The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 28, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1896. THE SPORTING WORLD What the Lovers of the Field, the Stream and the Track Are Doing. Now that the great football game and boating contests of the year are features of the past the patrons of sport will turn their attention to other lines of amuse- ment. ' The wheelmen have several races in con- templation, which, doubtless, will be well attended. Sportsmen who have a fascination for duck and quail shooting are enjoying splendid sport, and the anglers who look forward to many pleasant days in the country will soon have an opportunity of testing their rods and lines on the game steelhead. Fanciers of the greyhound are now in the height of their glory, as this is the season of the year when hares run best, The greatest feature in the sporting line at present is boxing. On Monday evening the Golden West Club will give an enter- tainment, and on Wednesday evening the National Club will hola its big show in the Pavilion. THE WHEELMEN. Success of the New Velodrome. Assoclated Clubs’ Meeting. The success of the two big meets at the Veloarome last Saturday and Thanks- giving day bhas prompted the manage- ment to have the entire place roofed over, and work has already begun with that ena in view. With the place com- pletely * protected from the elements it the Amateur of the San Francisco Road Club. Charles Goodwin, Crack will be a delightful recreation-ground, and with the wina entirely shut off the records will begin to drop on that track 80 fast as to surprise people. It is a speedy, safe, scientifically constructed six-lap board track, is the one at the Velodrome, and from both the riders’ and spectators’ points of view is the best in California. The San Jose three-lap cement track is not to be compared with it. With hardly yet time 10 become thoroughly accustomed to it the amateurs made a competition mile on it tie open- ing day in 2:07, and a paced mile in 1:57. A lap bas been’ made in :16 flat, and a paced half-mile in :56. This is record time, and with proper pacing arrange- ments the track may soon become world- renowned for the records it will hoid, It 1s the intention to hold fortnightly meets from now on, and possibly night- racing later in the winter. The arrival of some more of the ‘Eastern flyers next month and in January will give added 1o~ terest to the sport, and altogether San Francisco will probably enjoy as fine a season of winter cycling-racing as any city has ever had. There are plenty of lovers of the sport here when itis good, as has been evidenced by the immense crowds at the two meets thus far given, and they have gone away thoroughly sat- isfied with the racing as exhibited at the new Velodrome. Every one was agreeably surprised at the large crowd which at- tended Thanksgiving day, ior it was feared that the football game, as a counter-at- traction, would draw all the people. But this was not so, for the Velodrome attend- ance was large and the enthusiasm high. The meet to be held next Saturday will probably be the best thus far given. Be- sides the usual scratch and handicap ama- teur and professional events there will be tandem races, record trials and a match . race between W. A. Terrill of the Bay City Wheelmen and W. E. Becker, the five-mile National champion, for the Velodrome shield which Terrill won a week ago, and to bold which he has to ride every two weeks, when challenged by a foeman worthy of his “wheel.”’ Some excuse may be found for Allan Jones’ curious riding Thursday in the fact that at the time Jones was of the impres- sion that Referee Welch intended to order the tinal of the two-thirds of a mile scratch professional run over, on account of the slow time made, and he wanted to save himself for it, knowing that/as a back- markerin the two-mile professional handi- cap he had little chance of winning a posi- tion or a prize. He applied to the referee to be excused from theTace entirely, but Mr. Weich could not see it that way, and ordered bim to ride. Then Allan sulked, loafed around the track for a few laps, got in the way of the other riders, and finally was ordered off the track. After a time, when the referee announced that the two- thirds event should not be run over, Jones probably wished he had not made such a tame exhibition in the two-mile, particu- larly after the way the audience treated him. It issafe to say that Jones won’tdo it again, as heis a sensible young man and must see that a repetition of his Thursday’s work would practically end his racing days forall time. Here's hoping he will do better the next time he starts. The annual meeting of the associated clubs will be held next Saturday evening at the San Francisco Road Club, when new delegates from the twenty-two clubs belonging to the association will take their seats and a new set of officers will be elected. The contest for the presidency lies between A. P. Swain of the Acme Club Wheelmen and A. W. Weihe of the 8an Francisco Road Club. J. F. Hancock of the Bay City Wheelmen will have noop- position to his re-election for the secretary- treasurership. The names of the follow- ing new delegates have aiready been sent in to the secretary: Golden Gate Cwllnq Club—Al Lewis, George Payton, W. J. Park; ahalf-mile scratch, one-mile handi capand five-mile handicap. The inutial event is the match race be- tween Johnson and Taylor. Taylor was the acknowledged champion of San Mateo County in 1895 and 1896 till recently, when Johnsoa suddenly came into prominence and startled local riders by winning a hard- fought novice in San Jose on Septem:ber 9. Johnson seems to be the favorite. The capital invested in cycle manufac- tures in the United Statesis estimated to be over $125,000,000 and the number of peo- pleempioved in their manufacture and the sale of wheels as over 150,000, according to Cycling West. The output in 1896 was about 1,000,000 wheels, worth $60,000,000. The exports of 1896 for the first half of the year reached $1,654,291, ana the expecta- ilon is that 50,000 American wheels will be sold in England alonein 1897. Turee mil- lion wheels are in usein the United States, a proportion of one 1o every twenty-four of the population. In France the proportion is only one in 250. The pool tournament at the Bay City Club is progressing and has excited in- tense interest among the members, The billiard-room is crowded nightly with critics who cannot play themselves, but have their own ideas how shots sbould be made and never iail to express them when a player misses. The score thus far is as follows: ’(i.me !, NamEs. | Played| won. Lost. Pike, J. M Day, F. L Spalding, Kellom, A. Leavitt, Caldweil, George Plummer, Sanford Mervy, Dr. E. T, Harloe, M. kanzee, Austin. Eoberts, J. B Rhys, A. W D13 1 RO 0 126 031 i HOHOHOOM I H R OO M IO Ot A player losing three games is out of the tournament, and Fred Day, ome of the scratch men, is the first. Day plays an excellent game, but his poor luck, coupled with a tendency to get ‘*‘rattled’’ at criti- cal moments, told against him. Among possible winners of the tournament are Pike, Kellom, Leavittand Mervy. A good many games will be played to-night and to-morrow. The League of American Wheelmen now numbers 69,998 members, of whom 1628 are from thisdivision. A correspond- ent writes to inquire of me the name of the division official organ. Itisthe Olym- pic. 1donot know why the organ railed to publish the list of newly elected divi- sion officials, or why it never publishes any league news nowadays. Ask the San Jose correspondent of Cycling West. The official organ is to be changed next month with the beginning of the new ieazue year, and then, periaps, the members wiil get their news more reguiarly and com- pletely. Tae chance that there will bea cutin the price of really high-grade wheels for next season is slightindeed. Some wheels will be cut, of course, but a first-class arti- cle will always bring a good price, and this reiers to bicycles as well as anything else. There will be plenty of cheap wheels, but the shoddy bicycle has had its day, and machines of recognized make and merit | will bave the call bereafter. Secretary-Treasurer Scovern of the leagne in this State, has issued the following notice to membews regarding road books: All members of this division who have not received a copy of the 1895 editlon road book and desire a copy of the 1896 road book, can have same upon application to me, free. Those members who have received a copy of the 1895 edition road book and desire a copy of the 1896 edition also, can bave same upon filing an_application with me, and by further paying 50 cents, this being the sum agreed ) 0 by the executive committee at a meeting cal ed for the purpose of arranging delivery of road books, The above charge was deemed necessary, owing to the great cost of issuing this 1896 edition, and to the further fect that the grea: majority of our members have already been supplied with copies of the 1895 edition. AS there are but 2000 copies on hand, mem- bers would be sure of securinga copy by im- medaiate application, STAN; G. ECOVERN, Secretary-Treasurer North Cal. Div. L. A. W. Among the many rising amateur riders of to-day few are making such vast strides toward the pinnacle of fame as Charles Goedwin of the San Francisco Road Club. He has been riding at the Velodrome meets the past week, and, being asked to beat such men as Kenna, Mott, Squires, weight into a heavy - weight he ha: whipped Peter Maher, Joe Choynski and other fighters of prominence rather easily; therefore it is no great wonder that a large percentage of people interested in flflicng: look forward to the defeat of the sailor on the evening of December 2, But the Sharkey side of the question must be given consideration before any rash surmises are made regarding the out- come of this great contest, which may, after all, afford the sporting world a strange bit of surprise, as the unexpected not infrequently happens within the “‘squared” circle. Allowing that Fitzsim- mons has defeated two of the leading lights among the heavy-weight division of fighters, is that a reason why he should be booked as a 3 to 1 shot_over the sailor? The latter has met and practically de- feated pugilists of even greater renown than those whom his opponent sent to rass. = With all due respect to that game and clever pugilist Joe Choynski, Sharkey did not receive just treatment when they met in Mechanics’ Pavilion In the first round Joseph banged Thomas: around the ring ss he pleased, but when the sailor re- tired to his corner he quickly concluded that a stand-off fight would result 'disas- trously to him, and when these condround was called he charged at his opponent fully determined to stand his ground, and play a game of give and take. In the mixture Sharkey kit Chovnski a short-arm blow in the pit of the stomach, which doubled Joseph up, jack-knife shape, ana the referee 1mmeaiately stepped between the contestants and or- dered them to their corners. Choynski resorted to & very cunning subierfuge to gain time, as his pipes were greatly impaired. After a good rest the contest was allowed to zo on, and nothing of a very exciting nature resulted until the last round of she engagement, when there was a lively mix-up, in which Sharkey gave as good as he receieved. In fact he was much the fresher man when the gong sounded the end of the mill Choyuski, for some reason best known to himself, did not appear to be particu- larly anxious for a return match with the sailor, although the latter made known his desires to meet his opponent at any place suitable to Joseph and his manager. The National Club was figuring on giving a large purse for a second meeting be- tween Sharkey and Choynski or Sharkey and Peter Maler, when Corbett dropped into town, ostensibly on a visit to his rela- tives and friends. One evening when Corbett was feeling in good humor, presumably after a French dinner, he remarked in his brother's sa- loon that he wouldn’t ask for a better thing than an opportunity to stop Sharkey in four rounds. OI course the news was quickly conveyed to Sharkey and his manager, Dan Lynch. The sailor natur- ally grew indignant and insisted on his manager interviewing Corbett, and if pos- sible to get his signatare to an agreement. After much bantering and bickering articles were drawn up and signed. What was the result? Why, evergbod_v who was supposed to know anything about ring matters predicted a deciaedly easy victory for the champion. Many local sports who are considered close observers and good iudges of fisti- cuffs stated openly that Corbett would whip the audacious sailor in a couple of punches, and even some went so far as to say that in condition or out of condition Corbeit could easily dispose of Sharkey with one hand free and the other ‘“tied behind his back.” Of Corbett it must be said that he was not in first-class shape when he faced the sailor’s music. Jim rated Sharkey an easy game, that could be easily captured by a clever exponent of the manly art, and he trained just sufficient to dispose of what he believed Sharkey to be—a big, husky fellow whose knowledge of boxing was very limited. Although far from perfect, *‘the profes- sor” was not by any means in poor condi- tion. Members of the Oiympic Club with wnom Corbett exercised will not hesitate to say that the champion trained hard, and was in pretty fair condition to goa stiff ten-round fistic argument. A few days previous to the fight he boxed three men, going each man a sharp four-round, and immediately after tiis he played several bard games of handball with two of the leading piayers of the club and then did not, apparently, feel the effects of the severe exercise. Unless Jim was is in tolerably good form he certainly could not have stood a heavy strain on hisconstitution without showing the effects, yet four rounds with the dough- ty sailor disrupted all of Corbett’s fondest caleulations and placed bhim in such a position that the sporting people actually 100k pity on him. In the last two rounds of the fight he resorted to strategy, and by desperate hugging and clinching he remained on his pins until the gong saved him from what came within an ace of being a fear- ful defeat. Corbett certainly underrated Sharkey in many ways, but what astonished him most of all was the sailor's phenomenal Sharkey’s “Fin.” Fitz’s “Ham One of These Fists Will Win $10,000 for Its Owner Wednesday Evening Next. Decker and Birdsall, has found difficulty in placing himself, but he is always sure of a place in the finals when in condition, and with a little more training and ex- perience can be counted on to show in iront in many a speed contest. He is par- ticularly good in road events, and his most recent performance in this direction was the winning of the time prize in the five-mile race at S8an Rafael on November 15 in 11:05, when he defeated Lind of the Imperial Club, winner of the time prizein the great Associated Clubs’ ten-mile race in October. The California Cycling Club will have a run to the park to-morrow morning. In the evening the members will assemble for their annuai banquet at a local rotisserie, and there eat good things and make merry. This banquet is an institu- tion started some years ago by th=charter members of the club, but not wishing to be exclusive they have made it an annual affair for all the members. Frank H. Watters, the popular house committee chairman of the Bay City Wheeimen. will be associated with Wilbur F. Knapp in the handling of the World business on the return of the latter from the East. SPaLDING. — RING AND GLOVE. It Is Thought the Sharkey and Fitz- simmons Fight May End Quick!y. It would not be shooting far off the mark by stating that no greater interest has been taken in contests pugilistic since the time that ‘Corbett was matched to fight Sullivan, than there is at present in the coming match between Fitzsimmons and Black; California OCycling Club—R. S. Duncan, W. O. Johnson, C. J. Vermeil; Pathfinder Bicycle Club—Harry Goodman, T. W. Flanigan, James Clunan; Waverly Cycling Ciub—S8. W. Elston, P. Allen Joy and Fred Siebe. ther eighteen clubs must send in the names of their delegates at once to secure their enroliment in time for the election, or they wiil lose their votes. ‘The road races scheduled for to-morrow at Menlo Park have been postponed one week. The entries will be reopened until ‘Wednesday next. The meet will consist of a guarter-mile match race between A. B. Johnson of Redwood City and Rod Taylor of Menlo Sharkey. _The sporting people of Australis, Eng- land and Americnpm interested in the outcome of this great event, and as a con- uence every little notice that the dpl&on publish concerning the fighters an eir ways of training, etc., is read. harkey is comparatively a new man in the fistic business, but he has made such rapid strides within a year that the skeptics are Bnulcd and hesitate to give an opinion. Of course it is the consensus of opinion that Fitzsimmons will win be- cause of his many victories at home and abroad over men who were rated being most iormidable orononenu. Since Fitz developed from a middle- ability to take heavy then return to the scratch like a roaring lion for more medicine. Corbett hit the muscular mariner several blows that would put to sleep most fighters of the present day, and doubtless the result dis- heartened the king of the heavy-weights, Now the question asked is: Can Fiiz- simmons hit the sailor bard enough to stop bis rushes? The general opinion is that the elongated Cornishman can do it, but unless the trick is accomplished inside of four rounas Sharkey will prove to be the winner of the fight. The retired blacksmith is, however, very confident of capturing the $10,000 prize pot, and he has stated to friends that he will put an end to the sailor’s hornpives the first good opening that will be given him to uppercut his man, “I have a pretty good ides,” said Fitz, ‘‘of how Sharkey intends to fight me. I HYE“ that he will charge like a Texas bull with head down the instant the gong sounds the attack. I understand that he will hold his left arm in such a manner as to protect his chin and the right will be used as a weapon for administering punishment. ““This is all well and good and may do for Coriett, Choynski and others, but you can bet dollars to aoughnuts that I wili bring that leit arm down the first smash 1 Elva the champion sailor in the short ribs. hen you will see how he will hold his chin, the point of which I will touch gently; ves, gently enough to satisfy Sharkey that he was never born to become a champion pugilist.” Sharkey will doubtless feel amused at this. Tom is as confident of whipping Fitzsimmons as he is of entering the ring on next Wednesday evening. @ expects to stop some heavy blows, but if con- fidence will win bim a victory the Cornish- man will not come up for the second round at the call of time, The National Club, under whose aus- pices the fight will take place, is certainly deserving ol commendation for its untiring and faithful efforts in bringing before tue sporting people of this City the foremost fignters of the land in limited round con- tests. In fact there is not a club west of the Rocky Mountains that would dream of offering a purse of $10,000 for a contest betwecn any two men, it matters not what their reputation: pugilists may be. The club is aware that the sporting people of this City have the utmost confidence in unishment and its integrity and ability to conduct boxing entertainments, which will be free irom the least suspicion of hippodrome, and it therefore feels as if it will receive suffi- cient financial support to engage tne best fistic talent procurable and that all great contests will be held in this City under its management in the future. Ryan, the pugilist, who is to meet Tracey Monday night, is a comparatively new man, but a glance at his record shows a’ straight string of knockouts against middle-weights, heavy-weights and all sorts of weights, It is said that the winner will b matched against Walcott for a large purse and the world’s championship. Jack Stenzler has commenced work with Fitzsimmons, and being nearly in condition at all times, as was shown when he fought Van Buskirk, will be 1n excel- lent fettle when he faces his big oppo- nent from Marysville, The ring and seats have been so ar- ranged in Union Hall that a fine view of the contests can be had from any part of the house, The hall has been specially renovated for the occasion, and the Golden West Club can be congratulated on the appearance of its headquarters. e gts (hbe HANDBALL. Young Men Who Are Rapldly Com- Ing to the Front—A Tournament. The old vets who play handball wiil soon have to give way to the lads who. are rapidly forging to the front. Some years ago when a man of between 20 and 40 years of age could use both his left and right hands to good advantage he was looked upon as a phenomenon. In J. COLLINS, 17 years. R. MURPHY, 17 years. ors are of the opinion that the club men are resorting {o very small schemes to gain a point, but they say the game will work two ways. The Sportsmen’s Protective Association wiil make a strong fight at the next ses- sion of the State Legislature to have passed a bill that will combine in one enactment all the present game and fish laws, with clauses covering the many defects in the Jaws now in force. The bill, it is said, will create one chief warden, to receive a small salary, who will have the power to employ sub-wardens, to be paid only for the actual time they work. A legislative committee will be appointed at the next monthly meeting of the association, which will be next Tuesday evening. The director-general of the Mallard Gun Club, Bill Nye Esq., announces that a grand ‘“‘tea,” in honor of the fourth anni- versary of the duck-shooting season, will be given on board the battle-ship ‘*Aerial Monster” on to-morrow (Saturday) even- ing at 11:59 o’clock. The ship is anchored in Cordelia slough, Svisun marsh. Joseoh Phillips, a Justice of the Peace at Raritan, N. J., must be given credit for devising a novel method for calling the attention of hunters to the game laws of that State. The other day he hung'a placard on the outer wall of his office to which was attached & woodpecker, ana be- ‘neath the bird, neatly lettered, was the followine: *“This bird cost a poor Italian hunter $2175. Ye who are ignorant of the game laws of thisState take warning.”” Instead of hanging out vlacards, ala Joseph Phillips of Raritan, N. J., the Jus- tices of this place generally send notices to came-dealers arrested for transgressing the game laws to come and see them. Wild pigeons are very plentiiul near Mill Valiey, and hunters who have just J. WHITE, 16 years. E. TOY, 19 years. The Coming Champion Handball-Players of the Coast. fact, the handball players, with few ex- ceptions—that is, prior to Jones’ arrival— relied solely on the execution they could do with their “‘rights’” to win a rub. The left hand was used as a sort of scoop to catch balls that conld not be taken very well with the right. The great Australian player revolutionized things, so to speak, and he was not many months living under American colors when left-handed players loomed up on all sides. Jones taught many young men how to play ball properly, and to-day the best players in the State are lads about 17 years of age. To any lover of the game it is a treat to see the young idea juggling with the handball in Phil Ryan’s court, on Howard street. Mr. Ryan states that he will soon give a handsome cup for a contest be- tween young men of between 16 and 20 years of age, and there is no gainsaying the fact that a tournamentin which young men contest for supremacy will prove far more interesting than games that are wit- nessed almost daily between men who have seen better days. The San Francisco handball court man- agement states that a particularly good programme has been arranged for to- morrow, and all lovers of the pastime are invited to be present. J. McKeon challenges J. Kilgallon to a game of handball at the Eureka court, best three out of five, the victor to re- ceive the Eureka court gold medal, now held by McKeon. Kilgallon is the ama- teur champion of Denver. e GUN AND GAME. The Cold Snap Has Improved Duck Shooting In the Marshes. The sportsmen who left this City last Baturday evening for their respective hunting quarters in the marshes congrat- ulated each other on .the excellent pros- pects for bagging much game on the day following. The weather was what old hunters pro- claimed as being real “‘duck weather,” but for some reason best known to the web- footers of the swamp lands there were few ducks in sight on the day that the sportsmen expected to reap a big harvest of broad bills, ‘Why the birds vacated the swamps on Sunday is explained by Biily Murdock, the famous auck ecaller of the Sonoma marshes. Murdock says that during his forty years’ experience in duck-shooting he cannot remember of a season when the birds remained in the marshes after the first good rainstorm. *It stands to reason,” said Billy, the mallard caller, “that all of the broad-biil family of quackers are fond of greens, and when the opportunity arrives :or 2 mess they don’t hesitate in breaking away from the marshes and paying their best re- spects to the green fields, where they whistle and quack all night long and return at early morn to the bay.’’ The sharp north wind of the past few days will materially improve the sport of duck-shooting on the marshes. In fact, first-class results were had by some hunt- ers who were out shooting on Thursday, and according to the present outlook the rubber-booters who wiil be in the marshes to-morrow morning should return well satisfied with their outing. In the vicinities of Antiock and Rio Vista thousands of wild ducks, principaily widgeon, sprig and blackjacks, have been seen during the week, and the market hunters are repairing to those places where the ducks fiud rest during the day. John Lemmer of this City bagged seventy-three birds near Antioch on g’hnradu'. and he reports that good shooting was had all along the river. Two men who were snipe-shooting near Rio Vista lust Wednesday o: 196 birds, and they revorted never having seen English snipe so plentiful. They discovered the lo:r bulls in a field that was recently plowed. It is said that first-class snipe-shooting can be had near Suisun. In fact, the birds have become very numerous every- where since the cold snap arrived. It is stated on good authority that the keepers in the Suisun marshes scatter broken glass along the trails tramped over by poachers, and that several hunting boots haye been cat recently. The hunt- returned from Point Reyes report having seen large flocks flying over the Cuuntry Club’s preserve. e BASEBALL. Exclting Games to Be Played on the Diamond To-Morrow. The Alameda Alerts have accepted the challenge of the Swinnertons, and will play them at Central Park on Sunday. They will line up as follows: Swinnertons. + Coughlin The Imperials will piay tha San_Fran- ciscos to-morrow at Sixteenth and Folsom strects. Game will be called at 2 . M. The teams will line up as follows: Imperials. San Franciscos, Stanley..... Seott Keliy or McCarthy... ber Wilds.. iurphy -Right field. ney On Thanksgivinz day the Presidios de- feated the Will & Fincks by tue close score of 4to 2, Both teams will play to-morrow at the Presidio athletic grounds for $100 a side, and an exciting game is looked for. o D SR THE ANGLER. A New Manager WIIl Soon Take Charge of Point Reyes Hotel. Midwinter anglers who take pleasure in standing on the bank of a river on a cold day and watching, frequently for hours at a time, the tip of their rods in expectation of asudden ‘‘yank” from & denizen of the deep, are now making ready for a visit to some of those localities where the arrival of Mr. Steelhead is daily expected. Latest intelligence from Duncans Mills states that a recent rise in the Kussian River, which was caused by the late rain- storm, will materially improve the sport of angling. The river is at present clear- ing rapidly, and Mr. Morgan ot Duncans Mills 1s sanguine that a week hence first- class fishing will assuredly result, as the bar is open and quite a number of fish have lodged in the deep pools near the mouth of Austin Creek. Last Sunday two steelheads were caught in Tamalpais Creek that scaled respect- ively two and three and a quarter pounds. It has been learned on good authority 1 Hall, a sportsman and angler, who e baert conduchng the. aflairs of Point Reyes Hotel for some years, will retire this mon(l,? to take the management of a hotel in Olema. ? The old anglers’ headquarters at Point Reyes will soon be in charge of a gentle- man who will cater to the anglers’ wishes in every particular. Teams will be ready on the arrival of tramns from Sausalito to convey sporismen to any point on the stream. In the evening anglers, “in_st‘e‘ld of tramping” from the “Sandspit and “White Hoase’ to their destination, as for ly, will be called for and driven to the station in time to catch the home- bourd train. Doubtless lpJ)l’QCIlllon of this kind will be reciprocated by the fra- ternity, who love to sit and watch for the bite “‘that sometimes never came. ———— FOOTBALL. Games That Will Be Played To-Day and To-Morrow. The Green *C’’ will play the Clrdigal “B’ a game of football to-morrow at Six- teenth and Folsom streets at 1:30 p. X Both teams have been training faith- fully and the zgame will be full of good sna laying. TEE; 8iuyline up as follows: As may be seen, the Green “C” composed - principally of the men who plaved last year under the name of Com- pany C, League of the Cross Cadets. In addition to the football game there will be a game of baseball—therefore the football game will be called at 1:30 P u. sharp. z The Cogswell Polytechnic College will play the Lick Polytechnic School a match game of football to-day at 2:30 P. M. at Six- teenth and Folsom streets. Four of the largest academic schools of the State will be representea on the Six- teenth and Folsom street grounds this afternoon, when two football matches will be played, one between the eleyen from the Stockton High School and a team rep- resenting St. Matthew’s School of San Mateo, and the other between the Lowell High School team of this City and the Ongland High School eleven. 3 All four teams are in fine condition after a long season of training and previous matches, and should put up a good game. St. Matthew’s is the favorite, with Oak- land High School a goed second. ¥ The officials will be from the Varsity team of the University of California. Cap- tain and Fullback Ransome will referee, Quarterback Kennedslwm umpire and E. Craig and Tackle Ludlow will act as lines- men: FIRST GAME. Position. L E. R Stockton High. Caits..... . Peterson. St. Matthews. Wamble “Manley ‘Geissler Substitutes. -1 ) SECOND GAME. Lowell High. Robioson )MeGeehan Kennedy. Hickman Mays..... . Wilkins ickelson Session The two winning teams will contest for the State academic championship in a final match game next Saturday afternoon at the BSixteenth and Folsom-street grounds. Eme Tt Coursing. There will be a twenty-four all-aged stake at Ocean View Park to-morrow. Some of the finest coursing ever seen on the coast will be witnessed, as there are such crack dogs entered as Fireman, Right Bower, Olden W, Vida Shaw and B B. W. Fiynn will judge and W. Trade will handle the slips. The following is the result of the drawing: J. Lennon’s Tempest vs. W. Flynn’s Milo, J. Lennon’s Emsport vs. Gibson and Moore’s Molly Bawn, G. Parkinson’s Fireman vs. W. Murphy’s Cliffette, J. J. Edmonds’ Valley Queen vs. J. Keenan’s Tessie Fair, Cronin and McDonald’s Best Trump vs. W, Peters’ Lieutenant, J. J. Edmond’s Vida Shaw vs. T. Walton’s Bobolink, Cronin and Mec- Donaid’s Reliance vs. J. Lennon’s White Clifion, J. Beggerson’s White Chief vs. Richmond kennel’s Uncle Sam, J. J. Ed- monds’ Olden W vs. J. C. Talbot’s Lady Blarney, A. Merrill’s Ben Brush vs. J. Keenan’s Gaslight, A. Merrill’'s Tommy Hall vs. Dillon und Reilly’s Rignt Bower, J. J. Edmonds’ B B vs. Gibson and Moore's Monitor. SUTTER-STREET EXTENSION. Richmond Wants That Thoroughfare Opened Through Laurel Hill, At a meeting of the Richmond District Improvement Association held Thursday evening in Simmons Hall, corner of Fourth avenue snd California street, a resolution was adopted calling for the closing of the cemeteries in the City; also for a strict enforcement of ordinance 2950, approved January 31, 1896, prohibiting the sale of burial lots in those places of inter- ment. A committee was appointed to prepare and present to the coming Legis- lature & bill for the accomplishment of this object. A resoiution was also adovted favoring the increase of pay of men engaged in sweeping the streets by hand from $1, the present rate per diem, to $2. It isthe unanimous feeling of the association that the present pay is too small and tends to degrade the labor of the sweepers, many of whom are men with families ard to- tally without other means of support. The proposed extension of Sutter street NEW TO-DAY. What Ails You? MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF FEELING OUT OF SORTS IN VARIOUS ways and yet are not able to tell what causes it. They do not feel bad enough to take a course of medical treatment, but know that something is wrong. Of course, /b 42 | something needs attention, for no one feels bad without a cause, and here is where Dr. Sanden proves his great value. He has the facuity of telling his patients what the trouble is, and the honesty to advise them for their benefit. Often itis only a little nerve trouble, which can be cured in a few weeks with Dr. Sanden’s famous Electric Belt, or it may be the forebodings of serious complications which re- quire hasty action. 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M.; Sundays 10 t Oom t Los Angels " quhfngton-’t'mL o4 X o A, take in the numl 32 Market street. through Laurel Hill Cemetery and into Richmond District was discussed at length. It was stated by several members bresent that no important graves in plats Were on the line of the street except that of David Broderick. This large monu- ment of the dead statesman need not be moved, as it would stand exacily 1n the middle of the street, which could, if de- sired, be widened at that point. The hon- ored tomb would be a splendid ornament to the new thoroughiare, standing as it does on the crest of the hill. b All of the Supervisors-elect were made onorary members of the Richmond Dise trict Improvement Association. DEEDS PHOTOGRAPHED, Latest Steps In the Famous Contest ERe~ garding the Fair Will und the Craven Claim. Counsel in the Fair will case met in Taber’s photograph aallery yesterday. A day, as Delmas & Snortridge dectined to allow the deeds to be photographed with ments other than Taber’s. fused to allow any inspecti; unless the papers remaines supervision. a ater in the day counsel made a; ment with Pearson & A\lcEnemevl,1 ?fi’,‘:f; which Messrs. Carvalho and Ames came to the office of Delmas & Shoruridee in the afternoon, where they mace a lengthy ex- amination of the original deeds with micro. scopes. This morning the photographs will be handed to the counsel on ths opposite side. any instra. They also re- on of the deed d under their NEW TO-DAY. BY DIRECTION OF LORD SALISBURY A British Consul Submits a Novel Means of Strength- ening the Army. Not by Enlistments, but by In- creasing the Individual Eificiency of the Men. That in these modern days the Govern- ments of the world neglect nothing that promisea to be an aid in prosecuting war, or which may in any way benefit their armies, is shown by the novel suggestion containea in the subjoined extracts from British official records: Foreign Office to Royal Gardens, Kew. Foreign Office, Octéber 3, 1890, 8ir—I am directed by the Marquis of Salisbury to transmit nerewith, for your information, copy of a dispatch from her Majesty’s Consul at Bahia, containing a report on the use and properties of the sterculia bean. I am, etc., (Signed) T. V. LISTER. The Director Roya! Gardens, Kew. (Inclosure.) BAHIA, September 6, 1890. My Lord—I have the honor to bring | under your lordship’s notice, in the event | that it may prove useful to her Majesty’s er | War Office, the great powers of endurance | and strength in lifting heavy loads and transporting them to long distances in this tropical climate possessed by the West African negroes in these parts, which personal observation and conversa- tion with them and West African traders who visit this port enanles me to attribute to the free use of the sterculia bean, which 1learn is now being introduced into the Frencn army after research, study and ex- eriments made at Marseilles by Dr, eckle, professor of science of the Medical Academy there. The West Indian car- riers at this port, who use sterculia ana | carry the bean wrapped in banana aboug their person, are, as a whole, 'not, physi- cally speaking, superior men to the Bra- zilian negro, and yet the African, through constantly masticating sterculia, can en- dure labor and fatigue which the Brazilian carrier cannot withstand. These beans, which are not intoxicating and in no way injurious, act as a nutritive, quench thirst and produce vigor and freshness, I have, etc., (Bigned) GEORGE ALEXANDER STEVENS, Consul, The Marquis of Salisbury, K. G., etc, The product of the seeds or nuts alluded to is known to civilization as Kolafra, the article called Vino Kolafra being ' the standard preparation of it. Vino Kolafra possesses all the stimulating and strength- ening properties of the nut itself, and ig used and commended by athletes, in. valids, emplovers of Jabor, business men, leading members of the learned profes- sions and all who need a safe and certain invigorant and tonic. It occupies a wholly exceptional posi. tion among stimulants in that it produces a pervading and sustained eftect not fole lowed by the depression or reaction ine separabie from all others. The introduction to civilization of the sterculia fruit 1n a practical form is due to the efforts of the Brunswick Pharmacal Company of 92 William street, New York, whose experiments in the tropical home of the tree, covering a period of several years, have been frequently referred to by the press throughout the country. 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