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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-06

That spirit which suiiices quiet
hearts. which seems tn come forth 10
such from every DRY knoll Of scre
grass, fr'sn every pine stump. ind
halfimbsdded stone uu which the duh
March sun shines, comes forth TO the
poor and hungry. and To such as are
Of simple tast.-EmeTsOn.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-06
5k''|aai7
ZI33SIHlE{zGz2
Domestic Cat Distinct Species.

The Egyptian cat seemed Ia have a
ancestor Of the domestic cat. both on
account of its tapering tail and size.
in which II bears great similarity to
the domestic cat. But pecullarlties
which were discovered in its dentition
were sufficient TO remove its claim. So
II seems hest to consider the domes-
tic cat distinct species.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-11-06
OLD ABNER
BY AGNES @. sRooAN



old Amer was very tired. The
morning hours passed slowly. VIII
ms new ache IN his back, he was I'M
Hp'e U" weed the garden and Bets,
te't "sgrieNeu' Betsy was his eidsl
sons wire and when her husband hat
de'lded 10 make the farm their home
AFTER MS mothers DEATH Old Abnci
had stayed on with them. But some
way or "'her the real home vanished
WIN hetSS coming.
A"ner 'ou'uh UNDERSTAND w. betsy
DISC i's were rs nahy as ms wife
M" "eet' anu ,he Dig mouse was KEEP
iiiiilacul"'e. let Aoher preierreu 10
SIT "u's'de now on 'he uoor stone hs
aunNerins whistle grew more piaintlNt
as ne "hI''leu aosehuy NJ SUCK.
'"ieh'iy hetsy 'hrew open the front
door'
LAM she exclaimed TOOK NJ
Those shavings. rick EN- up, father.
Abner glanced dihdentIy IN MS
Young grandsons direction.
lehhe FANNIE would u" u Tor me.
ne Neh'ureu.
hannle wiz PICK up mis- own shnv'
lhgs Wheh ne makes en-, Betsy re-
A. .hner hon, nainfuIlv TO his ,ast
n, r6.alI,J a ,i,,., Il, III CO., .hu,
hood. when he had spoken in what his
mother considered 4. dlsr,spectfrI
manner to his grandfather. Abner
remembered also the shamed humility
Of his punishment.
"Timcs has changed" he murmured.
Betsy presented pan of green peas
to the old man.
"lou can pod these as easy rs whit.
tllns." she said. So grandfather Alb.
ncr began on the peas, and As he
awkwardly podded he mentally con.
trasted the attitude Of his younger
son in the city, and Of the friends
whom he brought out to the farm,
win the actions OF the elder son ana
his wife. There seemed little prefer
ence between the two.
John. happy and thoughtless, had
succeeded remarkably In the PROBES
sion Tor which his parents had sacrl-
nclngiy prepared him. Old Abner
Wihced. remembering me ood-hatnreh
nut lr'i'a'ins JOKES OF 'ohh irlenuS'
iines mas ehahgeu' o'u aph''
inurinureu was very 'reu' in'h
'' 'o" s" .
'o"u' M '',' VI P"''
-
The commonwealth., 1919-11-25
J(jGO -SLAVS ARE READY
To FIGHT ITALIANS
report From Belgrade
States The Slavs Have
Lost Patience
ADRIATIC SQUABBLE.

Geneva, Nov. 25-Telegr'a1ns
received by the Serbian Bureau
at Ba1ne from Belgrade, seara
and Spalto conveys the impress
sion that only prompt interfe1
ence bs- the allies can yresent
war over thee Adriatic situation
as the >jugo Slays are said to haey
lost patience and to be ready to
fight the Italians.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
FALL Of G00GAN
IS 4 SURPRISE
Showing Of Fast New
Yorker Is Disappoint-
ment to Fans.

CooEan's spoor showing against
lightweight champion Benny Leonard
during their bout at Jersey City the
other night was 10 be expected after
the equally poor fight the former
boxer put up when facing Mitchell at
lIIwaukee recently
The defeat OF Coogan. who. with
his MANAGER, "Scotty lIonteith," has
been suspended by the Wisconsin
boxing commission for a period OF
eight months because he failed TO
post a forfeit IN time and postponed
the Milwaukee bout in order 10 box
elsewhere first was a surprise, as
Mitchell was never regarded as a
dangerous man. According 10 reports
from Milwaukee, Mitchell tore into
his opponent as soon as the opening
gong sounded. and his rushing tactics
completely baf1led the BrOOklynite
Mitchell landed several clean blows
before COogan realized that the fight
was on. These Wallops sent CooEan
20 the floor three times during the
first round After regaining his feet
after the second fan Coogan tOppled
to the canvas without being hit The
referee refused 70 stop the bout, and
CoOgan gamely lasted the 10 rounds
After his auspicious start Mitchell
slowed up considerably in the remain
ing rounds, and was not capable OF
flooring his opponent again As
result OF his actions in the first
round Mitehelrs services viii be in
popular faTor and demand for a little
while
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
SOUTHERNDEPT. CHAMP
TOMMY CARTER VISITS
FRIENDS IN Ell PASO

TOMMY CARTER is back in town.
l The cleancut little youngster who
held the southern department light
weight title during his term OF serv-
ice In the army and is the most popu-
lar fistlc product Of this city. is visit
friends in Fl Paso and viii spend the
holidays here. He plans to return 10
his home in Miami. ARK, immediate
Z after the holidays, the purpose Of
his trip being TO spend the holidays
here where he served many months
while serving in the border patrol as
a member OF the Seventh field signal
battalion stationed AZ Fort Bliss
Has Won Many Bouts.
Tommy has participated in but few
bouts since he left FL Paso and in all
he made a big impression on the fans
who witnessed his cleancut work in
the ring.
One Of his contests was IN Los
Angeles in the four round game
and while unfamiliar with the
tactics OF those rapid mixers who
know what TO do every second Of
the time he made good aud could
have had other houts n be de-
sired them. He has not a mark TO
show for his experience in the
ring and f. seriously considering
the udFisnhillty Of leaving IL al
together n he has a good steady
position IN Miami and lots Of
friends who are interested in his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
SEVENTH CAVALRY IS
FINDING IT HARD TO
ARRANGE 4 BIG GAME


I MESS the 18th infantry team
y champions OF the Arizona district
and conqueror OF the Fourth field ar
tillery viii accept the challenge OF
the Seventh cavalry gridiron eleven
the Tompkins Terriers viii claim the
southern department title by default.
Eleven members OF the Terrier
team headed by Capt Caller. star
center and athletic officer OF tho
Seventh regiment arc finding IL very
difficult 20 arrange meeting with
either the 18th team or the Fourth
artillery for the championship.
Up 10 Tuesday afternoon IL was
hoped that a game could be ar
ranged with the artillery team
but this vanished with the fiat
refusal Of the sam Houston
champs to take the Terriers ON
under any conditions. The only
hope that the seventh has now is
with the 18th infantry and Fifth
cavalry, the B-E Bead title hold
erss and plans are under way 10
arrange q game with one Of
these eleveus for New Years day
in this city.
Logically the 18th infantry team IS
the opponent for the Terriers. Going
throuEn the season without a defeat
the Fort Bliss championship team is
certainly worthy OF a chance 10 tie
southern department title which the
iufautrymen claim by virtue OF a VIC
tory over the Fourth artillery, at san
Antonio some time ago.
Capt Caller again wired the ath-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

yveIfare both a. an athlete and
business man.
Net Otto Wallace.
Tommy's bout with Otto Wallace
VIII be long remembered here as one
OF the greatest glove contests aged
In the southwest he barely out
pointed the Milwaukee veteran in 10
rounds and as wallace IS undoubted-
" the leading trial horse OF the d.
vision FL PasO fans were delighted
with the showing OF the soldier boy.
Tommy was offered a return engage
meut with Otto, but in view OF a
more lucrative proposition al Miami
in the shape OF a good job and the
assurance Of several bouts he de-
clined and made his home in the lit
tie Arizona mining city
The Southern department champs
bouts with Eddie shannon there viii
be long remembered as the lauky
coast mixer is the only man who
gave him a real battle except Chef
Neff who also gave him hard tussle
or two
To Miami fans think just a.
much OF him us ever and are just
Is anxious 10 see him again enter
the ring rs they were when he
made his first appearance against
clever boy named HcMuuus.
who was then boxing under the
futlnuEe Of Earl NOLAN. the vet
eran coast trainer who IS well
known here.
he reports boxing conditions as a
bit slow over in Arizona but thinks
things VIII again nven up in the
spring.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
Many Candidates For Head
OfLazcm I Tennis Association

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Lively compe-
~ rition IS in prospect over the
choice OF president al the annual
meeting and election Of the United
states National Lawn Tennis asso-
citation. il would not be at all sur
urisinE for the west to put forth a
candidate and display considerable
strength IN backing him for the Of
ice Already il IS certain that the
factions that have remained quiet and
inactive because Of war conditions are
about 20 stir ID some spirited con-
rrorerEies before and after the dele
gates assemble at the meeting
One Of the men spoken OF for the
western nomination, either by the
official nominating committee or
Of the country, is Dwight F. Davis, OF
St Louis, the donor OF the interna-
tional challenge cup. Another is Dr.
sumner Hardy. the sectional delegate
representing California in the eEecu-
tive committee
1Iyrick Headed Body.
Two years ago. at the time OF his
entering the army, George 7. Adee Of
Tered his resignation as president.
The wiser heads prevailed at that
tine, with the result that Julian S
Nyrick. the vice president. undertook
10 act IN the absence OF Maj. Adee n
france.
There was some talk Of nom
fnnffuE CruiE Hfddle, Of Phuadel-
uhiu for the presidency. Admirers
'uhias for the Precedence Admirers
HliEn TO elect another president
Of the national association and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
NEW RULES FOR
TEHNI5PA5TIME
Much Attention Turned To
ward General Uniform
itV of RnlaS-

New York. Dec. 24-Efforts &C
ward a greater uniformity OF the
balls used IN lawn tennis Is likely 10
attract a considerable amount OF at
tentlon on the part OF clubs and
players before another season G.
A. IA Dionne who as chairman Of
the committee upon the standardiza-
ton OF the ball accomplished excel
lent results. some time ago. remarked
that the uneven quality OF the balls
supplied during the war vas easlly
excusable, due TO the difficulties OF
manufacture
Stiu the excuse OF the war are wide
o. the mark was not stated Ihe
thing that impressed those who
entered into discussion as 70 the
average purchasers might be Getting
some thing that was FAR from the
official ste ndards as are required By
the rules
VIII Stamp Balls
+ one or the proposltlols tlar is eN-
pected 70 be advanced for cOnsidera-
tiou az the annual meeting Isl that
boxes OF tournament balls be so
stamped by the manufacturers In
other words. that the manufacture
70 each box stating that each bail
has been specially sized. weighed and
examined. ard is so certified rules
Of the United States National Lawn
Tennis association
Those who favor this plan are Of
the belief that 10 VIII then be Dos
sible for the tournament committees
70 furnish balls for the competitors
without creating some OF the fault
finding that has occurred IN the
past Theoretically. the makers are
supposed 10 carefully inspect. each
bah. and their additional Certificate
o. guarantee would not necessarily
entail anything more than the
needed rigid inspection.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
PAY0 GOES To
BATTLE ROGERS
EPaso FeatherWeight Con
fident Of Victory In Col
umbus Enga0ement.

Accompanied by a retinus OF fans.
who intend to back their little
favorite 70 the limit KID Payo. III
Paso featherwelght boxer. and one OF
the best little men developed during
the stay OF thu American eEDedi-
tionary overseas wiz leave this
evening for Columbus. n. NJ. where
he viii meet Rabbit Rogers tomo--
row afternoon
Both Are Confident.
Payo has trained faithfully Tor thu
contest and while realizing that he
IS facing one Of the fastest men o.
the feather division. he IS confident
that he VIII be returned the victor,
Reports from Columbus tell o. an
identical state OF affairs IN the camp
OF Rogers. where the Gath infantry
are prepared % back their champion
70 the limit Payos victory owes
smith some time ago Won hin many
friends in Columbus and &c is SAFE 20
assert that he viii have quite q
number OF boosters at the rlugElla
when he enters the padded arena
The contest is attracting much at
tentlon not only IN Fl Paso and Co
lumbus athletic circles, but through
out the entire southwest, where fans
are Interested n the two little men.
The bout VIII be one OF genuine holi-
day standard and those who are iu
at tho ringsids VIII have an ample
return on their money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
RECORDS ARE BROKEN
IN. NUMBER OF ENTRIES
FOR HOPEFUL CLASSIC

which are left IN after March ].
1870, an additional $50 apiece VIII
be paid. and AZ left IN after June
further subscription OF E100
viii be ezacfed. Starters VIII
pay 500 additioual.
In addition 90 nominations for the
Hopeful for which 167 entries were
received for last years event the
subscriptions for the United States
Hotel stakes show 212 against 16f.
the Grand Union Hotel stakes oil TO
166. the Spinaway for fillies $50 20
112, and the Crab Bag handicap So TO
go, each showing a very satisfactory
excess IL numbers over the preceding
year.
McCIclIand Leads with 90.
James ". McClelland. owner OF
Eternal the champion OF 1918. which
annexed the honors in the Hopeful
stands az the top OF the list among
the nomiuarors for the events above
mentioned. with a total OF &C. he
has named 10 each for he United
States. Grand Union and Hopeful. and
an even dozen for the Spinaway.
These yOun gsters are the sons and
daughters Of Sweep. the daddy OF
Eternal. Wrack. Vulcain. Ballot
Iracery. Lccee. Fair Play. Light
Brigade and Parole
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

NEW YORK. Dec 24--With the rec.
~ ord number Of 2ss entries for the
$4,000 Hopeful. one OF Americas
stellar e-year-old tests. which is 10
be decided next August at Saratoga.
some idea is manifest Of the interest
which attends this wonderful baby
race.
Much Interest IN Race.
Lne majority o. the sporcsmen OF
the country who are in possess on OF
the youngsters OF the thoroughbred
World-they are yearliuEs now and
VIII be until the dawn OF the new
year-appear 10 have centered their
preliminary efforts In the way Of
nominations Of this particular blue
ribbon event, which IS always the
outstanding attraction on the Spas
closing day. having been most re-
Gently won BY the great champion,
samuel D.Riddle's Man o. War.
There fl little doubt that the
guaranteed value Of the stake,
s2o.000. will be met through the
occruinE subscriptions. az with
the receipt of the 2oG entries NJ
ready made the racing secretary
OF the associations. a. Mel. Bar
lelzer. has received the sum 81
Sl1-seo- For those Of the 22G
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
OREGON ELEVEN
TRAINING HARD
Western Eleven Is In Great
Shape For Harvard Bat
tie New Years.

Pasadena. Calf, Dec. 2E-Prac-
tice-in the closest secrecy-was
continued Tuesday by the University
o. Oregon football squad in prepare
ton for the game Here New Years
day with the Harvard university
team.
The Oregouians' schedule calls FOR
two practice periods daily. the first
in the cool Of the morning and the
second late in the afternoon. running
even Into the twilight This. i is
said, viii give the men a chance TO
get acquainted with the kind OF
weather they are expected 20 play in
when they tackle Harvard
Get Into shape.
They were out Of training from
their Thanksgiving day gave until
invited 70 meet Harvard and are
working hard every minute they are
on the field 70 make up for the slack
tine. The men are divided into
groups according 10 their special
line o. working on the team, and
each group Is taken in charge by e
coach
Coach Shy" Huntington takes
charge OF the backfield mem Brick"
mitchell OF the ends, and Bart Spell
nan OF the lluesmen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
Boxing May Be
Given Big Boost

Philadelphia. Pa Dec z4-Tha
adoption o. boxing as an interest
legiate sport win be urged BY uni
versity Of Pennsylvania athletic au-
thOritfes at the meeting OF the Va
tlonal Collegiate Athletic association
In New YORK next week In making
this announcement today. MAJ IL j.
Pickering. graduate manager o.
athletics at Pennsylvania said he
favored three round bouts with two
minutes TO each round This. he
added. would be long enough for the
average college boxer.
lla5- Pickering said there should
be two judges and a referee for these
bouts. the right OF decision 20 be
reserved for the Judges. and in a case
OF a deadlock Of opinion, either the
referee should decide. or. ~ the bou-
is unusually close. i should 80 an
extra round.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
Will Question
Actions OF Ban

New York. Dec. 24-Supreue court
justice Vernon NJ Davis Tuesday
granted the application OF the New
York American league baseball club
for an order directing chat an open
commission 60 20 Cleveland ana take
an oral interroEatory Of James c.
Dunno, president OF the cleveland
American League club. Walter Nc
Nichols. secretary Of the club and T.
s. Barnard. business manager.
Tho object OF the iuterro-atory IS
70 question the Cleveland officials or
The amount OF stock which Ban John
son. president OF the American league.
is alleged 70 own I'm the Clevelanu
club. Justice Davis gave the commits
sion the right TO question without
limit and dismissed the request OF
Marvin VI. Wyune. 1lr- Johnson's New
York attorney. that il be limited TO
a set OF written questions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

how "a might have progressed ~
uncertain but as BiddIe also en-
tered the army nothing came OF
81. The result was that the dele
gates practically decided TO post
pone n battle Of ballots until
after the close Of the war. They
feel that as president Adee was
seriously ill during the past sea-
son and Is reported TO have
stated a desire to retire. the Oc-
casi0n g. ripe for bringing about
the chnnGea among the officers.
Tt IS the opinion Of some OF the
men who are interesting themselves
in the approaching election that the
Official nominating committee viii
offer the name Of Julian S Myrick-
There is some doubt however. as to
whether or not the former president
Of the West Side Tennis club can be
elected he has not attained TO the
popularity Of Robert D. Wrenn or
Adee- nor has he gained a large fol-
lowing throughout the country.
May Combine Powers.
One Of the reasons for the west and
other sections Of the country combin-
ing against the election OF an eastern
man such as Myrick, II is explained,
is due TO the prevailing belief thai
all efforts TO establish an equaliza-
tion Of voting power have been
thwarted By men OF this vicinity. It
was pointed out that this feeling OF
antag0nism had been gradually in
creasing- Il had brought forth vari-
Gus manifestations. One Of these was
a scathing arraignmeut in one Of the
western lawn tennis periodicals IN
stand Tor Inls- the article indlcat-
Ing that all OF the committee ap-
pointments OF prominence feu 60
eastern men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

Nay I. the BayIer Bears will be hosts
to the Lspnghcrns at Waco
Football Schedule DiEuppolufinE.
A review OF the football schedule
Tor next fan reveals the weakest
schedule that has been mapped out
for any Longhorn -ridirou season tn
the last decade Many university and
austin fans have expressed some dis
appointment in the schedule because
only three OF the nine games next
year VIII be with teams that are in
The class OF the university. These are
Phillips university whose clash IS
carded FOR November 5 on Clark Field
the Oklahoma Sooners at Dallas on
October 16. and the Texas AcEfes on
Clark Field next Thsuksgivinc day.
The other games on the schedule are
with Rice. Austin college. Simmons
college, Howard Payne. Southwestern
and S II. C.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
BUSY ATHLETIC YEAR
IS PLANNED FOR THE
TEXAS ~" STUDENTS
TEXAS

! FOLLOWERS OF the athletic fortunes
4 Of the various University Of Texas
teams VIII witness a large number
OF contests in Austin during the 1890
athletic season as shown by the
many games scheduled for uuiversity
teams last Saturday at the meeting
I OF the southwestern conference al
Dallas.
To date only the baseball. basket
Z BAN and football schedules have bee8
I completed for the university but 10 Is
T probable that the track schedule VII
ls made Up at an early date. At the
DallaS meeting two new conference
competitions were established-an
Z annual cross country run on Thanks
giving morning 10 be held next year
AZ Aust under the auspices OF the
University Of Texas, and an intercol-
leslate goI tournament not vet
scheduled.
VIII Add Many Games.
In reviewing the basketball
schedule for the 1929 season. IL will
pc noted that the university does not
nave G representative schedule. In
az PROBABILITY other games viii be
added as the season advances.
The present schedule Is per
representative ever drawn up for
university quintet Five games
are scheduled with A. & NJ. one Of
which VIII be played at Dallas in
neutral territory. Rice institute
Is booked for four games. two ut
home and two in Houston. Be
sides these games, Southwestern
university VIII invade the Long
horn lair for a contest on 5uu- h
unry 4 followed by the sfmOns
College Cowboys on January 10.
The baseball schedule Is more rep
resentative- While the Longhorus
are not booked Cor any out-of-state
games. they face a wen TILED schedule
OF games with the different state
teams. This season for the first time
IN the past decade the Simmons col
lege nine viii be seen in action on the
local stamping grounds Charles
ComlsEey'5 famous fighting Chicago
White SON viii delight Longhoru dia-|
mond enthusiasts with an exhibition
OF inc national pastime on april ].
VIII Make Excursions.
Two trips are booked for Billy
Dlsch's perennial champion sluggers
next spring. The first Of these will
begin October u, embracing two
games with Texas A. & N at College :
station and one with Southwestern I
university at Georgetown. On April 4
70 the Dischmen will meet the Trinity /
university aggregation at WaLaha- 4
chie for two games. Then the T. Z. ]
~ Horned Frogs viii be met at Fort I
" orth on april %, the s a. Q. Mus 4
langs on april % and April 50 ana .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

Tucson. Ariz. Dec. Z4.-Happg
Woods. OF Tucson. knocked out Eddie
EcLaruey. OF san Diego. claiming
the welterweiEht Championship OF
the navy, in the secoul round O. q
scheduled ten round .f1XlLE match
here Tuesday night The fight was
ali lcLarney's until woods landed
the knockout blow, a terrific right %
LcLlrney's head
Ralph De Motto OF Douglas. and
Soldier Burke OF Miami. fought six
rounds 10 a draw in the semi-final
event
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

IetIc officer os the 18th Tuesday ar
ternoon asking for a same either az
Fl Paso or Douglas 20 decide border
supremacy but as yet he has not re-
ceived an answer.
Big Game New Years.
There win not be q Christmas game
at Rio Grande park, this having been
called OF pending receipt OF word
from the infantry or artillery teams
In the event the 18th refuses the chal-
lenEe hurled at the organization
Tuesday BY the Terriers the Fifth
cavalry VIII play here New. Years
day, opposing the Seventh
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24

ing, winning a number o. games ana
bringing home one trophy. The mem
oers OF the winning teams OF the
IlrsL and second divisions viii each
receive an individual cup while Lane
trophy cups VIII be given 10 The or
ganizatlons producing winning
teams
The above picture is that OF the
district headquarters team and rs
members; reading from left to right
aFe- Lieut. -F'eatherstone- No I. Capt
Clark. 30 O.. Lieut. REYNOLDS. 10. q.