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Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
JEFFRIES HAS
YELLOW STREAK
CHAMPION FORCED TO CALL ON
FRIENDS FOR HELP
PugiIlstic King Compelled to sidestep
and Run Away in Great Fright
When Scrappy Animal
Comes to Life

1t is one of Jim Jeffries proud boasts
that no living thing ever scared him
enough to make him back up, but he
has ceased to boast in that vein since
Monday. An insignificant badger made
him sidestep, back up, run away and
yell for help. 1t required the assist
ance of three friends before the tide
of victory swerved toward the Jeffries
baner. too.
Jeff, accompanied by Billy Ruess,
Harry Burt and Hopperstead, went
into the mountains Sunday afternoon
for a brief hunting trip, Ruess driving
the party to the camp in his dinky little
red runabout. When they had killed
all the rabbits, squirrels, bears and ele-
plants they could carry home they
broke camp and started for Los Ange-,
les. At about o'clock Monday night
jeff espied a badger short distance
ahead and took a shot at 1t.
He proved a good shot, the badger
curling up as if dead upon receipt of
the load of buckshot. jeff got out of
the auto and walked over to where 1t
lay, but before trying to pick it up he
hauled off and gave it a shorp kick.
The badger didn't mind being shot at,
but even the toe of world champion
was too much, and 1t began to show
signs of returning life.
With a grunt and a snarl 1t started
for jeff, couple of yards away. Jim
spraddled and the badger ran between
his legs. Then began a pretty exhibit
ton of how jeff made monkey OF
Corbett. The way the big fellow danced
in and out and around a small circle
would have made Jack O'Brien crazy
with envy.
Billy Ruess wanted to take a shot at
the badger, but Jeff warned him to
keep the gun in the auto, as the big
r1If ttsax fV1o q q a l.
GUS speed that he feared Ruess might
not be able to miss him. The badger
tore after Jeff, and for few moments
there were lively doings, but Ruess I'm
ally got close enough to take shot
without greatly hazarding the cham
pion's life, and the badger curled up
again.
unloaded a pair of number eight shells
into the fighting badger; then jeff,
who had fired away all his shells, began
to beat the animal with the shotgun,
which was owned by Harry Burt. The
badger did not seem 10 care for the
shots fired by the others in the party,
but it had it in for Jeff, and immedi-
atelv after the big fellow began to
belabor 1t with the gun it came back
to life for the third time, and the chase
was renewed.
IT was time for action, everybody
thought, and they hustled back to the
auto out of harms way, leaving the
champ in danger of losfng his title to
the badger Ruess got ashamed or
himself for deserting the big boy. and
in his desperation to turned a Al in the
direction Of the enraged animal and
pulled the trigger. The shot went to
the spot, striking between the eyes,
and the animal died for the last time.
jeff would not take any further cnanees
with 1t. but Ruess threw 1t into the
auto and brought 1t home, to be mount
ed as trophy of the incident
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
READY TO BEGIN
PRACTICE SHOOT
NATIONAL GUARD CRACKS TO
ENTER COMPETITION
Object Is to Select Thirteen Men for
State Meet and Twelve for
National Tourney Next
Month

Elaborate preparations already are
in progress for the regimental target
competition between crack riflers, rep
resenting eight companies of the Sew
enth regiment of the National Guard of
California, to be held Friday and Satur-
day on the state range near Eastlake
mark. The object of the meet will be
to pick thirteen men to represent the
regiment at the state shoot to be held
in August on the same range and then
to select twelve men to represent the
National Guard of California at the ma
tional matches, which will be pulled OH
later in the same month at Camp Perry,
Ohio.
The men who will be ordered to report
for the preliminary shoot will pitch
their tents Thursday afternoon on the
range at Eastlake and commence shoot
ing Friday morning. The usual target
practice will be abandoned this year
and the range will be given over to the
competitors for the state shoot
The new rifles which recently were
introduced in the regiment will be used,
with the Spitzer bullet. There will be
five events, each competitor being al
lowed twenty shots, slow fire, at the
200 and 500-yard targets, which Will be
designated as A and B respectively.
Another 200-yard target will be known
as r and will require rapid fre. TAR
get G will be group target and will
range from 600 to 200 yards, with rapid
fire skirmish guns.
The companies which have qualified
for the shoot and from which the thir-
teen men will be cosen for the state
shoot is as follows:
Company A-Lieutenant Bert 7. DEM
mitt, Corporal H. Decious, Corporal
George T. Kellogg, Private Rolla p.
Umsted
Company B-Lieutenant H. J. Schlegel
Sergeant Sidney E. Cline, Sergeant R.
G. Valline, Private Albert Riddle.
Company E-Lieutenant John /. Sal
linger, Sergeant Eugene H. Adams,
Sergeant H. A. SCHNEIDER, Sergeant H.
j. Spillman.
Company G--Lieutenant F. S. Camp
bell, Lieutenant John G. Baldridge,
Corporal R. H. Devore, Corporal S. C.
Snyder.
Lamb.
Company I-Sergeant w. B. Corday
Company L-Sergeant j. L. Mcbride,
Sergeant F. L. Wilson, Private w. L..
MacFadden.
Company M--Lieutenant HI. o. Hig-
gins, Sergeant George E. Irwin, Cor
poral William e. Menmesley, Private
Alfred Hansen.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
KUTCHOS TAKES
BIG CONTRACT
AGREES TO WHIP TWO BOYS IN
ONE NIGHT
JIMMY AUSTIN AND MccovERN
TO TRY HIM OUT
Manager Mccarey Goes Out of Beaten
Path to Give Fight Fans Unusual
Entertainment Next Tues
day Night

Manager McCarey has driven out of
the beaten path In his efforts at Civ
ing the fight fans an unusual attrac-
tion next Tuesday night. having
matched Mike Kutchos, the Greek boy.
to do a championship stunt in meeting
Jimmy Austin and Young Terrible Nc
Govern in six-round bouts EACH
Kutchos made such a poor showing
recently against Eddie Robinson's Jap
that he feels it incumbent upon him to
prove himself superior to the average
run of prelim boys, and he will essay
a championship stunt that night. He
will not promise to stop both boys in
six rounds each, but he will agree to
beat both in that limit, and the match
has been made.
1t must be admitted that Kutchos so
far has not proved himself to be a
world beater. In fact, his efforts
against Togo few weeks ago were so
tame that it was not expected that he
would get another match in Los An
geles, but he realizes that it is up to
him to make good, and he believes
this is the way in which to turn the
trick. If he whips both boys in the
limit he will have atoned for the dis
crepancies of the past. McGovern and
Austin are clever and have a kick in
their gloves and undoubtedly will make
Kutchos hustle to beat them in the
six rounds allotted him.
Frank Picato, probably the most pop
ular prelim fighter on McCarey's
emergency call book, will be the prin-
cipal attraction that night, as he has
been since he first was billed at Maud
Junction. He will give Jack Kennedy
~ oh - IrA Z t7xN
believing that he has more than an
even chance, despite that he was
knocked out by the Indian in less than
one round few night previously. Ken
nedy knocked Picato to the mat and
showed such speed and cleverness that
| the fans feared the knockout kid was
due for a walloping, but Picato recov-
cred quickly and by clever and hard
licks he won the fight before the round
ended.
| Jim Konkel, who recently obtained a
20-round draw with Clarence English.
is matched to give Willie Fairbanks a
tryout. Fairbanks is a San Francisco
boy and has a good reputation in the
northern city. He Is no slouch, by any
means, although the northern fighters
have been having hard times in max
ing good against local boys. They
seem merely to come south to take a
licking and get a meal ticket. Fair
banks will have to be jim dandy
to whip Konkel. all right.
After training an entire month, in
which period he took off a big bundle
of lard material, Frank Holbrook has
come back with a request that he be
given another chance against Jim
Cameron, and as everybody concerned
is more than willing the village black
smith will be accommodated. Hol-
brook showed a punch that night that
might have won for him had he been
in condition to put up good fight, but
he was so fat that every time he raised
his hands the meat would roll about
his body. He has remedied this and
will be ready to do business with
Cameron Tuesday night, when he
promises to stop the exaggerated black
lengthiness in short order.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
"HUMAN ROULETTE WHEEL"
ENTERTAlNS REDoNDo MEN

REDONDO, July 7.-The chamber of
commerce and prominent citizens of
Redondo were the guests of the Redon-
do Improvement company at the OPEN
ing of the Human Roulette Wheel this
evening.
The latest thing in thrills is the
human roulette wheel 1t consists of
a large, highly polished disc about
twenty feet in diameter, which revolves
horizontally on an axis.
The amusement seeker after parting
with the small amout of 10 cents"
takes his seat of the disc, and with nu-
merous other seekers for thrills pre-
pares for the time of his life.
The conductors shout "All aboard"
and the disc begins to revolve slowly at
first, then begins gradually to increase
its speed until the laws of centrifugal
motion assert themselves, and the pas
senger, after a VAIN and ludicrous
scramble to hold on by his hands,
teeth, toenails or whatever else comes
to his mind, is gently but forcibly de-
posted In a NICELY padded alleyway
from whence he picks himself, with
foolish grin on his face, and swears
that it Is his last attempt ito ride that
thing" Then he goes and buys ticket
and tries 1t again.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
FLYNN AND BARRY GO
TEN ROUNDS TONIGHT
Fighting Fireman and Sam Langford's
Meal Ticket Scheduled for Slug
ging Session Before Dem
yer Club

Denver sports will be entertained to-
night with a heavyweight scrap of fair
class when the fighting fireman, Jim
Flynn, takes on Sam Langford'9 meal
ticket, Jim Barry, for a ten-round ar
gument before the Wayside Athletic
club at Petersburg. suburb of Dem
yer.
Barry is the dub that John L. Sulli-
van predicted would be the heavy
weight champion of the world some
day, but if his lighting is any indica-
tion of championship caliber there are
many near-champions in every divis-
ion. Langford takes on Barry every
time he gets hard up for a square meal
and stops him in jig time.
Flynn is a fighter of good class, but
is too light to engage in a heavyweight,
battle unless he can pick out such easy
marks as Barry every time. However,
he gave Tommy Burns the hardest
fight of the career of the big king Of
pugilists, and is a fighter from gong to
gong. If Barry beats him there will be
lot of badly fooled fight fans in Los
Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
Racing, Boxing, Baseball
AMONG THE BOYS

Mel Nordlinger surprised all his
friends yesterday by an ice cream
stunt that he never before had been
found guilty of perpetrating. He
walked into Jeffries' place, with a dish
of cream and a hlghball spoon, sat
down in the booth and enjoyed the deli
cacy, while his friends implored with
out avail that he join them in the &C.
centricities of the bar stock. Mel says
he means it this time, and already Art
Pitcher is laying 21 to that he takes
a tumble before the end of the week,
with no takers.
Eddie Maier. Jeffries and Hopper
stead are arranging for another trip to
the wild woods for game, and as the
date has been agreed upon, minor de-
tails will be arranged without diff
Guilty. They are going after fish and
game at the same time, and about the
most important item to be decided upon
is the location. Jeff always has such
fearful luck when out hunting and fish
ing that he has about decided that this
trip shall be a pleasure jaunt rather
than one that requires carrying a rod
or gun. They will put In several days
in the mountains, beginning the first of
the week.
The annual cruise of the Select
evening, when Luke Kelly, Art Pitcher,
Mel Nordlinger and one or two others
will sail from San Pedro for Portu-
guese bend for a Sunday at fishing.
This is an annual trip and always re-
suits satisfactorily to all concerned, so
the present cruise is being looked for
ward to with much keen anticipation
Packy Mcfarland, Harry Gilmore,
Red Weimer and Pat Kinealy put in
yesterday in a hurried visit to the
several hunting and fishing clubs on
the south coast, and while they did not
get much fish or game, they had an en-
joyable ride and a fine day, consider
ing the hot sun that was so much in
evidence. They made the trip in an
auto and it was more of a pleasure trip
than anything else. All wanted to see
the sea and they gratified the desire.
Tom Mack is having an extraordin-
arilv hood time on his eastern vacation,
and while his thirty days off have ex-
pired and he has not shown up at
headquarters, his post card reminders
continue to pour in. He has been auto
ing all over the east and the trip has
been made more than ordinarily pleas
ant by the fact that he has visited
many of his old-time friends at Cleve-
land, Chicago, Cincinnati and New
York. He is expected to drop in at al
most any hour.
Baron Long swiped the cowboy hat
that Hen Berry bought a few days
ago. and the possession of such freak
piece of head architecture made him
swell up bit. He composed bit of
poetry that is dedicated to Hen, and is
to be recited only in Swedish dialect
between and a. m. 1t would not be
permitted by the police at any other
| hour. For further info. call A7651.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
AUTOMOBILISTS BEGIN
GOOD ROADS WORK
National Association, Backed by Other
Organizations Representing More
Than Million Members, in
Session at Buffalo
BY Associated Press.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 7. = The
American Automobile association, the
governing body, composed of twenty
four state associations; nearly 200
clubs, and representing a membership
of 10000 motorists, began its first open
convention here today.
The object of the convention is to ed
ucate the public on the question of
good roads. President w. III. Hotch-
kiss of the A. A. A. in his address
called attention particularly to the
fact that, while the American Auto
mobile association originally called
the convention, the National Grange,
with it's membership of 1,OO0OOO, which
is back of the association for $780,
100000 appropriation by the federal
government, and the American Road
makers association, which particularly
is interested in good roads, are partlci-
pants in the convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
ATHLETIC CLUB ANNEX
NEARING COMPLETION
Secretary Henderson of l.. A. A. c
Says Last Nail Will Be Driven by
Sunday-Citizens Extend
Welcome

The annex of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic club is nearing completion at
Venice and Secretary Henderson OF
the club believes that the last nail
will be driven Sunday and the carpen-
ters will cash in then. The officials Of
the Los Angeles Athletic club received
the following letter from the Venice
chamber of commences:
"Gentlemen-The Venice chamber of
commerce welcomes your members to
Venice. Our people indorse and ap-
prove the objects OF your prosperous
organization. Interest in athletic sports
Is both a preserver of the body vigor
we expect our own young men to de-
rive advantage by joining your organ
ization through your beach annex at
Venice"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
RACING RESULTS
BRIGHTON BEACH RESULTS

BRIGHTON BEACH, N. z, July RE
suits today:
First race. handicap for three-year- olds
and upward, six furlongs-Altuda won,
Niumbus second. Pantoufe third; time
1913 2-5.
Second race. 3-year-olds and upward. SELL
ing, mile and sixteenth-Earl won,
Cairngorm second, Don Enrique third; time
1:44.
Third race, 2-year-olds, hve and a half
furlongs-Edward won. Watervleit second,
Merry Gift third: time 1907.
Fifth race. steeplechase. handicap. for 4
year-olds and upward, selling. about two
miles, short course-Rocket won. Water
Speed second, Bannock third; time 1856 2-b
Sixth race, 2-year-olds, selling, five and
a half furlongs-Ruba Grande won, Clef
second. Indomitable third; time 1:0S 1-5.
Seventh race. 2-year-olds and upward,
selling. six furlongs-Tom McGrath won
Coincidence second Saracinesca third; time
1913.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

NEW YORK, July 7.-Detroit won
both games of today's double header
from New York The visitors outplayed
the locals throughout. Score, first
game:
Detroit s, hits 9, errors O..
New York 8, hits 12, errors 3.
Batteries: Willetts, Thomas and
Schmidt; Newton Manning and Swee-
ney.
Second game:
Detroit II, hits IA, errors 2.
New York 4, hits 8, errors 4.
Batteries: Donovan and Schmidt;
Lake, Kleinow and Blair
BOSTON, July 7.-Cleveland had a
six run lead over the locals today, but
Berger was wild, and Joss, who re-
lieved him, was batted hard, Boston
winning, 8 to 6. Score:
Boston g. hits 10, errors 8.
Cleveland 6, hits 8, errors 1.
Batteries: Cicotte. Winter, Criger
and Donohue; Berger, Joss and N.
Clarke.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Chicago
won both games of the double header
today. Score, first game:
washington o. hits 8, errohs 1.
Chicago 1, hits 7, errors 1.
Batteries: Burns and Street; White
and Sullivan.
Second game:
washington 4, hits IL, errors 5.
Chicago Z, hits 16, errors 0.
Batteries: Smith, Burns and Street;
Altrock and Weaver.
PHILADELPHIA, July IAN error
bv E Collins in the seventh inning of
today's game let in the winning run.
Score:
philadelphia 2, hits 8, errors 2.
batteries: Deneen and Spencer; Dy-
CERT. Vickers. Powers and Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
All OF the Sporting News [
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

CINCINNATI, July 7.-Timely hit
ting by Cincinnati in the seventh and
eighth innings, coupled by Shannon's
muff of Mitchelps fly, brought about
the defeat of the New Workers. Score:
Cincinnati 4, hits IL, errors 8.
New Nork 3, hits 5, errors l.
Batteries: Spade, Mclean and Schlei;
Crandall and Bresnahan. Umpire
KLEIN.
ST. LOUIS, July 7.-Boston had an
easy time winning from st. Louis.
Score:
ST. Louis 1, hits 5, errors 2
Boston 4, hits z, errors 4.
Batteries: Lush and Ludwig; Lind
aman and Smith. Umpire-Stone.
PITTSBURG, July 7.-Pittsburg-
Philadelphia game postponed; rain,
Two games tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
PLAY MANY GOLF MATCHES

The principal event yesterday at the
Los Angeles Country club consisted of
a threesome play between Ernest Mar
tin, the professional golfer of the club.
Henry Newton and w. A. MacFarland.
Matches were played between Charles
L. See, general passenger agent at
San Francisco for the Southern Pa
cific railroad, and George Denis; w. r.
lillian and w. B. Walton; Charles
Orr and julius A. Brown; s. M. Cof-
fin and B. Golve; D. A. M. Smith and
Mrs. Hughes of st. Paul, MINI.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
BISHOP POTTER HAS
GOOD CHANCE TO LIVE

CoOPERsTOWN, N. Y, July T.
Notwithstanding the intense heat this
afternoon, Bishop Henry G. Potter, who
is suffering from liver and stomach
trouble, continued to improve today,
and there Is every reason to believe
that he will recover, now that the crisis
of his malady has passed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
RESULTS Al LAToNIA

CINCINNATI, July Results:
First race, Ave furlongs-T. M. Green won,
Lomond second Stowaway third; time
1:01 1-5.
Second race five and half furlongs-
Olamaba won. Plume second. Fair Messen-
ger third; time :0S
Third race six furlongs-Mirth won,
Pirate Diana second. Caltha third; time
1:14 3-5.
Fourth race six furlongs-Apache won.
AL Mueller second. Geneva third; time
1881
Fifth race. one mile-Lady Baldur won
Goldie second. Goddess third: time 1;41 2-5.
Sixth race, one mile-Lady Esther won,
Deacon second, Ky third; time :S9 S-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
RESULTS AT BUTTE

BUTTE, Mont, July 7.-Results:
First race. four furlongs-Swaggerlato
won, Byron second. Irish Mike third: time
:48h.
Second race, six furlongs-Jillette won,
Peerless Lass seconG, Royal Ben third; time
1:14A.
Third race i've furlongs-Seven Full won
Kiameshia II second. Free Knight third;
time 1:0O%.
Fourth race, six furlongs-Lucy Marie
won, Prince Frederick second, Baltred third ;
time 1:151s.
Fifth race, three furlongs-La Gloria won
Iyte Knight second. Little Buttercup third
time BAN.
sixth race, mile-Bells Nicker won, Dixie
Lad second, Martinmas third; time 1:42h.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
REsuLrs Ar SEATTLE

SEATTLE, July 7.-ResuIts:
First race, furlongs-Al Lindley won, Beau
tiful and Best second, My Bouquet third; time
1:13k.
Second race. mile and so yards-St. Kilda
won Colbert second, Tonic third; time 1:44.
Third race, furlongs-Don Domo won, No
ME Lucille second Aunt Polly third; time
1874
Fourth race, 1-16 miles-Barney Oldheld
won, Black Mate second, Fred Bent third
time 1:46
Fifth race, l mile 80 yards--John H. won
Col Warwick second, My Pal third; time
1:44A
Sixth race. furlongs-Nonie won. Cooleskil
second, Pickaway thivd; time 1;13.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
IMPORTANT IF TRUE

NEW YORK, July To-day for the
first time in years a purse offered by
racing association found no horses
competing for 1t. The fourth race at
Brighton, for three-year-olds and up
ward. weight for age, had but one en-
try, Big Chief, and he did not start.
The purse was for 5000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08

who was driving Panhard' ana MS me
chanician. They were crushed under the
car.
BY Associated Press.
DIEPPE, July THE automobile
Grand Prix was won by Lautenschaler,
German, driving a Mercedes car, today.
His time was six hours, fifty-three
minutes and 434 seconds. Hemery,
driving a Benz car, also of German
manufacture, was second in seven
hours, four minutes and twenty-four
seconds. Handcot, also driving Benz
car, was third in seven hours, five
minutes and thirteen seconds. The
average speed of the winner was 1l12
kilometers. or 69.05 miles an hour.
Strang, the American driver, was
hopelessly beaten for the Grand Prix
an hour before the race started this
morning. As he was driving into the
enclosure before the start the transmits
sion and reversing gear of his car
jammed. After considerable difficulty
the mechanism was patched up, but the
car crossed the starting line with the
first and second, and the reversing gear
out of commission. The latter pro-
baby would have disqualified the car
had 1t chance of winning, as 1t spec
tally required a reverse worked by a
motor.
Neither Strang nor his mechanic ex-
pected to finish the first round, but they
managed to negotiate it in SO minutes
and "A seconds, and after more repairs
resumed the race. Considering that the
car was doomed in advance, Strang
makes an inglorious showing, as did
Christie, the American driver last
year.
The speed was marvellous from the
start and the first six cars II finish the
first round beat the track record made
| last year. Navarro and Salzer made
the fastest round in 36 minutes and Al
seconds, or at the rate of 1865 kilome-
| ters an hour.
The Weigel car, driven by Harrison
| turned somersault into ditch at FL
and Harrison was badly injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08

If your advertising today were
of some other store than your
own, HOW WOULD 1T I'M
PRESS YOU? Can you see your
advertised self as others see your
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
GREAT HoRsEs REsTINe

NEW YORK, July Trace horses
and racegoers moved to the Brighton
Beach track today for twenty days,
where the third-rate horses will try to
earn money, while the equine aristo-
crats-Celt, Colin. Ballot. Sir Martin,
Frizette and Helmet--will have a vaca-
tion under the trees at Horse Heaven
at Saratoga. The opening day at the
Brighton track promise to be as cheer
full as a theater with the lights turned
ont
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-08
SUMMARY

Struck out-By Groom 4. Willis L. Henley
l. Bases on balls-Of Groom 6. willis 2,
Henley 1. Two-base hits-Ryan, Melchoir,
johnson. Double plays-Groom to Casey.
Sacrifice hits-Cooney, Berry, Johnson. Hit
by pitched balls-Raftery, McArde. First
base on errors-San Francisco 2. Portland
1. Left on bases-San Francisco g. Port
land s. Passed balls-Madden 2. Innings
pitched-By willis 6, Henley 2. Hits-On
Willis Q. Henley /. Time of game SO.
IImnire-O Connell.