Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-19
CENTER FIELDER OAKES SOLD AND
RUBE ELLIS RETAINED BY BERRY

track in which Sunday school was be-
ing held. A large number Of children
were attending Sunday School at the
TIME of the fire, but all escaped with
out injury but despite the efforts of
Durker, Coburn and others nearby,
the building was burned. Surrounding
buildings were threatened with destruc-
tion, but the timely efforts of the i'm
promptu fire department saved them.
Frank Alphin, better known in sport
ing circles as Elephant Kid, has ar
rived from Goldf1eld and is hitting 'em
up at a lively rate during racing hours.
He plays them to the blue sky and then
begs for them to take off the limit, so
there is apt to be some lively wagering
at Santa Anita while he is around.
c. H. Knebelkamp bought Molesey at
private sale from Jack Bennett, paying
$1,000 for the good son of kingston, and
sent him after the purse in the third
race yesterday. After he failed to win
several horsemen filed claims for him,
and it came to a tossup between Hen
derson & Hogan and w. D. Millard,
the former winning the tossup. He was
in for $500, and therefore cost the new
owners $1125. Critic was claimed out of
the same race by r. F. Carman and
Matt Ries, and in the tossup to see
cost him SLIPS also.
e. Allard, the plunger, slipped away
to Frisco early last week and won the
biggest bet of his life. He returned
yesterday with his bride, who was Miss
V. Courbis, and never said a word to
anybody about it until Bizzy Jimmy
Handy discovered his secret and sprung
it. They were married Saturday in
Frisco and only a few of their northern
friends are in the secret yet.
Starter Dwyer assessed a fine Of s25
against Benny Wilson, jockey on Black
Mate in the third race yesterday, for
disobedience at the post. Wilson broke
up several attempts at starting the
field and Dwyer exhausted his patience
with the lad.
Jockey Schlessinger sustained a brok-
en- leg yesterday morning while school
ing a horse at the barrier at the seven
eighthS chute. His horse broke nicely.
and after dashing out on the track
was pulled UP and turned back to the
barrier in a gallop. The sun was shin
ing so brightly that SchEessfnger could
not note that the barrier was down, and
he rode into it, being thrown heavily
to the ground, causing the fracture.ag
u. W. D1OOhS WAS DIT the TRACK yes
terday after several days absence. He
has been suffering with rheumatism
ever since the rains began and an un-
usually acute attack forced him to
stay indoors. Returning sunshine and
pleasant weather enabled him to get
out again.
Cy Myrick was chaperon to a small
party of friends on duck hunting trip
to "Cy's club house. Sunday. Reports
turned in by each member Of the party
are varying in the number of ducks
each secured, but the most reliable
story places the captures at the follow
ing figures: Myrick, 26; Dwyer, 26;
Hopperstead, 26; Bob Smith, 8; Harry
Burt, 8; Garretson, Z. All agree, how
ever, that the trip was a most enjoy
able one.
Handicapped Hancock of the Pacific
Athletic club yesterday matched Frank
Picato and Kid Dalton for a ten-round
session January 26 at 13S pounds at 4:39
o'clock in the afternoon. Six four
round preliminaries will be staged and
popular prices will prevail