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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
CLIMBS PALA GRADE
TO CATCH CUSTOMER
"LittIe Six" Thomas Makes Ascent
and Descent Without a Hitch,
Although Snow Makes
Road Slippery

Selling motor cars nowadays is much
like dealing with Missouri people; the
customers want to be shown.
Last week a prospective buyer of a
Little Six Thomas asked to have the
car demonstrated over Pala mountain,
al he thought that if it could climb the
12-mile grade to the summit he could
drive it anywhere he would care to go.
D. It. Robertson took the car with a
load of four and started for Pala,
which is in Riverside county, little
way from Temecula.
The grade was reached easily and the
long climb was begun. 1t was required
that the car make the entire climb
without q. stop of any kind other than
to pass traffic. Up the grade and
around the sharp turns, climbing from
70 to 20 per cent most of the way. For
the last mile and a half snow made
the road invisible. The snow made the
road very slippery and the wheels spun
in many places, but the motor never
faltered Finally the summit was
reached and the prospective buyer was
we'll satisfied. He was more than salts
fed when he saw how we'll the car
could be controlled on the down grade
also, for that was nearly as difficult as
making the ascent.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
COLORED GIANTS TO
USE ATHLETIC PARK
Promoters Have Remodeled Field ana
misunderstanding Rooms
and Bleachers Will
Be Put Up

Arrangements have been completed
nv n I. Bondie and Ed Rowan and
van Williams of the Los Angeles
Giants. a colored baseball club, to play
off their schedule of games ON and
after January 1 at Athletic park, Tor q
period of two years. The Glants mere
after will be known as the Hubert
Giants. and it is also agreed TO play
other colored aggregations of. Southern
California in conjunction with anna
teur clubs in and about Los Angeles.
The promoters of Athletic park nave
remodeled both field and grandstand'
which is situated DIT Fourth and IN
diana streets Graders have been en-
Moved on the grounds for the past
TWO weeks. and when completed this
will be one of the fastest diamonds IN
the south. l,,,o,.e
-Four dressing rooms, with showers
attached will be put up, seVefal
bleechers built around the outheld 10
seat the large attendance which fol-
lows these clubs every Sunday
The Hubert Giants will open their
regular schedule of games with the
edison team New Years day on the
new grounds. A double-header Will be
PLAYED on this day, the first game
being between the Cuban Blues, and
the Wellington Heights, and the HUI
bert Giants trying conclusions with
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

ball next season, although the situation
at this moment is rather indefinite.
Harness racing never was in more
prosperous condition, and the victories
of California horses on the grand cir
cult last season was the sensation OF
the summer in trotting and pacing
circles. Auto and motorcycle racing
also has grown to the dignity of a
regular pastime that attracts thousands
of persons to the meets. AerOnautlcs
also come in for a prominent place in
sporting circles, owing to the marvel
Gus strides made in the various
branches of this particular sport. In
fact, every branch of sport in this por-
ton of the country is in healthy
state of deserved prosperity and popu-
larity, and the new year VIII be
ushered i'm with remarkably satisfact-
ory prospects in all lines of sports.
"Puddin'' Mcdaniel and his father
have bought property near Sheepshead
Bay track and will establish big bill
| lard and pool parlors and bowling al
! leys. "Puddn" evidently has changed
his mind about raising chickens and
probably will find his new venture just
| as profitable and a heap sight more
agreeable employment.
The steady increase in attendance at
| "A -
much comment by officials and the
regulars The sport never seemed so
| popular as at this time and the record
| breaking daily attendance accounts for
the record breaking number of books
in the big ring. 1t is easy to account
for the popularity of the sport, as the
! fact that many of the real stars of the
American turf are being raced every
| day is sufficient attraction to lovers
of the thoroughbred and the sensa-
tional time made by the horses also
! increases interest in the sport. With
three world records already held at
the track there no longer is any argu-
ment against the statement that the
course is the fastest in the world.
! Centre Shot seldom beeds, but the
| instance yesterday is not the first by
any means. She is a sensational sprin-
ter and likes to go to the front and
run her eyeballs out. When she is
taken back and held in reserve she
chol1es up and bleeds.
The fight fans of Los Angeles will
| have the privilege of choosing between
four camps this afternoon if they de-
| sire to see the scrappers work out. Elk
| traordinary cards have been arranged
for the boys in training at all camps.
Jim Barry. who is working at Doyle's
| Vernon club, will be winding up his
training period. Kaufman is just get
! ting under full head of steam at
Venice and Freddie Welsh is working in
Morgan hall at the seaside city. George
Memsic is working at the Eastside
camp, but hardly will be doing very
much this afternoon, as he has not be-
gun the strenuous side of his training
yet. All workouts begin at about the
same hour. $3.50 o'clock.
Jake Hoffman goes to Emeryville
next Saturday night to officiate at the
northern barrier for five or six weeks
Dick Dryer will make his first official
appearance of the season at Santa
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

the men who were used for ballast did
some very graceful slides to the pole
while trying to get off.
A Jackson won first place and q
White second. The cars were fully
equipped. even having tops on.
one-Mile Novelty Race
In the one-mile novelty race the
drivers lined up at the tape and ran
back down the track for hundred
yards to their cars, which were le1t
with the engine running. After cir
cling the track they had to stop
hundred yards from the tape, climb out
and hot-foot 1t to the finish. Harold
stone drove his Marmon away first,
beating the field easily, but made the
mistake of crossing the tape, as he
thought it was to be a two-mile event.
He pa ssed the grandstand and had to
turn around and run his car back.
Even then he managed to get under the
wire first
In the five mile handicap the Mitchell
was given a start of one minute ana
zen seconds, the Pope Hartford and
the Marmon went away together thlr-
ty-fve second later and the Stearns
with Soules driving, was scratch. The
Stearns car won in sos 40 easily, witt
the Marmon second.
The day WAS perfect, and the way
the crowd was handled is very cfedll-
able. What was a distinct innovation
was the exclusion of the usual crowd
from the track. few officials and
newspaper men were all that had the
privilege of the track, and it was
amusing to see those who have hereto
fore assumed the privilege kick wher
an officer put them through the gate
The events were run off without any
long waits, and the crowd was kept
interested and entertained all of the
time.
In place of the White Flyer which
was wrecked. c. A. Hawkins of the
White company of San Francisco will
enter the stock car in the sweepstakes
today Seyfried will go against Soules
| in the qualifying heat, and if he wins
will meet Oldfield in the finals.
The damage done to the Flyer will
hardly exceed $500 according to Mr..
| Hawkins. and he hopes to have it
ready to challenge Barney with by the
first of the year AS Oldfield, Soules
and Hughes are to race at Phoenix.
Ariz., a week from yesterday, it is more
than likely the White flying squadron
will go down there to race again
| c. A. Hawkins has challenged Bar
ney for another race and will make n
! side bet of $1,000 with him. He has also
offered Seyfried a bonus of $1,000 II he
will beat Oldfield, and Seyfried was
trying to annex the thousand yesterday
when he turned the car loose on the
curve.
Both the Pacific Electric and Los
Angeles railway cars will run direct to
the track, and there is little or NO
trouble in handling the big crowd.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
STREET WORKERS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO WATCH TRAFFIC

Justice Kerwin Of the supreme court OF
Madison. Wis, in the case of Michael
~ "a street cleaner is not required to keep
On the lookout for automobiles. and that II ne
is injured by being run over the driver OF me
20 .a1,ohile Is to blame. The accident which
"a 80 tbe suit occurred in Green Bay, Wis, in
T1lv. 1907 The complainant, who was work
ing on Main street in that city was run down
and injured by an automobile owned by Jo ,lsl
pa1,, driven by his son Cecil The plaintin
was knocked down and rendered unconscious
and injured on the head and hip. He sued Tor
$1,000 damages. The first question TO De decluea
80 t,bether the son was acting as the agent
Of his father This was answered in the az
6rmative. it being shown that he has MS
fathers consent to the use or the car, ana az
the time Of the accident he was being IN
structed by the dealer in handling it.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

=" HANDICAPPED SMITH is dishing
up some choice financial morsels
IL for the horsemen for the week
beginning tomorrow at Santa Anita
park. In addition to the Rose selling
stakes that will be run New Years day.
eight other events of value from $500 TO
500 each are on the calendar for de-
cision, and it should be the best week
of the season from every viewpoint.
Beginning tomorrow with the fourth
race, a $500 purse affair, there will be at
least one such event as the feature Of
each day of racing throughout the
week. The Rose Hill handicap, worth
$500, will be the feature Tuesday; the
La Senda handicap, woth $500, is to be
run Wednesday; another $500 purse al
fair Is the feature for Thursday; the
Ono Nuevo (New Year, handicap, worth
$500, and the Rose selling stakes, estl-
mated value being $2S00 and a $500
purse affair are the features for Friday,
New Years day; the Sunny Slope hand
leap, worth $500, and a $500 purse race
will wind up the weeks offerings Sat
urday. Another feature of the week
will be the first race for the new crop
of 2-year-olds, now yearlings, which IS
scheduled for the second race of Fri
day. This will be for the juvenile colts
and viii be at three furlongs. The
financial offerings of the week total
SIS, 800.
Only a few more days remain of the
wear 1908 and a review of sports for
the wear furnishes some interesting
facts. over here in this corner of the
world all branches of sports are in a
PROSPEROUS condition, and California
today stands out on the map as the
haven of sportsmen of America, now
both in winter and summer. The blow
to racing interests i'll New YORK state
the hub of the turf heretofore, with
similar legislative walloping in Louis
lana, has been the most disastrous re-
suits to turf interests in other sections
and has affected California both adj
yerseIy and advantageously. Local
breeding interests have suffered In
common with the interests of all Amer
lean breeders of the thoroughbred, put
the sport of racing has been given an
impetus In this state that it never
could have attained in decade had
conditions in New York and Louisiana
been more favorable The turf situa-
ton is clearing in New YORK ana
Louisiana and the outlook is not as
gloomy in those states at this time as
was the case a month ago. Pugilistic
affairs are booming in California, espe-
cially in the southern portion, IN a most
satisfactory manner. The Jeffries Ath-
letic club came along about the time
the Pacific Athletic club was swatted
with the ten-round no-decision ordln-
ance and many high classs cards nave
heen staged in the Vernon arena over
fine longer routes, since last spring
Manager McCarey continues to prosper
in his business at Maud Junction and
his popular price shows every week OF
two are attracting packed houses regu-
larly. He is staging some classy bouts
over the sprint routes. Basepall sun
nancy chance that Los Angeles VIII
have some kind of continuous league
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
POMONA TRACK
SEASON IS NEAR
PRACTICE TO BEGIN AFTER
HOLIDAYS
FRESHMEN CLASS OFFERS Ex-
cELLENT MATERIAL
Trainer Confident He Can Turn Out
Crack Team, Notwithstanding
Many Good Men Have
Graduated

CLAREMONT, Dec. 26.-Track sea-
son will start promptly at Pomona col
lege as soon as the men get back from
the Christmas vacation. Several prom
Using men already have been PICKED
out of the freshman class, and It IS feit
there viii be much developed from ths
new material.
In the distance events the best men.
are Jones, Lorbeer, O'Bryan ana
Sturges.
Jones has made the two-mile run in
1921, while Lorbeer is good Tor the
mile in the 4:40 region.
O'Bryan and Sturges are as yet ul-
known quantities as far as definite time
is concerned, but have done excellent
work at practice.
In the field Birdsall. who holds tie
college record for the pole vault a
10 feet 1912 inches. is the only probable
vaulter
Clark, the freshman who played
guard through most of the past foot
ball season, is expected to show up well
in the weights, although he is yet new
to the work.
Davenport, who puts the shot wei.
toward forty feet, is a senior and still
out for athletic honors. He is among
the few higher place men not graduated
from the college.
Harry Sloane, track captain, holds
the college record of 10 1-5 for the 100
yard dash.
Trainer Stanton, who recently intro
duced an annual cross-country run,
feels confident many of the men who
took part in the event, although in
capable of remarkable accomplishments
in three miles, will show up we'll In the
sprints.
Many men were graduted last year,
but it is believed here a crack team
can be turned out. The track will be
put into good shape. AT the present
time the ball field, within the track
Alumni field, is undergoing a thorough
grading and overhauling. Stanton Is
against any substitute for cnders, ana
the track this year will either be plain
earth or cinders
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

Anita one week from tomorrow after
noon Jake has shown great improve
ment in his work this season as COM
pared with last season, and seems to
be back in his best form once more.
Chapultepec seems to have returned
to his best form and must be seriously
considered in future when he goes to
the post. He was one of the best =
year-olds of the season of 1907 and was
unfortunate in having to run with
such young turf giants as Colin and
Uncle but was one of the big money
winners Of that season. He was the
bear of the last New Orleans meeting,
and. as he likes distance. Herman
Brandt seems to have a worthy run
ming mate to Jack Atkin for handicap
purposes.
Bob Heating is circulating a list to
raise money enough to ship the body
of Johnny Dwyer back to his home in
New York state and has secured lib
era1 subscriptions from bookmakers
and horsemen, although not yet having
sufficient funds for the purpose. Dryer
was very popular with all who knew
him and once was one of the leading
Jockeys of the American turf. His
suicide was a great shock in turf
circles.
Jockey Kennedy was fined 500 for
rough riding on Mollie Montrose in the
last race yesterday. Mollie only
knocked Escalante half way over the
back stretch fence. Compared with
the severe dose handed out to Treubel
Kennedy should imagine he had re-
ceived a Christmas present from the
judges
TIorsemen and racegoers are making
no effort to conceal their disapproVal OF
the remarkably severe and almost crue
sentence imposed upon Treubel by the
Judges for alleged foul riding at the
breakaway in the Stanley Fay-NoH
Ponuli race of a few days ago. This
bow has been under suspension for two
wears and only recently got back II
good standing. Since coming to Los
Angeles he seems to have gote bad II
some way with the judges and has
drawn down two suspensions for his
riding. Just what the judges expect
to accomplish in the way or eleVatlne
the snort by imposing sentences so un-
reasonable and harsh as that they have
tackled on Treubel that the genera
nublic must take notice of it and pro
fest against it, fails to show on ths
surface. Discipline is good thing
hllt the wrongs that have been com
n1itted in it's name make one wish thal
there was no such thing. 1t is a re-
markable fact that the judges car
magnify the offense of Treubel into
next thing to a capital offense, and yet
they refused to disqualify the winner
he rode and which they charge did al
tbe fouling that horsemen and others
standing at the starting point posi-
lively assert should be charged against
Gar. Such rulings as that in the
Tfeubel case will disgust the public
that supports the game and stir up a
sentiment against the sport that vii
do 1t no good. If Treubel is guilty his
mount was guilty and should have beer
disqualified.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
WALKER REDUCES TIME
FOR 12O-YARD DASH
South African Runner Equals Worlds
Record for 100 Yards and Clips
Two-Fifths of Second from
Longer Distance Mark

, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec.
PR. e. Walker the South African
runner, did some excellent work ana
broke a record here today in snort
sprints at the Wanderers sports. lie
made 100 yards in 2-5 seconds. inns
equals the time made in England iasl
August, and it is one-fifth second less
than the previous record, made by
Daniel j. Kelly at Spokane, WASH
June %, 1906.
Walker also made the 120-yard dash
in. IL 2-5 seconds. This Is new record.
The record for 12O yards was IL "A
seconds, held by b. J. Wefers, made
September rs. These records are Tor
amateurs. go
Walker won the final in the 100
meters dash at the Olympic games held
in London last summer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
D0RY BOAT RACERS TO
ARRANGE SWEEPSTAKES
Unofficial Program of Contests To-day.
Great Enthusiasm Over Winter
Sport with Small
Boats

Although no official race for doIy
boats is scheduled for today, every
owner and his crew will be on hand
early this morning and some sort Of
impromptu brush or sweepstake race
win be arranged. The enthusiasm OF
yachtsmen in this section for winter
racing in the small dory boats is
growing every day. In fact it is al
most the sole topic of discussion in
yachting circles.
So far no boat of the small fleet has
shown any marked superiority Tho
boats which win in one race seem
usually to be losers in the next race.
Tickle fortune seems to desert the
winner as soon as he has gained
victory. The uncertainty of the prop
osition lends zest to the sport and
every man feels that he has an equal
chance with every other sailor.
This IS the result which was ex
pected and desired when il was pro-
vided that all the boats should he
the most slSillful or most fortunate
seaman and not to the man who has
the most money TO invest in boat
building.
The fact that the small boats are
easily capsized was learned last Sun
day to the sorrow of two of the crews,
Joe Fellows tried to climb the mast OF
came right down again in a hurry and
found cool berth in the briny water
His crew suffered ten minutes of icy
chilliness before a launch came to their
AID and helped them to shore. 1t IS
now generally recognized that it is not
safe to climb the masts of dory boat
In the second race the Doris went over
while trying to turn the first buoy
The score of races to date stands as
follows: December 6, first race--Red
Fox first. Merrily second Kitty third.
Little Mischief fourth, Doris fifth; sec
ond race-Red Fox first, Merrily Sec
ond, Little Mischief third and Kitty
fourth: December 20. first race-Little
Mischief II first. La Concha second.
Kitty third, Doris fourth, Merrilv
fifth; second race-I4ittle Mischief II
first, Red Fox second, Kitty third, La
Concha fourth, Merrily fifth.
The compliments of the season ana
dinner at the Ship cafe, Venice, make
life worth living
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
VAST IMPROVEMENTS
FOR CUBS BALL PARK
Formal Transfer of Grounds to Presi-
dent Murphy Made and Thousands
Will Be Spent in Making 1t
Down to Date

CHICAGO, Dee 26.-The formal trans
fer OF the National league baseball
park from John r. Walsh and A. q.
Shading to Charles w. Murphy, as
president of the club, took place today.
The amount paid was not made public.
but it is stated that the cost of the
grounds and improvements which are
10 be made within the next three years
will aggregate 100000.
Murphy said today that he is arrang-
ING for conferences with architects
skilled in srandstand construction. Il
have determined on only two general
propositions as to the stands, said
Murphy. "They will have no columns
or supports to obstruct the view, and
will be capable of seating from 10000
to 60 900 persons"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
Must Teach Lesson

In sentencing a Wisconsin negro TO two
wears in states prison for running over and
killing boy, he being at the time enjoying
a ride in his employers car which he had
borrowed" without permission, Judge Grace
said. I'VE must teach the lesson that chauf-
feIlrs must have due regard Of the value Of
human life" Had the learned judge been
alse to discriminate he would have seen that
kind, were the proper recipients Of his lecture
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
RUN MARATHON AT SEA

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ga Ma
rathon race was the feature of the
Christmas celebration held yesterday
on board the monitor Wyoming, which
is lying in the harbor awaiting to be
christened the Cheyenne on New
Years eve. Eleven sailors entered the
race. but only two finished the full
course. The huge deck of the monitor
made track of 1870 yards to the lap.
]. II. White, the winner, proved him
self a star in the other contests which
were held during the afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The native
forests this year supplied 100000
Christmas trees, the forestry service
estimating that one of every four fam
lilies observed the tree custom at
Yuletide. Clifford Pinchot, United
states forester, upholds the Christmas
tree custom and believes that it should
he maintained
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

the Edison club in the second game,
A bond of $500 has been posted by
both parties as a guarantee of good
faith.
The Belvidere, club will play the
Neidmores at Belvidere diamond this
afternoon. Batteries for Belvidere will
be Withrow and Cteave and for the
Neidmores Hanson and Kutz. With
row, pitcher for the Belvideres, is one
of the best twirlers in the south, and
a fast game is expected by both sides.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

The compliments of the season ana
a dinner at the Ship cafe, Venice, make
life worth living.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-22

Il will go alone Why should YOU
come? He is mine. He is all i have
there is no one else. Why don't YOU
go? You are big and strong-can t
you make that man suffer for my
fathers murder? Jim, take me to him. .
She seized the cowboys arm. and
they went out together and on down
the stairs.
Langford stood still moment. fol.
lowing them with his eyes. His face
was white. He bent his head. jim,
looking back. saw him thus the dull
light from the hall-lamp falling upon
the bent head and the yellow hair
When Langford raised his head, his
face. though yet white, bore an ex.
preston of concentrated determine
ton.
He. too, strobe quickly down the
stairs