Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-12
ATHLETICS
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN HOLD SHOOT
TO SELECT TEAM FOR CAMP PERRY

n ATTLING NELSON has come and
II gone, but his memory departeth
not. There are many reasons fol
this and chief is the fact that Bat
won't allow any of his friends to for
get him. While the Everlasting One is
rusticating in the secluded shades OF
the Oklahoma land and is hard at WORK
on the second edition of Life, Battles
and Career" we will pass along few
of the really things he left behind as
souvenirs of his northern experiences
One little incident is so thoroughly
characteristic of the Battler that 1t
| gives an insight into one of the strang-
est mentalities l have ever seen. There
is no doubt that Bat has decided men
| tality.~ Instead of running to fiashy
clothes, and the wine and women route,
| Nelson has educated himself along
! lines of interest to himself. Those lines
constitute a furtherance first, last and
all the time, of the affairs of Battling
| Nelson.
! Now for the anecdote, as Bat would
call if he happened to think of the
word. 1t happened during the last bat
tie engaged in by the Hegewisch
mayor, when he whipped Dickie Hy-
| land into a helpless state in twenty
three rounds A photograph has been
| published of a knockdown which oc-
CURED in the twenty-first round, show
ing Hyland on his knees near his own
corner, and his seconds applying the
smelling salts to his nose to revive
him. Well let Bat tell it in his own
words from this point.
you see, l had given Hyland that
terrific half scissors hook, and had put
was a scream, wasn't it? I$magine me
He sure was hurt pretty bad and the
seconds were putting the salts to his
nose. Well, you notice that l stands
there with me arms folded, like Ma
| poleon, posing with sardonic smile on
me face. Say, now you know l never
| Ooh you kidd but do you know after
the way those people had told me that
| Hyland would finish me, and that !
couldn't stand the gait with him, |
| Just stood there and folded me arms
and posed like Napoleon. Say, that
was a scream wasn't it? Imagine me
| posing!"
| And it sure was a scream for the
group of listeners.
| News that Rebel Cakes has been seri-
ously injured and may not appear in
the game for his team for several
weeks, and perhaps months, has
| brought sorrow to many friends OF the
game little outfielder who learned to
admire him during his work on the Los
Angeles team which won the pennant
of 1908 1t might be of interest to de-
tail the story of his injuries as told by
a home scribe Later information comes
that Rebel sustained a slight fracture
of the skull and has been obliged to
retire from the game for an indefinite
period.
Numerous casualties marked the
combat. The most serious injury be-
fell the game and popular Rebel, who
was badly hurt while sliding into sec
ond base in the first inning of the sec
ond game. Reb had drawn pass after
two men We're out, and was nipped off
| first by the watchful Rucker. He
dashed at full speed for second, but
| the relay from Hummel to Alperman
/ beat him. He took a long slide, hoping
/ to get under the man with the ball, but
Alperman fell on top of him. his knee
coming in contact with Reb's temple
with a resounding whack. Cakes was
laid out for a long time, while the ath-
| letes of both parties gathered around
and offered sage advice. Long Larry
came dashing across the diamond
dragging a huge water bucket, the con-
tents of which he hurled upon the faint
| ing Rebel. 1t took Reb a good while
to come to, and when he recovered his
| senses he was unable to continue the
game, being literally down and out. He
was escorted to the club house by SYM
pathetic friends, and placed. under the
care of a physician. 1t is not believed
that his injury is severe, but he will
probably be out of the game for a few
days.
Mike Donlin, whose name is known