Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-25

n ROBABLY it will be quite shocking
! to the black boys to read the
II statements of Bob Armstrong,
the negro heavyweight, and Joe Wood
man, manager of Sam Langford, re-
/ garding the chances of Jeffries to
win from Johnson. However, Arm
| strong and Woodman advance argu-
ments that are beyond dispute and they
| speak with a degree of expert knoWl-
| edge not possessed by the average fan.
Armstrong has fought Jeffries and
knows what Johnson is up against,
while Woodman has made terror of
Langford and has had years of eX-
perience with fighters, so that he knows
a fighter as thoroughly as a trainer
knows his race horse. With all the
experts, almost, coming out of cover
and favoring the big boy to win, it
begins to look like Jeff will go into
the battle as an odds-on favOrite, de-
spite the money that will be bet on
Johnson.
Talk of the big mill going to Salt
Lake City as Richard claims, may not
be so wild as it seems. There are
many points to consider in making a
decision in ones mind as to the pos
sibility of the fight being staged there.
Politics makes strange bedfellows and
also covers a multitude of sins. Gov
ernor Spry may not be willing TO adj
NIT that the Dig fight will be fought
within his jurisdiction, but there is
an influence at work in Salt Lake City,
favoring the fight, that even the gov
ernor cannot overlook and at this time
it begins to appear as possible that
he will change his mind or, at least
permit the battle under protest and re-
serve action until afterward.
Frankie Harris wants to accept the
def of Kid Reese for a scrap at 1913
pounds and promises a side bet of
from 500 to 5000, if this will be any
induCement.
Judy Neustadter. oldest travelling
salesman on the coast and manufac-
turer Of Egyptian cigarettes, is in the
city. He formerly resided here, having
played barefoot two-old-cat with John
Brink and Mike Polaski at school here
nearly two score years ago. In an in
discreet moment last night he impaired
the information that he is unmarried
and an eligible, but says that he is not
an applicant for matrimonial entangle-
ments. He also said that he had had
$42, 900 worth of matrimonial experience
and wants an insurance policy on his
pocketbook next time he goes a-flirting.
Jack Ripper finally persuaded himself
to extravagantly rebuild his old rattle
trap automobile and turned it into the
repair shop yesterday before he knew
it was going to rain. A few hours
later he had to pay So for automobile
hire to get home for dinner and back.
He has a longing for a bigger and
faster car, and may leave the old one
i'm the scrap heap. 1t should be put on
the supeEannuated pension list, any
way as it has sent several street cars
to the repair factory in its checkered
career under his guidance.
Tom Stevens intended going to San
Francisco to attend the meeting Of the
Coast league magnates and watch Hen
Berry in action in the Long case, but
business detained him. He says he
would not miss seeing Hen get lick
ing for a thousand dollars and that
is what he thinks is coming to the
little round boy.
Hector Mackenzie left on the Owl
yesterday for Frisco on business trip.
He will return in two weeks, and later
plans to go to Mazatlan, Mexico, with
jeff
Hughey Have, Art Pitcher and Cy
Myricl are tied for first honors in the
p-ball tournament which they are
playing off overy afternoon. The score
now stands one game won and two lost
for each of them and the total ex-
pense runs, up into Double figures.
According to a little bird, the Coast
league schedule already is made up and
ready for the printers. This same little
birdie says that Vernon opens the sea-
son with the Angels at the Chutes and
closes at it's own grounds. while the