El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-13
SPORTOGRAPHY By -,CE9zg,

CLARENCE PITT, the young out
\ fielder farmed out by the Giants
10 Kansas City this spring, IS nursing
a broken leg, which will very likely
keep him out Of the game for the re-
mainder ow the season
Charles Comlskey has sent out an
urgent request to his scouts to get
busy and find him a pitcher or two
who can be OF some help to manager
Rowland.
Fred 1IitcheII's success as manager
Of the Cubs is due 70 several import
ant reasons. He treats his players
fairly and squarely and plays no IA
vorites. He doesn't lose his temper
when things 90 wrong on the dia-
mond, and he advises his men rather
than pans them when they make mis-
takes Mitchell has been a close stu
dent Of baseball ever since he was q
player and he enjoys the confidence OF
the Chicago clubs stockholders, VINO,
az one time. were inclined 10 inter
fere with his plans. The owners OF
the Cubs have all reason to cOnErat-
ulate themselves on their wisdom in
signing Mitchell as their manager
Babe Ruth can hit a ball harder and
further than any other player IN the
game he can pitch about as well as
ANYBODY and is a capable performer
In the outfield or at first base There
remains one feature Of Ruths BAN
playing. however, that needs improve
mcut in sliding into a base, Ruth
has a fault that is common 20 many
amateurs, but few professionals. As
his BODY is about TO hit the ground,
the big pitcher puts his hand under
him TO break the force Of the lall.
mis- throws all the weight on his
wrist and weakens that member con-
siderably. on several occasions games
have been help up until he mas been
able 20 resume playing. after hurting
his wrist in sliding So Tar there has
Teen no serious accident. but unless
he changes his style Of sliding, hel
may lose his effectiveness as a pitcher
AMI also much OF his smuggling ability.
BIRTHDAY OF lIATTY MATHEWS.
From street urchin TO pugilistic
champion. and from pugilistlc cham
pfon 10 scene shifter in a theater-
This, in brief is the career OF WIZ
liam '1fatty' Mathews, who was well
terweizht title holder for a brief
period. Mathews was also sartorial
champion. for, although many pro-
dessionaI fighters have been addicted
10 glad rags, "latty" easily out
classed the bunch
Mathews was born on the east side
Of New York July Is, 1873, just IS
Years ago today. As a youth, he held
anambi-i0n 70 shine as a baseball
player. and was really a pitcher Of
considerable merit When he ap-
Deared on the ball field, adorned in
The Fashiesr kind Of raimeut- the op-
posing players Immediately began TO
hoot and seer Willie decided 10 put
q STOP 20 this sort Of demonstration, I
and took Up the study OF boxing 10 I
punish his tormeutors- He developed 4
q punch that speedily silenced tho 1
hooters. and. Just for spite wore Z
louder clothes than ever and dared I
them 20 make any remarks.
Driven 10 learn boxing in self de- /
fence. he soon acquired a fondness for I
the game, and in 1885 became pro-
fassional- his first important bout I
was with Stanton Abbott. then light /
weight champion OF England whom 1
he easily defeated. In 1897 he de-
feated several good men, including \
Nike Leonard, who had won repu- I
tation as a Beau Brummels" and was 4
a rival Of 'lIatty' in the matter Of .
clothes. In 1888 Mysterious Billy 1
smith gave Mathews a chance at the
title. but defeated him
After defeating several other good
mem Mathews challenged Smith again
They met in New York in 1900, and
sIatty won the title by knocking out
Mysterious Billy in the nth round
He didn't hold the title very long,
losing it 10 Rube Ferns, who knocked
him out in the tenth round Of bout
staged at Toronto
Mathews was stage struck" early
.n his pugilistic career, and while he
was champion headed melodrana
company. but he lacked the ability TO
make good on the stage after he had
lost his title. When he retired from
.he ring he got a job as a scene
shifter in a New York theater. that
being the nearest he could come to