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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
BOXING BENtFH
PLANS COMPLETE
STAGE EARTHQUAKE Benefit
''''7 TONIGHT D
Expected That Jeffries Vernon Arena
VIII Be damned by sympathiz-
ing citizens-Large Sum Il
Should Be Realized f

/ Regardless Of weather conditions, the
big boxing show tonight at Jeffries'
Vernon arena for the benefit OF the
Italian earthquake sufferers will be a
big success financially. 1t will be staged
rain or shine, and the advance sale Of
tickets already assures its success. and
the worthy cause will have the sym
pathy and financial Z SUPPORT of all
classes of citizenship, representing the
social, business, political and sporting
sides of Los Angeles life
The card is exceptionally attractive,
and those who Will go to the trouble
and expense of attending will not be
disappointed in any regard. They not
only VIII be aiding a most worthy
charlty, but they also will get full value
received for every dime invested in seat
checks. The management of the affail.
will be under the direction. of Charles
P. McHugh, the classy little sportsman
who originated the scheme for raising
big fund in aid of the sufferers, and
in extending an invitation to the
women of Los Angeles to. attend he
has carefully regarded the proprieties
or the occasion by announcing that all
boxers must wear full uniform tights,
SO that nothing unseemly will offend
the eye, and a full force of Pinkertons
and. special police, under the captaincy
OF Jack Berdie, club police superinten-
dent, Will see to it that perfect order
Will be maintained throughout. Berdie
has donated the services of himself and
his department to the cause, and woe
will be the portion of the one who
wants to start anything Of a. rowdy
nature during the entertainment.
The program as arranged by McHugh
is as follows, the first bout to begin at
S:15 o'clock promptly:
Freddie Corbett VS.. Dick Givens
Young McGovern VS.. w. Fisher.
Jimmy Dunn VS.. Jimmy Austin.
Jim Flynn vs. Aldo the Turk
Frank Picato VS.. Roy Page
Kid Solomon VS., Young Snyder.
Clarence English VS.. Charles Anslinger.
Eddie Robinson VS.. Billy Manning.
Harry Gilmore VS.. Pat Kinneally
George Blake VS.. Walter Campbsll
Ad Wolgast VS.. Jimmy Walsh.
DICK Hyland VS.. Danny Webster.
Packy Mcfarland M. Sayers.
George Memsic VS.. Kid Dalton
Young Oyama Young Toga.
Freddie Welsh VS.. Charles Bocha.
Some Of these bouts may be changed
around at the last moment, owing to
necessity, but the show will not be cut
short or materially affected by any
changes. Those who desire to attend
may take the cars that run east on
Seventh street from Broadway, all be-
ing marked "Direct to Jeffries' Vernon
arena" Los Angeles has donated
literally to the cause already, but it is
hoped that several thousand dollars will
be added to the fund by this show.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
INDIAN IS EASY
GAME FOR BAKER
LOSES DECISION AT END or
TWENTY ROUNDS
LOCAL WELTER ENTIRELY TOO
CLEVER BOXER
Eastern Scrapper Unable to Get Over
Any Effective WaIIops, While His
Opponent. Was Too shifty for
Him throughout
Especial to The H ,ra1d.1

SAN BERNARDINO. Jan. 19-
Howard Baker tonight whipped Indian
Joe Gregg in twenty rounds Of as classy
fighting as ever was seen in this city,
the Boulder lad getting the decision in
a fight which there was little doubt as
to who was the best man, though the
Indian was game and finished strong
Baker, however, showed himself to be
possessed of class, was superior in his
boxing abilities and also in his foot
work. Only once did the Indian seem
to have a show to win, when, in the
seventeenth round, he caught Baker in
the ribs and sent him to his knees,
Baker taking the count of five.
The fight was witnessed by fully {.
thousand sports, a number coming out
from Los Angeles. 1t was the largest
crowd that ever witnessed a fight in
this city. Baker had been the favorite
in the betting, though a large amount
of even money had been placed. Five
to four on the Boulder boy, however,
was the prevailing odds.
In the first ten rounds it looked all
like Baker. The Indian would not
stand up and fight, and Baker repeat
edly landed on the red mans face and
nearly closed Gregg's left eye. That
worried the Indian, and Baker kept
playing for the face. There was a
great amount of fighting in the clinches,
and Referee Eddie Robinson was kept
busy keeping the men apart. The In
dian fought hard in the clinches at
times, but his blows did not seem to do
any damage, and Baker came up strong
in every round.
1t looked easy for Baker up to the
fourteenth round, when the Indian
seemed to freShen up and went in to
win. He fought viciously at times and
it was his round He attempted to
follow up his lead in the succeeding
rounds and showed wonderful endur-
ance in the face of the punishment
that Baker was continually raining
upon him. He played strong for Bakers s
kidneys and neck, but could not land
the decisive blow. He kept forcing
the fighting, but Baker kept his head
and continually. landed blows which
told the story. When the final gong
rang they were fighting fierceiy.
While there were some who thought
the fight should have been a draw,
the decision gives good satisfaction,
though there are those who would like
to see a finish fight between them, be-
lieving that the Indian has. the greater
endurance for long fight. Baker,
however, is far his superior when it
comes to the boxing game, though his
blows did lack steam, it seemed, at
times.
Clarence English challenged the win
ner. Gregg also challenged Baker for
another fight at twenty rounds at 1873
pounds, winner to take all. He says
that Baker was too heavy for him to-
night, outweighing him five or six
pounds. E..
In the preliminary Johnny Salas won
over Kid Moore in what was to have
been a ten-round fight. 1t lasted three
rounds of fierce fighting when Moore
threw up the sponge.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
RESULTS At EMERYvHLE

OAKLAND, Jan. 19.-Favorites Jared better
at Emeryville today. Three of the first
choices in succession and two of the other
winners. were well supported Colonel Jack
was plunged on to win the fourth race at a
mile and fifty yards, but Bellwether, the Sec
ond choice, led all the way, winning handily.
Colonel Jack outganned Fulletta for the place
Cuernavaca was played a good thing IN
the first and won handily Results:
First race, six furlongs, selling -Cuernavaca
second; Banridge, 1O1 (GilberO third. Time,
ILL 3-5. Burnell, Hush Money, Coppers Bal
Reed, Queen Bessie. Dixon Belle, Uncle Sam,
Mrs 0FarreII and Banhana also ran
Second race, three furIongs. purse-Balro-
MIA, 10s CNotter), won; Warfare, 1O6 CRoss).
81 3-5. Sonia, Miss Picnic, Lena Merle, Airie
Fairie, Amelia Jones, Faurusa, Mrs. Dot and
CiRtra also. ran.
Third race, six furlongs, selling-Miss De
laney, 107 Van Dusan), won; Dareington, 112
(hIcIntyre), second; Billy Myer, 109 CKeogh),
third. Time, III. Aunt Rose, Priceless Jewel
Wilmore, Romanoff, Sake and Abraham also
ran.
Fourth race, mile and fifty yards, selling
Bellwether. 1o7 (Gilbertl. woni Colonel Jack.
t2 (Keogh), second; Fulletta, 107 CTapInO,
third. Time, 1:47. Ketcheniike and Yankee
Daughter also ran.
Fifth race, one and sixteenth miles, sell.
ing-Katie Powers, 10S (Glasner) won; The
Peer, 80 (Deverich), second; Charles Green, 109
(GiIberD, third. Time, 1853. Senator Beck.
ham, Figent, Cayenne Cora, Minalto. Harry.
Rogers, The Englishman and Metlakatla also
ran.
Sixth race five and half furlongs, selling
BIameless, 101 (GilberD, won; Work Box lis.
(Jotter) second; Serenade SO Deverich),s
Reid, Angel Face, Stroke, Vesper Hymn and
Caronia also ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
WIN DISTANCE
RUN AT. OCCIDENTAL

Alfred Robertson, carrying the colors OF
the sophomore class. won the first cross
country run at Occidental yesterday, nego-
tiating the four-mile course in "a minutes
1925 seconds. The sophomore class won
the run on total number of points, scoring
10, the freshmen were second with SO, the
seniors third with g.. and the juniors fourth
with 5 points to their credit. OF the first
six men to cross the, tape Ave were sopho-
mores, and this big lead practically won the
run, for them. Kenny Gordon, who was ex-
pected to win first place, lost his way on the
course while he. had a. good lead Of about a
quarter mile, but this would not have made
any difference in the final result
This is the first Of a series of runs which
Coach Gortor is giving, and the class which
wins the greatest number of points is to be
awarded the Gorton cup, which the coach
has offered Results: =.
Robertson H.. first; Bonner II, second
Douglas IL, third Montgomery II, fourth;
Gobar II, fifth; Elton II, sixth; Rush 90,
seventh; Stone u, eighth Huntsberger u,
ninth; Gilmore II, tenth; Thomson 10
eleventh; Wieman II, twelfth; Hamilton II,
thirteenth; Hunt u, fourteenth; MCGEE L,
fifteenth. 3 3
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

handicap, at five and half furlongs,
also is down for decision that after
noon and should attract the best
sprinters at the track that are not in
tended for the stake event. Entries to
the Holland cup preliminary win be
made in the usual order of entry Fri
day morning. Weights for the East
lake will be announced Friday morn
ing and declarations are due at the
same time.
A. Thorns of Pasadena, probably the
oldest living former jockey, was a Wis
itor at the track yesterday and
was entertained by oid-time friends
among the horsemen and officials
Of the track. He rode Gibraltar to vic
tory in the Peruvian derby in 1863 and
was one of the crack Jockeys who went
to South America the previous year to
ride. After outgrowing the saddle he
became contractor and built the Cold
Springs race track near Buffalo. He
never has outlived the turf, however,
and he enjoys relating incidents of the
turf of forty and fifty years ago that
have escaped the memory Of the present
generation except when recalled by
him. F3+> .~1-F seetqr -st-t
Billy Sims, formerly a partner with
w. f. Ford, the San Antonio horseman
and bookmaker, died a few days ago in
San Antonio, and Ford and Johnny
Morris have delayed their arrival until
February 1. They will cut In the big
ring about that time.
Billy Mckinney, acting for w. w.
Walsh, claimed and was awarded Den
mis- Stafford, the good miller that ran
second to Captain Burnett in the third
race yesterday, getting him for slips.
Billy picked up q, bargain at the price,
as Dennis Stafford is a most useful and
handy racing tool and should win him
self out in a short time.
The judges assessed fine of 500
against Jockey Archibald for rough
riding when he pulled First Peep over
to the rail and shut off Vesne at the
first turn in. the fifth race. Archibald
is not noted for his rough work in the
saddle, and the fine. came somewhat as
a surprise rf5E ttE.stts
E Kansas Price shipped Feminine and
Complaint to El Paso yesterday, where
ne expects them to win a few races
before the Texas meeting ends Both
are fast enough to pay their own ex-
penses and then some, and Price de-
serves slice of success just now, as
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
SOLDIER KING AGAIN TO
ENTER MT. WILSON RACE

Soldier King, the San Francisco long distance
runner. has finally decided to retain his anna
teur standing for at least another year In 9
recent letter to Charles Fox Of Sierra Madre
he says he has decided not to sign up for pro-
fessional athletic work, as the cash induce
Eent was not sufficient.
In the same letter he send his entry for the
Mt. Wilson hill climb event. 1t is generally
conceded he has an excellent chance of win
ming again.
Other entries to date are: J. A. Shepp OF
the Pasadena Y. NJ c. A.; Paul ReInwald
Harry Bowden and A. e. J. Gregg. Several
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
ATHLETICS
Ea'AA'EgE2aos AgE "a. aossZP s!ssgE

A MOTHER high class card is offered
~ this afternoon at Santa Anita, and
the feature event, the Azusa handi-
cap, brings out field that from the
consideration of class is the equal of
any stake event ever run on the coast.
King James, the best long distance
horse in America; Restigouche, stake
and handicap winner; Prince Ahmed.
one Of the classiest 5sprinters on the
coast; Dominus Aroi, which has out
footed all the good ones in this and
other seasons; Fern l., until a few
weeks ago the holder of two world rec
ords; Jack Atkin, the greatest race
horse in training; Waterbury, high
class sprinter; Cleric, holder of a world
record; Old Timer and Frank Flittner
will make up the field, and If the track
is fast the six furlongs will be ree1ed
off in sensationally fast time Jack
Atkln will have to be at his best to
VIM as he is assigned 155 pounds and
asked to sprint with the best class of
snort range Steppers on the coast, while
the class and weight arrangement make
the event very open affair from a
handfcapptng viewpoint. The third race
also is a most attractive event, as such
cracks as Big Chief. King James, Red
Gauntlet, MOlesey, Critic, Edwin Z.
Fryer and Arragon are named to start.
This event is at a mile, and as all the
starters are UP to their best form there
should be a great contest from barrier
to wire. Every race, in fact, has good
class in it, and only continuation of
favorable weather conditions is neces-
sary to make the sport the best offday
offering of the season.
Handicapped Smith will announce the
weights this afternoon for the eligibles
to the Ventura handicap which is to
be the stake feature of the week. This
stake is at seven furlongs and closed
with 1R nominations. AS it has an
added money value Of $780, it will have
an estimated gross value Of $780, which
will make it the most valuable stake
event thus far this season. The best
horses in training at the track are
eligible and will start
The Holland cup preliminary, that is
ito be one of the many features of the
card Saturday afternoon, is at one
mile and three furlongs and carries q,
gross valuation of $500. Special weights
arranged according to the age of the
starters, have been arranged, and in
this respect the event will be in the
nature of a handicap. The Eastlake
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Fl 8-A ztF s. E =
WRESTLERS OUT
u. FOR LAURELS
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS TO BE
CONTESTED T
Los Angeles Athletic Club to Be Scene
of Mat Struggles Tonight.
Big List of En-
trants

\ List of wrestlers of the Los An
X geles Athletic club who will meet I
X tonight at 8 o'clock to determine I
\ the club championships for the en- I
X suing year in the three classes. \
x Lightweight, 135 pounds and <
x under-George Retzer, who now \
X holds the championship; D. F. \
< Harris, S. n. Loew, J. Wilton and I
\ 1. o. Woodruff. 4
X Middleweights. 1876 pounds to 1853 /
x pounds Harvey Hicks, welter- <
\ weight champion; G. w. Isaacs, J
X middlewetght champion; Arthur !
X Howard, Allen Davenport, E. G. <
X Price and r. H. Maureal. s.sE1 \
< Heavyweight class, 158 pounds I
\ and oyer-Diek Retzer, Ernest i
!. Cochrane, Frank Sentous, A. K. !
( Clymer, w. E. Parker and E. !
< Galley. . -... ,. !
***s*~** $3.50 ]
Members of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic club will meet at s o'clock tonight
in the club gymnasium to witness the
championship wrestling tournament
The event promises to be full of excite
ment. The entries in each of the three
classes are numerous, the men are IT
splendid condition and it is generally
conceded none of the present champions
will have a Walkover.
Seventeen men are scheduled to enter
and so far as could be learned last
night all Of the number will appear
Many members of the club will be dis
appointed not to see A. @. JorgStroff
the heavyweight champion, among the
Wrestlers tonight. Jorgstrof is forty
pounds heavier than any other man iT
the heavyweight class, and there is nc
one to match against him. He there
fo oVilV
the championship honors which have
been his for some time and try fol
them at a future date. Mr.. Treloar was
in hopes of getting Jim Sweet, the
powerful boxer, to enter the wrestling
tournament in order to have a. Wrest-
ling partner for Jorgstroff, but Sweet
prefers to give his time to boxing, .s
G. w. Isaacs will be on hand to de-
fend his title to the middleweight
honors, notwithstanding the fact thai
he has Just returned from trip tC
Bakersfield, spending two nights on the
train. For some days past he has beer
suffering with a large and troublesome
boil on /, his face, but this has nov
healed and he will be in shape for tht
contest.
George Retzer was slightly overweight
yesterday morning, weighing 1854, bu
he has been taking some strenuous ex
ercises during the past twenty-foul
hours and will undoubtedly be down tC
weight tonight.
Arthur Howard, the dark horse of the
middleweights, has been continually i'm
proving in form. He weighs almost tht
maximum limit of his class and has
a wonderfully strong grip, which viii
to some extent offset his lack of ex-
perience. -.. ..
If Ernest Cochrane of the University
of California and Dick Retzer draw to-
gether there viii be a lively tussle
Both men are experienced and are very
evenly matched.
w. e. Parker, admittedly one Of the
strongest men physically in the club, Ii
an unknown quantity in the heavy
weight class. He has not had much ex-
perience but he weighs 175 pounds anC
has endurance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19.-Results:
First race, five furlongs-Ruiloba won, Pa
drone second, Rebo third; time 110.
Second race, mile and a sixteenth-Goid
Spnk won, Addesso second, Dick Redd third
time 2:O6.
Third race, six furlongs-Dick Rose won.
Mr.. Knapp second, Naughty third; time :25.
Fourth race, five furlongs-John Garner
won, Copperfeld second, Marchmont third /.
time Los 3-5.
Fifth race. FIVE furIongs-Hank won Kia-
mesha II second Lychofinda third; time 1909.
Sixth race, five furlongs-Aunt Tabetha won,
Morning Light seconds Speight third; time
1:1O 3-5. kFtz
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY HAS
ARRANGED NEXT FALL. GAMES

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s.-Director stagg of the
University of Chicago has announced the, dates
of his three major gridiron games for next
fall Chicago will meet Minnesota at Min
neapolis October g. Cornell at Ithaca Novem-
Der 13 and Wisconsin at Marshall field NoVem-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
MARATHON RACES BECOME
POPULAR IN THE NORTH

San Francisco seems to have been stung by
the Marathon bee, and several long distance
contests are being planned for the near future.
Tf.is will have the effect Of keeping at home
several long distance men who otherwise might
have come to Los Angeles to enter the Mara
thon run of February %, in the Shrine audi
torium.
The Olympic club Of San Francisco is plan
r1ng a Marathon race for Washington's birth
day, and many Of the northern runners are
expected to enter. This will not affect the
Los Angeles Athletic club race, however, as
there will be more entries than can be re-
ceived. 1t If planned to keep the number down
to fifteen or less.
The San Francisco Examiner is also planning
a Marathon run, to be held there January "a.
The. revived Greek racing event is evidently
gaining in popularity throughout the coast,
and may win permanent place in American
athletics.
The Tramp VS.. Nature
Weary WilIie's close to nature,
This notice everywhere;
Weary has but little him
Nature, too is almost bare.
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
OCCIDENTAL ACADEMY
GIRLS PLAY BASKETBALL L

The second year girls were defeated on
the Occidental basketball courts yesterday
by the third year girls, by score of IL to
8. The game was close the third year girls
winning mainly through the good work OF
Miss Rogers at forward, who threw all of
their points Miss Moore. of the second year
team also played a good game and managed
to get three field goals. The result of this
game puts the third .'ear team in line with
the fourth years for the final and champion
ship game Of the academy. The score:
Il A-,rr
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

fortunes at the, game since Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Boots. DurneI and Col. A. w. Lam
bert, who formerly was associated in
turf affairs with John w. Gates, were
visitors at the track yesterday, and as
both are keen judges of horses and
form, they found no trouble in picking,
off their expenses and then some.
/ L. A. Cassidy has returned from
Frisco, where he went to see Chapulte-
pee win the stake that he failed to win.
While. in the north Cassidy called
around the Wigwam theater to see
the Big Fellow in vaudeville, and says
that JEFF is just as good an actor as he
is fighter. He also says that jeff
can sign up at any minute for as many
weeks as he wants to be a footlights'
star, as he has received numerous Of
sfers. ~
Mary f. was claimed out of the last
race by J. B. Armour and w. D. Mil
lard. In the tossup for choice Armour
won. and took the clever sprinter for
1925. Millard also claimed Dennis Stat
ford, but was shy $5 on the correct
amount necessary to make the claim,
making a mistake in his figures that
caused Judge Pomeroy, clerk of scales,
to rule that his claim was invalid.
Billy Mck1nney'S claim was second IN
order and regular, so he got the horse.
For the first time in the history of
racing at Santa Anita, the fog was so
dense yesterday afternoon that the
horses hardly could be seen at the post
or while driving down the back stretch.
J. L.. McGinnis, owner, of Frank Gill
and other high class horses that were
stars Of the last metropolitan season,
arrived yesterday for his first visit to
Los Angeles since the 1906 season at
Ascot He will remain throughout the
winter. -
Walter Campbell A years old and
once regarded as one of the greatest
boxers in the world because Of his re-
markable cleverness, is here and has
been placed on the card for an exhibit
ton bout with George Blake at the
earthquake sufferers benefit tonight.
This bout should be one of the features
Of the show, as Blake is a professor In
boxing of the modern school, while
Campbell was a past master. at the art
in the old days before the Marquis OF
Queensbery framed up his set of box
ing rules.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

other candidates are securing their amateur
papers with a view to entering. Entry blanks
may be obtained from A. c. Camp at the W.
H Hoegee company, the Los Angeles Herald,
the Los Angeles Record and the Los Angeles
Athletic club.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
RALpwIN LosEs 5000 sulr

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan 1s.-E. j. Oucky)
Baldwin the millionaire horseman, will have
to pay note Of $4,000, according to a decision
OF the superior court Of this city. Baldwin S
attorneys gave up the case because they have
heard nothing from their client since the suit
was brought F
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

A real estate advertisements sells one mans .
property before another mans "F0R SALE"
pIacard has even commenced to gather dust,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

Field goals, Miss Baker g. Miss Rogers
Foul goals Miss Baker 2 Miss Rogers 8
Fouls second years, 10, third years IA
Referee, Mr.. Braden
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
AMATEUR WRESTLERS TO CONTEST
FOR L. a.. A. c. CHAMPIONSHIPS Z

he mas not been coping off any small
fortunes at the, game since Thanksgiv-
ing day. - ~
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

For the first time in the history Of
racing at Santa Anita, the fog was so
dense yesterday afternoon that the
horses hardly could be seen at the post
or while driving down the back stretch.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20


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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

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