The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1897, Page 8

— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897 FIELD OF SPORT. Getting Ready for a Trip to Carson—The Gun, Rod and Rifle. The rain has interfered with all lines of | outdoor sport. The tug-of-war at the Pa- vilion has been weil attended. The wheel- | men are training for the big indoor tour- | nament, which promises to be a great | affair. The sports are getting ready to depart for Carson. Anglers and marks- | men are enjoying themselve: LG THE WHEELMEN. League Secesslon Movement Grow- | ing Steadily—Coming Indoor Tournament. | The return of Chief Consul Kerrigan of | the North California Division, League of | American Wheelmen, and his experiences | st the National assembly and opinion re- garding the course to be pursued since the Sunday racing amendment was defeated, | as told in THE CALL yesterday, has aroused interest in league affairs and created con- “ siderable taik around the clubs yesterday. | The meeting of the board of officers, to be held this evening at the rooms of the Bay ity Wheelmen, will be well attended and its action is awaited with interest. “To | secede, or not to secede,”’ that is the ques- | tion with the league wheelmen, anu the | sentiment prevails that if the league will | not sanction Sunday racing in some way secession will be the best thing, for the | good of the sport in this State. 3 Bearings prints another clever editorial on the subject this week in which it says: Seven s not a large number. Still, when the | seven happen 10 be the seven members of the | L. A. W. racing board, men who have had | every opportunity to form accurate judgment on whatis for the best interests of racing in | America, and when the seven report unani- | mously on a subject, it would seem as if the | delegates to the National assembly would not | have goue far astray if tuey had accepted the | and Starbuck is the champion long-dis tance rider of the world. The latter will be the favorite in the twenty-four-hour race. % An eight-lap track will be constructed in the Pavilion, simiiar in shape to the one of last year, only much safer and faster. hafer says & mile in 1:50 will be possible on it, and he says that Michael can reel off miles at that clip sitting up. His | record of five miles in 9:12 is ample proof of this, The Bay City Whee!men will.hold a five-mile bandicap road race on Sunday, March 14, and a ten-mile try-out 'lha fol- lowing Sunday, to select the club’s team for the coming relay race. : The State circuit meet at Dixon scheduled for Wednesday bad to be post- poned owing to the rain, and the meet on the cards for Woodland to-day will also have to be put off, as the track is in poor condition. The San Jose meet on March 0 is not affected, as the track there is of ement. The meets will be under the direct con- trol of the prominent local wheelmen. Among those invited to officiate who have already accepted are Wilbur F. Knapp as announcer, Robert C. Lennie as starter, and George P. Wetmore as timer and F. 1. Kerrigan as judge. Their indorse- ment of the meet is sufficient guarantee for the riders themselves. Some have sug- gested that a three weeks' meet would be | too long, but Shafer says that he will have 0 many novelties to present that the time will be short enough, and he promises to pive the people racing which for spirit, dash and excitement they have never seen the like of here. Shafer isan old hand at the business, and as he has the confidence of the racing men he can probably do what he says. C. M. Smith of the Garden City Cyclers, San Jose, has completed final arrange- ments with the Southern Pacific Com- pany whereby he is to ride a mile paced i i "!'ésf'f‘ % ISAAC B. POTTER, President of the League of American ‘Wheelmen. judgment of the seven a8 the best solution of ihe problem under discussion. The action of the assembly in defeating the Sunday racimg seems the more strange when it is 110 consideration that those who advo- i Sunday racing were not attempting to the whole country, but merely asked te be silowed 0 settle the ques- Had the question come up with less substan- tial backing its fate might be considered the other ques that | 5 the honorables,the dele- gates (o the National assembly. Iis backing was and s too good, however, to_permit the question to be lost sight of. 1t had the mous izdorsement of the racing board, was | advocated by alarge number of delegates who 8w the racing 1uierests of their varions local- ities at stake, and was backed by a large = jority of track-owners and responsible race Ieet promoters, not_to mention the entnusi- astie support of the Tacing men themselves. Those who opposed the measure and still op- pose_it—for the measure, although killed by the Natfonal assembly, is still a very lively corpse—are trying to belittle the movement. They assert that the threatened secession of the Western and Soutnern States isall bluff and bluster and will amount to nothing. They assume that_the league, like the king. 1 n do 1o wrong. They are either willfully misrepre- senting or are woefully mistaken. The news columns of thisissue of Bearings will testify to the widespread disaf tion that wiil not down bound to win. The Imperial Cycling Club's ten-mile road race will start at 11 o’clock to-mor- row morming at High street, Fruitvale, weather permitting. The entries and handicaps were given in THE CALL yester- day. The Olympic Club Wheelmen also have & ten-mile try-out on the cards for to- morrow. From the showing made in this ride some of the members of the club's re- lay team will be picked, The League Bulletin says in the last issue: James D. Phelan, the very popular Mayor of 8an Francisco, hes further exemplified his correct estimates of men and measures by be- coming a member of the L. A. W. In this im- portant acquisition 1o the league membership | the Narth California Division may well feela sense of pride, in which the entire organization may happily share, A three weeks’ indoor cycle tournament is to be conducted in the Mechanics' Pa- vilion, commencing Saturday evening, March 20, under the management of D, G. Buater. i For some time past there has been doubt as to whether any indoor meet would be given this year. Tne San Francisco Amusement ( ion. This is a ques- Sunday racing is mpany inteaded to give one, and secured W. B. Fawcett of the Velodrome us manager. Fawceit’s un- popularity with the racing men, however, stood in the way, as most of the promi- nent professionals declined to ride at any meet with which he was connected. The company has now secured the services of | Shafer, the noted trainer and manager, and the meet is assured. The racing men all like Shafer. He hasastring of men under his chargs now, consisting of | Lourhead, Ziegler, McFarland, Bovee. Stevens and Morris, ali Eastern cracks, and Wells, the Terrills, and other fast lo- cal men, To thiscontingent will be added | Jimmy Michael, the Welsh champion, the most remarkable performer in competition and at record-preaking ever known. Michael wili leave Chicago for this City next Monday. For the three weeks $9000 in prizes will | be hung up, which is not too much when the Righ class of the men who will com- pete is considered. There will be events at all distances from a hali-mile up to twenty-four hours. | Besiles the aggregation now here, which is by far the greatest array of racing tal- ent ever quartered on the coast, Bald, Cooper, Gardiner, Eaton and Starbuck are expected. Bald and Cooper led the list of champion professionals of last year, Gardiner was close to them, Eaton is called the “indoor king'' by reason of his remarkable rides on small indoor tracks, | great that after the mile is covered he will by a locomotive, & performance similar to | that of E. E. Anderson, near St. Louis, who covered the distance in 1:03 in the attempt. The date has been set for May 2, end the ride will take place at Lawrence station, between Mayfield and San Jose. The sovace between the track will be| boarded for three miles, thus allowing a | | mile in which to geta zood flying start | and another mile to slow upin. Smith | says he expects the momentum will be xo | be carried the next quarter in 18 seconds; that 54 seconds for a mile is possible be- | hind a train, and he expects to do it in 58 | seconds at the first trial. Eddie Bald banked $12,500 last year, and now Tom Cooper wants $5000 of that amount and Tom Butler would like about the same in a match race, according to | Bearings. Bald may find a chance to double his money here or lose all, and Bald is not the man to back down with such chances. From what has been said tuis is just the chance that Fddie i look- ing for, and both Toms will receive recog- nition 'at an early date. A. D. Kennedy of Chicago will probably be Bald’s team mate this year, both under Asa Windle, manager. They are expected in California very shortly. Meade Mitchell Shields, a well-known wheelman of Los Angeles, formerly of this City, 18 in town on a visit. Louisville track-owners contemplate giving a complimentary brassard for the season. This brassard will entitle the holder to $5 daily while in his possession, and will be competed for weekly at mati- nee races. Beside this the Velodrome shield, rving with it $10 a week, locks very, very small. The Yosemite Cyclers and the Inde- peudent Cavalry held a joint entertain- ment and ball last Saiurday evening at the armory, 28 Golden Gate avenue. The affair was weil attended and very enjoy- able. The Yosemite Cyclers is aclub re- cently started and has grown with sur- prising rapidit SPALIING. e UL S RING AND GLOVE. Judging by Performances Corbett Should Beat Fitzsimmons. The heavy-weight championship battle between James J. Corbett and Robert Yarum Fitzsimmons is now close at hand, and the ~porting world is looking forward to the forenoon of March 17, for mpon that memorable day a champ:onship will be won and lost. Who is going to win? that is a question that is being asked by thousinds of peo- ple daily and answered in many ways. The same question was asked by as many people when Corbett fought Sullivan, but the auswer coming from nine out of ten ol the supposed authorities on fisticuffs was—Sullivan, of course. Corbett at that time was a comparative- ly unknown quantity, and the wise- acres who were reminded of the Jackson and Corbett figcht and the grand perform- ance of the youngster in front of an oid ring general, who had seen ana conquered many, did not affect or change in tne ieast the opinions of those who had Sulli- van on the brain. Well, what was the result? The young and clever fellow who had already formed an idea of what the then great pugilist of the age was capable of accomplishing, having had a short set-to with Sullivan in the Grand Opera-house when the king of the punchers was on u visit to this City, quietly informed his friends that Sullivan was “‘easy game.”” Corbet: remarked to a prominent member of the Olympic Club after the maich was consummated,"Why, Sullivan can’t hit me. I can just jab him to_death.” He was true to his word. The biz fel- low defeated himself by swinging his ponderous fists and missing that will-o’- the-wisp-like head of the Californian, which was here and there, but not in the spot where Sullivan wanted it to be at the time and times he intended knocking it off its owner's shoulders and out of the TF course, it Sullivan had landed on Corbett as he had landed on other men, Pompadour James would not have bees enjoying the sunshine of his wile’s smiles in chilly Carson. THE CALL was the only paper west of the Rocky Mountains that predicted suc- cess for Corbett, and in_a column article descriptive of the men its reasons for so doing were given. Now, a man, Fitzsimmons by name, who is a better general than Sullivan, and | one who can strike probubly as heavy a blow as the Boston boy, 1s anxiously look- ing forward to the 17th inat., for on that day he is booked to meet in & passage-at- arms a native son who has lived like a vrince and who has been hale fellow well met ever since the time he conquered the pet of the pugilistic world. Will Fitz win ? Ah, there’s where the shoe pinches. If the Cornishman can land either of the sledge-hammer fists _he carries as self-defendeérs on Corbett’s jaw it is safe to say that he will be crowned the facile princeps of the prize-ring by the thousands of sport-lovers who will witness the battle. But will Corbett give Robert the oppor- tunity of bringing the contest to a speedy conclusion by exposing his jaw or any other vulneruble spot as a target to be shot at is another very important question that must not be lost sight of. % Corbett is unquestionably a great ring general and a very close observer. He will go at Fitzsimmons as carefuily as a cat when about to spring on a mouse. His maneuvers in front of the Cornisb- man will be flashlike and puzzling. Fitz will doubtless be on his guard, and will wait for the attack which in all proba- bility will come from tne Corbett battery, then the game will be on, and if Co-bett should conclude to enter into a give-and- take proposition the baitle will assurealy have an early termination, as the Cornish- man will doubtless drop his game, as it is in close-range fighting he inflicts heavy damage. But Corbett will notent out any such line of battle with Fitzsimmons. He will jab and get away and clinch when ne is cornered. Possibly Fitzsimmons will take the aggressive part. Shonld he do so, then the spectators will see some-very pretty foot and head work on the part of Corbett. The Californian will resort to all man- ner of tricks to arouse the ire of his ovpo- nent, who when “'rattied” is a very wild hitter and loses all control of his thinking- box. Certainly, if Corbett should succeed in “rattling” Fitzsimmone the latter will go down and out, and James can then congratulate himselfon the fact that there are no further fields to conquer, as it is acknowledsed the world over that Fiiz- simmons 1s the only living man who has any license to enter a ring against Jim Corbett. It is presumed that both men are in good condition, or will be on the day of the battle. Making that allowance for ar- gument sake the only true line that can be drawn in figuring upon the result is from the records of the men. The ques- tion now arises; Can Fitzsimmons whip the men whom Corbett defeated—that is, if they were physically as able to do battie now as when they faced the victor? The The same question can be reversed and applied to vorbett, aud it will be found that, although the Cornishman has to his credit the greater number of scalps, Cor- bett has achieved the greatest victories. Here are the records of important battles the aspiranis for the championship have to their credit: | Corbett defeated Joe Choynski on June 5, 1889, at Benicia, in twenty-seven rounds. Tue men used driving eloves ana Corbett cut his opponent to pieces. The contest took place on a barge. This was Corbett’s first engagement of any note. He next whipped Dave Campbell in ten rounds. He bested Jake Kilrain at New Orleans in sixrounds. In 1891 be fought a draw with Peter Jackson, the contest ending in the sixty-first round. Then he had a friendly sparring four-round bout with Sullivan at the Grand Opera-house, from which he got a line on the big fellow. After engag- ing in sparring bouts with Jim Hall and others he met and defeated Sullivan in twenty-one rounds on September 7, 1892, at New Orleans. He next whipped Charley Mitchell in Jacksonwille, Fla., in three rounds. He was matched to fight Fitz- simmons on October 31, 1895, but_the con- test had to be declared off. His four- round contest with Tom Sharkey is too well known for comment. Fitzsimmons had several contests in Australia before he arrived in this coun- try, but he carried with him one blot on his'escutcheon which will always darken hisrecord as a prize-fighter. His defeat by Jim Hall in four rounds, on February 10, 1890, in Svdney will not soon be for- gotten by Fiizsimmons and his backers. Fitz has intimated to his friends that be could have whipped Hall, but being on his uppers at the time he took a licking for cash. His principal fights in this country were against Billy McCarthy of Australia, whom he defeated in nine rounds in Mav, 1890, before the old Cali- fornia Club; Arthur Upham in New Or- leans, who was;knocked out in five rcunds; Jack Dempsey, who lasted thirteen rounds; Peter Maher in New Orleans, who was knocked out in twelve rounds; Joe Godfrey, who was knocked out in the first round. Jim Hall and Fitz met again on March 8, 1893, in New Orleans, and Hall went to sleep in the fourth round. Filz fought a five-round draw with Choynski June 17, 18%4, in Boston, Mass. He knocked Dan Creedon out in the second rotnd in New Orleans on_September 26, 1894. He whipped Peter Maher in less than two minutes in Texas, and then he met Tom Sharkey in Mechanics’ Pavilion and was defeated by the referee It wili be seen that the hardest fights the Cornishman engared in were against Billy McCarthy, Jack Dempsy, Joe Choyn- ski, Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey. It any of the above-named pugilists were now booked to fight Corbett to a fin- ish, the betting wonld be at least two to one in favor of Corbett, but because Fitz- simmons volished off his opponents with such consunimate ease, the sporting ternity are of the ovninion that he will prove s hard game for Corbett, as the lat- ter is supposed to have been physically on the retrograde for some years. If Corbett is really in anything like the form he was when he whipped Sullivan, he should certainly defeat Fitzsimmons, as the Cornishman wouid not be in the race in a contest to a finish with such men as Sullivan and Jackson when they had seen better days. In fact Fitzsimmons would not dream of meeting Peter Juckson in a contest to a finish at the time that Corbett faced the colored gladiator, although he was older and nad more experience than the Cali- fornian at the time. On form Corbett should win, provided he is physically able to go the distance. The nonsensical reports circulated abont Corbet’s inability to inflict punishment are not worthy of notioe. He can hit and bit hard, too, when the opportunity will present itself for a good opening shot; but all clever men ure cnrelu‘mnnd do not waste ammunition in punching holes in the atmosphere. The result of the fight depends on Cor- bett’s condition. e THE ANGLER. Deputy Fish Commissioners Wil Patrol the Coast Streams. The recent heavy rains will interfere with fishing in tide waters, but with a spell of fine weather the streams will soon be in condition for angling. Last Sunday five or six_inrge fish were caught at Point Reyes, and during the week small fisbes were plentiful. It is reported that the bovs who reside at the “‘Wnite House’ Point Reyes, stretch Yopes across the big pool for the purpose of capturing Looks and leaders which the anelers lose whe.: fishing for steelheads. Means will be used to stop this jittle scheme. The boys have been prompted by people who shou!d know better than to interfare with the sport of anglers, who ars a benefit to that part of the country. Tae Fish Commissioners have appoint- BERKELEY, Car., March 5.—Berkeley's prospects for success in the cpming intercoljegiate baseball contests have assumed a brighter aspect than at the opening of the season by the appearance on the scene of a crack pitcher in the person of J. B. Sykes, a student in the law department and a veteran player on the diamond. Sykes is looked upon as a powerful man in the box and a heavy player on bases. He is a tower of strength, standing 6 feet 3 inches in height and weighing 120 pounds stripped. His name is not unfamiliar to lovers of the National game, for he has pitched for the Olymic, the University and the San Franeisco Boys' High School teams. The last work he did of any mention was five: vears ago, when he pitched for the Berkeley team through one season. He has been tralning regularly during the last few months and is now twirling a swift, steady ball. He comes over to Berkeley from San Francisco twice a week for practice with the 'varsity. Old players consider him much superior to Morden, who held down the box for Berkeley last season. Wheeler of the dental college is back at his old place behind the bat. A rumor has been circulated that Sykes is a professional, but he says that the story has no foundation in fact, and that he has his amateur papers. On account of the rainy weather practice at Berkeley has been very light this week, but most of the men have done more or less training in the “gym” and at light fielding. ed a deputy, with instructions to patrol the coast streams from now until the opening of the trout-fishing season— April 1. As the law is now very strict re- garding the killing’of steelneads by means of spears and explosives, it is pre-umed that some of the country péople, who never keep themsolves informed by read- ing the papers, will have to suffer for their ignorance of the law. The Commission- ers are determined to make examples of the law-breakers. e TRACK ATHLETICS. Lowell High School Inter-Class Field=-Day at Olympic Grounds This Afternoon. The boys of the Lowell High School will hold their regular inter-class field-day this afternoon, rain or shine, at the Olympic Club grounds, beginning at 2 o’clock. The class of 97, the class of '98 and the class of'99 will compete. BENECIA, March 5, 1897, Editor Call: Since the inauguration of the field-day exercises in the army many candi- dates have appeared on the field of action and have met their Waterioo ata very early siage in the game. However there is one who has remained in the field ol the time without being defeated and tnat is Sergeant P.O'Marie, Benicia Bar- acks Dark Horses. O'Marie isstillin the ring and champion in ths foilowing events: 50- yard dash, 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440- yard dash, 880-yard run, one-mile run, 120- yard hurdle racé, 220-yard burdle race, potato race. He will undoubtedly make things in- teresting for the swift bovs in blue at the de- partment contests in the Presidio on April 19. B THE YACHTSMEN. The Tiburon Bridge to Be Opened on March 21. The yacht owners of tke Corinthian Yacht Club will meet some time next week to fix the cruises for the year and also decide on the instructions to be given to the delegates to the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht-Racing Association. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Corinthian Yacht Club the follow- ing gentlemen were appointed delegates to the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht-Racing Association: Mr. Hopps, chairman of the regatta committee; Will Brook, owner of the Witch, and Fred Cook of tie Harpoon. Thomas Miller, the well-known Corin- Sergeant P, O’Marie, the Sprinter, thian, is having a new boat built. Miller formerly sailed on the Clara. Early in the present winter season he let a contract with Frank Stone to build him a 22-foot slcop. The new boat will be ready for the opening of the season. Secretary Ed Lathrop of the Corinthians is responsible for the statement that the bridge inclosing the lagoon at Tiburon will open March 21. The season of 1897 will open on the 24th of April. In the afternoon the members will invite théir lady friends to ti.e clubhouse, where there will be dancing. In the evening the ladies will be escorted to the ferry-beat and then the boys will return to the club- house and 1ave a ‘‘Corinthians’ lew jinks.” The season will close October 13. The yacht Eiia will be chartered by Frank Ames this year. Ed Lathrop, his former sailing partner, has chartered the large sloop Pride. Louis Hart, formerly of the Cornelia, has chartered the small sloop Pride, Louis has bought a range and, it s said, intends to keep warm himself as well as other things. —a s THE OARSMEN. Busy Times Around the South Ends’ Boathouse. At the last meeting of the South End Rowing Club it was decided to enter four crews in the carnival regatta—two senior crews, an intermediate crew and a junior crew. £ The senior barge race ought to be one of the greatest events ever witnessed on this coast, as every club on the bay will par- ticipate. The Olympic Club will be represented for the first time in this race, and they will have an opportunity of testing their new barge. The Dolphin boys are doing all in their powsr to organize a senior crew, and it is hoped that they will be successful, as they have the material for a ereat crew. The Stocktons, Pioneers and Ariels will enter the same crews that rowed in the Stock!on rogatta. The new South Ends’ intermediate craw is doing cxcellent work and will take a practice spin with the seniorcrew on Sun- day morning, On Saturday afternoon Frank Burke, Archie Campbeil, M. Tiernan and Joe Campodonico visited the battle-ship Ore- gon and had a hard row home against the tide. Hereafier they will wait for the Oregon to visit them. Frank Duplissea has purchased Jim Foley’s shell and has begun training for the whaleboat regatta, to be given by the Naval Battalion in the latter vart of May. Gus Carson’s smiling conntenance was greeted once more at the boathouse last Sunday morning. His only desire is to have another race with the Srockton Giants, and he says he will then die hajpy. All" the organized crews will visit the Dolphins on next Sunday morning. The baseball game between the Dol- phins aud the South Ends has been set for Sunday, March 21. The proceeds will g0 to charity. —_—— BASKETBALL. Schedule of Games Arranged by the League Committee. The executive committee of the new Basketball League hasarranged the follow- ing schedule of games to be played by dif- ferent teams of the Oakland and San Fran- cisco Young Men’s Christian Association: Games to be played in San Francisco: March 12, Rushers vs. Ninety-sevens; March 19, Ninety-sevens vs. Business Men; March 23, Cyclones vs. Ninety-sevens; April 1, Athens va. Cyclones; April 8, Cyclones vs. Business Men; April 15, Athens vs. Business Men; April 22, Kushers vs Cyclones; April 29, Athens vs. Rushers; May 6, Rushers vs. Business Men: May 13 -sevens vs. @ihens; May 20, Rushers vs. Ninety:sevens; May 27, Ninety- sevens vs. Business Men. Gumes to be played at Oskland: March 11, Athens vs. Business Men; March 18, Rush- ers vys. Cyclones; March 25, Athens ys. Rushers; April 2, Business Men vs. Rushers; April 9, Athens vs. Ninety-Sevens; April 16th, Ninety-Severs vs. Rushers; April 30, Ninety-Sevens vs. Cyclones; May 7, Cy- clones vs. Athens; May 14, Business’ Men ve. Cyclones; May 21, Athens vs. Business Men; May 28, Cyclones vs. Rushers. The Business Men’s team (San Fran- cisco) will line up as follows: Position. Left center. J. Ang Center. W. Wilson. Right center. Leftback. Rightback . Substitutes—A. A. Peterson, R. Horner (man- agen), W. P. Hassell, J ames Kverding and W. G. Ward. The following men are to form the Ninety-Seven team, San Francisco: Posltion. poubstitutes —C. C. Young (mauager), F. T. inch. The Rushers (San Francisco) are com- posed of the following players: Edgar L. Spacher, Daniel Noonan, W. T. Mitchell, Daniel 'Hanrahan (captain), W. W. Harder, Ernest Fleischer, Fred L. Shaw (manager), T. Simpson, R. H. Marchant Jr., John Darmes, Horace Guitard and Herbert Morton. ‘The Athens (Oakland) will play the fol- lowing mep: F. Edwards, H. Muller, W. Rode, 8. Bennett, J. Lancaster (manager), F. Bock, W. B. Wsn (cantain), H. Lan- caster, P. Arlett, C. C. Gilbert and F. Criss. The Cyclones of Oakland have entered these names: Herman Lausten, mena- ger; Eiward Whbitman, Henry Mohr, Herman Vockel, G. Leiter, Charles Smilie, Cnarles f. Zein, Percy Walker, Jack Price, Kenneth A. Kerr, captain; E. C. Lyon, E. C. Brown and J. Clark. The scores of games played so far are: Rushers of 8an Francisco v, Athens of Onkiand, 9—16; Cyclones of Oakland vs. ’07's of San Francisco, 12—6; Athens of ers of San Francisco, 16—3; Cyclones of Oakland vs. Business Men of San Fran- cisco, 6—24. Great_interest 13 beinz manifested in this series of games for the championship. E ) ROWING. How the Oarsmen Are Enjoying Themselves. Fine weather and calm water uttrnc_ted the members of the South End Rowing Club iast Sunday morning. The new senior crew, under the direc- tion of Captain Thomas, took one of their usual long rows to the Dolphin boathouse and return. The new intermediate crew, composed of Walter Duplissea, Tom Lynch, Will Lynch and George Fox, also visited the Dolphins. This crew has shown remarka- ble improvement within the last month, and it is hoped they will continue their good work. Gus Carson’s smiling “countenance was once more welcomed by his fellow-mem- bers last Sunday morning. Mr. Carson’s only desire is to have another go with the Stockion Giants, and, win or lose, he says, he will die happy. Bob McArthur was out in his shell, which he purchased from William Mc- Causland, and received some valuable in- struction from Jim Foley. On Washington’s birthday Al Fritz and Archie Campbell visited the United States battle-ship Oregon. Campbell is de- veloping into a first-class oarsman, and will represent the club in the next re- gatta. At the last meeting M. J. Tiernan, Wm. Mead, Frank Reichling and Ed_ Rafferty were admitted to membership. The gentlemen are all very enthusiastic ath- letes, and will be a valuable aadition to the club. N, On next Sunday morning all the organ- ized crews, as well as skiff-rowers, will joinin the club outing to the Dolphins, and on the following Sunday Hunters Point will be the destination. ———— Tug-of-War. The lsst and most exciting tugs of the big tournament which has been in prog- ress at the Mechanics’ Pavilion for the past week will occur tc-night. Interest has been wrought up to a fever heat and there is widespread discussion as to the result of the finals to be determined to- night. The contests will be as follows: Ireland ve. Canada, Denmark vs. Italy, France vs. Germany, Scotland vs. Norway, United States vs. Sweden. Tl.e American team is the most popular and stands a good chance for first prize if it can defeat the Swedes, Despite the big counter-attractions and the absorbing interest in the big fight at Carson, the attendauce has been large and the audiences have evinced the greatest interest in the lively sport afforded. WEBSTER VISITS BABCOCK Webster Gave Nctice That H Will Call Again To-Day O ficially. Babcock’s Counsel Has Secured a Stay and the Litigaton Is Not Yet at an End Reginald H. Webster, who bas been de- clared by the Superior Court to be entitled to hold the position of Superintendent of Schools, visited the rooms of the Board of Education at the new City Hall yester- day. He also called upon Auditor Brod- erick and conferred with him. C. B. Stone accompanied Mr. Webster to the hall and was announced to be Mr. Web- ster’s choice for Deputy Superintendent of Schools. The appointment of the deputy is wholly within the gift of the Superin- tendent and does not need confirmation. Mr. Stone is named to succeed Miss Eng- lish, who has occupied the position during the past two months. Notice of the decision of the court con- firming Mr. Webster's claim to the posi- tion was sent to Mr. Babcock yesterday morning. Mr. Webster, accompanied by i Mr. Stone, called upon Mr. Babcock soon after. The meeting between the two gentiemen was outwardly friendly. Mr. ‘Webst-r said that he desired to give Mr. Babeock a little time to gather his per- sonsl property up preparatory to moving, and suggested that he would probably call again to-morrow. Then Mr. Webster and Mr. French departed and secured a blank form of appointment for the new deputy. Some time during the day Mr. Patter- son, attorney for Mr. Babcock, visited Judge Hebbard’s court, and late yesterday afternoon it was known that he had se- cured a stay of proceadings. Whether this stay was secured in the hope of a re- hearing or for an appeal to the Supreme Court Mr. $Babcock did not say. Mr. Webster had left the hall when the stay was secured. . ‘The question of salary was discussed by Mr. ebster and Mr. Broderick. The Auditor said that he must take official notice of the fact that Mr. Webster had been drawing his salary as a principal while the proceedings in court have been pending and during the period interven- ing since Mr. Webster received his cer- tificate of election. Mr. Webster explained that he arew the salary while the question was at issue as to who was entitled to the position of Superintendent as a matter of necessity to preserve it from loss. The move made by Mr. Babcock’s attorney yesterday indicates that he has not yet given up the contest for the posizion. DNE CONTRACTOR J. J. Mulcreavy to Be Re- quired to Answer a Charge of Perjury. Made False Returns of Work Done at the City and County Hospital. An Expert Measured His Work and Found It Short of tie Amount He Dr:w Pay For. J.J. Mulcreavy, contractor, will have to answer the cnarge of perjury in the criminal court. The Grand Jury yester- day filed an indictment against him be- fore Judge Cook. J. J. Mulcreavy is the contractor who Iaid certain concrete flooring at the City and County Hospital and made oath to measurements in excess of tne amount and drew pay for that excess. His work is a part of the grabbing arrangement that began with the appropriation of Slo.ooq by the late Board of Supervisors for im- provements and repairs at the hospital, and which developed into a mnoisome ecandal. Columns and columns hn}'t been printed in the newspapers about it, and the present urand Jury began a care- ful and searching investigation of the matter almost as s0on as it was sworn in. That investigation has continued from sitting to sitting almost ever since, and yestorday the indictment against Mul- creavy was filed, with bonds fixed at The evidence is said to be as conclusive in this case as tigures, which do not lie, can make it. The contractor' laid a cer- tain number of feet square of concrete and swore he bad laid a considerably greater number and drew pay for that greater number. Experts were sentout to make the measurements of the work and the discrepancy was at once discovered. Mulcreavy was only one in a crowd who made a grab at_that $10,000. There were contractors and contractors, and some who were not contractors. Lo get at the facts the Grand Jury has summonea before it members of the Board of Health, members of the Board of Supervisors, ex-Superin- tendent Stahle, his bookkeeper,the steward and nearly every official about the hospi- tal, as well as experts who had been sent by it to make special investizations. This is the second 1ndictment found by the Grand Jury against contractors have ing to do with the City and County Hos- pital, the other being Frank Marty, who furnished milk to the place and who had a habit of slipping pieces of gold to offi- cials connected therewith. It is altogether possible that other in- dictments may follow touching other than the contractors, for the jury is convinced that only a conspiracy with officials which guaranteed the contractors a certain security would have emboldened them to such a degree as to admit of their return- ing and making oath to false bills. The jury spent a large part of yeaterday afternoon in hearing witnesses in tha Cooney matter. Richard V. Dey, Charles Woueeler Esq. and Charles Clark gave testimony. ‘Whis case will dragaiong for some time. BUTLER'S LATEST MOVE, The United States tircuit Court Ap- pealed To for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. The attorneys for Murderer Butler, alias Newman, alias Burgess, alias half a dozen other names, took a new tack yesterday when they asked Judge Morrow, sitting in the United States Circuit Court,for a writ of habeas corpus. They contend that the Australian mur- derer is illegally held in custody by United States Marshal Barry Baldwin. As reason for the allegation they repeat the argument made by Mr.Blackduring the examination—namely, that the extradi. tion iaws provide for the deportation only of criminals fleeing from justice and seek- ing an asylum in this conntry. Mr. Black contends that his client came to California on the Swanhilda, not seeking an asylum, but en route to England. He insists, moreover, that a British ship, even though in American waters, is not American ter- ritory. Butler never, of his own free will set foot on American soil, but was forc: ibly taken into this country from British territory—the ship Swanbilda. Judge Morrow sanctioned the issuance of the writ, making it returnable on Mon- dn{ next at 10 o’clock. t is understood that in case the writ is dismissed Attorney Black will appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Should such be the course of eventsit will be months at least before the accused can be taken to Australia. e Divorce Suits Begun. Suits for divorce have been filed in the Clerk’s office as follows: Jassamina against Raffacllo Magala, for cruelty; Hattie S. Brown sgainst William H. Brown, failure to provide; Honry Schulz against Lena. Schulz, cruelty; Josie Traverso sagainst Gio- vani Traverso, cruelty; August Grossmiller against Lola May Grossmiler, cruelty. CONTAGIOUS * PRIVATE DISEASES. Blood Poison {1 rop: form Secondary and Tertiary, positively cured for life. 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