Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14

TIM COFFROTH is smiling these
days. And well he may. Day
- by day he sees the patrons of the
boxing game in the northern city
becoming apparently enthused over the
battle for the worlds championship,
which he will stage next Saturday
afternoon at the Colma ring with Jack
johnson, the colored title holder, as
the principal and Stanley Ketchel as
the understudy. 1t is a shame to take
the money. When those who have fol-
lowed the fight game for years and
can bark back to the days of real
heavyweight championship contests
read the daily reports which are pop
ularly supposed to emanate from the
two camps they must either laugh up
their sleeves if they possess humor of
proof to withstand their disgust or
pass it up as too trivial matter to
comment on. Three days ago there
flashed an extra over the wires that
l.Ketchel had knocked out three SPAR
ring partners in one day. The next
day came a report, sduly printed, since
it came as a matter of legitimate
news that big, awkward sailor had
knocked johnson fat on his back, that
the champion had gotten up dazed
and that his trainer had cut the round
short. Also there followed the stren-
uous denials of his manager, George
Little that such had taken place. All
of which is fine news-from the pro-
noting end of the affair.
Not one logical student of the game
can by rigid search into records, form
or the play of chance figure where
Ketchel has a look-in with the big
and clever negro. The odds are now
at 10 to 4. Should that four be dis
placed by a one they would be fairly
reasonable. Ketchel is a game, will
ing and spectacular fighter. He is
courageous young man, possessed OF
terrific punch. But there is opposed
to him q mass of beef and Drawn far
more clever, equally as fast, twenty
pounds bigger, and with a punch
which is at least the equal of the
white mans. Johnson has not been
forced to extend himself in so many
long months that the betting public
has grown a bit careless and forget
ful. They will wake up Saturday.
And meanwhile with visions of a big
house before him, Jim Coffroth con-
tinues to smile, and smile, and smile.
Little Tommy Daley, center fielder
of the Angels, is making a whirlwind
finish of the season. Daley has been
one of the hitting mainstays of the
team this season. His average isn't
as formidable on paper as is that of
one of the other players, but he has
hammered in many a run with a time
ly bingle But it is in the field that
Daley shines. His work In center has
given him every right to that place
on the all-star Coast league team. In
Tuesdays session with San Francisco
Daley played center field right field
and left field on various occasions. He
was found making a brilliant catch
in his own station, taking a peep at
the ball as it left a Seals bat and
running back to the fence to gather
IL in; he was seen shooting over be-
hind Goodwin and making a running
catch of another long fly to left; he
made a sprint and captured a diff
cult fly in right field. Though Daley
is small. he can cover ground in mar
velous fashion, and he is one of the
best judges of flies in the league.
Dillon is lucky in retaining him next
season. and the fans are glad to see
him stay
Tom Jones, manager of Ad Wolgast,
left yesterday morning for Chicago,
where he will meet his fighter Jones
left suddenly, on urgent business with
his young scrapper. He has been won
dering, what Wolgast has been doing
around the east, and thought it wise to
be on hand to represent him in making
any matches that are arranged by the