Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
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MESS side tracked between Los
Angeles and Chicago, "Uncle''
~ Tom McCarey will reach the
Angel city this evening about 8
o'clock. He will not have the DIG
fight safely slowed away and perhaps
for this very reason lie is resting the
more easily. Who knows? McCarey
will return. however. safe in the
knowledge that he has earned the en-
thusiastic support of every Los An
geles fan. His bid was not accepted
but the showing made for Los Angeles
when he offered $4,000 cash for the
battle will be talked of along Spring
street when the fight has been forgot
ten.
"If I had my way | would have the
man who is selected to reteree my
champioliship fight with Jack john
son Judge the battle from outside the
ring. lust like they do in England
said Jeffries. The announcement was
made by the big champiC~ after listen
ing to an argument between Berger
Bob Vernon and Jack Gleason. the
California fight promoter, as TO
whether the referee should be in the
ring with the fighters or on the out
side
81 have always been a great ad-
the referee on the outside" said JET
ferries, for, i'm the first place, a nghter
in England knows that If he holds on
he is liable to be disqualified.
I'm England the referee cautions the
man only once. Fearing disqualit1ca-
tion. they do more real fighting than
holding. I really think they snouiu
try the English style over here, Tor IL
would result in faster and better fights
R1Alf n a
for their money. I hate to see fighters
holding on in clnches. 1, for one, ike
to keep hghting all the time, and II
Johnson will do the same the battle
ought to be an easy one for the rer-
cree; he won't have to break us often.
The baseball fans have something TO
rejoice over, even though the opening
of the season is still far distant.
Just now it looks as If the hold ouls
among the stars would be few and Tar
between during the present winter.
For the last two years the fans have
been compelled to read all kinds OF gush
about Wagner, Cobb and others promi--
nent IN the diamond game. 1t went all
right for a time, but soon became
mighty tiresome reading.
There can be no kick from Mughey
Jennings, as the three-time pennant
winning manager mas tillOddS oAShNN
up for 1910. 1t is understood that a lib
eral increase was granted him.
After the great year experienced by
George Mullin in the season just closed
it was to be expected that he would de-
mand some enormous salary from the
Tiger management. Perhaps George
made such a demand and had It grant
ed, but that's neither here nor there.
He has signed up for next year. and
that's all the fans at large care about.
Tyrus Cobb, who again carried off the
sticking honors in the Ban B. Johnson
organization, is under contract for two
years, according to a recent Detroit
special. For the last two years Tyrus
has been very much in the limelight,
more so in the winter than in the sum-
mer At stated intervals Ty would an
nounce his retirement, his threat to go
into business unless he received a GER
tain amount, and other things too nu-
merous to mention. This promises to
be a very quiet year of it for the Geor-
gia Peach from a publicity standpoint.
Hans Wagner has already made
known the fact that he would wear a
Pittsburg uniform, so there can be no
worrying about the Teuton wonder.
LajOie also has a couple of more
years to his contract, so the Nap Sec
ond sacker retiring to his chicken farm.
All in all. it looks as if the fans could
take things easy this winter, as they