Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-28
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A certain fight expert of Chicago
must have shed bitter tears when he
read accounts of the Hart Burns con-
test, which occurred in Los Angeles
last Friday night If the dopester in
question ever puruses his column
which ran a few days previous to the
bout, the following from his own copy
grinder will be an unkindly reminder
of what one may do I'm an unguarded
moment: Marvin Hart will have an
opportunity next Friday night at Los
Angeles to demonstrate how greatly
he has improved during the past few
months under the tutelage Of Tommy
Ryan. Tommy Burns has kindly con-
scented to act as the subject of the
demonstration, and il behooves Marvin
IL he desires to continue to pose as the
worlds champion pugilst, to make
short work of this audacious upstart.'
Upstart indeed Tommy sprung the
greatest surprise I'm recent years, SO far
as the boxing game Is concerned, and
did 1t in such a decisive manner that
no legitimate reason exists for the
criticisms which have been passed upon
him by many of the critics. When
Jack O'Brien glided in and out between
the long arms of Bob FitzslmmonS and
eventually wore the old boxer down he
was greeted as n great general. Burns
fought along the same lines, and yet
some of the credit due him is be-
grudged Nevertheless Tommy is king
pin now and will pick UP all the stray
coin until another match looms up.
Yale Won Hockey Championship
Not only on the gridiron and the ball
diamond do the sons of old Eli shine.
With the advent of Jack Frost and the
smooth clear stretches of frozen lakes
and rivers, Yale at the commencement
of the past season sent forth a hockey
team which passed through a siren
uous schedule, with but one score haV-
ing been recorded against it. Brown
university succeeded in marring the
phenomenal record when her team
Gagged a solitary goal in the match at
Plttsburg.
Mike DonIin Must Have a Care
Mike Donlin. who for the past ten
years has been one of the most noted
players on the diamond, recently Slip
ped from the precipice which borders
the good graces of managers, and
nearly involved himself in a serious
affair because of his ungovernable
temper when under the influence of
the fiery fluid. Donlin apparently had
reformed after his prison life of sew
eral years ago, resultant from an at
tack upon a chorus girl and since that
time has ranked with the greatest men
of the diamond. From the time that
Mike first entered the rank and file of
bat wielders he has sparkled like a
trough in the diamond" His wild an
tics have brought unmeasured woe to
high paying impresarios, but despite
the errors Mike is an idol of the ball
fans, and thereby holds his position.
Manager McGraw of the New York
National, however, says that Donlin
has disgraced his team for the last
time, and even though a lesser light
must be found to hold down his place
Mike will have to reform for good and
all.
Football Captaincy Decided by Coin
The mere Tipping of a coin decided
the rather momentous question of who
shall captain the university of Pennsyl-
vania football eleven during the next
season. Greene and Folwell were the
two candidates on whom the ballotine
had finally centered; and the rival as
pirants agreed to settle the affair with
the aid pure and simple of Dame For
tune Greene successfully called the
turn and occupys the position of the
Quaker chief.