Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-20
ATHLETICS

amateurs Some Of the professionals, to put
1t mildly loaf at their task. There are Wiling
boys in large numbers and this statement does
not affected them, but to those inclined 10 oe
overparticular, an hours attendance at an
amateur fight might be an object lesson. Mike
Kurchos Willie Mack, Jim Cameron and rev
others, take notice.
The following from Salt Lake press agent
dated May H. tells in glowing terms OF the
expectations for high class racing at the Dry
City track beginning May %:
THAT interest in the coming race meeting is
widespread was a fact strikingly evidenced
yesterday when not fewer than 1000 sunday
afternoon visitors inspected the remodeled
course despite the falling of intermittent sun
showers. BY tomorrow night everything VIII
be spiek and span and if needs be day OF
racing might he held on Thursday, 90 Wen
advanced are all arrangements The Utah
Jockey clubs outlay is little over $4,000, and
employment has been given for the last five
weeks to over a hundred artisans 1t is safe to
say old time patrons of the state fair VIII
scarcely know the grounds when they happen
along next Saturday.
Commencing tomorrow morning the candi-
dates fer the Cullen handicap, the feature race
of opening day, will be started on a windup
preparation for the event Both Gorio and
Jack Nunnally win go IL no unforeseen acct
dent occurs Both these sprinters are about at
their top form This race Is at three-quarters
of a mile and it will be a corling contest
between royal sprinters The winner will be
the horse to beat in the $1,000 Decoration day
handicap of Saturday May 20. Unless Seven
full and Booger Red happen to run extra top
notch races the critics leave the Cullen handi-
cap to Glorio and Jack Nunnally. just what
the starters will be cannot be stated with sure
ness until the entry box is opened on Friday
In the light Of the battle CD last night be-
tween o. Brien and Johnson before the easily
satisfied Philadelphia fans. the following repe-
tition of oft-heard statements almost hoary
with age, is significant and perhaps triie of
tucked away between the lines;
Jack johnson Is not contented to book fights
with O'Brien, Ketchel and others Of the same
class, and a few weeks at English theaters at
fat salaries but is still chucking the daies
full Of dope about meeting Jeffries He is
still full Of that con about jeff being afraid of
HIM and Jeffries is silent. He says;
a. 'Jeffries is afraid to fight me, and he has
shown this by not even acknowledging my
challenges and by making any pretense of
covering my forfeit money. What right has he
got to reclaim the heavyweight title? He re-
linquished 1t to Tommy Burns, and l beat
Burns in Australia. Then why am | not en-
titled to the championship? He simply has re-
claimed the title to get advertisement for his
theatrical work, and before he gets clear
claim to it he will have to fight and beat Jack
johnson have given him plenty of oppor-
tunities to talk fight terms here. am going
away without even hearing a word from him.
I'll make him fight when 1 return, even If |
have to battle for nothing. Yes, l am going
to fight Ketchel In the falt@before Jimmy Coff-
roth's Coma club, but under no conditions am
l going to fight Sam Langford in England. l
do not intend to engage in a fight until l re-
turn to America "