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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
BROWN SAYS PAST
YEAR BANNER ONE
President of the A. A. U. Declares
1909 Was Great Season for
Athletics-1e1o Should
Prove Rosy

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--The year 1899
has been the most successful ever
known in the history of outdoor and in
door sports, according to President Ev-
erett {. Brown OF the Amateur Athletic
union, whose first annual athletic re-
view has just been made public.
"The prospects for 1910" he continues.
are more promising than for any year
within my recollection, and 1 look for
the greatest boom ever experienced in
athletics. The first important national
athletic events will be the wrestling,
gymnastic and basketball champion
ships. All of these championships have
been allotted to Chicago. The indoor
championships will be divided among
the large swimming clubs in New York,
Boston, st. Louis and Chicago, as these
are the Centers of the sport.
"One reason why Chicago is So par
ticularly favored in the national events
is that the national body appreciates
that it will be necessary to keep ath-
letes especially active in this section,
owing to some little antagonism which
has developed and which Is localized in
Chicago. In fact, efforts are being
made to put a rebel organization into
power.
THE amateur national track and field
championships for 1910 probably will be
held in New orleans. The committee
thought it wise TO stimulate the sport
in that section of the country"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
MONROVIA HIGH NINE
TO PLAY ALUMNI TEAM
New Years Day Contest Should Prove
Fast-BasketbaII Will Be Played
Thursday Afternoon

AIONROVIA, Dec. 27.-In view of
Saturdays victory over the fast nine
Of the Monrovia Athletic club, the
members of the baseball team of the
Monrovia high school expect an easy
victory over the alumni. whom they
play New Years day. Saturdays
game was one of the best ever played
on a local diamond, but three hits be-
ing gathered off the delivery of Pitch
er Crandall. The infield also is show
ing up exceptionally well for so early
in the season and prospects are eX-
ceedingly bright for winning the
Suburban league championship.
The New Years day game will be
played with Monroyia high school
alumni who are home for the holidays
Thursday afternoon of this week,
game of basketball will take place on
the high school courts between the
high school quintet and an all-star
team composed of the alumni. The
high school team has been playing a
srrong game lately and stands a good
chance of anneXing the Suburban
laurels. Alhambra will be played Jan
uarv and should MonrOvia be sue
cessful in this game it is probable that
the championship will be decided in a
contest between MonroVia and A2usa
high schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
GETTING READY FOR
NEXT SUNDAYS RACt
Whittier viii Ride Machine That
Threw Derkum While Lingen-
fielder Is Praetleing on
His New Car

There has been some change in
mounts of some of the riders entered
in the 10O-mile professional race, to be
held at the Coliseum track next sun
day afternoon. whittier will be mount
ed upon the Thor the same machine
which Derkum rode when he collided
with De Roster at Ascot park. and for
reserve win have the Thor which Frank
Loge finished second on in the Ave
mile national championship race. With
these machines he Is confident that he
will not only win the race but break the
worlds 1O0-mile and also the one-hour
record.
Lingenfelder is practicing daily on
his new chain drive n. s. u, and has
become accustomed to 1t. He says he
will defeat anyone who ever rode a
motorcycle.
Raymond Seymore, the great Los An
geles trade rider, who has met with
such success in the east during the past
summer and fall. returned TO the city
yesterday and will be seen often at the
Coliseum during the coming season.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
FERNANDO EQUALS
FUTURlTY RECORD
Winner of, Santa Rosa Handicap Is
Heavily Played and 5reezes
Home, Equaling Track
Record

OAKLAND. Dec. 27.-Long priced
horses We're to the front at Emeryville
today, and there were several upsets.
A cleanup was made in the Santa Rosa
handicap, when Fernando. heavily
played, showed sudden Improvement
and won all the way. Sewell and Rapid
Water ruled favorites, but they could
not get near Fernando. He equaled
the track record for the futurity course.
Summary:
First race. Ave and a half furlongs Mar
burg ll2 (Sullivan), won; Thistle Belle 100
Okederis). second; Annie Wells 100 (KenD,
third. Time, 107. Ybor, Beaumont, ornate,
Bold, servicence and Chitterllngs also ran.
Second race, six furlongs--Alder Gulch. 1903
(Buxton), won; Balronia, 109 (Vosper), sec
ond; sainotta, % MARTINI. third. Time,
114 rs. Delmas. Redeem, Silvia Fir, Calopus,
Roberta, Ketchel Juan, Babe Neely and
Cameo also ran
Third race. six and a half furlongs-Prlce-
loss Jewel 100 (Martin) won, Orelio, 1i2
CWalsh), second; May Sutton. 100 (Kederis),
third. Time, 1:20 Creston Biskra, Illusion,
I1lmdale Aftermath, St Avon, Balnade, Vel
ma c. also ran.
Fourth race, Futurity course Fernando, 95
Martin). won; Binocuar, So (kederis) sec
ond; Seweil, 1l0 (Mentry), third. Time, 1:oS 40
spohn, Lewiston and Rapid Water also ran.
Fifth race. mile and siXteenth-Charley
Paine, i0s (Vosper), won; DR.. Mayer, l0i tBux-
tom. second; Roy Junior, 100 tMartin)' third
Time. 147 2-5. Whidden, Huapaia. Lazel
Lady Kitty, Ouardi. Mossback Redwood II
and My Pal also ran
Sixth race six and half furlongs-Adena,
109 (Buxton), won Burning Bush 100 (Sulll-
van) second. Cobleskill 109 (Gross) third
Time 1:1s 2-5. Gene Russell. Maud McG.,
Wise Child, Cuernavaca, Edith r., Copper
field, Col Jack and Andy Davern also ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
e BOXING y RACING - BASEBALL - HUNTING =
C0RBETT OBJECTS
TO BEING CALLED
JEFFRIES' TRAINER

i CHICAGO, Dec. 27,-James ]. )
: Corbett protests against being .
\ dubbed a trainer" for Jeffries in :.
X the latter's championship fight t!
I. with Jack Johnson.
! He said last night: :
= THE impression seems to have !
\ spread that l am going to turn )
:. trainer. This in all the tern inn
= plies is unjust to me. l have gone ::
\ too fur in theatrical work to stop !
: back into active paid work con- :
= nected with the prize ring. But :
! 1t is just as true that ! am going !
+ into training myself at once )
< this week-so that can get into :;
X the proper condition to give JEFF :
+ fries the boxing that he needs. !
= These are the facts: 1 was in !
= London when Jeffries jumped :;
:. down from Carlsbad and asked !
4 me how much money l would take <
= to train him for the coming bat !
+ tie. l replied that there was not :
= enough money in circulation for 4
= that. !
= But l added that would glad :
i ly drop everything and go with !
= him as a friend, absolutely with !
< out consideration, wherever he ::
:. goes for the last forty days be- !
+ fore his fight; that 1 would be !
= i'm his corner at the battle and !
!. that 1 would give him all 1 have :
i of advantage toward victory. !
= Il feel that with the proper i
+ aid and advice Jeffries can make :
! the weight and condition. and my j
+ prophecy is that if nothing unto :.
:. ward intervenes, he will defeat :
= Johnson" !
= + s***@@*%..* i :. ..*..@**..s 4 \ j
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
freak. EkperIenee wIth sImpIex

A singular incident occurred in this
city one day last week. AT the South
ern Pacific freight station there was
an American Simplex, Stearns and
another delivered for shipment to
Santa Barbara and receipts taken for
them. Loading them into a freight
car for transportation, an employe
entered the car to drain off the gaso-
oline that might be remaining in the
tanks, it being the rule to have them
barren of gas. AS the bucket in which
the contents of the cars was emptied
was not sufficiently large to hold the
quantity and it became dark, lantern
was called into service, when away
went the gasoline with a puff, set fire
to the automobiles and burned up the
freight car in which they had been
loaded.
r.. N. Corey took a car from the
Bekins-Cor garage and started to
the station to tow the wrecked Simplex
to the garage. AS the towing car sped
along he took out a coil plug and i'm
serted it in the coil box to see what 1t
would do. when the car shot ahead
and nearly ran over the towing car.
cutting away the tow line the car pro-
ceeded. wreck as she was, under her
own power and as though she had not
been through the fire. which stripped
her of the handsome equipment with
which she had been adorned
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28

| little fellows whose managers have
borrowed" or stolen outright all of
their earnings-they are too numerous
to mention.
Round and Round appears to have
found a soft spot in the fifth. Light
weight. the distance and not much to
beat except Convent Bell and Cadi-
chon.
The Los Angeles Athletic club will
stage a battle royal tonight, Negroes
and white men will floor each other
any old way. Nice gentlemanly and
high toned card for such an elite or
ganization as the Athletic club to
offer.
Animus. after having gone down TO
defeat when Joseph X won the four
mile race at Santa Anita last season,
soon will start at Jacksonville. Ami
mus has been fired and after long
rest looks to be in tiptop condition.
Il got my nickname of rRube' in
Franklin. Pa, in 1896. the first year l
played professional ball" said G. Ed
ward Waddel the other day. Il had
pitched a morning game at Oil city
and shut the team out to 0. In the
afternoon both teams returned to
Franklin for another game. The man
intending to pitch for us got drunk,
50 | went in again. In the second in
ming. with the score to ! against us,
a line ball hit me in the forehead and
knocked me unconscious for about five
minutes / was sore and insisted on
pitching out the game. We beat them,
10 to 2 and they did not get another
man to first, while l made two home
runs, two double baggers and a single.
That night the manager of the Oil City
team met me on the street and said:
You're a regular robber; no one but a
| "rube" could recover from an accident
like that and finish the game That
fastened the nickname to me, and it
has stuck"
In order to give those a chance to
witness the jiu jitsu wrestling card
which will be staged January 4 at
Maud Junction, Promoter Orendortf
will charge a 25-cent admission for
the gallery.
Fernando equaled the Emeryville
track record for the futurity course
yesterday when he romped away from
Binocular and SeWell.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
WRFSTLERS ARE
TRAINING WELL
FIRST-cLASS CARD PROMISED
FOR JANUARY 4
EYToN TO REFEREE THE MAIN
EVENT OF EVENING
Japanese Refere Secured to Referee
Jlu Jitsu Matches-Fikuta Con-
fident of Defeating Young
Johnson

Both Jack Lee and Eugene Travellers
are training daily for their bout of
January 4, which will be held at the
Maud Junction pavilion. Each wrest-
Ter is confident of gaining a decisive
victory, although Travellers is a slight
favorite. Charlie Eyton was secured
yesterday to referee this event, which
will be the final attraction of an all
star program.
For the Fikuta- johnson meeting, IN
which great interest is being manifest
ed. Jack Tominaga has been chosen as
the referee. Tominaga has refereed
many jiu Jitsu bouts, not only IN TINS
country but in Japan, and has met
with unusual success. No dirty work,
unfair holds or slugging escapes the
eye of this third party to the matcn.
Fkuta admits that in meeting john
son he is tackling one of the toughest
customers who ever trOd mat ana is
making every effort to be in tiptop
condition. From about 150 pounds the
Japanese has trained down to lao and
will weigh even less when he enters
the ring. johnson will outweigh his
exponent by many pounds and In this
advantage feels confident of being de-
c Gred a victor.
Sagi and Tani, two local Japanese
who will so on as the curtain-raiser,
hre touted as being among the best on
the coast, although neither possesses
coveted degree. Much interest has
been displayed among the Japanese
colony regarding the outcome of this
bout and no little money has been
wagered.
In order TO accommodate all classes
and give everyone an opportunity of
witnessing the best wrestling card ever
staged In Los Angeles, Orendorff has
decided upon a 20, so, 75-cent and 81
admission
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
PASADENA IN0CULATED
WITH THE RACING MICR0BE
HaIf-Mile Track Declared by Motor
Experts to Be Fast-WiIl OPEN
with Big Motorcycle Events

PASADENA, Dec. 27-After care
full inspection and try-out of the new
half-mile banked dirt track at Tour
nament park, members of the Pasa-
dena Motorcycle club announce that
they will hold a motorcycle race meet
shortly after the first of the year if
they can secure the use of the park
and track. Motor experts state that
the track is especially fast, the south
turn being banked in an ideal manrers
though it is contended that more diru
is needed at the north bank.
This is the first time that PasAdenes
has ever had a full half-mile track andS
also, the first time that it has really
had banked track at ALL The new
track is the result of careful planning
by engineers and should be just right.
1t does not run over the same ground
that the old track did, but is moved
further east and south, tapping over
on the ground decided the city by the
Tournament of Roses association, re-
Gently.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28

II AT NELSON, the Unreliable Dane,
X has done about everything pos
- sible to queer himself in fistiana
and from the present outlook he has
come pretty near to turning the trick.
Can it be that the Battler is afraid
that Wolgast will cop the title in a
long meeting? Those who have seen
Nelson in action emphatically declare
mol" Just the same, Nelson made his
own terms for a battle with Wolgast
and when they were accepted he
backed down; made few cracks about
a $4,000 purse at Frisco which was
too thin to hold water and also one
about meeting Freddie Welsh in Eng
land. Either Nelson is making too
much money along other lines or else
he is awake to the fact that Wolgast
bears all the earmarkS Of the next
lightweight champion.
One best bet-Joe Willis to stay ten
rounds with Jim Flynn.
Another-Billy Cappelle to stop Cur
ley OConnel.
There was one hot tip out yesterday
on Wise Child. Quite a plunge was
made on this plugs chances by local
talent. but at ten minutes of seven the
horse was just turning into the stretch'
Should this one pass the post before
tomorrow afternoon special edition
of The Herald will be printed.
Three Weeks-or the length Of time
it will take the fighting fireman to
recover from Friday evenings tete
tete.
Rapid Water-A misnomer.
Arasee starts today with a couple OF
good youngsters and Silver Knight to
beat. This last one has been running
some swell races of late, but Arasee
figures to outgame him.
Eddie Webster is betting 10 to that
Flvnn beats Willis. Guess Webster
aid not take in those Willis-Geyel
events.
Tom Sharkey had a manager once
who disappeared after fight and blew
lust $4,000 of Toms money betting on
the races. F'itzsimmons had mana
ger who disappeared ON the night of a
fight carrying the entire purse IN ms
grin and never returned. As for the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
DIRECTORIES AGAIN

The Hollywood baseball team has
withdrawn from the Interurban league
and will play Independent ball for some
time. The teams in this league do not
appear to be evenly classed, and the
organization is said to be on its last
legs. The Hollywood team will hence
forth be known as the Directory nine.
Manager F. Abbot of the Directories
wishes to challenge any fast out-of-
town team to games for New Years
day and Sunday, the trip, if possible,
TO include both dates Santa Paula is
preferred. but Abbot will take on Riv-
erside, Ventura, Corona, Redondo or
any other fast teams. The Directories
made a great showing in the former
Interurban league after a bad start,
and withdrew from the present league
with 1000 per cent standing. Dorsey
and several other good players recently
have joined the team. For particulars
call up Boyle S25 or answer through
The Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
CUBAN CHESS CHAMPION
MEETS GREAT SUCCESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Jose Capa-
blanca, the Cuban chess champion,
is back I'm New York after a long trip
through Canada, the middle west and
the south. He met with almost unin-
terrupted success, playing 4S0 games
and scoring 446 victories, fifteen losses
and nineteen draws.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
SIR CLEGES ANNEXES
HANDICAP IN DRIVE
The Earl Wins Fifth Race at Jack
sonviIle at Long Price-TolI Box
Gets in Money

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 81
fifth event proved the big upset of to-
days card, when The Earl won at a
long price. Grande Dame was heavily
played in this race. One of the pret-
tiest races of the afternoon was the
mile handicap, which Sir Cleges won.
Summary:
First race. Ave and half furlongs-Ferriand
Cecelan won, Horizon second, Jack Hale
third. Time. :OS.
Second race, five furlongs-Arimet won, Lu-
cette second, Kid third. Time. 1902 2-5
Third race. FIVE furlongs -Topnote won
George W. Leebold second, Toll Box third
Time. 1:15 3-5.
Fourth race. mile-Sr Cleges won. Howard
Shean second, Jos Rose third. Time, '1I2 3-5
Fifth race, seven furlongs-The Earl won,
Grande Dame second Endymlon third. Time
1:2S 3-5.
Sixth race, mile and eighth-Nethermost
wen, Oberon second, Beeyiew third. Time,
l:5C 2-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
CLOSE FINISHES THRILL
CROWDS AT TAMPA TRACK
Outsiders Win Second and Third
Rsees-TaIent Gets Even on
Vanen and Lens

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 27.-The racing
today was of high class, four nose fin
ishes being features. Results:
First race. six furlongs--Frank Fletcher
won. Anna Smith second, Birdslayer third.
Time, 1;20 2-5.
Second race, hve furlongs- Brookline won,
Catrlne Mountour second, Ramona Corna third.
Time, Los 20
Third race. six furlongs- Kings Guinea won.
Tom Dolan second, Bonebrake third Time,
l:2c S-5.
Fourth race, five and a half furlongs-
Luculus won. Escutcheon second, John Gar
ner third. Time, 1:l2 3-J.
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Lens won, Or
lando second. Descomnets third. Tmo, 1:33 is.
Sixth race, one mile-Vanen won Great Ju-
bllee second, Reed Moore third. Time, las 2-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
COLLEGES VOTE IN FAVOR
OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Fifty colleges
out of approximately sixty-four in the
Intercollegiate Athletic association
have voted for the retention of the
American football game with the elm
ination of mass plays and other danger
Gus plays.
This was made known tonight by the
executive committee of the association
on the eve of a meeting to be held to-
morrow
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
NEWsBoY PUGILlST
DIES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-John d. j. Muir
ply, the champion neWsboy prize
fighter of Chicago is dead.
Death was due to an affection Of the
lungs resulting from a severe cold con-
tracted a month ago.
Murphy won his title some three
years ago and held it against all
comers He also had the record of
having sold the greatest number Of
newspapers in one hour. AT the time
of the Iroquois theater fire Murphy
passed out 200 newspapers in an hour
receiving payment for each of them
and making change many times.
He was % years old
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
ANOTHER SlX-DAY
BIKE RACE BEGUN

BERLIN, Dec. PA six-day cycling
race started in the geological gardens
at 10 o'clock tonight. Fifteen thousand
people were present. Sixteen pairs are
competing. including Rutt and Clarke,
winners of the six-day race at New,
York, and the American team, Root
and Fogler.
Rutt was liable to arrest for not per-
forming military service. The war Of
flee. however, permitted him to COM
pete after the crown prince had
brought influence to bear.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
WILL TEST PRIZE FIGHT
LAW IN MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 81. - Eddie
Greenwald. one of the contestants in
a recent ring bout in Milwaukee, was
arrested today and later released on
500 bail. He was charged with un-
lawfully engaging in a prize fight.
GreenWald waived examination. He
will appear in court early next term.
The case is to test the law covering
prize fights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
FAVOR WISCONSIN MAN

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 27.-Sentiment
here is crystallizing in favor of the ap-
pOintment of a Wisconsin man to a
physical directorship at Wisconsin
Among the Wisconsin graduates whose
names have been mentioned are former
Graduate Managers John l.. Fisher OF
GAINESVILLE and George f. DoWner OF
Butte, Mont. Harvey Holmes, director
of athletics at the University of South
ern California, also has been men
tinnPl.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
TENNIS TOURNEY OFF

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27.-The tennis
tournament which was planned by
Manager Anderson of the Hotel Holly
wood for January 1 will not take place.
Mr.. Anderson was disappointed in Sc
curing certain players and decided to
abandon the project. From present in
dlcations there will be nothing doing in
this city on the first day Of the new
wear,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
ATELL-MOWATT BOUT
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27-The ten
round bout between Abe Attell and
Tommy Mowatt of Chicago, which was
to have taken place here tonight, Is
postponed indefinitely. Promoter G.
B. Nelson did not state the reasons
for the postponement. which was de-
ciGed nnOn late tOdaV.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
GILMORE WITHDRAWs

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Harry Gilmore,
jr., who for several years managed
Packey Mcfarland and who is consid-
cred one of the shrewdest of managers,
has Withdrawn from pugilism to en-
gage in the cafe business in Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
ZBYszcO AGAIN FAILS

DIES MONIES, Dec. 27.-Zbyszco
failed to throw Jess Reimer in five
minutes here tonight. James Corbin,
his first opponent, was thrown in three
minutes. Zbyszco was to have thrown
three men in one hour
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
JEFFRIES OFFERED USE
OF TRAINING QUARTERS

SANTA CRUZ, Cal. Dec. 27.-Acting
for the Santa Cruz Handball club, G..
j. Klein telegraphed TO James j. Jef-
fries today Offering the fighter the use
of the club rooms as training quarters
while preparing for his match with
Jack Johnson. The club house is To-
baths
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
IRWIN GETS APPOINTMENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--Charles Irwin,
formerly third baseman for Brooklyn
and Cincinnati, who has been playing
on the Pacific coast for six years, is
slated to become a National league
umpire next season, according to New
York baseball authorities.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
Vale Professors Condition Serious

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Dr. William
Graham Sumner, professor of social
and political science at Yale univer-
eitv fell unconscious at the Murray
Hill hotel today as the result of rup-
tlre of a small blood vessel in the
brain. Tonight his condition is seri-
Gus. although his ultimate recovery is
expected. DIR. Sumner came to New
York to address the historical and
economic associations. He is 50 years