Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-10
Baseball Racing Boxing HERALD SPORTING PAGE Ana@sg a
Amateur Sports, Athletics
Rialto Gossip

a doubt as to the sincerity of the Bur
bank farmer Johnson Is kind enough,
however, to express the opinion that
Jeff was not as good July as he was
two weeks previously. He does not
know Jeff or he would not talk that
way. The big fellow sure wants re-
turn match and is confident of re-
versing the verdict. Otherwise he
would not think of trying it over. 1t
would be a great drawing card, too, as
everybody who saw the fight July
would try to be back there, knowing
that Jeff did not put up any tlght
at all and knowing further that he
could give Johnson tough fight If he
could go into the ring in as good con-
dition as he was then. minus his dope
or nervousness. Those who were al
ringside that day would need no urging
to make them go back Labor day.
Jack Doyle will put on a boxing show
in his open air gymnasium this after
noon to entertain those who drop out
that way to the baseball games among
the said-lotters. Professor Ktddo
Cleveland will be master of ceremonies
and several bouts will be staged.
Bobby Gomer and Sid lotion, who
went to Reno to see the big fight, did
not return on the Los Angeles special,
deciding to continue their vacation
week or two. lotion went to Frisco,
while Golmer met an old friend, Pete
Fay, and went home with him some-
where up in the sagebrush. Both these
boys will be back home within week
or ten days
Happy Hogan and his Village Cut
ups will start home tonight and will
open up with the Angels next Wednes-
day for a seven-game series. Both
teams are tied up for fourth place
now, and both have a strong following
here, so the series between them is
bound to be a big thing for the box
office Oakland goes to Portland and
Sacramento goes to Frisco. This
switch around should benefit the An
gels, as the Berry Blossoms seem to be
playing a much better game right now
than the Villagers, while Oakland and
Portland should hold each other at a
standstill and Sacramento and Frisco
will be unable to make much Roadway
during their series. Fifteen victories
in nineteen games Is a record that Is
hard to beat.
1t is quite interesting to sit down
and read some of the letters that the
cranks are sending to Jeffries. They
go to the Spring street cafe, and Jack
Ripper peruses them. sending the i'm
portant ones to the big fellow and fill
ing the waste basket with others.
They are from beggars, real estate
agenets, ministers and cranks One
minister wrote to Jeff to make the sug
gestion that If he would present his
il-gotten (?) gains to charity the
world would overlook his transgres-
sion of decency (?) in going into the
prize ring to fight. Another wanted
him to do penance by giving up $1,000
to help n building fund, while several
hundred real estate agents were
anxious to sympathize with him. say
ing that they know he was the better
man. but unlucky, and incidentally
warning him against unwise invest
ments winding up with quiet tip
to put his money in Arizona sand
dunes, or buy up a big tract and sub
divide It, adding that the writer who
ever 1t might be, would be willing to
undertake the management of the fund
and the property for a small considera-
ton. All of them, regardless of call
ing, want to help the big fellow spend
his money, all right, and gauge their
sympathy by the strength of that de-
sire. Jeff never sees any of this kind
of letters.