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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
MORAN NOW AFTER
FIGHT WITH DANE
Thinks Match Would Be Good Pre-
Iiminary for Jeff-Johnson Go.
English Boxer Favors
"Blg Smoke"

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Owen Moran,
the English lightweight, looking for a
fight with Battling Nelson for the
championship. arrived to-
day on the Lusitania.
"Coffroth is anxious to see us get
together and to push through arrange
ments for a good match" said Moran.
1T merely remains for Nelson to get
down to business. 1t has been sug-
gested a fight between Nelson and my
self might afford a good preliminary
for the Jeffries-Johnson battle"
Asked his opinion of the coming
match for the heavyweight Champion
snip, Moran said:
my money will go on Johnson. JEFF
fries has been out of the game for
years, and the chances are he has lost
his judgment of distance. And when
a man loses that he generally loses it
for good"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
SALT LAKE CITY
SURE OF BATTLE
Rickard Declares That Business Men
Want Fight and Arrangements
Now Are Being
Made

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec "a
at can be said positively that the
Jeffrles-J johnson contest will be held
in Salt Lake City"
This statement was made today by
"TeX' Rickard a few hours after he
arrived in this city.
Continuing, Rickard said: 81 have
been assured by the leading business
men of the city that. there will be no
official interference with the fight. and
on that assurance L am going ahead
with the preliminary arrangements"
Rickard said the contest would be
held in the Salt Lake saucer track"
the capacity of which would be en-
larged.
He expected the contest would draw
a 100000 gate, with prices Of seats
ranging from $5 to $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
FOOTBALL
GAME OF SEASON
SAINTS AND ALL STARS TO
MEET AT FIESTA
RHElNscHlLD is CONFIDENT OF
SAINT VICTORY
Mitchell Brothers, Geissler and Silent
Are Afraid of Jeopardzing ANA
teur Standing and Will
Not Play

Fiesta park will be the scene of the
last football game of the season this
afternoon when the crack Saint Vim
cent football team and the All stars
clash. Although the Saints will have
the advantage of having played to-
gother through this season, the stars
hope to overcome this by their indi-
vidual stars such as Elt Brown and
Babe" Crawford, who will be eN-
pected to make good gains for their
teams by their punting and drop KICK
ing. Crawford is sure on making
those long high punts, and it IS eN-
pected that he will be called upon OF
ten to kick his team out Of danger.
Coach Rheinschild is confident that
his husIllcs will trim the star aggre-
cation. If beaten" says the Saint
coach, 1--WE will have no kick coming
as the team is in good condition"
Owing to a family reunion today,
the two Mitchell brothers, Geissler and
Silent, will be unable to play in the
game. but the men substituted in their
places are players of reputation in
Southern California and Will be strollg
factors in the Star formation.
That today's contest had a certain
amount of professionalism connected
with it was the cause of the with
draWal of the four stars, was the first
rumor current, but last evening the
Mitchell brothers denied this and Ell
Brown is emphatic in his statements
that the contest is being promoted
along purely amateur lines. Both Craw-
ford and Brown have college lle
ahead and cannot afford TO jeopardize
their amateur standing.any more than
the Withdrawing members of the team.
The Fiesta field is in good condition
for a fast contest and now there Is no
trace of the recent rains which have
left the ground firm and in just the
proper condition for snappy playing
The lineup:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
coHN FAVORS WAR
WITH COAST LEAGUE

SPOKANE, Dec. 24-"I am against
going into the Coast league under any
a agreemeut." stated Joseph Cohn, presi-
dent of the Spokane Baseball club,
today MY advice at the next North
western league meeting will be to fight
the Coast league. I am bitterly OPP
posed to the eight-club circuit anu
am ready to fight the proposition, but
if Dugdale and Shredder want to
swing that way, of course | VIII Gimp
into the band wagon and go with
them. We are better off just the way
we are. or even without Portland in
the league. There is no reason why
we should allow the Coast league to
dictate to us and if the other members
at our meeting will take my advice 1t
will be a battle to the finish with the
Northwestern league outlaw II nee
pssary."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
WOMAN DIES RATHER THAN
PART WITH WEDDING RING

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-With scarcely
enough clothing to cover her body, but
wearing q wedding ring which might
have paid for shelter and saved her life,
the body of Mrs. Josephine Zimmerman,
said to have been homeless, was found
frozen yesterday under the Northwest
ern viaduct at Halsted street.
Besides the wedding cifclet, two 9TH
er rings were found on her fingers and
earrings were in her ears. In contrast,
the condition of the. seanty clothing
revealed complete destitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
OCCIDENTALs
NcCORNIICKS
HERMANN DECLARES
THAT WORLDS SERIES
OF 1910 is CERTAIN

:. CINCINNATI, Dec. 24.-Presi- !
). dent Hermann of the Cincinnati :
! club. said yesterday that moth !
). ing will be allowed to interfere 4
). with the usual worlds champion I
!. ship series-not even the desire :
!. to experiment with a schedule :
;, comprising 16S games" =
:. He said that the American :
:, league club could drag their 154 !
!. games out to make the season !
:. of both leagues end about the :
\ same time =
\ THE people OF the east need not =
< worry about the worlds cham :
:. pionship series-they are going to =
:. be played next fall, if we have :
). to play them in sleet" said Herr =
Il mann. =
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
TO DISTRIBUTE LAOYBUGS
TO FREE VINES OF PESTS

SACRAMENTO, Dec 24.--Thc state
insectary has received ia pounds OF
ladybugs representing millions, shipped
by Field Agent Whitney from Humbus
canyon, placer county. They were col
lected from the moss beds where they
hibernate and carried by muleback to
the railroad. The bugs are intended for
distribution among the melon and cab
bage growers of the Imperial valley,
and any other applicants whose vines
are attacked by the aphis pest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION WILL
ADOPT oHORTER SCHEDULE

MILWAUKEE. Dec. 43-'The Ameri-
can association is going back TO the
reports from President O'Brien's Office.
The move 10 reduce the playing sea-
son from 1GS games to 154, the same as
the American league, is to come in for
Il thorough airing when the club own
ers assemble at the annual meeting in
Chicago ON December %. A majority
OF the magnates favor the shorter
schedule, it is said,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
JEANETTE SAYS JOHNSON
WILL DEFEAT JEFFRIES
Negro Heavy Returns from Paris and
Declares Present Champion to
Be Greatly overrated

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Joe Jeanette,
the negro heavyweight who recently
fought thirty-round draw with Sam
McVey in Paris, is back in New York
for the holidays. He is confident that
Johnson will beat Jeffrics in the cham
plonship bout next summer.
But Johnson is a much OVerrated
fighter" added Jeanette. Il am quite
sure 1 could whip him. l have fought
him several times. Once he got a de-
cison in a fifteen-round fight, once I
foued him. and the other SCRAPS were
all draws"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
MUCH INTEREST TAKEN
IN SESSION OF GOLFERS
Annual Meeting Of Western Golf AS
sociation viii Be Largely Attended.
To Vote on Amendment

CINCINNATI Dec 24.-Leading Gin
cinuati golfers are taking great inter
est in the coming annual meeting OF
the Western Golf association, to be held
at Chicago January 10.
At this session amendments changing
the name to the American Golf assucia-
ton and abolishiug all geographical
lines viii be voted ON. Local men will
vote sulidlv for them.
They look upon these amendments as
a rebuke to the officials of the United
states Golf association i'm neglecting
the west and as protest against what
they term the unprOgrcssiVo spirit dis
played 10y the national authorities,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
RuIIstin Libel sult pismlsaed

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24.-The IL
bel suit brought against r. A. Croth-
ers and Fremont Older, publisher and
managing editor, respectively, of the
Bulletin Of this city by Luther Brown
was dismissed today on motion Of AS
sistant District Attorney Ward, who
declared there was not sufficient eNi-
dence to warrant a conviction.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
NELSON WANTS
LARGER PURSE
DANE ASSERTS THAT FRISCO.
OFFERS HIM $4,000
BATS ATTITUDE INCOMPETENT /
SIBLE TO LOCAL FANS
McCarey Wires That He Considers
the Match Clinched-Jones Says
Wolgast Will Not Fight
in North
BY CHARLES JERNEGAN

A WIRE received late yesterday af-
IN ternoon from Battling Nelson by
Al Promoter r. J. McCarey Of Los
Angeles makes the Wolgast- Nelson
fight scheduled for February % moth
ing more than Il possibility. Although
previously having agreed to meet Ad
Wolgast of Milwaukee, in what prac-
tically amounted to a finish fight Mel
son yesterday wired as follows:
"Wil You give $4,000 for my end?
Frisco offers this amount.
BAT NELSON"
McCarey wired back the following
"Have accepted terms and pledged
myself to give you $4,000. Consid-
cred match entirely closed
IT. J. McCAREY,"
After having defeated every light
weight who has any sort of a claim
to the championship, Ad Wolgast, the
Milwaukee Whirlwind. yesterday be
lieved that he at last had succeeded
in arranging to fight the present hold
er of the title Battling Nelson, a
forty-fye round argument in the An
gel city. Nelson gave his word to
give Tom Jones protege the first
whack at the belt and in this every
one believed he was sincere.
If Nelson Is a man of his word he
will stick TO the agreement entered
into with Tom McCarey for a fight in
Los Angeles with Wolgast. Three
thousand dollars should not influence
the Dane to break his word with Nc
Carey and shift the scene of the battle
to San Francisco.
Who Is Promoter?
Just who the San Francisco promoter
is who has raised Uncle Tom three
chips is a mystery. Perhaps Nelson
thinks he can bluff McCarey into Of
fering a little more money for his
end of the fight. If so. McCarey's wire
should dlspel this illusion. If, after
having wired his acceptance of Nc
Carey's terms, tho Battler refuses 10
stick to his agreement, it is very
doubtful If any further attempt will
be made to have him defend his laur-
els in the south.
An answer from Nelson is expected
this morning. Meanwhile Wolgast Is
losing no sleep over Bats most re-
cent exploit. IF Nelson is afraid of
me-" and from the present state of
things 1t looks as though there was
a good deal in Wolgast's query, "he
never will meet me in a finish fight"
And Tom Jones backs up Tom Nc
Carey by saying that he will not fight
Nelson in san Francisco for twice the
amount alleged to have been offered.
McCarey has done his share. He
has offered Nelson $4,000 for his end
of the purse, win, lose or draw. Vol
CAST is more than anxious to travel
the long route with the Dane. 1t is
now up to Nelson. If he is not four
flushing, Los Angeles fans will see
one of the greatest lightweight battles
in the history of the ring before JEFF
fries and Johnson begin to take off
weight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
Chinese Seize Island

VICTORIA, S. c., Dec. 24.-From
Macao news was brought by the
steamer Empress OF India, which ar
rived last night, that contingent of
Chinese soldiers occupied an island
claimed by Portugal at Macao border
wounded Il number of natives claiming
Portuguese protection and seized some
junks. A protest has been made by
the Portuguese officials.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
Among the Boxers

Never did two pugilists work harder
than Jim Flynn and Joe Wills who are
to meet at McCarey's pavilion next Frl-
day evening in ten-round bout. Lach
Of the men is anxious to make good,
and the fans are expecting to see one
If the fercest battles Of the year, as
Fiynn's we'll known rushing tactics and
Willis great punch will insure plenty
of action while the bout lasts.
Yesterday Flynn went on the road
and did his usual stunts in the ring at
Boylcs i'm the afternoon boxing SIX
rounds with Roy Page. 1t was the
fncman's birthday. and he put in some
extra efforts for the edihCatiOn of the
fans who went out to see him work.
Willis did practically the same klnd
Of exercising. doing six sessions with
the mitts, using Bin Pettus as a spar
ring partner. Willis will do his regular
road work this morning, but viii not
enter the gym at Eastside this after
noon. preferring TO take q layoff for the
afternoon.
Billy Cappelle and Curley O'Connell
nut i'm their usual efforts to get i'm shape
for their ten-rOund contest, which Will
be the semi Wndup for the Flynn-Wil-
lis fight. one Of the siX-roUud prelim-
inaries was arranged last night Marty
Kane ana Eddie Russell agreeing to
meet at us pounds. Kane is the lad
who was given the long end of the
purse when he fought Cleveland, and
Russell is one of the most promising
of the local contingent
The proposed contest between Ad
Wolgast and George Memsic was side
tracked yesterday on account of the
match between Battling Nelson and
Wolgast having come to head; but
Manager McCarey has sent word to
Ray Bronson Offering him the chance
to take Wolgast's place against Mem
sic. Lew Powell probably will be
brought down from san Francisco for
a January date with Frank PiCato, and
then the winners OF these two contests
will be brought together later in that
month.
Secretary Hancock added another
frst-class preliminary yesterday to Fri
day evenings card when he signed Al
Rogers and Kid Troubles The boys
will meet over the six-round route, and
u furious battle is looked for. Troubles
comes here with a record which reads
all to the good.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
Woman Sentenced to Twenty Years

NEWARK, n. j., Dec. 24.-Twenty
years imprisonment was the sentence
imposed today on Mrs. Mary Jane
Wilhelm, recently convicted Of killing
her husband, Frank Wilhelm, con-
tractor, last February Nicholas Sica,
Mrs. Wilhelms alleged accomplice, is
yet to be tried.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25

IS EFFECTED
PORTLAND NOW BELONGS TO
NORTHWESTERN
COAST LEAGUE GETS TWO CITIES
IN CONSIDERATION
Northern Maanates Do Not Make Dec
laratlon, Although Big Compromise
Practically certain-North
Wants Control
Associated Pressl

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. 24.-That the
Northwestern Baseball league will play
a team in Portland in 1910, and that in
consideration for that privilege Seattle
and Spokane viii have coast league
teams i'm and after 1911, is the way
those who claim to be posted have fig
ured out the situation in this section
of the baseball world.
Until recently the reason for the as
surances of Judge McCredie, owner of
both Portland teams, and of David E.
Dugdale, the Seattle magnate, that all
would come out right has been beyond
explanation.
Within the past few days, however,
there has been disclosed almost posi-
tive evidence that negotiations of some
such character are under way-in fact,
Dugdale admits this, but declares that
his lips are sealed.
Manager Brown Of Spokane let the
cat out of the bag in a fashion when,
uuinvited he suggested on Wednesday
the placing of Coast league teams in
Spokane and Seattle as a solution of
the perpleXing question, only 10 have
this suggestion indorsed day later
by expressions attributed to former
President J. Gale Ewing of the Coast
league That Judge McCredie has
some knowledge of such a scheme Is
manifest from a message from Wash
iugtOn, ID. C. III NnlCn tne JuuBe II
quoted, in substance, as saying he has
no objections to an eight-team league,
but he wants the league evenly bal
anced. that is, four clubs in the north
and four in the south.
North to Control
President Joseph A. Cohn of the
Spokane club seemed to be aware of
the club proposition. but like Judge
McCredle he opposes placing the bal
ance of power In California. Conn.
however, refused 10 commit himself
until he had had a talk with Dugdale
and Manager Geo. f. Schroeder of Ia
coma.
As understood here, the California
end of the Coast league wants Seattle
and Spokane in addition TO Portland
but is opposed TO placing club in any
other northern city.
Seattle and Spokane, it Is We'll
known, want a higher class of base
ball than class B. Portland Is essen
tial to this higher rating, but Portland
is in the Coast league territory. and
in order TO get better baseball 1t
would appear Spokane and Seattle are
willing to come into the Coast league
field providing the Coast league VIII
place a fourth team in the north.
The question of an evenly balanced
league appears to be the only question
at issue.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
M'CORMlCKS WILL CLASH
WITH OCCIDENTAL CHAMPS
Contest Will Be Fiercely Fought from
Start to Finsh-Both Managers
Confident of Winning

When the McCormicks and the Occl-
dental colored coast champions CLASH
today at Chutes park something out or
ordinary baseball will be dished up TO
the attending fans. This contest viii be
a fight from the word play until the
last man is called out by the umpire
Manager Black is sure of victory and IS
handing out the following dope on the
game: III you want. to be few beans
ahead when the sun goes down on
Christmas day, put a few cart Wheels
on the colorcd boys to win from the
Winter league aggregation
But Black is not the only one conn
dent of coming out on the long end of
the score, and Mccormick is handing
out the same line of talk, and possibly
a little stronger than the colored mag
nate. Nothing to it but the shouting,
said Mccormick yesterday, "and we
will win in a walk. 1 have got that
Occidental goat staked out for good
The lineup:
McCORMICKS OCClDENIAL9
Cvitenden ,...........c. ...,,.'.-''' Ieltu9
Anderson. Clark, ....,,p. Harrison, smlth
Names ............, Ill b.,.......' Middleton
Harris ..........,.,.2b.... .........s Roblnsoh
Newell .............3 ......,..'.. hawkins
,Plake ....,.......,.ss. .......'''''' Saae
Pittman .....,......lf.. f..,......'''''' HICKS
Kerwin ........,....cf.... BurhS
Kimmerle ......,,.. f.......''..''' hlach
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-08
LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES
AT ANNUAL ENcAMPMENT
DESPITE BAD WEATHER.
SOUTH IOWA DELEGATES
PARADE AFTER ARRIVAL
First Public Meeting to be Held Thi.
Evening, When Governor Carroll,
Robert Healy, Maurice o'connor and
Others Will speak-city deliberately
Decorated.
'pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge. June s.-Altho this Sec
ton was visited by showers Monday
and today, the plans for the state en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic were in no ways interfered
with.
From every building has been flung
out the starry banners, while thousands
Of yards Of bunting is draped on the
store fronts from every place OF van
tage. The electrical decorations are the
most elaborate of any convention city
which has entertained the veterans in
recent years. The Commercial Club
has already appropriated $4,000 to meet
the expenses of the convention, but this
amount will be exceeded
Turnout Monday and today guests
arrived in the city for the encantp-
ment and after registering at the court
house were assigned quarters. Head
quarters for the Grand Army are at
the Duncombe House, and the Wonl-
ems Relief Corps at the Crawford.
Practically all of the department Off
GERS of both societies were in the city
last evening. The encampment opened
at o'clock today with a parade of the
posts from Des Moines, Mitchellville,
Colfax and other points to the south,
they arriving on special cars over the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-08
Traer New. Letter.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, June S.-There is new
daughter at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Ed Boettceher, in north Traer, born
June s; new son at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. st. John, June 5, and son at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Podhajsky,
south of town, born June Z.
w. L. Ready, Of Dinsdale village, for
many years one Of Traers leading
business men, is in a precarious condi-
ton from the effects of paralysis with
but little chance for recovery. Two
years ago he fell and was badly hurt,
suffering, 1t Is thought, slight stroke
OF paralysis. Last week he suffered a
| severe stroke. rendering his left side
helpless. His son Bert, an attorney
Of Harrington. Neb., has been called
| to his fathers bedside, also his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Rice, of Popejoy.
One June s, the Woodmen, Royal
Neighbors and Banker lodges met and
observed the day as a Memorial day
for the honor and decoration of the
graves of their deceased members. The
members of the various lodges went in
body to the cemeteries. large
crowd was present at their services.
Misses Mae, Anna and Mabel Flem-
ing, late OF Traer, now of Ames, left
yesterday for the state of Washington,
to spend the summer with their two
brothers. who recently located in that
state.
w. H Gregg and w. II. Grimm have
gone on a three weeks business trip
to North Dakota and Canada Much
OF the time will be spent in Sherwood,
N. D., where they are interested in
banks
Thomas Lally, ST., continues critical
ly i'll. ana it is not thought that he
can survive long. He is suffering from
the effects Of a cancer.
Mrs. Mayme Ewing arrived here last
week and will spend several weeks at
the Samuel Ewing home, north Of town.
Her two children and niece, Miss Ellis
Hopkins. all Of Chesterhill, O., ac-
companied her.
Levi Boone, 17-year-old son Of Mrs.
Mary Boone, who recently fell from
wagon. tnjuring his spine to such an
extent as to cause him to become men
tally unbalanced. has been taken to
Des Moines for treatment.
The little son of Gus Kahler, who
has been quite i'll with appendicitis, is
recovering.
Mrs. S. Bailey has gone to Mon
tana for an extended visit with her
son, who is located on a homestead.
Miss Ruth Wilson, Of Chicago,
daughter of w. w. Wilson, is spending
few weeks with numerous relatives
in this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-08

the corn crop below so per cent; grass
and pastures doing well.
Boone (Woodward) - One Of the
heaviest and most damaging rains Of
the season fell last Saturday night
(May 29,) washing out culverts,
bridges and corn; showers on Monday
and Tuesday; last two days clear and
warm.
Story (Zearing)-Rain LA: corn all
planted and early planted shows good
stand; some complaint of worms on sod
ground: small grain and meadows have
made rapid growth.
Tama (Toledo).-Rain 1.13; crops do
ing well.
Poweshiek (Grinnell)-Rain 1.3s; on
ly two days Of farm work; corn culti-
walton begun on rolling ground.
Jasper (Newton)-Rain 90; all crops
nave made rapid progress; cultivation
OF corn now general: stand good: some
complaint of cutworms. (Monroe) -
Rain 1.63; corn getting weedy; three
days of field work; grass and small
grain making rapid growth.
Dallas (Waukee)-Very wet during
fore part of week and but little field
work done, but last two days have been
favorable; blowing and planting COM
pleted and cultivation progressing rap
idly; meadows and pastures fine; oats
doing we'll: warm weather needed.
Guthrie Guthrie Center)-Rain ISL;
week was wet and cloudy.