Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-17
BIG MINSTREL
SHOW PLANNED
Los ANGELES ATHLETIC CLUB
BEHIND PRODUCTION
MARATHON RACE TO BE REPRO
DUcED ON STAGE
Thanksgiving Day Rowing Regatta for
Championship of California Ex-
pected to Attract Immense
Throng to Naples

The members of the Los Angeles
Athletic club will hold a meeting to-
night at 1880 o'clock for the purpose OF
appointing a committee of flVe TO take
charge of a gigantic minstrel SHOW,
which is to be given under the aus
pieces of the club some time in Feb
ruary.
Although only a skeleton of the
plans have been outlined II Is un-
doubtedly safe to assert that the clubs
show will outclass anything of the
kind ever offered in this city. me
membership of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic club includes some Of the most
prominent actors of the city, few OF
whom have been approached regard
ing the show and have promised their
services toward making the production
a success. In addition to the PROBES
sional actors there are numerous boys
who are expert with the banjo, guitar,
violin and other musical instruments
1t will be but a matter of choosing
when it comes to the chorus, as there
are tenors, baritones and bassos galore
among the members, with no end or
first-class soloists.
Coach Al TTeloar of the rowing crew
probably will present one of his most
excellent physical feats. Boxing In
structor Van Court will have his box
ers at the performance and Prof. Uyt-
fencing class.
An entirely new feature in the west
will be undertaken by the members
when they will reproduce their famous
Marathon race on the stage. 1t is
planned to have the first eight winners
of the New Years Marathon run to
Venice assist in reproducing the run
on the stage. This will be a gigantic
undertaking, as the scenic property
necessary will take weeks to prepare.
A gigantic athletic fund for the use
of the various athletic departments OF
the club will be started with the pro
ceeds from the show, which will be
given in one of the local theaters. All
members interested are requested to
meet at the club at 1880 o'clock tonight.
1t is only a few days before the peo
pie of Southern California will have
an opportunity to witness the biggest
rowing regatta that ever was pulled off
in Southern California, and that be-
tween four of the best four-oar crews
in the west Stanford and Alameda
from the northern part of the state will
contend with San Diego and the Los
Angeles Athletic club crews for the
championship of the state and attempt
TO carry the title to northern realms.
Coach Treloar of the club crew is un-
der the impression that their toughest
IIVdl Will De the Sodn OltBO CREW. AAlAaf
too, in the face of the fact that the
northern crews are dark horses and
that there is no way to ascertain the
progress they make during training.
While it is the general consensus Of
opinion about the club rooms that the
members will flock to Naples 800 strong
on the morning of Thanksgiving day,
there is much Misrepresentation at the
training quarters at Naples over the
% l.o4 ha ar~a ta1rinR
as much interest in the crew as they
should. Such a state of affairs un-
doubtedly would be something of a ca
1anaity when it is taken into consid-
Grafton that the officials of the club
have expended hundreds of dollars to-
ward getting their crew into shape and
arranging with northern crews to come
to Naples. 1t will remain for the mem
bers to show their loyalty to the crew
by getting together and going to Ma
pies on the morning of Thanksgiving
and make some kind of a noise from
the time the crew leaves the starting
line in the first heat until they cross
the finish in the last heat of the race.
Seven o'clock each morning finds the
crew on the lagoon in trunks and
sweaters with Coach Treloar nearby in
a launch They have begun to "hit
up" the speed and to the present time
the speed limit.
L. L. Burke of Norwalk was at the
club yesterday and issued q formal
challenge to the baseball team through
Lou Guernsey. Fatty insists that the
next game be for a banquet and
choice seat at the theater for each
member of the team. Why not for the
theater itself? Burke certainly is per-
sistent, although he is well aware that
his team has not the least chance whom
it lines up against the crack blue and
white team. he will not admit it.
Jack Bradner returned to the club
yesterday from San Francisco, where
he has been enjoying a two weeks
visit to many of his northern friends.
Although no fatter, Jack is looking as
well as he did the day he nearly won
the "Dubs" handball tournament
Here's hoping that he will play his
game and finish the poorly started job
Due, perhaps, to slowness on the part
of the committee who has charge of
the cribbage tournament, the various
winners have not been announced, with
the exception of Charlie Eyton, secre-
tary of the club. who leads the field,
having won the greater number of
games.
Reynolds played good handbaIl yes
terday, so good, in fact, that he was
able to defeat three other members N
one game. Two of the defeated MEM
bers are regarded as being in the first
class, while the third player might
possibly be regarded as a second rate
player, that is, If Witt would forget
that he was alive when the third party
attempts to hit he ball Funny thing,
isn't it, what little thing will do
towards instilling life into some fell
lows. A handball tournament affects
witt as nothing else can. not even a
mudhen hunt.
All out for the big minstrel show
meeting tonight which will be called tc
order at 1880 o'clock.
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