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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
INUUUR TEAMS
HOLD PRACTICE
Rivalry in Indoor Baseball
Promises to Furnish In
teresting Series.

A free-for-sll practice was engaged
in Tuesday night at the 'Y" gym by
members OF the teams who are 20 pay
in the indoor baseball teams Of the
Church league. The Cathedrals, First
Methodists and First Christians were
literally represented and all three
promise TO have strong teams.
Bob Carson, 4 well known player
Of the City league. viii manage the
Cathedral team which means that it
will be a formidable one as there are
several strong players enlisted. ". a.
Young will manage the First Chris
tian team, and W. Bias viii coach the
First Methodists. II Is quite probable
that the Trinity Methodists will also
enter a team. II so, Ralph Pateman
and c. Wright will direct the team.
The development Of three-possibly
four-teams within three days after
the close OF the basketball season for
the Church league is proof Of the in
terest taken in indoor baseball and
promises to make the series OF games
we'll worth seeing. Several OF the
players in Tuesdays practice showed
that they are already in good shape.
II is believed that the games VIII
add snap 10 the regular outdoor
games to follow the close Of the in
door season
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
Get Back On tie Road to Heath
By Keeping Your B God Always Pure

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times the same robust vitality that
your neighbor does.
When you begin TO feel a loss Of
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
Don't LET a sluggish circu-
lation drag you down
hill.

Whether you earn your daily bread
By the sweat OF your brow. by the
daily use OF your muscle, or BY tasks
requiring less physical exertion, you
need every ounce OF strength that
you can command
Il Is OF utmost importance, there
fore. that you keep yourself in tip
top physical trim, and that you take
every precaution 70 safeguard your
health from the many pitfalls which
disease has spread 80 promiscuousiy,
Keeping thoroughly well and strong
IS simply a matter Of resisting dis
sass.
why Is It that your neighbor is al
Tays healthy and robust and strong,
while you find yourself succumbing
70 even the most commonplace little
ailments that tend to drag down your
Vitality Il Is true that you are beth
liable 70 the same stacks, but why
does ne escape while you do not?
The answer can be found IN the
condition OF the blood supply. If you
keep your blood thoroughly purified
and free from all substances that
tend TO impair its fun strength and
vigor you. TOO. viii be able to prompt
T. throw off all efforts Of disease to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
ANGUS TEAMS
WIPED ALMOST
OFF THE MAP
Athletics and Braves Of
1914 Scattered to -Four
Corners of Balloon.
SEVERAL PLAYING
WITH UNCLE SAM

-HE Athletics Of 1914 are not the
only pennant winning team Of
that year to be practically wiped
out OF existence. Whereas. Connie
Mack has sold numerous players and
scattered them throughout the big
leagues. the Braves. who conquered
the Athletics in four straight games.
have sustained almost as complete
disintsgration as the American league
champions OF that season
Lineup OF Braves.
Composing the Braves as they en-
tered the worlds series IN 1914 were
James, Rudolph. Tyler, Cruther. Davis,
Cocreham, Hess and Strand. pitchers;
GoWdy and Whaling. catchers,
Schmidt. first base; Evers. second
base Meanwhile. shcrtstop; Smith
molly. Devore, Gilbert, Mann, Moran
and Whltted, outfielders; Martin and
Dugey. extra infielderss Stallings,
manager; Mitchell. coach
Two Left.
OF that array Of players, maE-
aver Stallin<s now has Dick Ru-
dOIph and Red Smith left with a
chance that Bill James VIII reiain
the team this year.
With three pitchers, Stallings won
the pennant that season Or course.
he had others Chased as hurler
that season, but Rudolph. James and
Tyler pitched three fourths OF the
games. James was forced 20 retire
in 1915 because Of a lame arm Tyler
was recently traded 20 the Cubs OF
the other pitchers, Davis Quit the
game TO practice law. The others
fell back into the minors
Gowdy First TO Enlist.
OF the two catchers. Hank Gowdy
set the pace for his fellow ball play
ers BY enlisting early IN the army
He is now in France, a member OF
the Rainbow division Whaling caught
in the Pacific Coast league after
leaving Boston and now is in mill
tary service
hitter. quit baseball to run butcher
shop in Baltimore Johnny Evers
was released last summer. finishing
the season with the Phillies. Aaran-
vile has enlisted IN the navy. Char
ley Deal left the Braves and became
"a Federal Lacquer and now Is with
the Cubs. Red Smith. however, IS
one regular member OF the StSlfings
crew that did not take part in the
1914 worlds series. as he broke his
leg in sliding into base few days
before the Athletics were encoun-
tered
Mann In Service
None OF the seven outfislders is
left Whitted was traded to Phila-
delphia for Sherwood Magee, who
later was released TO Cincinnati Les
lie Mann jumped to the Feds and
now belongs to thu Cubs. although
just at present he Is serving Uncle
Sam as a physical director at a train
ing camp. The others drifted into
the minors or quit the game.
As for Stallings' right hand man
in the management. Fred Mitchell.
the latter is now managing the Cubs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Jew YORK. Feb. 2o.-When the
n Browns and Yankees pulled off
l = their big player trade both
clubs profited.
The trade strengthened the bait
terry staff OF the Browns a great
deal more than Il weakened the
infield through the loss Of DerriII
Pratt, and, though Mound City
fans were Ioath 10 see Pratt come
east, they are reeoneiIed to the
trade now.
St Louis got two capable infieiders
in Maisel and Gedeon. and they now
have a wealth OF material, headed By
the great George Sisler. Sisler. 0!
course. Will hold down the initial
sack for st. Louis, but all other in
field positions will probably be open
10 competition. for manager Jones
now has Maisel. Gedeon. Johns. Ma
gee, Johnson, Gerber and Austin q
fight IL out for second. third and
short. Out OF this array OF talent 81.
Louis should manage 20 form a fasI
fielding Gordon around the bases,
PIaak'S Loss offset
The loss OF Eddie Plank has been
more than offset by the addition OF
CullOp, ShOcker and Nunamaker 4
the battery staff. Nunamaker, with
SeveToid and Hale, viii battle II cut
for the job OF first catcher. and the
catching department VIII be well
taken care OF. NunamakeT's addition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

target throw. score 20. In the
broad jump the lowest mark among
ten contestants for 1918 Is S feet, s
inches. while the lowest OF five dur
ing last years finals was feet. II
inches.
It is quite probable, OF course, that
the marks made in the finals may not
equal those made II practice as final
events generally catch some Of the
boys off form. The number Of con-
testants making high marks this year
is considerably greater than in former
years which makes the chances Of
better records look good, while the
lightweight boys have lost some good
men. such as J. c. Holford. ali-round
champion OF this class for the last
two years. IL has also developed some
good men. It will be hard to equal
.iiIe record Of Holford. who scored $50
points out Of a possible GOO in 1917.
Taking everything into considera-
ton director Holm expects better
records for 1918 than were made at
last years Hexathiou-
You Move When You Call $500.
City Service Company
J. W. kirkpatrick, President
H d. Camp, Manager.
Autos - Moving - baggage - Taxis
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

to the club lends hitting power also
In addition TO the two Yankee
pitchers ST. Louis has 2 big staff OF
hurleTs, including Weilman, KoJb,
Sothoron, Gallia, LOwdermilk. Groom,
Rogers. Davenport, Leifield, Wright.
Molyneaux and Houck- Gailia viii be-
or should be, = winner. Cullop and
Shocker may bloom out as players
often do when they make a change
OF clubs LowdeEmilk is a strong
comeback, and the veteran members
Of the staff represent 3 great deal
OF strength
jacobson Loss Felt.
In the gardening department the
Browns suffered a severe blow when
they lost jacobson 70 the navy
Jacobson and Yale Sloan both en-
listed and viii be jackies for four
years. This leaves st Louis with
Tobin, Williams, Smith and Demmitt.
CHANGING over the Browns roster
II appears that the outfieid Is the
weakest department Fielder Jones
may uncover another gardner or Two
before the season opens
The habit Of the Browns in
making unexpected spurts must
not be forgotten in figuring their
chances. As they stand row they
appear strong enough to make a
hot fiEhf for a first division
berth. AID should they reel off q
sensational squirt such rs those
which kept them In the iimelighf
for n time In 1915 and 1916 they
may surprise everybody
Ask to See our 500 Special Diamond
RinE W y. HIRAM CO-AdW
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
TRoTTING ASSOCIATIONS
CONSIDER AHALGANAV

Chicago. H.. Feb. 20.-Amalgama-
ton of the National Trotting assoela-
ton, the American Trotting assocla-
tion and the American Registration
association is sought in a resoluf 81
adopted at the annual meeting Of the
American Trotting association here
today.
similar committees from the other or
CARNATIONS to consider the proposed
amalgamation. The object is to COM
hine the three organizations into one
body for the better cooperation OF
horse racing and breeding and 10
bring into closer contact the mem
berS OF the three organizations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
Harvard FaVorS
Baseball Series

Cambridge. Mass, Feb. 20.-The
Harvard athletic committee an
baseball series and crew and track
competition with Yale and Princeton
for the coming year. Owing to the
number Of baseball games arranged
with service teams. the committee
said IL would be unable to make room
for other colleges on its schedules.
The present staff OF professional
coaches will be retained.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
VoHey Ball Team
Looking for Game

The Young Mems volley ball team
team in a game at the ''Y" gym Sat
urday night. As the Young Mems
team has not met defeat this season,
it is anxious TO be pitted against
the strongest team the army affords.
A game may be arranged by COM
municating with athletic director A.
L. Holm, OF the Y. NJ. c. A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
FAIRBANKS Is GOLF cHAMPION

West Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. 20
Walter Fairbanks, OF the Denver
Country clu5, won the South Florida
golf championship here today. defeat
ing George c. Heintzman. OF Toronto,
one up in 81 holes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
NATIoNAL,s FIRsT aTyAL -

EOl y DA1D IL TEARS ANO TUBA 4
Today Is the 4Ist anniversary OF
the launching OF the first rival 70
the National league. The latter cir
cult was founded in February. 1876,
and on February 20, 1877, bunch OF
promoters met in Pittsburgh with a
view to starting a new circuit
The new league, after II had been
formed, was christeaed the Interna-
tional Association. The membership
was made up Of the Alleghanys, OF
Pittsburgh; Rochester, n. Y; Man
chester, n. H; the Buckeyes. of
Columbus, Ohio; the Live Oaks, OF
Lynn, Mass; the Maple Leafs, OF
Gulpeh, Ont, and the Tecumsehs, OF
London, Ont. The first international
Association pennant was floated in
Canadian breezes, the London club
annexing the championship.
The following year Guelph, Colum-
bus and Lynn retired from the
league. but sufficient new clubs were
added to make II a II club circuit.
Hartford, Springfield, Lowell, Buff
falo, Hornellsville, Binghamton,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Points won-Acounting 3; Engineers /.
High game-Bradshaw 200.
High total-BradshaH 5i2.
Strike out-Philips.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
SPORTOGRAPHY By .Gzagy

Utica and Syracuse were the addi-
tons to this baseball family. and
Buffalo carried off the pennant in
1873. This was the last year OF the
International Association. In 1873
the name was changed TO National
Association, with circuit composed
Of Washington, Worcester, Albany,
Utica. Springfield, Holyoke, New
Bedford and Manchester. In the same
year third league was formed in
the west, called the Northwestern,
and including Omaha, Rockford, Ill;
Rockville, Ia. and Dubuque. the lat
ter city taking the leadership. Wash
ington won the National Association
pennant in 1850. The next year the
Eastern Association was started with
clubs IN New York, Philadelphia.
Brooklyn and Washington, and in
1889 this organization became the
American Association, a real rival OF
the National, with a circuit composed
Of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pitts
burgh, st. Louis and Cincinnati
Thirty FOUR years ago today, in
1854. the first big outlaw league, the
Union Association, was inaugurated.
with clubs IN Baltimore. Boston. Al
toona, Philadelphia, Washington,
Chicago, CincsS1ati and ST. Louis.
Only five clubs finished the season.
and the OUTLAW was an ignominious
failure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Points won-Commsrcials 2; Plant !.
High game-Baird 21I.
High total-Anderscn 555.
Tonight-Ths Big League.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Baseball Fan-Where yuh goin'
with that grip2
Baseball Player-Down South to
eat three Equares a day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
WHERE WILL III, sCOTTTs

A report IN Chicago has II that the
management OF the Cubs may sign
Dick Kinsella. former scout for the
Giants and the Cardinals. TO look Up
minor league talent this year. Just
where Kinsella should look is not
clear. In view OF the shortage Of
minor leagues.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
sPRING-OLIvia BATTLE


Tom Spring defeated Tom oliver in
% minutes at Hayes, Eng, 81 years
aEo today. Feb. 20, 1921. It was a
terrible brutal contest, such as
would disgust and sicken the mod
ern fight ian, but at that period n
battle without plenty OF blood and
gore was considered tame ana unin-
teresting. From the contemporary
description of the fight the follow
ing sentence will suffice. Spring
got Oliver head In chancery and
pummeled his already bruised face
until Il was 4 mass OF bloody jelly
Having punished oliver until he had
TO scream with pain, Spring threw
him cross bullock, which seemed
70 dislocate his neck" Even then
Oliver refused to quit, and, although
unable to stand, he insisted that his
seconds lead him to the center Of the
ring. When their support was with
drawn Oliver fell down in a faint
ing tit. and Spring was awarded the
victory.
Today in Puzilistic Annals.
lSss-Jimmy German defeated
Jimmy Dime in II rounds at Troy,
1soo-oscar Gardner ana Tommy
White fought a six round draw at
Chicago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
GOOD HITTERS
DEVELOPED IN
MINOR LEAGUES
Roger Hornsby Exception;
Enters Big League Weak
Man With Stick.
ONE OF GREATEST
FREE SWINGERS

TEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-As a rule.
M great hitters develop their
I 1 y talent during their minor
league days and achieve regulations
as fence busters before they come
up to the big show. Most of them,
as a matter Of fact. fail TO sustain
in fast company averages as high as
those they compiled in the bush.
There are. however. a few exam
pies OF player hitting infinitely
better in the majors than he ever did
in the minors. and Roger aornsby
is perhaps the most prominent OF
these.
Hornsby Poor Prospect.
When HoInsby first Joined the
Cardinals he had few OF tie earmarks
OF 4 natural hitter. and his minor
with his actions al the plate He
was a choke" hitter, and a bad one
at that, he had none OF the easy.
graceful movements that he has to-
day. His awlzardness, and the fact
that he held his bat so short. made
him look like a late swinger, though
OF course, his batting eye was ealIy
as good as it is today. and he APP
Feared to be anything but an embryo
batting luminary,
Wonderful Change
Miller Higgins. discussing the
youthful star a few days ago. said
that he had never witnessed such
wonderful transformation in player
as that through which Hornsby has
passed since the beginning OF his
career as 4 major Lacquer.
7 remember well the incident that
led to Hornsby's change in style and
the start Of his rapid Improvement"
said Higgins. Down al the training
camp IN San Antonio, in the spring OF
1915, Rogers was taxing batting
practice one day, and the way he
choked his bat and made wild
lunges at the ball got on my nerves.
He was missing the ball by a foot,
and finally I said TO him; Go get
bat or stick or something about a
yard longer than the bat you're using
now, hold II down near the end and
take a good cut AZ the ball or you'll
never hit it.
he took a longer bat, and held II
as ! told him, and after much patient
practice he began TO do fairly well,
For a time he missed the ball almost
as much as he had done when 'chok-
ing his bat, but he soon got the
hang Of the natural swing. I don't
take any credit upon myself for con-
verting Hornsby into a good hitter,
for without the keen eye and the
great pair OF s1ms he couldn't be
made into a topnotcN batter by any
body in the world. "a is & born hit
ter. but had his ability camoufiaged
under a series Of false motions and
failed TO develop It because he had so
many wrong ideas about the art OF
hitting, he would not be where he
is today He needed only a word Of
advice to cause him to change his
style. and he has been constantly I'M
proving ever since he adopted q nat
urai swing" Hornsby has been com
pared by many veteran followers Of
the game 70 one Of the greatest free
swingers the pastime has ever pro-
duced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
JINGLE FROl1 JPORTLAND
By JACK VEIOGK

mentions Esdie Collins you think OF
Heinie lin?
Kaiser is short Of guns On account
Of the delayed steel
This way out! Don't slam the
door.
Headline says chicken Is
cheaper than beef. But net when
served with candy, flowers and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Hockey is sort OF a substitute
sport They play IL when they can't
play anything else.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
rHOsr pRnpHETs


It's never safe 20 lay n bet
On what the maEnatea say;
They've got the peunant all
sewed up
And safely tucked away
Before the season starts,
Or the men have worn their
They hand out dope. but ought
Tain't sbuIT' that wins-Irs
hits.
- RANCH RIcKET, president OF
X Cardinals wants the pitchers
Obox moved three feet back so that
the players hitting would be in
creased Why not start a movement
to provide bats without holes?
That deep furrow on Clarence
Rowland's brow-indicating worry
over the fate Of Eddie Collins-has
suddenly disappeared. The White
Sox leader cast aside gloom when he
found out that Eddie had been placed
in class ! OF the seleetive draft
=
And now Fred SnodErass. the
former Giant, has abdicated
from the game for good, after
playing last SIMMER with the
Vernon baseball club az the
Pacific Coast Ieague- Well
Fred, where iE YOUR orange
grover Or Is II n chicken
Aafht
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Recruit pitchers have more curves
than a Broadway beauty chorus in
the spring.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

why is It that when somebody
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Ask to See our 500 Special Diamond
Ring W. 7. Hixson Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
TIE uArP,s APPEAI-

"NO one thinks about an umpire,S
Cried a battered ump one day;
@No one cares about his welfare
When the teams commence to play.
They've invented beefless Tuesdays,
They have WheHtiess Wednesdays,
too,
And they'll have n lot OF less days
In this world before they've
through.
But the day for which I'm yearning
Is a thousand years away
Fans WouId never voice approval
OF e pOpless baseball day.
The uThpires would also like to
have a deeisionless day.
But there will be no beeaess days
among the players on the field.
HORRORS OF wAR-coaI short.
age forced closing of winter swim
ming pool IN New York.
TIP TO Boston fans-Sounds OF
heavy bombardments In the vicinity
OF Boston next summer will be merely
Ferzog and Stallings understanding.
Bail players are holIerlnG about
the Income tax. II Il n good
thing the government hasn't
levied tax on ivory.
Recruit pitchers have more curves
than a Broadway beauty chorus in
the sprlnG
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

rs HEY CROW
OLDER AND ODER
WE7 BECOME
RoVGHER AND
RoUGHER ..s..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

Bail players are holIerlnE about
the income tax. II Il good
ming the government hasn't
levied q tax on ivory.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
PROSPECTS OF WAR TIME TEAMS
BROWNS MAY PROVE SENSATION

? EW YORK. Feb. 2o.-When the
Browns and Yankees pulled off
their big player trade both
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20
BOWLING

THE CACTUS CLUB.
Telephone League
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

p 3 2 q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-20

TEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-As a rule.
N great hitters develop their
1 talent during their minor
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-24
100 Years Old

"The kidneys play most important
part in causing premature old age and
death-the more injurious the poisons
passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay''-so says q distinguished
physician. who further advises all people
who are past thirty to prescr. Z the vitality
Of the Kidneys and free the blood from
poisonous elements, such as uric acid
drink plenty of water-sweat some daily
and take Anuric before meals.
This Anuric is put up in tablet
form, and can be obtained at almost
any drug store. For that backache,
lumbago, rheumatism, rusty" joints,
swollen feet or hands, due to uric acid
in the blood, Anuric quickly dissolves
the uric acid as hot water docs sugar.
Discovered by DR.. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y.
Prevent premature old age by simply
sipping cup of hot water every morning
before breakfast, taking a little Anuric
before meals and live to be a hundred
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-24
w. w. HUGHART IN DENVER
THIS WEEK.

w. w. Hughart left last Saturday
for Denver where he will attend the
National Western Stock show during
the next few days and incidentally
look after some business matters re.
luiring his attention.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-24
News Notes
THURSDAY
FROM PNEUMONIA.

]. N. Rendel of $50 Ohio avenue,
rs reported TO be seriously Ill from an
attack of pneumonia. His daughter
Mrs. C. z. Diegel of Denver. WAS ap-
prised of his condition by telegraph
a few days ago and is now at his bed
side
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-24

TIE EAST CANON oRisT MILL
Grtnds meal. whole wheat. rye and
barley flour Meal and Flour for sale.
our grinding solicited.
p. tn TUTTIE.
South Ruynolds Ave. Phone 1856 II
wet.