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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Tricks In Every
Trade But Ours
How Mccoy Discovered the ''Corkscrew and Fitz-
simmons Found the Solar Plexus; Not the New
Blows That Win But Mastering Old Ones.

Q with all these so-caued new Dlows.
none OF Which are actually new. IL IS
natural that boxers Of different
physiQues viii al times vary slightly
I'm the manner OF delivering hooks.
swings and uppercuts and that brailr
boxers VIII conquer variations OF
standard blows II possible so as 10
/ confuse opponents with an unlocked
for attack.
Invariably the boxers Of the last
two generations accredited with -in-
venting" certain blows have used a
blow that hundreds OF boxers before
them have used The secret OF their
success with these blows lies I'm the
I fact that they have mastered a partic-
ular blow until its effectiveness IS far
greater than when used, by an ordi-
nary boxer.
1IcCoy's famous 'corkscrew" r-as q
variation Of a counter blow used by
Jem Mace many years before the Kid
time combined at times with a twist
ing delivery intended 20 cut open an
eye. a number Of American puEilisIs
have used the blow with moderate
success but 81 remained for Mccoy TO
perfect it to a degree never before at
tanned by any boxer He recognized
in 10 winning weapon II mastered
and noted that no contemporary boxer
used IL successfully. Mastering what
no other ringster had. he used 10 with
success because the men he met had
never been trained 20 Withstand the
blow successfully. While the blow
will always be associated with Nc
COY. who exploited 30. he is no more
the discoverer than Thomas Edison is
the discOverer Of electricity But as
greatest Wielder OF electricity, so VIII
Mccoy remain in ring history as the
greatest developer Of the particular
blow that brought him fame.
There is story told Of how Jim
Corbett invented the hook blow. Ac-
cording to accounts he was engaged
in q bout with Joe CnOTnski In Cali
fornia. and injured his left hand so
that IL gave him great pain TO strike
a straight left He therefore BEGAN 10
strike with the inside OF his left fist
thus discovering the left hook. Pom
padour Jim may have done that very
thing as 10 striking but the truth IS
according 90 accounts. he was familiar
with the hook blow long before this
At least. u he was not. there rs ere
others who were. Jem Mace put his
disapproval on the hook blow many
years before Corbett was born. Mace
always contended that a hook blow
could not be as effective as blows
Straight from the shoulder, a theory
Qtspr9Fed by several expert American
boxers
Complete Mastery Wins.
AS for the solar plexus. it is a blow
IS old as boxing itself Bob Fitzsim-
mons merely knew how 10 use il bet
ter than other boxers. After all il
doesn't take an inventor 10 make
good Il is the expert wielder in the
ring and in every other phase Of life
who gets the farthest rather than the
originator a man in whom executive I
power is inherent viii always find
plenty OF projects originated by 9TH /
ers 10 keep him busy. whether he is I
possessed OF originality or not. There ]
are more Of this class who succeed Z
than the strictly original
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
FL PAS0 MAN SAYS PIGEONS WILL
FURNISH FOOD To help WIN WAR
NJ. P. Carlock Tells How to Raise Giant Birds Says
They Multiply Very Fast and Should Be in Every
Home; viii Have "Open House" Tomorrow to
Encourage FL PasOans to Raise Birds.

GeDIGEON meat ought 20 help win
i the war." asserted IL P. CarIocz
president OF The AdcIub. who has been
raising pigeons FOR some time past
and says they are the most prolific
producers OF any edible bird or AMI
NAL He is so enthusiastic over tie
pigeon as a food that he has decided
20 keep open house sunday AZ MS
home. 1879 California street, Manhat-
tan Heights. that people may inspect
his birds and learn how 10 house them
and care for them.
Mr.. Carlocl- raises the Giant kunt
which he considers the best fer meat
and purposes OF health and growth
They have a wing spread often that IS
g inches and sometimes weigh as
much as two and three-Quarter
pounds.
"The Giant Runt centuries ago was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

W. remember L--llL 10 was EA4l SIC
I Coy who discovered the cork
screw blow; that Jim Corbett found
the left hook; John L Sullivan
searched out the right swing; Fitz-
simmons brought out the solar plezus
After hearing OF these discoveries
from various sport writer's and pugu-
istic authorities. &c is also interesting
10 know how il all happened. When
first discovered by Mccoy the cork
screw was in the act Of opening a
bottle OF Blue Ribbon The kid gave
his attention to the Blue Ribbon and
afterwards chased down the cork
screw" and captured il. keeping il IN
captivity until Tom Sharkey knocked
IL out o. his system.
COrbetf's Discovery.
Corbett first discovered the left
nook in san Francisco at the Majestic
theater on amateur night. being
hauled Off through the left wing be-
cause Of the quality OF his attempt.
Several years later he conceived the
lqea OF hooking opponents out Of
the ring, thus inTenting the famous
hook blow.
when John L sullivan first discov-
cred the swing 20 was at Couey island
There were two small boys I'm 10 at the
time but Sullivan dumped them out.
&
ran away with the whole thing. later
remodelinE It he tried Il out on Jake
hilrain and many others with great
success. but the swing came to grief
when It met jim Corbetts famous
hook
Fits Great Astronomer.
Bob Ettzsimmons was q great stu
dent Of astronomy, his favorite study
being falling stars. After long and
arduous work abroad-mostly in Aus
tralia-FttZ learned how 10 cause a
star 70 fan almost every time he en-
tered the ring nd came 20 America
TO demonstrate before classes in as
trouomy. II vas during his study Of
the solar system that he one day dis
covered the solar plexus Not being
quite sure what kind OF a bird Dc was
ne put II away and then forgot he had
II IN captivity. During his later years
= lLZslmr10ls took 20 boxing for rec
reauo1 and while engaged in q friend
ly bout at Carson City in his 68th
year with Jim CorbetC. Gentleman
J i'm slammed Ruby Robert 40 or 80
times about the face. iarrinE Fits
memory back 70 the solar pleLUs he
n4u discovered years before TAX
ing lew preliminary astronomical
surveys 10 get himself right with the
zodiac, Fitz located the center Of Jim's
solar system IT had always been an
theory with Bob that n
q ~ ----Aa- VI any 14Aa-A p stem re an 4
initiated the rest Of the system is
useless. Instantly the old desire TO
see II this were true seized the old
scientist and uuthinkingIy he soaked
Corbett with all his might I'm the cen
ter Of the solar system, resulting in
an eclipse.
All Of which is true. so help me the ]
Great Gazook- At least. there is as
much truth in &c as the oft repeated
statements that these boxers .fn- !
vented the blows by which they be-
came famous in the ring.
Jem Mace was perfectly familiar ]
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Woman Tennis Champ
Working In Garage

Rolling bandages, cultivating
gardens, selling Liberty bonds or
knitting may all be perfectly good
kinds Of war work. but they don't
appeal 20 Miss Marguerite Davis OF
st. Paul, woman tennis champion
Of the northwest She has gone TO
France to take a job as mechanic
in garage. along with several
other young women who have vol
unteered for various kinds Of war
work
Paired with Joseph J. Arm
strong, Miss Davis won the mixed
doubles championship Of the north
west in 1915; in 1916 she captured
the Women's title In 1916 she also
won the Ohio state title, and was
a finalist ia the tristate champion
ship at Cincinnati Last season
Miss Davis defeated Miss Carrie
Neeley. OF Chicago. in the finals OF
the northwestern patriotic tourna-
uent-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
HanIOn Asks Bout
With Babe CabeII

Eddie Hanion, Fort Bliss weiter,
has announced that he would like
to meet Babe CabeIl. OF Columbus.
y. a.. either here or at Columbus.
for a 10 or Is round bout. HanIon
states that he IS confident that he
can defeat CabeL Il believe ] am
able 70 dispose OF any man who would
let the cave Man" 80 six rounds"
says Hanlou.
A bout between the two should be
a good one Hanlon was originally
matched with Cabell for the last Fort
Bliss show and according 70 accounts
u was nobocy's fault but his own
that he couldn't be there TO meet Ca
bell one thing is sure. IL the two
meet Cabell will find out that he is
not having the same time he had
Wnen he boxed Carlson. and HanIon
viii certainly find out that he Be- NOT
up against the same caliber as when
he put the *. o. 10 Carlson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01


ton for SpeedbalI Hayden TO use a
CLUB, brick or a gun when he was
twice foully and malici0usly bitten
curing the contest The boxer who
did the biting should never be AZ
lowed to appear in a Fort Bliss ring
contest again. II is such rank Of
FENCES as this against the rules OF the
ring that give boxing so many black
eyes.
The spirit OF fairness and Justice
that ruled the fans who fuled the
Studorium last Wednesday night was
truly American. When Cave Nan"
Carlson stepped into the ring. the
crowd was with him. They should
have been. because they owed him
support as a local boy. When Suden-
burg entered the ring II Paso FANS
were his boosters. Yet when each Of
these boxers deliberately fouled their
opponents, American fans would no
more stand for IL than they would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
n Paso PIGEON Rai1er..

Those encouraged 20 raise pigeons
in FL PasO since Mr.. Carlock demon
strated their value and the ease with
which they can be raised. include the
following:
S l. Davis. zoos Aurora street.
Mrs j. Gordon Hardy. SIO1 AIcEin-
ley avenue.
Mrs. H. r. 1IcClintoclz. S101 Copper
street
=. A. smith. FL Paso Dairy.
r. B. Curtis. SIS Mesa avenue
Ben Clements, 2931 Grant avenue.
G. A. Martin. 1881 Montana street
a j. Fraser. 271S silver street
Mrs. George Webster. 1901 Montana
street.
Il. j.. Collins, FL Paso Tent & Awning
company.
Percy Sanderson, SOC Cliff street.
F. a. Hughes, 29l9 Grant avenue
c. W. Wofford, 1928 Grant avenue
T. B. White, county road.
Conrad Hudspeth- eco San Dsov,
street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

found in Rome. where the squads were
called beef they were then. as they
are today. the largest and most valua-
bic pigeons in the world said Mr..
Carlock.
The modern Runt OF America IS
now the finest in the world. Gianr
hunts are about the size Of a small
white leghorn hen and the squads al
five weeks old generally weigh two
pounds. being larger than the Ordi-
nary 'frier.'
The United States government
recommends the raising OF pigeons for
food in every back yard. Runts re-
quire very little space ] keep my
finest birds in individual pens no
larger than 3x3 feet Large flocks
can be kept in pens as small
as exile feet. II every home had a
small flock OF Giant Ruuts IL would
save all the beef, pork. mutton ana
chicken for the fighting men and
their allies.
Have Good Health.
Pigeons seldom II ever ser sick.
They are not bothered by vermin and
they eat only the cleanest and purest
grains. They feed their own young.
hence they make practically no trou-
bic TO the owners.
Giant Runts come IN white. blue.
silver, req dun, yeliUT and black The
white Runt is the favorite. but the
blue and silver Runts run slightly
larger IN size and weight Giant
Eunts are kept in enclosed pens un-
der paddock and key. They are so
large and heavy that they cannot fly,
consequently they must be protected
from cats. dogs and thieves"
In 4Ir. Carlock's lofts are prize win
ners at san Francisco. Oakland, Los
Angeles, Modesto. Chicago. St Louis
and ether show cities Of America.
While regular breeding stock sell az
IS 10 SO per pair. Mr.. CarIock has
many prize winners valued at SIS TO
$50 each.
How 20 Raise Them.
Below NJ. Carlock has prepared Tor
the benefit Of The Herald readers
some information on how TO care for
and raise pigeons:
Fresh water daily, grits and pure
grain as feed only things necessary.
They require very little space.
Small fly-Den covered with small wire
netting Roof only over nests neces-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
TRAVERS TO MEET
CHARLES EVANS. JR

New York. June III eroue Iravers
and John Anderson are going 20 try
their luck as a combination 81 a four
BAH golf match IN the Chicago district
on Saturday, June s. On that date
they viii appear as a team In con-
test against Charles Evans. ir-. and
Warren X Wood over the links or
the Ravlsloe Country club This, Ike
practically all the other affairs being
arranged these days. viii be FOR the
benefit OF che Red Cross.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

up. carry on" say the whist lovers
who are on time.
Such aquatic performers as Capt.
Beanfield, Eighth engineers; Reese.
Seventh cavalry. and Lieut.. Forney.
SD field artillery. make &c worth
while for e. Pasoans to VISIT the Fort
swimming pool every time there IS a
program given there. Some stunts
this trio OF Neptune pun off.
Bryan and Doak upset the dope by
defeating Williams and Fort 1872 pins
in ten games at duck pins on the
Cactus alleys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

sary with wood protection al back OF
same
Each pair requires two nests 12E12
inches square. Hen matches the ba-
bies. then turns them over 10 the
daddy and she goes on the other nest
and lays again
The hen lays two eggs. They
hatch On IL days and at the end Of
four or five weeks you have two
nice, fat squads worth 81 each as food
or keep them three 20 five months
and you can sell them for breeding
purposes al IS 70 SO per pair.
Prolific Producers.
"A pair OF Giant Ruuts VIII raise
six 70 ten pairs OF squads per year.
"Blooded Runts can be registered
by the American Pigeon club and
steel, brass or aluminium bands with
number and year are furnished 20
place on the leg OF the squad when
ten days old. When the squad is
grown this band cannot be removed
number the year 10 was raised. and,
by referring 70 the American Pigeon
club records, anyone can find out
just who raised the bird
Squads at four or five weeks are
the finest, most aDpetizing and most
nutritious food that can be procured. I
Every home in the land should
have a dozen or two dozen pairs OF
these pigeons. They would have no
meat bills 20 pay and would only be I
out a small amount each month Tor I
feed"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Where They Play sunday.
New YORK no Chicago.
Philadelphia az St Louis.
Boston az Detroit
Washington at Cleveland
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

lengers last Wednesday night At the
END Of every bout chaIlengers BEGAN
70 crawl through the ropes and
shower free for all challenges al ev-
erything in sight and all Champions
llVing and dead Nearly all Of the 80
challengers were By their own state
ments champions OF some precinct in
lstlana and threw down the gauntlet
to the rest Of the universe. As one
Philippine veteran and member OF the
punitive expedition into Mexico looked
on he declared that he intended 10 or
ganlze new regiment 10 be known
as the 1880 free for all challenEers.
The boxers whom Henry Davis
brought over from Columbus. n. n.
are deserving OF the highest praise
Tor the gentlemanly and fair way they
conducted themselves throughout their
bouts at the Studorium LAST Wednes-
day night, under strong provocatfon.
without doubt Il was q great tempta-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
BIC LEAGUE PENNANT WINNERS
WILL PROBABLY TOUR FRANCE

McGraw and COmiskey, Although Averse to Discussing
Plan; Known to Favor Trip to France by Rival Teams
After the Worlds Series Have Been Played; Tour
Of the Champions to Incur No Cost to Soldiers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

was set down for a week by the
board o. stewards az Belmont Park
yesterday. His mount, AirIua1, fin
ished first in the fifth race. but was
disqualified for foulinE Monomo-
coming into the stretch. The race
uas awarded 90 Nonomcy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

AZ Memphis, O.: BlrminEhan. q
At Char-aEooEa, +. New Orleans. 6.
Az Little Rock. g; Atlanta. o.
At Nashville. 6. Mobile. ..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Classy Performance In Open
Doubles; Simmons Plays Well
Miss Chesney Wins Place in Finals and VIII Meet
Mrs. Sutton Today; Misses Orndorff and Rawl-
ings vs. Misses Chesney and Butcher Fur
nish Spectacular Battle.

THE second day Of the border states
/ Championship tennis tournament
on the links Of the Country club pro-
duced the fastest matches ever Wit
messed on local courts. In the most
exciting match Of the tourney TO date,
Ferguson and Toland defeated Mack
reth and Johnson johnson used a
service that uettled his opponents
while his partner played a steady
consistent game that forced Ferguson
and Tolaud 10 cut loose with their
duo won tells how they played Fans
frequently rose 10 their feet I'm ap-
plause when seemingly impossible
shots were made in quick succession
by the winners. Both Ferguson and
Toland repeatedly made returns that
" ere sensational
In the open singles the play OF
1lessers- simmons and Willard
was spectacular. simmons winner
OF the match, looks 10 be future
champion, while WIZARDS game
WAS very creditable- He WAS
against a remarkable player In
Simmons. Today simmons meets
johnson. star in yesterdays open
doubles, when the Los Angeles
boy viii be put 10 the test
Miss Chesney Wins Two.
In the Women's singles Miss Ches-
uey. Of Glendale. did stellar work,
defeating Miss Ruth Rawlings. Of ri
Paso. In "a second game she defeated
Mrs. Gilbert Mather. BY yesterdays
work Miss Chesney won place in to-
days finals when she viii meet Mrs.
sutton, crack player Of TularOsa.
In the doubles a battle royal took
place between Misses Orudorff and
Rawlings vs. Misses Chesney and
Butcher. the match being won by the
former.
Results OF yesterdays play follows.
open Singles
1lackreth defeated Daniels, 81. So.
Christie defeated Bailey. 6-3. 6-3-
Lnnnsnn dafeafed Christie 81. IS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Where They Play sunday.
waco at san Antonio.
Shreveport At Houston
Eor- Worth a. Dallas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
AMERIcAN LEAGrE.

A. Detroit r. n z
S. Louis -........-.-ou0 OF oo-5 8
Detroit .-.-.-.--- .oa2 600 oo-e o
Batteries ST. Louis Shociler and csuua-
maker; Detroit, Boiand. Jcues. yrIie and
Spencer Game called 90 allow 81 LouiH
. ea.cl LII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

All games posrponed because OF raia Or
wet grounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
PACTFIc - IElcrE.

At Los Angeles r. n. p
Sacramento o.. -...-.----..-...-.. 1o a
Los Angeles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3
Batteries Sacramento. West and Eas-
tarlyi Los Angeles Stand-idse and Boie-
AT san Francisco RH e
---l2- ------s-
san Francisco NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II O.
Batteries Vernon. Relger. 1rocra and
Devormeri san Francisco. C-Doul and
Brooks
AT salt lake City T. T. =
Qazland ---.--------....--.-- Q
1alL L--Al ---.-.-..---- -------- ? q
Batteries. Oakland. Proueh sul 1li-zs-
salt Lake, Tennar and Dunn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
BASEBALL
TExAs EAGUE.


~ ALaNaAAa AAaaAAa
At Philadalphla- RIB
New York ..-.-.....000 ea0 o10-s 10 g
Philadelphia 100 eco 011-l o
Batteries; NaW Tc-E. Salies ard Rari-
deus PHILADELPHIA Hogs. Davis and Burns.
At PittsburE- r. r. T.
St Louis .-..-...-.fo0 coo COS 10 a
Pittsburgh ---.--ol1 COS q2I-le Is O
Batteries S. Louis. SherdeU Horst
mann. May and Snyder Pittsburgh.
Jacobs. steele and Schmidt
Games Postponed.
New York az Philadelphia first game ct
a double header Cancelled; wet -rcurds-
Boston at Brooklyn. wet grounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AsLERICAN LEAGUE

where They Play sunday.
10 games scheduled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Join the army II you want @
rzht-" yelled the fans at the STUDIO
riur1 when a civilian challenger an
nouuced from the arena that he was
anxious and ready 20 meet any man OF
ais weight in this world or the next
barring none you can get all the
fight you want these days" yelled one
douEhboT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

There was a good attendance OF
women at the Studorium "Wednesday
night During the Gunoy-I ouug bout
q young woman started 70 cheer for
Eundv and could be heard yelling en-
coura cement above those Seventh
riders. and that's saying something.
Be careful, Mex, dznEer ahead
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Capt RinElander. Of machine gun
company. Seventh cavalry, Is encour-
aging the boxers OF the Seventh 70
hold a tourney a. the machine gun
company's open air arena. Fort Bliss,
that the best material OF the Seventh
may be developed and the pra ctice Of
the manly art become more general.
II IS probable that q program viii be
EiVen az the arena at an early date.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Artie Armstrong. Eighth cavalry.
Maria. Texas. who refereed the Caoeil-
carlson bout, stated after Il was over
that he disqualified Carlson for kick
ing partly because g. was a foul and
also I'm accordance with Carlson's wish
"Dlsuualfv me-" Carlson IS quoted as
having whispered 10 the referee when
he was almost beaten out and had
rammed his knee into Cabells Etom-
ach. one more round and Cabell
would have saved the referee the
trouble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-24
Fannie's Fickers

the screen than she is on, because
of the charming natural colorinlg
of her face and hair.
Miss Mary says she always
washes her hair herself and never
uses anything but pure CASTLE
soap, and she never put water
on her face either. Oh yes, she
cleans it with cold cream.
We will try it tonight and Sc
what we can do to become beau
tiful, but I'm afraid that | will
always be Fannie of the Minerva
school rather than of the Venus
type.
George Quigley and Eddie Fitz-
gerald are Irish.
Yes, and they are everything
else that goes with that-and
they are good.
See them at the Pantages this
week.
Cleopatra has started a great
fashion in New York since she ap-
peared there. Sure, | mean Theda
Bara. isn't she the Cleo of the
movies.
The New York booteries have
been pursued with order of bud
ding young society damsels who
would emulate the famous lady
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-24

Blanks
Tigers
p. G. I. LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

HeSterday's Results.
Camp Lewis s, Tacoma o.
Aberdeen 4. Spokane }.
Seattle u, Vancouver 8.
Called end Of 9th, darkness. }
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-24
Big Circus
At Carnival

The feature OF the Workman
flag carnival on the old Central
school grounds that is making one
of the biggest hits with the crowds
attending every evening Is the
trained animal circus. This show
is under the personal direction of
Louis Roth, for the last four years
chief animal trainer with the al
G. Barnes circus.
The Workman shows are full Of
surprises. There are 16 In all,
including the monkey speedway,
athletic events and circus side
show. The most spectacular of
all is Speedy Wallace's death-le-
flying ride around the perpendicu-
lar walls OF silodrome.
Saturday night Will be the las.
night Of the carnival.