Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-02
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Billiards to Be Revived

Professional billiards. which for
time have been in state Of slump
dom throughout the country, promise
to revive as the time approaches for
the great International tournament.
The tourney will occur at New York
some time during April and the list of
entries includes the most prominent
exponents of the ball and cue in the
world. Willie Hoppe. the American
champion, and Vignaux, whom he late
ly defeated. may have another oppor-
tunity of matching their skill before
the rounds have been completed
Herrera Says Herman Is Easy
Aurelio Herrera was asked point
blank yesterday afternoon as to what
he thought of Kid Herman, whom he
Is to meet week from today. "I
think Corbett is n better man than
Herman" said the Mexican. He has
forgotten more about the game than
Herman ever knew. Ill be able to
reach him, no matter what they say.
All the time they say when am GO
ing to fight, Herrera will not be able
to hit him What do I do to them
when I get in the ring? Just wait"
With that Herrera assumed his sleepy
look and continued down the street.
Fltzsmmons Did Not Train2
At this late hour the claim has
been put forth that Bob Fitzsimmons,
who lost the heavyweight championship
to Jim Jeffries at Coney Island, June
Q, 1899, did not train for the bout Fltz,
it is said, had but small respect for
the abilities Of jeff and laughed at
those who warned him of the big fell
low. When the night of the battle
came around Fltzsimmons braced him
self with stimulants in order to end
the affair in the quickest possible man
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history.
The King Couldn't Stop 4
According to old English records
football is six centuries old and dur
ing the reign of Edward 1 was played
in the streets Of London, much to the
aggravation of the merchants, who
APPEALED to his majesty. The king,
however, was unable to do anything
despite such condemnations as i'm
cluded "bloody and murderous game,
backs, legs and necks being indiscrim-
inately broken" The sport was made
unlawful in the sixteenth century, but
continued to flourish in the face of
every obstacle encountered. College
professors have more power than
kings.
Great Swimmers Are Young
1t is a noticeable feature in the an
nails of swimming that the great water
men have been as q rule under the
age of 20 years when at their prime.
Very few worlds records have been
broken by men over this age. Herman,
the Australian swimmer, and the
greatest one the world has ever seen,
was but 1S years of age at his death.
G. M. Daniels, the wonder of the New
York Athletic club, who holds several
worlds records, is but 20 years of age.
David Billings, the English champion,
is not yet 20.
LajoIe Has Done Well
Napoleon Lajoie, the captain Of the
Cleveland Blues, has placed 100000 to
his bank account since he signed his
first contract with the team four years
ago. The Frenchman is now at the
zenith of his career on the ball field
and should yet have eight or ten more
seasons of play before him.
Jmm, Britt Explains
Jimmy Britt offers what he says
may be taken as one explanation of
the longevity which marked the ring
career of Bob Fitzsimmons. Fitzsirn-
mons did not commence his fighting
until 2S years of age, and Britt con-
cludes that perhaps the fact that he
did not receive early wallopings was
responsible for the endurance which
carried him to success. Jimmy says:
I'm my opinion many n good fighter
is ruined before his frame and muscles
have knit into the strong body of a
man.