The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1896. SPORTSMAN'S REALM What Is Being Done on Field and Stream by Trap and Range. The lovers of good boxing can safely count upon two great events within the next five weeks. The Carroll and Mc- Auliffe ten-round contest, which will be held on the evening of the 18th inst., should prove a most scientific battle, as the men are, so to speak, skilled mechanics. On December 2, unless something un- foreseen should happen, the great heavy- weight battle between Fitzsimmons and Sharkey will occur. It is hardly neces- sary to remark that this contest willdraw an immense crowd to the Mechanics’ Pavilion. The annual fly-casting tournament of the Fly-casting Clubwill be held to-day on Stowe Lake. A football game will be held this after- noon at Central Park between teams com- posed of freshmen from the Stanford and Berkeley universities. ‘The oarsmen are in active training for the races which will be held on Thanks- giving day. e THE WHEELMEN. San Rafael Races Postponed—New Velodrome Track. The road races which were {0 have been held to-morrow in the vicinity of San Rafael have been postponed one week for | the reason that many of the riders have not had time to train properly, owing to the excitement incident to the election. Entries may besentin upto next Wednes- day night to Frank M. Byrne, 516 Jones street. Already about tairty have been received for the handicap event. The prizes are valuable and the races will be worth seeing. This leaves to-morrow practically blank as far as road races or club rans are con- cerned, and most of the riders will proba- bly go to the park. Some of the clubs | | | ‘ | H. A. Goddard, B. C. W., Holder of the Coast Two-Mile Record (Unpaced). have called runs for San Rafael, but these have now been declared off for one week. The split in the Imperial Cycling Club, as exclusively announced in THE CArL Thursday, is liable to result unfortunately for that big orgunization if the breach is notsoon healed. It seems that the majority of the members favored George P.Wetmore for Superintendent of Streets, but a few were working hard for Ambrose. As the club is a member of the Wheelmen’s Mu- nicipal League, which had indorsed Wet- more, most of the members were in favor of staying by their flug, and naturally re- sented the efforts of a few to create a feel- ing agamst Wetmore in the ciub and thus aid in his defea! he president and vice- president have resigned and a goed many of the members are thinking of doing the same. H. A. Goddard of the Bay City Wheel- men will leave here to-morrow night and go direct to London, where he will take charge of the Cleveland people’s interests. Goddard is well known and quite popular among the wheelmen here, anc has gained considerable prominence both as a racing man and as a scribe. He holds the record for the fastest unpaced tive miles ever rid- den on the coast, 12:13, made on the Hay- wards road long since. His departure for a foreign clim ill be noted with more or less regret bs many friends in the wheeling fraternity here, The members of the Acme, Reliance and Alameda clubs across the bay will participate in a biind joint club run to- morrow. The start wili be promntly at 10 A. M. from the Acme Ciub. destination un- known, but the rider who can guess the spot selected for luncheon will be pre- sented with a valuuble prize. Prepara- tions have been made 10 accommodate over 200 wheelmen, and as this will in all probability be the lastrun of the year, the cifferent captains will endeavor to have as many men in line as possible. Mem- bers of these clubs are at liberty to invite friends on this run. . The Aipha (ladies) Cycling Club will bave arun to the park to-morrow morn- ing under Captain Mahony. Otto Ziegler Jr. is expected in the City to-thorrow, for the first time since his re- turn from the Eastern cuit. The Yosemite Cycle;s have moved to their new headqiarters, Armory Hall, on Golden Gate avenue, near Jones street. The followine are the officers for the ensu- ‘ing year: W. A. Searles, president; Phil N. Hammersmith, secretary-treasurer; N. Lowenteld, financial secretary; E. Boukof- sky, captain; M. P. Havyes, first lieuten- ant; L. Craw, second lieutenant; Fyed Grant, color-bearer. Unattached r&rn are invited to join the club, which is now in a flourishing condition. If you cannot withstand the chilling winds and the cold weather of winter and are determined to abandon the wheel un- til next spring give it some attention and do nottoss 1t in a corner. Go over every part of the frame with vaseline and then wrap the machine in rags or 1n one of the paver envelopes for the purpose, which can be purchased in any city. Then hang the wheel up in some dry, out-of-the-way place, and when you take it out next spring it will be in as good condition as it 18 to-day. With the temperate climate of this State, however, it is hardly worth while to put one’s wheel away at all, as some most enjoyable riding can be had in the dead of winter when the weather is clear. The members of the California Cycling Ciub have elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing vear: Robert Dun. can, president: John F. Burke, vice-presi- dent; William Reid, secretary; W. O. Johnson, financial secretary; W. Sang- ster, treasurer; W, Smedexe, sergeant-at- arms; F. C. Hansen, captain; E. M. Boyle, first lieutenant; ¥. Muller, second lieutenant. The only contest was for the captainey, F. N. Bent running agatnst Mr. Hansen. To-morrow theeclub was going to San Rafael to witness the road races there, in. which several of the members are entered, but the run has been post- poned a week. A. Thiesen and C. J- Birdsall of the Californias make one of the speediest amateur tandem teams on the coast, and are in constant training at the new Velodrome track. | Don’t let the air out of a tire when not | in use to *'save it.”” Tiresare much better off when standing if well inflated. Gen- erally speaking a small tire requires more pressure than a large one, if it is to carry the same weigh!, and a given tire requires more pressure in proportion as the rider is heavy. A tire should always contain enough air to keep its rim from the ground. If in riding you feel the stizhtest jar as your wheel runs over ordinary ob- stacles it is becausa there is not sufficient air pressure. There is no danger of burst- ing a tire, as many riders seem to fear, when the small hand pump iy used, and even with the best foot pump only the very weakest tires could be burst. An ex- tensive observation has found a great many tires which were very much too sort, while one is rarely found too hard. The chainless bicycle idea is causing much comment among the makers and riders. Itissaid on good authority that at least four of the large makers will put such wheels on the market next season. Now that the election is over the, Bay City Wheelmen are beginning to make preparations for their annualentertain- ment and dance in December. A ball- pool tournment is also on the tapis ana the house committee has some other sur- prises in store for the members. The new Velodrome track will be lively to-day with the different amateur and pro- fessional riders in training. The proposed opening meet on Satur- day afternoon, November 21, will have an | attractive card, the star event being the | match races between Wells and Foster, as iio the outcome of which opinion is about ivided. The track is admitted to be the | finest in the State and fully equal to the | very best in the East. R.P. Aylward, who has just returned from the National circuit and who_has visited them all, said he couldn’t recall a singie Eastern track of similar size which was any better and many are not so good, and the seating and | general accommodatipns here are much superior. Itis by long odds the best track ever constructed in this City. Ayiward thinks the unpaced mile record should be easy on it, and thata fou:--eated pacing machine mounted by good men and fol- lowed by a crack rider could bring the world’s mile record here after a few trials. SPALDING. e FOOIEA LL. Stanford and Berkeley Freshmen Meet To-Day. The third annual intercollegiate football match between the Berkeley and Stanford freshmen teams will be played on the Central Park gridiron this afternoon. Game will be called at 3 o’clock. The stripped weights of the men and the positions they will play in are indi- cated . in the followinz lineup, which |shows that the Berkeley rushline is heavier than that of the Palo Alto fresu- men. Stanford, 1900, Position. Berkeley, 1800. Diggles. 140. L E ....Allen, 116 Rusk, 170 . Bacnes, 185 EBallentine, McDermotr, 190 Burneti, -Birdsall, 204 | Blanchard, .Peck, 182 | Beckett, 1 clsaacs, 170 McGilvray, Murphy, 144 138 35 Scoville, 148.. “Auderson, 162 Smythe, 146 Daly, 155. “LDickie, 1d 50 Lanagan, 155 ....Whippie, 160 Of the Staniord team Rusk isa fresh- man, who entered tue university from { Oregon with considerable football repu- tation. but whom the critics say has not | yet shown such ability as to assumea prominent position among the more expe- rienced members of the college squad. Anderson of Petaluma, Right Half Berkeley Freshman Team. acquired a position in the middie of the Varsity line, where he has played in evzri' match this season. Mclsaacs is tackle for the Olympics or at Berkeley, as necessity arises, registration in one of the affihated colleges in this City making him eligible to double duty. Anderson entered Berkeley from the Oaklana High School, and was one of the very few experienced football players among a very loose class of century men. While not a Varsity man, because of the sure veteran material already behind the lice on the big team, Anderson 1s counted a very good freshman. Whipple, the full- back, played half on the Varsity for a while last- Tuesday against Reliance, but Birdsall of Sacramento, Center Berkeley Freshman Team. came down to the field and added much strength to the material alreaay on hand. The team taken as a whole is considerably heavier than the freshmen eleven last year, and if anything they are more expe- rienced. As individual players, nearly all of them have been doing fair work, but the disad- vantage of not having been able to practice together has worked them considerable harm. Though both Butterworth and Nott have been working hard on them all week, they do not play with the unity and precision that they should for first- class footbail. Atall events, they expect to win the palm from Stanford again, but not without much effort. From the following sketch of the per- sonnel of the team, something of an idea as to their qualifications may be gained: Birdsall, the 204-pound center, hails from Sacramento, where he had consider- able experience on his digh School eleven. He lLas been practicing steadily ever since the opening of the football sea- son at Berkeley. For the first two or three weeks he was on the second eleven, but as soon as Selfridge, the last year's Varsity center, found that he could not play any longer this season, Birdsall took his place and has been playing on the first eleven ever since. In each of the games played this season, with the exception of the one with Belmont, Birdsall has been center and has gained considerable ex- perience, though he is still weak on the defensive. e has both weight and strength, being the heaviest man on the field with the single exception of Molera. Itis expected, however, that in Bur- nett, who will play opposite him on the Palo Alto eleven, he will fina a dangeroas rival, but from a study of the two men the odds are in favor of Birdsall. McDer- mott, the right euard, is a student in the law college. He has been playing center against Birdsall considerable of the time lately, and is 1n {airly good form, weigh- ing, stripped, 190 pounds, He has im- roved considerably in. defensive work ately, and on the offensive breaks through the line aamirably. He is slow in getting down the field after breaking through the line, but seldom fails to bring down his man when in search of him. With Peck as left guard McDermott will have a strong supporter. While weighing eight pounds less than McDermott what Peck lacks in weight he makes up in dasa and staying qualities. Peck comes from Soquel, Santa Cruz County, and is a fine specimen of physical manhood, stand- ing 5 feet 9 inches in his stockings and weighing 182 pounds stripped. e has not been out for practice very long, but what time he has been on the field has been well spent. In Barnes, from the Santa Cruz High School, the team will have a poweriul did nothing particular to mark him az a valuable man or as a football failure. The fact that he is on the Varsity would indi- cate that he is considered one of the more promising of the new men. To Whipple, then, and Birdsall and Mclsaacs and Anderson and Barnes spece tators will look for particular manifesta- tions of individual ability among the Berkeley eleven ; while Murphy and Lana- gan and McGilvray sbould attract cor- responding notice for individual work for the cardinal. The other men are to fame and glory vet unknown, except, perhaps, among their relatives and near friends, but to-night may see several of them heroes beyond the roseate dreams of the most ambitious freshmen of the lot. From these men w be formed the big Varsity teams of a few years hence. Look- ing upon the match from such a stand- point, future possibilities may be reckoned when Captain Ransome ana Sterman have left Berkeley and when Captain Fick- ert and Williams have become traditions at Stanford. Both freshmen elevens have been beaten by the Belmont School team. A compuari- son of the games and of the freshmen playing in each gave rise to the belief that the Palo Alto freshmen had a shght ad- vantage. This, howe.er, is not now ap- parent since theincrease of weight in the Berkeley team and the disbarment of sev- eral of the Staniord players on account of certain registration qualifications required by the intercollegiate agreement. Then, too, Berkeley goes into the game with two victories by preceding freshmen classes, while the Stanford freshmen must exert extra efforts to overcome the en- couraging feeling of prestige in their opponents, a feeling that year after year has been such a power with the almost in- vincible Tale Varsity. Captain Murphy of the Stanford fresh- men football team has hopes of winning to-day’s game, but he is not over-san- guine, and intimates that he expects a hard game, as he understands that the Berkeley freshmen have been under But- terworth’s special coaching for some time, while his own team has played but half a dozen practice games as a team. “If the men go into the game with the right spirit and determined to win they ought to doit,” said he, “‘but if they fail to play for all they are worth or aliow themselves to zet discouraged or play in- differently they are going to suffer defeat. I don’t _expect them to do any such thing. I believe every man is going to do his best, and I am, therefore, hopeful.”” Unfortunately for the team several of the men expected to piay have been pro- tested by Berkeley, because they are reg- istered as special students and Stanford has consented to get along wit!out them. Bome others have been injured recently and will either ve unable to enter the match at all or will go into the game in bad condition. BERKELEY, CaAL., Nov. 6.—Next inim- portance to the great intercollegiate Thanksgiving football game between Berkeley and Stanford will be the gridiron contest which will take place between the freshmen of those two universities to- morrow at Central Park. With two signal victories over the Stan- ford freshmen, the game last year having been won by a score of 44 to0, the Berke- ley men expect to maintain the precedent established by the classes of 98 and '99 and come out triumphant in to-morrow’s battle. At the opening of the season the outlook among the freshmen was not in the least encouraging, and many were in. clined to believs that Stanford would win this year, but within the last fortnight things have changed. Several experienced men, who had not been out previously, That, however, does not necessarily mean that he may not be a likely player in his class. Burnett is a big, strong fellow, who has gained valuable experience on the second eleven trying to cope with Williams, the big, aggressive Varsity center. McGilvrayiplayed end on the Varsity in the first Stanford-Olympic match and was injured during the game. Murphy, who captains the team from the quarterback position and will p-obably be acting cap- tain and quarterback for the Varsity in the Thanksgiving intercollegiate match, is the most likely football-piayer that has entered Stanford this year. Cool, a good general, a good runner, es- pecially in a scattered field, and a sure punter, Murphy is one of t ose few fresh- men that come with athletic reputations that do not vanish with the dawn of actual college life. He has played in two of this season’s Varsity matches and has acquit- ted himself creditablv. Lanagun was cap- tain last year of the Denver (Colo.) High School team and 1s said to be a fair pun- ter, though his lack of weight handicaps him considerably as a competitor for Var- sity honors. With both Murphy and Lanagan back of the line kickingis sure to be a strong feature of the game of the Stanford fresh- men, while the superior weight of the Berkeley freshmen line would indicate, verhaps, that line bucking will figure con- spicuously in the plays tried by the blue and gold first-yearsmen. Apparently the Berkeley and Stanford freshmen teams, with respect to their line strength and punting sbility, reverse the order of things existing in the two Varsity elevens, Of the Berkeley freshmen team Barnes is the new-found big man from Santa Cruz, who has recently emerged from the obscurity of the lr!s{men ranks and be- come a Varsity possibility, where heavy men are wanted badly. Birdsall is the large, rotund center, who enjoyed an ante-college reputation at Sacramento before he entered Berkeley, and readily > 1/ N8 Barnes of Santa Cruz, Right Tackle Berkeley Freshman Team, Smythe, Left Half Berkeley Fresh- man Team. right tackle who tips the beam at 185 pounds. Though he has not beet out for more than a fortnight, he Nas been rni;idly getting into Varsity form, and will put up u hard game to-morrow if his wind does not fail him. He 1s easily reckoned as one of the most promising players in the eleven. MclIsaacs, who will play the other tackle, is quite well known in amateur football circles, having done good service as tackle on the Olympic team during the early vart of the season. He is lighter by fifteen pounds than Barnes, but is in better form than the latter, having gone into training early in the season. Heisfullof dashand spirit, breaks through well, and when on the defensive stops the plays of his op- ponents better than most of the candidates for his position. Allen, who will play right end, comes from Santa Ana, while Masters, who plays left,is a Berkeley boy. Allen is rather light for his place, weighing only 146, but he has an endless amount of snap and vigor, which he puts to good use in stop- ping plays around bisend. He is a fairly good sprinter, tackles hard and nearly always holds his man when once he grasps him. Masters, the left end, weighs 148 pounds and is well proportioned. He seems to succeed better on the offensive than on the defensive, and when once past his op- ponent he is fast down the field. Though occasionally erratic he puts up a strong game for a man of his weight and experi- ence. g Austin, from Santa Oruz, will play at quarter. To-day he weighed, stripped, just 135 pounds.” He is slow in passing and fumbles too frequently for the best good of his team. He holds his head well, uses much jndgment in giving his signals for plays and is quick to capture the ball on a fumble, Whipple, who has been playing both at full and at half back, will fill the former position to-morrow. He will take the ball at half, occasionally, however, and when necessary will drop back for kicks. He has been doing his best work at half. . Heis quick at starting with the ball, but is thrown too easily when running. He bas not yet learned to use his arm to ward off interference to best advantage, but with a clear field he sets up a hot sprint and is considered a good ground- gainer. Smythe, whose home is in Berkeley, Eheu promise of making a crack half- ack. He piays a bard, fast game, and hits the line like a pile-driver. He weighs only 146 pounds, and like Eddie Sherman, who is just the same weight, is quick to see holes in the line and get through them. He has the faculty of beinievuy- where all at once, and when he has got there knows what to do. Anderson, who comes from Petaluma, will play right half. He weighs 162 pounds, and is very muscuiar. At half he plays a fairly accurate game, is quick to get down the field with the ball, and is good at catching the punt of the oppo- nents. He hits the line hard, and, once tackled, he struggles hard to get the ball as fat forward as possible before the whistle of the umpire signals down. He is in every scrimmage, and when it comes to a struggle it generally takes two men to hold him, s With such a team California expects to gointo the game as_present victor over the Palo Alto men and come out of it with colors still flying. Shooting at Shell Mound. There will be considerable rifle and pis- tol shooting at the Shell Mound ntle 4 ! and gentlemen will be present to witness range to-morrow. will take place: Coiumbia Pistol and Rifle Ciub, medal and prize shooting; San Francisco Schuetzen Verein, medal and turkey shoot- ing; Germania Schuetzen Club, medal shooting; Norddeatscher Schuetzen Club, buliseye shooting. Independent Rifles, monthl{ medal contests. The following companies of the Na- tional Guard will also hold their monthly medal and class shooting contests: C and G (Nationals) and companies F, K and M. SR THE GUN. Prominent Shooting Club to Have a Home and a Preserve. The Olympic Gun Club has leased a building containing twelve room at 1309 Van Ness avenue, between Sutter and Bush streets, which will be completely furnished and ready for occupancy Wednesday. The club will hold semi- monthly trap-shooting contests through- out the season, both at live birds and blue rocks. In the near future the club will lease several acres of land in Marin County, where guail and deer are said to be vlentiful. The officers are aiso figur- ing upon leasing several acres of marsh lands in the vicinity of Black Point for duck-shooting purposes. The members of the club are: W. C. Brown, H. J. Wicker, F. H. Busbnell, R. Oxnard, D. Berwick, J. V. Coleman, E. L. Bosqui, H. F. Emeric, Dr. Rottanzi, H. B. Hosmer, W. Marshall, ¥. Maskey, F. R. Webster, Alex Hamilton, R. B. Woodward, A. M. Cummings, Dr. E. N. Lowry, 1. R. D. Grubb, C. 8. Allyn, A. A. Bolini, C. E. Ray, Walter Burlingame, J. E. Chesley, C. W. Kyle, William Bolini, Steve Cos- tello. A. Russell Crowell, H. N. Branden- stein, J. McA. Brown, C. F. Grant, F. B. Norton, R. L. Dunn, Stanley C. Scovern, E. P. Matteson, Howard Nauman, C. C. Nauman Sr., £. W. Carlson, George A. Newhall, C. }. Fox, James Newiands Sr., A. Rose, 5. H. Umbsen, George L. North and C. H. House, making eighty-eight members now on the roll. The annual meeting of the club will be held at the clubhouse on Wednesday even- ing next. C. A. Haight, J.S. Fanning, W. J. Golcher, M. O. Feudner and Frank Vernon were electei a committee on permanent organization, to report at the meeting. There will be not less than 100 members, all active sportsmen, on the roil befor: December 1, making the club one of the largest purely shooting organiza- tions in the United States. The case of Teutberry vs. Jones, which was to have been tried yesterday before the Superior Court of Solano County at Fairfield, was postponed because of the absence of some of the witnesses. Although wild ducks of many varieties are plentifui in the marshes, the shooting has been very voor. The weather is alto- getlier too fine and the birds depart for the bay just as soon as the first light of day appears in the east. Hunters must wait for stormy weather. The quail-shooters are having fairly good sport, but in most places the birds hide in the trees and are hard to bag. The lovers of snipe-shooting are looking for the coming of Jack Frost, whose arri- val is the signal that good snipe-shooting is to be had. THE ANGLERS. A Large Gathering Will Witness the Great Tournament To-Day at Stow Lake. The annual fly-casting tournament of the Fly-casting Club will be heid to-day, commencing at 10 A. M., on Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park. As the weatner is just right for a contest with the rods, it can be safely said thata large and enthusiastic gathering of ladies | the tournament. Fly-casting is a most enjoyabie and artistic pastime, which clings to any per- son who has once mastered the science. To cast a fly with accuracy and delicacy at any particular object may appear to the uninitiated a rather easy thing to ac- complish, but it is not, a fact wnich can be substantiated by all of those good and honorable fellows—which anglers must be to be anglersin the full sense of the word— who have mastered the gentle art of fly- casting from years of experience on stream and lake. It will be remembered that in every art there has been one great master. Paint- ing had its Raphael, sculpture had its Michael Angelo, poetry its Homer, and fly-casting its Golcver; but since the days of Andrew and Peter there have been many anglers, but there has been only one Emmet Tuttle. He was the angler sans pareil, the king of all the fishermen s0 to speak. He so tar excelled all others of his day that comparison belittles him. It is said that he coula have fished a stream following in the footsteps of old Izaak Walton, and discount the great master. But there are superior men now living The following euntu' who are competent to teach the old masters a lesson at least in fly-casting, either for distance or for accuracy, and Tuttle or Walton, if they could but wit- ness the contests of to-day, would not hesitate to say that—there are others. According to the rules which will govern the tournament all rods used by competi- tors must be single-nanded and all casting must be done with one hand. Rods must not exceed 11 feet in length. In event 1 the weight of the rod is not limited, in event 2 the weight of roa shall not exceed 814 ounces, and in event 3 the weight sball not exceed 514 ounces. Competitors may consult their own inclina- tions in choice of reel and line, but lines must nor be knotted or weighted. The leader shall be of single gut and shall not be less than six nor more than nine feet in length. Flies used by competitors shall be aporoved by the captain. One fly only shall used, which shall not be larger than No. 5 and on whicn the snell shall not exceed six inches in Leengd.m. Hooks shall not be broken at the n All casting shail be done from a platform at least eight feet square and the surface of ‘which shall be not more than eightéen inches above the water line. For each event there shall be a ship medal of gold, which shall be the contesiants winning the greatest number of contests durlnf the series in such event. There may also in the discretion of the executive committee be awarded merchandise prizes to contestants standing second and third in such events. event during the series they shall cast off the tie at the last meeting of the series. or at such other time as meay be designated by the captain. Ties for merchandise or other prizes shall be deter- miued in the same manner. While contests are in progress members shall not make remarks to judges, referee or contestants, or in any way detract their atten- tion. It shall be the duty of the captain to see that this rule is strictly enforced. Contestants not using their own rods shall use the rods furnished by the club. Horace Smith will judge the contest for delicacy and accuracy. John P. Bab- cock will act as referee and Willis A. Bachelor has been selected captain of the tournament. J. R. Chase writes from Santa Cruz that the bay is literally alive with sardines and that salmon-fishing is now in order. Mr. Chase caught a salmon of twenty-four pounds weight on Sunday last and sev- eral smaller fish have been caught during the week. ok G HANDBALL. Something Concerning Jones, the Australian—To-Morrow’s Games. The following handball games will be played to-nuorrow in the Union handball court: W. !I;rlnu and C. Carson will play J. Hogan and M. Basch. J. O'Donnell and J. Collins will play J. White and R. Murphy. W. Casserly and Jap Lyons will play F. Kiernan and J. Quinlsn. The event of the day will be between R. Lenihan ana J. Nelson and J. Harlow and Terry McManus. The friends in this City of John Jones, the Australian champion handball player, were much disappointed at receiving news by the last mail from Sydney that Jones’ match with Ougbton, anoiher ceje- brated player, had been declare.l off. The two men, with their backers, met at allsend, New South Wales, where the first series of games with the rubber ball was to be played. To the surprise of Jones and his backers Ourhton held that, according to the articles of agreement, tennis balls should be used in both series, Jones contended that the understanding distinctly was that the hard ball should be used in the second series of games to be played in Sydney, and his backers alleged that the clause stipulating that the soft ball should be used in both series was never read to them. Finally Oughton agreed to play on the conditions stipu- luted_ by Jones, and just as the men were starting in to play one of Qughton’s back- ers positively declined to allow him to play if the hard ball wasto be nsed in Bydney, and tne referee declared the match off, each side to take back the amount deposited. The outcome was a great disappointment to all lovers of handball in the colony. Jones wrote to a friend that he was in fine condition for the match, being re- duced from 164 to 143 pounds. He could not say what kind of a plaver Oughton is, as he had never seen him play, but judged him to be first class, as the betting was 3 to 1 that Jones would not score 10 aces out of the 51 with the soft ball. Jones intended returning here if he won the match, but will have to wait till the tide of success turns his way. At the San Francisco handball gourt a £0od programume has been arranged for to- morrow, as follows: C. Sullivan and J. McEvely vs. J. and M. 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