Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
ATHLETICS
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A BOUT the most attractive off-day
IN card that has been offered this
season at Santa Anita will be up
for decision this afternoon. The San
Marine handicap will be the real
feature, not only because it is the
most important event, but because
Jack Atkin will be asked to pack 1872
pounds, the greatest weight ever as
| signed to a fiat racer in the south
land, and beat such crack sprinters as
| Gemmell, Waterbury, G. w. Burt, Sir
| Alvescot and Fern L, the latter hold
ing two world records. Whether he
can tote this package successfully over
a five and a half furlong route does
not seem to be worrying Herman
Brandt a bit, as weight always seems
to merely steady the great horse. An
! other attractive event will be the fifth
race, ia one and one-eighth miles.
| Such cracks as Gowan, Big Chief,
Molesey, Norbitt and Edwin T. Fryer
are engaged and this sure will be a
horse race. Another baby race is on
! the card and three other events that
promise good sport are scheduled. If
the weather is favorable some new
time marks are in prospect.
| Harry Smith rode his first winner
| yesterday in more than two years. He
seems to have hit his stride and from
now on should give good account of
! himself. It is strange how these old
! timers come back and show improve
ment over their earlier form. Not only
is Smith making good, but Alvin
Booker and Treube1 are real stars.
The directors of the Angel City Base
! ball association met last night and
| transacted considerable business. This
was a called meeting to prepare for
! the annual meeting which is to be held
next Tuesday night. A 10 per cent
! dividend was declared on all stock
| and Hen Berry says the club had a
more prosperous season than last year
| Cap Dillon was elected field manager
with full authority to hire or dis
charge players, fix salaries and to
! have general and unrestricted control
of the players. Contracts with players
will be drawn at once and mailed, SO
that the boys can affix their signatures
and close up for next season. There is
no dissatisfaction in the ranks, so it
is certain that all will sign up again.
Tom Stevens, baseball fan and mag
nate, leaves tonight for the east on a
business and pleasure trip. He will
| be gone about a month and will visit
Denver and Kansas City en- route.
Jim Flynn telephoned me last night
that Danny Webster would scrap Tay-
Tor, the Frisco phenOm, at the feather
weight limit and Flynn says that he
will bet 5000 on the side that he wins.
Flynn disclaims any intention of be-
coming manager for Danny, but says
he and Danny are pals and he will bet
| that amount that the little fellow can
trim the Frisco wonder in a ten-round
bout. Jim does not four-f1ush, so if
Taylor is looking for trouble he can
find 1t out at the Eastside club, where
Webster and Flynn are staying.
Tom Jones, who is manager for Ad
Wolgast, wants to get one or two bouts
for his crack featherweight, and as he
has about closed negotiations with
Little Rock and Hot Springs promoters
for a couple Of scraps for AID next
month and in March, he wants to get
the kiddo busy here first AID is in fine
condition, is working regularly and has
had a nice rest. Walter Little, the Chi
cago boy who recently arrived in town
can get a scrap with Wolgast If he will
call on Jones. The latter vouches for
Little as being a classy scrapper, hav-
ing seen him in action down east, and
thinks the card would be a splendid
attraction.
Business men in New Orleans have
changed front on the racing question in
9. remarkably short period. They were
inactive when the crusade was at its
height, but since the expected thou
sands that always go to the Crescent
City for the winter racing season failed
to show UP this winter, and business
has been crippled in a material degree
they are holding meetings and passing
resolutions in favor of the repeal of the