Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-11
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1t is rumored that Capt Isaacs
sprained his ankle yesterday while
working in the gymnasium, but, despite
this fact, he will not hesitate to train
for his wrestling match with Bowden,
although it is expected that his ankle
will be weak. Although a prominent
business man of Venice will donate
medal to the winner of the wrestling
bout, 1t will be held under the aus
pices of the Los Angeles Athletic club.
The match will be pulled off the night
of September at Venice and will be
preceded by boxing bout between
Hugo and Bosche. This boxing bout Is
expected to be a hot one, as both boys
previously have beaten each other, and
the things they swap when IN the roped
arena are anything but love pats. capt.
Isaacs holds the amateur middleweight
wrestling title of Southern California
and will continue to hold it, regardless
of whether he is defeated by Bowden.
as he won the title at sanctioned
yearly meet, held under the auspices
of the A. A. u Whether Isaacs had the
inclination to defend his title at this
match or not makes little difference, as
he has not the power, under the rules
of the Amateur Athletic union, to give
that tie to anybody else and neither
has anybody else the power to assume
that title until contested for and won
unQer THESE rules. II Is Sdll lIldl bOW-
den remarked that he was not allowed
to enter the wrestling tournament on
the night that it was held. That fact
alone proves that the Southern Cali
fornia representatives of the A. A. u.
are onto their jobs, as the entries for
the event closed at a stated time,
which was not on the day of the tour
nament. 1t will be remembered that
many members of the Los Angeles Atm
letic club also were turned down when
they applied for entry blanks for the
tournament the day 1t was pulled off.
Among them, it is said, were many
men who were able to make Bowden
sick of the game called wrestling.
The rumor that kid Van" would
train d fighter was somewhat twisted.
1t is fact that Van Is going to train,
but it is not a fighter this time. 1t is
the great horse called San Dimas and
owned by Harry Mestayer. The horse
has been great ever since yesterday
noon, when Harry Mestayer eulogized
it during lunch. He explained the
merits of the horse directly to another
representative of the theatrical pro-
fession, a fighter who sat opposite him,
Billy Henderson and Van Court, But,
before he had finished his tale, almost
every member who happened to be in
the room at the time was gathered
to represent q race track, they could
see visions of races that San Dimas
had won. There were races for big
purses and races for little purses, races
that happened and races that did not
happen, and 1t made no difference
whether they did or not, so long as the
dates were not mixed. Just as the tail
of the great San Dimas had brushed
the nose of another horse in his last
race Van offered to train the horse for
Harry. He guaranteed that by the
time the season opened the great san
Dimas would be able to jump through
a sausage a yard long without breaking
the skin.
A few members of the ball team Will
request the officials of the club TO
secure the baseball diamond at Venice
for Sunday morning games for the
club. One of the members suggested
that this would bring the team to-
getker Sundays and the boys would
be more willing to play, as they then
would be able to take bath after the
game. OF course the club Will nave
to pay the expenses of the visiting
teams.
Les Henry has entered the ranks OF
the politicians. He has been nominat-
ed as a county delegate from precinct
81 and will pass today canyassing Tor
himself. He may be elected. Stranger
things have happened.
Stan Mitchell will not go to Stanford
this year, as was rumored, but will
pass another year at the Los Angeles
high school This fact, however. VIII
not be as good news to Coach Treloar
as might be expected, because Stan has
been elected captain of the football
team of the school and it is doubtful
if he will be able to pass any time IN
training with the four-oar crew OF the
club.
Halbrighter has not yet decided
whether he will go to the University
of Virginia this year or not. lie rs
wanted by several northern schools
thar have offered him Inducements TO
attend, principally because OF his apil.
tiles as an athlete. Hal was elected
captain of the baseball team or the
Los Angeles high school and there are
chances that he will stay here another
year. The University of Virginia mas
many of the countrys noted athletes
in its student body. These go to Vlr-
ginia because the one-year rule whlcn
is applied to athletes in other univer-
stiles does not hold good at the Viz
ginia institution. It may be needless TO