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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
Stars Will Be
Absent In 1921

Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 13.=FiVe Of
the IL men who answered the ref
eree's whistle at New Haven in Har-
ward uniforms viii be missed here
next fall These men are Captain
Arnold Horween, fullbacH. and the
following linesmen. Bubbles have
meyer. Jim Tolbert. Tom Woods and
Duke SedgeWick- The heart OF Har-
wards heavy rush line, with the er-
ception OF Wy Hubbard. right tackle,
is thus demolished.
The Harvard first team lineup next
year viii probably be as follows.
kane (captaln). right end Hubbard,
right rackles Brown, right guard;
Eastman. left tackle. Croker. left
end; Buell.. quarterback; Churchill,
right halfbacks owen, left halfbaclz5
Fits, fullback-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
LEONARD GOING BACK; NOT YET
LONG REIGN FOR 1856 POUND STAR

\ Jew To- Dec. 15-The question
N among --perts at The present
time is How much longer can
Benny Leonard continue as light
used UP the first time he had been
called upon TO defend his honors at
the legitimate weight His best
punches had little effect on yelling
the other night. It took the cham
piOn IA rounds 60 finish his man.
often can Leonard do II again and
Still retain his stamiua2
Others Have Nerve.
The showing that Leonard made
against yelling has given other con-
tenders nerve to seek a match with
the champion. They viii camp on
the champions trail and believe that
the general demand viii force the
champion into a decision bout for
title They do not believe that the
champion can afford 10 fan back into
lighting no-decision affairs ar catch
weights and take on weight which
VIII require arduous training TO take
off again.
II Leonard was trying to do HIS
best in HIS bout with yelling. the
champion has gone a long way
back since the days when he won
the title from Freddie Welsh.
Johnny Dundee, the scotch
MOns7 is all het up over his
aAuNHAnE GuameE Win hGmMWs lie
Is proclniminE himself even now
as the best lightweight cham
pion.
I'VE found Leonard about eight
times, and never cared what he
weighed" said Dundee. He never
could hurt me, and can you imagine
what can do 10 him when he is com
PEELED TO get on the old scaIe2'
Mitchell After Champion.
There is also another contender out
west who wants to grab the cham
pion's title. He is Rilchle Mitchell.
he has met the champion before and
was saved from a knockout in the
seventh round when the referee
stopped the fight. Mitchell was then
hanging helpless on the ropes.
The stopping Of the fight never
pleased Richie.
After the battle he advanced
a most unusual excuse. Mitchell
Confended that he suffered from
too much friendship on the part
Of the referee. The third man in
the ring was a warm personal
friend Of the Milwaukee boxer.
He did not like the way things
fight to save Mitchell from fur
ways cinimed that a neutral ref
cree would have allowed the
match TO continue and that IL
would have gone the limit. IL f.
quite evident that yea just can
not please some men,
That fight took place some liTtle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
DEMPSEY WILL
MEET BRENNAN
IN NEW YORK
Is In Fine Condition For
Co With Chicago Crack IN
Madison SQUARE Garden.

New York. Dec 1s.-Two worlds
championship matches - wrestling
and boxing-are on the card for New
York sport enthusiasts on consscu-
tive nights this week.
Tonight Joe Stecher OF Dodge.
Neb-, VIII defend his heavyweight
catch-as-catch can title against Ed
Stranger" Lewis OF san Jose, Calf,
and tomorrow night, Jack Dempsey.
champion heavyweight boxer. viii
face Bill Brennan OF CHICAGO IA. a
15-rouud match at Madison Square
Garden The fighters virtually com
pleted their training today
The contest between Stecher and
Lewis VIII be TO a finish. decided by
one fan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
Syracuse Will
Not Go To Coast

Syracuse, n. Y. Dec 15.-Formal
decifnation by Syracuse Of an invita-
ton TO send its eleven TO san Fran
cisco for a a game there on New
Years day with the Olympic Athletic
clfned because the Orange has broken
training.
Contracts for a game with Brown
here on October Is were mailed out
today. This gives Syracuse five
games definitely carded for 1921
Thev are Dartmouth, November 10;
CoIEate, November y; Maryland. No
vennber s; Pittsburg, October %;
Brown, October Is. It Is likely that
Holy Cross viii be booked for one
Of the remaining games
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
MerWin Jacobson
Wins Swat Title

oIerwin Jacobson. Of the Baltimore
Orioles. carried off the batting cham
pioushlp in the New international
league for the season of 1920. Off
cial records made public today show
that Jacobson compiled the enviable
percentage Of 400 in 154 games. col
lecling 235 hits in 581 times at bat.
Jacobson also gained the distiuc-
ton Of being the only 400 hitter IN
the league.
Second honors went TO Frank
Brewer, OF Reading. who has o per-
centaEe Of -388, while John Bentley.
a teammate Of the champion, is listed
third with 81.
The Baltimore club won the team
batting hOnors with a percentage OF
-318, Akron being second with 303
ana Reading third with .299.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
SEASONYICTORS
DESPITEDEFEAT
In LAST BATTLE
Drop Final Contest to Hard
Playing Trinity Methodist
Team But Have Margin.
EPISCOPAL TEAM
IS ALSO VICTOR

N A WhirlWind o. snaDpy cleancut
I playing the curtain dropped upon
the 1890 pennant race Of the Church
basketball league Saturday night e.
the 7. n C. A Signalling one o. the
most successful seasons IN history.
The final nights play Of the league
was productive OF EWo OF the most
sensational games played since the
season vas inaugurated By physical
director A L Holm
The initial surprise came when the
St. Clements Episcopal team defeated
the scrappy First Methodist quintet
By the score OF ten 70 ulue- This
contest developed some Ct the pref
test basketWork and guarding Of the
evening and the spectators were kept
upon their feet Urging thelr faVorltes
to greater efforts Cook and Gay
lord made the majority o. counters
for the Methodists while Richards.
game every minute f0- the St Glen
eut's team
score Was Close.
The score Of the Cathedral-Ir Trinity
Methodist game Is indicative Of a
well played splendid contested game
and 10 certainly was viewed from
every angle The Cathedral team lost
its first and only game OF the entire
season to the Trinity aggregation.
I7-I3, but only after 40 minutes Of
play In which e seemed cs ~ victory
would perch first upon one banner
and then the other
sehuler. Lusehei, Brown. BFsna
and Middleton, OF the Trinity
team played 2 Eplendid offensive
game scoring many poiltE ~
result Of well timed play. Eob
Carson and @saE1 shea did ever
thing In thelr power 70 head ofE
their FietoriouH rivals but thsy
were poWerlelH during the last
few minutes q the game
The First Baptist team lost Itl
first game On the 1oor 70 the NJ
Sinai team By the score q 20 % Il
while the First Christian quintet Wua
over the Presbyteriau1 By the gcorf
Of u 70 eight
The summaries follow
First game. St Clem8lt-Blsfar.
forward. two field goals Porter. for
ward, one field guals ElicnzF11s cen
ter. one field goal Leighton guard
Mudd. guard, one field goal
1iethodlst-Kiink, forward
Gaylord, forward one field goal &.
Cook center three field goals; F-ul-
ton, guard Koks. guard. ons foul
goal
First Christlan-L CordoTa. for
ward. three field goals. one foul
gpaif Eslulrlls 1or=ards three field
seals. two foul goalsi Butler, center,
He'd goals Casey, guard.
FIRST Erasbyterian-E- Clayton.
center three field goals Arnold, for
ward Harding. forward; Patterson,
guard, one field goal; W Clayton,
Third Game.
TrlnitF-Schuiler, forward. three
field goals. three foul goals Brown.
forward, three field goals Luschel.
CENTER Middleton, guard Bryan
guard. one field goal
Cathedrals-N Talbot, forward p.
CordoVa. forward, four field goals.
Shea, center, enc field Eolls three
foul goals; Wren, guard Talbot and
Carson quarts
Fourfh Game
Mount Siuat-LzpoWEE forward.
four field goals Cohen. forward.
seven field goals two foul goals; ST.
1erberE. center, two field rc1l1s
Aronsou- guard GroEsblztt- guard
First Baptist-Erlend. forward
four field goals. Williams f1fward,
two field goals BroadduE. center. eWo
field goals Fuller and HunreE.
guards Hutlanus, guard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

Ives OF wrestling enthusiasm all
Il over the country seemed 10 be
centered upon FL Paso awaiting
the end OF the weller titular match
between Jack Reynolds and 1Iatty
1Iatsuda scheduled for Wednesday
night TO a finish. best two falls out
Of three.
Reynolds, occupying the spotlight Of
interest IN the east as a result OF his
victory over Lewis Nelson. Of Brook
lyn. after which he was recognized as
the best Of the welters is receiving
kilograms daily from his friends re-
peating their confidence in him
Jack knows that in Matsuda he Is
up against one OF the trickiest and
best men Of the mat game and he is
going into the mat with fun knOWl-
edge OF this fact Matty has a variety
OF holds possessed by few rigElers
and he intends to try out the entire
book IL necessary in order to win the
contest which means so much 70 him.
Guy Elliott Wants Match.
One OF these most prominent in his
challenges for a match with the vic
tor IS Guy Elliott, OF Dss Moines, who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
Troeh Is Leading
The Entire Field

New York. Dec. 13.-With an aver
age OF 1882, Frank Troch, amateur
trap shooter OF Vancouver Wash,
leads all other shooters Of the season
on registered targets, the American
Trapsh0oting association announced
Sunday Troeh broke $3.50 OF $3.50
targets. Fred Harlow. Of Newark
Ohio, was placed second with -97l1
and Marx Arie OF Champaign, H..
winner Of the Olympic worlds cham
pionship at Antwerp. tied for third
place with c. A Cunning Of Long
mont, Colo. Their average -96s1-
Guy Ward, East Alton, NJ led the
professionals with an average Of
Troeh led the field IN 1913 and Arie
n 1919.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
Harvard Eleven
To Play Indiana

Chica 20. Ill, Dec. 15.-HarTard and
Indiana university football teams viii
meet at Cambridge next year It
VIII be the first game between rep
resentatiVes Of these two schools.
Indiana accepted Harvard's invita-
tion. scheduling the game for october
S. no return game is planned
Chicago plays Princeton at Prince
ton October % making two intersec-
rional contests between western con-
ference eleFens and eastern teams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

gridiron attractions are all crowded
into a short six weeks
But in that six weeks hundreds OF
thousands Of devotees OF the game
pass through the turnstiles 20 watch
our husky young coIlegians IN action,
and in the case OF practically every
big game thousands Of would be spec
tators are disappointed because there
Is no place 10 accommodate them
Imagine Yale bowl. with a seat
ing capacity Of 1900 under nor
NAL conditions, being actually too
small to accommodate all the peo-
pie who wanted 10 see Yale and
Harvard do battle this fall Tenn
porary seats built in the bowl
raised its capacity TO 5000 and
every seat in the big place was
occupied while thousands were
disappointed because there was no
place 10 put them
Here was a crowd twice as large
as the average worlds series througs
a crowd thres times as great as the
average crowd which assemblies for
our big rowing and racing events Il
was a record football crowd, but 20
could have been even larger
Many 10000 Crowds.
Crowds OF 10000 became common
this fall Harvard and Centre, Prince
ton and Yale, Ohio state and Ill
n0is. Chicago and Illinois and many
other big football games In the east
drew that many paid admissions The
Army-NaTy game attracted more than
10000 and the game between Dart
mouth and Washington at Seattle, on
the same day attracted 10000 to the
new stadium recently completed there
Yale authorities have consid-
cred plans TO enlarge the bowl
Columbia IS considering the cree
ton Of n monster bowl in New
York, and Ohio state r. going to
have a great new stadium that
viii seat some 10000 Truly foot
bail Is reaching out. IL has grown
continually more popular a. the
years roll on. and the brief
period OF interruption caused by
the war failed 10 hurt the popu-
larity Of the college game In the
slightest.
Professional football Is growing
steadily in popularity despite at
tempts in some quarters TO discour-
age It,
Jim Thorpe and his Canton Bulldogs
have popularized the professional
game ia the middle west, and teams
at Akron, Cleveland, Buffalo and
other cities played TO big crowds this
year and made lots OF money.
The names Of eLcOllege stars who
decorate the lneups OF these teams
tell the story, for many OF the greatest
college players have been lured into
the ranks Of professionals and are
starring Just as they used 10 dc when
In school The midwest profession
ais. by the way, play a sportsmanlike
and clean cut game OF football. and so
FAR have been able to keep the sport
keep It that way it is bound TO grow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

has met both men and who has ac-
quilted himself creditably in each
contest
This boy Elliott has the record
OF being the toughest man az not
the best in the weller class and he
IS certainly making fem sit mp and
take notice in the east. Like
Reynolds Elliott refuses TO side
step anyone and has met the best
men OF the mat game, i=cludinE
both VFelterTeiEhts and middle
weights Another challenger is
Chris Jordan, FL PaEo middle
weight farOritc who while not
yFelterWeieht is able to make less
pouuduEe than a middieWeight
and consequently feels thar he iH
entitled 20 n match.
Jordan arrived in the city Saturday
and IS on the trail Of matchmaker
Johnny Mcintosh for the purpose Of
asking him for a chance against
either Of the two men
Chris is being mentioned by a num-
Der OF his friends as the referee Of
the Reynolds-Eatsuda match. being
familiar with an angles and holds OF
the Jiu-Jitsu method as wei as catch
as catch can
Chris is a little to heavy FOR either
OF the Welters and would have an alb
unbiased view point
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

PRINCE OF WALES BOXING PRIZE.
London, Eng, Dec. IA challenge
shield for q boxing competition
among units OF the Territorial Cadet
Force has been presented By the
nine nr MnIaa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
GRID GAME IN CLASS BY ITSELF
FOOTBALL KING OF ALL SPORTS

Jew YORK. Dec. 15.-Considerlng
N the short season It enjoys, col
legs football has Il over all other
sports in the way OF drawing big
crowds
The football season doesn't get IN
der way until late September, and few
games OF real importance are played
until mid-October. Thus the biggest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

while ago. Since then Mitchell has
been moving along at a good clip. lie
has defeated Johnny Dundee on two
occasions. Freddie Welsh an equal
number Of times. Charlie White and
Joe yelling no less than four times
That Is why the west thinks he ought
to have a championship match with
Benny Leonard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

weight in the world IS as thoroughly
italian as they make EN-
As a result quite n number OF
Fl Paso Italians are planning n
reception for the little scruppers
when he arrives The delegation
viii be headed BY the aggressive
Nicholas Sollitto who was raised
not one block from the early
stamping ground OF the Zulu Kid
and they viii do their best 10
make the little visitor feel at
home. benjamin Trfol0 uld Sol
IittO are praetieinE up on their
italian verbs with the intention OF
greeting the Zulu with a well
coming speech while others are
getting ready for his reception
Griffin advised matchmaker jim
my Erwin Saturday night that he
VIII arrive IN the city within the next
few days lie IS at present visiting
his family IN Fort worth and IS main
tanning steady training for his meet
ing with the zulu
Dick advises the capable Fort Bliss
handler that he recently purchased
quite a bit Of valuable property I'm
Fort worth and now he "has 20 fight
In order 70 pay the taxes" He states
that he Is feeling fine and eagerly
awaits the time 20 come here
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

Omaha, Neb., Dec 13.-PlanB VIII
be put under way early this week for
the formation Of a big tennis asso-
citation including midwest cities by
CIV Williams. president Of the Ne
braska Tennis association Omaha
Kansas City. Des Moines. Sioux City
and Minneapolis viii probably become
members OF the proposed body
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

the Western Canada league. but they
treated him in the same way the Tt
gers did Edmund the Binger-sent
him. back 10 the miners without Civ
Ing. him chance 70 show what he
could do In championship games.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

IIeVeIIll- o Dec II--H0lorL
Cathcarr, star fullback OF the West
eru Reserve university football team,
was elected captain OF the 1921
eleven Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

MORE SEATS N YALE BOWL
New Haven. Conn. Dec 13.-Eu-
lzrgemeut OF Yale bowl 20 increase
the seating capacity is under con
sideration- Thousands OF more per
sons could have been accommodated
az the Tals-HarTard football game,
had there been ssat1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

u FASO bugs have witnessed top
Il notch boxers OF almost every na-
tionality IN action except the
italian and when the zulu kid Of
Brooklyn appears here Christmas aft
ernoon against Dick Griffin they are
going to see q real italian mixer IN
action the best Of division in the
east. they say.
The zulu Kid Of the bantamweight
class means the same 70 Italian fol-
lowers Of boxing in the east as Johnny
Dundee IN the lightweight class or
Pete Herman, the bantamWeight
champion, to New Orleans adherents
Of this little star. Italians control
the bantamwelght and middlsweight
divisions Of boxing with Pete Her
man and Johnny Wilson and they as
sert that they viii also control the
lightweight as soon as Johnny Dundee
gets into action against Benny Leon
ard. The Irish control three titles,
(kilbane, Britton and Dempsey the
English one Jimmy Wndel the
Jewish one Denny Leonard the
French one (Carpenfiar)-
Little Solly Harris, manager OF the
Zulu Kid states that his clever proteEe
who has met the best men OF bis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

Ithaca. n. Y. Dec. 13.-Wuson S.
Dodge, OF Cleveland. o., left tackle
elected captain OF the 1921 eleven
Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

COWLER To MEET CURPHET.
London. Eng. Dec 13.-Tom Cow
Ter. the Australian fighter, has been
matched to meet Jack Curphey, the
heavyweight, on December 20
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

Mount SinaELzDowskl. forward.
four fleld Eoalss Cohen. forward.
seven 1lald goals two foul goals sll-
berberg. center, two field goals
Aronson, guard Grossblatt, guard.
First Baptist-Frlend. forward,
four field goals, Williams. f1lward
two field goals BroadduE. center. eUo
field goals Fuller and Hunrer.
guards; Hutlanus. guard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

TREINC 70 GET AVIAN FROM a
GrAVHe OF NlCKR rJURERS
AFTER 4ou AGaEGO 70 PLA9
AlL GSAGCH Z-h-N.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-07
AVE the pleasure of his acquaintance

have the pleasure of his acquaintance
ship.
We wish for the new couple joys
and success. They are among our
very finest young people, and Of the
best families Of Lowndes and Monroe
counties, and deserve success. A host
Of good friends join in hearty good
wishes for long and happy life.
Last Sunday witnessed the ninety
eighth annual Sacrad Harp singing at
Elbethel Primitive Baptist Church.
Ninety-eight years ago the doors of
this church were thrown open and
Christian welcome extended to all
lovers Of Sacrad Song, but alas the
founders of this grand old church,
where our mothers and fathers wor-
SHIPPED, have all long since passed
away. 1t is fitting that this day
should be set apart and kept sacrad
to the memory of all those who love
this old Sacrad Harp music.
AT an early hour Sunday morning
the people began to assemble, at nine
o'clock the house was called to order
by Rev. 0. f. Egger, the pastor Of
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-07
CALEDONIA
; = : : ; : : : : = : = = :

Wednesday evening, June 80, was
truly an ideal evening, with the moon
shining in all of its midsummer
splendor showing its beautiful rays
of light in the artistically decorated
Presbyterian Church at Hamilton.
This evening was one that lovers love
and poets love to describe in beautiful
verse, Truly symbolic it was of the
beautiful and sacred event which
marked so important an epoch in the
lives of Miss Maggie Lou Crosby,
and Mr.. Ernest Vaughn. The brides
popularity was fully attested by the
generous and handsome presents in
silver and cut glass. She is the ac-
complished daughter of Ex-Sheriff ].
G. Crosby and wife Of Monroe coun-
ty. The groom is one of Caledonia's
most successful young farmers, and
Is held in high esteem by all who
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-07
SEES SON wALLoP BALL.

Mr.. j. d. Roberts, of Artesia, was
among the visitors in Columbus Mon
day for the Columbus West Point
game, having come over to see son,
Jim Roberts, Jr., in action. He was
rewarded with fine exhibition Of ter
rife battling, and his son was easily
the hero of the game.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-07

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Joh|
Beard sympathize with them in tn
serious illness of their fine young son
William Beard, who has been i'll fol
the past several weeks. Mr.. Bear
took his son to Memphis the pas
week to consult DR.. McElroy and hi
has returned home and feels greatly
encouraged in his condition.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-07
vARDAMAN TO CRATE.

Brookhaven, Miss, July ga big
picnic will be held at the Bogue
Chitto picnic park July 5. Speakers
for the day will be Jas. X. Vardaman,
ex-United States senator, and Hugh
v Wall and Percy E. Quin, candi-
dates for Congress, the latter for re-
election.