Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-26

nTLL REIDY. gave the Angel fans
II the surprise of their lives yester-
~ day afternoon when he ran away
from the Angels at the Vernon diamond
to the tune of 6 to l. Hen Berry was
most disconsolate individual after the
fateful inning, and not a kind word
could his players tease out of him. Nc
wonder he had class A crouch, for
after playing rings around the Portland
team the champions allowed the cellar
champions to make them look like anna
tours. 1t was an off day all around for
the banner bearers, but of course that
does not excuse them from winning the
game. There are several venturesome
individuals who are willing to take a
chance that Oakland will lose every
other game of the series. Maybe so, but
it must be admitted the bunch which is
styled the Commuters Is playing good
ball just now.
Hen Berry walked in from the Yer
non diamond yesterday about the mid
die of the eighth inning too heartsicB
to watch the remainder of the game
AS he passed the entrance into the
fighters training camp he witnessed a
sight that caused him to gasp with as
constituent There on the bleachers
erected for the purpose of permitting
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stood Jack Ripper and Messrs. Kolh
and Dill of Teutonic fame. The precious
trio were caught in the act of wit
Messing the game without depositing
the pro rata therefor, and Henry
promptly offered to lend each one of the
three the sum necessary to acquire en-
trance into the ball park. OF course
each disclaimed any intention of seeing
the game without due recompense, say
ing they had just arrived to see Jim
Flynn train. 1t is not recorded that
the Coast league received any emolu-
ments for the privilege accorded the
three would-be experts of watching the
game.
This is such a good illustration of
why Jack johnson was unable to do
better than draw with Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien that it is worth printing
in full It falls from the pen of an
eastern writer and Is a timely eXplana-
ton of the reasons why Johnson, as a
championship possibility, is simon
pure joke of 44-caliber
'Supremely confident that he will
win tonight, easily and decisively, Jack
Johnson sat last night in his training
quarters in Merchantville, and told a
reporter just how he would cut Jack
O'Brien to pieces and then mercifully
knock him out. According to the negro
fighter, the white man will be beaten
from the moment the fight starts and
any resistance he may make will be
worse than useless.
az am coming to win in a walk he
declared, while the small army of sat
elites and Worshipers that crowd his
quarters fairly hung on his words.
'O'Brien hasn't a ghost of show with
me. If he tries to be clever he knows
that I'm cleverer, that I can hit harder
and that I'm champion of the world.
That's it--champion of the world!'
1T was suggested to Johnson that
O'Brien might have been doing some
hard training and fit for the fight of
his life.
"' You leave that all to me-" an
swered Johnson, as he motioned to a
boy to stop smoking cigarettes near
him, as the smoke hurt his nostrils.
I am Jack Johnson, and every one
knows what that means. If he tries
any funny footwork he will go down
and go suddenly. I am going to knock