Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-08
i'm CoRBETTs PROBABLY WILL
REFEREE PAPKE-KELLY BATTLE

He has about a dozen racers, mostly
2-vear-olds, all by Yellowstone, which
he owns. Billy Cahill is his racing
mariner. Walter Jennings and all the
prominent horsemenN at Santa Anita
found much pleasure in his arrival, ana
vouch for him as one of the best good
fellows in the business, so he must be
all right.
II is probable that jim Corbett, for
mer heavyweight champion of the
world. will referee the Papke-Kelly
scrap at Vernon one week from tonight.
He has been wired an offer of good
financial proportions, and as he viii be
here with his show all next week and is
not averse to undertaking the job he is
expected to accept. He is showing at
san Diego and a reply is expected from
him today. He would have refereed
the Papke- Ketchel scrap in Frisco only
for a matinee engagement from which
he could not get a release.
Secretary E. @. Smith is getting to
be entirely too aristocratic. Instead
of the brown paper cigarette he now
smokes a piece of rope fully a yard in
length and which requires two full
days to burn up. This thing, which he
terms a cheroot, is said to be the very
latest thing in tobacco smoking society,
and it must be. Smith has to take it
out of his mouth and stand it on end
like q hagpole whenever he desires to
converse with his friends.
Dave Katz reports that some scamp
poisoned a $500 pointer dog at his place
Sunday afternoon and that it died in
a few moments. The dog was named
Rip and was owned by f. /. Sawyer
of independence Kas. 1t was credited
with being the equal, at least, of any
pointer in the country. A large st.
Bernard, owned by Rediss, the livery
man, and valued at 5000, also was poi
soned Sunday and died in a few min
utes. 1t seems to be the beginning of
the campaign of dog prisoners that
caused such alarm and loss in the
spring, and owners of valuable dogs
are cleaning the muskets in prepara-
tion for bloody murder if any stranger
is seen about their premises.
1t has been suggested that a race,
to be known as the Flatwheel handi-
cap. be arranged for an early date,
with only the flatwheel brigade eligible.
One of the flatwheels made tie sug-
gestion yesterday and named the
prominent starters, with their weights,
as follows: Dick Williams, 11S pounds;
Harry Brolasl1i, 80; w. st. Vincent. So;
Gymp Reynolds, 124. When an Okla
homa friend of Williams heard of the
entries and weights he said the other
fellows would be suckers to run against
Dick, as he could carry 225 pounds and
beat all of them half mile in a mile
race.
The barley is shooting out of the
ground on the Santa Anita infield, ow-
ing to the rains this season. and 1t be-
gins to look like blue velvet carpet
for Christmas day. Judge Hamilton
says it is a shame that bluegrass was
not sown instead of barley, as the
picture that green sward would make
for the grandstand crowds would be
worth real money at the gate.
Joe ziegler is the only bookmaker
in the ring who stands in any danger
of being arrested for selling lottery
tickets. Instead of the regulation plain
pasteboard ticket that other book
makers use, Ziegler issues a f1imsy
paper ticket, beautifully engraved to
resemble a lottery ticket. There must
be some charm about them, as / have
had a dozen in the last week and
never cashed one of them in my life,
no more than have I cashed lottery
ticket.
Robert F. Leighton, who served as
patrol Judge at Santa Anita last sea-
son, has been appointed associate
judge for this season, the racing as
sociation directors having increased
the number of associate judges to
three. This is an excellent move, as
Judge Leighton not only is a most
capable official, but he is popular with
the racegoing public and has the en-
tire confidence of all.
1t is probable that a catchweight
handicap will be put on the card for
Saturday or holiday in the near
future and only the old-time Jockeys
will be eligible to ride in the event.
Among the eligibles will be Penny.
Doggett, Dwyer, Willie Davis. Willie
Dugan, Willie Mckinney, Boots Dur
nell, Johnny McCafferty, Lucky Bald
win, Glen Creveling, Ed O'Malley,
George Rose and Abe Levy. If the
old-timers will consent to ride, Sec
rotary Smith will put in on the call
endar, all right.
AH/E NrRInEAIrn