The herald., 1898-02-28

With today ends the slaughter of game
in this state for the present season at
least. Tonight at midnight the laws OF the
commonwealth again throw their protec-
tion around the members of the feathered
tribe which have been fortunate enough
to escape the shots directed at them by the
thousands of sportsmen who have tramped
over the stubble fields for quail and
through the marshes and other shallow
waterways for ducks during the past four
months or more. The closed season begins
tomorrow, March 1st, and until late next
fall 1t will be unlawful to kill the game
after which goes the larger number OF
sportsmen. The season just closed has
been what might well be called decidedly
poor one in this part of the state. To be
sure, there has been plenty of game killed,
but the quantity has been nothing like as
large as during former years. Quail were
plentiful at the beginning of the open sea-
son, but the onslaught of the sportsmen
upon them drove them into the foothills
and other remote localities, so that after
the first few weeks, during which the law
allowed shooting, long journey was nee
essary if a sportsman wanted good bag.
The unusually dry season has made duck
shooting anything but good. On the
grounds of the exclusive clubs there have
been some large kills, but these have not
been numerous or as large as during for
mer years. 1t is the opinion of many sports
men that the conditions which have pre-
vailed this season will have the effect of
making better hunting next season, as
there will of course be a larger breeding
of game because comparatively so little of
1t has been killed
Tonight at Hazards pavilion big Jim
Jeffries, the Los Angeles heavyweight, will
either still more firmly establish his right
to consideration from the top notchers in
that class and make good his standing as
a factor in the consideration of the ma
tional championship or he will be COM
PEELED to lower his colors and for time, al
least, give UP all hope of being considered
in the same class. ability considered, as
Sharl1ey, Maher, Mccoy, Corbett, Fitz and
the rest. Before home audience, which
the advance sale of seats indicates will be
large, Jeffries will meet Joe Goddard, the
Barrier Champion" in l5-round so for
a decision. If he wins he will be in a posi-
tion to, in a measure. dictate terms to
other heavyweights. If he loses he will
have less of an opportunity of attracting
to himself national attention among pa
irons of the roped arena. The fight will
be under the auspices of the Los Angeles
Athletic club, which is guarantee that
1t will be conducted in a manner which will
be satisfactory to the spectators. There
have, during the past several months, been
several so-caled fights at the pavilion
under the management of so-called clubs
and they have almost invariably been such
fixed events or fakes that the public has
become suspicious of all such contests In
arranging the fights of tonight the Ath-
letic club knew of this condition of affairs
and II has been their aim n 9 TO
nights mills as to revive an interest in the
sport here. Los Angeles is an excellent
town for just such events. provided there
is not about them that degree of suspicion
as would disgust any lover of clean sport.
The reputation of the Athletic club is be-
nina tonights events and if they are hip
podromes, sprinting matches or fakes the
reason will be known and the men who
make them such will not receive a cent of
the purses offered.
To enter upon a long. detailed descrip-
tion of the records of Jeffries or Goddard is
needless, as both men are so we'll known
all along this coast as TO require no special
mention. Goddard has been training faith
fully for four weeks at the Athletic club
gymnasium, where his work has been
closely watched by the club members He
is said to be in excellent condition. Jeffries
co. where he has been doing his training
while assisting Ryanin his preparations for
the fight he won from Green Friday night.
He declares he has come here to win as
he has much 10 gain by victory and
everything to lose by defeat
y . o O
The fight of the evening will be preceded
by two 10-round bouts, both of which will
be for decision. The first will be between
Bob Thompson and Ed Trimble and the
second between Dan Long and Bob Jones.
John Brink will act as referee.
o o O
The Los Angeles Gun club will give an
all-day live bird shoot open to all who
care to enter at their grounds near West
lake park next Sunday. There will be
three principal events of six, ten and
twelve birds, respectively, the entrance
fees being $3.50 in the first, s. In the SECOND
and $50 in the third event, the entrance
including the birds. If shooters do not
care to participate in the division of the
money they can enter for the price of the
birds There will be three moneys in all
events. Commencing promptly at Q
o'clock there will be 100 bird race between
Charles Van Valkenbure and A. w. Bruner
for $50 per side and the "Bruner challenge
medal" representing the championship of
Southern California.