Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-12
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The American Trotting Horse assoc
| iation the most important light har-
ness organization ever suggested, was
started at Lexington, KY, by the adop-
tion OF rules and bylaws for the pro-
lection OF interests of trotting horses.
A committee consisting of II. X.
Devereaux Of Cleveland, chairmanj w.
Russell Allen, Pittsheld, Mass; II. N.
Baine, Poughkeepsie, N. z. Senator
j. w. Bailey, Gainesville, Tex; ]. M.
johnson, Boston; Sterling r. Holt, In
dianapolis; r.. G. Estlll, Lexington, and
II. E Quinby, Boston, we're appointed
to draft the rules and by-laws and
elect permanent officers.
The bag of the airship belonging to
Ivy Baldwin, of Denver, the aeronaut,
blew up at the Association Ball park,
Twentieth and Olive streets, few days
ago The frame work on which Bald
win, rode was ten feet above the ground
when the accident occurred
Baldwin jumped from this immedi-
ately after the explosion. His face
was burned by the blazing gas, but
he was otherwise uninjured. The bag
was destroyed by fire and the machin-
cry ruined.
The Fresno club has asked permits
sion to use Spider Baum, but President
Bert could not see his way clear to
help Mike Fisher out. Baum belongs
to Los Angeles. Last spring he and
Jim Morley could not agree upon
terms. Jim wanted the Spider to work
for about half what the outlaw league
would pay him, and there was nothing
doing. Baum went to Altoona, here he
had a good season. For joining the
outlaws he is in bad standing with
organized baseball.
To he Putt Ul n
wobbled around ring for few sec
onds with Jeffries, in San Francisco,
arises to announce that he is still in
the game. Rather, he let's his manager,
Clark Ball, do the announcing. Ball
now wants to arrange match between
Munroe and Tom Sharkey for finish
fight, $4,000 to be the side bet, and
winner to take either rs per cent or
all of the purse.
Joe Percente, the Italian lightweight,
is up in arms over the fact that some
fighter is using his name and reputa-
tion to further himself in the game.
There is a Joe Percente who is matched
to fight a certain Cyclone Myers in
South Bend, Ind, who claims that he
has met Battling Nelson four times.
The only Joe Percente who has fought
the Battler is the original Milwaukee
article, and he has not been in the ring
since he met Charlie Barry four years
ago.
George Gardner of Chicago, received
letter from Billy Delaney asking
If he would come to the coast and
fight his protege, AL Kaufman, before
the Colma Athletic club. AL so says
George, looks easy to him, so he ac-
cepted the job, and will leave for the
coast within a day or two.
There will be no ten-round fights in
Milwaukee this year This painful fact
was impaired to the management of
the Milwaukee Boxing club by the chief
of police, and the fight fans will have
to be contented with the eight-round
bouts, which they have been witness
sing for the last year and a half.
Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco
fight promoter, has wired a tempting
offer to both Robert Fitzsimmons and
Sam Berger for battle this fall. Fitz
has expressed his willingness to again
appear in the ring. and it is likely that
the battle will be arranged.