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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
COLLEGES BURY
ATHLETIC RATCHET
OCCIDENTAL, POMONA AND U. S.
C. ACCEPT SCHEDULE
Peace Assured in Baseball, Tennis
and Track for Term of Three
Years at Meeting
Yesterday

At a meeting of the committee repre-
senting the Academic Athletic associa-
ton of Southern California yesterday
afternoon Occidental. Pomona and the
University of California buried the
Ratchet and agreed to abide by schedule
of basketball, baseball and track athlet-
les which was prepared by the commit
tee and which will hold good for tho
next three years.
The Citrus Belt, Channel and Orange
County leagues were represented and the
committee in charge was composed of
Principal Kaufman of the Pomona high
school Prof. Barker of Orange high
school and Oswald Lowsley of the Los
Angeles high school.
BY the stipulations of the new agree
ment the events in these three branches
of the intercollegiate sport have been
shared between the institutions as evenly
as possible and a great part of the COM
plications arising concerning dates and
places have been eliminated.
Beginning with the coming season the
events have been divided as follows
Season of 190S-Baseball and tennis at
u. S. c., track meet at Pomona, boys
and girls basketball at Occidental.
Season Of 1909-Tennis and baseball at
Occidental, track meet at U. S, c., bas-
ketbail at Pomona.
Season Of 19l0-Tracl meet at Occiden-
tai, tennis and baseball at Pomona, bas-
ketball at U. S. g.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
BAT SIGNS
WITH LNHOLZ
MEN AGREE TO MEET AT CATCH
WEIGHTS ON 4TH
Thomas and Sullivan viii Hold Open
House at Respective Training
Camps This Afternoon to
Entertain Crowds

Rudolph Unholz and Bat Nelson met in
business session with Manager McCarey
yesterday and affixed their Jawn Hen
nerys to set of articles calling for
meeting at the Cabin February 4. Every
thing went through without a hitch and
it looks like a go to see Bat in action
here at last.
The weight question came up during the
afternoon and was settled in short order.
Come on and hop on the Fairbanks,
Rudy" said Bat, and the pair wandered
over to the scales Unholz lifted the
beam at 147 with his street uniform on
and Nelson was satisfied. "All right"
he said, I'VE meet at catchweights."
So the eX-champion lightweight and the
Boer wonder will enter the ring at about
the same figure-1S3 pounds This is u
natural weight for both of them, and
they should be able to do their best when
they get together next month.
Nelson and UnhoA will undoubtedly
draw one of the biggest houses ever seen
at the Cabin. Bat was slated to appear
here against Amarillo Herrera couple Of
years ago, but when the big wrangle arose
h went on his way without treating the
local fans to an exhibition of his skill.
Joe Thomas will keep open house at
the East Side club this afternoon and
Jack Sullivan will perform the honors at
the lakewood Inn, Arcadia, for those
anxious to get a line on the condition OF
the men who will be the top liners Tues
day night. Arrangements have been made
t. entertain large crowds at each camp,
and good programs have been fixed up.
Thomas showed some of his speed yes
terday when he nearly put Ted Wolff, his
sparring partner, out of business with
short arm jolt. Ted was stunned for a
few seconds, but Joe held onto him until
he cleared his think tank, and then went
In to box easy for the rest of the round
Mike Sullivan is expected down from
Frisco today and will help the matched
wonder put the finishing touches on his
training. Jack thinks he can beat
Thomas, but is taking no chances and
will go into the ring ready for hard
battle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
Mocarthv to reach BOXING

Barney Mccarthy. late of the South
Broadway Athletic club OF st. Louis, will
quit the ring for time while devotinC
his time to teaching boxing at Edwards
vile.
The scrapper from South Broadway has
been playing in hard luck recently, until
New Years night, when he secured the
decision over KID Silverberg before a
crowded house a Edwardsville. This put
him on his feet so far as monetary mat
tiers are concerned and gave him chance
to develop his new idea.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
BASKETBALL is A
STRENUOUS GAME
Doctor Hetherington of Missouri Says
II Involves Far Greater Ner-
vous Strain Than Any
Other Sport

Is basketball a good form of exercise
for the average man? DIR. c. w. Heth-
erington, director of athletics at the Uni
versity of Missouri, says it is very doubt
full.
For the strong man, who is not of
nervous temperament" says DIR. Hether-
inpton, basketball is an ideal exercise.
if not INDUCED in excessively. For the
man or woman of nervous temperament,
however, basketball is too strenuous.
why? The reason is briefly this;
Basketball involves more nervous strain
than any other form of exercise, not even
excepting football. Now it is one of the
culture that nervous strain is to be
avoided. An exercise should involve as
little thinking and as much use of the
large voluntary muscles as possible
Basketball involves too much thinking
1T is for this reason that l abolished
the woman's basketball team a few years
ago. After several years of experiment
VIC found that those girls that made the
varsity basketball team invariably broke
down nervousiy before they left the school
or Immediately afterward. Women should
not be allowed to play match games OF
basketball where the rivalry is at all in
tense. A nervous girl should not be al
lowed to play basketball at all"
DR.. yHetherington holds to the theory
that "organic development" is the aim
of exercise. "Organic development is
the development of all the functioning
powers of the body, especially the lungs,
liver. heart and digestive organs. The
development of the voluntary muscles.
on which so many trainers lay stress, is
of no more Importance than the strength
ching of the involuntary muscles, Hether-
ington holds.
The exercises which secure the best de-
velopment of all the powers of the body
are those that involve the most respira-
ton, perspiration and action of the larger
muscles. With regard to all these things
basketball is perhaps the best form OF
exercise we have. But one other thing
must be taken into consideration. If any
form of exercise involves too much
nervous expenditure it is likely to be
more harm than benefit to a nervous in
dividual
Another class of persons who should
not play basketball" says Or. Hethering
ton, ARE those with weak hearts. Every
student who plays basketball in this uni
versity must first have his heart exam
ined. 1t is extremely dangerous for per
son with any heart trouble to take suct
violent exercise.
Although il is not generally known, one
of the principal values of basketball fol
the strong man of healthy nerves is tn,
natural massage the player gets from
jumping up in the air and STOPPING dowr
quickly This natural massage Is thu
shaking up of the internal organs conse
qucnt to such exercise. 1t results II
strengthening of the organs and O
their connecting tissues. For this reason
basketball should be encouraged among
those physically able to play it withou
harm, as well as for its value for organi,
development"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
MONTGOMERY
IS BEATEN
DEUTSCHLAND WINS LIssAK AT
EmERYvlLLE
Real Race When keogh and Miller
Hook Up in the Stretch-5oth
Lectured for Rough
Riding

BY Associated Press.
SAN. FRANCISCO, Jan. 1s.-one of
the most exciting contests of the sea-
son was seen at Emeryville today
whom Deutschland and Montgomery
came down the stretch together in
Lissak handicap. Montgomery was the
favorite on account of his eastern
achievements.
Deutschland had good lead to the
stretch. when Jockey Miller urged
MONTGOMERY and the two were soon on
even terms. They fought 1t out to the
finish, Deutschland winning by head.
After the race the judges called
Jockeys Miller and Keogh into the
stand and lectured them on their rough
riding. Results:
First race six furlongs, selling-Mansard.
tMoreland)s, p to !. second; Biondy. ~
tsandy) L. TO 1, third; time, 1:l6. Silver We'd
ding, Belle KINNEY Zelina. La Rose and Bill
Curtis finished as named
second race, three and a half furlongs, purse
Leo Rose, 11s (Hayes), to 8, won; opulent.
1O2 "a Walsh, Is to l, second; si Picaro. D
to 1. third; time, ;4S 10. Work Box, Ornate
and Yankee Nick finished as named.
Third race, five and a half furlongs, Clay
ton handlcap-Burlegh, 100 (Miller), to 5,
won; st. Francis, los CMentry), to ,, second
Pajaroita 106 (ISh shbaum), 10 l, third; time,
s:0S is. Green Gp0ds, Pal and Import finished
as named
Fourth race. one mile, Llssak handicap. value
to winner s2i40--Deutschland, lis (xeogh). o to
6 won; Montgomery, 12J (filler), to 20, sec
ond Johnny Lyons. 105 (Hayesl. to /. third:
time 143 10. BaLposal and Sanfara finished
named.
Fifth race mile and 20 yards selling-Beech-
wood 100 MILLER 8 to /, won; Margaret Ran
dolph, % Heatherton), TO 2. second; Lone
Wolf 10 (Milliams 20 to ], third; time
$50 Is Angola Tsunt Hand Me Down, Warn
ing Blackjack Lassen, Swagger and The
Mighty finished as named.
Sixth race ono mile, purse-Judge Nelson,
los (Rice), to ), won; Blanche c., 1o3 mil
Ier), to 5, second; Fairy Street. 9S (Hilde-
brandt, $50 to /. third; time, 1:46 1-5 Celeres,
All Abiaze. Adcna and Love Of Gold finished as
named.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
SALT LAKE TO HAVE
NEW SAUCER TRACK
Bicyclists Already Signing to Compete
in Races to Be Scheduled
on New Southern
Course

The New York Bicycling World says:
Salt Lake City is to have a new saucer
bicycle track.
News to this effect was divulged this
week by John M. Chapman. for two years
manager of the Salt Palace saucer, who
stopped in New York city a few hours
on his way back to Salt Lake City. Chap
man had been to Worcester, Mass, to
induce Major Taylor to sign up for the
proposed new saucer. and while he did
not actually secure his signature. Taylor
expressed himself as satisfied with the
terms offered by Chapman, telling him to
mail a contract.
The new saucer track will be located
at Saltair. the famous resort fifteen miles
from Salt Lake City, and. according to
Chapman, it will not run in opposition
to the present track, but rather COOP
crate with the managers of the Salt
Palace in securing the best talent posi-
BILE at a minimum expense to each.
The Saltair Beach company, which con-
trolls the Great Salt lake resort and owns
thousands of dollars worth of property
there is back of the new project Splen-
did transportation brings from 5000 to
5000 people daily to Saltair. and on ex-
cursion days the number frequently
reaches 10000, so Chapman thinks the
new track will pay from the start.
A new building covered ON all sides
by glass windows, which can be opened
when the wind is not blowing too strong
ly, will be built and the eight-lap saucer
contained in this. 1t will be constructed
of Oregon fir the strips being Ike inches,
laid edgewise, which will make it very
fast. In construction it will be very SINH
lar to the present saucer in Salt Lake
City, being IS feet wide and banked to
As degrees on the turns.
The seating capacity of the building
will be $500 and Manager Chapman-he
has been engaged to manage the track
will have an innovation in this respect.
All of the seats will be of the opera type,
cushioned. Another feature of the new
track will be the arena. This will be
sunk two feet below the lowest point OF
the track so that spectators In the re-
served seats can see across the arena, no
matter how dense the crowd Is. the
arena will accommodate about 1000 per-
sons. A runway six feet wide, will be
between the track and the arena rail-,
giving the riders ample room in case OF
| falls
AS the pavilion will be entirely inclosed
and steam heat Installed, Chapman ex-
poets to hold races all winter He feels
| sure that he can secure the pick OF Amer
| ican riders, and expects to engage a
European crack should Taylor decide not
| to ride. AS soon as it was definitely de-
| cided to build the track Chapman hurried
| east to see Taylor and also to be assured
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

that a franchise would be granted by the
National Cycling association. which as
surance, he stated, he has received from
Chairman Kelsey.
IT is expected the new saucer will open
about the 1st of June and that meets Will
be held on either Sunday or Monday and
Thursday nights. AS Saltair is under the
county's and not the city's jurisdiction
n is not thought there will be any trouble
in securing a permit for Sunday night
meets. Should this not be feasible. Mon
dav and Thursday will be the racing
nights, and with the Salt Palace saucer
meets on Tuesday and Friday, and racing
at ogden between time, riders in Utah
should not go hungry this coming season.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
WEIGHT THRoWERS LAST
LONGEST OF ATHLETES

The athletic life" of a weight thrower
outasts that of a runner nearly double.
Men like John Flanagan, Martin and Dick
Sheridan, Dennis Hargan, Dick Sheldon.
Alfred Plaw and j. S. Mitchell were good.
a decade ago, ard all look to be able TO
go along at the same clip for five more
years. But what of the runners who were
topnotchers a decade ago? What has be-
come of A. c. Bowen George Orion, Alex
Grant, G. o. Jarvis, w. F. Schutt, Johnnie
Cregan and Dick Grant--the boys who
were famous as runners six or eight years
ago? Their athletic life" is over, while
the big weight throwers are still in their
prime, after six or eight years CAM
paigning.
Difference in training methods may be
said to be responsible for this condition
of affairs. The weight man wakes fat on
training, his object being to take on
weight and still retain his speed. He has
his beer and cigars if he wants them and
seldom If ever is in danger of becoming
fine" The weight thrower's effort in
competition seldom costs him more than
a pound or two
Compare this line of work with that of
the average runner and it is readily seen
that the weight man stays In the game
longer. The runner Is no good until he
gets fine" and egins to look drawn in
the face. While he is in flesh he might
just as well stay at home for all the good
1t will do him TO go into race. Then
his effort in competition is vastly more
wearing than Il weight thrower's task.
Aside from the actual weight lost, the
nervous strain is great.
A half-miler generally drops about two
pounds in his race, while q man running
five miles generally loses from four to
six. Besides this, the runner loses weight
in his training every day and it I'M
doubtedly is this tearing down and build
ing up that affects the runner to the ex-
tent of making his period of usefulness
on the cinder Faith much shorter than
that of his fellow athlete, thq weight
throWer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
Derkum NAV Tour

Paul O. Derkum, who holds the record
for fast time in several events for motor
cycles hereabouts. is thinking of doing
the grand circuit of the county and state
fairs throughout the east and middle
west. 1t is believed that challenge TO
meet all corners and guarantee TO lower
all existing records on the tracks visited
would prove drawing card.
Derkum certainly has the nerve and the
ability to outride any one that has come
before the public in the west so far and
his time on the motorcycle has been
beaten by but very few anywhere.
There is a probability that w. G. Collins
may accompany him as racing partner
IL the tour Is made.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
crankino with the Left Hand

An automobilist writing to English
Motor makes an urgent plea to all inter-
ested to learn to turn the starting crank
of the motor with the left hand He
claims that in case of back fire the
consequences are not nearly so serious to
the operators arm and wrist and that it
is much easier to get out of the way of
the handle of the crank when the left
hand is used. He also says that the knaclS
of starting the motor with the left hand
is easily acquired, and when once &C
quired the advantage gained is so great
that return TO the right-hand method is
not to be thought of.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
FOR THE COLLEGE MAN

Harvard has called off its annual boat race
with Cornell
Harvard rows Annapolis on the Severn April
%. Later Yale will be met at New London.
1t is reported that Parsons has quit Yale. If
such is the case the Ellis track team suffers
big loss.
81 Louis may stage the western open golf
Championship tournament If we miss not
Rock Island will get it,
James Pilkington has been elected president
OF the Harlem Rowing club for the fifteenth
consecutive time. He's also president Of the
N A. A. o.
Tho Pastimo Athletic club of New York OK
meets 10 show Smithson. the Portland. Ore.
crack hurder at its meeting IN Madison
square garden January 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
GILBERT BROWN CHOSEN
CENTER OF CRIMSON LINE

Gilbert c. Brown Of Los Angeles,
member of the f'ophomore class OF Har-
ward, has been chosen centet of the
Crimson varsity basketball hve.
Young Brown won the position in COM
petition against about twenty other as
pirants who were out in practice and was
selected on account of his speed. The
Harvard Crimson, in commenting upon
browns playing. said that he was fast
and heady and is overcoming his lack Of
experience rapidly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
A Game Bird

It remained for a Hoosier rooster TO
wreck an automobile at Lawrencepurg'
Ind, a few days ago, the rooster MGR
dentally suffering nothing worse tnaI q
broken wing. Walter Stevens q mel
chant, ran through flock OF cnlchens
with his car. An old rooster pecale ~,
automobile crashed into a telegraph pole.
The front wheels and axle were broken,
but the rooster struggled out OF inc
wreckage and marched away AFTER three
derisive crows.-Auto Topics.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
NOTED TURTLE DEAD

~ A1aocIaIed PTess.
NEW YORK, jan 1s.-Walter Rollins who
several ysars ago owned a famous string Of
horses which won many large stalker In all
parts OF the country. killed himself at his
home In the Bronx today. Rollins had grieved
over the death Of his wife five months ago and
his health failec rapidly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
A East One

Scientist-Light travels at the rate OF
about $4,000 miles a second.
Chauffeur-Gee! That's going some!
Auto Enthusiast (slig- ly deaf)-Par-
don me, sir. But what machine was it
you just mentioned ?--Bohemian.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
SPORT REMNANTS

Frank Farrell will insist that his old
players go to Hot Springs to boil out.
They all ought to jump at the chance.
Wonder what Bat Nelson meant when
he said he feared the BLACK Hand?
Was it that good right of Joe Cans?
Secretary Nahan of the Yankees has
sent out all of the players contracts.
No kicks on the salary question have yet
been registered.
Gus Rubin suavely remarks that II
Tom Sharkey is sincere in his determlna-
ton to redon the spangles he will go on
with him. Help!
Myron Townsend the famous st. Louis
critic, is making worthy crusade
against spring series between local
teams. Townsend is on the right lay.
Wonder how that minor league COM
mittee enjoyed the feed Garry Hermann
put before it? That's about all it ac-
complished when in Cincinnati
Tommy Ryan is the watchdog of the
middleweight belt 1t doesn't fit him
any more, but he snarls theoretically
Just the same every time 1t is mentioned.
Bill Armour of Toledo has signed a
young pitcher of the name of Hixon,
who made TO home runs on one hit
He circled the sacks twice and the UNI
pire allowed it.
Old Ike Weir, 'the Belfast Spider" has
lust been discharged from Boston hos
pitai, where he was operated on a few
weeks ago. He is reported to be his good
old-time self.
Dennis Horgan, the famous shotput.
whose skull was fractured few months
ago. has just been released from a New
York hospital They say he will be him
self in short time.
If Eddie Wheeler gets the Des Moines
franchise that city will see a swell line
of clothes this summer Eddie knows
how to wear the latest and exhibit his
gold teeth in the most fetching manner.
Old CIV Young is expected in Boston to
do better work the coming season than
ever. Cy will have to go some to do 1t.
The veteran has got quite nifty record
for the eighteen years he has been a
mound-builder.
Catcher IRA Thomas has not visited
the Yankees headquarters since he was
sold to Detroit. Instead of nursing
crouch Ira should be glad that he will
get more chances to show his worth as
a Tiger than as a Yankee.
watch the Tigers this year" says
Wild Bill Donovan. I'VE will lead from
fag-fall TO finish and then walk in with
the worlds championship" Nothing like
knowing just how to place ones bets
Our peppers will be peeled, Willie dear.
Hono1uluans. apparently, don't think
much of boxing. Jimmy Britt gave an
exhibition while there and the proceeds,
after the bills were paid, footed up to
exactly $169. That sounds like one Of
Kid Trennel's ends for an east side stunt
Billy PaplSe has promised to fight be-
fore the Peoria Athletic club on February
10 and the club is trying to get Young
Ketchell for his opponent. 1t will be
miners week in Peoria, and battle be-
tween those two middles would draw
some house.
Packy Mcfarland is about the most
confident boxer that has invaded the east
for some time. Packy thinks there Is
no lightweight on the map that can make
him extend himself. Paclxy says that
he has won all his fights with ease and
that he can not only mix but fight at
long range with the best of them. Nc
Farland intends to fight until he finds
that he is a dead one. and will then
retire and go into business.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Secretary Nahan of the Yankees has
sent out all of the players contracts.
No kicks on the salary question have yet
been registered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Myron Townsend, the famous st. Louis
critic is making a worthy crusade
against spring series between local
teams. Townsend is on the right lay.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Gus Rubin suavely remarks that II
Tom Sharkey is sincere in his determine
ton to redon the spangles he will go on
with him. Help!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Wonder what Bat Nelson meant when
he said he feared the BLACK HandY
Was it that good right of Joe Cans?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Wonder how that minor league COM
mittee enjoyed the feed Garry Hermann
put before it? That's about all 1t ac-
complished when in Cincinnati.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Dennis Horgan, the famous shotput
whose skull was fractured few months
ago, has just been released from a New
York hospital. They say he will be him
self in short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

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final sixteenth
tired
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Frank Farrell will insist that his old
players go to Hot Springs to boil out.
They all ought to jump at the chance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Old Ike Weir, ''the Belfast Spider" has
just been discharged from a Boston hos
pitai, where he was operated on few
weeks ago He is reported to be his good
old-time self.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Tommy Ryan is the watchdog of the
middleweight belt. 1t doesn't fit him
any more, but he snarls theoretically
just the same every time 1t is mentioned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

227 SEVENTH RAcr mile purse $780, '-'e'F-od' and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

If Eddie Wheeler gets the Des Moines
franchise that city will see swell line
of clothes this summer. Eddie knows
how to wear the latest and exhibit his
gold teeth in the most fetching manner.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Bill Armour of Toledo has signed a
young pitcher of the name of Hixon,
who made 10 home runs on one hit.
He circled the sacks twice and the UNI
pire allowed it.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

800 SECOND RAcE-ss $500; syear-oIds
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

226 SIXTH RACE fuFlOnss; purse s'00 selling
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

Old Cy Young is expected in Boston to
do better work the coming season than
ever. Cy will have to go some to do 1t.
The veteran has got quite nifty record
for the eighteen years he has been
mound-builder.