Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

m HE largest and most enthusiastic
crowd that ever packed the
Il Chutes park diamond is the pre-
diction of Messrs. Dillon and Berry for
this afternoons game between the San
Francisco and Los Angeles teams. The
morning game will be held at Vernon
and will be begun at 1890. In the aft
ernoon contest, which will begin at
2:30, ground rules will be necessary,
for the late comers will undoubtedly
overflow onto the diamond. 1t is be-
lieved a crowd of 5000 will be on hand
when the teams hook up. Two desper-
ate struggles are looked for.
Uncle Frank Dillon has acquired the
bug for developing youngsters. 1t Is
becoming a fad nowadays TO bring a
lad from the underbrush, curry and
comb him into something like fiashy
form and then relay him onward TO
the majors for juicy price. Just now
there are two men in an Angel uniform
being tried out. Cutshaw, formerly OF
the Bloomington team of the Three-l
league, has not yet joined the locals,
but is expected soon. He has made a
good record in the east in the last
seven games played getting eight hits,
nineteen putouts, nineteen assists, two
errors and five stolen bases. He is a
fast second baseman. Howard, a young
pitcher who formerly twirled for the
McCormicks team Of the new Trolley
league is being tried out. and pro-
tege of big Bill Tozer catcher named
lie Quinn who has been playing in the
Colwell team in Montana and formerly
played on Los Angeles amateur teams.
is also being given an opportunity to
show his worth.
James J. Jehries and Jack Johnson
have been unanimously elected to the
prominent citizen class until after
their h-talked-Of battle. Then one
of them win retire to the state of in
uocuuus desuetude, made famous by
that grand old angler and good Demo
crat, Grover Cleveland. Promoters all
over the world are now preparing to
bid for this battle. Offers are coming
in from every little burg which de-
sires to announce that such a place has
a paper existence if not a de factO one
Some Of these offers are bona tlde,
others are merely for purposes of adj
vertisement There are, perhaps, out
Of the entire lot a half-doZen which
will receive final consideration when
the matter sifts down to the point
where the selection of the time and
place will be roper. London and Aus
tralia. while they probably will not be
considered. since it would be almost be-
yond belief that Jeff would permit the
fight to take place anywhere else eX-
cept i'm America. will still probably
figure with a substantial bid which
may be raised beyond the present
named amounts. Nevada, wherein
finish fights are permissible, may man
age to dig enough out Of its stores of
wealth to post an amount that will de-
mand attention. But the two most inn
portant places are yet to be named.
Promoter r. ]. McCarey of Los An
geles and Jim COffrOth Of San Fran
cisco. when the matter SINNERS down
to serious business probably will be-
come the final contestants for the big
bout. Both are quietly and shreWdly
working to secure the battle. Both are
keeping under cover awaiting definite
agreement of the fighters before bid
ding But neither will relinquish the
greatest struggle of the last eight years
without doing everything in their pow
er to gam the privilege of staging it.
And, meanwhile, we will permit the
dreary pessimists to drOne out their
monotonous sing-sonE. There never
amt goin' TO be any fight
AT the risk Of bringing down upon
myself the wrath of the live news"
friends and also a storm of protest
from the members Of the composing
room staff, in whom is born hatred
for that class Of warmed over printed
matter known in newspaper parlance
as bulldog / reDrint the story which