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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
ATHLETICS
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to be all in placing a horse properly, and al
this bit of turf diplomacy Anderson has all
of. them skinned to death. He mas no'
high-priced babies, but he usually collects bis
gobs when he gets one of them placed right
And in the long run / guess he makes apou'
as much as anybody else.
Maurice Sayers reports his hands back in
condition to bruise up any old scrapper in MS
class who is lacking engagements Maurice
is a classy fighter despite that he is nearly
10 years old and is a good drawing card OF
any old bill. The fans like to see him fight
and now that he is ready to get back IN lhe
game Kid Dalton, Jack Redmond and lol
of other bears" can get run for theli
money. Maurice should be on the next card
and his name on the bill will add money tc
the box office receipts.
One of the most ridiculous orders that ever
promulgated has been elaborated upon
at Santa Anita TO the extent that it has
been printed in bodface type and tackled W
in the paddock where all owners can read ii
and where the general public also may run
and read. 1t Is in effect that owners and
trainers must not run their horses in future
unless they are fit and ready and horses must
not be in races for the purpose Of work
ing them or qualifying them for future races.
In other words, the notice insists that owners
and trainers quit cheating-in just so many
words-snd the affected ones most righteously
are taking exceptions to the insinuation.
Jockey Powers was kicked at the post by
Lord of the Forest and his left arm was so
severely bruised that he had to lay off for the
remainder OF the day. The injury viii not affect
him more seriously than the actual pain, how
ever it is believed. and he will be in the saddle
again today.
Bog Golmer is some three-cushion billiard
player-with reverse English. He plays a good
game, all right but any old time he is playing
for anything more than fun he acts like a
ballty horse. Bob is a good scout, but miracle
would be required to allow him TO win the hon
ors Of the tournament now on at the Casino
parlors Of this does not get his goat, his
blood is ice water).
J. W. Powers, fire marshal Of Chicago was a
visitor yesterday at Santa Anita and met
many oldtime friends, Judge Pomeroy among
them. Powers is here for his health and
smiles as he mentions the fact, he refuses
to take any chances of losing his bank roll
on an old horse race unless he knows some
thing. He is a thoroughbred and thinks well OF
Southern California every time he thinks Of the
lake front and the shivers his Windy City
friends are enjoying.
Jake Hoffman is one of the most expert hand
bali players IN the amatuer ranks He is
frequent and welcome visitor at the Los Ange-
les Athletic club and has defeated all corners
so far. Secretary Henderson managed to
scratch out eight points to JalSe's q, and Jack
Bradner got IA. They all look alike to Jake,
who is an all-around athlete, boxer. baseball
player and footracer. If some of the jockeys
who are given to "sassin" Jake only knew
what they would get IL they would make II a
personal matter they would behave better at
the post.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11

Attell and Wolgast have finished the
strenuous work of the training period
and are in perfect trim for their cham
pionship battle Attell of course is as
confident Of winning as he ever was in
all his life, and departs from his usual
custom of not advising his friends re-
garding the betting when he is asked
as 10 his chances by telling them to
plunge on him for a good thing winner.
Abe says he Is ready for the battle of
his life, If il should be found necessary
for him TO so extend himself, and he
predicts that he will knock out the
Milwaukee boy II the latter stands up
and fights it out As that is the only
way in which Wolgast can defeat the
champion. i looks like q stand UP toe
to-1oe scrap in which there will be
plenty Of fast smuggling.
WClgsst never trained for any battle
with Ire consistency and faithful re-
gard fo- every detail that has charac-
termed ms WlTk IT the short training
period thai ne has had for preparing
for this scrap he vas in fine fettle
before starting 70 work. and that has
been Of much advantage TO him. He
finds himself within striking distance
Of the weight. and IS as strong as a
young bull. as fast as he possibly can
be made. and has his right and left
Wdllops developed most satisfactorily.
There is nothing that he could wish
for to help him win, and he will go into
the ring tonight with his great stock
of confidence buoyed to high tension
by the knowledge that he is ready to
fight the battle of his life.
AID seriously believes that he will be
the champion of the world after to-
night. He knows he has the punch to
win the honor if he can slip it over,
and reasons that Attell must get close
enough to be hit If he has any idea
of whipping the Schlitztown hero. Ad
is not afraid Of Abe's wallops and he
IS game enough to take a beating If it
should be necessary in his efforts at
getting close enough to slip over the
championship wallop. He will go into
the ring with the determination to mix
It from the start, and expects to make
a showing that will settle all doubt
as to the premiership of the feather di-
vision.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
FIELD OF RIDERS
GREATLY REDUCED

NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-The field of
sixteen pairs of bicycle riders which
began an endurance and speed test at
142 hours at Madison Square Garden
Monday morning has been reduced to
one-hah its number tonight, when
eight teams were pedaling around the
saucer shaped track During the day
there was plenty of excitement caused
by spills on the part of the COMPETE
tors. Rutt. MacFarland and Demara
were always ready for sprints which
made the minutes pass light to the
thousands of onlookers. At midnight,
the ninety-sixth hour of the race, the
score was; Rutt and Stol, MacFar-
land and Moran, Hill and Demara, 1865
miles laps; Walthour and Root 1855
miles laps; Collins and Mitten, 1855
miles laps; Calvin and Wiley, 1855
miles laps; Anderson and Vanoni.
1865 miles laps; Palmer and Drobach.
1860 miles 2 laps.
Former record, 1865 miles and two
laps. made by Miller and Waller in
1899.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
CONDITIONALLY GETS
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

< SAN Francisco, Dec. 10.-Baron i
= Long, who returned to Los An !.
i geles today. takes with him the :.
: promise of Jimmy Walsh that he !.
! will fight Johnny Coulon for the :.
! bantamweight championship of the X
= world at 116 pounds if the Chicago i.
! boy can be induced to sign. When \
! he discovered there was no chance i
\ to arrange a middleweight match, =
= Long talked with Eddie Keevin, 4
\ manager of Walsh, and suggested =
\ Coulin-Walsh fight for February. \
= walsh will fight at the ban =
! tamweight limit" said Keevin, !.
: (which is 116 pounds, and if Cou- j.
\ Ion win agree to that weight at i.
! ringside we Will be glad to meet +
j. him for the bantamweight title" \
j. Long also promised that in adj \
! dition to so per cent of the purse !.
4 for fighters he would put up I.
:. championship belt valued at :.
! $3.50, that would become the prop !.
:. erty Of the winner of the battle. \
4 i : !. j y !, T. = > = = i = = = ! =
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11

Both boys did some hard work yes
terday. Attell went five miles on the
road in the morning, returning in a
highly satisfied state of mind as to
his general condition. In the afternoon
he cut out boxing, but went through
the usual stunts with the punching
bag, skipped the rope and ended up
with shadow boxing. Afterward he
stepped on the scales and the beam
arose at 121A pounds.
Wolgast wound up the training pc
Rod with his usual strenuous day of
work. He went six miles on the road
in the morning, and in the afternoon
he played handball, skipped the rope
and did other gymnastic stunts. ending
the routine with a session of rough
work with Hobo Dougherty. He bal
anced the beam at 121 pounds when the
days work was finished.
They will weigh in at o'clock this
evening at a Broadway bath house, and
as they are within quarter of a
pound of each others weight, both be-
ing below the notch, there will be no
trouble with the scales.
The battle royal that will be the sec
ond number on the card fills a long
felt want. The fans have been asking
for this for long time, and Handicap
per Hancock was the man to arrange
it. Monk" the noisy black trainer,
matched five Arcadia negroes for this
affair and has stipulated that the por-
ton of the purse that is to go to any
fighter who quits without being
knocked out will be diverted to the
private bank account OF Monk, so the
event should furnish the fans with
much excitement and fun while it lasts.
1t will be a novelty affair and has
proved quite an attractive card.
The preliminary bouts will be be-
tween Jimmy Austin and Willie
O'Keefe, who will go six rounds in the
curtain raiser and Young McGovern
and frankie Sullivan. who will furnish
a ten-round semi-windup. This latter
pair will make 11S pounds at Z o'clock.
Each prelim should furnish a good
fight, and both probably will end by
the dreamland route. The first pre1im
will be staged at S:15 o'clock, as usual,
and there will be no delays between
scraps.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11

On the night of December Is the an
nual benefit will be held in the Occi-
dental chapel. The cast consists Of
about twenty men of the college, and
the play is a farce written by Edmund
Pugh, II The 80" will be given to
all the football men on that evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
BY JAY DAVIDSON

With tenround battle between Abe Attell feaherweight
champion world and Ad Wogast the battle
negroes the Anita track and
attractive premnaries the fans will big for their money
tonight down McCaeys Maud Junction pavilion The battle
royal would be sufficient attacvenes the big house but
with world championship battle the feature event of the big card
justification the prediction of the club
that te Old naxion win shelter its LARGEST crowd in hstoL
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
AMERICAN DEFEATS ITALIAN
IN CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec 10.-Walter VII
loughby, champion middleweight wrestler of
America defeated John Perelli. the italian
champion in a mixed wrestling match here
tonight. Perelli won the first fall which
was at Graeco- Roman style, In 50 minutes.
Willoughby took the next two falls at
catch-as-catch-can style in 20 and z minutes,
respectively.
AnRITlnMAI cnnDT nM nAHE IN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11

IS q Al l -
by owner Vent q
4 show CASTLE show
aAppnti
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
ATTELL AND WOLGAsT BATTLE
TONIGHT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
70 rlnsr RAes fur2nss. sysarods selling: purse 500.

oDa snTT; trained by
40 show IA
81 Scrache DR.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11

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w to posts
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70 SIXTH RAcE-sl tuongs yrods
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
~ SECOND nAcn-e furlong.: g.year-ols: purss goo

Tme-12 1-5 % 1-5 3d. A., 80 l:12 A. Winner b.
thinner post at 217 post minute start goo
driving; easily Temps place, 50 show
Ganda 3-5 show. Scratched Reformation, Sanyoke.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-11
rs rnD RACE mile. a-gsar-0Ias .elns $780,

Timo2 3-5 "a 49, AZ 40 1:25 SIS, 1889 10
staarix: by Dooley Went at 242 at pos
1925 second handy; third driving.
Gauntlet place. show; Varieties SO show.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12
..C.LandOn &CO.
Evelyn Street.
Rutland, Vt.

told him how delighted everybody
was when they heard OF bis contem.
plated trip and that he would get
warm welcome from the people there.
I'VE talked Of big game. OF rifles ano
modes Of hunting for nearly an hour,
When we parted he shook me warmly
by the hand and told me he was sorry
he couldn't talk 10 me longer. | told
Mr. Roosevelt we would be glad TO see
him any time. Ours IL n big country
bigger than most Americans think.
Our bamboo forests are full Of ele-
plants. or course ! don't mean 10 say
the beasts come knocking at the back
door asking 10 be shot but if n hunter
has little patience he will be re-
warded Az for hippipotnmuses there
are certain lake regions that abound
with these beasts.
"A hunter IN Africa must have H.
cense from the government TO shoot
animals. or course II he be ranch
owner or holder Of any kind Of an es.
tate he IL at liberty 20 kill as much
game as he can on his own land The
only stipulation the government makes
In such cases Is that II shall be given
the skins Of any animals killed.
IF President Roosevelt goes 10
Africa he VIII be permitted 10 shoot ns
many Wild anlmals as he can find
There VIII be no talk ~ government
license, He Is too much beloved there.
II may surprise you 10 know that
every shred Of Information about him
Is seized upon with ayidlty, told the
president this, and he was much
nleased y
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12
on MAKING OF MAPS.
Common Initial Longitude Would De .
Universal Cenvenisnee.

Common Initial Longitude Would De :
Universal corvsnienee.
Peru Il publishing the excellent mar
results Of her Official surveys. and
hencefcrth her photographic products
will bring her Into closer touch with
most Of the mapping Of the world. be
cause she has now adopted the Green.
wich meridian. II VIII be conyen.
iencc 10 her own citizens. because they
will be able to see more easily the geo.
graphical relations between their own
territory and that OF other nations.
They viii observe. for example. that
the meridian OF 10 degrees west Of
Greenwich, which divides their repub.
lie into two nearly equal areas east and
west OF II. Is the same meridian that
passes through Camden, N. j., Just a
little east OF Philadelphia, says the
New York Sun. The erroneous idea is
widely prevalent that Peru lies far
west OF the Atlantic coastal plain Of
the United States. though, In fact Peru
is directly south OF II.
Local pride the world over has led TO
much geographical and navigational In
convenience and confusion, When the
United States coast survey made the
first chart OF New York city In 1874
II referred TO the city hall IN New York
as the initial meridian. II encourages
profanity among ship masters when
they need TO use some foreign charts to
find that those Of France refer to Par
Is. those Of Spain TO San Fernando and
those OF Portugal TO Lisbon, city that
is more than degrees west OF Green
wich. The international geographical
congress In August last found Il neces
sary to request all the nations that are
cooperating In the production of a
map OF the world on n uniform scale
to refer all longitudes TO Greenwich A
common initial longitude would be a
universal convenience. and the pros
pect IL that all nations will ultimately
adopt Greenwich, as most Of them
have already done
There are other variations IN chart
making which might better be made
uniform. Many of the great nations
use the meter unit TO indicate sound
ings and heights, while Great Britain
and the United States use fathoms and |
feet There IL no agreement as to the
use Of symbols expressing various
kinds OF information. This Is particu
larry inconveDlent for navlgators who
find II necessary 10 have the charts of
several nations IN their chart rooms
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12
FIND OF INDIAN IDOLS.
Gold Specimens From Costa Rica at
Smithsonian Institution.

Gold Specimens From Costa Rica Al
Smithsonian institution.
That gold idols are TO be found b,
the score In Indian burylng grounds
IN Costa Rlca was the report made tt
the Smithsonian institution, In Wash
ington, the other day by Emile Mosonyi
a young Austrian mining engineer
Mr.. MosonyI said he had been In the
country for about seven years. aud, as
he had made a point of cultlvatlng the
friendship OF the Indians. he had been
able to learn much Of their tribal his
tory and customs
The golden idols, he said. are buried
near the remains Of the deceased but
never in the graves He explained the
fact OF the failure Of local interests TO
have already discovered the rich Aztec
relics by the fact that the graves are
never marked. not even by an eartben
mound The idols. he said, are found
buried In the earth, generally a short
distance from the graves.
Mr. Mosonyi had with him few Of
the idols and several examples OF the
Indian art and said he called at the In
stItutlon In an effort to interest Amer
lean scientists In possible explorations
OF the little known recesses Of Central
America
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12

but she never forgot him Why, pro-
fessor, where are you running of to-
Weren't you going to give Reelie her
music lesson?
The visit of the young Stanhopes and
the delayed frying Of the doughnuts
soured Lena for the day. She scolded
Wilma roundly for both happenings
and made clean job while she was
about II by berating her for all the
shortcomings she could rake out of the
1im past and saddle upon the plump
shoulders Of her slster-in-law
Patiently the fraulein bore the stings
and arrows OF her relatives tongue.
Lena was much the elder, and Wilma
seldom talked back. With serene fore
head and blue, nnclouded eyes she trot-
ted about at her task amid whrwnd
Of shrill reproach and blunt sarcasm.
In her sturdy German mechanism there
was no place for hysterlcal nerves.
And still she was n human little per-
son, with warm blood and an inner
Itance OF sentiment throbbing deep In
her sensible bosom. She was glad
when the apple butter cakes IN their
knobby rotundity and the sheets OF
cinnamon sprinkled coffee kuchen for
the Sunday breakfast were set away.
In company with Lena's feather Oed,
like loaves OF bread. and she could SIT
near the green paper shaded window In
the sitting room and see the oleanders
and darn In peace
Over the plump pink fingers OF her
left hand she drew big yarn sock and
set TO weaving a blue laiticewoFk
across the grinning hole, wondering IN
patiently tranquil way u there might
ever be a loophole OF escape for her
from Lena's perpetual driving aud
scolding. Her brother Herman had one
time given her the practical counsel;
You shonldt get married once"
And Otto Boppert. the prosperous bar
Der on the next block. stood ready to
assist her In carrying out the sugges-
ton. Frauiein WAS studying about
pAlW n1No bttp Adh hHbiAf hAiA hffs
wide, His hands were fat and moist
aud always smelled Of cocoanut oil
soap. His face was red aud gllstenIng.
as " be had bot just been dipped from
the lard kettle lie laughed IN pufry
way. which gave the impression that
be was stuffed fuil of feathers. and be
never seemed 90 think about much he
sides customers aud eailngs Maybe
some time she would not mind those
things. but Dow. just after meeting
Professor Nosi
Agasa wiima's belt buckle cfeaked
Presently q good round knock ai the
entry door roared III way through the
faint spaifering sounds from the klieh'
en-. where LENA Was securing the noar
barrel and slop paii
@Pesiiers.T thought fragieln. going
TRANQUILITY on With ber blue wefiage a.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12
JUNGLE TALK IN WHITE HOUSE
African Captain Tells President Roose
vsk of Big Game.

With stories Of his narrow escapes In
the jungle from African man eating
lions, elephants, rhInoceroses and 9th.
er animals. Captain Fred Lindsay. a
wealthy ranch owner Of East Africa,
arrived at Philadelphia recently froIs
Washington, where he had long In
teryiew with President Roosevelt.
Captain Lindsay says the president
was much Interested In his description
VI the game possibilities Of Africa and
was pleased to learn that the people
OF the dark continent are anxious 10
welcome him on his hunting trip. They
promise him the greatest trip OF his
life.
Captain Lindsay talked at the White
House with the president for nearly
an hour on big game IN East Africa.
The president seemed utterly sur,
prlsed." said Captain Lindsay, when
told him how numerous big game was
In our country, aud be made all kinds
OF inquiries I want 10 shoot a lion
and an elephant the president said.
DO you think can get themf When
l told him he would have DO trouble
In getting. any number of what he
wanted be smiled and seemed pleased.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12
RAISING ORANGES IN TEXAS.
New Epoch In the Development of Bee
County.

"The growing OF oranges upon .
commercial basis is marking new
epoch IN the development Of Bee coun-
ty." said w. o. McCurdy Of Beeyilis.
Tex.
bee county IL the home OF the orig
inal Dngat orange. This tree. by tho
way, Is now more than twenty three
years old. II IL still bearing fruit, and
II Is the mother OF more than 10000
trees planted all the way from Florida
10 California. Oranges were grown
until two years ago either for orpa-
mental purposes or for the pleasure Of
having them, but now Il II a business.
Just year or NO ago On orange
grower Of California came 10 Beeyills
and after thorough investigation Of
the situation set out about 10000 trees.
Others have gone into the business ex.
tensiyely. more than 100000 trees hay-
Ing been set out last spring, some OF
which are bearing already.
every farmer In Bee county II rails
ing oranges, having from a dozen up
10 fifty and sometimes hxty trees ON
the place.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12

lie TN ant the
,otf-e kuchen bake ant make the socks
tnendedh
~ Wllma's opportunity for retro
tpeci or day dcam was narrowed 10
the daruing hour. aud even thnt
Lena's sharp tongue oftentimcs rem
dered stormy.
Herman. the slo~. Tranquil husband
and brother. smoked bis long stemmed
pipe In uneoncerned silence through
Lena's wings, but occasionally he
opened his mouth briefly and quenchei
her.
-yat you make. Lepai LET the schil-
dren coom.r be said comfortably on
this occasion.
And Lena submitted. though with
much wasplike scoidinr aud buz ing
" which Herman pzId as little at eD-
ZION as TO the ratiiIng Of dry bean
pod
The birds among the trees IN the
quaint old Dutch yard 81 the krafts
spenssi their saturday morning rrhears
ais unusually rarly IN respanse 70 the
soupd of Frau kraft's saishlng, sp.ash.
lng. broomlnr ard usesglng i-run In
the rosy gray dawn. aud the franielD's
faithfully barnsh~d tinwafe dashed
tfO1ea jas~slns 10 the rising sun. The
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-12
LEAVING WHITE HOUSE
Simple Operation In Inc Retire
ment OF a President.
SAD BUT MEMORABLE EVENT
Veteran Disbursine Officer OF Execu.
tive Mansion Describes His Emotions
When Saying coodby to Different
Presidents.

On the 4th Of next March the presi
dent OF the United States will leave
the White House and drive 10 the
capitol with William Howard Taft,
who Is 10 become his successor, and
the president Of the United States will
20 10 the White House 10 take up the
reins Of government For AIr Taft II
will be the proudest day in the history
Of his life. For Theodore Roosevelt II
viii be memorable anniversary.
tinged with the sadness which, since
the beginning Of the nation. has been
felt by every ex-president Of the United
States.
The retirement Of president from
the White House Is a pathetic mile
stone IN the lives not only Of the pres.
lden, and his family. but In the lives
VI the household staff Of the mansion,
says the Boston Herald Many Of
these officials, caretakers and serys
ants have served for years. The aver
age term Of a president nowadays Is
fiEut 1fhirs anu m AbiS AibtE lflF3t1
ships are formed between the family
~ the executive and the people gath.
cred about them 10 serve them. Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's young children have
practically spent their childhood In the
White House The leave taking viii
be naturally sorrowfui Tor then. as
web as for the doorkeepers messengers
and attendants who have been their
companions for seven years
The actual moving u one family out
% and another family info The White
House Is simple operation. attracting
Ia itself but little attention on the pari
~ the families concerned and none ~
ali on the Tsiri of the general public
Preparations ARE being ninde 10 nd
yance. personal effects quietly packed
and possessions sent e the futgFe
hoale The leaYe taking 90 the part u
the retiring president his Ntfe and
children consists oniy ~ the goDdllgs
said and the hsndshskes given. f0f
The White House 10 entirei! furnished