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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
FANS FLOCK TO
TRAINING CAMPS
PACKY AND DICK ENTERTAIN
BIG CROWDS
Mcfarland Surprises Spectators by
His Great Improvement in Speed
and CIeVerness-HyIand Pre-
diets He Will Win Easily

Despite other attractions fight bugs
flocked to the training camps of Packy
Mcfarland and Dick Hyland yester-
day afternoon and witnessed the siren
uous stunts of these topnotch glove
artists in the opening workout Of the
training period for their bout January
Is. Packy is training at his old quar-
ters at Doyle's Southside club and
Dick is working at the Eastside club.
Packy was a pleasant surprise when
he got into action after the prelim-
mary warmup at the punching bag,
weights and in shadow boxing, as he
seemed to have acquired greater speed,
cleverness and punching ability than
when here a few months ago. He
went on the road in the morning and
began the afternoon workout with a
long session in the gymnasium. Then
he wound up with four rounds with
Maurice Sayers and two rounds each
with Norman Stone and Montana Jack
Sullivan. In boxing he did the most
impressive work. A large crowd Of
fans attended the workout.
Hyland also began the training
period with a run on the road and
went through a strenuous routine in
the gymnasium in the afternoon. He
boxed four rounds with Jim Flynn and
three rounds with his brother, Johnny.
Dick is working like a beaver for con-
ditton to stand UP under a mauling,
as he has set his heart on winning
this scrap and predicts that he will not
be disappointed. He has clamored for
a chance at Packy for a long time and
feels that he must improve this OPP
portunity if ne expects to be recognized
as a contender for the lightweight
championship.
Dick wants to fight his way to the
position Of logical contender for the
title so that he can force Nelson to
give him a whack at the title and as
there is so much talk of a NeIson-Mc-
Farland match for March, he feels that
he can remove every obstacle from his
pathway by whipping Packy in q de-
cisive manner January is. No scrap
per ever exhibited so much enthusiast
tic energy in training as Dick is show
ing now and he makes a good i'm
preston by his work and the confident
prediction that he will whip Packy so
decisively that there will he no room
for doubling that he is the master of
the stock yards champion.
From now on until the day preced-
ing their scrap both boys will work
hard and Systematically. They are
being directed in their work by ex-
perienced managers and trainers and
there is ample time in which to put
themselves into perfect condition for
showing at their topnotch form 1t
should be a true test Of their relative
abilities when they meet and it looks
like a hard, exciting and furious battle
all the way, with an excellent chance
for the visitor to score a knockout
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
SHORTSTOP COWAN OF
SUNBRIGHTS Is HURT
Player Is Struck on Head by Bat,
Which Causes His Team to
Be efeated-Injury
Not Serious

The first accident of the New Year
through baseball was reported from
Belvedere yesterday in a game played
by the Sunbright Babes and the Bel
vederes.
Shortstop Cowan, better known as
Frisco" was at the home plate catch
ing a ball from the outfield, when a
player, striking at the ball. hit Cowan
on the right temple, rendering him I'M
conscious.
He was removed by his companions
to a doctors office nearby, where eight
stitches were required to suture the
wound. 1t was feared at first the tenn
poral bone had been fractured, but
after a careful examination it was
decided the player had received slight
injuries only.
On account of CoWan being hurt ii
crippled the Sunbright team consider
ably at shOrtstop, in which they lost to
the Belvedere club by a score of to 8
The accident to Cowan, which Grip
pied the Sunbright team, is claimed tc
have been responsible for the defeat
of his club.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
MONS0NS AND UNION
AVENUES PLAY FOR
Is INNINGS, 2 TO |
Longest Game of New Year Won by
Lorena Heights After Diff
cult Struggle Between
Pitchers

The longest baseball game of the
new year so far reported is a sixteen
inning contest between the Monsons
and the Union Avenue clubs, which
was won by the Monsons by a score
of 2 to 1 in favor of the latter on the
Lorena and Michigan diamond. The
Monsons made sixteen hits
The feature of the game was the
pitching of NOvey for the winners,
who struck out sixteen Of the Union
Avenue team and allowed but three
hits, while Carson, pitcher for the
losers, famed ten and allowed ten
hits.
Charles Graham for the winners
broke up the game in the last of the
sixteenth inning by sending the ball
out to deep left field for a two-bagger.
Franks, also for the winners, at
short, got ten chances and accepted
them all
Len Mockler, who played first base
for the Union Avenue team, made the
only two hits of the day for the losers.
The batteries for the winners were
Navey and Johnson, for Union Avenue
Carson and Hess.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
OLDFIELD BREAKING
RECORDS IN ARIZONA
Twice Reduces His Own Mark of
81 As Seconds for Mile, His Last
Effort Setting New Time
at "a 2=5 Seconds

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 3.-The auto
mobile race today. participated in by
Barney Oldf1eld and Hughie Hughes
was a disappointment in that no world
record was broken, though Oldf1eld
twice lowered the Arizona record for
a mile in "a As seconds, made by him
self Friday. Today he made mile ex-
hibition in 81 "a seconds, and made the
second mile of a three-mile race in
"a 20, which is now the Arizona
record for a circular track against the
world record Of 81 made in St Paul
by Hughes in a Christie car, later tied
by De Palma.
No sensational events or accidents
occurred today. Hughes machine was
not in the best trim today, probably due
to fence wrecking Friday. In each of
many efforts one cylinder seemed to
fall on the back stretch of the track.
Oldfield made three miles in 2:44, his
fastest three miles in three years,
though four and four f1fths seconds
behind his Los Angeles record Of 1906.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
CHICAGO FEATHER is
HERE AFTER TROUBLE
Walter Little, Windy City Crack, Isl
sues Def to Ad WoIgast and Other
Good Boys In 126=13o Pound
Division

Walter Little, one of the latest stars
on the featherweight horizon, has ar
rived from Chicago in search of trou-
BILE and talks like a real little bust
ness man. He is accompanied by his
manager, John Hanson, and brings
credentials from sporting critics Of the
Windy City to prove that he is all he
says.
Little is a 126-130-pounder and is
particularly anxious to take on AID
WOlgast, but will not bar George
Memsic or any other lightweight He
says he will make 126 pounds for VOL
CAST. Walter Phelon, one of the box
ing critics of Chicago, writes that Lit
tie is regarded in his division as a real
conner and cites his record in proof of
his right to ask for matches with the
best in the 126-130 division.
He has done little fighting in the
last year, having had only four scraps,
but these were with boys of good
class. He fought two draws at six
rounds each with Mike Memsic and
drew with Howard Smith and Jimmy
Dunn in twenty rounds each. He beat
George Williams, who whipped Bert
Keyes to a done brown. Dunn is the
crack little lightweight who gave Phil
Brock a severe trouncing a few
months ago and is one of the top
notchers down east. Little probably
will be matched with some Of the avail
able timber for an early date as a
tryOut.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
CORBETT BEGINS
LIGHT TRAINING
DECLARES HE is READY TO
RETURN TO RING
Believes He Can Get Back in Form
Good Enough to Whip johnson and
Wrest Heavyweight Cham
pionship from Him

DENVER. Jan. 3. - Apparently
James j. COrbett is sincere in his an
nOunced desire to re-enter the prize
ring and endeavor to bring back to a
white man the worlds heavyweight
championship, won by Jack johnson,
the Galveston colored fighter Given
six months in which to train and con-
dition himself properly for such a con-
test, he said today that he is confident
he could win. So it is more than prob
able that should the Australian fight
promoters fail to coax big Jim JeffrieS
back into the ring they will take Cor
belts offer seriously and arrange for
d championship fight.
Corbett is now AZ years old, but he
appears to be in perfect physical
condition. Since the night Of August
IA, 1903, when Jeffries knocked him out
in ten rounds, Corbett has had on a
boxing glove but once.
But I've always kept up my eXer-
cise," said Corbett to an Associated
Press representative today, land physi-
cally I know 1 am in better condition
than Jeffries or any of the others out
side of these young fellows who would
not have a chance on earth anyway
with Johnson.
Honestly, though, 1 did not mean
to start this talk of my going up
against Johnson. 1 simply feel badly
to see a colored man champion, and 1
told a bunch of friends one evening
how I felt and that I did not know
Of any man who had a better chance
with Johnson than myself unless it
would be Jeffries. 1 don't want to be
put in the position of apparently issu-
ing a challenge to fight Johnson 1
don't intend to do anything of the
kind. I talked too much because I felt
so badly over that Australian fight.
But If the Australian people should
happen to like the idea and give me
six months in which to train, I'll go
into the game again, and / think 1
could make good and get the cham
pionship back"
Corbet has done nothing toward can
ceiling his theatrical engagements, and
will not unless some action is taken at
the other end. He said, however, that
he intended to do some active training
at the Denver Athletic club next week,
and so far as possible would condition
himself while on the road for the rest
Of the season.
Corbett said his weight had not
changed much in several years AMI
that he could probably enter the ring
weighing about 1S5 pounds stripped.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04

a picture that would scare the big dinge
out Of the ring. According to Bob, the
accompanying photo of the big fellow
shows what Johnson processes to want
to meet, and he says that if Jeff is
half as bad as he looks in the picture
he certainly would make the black
cloud kangaroo run from the ring.
Large fields will go to the post in
every race at Santa Anita this after
noon. The six events on the card have
filled better than any other six events
this season, there being eighty-s six
horses entered, or an average of more
than fourteen to the race. The smallest
field today, if there are no scratches,
will be ten. There is no handicap to
feature the card, and for the first time
this season every race will be a sprint
affair, the longest route that the horses
will be asked to travel being seven fur
longs. 1t is platers' day, but an excep-
tionally good class of platers are en-
gagged and nearly all have started at
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
Child Drowned in Pool

OAKLAND. Jan. S.-While playing
in a vacant lot today, in which there
was a, deep pool of rainwater, Edward
Gallagher, the 4-year-old son of u
teamster, fell into the water and was
drowned before assistance could reach
hi
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
JEFFRIES WATERING BEFORE BIG
OFFERS TO MEET JACK JOHNSON

the meeting. The fourth race probably
Will be the most attractive event, as
1t brings out some classy sprinters for
dash at five and a half furlongs The
third race also draws a fine bunch out
of the barns and the six and a. half
furlongs should be reeled off in fast
time If track conditions are favorable.
Another baby race also is on the bill,
and a few of those that already have
started Will hook up with a bunch that
never has seen a real barrier in ac-
ton. Rain or shine the sport prom
Ises we'll, and the large fields will make
handlcapping more eXcitingly difficult
George Mountain, the crack Jockey
who now is in the automobile business
in Los Angeles pending the result of
his request for removal of the tech
meal ban placed upon him at New Or
leans last winter has a high opinion of
Flying Squirrel, the speedy colt that r.
l.. Thomas showed New Years day in
the opening event for baby racers.
George says that Flying Squirrel re-
minds him of McChesney in his long
striding, and in every way impresses
him with being a great horse Of the
future. He says that if Flying Squirrel
does not develop into a high-class stake
horse he does not know a horse when
he sees it.
w. T. Anderson has shipped all his
mudders to Emeryville, but this does
not mean that he will leave Santa An
tia. He said Saturday that it was
burning up money to keep mudders at
Santa Anita, as it never would get real
muddy here, regardless Of how much
rain fell. All his fast track racers will
| be kept here, as they can race in the
Santa Anita mud" just as well as on
fast track Anderson is another Of
the many horsemen who have invested
in home here in the last two years
and this is his voting place.
Venice was the Mecca for horsemen
and tourists generally yesterday. the
sad sea waves proving quite attractive
to them. Jeems Morley, of course, was
happier than usual for few of those
who go to Venice fail to drop in at the
| Ship and look around. The Ship is to
| Venice as Mount Lowe is to the south
land-to visit this portion Of the coun-
| try and fail to take a look at either
would be wasting a rare opportunity.
| Jim Flynn is cherry ripe for another
scrap and wants to take on Terry Mus
tain or any other light heavyweight
| hanging around. Jim did not have
!
| ford copied him so quickly that it did
not affect his condition a bit, and he is
ready to talk bsiness for an early date.
Despite that he takes a beating once
! in awhile, Jim has lost none of his
drawing powers, because the fans
know that when he gets in the ring
| there will be plenty Of action and a
rough house scrap until the finish, and
! that is enough to make any Scrapper
popular. A ten-rOund Flynn Mustain
] card would not be a bit bad, and big
! fellows are so scarce nowadays that
they draw as well, at least, as any other
| class of ring artists.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
ATHLETICS
ER!A At q o s's;ggP
TEFFRIEs is not particularly i'm

EFFR1ES is not particularly i'm
Il pressed with the class of Jack
Johnson and is not one of those
who believes that the big smoke has
added any dignity to or raised the
standard of the heavyweight division
by defeating Burns. He was asked last
night to express an opinion as to the
result of battle between COrbett and
Johnson, and said: IT do not believe
Corbett is Serious in wanting to fight
Johnson, but if he can stand training
and get back into half shape he would
have easy game with the negro John
son does not class with men like Cor
bett and Fftzsimmons and would have
no show to beat either of them if either
could get back in half that form they
showed when they held the title Cor
bett is not too old to train again and
might be able to get into condition to
snow some OF his oldtime form. If he
did, johnson could not warm him up -
This little conversation also gives line
on what JEFF thinks of his own chances
with the big dinge. UnQuestionably, he
could stand training better than Cor
oett. He is nine years younger than
Corbett and has not been out of the
game as long. He is taller and weighs
considerably more than Corbett and
can take considerably more punish
stand training and beat Johnson, he
must reason that he would be a cinch
to whip the big black. Jeff would go
into the ring with the advantage of
height by more than an inch, weight
by more than fifty pounds and every
advantage Of the punch and courage.
Johnson would have nothing on him.
not even in cleverness, so it looks like
he might be able to regain his aban-
doned title if he should consent to go
into the ring again. With eleven
months in which to train before next
Boxing day in Australia, he could get
into condition good enough to win, it is
believed.
Jeff is authority for the statement
that age not always is to be taken
as bar to fighter getting into train
ing with good results. He says it all
depends upon the age at which the
fighter began business. Eddie Hanlon,
for instance, began fighting before he
was out of knickerbockers, and all
though he is only % years old he is a
has-been and could not train success
fully again. On the contrary, he be-
lieves that COrbett, despite his 43 years,
could train successfully again because
he did not start fighting too young and
has taken good care. of himself. 1t has
been only thirteen years since jeff had
his first fight, although he has been
out of the ring more than four years,
and this leads him to believe that he
could train successfully if he so de-
sired.
Bob Smith, the horseman and a great
admirer of the big fellow, is a camera
.fiend, and few days ago, while hunt
ing with Jeff and other friends at q,
seaside club, Bob caught jeff with his
hat off, dressed in hunting costume,
and made a snapshot Of him. Jeff was
frowning at Bob for some Of the lat
ter's kidding" about Jack Johnson's
desire to meet him for the champion
ship, and Bob says the frown makes
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
Gun Found Defective

MANILA, Jan. 4.-One Of the ten
inch rifed guns in the coast defense
Notifications on Grande island, which
lies at the entrance of Subig bay, has
been found to be defective and a board
Of officers has been appointed to con-
duct an investigation and determine
the responsibility. The weapon was
but recently placed in position, and
during the firing of the first shots
from it a crack in the inner tube de-
veloped.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04

A real estate advertisement sells one mans
property before another mans FOR SALE"
placard has even commenced to gather dust.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
Loses Leos Under Train

OAKLAND, Jan. 3.--While crossing
the railroad track at Twenty-third
avenue today on her way to church
Mrs. Isabella Gregg, a nurse, was run
over by q suburban train. Both her
legs were cut off below the knees.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-17
SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY TALE
THE FARMERS OF CENTRAL CAM
ADA REAP WHEAT AND
RICHES.

Up in the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, the prov
inces that compose Central Canada
have such a quantity of land suitable
for the growth Of small grains, which
grow so abundantly, and yield so hand
somely that no fear need be feared
of a wheat famine on this Continent.
The story reproduced below is only
one of the hundreds of proofs that
could be produced to show the results
that may be obtained from cultiva-
ton of the lands in these provinces.
Almost any section of the country will
do as well.
With the country recently opened by
the Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest Of
the great transcontinental lines to en-
ter the field of the development of the
Canadian West, there is afforded added
ample opportunity to do as was done
in the case cited below:
To buy a section of land, break it
up and crop it, make $17,550 out of
the yield and $10,SSQ out of the increase
of value all within the short period
of two years, was the record estab-
lished by James Bailey, we'll known
farmer within a few miles of Regina.
|. Mr.. Bailey bought the $40 acres of
land near Grand Coulee two years ago.
He Immediately prepared the whole
section for crop and this year has 600
acres of wheat and 40 acres of oats.
The wheat yielded 1885 bushels, and
the oats yielded ALSO bushels. The
whole of the grain has been market
ed and Mr.. Bailey is now worth ST., $3.50
from the grain alone. He bought the
land at $1S an acre, and the other
day refused an offer of $35 an acre,
just SIT advance for the time of his
purchase. The land cost $11,320 in
the first instance Here are the fig
ures of the case.-Land cost, GAO
acres, at SIS, $11,32O. Wheat yielded
1885 bushels. at "a cents bushel,
$16,695. Oats yielded 4,750 bushels
at 2S cents a bushel, 1855. offered
for land, $40 acres at $35 an acre,
$22, 400. Increase value of land, $10,8S0.
Total earnings of crop, $17.550, togeth-
er with increase in value Of land to-
tai of $2S,540.
1t is interesting to note the figures
of the yield per acre. The wheat
yielded 33R bushels to the acre, and
oats 1857 bushels to the acre. The fig
ures are fair indication of the aver
age throughout the district.
Agents of the Canadian Government
in the different cities will be pleased
to give you information as to rates, etc.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-17
The Vacant Chair.

What sad memories linger around
the old vacant chair Sitting in the
middle of the floor, with plaintive
look about it's frayed and seemingly
weary back, it brings back tumultu-
Gus riot of sad recollections that time
can never efface. Volumes of bitter
anguish come to me when / arrive
home in time to catch the milkman
swiping the loose furniture around the
place, and take off my shoes to avoid
publicity, and strike my best toe
against the rocker of the old vacant
chair. Then, forgetting for the mo-
ment my unclad feet, kick the chair
on the other rocker. That is when
the sadness and suffering that fingers
around the old chair comes out with
an extra edition and great chunks OF
gloom settle over me like herd of i'll
natured fiies.-Oregon Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-17
Stated in Cold Figures.

1t costs on an average about $3.50
to cure an incipient consumptive or
to care for an advanced case of tuber-
culosis until death. If he is left in des-
titute circumstances without proper
attention he will surely infect with
his disease at least two other persons,
and possibly more. Considering that
the average life is worth to society
in dollars and cents about $1,5Oo, the
net Noss which would accrue to COM
mum Y by not treating its poor con.
sumpt yes in proper institutions would
be, for each case, including those who
are unnecessarily infected, at the very
lowest figure, $4,250. On this basis, If
the poor consumptives in the United
States who are now sick were segre-
gated from their families, and either
kept in institutions until they died, or
else cured of their disease, the saw
ing to the country would be the enor-
nous sum of $1,275, 100000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-17
Fishing Extraordinary.

Representative Flood of Virginia
tells a good story in which one OF
the characters was Gen. Reuben Lind
say Walker of the confederate army
On one occasion the general was wait
ing for his breakfast, and his faithful
negro servant had gone to catch some
fish for the feast When the servant
was away an unusually long time the
general called to him impatiently:
"Why don't you come here with that
fish, SAM"
Sam in the meantime had caught a
founder, which is white on one side
with a wilderness that looks like raw
fish meat.
"All right, Massa Reuben!" called
out Sam. Use comm des ez soon e2
l kotch de uvver hat O. dis here fish. u
Washington Times.