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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
NINE
LEAD ON THEIR
CLUB GROUNDS
Reclamation of Leaden Pei
let's; How Shot Is Ex-
tracted From Soil.
BLOWER AND PLACER
SYSTEMS ARE USED

Gun clubs throughout the United
" States have suddenly discovered
that they have lead mines IN their po-
session.
The conservation tree planted dur
ing the war. is bearing more fruit
right now than we IN our fondest
hopes ever imagined It would. Evil
dences OF its frultbearing possibili-
ties reach US daily. Conservation is
being practiced along lines that few
IN the past ever gave a thought.
For example, frapshOotIng clubs
are reclaiminE shot from the soil.
For years the shot fired at clay
targets has been allowed to re-
mnla in TIE ground. Never again
viii the grains Of shot be allowed
to remain in the soil any great
length Of time
There are more than 1000 active
gun clubs in the United States and
Canada and the majority OF these
clubs have been staging weekly
shooting events over the same
grounds for years. Where a number
away at clay targets continually for
years there Is a lead mine. All II
needs IS developing. Many clubs are
now engaged IN the mining business
For the benefit Of clubs interested
in the reclamation and conservation
OF lead from the soil we want 10 in
form them Of the methods being used
in extracting the shot. There are two
systems-the blower and the placer
How Shot Is Extrected.
The blower system was used IN ex-
tracing % tons Of lead from the old
dsPont shooting park in Wilmington,
Del The workers stripped the sur
face IN the area where the greatest
amount OF shot fell, scraping off
about one inch OF the top soil and sod.
This was wheeled to sort OF a shred
ding machine which chopped the soil
up fine. A blower attached to this
machine was Just strong enough to
blow out into s pile the soil and the
shot being slightly heavier fell into
a trough and ran into sacks The
equipment used was inexpensive, con-
sisting besides the shredding machine
OF a small gasoline engine to operate
the shredder and blower. -Four men
wheeled sufficient dirt to keep the
machine going steadily.
The placer system can only be oper-
ated successfully where there is
pIeanty Of running water. It Is sim
liar TO the system used by gold min
ers The apparatus needed Is simple
and can be constructed by any one
handy with saw and hammer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
By EUGENE CORR.

the dav he left the welsh coal nine
to earn q living in the ring had given
heaps Of weight away did not lessen
the popular belief that he had become
a party to a bad match because on
known form he had never before en-
countered such man as Conn
a&StinEing Him as a Serpent
But this is what happened Wide
shutting his blOodless lips Cgnts
walked straight to the towering. sun
burnt Conn and licked him On the
face with the left hand, singing MIN
as would serpent And there stood
the perfectly moulded Hebrew ia
finely chiselled face all covered with
his gloves, his elbows so arranged
that where they hit the Likelihood
was that the drumstick arms OF Wilde
would snap like ginger breads
But Wilde, with fire In his gray
eyes, with feet fast to the boards,
set his body swinging willow tree
fashion. and behold we saw little
holes In the defence OF Conn
through which Wilde could drive
and was driving his fists
To the ribs, to the stomach. the
ear, the back OF the neck-this spot
and that spot did Wilde reach Ping.
pingi II seemed as II Conn was hav-
ing six inch nails driven into him.
and the marvel was that he didn't
vince. That Conn. who had hitherto
convinced Us OF his cleverness sought
to live in a shell was amazing But
IL made no difference to Wilde
Cunning shows.
He kept on slashing. and often pu--
posely missing. left himself wide open
that the temptation for Conn 10 IN
twist himself one would have thought
was irresistible. Just occasionally
did Conn lead with his left Once or
twice he hit Wilde fairly hard with
the right. he also opened an old cut
over the Welshman's right eye.
The Masters ye.
Later he set him bleeding at the
lips, but nearly always was he like
man afraid that his opponent car
ried a horseshoe in his glove Those
who were making their first acquain-
lance with Conn must have regarded
him as a duffer; at least a second
rater- Personally. thought Conn
was reduced to a state OF palsy BY
the fact that he was up against Wilde.
This from the first he allowed 70 be-
come an obsession. and he developed
paralysis in the arms. and StagEers
in the knees. and a knocking and a
humping in the region OF the heart
Wilde put the Indian sign" on Conn
in the same way that Carpenter did
when he walked up to Billy Wells al
the National Sporting club. and sent
him spraWling-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
Ed BARROW HAS
LITTLE WORRY
ABOUT RED SOX
Boston Club Promises To
Have Wonderfully Strong
Aggregation.
PEACE BRINGS BACK
ALL TITLE WINNERS
Rr JACK EEIOCK.


NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-Many an en-
IN vious eye is being cast in the di-
rection Of Ed Barrow. manager Of the
Red Sox, these brisk winter days.
And Ed could MARBLE that we'll
known selection: They'll All Be Jeal-
Gus Of Me-" without kidding anybody
II he cared to-
For WHIT. Because Mister Bar
row, himself. personally. is soon
going to be the boss of the choicest
aggregation of ali-arOund base
bail stars that has ever been got
ten together on one ball club.
Look the situation over and see for
yourself. With the war at an end all
OF the stars OF the former worlds
champion Red Sox will be available
for the Boston club, which is now
wearing the championship chapeau
that it won last fall without the aid
Of the players who are coming back.
What could be sweeter7
When the Sox rampsed the Cubs
last fall they had 81 players eligible
for the series. By the time the next
playing season rolls around manager
Barrow is going to have to cut loose
some corking good ball players to get
within the American league player
limit Hlatefe CT tilal limit may De-
The coming Of peace will bring back
Jack Barry, Duffy Lewis, Ernie Shore,
Dutch Leonard, Harold Janvrin, Herb
Pennock, McNally and Cooney to the
Boston club. Add these players to the
Hub roster. which boasts the names
Of McInnis, Scott, Strunk. Hooper,
Miller, Schang, Agnew,
Ruth, Mays. Bush. Jones Dubuc, Shean,
Cochran, Coffeys Mayer, Mcneil. Kin
ney, Pertica and Wagner and you
have a constellation that would keep
the average big league manager
awake nights with happiness.
OF course the Red SOx Will dis
pose Of the lesser lights. but after
Barrow gets all through viii he
have a ball ciubf Wen say he
Will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
SPORTOGRAPHY By -c1agg-

DALPH GRUNAN, the Portland Ore,
N boxer. who has made somewhat Of
reputation in the east as in the
west, and who is now serving in the
American expeditionary force. has just
been presented with a gold belt. a
token Of recognition by English
sportsmen for his excellent work in
ring contests at the National Sport
ing club in London. Grunan. who is
lightweight, has won It consecutive
bouts in which he faced men from
the British. French and American
forces. and has become the fistic idol
Of the men "over there"
Evidently Milton Stock. the third
baseman Of the Philadelphia Nation
ais, doesn't want to be known official
" as a boilermaker. Milton caused
1900 employees Of the Alabama Dry
Dock Shipbuilding company to go on
strike recently at Mobile because the
company refused TO discharge him.
The men wanted the baseball player
fired because he wouldn't join the
boilermakers' union. At last reports
the din was terrific.
TY COBB'S BIRTHDAY.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the greatest
baseball player OF all time. will cele-
brate his send birthday today. The
Georgia Peach was born in ROyston.
Ca. Dec. IS, 1886. and the coming sea
son will be his 18th in the uniform Of
the Detroit Tigers. It is no secret that
he receives the largest salary ever
paid to a player in the history OF the
game. and nobody can deny that Ty
Is worth II, for he is a tremendous
drawing card. AS for stick work, Ty
has held the batting honors OF the
American league since the mind OF
man runneth not to the contrary"
which. in these United States, Is about
ten years
The great Tiger outfielder was II
years old when his name first ap-
peared in the box score OF a profess
sional team This was Admission. Ala.
in the Alabama-Tennesse league Be-
fore that he had played a few money
games" with the Royston Rompers.
his share for the contest usually
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
Most Unique Situation Ever
Arising In Baseball Causes
NearRiotAndAnAppeaLCase

ONE Of the chief charms Of base
" ball according to q famous vet
eran. are the new plays and situations
which constantly arise IN diamond
battles. It is doubtful. however. II he
ever conceived Of q situation similar
10 that which arose during a game
played IN New England during the
past summer. It was IN the fifth in
ming, three runners on the bases, and
none out, when a batter stepped to
the plate. Right at his heels came
the next player entitled to bat, who
took a position just a step or two
away from the batter's box The
batter hit a sharp bounder directly
at the pitcher. and dashed for first
base, while all tho runners raced
around the bases toward home.
Next Batter Takes Turn.
Il appeared to be an easy matter to
throw out the player attempting 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
'PARSON" WEDGE TRAINING
WITH OLD RIVAL. ENGLISH

But few knights Of the squared
circle have battled harder to take
the others scalp than Fred r. Par
son" Wedge and Clarence English.
Long ago, however. the two became
friends, each recognizing the sterling
ring qualities Of the other, and now
English is training his former oppon-
ent TO meet Tommy Murphy New
Years day. Jack Arnold, local feath-
erweight who is to meet Tommy Eel
so Friday night at the old 64th infan-
try "Y", is also training with Wedge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
FANS WILL REMEMBER
MAMAUX AND GRINER

While Brooklyn glories in the
showing its ball team made in the
war. the gunshyness Of two OF its
players is all the more emphasized. Al
Mamaux and Dan Griner were the ex-
elusive Brooklyn pair who fled to safe
shelter when the draft doomed They
won't be forgotten. They may call
the Brooklyn team Patriots in fu-
ture, but the name dodgers" will al
ways stick to some. And the fans
pledge themselves not to forget
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

backed away from any kind Of match
es, taking on such good boys as Eddie
Wallace. Jimmy Duffy. Johnny Dun
dee. Will Jackson. Terry McGovern.
and recently Matt Brock in Cleveland.
The latter was disqualified and barred
from the Cleveland clubs on account
Of his foul fighting.
Both Britt and Tender have issued
challenges to Benny Leonard, but they
demand the weight be 1913 pounds. and
il is a hundred TO one bet that Benny
will not agree to any such proposition.
II they want a match. il viii be at
1S5 pounds and nothing else
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
Louisville Club
May Change Hands

Louisville. Ky. Dec. 1s.-Otto H
Wathe1. president OF the Louisville
club OF the American association. has
been offered $50. 900 for his interest
in the club. il was reported here last
has agreed to sell. Efforts to get
in touch with Mr.. Wathen last night
were not successful According to
the reports in circulation here. II is
proposed TO form a stock company
similar 20 that which recently took
over the Minneapolis club
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
Marquard Has
Some Attraction

The old life has a strong call for
RUDE Marquard. He announces that If
released from the navy before the
baseball season opens he will go into
vaudeville as the leader Of a Jackie
jazz band. which he has organized and
which has been promised booking on
some circuit OF other Imagine the
Rube leading a jass band-well il
ought to pack the house and knock
EN- dead.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

Milton Stock. the third basemzn OF
the Philadelphia Nationals. is a cause
OF labor troubles He has been en-
p.oyed at the Alabama Ship Building
company's plant in Mobile. but re-
Gently refused TO join the Boiler
makers union Wherefore 1900 boiler
makers quit work and said they
would not 90 back till AIilt was either
fred OF unionized
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

choose the winner. but a longer bout
viii be put on IN the near future for
q decision
The second number on the pro-
gram was IN exhibition by Marty
Fnlk- Of the different punches
Young Guy Buckles worked ont
with the clever fistsman-7
Description OF other bouts followed
Falk's friends in EI Paso would ex-
pect him to make a success as an IN
structor in the art OF mitt mixing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

SMOKY GOLF BALL.

= SMOKY GOLF BALL. I
= New York. Dec. 1S.-Every I
. day one hears OF this or that (
. invention that will completely Z
Q revolutionize the game OF golf. Z
. Not 50 long ago an enthusiast 4
= came out with a story Of a I
. ball that squeaked as it fell to 4
. the ground, thus eliminating Z
. the possibility OF being unable Z
- to find It. Now there comes a Z
. man with a large inventive Z
- mind who more often finds Z
. himself in the rough than on Z
. the fairway- AS a result he Z
. struck the idea Of a ball which, 4
= after 1t had been hit and had Z
- come to rest, emitted smoke to Z
- mark its locality. Just how the &
. thing would be managed is not Z
- as yet clear TO the golfers q
. mind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

amounting to less than a dollar. Tyrus
was the son OF country editor and
politician. and his boyhood held moth
ing remarkable. Probably none of his
playmates dreamed that Ty was des-
tined 70 become the hero of the ma
ton Young Cobb got his first chance
with Augusta, Ca, but was fired be-
cause he knocked out a home run
Mhen the manager had ordered a hunt
Ihen he went to Admission. where he
batted $40 Before the season closed
ne was given another chance with Au-
gusta. in the South Atlantic league.
and made good. Early in 1905 Augusta
offered TO sell Ty to Charleston for
800, but the offer was refused. Before
the season was over the Tigers offered
70 pay 500 for the Georgia Peach de-
hvered I. o. b. Detroit, and so. while
still in his teens. Cobb broke into the
major league In the Il games he
played with the Tigers in 1905 he
swatted an even 800. The next year
he made it $50, and for the past few
years has always batted around and
above 400.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

BARE KNUCKLE BOXER DEAD.
Cleveland. o.. Dec. 1S--Frank
Clarke. prominent as a boxer under
the London prize ring style. died here
aged SO. He fought with
bare knuckles, both in England and in
his country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

CLIM PICKENS ate dinner at the
- restaurant while he was in town
Monday, and as the proprietor had
lifted the ban on toothpicks he brought
home his full quota.
Cricket Hicks Thursdayed in Bound
ing Billows. He did not 20 on any
special business mission, but while
there he swapped a bad pocket knife
for a good one.
Sim Flinders is confined to his home
today with financial trouble.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
BURGE DIED AS A SOLDIER.

n
The late Pvt Richard Burge. OF the
first Surrey rifles. never was a quit
ter, and despite the fact that he was
at the half century mark he enlisted
and died the death OF a soldier. To-
day is the SD anniversary OF the
birth OF the man who was once the
lightweight champion OF England. and
WHO was born Dec. 19. 1865.
Dick Burge was a name well known
to the fight fans on both sides OF the
Atlantic 20 years or so ago, chiefly
because OF his remarkable battle with
Kid Lavigne for the lightweight cham
pionship OF the world. Dick. who died
a Few months ago, was several inches
taller than the Saginaw Kid. and he
had a considerable advantage in
weight, but much to his surprise and
that Of the English fans he was
knocked out IN the 18th round. He
gave good account Of himself before
he fell, however. and there were times
when the Kid had reason to fear that
he had taken on too good a man AZ
ter Burge quit the ring he ecame a
fight promoter. That was in 1900. He
enlisted as a volunteer IN the British
army in 1915 and served with the col
ors for three years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

THE young lady across the way says
l she doesn't see how Germany is 60
ing to be so hard up after the war, as
she understands they've financed it
entirely by bonds and she supposes the
instruments must be about paid by this
tine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
HOW JIMMY WILDE, MARVEL Of +.
T FISTIC WORLD, DOES Dat TIE

insignificant Looking Welshman, Who Fights Contrary
To All Rules and At los Pounds Defeats All Corners
To 125; Freak Fighting Enigma "Gets Goat" OF
His Opponents; Beats Conn, the Perfect Fighter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

! score from third at the plate, and the
pitcher promptly threw to the catcher,
who was all set to complete the play
At this point, however, the unusual
happened The man who had been
awaiting his turn at the bat jumped
into position, and, as the ball shot
across the plate. took a mighty swing
al II, driving the ball far into the out
field for home run, five runs cross
ing the plate before the ball could be
retrieved
Something resembling a riot among
the players Of the two teams and the
partisan spectators Immediately de-
yeloped and there was a rush for the
umpire. After much argument, the
srbiter declared the hit and subse-
decision upon the fact that both the
pitcher and catcher were IN their
respective positions when the ball
was thrown up to the plate.
Not satisfied with this ruling.
the losing team took the case to
high baseball authorities, who,
after a careful study Of the cir
cumstances, reversed the umpire's
verdict. It was their decision.
which has generally been accepted
as correct, that the runner at
tempting to score from third was
out, owing to the interference OF
the batter, who by hitting the ball
plate prevented the put-Out being
accomplished.
Baseball Law OF II.
The rule governing this case is
found in the official baseball code
under rule Sc, section Is, which reads:
THE base runner IS out If. with one
or no one out and a base runner on
third base. the batsman interferes
with a play being made at the home
plate"
With the runner out as the result
OF interference. the situation after
the play is as follows: There are
still three men on base, one out, and
the player who drove out the alleged
home run comes to bat in regular
turn. his Illegal hitting Of the ball
having resulted in putting out the
base runner. without affecting his
status as a batsman. A somewhat
similar case is quoted in umpire Billy
Evans's book on umpiring, and the
answer is in accordance with the
foregoing rule
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18

Ny success IN
the treatment OF
Chronic Diseases
is due &c the fact
that 1 never at
tempt treatment
unless I can To-
cate the cause
and remove II,
thereby practie-
ally eliminating
all doubt and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-16

the past few days experience Old
Cody doesn't look so bad.
1t surely isn't the American draft
that caused this disease, Influenza,
for it is called a Spanish disease
Well, that is what Spain gets for be-
ing neutral
Hindenburg says, "Be hard" What
advice can he give when the hard
boiled Saith steps in? They can't beat
us at our own game.
"a flush in the face is worth two
in the keg." Both are now things
Ct the past.
Since the men have been given their
tin helmets, they are agreed that the
supply Of turtles will be considerably
less this year.
The men were awakened one night
and told to get up and receive some ar
ticles which were short in their ov-
erseas equipment. The first thing
called for was mess kits without rings
in the cover. One man did not get
up, and when he was rudely awak-
ened and asked, "Has your mess kit
got ring in il? he replied, II don't
know, kick it and see The Reveille.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-16

masking Germany, or Of affording the
President firmer ground for his diplo-
matte counter offensive to start from.
But the President has taken the
wise precaution in his brief not to
forestall German casuistry by posi-
tive declaration that no armistice is
possible so long as Teutonic armies
are in invaded territory, and that
good faith can be demonstrated only
by withdrawal everywhere.
This is an indispensable condition
of course. And should be understood
that Alsace-Lorraine is just as much
invaded territory as Belgium. Indeed,
the inclusion of Alsace- Lorraine in
the territory to be evacuated might
obviate the objections of the Allied
military leaders to permitting a
peaceful German withdrawal to the
German border, where a long and
stubborn defense could be organized.
Whereas, if the Germans are driven
back to the border under the harass-
ment of continual and vigorous at
tack, they can organize no such de-
tense.
There remains, too, the delicate
and difficult question of morale upon
both sides. The President may have
struck shrewd blow at German NOR
ale by disappointing the Chancellor
of the curt refusal he had expected to
use as convincing argument to the
German people Of the necessity of
fighting to the last drop of blood. On
the other hand, the morale Of the AL
lied peoples is at the high point. It
would be folly to weaken it by indeci-
sive negotiations, when the supreme
need isl to push on to complete VIC
tory.
The President in his war declarations
has shown high resolve noble ideals,
great courage, combined with shrewd
wisdom. If his present move should
prove not the best one, it would still
be far from irretraceable. For moth
ing can change the determination of
the American people to end once for
all the German menace to world free
dom and civilization. Mr.. Wilson has
expressed that determination perhaps
more cogently than any other man,
because in his great office he person
flies the American people, and be-
cause he has known how to give their
ideals and purposes expression
Minneapolis journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-16
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
Triton FOR PROBATE OF WILL

Estate of Henry E. Schleuder, State
of Minnesota County of Redwood, in
Probate Court. In the matter of the
Estate of Henry E. Schleuder, Dec
edent:
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will of said decedent:
The petition of Eddy Schleuder, being
duly filed in this court, representing
that Henry E. Schleuder then a resi-
dent of the County of Redwood, State
of Minnesota, died on the 18th day of
September, 1918, leaving a last will
and testament which is presented to
this court with said petition, and
praying that said instrument be allow
ed as the last will and testament of
said decedent, and that letters be is
sued thereon to Eddy Schleuder.
Therefore you and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have, before this
court at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House in the City or
Redwood Falls, in the County of Red
wood, State Of Minnesota, on the 18th
day of October, 1918, at 10 o'clock
A. M, why the prayer of said petit
ton should not be granted.
Witness the honorable A. R. A..
Laudon, Judge of said court, and the
seal of said court, this 26th day Of
September, 1918.
A. R. A. Laudon, Judge
(Court SeaD 11-3t