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Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04
FOR RENT

One furnished and one unfurnished
house. Inquire OF NJ. Ross millinery
store.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04
Daily Ihouaht.

Courage begun with deliberate con.
stancy. and continued without change.
doth seldom fail.-Appias.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04

Optimistic Thought
II you had eyes behind you could o.
y see backwards. !
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04
First Springs Used on Railway,

The first record of the use of springs
on railways is George Stephenson's
patent Of September, 1916. The first
locomotive with steel springs was the
Agenoria, built by Foster and Rastrick
in 1920, and now in South Kensington
museum, London. This had laminated
springs on the leading wheels.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04

Copper MInss and Typhoid.
Workers In copper mines are snid t.
b generally immune from typhoid.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-04

Buy a Liberty Bond.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
LAKES PLAYERS
SEEK THE TITLE
Would Play Mare Island
Nine For Pennant In
Army and Navy.

Great lakes. H., Oct. 9.-Great
Lakes IS ready to travel 1000 miles
to land the naval baseball champion
ship Of America. Holders OF the
eastern title through successive de-
clsionss over the crack Atlantic fleet
and the Norfolk club, the Great
Lakes naval training station has is
sued q chi-lenge 10 the Mare Island.
Calf, champion for post season
series.
According TO the plans Of Lieut..
O. g. John Lavau. manager Of the
Station club, the trip west viii be
series OF short jumps II enough
games can be booked with army can
Torment teams en- route.
For example. the Camp Pike team
at Little Rock has accepted a two
Cleveland Americans is running the
Pike team and he recently engineered
a successful set of games against
Camp Funston. With Morton are Ray
Schmandt. OF Brooklyn. Muddy Buei
OF the New York Americans and big
"BilT' Fincher Of the Browns They
claim the strongest army team in
America
They are more than eager TO meet
Great Lakes with its array Of big
leaguers such as Faber, LaTan, Dyer,
Johnson and Clemens
out on the coast at Mare Island,
however Il the main objective of the
nvay-Duffy LeWis's club which in
cludes Earl Hamilton. ROwdy Elliott,
Fred McMullin- a victory over Mare
Island and the naval title goes IN
disputed to the big inland station Of
Lake Michigan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
THE CIRCUS MAN
SOME REASONER
Jess Willard Finally Finds
Somebody He Is Willing
to Meet In the Ring.
ByArnOt

Cheer mp, fellows. there's going 10
I be a regular fight. with regular at
fractions. n everythin' one Of these
days.
Jess Willard-remember him. Hes
six feet and somethin'. and onee we
used TO think he was the champion
boxer hereabouts. He still claims
that title. But. somehow, when Demp-
sey put the FULTON on Fulton, and
placed himself in the first ranks OF
the boxing army. Jess found one rea-
son after another TO keep out Of meet
ing this contender
But out there on the west coast it
IS reported Willie Neehan won from
Dempsey on a decision.
Does IL matter what kind OF a de-
cisiou2 Not to Willard Does IL matter
that several more or less reliably IN
formed and trained-to-have-opi opinions
persons think there was lot OF pa
triotic enthusiasm and local color and
pride mixed NJ in that decision2 Not
to willard. Does IL matter that from
one ocean TO the other ocean the box
ing world is agreed that the one true
challenger OF the champion is Demp-
sey-not 10 Willard.
For, says willard. that decision IN
favor OF Meehau-even the judges II
cornered, would admit Il was in favor
OF Meehau and not against Dempsey
knocks Jack out OF his CWillard's)
class, and makes AIeehan his next an
tagonist- And hence he has offered
70 fight Neehan for a war charity in
Denver. and TO settle the question.
burning or dying in the ashes OF
who is the champ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
College Players
Out of Practice

Mather Field. Sacramento. Calif.
Oct ll--Seventy football men at
Mather Field aviation training school
among them number Of former coll
lege gridirOn stars. are practising
under coach James De Hart. all
American quarterback OF the Pitts
burg university
Among the former college players
who are out TO make the team are
the following, Rose. Oregon Aggies-
Hamilton. Washington State unirers-
ity; Dacoby. University OF wisconsin:
Loque, OF Michigan: Moser. Clark uni
versity; Warner. Nebraska. Walker.
University OF California. Lieut..
Highly. Michigan; Lieut. Miller. Olym-
pic club; Lieut. smith. Dartmouth.
and Lieut.. Newbig, Colgate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
HeathcOte Becomes
Soldier Student

clifton r. Heathcote. the young
outtielder who made such a zood
showing with the St Louis Cardinals
the past season. much OF the time
batting over 500. has enrolled at
Penn college In Pennsylvania as one
OF Uncle Sans soldier students. He
has expressed a desire TO poin the
navy end OF tLe game and is listed as
an apprentice seaman. Heathcote was
2 freshman az Penn college last year.
leaving school 20 accent A fob Win
the Cardinals. he is not yet u years
Of age.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11

II
n caiiber rife shooting OF this gem
Grafton or any preceding. we asked
Capt Thomas K. (TackhoIe) Lee, [.
s. A, TO show his further interest and
good craftsmanship by telling US
something about how he acquired his
skill, so that we might impart the In
formation 20 others and have them
profit thereby. Young America is
more interested in firearms today
than ever and these words OF wisdom
from the best all-around shot in the
world should be treasured
Would YOu Pay the PRICE,
EIpertness, as recognized today,
can only be acquired with much
patient practice put in an average
OF approximately four hours daily, in
GLIDING Sundays.
Fair shots may be made in a few
weeks, but a real scientific rifleman,
who can consistently shoot tens, takes
a long time 70 produce.
No sport known requires the nicely
OF nerve control as does rifle shoot
Where to Anon indoor shooting.
the front sight is made TO ring" or
encircle the bulls eye OF the target.
For fanny and ordinary shooting.
have the front bead Of the sight just
touch the lower edge Of bulls eye.
Pull as il comes up.
In slow target work pull Cor rather
sQueeze) the trigger. when satisfied
you are on center OF around" center.
Firing-EZtreme care should be
taken IN target work TO see that the
grip on the rifle Is in exactly the
ss-me place each shot
Take the same amount OF breath
into the lungs each time.
Don't inhaIe enough air to al
most burst your lungss be natural
and inhale only enough to last
YOU about 10 seconds. Otherwise
the heart action is affected and
makes itself felt ns n subdued
pounding in the head and chest.
in slow fire, where plenty Of time
is given, don't fire until you feel sure
your aim is right.
Don't pull the trigger: squeeze I'll
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
SPORTOGRAPHY By "G7a92 )

{ Dill BRENNAN. former major leaEus
u umpire, has gone TO work in the
shipyards at PascaguoIa, Mass, and
for the duration Of the war Will do
his bit TO help Uncle sam beat the
U-boats. Brennan formerly served az
arbiter in the National. Federal and
Southern leagues and IN the Ameri
can association, and was also a famil-
lar figure on the southern racetracks
during the off season.
Alfred II. Won Kolnltz, q former
major Lacquer who IS stationed at
Camp Gordon, IS 100 percent Ameri-
can despite his German mouacker. He
has just been promoted to the rank OF
major IN the army. Kolnitz, who
played with the Reds and White Sox
is one OF the first ball players TO at
tain that high rank.
WILLIE HOPES BIRTHDAY.
This is the birthday Of William
Hoppe, greatest OF latter day expon-
ent OF the billiard game. Hoppe is
really no longer entitled to the in
Iantile willie nor 10 be known as
the boy wonder" for he stands to-
day at the threshold Of his 32d year.
having been born on October II, 1887.
The little New York village Of Corn
WALTON the-Hudson, q few miles be-
low Newburgh. boasts Of being the
native town Of the nlustrious cue
champion
It is a curious tact that most OF the
great billiard players have hailed from
the smaller cities and towns or from
rural communities. It would seem
that the city chaps would have the
best chance to shine at the game.
since their opportunities TO play and
see great billiardists are so much bet.
ter than those OF their country cOu-|
sins, but such is not the case. Slosson
was born 10 De Kalb. in st. Lawrence
county. y. y Welkar Cochran got
MS start I'm an Iowa village. ora
began life I'm an Indiana
town. Frank G. Ives. the principal
figure IN an earlier period OF Amerl-I
can billiards and by many considered
the greatest player OF all time. was
reared on farm. Right on down
the line IL viii be found that COM
p7ratively few Of the really great bill
liardists We're born IN the large cities I
steady nerve great physical en-
durance and perfect eyesight are
among the requirements of n first
class billiard player, and these quail I
ties. it may be. are more likely 10 be |
developed in the country and the small /
towns than IN the large municipali- /
ties Hoppe owes his success I'm a /
great measure 20 the careful rearing Z
given him by his mother as well as 20 !
the training OF his father who was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11

uNlJ ana gradually. Lay the right
thumb alongside the tang instead Of
wrapped over the top Of it; to reduce
tremOr in the muscles of the hand.
Get the stock in the same place on
l the shoulder each time.
Get in as comfortable position as
possible and don't wear clothes that
cramp anywhere.
The idea is TO get everything OF
your mind, except a thoroughly con-
centrated desire to put that bullet
into the ten ring. True, YOU can't
wish" them there. but you can't talk
politics, MUNICH an apple and shoot
tens at the same time.
For Outdoor Shooting.
For outdoor shooting in regular
matches at 80 yards rapid fire and
100 yards slow fire. telescope sights
are allowed. although a large number
prefer plain iron sights, just as used
indoors
Personally I prefer the scope and
for the round 4-inch bull at 100 yards
lz-iuch circle to count ten). have
always used the scope, preferably
with an aperture sight
At so yards rapid fire. I use a re-
peater and a cToss-hair scope.
The telescope sight does not assist
IN holding at all-rather increases
the apparent difficulty, because il
magnifies the "tremble" Of the rifle,
as much as il apparently decreases
the distance Of the target
For snap shooting at moving OBJ
jects, light repeater should be used.
I prefer a barrel not over "a inches
long CANDLES quicker and easier)
fitted with a plain ivory or gold bead
front sight and a peep sight back Of.
the hammer, with a large aperture;
the larger the better, even up TO q
OF an inch.
Opinions vary rs to the time TO
shoot an object in the air. II
thrown up or straight away. Some
shoot the instant the object
reaches the zenith Of its upward
flight and starts hack, when IL
seems to pause in the mir.
Others allow ii TO start its descent
and aim slightly under il.
To aim directly at the object would
cause oTer-shooting every time.
Keep both eyes open in shooting
and practice quickness- You will
acquire speed" by swapping on an !
empty shell at various objects about
the room
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11

the court II has never been claimed
for Mclaughlin that he was the great
est OF American players He has been
played off his feet By at least two or
three other men Wallace r Johns
ton. the Philadelphia. almost won
the national title against Mclaughlin
at Newport. bu- his strength did not
hold out when he led the California
Comet at two sets and 5-S on games
On several historic occasions super
Tor skill nearly swept Mclaughlin in
20 oblivion. but at the critical stages
his strength and endurance told. his
less kept him moving over the court
at wonderful speed for recoveries. and
he won through the physical collapse
Of opponents. Hugh Lawrence
Doherty, the famous Englishman.
who won the American championship
singles by the defeat OF William A.
Larned in 1893, is probably the great
est all around player that the game
has ever known He always claimed
that the game was all in the legs.
and IL was his custom 10 run Il miles
daily over country roads at a clip that
no prize fighter could follow, 70 keep
in trim
Larned. during the period in
which he held the national cham
piOnship for seven years, trained
Ike n Spartan. Mclaughlin OBJ
served rigid discipline. At the
height of his game Mclaughlin
Ind muscles over his hips such nH
Lon Myers. the famous runner,
exhibited They looked like huge
trunk straps.
Saved Battle.
Prof. George L Meylan. OF Columbia
recently said. Many
French officers have told me that
French athletes saved the day many
times during the battle OF the 8Tarne-"
IL Is safe 20 say that these heroes. ac-
complished marvellous things because
OF the prodigiOus power OF their legs
and the knowledge as TO how to an
ply It in the emergency. Surely. the
value Of studied footing and OF legs
that will not falter at the distance I
has been most thoroughly demon
strated this season II is a lesson that I
the youngsters should take TO heart. l
FOR Il viii mean much in coming years
on the courts"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
THROUGH
SPORTVILLE
. ~ WILLIAM ,. KIRK. -
Old Doctor Exercise.

D Doctor Exercise you services he's
" Johnny
he does not charge fancy fee He does not he He
does not stand with solemn face and
you need his PLAIN command health will be something
The burden Of his homey
walked be
think remarks Ike these viii friends fact
chucke while they read them
While boys tramping there
Ihough
only ng purse responds while buying every
one OF US should
hat Begin all
as feel lame game
Such gents keep their minds
boys across the foam we have to al lone.
Old Doctor Exercise,
Johnny
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
Yes; S. S. S. Is Purely Vegetable
Natures Safe Blood Treatment

entirely running the health
s. S. $. IS made entirely OF gentle
acting healing purifying roots. herbs
and harl1s, possessing properties that
build up all parts Of the system. in
addition to removing all impurities
and poisons from the blood. S. 8. S
is a safe treatment for rheumatism.
Catarrh, Scrofula. Sores and Ulcers
Skin Diseases. Blood Poison. and all
disorders OF the blood. II cleanses
the entire system and its permanent.
Get S. S. s. at any drug store today.
It IS a standard remedy recognized
everywhere as the greatest blood anti
dote ever discovered. II yours IS
peculiar case write TO Medical Direc-
tor z42 Swift Laboratory. Atlanta
Ga--Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
MORE ABOUT
DEMPSEY AND
HIS DEFEAT.
Willie Windmill Raised a
Big Racket; Never Did
Hurt Anybody.
MAY NOT REFEREE
HAVE SACRIFICED?
BY RINGsIDE.

CHICAGO. H.. Oct 11.-Weep for
\ Jack DemDsey-he IS done The
hopes we pinned upon him are no
more. To deepest night has sunk his
sun 10. they count ten-he les upon
the floor.
For, be 1t known, out there on
the Golden Gate where the Orig
inaI sons look out upon the hay,
recently was there a decision rem
dered IN favor Of Wee Willie Nee
han, local boy wonder. sailor 70
Uncle sam By vocation. and would
be puEilist by nvOention-
It was a four round charity affair
with no decision expected. but when
you get a combination such as this
boy Meehan what else can YOU ex-
pect2 We forget his weight stripped.
but We know he would come In handy
20 stand between kaiser Bill and the
latter's losses. for BIZ could never
see those sad matters around Wee
Wnle's waist
Could He Sect
Perhaps that was the trouble vita
the refsree-his vision may not have
been OF the X-ray variety. and hav-
ing been stationed, by inclination and
geometry both. on the Meehan side Of
Jack Dempsey at all
There's another thing about While,
too-he's a rival which Tar Cuisines
the fairest EapDer that ever tapped
when 70 comes 70 Tapping That's
what his art, II such IL is. consists OF.
His right arm flaps and siaps and is
followed with a nappity-slapplty left.
and &c sure does look as II the day o.
fistic judgment had come FOR his op-
pouent- So that, size OF waist and
activity OF arms combined. he gives
the IMAGINATIVE 0nloOker suggestion
OF a Dutch windmill in action in the
teeth OF a hurricane.
No Swat There.
But, Ike the bark OF the dog tnaE
wags his tail simultaneously. so the
swing Of Wee WiIlie's arms holds no
terror for the antagonist who knows
him. For. like the. dog. there IS no
bite in It. 1t strikes with the hard
ness Of a summer breeze and IS IS
death dealing as the pat OF a still
blind kitten
willie Bowed Low.
Report has it-accurate report too
that Dempsey landed one OF those
smashing blows % his on the right
spot on Meehan. and that 1Ieehau
said good morning to the floor, but
because he did not stay long enough
TO say good night the aforesaid ref
~
fetal ttention-aithOugh with all his
wind-saWinE Willie never drove
Dempsey near enough TO the floor TO
let him get within teleQhonic commu-
nicat ton with H.
There IS another theory on which,
perhaps. looking at the matter with
the wide impartiality which the times
and the censor permit. we may answer
the question Wee While, as aforesaid
wears a uniform, and It's the right
color. and stands for the right thing
Now ID and down the ocean con-
voyinE ships carrying boys who also
wear the uniform. and the right color
are other sailor boys Ike in uniform
unto the mighty Willie, ROW beaten
by-decisi0n OF Jack Dempsey aspirant
heretofore to championship honors-
Is Il possible that the referee
being Of n patriotic turn Of deeis-
foninE. decided to sacrifice his
reputation In his chosen avoeation
and give the score to Willie 10
support the morale OF our sailor
boyss Greater deeds Of self sac
rifice have been recorded
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
Ship Yard Team
Not So Popular

A former St Louis ball player, now
IA the navy. recently attended a game
fl Paterson. n. J., played by an indie
pendent team there against a team
made up mostly OF former New York
Giants, and he writes ABOUT II as fol-
lows: while in Jersey one day last
week we saw number OF ex-Giants
playing ball with a shipyards team.
They were playing the Paterson SILK
Sox and you should have heard the
riding the big Ieaguers got from the
bleacherites. Nothing was toe mean
20 call them and Il they got a dollar
for every time some one called them
shakers OF 'trench-dodgers' they
must have gotten round shOuldered
carrying their money home"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
HOYT A STUDENT OFFICER.

New York, Oct. 11-Waite HOyt. the
sensational kid pitcher, who Joined
the Giants at the age of Is. is now at
Middlebury college, 3Iiddlebury. VI.
as member Of the reserve officers
training corps at that institution. and
VIII In time win a commission in the
army Hoyt tried to enlist in the
tanks q few weeks ago. but was re-
1ected because OF his youth, and he
also tried unsuccessfully to enlist IN
the navy Eager to do his part in the
great war he welcomed the opportuni-
~ to enter the training school at Mid
dlebury. and has tackled his studies
with vengeance He is a graduate
OF Erasmus Hall high school. OF
Brooklyn, and, for his age. Is a re-
marlrable specimen Of physical man
hood, so that with the training he VIII
get at the Vermont college he should
develop into a splendid officer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
WANTS CHANCE
To DISPROVE
CHARGES MADE
Hal Chase Asserts He
Brought Suit to Thrash
Out Accusation.
WOULD HAVE CASE
QUICKLY SETTLED

IIAL CHASE, who Is now stopping
I L IN this city, says he has not been
given a chance by the Cincinnati club
70 have a hearing on the charges
made against him, and does not know
what they are
Hal says that he Is innocent OF
having done any wrong while
playing with the Reds. He admits
that he frequently bet on horse
rHees. but never on n baseball
game.
Hal said yesterday:
The charges against me, as pub
Ilshed in the newspapers, came as
tlunderbOIts from a clear sky. Man
ager NfatheUson has not TO this day
said q word TO me since he told me
that I was suspended indefinitely for
indifferent playing. I have said that
] was suspected OF having bet against
my team That IS q most ridiculous
and unfair accusation 1 always
played at my best with the Reds, eX-
cept At times when I was too lame
10 do so by reason OF injuries I re
ceived through eagernsss TO have my
team win.
Due To Imagination.
at was pure Imagination that
caused the opinion 10 prevail mat
was not trying to play at my best. 1t
must have originated In the mind Of
some baseball nut IN Cincinnati who
became disguised when the Reds fell
into their long continued slump after
making such promising start I love
baseball TOO much and am too anE-
i0us 20 win every game I take part
in 10 play Indifferent ball. / think
my record will prove that I have al
ways done my full share OF the sue
cess OF the team have been with
VIII Prove Innocence.
'T brought suit against the Cincin-
natl club for back salary. with the
idea that by so doing I viii get a
chance 10 have the charges against
me thrashed out and viii be enabled
10 give proof Of my Innocence. II
would much rather have the charges
Eainst ne brought up in open court
thau before the National commission.
Of which Garry Hermann Is chair
man as wei as being president OF
the Cincinnati club. BY bringing suit
against the club think / have made
that possible.
81 want my case SETTLED rs
quickly a. possible. While know
I am EuilfIess OF the charges,
whatever they may be, IL Is hOr-
rible re have them hanging over
my head and be unable to face
my aecuserH 80 rs to prove my
Innocence"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
Player Picked Good
Time to Change Name

Lee 1Iagee buiIded better than
he knew when he had j court
change his name from Horn
schemeyer TO 1Iagee. News now
comes that Lee has enlisted with
the J.. n c. A. and viii 90 10
France as a physical recration d.
rector. He viii specialize in base
ball and basketball The point is.
Lee never could have hoped 70 be
accepted had he filed his applica-
ton for appointment under the
name OF Hornschemeyer Not that
the Hornschemeyers are not as
patriotic and loyal as the Magees.
buff you don't get the idea ask
Theo. Breitenstein-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
Zeb Terry Tries
For Commission

Zcb Terry. former Chicago White
Sox and Los Angeles shortstop, who
finished the 1913 season with the Bos-
ton Braves and was claimed by Bos-
ton for the after the war" period, has
enlisted in the artillery and has been
assigned 10 the training school at
camp Taylor. near Louisville, where
ne hopes TO win an officers commits
sion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
Crack Rifle Shot Of World
Tells Price Must Be Paid
'Tackhole' Lee Says Conscientious Work Four Hours
Per Day, Including Sundays, Made Him Champion;
Gives Instructions for Progress by Beginners.

PAChHOE LEE is Capt Thomas h a,
Arms Firing School Camp Ferry Ohio He championship
1914 1915,
He the pistol and championships
possible
the international match in 1914 and holds every
revolver and pistol Taking
the Alabama state championship He claims shooting
championship Of world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
known for 90 Years as the best
Kennedy for Rheumatism, Catarrh'
serofuIa. skin Diseases.

Scientists have discovered that the
forest and the field are abundantly
supplied with vegetation OF various
kinds that furnish the ingredients for
making a remedy, for practically
every I'll and aIlment OF mankind.
Medicines made from roots. herbs and
barl-s which Nature has placed at the
disposal OF man are better than strong
mineral mixtures and conc0cuons.
Mineral medicines work dangerously
on the delicate parts OF the system,
especially the stomach and bowels. by
eating cut the lining membrane. pro-
ducinE chronic dyspepsia and often