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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

A TRIBUTE TO TERRIBLE TERRY.
In the heyday of your glory,
When the fire of youth was in you,
Then were you fistic idol,
Favored son Of fame and fortune,
King of featherweights and bantams,
All the fistfe world adored you,
For you we-e a noble warrior
And no man could stand before you.
Now you've passed beyond the curtain
Down the mystic trail you wander,
Down the trail we all must follow
To the trackless worlds out yonder.
Though you've left this life behind
Son Of fortune and misfortune.
Still your fame will keep on living
In the realm Of Fistiana.
McGovern.
Fame unquestioned and undying.
Fame that Oft will be recounted
As the years keep swiftly flying.
In the history OF ringmen
You win live, famous fighter.
For the memory Of McGovern
Is too great TO be forgotten.
TACK Henry was neither promoted
nor denoted. He was sent from
y washington to the Boston
Braves.
Middleweight title aspirants pass
up Mike Gibbons because Mike is too
mussy.
How about barring that hold
the kaiser has on Lenine and
TrOtElxyf
Scarcity Of players signing con-
tracts this year is due to the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

Jew YORK, March Though
Nj and tumble fighting on cor
i y ner lot in South Brooklyn
started Terrible Terry McGovern in
to the fighting game
Terry used TO be the fighting
est yOungsfer I'm his neighbour
hood, and he got TO be so good
that he finally decided to enter
nm amateur boxing tournament
with the idea that II he was good
enough he would try bigger
game
So Terry got to hanging around a
gymnasium, got some pointers in the
use Of the padded mittens and learned
something about the rules. Finally,
one night he stepped into the ring IN
an amateur tourney IN Brooklyn ana
before the evening was over he had
cleaned up everything at his weight
The h. o. King.
That first evening he scored four
knOckouts- The next night ne 1oI-
lowed by knocking out three more
opponents and on the third night ne
came back again with four clean
kayos. To say that he had the fistlc
population Of Brooklyn babollng
about him would be putting it mildly.
The fight fans went wild over the
prospects for young McGoyern, and
press notices encouraged him to be-
come a professional
From that time on McGovern kept
on coming He cleaned up second,
third and fourth raters, and when he
met George Monroe. a seasoned ring
ster, II was all Monroe could do to
hold the fighting BroOklynite to a
draw in % rounds Later on, Terry
stopped Monroe in "a sessions.
Beat English Champ.
After the first meeting with Mon
roe, Sam Harris took up the man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
Callahan Wins
From McGovern

Philadelphia. Pa. March "a
frankie Callahan. the Brooklyn light
weight. defeated Young Terry Nc
Govern. of Philadelphia, in a six round
bout here last night. Callahan had
the better of every round.
Jack Thompson. the negro heavy
weight of Missouri, knocked out
Cleve Hawkins. of California. in the
third round Of what was to have been
a six round fight 1t was Thomp-
sons fourth knockout in the last four
weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
DOPE BRINGS OUT INTERESTING
FACTS IN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
Tiger Adherents Say Claim to Title Is Cinched; Walz
Admirers Say Team Will Demand Game or Series
of Games With High School to Contest Title;
Both Local Teams Are Strong and Fast
BY ROY EAIIK.

Tigers. Then how will you stand.
old kid. You can see that, can't you?
The Tigers will then be So and Walk
Will be SD. You can't crawfish out
Of playing off the tie and when the
tie is played off. goodbye Tigers
Walk viii mop the floor with you"
Come out Of your pipe dream. DO
you remember that Feldman beat
Wall? Do you remember that Mines
beat Walz2 Sure. Then go a little
further down the records and you will
find that the Tigers beat both Field
man and the Mines with ease al
though both OF them walloped Walk.
Guess you couldn't win on that form
yes, but you are overlooking the
big thing. Walk is better. Remem-
Der how she walloped the Aggies
whose team the Tigers couldn't beat"
Tigers Faster, Is Claim.
yes, and you are overlooking the
fact that men on the ssidelines slug
ging the Tigers won the game-not
the Aggies. Walk outslugged the
sluggers, which was fair enough after
they started it. But in the game with
the Tigers-if there should be q game
between the Tigers and Walz-the
game would be played on merits OF
the game as neither the Tiger mem
bers or those of Walz have ever used
any rough tactics except where they
were forced TO defend themselves On
purely fast play the Tigers would win
easily. You Will remember that after
the first half in the game with the
Aggies that the agricultural boys
were glad enough to cut out the
rough stuff. In the second half the
lead Of Walk was cut down consider
ably"
That's what you say. but why don't
you clear your record with the Aggies
IL 1t is so easyf
Behnamann offered to play on
neutral ground. at AlamOrEOrdO,
but they refused. Our tenn can
beat them and they know it,
That may be but you can't peat
wall That walk team will be cham
pions of the southwest for the season
of 1918"
Not so you can notice it High
School could lose a dozen games or
so and still have q higher rating than
Walz. Even should they get up
enough pep to make tour Of eastern
Texas and win as many games as the
Tigers have won in the west their
record wouldn't look very flourishing
compared to that OF the High school
team. But if they will make that
eastern trip and bring home string
of victories, then the Tigers VIII be-
gin to take them seriously. At present
the matter Of Walz winning the
championship is entirely out OF the
question"
Clean Sweep on Western Trip.
The argument between boosters Tor
the two crack local teams didn't stop
%, no-but space prevents everlast-
ing continuation of the dope that is
being dug up by admirers Of both
teams.
The decisive victory of the Walk
team over the Aggies marks them as
worthy opponents for any team in
this section. The additional scalps Of
Bfsbee Y. II. c. A, university of Ari-
iona. and Bisbee high school. added
to their already long list Of vic
tories makes the Tigers take on
decidedly championship appearance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
Pirates Oft For
Florida Camp

Pittsburg. Pa. March 12.-Headed
by Wilbur Cooper. the pitchers and
catchers OF the Pittsburg National
league club left today for the south
ern training camp at Jacksonville,
Fla. The party leaving here was a
small one, including only pitcher Car
men Hill. catcher Willard Smith and
outfielder Lee King. in addition to
pitcher Cooper. Several battery men
will join the party en- route. while
others made up a party leaving Chi
cago today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

of his life he "got religion" and spent
most Of his time praying and begging
his friends to see the error of Their
ways. During his ring career Cans
made a fortune but got rid Of most Of
it in gambling. Like so many other
colored boys. he was unable to resist
the game Of craps" and his eKper-
fence with the bones" cost MIN
thousands Of dollars. Except for this
falling Cans was a pretty decent sort
and not at all like Johnson in his
tastes
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.
1912-Clarence Ferns knocked out
Eddie Costello in the fourth round at
Bartlesville, Okla.
1912-Owen Moore outpointed Pal
Moore in 10 rounds at New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
BOXING
At CAMP BIERNE
Matches Well Made End in
Good Bouts; William
Smith Appears Again.

Bill Smith. Of the military police.
Camp Bierne. had the gloves on again
Monday night and the usual thing
happened-Smith won. Bat" Carino.
Of the saith infantry. had trailed TO
Bierne to meet Smith and for three
rounds gave Bill plenty to handle in
his own back yard. Smith weighed
about 135 while Carino looked to be
at least five pounds heavier.
Dusty Miller, who takes on any
old boxer who wants a game, was
bested by gunner Nowieki, battery
c. 18th field artillery. Nowieki was
after Miller from start TO finish Inc
Dusty one, who has just been re-
leased, did not appear as fast aoin
leased from quarantine, did not appear
as fast as usual. While he was out
pointed he displayed some good de-
Fast Work.
In the semi-final Kid Coxhiu, mill
tary police, won the decision over
Walker of battery c, 18th field ar
bouts. The boxers displayed none too
much cleverness but did what the
fans like better-fought with all their
might from start to finish CoXhill
appeared to be the stronger at the
finish.
IN the first preliminary Bickoss and
Timmpone. both of company B, saith
infantry, went two rounds to draw.
It was announced that the next week
" show at Bierne. March IS. that Car
ter. a fast young boxer from the sig
nal corps. will take on Kid Mckenzie,
OF company B, saith infantry: Nc
Kenzie is said to be clever. There is
also talk of q match between Carter
and Johnnie Meyer, mechanical re-
pair unit. No. 305.
Monday nights show was one Of the
most satisfactory held at Bierne.
Harry L Osborne physical director OF
the FL Paso military district. has sue
ceeded in having the details Of ar
ranging the athletic shows under
stood by the soldiers which greatly
helps in getting good cards. Capt.
Gully acted as referee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

was at top speed, once claimed TO the
writer that Terry was the fastest
boxer he had ever net at was use
less to feint him." said Dave He
ing"
Fitzsimmons, with his awkward.
stumbling ait and l1ck CT grace. was
never regarded by casual fight fol-
lowers as a clever boxer. but Fitz-
simmons was clever in his weird way
clever and cunning 10 a degree for
which he was given no credit HIS
cleverness lacked grace and polish,
but never lacked effectiveness
Sullivan, Fitzsimmons and MCCOY
email gone now, bit not soon 10
be forgotten. A lesson OF endeavor
and courage remains behind them
when champions take the long. long
trail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
SPORTOGRAPHY By "G1a5g,

SMALL TALK.
said Connie Mack to pitcher gregg,
sPiay ball with all your might beEf'
said pitcher Gregg TO Connie Mack,
oLDOUTS-or should we say
n Aholdupsg"-are not going TO
4 4 find an easy mark in Branch
Hickey. The latter mas made up his
mind not 10 be held ID for big sal
aries by star players. and has let It
become known that he will fill the
vacancies in the Cardinals ranks with
youngsters ard leave the holdouts out
in the cold.
Fielder Jones doesn't seem to have
much luck in keeping southpaws. He
has lost three Of them who were
looked upon as winners a year ago;
An operation forced Weilman out or
the game. Plank retired voluntarily
and Koob enlisted for service in Uncle
Sans All Star team
They all want to come back this
year, il seems. Charley Doom,
the veteran catcher, who gait
baseball last year to go into the
automObiIe business, Is making
pleasant faces at all the big
league mnnagerss because he
wants 20 get bnek into the major
pastime.
PETER MAHER, An OLD ONE.
Peter Maher, who fought his first
American battle with Bob Fitzsim-
mons at New Orleans 26 years ago
today, March y. 1892. was one OF
the Queerest characters in ring his
tory. He lacked the business head
which is part Of the equipment Of
most fighters Of today and was al
ways being stung. Peter was ma
tive Of the ould sod and was employed
in a brewery in Dublin when he be-
gan fighting. He was amateur mid
dleWsight champion Of Ireland when
he vas discovered by Billy Madden.
the American promoter, and also had
won the heavyweight amateur title Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
JINCLEC FRON JP0RTLkW
BY JACK NEIOCk

the player situation are as fun Of
blanks as a letter from Europe.
Biggest howl over the baseball war
tax will come from the guy with a
pass.
Players who get sore at the
umpires this summer can tell 'em
sstO go to the international
league"
becarried about by a nurse I had it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
Training Begins
at Hot Springs

Hot Springs. Ark. March H.
Twenty-Five members Of the Boston
American league club arrived here to-
day and started spring training. An
advance guard of the Brooklyn Ma
tionals also arrived during the day
and began practice.
Manager McGraw. of the New York
Nationals, looked over the progress
made by the advance squad he sent
ten days ago, He said he was pleased
with the condition of the men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

Joe Cans last bout was fought
nine years ago tonight, March u,
1909. when he boxed 10 rounds with
Jabez White in New York. The white
plague had the clever colored boxer
in its tolls and a little later the
former lightweight champion went
out to Arizona to make a losing fight
against the scourge. The disease
made rapid progress and poor Cans
was soon reduced to a shadow of his
former self. In the last few months
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

England. Madden wanted a man TO
meet the great John L, and he con-
sidered that Maher might have a
chance. First. however. he decided
TO pit his find against Fitzsimmons,
then a middleweight and they were
matched to fight for a $4,000 purse
offered by the Olympic a. c. Of the
Crescent City. Maher was about -
pounds heavier than Bob and made
a good showing and on several &C.
casions had Bob going. In the 18TH
however, Makers seconds threw up
the sponge.
Fitz and Maher fought twice after
that, and in the last bout. held in
Texas. Peter was knocked out in the
first round Their second affair was
a three round exhibition in New
York On that occasion Jim Kennedy.
who promoted the bout, telegraphed
Maher a proposition offering him 20
percent Of the gross receipts The
Irishman, who had so often come out
Of the little end Of the horn in finan-
cial transactions. decided to do a
little thinking before he accepted the
mental research he wired Kennedy
that he wouldn't appear for a cent
less than Is percent Of the net.
Kennedy fell all over himself getting
to a telegraph office TO accept the
proposal, and Peter never could get
II through his head why 25 percens
Of the net amounted to so much less
than 20 percent Of the gross. Be
gorra," said Peter sadly. It's no
mortal use to try to get ahead Of
you dom'd Yankee spalpeens. It's
shame, so 1t is. to treat a poor trustin'
Irishman in such a scandalous way"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
Az PLAY GAME WITH WILHELM.

Hans Lobert last week. upon MS
return from Cuba, took up his duties
as baseball coach at the West Point
military academy. Uncle sam be-
lieves It just as important that the
embryo officers should know how to
play ball as it is for them to know
how to lead a charge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12
RECORD Of TERRIBLE TERRY
NEVER EQUALED IN HIS CLASS

Eleven K O's in Three Nights McGoverns Record Be
fore Entering Professional Boxing; Most Notable
Bouts With Palmer, Dixon and Erne; Young Cor
bett Twice Had the Terrible Ones Number.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

IEW YORK. March Though
n and tumble fighting on q cor
i y ner lot in South Brooklyn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

A. 4 STRING Of victories on the
"A western trip. making a to-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12


said Connie Mack to pitcher Gregg,
asPiay ball with all your might. beEf''
said pitcher Gregg to Connie Mack,
III 40 my darndest to scOnae back
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

rs that so? Well listen to this
done; II Walz beats the High school
which they viii, easily enough
then remember that the Highs have
to pIav Feldman- Feldman has i'm
proved wonderfully since playing the
Tigers. They are almost as strong as
Waiz As see It they will beat the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-12

II n
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
WILSON ASKS YOUTHS TO HELP
WITH FARM WORK

Washington, March 14-President
Wilson today called on all American
boys of sixteen years and over not
permanently employed toenroll in the
United States Boys Working reserve.
Anational enrolment week beginning
March Is has been set aside by the de-
partment of labor.
The Presidents open letter made
public today follows:
"The department of labor has set
aside the week beginning March eigh-
teenth as national enrolment week
for the United States boys working
reserve. The purpose of this nation
al enrolment week is to call the at
tention Of the young men of the. ma
tion to the Importance Of increasing
the food supply by working on the
farms and to urge them TO enroll in
the reserve.
II sincerely hope that the young
men Of the country of sixteen years
Of age and over. not now permanently
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
HIDDEN DANGERS
Natures yGives Timely Warnings That
No Maysville Citizen Can Afford
to Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes
from the kidney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are weak.
Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber
fluid. Weak kidneys send out thin,
pale and foamy, or thick, red, ill
smelling urine, full of sediment and
irregular Of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes
from the back. Back pains, dull and
heavy, or sharp and acute. suggest
weak kidneys and warn you Of the
danger of dropsy, gravel and Bright's
disease. In that case Doan's Kidney
Pills have been endorsed by thous-
ands. Here is statement Of nearby
resident:
Jas. M. Newton, Gum. St, Aberdeen,
Ohio, says: Il have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills of and on for several years
and have been greatly benefited.
Whenever my back has been weak or
when my kidneys have been too fire.
quent in action, / have used box or
so of Doan's Kidney Pills, which l
get at Wood & Sons Drug Store. They
have always relieved me in a short
time"
The above is not an isolated case.
Mr.. Newton is only one Of many in
this vicinity who have gratefully en-
dorsed Doan's. II your back aches-if
your kidneys bother you, don't simply
ask for a kidney remedck-ask distinct
ly for Doan's Kidney Pills, the same
that Mr.. Newton had. 60c all stores.
Foster -Milburn Co.. Props, Buffalo,
NJ "
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
SAFER THAN IN CIVIL WAR
(Surgeon General Gorgas in Ameri-
CAM

(Surgeon General Gorgas in Ameri-
CAM
There seems to be an impression in
this country that to fight in the pres
.ent war means almost sure death to
soldier. AS a matter of fact, both in
the danger from disease and in the
deadliness of the actual fighting there
is no comparison between the war in
Europe today and our Civil War.
In the Civil War our mortality was
something over s per cent for the four
years. 1t is true that the French arm
les suffered almost exactly the same
death losses during the first five
months of this war. But people must
not forget that those first five months
were the most disastrous period, es-
pecially for the allies, who were un-
prepared in every way.
By 1916 the French had reduced
their mortality to only apout 2 per
cent for l 2months That is rate
Of only 20 per thousand. Even in
civil life a rate of 10 to Is per thou
sand is usual. Therefore it is evil
dent that the additional war risk is
surprisingly low.
After three days battle in our
Civil War-such battle as Gettys-
burg, for instance-a third of the men
engaged were left on the field. You
cannot find in the present conflict any
three days as disastrous as that.
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
TROTZKY AGAINST PEACE

Washington, March 14-Further indi-
cations that Leon Trotzky, the former
Russian Foreign Minister, will oppose
ratification by the Soviet Congress Of
Germany's peace terms, and that he
will advocate reorganization and use
of the army in defending Russia, were
contained in a dispatch to the State
Department today from Ambassador
Francis at Vologdia. =
The Ambassador reported con-
versation that Trotzky had with some
one as late as March II, In which he
said he considered war unavoidable,
and advocated an iron discipline for
the army. The Ambassador added
that this might or might not be sig
nificant.
The former Foreign Minister en-
pressed great interest in the report
that Siberia was about to be invaded
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
CANNOT MATCH THE BIBLE
Detroit Free Press)

The bulk of the people-business
men, lawyers doctors and others don't
read the Bible, but writer's universal
ly recognize ii as the greatest book,
Prof. William Lyon Phelps of Yale
University, said in a recent address.
Being a serious book 1t is weak in
humor," Professor Phelp said. But
think Job intended a grim joke when
he said, Would that mine adversary
had written a book
"No narrative writer's can match the
style Of the Bibles old testament stor-
ies-Hume, Gibbon, Rose - they are
all inferior. This is the day Of the
shortstory writer, Kipling, De Maui
passant, o. Henry, but their best ef-
forts fall short of the stories of the
Bible. So 1t is with its poetry in the
Psalms. Its wisdom Of the Proverbs
is Just as up-to-date as Che morning
paper. and there is no political eco
nomy equal to the Book Of Gospels.
at is impossible to over estimate
the Bibles influence on English liter
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
@g)E&,rl' EuH


Correspondents ,on please gipe facts as briefly as
possible. Waen anything Of great Importance occurs
use The Telegraph or the Telephone at our eIpense.
The public ledger., 1918-03-16
Y. NJ. c. A. HUTS DESTROYED IN
GERMAN ADVANCE

Chicago, March 14-Y. M. C. A. Sec
retaries in Russia have been compell-
ed to retire before the German ad-
vance toward Petrograd and many of
the Red Triangle huts have been de-
stroyed, according to cable dispatches
received by the National Work Work
Council here. All secretaries and
workers are, however, reported to be
safe.
A cablegram just received from
Russia reads:
"All front Y. M. C. A. huts captured
by Germans are destroyed. Secretr-
les are safe. Association plans will
be pushed forward
In a later dispatch, Jerome Davis,
national secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
for Russia says:
Majority of secretaries have gone
to Siberia. Keeping representatives
at Moscow Releasing secretaries de-
string to return to America"
Many of the Y. NJ. C. A. workers
are remaining in Moscow, it is stated,
to await new opportunities for SER
vice. Native Russian secretaries
have assumed responsibility for car
rying on the work of the Y. M. C. A.
in Petrograd as long as that is possi
be.
Y. NJ. c. A. work has been in prog
ress at more than 100 centers in Rus
sia. The effort was undertaken at the
request of the Russian government
and made such an impression that
through the various changes the AS
sociation has continued its work al
most without interruption.
The work ranged from huts in the
front lines to building work in Petro-
grad, Moscow, other important Rus
sian centers and at the great concen-
tration camps. The Association work
did so much to uphold the morale Of
the Russian troops and to emphasize
the fact that America( sister repub-
lie, is in hte war, that the Germans
started the bitterest kind of propa-
ganda against it. Steps were taken to
meet this propaganda and the work
has continued amongst the soldiers
and has been abandoned only as they
withdrew in front of the German ad-
vance.