El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-10
SPORTOGRAPHYg By -lG1agg

MAY I not mention the curious fact
1fI that the crowd always prefers an
eight and a half inning game.
Gavvy cravath continues 10 pound
the ball out OF the playing field. add
ing home runs now and then.
Jack Dunn's Baltimore club Is first
OF the Big Four" in the International
league.
Lee Magee broke into the Chicago
Cubs lineup as a shortstop. Lee has
played every position in the infieid
and outfield since coming into the
majors and he also has played with
many different clubs.
q TODAY N PUGTLISTIC ANNALS.
1S1S-Bin Neat knocked out Tom
Oliver in the 2Sth round at London
This was an elimination contest for
the championship OF England. as Tom
CriAb. the old champion, was about to
relinauish the honors. Neat. Oliver
and Tom Spring were among the most
promising OF the claimants. After his
triumph over oliver, Bill Neat chal-
lenged Tom SPRING. but they did not
meet in the ring until 1873 Meats
right arm was broken early IN the
fight. and in the eighth round he gave
IN and Tom Spring was publicly de-
elared the champion Of Great Britain
1S67-JOe WOrmwald won British
heavyweight Championship BY forfeit
from E Baldwin, who was not pres
ent when the bout was called to be-
gin Wormwald and Baldwin later
fought a draw in America.
1S96-Jack Evehradt and Young
Critic fought 20 round draw at Buff
falo.
ISss-solly Smith and Frank Pat
treson fought 25 round draw at coney
I91I-Ray Bronson defeated Johnny
Glover in eight rounds at Memphis.
1e11-Willie Lewis knocked out Joe
Hollis in two rounds. at Albany.
1917-Jack Dillon bested Jack Cliff
ford in ten round bout at New York.
Reading the sporting column Of the
Berlin Tageblatt. We find the fol-
lowing report OF a game as seen IN
their midst by the Germans. It IS
written IN English as a courteous con-
cession 10 the unlimited guests:
"A beguliar bart Of da draining off
AMERICAN solchers ISIS baseball witch
is played wild nine solchers on Won
site und nine on de odder. vid Won
witch changes now to Won site und now
to da odder, but no madden Wich site
he iss on. somebody ISIS always dissat-
isfled. Only deeiblin und esprit de
corps keep dis OFT blayer from being
shot at sun down. Won site always
blays nine men at vun dime. but da
odder never plays more ass four at
Won time Da obchect off da game ISIS
to shtart at Won corner OF a sgyare
ind run around und come back again
vidout running into nobody, but be-
fore you gan run you must hit da ball
in a blaze vich is satisfactory to da
tenth blayer. or II he points oaffer his
right shoulder dree times it Is sign
dot you must step aside. Da blayer
Vot shtarts effery strategic mofement
is a hand grenade troWer, but he may
also be off aviation. because I bert
dey sometimes 90 up in da air. Bode
sites alternate first on da offepsif
und den on da defensif und da site
vich has da best morale at da ent off
da zambain wins If da denth blayer
gifts up neutrality ind choins dem as
an ally. Dere iss also a spegdador
army vich hass stranche var CRIES
ANY bribate can say 'Attaboy' or
'bonehead' Wit out characterization.
PasebaIl is conceded to be draining
for solchers but it would not be pos
sible wit German Kultur und Dici-
pin"
WITH THE VETS
One Of the surprises Of the season