Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-19
|. A. A. c. GOSSIP

Vice President Frank Garbutt of the
Los Angeles Athletic club has offered
the Los Angeles police department $l00
reward for the arrest and conviction OF
the person or persons who removed the
silk banners and club standards from
the Auditorium theater. With the per-
mission of Ernest Crawford, manager
of the Auditorium theater, the boys
We're allowed to decorate the box with
the banners and flags.
The decorations were intact when the
audience left the house, and when the
lights were put out after the perform
ance Tuesday night, and had d1Sap-
peared Wednesday mornin~ when one
of the club attaches had been sent for
them.
Careful inquiry among the employees
of the theater by Manager Crawford
and the club representatives failed to
cast any light on the mystery.
Vice President Garbutt was indig
nant when he heard of the loss, and
ordered that the case be put into the
hands of the police Immediately. This
was done, after allowing the manage
ment another day to search for the
emblems and flags. The case now is in
the hands of Detectives Boyd and
Jones.
Manager Crawford asserted yester-
day that he was under the impression
that the banners had been removed by
the members of the club as souvenirs.
This is not true, however, as two of the
members were in the theater until the
lights were put out, and assert that the
decorations bordering the box, and
many that they could see in the box,
were intact.
Edward Dietrich and Art Howard
left Thursday morning for an extended
hunting trip in the mountains sur
rounding Mt. Wilson. Both boys car
ried a large assortment of camp outfit
tings, in addition to guns and ammu-
milton. Leaving the car at Sierra Mad
re, they intended to "hoof' it the re-
mainder of the journey. This is the
beginning of a long period of training
by both boys, who already have signi-
fed their intention of entering the next
Marathon race.
1t is interesting to note that the
largest gymnasium class on record this
summer turned out Thursday noon.
Regardless of the many new faces that
were in the class, everything went off
like clockwork. Physical Instructor AL
Treloar has system of exercises for
the new member that does not lame
him on the first day and tends to bring
him back regularly.
The boat house at Naples for the use
of the members of the rowing crew is
In course of construction, and Coach
Al Treloar is hoping that everything
will be ready today for the preliminary
rowing. About ten aspirants for the
senior crew were on the floor yester-
day and many of them worked out on
the rowing machines. Captain Isaacs
has been ordered to lay off for a few
days to recuperate from his hard
wrestling match.
Boxing Instructor Dewitt C. Van
Court is enjoying the second week of
his vacation. He Is passing 1t at the
local beaches and is resting up for the
fall work.
So many remarks have been passed
among the members recently regard
ing the way Jack Watlington has had
his hair cut that 1t becomes necessary
to make public mention of the fact.
Yes, it is true that Jack is aspiring to
boxing honors. In fact he is deeply con-
sidering challenging Stanley Ketchel.
He was asked regarding the rumor
yesterday. "Well why not?" he said.
Don't you think look enough like
Billy Papke to scare this Ketchel boy?"
AS many of the members know, Cliff
,Reuman, amateur champion middle
weight boxer of the Pacific coast,
strained one of the tendons in his arm
while boxing with Jorgstoff at the re-
cent boxing tourney at Venice. This
mishap is the cause OF keeping Cliff
out of the rowing squad. Nevertheless,
he is improving rapidly and hopes to
be back at the game within few days.
Messrs. Witt and Guernsey are re-
uuested to call at the office at their
earliest convenience and receive in
structions from Assistant Secretary
Henderson, which will be to the effect
that any decanters found outside Of
their particular apartments are not to
be emptied and then filed with sour
claret, vinegar. horse radish or any
other old thing. Seer