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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
M'COY DOUBLE
CROSSES RYAN
BURNS-0'BRIEN AFFAIR RE-
CALLS INCIDENT
Crafty "kid" Beseeches Tommy to
Use Him GentIy-Ryan Fails to
Train and Mccoy Gets
Knockout

Since Tommy Burns put an apparent
quietus on the ring career of Jack
O'Brien by embarrassing the once
famous Philadelphia old-time devo-
tees of the padded sport are digging m
tales of other days wherein would be
takers were sat down upon by those
who had pledged themselves to take the
count.
One fake affair resulted in bringing
Kid Mccoy to the front. This was the
McCoy-Tommy Ryan go at Maspeth
early in March. 1895. Tommy was
knocked out in the fifteenth round, and
thereby hangs a tale of "double-cross-
ing which has never been CONTRA
dicted.
1t seems that Mccoy, just nearing
his prominence in the ring, made a
point of sending beseeching letters to
Ryan, asking him not to cut him up
much
Mccoy is said to have sent these
notes marked personal" and to have
asked Ryan to let him down easy, as
he had other fights on and wanted to
keep in good shape.
Tommy is said to have cluckled with
satisfaction and approval after receiv-
ing each letter, and to have relaxed his
training accordingly. For a newcomer
to make a request in such respectful
the championship showed a very proper
frame of mind, he thought.
In the meantime Mccoy, who was the
outsider in the betting, was working
desperately to get into the finest possi-
BILE condition.
Mccoy entered the ring hard as nails
and trained to the minute. Ryan stepped
inside the ropes obviously soft and with
a paunch like an alderman muci- in ev-
idence. He smiled confldentl.- upon his
opponent, however, not doubling that
so polite an antagonist would be con-
tented to take things easily.
About the first thing Ryan knew, af-
ter shaking hands, was that the top of
his head seemed to be hitting him be-
tween the shoulder blades. That was
the effect of the lightning punches Nc
Coy sent steadily to his mouth and
nose.
That Ryan stood the gaff for fifteen
rounds before being knocked out shows
what recuperative power he possessed.
1t was surely a case where the Kid
put one over on the Syracuse man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
GIVE RECEIPTS
TO HOSPITAL
FAVORITES FARE BADLY AT
EMERYVILLE
Big Surprise of the Day Comes When
Martinmas Wins at Odds of
80 to in the Fifth
Race
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated FreSs'
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-Today
was Fabiola day at Oakland and the
new California Jockey club donated the
receipts to the Fabiola hospital, as is
the custom. There was large attend
ance and the sport proved very inter-
esting.
'Favorites Jared badly. The big sur
prise of the day was the victory of
Fireball beat Ocean Shore a head in
the sprint race.
First race, seven furlongs, selling
Atkins, 10 OR. Davis), to l, Won;
Santa Ray, 1O7 (Alarie), 16 to 1, second;
Peggy O'Neil, 109 (Goodchild), 10 to l,
third: time, 1:27 2-5. Little Myrthful,
Dance, Anvil, Foncasta, Toller and
Hersain finished as named.
Second race. seven furlongs, selling
Nothing, los (Keogh), to l, won; Da-
ruma, 1O6 (BoreD, Is to l. second; An
drew Mack, 112 (Fischer), 16 to 8, third;
Time, 1925 2-5. Kirkfeld Belle, Silver
Sue. Galvestonian, Paddy Lynch,
Piquet. Prince Magnet and The Repro
bate finished as named.
Third race, one mile and three quar-
ters, selling--Little Joker, 107 &C. Will
liams), to l. won; Adonis, 1O7 (Gra-
ham), IS to 3, second; Ray, 1O5 Or.
Davis). TO 3, third; time, 1904 10.
Benvolio and Mendon finished as
named.
Fourth race, five and half furlongs
-FirebaH, 1G7 "a. Williams), II to .,
won; Ocean Shore, 81 (Sandy), II to 5,
second: Native Son, 81 (E. Lynch), Is
TO 5, third; time, 1:06 is. Grasscutter,
Como, Otto Price and Smithy Kane
finished as named.
Fifth race, one mile and fifty yards,
selling -Martlnmas, 1O3 OR. Davis), 80 to
/, won; Reservation, 105 CA. Williams),
16 to 5. second Cabin, 103 (Sandy), %
to 5, third; time, 1:43. Joe Coyne,
Christine A, Silverskin and Bragg also
ran.
Sixth race, one mile-Edwin T. Fryer,
95 (Kirschbaum), % to l, won; Lisaro,
1O7 &c. Williams), 13 to 5, second; Bed
ford, 1O2 (Fischer), 6 to 1, third; time,
1:39 2-5. Sugarmaid, San Alviso and
True Wing also ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
THE HERALD'S
GREATEST OF OLDTIME
CATCHERS PASSES AWAY

and the Atlantics was very keen, and
when the final contest was to be played
it was considered doubtful whether OF
not Hicks could catch, so frightfully had
he been injured by catching behind the
bat
But Hicks took his place in the game,
and caught it through and won general
praise for his surprising luck. The de-
scription of the feat he then accom-
plished is thus given in the publication
from which the old print herewith Is re-
produced, 1t represents Hicks behind the
bat, playing close up behind Fred Crane
of the Atlantics
already received by Hicks, it was not
thought by any that he could play at all,
or If he attempted to play in his crippled
condition he would certainly make bun
But in this they were greatly mis-
taken, for, tar from losing the game he
actually won it by his brilliant play
the most brilliant shown in the recollec--
tion of the present day enthusiast, and
doubtless the most brilliant ever shown.
He went into the game with his right
eye almost knocked out of his head and
,lis nose and the whole right side of his
face swollen to three times their normal
size. Yet. notwithstanding this, nothing
seemed too difficult for him to take.
Player after player went down before
his unfaltering nerve, and although
struck four times during the .game-once
squarely on the mouth by the ball and
once on the chest and twice with the bat
he could not be driven away from his
post.
Indeed. taking it all in all. no man
ever exhibited more nerve and pluck
combined with cool, calculating Judgment
than did this man. and he certainly de-
served all the applause and commenda.
tion that he received
Hicks Great Work
From the same source comes an in
teresting account of an earlier contest in
which Hicks participated which will serve
to revive pleasant memories in the old
timer and TO arouse the wonder Of the
modern enthusiast.
1t was in 1871. in a game between the
Athletics of Philadelphia and the Eek
fords, the mos important and most eX-
citing game of the season. 1t was de-
layed two hours before the start by
discussion as TO the right Of Chapman,
who had played with the Atlantics
against the BostonS. 10 play on the Eek
fords.
Capt. Martin refused 70 play without
Chapman vhe Athletics refused to play
with him, but the EckforiS finally over
ruled their captain and the game was
started with Snyder in Chapmau'S place
The Athletics started OF with rush
and appeared tn have the same Clinched
when in the fifth inning. aided by Hicks
great work. the score was tied and the
Eckfords forged ahead. only 20 finally
lose out in an exciting finish by single
run-l1 to TO-
There was some sersa tional fielding
shown and rather light batting for that
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
PORTLAND CRIPPLES
LOSE TO THE SEALS
By Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 1S.-Mc-
Credie's crippled team was beaten by
San Francisco today. Catcher Donahue
is laid up from hit in the arm yes
terday and Moore is sick abed, so Car
son was behind the bat and Groom on
first. Schimpff was pounded for nine
teen clean drives, while Oscar Jones
was found for twelve. 1t was rainy
and a ten minutes recess was taken in
the fourth inning for a shower. Score:
Portland ......... 0 0 0 l p 6
Hits 2, errors Z.
San Francisco -. z lib
Batteries-S -Schimpff and Carson; Jones
and Street
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
PITTSBURG PHIL HAD
BOOKMAKERS GUESSING

point of breaking down with his bad
legs. -,,
"They didn't know, either, as Phil
knew, that Cryptogram, Hitchcock
horse that afterward went over the
sticks, was on a razor edge. The price
on tap against Cryptogram was 10 to l.
"A separate set of Phils commission
ers gobbled up all of the Cryptogram
price there was in sight after the thou
sands of Phirs coin had been put down
on his own horse, Bonner The Bon
ner money had simply been sent in by
Phil to make and maintain the price
against the real one, Cryptogram.
"Cryptogram, with Tommy Burns to
nurse him, won easily, and Bonner ac-
tually did break down. Now, that
looked as if Phil had taken long
chance-making a price against MS
own horse, betting enough to win $6O,-
900 on the actual one in the race and
then standing alongside the rail to see
his own horse break down and the i've
one that he'd bet thousands on win
the race in a canter.
IF anybody else but Phil had put
one like that over, there'd have been
crouch that would have reached the
people who cause the sheets to be
taken UP, and it would have been uni
versally viewed as a piece of straight
out crooked work, plain case of an
owner getting his horse beat.
None of the bitten ones-I was one
Of them and ought to know-took that
view of it at all We doped it out eX-
actly right that PhiPs only ace in the
hole that time was that he perfectly
well knew that Bonner with his legs
couldn't last the race out.
THE best we could do was to KICK
nj In r.
selves when Bonner crawled to the
post that day so sore and proppy both
in front and behind that he could bare
lv nut any of his feet on the ground
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19

wv the Plcture%s9Ile @ %orl. Vlu Mntirai ai' lean ~
died, the last of the old guard
of ball players passed away
In the heydey of his glory HICKS name
was as widely known as that OF any or
the present day favorites of the diamond,
and his renown was better deserved than
that of many of the latter day perform
TO the enthusiast of the early seventies
when baseball was beginning to gain the
firm hold that it has since acquired upon
the hearts OF the sport loving american
people, Hicks had no equal of the time,
while to compare any of the later day
performers with him would be little less
than sacrilege:
baseball development in this country. The
first may be represented by the ante
civil war clubs, the second by the con-
tests of the late sixties, and the third by
the following decade when high class
skill began to develop, but before the time
when the introduction of the glove and
mask made the feats of heldlng that one
sees today comparatively easy.
To catch behind the bat without the
elaborate protection of masks, protector
great glove and shin guards, as Nat Hicks
endurance that few of the high priced
artists of the diamond today would care
to emulate.
Endurance Phenomenal
Hicks created a sensation by catching
behind the bat with his naked hands and
his body unprotected His endurance was
phenomenal in the face of the awful pun
ishment he sustained.
1t was in the early seventies when
Hicks first made his appearance on the
diamond as a prominent figure. He was
the catcher of the Eckfords, and parti-
cipated in all the games which they
played.
He caught behind the bat. close under
the batsman, and forced the other old
line catchers to follow his example.
Craver of the Haymakers was the only
one to carry this catching feat to the
same extent that Hicks did, and these
two by their accurant throwing to bases
were the first to put stop to the big
scores that were a feature of the earlier
games.
The pitcher then was not permitted to
use the overland throw, which has be-
come known to recent baseball. He was
compelled to use the underhand delivery,
and to pitch the high and low ball that
the batter called for
He had a shorter distance to pitch and
his delivery was much harder to handle
ungloved than the swift pitching of to-
day with the catchers' armor now pro-
vided.
Hicks caught through four seasons with
the Eckfords, and then Joined the Mu
tuals. composed in those days of the
famous Mathews as pitcher; Start, first
base; Nelson, second base; Hatfield, third
base Gerhardt, shortstop: Gedney left
field; MCGEE, center field, and Booth,
right field.
The competition between the Mutuals
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
IS TO | SHOT CAPTURES
$4,000 WlTHERS STAKES
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldIeu L 1859
NEW YORK, May 1S.-Before a
crowd of 10000 persons Frank Gill at
Is to 1 won the $4,000 Withers stakes,
one mile, at Belmont park today, de-
feating the heavily played favorite,
Peter Pan. Results:
First race, seven and a half furlongs
-Aleutho won, Welbourn second, Smil-
ing Tom third; time 1874.
Second race, five furlongs-Hal won,
Onda second, Dead Gone third; time
100 2-5.
Third rae, the Fashion stakes, four
and half furlongs-Ella O'Neil won,
Half Sovereign second, Gold Finn
third time :54.
Fourth race. the Withers stakes, one
mile-Frank Gill won, Peter Pan sec
ond, Saracenesca0 third; time 1:40.
Fifth race, the Meadow Brook hunt
ers' steeplechase. about two and half
miles-Garrett won, Essex second, Ma
vajo third; time 5:45.
Sixth race, mile and three-siXteenths
-Philander won, F'limnap second, Gill
pin third; time 200 S-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19

Beamer on the base line, aided Los An
geles in putting across two more.
Beamer reached third and started to
come home on Coleman's bunt. Beamer,
hard pressed, made a final run for the
plate. Price ,nterfered and Umpire
Fitzwilliams declared the runner safe.
Coleman scored on Seftons hit to right.
Poly started a slight batting rally in
the ninth to no effect. After Frampton
struck out Salyer and Pierce singled to
left. The same old noise was there, but
Beamer sent the next two men down.
Tho
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
DETROIT KNOCKS THREE
ATHLETIC PITCHERS OUT
BY Associated Press.

DETROIT, May 18.-After the Ath-
letics had taken a lead of four runs
the locals knocked Bender and Coombs
out of the box in two innings each and
scored ten runs off Dygert in four
more 1t was an exhibition of slugging
and it lasted nearly three hours. Score:
Detroit 10, hits is. errors 8.
Philadelphia S, hits IL, errors 2.
Batteries-Mullin and Schmidt; Ben
der, Coombs, Dygert and Schreck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
ANGELS LOSE
CLOSE GAME
Both Gates and 3urns Are Accorded
Perfect Support, but Luck
Goes with the Oak
Ianders
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
BY Associated Press.

-I1SVOItI0Vu
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1s.-Today's
game developed into pitchers battle
between Burns and Gates. 1t was an
even fight all through with neither man
having much advantage to boast of
when the play ended.
Each man was given perfect fielding
support. Luck, however, was with the
Oakland team. Los Angeles escaped
a shut-out by punching three hits in
the seventh. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
HoMINe PIGEONS RELEASED

BY ASSOcIalGU FTFb5.
NORFOLK, Va, May 18.-Five thou
sand homing pigeons from lofts in and
about New York and Philadelphia were
liberated from the jamestown exposi-
tion grounds at 1915 a. m. today and
in less than a minute all but three of
the birds had taken their bearings and
started on their northward flight. The
airline from Norfolk to New York is
1886 miles and to Philadelphia 225. 1t
is expected all the birds will reach
their lofts this evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES
WASHINGTON SCORES TWO
RUNS ON FLY TO LEFT FIELD
BY Associated Press.
flowing are entries. for Monday:

CLEVELAND, May 1S.-Flick's bat
ting won for Cleveland in the ninth. In
the third inning Washington scored
two runs on the catch of long fly to
left field, the first time such play
was ever made in Cleveland. Score:
Cleveland 5, hits IL, errors 0.
Washington a, hits 6, errors l.
Batteries-Thielman, Rhodes and
Clark; Smith and Heyden.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
ARMY WINS IN THE NINTH
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WEST POINT, N. Y. May 1S.-The
army won ninth inning victory from
the navy today, to S. The score:
Annapolis s. hits 10, errors s.
West Point 6, hits 10, errors l.
Batteries-Van Auken, Lampire and
Hampsch; Beavers and Mountford.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
OAKLAND
SUMMARY

Sacrifice hits-Van Haltren (2) First base
on called balls-Off Burns 2; off Gates, 3.
Struck out-By Burns, 6; by Gates 5.
Wild pitch-Cates. Time of game-1:40.
JJmpire-Perrine
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
POLYTECHNIC.
LOS ANGELES HIGH.

Totals .............26 I u
Bases on balls-Off Beamer. 2; off
Frampton. 5. Struck out-By. Beamer, ;lS;
by Frampton, 3 Hit by pitched ball
Beamer Passed balls-Price. .. Two
base hit - Frampton. Double plays -
Frampton to Strang. Umpire-Pat Fitz-
williams. Scorer-Seelye. Time of game
Il 40.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
PASADENAS.
HOEGEES.
MIDDIEs DEFEAT COLUMBIA
BY Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 1S.-The
midshipmen of the first eight won the
two-mie boat race here today from
the Columbia varsity crew by length
and half Official time: Navy 1888
80, Columbia 1928 As.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
CAUGHT at the Plate

Then came the Polytechnic elephant
and accompanying roars from the hu-
man beings. Strang, first baseman, had
managed to find the ball, and as
Bricker dashed down the third baseline
shot the leather squarely to Price.
Bricker slid, but Price was waiting at
the plate. One run nipped in the bud
ding and Polytechnic was glad.
Yet was more to come. Cass had
reached second. With Mitchell at the
bat, Frampton turned and shot the ball
to center field Cass lost no particular
time in making for third. Pratt sent
the leather in from center and Kicker
hauser allowed it to roll through his
legs Cass continued in for the initial
run.
Mitchell struck out and Halbriter flew
to second.
Los Angeles scored again in the third
when Wilson walked and reached home
after a combination of bad throws by
the Poly infield.
Although Polytechnic refused to keep
quiet, however dark appeared the going,
they were given the chance of a life.
time in the fourth inning when the only
Self-gOVernment run was scored.
Price opened the round inauspiciously
by striking out. Frampton doubled to
left. Salyer same along next and drove
a safe one to left. Seton fooled the
sphere and Frampton sprinted home,
Salyer reaching third. This ended the
Poly run getting.
Polytechnic brought off a pretty
double in the fifth after Seton had
reached first. Wilson attempted to sac
rifice and bunted into Frampton's
hands. The latter shot to first and
caught Seton on his way to second.
Frampton had a seventh inning,
and passed balls and walk, in con-
junction with Prices blocking of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
Bookies Become Unnerved

"These successes on the part of Pitts
burg Phil finally got the bookles' nerves
and thereby made it whole lot easier
for him. During his best years, before
the sickness took hold of him that
broke down his activity, it became only
necessary for Phil to be LOOKING
horse over carefully in the paddock be-
fore a race for the books to curl up IN
their figures against that one and to
all but hold it out altogether.
"a paddock runner would come must
ling into the ring with the news that
phil and a bunch of his people were
lined up in the paddock around one or
the horses carded to go in the race,
and the often stung layers would pe
pretty likely to hop to the CONCLUSION
that that was the one that was gong
to run for Phil-and when they reached
that conclusion they got their meat
axes out on the price.
I "Rut in nine cases out of ten Phlfs
paddock scrutiny of the horse was a
pure blind, and even while he'd be gaz-
ing at that one his agents would be
mooching around the ring getting down
his money at the top price on some
thing entirely different that PM had
picked out for himself.
BADLY as they were leashed year IN
and year out by this top notcher of all
betting ring generals, there wasn't
ever a man in the ring who fell for
his schemes who didn't feel all the
time that Phil was absolutely honest.
HE was so adroit in his methods
that he didn't have to do anything re-
motely resembling crooked work.
HE was simply more than falr
match for the layers, and when they
got beat out by him on their own
ground they might repine over their
losses, but they never beefed about the
man who had inflicted the losses upon
them.
He could get away with things that
no other plunger would dare try be-
cause nobody ever had the rings con-
fidence as he had.
"I knew him to do a mighty daring
thing at Morris park one day, and yet
nobody among the main line layers
questioned that the thing was per-
fectly on the level so far as Phil was
concerned.
"Phil's old sprinter Bonner was card
ed to go in a sixfurlong dash at Nor
ris Park. Bonner was so far the class
of the race that the chalkers put him
up at 1 to 2, and when Phil's people
banged along and took that price for
thousands they chopped to to 4.
Phil's Daring Play
"They knew, as everybody else did,
that Bonner was a wretched cripple,
but they didn't know-as Phil did, and
he had a perfect right to keep it to
himself-that Bonner was really on the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
TENNIS cHALLENeERs BEATEN


NEW YORK, May 1S.-The first play
of the American challenging lawn ten
mis- team upon grass courts was heid
this afternoon at Ardsley-o on Hudson.
Reals C. Wright and Karl H. Behr met
III. H. Hackett and A. B. Alexander
and were defeated 6-2; $40; 6-S; 6-2.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19

II YOU want to go east, G. Haydock,
Agent Illinois Central R. R.. lis w. sixth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19

Everything you want you will find In
the classified page. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19

w THEN, ten days ago, Nat Hicks,
A/ the picturesque old catcher of
Wv the New York Mutual team,
died the last of the old guard
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
PhiPs Daring Play

"They knew, as everybody else did,
that Bonner was a wretched cripple,
but they didn't know-as Phil did, and
he had a perfect right to keep it to
himself-that Bonner was really on the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1907-12-27
Itinerary Of the Fleet.

WashingtOn.-"The program for the
return Of the battleship fleet Is a mat
ter that has been discussed among the
officials of the Navy Department, but
no decision has been reached and will
not for some time to come" said Sec
retary Metcalf.
The secretary's remark was called
Outbya wireless message from the flag
ship Connecticut stating that Admiral
Evans had authorized the Associated
Press to say that it was his personal
belief that the Navy Department. s
present intention is to have the battle.
ship fleet return by way of the Sucz
canal next summer or fall. As the
President, through Secretary Loeb, pre-.
viOusly had spoken to the same effect,
it seems clear that Admiral Evans
statement was not suggested by any
definite movement so far as deter
mined upon by those supreme in au
LhOrity.
In naval circles the opinion prevails
that at most only a squadron composed
of such vessels as the voyage to the
Pacific shall have demonstrated to be
"the pick of the fleet will be sent
home through the Suez canal, while
the remainder will take the shorter
route by way Of the horn.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1907-12-27
Corroborates Orchards Testimony

Boise, 1daho.-Ncw and damagina
testimony was presented by the state
Thursday in the trial of George A. Pet
tibone for the murder of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg. Charlie Neville, seven
teen years old, son of John Neville.
whom Orchard said he was directed
by Meyer to kill because he "knew
too much" was the chief witness, tell.
ing of his hunting trip with his father
and Orchard.
The night of the Independence depot
explosion, he said, Orchard left their
camp early in the night and did not
return until dawn, corroborating Or
chard's testimony on that point When
the trio went to Denver young Ne
vile said, he and his father went to
Pettibone's store and his father had
long talk with Pettibone, parts Of
which he overheard.
Then I will squeal." was one of the
remarks he said he heard his father
make. They also went to Western
Federation headquarters. he said, and
his father had a long talk with a
man whom he did not know and could
not Identify
Young Neville was not witness in
the Haywood trial. He was brought
to Boise but was not placed on tho
stand.