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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

courts that there was no tonic quite
so effectual fer stimulation OF inter-
est and the upbuilding OF Individual
achievement as an abundance Of COM
petitive tournaments.
On the Pacific coast the yOunE-
sters were being inspired with the
tournament idea some time before
II became prevalent here. One OF
the most notable Of the girls IN
California Miss syria Brarens,
created a great stir a year ago by
defeating Miss Helen Baker, n
holder Of many championships
there, in the Pacific coast tour
ney. They also have another sue
ceEsOr to the Misses Sutton in
Miss johanna GunzberEer, who
won the girls title in the Pacific
coast championship series.
The real secret OF II all Is that there
IS a more determined effort sxerted
in California 20 bring along all OF
the younger players who display any
worthy proficiency. In Kansas
City two remarkable girls have come
to the front, Miss Martha 1IcLendon
and Miss Catherine Cannon. Two
others, Mss Harriet Johnson and Miss
Inez Fairchild, have taken high rank
in Oregon, while nearer the hu5 Of
lawn tennis affairs the girls depart
ment Of the game has not flourished
as satisfactorily as might be desired.
Among all OF the clubs In this sec
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
STANDARD OF Ell PASO
BASEBALL MANIFESTED
DURING TX. c." SERIES

NTH the end OF the special series
w between the manager Casey stem
gers alI-stars-that never shiae-and
the picked team OF the army and City
league e Paso fans are wondering
whether the outcome OF the games
vas due simply 70 the alleged poor
condition OF the visitors or the fact
that they were simply outplayed By
the local aggregation
FL Paso Outhft Visitors.
Umpire Harry Kane who has been
ar interested observer and an en-
thusiastic booster Of the class OF ball
displayed in the Army and City
league during the 1913 season cones
out with statement that is OF par
ticular interest 10 that loyal bunch
OF bugs who turned out weekly for
the games
Ee believes that the FL Puso
team was the strongest IN hit
ting and Il showed Il In every
game. ns well as being ~ good II
not superior to the visitors in
fielding. The fact that the wish
tors were handicapped b. the al
titude rust he taken into consid-
GRAFTON but 20 balance this ndrun-
taEe on the part OF the FL PaEo
team the Stengel aggregation IN
the main were more experienced
players
Grahnm Led Batters.
Batting was naturally the out
standing feature OF the series and IL
was in this department that the FL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
There vas not a word Of truth in

AAeEe was NOT a WoEQ OF EutA IN
any Of II.
This was amusing TO me. for when
] left the Beaumont club and Texas
league. I thought had left with the
good VIII Of the players and the
fans. I did nothing for the Texas
league-on the contrary, IL has treated
me nicely, and ] would be an migrate
TO say anything else When the
Beaumont club played its first game
OF the season in Houston ] was pre-
scented by Otto Sens and Doak Rob
erts and the Rioters club OF Houston
with q silver bat and bail and many
beautiful flowers
An Old Timer.
Years ago 7 kept the Texas league
together by good hustling and whe1,
/ left there Joe Gardner and Doak
Roberts took Il up where I left off.
and by their splendid efforts and hard
work made the league what Il is to-
day. This was prosperous season
for the Texas league; AL clubs did
wei, with the exception OF Waco and
Galveston and what they lost this
year they viii no doubt make up in
1920 The league was handled in
first class style by its president, Wal
ter Norris, whose good judgment and
executive ability IN devising the plan
OF double season caused the clubs
that were down in the rut in the first
umpire staff, Sentel, Miller. Erwin
and Pfirman. were an efficient quar-
tet OF officials. and on the whole
gave satisfaction.
ct isn't an easy matter to get
live wire president Tor league.
and would suggest that they
give president Morris a five year
contract and double HIS salary, NJ
he viii earn IT. The presidents
Job a. worse than that Of the I'M
Dire, and that's saying whole
lot.
Ham Patterson was very popular
IN Dallas and Is just the man for the
metropolis OF north Texas
Jake Atz and Paul LaGrave make
great combination, and are also
quite popular in Fort Worth.
Doak Roberts is a veteran and.
great hustler. and Il looked for a
while as II Houston would win the
pennant.
Shreveport IL Good.
Shreveport had the best club IN
the league and had not McDermott.
thirdbaseman; Leach. centerfielder.
and Swacina, firstbaseman, become
crippled. they probably would have
won the second half Billy smith, the
manager, Is a live wire and Shreve-
port was fortunate to have him as
its leader.
Beaumont has the nucleus Of
splendid bali CLUB and should be IN
the fight for the pennant next year.
San Antonio and Galveston will be
heard from next season, and I look
for the Texas league 70 have a very
prosperous year.
Also it has been q grand season
for baseball generally, but look for
1920 to be the banner year. Sincerely,
John J. McCloskey."
From Sporting News.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
VETERANL McCLOSKEY
EXPLAINS LEA WING OF
THE BEAUMONT TEAM

THE veteran. John J. McCIoskey.
l who resigned the management Of
the Beaumont, Texas league, team, be-
fore the end Of the season. feels that
some published statements made In
connection Herewith have not fairly
represented the situation that came
up and he has requested the pubIica-
ton Of the following statement;
louisville, ky, Oct. Is. 1913
Editor Of the Sporting News:
When left Beaumont and came
home, stories were published that
was sore at the Texas league officials
and other rumors TO the effect. which
had no foundation whatever. and
knowing the Sporting News has al
ways been a champion Of fair play. I
know you viii grant me this little
favor and publish this letter.
Done m Injustice.
In a recent issue OF the Sporting
News, a Galveston correspondent. Ed
Angly, did me an injustice. having
been misinformed, when he said:
Manager McCloskey was deposed by
the Beaumont club for purchasing
players who failed 10 make good, viz;
Pitchers Appleton and Bremmernoff.
thirdbaseman Bobby Byrne and 9TH
ers'
ssNosv. aS to Appleton, he came
in on so days trial. failed TO make
good, and went home. Bremmer-
hoff and Byrne were free agents.
Five players on the team were
loaned to the Beaumont club
Eentlemen's agreement - pitcher
Moseley, shOrtstop Rapp and
others.
The facts are these: I had a con-
tract with the Beaumont club where
by If I brought the team in one-two-
three in the race I was TO get a
bonus. The season was divided and
the second half opened July l. When
the first half ended on July g. Beau
mont was a good third; in fact. a
game behind Fort Worth for second
Team Crippled.
Considering the handfcaps.. players
being crippled. etc, and having very
little material with which TO open the
season. I thought I made a splendid
showing The Beaumont team had
drawn like q house afire up TO that
time. However, the directors were
not satisfied and had an idea that
they could probably win first place in
the last half If they turned over the
club TO player on the team. So I re-
signed and with the exception OF two
days in Fort Worth. I returned here
to Louisville my home.
'sImnEine my surprise when sew
eral clippings were mailed to me
from different papers throughout
EeEus sayiuE was very much
hurt and put out over leaving the
Beaumont club, and thar after all
I mad done for the Texas league
this was the treatment / received.
Also. that / was in the oil busf-
ness and many other rumOrs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

s splendid ntertainments-El Psso
Lyceum. Hear Marie Tiffany Wednes-
day. 2sth. $500 for season Central
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
GARDENER
SPRUNG BIC
SURPRISE
Was One Of Timeliest Hit
ters and Surest Fielders
Of the Games.
RED FANS LOOKED
TO HIM FOR ACTION

THERE was a youngster In latt
/ field for the Reds IN the recent
worlds series. named Louis Duncan,
who surely did himself proud He had
not been a member OF Pat Moran's
team much over two months. II that
sim he filled in with the worlds
coming worlds champions during the
short period he was with them in the
league race ike a veteran. and did
likewise while the big show was
going on
All Cincinnati and every Cincinnati
rooter banked on the youthful Dun
can. who was only Red Rookie, "a
make good in the worl1's series as he
had done in the scramble for the
National league penhanr but nle
strongest supporters and most ardent
admirers hardly had the idea that
favorite would hold up his end with
the great Joe Jackson. Of the waits
SoX. the smuggling star Of the cham
Dions OF the American league ana l-t
hope Of the Chicago hackers in rla
worlds series.
But that was just wat Duncan
did, ard a little bit more, 70 CONS
right down to cases
Used Good Judgment
In the first place. Duncan used bet
ter judgment than -snoeiess Joe -
sizing W the opposing batsmen-
Il may be that Duncan was
coached as TO where 20 @lay7 for
the so1 batsmen, but whether he
used his own Judgment OF that o.
some one else he made but two
mistakes IN the eight games and
made several hair raising catches
These. while not 80 sensational a.
some that his side partner. Eddie
Roush. perperrlted, were highly
spectacular and helped his team
win out IN the series
Jackson thought he knew the right
spots TO plant himself in Tor the Rect
batters. bur he was so frequently a,
fault that his fielding judgment q
times verged on the IVORY
II was all right and proper for Joe
? to play close in for Rath, who usually
hits short line flys 90 left Joe did
make several catches OF liners and
pop flFs of the Reds's lead of batter
But Joe also played s1qrt 1ieA
when Neale was up at BAT. and ina
was a sad mistake. Vow "Greassy'
Nsale is a famCusly long hitter 80
IN fact IS a Singer, and prompll1
taking advantage OF Jackson's play
ing In for him, WaIoped the ban
over Joe's head for q double Che
ground rules on IRELAND field limit.
early in the series, but the uci
counted largely In the Esds winning
that particular game
Held Reds Cheapiy.
Jackson always backed up 81
more whenever Neale came 70 bal
thereafter. but stil the 'SoX's veteran
left fielder seemed TO belittla IN hid
own mind the Reds's batting strength
continuously throughout the series
and apparently became obssssed with
the idea that il was his game 20 play
a short field IL made little diff
ference TO him who happened 10 =
az bat
ice did not appear 20 take Into con
sideratiou the force OF the winds t1ai
prevailed At times there was
strong wind blowing. but that factor
did not seem 20 enter into the Sol
leftfieldsr's calculations at all IA
very seldom played a deep field, and
thereby lost many possible chances e
Continued on Next Pasel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

BhU ~ y Has DO0D AE-A4A-
According 70 Providence advicez,
Brown is building a whale OF a foot
ball team for 1920. and as a means to
this end has scheduled practice games
this year with yale, Harvard, Col
gate, Syracuse aud Dartmouth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

which scored Piplzin IN the
eighth showed that he was SIN
IN the game while Il was his only
Try against pitching in the series
he did not lose the opportunity
Of making a hit.
Plays At Columbus.
The Stengel team is scheduled 10
play this afternoon in Columbus and
tomorrow opens a series at Fart Ba-
yard Many local fans are inclined 70
think that despite the one sided as
pect OF the series the eastern team Is
capable Of playing good baseball but
AaFe been handicapped from the time
they started from Kansas City. AT
me last moment several PLAYERS
backed out on the trip and in order 10
Keep up with the schedule Casey
found II necessary to bring his team
INTO FL Paso in q chair car IL being
impossible to get sleeping car accom-
Pc n oaations- The team viii meet some
players should lose no time in getting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
PHOENIX RACES
ATTRACT MANY
Famous Drivers Will Enter
Machines in Fast Events
During Fair Week.

EAuellA, ArlL-a OEL- le.-GQlle OF Lle
brightest stars OF racing motordom
viii be in Phoenix for the last day Of
the state fair November S. officially
designated as automobile day.
Some Chevrolet Cars
Louis Chevrolet IS sending three
Frontenac machines for the $4,000 hun
bred mile race, they to be driven by
Boyer. Goodso and sarles, as we'll as
a Hudson. 10 be piloted by Nicholson.
Three Pugeots. entered by Arthur H.
Klein. are 10 come here II they sur
vive the California races Eddie
Hearne, possibly with Cliff Durant as
let special; Omar Taft is TO be along
with his own machine and Waldo Stein
has shipped his Oldfield special This
hundred mile Is the main event and
Is expected to develop as fast time as
ever made on a circular trotting track.
short Race Also.
Next IN Importance is TO be the IS
mile, race open 10 drivers Of Texas.
New Mexico and Arizona This card
is expected to be filled mainly by cars
that have participated IN the FL Paso-
Phoenix road race The money Is IN
three parts. $500, $500 and $500. There
also VIII be a freak auto race. de-
signed to furnish a maximum degree
OF amusement to the grand stand
In charge OF the days program IS
George Purdy Billiard Charles Nc
Arthus. Billy Ferguson and Cal Ness
ner will be judges. Leon Jacobs start
er. and Tom K Dunbar timer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

Peso team surprised the Eaus as
every man who composed the team
got one OF more hits during the
games. The fact that Bert Graham led
all participants in the series in pol
Ing out hits undoubtedly helped 1he
e. PasO team a great deal His field
ing was also good but not better than
IL would have been IL Gomez had held
that position during the series but
the 4S05 first sacker would not have
contributed so many timely wallops
to the success sof the club in every
game
set Record For Hits.
The FL Paso team made 10 hits in
the first sunday game and did not
fall behind that marx for the three
games In the second pastime they
slammed out that number and Mon
Cay is were sent to different parts Of
the field counting for anything from
a single TO a three Dagger.
The STENCIL team cot seven
hits IN the first game sunday. II
IN the second and Il in the Non
day scrap. They showed consls-
tent Improvement in hitting and
had there been another game
Tuesday afternoon they would
have probably gotten 16 with the
locals nlcl<inE around 20 and call
Ing II good days work.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

tioa there has been observable a mor'
determined attempt OF late to brinl
out the girls for the competitive
events, Miss Ceres Baker, OF orange
N J.. recently played most ably in The
New Jersey state championship
showing excellent skill. although sh,
is only IS years OF age
Among the other girls OF the
metropolitan district whose lawn
tennis Is worthy Of mention are
Miss Helen Rice, twice winner OF
the metrO9Oiisnn titlei Miss Kuth-
crime Gardner, Of Long Island, the
present national girls champions
the Misses barbara. Adelaide and
Helen Hooker Miss kntherin
Porter, winner OF the girls M
tionnl championship title n year
aEoi the Misses Martha and Alice
Bayard, of short Hills, who scored
in the metropolitan Doubtless and
Miss Dorothy Walker.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28

Batting was naturally the out
standing feature OF the series and IL
was IN this department that the 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
TENpLER BRATs THoRPE.

Detroit. Mich. Oct 2s.-Lew Tend
Ter. Philadelphia lightweight was
given a shade over Harvey Thorpe.
Kansas City. in every round OF their
ten round fight by the majority Of
newspaper opinion Monday night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
NAVAL ACADEMY
TEAM IS STR0NG
Middies Are Anxious to
Meet Big Elevens Of
the East Soon.

Annapolis, Nd, Oct. 8.-Confidence
Is felt at Annapolis that the Naval
academy viii be strongly represented
On the football field before the end Of
the season. and that next year viii
see IL assume a rank among the best
OF the football institutions. AS to
this years team. reliance is placed on
the powerful and experienced men in
the line, a big string OF fairly goo1
backs, many OF whom have shown de-
cided Improvement since the season
began. and Dobie's great ability as a
coach who can teach his charges a
lot OF football in a short time.
Take Higher Position
The belief that Naval academy, be-
ginning next season. is due 10 take a
higher position in the football arena
is based not only on the assurance Of
abundant material OF the finest cali
Der and a liberal policy OF the author
tiles toward this and other sports. but
upon arrangements which are being
completed for the team TO meet regu-
larry teams OF a higher standing than
in recent years. This seems 70 be as
sured by negotiations which are near
y completed
Lose Many Players.
The losses OF players by graduation
VIII DC small lne o--y men 70 com
plete the course being Graves. left
end. and Clark. a back Therefore
next season viii be begun with a biz
squad OF experienced men. and. in adj
dition, whatever the new big class
will offer The normal number o.
midshipmen is 10 be 24oO, and. with
such a source Of material. made up q
youths who have passed a severe
physical test. the Naval academy
should certainly have the basis OF one
Of the strongest teams IN the country
Il handled wisely.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13
Luke McLuke Saws

There are whole lot of men in
this world who believe that it is
more foolish to give than to re-
ceive.
If a route were as short as it
looks on a railroad may be you
could walk from New York to Chi
cago in two hours.
Another thing we would like to
know is what has become of the d.
t. man who used to peddle light
ming rodsS
1t is mean thing to say. But 1t
is fact that wives seldom get
nervous prostration from trying to
make their husbands happy.
Before wise wife starts a quar-
rel with her husband she looks at
the calendar ana makes sure that
it isn't the morning of his pay day.
Men like to laugh at woman's
love of f1attery. But most men
like to be jollied and they are will
ing to pay for it, too.
Why is it that little man usual
ly writes a great big. important
looking hand?
1t is only the men who haven't
any who imagine that money will
do ANYTHING.
And what has become of the O. {.
suspicious tad who thought every
strangers was trying to work some
'shenanigan' on him?
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

The Goldfish lays a million eggs
while the helpful hen lays one; but
the Goldfish does not cackle to in
form us what she's done; and so we
scorn the Goldfish coy. but the help
full hen we prize; which indicates
to thoughtful minds, it pays to ad-
vertise.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

From several sections of the state
reports have come that fake in
surance agents are defrauding the
farmers The takers pretend to in.
sure crops against practically every
thing, and as they offer cheap poll
cies many farmers fall for the fraud
They require the farmers to sign
agreements" which turn out to be
promissory notes which the sharpers
dispose of to a third person when
they become collectable.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

When the average person reads a
magazine he reads the stories; when
he gets a daily paper he reads the
headlines. When he gets county
paper he slouches down into a com
fort able position and reads every
line from start to finish, After he
reads it through he goes back over
il to make sure that he hasn't
missed anything.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13
For Exchange

A seven passenger White Steam
er car. in first class condition, in
Guiding almost bran new tires, new
boiler and rebuilt engine. aluminium
body. beautiful leather upholstry;
with cold water will build its steam
10 two and one.half to three min
utes ready to 90. This is luxury
car for family or private use, or
would make a splend livery car, or
easily converted into a truck the
best to be had on account of its
steam power qualities. and so easi-
ly to operate. Will sell this car at
a big bargain and take in Ford
car in deal. Call on or address w
H Clawson. Clarence, Mo
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

More than 3l4,000 motor trac-
tors for farm use will be manufac.
tured in the United States this
year, according to the estimate of
the department of agriculture Nine
ty thousand of these tractors. repre-
senting about one hundred million
dollars. will be sent abroad and will
be used to increase the crop pro-
duction of nearly every country in
the world.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

When country people and town
people work cordially together to
build up all parts of the country
everybody will be benefited What
ever Injuries your town lowers the
value of your farm. Whatever in
jures the farmer limits the town.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

Soldiers who fought in the war
with Spain lost in weight on an
average of twenty-five pounds each;
the average American soldier at the
end of the fighting in 1918 weighed
twelve pounds more than when he
went into the army Contrasting
the work of the quartermaster and
the medical and the sanitary de-
partments in the two wars isn't 'ex-
actly comforting to the present-day
critics.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

In the series of games between
the state clubs at the IChillicothe
Business College this spring, the Ar
kansas students won the baseball
championship. the third time in the
past six years.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

Those who are on the lookout
for calamity to worry about might
note the statement of an eastern
scientist that in 100000 years the
earth will fall into the sun. What
is to become of us then?
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

The farmer has to be in lively
step from dawn to dark to keep
even with the usual insect pests,
Then what will he do this year
when the seventeen year locusts are
added to all the others?
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

When it comes to the question of
signing the peace treaty it is aston
ishing to note how many of the
German statesmen have just lost
their fountain pens
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

A young aviator and his sweet.
heart were married in an airplaue
in Texas thousands of feet up, They
are not the first couple who have
had to come down to earth after
marriage.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

Of course it is fine thing to be
q highbrow. But if you couldn't be
one and didn't want to be low
brow, would you rather be a low
highbrow or a high lowbrow?
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

Property listed with Woodson &
Drescher, real estate agents, get
prompt attention and quick results.
See them if you have anything to
sell or trade or if you want to buy.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13

Men do not put new wine into
old bottles, the ministers tell us but
they sometimes put new inner
tubes into old castings with just
about as good results.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-13
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