Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-11

and Hap would holler, but the Angels
have closed the gap during their stay
at home and promise to pull away from
their home rivals. This does not alter
the circumstances at all, though, as
Hogan will be scrapping every inch of
the way, and he is some scrapper.
Vernon is apt to be more troublesome
to the Angels than any other team in
the race.
Owing to the long jump from Port
land, the Villagers will not open up
with the Angels until Wednesday af-
ternoon, which means another Monday
game. The man who made up the 1910
schedule was crackerjack. to say the
least, For making the teams take
long jumps that are unnecessary, he
is a bird, and to add to the ridiculous
feature of the schedule he makes teams
play two weeks at a time in some in
stances in the same town.
Nothing has been heard from Presi-
dent Graham in relation to the request
of Berry and Brooks for the double
umpire system and the appointment of
Jimmy Toman to one of the vacancies
that would occur with it's adoption.
With two of the six clubs joining in
request for any action, it looks like
the league president would be COM
PEELED to take some notice. Los An
geles has had all it wants of the one
man umpire system, especially when
Van Haltren and Finney are to be the
one-man power. 1t might work all
right with Hildebrand or McGreevy on
the job, but even then it is an injustice
to them to be forced to do double duty.
It is a cinch that the Coast league
win have to come to the double system
next year, and with the pennant race
so close as it is now, it is. only justice
to all the teams to delay it no longer.
One man cannot handle the job salts
factorily. By employing two more UNI
pires the double system could be eX-
tended to all the Coast league cities
and it would make big difference In
the attendance.
Berry is game enough to take his
Angel band to Australia at the close
of the season If he can be shown
where it will be at all profitable. He
would do it even if he could be shown
where expenses could be made. 1t
would require nearly three months Tor
the round trip, which would leave only
two months for playing over there,
owing to the long seasons in the Coast
league race. 1t would be a dandy trip
for the boys.
Jack Johnson is due to open his
theatrical tour in New York today ana
upon his arrival in the metropolis 1t IS
expected that the police will have their
hands full The city police already
have started the job of disarming the
black and tan element as preventer
of trouble. and will promptly handle
any disturbance, if any arises.
johnson seems to be eXaggerating a
bit in his claim that he was offered
$500, 900 to throw the fight in the eighth
round This is too much money be-
cause it would be Improbable for any
body to give it on the slender chance
that it would be necessary for Jeffries
to win that Johnson should lay down.
If he would cut off 90 per cent of the
g lount. somebody might believe him,
but for two reasons the one mentioned
already and the further fact that
] Dhnson would not refuse a 100000
temptation to do anything, the public
is taking no stock in his story. 1t is
too ridiculous and the black champion
is knocking his own game in doing so
much belching.
Reno seems to be destined to become
the battle-ground of America in fur
ture pugilistic battles. The governor
was a ringside spectator at the Jeffries-
Johnson fight and was pleased at the
large attendance and the good order
that prevailed all the time the visitors
were in Reno. He sees no objection
to urge against fighting and as no
other sentiment has been expressed in
the state, there is little likelihood that
the next legislature will interfere. jim
my Coffroth is figuring on doing bust
ness there as a rival to Richard be-
cause of the near-impossibility of in
reference.