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Evening journal., 1920-06-22
Harding Kid Vas Terror,
His old Friends Say
Rx Russ sIMoNroN.
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n. T. A. Star Correspondent.
MARION, Ohio. June 22-rhe man
who would be president, Warren G.
Harding, Republican nominee, once
dragged coffin through the streets
OF town near here. lie propped 1t
against The door posts OF he mayors
house.
have that from the lips Of W. r.
Ritz. farmer OF IBERIA, ten miles from
here, who helped him de-it Harding
was in school at iberia and Ritz a
farm boy
The two OF them raided an under
takers store and dragged forth The
co1ln for a ghost parade.
Everybody in Caledonia. where
Harding went 90 school, has personal
acquaintance with Harding Every
body's anxious 10 ten stories Of his
boyhood.
It was evening and the folks were
In wicker rockers on The front pOrches
OF their homes along the main street
Of Caledonia From door 90 door I
went 10 ask the same question.
What do you know about Hard
Bob Highly. 50 years old and a vet
eran, remembers when Warren was
the worst little dyvle' in school
saws Highly. "All the other kids We're
sfraid OF their maws. but mat Harding
kid was a holy terror. smarter than
a whip. though I've heard tell.
Allus had his lessons and never SEEM
ed to be astudyin'."
Katie Highly. Bob's wife. recalled
the day that Harding came 10 paint
the summer house and spilled red
paint on her kitchen floor.
"Ill never forget" she laughed,
chow scared he was I'd be mad. and |
guess l was
Mrs. Osborn remembered too The nrsl
days OF the Hardings In Caledonia
when Mrs Harding seemed always 10
have a baby I'm her arms and when
the fees OF the country doctor, George
T. Harding the candidates father
were hardly enough for The family
needs
"The doctor used to come over
sometimes in The winter time 20 see
me-" she said "anl De would stand
by the stove warming his hands and
his cuffs would be BATTERED There
wasn't enough sickness in them days
here"
sam Anderson. hardware man used
10 "toot the next horn TO Warren In
the Caledonia town band Warren
wasn't much OF musician. Anderson
confessed
His wife sat beside Anderson She
wanted 10 talk and yet
Finally she told me-:
Warren was mighty popular with
The girls. went 90 school with hin
and he pulled my hair and sometime.
he carried my books home. lie WASH
more than a then. Well. sir. hadn't
seen him In years Both OF use werl
married. Then he came here TO tan
one night and I went up TO hea
him. After the speaking was over
walked up 10 the platform. ! was I'm
lending TO call him senator or mis-
ter but no sooner than he caugh
sight OF me than he sings out. We'll
well, n lt amt my old friend Minnie
Minnie Anderson ~
He never said amt" prolesle
her husband and I left them In
friendly argument"
Each day the Want Ads are full o
live suggestions Tor saving money
Evening journal., 1920-06-22

Chewing gum 10 the value Of
s2 ,f6i 300 was exported by the United
States during the year 1919.
Evening journal., 1920-06-22

Each day the Want Ads are full OF
live suggestions Tor saving money
Evening journal., 1920-06-22

Lamp wicks which will last a
year are made Of asbestos boiled in
wax.
Evening journal., 1920-06-22

sam Anderson. hardware man used
10 "toot the next horn TO Warren" In
the Caledonia town band. Warren
wasn't much OF a musician. Anderson
confessed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

BEGIN SOON AT
TEX. VARSITY
Many Likely Candidates Try
Out for Positions on First
String Team at Austin.

Austin. Tex. Dec. g. Varsity
basketball is taking on a serious as
pect to the men who are trying out
FOR the team this year 7. ~ Bell
mont coach OF the basketball team
Is making eood bis promise Of hard
work every day until Christmas
Seven letter men are back IN the
lineup and It appears that much OF
the new material IS good AT center
Charles Dittert viii be opposed by
such men as Duckett and Weller.
Both these men are good although
Weller was out Tor some time last
season on account Of scholastic pro-
baton DucEetts VINO was a lresn-
man from Houston High. showed Up
to great advantage last season
Barrett. Lee Dirtert. Newman and
Hauley are all back from last years
squad and out for the forward posi-
players =. A. Fevton. OF Washington,
ID c. who made sensational record
on the shorthorns Of last year, and
Mccullough. from Tulane univel sirr,
are also out for the forward posi-
ton
For the guard position lfr. Bell
mont has wealth Of good material.
The man who played the stellar role
as floor guard last wear is back FOR
the same cid berth I'm the person or
II IT. Russell lie VIII have plenty
or opposition in Martin, HilL Mccul-
Tough and Harris George Hill was
on the varsity team last year and
played r consistent game all season
George McCullouEh- who starred on
the rloughorn football team this sea-
F2n. is sure Of q berth on the basket
shooters division, according %
great many fans
Vowel SWenson and Dennis. OF
football fame, are expected 70 put
up a hard fight for positions on the
team Many others who have not
had a chance 70 show what they are
made OF win probably get q chance
before the Christmas holidays
Mr. Belmont has planned q good
schedule for the team this year and
saws he is confident that with the
material en- signr Varsity VIII have O
winning aggregation At present 16
games have been matched. with Rice.
s. IT. T., Baylor and a. and 81. four
with each school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
BANTAMS WILL TOP
NEXT NIT BATTLE
AT FORT BLISS BOWL

be built up at the sides 10 break
the wind ard rooted except for =
small spof at the top which VIII
De left open for fresh air. This
can be covered by n flrpnuiln in
cold weather making the arena
just one biz room where the fans
can Euther and keep warm
IL is to be heated by five big boil
ers in different parts Of the stadium
and they VIII be stocked UP before
OF heat for the boxers and spectators
Buildings ID Arena
The renovation or the arena was
decided upon recently at a conference
col Francis ~ Glover. district adj
5utaut Capt kearns. OF the Quarter
master corps at Fort Bliss is in
charge Of the work being done and
he has mapped lt out in such a man
ner that everything VIII be completed
1y Christmas day.
Capt kearns has the supervision Of
the building Of many Of the largest
boxing sradiums in the country
among them being the Nolgast-Nel-
son bout AZ Oakland; the Neison-Gans
1lght at GO-afieid and the WOlEast-
Ritchie bout in san Francisco.
Capt Myers Of the motor trans
port corps f. arranging for the
services Of a fleet OF motor trucks
equipped with eushfoned renrr 10
r--tl-- anu A1N ga run
the car line before and after the
contest The trucks are to meet
the ears a they come in
The bouts Christmas day are 10 he
assembled in an all star card It is
probable thar Red Hogan and the
veteran Kid Payo viii be rematched
tor a l9-round battle as the semi
Afnal. The main contest would be OF
j. rounds duration and a seminal
between these two scrappy bantams
would only tend TO make the card
more popular than ever
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
TAD JONES TO
BE RETAINED
ON OLD JOB
Criticism of Yale Mentor Is Not
Severe as IN Former Years;
VIII Hold On.

New Haven. Conn. Dec AL
though Yale alumni, and undereradu-
ates, too, for that matter, are de-
pressed because their football eleven
lost three games this fan TO the same
teams which beat them last year
Harvard. Princeton and Boston Col
lege-and are clamoring for aew
head coach. no one has a name TO
offer. while Tad Jones has q host OF
friends who demand that he return
II is regarded as pretty certain Jones
VIII be chosen within a month once
more CHIEF Of STAFF OF the Ell gridiron
board Of strategy.
4 year ago the same calamity
hoWlers were demanding that Dr. Al
Sharpe be deposed because his team
lost three games Last year sharpe s
Yale team were defeated by Boston
and by Harvard 10 70 g
The moaners' advice was taken,
and this IAN Yale has been beaten
more decisiTely by the same teams
10y Boston College 81 TO Is, by Prince
ton 20 20 @ and by Harvard 10 o.
The bowling for change le not as
loud as a year ago, and the u-ssarts-
fed ones have no man to substitute
In place Of Jones
Suffering three beatinEs a year IS
a novelty for Yale football elereus-
Friends Of Tad Jones are pointing
but TO those who are demanding that
he be replaced by a new coach that
Yale made a mistake in letting his
Howard, go ten years ago,
after he had developed two Yale
sleveus which were defeated by Har-
yard, because Harvard has continued
10 develop star elevens as coach Of
he Iowa state University team
friends Of Howard have always re-
-arded his treatment in being dropped
IS unfair, just as friends Of DIT
sharpe think that he should be given
mother chance as yale coach
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Football, .TheInside Game;
AboLishing The Scouts

auce on the players themselves would
give us a more slasllnE game OF
football IN maybe il suffered in the
strategic phase.
should Be Taken Seriously.
The Princeton proposal has not
been taken up seriously so Tar.
doubtless because the present season
Is not altogether closed but 7 trust
fore another football season rolls
around il viii not be the first good
rule that has come from the councils
Of the Big Three
Some half dozen years nEo.
when Harvard, Yale and Prince
ton got together 20 arrange their
annual round robin or baseball
games. the graduate and faculty
advisers wanted 20 put the bulk
OF the strateET on the players, a.
well rs the playing itself. Il was
finally agreed that the nrofes-
siounl coaches hired by these
three college teams TO Instruct
the players should not be allowed
10 sit on the bench in any OF the
Big Three games
me result vas that only the play
ers were on the field and bench. that
they had TO meet problems such as
vauklnE pitchers out OF the box. pass
ing opposing hatsmen and hundred
The coach that they had been depend
ing on throughout the season in 9TH
er games was up 10 the Erandstand
as a spectator when Harvard played
Yale. for instance
All in all. 90 was rather satisfactory
experience. There was crude base
bail once IN while, but nobody
seemed 20 mind-and least OF all the
players themselves. And for the first
time. a baseball audience saw the
Harvard team playing the yale team.
with the outcome dependent on the
thinking and playing OF Harvard and
Yale students. and not on the think
ig and strategy Of a coach that was
laid for doing it,
The baseball idea is great and has
worked well ever since II is time
that football began TO lose some Of
its old time tradition and keep pace
with the modern trend toward thor
'ugh mateurism.-Cop yright. 1920.
by Wheeler Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
KLEIN URGES THE SPTTBALL RULE
UNP. SAYS 1T is NOT DANGEROUS

3 that they were placed under the
ban.
If it is decided 70 put the splitter
In the class with the barred deliveries
the pitchers who viii suffer BY the
rule VIII be robbed OF tiieir effective
ness, and as a result they VIII prob
ably be easy marks FOR the hatters.
and the career Of each VIII be shor--
ened-7
Klein believes that it should only
be fair 20 allow the spirball pitchers
now i'm the leagues 20 continue until
their days Of usefulness are over, but
ne would bar any more moist bah
nuriers from entering the major
league ranks.
Let the delivery pass out OF exist
ence as those who use il drop out Of
the leagues he said.
No More Crookedness.
KEN praised the work Of the Chi
cago grand jury i'm lnearthinc the
gambling scandal he declared. how
ever, that a majority Of the players
were honest, and would not be fair
judge them as a class by the actions
Of handful Of their set lie does not
think that the game VIII be infested
with crooked ball players for another
generation he said the recent scan
dal was good thing for the pastime
and taught lesson 10 every player
In the business.
Il do not think an attempt to
throw another game viii be made
until there - a new generation
Of players and fnng,n said KLEIN.
-fIhosc who are now playing
know it o. practically impossible
10 Eet away with any crooked
mesa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

n Jew YORK. Dec s.-Whether the
/ Y spithan win be barred In the ma
3or leagues next season is caus-
ing considerable agitation these days.
Many persons believe that the moist
artists viii be allowed 20 90 on as
they have in the past. They point out
that If the freak delivery was barred
the fans would raise a hue and cry
over the passing out Of the game Of
ing line today.
Bill Klein. one Of the best umpires
in the National league, Is one OF those
who does not think the delivery VIII
be barred next year. KLEIN says thai
IL would be unjust 20 prevent such
slabsters as Grimes Of the bod gers.
Douglas Of the Giants. Doak Of the
Cardinals, CoVelesld Of the Indians.
and others from using the moist de-
livery, upon which they depend for
most Of their effectiveness.
Keep Spitters, says KLEIN.
III the pitchers who were allowed
to use the spitbaI delivery last sea-
son were forced TO resort to another
style Of offerings next spring for ef-
iectiveness I think the fans in major
league cities, would raise g. protest"
said Klein
among the players there has
never been any objection to the
use OF the spifbalL. II "a not n
dangerous delivery. The emery
ball and other freak deliveries
which have been done away with
were really dangerous 10 bat
against, and the majority OF bats
men IN the big league were glad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Red SOx Team
May Be Sold

Boston. Mass. Dec. Purchase OF
the Boston American league baseball
club viii be sought by local iu-
terests. Joseph +. Conway. a former
president Of the New England ANA
teur Athletic union, said Thursday
that financial men Of the city were
prepared 20 ope- negotiations with il.
H. Frazee, the present owner. III
consummated, the deal probably would
result in an attempt TO bring back
70 playing management Of the Red
Sox william +. Carrigan, world series
leader in 1915 and 1916, who now is a
banker at Lewiston. Maine
The price on the Red Sox club has
been set by Frazee as upwards % ST.
100000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

New YORK. Dec. OTTAWA. Can
IN today entered the lists Tor the
championship heavyWeigh1 fight
between Georges Carpenter and JACK
Dempsey to be held sometime 10 1921
before July g.
Several cities are now bidding for
the contest. IT resulted from the
statement recently that the contest
may not be permitted in New York
state where DO was originally planned
and win have to be held elsewhere
Those most prominent in the bidding
are Toledo. Benton harDors Jersey
City and London. The latter CITY
has MADE the strongest bid and
there may be a possibility Of crossing
the water Oh the event the american
ciles are unsuccessful
Jersey j. The Fav0rite-
Jersey City is favored by the ma
jority it Isl understood as 10 is the
practical seat OF the boxing same 30
the east Many championship con-
tests have been held there during the
past six months and every effort IS
being made 20 get the boat there
The proposition. from a syndl-
cate Of wealthy ottawa sports
men. suggested holding the con-
test at Hun. just across the river
from Ottawa, during June it
was stated that SGD. 900 was avail
able rs a guuranteg and kickaru
was requested 10 discuss the mat
ter with a repreaeutnnre Of the
canadian syndicate.
Richard said that be would arrange
Tor q conference in the near future.
but that no definite plans had been
made for sraeiug the battle at any
particular place.
Can he Held Most Anywhere.
Under the contract. the bout can De
held anywhere in the United states,
Canada. Mexico OF Cuba. providing
the principals are Elven sufficient
notice OF the site To arrange Tor
proper training facilities
II again was iutlmated nhurs-
fnr by the chief promoter that
IN ease Dc was found ira INVISIBLE
10 hold the contest Ia or near
view York City. the match would
In al probability. De staged On
London. where Carpentier ia
ereat drn1FinE card
When &C. was pointed ont 90 RICK
ard thar the existing contest did not
cover a r-nE encounter IN Europe. he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
ByBsfggs

NNE Of The healthIest proposals
that has come from a football
team This season Is that OF
Princeton. that the practice or scout
ing the teams among the Big Three.
which consists OF Harvard Yale and
Princeton shall be discontinued
In other words. Princeton IS anZ-
lous 70 make football a game for the
boys that. play il themselves. rather
than some mastodonic enterprise for
the coaches strateEists and scouts
who merely use the players as paWhs
Ia carrying out their own special
ideas.
think the proposal is a good one.
and It would certainly improve the
game itself The whole idea is that
Harvard. Yale and Princeton shan
abolish their scouts so far as the
mem ners OF that triangle are con-
cerued- In other words, no Harvard
scout VIII watch the Princeton team
play during a season for the purpose
OF scouting" their players and plays.
And the same thing goes all around
No Elaborate Defence
That means that when Harvard and
Yale should clash for their final con-
test. Harvard would have no elabor-
cial play that was known TO be In
the Yale repertoire; the minor in
abilities Of the players would not be
known 20 one another. ana sundry
other particles Of Information would
be missing
For one thing, am sure
acoutless nenson would make
better and more interesting game.
IL would Dut the players on their
nettle 10 go MP against another
great team without knowing
tested defence for nearly every
play that the foe might offer. IL
would tend 10 throw more re
suonslbility on the brains and in
sight Of the players themselves,
instead Of on the coaching staff
As it Is now. think too much .
coaching is done on the sidelines. I
with the Information being shot out I
10 the players by means OF fresh /
substitutes introduced who are often 4
sent in lust 70 bear a message less /
81 that sort Of thing and more reli-i
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Canned Tennis
Balls The Best

Shanghai. China, Dec SIN the
opinion OF Shanghai tennis players
canned" tennis balls were an i'm
portant factor in the singles cham
pionshiD match which was won BY
W. S. A. Pott from the japanese play
er. j. Tauaka. who had held the title
for the preceding two years Until
this season tennis balls shipped 10
the customary way have been used,
but when manufacturers learned that
these often were affec- ed by moisture
on the long ocean voyages they began
70 pack balls consigned for shipment
10 the far east In theoretically sealed
cans, a practice commonly followed
with many products Tennis balls, Sd
packed were brought into use in the
singles tournament neld this fan ans
as they proved 20 be unusually resn
lent 10 was thought this had its effect
particularly in the opening rounds OF
the tournament
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

nAETA1IW FIGHTS. the popular
ID clan which kept the boxing bugs
busy guessing during the SUM
uer months on the ruucl bowl arena
1FlI predominant unon |rne card 81
present officials OF The Fort Bliss
athletic association do not UlscarrT-
Dick Griffin. TT NOrrns best bet
f1r the title who fights Pal Moore in
The Heurler City on December wiz
hold I'D one end Of the card while
Frankie Garcia Pacific coast bantam
champion now in los Angeles VIII be
ou laa other -iarcnma l-er Erwin
end SpcelhaN Hayden for the top
rotch ca-d on Christmas day when
rhe punch bowl WIN be completed. but
Hayden and domes are matched for
l5 rounds ar Columbus en- this day, it
does nor seem likely that the contest
can be arranged here lt is probable
THAT The winner OF the Havden-Jones
card VIII meet Hard Hitting Wright
here az a later date
Dick d Busy Too.
Griffin las been Keeping ia almost
daiIv touch with matchmaEe Erwin
and Is anxious 20 come back 10 FL
Paso and meet Garcia the zulu kid.
Joe Blriuau or any other Of the top
notch lanlau-s Of The coast. Garcia IS
much better boy than Ralph Lin
der a big weight handicap last summer
aud possesses a knockout kick in
either ulitc
The bout Is 70 be the nrat
Etage IN the new punch bowl
Thar iH. ~ o. the old howl. but
viii De- enclosed 20 keep the fans
from trr winter winds IL viii
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

Vancouver. 3. c., Dec. 5.-Plans for
the yacht which Vancouver yachts
men propose 20 build with which to
compete in the International contest
1o- the Upton cup against a Seattle
yacht which viii defend the trophy
have been ordered by the Royal Van
couver Yacht club. from c. H o-ichol-
son, the noted British designer who
prepared the plans for Sir Thomas
Liptou's Shamrock w. The series OF
races for the cup VIII be sailed next
summer during the Northwest Inter
Pacing association regatta
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
TT OVER By
YOUR VIEWS AND NLVE Rutherford fo

FIFTEEN round bouts are ths
Thing"
The emphatic stand OF match
Z maker James Erwin that ne consid-
{ cred a IS round boxing contest much
4 better from the standpoint Of obtain
ing better and more decisive results
has been borne out in more than
F one instance during the past Few
weeks in New York the seat Of the
glove game Of the country Joe
+ Lynch ana Jack Sharkey, the big
towns premier oantaulss put the fin-
isninE touches tn affirmative fashion
Thursday night when it required 10
rounds TO settle the question Of su-
premacy between them This came
JUST little bit later than the Leon
ard 81 cling contest which required
il rounds and the Jackson F'ftzsim-
mons bout OF equal duration.
50 much for the IS round route
which e seems IS the one and most
popular distance 90 settle bouts in
e decisive way.
The motor group punch bowl
officials af Fort Bliss plan that
al Of their future headIiner con
tests shall be OF this length ana
that the seminal bouts viii 70
ten rounds and not eight nS
many have in the past. The next
card u 10 bring together trVo
bantamYFeiEhts- anyhow. and the
alns, tired Of watching slow and
aaAAAAlAHA AAAlH9 0..NNH are TO ne re-
FTarded with some singular mix
ing. Dick Griffin f. to return
against either the Zulu Kid or
frankie Garcia, probably the
latter, and the fans know that
he o. capable OF putting up
real battle because he has shown
that he ean do so.
his opponent Garcia, comes highly I
recommended and Is not unknown TO .
- Rasoans, who frequently visit upon (
no contest, no money. This IS 10 ]
be the word Of law and order at the I
Punch Bowl In the future, and the
official club referee Isl to be equipped J
with powers 20 stop any contest in i
which he is led TO believe that the
contestants are not doing their best
Ia the match.
Matchmaker James Erwin has re-
eelTe1 the unanimous endorsement Of
the district adjutant and all OF the
athletic officers or the district Ia his
desire 10 put this plan Of operation
INTO erect and il goes into practice
immediately II doesn't necessarily
mean that the boxers are TO be hur-
-ieo IN their efforts, but It is for the
purpose Of assuring the bugs some
n The kind Of battles that Tommy
arler, Griffin the PaFo boys and
Tommy Nelson can put up. Con-
lnual mixing IS what the fans want
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Hi" Tigers Will
Not Meet Phoenix

Coach Luther Cohientz o. the El
paso high school football eleven was
advised Thursday night that the pro
posed contest between the Tigers and
the Phoenix high school could not BE-
carried out owing 20 the great ex-
neusa 10 be incurred. The Tigers were
packed up ready TO leave for PloeniN
and much disappointment was OK
pressed when they learned that the
game would not be held. The El
Paso team won the championship o.
Ne7v Mexico and west Texas and was
to have PLAYED Phoenix Tor the cha-7-
ufonzrfn or Arizona
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03

Manila, p. Z, Dee 3.-A new Chinese
sporting club has Just been organized
IL Manila from two Chinese football
teams The new club expects TO de-
Vslop the strongest Chinese football
team ever organized here Applica-
ton for admission into the Philippine
Football league has been made and
the club announced that Il IS ready
20 meet any team in the Philippine
Islands