Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-29

IN HAT the scrap for the premier
pugilistic honors Of the day VIII
Il not be pulled off in SAT- Lake
CITY is generally conceded by those
who are informed regarding conditions
in Utah and it's capital city. Allhousn
he has not stated in absolute terms
that the battle cannot be fought III
his Jurisdiction, Governor Spry mas
evaded a direct answer by stating III
substance that the fight cannot De
pulled off there. He is resisting pow
erful Influences in this decision, mas
much as the business men OF Salt Lake
City and ogden practically are uhlleu
i'm Sc eking to have the big dolnss III
salt Lake City, but the governor mas
said that he will enforce the law ana
tbat he has been advised by his at
tornav general that the affair would
he a direct violation of the statute pro-
bibiting prize fights. To lose the bat
tie after all that has been done py
those most directly interested Ia Sc
curing il for the Mormon city Would
he a great disappointment, notNitn-
standing that the city and state mas
occupied a prominent position III lllS
nress dispatches for several weeks anu
have secured unlimited adVerllslhS
thereby Governor Spry is nDeiai
minded ana, DtISDlllAl9 AAel' N~Nlf-
a l,aen desire to witness the scrap put
he is immune TO influence when ne be
Iieves that influence to be wrongly Cl-
ractad II is a good safe ana CON
servative bet that the fight VIII not DC
bald i'm salt Lake City and 1t is equally
&c GOOD a bet that 1t will be pulled OH
! in san Francisco. If the Legislature
| of Utah should be convened IN the
next sixty days, which VIII hot pS
done. there would be a sllshl hlcau
of hone for the NIormontoWn sports
as there is no outspoken oPposi.iottt l.nttors -,
the state to the fight. AS matters hia,'
stand II seems like a faded, torIorh
ana hopeless hope for Salt Lake CIty'
That local sportsmen will rejoice
s,nrenelv or mourn in an equal de-
/ oree. according to the fate OF the t'5,'5- re-
| fired. unbeaten king OF an puslil9 w ~
lings. is indicated every time lWo vi
| 100 Los AngelenOs get together alu
diec,,se the relative abilities of the tWc
| areat scrappers. All are agreed tha'
! onIyy something miraculous IN hatute tu
con- save Johnson from the alternallVe
- i,Imninp over the ropes or surfeh-
! da,jno his clouded title of the premier
bonors of kingship via the uroMsS
rotIte. And, as all Los Angeles spoi'o ,i'io
| men are dead game theE VIII - ~ &c
| ing up Johnson money as l4ns "4
| there is a dollar of 1t IN Sight
nanny Long evidently has become
| .,.L1,.,,,r,tl,r convinced that Hen Berry
;l .', inauence that seldom fails IN any
,,dortaIling. as he has notified Berry
| tbrouph ]. Calamity EWING tnat ne ne
"never said it," Berry IS hehtalI,y
/ serene as he cOntemplates Ine IS9Ii' 49,
of his efforts TO get Long out OF lne
- Of no 90 league secretary and acts as
| If he knew he had accomplsheu HiS
| dosiree i'm the premises. Berry II
1lo,ilcd Inv the unprejudiced sentiment
90 al the coast league fans ana de-
/ serves to win because he is right
| Jockey A. Morgan, VINO was SelioS
/ ly injured at JacksonVille; @ @Wncn ms t[
| mount fell with him, is Wen hiioN4' ~
| local uatrons Of the turf. lie was re-
| rentIv employed as stable jockey pS
| tho lakewood stock ranch, oWned pA
| S,o,netorls and Lawrence, and rode loi
| 1,at Grm after FFeinie CaVanaugh was
| injured at Salt Lake city last sPtulls
Later in the season, Morgan Sot iil'I
! t,o,ble with the racing officials aho
~ set down indefinitely at Butte
/ He was rcinstated a fortnight ago auO
/ this accident, aside from ITS serious,
ness as an injury, comes 10 Nun a9
! particularly severe pl""' -,I,i-i,,r
| parded as one of the most promising
/ of the recent finds
1t is persistently rumored that santa
Anita park viii be opened late III tli'
euring for a foTty-day meetlhS, lio',
Withstanding the announcement tha'
F,meryville viii continue for sixty days
beyond the original date for closing
which will run the northern race NEE NEE.
weu into May. Juarez viii run untl
March Is, but after that date seVera
hundred high class horses-of bette,
| all-round average class than those al
Emeryville-win have from thirty tc
! sixty days Of idleness ahead OF tlleih
! Thare are enough horses at JuareZ tc
Justify an attempt at racing at santa
! Anita, if the promoters care 10 risk
! their money in running without book
making, along the oral betting lines
However, Tom Williams hardly viii
consent to the reopening of Santa
Anita park unless he is convinced that