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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
LaSker Cancels
Harding Trip

Chicago. III. Nov. ia. D. Lasker.
originator OF the Lasher plan Of base
ball control, Friday night let Il be-
come known that he had given up a
trip 70 Panama with pr- sident-elact
Harding to attend today's baseball
meeting and that senator Harding had
requested him TO remain at the meet
ing here rather than join him in the
trip southwark
Senator Harding called me by tele-
phone a few days ago to ask me TO
join him but when I told him OF the
meeting scheduled for today he told
me by all means 70 stay here. He said
he was very much interested in base
ball and hoped everything would be
settled peacefully.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
BOstOn'COnlmish' ChangesRules
Ten Rounds Is Boxing Limit

BOSTON. Mass. Nov. Is-BoxinE IS
ID on new basis in Massachusetts.
For the first time IN a quarter
century. professional matches are open
70 public participation under legal
sanction, and IL is no longer necessary
for a man who wishes TO see a bout
to first join a club over the meetings
Of which referees have been the mode
rators and boxers the only members
who had the floor. The familiar an
nouncement in introducing fighters
that both are members Of this club"
is heard no more.
Ter Round Bouts.
The new order Of things is the re-
suit OF law establishing a state box
ing commission, and stipulating some
Of the conditions under which the
sport must be conducted These pro-
vide for ten round bouts. the rounds
Of three minutes each. to be conducted
by clubs licensed by the commission
under bonds Of $4,000. Decisions are
given by a referee and two judges,
licensed by the commission.
The members Of the board, four
days after their appointment. laid
down supplementary regulations
under which each judge f. re-
quired 10 write and sign HIS de-
cfHiOn and the referee decides II
they disagree. Under the commits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
YOnkerS Golfer
Surprises Vets

New York. Nov. III. H. Murphy
gave the Duuwoodie Country club
golfers IN Tonkers considerable to
ponder over when he holed out in one
stroke on the seventh hole. This
was the first time this hole had ever
fallen TO the select circle Of shot
makers who have aces to their credit,
although the Dunwoodie 18th has
several times been made in one. The
seventh is 2l0 yards long, according
to the card, and generally calls for a
spoon shot. because OF the slopes OF
the ground. rather than an iron It
was estimated by DunWoodie players
that because The cup was located on
the back OF the green the hole meas
ured about us yards instead OF 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
Baseball WarEnds; YaIeAnd Tigers Melton 'Gri'
Matsuda Rules The FavOrite
Endurance Is The Chief Cause
OILY sCHoBER, he tough boy. I
d beat him"

OILY SCHOBER he tough boy,
d beat him"
Matty Matsuda delivered the
above confident assertion following
his workout Friday afternoon rela-
tive TO his coming match with scho-
Der at Liberty hall They meet Tues
day night
Matsuda's friends among the Jap
anese colony in Ell Paso and his
American boosters are planning to
give him a great reception when he
enters the ring against Schober.
The japanese have been on hand
every time he has wrestled, but they
are coming out in even greater num-
bers TO encourage him on. They be-
leve, like many other FL Paso fans.
In the contest He is in splendid con-
ditiOu, is the fastest OF the Two men.
has unlimited endurance and is being
made the favorite-
MATCHMAKER Mcintosh has not vet
announced who will referee the con-
test, although the choice viii fan be-
tween Rawls and SOlly Harris 1t As
probable the latter viii be chosen.
as Rawls, while a capable man. got
of on the wrong foot at the last
meeting Of Schober and Natsuda. The
announcement Of the referee is await
ed with good deal OF interest.
JACK Reynolds. claimant OF the
American wrestling title, is TO meet
Matsuda here November so. indiffer-
ent 10 the outcome Of the Matsuda-
Schober match, II is understood
Reynolds and Matsuda are both well
lerWelghts and the latter is going
out Of his class TO meet Sthober. The
match between Reynolds and Matsuda
would be in the nature OF a titular
engagement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
MIKE VASQUEZ
AND HAWKINS
ALSO SIGN UP
Lightweight Battlers VIII Meet
IN Semi-Final to Lewis
Fowser Contest Nov. a.

Perry Lewis's decision to meet
Frankie Fowser in a return engage
ment was hailed with considerable en-
thusiasm in TIE camp Of Fowser Fri
day afternoon. The strengthening Of
the card by the signing OF Hal Haw-
kfns and Nike Vasquez is another
thing that has led 70 the unqualified
approval Of the businesslil1e manner
OF matchmaker Jimmy Erwin, OF the
Fort Bliss Athletic association.
Lewis and Fowser are TO meet IN the
headlineJ event at the Punch Bowl on
ThanksCi eve, November "a, and
NasQuez and Hawkins are 20 90 at il
hammer and tongs in the seminal
Other bouts wiz be arranged to top
the main event
FoWser put IN a busy evening at the
International Friday before a large
crowd Of miLt enthusiasts. Manager
C J. Stallard, Of the club has in
stalled some mighty useful equipment
lately and the club is undoubtedly the
best fitted up in the southwest Fow-
ser boxed with the clever Crozier for
about two stanzas and then took on
the elusive Bat Shapiro for an equal
number Frankie is in dandy shape
and indications are that he viii give
Lewis a tough reception He works
every evening at 1880 at the club
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13

EVERYONE knows what IS mean {
r nv a break in the game. A
IL punt that is muffed. a ball that
IS fumbled, q forward pass lnat Is
Intercepted are all rated as breaks IN
football. But what most people er-
roneously think is that getting q
break IS a piece Of luck. This sea
son. as in many past seasons, 1ootoall
fans point TO events such as nave
listed as matters Of luck that have
determined the outcome OF 1mporran {
games.
that q break is not a matter OF luck
When a tear, gets a break and turns
It into a touchdown or any other sort
OF score. Il IS distinctly the result OF
good playing. AS have pointed our
In q previous article, practically the
entire Harvard or Haughton system
depends on getting the breaks ana
then quickly cashing in on them And
certainly it would be the apex OF
folly for a team to be waiting Tor a
piece Of good luck TO fail in its lap
Look Out for Brenks-
No, indeed; capturing breaks has
little to DO with the capricious god
dess OF good fortune.
A break Is n piece OF poor play
ing By the team II adversely az
fects and a piece OF good playing
by the team In whose favor II
goes. You viii notice that a
team which continually gets the
breaks r. n team that is eontinu-
ally n good team. Only on an
off-day, which even cones 10 the
best eIevens, viii the breaks turn
against m outfit that Is grounded
well In fundamental football.
Having nose for the ball is some
thing that coaches are eternally try
ing TO teach their players The foot
ballers are commanded always TO keep
their eyes open for the leather and
TO squirt toward Il the minute It is
loose After several weeks OF train
ing, Il becomes second nature for a
player to dart for the ball and smother
il as soon as he sees IT loose. Half
the time a man Is diving for It be-
fore he realizes what he is doing.
That Is keen football playing, and
the reason that breaks are converted
into scores.
Practically all the breaks are Sc
cured by watching the football like
a rat Once in a while there is a
break that nose for the leather is
not responsible for. but they are rare.
As an instance, I might cite a punt
which rolls out OF bounds inside
teams Vineyard line as a break
where sense Of following the ball
aTails you nothing.
But when n kick f. blocked,
tumble recovered or a forward
pass Intercepted, IL isn't n lucky
break for the man or the team
that scoops mp the oval. II f.
simply the performance OF n Job
thar players have been tnuEht to
perform. For II there f. one
game where the pInyerH are
trained TO be ready for unusunI
emergencies, football f. Just that
gume- In no other I believe, is
success 50 frequently hinged on
~ kr~ -
Giles.
Eternal watchfulness is surely the
price Of victory in football. I have
seen It occur when a line player run
ming in 10 block a punt has Just
licked the ball with his fingertinps.
Perhaps the whole OF the side that
is making the kick has missed that
slight detail OF the play, and per-
haps only one or two men on the
defending tee n have noticed the tick
Of the ball.
Automatically. Of course, that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13

sion's rules, there can be no draw.
Every person connected with a bout
must be iceused-physician referee,
Judge. timekeeper, boxer. manager.
trainer or second. The physician is
required TO examine the contestants
three hours before the bout and TO
certify in writing that each boxer is
physically fit Licenses bear a photo
graph Of the boxers. with the idea Of
preventing representations.
Referees and judges are assigned
by the commission to authorize bouts
and their Identity TO promoters. box
ers or spectators is not known until
they take their place at the ringside.
This Is a further check against fradu-
lent collusion. Under the law the
commissioner have authority similar
to that OF city councils to require
the testimony OF witnesses on all mat
tiers within their jurisdiction.
Women. who have seen bouts in
this city previously only in male
disguise, are now allowed equal
privileges with male followers OF
the sport, and n the first OF the
bouts under the new law femin-
unity was sprinkIed throughout
the arena. Gambling has been
prohibited and seconds ordered to
desfst from Objectionable tactics
in support OF their principles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13

you just why I took this job. See
those kids down there on the street,
See that airplane propeller on the
wall2 Wen, that explains my accep-
lance.
e.Fou see that propeller 7Taa on
the plane IN which my son, Maj.
Reed Lundis, flew while overseas.
Reed md I went TO one Of the
world series games ut Brooklyn.
Outside the gate were n bunch Of
little KIDS playing around Reed
turned to me and Euids Dad,
wouldn't IL be n shame TO have
the game Of these little kids
broken uuf Wouldn't Il be awful
10 TAKE baseball away from fhemf
Wen, while you gentlemen were
talking TO me, / looked up At this
propeller n1d j thought Of Reed.
Then 1 thought OF his remark in
Brooklyn Grit we have got to keep
baseball on a high standard for the
sake Of the gsters-thats why
took the job because I want to
help"
On Hand at Big Games.
Judge lands attends many major
league games here every year and
seldom misses a world series. At the
annual classic he generally may be
found in a box back Of third base, his
old black SLOUGH hat pulled down over
his eyes and a long black cape falling
from his shoulders. He never talks
during a game, but studies every play
closely and enjoys analyZing the
strategy used by the opposing play
ers. One Of his hobbies at a game
is to try to guess the next play.
Judge Landis's term is for seven
years, and then an election viii be
held by all leagues in the plan to de-
rermine who shall be commissioner.
He viii have power to question any
player club owner OF league presi-
dent and to take any action he sees
fit in all cases The leagues agreed TO
sign contract to abide by the judges
decision regardless Of what they may
be.
Chicago VIII be headquarters for
The baseball commissioners and Of
fees VIII be opened here immediately
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13

Anew YORK. Nov. 15.-Aside from
N the annual clash between Yale
and Princeton, todaT's eastern
football program included several
other battles Of more than passing
interest Dartmouth played Pennsyl-
vaufa at PHILADELPHIA Columbia met
Cornell at ithaca; Washington and
jefferson invaded Pittsburg for its
yearly battle with the Painters; Har-
ward opposed Brown at Cambridge
while the Army and Navy eievens
faced BoWdoin and South Carolina.
respectively, on academy fields
An Even Money BET
1t has been laid down as a football
axiom that yale never Is worse than
an even money wager against either
Princeton or Harvard and with an
occasional exception, is true
Because OF her impressive early
season record and the tie Witn Har-
ward last week. Princeton had been
quoted in certain quarters as one
sided favorite TO defeat Yale This
however, did not appear 20 be 5usti-
fled
Princeton. under the coaching
Of Roper has undoubtedly de-
veI0ped a fast wen drilled ma
chine with an nttucz built around
several players OF individual.
talent and ability Lourie, Gurity,
Eeck and Murrey fit in well with
the system Of quick duskinE runs
bail following, blocking and for
ward passing. The offensive np-
pears to be better developed than
the defensive.
Against this machine Yale viii hurl
an eleven Of great potential power
buzz which has shown little ability to
take advantage OF its full strength
There has been flashes Of this smash
ingartack ana bulldog defence, but
little in the way OF a sustained ef-
fort extending over two periods OF
game. Whether Yale under the rivalry
and stress OF facing Princeton viii
suddenly rise 10 the full realization
Of its strength and er its way 20
victory by sheer power only the game
VIII demonstrate.
Yale Line Strongest.
Man for man, the Yale line IS
probably stronger than the Prince
ton forwards. hut not as well drilled
in the science Of scrimmaging as
compact combination Back OF the
line, the Tigers have what appears to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13

tion and too frequently at the cost OF
accuracy While long driving Is al
ways a fine point. while IL always
does give the player a marked advant-
age on long holes. those who succeed
with it are only the players who can
control such efforts.
And Of all long drivers Ted Ra-
stands forth rs the most accurate
OF the lot Most Of the other ad-
herenta to long driving come too
many troopers TO be dangerous.
We fail TO remember that matches
are lost on one or two holes. when
mayed between men OF equal
ability and that medal scores are
quickly run into large totals II
we get into trouble with n hooked
OF sliced drive. In consequence.
excellent putting and approaching
cannot recover for Us
It seems 70 me as though the ideal
game OF go2 is one in which the
player is first OF all accurate in his
driving It is far better to play con-
sistently two hundred yards down the
tairway and place your ball for the
next shot than 10 whale into Il for a
greater distance and meet with grief
two or three times in the course OF a
struggle Accuracy above all else
from the tee and down the eairWay
with the wood and iron.
Position OF Approach.
Now such a plan always leaves the
golfer In q position to approach He
is ever in the game II this part Of his
play stands the acid test-pitching TO
the cup. Here comes the battle for
supremacy, for the hole is 70 be won
by that man who can master the
short game, whether the play calls
for a high pitch with backspiu or for
pitch and run. Indeed, there Is a
third way Of approaching from short
distance-the putter itself Those who
followed the play Of Walter Travis
method.
IL is not for me TO back any
particular way of playing the
short approach. But / am OF the
opinion that no one method. At
the expense Of the other two. ean
he used in every case. Tuke the
deadly hacizEpin. Here f. n shot
which is most difficult when n
high Wind Is blowing. Rather
then pitch and run. But what
ever method You employ I would
by all means play my shot with
crispness, for only in this way
can one execute his stroke with
confidence.
No shot is more difficult than the
approach Il Is always the last one to
return TO you after a long lay-off
from play. Golfers can and do go
Lortn and rather quickly pick up
their driving and putting at about
where they left off. But they do not
have the same good fortune with
their approaches. It is a heater shot.
one requiring an exact hitting OF the
ball. And never is IL played without
costs II the player raises his eyes
fraction too soon BY all means keep
your head down when approaching.
Concentration is the secret Of success
with this shot
While I have always argued and
favored the long game simply because
IL wins out when the golfer possess
all other shots as well. there is no
doubt that when two men are evenly
matched the story Of success is told
on the short approaches He who can
get them within putting distance OF
the pin with fair regularity Is bound
70 get the breaks on the green The
law OF averages is in his favor. And
no law wins so many contests in
sport.-Copyright 1920, Sol Mstzger.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
MADE
FOR PLAY IN
TENNIS MEET
Annual Tourney of FL Paso
Club Gets Under Way at
Arizona and Ange Streets.

Drawings f0r the city tennis tour
uameut were held at the chamber Of
commerce Friday evening There
were p entries In the singles and
10 teams in the doubles
The drawings resulted as folloWs;
Singles
Monroe vs. Horton
Lieut.. Woodward vs. Lester.
Cole VS. Hasser.
kipp VS. Bateman.
WOtipka vs.. Ferguson.
Messrs. Hughey. Dent. Bailey. Sim
mons, Ferguson, Herlin. Fletcher,
Harvey. Barger. Bandeen and Ed
wards drew byes in the first round
Doubles:
Bailey and Bandeen VS.. Ferguson
and Ferguson
Bateman and Herlin vs.. Moore and
partner
Simmons and Crockett. Monroe and
h1pp, Harvey and partner. Cole and
Barger. Barker and Freeman. and
Dent and Wotipka drew byes in the
first round
The schedule Of play for Saturday
afternoon follows
1870 p Monroe rs. Horton. Cole
vs. Hasser, kipp vs.. Bateman, Wo-
tipka vs.. Ferguson.
z-5e D. m.-HuEhey vs.. Dent. Har-
Vey vs. Barger, Bailey and Bandeen
VS. Ferguson and Ferguson. HeElin
vs. Fletcher.
$3.50 D. m.-Bailey VS.. Simmons
Barker and Freeman vs.. Dent and
Wotipka, Bateman and Herlin VS.
Moore and partner. winner Wood
ward and Lester vs. Cole and Hasser.
match.
Entries include several players
from Las Cruces and other points.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
Lew Edwards Is
Beaten Badly

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov 13.-Clonies
TAFT, lightweight champion boxer Of
Canada Friday night knocked out
Lew Edwards, lightweight champion
OF Australia. in the second round OF
q scheduled ten round bout here.
TAFT punished Edwards severely and
sent him to the floor seven times in
the first round In the second Ed
wards was floored twice and the last
time his second threw in the sponge. i
1t was announced each man weighed
1345z pounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
Value OfPutting Strongly
Emphasized In Title PLAY

OLE is by no means a one-shor
game though many a champion
has been credited with winning
the title by his putting alone More
and more we have come to other con-
illusions even though we have yet 10
produce a title holder who could not
putt. especially during the week OF
play. So often has this been so that
we have arrived at the belief that the
putt IS the most important stroke Of
the game While this Is TO be granted
in a measure ] feel certain that the
short approaches. the shots played
from just of the green up 10 a dis
lance. OF say. so yards, are the tell
tale OF all golf One noted golfer
even went so far as TO remark that
il this shot was mastered there was
no need Of good putting. he spoke
with due regard for fundamentals.
Look For Distance.
Unfortunately for the game Of most
Of US we seek distance above all else.
Beginners and young players make
special efforts TO outdrive all opposi-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
" TEAM
WALLOPS FAST
ARMY QUINTET
Well Coached Mexican Y. NJ.
c. A. Basketball Team Con
tnues to Win VICTORIES.

Playing its usual brilliant steady
game. the Mexican y. ~ C. A basket
BAN quintet defeated the Army y. NJ.
@ 4 five Thursday night by the score
OF 56 TO ls- The game was played al
The Mexican T. Il C. A. and was Wit
asts.
the winners have won five cousecu-
tive games, among them Deing a pre-
TioHs contest with the Army ~Y
For the first half the Mexican uIa.v-
ers took things easily and did not at
tempt to roll up the score. The tally
stood 1g 20 u in favor Of the Army
team In the second half. however.
the tables were turned and the milf
tary quintet did not score a single
score Of any kind Final score, MexI-
can ~ IS, Army ~T' IS
The llneups follow Army, Cont
and Rubin, forwards. Bung, center:
Marty and Burke, guards. Dragoo.
substitute Mexican -fTr Concha and
Lozauo. forwards. RangeL. center.
Aiscura and Gardea, guards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
Football, 'Thenside Game ;;
HOU To Watch The Breaks

makes the ball a free ball. and II the
men on the kicking team only know
that IL was a free ball, they would
be on the job TO land the punt as
soon as IL came 20 earth But II they
are not watchful enough 20 observe
It. then the opportunity is wasted
and a chance for a break goes -
the board.
There are so many little things that
can be taken advantage Of that I have
not the space 70 list them
But a thorough football player
should know them all-Which, OF
course, calls for n perfect 'l<novgI-
edge Of the rules-and likewise
be NFatehfuI TO take advantage
Of all those chances Bat put q
down in your book that n tumble
is not a piece OF bad luck, but bad
playing; and that the recovery
Of q tumble Is not n matter OF
good luck, but n matter Of good
playing. That should dispel a lot
Of illusious.-COpyrigh 1920. by
the Wheeler Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-13
JUDGE lands WILL
BE FUTURE ARBITER
OF ALL GRIEVANCES

CHICAGO, III Nov. 13. - Peace
y reigned in baseball circles today
following yesterdays agreement
between the opposing factions in the
reorganization Of the game The six
teen CLUB owners Of the two major
sue, which today left the same eight
clubs In the National and the same
eight IN the American league.
Federal judge KenesaW n Lands
OF chicago, accepted the Craftsmanship
OF a committee OF one as a final court
Of appeal in all matters Of dispute be-
tween the two major leagues and any
minor league which may Join the
majors in the denomination
WIZ Receive $4,000.
Judge Lands VIII remain on the
bench. HIS salary there is $500 q
year
He stipulated that fhis sum
should be Hubtracted from the
$4,000 year. Offered by the
baseball men, and 50 his salary
rs Chairman Of the national pas
tine VIII be &42s5o0 year for
term OF seven years. The mine
leagues are invited and expected
to join the majors under the
Lands regime
Chicago viii be Headquarters for
the baseball commission, and offices
VIII be opened Immediately. Should
second and third members be chosen
Tor the commission, il is virtually
certain. according TO club owners, that
Judge Charles A Mcdonald, OF Chi
e1go, vii be one Of them.
Lasker Plan Accepted.
The fundamental principles Of the
Lasker plan were. agreed TO by presi- [
dent Johnson and Philadelphia,
Washington, Cleveland, St Louis, and
Detroit. American league clubs
which sided with president Johnson I
In opposing the LasEer plan
After the meeting the maguates I
came out arm in arm and a majority I
Of them proceeded TO judge Landisis |
chambers to inform him Of their de- 4
cision-
aIVe're mnde n real peaee-one
that VIII last was the comment
Of president William Feeck Of the
Chicago National league club. rs
the meeting broke up. sThe full
details OF the Reorganization have
not been settled. OF course, but we
expect TO Issue a formal state
memt soon telling al about IL. Its
enough TO say now that the War
- over and every one Of rs "a
mighty glad Of III
Later they were Joined By Connie
Mack Of the Philadelphia A-uericaus- Il
Robert Quinn and James Dunn Of
Cleveland
At first the judge refused the Of
Fer on the ground that he loved his
position as Judge" too much to quit
The bench Finally. however, he
agreed 70 hold both positions but I.
specified that his baseball salary
should be decreased by s750O-the
amount he receives as judge. It was
lgreed that as chairman he would
receive $685. 500 a year instead CT the
$4,000 originally offered
After the meeting judge lands
-ook Clark Griffith, q personal friend,
over 10 & window.
Crit" he said. I'm going TO tell