Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
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Ad Wolgast and Frank Picato still
are busily plugging away in prepara-
tion for Tuesday nights meeting at
Maud Junction. Picato did a little road
work yesterday and boxed four rounds
in the afternoon with Paul Roman and
two with Charlie Picato. Wolgast op-
ponent is down to 1876 and will do but
little road work between now and Tues
day evening. Wolgast contented him
self with a little road work in the
morning and a short three-round bout
with Hobo Dougherty in the afternoon
The first weeks racing of the present
meet at Jacksonville is now history,
but it has indicated one of the best sea-
sons in the history of racing in the
southwest. When Moncrief park was
thrown open for the meeting of 10
days there were some who had mis-
givings, but these have all disappeared
now and the racing is in full swing,
without a gloomy cloud upon the
horizon.
Particularly auspicious also was the
opening at Juarez, Mexico. 1t is indi-
Gated that racing at Juarez has come
to stay. and many easterners who Wis
tied the track predict that the new
course will soon rival the western and
eastern tracks in favor OF course 1t
is out of the way, but that handicap
need not interfere seriously. The man
.agement of JuareZ wants to acquire
circuit bookings. That is, they want
horsemen to visit the track at certain
seasons each year. making it regular
stopping place on the national circuit.
1t is rumored that the string of trot-
ters which Louis Winans, the American
resident in England, has raced in
Europe for several seasons past will
be brought to America to race in 1910
by Trainer a. c. Pennock. 1t includes
among others Allen Winter, 2;06A, and
Siliko, 2:11A.
Johnson knocked out in the twenty
third round with four ribs broken
mercy.
Is winter baseball a good thing for
big league players?
Ask any member of the profession
and he will no doubt insist that it
doesn't work any injury to them.
Ask any club owner, and he will
without the slightest hesitation say
that winter baseball is bad for a
player.
The player figures that he has n
right to do what ne pleases during
the winter and that If he cares to
play ball he has Just as much right to
do that as to go to work at any other
thing.
While the club owner doesn't deny
this right, still he thinks the average
ball player does enough diamond
work during the summer and that he
should rest up during the winter, or
take up some other kind of work to
get his mind off baseball.
While many players insist that play
ing ball is the only way they have
Of making money during the winter,
still it's a question if it is good policy
on their part
The pay or salary of a player at
any of the winter resorts. or on barn
storming trips, is sure to be very light.
AS a rule, If the players pick up $40
a game they figure they are making
good money. They also play in weather
that would almost cause a riot If they
were asked to work under similar con =
ditions during the regular season. Gen
orally the best they ever get out of
winter baseball is a living. often
they spend more than they make.
An injury to a player is just as
liable to happen in an exhibition game
as in a regular contest. In fact, the
chances for injury are even greater.
as the grounds of the minor league
parks are seldom in as good condition
as the major league grounds.