Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
KELLY AND PAPKE FIGHT FORTY
FIVE ROUNDS THIS AFTERNOON
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! by. What a history has this old man
to ponder over!
! Unless all signs fail Los Angeles very
shortly will become the envied among
all sporting centers. for a middleweight
champion and challenger soon will be
in our midst hammering away on their
daily routine of preparations for one
of the most promising battles in the
last two years. Manager McCarey has
cabled Woodman, manager of Sam
Langford, that everything is all right
so far as the Pacific Athletic club is
concerned for the Ketchel-Langford
battle, and he is now awaiting the con-
firmatory message from the Boston
man. Willus Britt has conveyed word
westward that Ketchel is ready TO
leave New York for Los Angeles on
short notice, and Woodman's answer
to the cable from the local promoters
will set the date for Langford's return
McCredie will be given abundant OPP
portunity before the close of the 1909
season in the coast league to become
thoroughly convinced that Los Angeles
VIII not stand for the class of rowdy
ball such as his players exhibited yes
terday afternoon in the game against
Vernon. For several seasons past Nc
Creole has encouraged just this spirit
NAAACAiS AllS pay tISs GNlNltULly D6lI6NlnE
that such actions would win him few
games by bluffing the weakened UNI
p1res who in times past have knuckled
to the clustering of the northerners.
But he will be given an eye-opener, and
1t may be that today his lesson will
come. Jack Mccarthy and McGreevy
are two umpires who will not stand for
the nagging which other indicator men
have accepted without reprisal. 1T
Will throw out of the game every man
VINO acts tomorrow as did Breen and
Hardness yesterday" declared Nc
Carthy yesterday, and the snap of his
eyes affirmed this statement. The time
has passed when these youngsters, who
might spend more time learning how
to play real ball and less time in row.
dyism and quarreling, can dictate to
the umpires. McGreeVy will give these
Portlanders a lesson If they start any
thing with him, and it is to be hoped
that Mccarthy will be equally as firm.
Every true fan is behind the umpires
in this movement for clean, honest, eff
ficient baseball for the coast.
What game that must have been
Thursday in which Chicago and Wash
ington hooked up for seventeen In
nings. 1t was the first long distance
meeting of major leaguers this season,
and the tie score when darkness rolled
in must have brought the crowd up
standing like mighty concourse at one
of the ancient athletic contests. Only
Cantillon's jockeying saved the day
for Washington. The White Sox are
playing the style of game expected of
them in their splendid showing in the
limbering UP trip to the coast. Dolly
Gray, the ex-Angel southpaw, was
given a brief chance to show himself
to the fans, when Cantillon placed him
in the box at a critical moment in line
with the formers policy to delay the
game and break up the hitting streak
Of the SoX, Gray was drawn out after
he had pitched against only one man.
walking him according to orders. Dolly
has made hit with the Washington
fans, and it is believed that Cantil-
Ion will give the genial southerner a
further opportunity to show his
proWess.