Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
Amateur Notes
T UNIVERSITY of Southern Califor-

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MIA football artists have been
~ having some fine practices in fol-
lowing the pigskin, trying out the new
rules and warming up for the fall
| season. Most of their husky squadron
will be back at the old stands next
year and the Methodists feel confident
of bringing in the bunting.
The Los Angeles Y. M. C. A. run
ners who were competitors in the 265-
mile relay race from Santa Barbara
to Redlands will be rendered a banquet
by the association tonight in the ban
quet hall. Ninety-seven athletes will
be present and enjoy the breaking up
of training and the eatfest provided.
| Hagerman's team of contestants from
the boys triangle department will re-
ceive their medals and the meeting
will be addressed by Joseph Stearns,
| G. Sparey, II. d. Cross and J. Per-
! cval Hagerman, members of the COM
mittee in charge of the race.
Tennis experts are still keeping their
racquets warm and are preparing for
the next big tourney to be held at
| Venice June 20. This annual event is
the Oldest established tournament of
them all and has always been an i'm
portant item in local tennis history
! A picked team will journey to San
| Bernardno Sunday to battle with the
Berdoo stars in the national game. AS
| there remain a couple of berths in the
nine get to be filed, players are re-
quested to call at McCormick's and
ask for Molly.
Occidental college will try out an
other innovation next year when all
student activities, publications and ath-
| letic events of all kinds will come un-
der the control of a student manager.
There has been considerable friction
| in the past among the students in
charge of the several activities of the
college and the new plan was evolved
to meet the emergency.
The Southern Pacific association is
| endeavoring to weave the web of am
ateurdom firmly about the local So
| called amateur baseball teams and dis
courage the professionalism now prev
| alent among the diamond men. A
scheme of blanket enlisting in the as
ISOLATION by which team is allowed
| to enter the A. A. U. without the reg
ular individual entrance fee has been
adopted.
The University of Southern Califor-
ME will hold a wrestling contest this
afternoon in the gymnasium. Twenty
men will try the bar-lock and nelson's
with the championship of the college
at stake.
Amateur boxing is becoming the sport
of the hour at the local clubs. The
Venice Country club has added the
sparring game to its monthly smoker
program and the members are highly
enthusiastic about the pastime.
The summer golf tournament will
soon be the attraction. Annandale
Country club San Gabriel, L. A. Coun-
try club, all are preparing their sched-
ules for the season Of bogey and puts.
The June handball tourney of the L.
A. A. c. Is the big affair on the calen-
dar with the athletes of the Spring
street club, and entries are coming in
thick and fast.
The student manager of the univer-
sity, Bovard, and his two assistants
| gave Joy feed in honor of the team
captains at Levy's Wednesday night.
Hurley, the Irish hockey, has been
| spoken of as a substitute for Rugby
and American football. A local team is
being organized and there will be
chance for the fan public to size up its
| merits.
The passing Of the imported trainer
that is the slow but sure evolution of
college athletics in the south. Occi-
dental had her Wadsley, Pomona and
st. Vincent their Hempel, and even
now U. S. C. has her Cromwell, but the
latter isn't imported, he Is a home prod
uct. Occidental now Is under the sway
of q student trainer, and Pomona is
seriously considering the graduate
coaching system for the future. I'm
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the game, but rather hindered its true
development. Football, track athletics,
baseball and basketball will be more of
the real amateur game from now on.
All-star teams Of collegians and high
school players have not been in the
limelight for several years, but this
summer may see an a1l-star intercol-
legiate baseball aggregation in the am
ateur field. U. S. c. and Occidental
players are anxious to have a little
more time at the game, and the prob
able result will be a summer series OF
picked teams.
Bimini baths will hold life-saving
contests this evening, three experts at
the game ompeting-Profs. Cox and
Wilkinson and Capt. Jack Williams.
Following the contest there will be a
polo game between the Westlakes and
the Bimin1 team, the evening enter
tainment closing with the usual diving
exhibitions.
Robert Lyons and Garcia are re-
quested to call up South 469S as soon
as possible.
Wielands are after a game for Sun
day Call South 469S and make ar
rangements.
A deposit of $25 has been made by
the Chino representative as an ad-
vance deposit guaranteeing the Chino
end of the Covina-Chino series.
Thursday at Mace park is becoming
a great day. Amateurs from all sides
are taking advantage of the A. G.
Spalding practice day and are flocking
to the Scotty Allen diamond.
SHIP WITH CREW OF 13
DISMASTED AND ADRlFT
VICTORIA, B. c., June 2.-The old
clipper ship Loeb Katrine was dis
masted April 27 in a gale off the Aus
tralian coast and when last heard from