El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12


YOu might call Jack n duffer,
But he didn't suffer
From the present day prices OF
meat.
u 4 1LLER HUGGINS viii evil
| NJ IDENTIFY have to get along with
= = the players that were be-
queathed to him by Bill Donovan.
Diogenes. looking for an honest man
never had a harder time than Hug
gins is having in finding new men
for the Yankees. During all the re-
cent changes, he was left out IN the
cold
Larry Doyle's future seems to be IN
doubt. There are rumors that he may
not perform with the Cubs next sea-
son.
Christy MnthewsOn, according
to late returns was stIH trying
to get Rube Vanguard for the
Reds during 1s1s.
FIRST DEFEAT FOR WELLS.
Bombardier Wells had his first
taste of defeat-he was 10 have many
thereafter-just seven years ago to-
day, when he was knocked out in the
third round by Gunner NOR. AS in
most of the subsequent battles in
which the big BON barber was to be
whipped, he had all the best OF II at
first In fact Wells was so much the
superior that the fans cried out
"shame. and called upon the ref
cree 10 stop the slaughter. while
some left the Olympia in disgust at
such an unequal contest. In the first
HTr-n W@Hs-
upon the floor than on his feet, but
he kept getting up, and in the third
chapter he got an opening and landed
blow on Bombardier's glass Jaw
that stretched him out. The follow
ing year. 1912. Wells gave a some
what similar exhibition in New York.
de made the clumsy Al Palzer look
like a novice for a couple of rounds
and in the third the Iowa farmer
put the pride Of the British army to
sleep. Wells was always game
enough, but he simply couldn't absorb
punishment, and that inability alone
prevented him from becoming
worlds champion
SECOND GRIFFO-WILLIS BATTLE.
Twenty-eight years ago today. jan
uary II, $780, Young Critic defeated
Abe Willis in three rounds at Sydney,
Australia Abe and Griffo had pre-
W.
Bot'l boys afterward came to Amel
lea, and they were among the stars
OF their day. Critic, whose real name
was Albert Griffiths, fought as
featherweight for several years, but
afterward went into the lightweight
division, although he seldom weighed
over l2S pounds. Willis was a true
featherweight, and. with the excep-
ton OF Critic, the best little fellow
that ever came out OF Australia
Willis crossed the Pacific to San
Francisco soon after his bout with
Critic and was matched to fight
George Dixon for the featherweight
title in San Francisco. They fought
at rs pounds, and in the fifth round
the Chocolate Drop won with
Knockout. Critic didn't land on this
side until 1893. He was more sue
ceSsful in his bouts with Dixon. get
ting three draws with the clever
darby.
CHARLIE MIPCHELL'S
FIRST RING ENGAGEMENT
The first ring engagement of
Charlie Mitchell. the famous fighter
who fought John L. Sullivan SO
rounds to a draw in France, was
staged near Birmingham, England, on
January II. 1873, just 40 years ago
today. His opponent on that occasion |
was Bob Cunningham, whom he de-
feated in so minutes. Mitchell, who
was born in Birmingham, OF Irish
parents, and whose early ambition
was to become a physician. was only
IS when he whipped Cunningham. He |
was then a lightweight, and in 1879 |
he fought draw in London with Bill |
Kennedy, the lightweight champion. |
In 1881 he fought Caryadoff. the Bel |
gian Giant. at Antwerp, and he de- !
feated the big fellow in one round. |
Mitchell never weighed much over |
the middleweight limit, yet he mixed /
1t with some OF the greatest heavy |
Of his day. including SulIi- |
van He was on the down grade |
when he was defeated by Corbett At |
Jacksonville IN 1924. which was his
last ring battle.
GUESS AGAIN.
A guy named-whO shOne
At Third, in his class stood alone;
Can you guess the name
of the hoy who gained fame
By pulling a worlds series bOneF
Gee, don't some OF those managers
wish they could grab off players with
he ease that Uncle Sam takes them
Tor his big league team.
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Poor old Joe Tinker! He batted