The herald., 1897-05-10


Van Valkenburg, Ralphs, Chick, Parker.
Mason and Fishback will constitute .he
Los Angeles Gun clubs team at the state
tournament. These gentlemen are all good
shots. and they should be well up to the
front in all events in which they take part.
The Horseshoes were defeated in very
Interesting game of baseball by the ST.
Nincents Third ball team Saturday. al
though they played four of the first team
and had the umpire. The Horseshoes 90
not, however plead any excuse for defeat
ne features OF the game were the double
plays made by the Horseshoes. Score, 8
to II.
The crescent Gun club held its monthly
medal shoot at the range on Boyle Heights
saturday afternoon. The score stood as
foIIows. out of possible fifty BIRDS:
White, 40; Blanchard, 43: Sanborn. 42;
Variel. SS; Porter Sc; Loomis, 80; Augustus
80; Warner. 20; Rob Variel. %.
The second fly from Santa Monica proved
that. it Is not always a certain few pigeons
that may win in races.
The homers representing eight lofts were
liberated separately by one OF the race COM
mttee Of the Los Angeles City Flying
club last Saturday afternoon.
Inc results were in the nature of a COM
plete surprise. l.. r. Strohm's four hom-
ers. which made about the slowest time
IN the first flight of May, We're easy win
inside their home loft eighteen minutes ar
tel liberation at Santa Monica. Mr.. S.rohm
has them trained fine, as it only took them
AS the loft is the furthest, the record is
all the more creditabe. The average speed
was asa about eoutS lS'9oo 700 yards per minute.
three birds: third by S. V. Childs; fourth
by ii. Mondon's.
The birds that made the best time( 20
mlnutes) IN the previous fly, this time for
some unaccountable reason made the slow
est time, much to the surprise of all and
encouragement of the owners of slow
Next Saturday the third flight will take
place.
The Pacific Amateur Athletic associa-
tioh seems to be absolutely doomed says
Inc Inc san Francisco Chronicle of Saturday
me ne Wlthdrawal of several of the prominent
Giups weakened it to the very foundation,
put as long as no opposing association was
formed the original league of clubs might
nae continued to exist, even if distressed.
The first. steps for the organization of
new, association originated with Howard
Taylor of the Olympic club Today COM
munications will be forwarded to the Fres-
Club, the Los Angeles Athletic club the
Acme Athletic club and the Olympic club,
which Is represented by Taylor himself.
10, The Pacific association Sconyenes on the
18th of May. Taylor will call meeting
or representatives from the seeded clubs
Tor the purpose of organization few days
before what is left of the old association
meets. Taylor has many suggestions to
oner the new convention of clubs when
they come together.
Taylor has letters from men prominent
in athletics assuring him that new as
sociation will be satisfactory to all and ask
Ing him to prepare n rough draft of a con-
Stitution for the new union.
The association. if formed will probably
be known as the California Athletic asso-
ciation Taylor thinks that in short
time there Will be a number of state asso-
Citations organized and that these may be
into a western association.
Taylor said yesterday. Our purpose in
forming new association is not to vio-
late the laws of amateur athletics as in
terpreted by the American Athletic union.
What we intend to do is TO form an asso-
citation which will have the power to regu-
late Its own affairs. Our conditions here
are somewhat different from those exist
ing in the east and this is why we should
have change. We shall endeavor to rear
upon the tottering of the old new associa-
tion which will meet with the wants of our
athletes and yet not swerve from the prin-
ciples of pure athletics.
An effort will be made to induce the two
to enter the association. If
none of the eastern rules are violated the
university athletes may be allowed to
compete on eastern territory for the two
colleges. Stanford and California are
members of the Intero ollegiate association
which is a branch of the American Athletic
union.
1t is expected that the old Pacific asso-
citation will crumble to pieces and dis
band at the next meeting. The new asso-
citation in process of formation is to be
composed of athletic clubs entirely.