The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1896 THE WORLD OF SPORT. What the State Athletes Are Doi'ng_ and Anticipating. The Sacramento Coursing Club will hold i 1 meeting to-morrow on the ar that ¢ Many members of | the Interstate Co Clup of this City | | | wili leave to-day so as to be present at the meeti The wheelmen will have a few runs to- morrow, but nothing of any particular importance is on the slate. Sportsmen are making the best of the | few weeks that re which will term In boatin existin; an open season, te on February 15. lively times are rsmen of the various aining for the which witl follow several races | Handball, 1 and athletic wing strong signs summer will see of sport. cles very e o I tand in atl branches THE WHEELMEN. Five-Mile Race of the San Jose Road Ciub To-morrow. { pleasant weather wheelmen will en- ent riding in mid- e in sy the; sts e fo The indi to-morr jov anotl w, rday'se mosteverywhere. Cyc Jould | > of these conditions ana ride and anex- | ders is all | nst a | & of icant on the | chain of your wheel nowadays, that it may | run easicr, and don’t think that the oil | you put in those bearings last fail will do | now. The chances are it has turned into m, and the introduction of a little ben- arings béfore oiling will be 1 road race for to-morrow | ve-mile event of the San Jose Club. | McFarlend wiil be on the scratch mark, an the East San Jose course i id to be good condition, Le shouid make fast | tis | There will be several club runs to the; park to-morrow, th . Libertys, | Bay Citys als, Califor- ! 3 I Road C! all | 5 | monthly mee of the | flicials will be neid this eve ns of the Bay City Whe: seen on in hi He was and left that even Iwo 1d in the East | during J and they rep- | resent th 2 ] tirms of show will ting into in this ing bi- the show in dsome ion rms mal n day the compe among Pts of Many 1 iy ha tor the "% exbibited at the Chi- | cago me. A visit 1o | the cycle sl V8 entertainine as | well “as instr ¢h m acturer has a corps of efl 1ployes to com- the features of wheels and ex- | the opportunity for inspection | elmen an idea of the bicycle, the varieties the endiess number of which akes it seem marvelous that a rider ever could make up his mind which wouid best he Loard of officers of the North C Division, League American its monthly meeti ooms of the Bay City > visiting committee of 1 on the Olympic Cyclers suvinced that five body nen that it was greatly to the ad- | to join of clists within mee: d e visiting | endid suc- | already sceured a large num- mbers from the San Francisco nd Olympic Cyelers, the only | two clubs it will go the Cs T the nond Cyeling Club ¢ January 27, the Oiympic Wheelmen on” the | 28th a the Liberty Cycling Club! Clubs desiring the | § recrt imittee to 1~ upon them ar n the advant. desirabilit ers joining the L American Wheelmen st B.W. comm 147 Crocker City. The visiting committee { Hon. Frank . Kerrigan, chier | Henry F. Wynne, vice-consul and n of road improvement committee; | G. Scover ecretary-treasurer; | H. Dunne, attorney for the | M. Welch, representative in National racing board, z, George H. Stratton and J. F. , the membership commit- | tee. All interesting speakers, and in | short, spicy talks they cover tbe ground thorougl i, as Judge Ker. vs: | “With such good material, such a spiendid | and deserving cause to work for, it is little | wonder we are cordial received and | listened to and have met with such phe- | nomenal su curing mem ber: League members who have not received their road-books can ob the same by addressing the secretary, Stanley G vern, 1590 Fulton street, City. He has a supply on_hand, but they are only v joining the league. a well-known wheelman passed through the City | the other day en route to the Truckee ice | carmval. The Oiympic Club Wheelmen will hold their annual election of officers next Tues- day evening. There bas been no opposi- tion to the nominations already made, as published in Tue Cary, and the club is assured an excellent set of oflicers for the coming year. Items about Zimmerman, the Wnrld‘si champion cyclist, are always interesting. Mr. Zimmerman, personally, is one of the charming fellows one might meet, s tall, loosely thrown together, and slouches in his walk. An interssting con- | versationaiist, he never fails to win | friends, who become the more loyal aliies the vetter they learn to know Zimmy. One peculiarity of his is he never wears a | hat or cap, either on the track or road. His favorite dissipation 1s to chew the end of an unhghtea cizar, and he often races with one in his mouth. He is mod- est, unassuming and altogether a perfect gentleman. 4 Cyeling papers do not seem to thrive on this coast. The Pacific Cyelist existed | Lere last y ear, but foolishly got into a dis- | pute with TAr ing correspond- | ent and shortly ard - suspended publication. Tuen a paper called Cyeling | was started in San Jose, but it never amounted to much, and the news that it is now extincr was so much expected it was no surprise. It was edited by Joseph B. Carey, who is captain of the Garden City | tend wettir | seems 1o reason why a good paper or tw | ing | apnear a { and are | professional | ner. Cyclers. There was to be a new paper | started in Stockton called The Bloomer, but I have not as t seen it. John I Burns and Howard Smuth of the Olympic | Clab are trying to float a new paper here | catled the” Western Wheelman, but the | I ve given them little encourage- | ment and they certainly could get no sub- seribers. Cyeling jou m is a peculiar ng and 18 not nearl v a8 s0 many To keep posted on every event es place on the Pacific Coast, and affairs throughout the world, to at- | every race meet, road race, social or | other cycling function, requires a vast mount of time. The scribes for the daily pers, who attend strictly to the new part of the busincss, have bar time to get it all and their items must be up to date. But the class papers must bave advertisements as well as news, and the dealers are hard to approach when yon it to get ads from them. Still the stern cyeling press flourishes, and The rings, Referee, Wheel, American Wheelman, Cycling West, L. W. Bulle- tin, American Cyclist and others are said to be large-paying properties, so there | | i | many would not do well here. Cycling West of | | Denver and The Olympic are now on the nere, and the Pacific Fieid in the They are all doing well. It has | been said that The Bearings of Chicago paid a net profit of $50,000 per vear to its | owners. This is not surprising after look- at the last issue, in which there were | 7 peges of ads at an average of $30 per page. It isa weekly now, but will shortly | a magazine. i I. C. Stearns, a member of the racecom- | mittee of the Cycle Board of Trade, has a suggestion regarding the con- | ground South. | breathe through from cycling depend almost as much upon the manner of breathing as upon muscular strength. The easier a person breathes the easier he may ride; but by easy breath- ing should be understood long, regular res. pirations, avoiding any approach toward short, quick breaths. Those troubled with nasal disorders are often compelled to the mouth, and when riding at a good rate of speed rapid inhala- tion is almost unavoidable. This manner of breathing is always injurious, and is more than apt to lead to heartor lung trouble. Here rapidity of movement is not 1n itself sufficient fo bring about this ‘'shortness of breath,” as it is familiarly known, but must be accompanied by in- tense muscular effort in order to produce it, and hence may he attributed directly to general muscular fatigue. When a rider be- gins to feel a wearin of this kind he should at_once reduce his pace, or dis- mount and rest, making at the same time a practice of breathing through the nose, with slow exhalations through the mouth. Precautions of this character enhance the pleasure and enjoyment. of wheeling, and add greatly to the benefits that are to be derived from the exercise. The annual election ot officers of the League of American Wheelmen, which will take place at the general meeting of the National Assembly in February, prom- ises to be most exciting. The fighi for the presidency is going to be strong, and wili probably be divided by ee candidates— A. C. Williston of Maryiand, the incum- bent; Sterling Elliott of Boston, editor of the L. A. W. Bulletin_and Good Roads; and 1. 8. Potter of New York, chief consal of the New York d on and prominent in good roads’ work. All three stand about equal chances of election. SPALDING. —_— THE ANGLER. Good Catches Made In Russlan River—Santa Cruz Salmon. Anglers who fancy the rather slow but yet exciting pastime of fishing for steel- head trout are at the present time enjoy- ing excellent sportin some of the rivers which empty into the ocean. Russian River still continues to afford ample THE ROCHE BROTHERS, A FAST TANDEM TEAM OF THE IMPERIAL CYCLING CLY B. [From a photograph.] ducting of National championships to de- | cide each year the crack racing man of America. Tt has been customary with the league to specify several races, which are contested in different parts of the country and at different times durir the season. These championships rally consist of quarter, half, one, two and five mile | usnaliy divided between several performers. In 1895 Bald got the quarter, half and_one, Nat Butler the two and Charley Murphy the five. Class A men an compete against the B’s in champion- ship events, but are seldom speedy enough to win them. It 1sa hard matter to tell | the champion, and it will be more so next vear if the three-class rule is adopted. The Ameri ld Jook with favor nship event in which class B riders and professionals an Francisco Road Club will have two runs to-morrow, 1f the weather is agreeable. One will startat 7 a. . under Lieutenant Schmolk for San Jose. The | second will I the clubrooms at 1 p. M. for the park and beach. The club’s road riders are already preparing themselves for the twenty-five-mile road race in Feb- ruary. N. Ackerman, fornerly of Petalu- ma, George Hamiin, formerly of Sac | mento, and_many other sturdy scorchers are already in active training for the event. The club will enter a strong team in the relay race in April. At Springfield last fall Sanger was the hero, while Bald won the Jaurels in class B. There was some doubt in the minds of spectators as to which was the faster of the two. Sanger won by a greater margin, to be sure, but Bald had a | more capable field of competitors. San- ger’s speed on this occasion was sublime, and he tore home to the wire in such mirable style that the crowd went wwild with excitement. Thus it may be seen that the professional class may turn out | just as speedy riders as may be found in B. Witness men as Arthur smerman, John Johnson, Walter anger, Harry Tyler, Peter Berlo, George sanker, Wilbur Knapp and others, Tiere have always been fi class ama- teurs, and to deciding who is en- sitled to the championship the L. A, W. acing board should agree upon an event which the best ride from the three classes may compete. The prizes should 3 | be medals or cash, according to whether | an amateur or professional proves the win- Mr. Stearns believes that the mile | eventis the proper distance at which the speed qualities of the riders may be demon- strated, and favors three of such races in arious parts of the country during the spring, summer and fall seasons. (And I might add, parentheticaily, why not one in California in winter?) Then the much discussed question as to the real champion | of America each year would be decided conclusively. The directors of the Bay City Wheelmen | will hold a meeting Monday evening to | settle upon a date for a hop at the Palace | Hotel maple-room shortly, for members exclusively; alsc to provide accommoda- tions for their football players, who are | numerous and enthusiastic and demand | recognition. They will probably be given the whole of the basement of the club- | house. The ciub members are much amused at the inaccuracy of certain pre- dictions made by a local eycling scribe as | to the Bay City relay team for 1t They call attention” to the fact that the club ! numbers among its memers such flyers as | Tom W. Cooper, Earl H. Kiser, Charles | M. Murphy, W. M. Randall, Charles S. | Wells, W. Terrill, R. L. Long, T.S. | Hall, T. A. Grifliths, Horace Slater, W. W. | Hatton, Fritz Lacey, H. McCrea and | Emil Ulbricht, who are among the fastest ! class B riders 1n the United States. Then in class A they bave H. B. Freeman, F. L. Day, A. J. Menne, Emil Languetin, S." 5. Vincent, Harry F. Terrill, Archie Reid, A. L. Holling, H. V. Ready. H. A. Goddard, Austin Kanzee and King Rhys. With more than the requisite ten men 1n either class to choose frem, the delicate humor of the scribe who attempts to select their team for them is directly apparent. It is more than the board of directors can do, for with such a galaxy of talent to work from, they feel it is impossible to say that any one is faster than another. But President Kerrigan says the Bay City’s are going to win the relay race of 1896, and he is in a position to make a good estimate of the probabilities. Peter J. Berlo, at New Orleans recent!y, on the new quarter-mile cement track, | which Harry Terrill wrote his triends here was 50 fast, broke the following flying start professional records, paced by a quintuplet or five-seated machine: “Three miles, 50:40 4-5; four miles, ; five miles, 12-5. He rode a half mile in :50 flat. The pleasure and benefits to be derived {ing lure., |t X | No one_ wist | thousands in your City are de amusement to those who are availing themselves of the opportunities of hook- ing and playing some of the game fishes which are loating in the deep pools of the stream und waiting an opportunity to ascend to the higher waters Last month the steelheads were caught vrincipally oy means of trolling, angiers who have recently returned from the happy fishing-ground fly baited with a shrim is the most kill- Occasionally salmon ros proves to be a tempter. As the indications for a rainstorm are favorable it is safe to say that the sport which has been enjoved for six weeks or more on the Russian is near the end, The Paper-mill Creek, which in past seasons contained many large fish at this season of the year, is aimost as low in water now as it was in the months of July and August last. Doubt hun- dreds of large steelheads are at this writ- ing loafing 1n Tomales Bay, where they will remain in deep water until the arrival of the long-expected freshet. Some small fish have been caught in the deep pools near the “White Hbuse’’ and ‘‘Sandspit,” and in all probability some of the large trout pass in and out” with the tides, ana may be taken by anglers if the latter should be on guard when the fish are on the run. A letter has heen received at this otlice from R. E. Penny of Duncans Mills stat- ing that the Deputy Fish Commissioners | who are at present located at Duncans are giving more attention to angling for steel- heads than to the capture of fishermen who are seining the river. Penny is ticularly anxious to draw Deputies Wilson and Cox over the coals, but the records of | these deputies prove that they are more dreaded by “‘the net fishermen'’ than any of the deputies now in the employ of the commission. In reference to an article which ap- peared recently concerning a raid that w. made by Wilson on some fishermen who were seining near the mouth of the river Penny say: 1defy this man Wilson to prove that ever a gun was shot off at him, or that he was ever obstructed in any way while sneaking around in the dark ata business which, if justifiabie atall, coula be done in the open light of day. sir, he was never shot at; would not be here, enjoying himself at the taxpavers’ expense. Two or three years ago a full grown hoodlum (not a fisherman) shot holes’into a boat tied to the bank, and took credit in the papers as standing bray had he been up, like Oliver Hazard Perry, at_the battle of “Lake Erie,” while bullets were flying thickly about him. He knows as well as every citi here that at that time he was two m To be a Fish Commissioner is a sinecure; who has a better time? They fish the year in, fish the year through and fish the year out. This man J. P. Babcock comes here often; what away. does hie do? Nothing but fish, yet we poor fish- | ermen must not criticize. Babcock is vigilan Babcock is an honorable and conscientions commissioner. Grean Watson, another deputy, is also extremely vigilant. He lives on Austin Creck and he ‘sees that no ome fishes that stream hut Green: and Green is not very par- icular whether ititis the close season or not. Babeock, in the line of his official duty, would do well to wateh Green a little, yet Gréeen is an honoruble and conscientious commissioner. Now, Mr. Editor, this fish business is all mag- nified und exaggerated. Youand your readers only kuow one sile and judge us wrongly. The facis are distorted and put us in a bad light. s 10 violate the law. No one, would they take & sober second thought, but what would see that it is an unjust taw, and I trust the next Legislature will- so modify it that all may have the benefit of a food fish ihat can only be caught at this season of the year. Tnere lins been this season not over fifteen or twenty different individuals with hook apd line putrolling this river in this vicinity for the steelhend. While every stream that empties into the ocenn, from the Bering Sea to the Gulf of California, is teeming with millions of them, | and_an_inexhaustible supply still back in the old Pacific, yet they are kept for the benefit of the sporismen who are but few, while the rived of an ex- cellent and cheap food fish, \\‘gich God in his abundance placed in the sea and decreed that they were for the benefit of man. The following anglers visited Duneans Mills last week and returned with fish: Myers 1, Wilson 7, Fitzgerald 1, Marcus 2, Butler 6, Cross 4, McFarland 5, “Doc’’ Simpson 1, Charles Green 1, Babcock 3. Dr. von Hoffman, Otto Muser, Nat Tur- ner, John Gallagher and John Butler left this week for a final whip at the Russian and their friends will be greatly disap- pointed if they return without many fishes, The members of the San Francisco Rod and Gun Club have been notified that their | next banquet will be held at the popular sportsman’s resort, 16 Market street, on the evening of Tuesday, the 2lst inst. Some of the anglers and ~ sportsmen of the club who had not provided either fish or game for banquets of the past are re- quested to make a showing of feathers | and fish on this occasion. The following telegram was received on tate that a red | par- | beyond argument | but | read | | | | | | | | | | English | the marsh. Friday by Henry Skinner of E.T. Allen Co. from J.:R. Chase of Santa Cruz: “Jack- son and Buck caught 5¢ salmon to-day Burkland 44, I, Gable 28, B. Cook 17. The salmon were all caught by deep-sea fishing ill. result until and I expect great sport the departure of the fishes. DUCK AND SNIPE. Excellent Shooting Is Reported From Delano, In Kern County. ‘The reason advanced by the residents of Suisun, whose principal outdoor enjoy- ment is duck shooting, for the marked scarcity of birds in the marshes during the past three or four weeks, is the cold snap which froze the ponds and compelled the game to find other and more favorable fields for food and shelter. Thousands of ducks, including canvas- back, blue bill, sprig and teal, can be scen any day feeding along the east shore of the bay, but they generally keep well out of range of gunshot, Canvasback are very numerous near Old Sausalito, and hunters who were shooting last Sunday in the vicinity of the old Sausalito railroad bridge, bagged quite a numver of those royal birds as they were flying in from the bay. Ed Ladd was among the fortunate sportsmen, he bagged nine canvasbacks and some small pirds. Justice Carroll, Dr. Hildreth,E. B. Metz- ger, Y. 8. Valencia and George Racine re- turned last week from a hunting trip to Delano, Kern County. The sportsmen sed 325 ducks, principally mallard and svrig, and report having seen countless numbers of English snipe, which they did not faney shooting at as long and larger and less difficult game to hit was plenti- ful. Judge Carroll is contemplating a near future journey to Delano, which place, hLe contends, is a” paradise for sportsmen who are fond of auck shooting. Some years ago the Judge was passionately fond of cotton-tail rabbit hunting, and doubt- less he could relate, when in a humor for story telling, many pleasant hunting ex- periences in the wilds east of Berkeley. he secretary of the Sportsmen’s Pro- tective Association has announced.that a general meeting of all sportsmen inter- ested in duck-shooting will be held at the Knights of the Red Branch Hall on Tues- day evening, the 21st inst. “The object of calling this meeting,” said Director Battu, “isto bring together as many people as possible who sre in iavor of having marsh lands open to all persons who have a | predilection for duck-shooting. A legal battle 1s now pending between the clubs commonly known as preserve clubs and the sportsmei who believe that the game, and especially wild ducks, should not be claimed by any particular club as their exclusive property. ““The so-called preserve clubs are composed of wealthy sportsmen, and uniess the protective aséociation has the support of the hunters who are being yearly cut out of their shooting- grounds, every inch of marsh land within a radius of 100 miles of this City will be leased by wealthy sportsmen, and. of course, the men of limited means will then have to whistle for & place upon which to fire a gun without being exposed 1o arrest and impriscnment. In case the association should fail to conquer their opponents because of a lack of support on the part of many hunters who do not attend our meetings, I Hope those who have neglected to avail themselves of the present chance to be- come members of this association will not shout wolf when the sheep nave diseppeared. Now is the time to act if at all.” The sportsmen of Vallejo, Ben:cia, Sui- sun and Martinez wilt hoid & meeting in Benicia next week, when an association, which will be known as the annex to the Sportsmen’s Protective Association of this City will be formed. Already 235 names of sportsmen who are interested in shoot- ing and who are opposed to the inaugura- tibn of duck-shooting preserves, are in possession of a prominent sportsman of Benici Clubsantagonistic to marsh land preser will be established in many counties of the State. The sportsmen who have been enjoined from trespassing on the Ibis Club mud tlat preserves in Suisun marshes have engaged the services of two of the leading attorneys of this State to defend them. Charley Cate smiled blandly when he Hoflilng’s adventures among the wild ducks of Alameda County. “If ‘Hoff” killed as many ducks as the paper hias credited him with,” said Cate, “*he must have a duck ranch where only the great Al himseif can shoot as he pleeses.” The cold weather has driven the English snipe south, and as a consequence Messrs. Cooper and Thorn are sad. One good shower would bring a return of the gooa shooting that was enjoyed during the early months of the season. It is hoped that some of the gentlemen who are interested in the preservation of the English snipe will call a meeting some time in the early part of February and ap- | point a committee to visit the Supervisors of this City with the object of closing the season for English snipe on the 15th of February, on which date the duck and quail will come under the protection of the State game law. English snipe, the gamest of all wild fowls, was ignored by the sportsmen who { assisted in framing the present game laws. They might as well have included the mudhen in the game laws as to omit the ripe. The latter being a difficult bird to kill, owing to its erratic style of flight, the intelligent body of lawmakers possioly thoneht that if they did not in- clude it among the other game birds of | less value in every way nothing serious would result to tiie long-billed beauty of T e KENNEL AND FIELD. Sportsmen Who Expect a Wetting at the Bakersfield Meeting. The sportsmen who are interested in field trials are looking anxiously forward to the meeting which will commence near Bakersfield on the 20th inst. According to the present weather outlook it is feared that the Field Trial Club will happen into a good storm. For some reason, only known, of course, to the. clerk of the on | weather who handles the key of the flood gates, it invariably pours just about the time the trials are being held. but it is hoped that the next trial will bring about a change of the weather experienced in | past years, and that the sun will smile gloriously on the gathering of sportsmen who will attend the near-future meeting of the club. Owing to a fancy for English setters which has taken deep hold of a majority of sportsmen who are interested in field trials the once vopular pointer is sadly in the ‘minority among the entries of this year, but the owners of the slick-coated canines are, nevertheless, very confident that their charges will be well up in the front among the successful contestants when the final rounds or series wall be an- nounced, % The Pacific Kennel Club had some im- portant matters to transact at a meetin: which haa been called for !ast Wednesday evening, but for some reason unknown to the officers there were not enough men present to form a quorum, and, as a con- sequence, the meeting had to be post- voned until next month, Tbe St. Bernard Club met on Wednes- day evening last, but nothing of any im- portance was transacted, as the represent- atives present decided to wait until they would learn what the Pacific Keanel Club should do regarding instructions which the secretary of the club recently received from the secretary of the American Ken- nel Club. The St. Bernara Club will con- vene again on Wednesday evening, when a full attendance is expected. Lhe St. Bernard Club of this City seems to be well thought of by the American Kennel Club, and it would not surprise many men who have an interest in the breeaing and rais- ing of good stock if the St. Bernard Club bad a very ‘important voice in the man- agement of kennel matters on this coast in future. The following report of the committee on rules was read at a recent meeting of the American Kennel Club, and that part of it of interest to Pacific Coast fanciers was adopted as read. It is as follows: The San Francisco meeting recommended that rule 5 be rescinded. Under the present rule no show can be held under American Ken- nel Club rules at which the prize money is less than 500. This rule has {)eun found to discourage the holding of shows in small com- muuities or in a sparsely settled territory, and as it s clearly one of the objects of the club to encourage the holding of dog shows through out the country, the committee recommends the adoption. of this amendment, so that by it all shows given by American Kennel Club members will be recognized and their awards made records, the only qualification being taat & certain cash prize list must be offered to per- mit the show to provide challenge classes. By these amendments the shows ere divided into three classes: First—West of 95 deg. west longitude, or to be more plain, all States west of and including North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, In- dian Territory and Texas, can hold shows under our rules without any qualifications other thar four first wins in the open classes to make & dog eligible for the challenge class, and three first challenge class wins to make & champion, Second—A prize-list of $500 must be offered fo permit a show held east of 95 deg. west longitude to provide challenge classes. Third—A prize-list of $1000 must be offered atashow held east of 95 deg. west longitude to qualify a dog to win the title of champion. Finally your committee recommends an ad- ditional rule toreaa: “No dog whelped after January 1, 1896, can be a competitor for any lvizc offered at'a show held under American Kennel Club rules that has heen cropped.”” As this amendment has been so thoroughiy dis cussed in the pressand otherwise no further comment is considered necessary by this com- mittee. Respectiully submitted. i ass, NBURG, Committee. et s COURSING. Fast Greyhounds That Will Run In Sacramento To-Morrow. Almost every true lover of coursing in this City, who enjoys seeing the fleetest of small animals pursued by a brace of thor- oughbred greyhounds over an open plain, will journey to Sacramento to-day so as to beon hand to witnessa grand meeting which will be held to-morrow near Sacra- mento under the auspices of the Sacra- mento Coursing Club. Tue sportsmen of the Capital City are well aware that their dogs will have to meet opponents of particular conse- quence on this occasion. The breeders of this City have not forgotten the terrible beating their dogs received some years ago on the same fields as will be visited to-morrow, and they have prepared ac- cordingly fo- the turning of tables on the sportsmen of the Capital Cit It is hoped that the local talent will re- turn crowned with successful laurel It #ood dogs can accomplish the trick San Francisco should go to the front on this | occasion. The drawing, which will take | piace_in Sacramento this evening, will ap CaLn to-morrow, and the result of the meeting will be fully described in Mon day’s paper. The dogs booked to run in Kerrigan & Casserly’s park to-morrow are: W. McGovern’s Little Jim M. Welsh's Can’t Win, J. Tracy's J O C vs. George Parkin- son’s Marvelous, Bay Farm kennel's Stamboul s. Bay rm kennel’s Mission Bo: unan’s Yreka vs. M. Traynor's aid, C. Evans' Dashaway Butcher T. O'Brien’s L ya.o OB, fer’s Menlo Maid, & Roberts’ Se: A Valley Boy Whité nel’; Donald Traynor's . D. Tweedie's , A. Merrill’s Dan vs. Villa Merrill’s Smart Girl, y X 1cho, W cky Jennie G, P. Ryan's Mag- Browne's Kitty Pense, Potrero ken- nan’s Fi Tierne; NDBALL. Young Players Should Be Glven Opportunitles to Practice. The banquet held last Saturday evening at the Occidental handball court was the result of much good in advancing an inter- est in the game on this coast. It is through such gatberings that a splendid sport, such as handball is, is made popu- lar. Asan impetus to the game the different courts shounld give entertainments at least once a year, as at these meetings the very best of fellowship prevails. There is no reason why handball should not be among the most popula: and deserving of indoor pastimes. Its success depends altogether on how the managers of the courts con- duct matters in general. The young men who have a fascination for the game should be encouraged and afforded opportunities occasionally practice. Every lad who takes a fancy to handball cannot afford the price charged the seasoned players, but if the managers of the courts would permit the younger heads to practice when the courts are not engaged, in u few years hence there would be a plethora of good players, and that is all that is required to make the sport pop- { ular, because the admirers of athletic pas- times wiil flock to see well-contested games. 5 As matters stand at present, the games played on Sundays are generally contested by men who vlay every week in the year. Give the rising generation of athletes a chance to become familiar with the game and the future success of handball on this coast is assured. It must be remembered that the old horse cannot run forever; new blood must be forthcoming. The games which are slated to take place at Phil Ryan’s court to-morrow are: J. Collins and J. White to play M. Edwards and R. Murphy; W. O'Donneli and C. Cahill to play E. Manning and F, Mitchell; J. Rodgers and P.Ryax to play M. McNeil and G. McDon- ala; J. on and H. Moffett to play ). Con- nolly and lattery; J. Condon and W. Wil- liawms to play G. Hutchinson and M. Dillon. - SWORD AND FOIL. Sergeant Davis Answersa Challenge Issued by a Russian Swordsman. In last week’s sporting department a challenge appeared from Mr. Solms, the manager and backer of the Russian swords- man, Professor Malchin, to Sergeant Owen { Davis of the Presidio. The latter sends the following reply, which seems very business-like and should bring forth a favorable response from the Russianjswords- | man: PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 8, 1896, Sporting Editor Morning Call, San Francisco, Cal.—SIk: In the issue of your paper of the 41h inst. a challenge has been issued to me by Pro- fessor Malchin through ~his manager, Mr. Solms, for a broadsword contest for $1000 a side, the contest to consist of three atiacks mounted and three on foot. In reference to this challenge I beg to state ihatin all of my 121 contests I have never heard of such a challenge as the above. The number of attacks, mounted and dismounted, would not in my opinion be a contest at all. It would be nothing more nor less than n pre- liminary to a contest. Therefore, if Mr. Solms wants to mateh his protege against me I am willing to meet him under the following con- ditions: The contest to consist of twenty-nine a tacks, under either the English or French cav- alry rules governing mounted contests, the one making the first fifteen points to be de- clared the winner. ILam willing to fence him with the broad- sword or rapier, mounted or on foot, for $500 aside, he to have his choice of wespons and rules to govern; or I will fence him for $500 aside mounted and $300 a side on foot (two separate contests), hie to have the preference of the manner (mounted or on foot) of fencing he would prefer for the first contest. If this offer is acceptable to Mr. Solms and his protege, and he means business, he can, by addressing a card or telephone mes- sage tome at my given address, meet me at your office any day and at any time, within the next thirty days, as I prefer to do all my Dbusiness through your paper. Thanking you for the anticipated favor of publishing this letter and apologizing to you ior the intrusion on your valuable time, I re- main, respectfully yours, SERGEANT OWEN DAvE Chempion Broadsworasman, U. S. A. Stabbed by a Chinaman, John O'Brien, in & quarrel with a Chinaman over drawings from lottery tickets, was stabbed in the abdomen yesterday morning. O'Brien, who lives on Commercial street, a short time ago bought ten lottery tickets from the China- man. 1n the drawing he won §18 50, but the Chinaman would pay him only $10 and a quarrel ensued. The wound is not consiaered serious. B s Smothered in a Cot. The death of Agnes Crook, an 11 months old child of Oliver Crook of 9331; Alabama avenue, yesterday morning, was reported to Goroner Hawkins. She was smothered in her cot. pear in the teiegraphic department of THE | a1 51 Bob | to | | Findividuals, | | { their doors open, | cepting from private me: ELLIS- STREET HARPIES, Three More of Them Have Been | Taken From the Belfry | to Jail. CYCLISTS CARRY THE 0DDS. The Chief of Police Says That He | Will Continue to Arrest the Pool-Sellers. | Three more pool-sellers were arrested | yesterday. The police are kecping up | their good work and show a determina- tion to break up the nefarious busines Officers Sylvester and Byrne yesterday | afternoon made a descent on the old rook- | ery on Ellis street known as the “BeII'r; and captured Thomas McQuade, L. L. Bet- zel and M. Levy. On Thursday policemen in citizen’s dress bad bought tickets in | four places on Ellis street, and in each | case the races had been run before the tickets were sold, and in one case the re- sults had already been announced by wire to the proprietors. So they had good evi- | dence to convict, in spite of the Wallace decision. When the officers came to meke | the arrests yesterday one of the places had closed. Two of the men arrested were clerks only, in the employ of the poolroom pro- prietors. On the trial of several of the cases that have been up the accused pro- prietors have claimed that they had given | no orders to seil tickets, except within the | limits allowed by the Wallace decision, | ana if their oraers had been disobeyed | they could not be held responsible. Itwas | for this reason that these clerks, the men found 1n the act of selling tickets in open | violation of the law, were arrested. Cnief Crowley bas already had most of | the proprietors taken in and they have | either been convicted in the police courts | | or are awaiting jury trials. | Those convicted have appealed to the Superior Court, and they have been expect- ing the Chief would ve satisfied for the | present and that they might go on plying | their iniquitous business without further | moiestation for a time. mistaken. The Chief says he is going to enforce the law as long as it isin the statute books. | Already several of the smaller places | have closed and the proprietors gone out | of business, but there are large profits in the business and most of the places can stand the heavy exvenses they are put to by the onslaught that béen made on hem. Legitimate profits of pool-selling honestly conducted would hardly carry them through, but then they are not suy pesed to be conducting business in that way to any great extent. However, not many of them will be able to stand the strain it the Chief keeps on | arresting them as he is doing. | The proprietors of the downtown pool- | rooms are fighting hard, however, to keep The action of Edward | Corrigan in leasing the only telegraphic wire running from the Pacitic Coast Jockey Ciub’s track at Ingleside, has entirely shut out the avenue through which the gamblers could get their news, and yeste day, as on the day previous, the pool- rooms could post no authentic odds, nor | could they announce the winners of the various races until hours after they had passed under the wire. That these downtown dens, where boys and women are allowed to wager their | earnings, are undergoing a hard ordeal is a | matter of congratualation in which the police, the courts and the respectable ele- ment of the City are sharing. Mr. Corrigan’s action has shut out the poolrooms of the State and _as far as Den- ver from getting the news of the races ex. ent from the main office of the telegraph company Such messages, however, | are of absolutely no value to poolrooms, | as they give but results, and that hgnrs after the races have been run. No odds can be sent on that might be of any value for speculation purposes. - The telephone company ‘has an instru- ment at the Ingleside track, but it, too, | is leased, so nobody but the Jockey Club or friends have its use. But there is a telephone at the Ingleside Inn, a saloon a quarter of a mile from the track entrance, and another at Barne Farley’s ide resort, still farther away These two instruments cannot be con- trolled, and are at the disposal of patrons. It is over these’phones that the down- town poolrooms receive what meager news that comes to them. A hali-dozen boys on bicycles wait at | the entrance to the track and carry mes- | sages from there to the telephone men | waiting for them at the instruments in the | two resorts. That is the way the news reaches town— | not by any telegraph-wire tapping or by | other means, such as rewiring from San | Jose, Stockton, Denver or other outside cities, where pool-selling is permitted. OLYMPIC CLUB BOAING Several Hundred Members Wit ness Some Lively Fisti- cuffs. Smith and Sullivan Met in a Four- | Round Bout and Knockdowns Resulted. Although boxing is frowned upon by a large percentage of the higher class of citi- zens it is nevertheless a fact that fisticuffs are the only indoor sport that is well patron- | ized by the members of the Olympic Club, who always gather in strong force in the club’s gymnasium whenever an exhibition | of fisticuffs takes place. | Several hundred members witnessed | some special boxing bouts that took place last Thursday evening, and they all retired well satisfied with the fun. | The first eventvof the programme wasa | four-round bout between B. Hogan and J. | Reilly, both of the Olympic Club. Hogan was knocked down in the first round by a right-hand swing on the jaw. The remain. | ing three rounds were all'in Reilly’s favor, who d both the right and left to good | advantage. Hogan's best forte was duck- | ing and dodging. The decision favored Rgrill_v. = he second match was between F. H, Smith and J. Sullivan, both of then Olvzv vic. Sullivan has had several years’ expe- rience in boxing and his friends expected to see him, in the language of the profes- sional, “‘put it onto Smith" before the end of the bout, but they were disappointed. | Smith is one of the cleverest boxers the 1 club bas hadin many years and he did not fear Sultlivan in the f;ut. In the opening round Sullivan in the | fell to his knees ing signal Sulliv. | Smith caught left eye, and the receiver After_this timely warn- s an raised his left shoul- der in the hope that hischin would be | guarded from attack, but Smith got over | the obstruction in his own peculiar style and warmed Sullivan’s cheek with stiff | rizht-hand punches, In the second round Sullivan ‘got a | bloody nose and was knocked down | cleanly from the effects of a sw nging left- | hand smash in the neck. | The third was also Smith’s round, but lhe‘fogrl,h was slightly in Sullivan’s favor, As Smith was growing weak. It was the first time in hisexperience that he received | rules of | B, In this they were | _ : : ] | is'a carbon designed for use e a bfoody nose and a good punching in the ribs, but the punishment was all received while the contestants were clinched and smashing away at close range. 4 j.fil«;e Sam Hughes and P. M, Ward, were unable to decide the bout and fhe referee, James Smith, thought the best thing to do in the premises was to order | an extra round, which he did. At this juncture President Eaton roase from his seat and announced that the the American Athletic Union do not permitof a fifth round and the club must consequently adhere to the laws that govern fisticuffs. The judg and referee again cons i and then gave their decision in favor of Smith, who un- questionably won the bout under the ama- teur rules. In a finish contest Sullivan would defeat Smith in all prot he appeared to have the best stam ‘The final event was a good-natured slog- girg match between J. W. Reay of the Olympic Club and G. Bates of the San Francisco Athletic Club. It was diffic ult v which of the two men scored the ter number of misses, but Reay was given the decision for having scored a majority of hits. This ended a good evening’s sport. { The timekeepers were F. K. Butz and C. F. Morel of tt ympic Club, and C. A. Reud of the ¢ neisco Athletic Club. OLYMPIC CYCLERS. Officers and Directors Elected at the DMeceting Held Last Evening. held an enthusias- tic meeting last evening and the large at- tendance of members indicated that the club is in periect harm and a thriving condition. The principal object of the meeting was to elect directors and officers for the ens ing term. With but two exceptions the old bourd was re-elected, and there is no change in t I'he directors for The Olympic cycle the ensuing term are . F. Coffey, J. H. Sheehan, Blake, T. B. McGi F. R. Butz, Lloyd Conkling, Dr. O, rns Charles Morel, W. D. Shea. The ofticers are J. H. Sheehan, Ginniss, secretary R. Butz, captain; lieutenant; George W. lieutenant. It was decided to invite the Ol Club wheelmen to a joint run wit cyclers at some near future date. i A special meeting will be held Frid evening, January 24, to receive a com tee from the League of American Wheel- men, which will address the club upon the desirability of its joining the league. = o A “mugwump"” in electrical engineering h an , president; T. B. Mc- , treasurer; Cooney, first Conroy, second npic h the alte: ting or direct ¢ 1896 COLUMBIA ——AND i& HARTFORD " BICYGLES, ) x k z R p 8 ¢ I Columbia Models, 40, 41, 42, $100. Columbia Tandems - - - . $150 jon or Diamond. Hartfords—$80, $60 and $30 B3 Responsibl unoceupied territor: %Y L POPE MANUFACTURING (0., g 344 PosT ST, S. F., CAL. A e U U e o e STEARNS BICYCLES! Marvel in Strength! Bezuty in Outline! Perfeet in Workmanship! Unapproached in Fin STEARNS! E. C. STEARNS & CO., 304-306 Post Street. DEVAXY, HOPKINS & (0., City Agents. 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