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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
BOXING should
Be us. AFFAIR.
SAYS TOM Eek
Federal Control Would
Clean the Game, Asserts
Famous Chicago Coach.
BOARD OF CONTROL
BY GOVERNMENT

CHICAGO. III. Feb. 1e-Tou Eek. al
- present athletic trainer at the Uni
versity q Chicago. and one OF the
best posted men IN the country on
things in the boxing line, favors gov
eminent control OF the boxing game
Eek. one of the old timers OF the
game. has seen more service in all
lines az sport than any man in the
country and can always be counted
On for good solid. substantial ideas
He has been interested in the game
since the days OF Jem Mace. some
thing ike 50 years ago. Tom be-
lieves the game VIII get nowhere and
make but Ittls proEress until a ma
tlonal governing body Is formed TO be
IN direct charge Of ali boxing in this
country
Eve seen them box for SO and UP
20 as high as 800 0l0." said Eek re-
Gently, and have helped 70 make as
many kinds Of matches as the mind
could devise ] have noticed during
my experience that there is seldom
complete harmony between fighters,
promoters, managers and trainers
mis- is due. believe. 20 the absence
q q controlling body
In other branches Of sport we
ind centralized controlling bodies
and executive heads. Only box
inE and wrestling are left out of
rhls system Of control. In these
frro-bnrinE and UrestlinE-lt O.
impossible 10 hnre a man suH-
pended for taking or crooked
work
Many offers have been made by in
oiFidualE 90 form such a body, but
1or some reason or other all have
failed.
The army and navy have put the
boxing same on its feet and have
things running pretty straight IL
should be kept that way But II q
boxing biz IS passed Il should be the
CHIEF aim Of men interested-both
from the promoting ana the specta~
tors end Of the game-to see 70 IL
that real high class men are placed
~ the commission or governing
Control By Uncle sam.
Eek favored board OF control 70 I
he appointed by the government to I
have complete charge OF all boxing
matches
A system similar % the Amateur /
AM etic Unions control over amateur D
athletics would be the most desirable, I
according 10 Eek
AS matter Of fact" said Eek. "the I
managing control OF bexlng could be 1
placed In the hands OF the A. A u
z his would be q radical move to be .
sue. but in time Il would be good. I
Then when a nan fails TO live Up /
20 contracts let him be barred from
showing all over the country. This
would make the sport as clean as q
whistle. would eliminate the faker,
nd give the public q square deal
The sport viii not be n big
success with purely amateur box n
erE- The fighting man must be
well trimmed and well trained and
well managed, but. above. all, he
must be CONTROLLED
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
REsrME RAcINe N cANAnA.

New York, Feb. 12.-Racing viii be
resumed in Canada in May II the rae
ing interests win the battle now going
on with the reform element. When
racing in Canada was closed down be-
cause Of the war the authorities ruled
that the sport should not be resumed
until six months after the war. Those
who are opposed 10 racing take the
stand under the law the sport cannot
be resumed until six months after
peace has been declared officially. The
race track interests hold that the close
OF active hOsrilities marked the begin
ming Of the six months a final de-
clsion on the matter is expected in the
near future and Canadian horsemen
are confident that IL viii be a favor
able one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

/ THIRTY odd years ago a salary OF
I 1 $500 year was big money for the
average baseball star.
Some OF the outstanding diamond
heroes Of those days drew down con-
siderably more. and It must be re-
membered that the grand old game
didn't have the hold on the American
public then that it enjoys now.
Ham and beans didn't cost
nearly rs much by a long shot as
they do today, and the S4OOO-u-
year baseball star lived on the fat
OF the land. just as the $4,000
beauty can afford TO do now.
There is no denying that the stars
Of every age in baseball have cut
juicy melons There IS nothing to in
dicate hat they viii not continue 10
cut them
High saIaried OIdtimern.
"O1d Hoss'' Radbourne. rrovIdence
pitcher OF immortal baseball fame.
vas handed $4,000 for his best years
toll on the mound for the Providence
club. when he won 20 straight games
Of baseball. At least this is the au-
thentic salary of the old time star.
according 10 available records.
king" Kelly who still ranks as the
most versatile star IN the history Of
the game, was contented to receive
$500 for his seasons work back in
1881 He reached the $1,000 mark three
seasons later. At his best he got $4,000
a year.
There were other stars Of KelIy's
time who drew down more than he
did, notably Dan Brouthers who
started at ss75 in 1881, and was
jumped TO $4,000 in 1856. and finally
to $4,000 in 1889.
Buck Ewing. who viii live for all
time n baseball history as one Of the
games greatest backstops, was an
other player who got his Just share
Of this worlds goods for performing
on the diamond Ewing leaped from
$1,000 a year TO $500 in three years
time. That was back In 1879 IN the
later SOS Ewing drew down $4,000.
Fred Dunlap did better in a finan-
cial way than any OF his contempor-
aries for one season When he was
sent from Detroit to Pittsburg in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
STROLLS THROUGH
SPORTVILLE
- By WILLIAM F. KIRK :
The Bassba ] Expert.

IN electrical practical electrician He his
Ato the Maid Athens would said Alpha
surgical expert body politician
masters voice You can't without sputatng his limbs He
there like furniture collector.
military than
Ph When the marines 1t into the Psan guard and shut them out without
the
said retreated according modern
matrimonial
all the latest wrinkles pressing after the fatal
plunge he patch
though
@Aun Felicia he usually aged 2)
singles running around his loveh
But the baseball EXPERT Now shong Here have the only
that trained calling
Dgnted athees
life work Baseball experts therefore, they
here to pick winners in the spring finish
Any team to blow
Unless we youso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
CODY FANS TO SEE COLUMBUS
BOXERS IN ACTION WEDNESDAY

COLUMBUS. y NJ. Feb 12,-Clarence
- Kid Ross. 24th United States in
fantry middlewight boxer scheduled
70 box 20 rounds with Johnny SUDDEN
berg, Seventh cavalry middleweight
star Of Fort Bliss, in the field boxing
arena OF the gath. the afternoon o.
February Is. is due for his hardest
workout before the big bout Weenes-
day evening at Camp Cody, Demins,
y. N. when Ross takes on the pick u
the 24th's boxing team exhibiting In
Deming in the rooms Of the armory
OF the war work community league.
Mr.. Basset, director. Lieut. James A.
Mccarthy. OF the 24th. is looking after
the 24th's boxers going to Deming.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
NOT EvERYTHIyG LovELY,

Mike Finn. who has taken over the
san Antonio team. says that IL is 60
ing to be a tough proposition getting
enough minor leaguers together 70 put
a team on the field Players are scat
tered everywhere and a lot OF argu-
ment Is promised before they are as
sembled again Also, while the mag
mates talk economy and retrench-
ment the players have their minds
on high cost Of living. have heard that
the game is sure to boom and want
their little old increases In salary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

CDetrOIt Quilted, when he was al ais
best. got as high as $500. Fred
Prefer started out at a figure said 10
have been $3.50, and II took him eight
years TO command a $4,000 stipend
Connie Mack, who has never been
known TO throw money away on sal
ares since he became manager and
magnate. reached his limit as
player when he got $3.50 a season
Perhaps that Is one reason why Mack
cannot see $4,000 salaries for players.
Keefe. Conner, Richardson. White
Calvin, Burlington. Fogarty. Carol,
Getzein, Ryan. Nash and other stars
of the old days drew from $500 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
THE GROWTH OFBASEBALL VALUES
Kelly Bouhs ORombe Row RadbOmne Ward and Others Were W.
Paid For Playing With Bare Hands and Battling 400-DmIap
Recieed 5000 Win Bonus During 1888 Season

JurIng 1865 Season.

1SSS he was given a salary Of s5O0O
and a bonus Of $1,000 TO boot. when
really made his baseball year worth
$1,000. How many players today are
getting that much2 Few, very few.
when you count all Of the major
leaguers.
James O'Rourke was a $500 ball
player when he reached his zenith.
John n. Ward got as high as $500
for winding up his salary -souper."
and Jimmy Rowe was paid $500 for
four consecutive seasons from 1856 TO
.1SS9, inclusive.
What Would They Ask Novf
Ed Hanlon, the shining star Of his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

Ross has one Of the hardest slug
sing training partners at this camp
in Hughes. OF company F. daily Civ
ing him the sledge hammer blows a
la what Is expected from Sudenberg.
and Ross and Hughes are programmed
TO give the Codyites a warm session.
SpeedballA Hayden. the indicated
middiew GIT, is accompanying the
2fth's boxing party to Deming and, OF
course. Will go a few rounds with
Hard Hitting Wright Hayden. be II
known, is also helping 20 get Ross IN
shape, and Hayden has an idea OF the
Fort Bliss mans proves from the
match at Fort Bliss last summer
when Sudey lost out to the 2ith's man
Hayden Is booked as one Of Ross
chief seconds when Ross climbs IN
the ring Saturday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

s4uuU during the late 'SUs. and were
considered very wen paid They we're
the shining stars OF their day and,
Ike the big drawing cards OF this day,
they received the most dough"
But in 30 years time the salary Of
the average major Lacquer is better
than 1000 iron men per season, thanks
TO the fact that baseball has been
growing.
CTo. Be Continued-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
Iowa Man Wins
Amateur Trophy

Kansas city. No, Feb rs E
Wainwright Of LsloI. Ia, yesterday
won The interstate amateur wing shot
trophy a. the opening days shoot here
CT The 18th annual mIdwinter trap
shooting tournament with q score Of
= out OF possible IS targets.
william WetIeaf. Nichols, Ia sue
cessfully defended the interstate ANA
teur target cup. making % hits out
CT a possible loo.
The 10 target race was unfinished
20 the close Of today's shooting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
HEINIE WAGNER RELEASED.

Boston. Mass, Feb. l2--Charlss
fHeinie) Wagner. OF New York. for
mer infelder and for the last two
seasons on the Boston American
league club roster as a coach. has
been unconditionalIy released. accord
ing to an announcement made last
night by manager Barrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

New York, Feb 12.-Edward Plank
pitcher. returned an unsigned con.
tract to the New York American
league club yesterday with the an
nouncement that he had retired from
major league baseball TO give all his
attention TO business at Gettysburg
Pa Plank, who is - years old. Wa
traded TO the Yankees BY the St
Louis Americans last year. but signed
with a team in the Bethlehem Steel
league instead OF reporting TO New
York
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

Hank O'Day. umpire. has announced
his training plans He says he viii 20
TO Hot Springs, Ark, some time in
February. BY April % he ought to
be able to get by with IT, il he sticks
conscientiously TO training
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

FRED WALKER COLLEGE COACH.
Mysterious Fred Walker. whose last
major league engagement was with
the St Louise Cardinals. has made a
shift in jobs He mas been appointed
athletic director at Rhode Island State
college. He viii coach basketball and
football
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

Cleveland. O., Feb II.-President
James C. Dunn. OF the Cleveland
American league club. today traded
catcher Josh Billings TO the ST. Louis
American league team for catcher
La.lia Nnrarrakar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
GOLF RIVALS
NAY MEET IN
TITLE EVENT
Ouimet and Evans Have
Never Net In Match In
VolVing Title.
MATCHED IN RED
CROSS JOURNEYS

GOLFERS are hoping that Chick
" Evans and Francis Ouimet viii
meet In the national amateur tourna-
ment
Ouimet and Evans have never met
in a real competition. the only time
they played together being IN a Red
Cross four ball match down Massa-
chusetts way In 1917. On that oc-
casion Ouimet and Jesse Guilford de-
feated Evans and D. E Sawyer. now
located In this city. Il IS rather
strange that the Chicago and Boston
golfers never met in a national cham
pionship. as both OF them took part
in the 1913 championship al Garden
City; in 1914 at EkWanok, and In 1915
at Detroit
It was in 1913 at Garden City that
Ouimet first qualified in a national
championship. and on that occasion
he defeated Cameron B. Buxton, q
Philadelphia IN the first round. and
then succumb bed 70 JeromeIraF ers in
the next round Travers. incidentally.
came through to the final. where he
defeated John G. Anderson That
same year Ouimet won the national
open at Brookline. when he defeated
Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in the
sensational playoff Of the tie.
SIN DOdEinE.
Evans and Ouimet again appeared
IN the 1914 meeting at Ekwanck.
where the Boston golfer won. defeat
ing TraTers in the decisive test There
Evans was eliminated BY Eben u.
Byers, OF Pittsburg. former national
amateur title holder. in the first
round At Detroit. Ouimet only got As
far as the second round, when he fell
before J. D. Standish. IT.. Of Detroit.
and Evans was eliminated in the first
tilt By Sawyer. Evans. in turn. then
won the open Championship at Mini
kahda and the amateur at Merton. IN
1916. and he has held this double
crown since that time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

LHhL5INA rs Sun IAAEl WLLLE-II.-
The St Louis Cardinals announces
the signing OF an outfielder named
Jake Miller, who made something OF
a reputation playing in a ship build
ers' league last summer. He was with
the Sparrows Point team Charley
KeIschner recommends him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

, trial as a pitcher. Failing TO make
good he took an outfield berth with
GAINESVILLE and for three seasons was
with that city and Terre Haute in the
Central League The season OF 1912
found him in a Montreal uniform and
he batted -516. He started the 1913
season with the Braves. batting PSI
IN l26 games The following season
he was one OF the hardest and most
timely hitters when the StallinEs men
were making their hard drive for the
pennant Stallings used him only
against right handed pitchers and
against that sort OF twirIinE he was
a real star among the National
League sluggers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
IoEY cnNNoLLY.

Players who star for a year or two
and then. for some unaccountable rea-
son. flicker out, have been numerous
in baseball history, and the career OF
joey Connolly is a case in point. Con-
molly. who was the star slugEer for
the Braves in 1919. was the only
member OF the worlds champions OF
that year to bat over the 800 mark.
getting an average OF sos in 40
games In 1915 Joey. whose work IN
the outfield had been so brilliant the
year before. began 10 slip back. and.
IL is said, develoned a bad throwing
arm. but he batted 29s In 1915 Con-
molly was used as a substitute. and in
his comparatively few visits to the
plate the best he could get with the
stick was an average Of .227.
Connolly Is 81 years old today, as
he was born on February IS, 1883.
near Woonsocket, R I Joey gained
quite a baseball reputation with ana
teur and semi-professional clubs in
Woonsocket. Providence and Putnam,
Conn BE was then a pitcher and in
1908 he was offered Jobs by Little
Rock and GAINESVILLE, but decided to
stick by the farm In 1909 he yielded
to the baseball tempter and. deserving
the plough. went TO Little Rock for a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

1SAEM AFoeaa hLrfnuEWs
Dr.. Louis c. WaIlach. doctor OF dem
tai surgery. was born in New York
% years ago today. Dr.. WaIIach was
Tor many years well and favora blv
known 70 the fight fans OF North
America as Leach Cross. the most dis
tinguished Of the several scrappy
members Of the WalIach clan. leach
began fighting professionally IN 1906.
and, as his first engagement was be-
fore a club composed principally of
Irishmen, he did not consider it de-
sirable, nor perhaps healthful. TO use
his real Jewish name. on the snur OF
the moment he adopted the name of
Leach Cross. and three OF his brothers.
who are or have been fighters. have
also adopted the name Of Cross
Marty Cross was the last member of
the family engaged in the bfff bust
ness. Leach was one OF the ramest.
squarest lightweights the rinr has
had He never took part IN a sus-
picious contest, and the fans always
knew that Leach could be depended on
70 give the best that was i'm him
Leach made a small fortune out OF
the snort and he earned Il by the
hard knocks lie took.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
TODAY !

TODAY N PUGILIsTIC ANNALS.
1s0S-Mike schreck defeated Cy-
clone Kelly in four rounds at ST..
Louis
1907-Jin Flynn and Jack Sullivan
fought a 20-round draw at Los Anre-
les
1912-Sam Langford defeated jim
Barry in 20 rounds at Sydney, n. S. W.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12
SPORTOGRAPHY b "G7a57

A ALTHOUGH Cactus Cravath and
n Fred Luderus have not signed
1913 contracts the two Philly stars
viii play under Jack Coombs's man
agement in the Quaker City next sea
son COMBS, since his arrival in
Philadelphia from Texas, has commu-
nicated with the two players and he
has an understanding with both Of
them Several months ago Cravath
was reported to have retired from the
game. and Luderus. according to ru-
mors, was con- emplating an offer to
manage the Milwaukee club Of the
American association
Nike Gibbons and Ted Lewis,
the vvelferWeiEht champion, are
tentatively matched for n ten
round bout at st. Paul. II they
come together. IL viii be the sec
ond meeting OF the two men,
When Gibbons wus at the top Of
his form he made a disappointing
showing aEuinst Lewis and many
critics accused the st. Paul man
Of stnllinE. Gibbons now Is INK
Ions to try again. and ~ Lewis
hasn't charged his mind about &C
ceptinE the match scheduled for
next Saturday, ought TO be an in
terestinE affair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-12

any team Is apt 10 DiOW
Unless We experts tell you 50
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
RICHMOND s.
R|VE:RInYsTERY. !
!. DEEPENS
I'LL

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 5.-After hav-
ing the body OF the woman found
floating in the James river here a
week ago positively identified" by
friends and formsr associates as being
that Of Miss Hattie Lipscomb, OF
Hopewell, Sheriff Webb Sydnor and
Chief OF Detectives Wright last night
had the structure they had builded On
circumstantial evidence tumble down
when a woman who said she was Miss
Lipscomb, came in from Baltimore en-
a night train.
She gave her real name as Mrs.
H. c. Bundy, 1917 Calvert street,
Baltimore, Md. No explanation was
Offered by the police as to why she
was known by two names. Her
friends did not know she had ever
been married.
City detectives and the sheriffs Of
fee are today more puzzled than ever
over the case. The two girls from
Hopewell. who were intimate friends
Of Miss Lipscomb. were here last night
and convinced the authorities that the
woman giving her name as Mrs. Bundy
was none other than Miss Lipscornb.
The same girls, only twenty-four
hours previously, had told the police
that the body Of the dead woman was
that of Miss Lipscomb, who had been
missing from Hopewell for several
weeks
The father OF Miss Lipscomb, who
came to Richmond to view the body,
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
CABLES FOR $10O, 600, 900
To FEED ALL EUROPE EXCEPT GERMAN
FLYER WHO SET
RECORD HADEYE
FROZEN SHUT

IPSWICH. England, Jan. s.
Captain Lang, the British airman
who established . new worlds
altitude record yesterday, said
that his chief sensation was that
Of just plain cold.
That he had q right to be cold
can be judged from the fact that
at 30,500 feet-the record--the
mercury stood at SO degrees be-
low zero, Fahrenheit.
Il removed my goggles when I
was six miles up, because q thick
coating of frost had rendered
them useless" said Lang. my
left eye was frozen shut imme-
diately. 1t was 70 degrees below
freezing up there at that altitude.
N.At $4,000 feet, our oxygen
ran short. Blowers, my observ-
er, went under and was uncon-
scious until we landed, but ] was
lucky enough to stick it out"
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
URGES PURCHASE
OF Il WAR CAMPS

Requests for purchase of three ar
tillery camps and fourteen canton
ments. in addition to the two now
owned by the Government, were laid
before the House Military Commit
tee yesterday by Assistant Secretary
of War Crowell
Crowelrs statement was met with
sharp demands from committeeman
for some Indication as . the future
policy of the War Department, Rep
resentative Kahn of California, and
others declaring they could not act
intelligently until they had some
inkling OF what the policy Is.
Many committee members took
Crowelrs statement on the demoli-
tion and salvage of cantonments as
indicating a policy adverse to uni
versal military training.
No Military Side.
There is no military side involved
in the purchase OF the fourteen can
tonments." said Crowell. stating that
the Government would save several
million dollars by buying them rather
than continuing leases for three
years
Later, however. IN reply to a Ques-
ton from Kahn, Crowell said he had
no intention of indicating that uni
Continued on Page 4, Column -
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
Al TRAFF|CDEATHS
IN LAST G MONTHS

Forty-one persons were killed, six
ty-five were seriously injured, and
9el persons received minor injuries
in the 2,I27 traffic accidents which
occurred on the streets of Washing
ton during the siX-TnOnth period be-
ginning July l and ending December
81. 1918, according to a tabulated
statement of accidents made public
today by Major Raymond w. Pull
man, superintendent of police.
OF this number. thirty-one persons
were killed in automobile accidents,
nine in street car accidents, and one
by a horse-drawn vehicle.
During the month Of November the
number of deaths from traffic acci-
dents reached its height. Thirteen
persons met their deaths on the streets
during that month. Eight persons
were killed during the past month,
and the lowest number Of casualties
was reached in September, when three
persons were killed.
"The death toll in street accidents is
entirely too high" Major Pullman
said. Careful investigation by the
police department has shown that
they are caused largely by<feckless
driving of automobiles and also. in
part by careleseness Of pedestrians on
the streets.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
BAKER HAS FAITH
IN WORLD LEAGUE

BUFFALO. y. Y. Jan. 5.-Declar-
ing the spirits of millions Of dead
men hover over the Versailles peace
session, demanding their sacrifices
be not fruitless. Secretary of War
Baker here last night expressed the
view that league of nations can
be reached to prevent further wars
Of conquest
He spoke before the Buffalo cham
Der of commerce.
While admitting the proposed
league would perhaps not entirely
guarantee against wars, Baker de-
clared:
Admonition to World
1t is at least possible that il We
write the record of the judgment of
this generation. it will have some
weight with those who are to come
after us, that it will be an adrnonition
to the new world that IS in the making
OF the experience the old world has
had, that it will become a cornerstone
In the national policies ot the civilized
peoples, that their children will read
1t in ther school books about govern
ment, and that gradually il will be-
come a commonplace in the hearts of
Continued on Page Column ~