Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-18
[. A. A. c. GOSSIP

The formal opening of the Venice
annex of the Los Angeles Athletic CLUB
has been postponed one week and VIII
occur Saturday night, July 20. After
due elaboration the officers of the club
took this step, as they are very anx-
ious to see that the boys receive a
first good impression of the seaside
club house. Billy Henderson made a
trip to the annex yesterday afternoon
and reports that good progress is being
made in fitting 1t up and other details
that have been brought to his atten-
ton.
Frank Garbutt will leave today for a
nine days cruise around the santa
Cruz islands on his yacht Skidbaldnir.
He will be accompanied by his family
and the we'll wishes of every member
of the club.
The main topic of discussion among
the members is the game Of handball
which is to be played this afternoon
between Parker and Halbrook. The
boys are in earnest and will go In TO
win Each man has his followers and
Halbroolk has a manager. His name
Is Brain. not brains, and one of the
members yesterday recited the follow
| ing;
Halbrook has little lamb,
His name is Bonnie Brain,
And everywhere that Bonnie goes
Hal puts up the dough-
Charlie McQuigg brought two friends
to the club yesterday afternoon. He
| shook the box with them for the din
/ ners and won. He played bridge for
the theater tickets and won. Then he
played pool with them all the after
noon and won. Then he made a very
natural statement LET us be friends
until death do us part
OF course Parker meant well, but
what is puzzIing the boys Is what he
wanted with ten policemen at the
| handball game which will be pulled
off this afternoon. 1t is said that he
called up Captain Broadhead and asked
him in regard to the law of self pro-
| lection in California. 1t is said that
he asked Billy Henderson what ar
rangements could be made regarding
the establishing of ten policemen in
| the gallery while the game is in
progress this afternoon. OF course
Parker's attention will be given solely
to Halbrighter and perhaps he thought
somebody ought to look after McDow-
all. Are ten policemen enough, Parker?
Halbrighter and Schepps played
game of handball yesterday with
Adolph Frankels and Mercer. Lou
| Guernsey was reteree and AFTER con-
sulting with Manager Brain, it was
thought best not to publish the score.
We shall be obliged OF withhold the
score of today's game if Lou referees.
| George Adair passed the second day
of his vacation in bed. AZ least he did
not show up at the club. Perhaps he
was getting his suit pressed.
S. S. Spiers will leave Los Angeles
July 90 for New York, where he will
combine business with pleasure, and
will be gone indefinitely.
A prominent member of the club and
an all-round good fellow became en-
gagged to be married Wednesday even
ing. Being rather bashful, he does not
want it published, but authorizes me
to say that If he is accosted regarding
! it by any member within two days he
will treat the crowd as a sort of cele-
| bration Go to it.
| Wireless to Van: The boxing gloves
on the shelf in the corner of the gym
nasum are getting dusty and your boys
are getting rusty.
! A lawyer member of the club sat all
the afternoon over in a corner of the
reading room, apparently deeply inter-
ested in a book. Some one passed and
spoke to him. He did not notice the
| speaker. CHANGING at the title page he
saw it was Love Sonnets of Proteus."
Sentiment or business?