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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
BOXING ATHLETICS

soon it began to pail on him. He hated
to sit down to the table after awhile,
and when he boxed he began to take
off flesh and fail to gain it back. From
200 pounds of Drawn and beef, he drop
ned to 17S pounds of less Drawn, ard a
great deal less beef. Then he went
stale i'm his training, weakened under
the punching of his opponents, and took
the count on several occasions. The
last time he was beaten in two rounds
by one dub, yclept Terry Mustain, and
this queered the vegetarian stuff for
the Russian. The next day lie tackled
a side of beef that two men had car
ried to the broiler, and then went into
the mountains and fed on game for a
season. He's back at the old game
now, is Bat. and he has issued strict
orders at his camp that anyone VINO
mentions vegetarianism shall thence
forth be barred from the quarters. Also
he weighs 210 pounds, is thewed like
bull, and can't get enough fighting to
satisfy him.
Moocher! Ever hear of such per-
son? This is the man who calls up
the sporting editor every fight day and
makes a crisp request for a couple OF
passes, please, This Is the man who
proudly walks into the fight arena with
his little free slip, appropriates one
of the ringside seats, and proceeds to
make himself a pest, criticising the
fighters with scathing sarcasm, talking
in the ear of the busy scribe who is
trying to record the events of the even
ing as faithfully as the chattering as
semblage will permit him. This is
the man who unhesitatingly calls
fake" "rotten," throw 'em out, 3"
"why don't you put on pair of stills
to box?" and few other pleasant re-
marks calculated to teach the daring
promoter a lesson. Then there is an
other-the baseball free ticket moocher.
There are several in fact, but perhaps
the most obnoxious is the persistent
bidder for entry slips into prize fights
There have been times when the thing
was overdone at the Maud arena. The
ringside seats are the particular pet
resting places of the moochers, es-
pecially If they possess a cast iron
nerve-which most of them have in
abundance. At recent fight, in the
two sections reserved for newspaper
men, were counted ten visitors who
probably never found their way inside
the office of publication. They ell
bowed their way to the ringside, and
the reporters covering the fight had
to listen to lot of jargon and nom
sense in the meantime endeavoring to
set down a clear and interesting story
of the fights. There are game hogs
and others of the same category.
Some of the others find their way
into the Maud pavilion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
POLY ATHLETICS

The new athletic ban will not touch the
Poly Rugby squad in the least since
the Mechapics were the first to take
up Rugby in the south, and accord
ingIy feel bound to stand by the game.
On the other hand the basketball
quintet is tee first Polytechnic team
to feel the weight of this new law
which goes inro effect as soon as the
Los Angeles-Po Polytechnic coates-s ale
rl1YGu
The quintet naC two games sched-
uled with the high school on the hill
ard has several other ARRANGED games.
Outside teams can challenge the Poly
rive. but the Mechanics are barred
frcm sending airy challenges 10 for
Cign schools.
Girls basketball is fast reaching the
point where outside games will bo
played. The gir's are free to play any
team and will have several contests
this season. Twenty girls, under the
coaching of Mel eGith of Whittier high
school, will put up a fast fight for
basketball honors in the south.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
BREAK EVEN ON SERIES

One of the festest games of amateur
baseball witnessed for many a day
at Bakersfield was played Sunday
afternoon when the Maiers team OF
Los Angeles played the Bakersfield
boys a thirteen-inning game, which
resulted in a 8 to tie. The Maiers
won, the morning game, shutting out
their opponents, to 0. This makes
the series an even break, as the north
erners annexed the first game by a
2 to l score. Rieger and Labrandt
were in the points for Maiers in the
morning contest, being opposed by
Phillips and Hoff. Rieger gave way in
favor of Lowry in the afternoon
while Galbraith threw the twirlers for
Bakersfield.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
RESULTS AT LAToNIA

CINCINNATI, Oct, 1S.-The feature
at Latonia today was the overwhelm-
ing defeat of Marbles, the favorite in
the fourth race. The event was won
by Dargin in a driving finish, with
Many Colors. Ormuse was third. Re
suits:
First race, furlongs-sorrei Top won,
Mrs. sewen second, Mique oBrien third;
time 1:17 rs.
Second race, mile and 10 yards-War-
den won, Cassowary second, Denver Girl
third; time 14S AS.
Third race, v furlongs-My Henry won
Ed G. second, Jack Binns third time 1:11.
Fourth race, furlongs-Bargain won'
Many Colors second. ormuse third; time
1:1e AS.
Fifth race, 5h furlongs-Hanzaretta won
Star Venus second. Belle Glenn third; time
1:11.
Sixth race, furlongs-Right Easy won
Tom Hayward second, Gypsy King third;
time 1:2S 4-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

NH HE big cloud in the heavyweight
horizon will be drifting this way
4 in a few days. Jack Johnson IS
anxious to fight in los Angeles. for he
is overlooking no chances to add to his
wealth. When he arrives Promoter Nc
Carey will talk over things with him,
and it is probable that a battle Tor
November or early December with
johnson as one of the principals will
be staged MoCarey is considering
staging him with two big heaVywelghts
for five rounds each in one night. The
fans do not expect to see him matched
against a man who would figure to give
him a real battle for the title, put II
he should be pitted against two hushy
men of beef like Battling Johnson ana
Jack Sieberg, for instance, he would
have to fight some in the ten rounds.
The local fans would be glad to pay q
fair admission price to see the Calves
ton negro forced a bit, and this, Whlle
not placing before them such posslblll-
ties of a worlds championship without
any foundation for such roseate dreams
as was staged at Colma, would give
them an opportunity to watch Jack at
work. The return of Jeffries next week
makes such match all the more de-
sirable.
Battling Johnson has foresworn for
ever the dangerous bYpathS OF IduulSiIlS
and has decided to stick to the straight
and narrow path of the life Of the
average carnivorous human being. IL
was to the ready attention he gave TO
the advantages of adopting a special
line of diet that johnson laid all his
defeats and the setbacks he received
In a local ring months ago. Battling
Johnson fell a victim to Freddie
Welch's vegetarian racket. Now Fred
die is a shrewd young man, He poses
as a strict vegetarian and gets away
with it. Good advertising; fine. But
Freddie was wont to nibble at a
chicken bone semi professionally. And
who knows but that q big steak looked
him in the face at times? However
that may be. Battling Johnson essayed
several months ago to follow his ex-
ample.
Il am big and strong, but little
slow; too much muscle" quoth the big
Russian.
you are" echoed Freddie, the wise.
Just adopt my vegetarian diet, cut
out the meat, and it will do wonders
for you. Besides, look at the adVer-
tising you'll" but we will draw the
curtain on that mercenary advice.
Anyway, Bat took to the diet. lie
did it like he does everything else, with
all his might. He never gazed side
WAYS at a steak. The fine juicy cuts
knew him no more. He adopted fruits,
nuts, vegetables and breakfast foods
for his daily consumption. Bat liked
It for awhile. He was loud in his
nratses of the Welsh diet. But pretty
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
SOUTHERN WRESTLER LOSES

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 1S-John
Berg, light heavyweight wrestling
champion of the Pacific coast, tonight
defeated Walt Evans, holding the
same title of the south, taking the
second and third falls. The first bout,
which lasted twenty -seven minutes
and ended in victory for Evans, de-
veloped some of the best wrestling
ever seen here. Evans proved himself
wonderfully fast and clever and Sc
cured half dozen holds of various
sorts on Berg, finally putting his
shoulders to the mat with a body
scissors.
The second went TO Berg in six
minutes on a toe hold. Evans gave up
after his opponent had punished him
terribly for several minutes with the
deadly toe hold. The last fall, while
ii lasted twelve minutes, was COM
paratively easy for Berg, who put his
man to the mat with a combined body
and head hold.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
AMATEURS WOULD CLIMB
APEX OF MT. M'KlNLEY
Experts in Seattle VIII Organize to
Make Trip to Top of the
Peak

SEATTLE, Oct. 1s.-Steps are being
taken in this city to organize a party
of mountaineers to climb Mount Nc
Kinley, Alaska, the tallest peak In
North America.
Among those interested there is
disposition not to express an opinion
on the disputed ascent by DR.. Cook.
Asel Curtis, reputed to be the most
expert climber in the northwest, said
today: "The ascent of Mount Mckinley
is quite feasible If undertaken by a
properly equipped expedition.
"There must be at least five men, all
experienced. The route of DR.. Cook IS
best, by steamer to Tyonek' on COOK
inlet. and then up the Susitna river in
q power boat"
1t is planned to make the start from
Seattle in April of next year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
STANFORD FIFTEEN WILL
REACH ANGEL CITY SOON

J. Preparations are being COM =
!. pleted by Manager Crouch of the !.
Il Castaway football team, for the :.
i game with the fifteen Of Stanford =
!. university. The contest will be 1.
!. held Saturday afternoon as the =
i first game of a double header and :.
!. will be played either at Baer field !
:. Occidental college, or at Fiesta I
! park. The chances are in favor :
!. of the latter location. Manager :.
i Burbank of the Cardinals is now !
I, in Los Angeles but will leave this I
1. evening for the north. The team !
+ will arrive Friday morning and :
+ viii practice Friday afternoon at :
! Fiesta. There is a possibility that :
j Pat Higgins, one of the star backs !
j. of the locals will be unable TO I
= play owing TO an injury received :
: In the game with Berkeley. !
+ i \ 4 + = + j. 4 = + ! + i + I !
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

r EFT hunter walk through the hills
surrounding the Malibu ranch at
u the present time and If he does
not know the country it is more than
likely that he will believe he is upon
some game preserve. There are deer
in every portion of the ranch and so
tame are they that one may walk
within a few rods of them. They arise
from behind sagebrush and manzan-
itas to look inquiringly at the intruder
as if asking his business. 1t is scarce
ly possible to walk down one of the
side canyons without jumping one or
more. But the difficulty lies in the
fact, at least from the hunters stand
point, that SO per cent of them are
does. 1t augurs we'll for the next sea-
sons shooting, There are two reasons
to which may be attributed the num-
ber of does in and about the ranch.
The first of these is the observation of
the game laws by the average sports
man and the second is that by actual
count forty-seven bucks have been
killed on the Malibu ranch since the
first day of July, 1903. How many
have been taken from the SurTouIulIS
hills and from the ranch proper other
than those recorded is a matter Of
conjecture.
Burning of much of the surrounding
country has recently caused many deer
to congregate in and about the ranch,
where they fall easy victims to the
dogs belonging on the Malibu. Sew
eral hunters who have recently re-
turned from this country have reported
that hounds were running the deer and
several have made Intellectual attempts
to shoot the dogs. The matter is being
taken up by the authorities and it is
hoped that something will be done to
put a stop to the outrage before long
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
POLY-L. A. HIGH GAME
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

i Contrary to the previous sched- :
j. ule, the Polytechnic rugby fifteen
! will not play Los Angeles high !
j. school on the coming Saturday. :
4 The management is arranging
\ for a game with Riverside high
:. school to take place on foreign
\ territory.
i Polytechnic has clear record :
!. thus far in the rugby world. She :
i has outclassed everything she has
< faced and her prospects are bright
J. for the championship. She has
J. defeated Santa Barbara, Pomona
!. and Redlands, is improving daily
/ in team work, and is getting down :
!. to the finer points of the game
!, The only foe the Mechanics will
!. have to fear is Los Angeles high
!. school, which has an exceptionally
! strong fifteen in the field.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Another Weird Tale

Fred jerks, who has returned from
a trip to the Malibu country, tells a
weird tale of branding a doe. jerks
found the doe lying under a tree ex-
hausted, and believes that it had
fallen there after having escaped from
the hounds. He brought the animal
water in his hat and the deer revived
sufficiently to make Its escape. Jenks
made a small slit in the ear of the
doe, so that he would recognize the
animal in case he should meet with it
again. According to recent accounts
published concerning wild Animals
Which Have Known Me" the deer
should have followed jerks back to
civilization. On the contrary, it
bounded out of the canyon where it
had been found, after being sufficiently
revived.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
HAMMER THROW ABOLISHED

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct 1S.-What is
considered a forward step in ath-
letics has been taken by the Indiana
High school Athletic association. This
is the decision to cbolish the hammer
throw on the ground that it is danger
Gus. The action comes as the result
of numerous accidents connected with
this event, at least one of which in this
state proved fatal.
There is also a sentiment in favor OF
abolishing the mile ruin.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
POLY VS.. ST. VlNcENrs

Polytechnic's basketball team will
face the newly organized team from St
Vincent's college Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. st. Vincent's main athletic
interest is now centered in her crack
football eleven but the basketball five
also is receiving good support.
The game will be played on the Poly
technic court and will be witnessed
by large crowd of rooters, both from
the college and from Poly. The Poly
teehnic courts are in excellent condi-
ton, a number of students having beer
working on them for the past week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
sIotterbeckls RonIta

Harry Slotterbeck and DR.. H. c.
Roger trolled off Point Firmin Sunday
with the south coast minnow. A nice
catch of bass was made in addition
to twenty-three pound bonita,
brought to gaff by Slotterbeck. 1T
has been eight years since 1 have
caught a BONITA" said the well known
angler yesterday "and you bet it will
be eight years before 1 spend forty
FIVE minutes landing another"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Fall Of Premier Expected

MADRID, Oct. 18.-The fall of Pre-
mier Maura is expected If former Pre-
mier Moret announces in the chamber
of deputies today, as an article In the
Diarie Universal intimates that he
will do, that the Liberal party must
be newly constituted. The Diarie Uni
versal makes a sensational attack on
the government. headed mot One
Hour Longer"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Martins Buck

H. E. Martin of San Pedro, who has
returned from a hunt in Arizona, re-
ports that the country in which he
shot is a veritable hunters paradise.
Martin killed two fine buck one a
five pointer with a twenty y-five-inch
spread Of antlers. Wild pigeon and
quail also were killed in abundance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
TOMMY is WILLING

SYDNEY, N. S. W., Oct. 18,-Tommy
Burns, the Canadian heavyweight, who
was defeated by Jack Johnson, in a
fight for the worlds heavyweight
championship here, December 26 last,
announced today that if the American
promoters were unable to arrange a
match between Jeffries and Johnson,
he was willing again to meet Johnson
the winner to take all of the purse.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

quail. The birds in this section of
the country are highly educated and
run more and call less than any 9TH
ers of the entire San Fernando. By
long and hard tramping Lidster
bagged thirteen, while Thorn secured
nine. A pair of coyotes were also
jumped, Lidster killing one of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

When MeCredie's Beavers open up
their weeks series with the seals t~lll9 ~
afternoon at San Francisco every ian
in Portland win be praying thal the
Oregonians take the series from MOL
ler's men. BY a consistent Wlnhlns
streak in the last two series the IoIt- or
land team has Jumped into position
where they have just the ghost OF
chance to take the pennant away from
the Seals. They will have to win Iar
more than a majority of their games,
and the Seals will have to lose almost
ali of theirs if the Beavers grao the
pennant Therefore, while the men
from the extreme north have a chancs'
it is so slight that there seems Ittle
probability of any change occurring in
first and second place.
Standings Seem Fixed
For that matter, with only two weeks
more in the schedule, every team mas
landed in the place in which 1t VIII
finish at the seasons end, unless there
Is a big upheaval. The Angels have
no chance to take second place from
Portland, and the Senators are so far
behind the Dillonites that they VIII
stick In the fourth position. Oakland Is
now safely in fifth place, with no pos
sible chance of dislOdging sacramento
and Vernon will remain in the cellar
DOSlIlOI. 11dDDy IlO6tt4A 1iAbSt ~ ~NN4
tent to finish last this year, and it is
no discredit to him that he is on the
tail end, for he has been handicapped
ir forming his team and in playing
throughout the season with an made
ouate field to back his pitching staff,
which is good enough for any team.
Oaks Last Games Here
This afternoon at Vernon field the
Oakland team will open its last series
in the south, playing a weeks engage
ment with the Angels. They will be
followed by Portland, and that series
will be the closing play of the season.
At Sacramento the Solons are sched-
uled to play Vernon today At the
close of this series the Hoganites will
90 to San Francisco, where they will
wind up the year. The fans of Sacre-
mento will see their last coast league
games of the season this week, for
when the two contending teams leave
after Sundays game the season at the
capital city will have been finished. The
northern fans have taken kindly to or
ganized baseball, have supported Gra-
hams team right royalty, and with the
promised improvements in the way of
new grounds and better transportation
facilities they look for a highly sue
cessfuI season in 1910.
Struggle for Medal .
Interest locally has centered in the
outcome of the fight between the free
hitting members of the Los Angeles
and Vernon teams for possession of the
diamond medal offered to the player
who has participated in at least fifty
games with the highest average this
season. Left Fielder Martinke of Ver-
non now has an edge on his mates in
both teams, but John Beall of the An
gels is close up. His batting feats Sun
day against Sacramento gave him a big
boost, and he should fatten his stand
ing against the Oakland pitchers. Beall
by consistent hitting from now until
the seasons end should win the medal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Near Llmlts

NJ A. Jerome, B. Fay and party Of
three killed elghty-two quail Sunday
in Mockingbird canyon, near River
side. The sportsmen earned every bird
taken as the dense brush and steep
hills made the shooting extremely
difficult.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
soccER GAME WANTED

The Echo park soccer football team
wishes to get a game with an eleven
not outweighing them more than ten
pounds to the player. The Echo park
team will be able to play any after
noon and will average about llo
pounds per man. Answer through The
Hara Id
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Limits in Plenty

Every member of the West Shore
Gun club secured the duck limit Sun
day, including Bernard Dyas, A. 7.
Jergens, Sterling Booth and w. II.
Cline. The birds were mostly sprigs
with a few mallard and teal and an
occasional Widgeon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Croakers Running

Smith Warren and Gene Elliott each
took a nice catch of croaker from the
San Pedro wharf Sunday. The strong
run of spotfin and china attracted
large crowd to the pier. nearly every
one making a fair catch. Smith sue
ceeded in landing a four-pound specl-
men.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
RACES AT PARIS

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-In the Prix Terrier,
run at st. Cloud today, j. p. Widener's s
Indian Prince finished second.
In the Prix Fourres, w. K. Wander
bilt's Serpenteau was second.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
As Usual

R. E. Morse fished Sunday at Her.
mosa Beach and was lucky or skillful
enough to land three nice surf on a
beach from which scarcely any had
been caught during the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Bio snotfin

V. A. Grimes journeyed all by his
lonesome to San Pedro Sunday and
was lucky enough to land a 61a-pound
croaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

A MONG the players on the Pomona
"a football eleven who have done
"A much toward giving the sage
brush college a creditable showing in
every game and who will doubtless
score many more 1ouehdowns before
the season closes, is Clarence Parker.
Parker. who has played end for the
past two years, has been shifted to
halfback, where he is playing a phe-
nomenal game. He is punting along
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Quail at WilIowhronk

Fred jerks and Ed Mitchell shot
quail Sunday in the gum groves and
corn fields of Willowbrook. Mitchell
tried out his new Parker with sue
cess.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
YeIIoWtaII at Redondo

Oscar Lane trolled near the Re-
dondo wharf Sunday, securing three
good-sized yellowtail
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19

with the best kiekers of the south. AL
though a trifie erratic in his passing,
it is believed by Coach Stanton that
much Improvement will be noted be-
fore long The new half is one of the
most aggressive players who has ever
starred with Pomona.
Neuls, the sub quarter, is also show
ing up well. He is a speedy runner
and has displayed much good general
ship in handling his men.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Kills Mink

B. Dunlap killed twenty quail and a
mink during a two days stay on his
brothers ranch in Soledad canyon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
EooTRALL cHALLENeE

The Crownhill football team would
like to hear from any team not aver
aging more than 1856 pounds to the
man. Ring up 1881.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Del ReY Fishing

Excellent fishing prevailed Sunday
and Monday at Del Rey, many yell
lowfin and maclerel being taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Roscoe Shooting

L. Lidster and Charlie Thorn
tramped through the cactus at Roscoe
Sunday in search of the elusive valley
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
Confined to His Room

LISBON, Oct. 1S.-King Manuel is
confined to his room with an intestinal
trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
TWO WEEKS MORE
IN BALL SEASON
BEAVERS WILL FIGHT HARD TO
DlSPLACE SEALS
OAKLAND COMES soUTH TO PLAY
FINAL SERIES
Anaels and Comm uters Will Clash
Today at Vernon in Their Last
Mesting-Hard Fight for
Batting Medal
WHERE THEY PLAY

Z los Angeles VS.. Oakland vernon, $500. {
3 san Francisco VS.. Portland, at san
s Francisco.
4 vernon vs.. sacramento, at Sacramento.