The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20

trouble. l. nti0 was TO give every DOlF 4
chance TO buy some Of the stock in the
club When the people heard that out
side capital was interested. they did not
like 1t, and j told them they would have
a chance to get some of the stock they
fairly took us by storm in Tacoma, and
we had 20 sneak away at night they were
so anxious TO have us stay
win Dugdale to be president Of the
Pacific Coast Lacquer
THAT is hard 10 say" was the answer.
'but the question was put TO him when
me was with us in Tacoma, and he did
not refuse the offer. There viii be three
clubs ready to vote for Dugdale at the
meeting in California. / am in the north
now, and I VIII stay with the north.
Seattle and Portland Will be ready %
vote for Dugdale for IL viii clear the
situation. and he Is really a good man.
mo the deal has not gone through.
but committee viii probably wait upon
him TO suggest that-h accept the ottlee'
IL IL is entirely satisfactory In the south.
We will have the snappiest article OF
ball in the Pacific Coast league that was
ever seen on the coast There VIII be no
war in Seattle. and everything VIII ne
serene. it looks to me as If the PaclIc
National league viii be wiped of the
face of the earth by this move Tor
can't possibly understand what Lucas mas
to fall back on
The official figures Of the sale Of tickets
for the Yale-Harvard game this ran We're
announced last week. il appears tnal'
3S.23I seats were sold. of which Harvard
disposed of 2Z931 and Yale lo'5Ob. ne
gross receipts were $l6414
The directors of the Western Baseball
league did not hold their annual meeting
2 in Lincoln last Tuesday, according to the
( programme mapped ont last month By
President Sexton of the league;
Lincoln parties were instead informed
/ by Mr.. Sexton that the meeting had been
! postponed, and that the date was IN
doubt, although it is still the intention
"a hold the gathering I'm the Nebraska
capital. President Sexton has informed
{ the promoters OF the plan 10 secure a
franchise for Lincoln that Lincoln VIII
undoubtedly get in If proper finances are
/ forthcoming, and the local committee eH-
poets 70 give such assurances at the meet
/ ing the league.
! George .Sner. in commenting on the
| Gans-Langford fight. has the following 70.
say: cit is now up to Cans and ms man
| ager Al HerfOrd. to explain what con-
stitutes lightweight The stanelhg
weight for that class OF fighters has been
/ 133 pounds. but it is beyond my memory
I when Joe could or, did, scale IN at Iilab
weight. The best he offered TO do for
! ter was 1856 pounds, at least six hours be-
I fore entering the ring, which would iaHd
I him into the ring pounds above the limit
( IN none Of his recent fights, say Tor over
I two years. has he fought al the required
limit, still no serious objections were
Now, however. that he has tasted the
I bitter pill OF defeat. the legitimate Nghl-
! weights such as Britt Buddy RYAN, JACK
{ OKeefe. Martin Candle and few others,
I should have IL out between them Tor the
/ title as the present holder, Joe Cans can
/ not make the weight Britt, by ms VIC
( tory over Candle, who won from q Aeele,
/ appears to have the best claim to the
/ title and as O'Keefe and Ryan are seek
ing his game a fight with either, or ooth
Of the Chicagoans. would decide the cham
1 pionshiD. OHSoefef would undoubtedly
4 claim the prior right because he noldst =
/ WIN over the Californian, and also heta
him to a twenty-round draw The time
( Is right for a white lightweight champion
and present indications point 10 can
fornian and a Chicagoan darlington the
I honor
Immediately after the National. League
/ meeting. there was considerable talk ABOUT
4 the consolidating Of the two big leagues,
This story has been affirmed and denied
by nearly every magDate in the two Dig
leagues When Hart Of the Chicago Ma
tiOnal league was SEEM he said
There was not a word said about con-
solidation in the meeting. and ] did not
hear it mentioned outside IN any caucus
or tanning bee. In my opinion II, IS not
seriously considered ,byl any of the Ma
u want TO set myself right about this
consolidation. / am absolutely opposed 10
IT, am Up favor of one clup IN a CITY.
and have always been, as / think there Is
no city in the world large enough for two
major league clubs
league has taken quite fancy 70 Arthur
Hildebrand the former Los Angeles pitch
er OF the Pacific National league. john
son says Hildebrand VIII make one on tne
star pitchers in the American league TINS
year.
Napoleon I.ajoie is a pretty good judge
of horseflesh. During his stay az his
home in Woonsocket R- T., the French-
! man purchased a fine trOtter and has
shipped 1t TO Cleveland.
Cans defeat at the hands of Sam Lang
ford at Boston a week ago came as a hn
surprise to the sporting fraternity al
over the country and many are wondering
how il happened. The fact that LangforC
is almost unknown outside of Boston
I causes 1ust that much fore comment
There are many who know of Cans abil-
ity. who are Inclined tOAthink that the
1 cOiOred champion iald down purpOSely III
I an attempt 10 draw Jimmy Britt into 3
. match. A fight between Cans and Brit
on the coast would draw packed hous'
and Cans. like every other fighter. is ait
er the coin. Cans has repeatedly tried Il
get Britt into the ring without success
and will not be able 20 do so unless hi
tean give Britt the Impression that NE hai
gone back This Is perhaps what Cans
/ has tried 30 do, but Britt Is too wise
fighter 90 be induced TO meet Cans.
DR.. Sargent. the famous director of tn,
Harvard gymnasium. has made phys
zeal examination of Jettrles and pro
! nOuncces the champion in the best pos
sible physical condition. HOweer DR.. Sar
gent made the startling discovery tina
6 Jeffries left arm is crooked and that hi
! right arm has decreased one inchAn siz'
, since the champion was examined thre'
years ago. After the examination Jeffries
was interviewed and said
The result Of Dr. Sargents eXanfina
tiCu was surprise 90 me IN many ways
( III have never noticed that my right arm
i had reduced any IN girth. In fact, neve
I Dreamed OF II until he told me. stu /
does not worry me in the least. 7 hav
been getting considerable work out of tina
right and ! don't think that / have los
any hitting power. ii is just as strong "a
- IL ever was.
I'm regard 60 my left arm being crook
ed. I haze known that for some time.
long since found Il was impossible for M
10 straighten lL out and as III did not in
terfere with my fighting I let II alone.
President Dreyfuss of the Pitsburg clu
SAYS that not more than twenty player
VIII go south at his expense This mean
that quite a number of the men now OF
( the Pirate list VIII be decapitated bef0r
Pitcher Gieudon. formerly of spokan
and now of Cleveland has been boXini
about Chicago
That Champion James J. Jeffries still
possesses "A knockout punch was show
last week when. III q practice bout, d
knocked out his sparring partner. Jo
/ Kennedy. the California heavyweight
The champion went down 10 Stew
lODOnnen's gymnasium. I'm Boston. (
have q little workout and he Ordere
ODonnell and Kennedy. TO put on tn
gloves. So well was JeIfries feeling tina
he decided to take on both at the sam
time.
> Re would spar a fast round with Ken
needy and then, without rest, he woul
/, take on O'Donnell.