Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-26
RialtO Gossip

Judging from the brace taken by the
Angels since they came home week
ago and the great class the boys are
showing in every game, the team
finally has rounded to its midseason
form and from now on must be con-
sidered in the race for the bunting.
Indeed, unless the team takes a slump
soon, it looks like it would be on top
of the heap in a short time. The way
San Francisco is whipping Happy
Hogan every day is a bit disquietlng,
but the fans generally believe that the
seals are inferior in class TO the Angel
brand, while Portland, Oakland and
Sacramento hardly figure to do any
thing serious with Dillons hopes. Yer
non is in the midst OF another slump,
but probably will come out of IL
nouly, as il has on another occasion,
when it slid down the toboggan from
first almost to last and then picked
up. Right now the Angels look ike
the real goods, and since the team
has been strengthened there Is moth
ing in sight to mar the prospect tnat
lne team viii grab the rag once more.
Dillon has the classiest pitching staff
Ia lAe league, none barred, his catch
ing department assuredly outclasSes
al others and the boys are hitting the
uaH IN that certain way that makes
victory assured any old time the op-
posing pitcher gives half an opening.
me Boys are fighting to the last ditch
in every game, as IS proved by the
way they go out and score after one
ana two men are down. 1t is long
ways to the top yet, but the matter or
six or seven games is small matter
with team that is playing the high
class ball that the Angels are putting
up every day, especially in run OF
seven months. Hank Berry promised
to make the Angels win the 1910 pen
nant, and he never yet failed to make
good on a promise.
With the assurance of another great
game, the fans should get up early
this morning and so out to Doyle's
park and see the Angels trim the Com
and the exhilarating prospect of an
other home victory should be sut-
nciently attractive to get big crowd
out that way, while. it would encourage
the boys to keep up the good work II
the fans would show such fine interest
in them and their success. The morn
ing game begins at 1890 o'clock and
must end by 12:30 O'Clock, as under
the rules if the game is not finished
at that hour the umpire must call it
back to the last finished inning.
Battling Nelson, just as popular as
ever and filled with hope that he viii
be able, after long rest, to train back
into championship form, will pass
through Los Angeles this morning On
his way from New York to Reno to
attend the big fight. He will be unable
to stop over, as he is in hurry and
has some business affairs to look after
in Frisco before going to Reno but he
sends greetings to mis- loyal friends
here and says he will stop over ON his
way back. His train arrives at I
o'clock,
Jack Ripper will leave this after
noon FOR Reno via Frisco. He viii
stop over in Frisco three days and con-
duct a search for Johnson money, car
rying with him a bank roll big enough
to start a national bank and the cour-
age to bet it at prevailing odds. Ac-
cording to Kip, while he wants as good
odds as he can obtain, any old price
will look good on sure thing, in
which class he puts Jeffrles in black
face type Kip will be in Reno Thurs
day and stay until the big fellow re-
turns home after mopping up with the
black gladiator in their race riot that
is scheduled for July 4.
Every heavyweight champion of the
world who has reigned as such in the
last thirty years will be among those
at ringside July 4. when Jeffries and
Johnson fight it out for the undisputed
title. John L. Sullivan, James ]. Cor
bett, Bob FitzsimmOns, Marvin Hart,
Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson and the
undisputed king of them all, Jeffrics,
will furnish an interesting picture as
spectators and principals in the great
est battle of fight history. And in a
battle royal Jeff could clean the bunch
Jeffries was considered pretty we'll
fixed before he began to think about
coming out of retirement, but when he
comes back home to so back into retire
ment, after again proving that there is
no fighter of class left in the world
with a chance to whip him. he will have
enough dorine to enable him to pass
his remaining days in hunting and
fishing without a worry of any sort as
regards business affairs. Since John
son whipped Burns in Australia Jeff
has picked up about $4,000 in theatri-
cal tours and has sold his one third
interest in the moving pictures Of the
Jeffries-Johnson fight for $685. 700. He
gets a bonus Of $4,000 for signing ar
ticles to fight Johnson and will get IS
per cent of a purse of $101.000 unless
the unexpected happens and the dinge |
should win. This would mean that he