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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
JACK JOHNSON POSTS
His FORFEIT MONEY
Black Fighters 5acker Puts Up $4,000
to Cover Sum Deposited by JEFF
fries Latter's Manager
Seems Pleased

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-George Lyttle,
hacker of Jack Johnson, posted $4,000
forfeit today with local sporting ed
itor to cover a sum already put up by
j. ]. Jeffries, as a preliminary cham
pionship ring battle between Jeffries
and the colored man.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-sam Berger,
manager for j. ]. Jeffries, expressed
considerable delight when Informed
that Johnson had posted $4,000 in Chi
cago today to bind a match with JEFF
fries for the heavyweight champion
ship.
"Wel, I guess there will be a fight,
he said. AS to a report that Johnson
wants Jeffries to agree to the time and
place for the match before the latter
goes abroad, Berger said:
"HoW can Jeffries name any meeting
place for the fight, particularly the
place, before a bid has been received
from O promoter? We would like to
know where as we'll as Johnson, but
we are not mind readers.
"If Johnson means business he
should come here to New York as soon
as the bids for the fight are in. We
will look them over, and anything that
looks reasonably good to both Of us we
will accept.
"Jeffries is dealing with Johnson and
the public in good faith. He only
wants what is fair and right. Any
other champiOn-and Jeffries is the real
champion-wouldh have demanded 80 per
cent of the gate receipts or purse, but
he is good enough to say that Johnson
shall have a losers end. No, l won't
say how much win be Johnson's share,
but it will repay him for training eX-
penses eVen-well, even If it does not
for the beating he will surely get"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

TN HAT the State league outlaws,
after making repeated overtures
- to the Coast leaguers, are will
ing to become affiliated with organized
ball on almost any terms, became evil
dent yesterday, when the dispatch
printed above was received, reaft1rm-
ing the statement published by the
writer that the State league is on
it's last legs, and that its end is near.
Though the message which hummed
over the wires last night has an ap-
parently innocent appearance, behind 1t
lies a tale of a battle which has eX-
tended over the period of several
years. which has found the entire
Pacific coast, but particularly the CEN
trail portion of California its battle
ground, and has broken and left
stranded in its path many of those
magnates who sought to defy the Coast
league and were deluded into the idea
that they could cope with Ewing and
his associates.
That the story did not originate from
Coast league circles is certain. That 1t
came from the ranks of the desperate
and bankrupt outlaws is almost equal
ly sure.
Coasters Forgive
Last night Henry Berry, one of the
directors and leaders of the Pacific
Coast league named in the story, per-
mitted a statement to be made with
his full authority, which brands this
as a scheme Of the outlaws for assis-
tance. Though fatty detied before the
beginning of the present season when
an effort was made to give the outlaws
better terms than they are now seek
ing, Berry and his associates are will
ing to "let bygones be bygones," and
are in a receptive mood. In other
words the plan to restore the players
of the outlaw league to good standing
with the organized fraternity by form
ing a new league to be listed as a
class &C" organization, will be favor
ably received by the Coast leaguers,
and the developments of the week may
find such a league IN process of con-
struction.
The situation in the outlaws ranks
is daily growing more desperate, but
It is probable that they will finish
out their present season for the rea-
son that it is unlikely that the Coast
league will entertain any proposition
looking to the formation of a class
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
PAPKE-KFTCHEL
FILMS DECISIVE
SETTLE MANY DISPUTES AND
ARGUMENTS
Draw Verdict Seems Just Settlement
of contest-Brock and Plcato Are
in Training for Bout of
August 13
BY A. e. DUNNING

That the battle at Colma on July &,
which went to Middleweight Champion
Stanley Ketchey against Billy Papke,
by grace of a verdict rendered by
Billy Roche, is still viewed as matter
of uncertainty is evident by the in
terest taken in the films of the fight,
which are now on exhibition at the
Walker theater on Grand avenue,
where they will be seen this week. AS
the two middleweights, who had bat
tied thrice before, strained and heaVed
and Wrestled and fought over the
canvas for sixty minutes of the most
furious milling ever seen at the Colma
arena, there is a wide diversity of
opinion regarding the winner, and
probably no two spectators view the
outcome in exactly the same light. The
battle, even as depicted in the silent
and swiftly moving films which cam
not reproduce the same intensity of
action, the same furor of the combat,
and the same heart breaking ferocity
with which the men strove from gong
to gong. was one of the most thrilling
ever seen in the west, and to those
who did not appear at ringside the
pictures are realistic and highly il
Eliminating.
To the credit of the Eagle Film COM
pany of San Francisco, which is tour
ing with the pictures, 1t must be said
that the rolls are the clearest and the
most gra phic reproduction of the scenes
in the arena ever exhibited in Los
Angeles. Every movement Of the
fighters from the time Papke rushed
across the ring toward the champion
in the first round until the final up
ward movement of Ketchers arm in
the clasp Of Referee Roche announc-
ing that the champion had retained
his title is clearly set forth. The
perfect lighting and the evident able
handling of the picture machine keeps
the fighters in focus at all times, and
not blow struck during the battle is
missed.
From a personal observation OF the
films the contention that the Papl1e
people were robbed Of a verdict hardly
seems to stand. But It seems equally
clear to me that the worst Billy Papke
would have received from the bout
was draw. Perhaps personal ac-
quaintance with Billy Paple and his
methods of fighting slightly tempers
my views. Perhaps a tithe Of i'm
agination creeps when ] watch his
work in the clinches, and can guess
that when those smooth brown arms
are apparently working in and out
ineffectively they are doing consider
ably damage. But through the hour
and more in which / remained fasten-
ed to my seat, watching the battle
unfold noiselessly it seemed that the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
RESULTS AT VICTORIA

VICTORIA. B., c., Aug. 2.-Today's results
a: Oak Bay track:
First race four and half furlongs-Bellni
won, Aldergulch second, Third Chance third
Time, :56 As,
Second race, six furongs-ZiclS Abrams won,
Keowna second Rama third. Time, l:l5 4-l5
Third race, six furlongs-Ornate won, Chap
let second Toby third. Time, 1;16 40.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth-Captain
Burnett won, Redwood II second, Millsons
third. Time, 1l9 1-5.
Fifth race, five furlongs-Bele OF lroquois
won, Auburndale second, Sauced third Time
1901 3-5 Is
Sixth race, seven furlongs--sam McGibbon
won, Translucent second, Mitre third. Time
1:29 SO.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

emerged after several weeks occu-
pancy.
A glance over the Coast league sched-
ule brings out the fact that the Angels
have a long period at home before they
will be called on to pack up and So
journ In the enemy's country From
now until practically the last of August
for the Angels viii play their last
game of the long stretch at home on
August 29-the Dillonites will be work
ing on their old familiar grounds, sur
rounded by friends and playing before
their constituents, and therefore by
every rule of the game, having an OPP
portunity to do their best. The close
Of the schedule Is all in the Angels
favor. AS has been before stated in
these columns, ten Of the fourteen
weeks remaining will find the champs
at home, and any man who ever played
on a ball team away from home, even
If 1t happened to be a strawberry patch
nine, can realize what this means to a
team.
Battle Royal Coming
After Sacramento finishes with the
Angels this week the royal battle viii
come, for the Seals will trekk south
ward TO engage their old rivals, the
Seraphs. 1t Is this series which Dillon
and Henry Berry rely on to send the
Mohlerites tumbling downward and to
boost the locals correspondingly 1t is
possible that during the week the San
Francisco team is here the local fans
will see the bitterest, fastest and most
spectacular baseball ever played in the
Pacific Coast league. From August II
to % Oakland will hold the boards at
the Chutes field, and the locals hope to
assume a lead in impressive fashion
over the Reidy followers. After Oak
land comes Portland for the week of
August "a to 20, which closes the
straight run of the champions at home.
The next week viii see the Los An
geles team quartered at Oakland, play
ing from August 81 to September s
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

with the Commuters. A week follows
with San Francisco at the bay city, an
other at Sacramento with the Senators
which in all probability will be played
at Oakland in case the outlaw trouble
is not settled before, and then week
at Portland will close the 'away-from-
home" series for the season of 1903.
Los Angeles and Vernon will open the
final spurt at home in the week from
September 20 to October 4. San Fran
cisco follows, and as this will be the
last meeting of two most serious COR
tenders in the race the fans will prob
ably jam the Chutes park bleachers
Sacramento will come south for the
week from October 13 to is, Oakland
will be here from October 10 to "a, and
the closing week of the year will find
Portland and the Angels struggling to-
gether on the local grounds from Octo-
ber 26 to 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

&C" league before the end of the pres
ent schedule.
May Finish Schedule
Early in the year Moreing and other
magnates found it necessary in order
to obtain the high salaried stars on
whom they relied to give their State
league some standing, to deposit in
the bank the salary of these men for
the year in advance. This money be-
ing in escrow would be forfeited
should the State league season be
brought to an abrupt close and the
schedule remain uncompleted. There
fore, it is probable that the full series
of games-that is, the present abbre-
waited schedule of three games week
will be played out whereupon the
outlaws will then be free to negotiate
with the Coast league magnates look
ing toward the formation of the
league as outlined in the above dis
patch.
Inspired by Outlaws
This story, 1 believe, was inspired
by the outlaws in order to bring the
matter to a head gave out Henry
Berry last night. 1--WE have discussed
this matter in a general way several
times, but Graham, Ewing and myself
have had no conference lately that
could lead to such a statement being
sent out. We are willing to entertain
such a proposition, however, for first,
last and always, we are working for
the advancement of the game in the
west, and I believe it would be good
move. Some of the towns above
named desire a class 'C' team; others
want a class A or a class b
league, but this does not look favor
able at present. 1t looks as though
the present outlaw league, with some
changes in its personnel, would be
come either a class b or class C
league next year, from which we would
be able to take men and with which
we would be glad to cooperate"
Berry plans to go to San Francisco
the latter part of this week or the
first of next and confer regarding the
situation with the other directors of
the league. The outlaw matter, how
ever, has been left largely in his
hands and his word in the matter will
go a long way toward deciding the
final action of the Coast league. In
any case the signs all point to short
life for State leaguers as outlaws
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
coWEs REGATTA OPENS

COWES, Aug. 2.-Regatta week at
Cowes opened today under promising
auspices. The competition of Emperor
Williams new Meteor, King Alfonso 5
Hispania, and other German, Spanish
and French yachts gave an interna-
t1onal flavor to the racing, which of
recent years has been lacking
The principal race of the day was for
the big boats over a course of 80 miles.
The Meteor and the Germania were
the scratch yachts. The Germania fin
ished first, but she crossed on the
wrong side of the finish line and the
prize Of $500 was awarded to the Me-
teor.
The international challenge cup, val
ued at $780, for 15-meter yachts, was
won by the Ostara, a British entry.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
SENSATIONAL RACES
OPEN GRAND CIRCUIT
Baron Whips and Lady Jones Win
Their Events in Straight Heats
in First Day of Kalamazoo
Harness Program

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Aug. 2.-Three
hard-fought races featured the opening
of the Grand Circuit races today.
The 2:0S pacing stake was won by
Baron Whips in straight heats.
Five heats were required in the 2:17
trot. Lady Jones had all she wanted
to beat Carlokin in the 2:0S trot.
Results
2:11 trot, purse $1000-Peter Balta won first
and fifth heats; time. 2llh 2;13h. Navy
Royce won third and fourth heats; time
2lSk, 2:l0k. Bell Bird won second heat;
time, 2:1lA.
2:OS pace stake $S0oo-Baron Whips won in
straight heats; time, 2:0SA, 2:oSia, 2:0SA.
2:0s trot, stake S2000-Lady Jones won first
third and fourth heats; time 21OA, 2:1Ol5
09&. Carlokin won second heat; time 2:09A
2;06 pace, purse $1O0O-Mary Kent won in
straight heats time. 2:15la. 212A 22O.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

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What looks like one of the most even
ly matched series of the seasons
schedule will be presented the fans this
week, the new alignment finding the
tailenders, Vernon and Oakland. the
leaders, and third place, men, San
Francisco and Portland and the second
place and "middlemen," Los Angeles
and Sacramento, tied up for a seven
games struggles. That the fans on all
three of the coast diamonds may ex-
pect hard fought battle all the week
is evident from a glance at the official
card outlining the arrangement of
games. Every series looks like a toss
up at this stage of the proceeding.
though the net results may see sew
eral changes in the standings.
Los Angeles enters the week In far
better condition than they started al
though in the middle of the last play
the Angels dropped from second to
third place, by reason Of the continued
victories by Portland. The steady
piling up of winning games against
the Vernonites, who took only two
games of last weeks play, boosted the
Angels considerably, however. and they
quickly regained their position below
the leaders, those lucky, persistent,
brilliant Seals.
Came Today at Vernon
With his men in good condition. the
cripples all recovered, and his pitchers
in better form than for weeks, Dillon
can look forward to the next month
with a bit more Of equnanimity. His
trip abroad was disastrous, but with
e,t,- A,I, fI,A H.,
by making a desperate driving finish.
stand good chance Of nosing out at
the wire. Sacramento starts off at
Vernon today at 2:45 D. m. in the OPEN
ing session. Graham's men met the
usual fate against the Seals, being
beaten decisively, but they are a
formidable lot. and the locals will need
clash with Graham's northerners. A
victory in a majority of the games
with the Senators would give the An
gels a good boost up the ladder, while
a defeat would correspondingly dinin-
ish their chances Of getting to the top.
While every loval local fan will of
course be on hand to watch the Angels
embattled. breathless interest Will be
taken in the series at Portland, where
Mohler viii advance on the McCredie
stronghold. Being a fight between the
third place team and the leaders, II Is
of absorbing interest since, should the
Beavers eat into the percentage pie
sufficiently to take good slice from
the San Francisco men, and the An
gels win at the same time, 1t will af-
ford the locals so much better chances
to Jump into the lead. Portland Is
about the only team in the league
which has found the vulnerable points
in the Seals lineup this season, and
promise a hard battle against the top
notchers. Needless to say, a double
umpire system will be in vogue on
the Oregon diamond.
Hogan Has Chance
At Oakland the Vernonites will en-
deavor to dig their way out Of the
cellar by winning from the Oaklanders.
Naturally, Reidys men will fight hard
to prevent being showed back into bot
tom place, from which they have
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
BASEBALL RACING L

States, and I intend to make this my
future home as l know If L can make
good again here I win get chance at
the lightweight championship"
1t is probable that John Barry, the
crack amateur boxer, and Young Solo
mon will be matched today for a six
round preliminary to the Brock-Picato
fight. Barry declared that he would
prefer to go over the short route in his
first professional bout, and he will de-
eide today regarding taking on the re-
doubtable Solomon. The boys will
weigh about 152 pounds.
One four-round preliminary for the
Brock -Picato contest was made up yes
terday. Peck Siegwart, who has made
considerable of reputation as a well
terweight in the east, will go on with
Jimmy Brady, the dusky fighter who
has been in Los Angeles for several
weeks, looking for a battle The boys
will weigh about 14O pounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
sAILoR-FIeHTER KILLED

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Aug. 2.-"It
was not prize fight or a boxing bout
hut an exhibition for a moving picture
machine" said Admiral Seaton Schroe-
der today in referring to the death of
Hans Foster a colored messman on the
Vermont. last night. A committee of
officers was appointed today to make
an investigation.
Those who saw the affair say the
men went six rounds and then, as pre-
arranged, Foster took the count The
autopsy revealed that Foster died of
cerebral hemorrhage, caused by a blow
or a fall
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
TBy Associated Press.l

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 2.-Silence
rested upon the diamonds of the major
baseball leagues today, and the prin-
cipal leaders of the national game as
sembled in Louisville to pay the last
tribute to Harry c. Pulltam, late pres
ident of the National league, whose
sucicide in New York cast a shadow
over the baseball world.
The body of Mr.. Pulliam arrived
this morning, accompanied by ]. Page
Pulliam, Mr.. Pulliams brother; G. w.
Cain of Nashville, his brother-in-law,
and Harry w. Russell, one Of Mr.. Pull
liams' closest friends.
The services were held at 1245 p.
m. in the chapel at Cave Hill. Floral
offerings came from all parts of the
country.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 2.--The body of
Harry Clay Pulliam, late president OF
the National league, was brought back
today to Louisville, the city he called
home, and from which he departed
twelve years ago to begin the rapid
climb which landed him at the top in
the baseball world. The coffin was
taken to the chapel Of an undertaking
establishment to be viewed by friends.
1t Is doubtful If any man in official
or public life had more friends in
Louisville than Mr.. Pulliam. Humble
fees of the daily newspapers, the
friends of his youth, never failed to
receive a call and a pleasant word
from him whenever he passed through
louisville. In consequence the flor
lists have been literally swamped with
orders from persons in all conditions
of life.
Al o'clock In the afternoon the
BODY was taken to the chapel at Cave
Hill cemetery, where a simple funeral
service was conducted.
Among the honorary pallbearers were
Ban johnson, president of the Amer
lean league; John A. Heydler. secre-
tary of the National league; John e.
Bruce, secretary of the national base
ball commission; President Dreyfus or
the Pittsburg club, President Robinson
of the st. Louis club, President John
Dovey of the Boston club, President
Exhibits of the Brooklyn club, President
Shettsline of the Philadelphia club, and
a number of men prominent In Louis
vile. affairs.
Day Of Sorrow
It was a day of half-masted nags
and deserted grounds in memory of
Mr.. Pulliam in the more important
cities where the national game is
known. The Southern league carried
its flags half-masted and President
Cavanagh has requested that no games
be played. The New York State league
suspended and American association
games scheduled here were not played.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-For the first
time in the history of baseball all
games in the major leagues were post
poned because of the funeral this aft
ernoon at Louisville, KY, Of President
Harry C. Pulliam of the National
league. A number of individual games
in other leagues also we're postponed.
The action of the American league was
because of the close personal friend
ship existing between Mr.. Pulliam and
Ban Johnson, president of the Amer
lean league, who was one of the hon.
orary pallbearers, and because Of the
high esteem in which all of the Amer
lean league owners held Mr.. Pulliam.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
ARRANGE NATIONAL REGATTA

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The executive
committee of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen has completed
final arrangements at a meeting here
for the seventh annual regatta. which
is to be held on the Detroit river, De-
troit, Mich. Friday and Saturday of
this week. The event promises to
eclipse any previous regatta in the his
tory of the association. The entry list
includes seventy-five crews from boat
clubs in various parts of this country
and Canada and on the program many
exceptional competitions are scheduled
for rich prizes
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
LOS ANGELES GIRL
TO MARRY CATCHER

SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 2.--Miss
Josephine Vickers of Los Angeles
who is visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Delay, in Roches-
ter, this county will be married Au-
gust T. at the home of her uncle, Har-
ry Connolly, in Lincoln, ILL.,, to Catcher
Snodgrass of the New York Giants,
the Giants having an engagement to
play in st. Louis about that date.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

V1 HE above picture is a Characters
tic pose Of one q the handsomest
Il specimen Of canine beauty in Los
Angeles. Don" the big st. Bernard,
owned by Henry Stuhr of this city,
which has proved a prize winner in
both bench shows in which he has
been exhibited, will be sent north next
week to participate in the bench show
at Santa Cruz, wherein dogs from all
over the west and several of the best
from the east viii be on exhibition
before the judges. Don will be en-
tered in competition against the tlnest
dogs of his breed in the country, and
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

his owner expects him to carry away
the blue ri. bon in all classes in which
he will be entered. In the bench show
at Hamburger's and again at the re-
Gently held show at Venice, this mag
nificent st. Bernard was the object Of
attention and was awarded the high
est prizes in his division. In the
Hamburger show he, of course, was
entered in the novice classes, since this
was his first appearance before the
critics of canine excellence. But at
the Venice show he appeared in the
open classes, and it was there that ms
true class was brought out, for the
reason that he faced many of the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

best dogs in the south. Don is 20
months old. He came from r. ]. Bald
wins ranch, and was reared out of
his puppy days amid the old oaks of
"Luckys" estate He took the blue
ribbon for the novice class at the Los
Angeles show and swept the open class
at the beach exhibit Because of his
enormous size Don is an object of
much attention whenever he appears
on the street He weighs 1S0 pounds,
but has a dainty appetite and is gentle
as a kitten. Local dog fanciers be-
lieve he is destined to make great
showing when he goes on exhibition
at Santa Cruz.