El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

~HE sumner like weather OF tne
past fortnight has sent baseball
= stock soaring throughout the
army camps IA the FL Paso district
Ample proof OF this fact was Wit
messed IN the packed galleries Of on
lockers which surrounded the Fifth
cavalry diamond at the opening games
me Initial contests have given
the edge Of victories 70 the mines
representing the SD field Hrtil-
Iery. the Firth cavalry and the G.
5-hs neTt games to be played ia the
LEAGUE series, March is ana 10 re-
spectively, are SD field artillery , Ns.
Camp Bierne; 64th Infantry VS. 1AsL
~-cfIne gun battalion 34th Infantry
al Nm r. S sos; Fifth cavalry
vs. Motor truck company asl-
The Seventh cavalry team mas Wiz
drawn from the league and It's place
has been taken by a nine from motor
strong Personnel.
The nersonnel Of the teams already
+-fe5 an affords plenty Of evidence
fhat the FL Paso camps have a orlI-
liant array Of old time baseball pro-
fessionaI and semi professional ma
fe-ial that VIII help 70 make the sea
sons results prOblematical, with q DE
z. 10 10 final put0ut Of the last con-
rake the s4th. for instance, which
Tfeut. Saunders is coaching win me
-v0veT determination 10 capture the
srrr bunting before the SIX WeeEs
excitement passes its meridian OF IN
ferssf Practically every man mas an
s-rar Of baseball scalps at his belt
that might easily win him a tryout
Win championship civilian teams
-1-v-here- Lieut. Sheshan and Pvt
NcDonald are both crack third base
men the former with record ~
Wemnhis that promises plenty q
aanen'7 so fa- as his particlpa Llon IN
current games is conceIneu. 49,
Mcdonald IS a veteran OF army oase-
baH- Hammond Is 3 thoroughly semi
NO man from Pennsylvania Parker Is
Z south Carolinlan, a former memDeI
81 the fast State league team = =
CIeuans, while Mcdonnell IS anolneI
man Of substantial sIl ~. ..eT,sii
TAYLOR Is q former collese Dase - =
star. who showed his proves az -
80 In no uncertain fashion in the sea
sons opening game
Padden AIl-Hound Athlete.
Luke Paddcn, who has already Is
---5---F rs wrestling reputation in
ehe Fl Paso district IN recent Douls.
is rnother member Of the team VINO =
certain 10 make trouble Tor ms o9po-
nents Lieut. Saunders Is nlInsel1 z
former bsckstOp Of 1irsl c-ass sAc5i
Ienre In the Mississippi A g. a. COZ
rec IN coming games Lieut.. SUN
van viii appear as an adoltlonal pltCL-
- which win help 20 strengthen tnal
-.ozftfon. while Lieut. Myers ana Evans
riIi be in the lineup to share Win
Lieut. Saunders the Work oenlnu --1
Fifth Cavalry Strong. 49,
The Fifth Cavalry team, Wnlen
-,e5a a record In It's first time up BY
nosine out its willy foes from the
San Infantry. after the hottest kind
az ten inning baltle IS likely 70
keep Up its dashing WORK Throughout
the season, according TO those VINO
81. hest acquainted with its nate
ran The personnel includes; sergr
TvebiIe and 2nd Lieut. Locke rignt
r7s1a- serzt coward. center tleiqi
prt Morton, shortstOps PVT DoFllcll
first base Pvt Thompson ana Llel-
WYNN. right field; Pvt ShuneI nan
third base, Lieut. Jensen anu
Sver. third base. Hoboken D. =.
Kouelsl-f and SergL Kent secoll
base. Pvt Booth. catcher Lieut. sue
darth. pitcher Capt wares AtA4S--'
officer OF the Fifth
which gave tie Fifth cavalry a -
ran for It's money In the game
lust noted. cor utH q number OF
well uftested stars II Its lineup
urho undoubtedly had much % DO
with the strenuous battle which
the team put
Many FetI-
Lieut.. Ewing. at short easily
proved his right 10 recognition as
fo-mer. member Of the Augusta, Ga
south Atlantic team Lieut. Dear a.
first base, is a veteran Of half
foze different pro and semip
teams, including mines represented Il
the Virginia state league. the Ap