Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08

grounds, but in all fairness it seems
that in departing from the time-hon-
ored custom of Furnishing offenders
with a fine of from 500 to $500 the
Judges should warn all interested of
the decision to invoke the extreme pen
atty before applying it. Only in ag-
gravated cases, where a fight brings
the turf into disrepute, should this ex-
treme penalty be invoked, but fights
have been so numerous this season
that the judges decided that only the
extreme penalty would be sufficient in
effect to prevent further impromptu
championship contests. c. H. Knebel-
kamp is the first owner to incur the
extreme penalty, and while his provo
cation was great, he probably would
nave been slow to anger had he known
that instead of costing him a fine of
5000 it meant ruling off and the loss
of thousands of dollars invested in his
thoroughbred string. Knebelkamp is
popular young turfman, with a clean
record, and everybody who attends the
Santa Anita races hopes that the
judges will reconsider their order barr
ing him and his stable from the
grounds and substitute a fine, with a
warning to all horsenlen that future
oHenseS of this nature will be penal
lied by ruling off. If this action is
taken, everybody will applaud the
judges for lessening the penalty in this
case and for adopting measures that
in future will leave no pugnacious turf
man with an excuse for indulging in
flsticuffs on the ground. To reconsider
the ruling and apply the lesser penalty
would not be an Acknowledgement of
error by the judges, nor would it be
interpreted as a backdown, but on the
contrary, would be considered by all as
proof that the judges desire to elevate
the fnrf and TTnn0nfn ifo inf ncfc
while at the same time refusing to ap-
play an unusual penalty to an offender
without notice that this penalty would
be invoked, in view of the fact that it
had not been invoked in similar cases
in the past
Quite an attractive card has been ar
ranged by Billy Burk, matchmaker and
manager of the White City Athletic
club, at Arcadia, for the boxing show
Thursday night. For the first time
in the history of the sport at Arcadia
a card that appeals to the fans as one
possessed of some class has been ar
ranged for the main event, being ten
round battle between Arthur Collins,
the negro heavyweight of Los Angeles
and Harry Wuest of Cincinnati Col
Inns is not in the same class with Sam
Langford, but he is a classy fighter
and should give an excellent account
of himself, despite that E--uest comes
here with a good record as a fighter
Two prelims will precede the main
event.
The next big stake event on the bill
at Emeryville will be the California
derby to be run Washington's birth
day. This event has $4,000 added money
value, and will be worth about $7650
gross, with a net value to the winner
of about $4,000. OF the seventv-eight
eligibles, thirty-two are being trained
at Santa Anita, and it will not be bit
surprising if the winner is among this
bunch. Among the prominent candi-
dates here now are Fitz Herbert,
Friend Harry. Harrigan, Joe Madden,
Lawton Virgins, Torbellino, Cotytto,
Carmissa, DR.. Holzberg and Lee Rose.
The Los Angeles derby will be run two
weeks later, but will have only a guar
anteed value Of $4,000 and net value
to the winner of $4,000.
Harvey T. Woodruff of the Chicago
Tribune sporting staff has arrived and
will pass a week in seeing the sights
of Southern California, mostly at Santa
Anita. Woodruff formerly was promi-
nent in racing circles in the good old
days around Chicago and confesses- to
the lingering possession of a love for
thoroughbred racing yet. He came to
Los Angeles to square" things for
President Murphy Of the Cubs with
Frank Chance, and succeeded so well
that Chance and Murphy have made up
their differences. Woodruff will return
home via Frisco, where he will call on
Martin Nathanson and other friends of
other days.
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