El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31

TTTHEN our wen known friend, Mr.
w 1920 passes out to the ac-
compartment ef sirens this
evening at 10 o'clock he Is going with
such a splendid record OF athletic
advancement that the echo wiz be
heard in years 70 come In the Fl Pcso
district
he has brought this year with its
progress in football basketball pclo
and boxing TO a successful and Elor-
fous conclusion and II it was a mat
ter OF giving decision the verdict
would be unhesitatinEly awarded 10
kid 1920 over all previous years The
FL Paso district closes its best year
Of 1890 and the hope that 1871 viii
be even more prosperous than ever
and with the contamination OF pres
ent plans it is going TO be hummer.
at any rate. This much IS certain
During the past year so much vas
done By concerted action to develop
all forms OF athletics, however, that
is TO be catalogued as the best year
in sports history and it deserves this
consideration beyond a shadow OF
doubt
All Branches We're Good
Taking every branch OF athletics
from fits incipiency at the first part
OF the season until the last D. VIII be
easy to discern the marked degree
Of success attained by each
In basketball the final game Of
the season was necessary to de-
termine the vietor-hiEh school
TiEers-over the Popular quintet
In the City league This sched-
uIe ended last March and already
plans have been formulated for
the Organization of n stronger
and better league. hut fl remains
that the 1920 affair was the best
yet from the viewpoint Of evenly
matched playing and the de-
Teloumenf ~ talent In the
Church league the Cafhedrnls de-
feafed al ruunersup for the Tag
during the early part Of the
present season in one Of the best
years enjoyed by this stable or
Ennizatlon-
Baseball enjoyed its best year when
the season extended wen into &c
tober and some excellent games we're
PLAYED. There are quite q few who
feel that the ZANE did not main
tain the standard set by last sea-
sons play but the fact remained that
there were new rules 20 consider ana
the league was constantly being cut
down in order 70 allow double head
ers on Sunday. The El Raso district
championship went TO the Knights OF
Columbus. who starting the season
poorly, won IA straight games, q
record uneuualled in Army-Clry
league annals and while nosed out at
Lester Motors for league honors, the
team annexed the district title in a
later series. II was the hardest hit
ting and most prfsctly welded team
since the days OF The Globe NILS
nine.
The Infaruufiounla. later Lester
Motor, started the season with n
consecutive string Of games but
they could not last Jealouay de-
veIoued and the team quit the
league only TO return under the
name Of Lester Motor. II finished
the season strongly but was
doFFmed by the knights In
pIayoff series for the champion
ship Of the city
In boxing the most rapid strides
were made
Under the direction OF matchmaker
James Erwin, working as personal
representative Of the Fl Bliss ath-
letic association the glove game was
revived at the punch bowl last March
and the mitt fans OF the city Wit
messed some OF the best bouts staged
in the south during the sumner and
fall months. Taking for granted the
remarkable display Of fighting CALI
Der in a number OF contests the sea-
son was exceptionally successful as
the good shows more than balanced a
dozen times the two OF three untor-
tunate contests which are bound 10