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10 EL PASO HERALD-SPORTS, RECREATION and OUTDOOR LIFE MOVIE OF A MAN TRYING TO LOCATE A FIRE By Brigg: Philadelphia Manager Believes That His Players Can More Than Hold Their Own, and the End of the Invasion Will Find Them at the Top of the Heap; Pirates Are the Ones To Be Feared, is Report. hiladelphia, June If anyone has any doubt who Is going to win the National league pennant this season just ask the fans of the Quaker City and manager Pat Moran, who can see absolutely nothing but the Phillies, in spite of the fact that the Giants continue to hop along in the lead and retaining their hold by a narrow margin. I GOIMG oofc- leagub WATTS MEA Manager Moran at present is depending his pennant chances on the success of his twirling staff and it must be said that all of the pitchers seem to be in great shape right now. Oeschger, worked -twice againgt the during the recent series; Lavender, who kept in reserve, and Alexander, Rlxey and 3Iayer constitute what is considered one of the strongest aggregations of pitchers in the league, and one that is reckoned to bring home the bacon for the Philadelphia nine. Manager Moran a short time ago made the Dallas club of the Texas league an offer for the services of Conley, the sensatioral right hanaer, who has won 18 consecutive victories down in the Lone Star state, and is regarded as the find of the season.

It is certain that the young pitcher is one of the best produced by the fast class A organization in many years and Moran considers himself lucky in getting in on the ground floor, even if the offer for the twirler was refused. Alexander, the mainstay of the Quaker staff was never in better shape and can be relied upon to pitch three games a week at least. Last year this sensational player turned in 31 victories, a performance that has been equalled by very few, and for that reason and his splendid showing this season, the Philadelphia fans are betting their heads off on the local team. So far the Quakers have won seven series at home, and have won three, tied one and lost four on the road, which is a creditable record at least. Only at Boston and New York have the'Quakers failed to come through with victories, as in each instance the Philadelphians have been sent back defeated, after attempts to down the Stallings and McGraw crews.

Gavvy Cravath and Dode Paskert have worked their batting eyes down to a state of perfection and these two stars are clouting the ball at a rapid rate. They have broken up no less than six games this season by their timely swats into the bleachers and are figured the strongest points in the Philadelphia offence, that is aside from Grover Alexander. In all of their games with the western teams the Phillies have come off victorious and the fans are confidently looking forward to the eastern invasion which will commence within a short time. The only team that gave Philadelphia any real trouble while they were on the road in the west were the Pittsburg Pirates, the Callahan crew winning two out of four games with club, nnd setting the easterners back several points in their rush to the first position then held by the Giants. RAILWAY TEAM TO PLAY AT STANTON Arrangements have been made by manager Baker of the El Paso and Southwestern railway baseball team i for a game to be played at Ft.

Stan- 1 ton, N. during a carnival and re- union to be held in that city on July 4. The railway team is recognized as one of the fastest in the southwest and recently defeated the Carrizozo, I N. club by the decisive score of six to one. Paul Fisher, the star twirler of the team will be taken along, and inasmuch as Paul has shown considerable ability against the New Mexicans in previous games, the El Paso club is confident of victory.

DICKER SOX GOIN GOOD. Dickerson, new pitcher from Milwaukee, got a good start in the Texas league. His first out was against San Antonio and he pitched a two hit game. Now, with a couple of new pitchers, and his cripples coming back, manager Hardy thinks his Navigators -will get going again. STEEN DOES NOT REPORT.

Bill Steen, released by San Francisco to Dallas, of the Texas league, refused the assignment and announced that he probably would accept a berth in the Copper country outlaw circuit unless he could catch on with some other Coast league club. I At The Quality Market Saturday Bargains Fancy Bacon, by the 34c Best Lard, per lb. 25c 28 2 strip, per lb Absolutely Best Sugar Cured Hams, all sizes, per Fresh Ranch Eggs, A Fresh Creamery But- per dozen ter, (guaranteed) lb.TT\JC Best Sugar Cured Picnic Hams, per pound 22Jfec Choice Lamb Choice Lamb Legs, per Chops, per Choice Lamb Shoulders, whole, Ofl per Choice Lamb Stew, (J per JL THESE PRICES ARE FOR LAMBS. NOT GOATS Fresh Pork Picnics, per pound Fresh Pork HP I Chops, per i Fresh Pork Sausage, per lb 21c 15c Fancy Veal Shoulder Roasts, per pound Fancy Veal Stew, per Fancy Veal Chops, per lb 20c Fancy Veal Loin, whole, per 1 Fancy Veal Legs, whole, per lb. TRY SOME GROUND BONE FOR THE CHICKENS, PER POUND, 5c Nice Lean Pot Roasts, Beef, per pound Choice Rump Roasts, Beef, per pound Choice Cuts Loin Steak, per pound Take home a supply of Famous Bread, large loaves, 15c 22'kc 10c WE HANDLE A FULL LINE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT THE MOST REASONABLE PRICES during the warm weather we keep our market open until 11 every night except Sunday.

NTS, IT CLEVERNESS HIKES FIGHTERS Of PRESENT Mi Joe Choynski, Former Heavyweight Championship 4 Contender, Says That Present Boxers Are Not Nearly as Clever as They Formerly Were; Need Good Press Agent, Then Able to Get Fights. Hy JACK YEIOCK. TV Attee. Tribaaw Tacoma Has New Sensation Kilbane Fond Of Leonard i i ii i i i ii ii i ii i i ii i i i i i ii i i i i i i i i i i i ii i i i Flagstead Hits Ball Hard Says Lightweight Is Crack fp ACOMA, June I Tacoma club, which earlier in the season introduced some of the niftiest pitching1 talent in the Northwestern league, now presents the batting sensation of the year in Ira (Pete) Flagstead, the youthful Olympia boy whom Russ Hall signed last winter on the recommendation of Jack Schilling, well known local umpire, and who, if he keeps up his present swatting lick, is a sure fire bet for the majors. Unused to professional baseball ways, but nevertheless possessing plenty of natural ability, Flagstead was held on the bench by manager Raymond and Marse Russ Hall for the first month of the league season, and every day he learned something about the great national pastime.

When Flagstead got his chance as a regular he made good from the start and his batting average gradually soared. He is now hitting at a .398 clip. Elmer Lelfer, former Butte pitcher, hut who a hurler like the best batter in the world, is second and has priven Who In Golfers World UST who is who, collectively if not individually, in a golf way may be determined during the third week in July, when the Professional association will conduct its patriotic tournament. It has practically been decided to muster four teams of 12 men each. One will be of Scotch players, another of English, another of home breds, and a fourth a picked team comprising mostly amateurs.

The idea is to hava three teams play each other in a sort of round robin, though at present it is not known just what course will be selected. The tournament will start at Englewood on July 24. and on the first day with a mixed foursomes event. Every will have a chance to invite for a partner a woman member of his club. On the second day at Englewood the plan provides for a 36 hole medal piay competition, and it may be that this will be made an open affair.

Players like Jerome Travers and Oswald Kirkby would be reasonably certain to make a good showing. It was at Baltusrol in 1915 that Jerry led all the professionals In the national open. With the various teams represented by their greatest strength, the competition would be well worth watching. It has never been satisfactorily determined whether among the resident the Scots or the English would prove the stronger in a team match. It is also an open question whether or not the home breds would not be able to muster an equally formidable array.

Individually they have captured the share of the titles and money for the last five years. Courses mentioned in connection with the team event are Lido, Garden City, Baltusrol, Greenwich and Siwanoy. the Tiger phenom a real run for Lelfer is hitting; Harry Harper, held the league leadership for six weeks, has gradually slumped for the past three weeks, although he still hitting .3711. When Tacoma fans glimmed Russ athletes after their sojourn abroad several of the old faces were not in evidence. A1 Bonner, Bill Harrington, Henry Peterson and Bill Daniels were among the missing.

Daniels, the popular and speedy center fielder of the locals, who has been hitting like Ty Cobb of late, received a message that his wife was near death in Los Angeles and he boarded the first train for the south. Daniels will probably not return and his work will be sadly missed. Earl Coen has been filling in at third base and Flagstead is back in the gardens. Vernon Ayau, the Chinese infielder from Honolulu, recently let out by Seattle, also has been taken on and in the games he has played has shown well. Harry Gardner, formerly of the Great Falls club, who was traded to the Tigers for pitcher Henry Peterson, is a new Tiger.

The trade appears to be a good one, as Gardner is a swell right handed heaver, capable of working often, while Peterson could never pitch effectively more than once a week. L.efty Sehroeder, the youthful southpaw obtained from Butte in exchange for A1 Bonner and Har- rineton, is also a wonderful addition to the local staff. Bonner was going bad with the loeals, while Harrington developed a lame arm in Montana and eould do little or nothing. OHNNY KILBANE, who closely watched tfye Welsh-Leonard contest, comments as follows on the bout and boxers: knocked out, but I know he would have been in a few more seconds. If he ever got away from that corner and slipped to the floor, It is doubtful if he could have arisen.

But he was not on the floor; he counted out and the chances are that the referee will be blamed for stopping the bout too soon. am not a bloodthirsty individual nor do I like to see a helpless man battered nnd pummelled into insensibility. From a humane viewpoint It was the best that could have happened, but it was a championship fight and there should be no loophole left for an excuse to belittle the victor. Leonard is a wonderful boxer. He has everything a champion should possess; speed, a Kood head, generalship, and best of all, a knockout punch.

His victory will be a big boost for the boxing game, as the fistic fans will turn out to boost a real fighter. Benny is popular because he gives the public a run for its money and puts forth honest efforts every time he steps into the ring. He is likely to wear the crown a long time, for there are few, if any, who can take it from Harry Frazee, me most recent of maor league magnates, is reported to have introduced an innovation in baseball in order to secure his base- bal investments for the playing sea; son. Mr. Frazee is a theatrical producer and is reputed to be owner of a half interest in the champions Red Sox.

He negotiated for the purchase of the club from J. J. Lannin, and was elected president and has been actively directing the executive management of the club from the time i he obtained control. It is said that Mr. Frazee has obtained insurance guarantees from Lloyd's which will assure the club of at least 110,000 a day for 15 playing dates in Boston.

These days included 12 Saturdays and three holidays. The cost of this insurance of $150.000 is said to have been a premium of $15,000, and insures the club against loss of receipts due to rain on the 15 days specified. Should it happen to rain on only two of these days the insurance would more than cover the premium. On the other hand. If It shonld be fair on nil these something extremely doubtful.

Mr. Frar.ee will lose the amount of his premium, $15,000. Altogether it looks like a wise investment and business like precaution. EW YORK, June lamentable lack of cleverness among the big fellows who follow the biffing game today is very ably explained by Joe Choynski, veteran heavyweight, who was one of the best of his day. In answer to a query on the part of the writer regarding the whys and wrherefores of the clumsiness of present day heavyweignts, Choynski, who is now athletic director at the Pittsburgh Athletic club, has laid the blame at the door of the rules that are in vogue.

rules are to blame for a great deal of the lack of cleverness displayed these in the fistic says Joe. the (iueenshury rules strictly adhered to and there will be a big change in boxing circles, because the will be eliminated. always amuses me to hear the announcer shout: bouts will be straight Queensbury rules, hitting in the clinches with one arm when, as a matter of fact, the Queensbury rules strictly prohibit hitting in the clinches. rules in use today are nothing more nor less than the old London prize ring rules w'ith the wrestling cut out, and it is laughable to hear a referee tell the contestants to hit with one arm free and break at his What authority has the referee to tell boxers to break after telling them to hit? If one man is holding and the other has arms free they must break, anyhow. referee earns his money and looks wise as he expends his strength breaking them.

In the old days boxers knew the rules and the referee never had to touch them. If they persisted in clinching they were disqualified. thing that has hurt boxing is the no decision bout. No one loses and no one wins. The boxing public wants to see eliminations and it wants action for its money.

I think that decision bouts is the only answer for the uplift of the game and I believe that referees could stamp out a great amount of the betting by announcing all bets off at the ringside. have seen all the of the day, and with the exception of a very few they are jokes when it eomes to classing them as boxers. I recently saw two Itgrht heavy welfthts in action and the bout impressed me with the fact that the good old game has deteriorated sadly. any man wTitn hair on his chest and big muscles is a fighter. Cleverness Is overlooked science when I think back to the old days I am sure there is no such animal extant in boxing now'.

Atkinson, the real man behind the Queensbury rules, was a friend of mine and he explained how the rules were drawn up and gave me the whys and wherefores of It. It was to eliminate the wrestlers and put ginger and science into boxing that the rules known as the Queensbury rules w'ere draw'n up. And those rules are the only rules for real boxers to follow. today is like four ball one away and it some playing. Box and cut out hitting in the clinches and have boding on the uplift again and bring out the native ability in the real boxers.

Under Queensbury rules one can count the good boxers of today on the fingers of one hand. remember 25 ago the boxers worked according to the rules, and there were only four or five good men in each division. Old nature work much faster than that. Another thing the old days a man had to serve his apprenticeship before he got notice. Now all one is a little brawn and a good publicity RUDY KNEPPER RANKS SECOND Sioux City, June 29.

Rudy Knepper, the young star of the Sioux City Country club, today went into the semi finals of the tournament of the Iowa State Golf association. Knepper will meet Robert McKee, of Des Moines. Te other two who will play in the semi finals are Arthur S. Bartlett, of Ottumwa, won the state title in 1914 and 1915, and Sheehan, of Des Moines, who was the titleholder in 1909, 1911 and 1912. FRANK SCHULTE WILL GO IN FOR CRAVATH Granting that Frank Schulte can meet the ball like he used to, the Phils, writh the old time Cub and vath both shooting at the short right field fence, should make a new record for homers on their own lot.

Schulte has not been satisfied w-ith Pittsburg and has been cut of the game since he broke a couple of ribs in a club house scuffle several wTeeks ago. but he now has recovered from his injury and under new surroundings may come back. At least Pat Moran thinks he will. McLoughlin Is Coming Back WILLARD AND HINKEL WILL TALK BUSINESS, IS REPORT Cleveland, June was rumored in sporting circles here that when Jess Willard arrives in town with his wild west circus next week he and Matt Hinkel, Cleveland promoter and referee, wrill get together and Matt will, in the future, direct the affairs of the heavyweight champion. Eyes Examined Properly.

Geo. D. Kendall, 228 Mesa Avenue, Ma'-es Glasses VEN the majors or the class AA leagues have not got anything on our own Pass City league when it comes to sending recruits off to Uncle Sam to fight against German autrocracy. Since the start of the season the declaration of war has been responsible for the leaving of a number of snappy players and in the event that the local companies formed here recently to augment the Texas national guard are called out, the Pass City circuit will have a hard time. The Commercial amateurs will be equally as hard hit, as Crosby, Cole and a number of boys have signified their intention of joining in the near future wrhile J.

Gordy has already enlisted to fight for Uncle Sam. Dick Filliman, Paul Fisher and Larry Doyle have already expressed their intention to go w-ith the national guard and it is known that numbers of other players w'ill do the same thing provided that they are called out in a hurry. The example set by these players is certainly an excellent one and there is very little doubt but that they will be followed by many players well known to local fans and who find it just simply impossible to watch their comrades march away and not be along with the Ciiants gained a half game on their Philadelphia opponents Thursday afternoon when liube Marquard won over p'ppa Hlsey in a pitching dacl. The Moran players eame right back In the second game and squared things for the day, but as the defeated Boston it sent them up a few points. The New York Yankees have either hit a decided slump within the past few days, or are tho most inconsistent team in the major leagues.

Beginning with the Athletic series the Yanks took five straight games from their opponents and has now dropped four straight, one to Philadelphia and three to Boston. It is either a case of stand prosperity or Pat Donovan has cripples on his team. Which is it? Cliff Hill won two victories during the past week for the Baltimore Orioles and is now firmly established as a member of Jack tw'irling staff. If the young El Pasoan continues his consistent work he w'ill undoubtedly be sent to the majors for another try, as to date he has won five games and lost but two for the Baltimore team. Hill apparently is back in his old form and has mastered his wildness, w'hich is always a difficulty with southpaws during the first part of the season.

Conley won his IKth straight victory for the Dallas team Thursday afternoon. vtork has attracted numerous liig league teams and the Dallas management has more than one offer for the services of the young twirler, but has refused them all, on the grounds that they are determined to give the Dallas fans a pennant this season. ROM the Pacific coast comes the news that Maurice McLaughlin, the red headed comet of tennis, is on his way back to new' fame. Picking out a doubles contest in which McLoughlin, with some able help I from Willis Davis, downed William Ml Johnston and Wallace Strachan, the coast fans have been praising the i former unbeatable champion until their throats must ache. Reports of return to form must be taken with of a grain of salt.

His feat in winning I spoken of mean an awful lot. He virtually performed th? ffief3KF XT at Forest HiUs, tr i McLoughlin is so good in the now fLt'Yr anfl 18 80 now that a comparison between When 8 impowlbui a tan stes Mac streak Th'ere the a bX Uni ted States 1,18 fan in the see Mol like to adornen wifi tLS rrel tresses again aocrned with the national crown There never was a lete in anv hrannw? popular ath- ed tennis sVreSk McLoughlin has reached the heights he once attained nrohahiJ neignts Ing it. It is hard to after'makI failed liant showing in double? a EAR Summer Clothes that will keep you Cool and give you Service. We sell this kind of Clothing. It is the Celebrated Alfred Benjamin Kloths, Silk Mohairs and other light weight Summer Materials.

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