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Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
DEMON DOYLE LEADS
COAST BATTING LIST
Sacramento Fielder Is High Stick
Man in Coast League for Series
of Week of May IL
to 16

Third Baseman Charlie Doyle of the
Sacramento team leads the team in bat
ting for the weeks series beginning with
the game on May 70 and ending with
the double-header games Sunday
Demon made the fine average of
5SS, getting ten hits out of seventeen
times at bat The mark is the same as
that made by Beall the Angels right
fielder, in the weeks series just pre-
ceding, but the Chicagoan deserves the
better of it, since he made eighteen
hits out of thirty-four times at bat.
For Los Angeles, Goodwin is high
man for the series with a record of
1853 The Angels had asbatting slump.
Beall made low average, only hitting
at the rate of .27S, but Captain Dillon,
who arrived here yesterday in time to
see the Portland-Vernon game, says
the northern pitchers broke into his
average by passing him at every avail
able opportunity.
For Vernon fast little Martinke the
Flying Dutchman," has the best score
of the stickers, standing at the cred
liable figure of $50. For a youngster
who has been only part of a season
in fast company, Martinke has been
doing sensational work with the bat,
and 1t has been noted that he has i'm
proved 100 per cent in the last month.
Following are the complete fielding
and batting averages for the week;
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
a. A. u. SELECTS
ITS COMMITTEE
AMATEUR BASEBALL REPRE-
SENTATlVES APPOINTED
HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
WILL JOIN ORGANIZATION
Commission Consists of Four Well
Known Advocates of Non-Pro-
fessionaI Athletics, Who
Will Meet Soon

Arrangements are under considera-
ton by President G. B. Raitt of the
Southern California branch of the A. A.
u. to bring the Summer Amateur Base
ball league under the jurisdiction of
this body.
President Raitt has worked assidu-
ously to select the best amateur repre-
sentatiVes in the Sunday miscellaneous
ranks to act with the commission to
formulate plans to organize two sepa-
rate divisions to be known as the senior
and Junior classes.
AT the present time President Raitt
has selected John Brewer of the Poly
teehnic high school as chairman and
Oliver Best of Echo park playground
as assistant chairman.
RED Perkins is to look after the Sun
day miscellaneous games, and j. john
ston of the Euclid Heights baseball
club will assist him.
Chairman Brewer will call the COM
mittee together within the next few
days to discuss the plans for organiza-
tion thoroughly.
In San Francisco there are two sepa-
rate organizations playing Sunday ball,
and total of sixteen teams contest
regularly every Sunday and consider
able interest is manifested in these
games, which are under the jurisdiction
of the A. A. u. commission.
The plan is to have each club play
for a trophy or the losers shall give a
banquet after the league series is
ended Playing for compensation at
the end of the league series is to be
abolished.
At the present time there are nearly
forty teams playing Sundays, and the
high schools and college faculties de-
sire their athletes to participate in Sun
day games, and by playing for a trophy
or for a banquet to be given would pre-
vent the players from becoming pro-
fessionals themselves in the academic
ranks and also in the senior class, il
they desire to compete as amateurs.
1t is hoped the managers of Southern
California will put their shoulders to
the wheel and give all the aid possible
to the A. A. u. commission in forter-
ing this summer amateur organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
4OO-MILE WALK WILL
Be TAKEN BY WOMAN
Longest Journey Afoot by Member of
GentIer Sex Since Pioneer Days
to Be Undertaken by
Reporter

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, May IL
What probably is the longest walk
taken by woman since pioneer days
is being planned by Mrs. Stella M.
Champney reporter on the Traverse
City Evening Record.
In company with her 15-year-old son,
Don Champney, who is attending
school at Oberlin, she will walk from
Oberiin to Traverse City in June. The
distance is more than 400 miles.
The mother will join her son at the
close of the school year and the start
home will be about June Is. No at
tempt will be made to make a record
in time, their object being to see as
much of the country as possible EN-
route. 1t is estimated the trip will
consume twenty-one days. Very lit
tie baggage will be carried by the way
farers.
Mrs. Champney is one of the best
known of Michigan's newspaper wo-
men and is also a writer of juvenile
stories.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
BAY CITY BASEBALL
GIRLS OPTIMISTIC
Game to Take Place Wednesday After
noon at Beach Town, and Much
Interest Is Manifested
in Outcome

The Santa Monica high school girls
indoor baseball team expects to de-
feat the Polytechnic high school club
tomorrow afternoon at Santa Monica.
The seasiders place their faith in MISS
Agnes Lowe, who is said to be the
fastest twirler in the interseholastlc
league.
Polytechnic by defeating the Los An
geles high school team, claims the m
terscholastic championship OF the
county, while on the other hand the
seasiders say that as they defeated the
blue and white team by score or 70
TO 81 and the Whittier high school by
the one-sided score of 80 to ., there-
fore they are just as much entitled 10
the championship honors as the Poly
technic high school.
The game tomorrow should develop
into a batting fest, as POLYTECHNIC VIII
send up it's best sluggers in Misses
Mary Browne, Ruth Browne, Scout ana
Hardin, who showed up so well IN IN
game last Friday against the hill top
club by hitting the big sphere out
for home runs. Santa Monica on the
other hand, will have up Jus premier
batters and run getters, and 1t is sa1e
to saw that the score will not be as
large as other games played.
The Santa Monica team is being
coached by Instructor F. R: Schiller
of the high school, assisted by R. L.
jackson, first baseman of the regular
nine. A..
The game will be contested on the
santa Monica courts. the contest start
ing at 3:15 o'clock. 1t Is expected that
a large delegation from the Washing
ton street school will go down in a
body to cheer their schoolmates on to
victory. .,,,A.
FOLLOWING is the lineup of each CLUB:
POTYTECHN SANTA AC-Nl04A
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
PORK AND BEAVERS
ARE WORKING HARD
Lads Who viii Take Part in Me-
Carey's Popular Card Friday
Night Are Getting Into
Condition

Fans who have been wishing to sea
plenty of action at the contests which
they attend will find all they want at
McCarey's pavilion Friday night, when
seven bouts are scheduled to take place.
Four of the events are to be of six
rounds duration and the other three
four rounds each. The home talent
mostly is in evidence, but there will be
several new faces seen in the ring at
the show.
frankie Sullivan and Johnny Hugo
will be one of the siX-session pair who
will give the fans a good run, as both
have shown well in the contests in
which they have appeared. Hugo was
considered a conner until he ran into
that punch let out by Young Turner
and went to the mat for the count.
That it was lucky swat was after
ward proved when Johnny beat Turner
decisively in the return match. Hugo
has considerable skill, and he will outA
weigh Sullivan by about five pounds,
but the race track lad is in fine shape
for the coming fight and he will carry
the battle to his man.
Willie Mack has been anxious to get
a main event, for although Mack has
not shown brilliantly he has won all of
his contests, and now he is ready to
step higher in the limelight. Just by
way of showing the fans that he is not
agreed to take on Steeple Jack Martin
for six sessions and he hopes to further
demonstrate that he Is there with the
goods. Steeple Jack has entirely re-
covered from the fractured hand which
was relic of his former training days,
and he expects to be back to his slug
ging form when he faces Mack Mar
tin has been stunned by all of the
fighters of his weight on account of his
alleged punch and now that he has a
chance to appear again the patrons of
the fistic sport will be better able to
judge of his hitting abilities, as Mack
has never been put to the mat for the
count.
Mike Kutchos will make a last stand
to see if the fans will tolerate him
further. Kutchos has gone so far to
win the favor of the fans as to learn
to use his right hand, hitherto use
less mcmber, and he will endeavor to
put the Jap to the floor for the count.
Eddie Robinson will have his protege
in fine shape, and he expects to severely
Gisappoint Mike by having his man
beat Kutchos i'm regular oriental taste.
Kid Barnes and Herb White have mot
before, White getting the decision.
Since that battle, however, Barnes has
improved greatly, and as he has prom
ised to stand and fight as he did
against Mike Dalton there will be no
walkover for the San Bernardino boy
this time The lads are to meet at 1873
pounds.
The three four round bouts will be
hummers, and the fans certainly will
greet good show at popular prices
when the curtain rises at the pavilion
Friday night
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
CALIFORNIA AMATEUR
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS TONIGHT

guage and his comments on his auNeI-
saries are invariably full of references
to their ability. This Is strange az
titude for a fighter, for nine out 81
ten of them believe the only way TO
boost themselves is to knock the other
man. The following shows how the
New York scribes view his recent VIC
tory over Johnny Frayne, the Cantor
MAN:
Freddie Welsh, boxer. whose ad-
dress is Pontypridd, Wales, when ne IS
at home, played the part of will-o'
the-wisp in a. ten-round affair with
Johnny Frayne of San Francisco at
the Fairmont A. c. last night The
Californian tried and tried to land
hard on his elusive opponent, but
Johnny's efforts were fruitless. me
contest was the cleverest exhibition
seen between lightweights here in
many a day, or night, rather, and
Welsh won all the way"
Another from Freddie himself was
given out just previous to this fight
with Frayne:
This will be my sixtieth fight"
Welsh told me. eve been at it three
years and half. and am little over
% years old. on my twenty-thlrd
birthday Che skidoo day. l fought
Ray Bronson | knocked him out in
thirteen rounds, and got $1,000 for 1t.
l guess that passes me by the nara
luck number. I've only lost one fight
since | entered the ring and that was
on decision to Mcfarland in MilWau-
kee. 1t must have been close, for every
Milwaukee paper said l should have
had the decision. I'm going home soon
for visit. My friends write that
they're going to give me great recep,
ton. You know, 10000 people turned
out in Cardiff to meet Jimmy Driscou,
didn't have much time TO
prepare the reception, either. It's
grand country over in Wales
1t must be, from the lighting speci~
mems they have sent us.
That Promoter MeCareys offers for
the acknowledgement match have
caused the other coast promoters to sit
up and take notice and follow his lead
is illustrated by the following dis
patches received last night. Take them
for what they are worth:
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Fight
Promoter James Coffroth offered Billy
Papke, who defeated Hugo Kelly here
Saturday, $4,000 to meet Sam Lang
ford in the Colma arena The offer
was made to Papkes brother and the
date suggested was July 5.
The offer was so unexpected that the
Papkes We're not ready to give def
mite answer. Coffroth asserts that he
will offer $4,000 to Langford for his end
of the purse and he is confident of
landing the match.
NEW YORK, May 17.-Stanley
Ketchel announced last night that he
would fight Billy Bapke, who knocked
out Hugo Kelly in one round Satur-
day afternoon and that he would agree
to make 1853 pounds. but would insist
on a much larger purse than the $4,000
which had been mentioned previously.
Ketchel intimated that he would de-
mand a purse of from $4,000 to $500
AS Ketchel has many engagements
ahead and his demands are not con-
sidered promising for a fight with
Papke, there is some thought of match
ing him with Tommy Ryan, the vet
eran, who has just come forward with
a broadside challenge
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18

nERHAPS in some green young DAY
of the future the eastern fans Will
4 realize that in the Los Angeles
coasters there are many players VINO
are capable of giving some of the So
called luminaries of the eastern leagues
few pointers as far as baseball goes
At any rate, whether or not the rams
are awake to this fact, the magnates
of The bie leagues seem to know where
to turn for their recruits. Henry Berry
last night received word from Manager
Dovey of the Boston Nationals making
a favorable offer for Pitcher koestner
of the champions. The rising youns
twirler has had his fame sent so Iar
abroad that it has even reached inc
staid precincts of bean town ana there-
fore comes the offer of a big bonus
for the youngster. Hen read the tele-
rraphic feeler. smiled d wide, long
sweet smile, and said "Humph, Boston
hasn't money enough to buy Koestner
of me this season" Just what was the
price offered is not available, but 1t IS
known that Dovey thinks well enough
of Koestner to try hard for him.
When the list of Angels who are
playing-and, incidentally, making
good. many of them-in the east is
carefully conned it is no wonder thar
the eastern majors look to the Coast
league for their rejuvenattng and
strengthening material. Crayath, RUDE
Ellis. Cakes, Dolly Gray, Big Bill Burns,
Carlisle and a few others have been
sent over the divide by Berry, AFTER
having been developed by Frank Dlllon
and the other teams of the Coast Or
ganization have furnished their quota.
Burns is regarded as one of the best
left-handed pitchers in the country at
present When he was playing with
Los Angeles he was thought well TO,
but was not regarded as a top-notcher
not by a jugful. Perhaps If some OF
the pitchers who are doing duty this
year on the Pacific slope were to enter
the box with confidence in an eastern
game some of the heavy hitters OF the
majors might get a surprise.
The trading of Cravath, Jiggs Dono-
hue and Nick Altrock by Comiskey for
pitcher Burns leads to the reopening
of the old argument as to the relative
merits of Dolly Gray and Burns. When
these two pitchers were the stars OF
the Angel pitching staff two years ago
there was much comment pro and con.
Dillon has several times stated that ne
regards Dolly Gray IS the better man.
Hen Berry thinks Burns is superior,
and there you are. certainly burns
has performed better this year with
Washington, and evidently President
Comiskey of the Cubs is of the same
mind as Berry. But Dolly has hardly
got started yet, and before the season
is over he may give the admirers Of
Burns something to think over. AL
though far away, the two pitchers are
being closely watched by their friends
among Los Angeles fandom.
Freddie Welsh sends another batch
of comments by the New York papers
regarding his eastern appearances. The
gentlemanly little English lightweight
never fails to make friends wherever
he goes, both by his courteous de-
meanor and his high-class perform
ances in the ring. There is not an
ounce of "effusiveness" about Freddie.
He never talks to hear flow of Ian
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18

BY A. f. DUNNlNG
Welcome home, Angels! Ready Tor
the hard series against the rough mouse
Portlanders and frightened py IheIl
feat in winning the series last WeeS
against Sacramento Frank Dlllon anu
he champions, looking fine and feel
ING the same thank you, tramped
through the streets of their nome city
again Yesterday afternoon. Today Tue
champs will discard the travelling cos
tunes and will trot on TO the helu ~
their neat lat home garp OF Wiz,
ready To serve the Beavers the hottest
kird of hall they have seen this sea-
son The members of the team are III
grand condition, although one or Two
tritling colds have been gathered as Il
result of the sudden change OF climate
Henry Berry couldn't stay away from
the civ when he knew his pets We're
due. so he motored in from Arrowhead
Springs and met the Seraphlc agsre-
cation. His smile was thlng OF Joy
forever-at least so the locals though.
It's been whole long week since they
have been given a glimpse OF that grim
and they were lonesome for 1t. Every
night Hen has faithfully kept the
phone in his billiard shop busy on Iona
distance until he learned the result OF
the northern games. Perhaps the en-
thusiasm of the Angel president has
something to do with the dash and VIM
which Dillon has injected into their
work in the field.
Dillon will place one of his best men
in the box tomorrow, probably HOSP
and intends to sweep the series as clean
as possible. The Beavers have for
midable array this year, and Los An
geles. which meets them for the second
time on the local diamond, Will f1nu
it necessary to put up their best play.
Happy Hogan and his Vernon hire
lings went north last night for the
series with San Francisco which opens
today. They missed their usual Mon
day rest, but Hap's parting word wa'
that he will give the arrogant Seals,
leaders of the league, the time OF their
lives this week. If the Mohlerites
should gather in more than their share
of games they will assume a safe lead,
but If Hogan holds them down there is
no telling what upsets may occur in
the percentage column.
Sacramento and Oakland will clash
at the Senatorial diamond. From the
form displayed by the two teams 1t
seems all one-sided, and that means
that Graham may well expect to get
away with the larger number of games.
Sacramento, San Francisco and Los
Angeles are sizing up in formidable
shape ia present, though Portland, by
her streaks of winning. has succeeded
in hosting herself into second place.
The Oaks are playing better since Van
Haltren was displaced by Bill Reidy,
and may put over a little surprise par
ty on the former outlaws
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE


CLEVELAND, May 17.-New York
defeated Cleveland today in a twelve
inning game. Score:
Cleveland 3, hits 8, errors 2.
New York 6, hits IL, errors 3.
Batteries-Berger and Clark; Brock
EFT, Lake, Kleinow and Blair.
CHICAGO, May 17.-Philadelphia and
Chicago clashed in another extra inning
game today. and this time the visitors
won in the twelfth inning. Score:
Chicago O. hits 5, errors l.
Philadelphia 1, hits B. errors 2.
Batteries-Scott and Sullivan; Krause
and Thomas,
DETROIT, May 17.-Crawford tripled
in the eighth inning with the bases full
and decided the game in favor of De-
troit. Score
Detroit 3, hits II, errors 0,
Boston 8, hits 10, errors l.
Decentralization and Stanage; Bur-
chell, Steele and Spencer.
ST. LOUIS, May 17.-By taking this
afternoons game from Washington, st.
Louis made a clean sweep of the series
here. Score:
st, Louis ., hits 4. errors 0.
Washington 0, hits 2. errors 2.
Batteries-Pelty and Criger; Groome
and Street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
CHANCE FINDS Ills
SHOULDER IS BROKEN
Leader of Chicago Nationals Discovers
Serious Injury from Collision
and Will Be Out of
Game a Month

PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Chicago
soorad an easy victory here today.
Manager Chance had his injured LEFT
shoulder subjected to an X-ray exam
ination today, and it was discovered
that bone was broken. The INJURY
vas caused by collision between Chance
and Gibson of Pittsburg two weeks ago
Chance will be kept out of the game a
month. Score:
philadelphia I, hits s, errors q
Chicago 6, hits II. errors 2
Batteries-Covaleski FoXen and Doc
in: Brown, Moran and Archer. I'M
pires-Johnstone and Cusack.
BOSTON. May list. Louis found
Dorner easy and won from Boston to-
day. Pitcher Boulton has been sold to
the Rochester clyb of the Eastern
league. Score:
ST. Louis 6, hits Z, errors 8.
Boston l. hits 3, errors 4.
Batteries-Lush and Bresnahan; Dor
ner. Tucker and Bowerman. Umpire
O'Day.
NEW YORK. May 17.-Mathewson
pitched his first shut-out game of the
year today. Score:
Cincinnati 0, hits 6, errors o.
New York 6, hits 8, errors l.
Batteries-Rowan and Mclean; Ma
thewson and Myers. Umpires-Klem
and Kane.
BROOKLYN, May 17.-Pastorius gave
eight bases on balls today and this
with hard hitting by the visitors and
ragged fielding by the locals gave Pitts
burg the game. Score:
Pittsburg II, hits IL, errors 3.
Brooklyn 1, hits 6. errors 4.
Batteries-Liefield and Gibson; Pas
torius, Scanlon and Bergen. Umpires
-Rigler and TRULY.
4 l. l. l. 4. !. i i i 4 i i + 4 !. ! :. !
Mercedes favor, and thereafter the
Hoganites played as If they knew they
had tough, uphill fight on hand. A
stiff, stern chase followed, but to no
avail.
Garrett distinguished himself by hit
ting double in the ninth, the ball hit
ting the top of the center field score
board within two inches of overlapping
for homer.
Johnson opened up a pretty double in
the eighth. With one one, Hogan went
to BAT and hit to the Portland catcher.
Mott was caught at second on the
throw to Breen, and, by shooting the
ball speedily TO first, Ort caught Hogan.
Umpire Mccarthy had another peace
full day, and it begins to look as II
be had given the Portlanders all the
bitter medicine they desire to create
order on the diamond.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
RESULTS AT LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 17-Frst race, 6
furongs-Fulford won. Right Easy second
Bossorain third time ga 2-5.
Second race, AZ furlongs-Frank G Hogan
won Slowfoot second ST. Denlot third; time
:54.
Third race / mile and 20 yards-Tom Hay
ward won Green Bridge second, Mellow Tint
third; time 40 49,
Fourth race. s furongs-Colloquy won, Chas
Eastman second Jacobite third; time 1912 2-5.
Fifth race, AZ furlQngs-Bobco won. Celeret
second, Grace Dixon third time ;54 rs.
Sixth race, 1Ik miles-Maid Militant won,
Miss Ida second, Bonebrake third; time
/ :J3 As
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18

BOYS OF IDAHO ARE CHAMPIONS

NEW YORK, May 17.-Seven thou
sand persons saw the team from the
battleship Idaho win the one-Inile relay
race for the championship of the
"around the world" fleet of the United
States navy from the teams represent
ing the battleships Connecticut and
Rhode Island yesterday The Connecti-
cut team was second.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
AMERICAN PoLoIsTs VcToRs

LONDON, May 1.-THE Meadow
Brook Long Island) polo team today
defeated a team made up of Great
Britain's players at birmingham, to
4. and as a result the English players
are fearful for the outcome of the
contests in which the Americans are
70 compete next month for the Ameri-
can cup. which has been held by Hurl-
ingham since 1886.
The Americans played a wonderful
game. M. Waterbury and l.. e. Stod-
dard each scored two goals. while II.
p. whitney and l.. Waterbury scored
one goal each.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18

Home ruii-Johnson. Three base hit-speas
Iwo-oase nlts-stovaii, Garrett. Sacrifice hit
Coy, /. Struck out-By Coy 2; by Garrett,
Double plays-Eagan to Brashear; Johnson to
Breen to Ort; Olson to Johnson. Hit by pitched
balI-Stovall, Caffyn. Time-1:45. Umplre-Mc-
Carthy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
vANpERRILT's HORSE WINS

PARIS, May 1.-THE Prix Hoube-
vile at ST. Cloud was won today by
w. X. Vanderbilt's SilYerstreak. His
Plaisir
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
NOTES OF The GAME

Johnson's homer was hitting feature
OF the game. In addition Speas touched
the leather for triple. and Stovan and
Garrett divided hQnors in getting dou-
bles.
The fourth inning turned the Tide I'm
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18

Sunday for money IHdIplSo VI Ni'"t'Af
Answer through The Herald.
The North Pasadena team, because
If defeated the Racycles by score of
to last Sunday. are out with
sweeping challenge to play any team on
the North Pasadena diamond Man
ager DELFT says he would be pleased 10
entertain the Covina club some sun
day. Answer through The Herald.
The Violet street playground second
baseball team wants to hear from any
grammar school ball nine regarding a
game any Saturday morning. The
game can be arranged by ealing john
son at F30S5 or answering through The
Herald
The Compton boys have organized
Sunday baseball team and are out after
the scalps of the Covina aggregation.
Call Duncan ut Compton or answer
through The Herald.
The Santa Monica Stars are out with
a def to play any team in Los Angeles.
Answer this through The Herald.
The All Stars say they are willing to
play the Santa Monica nine any Sun
day. Call up The Herald for further
information.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-18
aA11 GAMES WANTED

The Los Angeles Athletic club is out
with a def to play the Coyiina team any my
Sunday for money, marbles or chaih'
Answer through The Herald.