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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
JOE BENJAMIN MAKES
A HIT AS CONTENDER
FOR CROWN OF CHAMP

the fellows with arms and less
missing, who can't get out -o-t
OF them are In beds OF wheel
chairs and their beds and wheel
more prominent boxers agreed TO
give sheir services, for such IN
eLn1n1llon. nurllllE UrteEus
Jimmy uu1rv. WINE JACKSON
then In san Francisco. Battling
kruvoaizy, Frankie Huynie, whom
many figure the coming FTeiter-
weight champions Frankie FAR
rem. johnny Mccarthy FRANKIE
Burns. Fat LaFue. the trrepres-
sihle Willie Meehans and many
Others. All gave their consent
After the remainder OF the Held
had been canvassed the volunteer
promoter came 60 Joe BENJAMIN And
lt must be confessed that ne ap-
proac hed Joe in some doubt as 70 the
outcome. FOR he had been told that
Ioe's manager was loath TO have the
boy appear On charitable exhibitions
When approached and asked 10
appear. Joe raplled- wen, my man
aEer always handles those matters.
But what is &c forl"
The answer came: why. l. IS 90
be an exhibition bout, for the sol
diers al the Lertermal- You viii
have big gloves, but we don't want
you II you win not put on genuine
bout with no pulling Of punches
I know, replied Joe, but what Is
&c for2 What IS it al about
@Well,7 was the reply, aft Is
TO be for the wounded fellows at
the Lettermnu hospital You
know, the fellows with arms and
legs missing who can't get ouf-
Most OF them are in beds or wheel
chairs are pushed out On the
porch, 80 thar they can see the
enfertaiumeur.n
Joe grasped the other By the Shout
ders and replied. Listen. buddy.
Eou never mind my manager. was
too young 20 get IN on the big thing
myself and those fellows went over
there and did what ] wasn't able 20
Do Then, with catch in his voice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
Columbia Coach
Resigns His Job

Fred T. Dawson. coach OF the Co
Iumbia football team and head coacn
OF all Blue and White sports. an
nounced his resignation. which was
forced by III health. Dawson viii
leave for the west this evening for
an indefinite period. with - hope OF
regaluing his health. DaWson's leav-
ing necessitates Columbia securing a
basketball coach, as he was engaged
for that sport as ven as football and
baseball
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

There's nothing too good for those
fellows Nothing good enough. You
day and III be rickied 20 death 70 60.
III take the whole crowd on for those
fellows and give them the best 7
have as long as can stand
That d the type OF lad Joe Benil-
min is Any lad with his splendid
spirit is worthy the support Of eT-
cry true American And his condue@
and spirit are the more worthy OF
commentator IN that they are in
such marked contrast 70 the example
set BY some OF our highest priced
uuEilstrc LIGHTS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

in Milwaukee he made a very poor
showing, but we have il from Scorty
MOntieth- his manager, that Mel was
truly q sick boy that night and IN
able TO show 20 advantage The fact
that he went ahead and stayed the
limited number Of rounds after get
ing badly hurt in the first session
proves that he is no pink tea
boxer now. Mel says the setbacks
he has met have only increased his
determination TO battle his way to a
place in the spotlight The spirit IS
certainly commendable-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

ogden, Utah. Dec, 11--Jack Har-
bertson. Of Ogden, claimant OF the
light heavyW weight wrestling cham
pionship. defeated Tiger" Joe Cramer
minutes wednesday night Harbert-
son accepted the challenges OF Jim
Londos and Ad sauteI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 11--Charles
Cutler Of Chicago was thrown twice
here " ednesday evening in a three
fan wrestling match by Ad Santel
santel winning the first and third
fails Santel weighed in at 1S5 pounds
and Cutler at go.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
cREENLEaE AeaIN WINs-

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. lie. r.
Greenleaf, the young Wilmington.
Del, player, Wednesday night won
his sixth straight game in the Ma
Uonal American Pocket Billiard tour
nament, defeating James Nature,
Denver 125 10 S. Greenleaf has not
lost 8 enc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

College football has developed a
number OF wonderful kickers in the
past, but you have % doff your kelly
20 Red" Weaver OF the Centre col
leEe team, the player who set up e
new worlds record this season by
kicking 45 straight goals after
rouchdoWus-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
HERALD SPORTS lead ALL

All OF the OF boxing Er=EfllnE football
boEFlin, tennis and other uthiettS eFena
service all big games and naatehea heqnelts
IN columns The Herald ruli leased
aportuE events EFen special after
tion By Sports Iufo-tnatou Bureau Telephone @uz'-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

magnates held in New York on No
yember 80. 1870, a rule was put IN
force giving a batter the privilege OF
calling for q high or a low ball This
rule remained in force only a short
time.
What baseball team was the first
20 wear a 1niform2
The answer viii be given tomorrw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

had been found. a tripper having
picked it I'D on the shore Although
despised by the thief. and thrown up
By the sea. the medal reached home
without even scratch Presented TO
the club I'm 1S60..lt has now been com
peted for for the s. time.
Harry Sparrow, business manager
OF the American New York league
baseball club has announced that the
team viii return TO Jacksonville. Fla.
for training next spring. The plan
TO 90 70 California has been aban-
doned- The san Francisco club OF the
Coast league recently invited the
Yankees TO train with them al
Fresno. Calf. but when a fun sized
guarantee was asked for. san Fran
cisco lost interest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

II IS predicted that minor league
baseball IS coming back strong next
year with the little circuits dotting
the baseball map from coast TO coast
and from the lakes 10 the gulf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

e'Tad" DorEun Ested sport page curtoOnisf
Hvrters .anienn hasehnII experts
and dopeHteraf T. Andrews, boxing critics
ou1et Of the reatest golfers
JACK teloek and GRAVY baseball boxing
leading contributors The sports Department.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

Al Reich, the New York heavy
weight stopped Al Roberts also Of
New York. in the second.
jos Benjamin, Of san Francisco,
featherweight, scored a technical
knockout over Tommy Tuchy, Of
Paterson in the fifth round, the
referee Stopping the contest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

MEDAL WORTH WINNING.
An unusual incident Is attached to
the Kay Robertson golf medal be-
longing 20 the King james VI club.
Ireland, Perth. which was recently
won by william Cav with a score OF
70. A few years ago the medal was
stolen. along with other articles from
the house OF one OF the clubs Off
cas- The thief was traced and con-
Ficted When IN prison he was seen
oy a lawyer, who proved TO be the
very official whose house had been
broken into The prisoner remarked
that there was a golf medal amonE
the things be had taken. but as he
had no use FOR Il. he threw Il into
the sea al Portobello. He was obiig-
ing enough TO make a sketch OF that
part Of the beach where he CONSIGNED
the trophy TO its watery grave. En-
forts to find the medal failed. but
seven weeks later an advertisement
appeared to the effect that the medal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
CHAMP LEONARD
DEFENDS TITLE
Knocks Out Mel Coogan in
Second; Joe Benjamin
Also Wins Bout.

Jersey City, n. j. Dec. benny
Leonard, worlds lightweight boxing
champion, knocked out Mel Coogan.
OF Brooklyn, IN the second round Of
an eight round match at the Fourth
Regiment armory Wednesday night.
Leonard weighed 1877 and his oppo-
nent 13L
After a round OF open sparring, the
champion scored two knocldowns in
the second session with rights to the
Jaw, COogan taking a count OF eight
each time. On the third knockdown
ha WIS ont.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
.SPORTOGRAPHY 81 =cza97:

MAY not ask whether or not the
W members OF the league OF ma
tons are going TO kick" against the
decision OF the umpires2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11
GUNNERSNALL0P
SIGNAL CORPS
HBATTLE
In Final Appearance Sind
Artillery Eleven Is Vic
tor in Game.
SIGNAL LINE Is
STRONG AND FAST

E
/ season. yesterday afternoon at
Fort Bliss, the SIND field artillery
men registered a 20 to o victory over
the signal corps. The victory gives
the artiIerymen a half game lead
over the Quarrerruasre CORDS Tor
third place and leaves Enem the same
distance behind the Motor Transport
corps. occupying the runner ID po-
Made Good showing.
The remainder Of the allies team
( failed 70 turn out for yesterday s
. game. so signal corps players ven
il alone And. everything con idareus
they made a very cre1ttable sEoWlnE
against The strong ArtlllerT eleven
Although 10 was the first time the
signal corps has been together rs
team work was fairly good. much
better than would be expected under
the cIrcIuls-ancez-
The line work % the signal corps
players was big surprise They
held splenEidiy against the heavy
Artillerymen, the latter being able
TO make but few gains on mass PLAYS
and these Few tor only snort dis
tances-
signal corps. Eddy Of baseball
fame and Nelson. showed partic-
ularly well, pilinE up every play
aimed n their positions Hoop.s
IN the signal corps hlcz1ielc-
also showed 4 brilliant game.
getting away for number O
long rms once tnkinE the bali
TO the Artillery five yard Line
JeEier, Tice. Bergman and Byrd al
played a strong game for the win
ners- Bergman made one ruu OF 81
yards for a touchdown and another
for 81. also for touchdown he
made both runs on a trick play 60
{ ing past tackle, eVadinE the secou-
i dairy defense and bowling over CLARK
at safety quarter, on both occasions.
JeEler also made several long runs
Bergman scored two rouchdoWu7
and Tice ard JeEier one each. while
Jegier kicked two goals On the
other two touchdowrs he did not
Z get a chance. as the kick ont failed.
The lineups.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11

The confusion was followed By
that one Of the outer congregation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Mail Tunnel Project
Endorsed by Experts

New lork's unemployment problem
lily taxed uptown streets may be re.
licved simultaneously through the i'm.
mediate construction of mail tunnel
connecting the Pennsylvania and Crane
Contra! stations.
The project, as proposed in a bill in
troduced by Representative Daniel G
Oliver, was given the support of city
officials, business men and employmon nj
experts yesterday.
Dr. George w. Kirchwey, state di-
rector of the United States Employment
Service, gave his unqualified approval
to any proposal to push all proposed
public works in order to provide en-
ploymcnt.
ing their duty Of rcemploving the mer
them are finding places for other re
turning fighters" he said. "But it will
be months before production can b.
resumed Oh n peace time basis
w. e. Wychcndon, superintendent OF
employment for the Western Electric
Company, said the general proposition
of carrying on public works in order to
give work to idle men at present met
with his unqualified approval.
~ would hnvc to know more about
the problems involved in this tunnel
and whether it would be practical" h.
said
Experts from The Merchants Aaso.
citation called attention To the fact that
street congestion would DO selisvsd
materially by such = tunnel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Cen. Persh,ing Defends
Conditions at Brest
Camp as "Fau0rabIe'

WASHINGTON, Feb Health
conditions at Brest, France, general
camp conditions and the method of
handling troops through that camp
have received high praise from all
who have inspected it since the first
formative day." General Pershing re-
ported to-day to the War Department.
The message said General Pershing
himself, General Harbord, his chief of
staff, the chief surgeon and the in
spector general of the A. L. Z. had all
personally inspected the camp during
the last month.
Conditions at the camp have been
described as terrible in published re-
ports and by witnesses before Con-
gressional committees.
Tables of hospital rates were in
Guided in General Pershing's report.
The daily admission rate thousand
men for troops in Brest and vicinity
for the first nineteen days of February
was las. The similar figure for No
vember was 2.11; for December ~.
and for January 1863.
"The sick rate is unusually low
General Pershing said, ANA is a direct
measure of the sanitary situation All
that place. Cores ponding rates for
the whole American eXpcditionary
forces, not counting men wounded in
action, are as follows: For November
~; for December, PA; for January
The daily average death rate per
100000 men for troops at Brest and
vicinity is shown as follows: Novem-
Der, 5.15. December, 2.O8; January
3.15; February to date 1853.
more than $4,000 men entered
France via Brest," The cable states
and over 1861 900 left Brcst. Total
deaths among all these transients and
among the permanent garrisons from
November II, 1917, to February 7. 1919
were 1,31l. Deaths on incoming boats
or by the time patients reached hos
pitals at Brest, 2,191; of these 1917
burlals occurred in September, October
and November last, when influenza and
pneumonia cases were arriving on
transports from the United States and
were IN no way due to any health con-
dltlons existing at Brest"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Soldiers i'm Russia
In Good Condition.
Col. Stewart Cables

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Coionel
George f. Stewart, commanding the
American troops in Northern Russia,
cabled the War Department to-day
that "alarmist reports of the condition
of troops in Northern Russia" were
not warranted by the facts.
The health of the entire command is
excellent. Colonel Stewards report
said; the sick and wounded are we'll
cared for and "the Allied command is
capable Of taking care of itself against
the whole Bolshevik army"
The American officers were said to
resort exaggerated published reports
as slur upon their regiment.
The department made public Colonel
Stewards report, as follows:
"The alarmist reports of condition
of troops III North Russia as published
in press ord of December are not war
ranted by facts. Troops have been
we'll taken care of IN every way, and
my officers resent these highly exag-
gerated reports, feeling that slur is
cast on the regiment and its wonder
full record
Health Of command is excellent,
sick and wounded are we'll taken care
Of and the Allied command is capabl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
'SClass Baublc'' Proves
TO BE $1,000 Diamond
Woman Taken to Court After
Trying to Pawn Gem
She Found

Because she believed q diamond
brooch, valued at 1000, was virtu-
ally worthless baublc and made 40
effort to locate its owner when she
found it, Mrs. Mary l.. Powers, forty
five, a widow, of 145 East 1G6th Street,
vas arraigned yesterday before Magis-
trate McQuadc, in Harlem court. on q
short affidavit charging suspicion of
grand larceny. She was discharged,
however, on the recommendation of the
police.
Mrs. Powers shook the pin from rug
she was cleaning several days ago for
Mrs. Sarah Weiss, o tailor at 70 West
l13th Street. She believed it cheap
pin and took it home, stuck it in the
pincushion and forgot It. Yesterday
morning She was without funds, she
SAID, and tried to pawn the pin at 2377
Third Avenue 20 she could buy food
A detective was in the shop and took
Mrs. Powers TO the station house.
nero the pin, which was set in plati.
nun and contained three large and
seventy small diamonds, was
round TO be the property Of Mrs. Leon
Upton, Of 307 West Seventy inth
Street, who had missed The pin after
Il visit TO the tailor shop. Mr.. Upton
gaid he believed Mrs. Powers and pa id
her a reward for finding The pin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Baker Publishes
Clemency Appeal in
Answer TO AnseI
President Was A 5 k e d by
War Department to Com
mute Death Sentence of
4 Men Convicted i'm France

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2o.-ln answer
10 statements in a letter from Briga-
Ger General S. 7. Ansell. of the Judge
advocate generals corps. read to the
House yesterday by Representative
burnett, of Alabama, the War Depart
msnt made public to-day the text of
letter addressed by Secretary Baker
TO the President on May /. 1918, urging
that the sentences Of death imposed on
tour enlisted men Of the American
army in France be committed to brief
confinement. General Anscll wro = that
lie had found it necessary to place
recommendation for clemency N the
hands o. a member of Congress in
order that they might reach the Presi-
dent.
The letter shows that the death sem
fences imposed upon Privates Jeff Cook
and Forest D. Sebastian. both of Com
pany q, 10th Infantry, for sleeping on
post, and upon Privates Stanley G..
tlshback and Dion Ledoyen, convicted
OF having refused to obey orders to
drill were approved by the divisional
commander, General Pershing, General
March and the Judge Advocate Gen
elal.
Mr.. Baker wrote to the President
that he disagreed with the military
NVHNiUsiOuS ana recommended that the
two men convicted of sleeping on post
be pardoned and that the sentences of
the other two be committed to three
years confinement. The President
took this action.
The letter disclosed that Ledoyen
and Fishback belonged to a company
commanded by Captain D. A. Henckes.
regular army officer who was .e
turned from France by order of Gen
eral Pershing, and who now is serving
prison sentence of twenty-five years
on conviction of disloyalty and lack of
discipline.
Il confess Mr.. Baker wrote, 81 do
not see how any soldiers IN his COM
pany could have been expected to learn
the proper attitude toward the military
service from such a commander"
AS to the men convicted of sleeping
on post in the trenches, while the Sec
rotary did not say that the reviewing
authorities would be willing to sacri
flee the lives of these soldiers CIV .
though innocent, he expressed the
opinion that standing on its individual
merits alone, neither of the cas- S
would have been approved. The re-
viewing officers, the Secretary said,
were Ito some extent influenced by the
value to the discipline of the army of
the examples which their execution
would Afford
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Jersey Troops
Enter Berlin
'ToCuard Food


had started eleven months before at
Admission, Ala For six weeks the men
played the game with the Boches in
Alsacc according to the rules which
had prevailed there for months and
which allowed time out" for meals
and similar quiet sector courtcsies.
But about the middle of September
the situation changed The 18th and
the other New Jersey regiments were
flung into the tremendous American
offensive in the Argonne. The details
of the fighting the jersey men saw
there have not come back. Replace
mcnts were heavy, however. Men of
the National Army, many of them from
distant states, were sent in to fill up
the gaps in the 18th.
Most of It's Officers Transferred
Scarcely an officer who had been
with the regiment while it was state
organization had sailed with it for
France, most OF them having been as
signed to other units. One Of the few
who was left, Captain Arthur D. Marsh
was killed in the Argonne fighting.
Dying, he won the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross.
Major William H. Garfield, former
commander of the Sd Battalion of the
1l3th, who now Is in Newark. said last
II iS'lN NlletC d lttAtI ne 1dV received
three weeks ago showed that the regi-
ment then was al Bourbonne- les
Pains. Major Garfield ad been sent
TO Paris OH detached service in Sep
tcmber. however. and was not CONVEX
SAINT with the la.er field history Of his
regiment. It had been decorated by d
French commander, ne said. However
The list New Jersey, which is the
nucleus of the list Battalion OF the
18th, was organized in 1871 from the
I'd Rife Corps and in 1890 was con-
solidated with the 18th Regiment Of
New Jersey. During the Spanish War
1t entered Federal service as BODY
but never got beyond a Virginia camp.
In 1902 it was called out to quell
anarchist disturbances in Paterson and
July 3, 1916, il was sent to the Mex
lean border
The regiment returned from the
border September A, 1916. when it WAS
thought it would be needed in case 4
railroad strike developed. Its next
service. however, was on the eve Of
war with Germany. 1t was March 26,
1917, that the regiment was fcdcralizeI
again. From that time until it started
for Camp Mcclellan it put in most Of
its time guarding New Jersey railroads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Eight Transports Due
To-day and TO-niorr01u

'S'HE Henderson. from Bordeaux
a February 3. with 1.272 men, is
expected TO dock at Pier 2. Hobo
ken. Her troops include II Bor-
deauX convalescent detachments.
consisting of 81 officers and l,126
men; medical detachment and /
casual company of sick and wounded
men.
The Wilhclmina, from Bordeaux
February i. with LII men. includ-
ing II Bordeaux convalesccnt de-
tachmcnts, SO officers and 1873 men;
Evacuation Ambulance Company so,
New York: Company NJ. 345th In
fantry tNew York; detachment of
Casual Company "a (Pennsylvania).
The Pueblo, from Brest February
8, with 1926 men, including Com
pany |, 16lst Infantry; Companies
L and NJ, Detachment Company d
and medical detachment, 162d In
fantry, and two casual companies.
The u. S. S. Kansas, from Brest
February 5, with 1890 men. This
includes the 116th Engineers com
pletc and the 146th Ammunition
Train. viii dock at Pier 3, Hobo
ken.
The Orizaba. from Bordeaux Feb
ruary -, with 1881 men, including
headquarters and supply companies,
ordnance and medical detachments,
Batteries A, B, c, d, + and f. 334th
Field Artillery, 81 officers and 1910
enlisted men; Headquarters 162d
Field Artillery, Quartermaster Cas-
ual Company (Ncw York;, II cas-
ual companies.
Tho G. S. S. Montana, from Brest
February 9. with 1,40l men, includ-
ing 14Sth Machine Gun Battalion, 80
officers and 1913 men; Companies e,
+ and G.. 10th Ammunition Train,
9 officers and 323 men; 302d Trench
Mortar Battery, 6 officers and 14S
men; Casual Companies 225 and
1901, 20 casual officers and gen.
eral prisoners.
The st. Louis (war), which sailed
from Brest February 8 with 1888
mon, is due to dock at Pier 2, Hobo
ken, with Companies L, + and G.,
161st Infantry, 2 casual companies
and 20 casual officers.
TIL West Eagle, from Bordeaux
January 81, with Is men, including
detachment of Casual Company &c,
Iowa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

of taking care of Itself against the
whole Bolshevik army.
"" @ are closed in by ice until snrino
80 mail should not be expected from
members of this command excent at
long and irregular intervals until navi-
gauon opens. Numerous cables are
beng received regarding health and
whereabouts of individual soldiers of
me command, causing congestion of
our limited cable communication and
interfering with official business.
Request this be given to the press
and especially to Detroit and Chjcapo
ety." ala
ARCHANGEL, Feb. Is (Bv The As
sociated Press Thirty officers ana
men of the American forces in Nortb tn
Grn Russia were to-day given French
War crosses for gallant service under
french command on the Vologda rail
way front during the brisk Offensive
against thc Bolsheviki in September
October and November. Thev were
given their medals by the French COM
mander in the presence Of Commandor
IN Chlet Major General Edmond IRON
side and Colonel Stewart, commandinp
the Americans i'll Northern Russia.
Inc ceremony took place in the pres
ence OF INC comrades Of the men who
were honored, all being clad in Arctic
costume. the thermometer was below
zero while The decorations were I nro
scented.
One of the men honorcd was Ser
geant Jacob Kuntrowitz, of $50 East
Seventeenth Street, New York civ
On October II he conducted his men
through an almost impossible swami
which wa' under violent fire, and as.
sisted IN capturing enemy positions.