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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
BATTLE ROYAL AND
FOUR BOUTS STAGED
OakWood Athletic Club Entertains
Several Hundred Fans at Regular
Weekly Boxing Show at
Arcadia

Four lively scraps and battle royal
were pulled off last night by the Oak
wood Athletic club at the Hotel Oak
wood, Arcadia, before several hundred
fans from the surrounding cities, the
race track and Los Angeles. The main
event was at six rounds and was won
by L. Mills in the fourth round, when
the seconds of Henry Ericsson tossed a
sponge into the ring to save their prin-
cipal from being knocked out. The
-semi-Windup, over the same route, end
ed in the same manner, Spike Morgan
defeating Kid Sweeney in the third
round, Sweeney's seconds tossing a.
sponge into the ring to prevent a
knockout.
Jimmy Mcfarland defeated Roy Mar
tin in four-rOund curtain raiser that
was sufficiently exciting to put the
spectators on edge. Kid Fredericks
lost the decision to Kid McGluth after
four fast and cleeerly fought rounds.
The real fun and excitement was
furnished by the scrappers who en-
gagged in the battle royal. Five. negroes
under the direction of Monk partici-
pated and after a bit of rioting that
extended-ever several minutes Dummy.
an employe at the Henderson & Hogan
stable at Santa Anita, succeeded in
being the only survivor and was given
the decision. John Harding refereed
the bouts and the entire club director
ate was present in some official ca
pacity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
BELvIDERE NINE HAS
REMARKABLE PITCHER
WITHR0W is NATURAL BORN
THROWER OF BALL
Records Show He Wins Games in
Which He Appears, and in Some
Difficult Opposition Is
Had

Herman Withrow, 19 years old, pitch
er for the Belvidere team in the miscel-
laneous ranks, has the making of fast
twirler within a few years, and judging
by his pitching record he is able now
to hold his own with any of the junior
pitchers Of Los Angeles Withrow has
played ball since he was knee high, is a
graduate of the Ninth street school,
and is a fine fielder.
For several months Withrow twirled
for the Simpson Fruit company team
and later for the Racycles when that
team was in the Sunday morning
league. For several weeks he was
mound artist for the crack Long Beach
team, now connected with the Associa-
tion league. Withrowin a recent game
defeated the Santa Anita club in a 10
inning game by the shutout route, the
score being 1 to 0.
Last Sunday he tWirled another 10
inning contest for the Belvidere club,
losing to the Santa Monica Stars by a
score of to /. Although Withrow lost
the game, the beach team made but two
hits off his delivery.
During the season of 1907 he pitched
three games in which he struck out
forty-two of his opponents. While
twirling for the Long Beach nine he
won all of the eight games in which he
acted as mound artist, and during the
seven games in which he participated
for the BelYidere aggregation he has
won all. AS an umpire he is fair, and
like all big jumps has an off day as an
indicator man.
This afternoon Withrow will go
against the fast North Pasadena team
of the Crown City and try and bring
home another victory to his long string
of winners.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
PIERCE-ARR0W COMPANY
CHANGES ITS OLD NAME
Capital Stock of Concern Also In-
creased and Brighter Future Is
in Store, for Popular
Concern

Col. Charles Cliftons announcement
yesterday of the formation of the
Pierce-Arrow Motor company, to take
over the property, business and good
will of the George n. Pierce company,
was a. matter of considerable interest.
This action, which in effect amounts to
only change in the official name of
this well known company, appeared at
first to some radical, as interfering with
a landmark. Second thought, however,
makes clear that it is merely acquies-
cence on the company's part in the gen.
orally accepted designation of their
product, namely, Pierce-Arrow.
In order to surely provide adequately
Tor the present great business of the
company, and for future development,
the capital stock of the company has
been materially increased.
The home of the company, of course.
remains at Buffalo. And the principal
officers of the company are the same,
the directors being George HI. Birge,
president; Charles Clifton, treasurer;
Henry May, vice president; Laurence
II. Gardner, secretary, and VIII b.
Hoyt. Z
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
MONTHLY MEET OF
FAIRGROUNDS HELD
Boys and Girls Compete in Various
\ Athletic Events and Remark
able Showing Is
Made

Athletes of the various Fairgrounds
held their first monthly tournament
yesterday afternoon. at the various
grounds.
At Recreation center the boys pulled
off their field events, including base
running, throwing for distance and
running for time.
The first event was the senior boys
throwing for distance, which was won
by'H. Garrity; distance 276 feet. For
the intermediates Frank Healey threw
the ball 184 feet. For the juniors Nor
ris Sterling sent the ball a distance Of
12S feet.
Running from home plate to first
base was won by John Beselow for
the seniors. Time, seconds. For the
intermediates H Mabriago won; time
4A seconds. For juniors A. Reyas did
the same event in seconds.
Running around the bases was won
by John Beselow for seniors; time,
16A seconds. For juniors James AL
varado ran this event in 17A seconds
For the intermediates Joseph Zonza
won in 1917 seconds.
Throwing ball for distance-Frank
Healey, junior, won; Louis Cowan,
junior, was second and William Bar
merly was third for the Intermediates
Time, 10 seconds.
Throwing the ball around the field
was won by III. Garrity for the juniors
Time, 61z seconds.
In the girls events at the Violet
street playground field the senior team
won passing the basketball from one
player to another. Time consumed in
this event was two minutes.
The Junior girls throwing for has
Knfhall goals Vya TXn hTrD no
son; time, 19 seconds.
The intermediate and the junior girls
tied in the second event, SO seconds he
ing the time recorded.
The last event on the program was a
girls foot racing event, which was
won by Edith Platt of the Violet street
baseball team, a senior. The race was
for fifty yards, and Miss Pratt showed
considerable speed, coming under the
wire by lengths.
In the kindergarten race for the same
distance Minerva Moore won by a safe
margin. This event created consider
ple excitement among the athletes. and
it was impossible for the judges to
pick winners, for all the students in
body were on the field claiming re-
wards.
The boys events were interesting Tn
the baseball throw for distance. senior
entries, John Pitts won. Distance. 337
feet. inches. intermediates d. Oh
bani won. Distance, 236 feet( 1 inch.
Baseball throwing, around bases.
Senior entries only. jaime stones
Moore, Pitts and Perry won, the time
being 5 2-5 seconds.
Runnig around bases for time-Senior
entries. James Jone sand Robert Rovd
tied for first honors. Time. Is 3-5 sec
onds. intermediate entries, B. Oldani
won. Time, Is 3-5 seconds. Junior en-
tries-Wilkes won Time IL As sec
onds. Running to first base against
time, senlors-James Jones. Time, 8 2-5
seconds Intermediate entries CIV,
Bailey won. Time, 8 3-5 seconds nm,
ior entries, Bud Williams won. Time
9 4-5 seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
REVOLVER CLUB TO MEET
ONLY FOR PRACTICE WORK

The Los Angeles Revolver club will
hold no regular shoot today, but mem
bers will gather for practice work.
Sergeant w. E. Smith and several
other crack shots were down at the
William H. Hoegee indoor range yes
terday, practicing for the coming teIe-
graphic contest with the Springfield
team.
The Los Angeles marksmen expert
ence considerable difficulty on the in
door ranges, as most of their work is
done in the open. The eastern teams.
on the contrary, are forced to use in
door ranges most of the year on ac-
count of the snow and cold weather
This will give them a decided advan.
tage in the coming indoor match at
twenty yards.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
ST. VINCENT COLLEGE
HAS EXPERT COACH
M00RES is SAID TO BE EXCEL
LENT TRAINER
Director of Athletics at Catholic Col
Iege Is Experienced in Baseball,
Basketball and Other
Sports

Coach Moores of st. Vincent college
is said to be one of the best junior
coaches in Southern California. He
first took up athletics several years
ago in the sunny south. Because of
his skill as an athlete he was selected
by the faculty of St. Vincent to take
charge of the athletes in all branches.
Moores recently persuaded the Grand
avenue Catholic school to enter the
ranks of the A A. u, and for the first
time in its athletic career the Saints
will be under the amateur wing.
Moores is we'll advanced in all sports
and coaches the pupils in basketball
and track and from the showing made
by the students in the present semester
1T is believed hereafter the Saints will
be in friendly relations with other coll
leges in Southern California.
In the baseball line the Saints have
a fast club and it is said no surprise
will result if they annex the fine pen
nant offered this year by a sporting
goods firm to the college team winning
the most games of the series.
Under the direction of MOores the
Grand avenue institution also has de-
velepoed a fast basketball five and from
the number of games won in practice
from other crack teams it has excellent
prospects for winning the pennant in
the Mems Southern California Basket
ball league, which will begin playing
the second week in February.
Handball is another sport that
Coach Moores has developed, and from
the showing made it is evident there
is good material on hand to develop a
championship team after little more
practice.
Swimming is another feature Moores
has under development and he is think
ing of asking the faculty to enter a
team in the newly organized Water
Polo league which will be organized
within a few weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

barn. Mcclellan has now a most prom
Using candidate for all the free-for-all
pacing races al. the Matinees, and even
Siegfried will have to be on edge to
beat her.
Charles H. Thayer has sold his g.
year-old filly by Six Bells, dam May
Clifford, by Rex Clifford, to r. Mather-
son of British Columbia for $50.
A. B. Cox of Paoli, Pa, owner of the
Leading Lady, has bought from John
Reynolds through Red Garrity the bay
mare, Hazel Kinney by Mckinney and
in foal to Bon Voyage. Price about
$1,000. She will be shipped to Mr.. Cox's
stock farm, which is near Philadelphia,
10 join his select band of brood mares.
Messrs. Kelly and Crawford of Seat
tie were visitors at Agricultural park
several times last week. but had to be
contented looking at the horses in their
stalls, as it was too wet to work They
as we'll as j. B. Tiffin of Vancouver,
who bought Neer Girl couple Of
weeks ago, greatly admired George A
Founders 2-year-Old filly, Lottie Lyn-
wood, the full sister to Sonoma Girl
The Pasadena horse show, which be-
gins on March 8 and continues for four
days, will have number of classes for
trotters and PAGERS, trotting bred studs
and roadsters 1t should get a number
of entries from Agricultural park.
Death was busy among the trainers
and drivers of harness horses in 1908,
these having answered the "tap of the
bell'' and were sent away on their long
journey: William w (Billy) Bair. the
owner Of Maud S, Cal Bates, w. F..
Campbell, William p. (Pete1 Biggs,
who held the pacing record to cart with
the man eating stud, Pilot Medium, S.
M. Castle, Jack Curry, who won the
sensational race at the worlds fair at
Chicago with Alix; Pat Dickerson, Guy
Edwards, John '(Directum) Kelly, H. D
Kyger, the veteran Pete Nance, William
MeIlen, G. l.. (Pop) Martin, George
Richardson, Scott Smith and Charles
Tapp. The last was shot to death by
one of his grooms.
IL is said that $4,000 was offered for
UhIan A, 2:07H
Dick Mcmahon is expected here soon
and will spend the winter visiting the
different horse centers on the coast.
Beulah, the dam Of The Zoo, 2:09. by
Zombro, has colt by Zolack, 2:05H,
that is said to be very promising.
George H. Estabroook, the owner of
Spanish Queen, has bought from the
Ideal stock farm at East Aurora, N. Y,
the 2-year- old filly. Eve Direct. by Lord
Direct, dam Eva Chimes by Chimes.
The famous maud S horseshoe
that for over twenty years had hung
in the great gate at the Glenville track,
Cleveland, has been presented to Mrs.
William Edwards, widow of Col Ed
wards, who was the president of the
Cleveland Driving Park company for
many years in the days of its glory,
and gave Maud S the word "Go!" when
she trotted her world-famous mile in
2:OSA there July 80 1885,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
LONG BEACH SCHOOL
DOWN ORANGE HIGH
Three=Bagger by Player on Winning
Nine Is Responsible for Two
Runs Made by the
Victors

LONG BEACH, Jan. 3O.-In an in
teresting game on the high school dia-
mond, the Long Beach high school de-
fcated the Orange high school by a
core of to I. Youngs three-bagger
in the sixth was responsible for the
Long Beach scores The lineup:
Long Beach-Young, third base; Wor-
them, shortstop; Peterson, first base;
Coughran, left field; Flickinger and
Nadeau, right field; Boland, shortstop;
Enloe, pitcher; Galbraith, catcher;
Frazier, second base.
Orange-Abbott, left field; Kelly,
third base; Hinnehof, second base;
Slater, first base; Graves, shortstop
Heinrichs, pitcher; Lutherm, catcher;
Buchanan, center field; Colant, right
field.
Umpire-George StovaH.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
LIVE TOGETHER AFTER SUIT
FOR DIVORCE WAS ENTERED

The divorce suit of Adolph G. Berch-
told against Sarah Berchtold was sub
mitted to Judge Bordwe1I yesterday.
and decision probably will be rendered
Monday.
Mrs. Berchtold, who was brought into
court in response to a subpoena. said
she had lived. with her husband since
he filed his action, and to substantiate
her statements the register Of the Bos-
ton rooming house was produced show
ing that A. V. Butch and wife occupied
a room in August.
Mrs. Berchtold claimed the name was
assumed by her husband, but this was
denied by Berchtold.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
Fourth Squadron Sails

ALGIERS. Jan. 80. - The fourth
squadron of the American battIeship
fleet composed Of the Wisconsin. the
Illinois, the Kearsarge and the Ken
tucky, left this port this afternoon
for Gibraltar.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
race. 6 furlongs; selling.

It's as easy to SECURE a bargain In n ,,saa
automobile, through want advertising. as II
used to be--and still is-to secure a horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

real estate advertisement sells one mans
property before another mans "FOR SALE"
plscard has even commenced to gather dust.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

You might just as well NOT BELIEVE A.
advertising unless you are USING It to fur
ther your plansi
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

Tine S,5 II ~ 49, a 70 o. 1917 Winner b NncTed
Re Mmi "O"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

KELLY AND THOMAS MATCHED
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Hugo Kelly, the
local lightweight, and Joe Thomas, the
California light heavyweight, have been
matched to fight ten rounds before the
Fairmount Athletic club of New York,
on February %, at catchweights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

gEvnNrH RAcnss turlang. sye.r-ela. anal up pur.s s
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
HERALD'S SANTA ANITA FORM CHART

SANTA ANITA 3O Weather cI
u W. Hamilton. presiding r. Dwyer,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

Te-12 1-5 49, Is 25 So
winner @ driving; handIy Scratched
roll OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31
SECOND RAcE-a4s furlongs; 2-year-olds; purse s4oo

Tme- As Winner ch
h rIsetF Flower; " to al a t Start
Norbt
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

A IS Winner h trained f
Went tost3 tgoodN value
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

FIFTH RAcEs4 fuongs; 4yearods up selling; purse $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

Tme-6 4-5 49, 20 is, Winner b. &.
Sheridan at 35 at post minutes. goo
easily and third driving Scratchedannibal Bey
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

5 &, 40 As, h.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Etheromanes.

They resembled balls from a Chris
mas tree-tiny glass balls, bright red,
yellow, green, blue, filed with a few
drops of some clear liquid.
They are ether balls" said the psy-
biologist "They are composed of gel
atine, like the capsuloids you swallow
for indigestion, and inside them Is Just
enough ether to make you happy with
out putting you to sleep.
''Etheromania continues to increase,
and etheromanes keep devising novel
ways Of taking the baneful narcotic.
The ether ball is a new and popular
way.
A group of etheromanes, lying to-
gether on silk divans, break under one
another's nostrils these bright balls.
The sweet, subtle fumes of the ether
are inhaled, and the ether drunkards
dream their strange ether dreams.
81 cure many of them by means of
hypnotism. Just now, at the New
Year, the season of good resolutions
and reforms, l shall be unusually sue
cessful in my cures"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
MUST HAVE MONEY
CHECK DOES NOT GO WITH YOUR
UNCLE SAM.
Even Men Whose Names Are Synony-
nous with Dollars In Millions
Have to Put Up the Actual
Currency.

Where is the private citizen who
Astor, Morgan, Rockefeller, Gould, or
other millionaire's check in payment
for a bill for services rendered? Yet
Uncle Sam will not when it comes to
settling up for customs duties on i'm
ported personal effects of ocean tray
elers.
Even a certified" check does not
serve to remove the financial credulity
of the nations treasurer, as several
millionaires who recently arrived from
Europe discovered when they ten
dered guaranteed" checks in payment
for household use.
There is not a bank or financial in
stitution in the country but which
will accept a certified check as the
equivalent of good, hard cash. Uncle
Sam demands the coin of the realm,
however, and will not admit, as. it is
technically called, any dutiable article
until he gets it.
Not long since G. oliver Iselin, the
yachtsman, whose fortune is estimated
at seven figures, arrived from England
in a White Star liner and offered his
check for $4,000 in payment of duty
on some curios which he bought
abroad.
Il am sorry, Mr. Iselin, but we are
not permitted to take anything but
currency" said Deputy Collector Will
liams. The Corinthian navigator of
several Americas cup defenders
smiled incredulously, although he was
in hurry to get away from the pier
to catch train.
Mr.. Iselin sent one of his accom-
panyiDg Wallets downtown and secured
the requisite cash, saying with a laugh
as he turned it into the branch GUS
tom house on the Ter:
Il suppose the government must be
careful who it deals with
Another millionaire whose check
was declined under similar circum-
stances showed his displeas1re by
threatening all sorts of official pun
ishment, and ended with the state
ment that he would have the SILLY
regulation" revoked if he was obliged
to spend his last dollar in doing so.
He was still suffering and Tuning
when Barney" Biglin, the veteran
politician, came upon the scene and
lent the millionaire $1,75O to pay the
Indebtedness to the government.
What makes me mad" said the mil
Honaire to Biglin, lis that 1, who can
raise ten millions in half an hour, and
that over the telephone, should be
held up for a paltry $1,750. A rule
like that is outrageous"
The rule has not been revoked, how
ever, despite the millionaire's threats,
and Uncle Sam is doing a strictly cash
business at the same old stand.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10

These are our scavanger friends that
destroy the waste and debris of care
less man. Without these allies the
face of the earth would soon be unfit
for habitation.
Perhaps no micro-parasite is right
now a better friend to us all, and es-
pecially to the farmer than the one
which lives in the nodules on the roots
of clover, alfalfa, and other legumi-
nous plants. These Country" para
sites take the free nitrogen out of the
air and in the laboratories of their
own simple one celled bodies trans
form it into a food for grains. The
farmer sows a seed inoculated with
these nitrogen loving germs, and while
he is engaged elsewhere they on the
of the roots prepare for him
a fertilizer he cannot buy. By such
assistance the farmer proposes to en-
rich his fields from the atmosphere
that blows about us.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
"Dime Novel DAYS."

Marathon mad! When a mere child
read story-I think it was a dime
novel-about an Indian runner; prob
ably a ten-cent Beadle; among the
first of the ten-centers, and far more
wholesome than the salacious ten-cent-
ers of the present day of eroticism.
The winning of the west was due
largely to the dime novel. 1 never
read one that did not tend to enlarge
boys love of outdoor sport and clean
adventure. There was nothing that
could not be read at the family fire
side. Yet some one started a crusade
against the dime novel, and after 20
years it was partly eradicated-that
is, it was forced to give way to the
cheap tales of city dens and dives
New York Press.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Few in This Climate.

The diseases to fear here in this eli
mate are typhoid fever, smallpox,
tuberculosis, diptheria and scarlet
fever. All are infectious diseases and
should be controlled. Keep the para
sites out of the system and there is no
danger of the disease. Quarantine,
care and cleanliness will rid any COM
munity of infectious diseases. The
excreta of all patients of an infectious
disease should be burned or destroyed
by chemical. Expectorating in pub
lie buildings or an side walks ought to
be prohibited.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Some Are Dangerous.

| would that all parasites were so
kindly disposed as the ones | have
described. However, there are not
many classes of them that are dan
gerous. Certain ones cause disease
and especially the contagious dis
eases. When there bacteria get into
the blood of human bodies in the
course of their feeding and growth
they produce toxins or poisonous sub
stances whose effects are characters
tic of the disease. These infectious
diseases are caused by the invasion of
the body by micro-parasites, typhoid
fever, yellow fever, diptheria, small
pox, tuberculosis and no doubt meas
les, chicken-pox, scarlet fever and
"colds." The bacteria of typhoid few
er must get into the system through
water or milk. tuberculosis is caused
by breathing an atmosphere laden
with the germ from patient. yell
low and malarial fever is introduced
into the body off the ''bill" of mos
quito. The bubonic plague is trans
ferred by the flea to the human body
from diseased rat. The last plague
has been introduced into California
recently from the Orient.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Ancient Ink Better Than our..

The question of making durable ink
perplexes the manufacturers of to-day.
Observe closely any letter five or ten
years old and one will notice that In
all probability the writing has faded
to brown color and is very indis-
tinct go to any large museum and
there Will be seen ancient manuscripts
the writing of which is as black and
distinct as if 1t had been done the day
before yesterday.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Feasted Two pavs and NIobts.

Commander Peary and his party, re-
turning famished from their futile
dash for the pole in 1906. slaughtered
herd of seven musk oxen on Hazen
island, OFF the extreme north of Green
land. For two days and nights there
after they crouched inside their snow
huts, eating continuously, and when
they had finished, the pile of bones
outside was "as high as a tall mans
chin"