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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

THOSE players OF the New York
L Giants who secured employment
with the branch Of the Bethlehem
Steel company. at Kearney. y. J..
have no sinecure. according to Arthur
Fletcher.
happened to meet the exeap-
tain and far-famed shortstOp Of
the Giants as he was returning
from his work in the big plant
and he surely looked the part OF
a hard working man.
Ee was begrimed with the smoke
and dust that permeates the steel
works, machine shops and other
plants where iron work Is done, and
he appeared a typical laboring man
coming from work
He evidently had taken consider
able pains to make himself look pre-
sentable. for his face and hands
showed traces Of patient effort with
soap and water. still he did not look
as fresh as in times past after emery
ing from the old shower and plunge
baths he was in the habit Of enjoying
in the club house at the Polo grounds.
Not SIac<ers.
I'VE are not slackers and never
were Many OF US intended TO en-
list but we were strongly pressed TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
WOULD SETTLE
ARMY FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Capt. Coovert Proposes to
Pit Best Western Team
Against East.
GAME WOULD DRAW
BIG GATE RECEIPTS

GAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Oct. 10.-A1
y fnterservice and, at the same time,
International football Championship Is
the aim Of Capt. Lynn B. Coovert. of
the United States marine corps. Capt.
Covert is in charge OF the marine
football team stationed at the Mare
Island navy yard. and he is so GER
tain his aggregation viii beat every
thing on the Pacific coast that he Is
anxious TO take the eleven as far east
as feasible in order TO meet the best
service team Of that section Of the
country
at Is too early IN the season a.
yet 10 determine which OF the
eastern army and navy service
teams will prove to be the best Of
the lot. but as soon as there can
be no question as to a teams su-
periority, we are anxious to ar
range a game TO play for the army
and navy championship Of the
United States.'
It fs understood here that Camp
Grant. Camp Sheridan and the Great
Lakes training station all expect TO
have good teams in the field The
Mare islanders want to play which
ever one. Of these elevens, or any other
for that matter. which clearly stands
out as the best Of the eastern teams
At the end Of the season
Last Years Champ.
The Mare Island team, which last
year won the championship Of the Pa
cifIc coast. again is made up entirely
OF veterans Of college and university
teams. Every man is an experienced
player, so that no time has been lost
in learning the rudements OF the
game The men started right in at
perfecting their team play and their
trick play. The backs average ap-
proximately $50 pounds, which, ad-
mittedly, IS all impressive figure, es-
uacially when combined with speed, I
OK which Capt Covert says his men
are literally provided
such a game" said Capt Coovert, /
would arouse a great amount OF in I
terest and the big gate receipts which I
would result add a substantial gum
10 any war fund which it might be
determined TO help. Wherever 1t was
PLAYED, there would be tens Of thou
sands Of men in training and the at
tendance would probably be quite up
TO the numerical stndard OF Yale
or Fale-Harvard game
It is expected that games viii be
arranged with teams in the north
west for the latter part OF this
month to be followed by games in
southern California in November
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
3I4th Cavalry accepts
Chance 10 Prone Claim

When the baseball schedule Of the
Army league was completed at Fort
Bliss and the 18th division team re-
turned a winner, not 6 few fans be-
lieved that had there been a few
more games the 314th cavalry
would have proved title grabbers.
The 514th, in a series with a team
practically the same as the 18th,
which won the peHnant. viii now
try TO prove that their claim Of su-
perioritv was not unfounded, the
aggregation in question having ac-
cepted the def Of the 314th TO a
post series. General interest Is
manifested in the result when the
pennaut winners stack up against
the team developed so rapidly and
vel BY Lieut.. Westermann-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
SOME Of BEST
MITT TEACHERS
NOT ENGAGED
Oldtimers Could Be
of Great Value In Train
ing Camps.
ROOT APPOINTED
CAMP INSTRUCTOR

COME Of the veteran boxers are get
y ting into the 1imelight now as
boxing instructors at the military
camps. Jack Root. one OF the best
known fighters OF two decades ago,
has just been appointed boxing in
sructor at an aviation camp in Cali
fornia-
Root IS a Chicago product. al
though he IS a Bohemian by birth.
having come to this country from
Austria when a babe. lie was schooled
and raised in Chicago and started his
boxing career in 1897. He arose 70
the top OF the light heavyweight di-
vision through the clever handling OF
Lou HOusemans the manager and pro-
moter. and claimed the title. which
he lost to George Gardner at Fort
Erie. Canada after u rounds OF hard
battling in 1903.
Met the Best.
Root seldom scaled over $50 70 165
pounds, but he met some OF the best
men in the country at that time. and
much heavier than himself. among
them Kid Mccoy. Dick O'Brien, Kid
Carter, Dan Creedon. Frank Craig.
the colored star. Tommy Ryan, Marvin
Hart. Jim Flynn. Billy Stiff, Harry
Peppers. George Byers and Tommy
West His last battle was with Fred
Russell at Kalamazoo, Mich in 1905.
After that he went west and finally
settled in Portland. Ore. and entered
the moving picture game, meeting
with considerable success Jack had
always been careful OF his invest
ments and had the WhereWith to do
business when the chance came.
He has always taken good care OF
himself and recently boxed a fast six
round bout with n western lad. just
70 show that ne could still travel
some Jack should make an ideal In
structor. for he understands the game
from start to finish and that is what
counts in teaching soldier boys the
art OF self defence
Valuable OIdfImers.
And Il might be stated right here
that there are many veteran fighters
who would make better teachers OF
boxing in the camps than some Of the
up TO date sparrers. for Instance. such
men as Tommy Tracey. OF Portland.
Ore. Tommy Ryan OF Syracuse. n. +.
Frank Erne. Buffalo; Pack AfcClel-
land. Pittsburg; mystery Billy Smith.
Portland. Ray Bronson. Toledo. o
Jack Twin Sullivan Cincinnati; Phil
adelphia Jack O'Briens Philadelphia,
and others
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Cn-A6E
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
syyUAL, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EnnTRATI. GAVE DECLARED or

Minneapolis. MINI. Oct. 10.-Presi-
dent Burton OF the University OF Min
nesota, announced last night the Min
uesota Michigan football game IS defi-
nitsly off. as a result OF the two trip
order issued by the military authori-
ties
Minnesota will play Chicago, at Chi
cazo. on November so It IS probable
that the other ont OF town game viii
be with Iowa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
Jockey COMMITS SUICIDE
AFTER HORSE BREAKS Me-

Laurel, Nd. Oct 1O.-Willie Allen, a
noted stteeplechase Jockey killed hlrn-
self Yesterday at laurel after, II Is
stated. he had tried TO kin his wife
Allen had been riding for Capt Barr,
Of Baltimore, for q number OF years
Coroner Baldwin said he was told
Allen had been drinking and was not
permitted 10 ride shannon River, ms
favorite horse. yesterday. Another
5ocllev rode this horse which fell yes
terday and broke its neck
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
RRENNAN eqEs 10 WoRK.

New York, Oct ZO-BuI Brennan
former major league umpire, has gone
TO work in the shipyards at Pasca-
goula, Miss, and for the duration Of
the war will do his bit TO help Uncle
sam beat the U-boats. Brennan for
merly served as an arbiter in the Ma
tional, Federal and Southern leagues
and in the American association, and
also was a familiar figure on the
southern racetracks during the off
season
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
SPORTOGRAPHY B. 5lG1a92 >

1883. At first Gumbert didn't come
up to expectations, and the anvil
chorus knocked him vigorously, but
Arson held on to him and developed
him into one Of the pitching stars OF
the league.
In 1890 Ad walked out. like the re-
mainder OF Anson's team, and joined
the Boston club of the Players league
He finished first among the Brother
hood pitchers. winning % games and
losing only nine. He went back TO
Arson in 1891 and finished the season
with batting average Of -33S, being
second in the league In 1893 Gum
bert Joined the Pirates. and won u
games, losing only half that many.
for his native town The next year
he won Is games and lost Il. batting
at a .503 clip. In 1895 he played with
Brooklyn, winning II games and
losing IS, but he hung up a batting
average OF .344- he finished out his
baseball career with Philadelphia in
1886. and then settled down in Pitts
burg. where he played the game Of
politics so successfully as TO win
many offices OF honor and profit. in
Guiding clerk OF the court Of common
pleas sheriff Of Allegheny county and
assistant director Of charities
As a pitcher, Gumbert had magnifI-
cent control and he issued fewer
passes than any other twirler in the
National league
~
VICTORY OF CLANCY.
THE sKNOCKOUT KING
Il was just eight years ago today,
Oct 10. 1910. that George Clancy de-
feated Battling Kelly in six rounds at
Baltimore
This bout marked the beginning Of
frhmmarrHr F--
The hard hitting Baltimore bantam
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
- srnPs FTNsTnN-NEnRAsKA.

FLU STOPS FUNSTON-NEBRASKA.
Lincoln. Neb.. oct 10.-Because Of
the prevalence here and at Camp
Funston Of Spanish influenza, the
football game between the Camp
Funston team and the University OF
Nebraska squad, scheduled for next
saturday has been Cancelled An
uouncement was made that the Ne
braska team would meet the Notre
Dame squad here Nov ,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

Hotel LaughIln. new. neat. clean, up
to-date in every respect; half the
price you pay at the other first class
hotels in FL Paso. 81 ". Franklin
Phone 24S3.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
FInsT BASEBALL WRITER KILLED

Tom Jones IS the first member Of
the Baseball Writer'S association Of
America to give his life in the world
war He was killed in an airplane
accident Jones was assistant sport
ing editor OF the Detroit Free Press
and a former Columbus newspaper
man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
BIRTHDAY OF AID GUAIBERT,
HARDEST HITTING PITCHE

A box artist just naturally isn't ex-
pected TO be able to swat the pill II
a twirler can keep the other fellow
from biting the leather. that is all
any reasonable manager expects Of
him A one armed man could count
On his surviving digits the star pitch
ers who have also shone as batters.
The greatest OF all hard hitting
twirlers was one Addison Gumbert,
who. during his big league career,
played with Chicago. Boston, Pitts
burg and Philadelphia
Gumbert was born in Pittsburg 81
years ago today. Oct 10, 1857. He
first played professional ball with
GAINESVILLE. IN the Tri-State league, at
the age Of 20. He finished his first
season with a swatting average Of
.32E Old Cap Arson, Of the White
Stockings, invited Ad TO Chicago in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
TODAY N PUGmIsTIC Annals.

1907-Ad Wolgast knocked out irish
Landers in five rounds at Waukegan.
Ill This was WOlgast's- 18th battle in
that year. in none Of which he had
been defeated.
1910 - Battling Nelson defeated
Monte Dale in three rounds at kan
sas City
1911 - Harry Forbes defeated sam
Kellar in 10 rounds at Cleveland
AIabastfno IN bulk. Cheaper than in
packages. Ask for color card at
Lunder'E.-Adv.
White Enamel for wood work: also
Bath Tub Enamel Lander Lumber Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

1ITuLIAI HOLMES, known 10 old
w time baseball fans as 'Ducky.'
Is going overseas. The once famous
outfielder IS now a member Of the Y.
II. C. n and soon will be in France
assisting in athletic work. Many years
ago, when the late Andy Freeman
owned the New York Giants. Holmes
was a member Of the Baltimore ORR
oles and gained much publicity by
being locked out OF the Polo grounds
at Ereeman's orders on the charge
that "Ducly" had insulted the owner
Of the Giants. After he drifted out of
the big show, Ducky went to the
minors as player and manager. Last
summer he managed the Sioux City
club OF the Western league.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

so extensively in knockouts sloul,
defend his own line OF goods.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
Lets Hubby Join Army
But Insists He Wear
Il Full Pair of Pants y

, Robert IOdgson, who has been an
FL Pasoan residing at 705 Arizona
street lamost three years, departed
last night for Canada to join the
Canadian overseas forces, but Bob"
isn't going to realize the ambition Of
his youth and wade into Teutons to
the slirl OF the bagpipes and attired
in tartan and plaids. Hodgson isn't a
Scot but he halls from the north of
England and can pass as a "Hielan'
mon" in emergency. When in Toronto,
Canada, a few years ago, he Joined
the famous 4Sth Highlanders and took
a real fancy to the killed uniform.
When he first began to talk Of
answering his country's call, Mrs.
HodgsOn dind't pay much attention to
his talk of a Highland costume 1t
hadn't occurred to her that the High
landers wore kits. Recently she had
a chance to see the costume Of 2
Canadian Highlander and then she
laid down the law. Friend husband
could join the Canadian army but he
must wear "a full pair OF pants"
When Hodgson turned in his name
to Lieut.. J. A Crozier on the recent
recruiting campaign, he regretfully
chose the infantry, but as he is an
expert silversmith, having been con-
nected with the Silberberg company
here, it is possible that he will trans
fer to one of the Canadian units
where his skill may be utilized.
Mrs Hodgson accompanied her hus-
band as far as California, where she
will remain for the period of the war.
Mr.. Hodgson goes to Victoria. B. c..
to enter a training camp. He was an
applicant for the first United States
officers training school, but was re-
fused on account Of his nationality.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07

division-PVt- William Nemecek,
company B; Corp. Joseph I. Lee. Sergt.
Daniel H Boyd, company c.
Eighty-2d field artillery-Chaplain
W. B. Zimmerman, First Sergt. J. r.
Rago, battery B; Harold Frye, battery
A; R. J. Clapp, Pvt. Lee E Eastman,
medical detachment; musician N. C..
Jones, band; Sergt. Volney z. Frizzell
battery A; Charles r. Pence. battery
o: Pvt. r. B. Jewell. V. q. HUMPHREYS,
Pvt. C. ". Cross, headquarters COM
pany.
Three hundred and firth quarter
masters shops-Sergt. Jules Y. Allen.
Leroy Garberg, company A; Pvt E
Devereaux-
Twenty-first machine gun battalion
Corp. Wendell S. Lucas, company B;
Wagner Leroy Ison, headquarters
company.
Fifth cavalry-Sergt. Herbert W.
Conklin, troop N; Sergt- Glenn H
Morris. troop G; Pvt. Leon Kane, troop
H; Corp. Morris B. Guggenheim, trooD
F; Sergt Maj. Clark A. DeRosic, head
quarters; Corp. George C Conbrach,
troop c; color sergeant Roy Woods.
Base hospital No. A Thorel,
cook George T. SHUTTER. Pvt. Balfrey
B. Griffin. Pvt. c. o. Dunn
Field hospital 39-JOhn J. Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07

Ambulance company 3s-Corp. W. B.
Fowler.
Eighteenth field artiIlery-Harry
\. Heath. Carl c. Peters. headquarters
company; Pvt. Harry A. Reaves, bat
terry F; Sergt. William G. Yule, head
quarters company; Pvt J. D. Butter
field, battery a; Fred Johnson, bat
terry E
Ammunition train, 18th division
Pvt. B. H Fly. company B; Pvt. S. S.
Simpson, company z.
Seventh cavalry-Corp. Adrian F.
CONNER, Sergt- George w Baney, sup
ply troop; Corp. G. L. Van Norman,
troop d; Pvt George H Crawford,
troop H.
Eighth engineers mounted-Master
engineer Ernest D. Johnson, head
quarters; CorpL Charlie Short. COM
pany c; Sergt. John W Foster, COM
pany B; Pvt. Fred H Frye, company
c; wagner c. E. Williams, Eighth
engineers train.
y. NJ. C A. secretaries-H. P. Scott,
base hospital; h C. Strong. Camp
Bierne; z. F. Muckleroy. 64th infan-
try; c. c. Miller. R. J. Bacher. Camp
Bierne; R. ". A. Proffett, head
quarters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
Uncle Sam Is Now
The Greatest Insurance
Agent In The World

Washington, D. c., March More
than So. 900. 100000 worth of insur-
ance has been written on the lives
Of American soldiers. sailors and
nurses by the war risk insurance
bureau, secretary McAdoo announced
today
The average amount OF insurance
applied for is SS0S5. The maximum
permitted is $4,000 and the minimum
$1,000.
Final figures show that the United
States army. both here and abroad. is
well above 80 percent insured
The secretary said that in the five
months from October 6. when the
military and naval insurance act was
approved. the life underwriting sec
ton Of the war risk bureau has
grown to be the largest life insurance
company in the world The insurance
now on the books of the bureau is
more than three times as great as
the ordinary insurance held by the
largest commercial company in the
world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
NAVAL DRY ZONES ARE
CREATED BY DANIEL

Washington, D. c., March IA
bombshen was thrown into various
cities yesterday when secretary Of
the navy Daniels announced that dry
zones five miles wide were ordered
created around the naval academy at
Annapolis and eight permanent naval
camps or stations.
For the present the order applies
only to the following: The naval
academy at Annapolis: the Great
Lakes training station, near Chicago;
the training stations at Newport, r.
L; Norfolk, Va, and Hampton Roads:
the training camps at Mare Island.
Calf, and the marine stations at
Quantico, Va, and Port Royal, S. c.
As the army has done in its regu-
lations, an exception is made of the
serving Of liquor in private homes
to guests or members OF the family.
In his statement explaining the or
der, Mr.. Daniels referred at length to
conditions at Newport and at Vallejo.
Calf near the Mare Island station,
which he said the local authorities
had been vainly urged to correct.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
To PICTURE THE
WAR IN EUROPE
DR.. Minifie and Wife, Brit
ishers, Lecture Here Fri
day Evening.

Chaplain William c. Minifie, OF
British army. who is touring America
on leave Of absence. will give an il
Illustrated lecture at the First Chris
tian church, Friday night at 7:45.
This meeting has been planned jointly
by the local Y. ". c. A. and Y. NJ c.
a. The speaker will also be accom-
panied by Mrs. Minifie. who as q nurse,
attached to the Harvard unit OF the
American Red Cross corps in France,
has been under fire OF the German
forces. Mrs. AIinifie tells a most in
teresting story to the women Of the
community and especially to the Red
Cross workers. She viii also speak
at the meeting Friday night.
Is London Chaplain.
DR.. Minifie bears among his honOrs,
besides the chaplaincy OF the crack
London city guard regiment, the Tree
dom OF the city Of London. He is like
wise fellow OF the Royal Society Of
Literature. The lecture will be on
war time in Europe, and viii be beau
tifully illustrated giving the people
graphic description Of how matters
are conducted from start to finish in
this great war. The scenes that will
be shown viii include trench warfare,
troops in training, bursting missiles,
ruined towns. homes and cathedrals.
the pictures having been secured from
actual scenes.
In Thick Of War.
DR.. Minifie comes recommended as
a most charming speaker. His ad
dress will be interspersed with
snatches OF humOr. depicting the
happy Tommie under every circum-
stance
Soon after the outbreak Of the war.
DR.. Minifie offered himself as an aux
Hilary chaplain and since then among
the troops at home and abroad. has
witnessed scnes Of striking and re-
markable interest
Admission Is Free.
Dr. and Mrs Minifie are touring
America in the interest of the world
war. There will be no charge for
this lecture. but an offering viii be
taken 70 help defray their travelling
expenses
The lecture will begin promptly al
7:45. and all soldiers and the general
public are being invited to attend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
CAPT. HUGHES INVITES MEN
OF DRAFT TO LEAGUE DRILL

Barney Hughes, captain Of company
F. FL Paso Home Defence league. is
making an effort to get all the young
men who are subject TO the second
draft which is to be called in April,
out to drill with the companies OF the
league. Valuable drill experience may
be gained in this way. according 10
Capt Hughes, and drafted men who
understand the rudiments OF drill will
advance much more rapidly than
those who do not
1t is not necessary for a man to
join the league in order TO get the
advantage Of our organization" said
Capt Hughes. "Of course, we viii
welcome into our ranks any qualified
APPLICANT, but the boys who Will be
drafted next month are urged to at
tend our weekly drills, whether they
join or not We are going through
all the elementary movements and
evolutions which are taught the be-
ginner at training camps, and there
is Yet time for the prospective
rookie TO get enough military science
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
RECRUITING FOR BRITISH
IN u. S. TAKES A JUMP

New York. March Recruiting for
the British and Canadian overseas
forces has taken a decided jump in
the United States, according to an
announcement issued here today
probably due to the recent draft con-
vention between the United States and
Great Britain Last week was the
biggest week the British and Cana
dian recruiting mission has had since
the campaign began eight months
ago, 1883 recruits being sent TO
canada as compared with S3S the
week previous.
Brig. Gen. ". A White, in charge of
the work, is now touring the south
and stimulating accessions to the al
lied ranks at the front