Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-17
BY JAY DAVIDSON

from Williams, was a stormy one. No
body was in a good humor. They
"sassed" one another to a farethee-
well and blamed each other for the
interesting situation. Baldwin started
in to do business" before the letters
were read and afterward, when he
found 1t necessary to knuckle down
with the others in subservience to the
king-he can do no wrong, he and
Brink engaged In wordy war; Bald
win tried to insinuate that Brink
should not have so much to say in the
councils of the association, when Brink
got the floor and told "the old man"
few things that undoubtedly disturbed
his slumbers last night. Brink has
few thousand dollars invested in the
association. and not being scared of
anybody and recognizing no boss was
not afraid to talk straight from the
shoulder. According to the otner direc-
tors, his speech was not only refresh
ing, but 1t made them wish they had
as much spine as the local sportsman.
There VIII Be "Harmony"
There will be harmony" at the
meeting this morning and lots of 1t.
There already is enough harmony
for the directors to lineup this morning
and do the bidding of the one-man boss
of racing on the coast. 1t is admitted
that Williams orders regarding the ap-
pointment of Hamilton and Cole will
be carried out most religiously. Will
liams Is not as deeply interested in
the appointment of the manager, eX-
cept to see that Brooks does not get
the job, and while it looks like a cinch
for DR.. J. S. Gardner, the fact that he
and Schrieber are warm friends may
be sufficient for Dunn to bring an
other bundle of letters to the meeting
and defeat the Kansas City man.
If Dunn shows up at the meeting,
there will be another and worse stam-
pede than his presence yesterday
caused. 1t will be taken for granted
that he is there to instruct" the di-
rectors whether they can have race
meeting or not. 1t is no cinch that
Santa Anita will open, 'as the boss
must be appeased before he Will grant
dates, for he is the Pacific Jockey
club. 1t is not certain yet whether he
will rule off the big eastern stables
that are to ship to Santa Anita, but
until the boss speaks there is dire
trepidation, doubt and sincere dread in
local racing circles. Tom Williams is
the man who pungles up to keep racing
going in California and he must have
his way. Hooray for Tom!
Meet informally Today
Z is reasonably certain, Therefore,
that the meeting this forenoon can be
termed a radically informal affair, as
! there will be nothing to do but to ap-
point the men whom Williams mas Sc
! lected for the local jobs and adjourn.
Joe Murphy will not be mentioned, but
| three cheers and tiger will be uttered
for Col. Hamilton and his new field
| glasses. Ed Cole and his usefulness un-
doubtedly will be recommended. Dr.
| Gardner, recognized as an able ana
| honorable sportsman, may escape the
Il in on a
| if Williams happens to think or some
friend who needs or wants the job DOC
| will have to go back to K. G.
The directors of the Los Angeles Rae
| ing association are men of money and
character and just as good standing IN
the world of sport as Tom Williams
| ever dared be. They have invested
their money in the plant at Arcadia and
are subject to these humiliations be-
cause they have to depend upon VIII
| |: ms for dates for their meeting. 1t
is unfair, unsportsmanlike and a dis
grace to the sport that affairs should
be permitted to get into this shape.
Where Williams gets his right TO die
tate to the mer who put up their money
to make the game a go down here is
| a problem nobody can solve, beyond the
stereotyped reply that Williams is the
man who keeps the game going In call
| fornia.
It is a notorious fact that Williams
who not only Is the whole thing In
coast turf affairs, but also is president
of the New California Jockey club that
controls racing at Emeryville, is the
owner of one of the strongest stables
| that will be campaigned on the coast
next winter. He not only is boss Of all
other horsemen, but he is their COM
petitor and rival, and everybody is
afraid of offending the boss. What is
his percentage?