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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
MiddieS' Set
Example For Rest

What a fine example the Naval
academy is setting for those weak
hearted colleges that are willing to
give up athletics. Instead or re-
treuchinE in any way. the midiies
have obtained a highclass coaching
stsfffor all sports.
The work of G,lmour Dobie the
marvellous football coach from the
Pacific coast who made Annapolis
a power in the sport this year. is
TOO recent TO need comment lie IS
the first OF the string TO be shown
On the track the middies are going
to make "a bis play. for they have
obtained noted Philadelphia ath-
lete TO handle the men. lie is Jimmy
Mulligau. who was a great quarter
miller for Catholic high, Brown prep
and Georgetown and a member Of the
1908 Olympic team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
Cantoment Boxers Stage
Big Carnival This Winter
By RING SIDER

- UICAGO. I'LL, Jan. 5.-What prob
ably is entitled TO rank as the
~ greatest iuter-caut0nmeut boxing
carnival in the history OF the United
states is being cooked up by boxing
instructors al Camp Grant. Rockford,
JILL. and Camp Custer. Rattle Creek.
Mich. No dates for the tournament
have been fixed. but it probably viii
take place early in the present year
At Camp Grant top sergeant Dam
ny Goodman. "A middle west light
weight Is the boxing instructor uu-
der Lewis Omer- director OF athletics
at the cantoumeut- At Camp Custer.
Charley White. ChicagOs best light
weight is teaching the soldiers the
gentle art OF SELF defence.
Lot 81 Rivalry.
There is O. lot OF rivalry between
White ana Goodman White original
ly was assigned 90 Camp Grant. but
jealousy developed between the rival
instructors and DR. Itaycrott. director
or cautuumeut athletics. transferred
White 10 Camp Custer 10 avoid
trouble. Charley did not want TO 90.
but now that he is at Camp Custer
he is anxious 10 put together a box
ing squad that will be able TO take
the measure of the Camp Grant war
riors.
So far as Ser=t Danny Goodman
is concerned there is ample dispose
ton on the part of Camp Grant scrap
pers TO accommodate the Custer bat
tiers The whole thing is in the hands
of Maj Taylor. OF division head
quarters at Camp Grant.
The major is judge advocate Of
the Rockford cHntonment and in
in entire charge Of athletics
since he il an ardent boxing fan
IL II anticipated the proposed
tourney Will soon begin TO take
definite and tangible form.
Mind you, we are not trying TO
make box fighters out Of the sol
diers' said top sergeant Goodman. IN
speaking Of the proposed tournament
Nothing OF that sort at all What
we want 10 do is teach the men
something about defending themselves
i'm the hand TO hand struggles they
viii encounter on the battlefield and
to get them into as perfect physical
condition as possible With that VIII
come all kinds OF confidence
Gen. keuuOu. commanding the
camp IS q great lover OF sports and
a big booster for everything we are
three months ahead OF all other camps
IN athletic activities. He is heartily
in accord with every thing Mai Iay-
Tor does. so If an inter camp tourna-
meut is arranged he undoubtedly VIII
give 30 his hearty support
we have some good men at our
camp and I would not he n hit
afraid To have them tackle the
best men Of amy other camp
have great bantam named Roth.
Walter Jacobsen could attend 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

~HICAGOS Cubs OF the National
league viii repeat their annual
~ visit TO FL Paso next APRIL and
have arranged an itinerary to include
Camp Cody. while enroute back home
from the California training trip. &C
cordins 20 word brought home by A.
II T. Beckett. Herald Auto editor.
who talked with manager Mitchell o.
the Cubs in Chicago recently.
Phoenix Also.
Phoenix, Ariz.; Miami and Globe.
three towns visited by the Cubs last
season. viii again receive the ChiCa-
goans as the first team headed by
manager Mitchell, which VIII take the
southern route before returning home,
where they VIII open the season with
Pittsburg- II IS likely that the best
soldier team Of this section viii be
brought forward 20 clash with che
major leasuers. as despite the one
sided victory q the Cubs last year
over the seventh cavalry. there are
a number Of military mines who feel
confident that with the right kind
or training they can put up strong
opposition
Alexander Included.
But the Cub team of last season
ana the aggregation Of stars who Will
visit Fl Paso in 1918 are vastly va
RANT. Among the members or the
Windy City team viii be Grover Al
eNander and Bill Eulife-. the 10000
battery, and possibly Roger HOrnsby,
shortstop OF the ST. Louis Cardinals.
for whom president Charles Weegh-
man has been dickering for some
time.
Alexander and KHIifer are As
sured, however. and ia Is BY no
means certain that the Cub team
will not include Max Carey n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

Dr. Roller. Americus. Stecher. or.
deman, Westergard. Linow. Hussan.
and other heavyweight grappIer!
have earned all the way from $4,000
to 100000 in the mat game. and Ear
Caddock. had he continued i'm the
game, could have soon amassed a f0r-
tune.
The wrestler. unlike the boxer.
can compete six nights in every
week where the wrestling gume
il good And IL he isn't lazy he
soon collects bank roll that
would give a greyhound an awful
tussle. The average wrestler
collects 200 per cent Of the purses
he earns, for ne doesn't bother
with a manager.
Compared TO the ball PLAYER. who
earns a stated sum Of money and
works but five months in the year.
the wrestler has u months 10 work.
and when he lines up for big matches
he gets big money.
European wrestlers have made
more money than those in America
yet the tOpuotchers among American
srapplers are al well fixed well
enough to have sugar in their coffee
and meat on the table, even in these
trying times
Dreyfus Refuses to Sell.
Barney Dreyfus is said to have
turned down $4,000 for Max Carey.
But we have our doubts about the
straight Of the story.
Tt looks more like another Weegh-
man press agent yarn than anything
else, for Carey, star that ne is. GER
tainly doesn't look as good TO D-ey-
fus at so thou
II appears that some OF the
mugnates are running hog wild
in their estimates Of player val
ues in these uncertain times.
There are few hall players in the
business who would bring 1000,
even in times OF peace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
CHAMPION JESS WILLARD IS IN
EXCELLENT PHYSICAL CONDITION

TEW YORK. Jan CONTRARY q
N general belief among the boxing
= bugs Of the country. Jess VIII
ard. the worlds heavyweight cham
pion, does not weigh a ton.
Since Jess came out with his an
u0uncement a short time ago that ne
would defend his title for the benefit
or the Red Cross or some other war
time organization, IL has developed
that Willard has been carrying no
more than fifteen 20 twenty pounds
OF surplus avoirdupois. and that he
would have little trouble getting into
shape insofar as the weight is con-
cerned-
Were Surprised
At the time Of his offer to meet
any man for the title several pr0mi-
ueut followers Of boxing in Chicago
were surprised beyond measure TO
see Willard appear in gym costume.
aDparenLy carrying no more than
rive or ten pounds excess baggage.
They could scarcely believe their eyes
willard explained at the time that
he has not permitted himself to grow
SAT and flabby.
He says he has taken enough
exercise to keep his weight down
TO point where Il Is within easy
reach any time he f. called upon
TO trntn for championship bat
tie, and with this fact in view the
boxing fans are entertaining
bunch that the big cowboy is still
capable Of taking care OF his
crown.
Willard may not be as good now
s he was when he met Jack Johnson
at Havana. say some OF the boxing
bugs, and in the same breath they re-
mark that none Of the present con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
" 7HOEVER spread the repc
M that John h Tener. pre-.

TT THDEEEE spread the report
NJ that John h Tener. presi-
dent OF the National league.
was a hard man TO get an interview
out Of ought 90 apply at once for a
life membership in the Ananias club.
as it IS extremely easy to get Penn
sylvania's former governor to talk
baseball, and he is probably the
greatest ian president the National
league ever had. Harry PuIIiam was
a great baseball enthusiast. but in his
talk with the scribes he did not e.
ways talk about the plavers-hs
more often talked about the mag
mates.
HeydIer Very Busy.
John Heydler, when he was presI-
dent. did not have much time TO talk
about anything, as he was his own
secretary and had more work than he
really could handle.
Tom Lynch. who succeeded
Heydler, talked more about nm
pires than anything else, being a
former umpire himself, and being
elected on the John T.. Brush
Platform that many OF the pa
rent organizations troubles had
come from poor umpirinE.
Iener IS willing TO talk about UNI
pres and umpire troubles. but he
prefers 10 talk about players at all
times, the past and the present. lie
knows lots about the old players in
his organization and lots about the
lew ones, knows particularly about
their Compartments. why they do not
get along with the umpires and
whether a man should be fined to
bring him to his senses as to trying
to referee a game or whether he
should be cured of this habit in an
other way. He recently showed that
me was firm believer I'm the honor
system by renting fines on three
players who had caused troubles on
the field once and who stopped doing
so after their one fine.
No More Trouble.
II Is president Tener's firm belief
that there was no more trouble in the
National league between umpfres and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
Indian Owner
Denies Any Sale

Answering the rumor that he might
sell the Pittsburg club to J. c Nc
GIL IN case the latter disposed Of his
indianapolis franchise. Barney Drey-
fuss stated frankly that the Pirates
would be for sale II the price were
offered him He did not say, how
ever. what price he had put on his
club The rumor OF McGill purchas-
ing the Pirates IS not a new one. and
it is not denied that he and DreyfuEs
have talked Of such a deal OF course.
n 8TcGill should buy the Pirates that
would mean Jack Hendricks remain
ing with him as a manager.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

L uonaI Lacquer
Snap Judgment suggests the names
Of Eddie EousE. George Burns. Den
ny Kauff or Walton Cruise.
But a psrusaI OF the batting and
fielding averages. suggested by one
Of the Deans shows that Max Ca
rey. OF the Pirates. ranks higher than
any OF the rest as an sllarOunt
fielder.
Is Very Fast.
Carey. fin the first place, is the
best base runner in the National
league. He has topped the list Of
cushion burglars for several years,
cult who has anything on him IN the
allarouud use OF speed
Roush. Cruise and others topped
Carey in batting but at that the
Pittsburg flash batted only four
points below 800 finishing the sea-
son with a swatting mark OF -296
And Carey bats both right and left
handed. The figures show also mat
he stood fifth in run making. though
they do not show how many times
he batted in runs or how well he
worked 90 the bat in conjunction Wfth
the runners on the bases. an art IN
which he is highly proficient
In fielding Carey topped all his
rivals with total 40 putoutas
and he had two less assists than
Casey StenEel, Of the Dodgers.
who led his league with 80 This
proves that Carey's throwing arm
cannot be rated second 10 any in
the league for two assists, more
or less, do not natter.
Carers temperament has been
pointed 20 as a fault several times,
Yet under average conditions he
would probably show no more signs
Of nerves than any other player.
He may not be the most valuable
man playing the outfield. but he de-
mands consideration from anyone
who attempts 10 pick the man f0r
the place.
should Hold Big Regatta.
The recent announcement bv Chas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

tire regiment and will represent
the hest talent OF the camp.
No definite action has been taken
as yet on the matter Of entering a
team for the high school in the
league but as both students and
coaches have declared i'm favor OF the
circuit. there is little doubt out that
the Tigers viii be represented
Schedule Arranged.
An extensive schedule OF outoftoWn
games has been arranged for the first
Tiger team. but as the student ath-
letes have declared I'm favor OF enter
ing a quintet u is likely that a rep
resentative OF the interests OF the
high school viii be present az the
meeting 10 declare in favor OF the
entrance OF a team.
The NesiIla Asgies. School OF Mines
and DormItory boys OF the Y. n C. A.
viii also enter teams. The Aggies
are known 10 be anxious to play FL
Paso teams. and no doubt viii send a
representative
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
TOPNOTCHERS MAKE THE MONEY
WRESTLERS LEAD As FARMERS

TEW YORK. Jan 5.-Ths top
M uotchers among heavyweight
1vrestlers are the best money
makers in the realm Of sports.
This VIII sound like the bunk to
nine out or every 10 readers Of the
porting pages. for the average FOL
lower Of sports, n asked which line
81 professional sports offers the best
-lturus, VIII name baseball or box
.1E
No 1IilliOnaires.
Yet no ball player or boxer has
ever been known TO earn as much as
g. million grand on the diamond or In
he ring, while there are several stars
pI the mat game who have carried
away that much coin from the box
offices during their careers in tho
wrestling business
George v. Touhey. veteran
wrestling promoter In Boston and
other eastern cities, said recently
that the successful wrestler enn
make more money than any other
star in EpOrtdOm- and quoted fig
ures which he cInims are autheu-
tic, OF nearly So to prove his
statement.
Touhey says that Gi0vannia Raice-
vich. the Italian champion, amassed
a fortune OF s1.500.0OO in Europe be-
fore the war broke out He estimates
that George Hackenschmidt, the Rus
sian Lion earned more than $1,000. 900
on the mat, and places George Zurich
and Alex AberE in the millionaire
wrestler class
GOtch Made Money.
Frank Gotch5 according to latest es-
Inmates, made all OF S350.OOO out OF
wrestling, and Stanlslaus Zbyszko, Of
Poland. is said 20 have earned as
much as S650.000 during his active
career.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
MUSHROOM SELLS PLAYERS.

The Muskegou club OF the Central
league. quite sure that it viii not be
in the Central OF any other league
next season. is Cisposing Of its play
ers. Announcement Is made or The
sale OF pitcher Paul Wachtel TO Co
lumbus. pitcher Jim Allen 20 Fort
Worth. and outfielder Hernd0u TO ST.
Paul.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 5.-Fred
Toney, pitcher Of the Cincinnati VA
tioual league club. who recently was
arrested by federal authorities here
on charge Of conspiracy to violate
the selective service regulations. was
placed in class one today by n local
exemption board OF Davidson county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
FitzSin7n7OnS Home
May Go Under

New York. Jan 9. - The famous
Brooklyn home Of the late Robert
FitzsimmOns may soon be taken over
by a Brooklyn bank to satisfy a
mortgage of $4,000 It is the home
where 'Fitz" trained for fights with
Sharkey. Jeffries and Rubin. The
home was made famous and decidedly
unpopular about u years ago. when q
yarn was printed that "Fitz' was
harborinE an unframed lion. Some
Of the neishbors believed the story
until il was denied by Fitzsimmons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

san Francisco. Cal, Jan. 1.-,Accord-
ing to Willie Hoppe, champion ballz
line billiardist OF the world. who viii
appear here soon. clean living IS the
first requisite for the man who as
pires to make his mark on the cush-
toned table You can't make a hair
line shot If you dissipate." he says.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
CARDS SIGN VETERAN.

FOII0Wlng ne loss OF JACK WlIIeI
through enlistment I'm the marines,
the St Louis Cardinals last week re-
signed Bobby Wallace and he IS eN-
pected to take Nfiller's place as i'm
field coach and may even play second
base unless president Hickey can
make deal for another second sack
CT. Report has &c that Hickey had
both Wallace and John Evers on his
slate and chose the latter as the more
likely TO be OF service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
nnnGERs HARD IN.

No major league club has been 60
hard hit i'm its pitching staff as the
Brooklyn Dodgers. That team has
lost four twirlers on account OF the
war so far-Smith, CacDre. Pfeffer
and NiIius- And 10 be added to this
are several players from other posi-
tons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
PRESIDENT JOHN TENER LIKES To
TALK ABOUT THE NATIONAL CAME

Former Governor of Pennsylvania Is an Ardent Fan and
Willingly Hands Out Interviews to the Press; Tom
Lynch and John Heydler, Elk Presidents of Ma
tiOnal Liked to Talk About Umpire System
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
MAX CAREY, PITT5BURG VETERAN,
. LEADS OUTFIELDER5 Of NATIONAL

Old Timer Is One of Fastest Men Ever Seen in Outer
Garden and Is Dangerous Hitter; Eddie ROush,
George Burns and Benny Kauff Are Better Than
the Average But Not as Good as Carey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
Hv JACK NEIOCk.

/ 7 EW YORK. JAN 5.-The most
~ valuable outleIder in the Va
> u0naI Lacquer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

There is no such thing as a verbal
leavyweight championship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

we have some good men at our
camp and 7 would not be bit
afraid 10 have them tackle the
best men Of amy other camp
have "A great bantam named Roth.
Walter Jacobsen could attend 10
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-09
BADGE OF SPLENDID SERVICE
How Red Cross Came to Be Adopteq
by Those Whose Mission Is to
Aid the Unfortunate.

The Red Cross as badge Of serv-
ice for suffering humanity dates back
more than three hundred years, writes
a correspondent to the Evening Post,
and It's origin must be of interest at
this time when 1t has expanded as a
society into a multitude that ministers
to the physical needs of our army and
navy here and abroad.
Camillus de Lellis was born in the
kingdom of Naples In 1850. After
serving in the Venetian army he went
TO the hospital of San Giacomo in
Rome with an affection of the leg
There he was so much impressed by
the horrors and filth Of what was little
better than a pesthouse that he re-
solved to devote his life to suffering
humanity, "to care for the plague
stricken and to nurse the sick In their
own homes" At thIrty-two he was
ordained priest and set about found
Ing a religious order ito serve the
sick"
AANf ehaA Ntul a ltu NIOSS UPON
their breasts" said Camlllus, "to re.
mind them Of the suffering of our
Lord Christ. This will give them
strength and encouragement" Pope
Slxtus V confirmed the congregation
in 1856, granting them in the brief n
special permission to wear 'the Red
Cross" This same red cross Is the
badge of service today, worn by every
Catholic religious order that takes
care Of the sick. in every part of the
world. This red cross has been
blessed In the leper settlements of Mo-
lokal and Madagascar; in the cholera
hospitals of India and the pestilence-
stricken lands of the far East, as well
as on the battlefields of France. In
the calendar st. CamIllus' day falls
upon the 18th Of July, and at his spe-
clal mass these words are chanted:
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that man lay down his life for his
friends."-Youth's Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-09
WHY
Hot Water Cast On Stove
Doesn't Touch 1t

II Is impossible to throw a few
drops of water on a red-hot stove.
Inc water can never touch the stove
( at all. What is seen is a few drops
running rapidly over the surface, grad
ually getting smaller as they disap-
pear. IL the drops are on n perfectly
level place one can see under them to
the other side Of the room, thus prov
ing that they are not In contact with
the stove itself. What actually hap
pens Is that the bottom of the drop
changes at once to steam or vapor on
coming close TO the hot surface, and
this vapor is supplied by the drop as
1t gradually goes away. SO the drop
rests on cushion of vapor until 1t Is
entirely dissipated. This state of wa
ter is known as the spherical stage.
and 1t is of interest simply on account
Of Its peculiarly and seemingly para
doxical behavior. The reason why the
drop is not Immediately evaporated or
changed to steam is also very inter
esting. The water vapor that inter
venes between the under surface and
the red-hot stove Is very bad con
ductor OF heat, and consequently the
full intensity of heat cannot get into
the water itself, only the amount
transmitted through the vapor being
available for that purpose.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-09
No caus. for Alarm.

When severe thln-necked yong
man with an oyerhanging brow comes
TO the old home town and buys out the
second weekly newspaper we do not
get excited over the incident. When
he announces that he has come to stay
we manage to restrain our desire TO
hurl our hats Oh high. When he favors
us with a two-column salutatory we
continue cain. Although he threatens
to elevate the manners and morals of
the community. lead us into high and
better ways, teach us how TO manage
our business and our farms, guide us
politically. reform our tastes, bend us
as we ought to incline and lead US
whittier we should 60. we do not be-
come apprehensiye. We know, from
previous experiences that he will lin
ger with us a few months and then, as
usual. the excuseless second weekly
Will he for sale--Kansas City Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-09
How Germany conserves spaee.

A conservation OF land-space move
ment, In Germany, some time ago, re-
suited In the utilization of dwarf vari-
cites of fruit trees instead of much OF
the shrubbery planted merely for orna-
mental purposes, and in the planting
OF small trees close against the walls
of brick or stone houses so that the
branches could be trained over the
walls in the manner Of ivy, says the
Popular Science Monthly.
Pear trees are pruned carefully and
trained to spread out over the walls
Just Ike vines. The practice is now
common in hard.pressed Germany, and
Is likely to find favor In this country.
Pear, plum, and other fruit trees are
thus trained over house walls, fences.
and garden partitions so that not an
inch Of ground is wasted. In this way,
too, the trees are prevented from
throwing too much shade over other
growing things in their vicinity, and
the appearance Of the houses Is, in
addition, very considerably enhanced.