Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
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What promises to be one of the most
exciting handball matches yet pulled
OFF at the Los Angeles Athletic club is
scheduled for Saturday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock between Famous" Parker
and guy named Hallbrook The lat
ter may not have much of q pedigree,
but seems to be the favorite in the
coming match. He was heard to say
that he would wear glove during the
mach. Members are unanimous in
hoping he will wear something else, too.
F. w. Witt and Chauncey Mohannah
passed an hour yesterday afternoon at
running around the handball court Of
the club. Occasionally a rubber ball
hit the floor, but a large crowd of
spectators was unable to judge from
the strange antics Of the boys what
they were trying to do. Suddenly they
stopped, and Witt Informed the crowd
that he had beaten Chauncey by the
score of ~ to %. AT what? p yelled
one in the crowd "Handball," was the
disdainful reply.
Famous" Parker is the best hand
ball player in the Los Angeles Athletic
club. Who said so? Answer-Parker.
without doubt, the Los Angeles Ath-
letic club, during the noon hour, Is one
of the busiest places in the city. AL
Treloar conducts a. class in the gym
naisum for business men during that
hour and 1t is we'll patronized. After
about half an hour of exercise the men
enjoy a cool shower bath and then go
to the grill room, where lunch is served.
Is 1t any wonder, after such sensible
program on the part of these busy men,
that "the cares that infest their day
Fold their tents like Arabs
And as silently steal away"
The proposed return handball match
between Lou Guernsey and Fred Ziegel
against Frank Garbutt and Dick Wei
come has been indefinitely postponed
because Of the ocean trip to be made
by Frank Garbutt. The popular vice
president of the club will leave Satur-
day with his family for an extended
trip on his yacht Skidbaldnir. They
will pass the greater part of the time.
cruising about the Santa Cruz islands,
later going to San Clemente and thence
to Avalon.
With due regard to the present lineup
of the baseball team of the club, the
statement made a few days ago by
Leo Guernsey, captain of the team, in
which he suggested that the club team
play a game with the Angels in the
fall might be seriously entertained if
the following boys, all members of the
club and good players, only would turn
out and practice Stan Mitchell, Nor
ris Moriarty, Ed Moriarty, Bob Evans
Charlie Riley Harry Lelande and
Peg" Halbrighter. These men have
been seen by Manager Adair and Capt
Guernsey without avail.
Nobody would say that Charlie Eyton
had bet anything on the chances OF
To1 IL s,,.-f d., al
ball match to be played Saturday. But
1t did look mighty suspicious to those
who saw Eyton pleading with Hall
brook and overheard Charlie say;
please do not smoke till after Satur-
day"
Better forget that petition for a boat
house at San Pedro and go back to
Playa del Rey. Within one week, the
sand bar which formed in the lagoon
at Playa del Rey will have been re-
moved by the electric dredge. Soon
there will be channel seventy feet
wide and six feet deep and a straight
away course of two miles, and the Ia
COON again will be an ideal place for
rowing. This can be used as food for
thought among you husky bunch of
rowers.
As you know, George, the Rivera
club team, which was scheduled for
Sunday, and it will not be policy to
let those heavy hitters lay off, even
one Sunday. They might forget to re-
turn for the next game.
Haines w. Reed has moved to Playa
del Rey for the summer. He intends
to do considerable rowing while there.
Three gentlemen and Bobbie Yost
will leave Saturday for nine days hunt
ing and fishing near Bear creek. They
procured their dollars worth of tin
from the game warden yesterday and
bought a half carload, more or less, Of
tobacco. Whether they get any deer
or not is an unmomentous question to
them, SO that they have good time.
Ernest Noon left last night for Chi
cago, where he will spend the summer
taking free Turkish baths on the prin-
cipal thoroughfares of that wonderful
| ly baked city.
Members of the club are glad to
know that Arthur Dunn will accom-
pany Bobbie Yost on his escapade to
Bear creek, and will be gone about two
weeks. Possibly longer, If they find
the "dears" they are hunting.
Gee, 1 wish Van was back again"
said boxing member yesterday. Let
him have his rest: he has earned it.
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POOR OLD OAKLAND
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