Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-17

/" HIRTY-FOUR hunters were killed
throughout the United States
Il during the big game seasons Of
1909. This does not include those VINO
lost their lives while hunting with
shotgun. IT is doubtful If all the evils
of the race track and football COM
bined would produce such deadly
total.
Gene McGovern, who may appear IN
one of the preliminaries to the wins
FJvnn fight, is hot after either Billy
Cappelle or Marty Kane. 4 want
chance to meet some boy who hghtS
at my weight and l will make ll6 for
auv of them. a $500 side bet is wait
ing to back this" said Gene yesterday.
McGovern will work with Ad Wolgast
for the remainder of the MilWaukean
training.
r. r. Owens is shipping the follow
ing string Of horses from Los Angeles
for the Raisin City stable; Likely,
Dieudonue, Banrose, Satsuma H. Bill
Sanders, Jack Roberts and Cameo.
Bob Vernon. who has been in the
company of Jeffries more than any
other man in the east, not barring the
pugilists manager, Sam Berger, salu
that the fight would be joke because
Jeff would dispose of the negro so
quickly that there would be no chance
for hackers Of the latter TO get a ialr
run for their money.
In the Hotel knickerbocker James
w Coffroth, one of the unsuccessIui
bidders for the fight. was approached
bv a Wall street broker, who declared
that he had $4,000 10 wager against
$4,000 ON Jeffries. Coffroth quickly IN
loosened a large roll from which ne
extracted four $1,000 bills.
And you think that johnson VIII
VIM" piped the broker.
II am not thinking bit these days
replied Coffroth, but any man VINO
gives me 5 TO bet on JeIlrieS can can
get all the short end money he can
cover. Even money or odds on john
son would be more reasonable
one good thing in connection with
all of the trouble being stirred mp IN
baseball is that no charges nave DeeH
made to stick which in any way re-
0a,t ON the game itself. In fact none
of the charges being made against the
men who are fighting each other can
he considered as rejecting very Sefl-
Ously ON them. About the worst thaI
they are SAYING about each other Is
that sharp practice has been fesuIlGu
to in some instances and lhat certain
men are incompetent to hold positions
way reflects on the game itself or IT'S
honesty Furthermore, it can be sdlu
with Derfect confidence that were any
thing radically wrong 1t would pe
brought out In fact, this IS the nrSU
thing that would be done, as con ICr
tion Of anything that even SaNofeu ol
rroolzed work would, under modern
1,aga{,au conditions, result in the put
ling out of business of the one gullty
for GOOD and all. Hence the very tignt
itsaif is i'm a good way for baseball
iuasnuch as il IS showing lildI tllS
snort itself is sound 10 the core, ~
matter what those connected WIN IL
may be doing.
Tim Flvnn gained few friends when
he asked the earth, even If he dld neg
Irct to mention the enclosing fence lof
bis battle with willis. Willis is IN
rreat condition and promises 10 give
fhe fireman a ten-round imitation OF
sam Langtord
Now that it is a settled fact that
Timnv Burke will no longer be in the
American association, it is proper TO
5ivulpe to the public little secret
about this hard working player-a Sc
rret that has been in the possession OF
the Toledo team for several seasons,
Burke was a great believer IN ouu
SIGNALS on the ball field, 1t SO happens
that he had a set of unusually Wnltc
teeth. They we're perfectly modeleu'
too. and were his own.
It was not surprising, therefore, that
Jimmy should be constantly showing
thcm when playing. No matter how
hot the day or how unpleasant he might
feel. Jimmy always was smiling, and
his peaIly dominoes were very notice
able.
That set Bill Armour owner of the
Toledo club. to thinking. He watched