The Washington herald., 1908-04-21
PICNIC FOR SAILORS
Jack Sets Los Angeles Wild
and Lauds Jeffries.
BOXING BOUTS ARE PLENTIFUL
Prize Fighter Compelled 90 Quit
Business Ia Escape Piaudits of Ad-
f;cers at HOteI-AdmirnI Thomas
Lives Up to Reputation as Orator.

Los Angeles. April 2o.-Los Angeles
reached dizzy stage to-day.
Boys Of the fleet came ashore Just Tor
fun. and the tovn provided it. Crowds
raced here and there. just as small boys
do when the circus parade hits another
corner. Men and women cheered any
body who wore a uniform.
Everything was free to Uncle Sans
boys, from street car rides TO all sorts of
badges that the girls insisted on pinning
on the manly bosoms. The exuberance
of spirits was so strong that il was even
reported that several notorious deadbeats
hurried around town to pay what they
owed. Consequently there was general
jubilatlon.
Los Angeles not only entertained the
boys, but fed and drank them, There
were 1900 of the sailors ashore. They
came in from the four anchorages early.
All the trolley cars stopped at Chutes
Park, It is a sort of Luna Park and
Bleamland place. with a menagerie, mer-
ry-go-rounds, chutes, scenic railways,
baseball parks, and sideshows, where
Murphy gives temperance lectures, and a
Y. NJ. c. A, building, where sedate men
amusement with ping-pong and the like.
Coney Island 'Hots' could be Sc
cured all over the place, and so could
libations Of various kinds, while the
Girl from Brazil" did a rousing bust
ness telling fortunes,
Bee Line for Park.
The boys all made a streak for the
Chutes Baseball Park as soon as they
hit the place Reason why? The Hon.
James Jeffries was 10 be there and ref
cree the fights. There were nearly a
dozen of them, one being between sail
ors from the ships.
Well Mr. James Jeffries soon arrived.
You could almost have heard the cheer
ing in New York Some of the sober
minded folk here, who do not approve
of Mr. Jeffries' line of work, and didn't
know about it, thought there was an
earthquake. The report was like
run of 12-inch gun across a target
range. James Jenrles bowed and
bcwea and smiled, and tried to say it
was the time of his life, but the boys
drowned him out, and Jeffries could
only bow some more and grin as he
hasn't grinned since the first time he
defeated Fitz.
Then the fighting began with local
attractions, all in the open air. II was
good boxing. too. Then came Myers.
Of the Ohio to stand up against Lulin-
sky, of the New Jersey 1t takes a
good man 10 go up against Lulinsky.
but Myers stayed the eight rounds all
right and Jim said it was one OF the
best boxing bouts he ever saw.
Both Fighters Satisfied.
That satisfied both the fighters and the
other boys. and when the decision was
declared draw. all hands sent off an
other earthquake shock. and dear old Jim !
was nearly mobbed BY the lads and es-
capped 10 an automobile % get out Of the |
push and save his life.
Then there was a balloon ascension |
and fencing. By that time il was noon.
and all hands adjourned to the open space. /
where there were about fifty long tables /
aud 800 pretty girls behind them and !
the Spanish barbecue" was on.
Then there was a chase for a creased /
goose, and the game known as the "es- |
Gaping sailor" when Jack had 10 dodge /
this way and that and had no show to |
get away from his pursuers
Tonight Mayor Harper and the feet /
committee gave a dinner 10 Admiral /
the feet and six newspaper correspond |
ents who were on the feet during the /
cruise.
Banquet at Hotel.
It was an elaborate affair. and took |
place at the Alexandria Hotel Some of /
the wines were more than 100 years old. |
and were brought especially from Span |
for this dinner Gen. Chanee presided. |
and Joseph Scott was POSTMASTER.
II. w OMeVeny, one of Los Angeles /
lawyer orators, toasted the President. and /
didn't forget to say things that brought /
the Roosevelt admirers-and the woods
are full of them out hereto their feet
Bishop T. j. Conaty. of this diocese,
toasted the navy
The Rev. Bob" Burdette spoke on
Our guests" and Col Amos Fries Of (
the regular army, told all about the har-
Dor Improvements down at san Pedro. the +
place where Los Angeles hopes to have a
seaport.
Admiral Thomas then made one of those
graceful, happy speeches of thanks and
appreciation that have made for him a
reputation as a clever after-dinner speak
er on this cruise.
One-half of the warrant officers of the
feet were also entertained at dinner IN
the King Edward Hotel There was a
band concert in Central Park BY the Let
ter Carriers Band and fireworks at the
Chutes Park.
The streets tonight ere a bedlam. The
swaying lanterns that hang over the
street from curb 10 curb made the town
look like a combination of the Great
White Way and the red and blue light
midway
Jack is rolling all over the town in
autos and hacks and on foot. and a man
named Jeffries has had TO run away from
his saloon as the dollars roll into his till
Los Angeles has gone plumb crazy and
doesn't care who knows it,