El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-18
SPORTOGRAPHY By GRAVY,

/ CAPT. FRANK CLICK, forue-
y Princeton football star. who has
been an athletic Instructor at Camp
Upton for several months. has been
transferred to Camp Lee at Peters
burg, Va, and has already taken up
his duties in the southern canton
ment. At the same time Benny Leon
ard, lightweight champion. who has
been boxing instructor at Camp Up
ton, has been shifted to Camp Lee.
Leonard is now taking a course OF
special instructions and after finish
ing Will join Capt. Click at Peters
burg
FRED sNoDGRAss'S BIRTHDAY.
Frederick c. Snodgrass, the dis
tinguished California farmer and out
fielder. will begin his 32nd year to-
day Fred hasn't been heard OF much
recently, but that doesn't mean any
thing these days when generals Foch.
Pershing and Haig occupy the center
OF the stage.
Farmer Snodgrass is at native son
of the golden west, having been born
in Ventura, calf. Oct. IS. 1887. He
assimilated his education at St Vim
cents college in Los Angeles. where
he was a classmate Of Arthur Shafer.
the brilliant former infielder OF the
Giants. SnOdgrass and Shafer were
the stars Of the St. Vincent nine Fred
usually caught, although he was at
home IN almost any position on the
diamond In 1905. when only II and
freshman at college. SnOdgrass
caught a couple OF games for the Los
Angeles club Of the Pacific Coast
league.
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and was tried out behind the bat in
few games that year. In 1903 he
became utility outfielder. and in the
following year was given a regular
position in the outer garden. He
made fairly good record in that and
the following year. but in 1912 had a
considerable slump. He rounded out
the 1912 season by making a $4,000
error in the worlds series with Bos-
ton. 1t was the costliest muff ever
made, since It depriced the Giants OF
the worlds championship and the ma
jor share OF the worlds series re-
ceipts. and for a time Snodgrass was
in bad with the players and fans OF
New York
Snodgrass.s muff Of an absurdly
easy ball was followed by z heated
session in the clubroom. when the
players assailed Fred with language
more forceful than polite. Snodgrass
.
old college chum. Shafer. took up the
argument in his behalf. and. finally
convinced his fellow players that they I
were unwise in critizing Snodgrass. /
Another player who didn't join in the
abuse OF Snodgrass was Merkle who /
was rendered charitable through q 1
little similar experience Of his own
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
DEATH OF MIKE MCOOLE
Thirty two years ago today St.
Louis was mourning the death Of one
OF its most popular citizens, Mike /
former heavyweight cham
pion OF America. McCoole died in
New Orleans. He was a giant in stat
ure, hard hitting. but with little
science or cleverness. His first battle
for the title was with Joe COburn at
Nd. in 1868, when he
was defeated in 81 rounds. In 1856 he
defeated BIZ Davis. OF California in
81 rounds at Rhodes Point. No, and
claimed the title. The following year
Nike whipped Aaron Jones. He was
in 1859 by Tom Allen, an
Englishman who had defeated a
number OF good men on both sides OF
the Atlantic. They fought on an is
land in the Mississippi near St. Louis,
and Allen was clearly entitled TO the
victory. but was robbed OF it. McCoole
was St Louis man and he had a bigi