Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-27
|. A. A. c. GOSSIP

Coach Harvey Holmes OF the Uni
varsity of Southern California enjoyed
a game of handball at the club tues
day. He stated that he was getting
rid Of his superf1uous flesh IN lieu OF
the coming football season.
Ivan Kahn has returned from his
transforming trip to the north where
he ATTEMPTED to pull off a fight with
couple of huskies. One of the mem
hers Yesterday confided to the writer
that Ivan went north in an attempt TO
intercept the movements OF the JeHrles
Athletic club and cinch the Papke-
Ketchell fight himself.
Fit Brown will leave Los Angeles to-
day for Stanford, where he Will enter
the freshman class. Eft has had sore
knee for the past two weeks, but states
that it Is now improving.
Cliff Reuman will be one Of the spar
ring partners for Stanley Ketchell, VINO
soon will start training for his fight
with Papke. Cliff was recommended
to Stanley by an official of the Jefrrtes
Athletic club, who evidently knew his
business.
Jack Nest yesterday defeated Chaun-
cey Mohanah at the strenuous game OF
handball. Although the score was not
given out it is said to have been some
thing like 81 to 0 and FL to 1 for the
two games that Jack won. In Chaun-
ceys estimation Jack did what has
heretofore been considered as impos-
sible.
The members Of the noon gymnasium
class yesterday was unusually large.
and they were put through a good stin
exercise with the exception of the boys
who are entered in the long distance
run. The latter are receiving only
light exercises as Physical Instructor
All Treloar does not think it advisable
for them to work too hard. Among the
members who were in the class yester-
day were Clark, Angel Face" Swain.
Moore, Richard Retzer, p. Loeb, d. j.
Loeb, D. ]. Brownstein, Tyler, Maurier,
Isaacs and Coach Harvey Holmes of
the University Of Southern California
There were but two witnesses to a
heroic deed yesterday In the gym
nasium, One of the members was
severely injured while stopping dumb
bell which another member had thrown
with great velocity toward the sky
light. The fellow who threw the dumb
bell was questioned as to his motive.
He said: "I understand that they had
been looking for contractor to ven
tilate the gymnasium. I'll do the job
for nothing"
chef has been added to the stock in
trade of the club. Beginning yester-
day, all the meats and salads are pre-
pared at the club and not outside as
they have been.
Berkowitz his name is, and he as
serted last night in the presence OF
three persons that he was willing to
wager any amount that he could make
the run to Venice on the day OF the
race and. finish among the winners.
That part OF the program might pc
all right but he says also that he has
not trained at all for the race and will
not train and still will come In among
the winners How wonderful! NO
doubt there will be a special meeting
| Of the officiaIs of the race today and
| they will order Berkowitz' name en-
graved on the cup. This statement OF
| the mighty runner also will put TO
rest many apprehensions among the
members as to who will win the race
| Sam Coulter and Good Looking
REYNOLDS mixed 1t with the gloves IN
the gymnasium yesterday. Later IN
the day Sam boxed few rounds Win
Bosche, who is training for his ngnt
with Hugo, which will be pulled OIL a.
Venice on Labor day.
And who should stalk into the parior
last evening about s o'clock but Mlste -
| Samuel Hall, the same fellow VINO ieIt
on a bear hunt about three weeAs aeu
and OF whom many reports nave peen
received during his absence. one re-
port was to the effect that Sam,
alone. had killed two grizzly bears.
Another hunter who returned swore
that he saw Sam being chased by two
bears in a canyon about a mile below
where the hunter was stanolng. many
es n the antics that Sam had been
cnttine some of which were true and
some az which were untrue, but which
5oade no adherence so long as we are
s,'re that sam was hunting. SANS
story as to his trip no doubt was true,
but a few of the boys were somewhat