Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-18
d effrie8 Get s
$4,000 For
Show


a contract to appear on the Eastern
vaudeville stage for period Of
twenty weeks at salary of $4,000
a week, or $4,000 for the engage
ment THIS means. Of course, that
the big retired and indicated
champion of the world" whatever his
Intentions may be In regard to an
ultimate meeting with BLACK Jack"
Johnson, will have another six
months, at least. to think 1t over.
The contract with Jeffries was OBJ
tained by William Morris Of New
York, head of the big independent
vaudeville circuit that has been caus-
ing so much trouble for the so-called
yaudevilletrust. Morris slipped quit
ly out Of New York. Just as guilty in
to San Francisco. and had his con-
tract all but signed before many
were aware OF his presence in the
city.
Jeffries is slated to go directly to
New York with Morris about the sth
of March. Starting In New York, he
will take in two theatres in that
city; Brooklyn, Boston. Chicago and
other larger cities.
Before leaving. the Coast. however,
the big fellow will make a barnstorm-
Ing tour OF the State nuder the dircc-
tion OF PincuB. 4 Harris. Jeffries will
finish the week here. then go to Val
lejo for a one-night stand. From
there he will travel directly to Los
Angeles. where he expects to spend
about eight days settling his private
business affairs preparatory to the
long spell before the footlights.
When the actor-champion has fin
ished his business In the southern
metropolis he will entrain for Bak-
ersfeld to start the swing through
this State, which will include one
night stands at bakersfield. Fresno,
San Jose, Stockton and Sacramento
ann two nights In Oakland. when
this trip is completed Jeir will be
turned over to Morris for the journey
to New York.
II completed contract with Jefr.
ries for twenty weeks on our vaude,
Vile circuit" said Morris last even
ing. Il dealt with Jenries directly
and he will go East with me early
In March. We will show at the
American Music Hall ana the Lin,
coin Square Theatre In New York
the American Music Hall In Chicago
the Fulton In Brooklyn and the Or
pheum In Boston"
We signed % contract to go will
, Morris OF New York yesterday" sal,
, Ralph Pincus. "Jeifries Will go ol
,1st all the Morris houses and he vii
be billed under the direction OF Pin
Gus q Harris. We will tour thi
State before leaving for about fou
, weeks, commencing at Bakersfield
when Jeffries gets through his per
sonel business In Los Angeles O..
; Sam Berger did not act as Jim JEFF
fries sparring partner at the Wig
wan theatre last night. Joe Ken
nedy, the old-time training associat,
OF the big champion. took his plac,
, before the footlights. Berger sal,
that the knee he Injured the nigh
d. before when he fell over n cieat OF
the stage was paining him SO that h
had decided to lay of for couple o
, days.
r Los Angeles.-The members of tn
playground athletic committee hav
arranged several novel events to b
contested on the various grounds
Among the following events will b
a girls basketball pass for junior
intermediates and seniors.
Girls Events.
Ten girls form n circle (cIrc
, twenty feet In diameter). The ba
starts from No. 1 and is pass,
y around, each girl catching and pas
r Ing the ball to the next girl. whe
the ball has made three rounds tin
;. IL taken when the original start,
I catches the ball. The ring will |
s marked with lines and then divid,
:. into ten equal spaces. Each throw,
o must stay In the space allotted to he
s On the line Is considered out. Oh
second will be added to time for Il
n following: Failure to catch ball al
= to stay In allotted space.
n Basketball throw for goal by ind
+ viduais; Intermediates and seniors
o Thrower stands on free throw III
e with ball In hands; at word Go
v throws for goal. and continuing
n throws from any position until goj
Ia male. When first goal made 81
- runs TO other goal and repeats II
u perfofmance. then returns to startin
y free throw line When line Is eros
e ed time is taken.
" basketball throw for goal by team
" Intermediates and seniors-Six pla.
)" ers take positions on the field. I
shown In the diagram herewith
10 Players are not allowed 10 leave Il
divisions, as shown, until the ball n,