso
knows how 70 make practical use Of
reducing fractions to their lowest
terms He is captain OF a baseball I
team and recently when a score stood
something like SO to the captain
divided both the uumerator and the
denomtnator by (Which he knew !
would not change the value. accord /
ing TO arithmetic-and thereby de-
vised q score which he stated would I
look better IN print Watch for this l
captain to be a major league manager !
in a dozen or Is seasons hence.
Billy Mccartney AYERS that Jack
Dempsey had Carl Morris whipped e /
year before the two entered the ring. /
Billy explains how Jack did the stunt /
with his tongue. By saying to the big I
'un after looking him over: Gee
you're a big slob. amt your
II the tongue does Il. q host OF box
ers are whipped before they enter the /
ring. especially opponents OF Jack
Dempsey who never hides his jaw IN
der q busheL even II he does keen Il /
well behind 2 mitt during ring festiV-
tiles.
From the preparedness program in
progress over at Camp Cody Il may
be safely predicted that there viii be I
a lively reception awaiting certain /
Young bears from Chicago when they
tran into Cody early in april
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23


NHE less scientific the better the
bouts, IS the general rule At Fort
L Bliss boxing shows. Nowhere
does Il appear palmer that a little
knowledge IS a dangerous thing. Box
ers who are trying to attach clever
ness to their milling more than half
the time get their mind on the scien-
tific effort and forget 20 fight Not
infrequently a boxer who knows a 1T
tie about the game IS beaten by one
who knows nothing-except to fight.
Ruey-Frank Bout.
The livest spot on the program Civ
en- Friday night by motor truck group
No. 391 at the opening Of their new
pavilion was bout that was not
sch eduled, between Corp. Riley and
Corp. Frank. both OF motor truck
group No. 402. The two were we'll
matched, weighing about 10 pounds
Of pure fight. Unburdened with fid
ding science the two went to each
other like tacks to a magnet Frank
early conceived the idea that he might
win by massing his forces against
Riley's solar pleXus salient. and
turning loose with his best sent Riley
to the ropes IN distress. Riley began
TO spar for wind but his opponent de-
cided that IL would help the Frank
cause If Riley was forced to run his
show without wind, SO he sailed in
again before Riley had time to I'LL
his tanks.
Frank found IN his new offensive
that Riley had some good ammuni-
tion in reserve. wind OF no wind Ri
ley beat his man back and had he been
possessed Of a quicker eye and shifted
from the head 10 the body with the
kind Frank dealt out to him. the fight
one blow on the tense and unprotected
stomach. But he didn't do that and
Frank raped him another in return,
sending him against the ropes again.
Both were exhausted when the bell
rang
Riley Solves Problem.
Having found that rushes put his
opponent in distress during the first
round, Frank began the same game
IN the opening OF the second but ran
into eight or ten of Riley's gloves
that stopped him. Riley evidently had I
some cool head with a good eye in /
ais corner who had seen that jabs /
would solve the problem. And Riley /
proved that ne Is made OF the right I
for good soldier by follow !
ng orders He kept Up the jabbing
With his left at every rush. then be- /
san 70 shoot up the right into Franks I
oWered head delivering half dozen I
r quick succession that put Frank /
sroggy and he gave up the fight
Over 1900 fans soldiers and many
civilians, drew a long breath and
liberated their tense drawn mus
cles. II was such a bout a. ties
the fans mp into knots and makes
them fight almost rs hard as the
contestants in following the bat
tiers.
Went Six Rounds.
Joe Friedman, motor truck group 4
70. 39l, and Young Buca, 18th field 4
.rtiuery, went six rounds TO a draw
Both boys are clever but each seemed /
% have just enough respect for his
-dversary not 20 risk the slaD-blff-
work that made the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
WAR EXCITEMENT ADDS
10 ARIZONA,S INSANE

Phoenix. Ariz. March 2S-The state
asylum for the insane Is crowded to
capacity. some state localities lately
having had twice their normal rum
Der OF commitments The excitement
OF the war IS blamed for the remark
able Increase Most OF the new cases
are considered durable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Napoleon Will
Consult Himself

Cleveland. O., March 23.-Napoleon
Lajoie. whose purchase was an
nounced by the Brooklyn National
league team. denied last night that
he would report TO the Brooklyn
team.
Reports that I VIII report 20 the
Brooklyn club are not true" said
Lajoie. I have given my word TO
1Lr. Gill owner Of the Indianapolis
club, that II the international league
does not continue this year. will
manage the Indianapolis club. And
I will keep ny word. If the Internal
tional suspends Z feel I should have
something to say about where I am
to 90 and I do not care about going
TO the National league anyway
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
DROPPED BILLY AND WINNINGS
IN CENTER OF THE RIO GRANDE

Australian Billy Smith Returns to Texas by Crossing
River After Escaping Officers; Trainer Would Give
Smith Nothing But Strawberries and Cream in Or
der That Principal Might Make Weight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Recognize value.

and the friends OF the game IN other
states are working harder than ever
to legalize the sport.
Recognize Value.
The benefits OF boxing. both physi-
cal and in the self confidence that
70 teaches. are being recognized as
they never we're before Professional
boxing. rightly conducted. IS q red
FLOODED sport It furnishes entertain
ment for those who enjoy manly COM
petition. II encourages the young
follows TO keep in good physical con-
dition-to emulate their idols OF the
ring-and L has its place n sports
Just as well as baseball. goif. tennis
or bowling.
The come hack boxing has made
IN the way OF gaining popular IA
For speaks well for the future OF
the game. Within another year
boxing viii probably conquer
much territory that Il cannot IN
wade now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

At the request Of the Massachusetts,
public safety committee Boston telephone
operators called of an intended strike.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
MANY FAMOUS ATHLETES AMONG
THE ARMY INSTRUCTORS At BLISS

Open Air Pavilions Make Way for Many Boxing Shows
Manly Art Elevated by Clean Glass Of Mitt Men, Sol
diers Demand the Real Thing and Square Bouts;
Officers Devote Much Time to Athletics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
MEXICAN IS SHOT BY
A SENTRY. AT TOGAEs

NogaIes, Ariz-, March 25.-An IN
Identified Mexican was shot and
killed yesterday by q United States
infantryman on patrol duty when the
Mexican failed TO halt at ths COM
mand OF the sentry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

DODGERS TO GET PUBLICITY.
Baseball interest doesn't seem to be
dead. IN the opinion OF Brooklyn man
aging editors for 1--WE newspaper men
from as many Brooklyn publications,
accompanied the Dodgers on their
training trip 10 Hot Springs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

z MATTHEWS walked down
the streets Of FL Paso with q
~ placid smile and a faraWay look
on his face Friday. when a man
climbing IN age does that stunt to
such an extent that he hardly sees
old acquaintance passing, It Is safe
TO bet that he Is thinking Of old
times.
So IL WIS with Mr.. Matthews.
Don't know Matthews, the de-
.tecfivef Maybe not, but n you
are any kind OF a sport az all you
know aAusfrulian Billy smith,
ex-middleWeiEhf champion OF
Australia and the AntipOdes. Billy
f. Mr.. Matthews and Mr.. Mat
theyFs a. Billy, or At least he was
- years ago Friday. Il was on
thar day that he engaged In his
memorable flEhf with Billy
Lewis, OF Denver, at that time
claimant to the American mid
dlevTelght title.
eGiTeadam' Erects Ring.
It had been nolsed that the man
would battle IN New Mexico and the
sheriff and a herd OF deputies were
on the watch. So were the boxers
"Giveadam" Jones was sent, secretly,
over into Mexico. opposite the smell
ter. near where the monument stands,
the turf. or greenswards only Billy
states that there weren't any turf
or any greensward to speak OF. and
in this he Is upheld BY most every
body who Is familiar with the spot
Train Didn't stop.
While the officers here and az the
New Mexican line were getting ready
to land PRINCIPALS and fans all IN jail
for participating in a prize fight. Il =
word was passed around that every
sport with a ticket to the show
should HE himself 70 a point five
miles out OF Fl Paso. at daybreak-
20 meet the train This they did. and
were all taken on the train. which
steamed straight through FL Paso
without even hesitating long enough
for anybody to get aboard.
Nose Fooled I'm.
The men fought at 154 pounds. In
the early part Of the fight Lewis
landed on Billy's nose. which bled
freely This incident caused a num-
Der OF FL Paso fans TO lose money.
''I bet SO on Lewis after I saw Billy
bleeding" said an e Pas0an, Friday.
who attended the festivities p years
ago. "and others did the same thing,
but TO save his soul Lewis could not
get IN the riCht position TO land
squzreiy on Billy. really wanted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Went SIX ROundG.

Joe Friedman, motor truck group
No. 5sl, and Young Buca, 18th field
artillery, went six rounds TO a draw.
Both boys are clever but each seemed
TO have just enough respect for his
adversary not 20 risk the slap-biff-
bango-ripsaW work that made the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

From the preparedness program in
progress over at Camp Cody II may
he safely predicted that there viii be
a lively reception awaiting certain
Young bears from Chicago when they
tran into Cody early in april.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

Dawson Bryan. 2. n. c. A. athlete.
and Jack Adams. premier bowler Of
the Cactus club, should each receive a
government medal for practicfnE con-
serratiOn. Each won championships
during the last 10 days by just one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

z MATTHEWS walked down
the streets Of Fl Paso with q
~ placid smile and a faraway look
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

D. SEYMOUR IS leading tbs Gao
tus bowlers IN the Big league at
80. ". J. Bryan Is looking for
a higher average but J. D. says Bryan
viii not Seymour for some time to
cnnra
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

Baseball players in the army league
who are able 70 Withstand the fire
from ths bleachers during q game
at Fort Bliss without losing their
head are more than ready to meet the
Rosches-
Evening journal., 1918-03-29
oac. ss,. Even so, come, Lord Josusr'

Q &c. 9sl. Even so. come, Lord Jesusr
Endeavorers. have you heard people /
say, when asked 10 do a little some /
thing for God. through Christian En- /
deavor: THE pressure OF other work |
Is so great I really do not have a Bit |
Of time" just take note Of such per-
son and you will most always find that
he nnds time for other things and Is
there any reason then why he should
not devote some Of his time In Gods
service7 The praise OF the world does
not amount 10 much. what w0 want Is
10 win favor with God. We can only do
this by being willing TO do the things
that please God, and we are brought
close TO Him only through service Let
us not put too much dependence In
our own strength, believing that we are
so strong we cannot fall Even Peter"
proved the weakness Of humanity. Take
account Of yourself; are you one OF
the ones who always makes an excuse
II so, get busy, do you bit
What would we lnlnk OF our army
and navy during this great battle, II.
when nearing victory they stopped be-
cause they had been on duty so many
hours: but, thank God our boys are
men and VIII stick 10 their post until
the finish. Just so our Heavenly Father
wants US 10. be on guard every hour in
the twenty-four and repulse The enemy
at all times. Satan Is never on guard
and why should we who are engaged in
Gods work, fail 10 do our part.
Just a little executive secret; Dea-
con has finished his ilrst year In fine
shape. He got after the lost auditor
and now has his report for the year
/ audited and approved Come out 90 the
spring rally and he will show you his
report, as he has 10 In black and white
+ One OF our pastors has said. The
boys are not going away one by one but
In groups That being the case don't
YOU think we should be IN Gods house
/ not one by one, but family by family?
For the sake OF our young men called
away don't become saddened and down
and out. but keep up your spirits and
/ trust In God.
The call OF the shipyards Is being an
swered today by men who left 70 long
| AGO 10 take up some other line Of work ;
/ II these men can and are giving up Office
and other similar positions TO go back
In the yards when they are so much
needed don't you think that those OF
you who have been inactive. should get
busy? The moral issue is a strong one
today. so come honorary members, re-
new thy youth and help 20 keep the
nres. both at home and at church. not
only burning but spread them also. En-
desvorer. there is a work for each one
OF MS 10 do.
VIII the change Of the clock make
any difference In US? Think how nice
It will be to rise with the sun IN the
morning. and then we Will be able 20
have twilight services in the evening.
Hanover intermediate Society had a
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

very entertaining social last Friday eve
ming We are glad to note that they
are on the job.
The Greenhlll girls are still busy
making little garments for the French
and Belglan Riddles In addition 90 that
they have been knitting for the Red
Cross They are trying 10 do their bit
Don't forget the Spring Rally which Is
soon 10 be held. We are planning 10
have q big meeting with everyone on
hand Mr. Horner SAYS we are going TO
ON West Church. Don't let us dlsap-
point him or his committee, as they
tried hard 10 arrange an interesting
program.
The prizes this year will be given FOR
general efficiency and the prizes Will
be banners One banner going 90 the
most efficient Senior Society and The
other banner 10 the most eflclent Junior
Society. II your society don't win the
banner this time. make up your mind 10
win it next year.
EndeaV orers. this Is the Easter season.
Let US ever remember the real signin-