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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
DUCK HUNTERS TURN
OUT IN FULL FORCE
Intense Rivalry Between Clubs as to
Getting Limit Bags Reported.
Good Sport Enjoyed with
the Quail

Practically every duck club will
have a squad of hunters in the blinds
at daybreak this morning, judging
from the large number of enthusiasts
who left the city last night by the
Pacific Electric railway.
Good natured rivalry between the
squads which hunt on various days has
helped to create additional enthusiasm
Of late, and every man who goes out
to shoot does his utmost to make the
limit and raise the average Of his
squad.
Walter Brodie and Hugh Walker
went to Niger slough last night, each
bent on getting the limit. The can
vasbackers are also out in force.
r. l.. Brow, A. B. Conrad Walter
Wren and Mr.. Collier took their dogs
and outfit to Soledad canyon Satur-
day night and INDUCED in a profitable
days quail shoot Sunday. All sue
ceeded in getting the limit
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
NEW TENNIS BALLS HERE

Tennis enthusiasts will be glad to
know that several thousand of the new
1909 tennis balls arrived in this city
yesterday and are now on sale at the
various sporting goods houses.
Dyas-Cline are planning for elaborate
interior fittings for their new store at
PA West Third street, which they will
occupy after January 20. They will
have three times as much room as at
their present location. Over $4,000 will
be expended in fitting up the interior
OF the store, which will be one of the
handsomest on the coast There will
be twenty-five handsome glass show
cases for display of goods.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
ENGLISH WOMEN FORWARD
CHALLENGE FOR TENNIS

PASADENA, Jan. 5.-Believing Miss
May Sutton, the woman tennis cham
plon, to be a phenomenon and not a
true representative of the American
woman, the women players of England.
according to advices received here, to-
Day have challenged Miss Sutton to
Iead picked band of American women
players to that country for a series of
matches.
Mrs. G: w. Hillyard. the English
woman defeated by Miss Sutton for
the championship, will captain the
English team and stands ready to
guarantee return match in this coun-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
WILLIAMS IS LOOKING
AFTER TURF INTERESTS
Goes to Sacramento to Represent Race
Tracks in Struggle Before Legis-
Iature-Other Side Lining
Up Its Forces

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 5.-Earl H Webb OF
Berkeley, president of the Anti-Race Track
league, who is here in the interest of the
bill prohibiting race track gambling, held q
long consultation this afternoon with AS
semblyman Frank Otis of Alameda, who
will lead the fight against the race track
in the lower house. Webb expressed salts
faction with the manner in which the work
has been organized here, and predicted that
the track interests would make the
first test in the lower house, instead of in
the senate. Webb will return to the bay
tomorrow, but will be back in few days
Thomas H. Williams, president of the new
California Jockey club, has been on the
ground since Sunday, preparing for the
struggle.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
WANT GAMES

Manager William McCarrol Of the Gardena
club rises to say that his pitcher, Fred An
mis-, struck out eighteen of the Thistle mem
bers instead of seven, as was reported in the
tabulated score last Sunday
The North Pasadena club would like to ar
range a game for January II and 18. Ex-
penses for ten men will be paid. Call Home
phone 669, or answer through The Herald.
The Esperanto ball team Of Pasadena has
reoragnized and is out with a def to play
any club in the Sunday miscellaneous ranks.
The Sierr Madre or the Naka Japs preferred.
Call 2378, Pasadena, long distance.
Manager Bondie desires to hear from the
manager of the Foresters baseball club re-
garding the scheduled game to be played on
the Boyle Heights Athletic park next Sun
day Answer this challenge through The
Herald.
Burke Athletic team wants a game Sunday.
Answer this def through the columns Of The
Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
CALIFORNIA WINTER LEAGUE
DIRECTORS MEET TONIGHT

O President Harry Lelande wants it un- G
@ derstoOd that there will be meeting G
@ of the directors of the California Win G
O. ter league Mt the city hall tonight. On G
% account of some MISUNDERSTANDING q
@ Secretary George NJ Ward sent out G
6, tices to the various managers that (.
O there would be meeting this even G
O. ing. e
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
YOUNG CORBETT-PHIL BROCK
MATCH HAS BEEN CALLED OFF

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. SIT is an
nounced that the return match between
Young Corbett and Phil Brock has been
declared off because Brock cannot get
into condition. In lieu of this bout
Corbett and Harry Ferns will meet
January il.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
HYLAND SCALES WITHIN THREE
POUNDS OF REQUIRED WEIGHT

Locke law. Sentiment in Louisiana
with reference. to the racing question
has veered from the reform side, and
it begins to look like there might be
some hope for the sport soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

II 20 Al 25 s. BardIa
Went minute
winners se Joseph
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
orviIIe Wright Goes to France

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Orville Wright,
aeroplanist, accompanied by his sis
ter, Miss Katherine Wright, sailed to-
day for France, where he will join his
brOthhr Wilh1r
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

r. L. Thomas, who has been quite
sick for several days, was at the track
yesterday, apparently little the forse
for his experience.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

Hemran Brandt now owns Angelus,
having purchased the son of Sandring-
ham from Sam Hildreth yesterday. An
gelus ran in the Brandt colors for the
first time when he won the Dos Robes
handicap.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

Time6 S-5, IS, 20 49, Al As, 81 106 As, 120, la
h. ST. Carlo Orsina; trained by o. o. West jr. "
Start good Value to winner 1925. Won easily; secor
Varieties. Overweight-King Of the Mist 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

Tme-1 1-5 p S-5 So. Winner, c. Cesarion-Kate W
Went TO post at 215 at minutes.
ond same; third driving Vrgie
a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
SpitbdII is Losing
Out These DAYS

and he added that it has always been
that way. He claims this state of af-
fairs easily is accounted for when rec
Ords show that fully IS per cent of the
tWirlers in the American league are
disciples of the sptball. where on the
other hand saliva fingers are few and
far between in the National.
The statistics of the present season
according to Grff show that twirlers
in the American league as rule got
late starts. which the. Reds manager
claims was directly due to the spitball.
splitter than any other ball" emphasized
the "Old Fox
Il think there will De -css splitter
artists next season than ever" added
Griffith THE catchers are all out
against it and the infielders also dis
like it as it is a preventative against
fast fielding
Griffith pointed out another disad-
vantage to the use of the splitter. He
says it prolongs games to the .detriment
of the sport Batters spend more time
up at the plate trying to cope with the
splitter than any other brand of
pitched balls One will notice this if
record is kept of the foul balls. The
splitter is a big time stealer. which
alone is responsible for the extraor-
binary length of games in the Ameri-
can league this season.
Griffith no doubt has the correct line
of dope on the subject and his state
ment that the use of the splitter is
becoming less popular every day with
twirlers makes it appear that it is
certain to be forgotten few years
hence
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

NEW YIRk, Sept 16.-Arguments
for and against the merits of the spit
ball will probably never be extinguished
as long as the freak delivery is in
vogue and the cause is still alive for
debate Clarke Griffith of the Cincin-
natl Reds, recently became entangled
in an argument on the saliva speciality
The Cincinnati manager when in the
American league was a strong support
er of this style of pitching but sea-
sons experience in the National league
has altered his views considerably on
the subject
Griffith entertains the opinion that
the spitball is so per cent less popular
this year than last While there have
been frequent rumOrs during recent
seasons that the mOguls Of the big
leagues would try to sweep the saliva
style" of pitching At the baseball map
by legislation. Gdiffith's belief is that
this sort of drastic action will be I'M
necessary.
"The spitball is dying natural
DEATH" said the Reds leader land
within two years time it will be en-
tirely forgotten All pitchers five years
ago were 'spitbail crazy, especially the
youngsters. The first thing they would
try to master would be the saliva
Many promising cubs ignored curves
and speedy straight balls altogether A
few succeeded. but hundreds ruined
their arms and sunk into oblivion.
National Has Better Pitchers
According to Griffith's ideas the pitch
ing department in the National league
is. on the whole. far superior to the
tWirling machinery in the American.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

ladder. This time he is going to stack
up against Marty Rowan, the Brooklyn
lightweight. in a ten-round battle at
the Long Acre A. A. in West Twenty
ninth street. The contest is scheduled
to take place this evening, and Corbett
has been training more diligently than
ever before for the bout
Il have to train harder for my
fights nowadays than | did when
beat McGovern," said Corbett, for in
those days | was in fine condition all
the time. and it only required a little
conditioning to get my wind in per-
feet shape and my muscles loosened
up.
only as good now as | was even at my
worst five years ago. what l would do
getting the money! I hear that this
young Rowan is a good one. Well, l
and I'm trying my hardest to get back
in the game as one of the vary best
I'm Young vet yootoungetaCinshrdl
I'm young yet, 100 young to h has
been at anything. especially 4nytf ing
that requires pI;sical exertiCn TIE
strer 9Th is there. and there are nose
who say that I'm just as game a. ever
Pm slowly getting ba =" M wind, and
h vthe time I enter the ring, I'll be
ready to put up Sl2mbang article OF
milling. I know tFat I've g5t that old
slam back in my right, and I'll be
right there trying ID put 1t over
throughout the ton rounds.
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know that he isn't going to be blocked
There is no great danger of the
baseman getting hurt if he does not
latter reaches the base, he is entitled
to a steal. If he doesn't it is an easy
thing to touch him out, spikes or no
spikes.
The Outfielders need the spikes, too,
Lots Of our games are played right
and slippery | doubt if any substitute
for the spike would enable the outfield
ers to Ike p their feet in handling line.
drives.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Eastern Football
Beams Rather Late

N-W YORK. Sept. 16.-With one
'''.'Se already having started its early
-'''.atl season practice the other insti-
'"'olN are now beginning to size up
axe" probable material and their
'"aAces to turn out good teams for
N.' approaching season The George
"'>"'hston university has started
"''N. and from now on all the other
colleges will begin to make prelimi-
nary Preparations.
''hougt Prlnceton's four score or
more o. football candidates will not be-
''a - irrive at Jungletown for two
weeks or SO, they may be seen in sun
wy places from one coast to the other
""e'aE mdulging in a bit of football
training
Inc new rule of the faculty permit
'"s i-o'ban practice TO start only
""eR the college opens will compel
''' men TO put in some fast work. That
'S'e-Sept 22-is a bit late to begin to
80 squad Of football men into con-
N''loh, but proper shysicai attention
VA" remedy that difficulty. The Tigers
N'eI'ehced many more early season
INJURIES last year than ever before. and
-' mann cause Of il was the late start
Il" King. '0Si Howard Henry. 'O4.
ana Walter Brown. 'O4. are to advise
'S We'll as supervise the goings en- at
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Versatile Kid M'Coy Would Soar
through Clouds in an Aeroplane
Speeding at Sixty Miles an Hour

hour. They need that speed. When
an aerOpIane strikes strong current
of air it's just like an automobile climb
tum to do it.
NO. there is not much danger when
an engine stops The machine comes
sailing down under control" ,
Several months ago, the kid wanted
to become famous as an auto racer,
but somehow or other the big manu-
facturers We're fearful of letting the
former pugilist steer their costly cars
ter
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
Manager Lake of Boston FayOrS
Use of Spikes in Baseball Game
To Help Players Keep up Speed

BOSTON. Sat. 16.-Manager Fred
Lake o the Red soN stands by the
slEs
is reeled by the base runners and
10y The oGttielders." says Lake. The
day, When it was used as a weapon to
cripple and disable the men on the
',Ar. team are gone. There are none
W TIE old time animosities between
III. players any more.
Without the spikes base stealing
"o~d become inspired. When a man
sues living, feet first toward a base
'a desperate chance. he wants to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

The versatile Kid Mccoy, just back
from Paris. has something new on his
mud He is thinking of taking up
srpI,ue navigation.
Mccoy is JUS, the sort Of man for
such work. He is cool as ice in mo-
m-atS of danger and has a clear head
Up to date he has Contented himself
with driving racing cars.
IN a few months" said Mccoy,
u,rop'anes will be as common as
motor cars. They. will be just as safe
rs soon Is they are improved so that
they can run a speed of 50 miles an
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
All Good Individual Players.

With Capt. Miller at quarterback TINS
would make a backfield brilliant IN IN
diyidual play, but no two of whom have
ever played together before. ana mere
fore uncertain as to its team WORK 'he
feature on which all backfields must
stand or fall. 1t would be one OF the
fastest hackfelds that ever played foot
ball. Ramsdell and Marks are pom
snrinters of exceptional speed. While
Hutchinson is close after them and Mil
Ter by no means slow.
But if Ramsdell does not return, or
Hutchinson does not get off his cOndi-
tons or fails to show the form expected
of him. for he is still an untried man,
or if injury robs the team of one or
more of this backfiel where will Penn
sylvania be then? Sommer and YounG
last years substitutes. are fair players,
but hardly of the class for ptop
varsity backfield Hellman and Van
HOuSen of last year lfeSiIid'- are
also wanting i'm ability. The loss ot
any of these men would d,i.:'5ge Ibis
backiield tremendously. There is non =
in prospect who on past form, seem
capable of taking their places.
In this tentative backfield there is 10
kicker. Marks and Ramsdell have both
been coacht d. but neither has the abil-
ity. In these days of new football any
team without a capable kicker is
greatly Handicapped. In the university
are two brothers. Alec and Ed Thaycr.
who can kick better than any Penn
sylvania man since Marshall Reynolds
Ed Thayer played on last years fresh
man team. but he seems too young
light and inexperienced for a varsity
man Alec has not played football
since coming to Pennsylvania
The Cornell Situation.
Cornelrs football practice will begin
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at Percy Field on Sept 20. and the
first game will be played on Oct. 2.
A greater effort than ever before has
been made by the field committee to
provide for the presence during the
season of a numerous stay of graduate
coaches 1t is expected to have Daniel
A. Reed '9S at Percy Field through
out the season. Reed was one Of the
strongest of Cornell guards and he
has been one Of the most effective Of
CornelFs line coaches since his grad
uation. The permanent coaching staff
this season will include P. e. Larkin,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

G. H Valdez, and b. J. O'ROurke. Lar
kin will. as last year give special in
StructiOn to the ends. Valdez, Co..
tain of salt years elecen AMI ali .
American full back, will round out the
staff
When the members Of the football
squad return to Percy field they will
find that numerous Improvement have
been made at the field during the sum
mer. For the heating Diar q. .c-8c0ry
addition has been built IN the mort
side. The entire club hose has been
thoroughly cleaned and renovated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
$$$#A LIVE NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD

both fast tackles, tall and rangy.
The center trio of the Tiger team will
hardly be changed. MacFadyn at CEN
ter and P. E. Waller and Buckingham
for guards again. with Clark, Mac
Gregor. Winants. Carroll and McCor
mick for substitutes. will be the lineup
Dawson last years fullbacl1, will be
used at quarterback, with Pergin, BARI
and Chrystie as substitutes. The
backfield will have a number OF stars,
if the eligibility ban doesn't step in.
Eddie Tart. the star captain OF the
freshman eleven. whose fame dates
back to Exeter, if eligible. will be a
powerful ground gamer. Read and
Cunningham, veteran backs, will be
assisted by White, Mccormick and
De Vito of the freshman team, as we'll
as Bard. BALM and Fiegenspann.
Outlook at Pennsylvania.
Field Coach Andy Smith started his
candidates for the University of Penn
sylvania football team at practice on
Franklin field yesterday just 10 days
before the opening game of the sea-
son with Gettysburg. Not since 1902
have the Pennsylvania prospects been
so much up in the air as they arc this
year With seven of the strongest
members of last years team missing
this years success depends almost en-
tirely on new men. The most dlscour-
aging feature is the backfield Hollen-
beck. Maner Keinath and Means will
all be missing. To start team on a
season with an entirely new backf1eld
is a tremendous handicap-one that
the Red and Blue team has not had
to face since 1900. In 1901 they had
! Diyidson as veteran: in 1902, Bill
Gardiner. Howard and Dale; in 1908
Bennett while Smith was man of
such we'll known ability that he might
also be counted a tried man; in 29O4.
| Smith and Reynolds; in 1905. Folwell
and Greene Sheble and Stevenson; IN
! 1906, Folwell Greene and Hollenbeck;
in 1907. Folwell. Green and Holenbeck,
and in 1908. Hollenbeck and Keinath.
Each year they had men of tried
ability as a nucleus. This year they
have only Captain Miller. and he VAS
but a substitute last year. To add to
! the uncertainty of the outlook one OF
the most promising candidates. Har-
! court. will surely not be back in the
university while Ramsdell may also be
missing. and Hutchinson is in such
precarfous scholastic standing that he
cannot be counted ~; with any degree
of certainty.
Marks will surely be taken som CEN
ter and played in the backfield, prob
ably at lubbock, where he always
Dlayed before coming to Pennsylvania l
/ Marks is a remarkably fast man. cap
able of running 100 yards in 10 10
seconds. and seems sure to make good
If Ramsderl returns-and it seems
ahout an even bet whether he Will or
not-he will likely play front halfback
and be used to crash into the line,
where his weight and strength VIII
count. For the other halfback, Hutch
inson. is probably the best man. lie
DISPLAYED great ability running with
the hall on last years freshman team.
and is an expert with the forward pass
which he has been practicing steadlly
all summer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
TENNIS
WRESTLING
RACING
BOXING
Boston

YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Northwestern League.
Seattle s, cortland 2; Vancouver 4.
Spokane 2; Tacoma 8. Aberdeen 2.
Pacific Coast League.
9, Los Angeles 81 Vernon Z, San
Francisco T.
National League.
Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 0; Pitts
burg Z, Cincinnati 2.
American legue.
New York 3, Philadelphia 2; Wash
ington T. Boston A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16
YOUNG CORBETT WILL
FIGHT MARTY ROWAN

ship perch by Battling Nelson. has
been trying vainly to regain foothold
on the upper rungs of the pugilistic
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

PITTSBURG.. Sept 16-Howard
Camnitz, the leading slab artist of the
Pirates. stands second on the list of
pitchers in the big leagues. being led
only by Big Six He has pitched 26
games and has won all but three Of
them MatheWson, of the Giants, alone
betters this record. having won %
of IS games pitched. Camnitz is
of the diamond and will be a main
stay for the Pirates for years to come,
if no accidents happen him.
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phenomenal yOungster heads the list
of winning pitchers, having defeated
his rivals in 16 out of 20 games This
recruit won ten straight contests.
Mullin of Detroit is second on the list,
he captured "a out of 33 pitched
Frank Smith of the Chicago Ameri-
cans leads both leagues in the number
of games twirled He has taken part in
SO and hasI % of them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-Young Cor
since he was toppled off his champion
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his teammates with ineXcusable er-
rors. Howard CamnitZ, the Pittsburg
Pirates leading slab artist. is next to
Big Six having won 20 out of 26.
''Three-Fingered" Brown, the Chicago
Cubs great delivery clerk, is next on
the list, having captured "a out of 80
games twirled In the American league
Krause, the Philadelphia Athletics
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

In sizing up the most successful of
the pitchers in the major leagues this
season to date one finds ChriSty
Matheson of the New Yorks tops the
list in the National league. The SEN
satiOnal tWirler of the Giants won %
out of the first 2S games pitched In
fact Matty is really entitled to two
more games. they having been lost by
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-16

University field jim Mccormick will
be in charge as field coach. and if is
expected that the system will prove u
successful one.
The players who will be eligible are
as yet uncertain. examinations being Il
wide river to cross for some of the men.
Four men went to the Sheepskin circuit
last spring-Eddie Dillon. a quarter
back and captain: Tibbott the all
and Dowd. an end None of the losses.
except perhaps that of Tibbott will be
severely felt. as host of good men
are available.
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Plenty Of Candidates.

About % men were given try at
the end of last season, and most of
them will be on hand again. The
freshmen team will contribute King
a nephew of the famous Paul King. and
Sawyer. Both youngsters are fast.
Welch. a veteran end will doubtless
occupy one end.
Meigs. Rheinstein. j B. Waller Dale.
Rredemus and perhaps Rammen who
played tackle. will be some of the most
likely ends Capt. Seisling will be one
tackle, and it is likely that McCrohan
will be the other, his ability as back
field man having fallen somewhat snort
Of the mark because of his excessive
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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Is America Too Big?

Chicago.-Patriotism of the good
old kind" is Anticipated and practically
worthless in these modern times, ac-
cording to Francis W. Parker, in an
address last night to the Sons of the
American Revolution.
At least this is the ease in the
United States, he said, because the
United States is too big to be loved.
He declared that no American loves his
land in the same way that the Swiss
and the Norwegians love their lands.
Neither continued the speaker,
"have we Americans any dynasties to
love and around which to center our
love of country. We cannot love the
house of Roosevelt or \thc house OF
Dcncen, or of J. Hamilton Lewis.