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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
BoLTED.oN TYPE OF
TIRE PROVES SURPRISE

Some fast time and few records in hill
climbing events have been made of late by
different cars with bolted-on type of tire,
and because this type is heavy. surprise has
been expressed that the tires should be &c
fast. The fact appears that there 10 ex-
cellent reason for this type being faster than
any other. They hold more air. or in other
words are more pneumatic. size for size.
How this can be was elucidated by II. G.
Fisk at the Dead Horse hill contest. Wor-
cester, Mass. June g. In the olincher type
the outer shoe, or envelope, 10 pinched to-
gether at the bottom. SO that the inner
tube when inflated tapers from the tor
downward, while in the bolted-on type the
owing to the broad bead, and the inner tube
when inflated holds fully 10 per cent more
air than in q clincher OF the same outer
diameter.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
PRESENT VETERAN WITH
ROD AND REEL BUTTON
Colonel Baker Honored by Fishing
Club In Making One Of the
Best Catches Of the
Season

Colonel Baker. veteran Of the Civil
war. who is 70 years of age. was pre-
scented with a silver button by the Rod
and Reel club last night for making
one of the best catches of sea bass
this season. He returned from Cata-
lima yesterday with three OF the fish
which weighed seven and half pounds
each. After the presentation the colonel
was the center OF an admiring group Of
fishermen, who wanted to know what
kind of bait ha used.
Smith Warner and Eugene Elliott
returned from oceanside last night
with a large catch Of croaker. yellow
fin and surf. They report big crowd
at the fishing ground all day yesterday.
Joseph Stevens and Walter Hodges
leave today for Catalina, where they
will spend a week with fishhooks and
camp fires.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
GIVES HUBBY MORPHINE
TO PREVENT HIM RACING

1t takes a woman of determination
and resource to rise to the occasion as
did one Denver dame recently. Having
come to the conclusion that the course
selected for an endurance test in which
her husband was to drive was danger
Gus. she made up her mind that hubby
should stay at home. A dose OF NOR
phine was administered to him sur
reptitiously, with the result that he
woke up only when the run was all
over. No details OF the sequel have
been forthcoming. but it is pretty GER
tain that the lady was able to hold her
cussed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22

won by the score of 4 to 3. Bilande, the
left fielder, was the star in the Home
Council camp, getting six putouts and
making a home run. G. Scott, for the
Pendo nine, got four hits out of five
times at bat. Up to the first half of
the ninth inning the score read to 3.
Then Jack Pendleton, for the Pendo
team, broke up the game by sending
the ball out for a three-base hit. About
1000 persons attended the game. O.
Leonard, pitcher for the winners, struck
out seven, while Grayson famed six.
The score:
Pendo 4. hits 10, errors 2.
Home Council 8, hits 8, errors 2.
Batteries-Pendo: o. Leonard and
Hoffman; Home Council: Grayson and
Wiesl.
The Lukes baseball team, with F..
Smith in the box and Tommy Leahy on
the receiving end, shut out the Flor
ence-Grahams yesterday to the tune OF
s to o. Buck Kelley made a home run
off Pitcher Ford in the last of the fifth
inning for the Lukes club. Smith
struck out ten, while Ford famed
eleven. The score:
Lukes s, hits Z, errors 3.
Florences 0, hits 4, errors s.
Batteries-F. Smith and Leahy for
I.ukes and Ford and Stout for Flor
ence-Grahams.
The Weilands and Meeks met on the
Thfrty-eighth and Alameda field yes
terday, the Weiland nine winning by
the score of to 5. A fair attendance
was on hand to see Carsey twirl for the
Meeks, while Dummy" Price caught.
Features were a scarce article. Miller
and Finley were in the points for the
Weiland nine.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE EVERY
six MINUTES Is FORD RECORD

whats a record for II it's not some
thing TO be beaten at the nrst opportunity
One hundred cars q day wasn't even
dreamed of three years ago. Last year we
made 1t eighty-thres In one day. last week
we shipped 100 care In one day. Next week
We may beat It. Next year we will have to
beat it-every day OF the $685."
That comment Of Henry Ford IL typical OF
the spirit OF the mantle spirit which oom-
pels him to keep on pushing ahead to larger
victories. He was commenting on the rec
ord breaking day Of June when total of
i0l cars were built. tested and shipped in
ten hours. This means a car every minute.
ten cars an hour. The occasion was one
of q series OF attempts on the part of the
manufacturing department to ship more
cars than were sold In the same day. In
this they almost succeeded--would have had
not several kilograms come In late IN tho
day. bringing the total sales OF tho day up
to 1T cars-another record, by the way.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
STATE LEAGUE

SAN JOSE, June 21.-Nelson and
Stricklett pitched a great battle here
today, the former winning, 1 to 0, on
two errors and base on balls. Each
team secured two hits, but San Joses
were mere scratches. Score:
San Jose 0, hits 2, errors 2.
Alameda 1, hits 2, error 1.
Batteries-Stricklett and Eager, Mel
son and Burns. Umpire-Schroeder.
SACRAMENTO. June 21.-The Oak
land team is a champion in the base-
ball world, having won the champion
with the Sacramento team. Oakland
has lost twenty-seven consecutive
games without win. The record here
tofore was made in 1889, when Louis
vile, In the American association, lost
twenty-six straight games. Today's
game resulted:
Sacramento 10, hits 16, error 1.
Oakland 3, hits error 1.
Batteries-Whalen and Byrnes, Colby
and Bliss.
FRESNO, June 21.-Fresno won from
San Francisco today in a game SO one
sided as to be farcicaL Kuhn caught
in place of Conrad, who was injured
yesterday. and made good. Score:
Fresno 7, hits II, errors o.
San Francisco 1, hits 3, errors 6.
Batteries: Miller and Blankenship;
Wilmer and Kuhn.
SANTA CRUZ, June 21.--In a wadm
pitchers battle the home team was
defeated today by Stockton to 0. Hen
derson and Loucke were the opposing
twirlers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
Southern State League

The fans in the Southern State
league were treated to a twelve-in-
ming game between the Christopher
Levy and the Dyas-Cline clubs on the
Joy park diamond before a fair crowd.
G. Stone, the center fielder for the
Dyas-Clines, was the star of the aft
ernoon, making a home run for his
nine with two out against his club.
Halbriter, the Los Angeles high school
player, got a two-base hit, while dou-
BILE plays were pulled off between AL
len to Rowell and Bresino to Obioles.
1t was a pitchers battle from start
to finish between Tommy Ybarrando of
st. Vincent's and Dan Laquin, for
merly of the Dolgeville club. Ybar-
rando struck out twelve, while Laquin
famed fifteen.
Following is the tabulated score:
CHRISTOPHER-LEVYS
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
MIsceIIaneous Games


The Highland Park nine tried con-
illusions with the Wells-Fargo team
yesterday on the Highland Park
diamond. winning from the bag
gage-smashers by the long odds
OF IA to s. Three double plays
were pulled off by the Highland bunch
in the infield, Jerry to Conway to
Hardness. The score:
Highland Park IA, hits 8, errors Q.
Wells-Fargo s, hits I, errors 8.
Batteries-Highland Park, Dellarocca
and Latter; Wells Fargo, Thirlle and
Richstead.
The Southern Pacific nine bested the
Woodill & Hulse aggregation on the
county hospital diamond to the tune
of IA to z. Brewer, for the railroad
club, struck out seventeen of the ath-
letic bunch and also COPIED q home
run, one three-bagger and one two
Dagger out of five times to the bat.
The score:
Southern Pacific IA, hits 15, errors 8.
Woodill & Hulse Z. hits 4. errors 10.
Southern Pacific, and Ducan and Dean
for the losers.
The Emerson Stars and the Pioneer
Stars clashed on the Lorena diamond
yesterday afternoon and won by the
score of 10 to 5. London, for the win
ners, made q home run, while Cans
made a fine circus catch In the out
field for the winners. The score:
Emerson Stars 10, hits Is, errors 2.
Pioneer Stars 3, hits IL, errors 4.
Batteries-Botello and Gonzales for
Emerson Stars. Slaughter and Hoag
for Pioneer Stars.
The Felt Workers of Dolgeville de-
feated the Ascot Athletic club yester-
day afternoon on the Dolgeville field
IL to 4. The score:
Dolgeville II, hits 10, error /.
Ascots /, hits 5, errors L.
Batteries-Smitn and Warren for
Dolgeville, Richie and Black for Ascot
Athletics.
| The Hollywood baseball club bested
the Mountain View team on the Holly
wood diamond IA to II.
| Yesterday morning the Los Angeles
Gas company nine on the Joy park
diamond beat the Blunt nine, to O..
The Los Angeles Water company nine
defeated the City gas employees II to 2.
The Euclids walloped the Santa Fe
freight team yesterday on the Boyle
Heights diamond, 10 to s. Fred Han
sen. pitcher for the winners, struck
out fourteen OF IIl6 TdllTOdueTS. Dat
teries: Euclid Stars-Hansen and Nal
ley; Santa Fe-Snyder and Wallace.
Ray Hughes bunch Of ball tossers
met the Percival Iron company nine
on the Agricultural park diamond yes
terday afternoon and won by the
score of 10 to 6. - Abe Curland got a
home run off Clark. The score:
Hughes 10, hits 10, errors 10.
Percivals 6, hits 8, errors 3.
Batteries: /. Pierce and Derrick TOR
Hughes, Clark and Mccoy for PERCH
walls.
At San Bernardino the Santa Fe
baseball team defeated the Cotton team
in a fast game by a score of to 2.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22

The Edisons and Pasadena clubs
played on the Crown City diamond yes
terday afternoon, the former winning
by the score of to 1. Home runs
were made by Goodwin Of the Edison
nine and Wilson for the Pasadena
team. Goodwin made a fine record for
his side, bringing in all the runs. Bris-
valdez for the Edison nine struck out
seven, while Ferraris famed three. The
score:
Pasadena /, hits 2, errors 8.
Edisons 4, hits 6, errors 0.
Batteries-Ferraris and Leahy for
Pasadena, and Briswalder and Schild-
valdez for Edisons.
Both the Venice and Salt Lake team
went up in the air yesterday after
noon in their contest at Venice in the
California summer league, the score
being piled up IL to 10 in favor of the
Venice side. Star playing was made
by Eagle, Ely and Pfeister. who met
with painful accident by having his
left hand split wide open by being
spiked. The Venice team will be
strengthened by the addition of Ar
ldrade, who will act as pitcher hereafter.
Following is the score:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
HE LACKED A TAIL

Mounted on sporting motorcycle ant
clothed in raiment that made the coat Of
Joseph look like a piker. he swung grandly
into Lincoln park. Evidently 1t was hi:
first visit for he soon stopped and dis
mounted. Meeting a grimy little urchin he
asked: "Am right for the zoo3 The boy
gasped as his eyes met the gorgeous array
of picturesque haberdashery. II guess you
are II they have a spare cage" he said
when he found his tongue. but you'd we
stood far better chance e you had tall!
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22


The following high scores were rolled on
Moriey's Spring street alleys during the past
week:
Tenpins-A. Newton. a1s; D. Cunning. 200,
2i7. al. 2os; q. Gregory 2os. S2s, aos 2oa, a2l,
aoi. "a. aa6. ao4. a1s sao aoi, ais; o. Edwards.
21s: @. Henry. aos $40. 22s. 800; B. Mastinsch.
2oS. 22i; w. @. sapp, as; u. c. opperman, 2ls;
NJ skow, s1s; q. Hutohins, 2N. 200; B. Trim
HILL 40; J. Bowron. soi. ai4; 8. Dysinser. aoa'
r. p. Simpson. 2oe. SOC; P. stratton. sot; q.
Ceilings. 2os. 2Os; A. O. Ingram, zo4; Dr.. Dam
iclson. 2ot.
Jimjons-J. Il. Hopper. III. i0s, 10. 10. 1o6.
1o1. 1l5. 1os 1o4. 115, lo4 III. lo7. lo9 lol ns'
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son, 107, 125. 100 1o7, 10s liz. no. 1ib. lO2; g.
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ITO. 100, ios 107 1o1 los. 15. 1oS. 100; s. STRAIT
ton. 104. 100, ITO; DR.. Danielson. 1os, 1os III.
loe. 1oa. $780, lo7. 125; L. Collins. 1oi. los. 1851
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
GERMAN YACHT WINS CUP

TiELIGOLAND, June 21.-Several of
the yachts in the annual race from
Dover to Heligoland, for the cup Of
fered by Emperor William of Germany,
reached here this afternoon. The start
was made from Dover on Friday morn
ing, there being several contestants.
The Hamburg, one of the German
boats, crossed the finish line in the
lead, arriving at p. m. The Cicely,
a British yacht, finished second, at AIS,
and the Surname, another German boat,
was third, finishing at 4:50.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
ANOTHER VICTIM FOR BURNS

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 21--A
syndicate has arranged a match be-
tween Bill Lang, champion of Aus
tralia, and Tommy Burns, the American
heavyweight champion, during the
week the American fleet is here.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
SUMMARY

Two-base hits-Kirkelein. q. Kemmerle,
Clinton, Scare. Sacrifice hit-Campbell.
Left on bases-Venice 8, Salt Lake 8. Bases
on balls-Off Hearst 2. Kemmerlc 8, Hens
ling, 3. Struck out-By Hensling Q. KEN
merle g. Double plays-Pfeister to Plake;
Ely to Pedrotti Umpire-Day. Scorer
Egloff
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
BUNGAY STILL LEADS
CLAY PIGEON SHOOT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK. June 21.--R. H. Bun
gay today maintained lead at the
clay pigeon shoot of the Crescent Bay
Gun club on the Venice ranges, but IL
was only by a fraction of / per cent.
Vaughn and Lane were his close COM
petitors.
The 0cora.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22

Totals .......462 4SS 562 SIG 627-2551
J. Novacovich and B. Mastinich, the duo
team of the Austrians won on totals from ].
Goldsmith and II. Dubois OF the old Western
team by forty pins. B. Mastinich had high
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
DYAS-CLINB


Two out when the winning run was
scored. Home run---G Stone. Two-base
hit-Halbreter. Sacrifice hit--Leguin. Left
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
AMATEUR SPORTING GOSSIP
b

on bases-christophe 1. Bases OF
balls-of Ybarrando 1, Leguin 1. Strucl
out--by Ybarrando ~. Leguin 10. Double
plays--Allen to Rowoil, Rowell to villa
Brisenefto Obioies. Time Of game hours
Umpire-Godderd.
The Santa Anita ball team played a
double-header yesterday on the Ar
cadia diamond. In the first game the
Santa Anitas defeated the Azusa nine,
z to 0. and In the second contest they
won from the KanalSa Japs. 6 to 2.
Following Is the tabulated score
In the game with the Azusa nine:
SANTA ANITA
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
Indenendent LEAGUE

One of the fast
est games the fans
have witnessed at
the South S l d g
Athletic club dia-
mond in IN a n y
weeks was played
y g s terday after
noon between the
Home Council and
Pendo No. 1. 1t
was a n y b o d y g
game up to the
ninth inning, when
the Pendo bunch
sent up their heav-
foCf ffnrc and
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
Strikes and Spares

contest In sevenup from A. ingram BY i've
points,
Werner =. II So IS so 80 90 50 s4-55s
Ingram ....60 rs 81 63 81 100 66 S2-55i
The Los Angeles trio won the second series
of five games from the Austrians by 1fty-two
pins on totals. @. Henry OF the winners made
best average and B. Mastenich OF the losers
was next The scores:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22

Two-base hit--N DeMaggio Base oil
balls-on Fairly 2, Harris 2. Struck out
BY Harris 10, Fairly 4.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22

SCORE BY INNINGS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-17
Cecil Rhodes Close Friend.

Within a year Rhodes increased his
salary to 100000 a year. Hammond
becoming consulting engineer to the
Consolidated Gold Fields of South
Africa. He lived in Johannesburg and
naturally was a person of some conse-
quence. Hammond and Cecil Rhodes
were close friends. Rhodes was in
tensely ambitious for British suprem-
acy in the South African Republic, of
which old Paul Kruger was president,
Very naturally the Beers, who had
been driven by the British from post
TO pillar and finally had conquered a
republic out of wilderness in the
Transvaal, wanted TO run their own
country. Living in Cape Colony was a
Scotch freebooter, physician by pro-
fession, Mr.. Leander Starr Jameson,
who was one of Rhodes handy men.
Rhodes and others authorized Jameson
to proceed TO the Transvaal border
with a body of GOO troopers with a
view TO making demonstration" In
favor of the uiJanders, or foreigners
resident in the Boer republic, when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-17
Opposed Jameson's Raid.

This brings us to the point of ex-
planning how Mr.. Hammond nearly
lost his head. He became member
to secure representation In the Boer
government for the non-Dutch resi-
dents who owned property which was
taxed by the republic. Hammond, be-
ing an American, did not believe in
taxation without representation. That
was strictly an American viewpoint
Other members of the reform commit
tee saw in the situation an opportu-
nifty to acquire territory and rich gold
fields and diamond dirt for Great Brit
ain. When it was announced at COM
mittee meeting that instructions had
been sent to Jameson under certain
circumstances to make raid into the
Transvaal. Mr. Hammond is said to
have arisen and expressed his views
In this wise:
II do not know what others may
think of those Instructions l speak for
myself. and l tell you that not for all
the wealth this land contains not If
you were to make me the absolute
ruler OF this country, would l have !,
hand in carrying out those instruc-
lions. can pull a trigger to shoot
down an oppressor, but cannot and
will not be party to revolutionary
intrigue. II / am going to take up
arms under any flag 1t will be the stars
and stripes flying today over the ocean
yonder, the banner Of free people
who believe in revolution as remedy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-17
TAFT's DEFY OF A HooDoo.
The Secretary Walked Under a Ladder
After Thinking II All Over.

Secretary Taft was discovered the
other day in a corridor of the war de-
partment hesftating before long lad
der that straddled the passage. On its
top were two workmen engaged in re-
pairing chandelier The secretary
made a finershow of being interested
in the, operations of the men in the
air, but he also ,was looking furtively
around to see II he was observed.
Those who We're watching from a
place of conceaiment finally saw him
throw back his shoulders. run his
hands through his hair and walk
briskly under the ladder He continued
to the door of his Office without looking
back.
"Mistah !Sec'tary Taft surreptitious 2"
repeated the secretary's negro door
keeper when the question was put to
him. no, sab; no, sab; Mistah Sec
tary Taft amt got nothin' to be sur
reptitious about Looks lax Of Mistah
Good Luck, ,jes naturally a-stompin' on
his heels. oc-
Secretary Taft declined to talk of
popular superstitions He just laughed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-17

for oppression, but who hate with
Kaffir's hate the rape of free peoples
territory Gentlemen, you can count
me out"
Nevertheless after the crazy raid
Hammond was arrested, with several
others, and thrown into prison. The
prisoners were tried on charges of
high treason, convicted and sentenced
to be shot. 1t doesn't matter who the
others were. One of them was John
Hays Hammond. American. In conse-
quence of this fact there went up a
howl of protest from Cairo to the
Cape and from Sandringham palace to
San Francisco. Hammond was the
most noted mining engineer on the
face of the earth. He had worked in
various countries before going to the
TransvaaL He had more friends at
forty than the average famous man
ever enjoys. Hammond himself sud
denly discovered that he was by no
means alone in the world, and Dom
Paul Kruger was surprised to learn
that he had in his clutches one OF the
most popular persons on the globe. !
The doughty old Boer president was
perplexed He was quite eager, it is
understood, to have Hammond escape.
Under the circumstances he could not
turn the prisoner loose. Hammond. In
fact, was given excellent opportunity
to escape, but he declined to take adj
vantage of it. He was out on bail
after his arrest, left the country, was
urged to stay away, but went back
for trial, though he was morally GER
tain that he would be condemned to
death. AS a general thing, the only
sort of Americans with nerve like that
are the only original Americans, the
Indians. some specimens of whom
have been known to proceed unguard-
ed to the place of execution on an ap-
pointed day, having been released on
honor.
Mrs. Hammond. who was Miss Nata-
lie Harris of Mississippi, very early
took a hand in the game of her hus-
! bands deliverance. She cabled his
brother in California, who put the
matter up to the California delegation
in congress. The state department got
busy. Here was an American in trou-
bic, and his interests must be pro-
! tected. The Prince of Wales, now
King Edward. also used his influence
in behalf of the plucky American. In
fact, so many protests, prayers and
other expressions poured in upon
| President Kruger that the venerable
| patriot was almost whiskers deep in
documents designed for the deliver
ance of John Hays Hammond