The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1897, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1897. 9 MAY HIT " WHILE IN CLINCH Referze Siler Announces the Rules to Govern the Fight. IDLE RUMORS HASTEN HIS ACTION. Reports That He Would Favor Fitzsimmons Had Been Circulated. THE AUBURN-HAIRED FIGHTER NOT PLEASED. Wanted the Announc:ment Delayed Until the Men Entered the 2] Ring. CARSON, Nev.,, March 10.—The most te subject in connection with the bi, gzht was broached to-day, when Referee George Siler submitted to Corbett and Fitzsimmons his interpretation of the ensberry rules. Siler's communica- ch is in the nature of a formal ecter, was not received with manifesta- tions of joy at either camp. Jows redd their letters thoughtfuily, and rved judgment. If Biler had any ubts as to the propriety of his action in his views at this time, they t be dissipated now. The fighters could never have agreed upon the rules after entering the ring. Each man ap- g possum and waiting t himself. Itisnot to predict that a con- erence between Siler, Stuart and the sentatives of the principals will be necessary before the matter of rules is finally settled. Siter’s letter, which was handed to ter noon, was as fol- ., March 10, Robert F N: Herewit tesim- the Marquis of whith tcham- on e world in this city on March the rules I hand i These y, Tesearch, equ neipsls to what v f modern times. You ¥ and assiduou: are alike engrossed e made manifestina is & departure to combatants in & this & week in advance of the < that the importance of th s move, Iam confl- 5th want to win solely and her of youcan picion of doubt e which will belong to the victor. end 1 herewith hand you the rules terpretations under which you Accompan gestions and in on careful stu You are a fair, stand-up boxing match ot ring, or as near that size g or hugging allowed. be of three minutes’ mincte time between —The rounds ratiog and one Rule 4—If efther man fall, through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted, ten seconds to be allowed him to do so, the other man meanwhile to return to his corner, and failen man is on his legs the round med and continued until the three o be re ites have expired. n in the ten seconds allowed shall be in the power of the referee to give award in favor of the other man. 2ule 5—A man hanging on the ropes in a helpless siate with his toes off the ground be considered down. seconds or sny other person to the ring during the rounds. Ru hould tne contest be stopped by any unavoidable interference the referes to me time and place as soon as possible for finiehing the contest, 50 that the match must be won and lost, unless the backers of both men agree to draw the stakes. Rule S—The glovesto be fair-sized boxing gloves of the best quality. Rule 9—Should a glove ‘burst or come off it be replaced to the referee’s satisfaction. le 10—A ‘man ou one knee is co s, and if struck is entitled to the stakes. 11—No shoes or boots with springs al- & 12—The contest in all other respects to verned by the revised rules of the Lon- don prize ring. The first three rules need no comment, as they.are plain, simple and understood by al- Rule four, however, Te- , as some of the points are “If either m to do 80, the other man, meanwhile, o his corner.” This, of course, was intended to prevent & mean from standing over his fallen opponent. probably never appeared to the framer of 16 rules thatat times s man neither falls or 1s knocked down in his opponenv’s corner. 1, then, the man on his feet retires to his curner, as the rales direct, he be standing over his fallen opponent,and doing just what the rules mean he shall not do. To avoid all disputes on tnis score I will simply instruct you in case of a knockdown to retire at least ten feet from your fallen oppo- nent, 10 give him &n opportunity to rise. Rule 12, which says “The contest in all other respects to De governed by the revised fules of the London prize ring,” is, I consider, one of the mostimportant of the twelve rules, and appears to be the bone of contention in almost every contest. It has bee the custom of referees, myself among them, to inquire of the principals whether they chose to hit in clinches with one arm free, and also in break- aways. Invariably the principals agree not to hit in clinches or in breakaways, but they generaMy forget all about their agreement and -frequently violate it. This causes not ouly the seconds but the spectators to cry “foul?” every time & blow is delivered ina clinch or on & breakaway, and causes much trouble and argument. It also makes the du- s of & referee arduous and disagreesble and keeps him continually in hot water. Further- { more it gives the referee an opportunity to de- cide & contest on & technical foul, which is venerally unsatisfactory to everybody com- cerned. Neither of you, I am sure, desires to win the coming contest on & techuical foul, and to avoid any such contingency tnrough hitting in clinches with a iree arm and in breakaways 1 will ruié: hat you be permitted to hit in clinches with one arm free, and also on breakaways. With this interpretation of tkis rule an- nounced & week before the contest, you wfll‘ 1f one man fails to | idered | The big fei- | both have ample time to practice these im-| portant points, and will have no cause for | complaint shouid either of you be caught off | his guard | Pivot blows, missing with either hand and whipping back with the elbow, meetine an | opponent with or deliberately striking him | with the elbow or knees are barred and will be | considered foul. Should any of the above | blows have any material effect on the result of | the contest I shall use my judgment accord- | ngly. Should any of thoe seconds of either | principal enter the ring duringa round to ren- | der any assistance to the fighters or prevent | them from committing a fcul or to throw water on them it shall be deemed a foul. Conching by seconds during the rounds is | objectionable to everybody, and is apt 10 cre ate discord and argument. Both of you hav undoubtedly mapped out your plans of attac! and defense and need no advice from your re spective seconas. The latter will, therefore, refrain from making any comment dur.ng the contest Trivial fouls may be unintentionally com- | mitted by either of you, which, ualess they have a direct bearing on the result, will be overiooked by me at my discretion. This, I believe, covers all the important points. H h of you are thoroughly ac- quainted with the Marquis of Queensberry rules not touched upon by me, and I hope to } see you both live strictly up to them. ! With a fair field, no fayor, no prejudices, I | remain very truly yours, GO 1LER, Referee. At the suggestion of George Siler, Dan | Stuart to-day eelected Malachy Hogan of | Chicago to referee the Smith-Green and Hawkins-Flaherty contests on March 16 Corbett’s father will come up from San Francisco to-morrow in company with Al Smith of New York. bl WILL NOT COMPLAIN. | Corbett and Fiizsimmons Likely to | Accept Referee Siler’s Rules. CARSON, Nrv.,, M 0.—Bob Fitz- simmons came into town to-day madder than the proverbial wet hen. He had heard of Referee George Siler's announce- ment, as eppeared in THE CALL pesterday, to the effect that the famous Chicagoan who 18 to decide the ereat contest would to-day formulate and give the rules which are to govern the battle, and he claimed | that if Siler did this it would be treating him unfairly. Fitzsimmons haos declared all along that the referee had no rightto | say what special rules should govern the | contest until the very day of the battle itself. The particular clause which per- mits hitting in the clinches and break- aways is what bas bothered the Cornish- man. While he could never be made to admit that he had any fear of meeting Corbett at this game, still he advanced the argument that it was unfair to have the rules known in advance so that Cor- bett could perfect himself in the partica- lar style of fignting laid down by those rules. Atone time he declared he would not fight if Siler made his announcement in advance. Corbett, however, has said all along that he did not care what rules were to govern the contest, but he preferred that they known early, so that the public as well | | as the fizhters would have a chance to got familiar with the rules. Jim argued that when the spectators were ignorant of the regulations governing a contest they were apt to hiss and cry *‘foul,” when in re- ality no violation bad been committed, | and consequently the referee and the boxers were made to feel uncomfortable. With Fitzsimmons clamoring for one thing and Corbert’s niind set on another it would naturally be supposed thatall | Referee Siler's troubjes were not to be con- fined to the ring proper. This might be true enough in a measure, but not to the extent of adding any gray hairs to the head of this greatest of all ring judges. Siler is too old a bird to be rattled by dis- putes of this sort—he has been too long a wise sportsman. As soon as it became manifest that a wrangle over the rules was in sight—and it was nearly two weeks ago—Siler decided to turn a deaf earto both pugilists and pursue the even tenor | of his way. “If Corvett and Fitzsimmons can agree | | between them upon any particular set of | rules, why, I am ready and willing to| ubide by them and see that the terms of | the agreement are carried out,” said Siler | at the time, “but if they don’t agree | within a reasonable time I will announce | the rules myself, and announce them when I get ready.” | Argument on this point was dropped after this, and for a fortnight nothing more about rules was heard. Siler evi- dently came to the conclusion that the reasonable time he had allowed to the big | | fellows to reach an agreement haa about expired yesterday, and that is why he announced that he was about to make | public the rules that would govern the | mil Fitzsimmons’ contract to be exclusive | did not prevent him from declaring on | the street this morning that he believed | Siler was giving him the worst end of the | deal. “All I have asked for in this case was justice,” he aeclared to a number of | acquaintances. “I told Siler and every- | body else who spoke to me in reference to | the matter that the easiest way to be fair | to both Corbett and myself would be to | announce the rules at tne ringside. That would compel both of us to practice all styles—hitting in clinches and square breakaways—and would be as fair to one s to the other. [am asking for no ad- vantage; I want none. When Siler held off I was led to believe that he was going to follow up my snggestion, but I see now that he is not. But, tnen, I don’t sup- pose there is much use of kicking about it | now. I will take matters as they come, | and will lick that fellow just the same.”” | The fight is just a week off yet, and it/ may have been Siler’s intention not to an- nounce the rules until Saturday or Sun- day. In fact I have reason to believe that such was really his programme. But I also have authority for saying that George bad particular reasons—the result of quite | recent occurrences—that actuated him in making his announcement earlier than | Dbe had intended. reached Carson to the effect that a tele- | gram was sent to Chicago from here by a | close friend of Siler, advising speculation on Fitzsimmons' chances. The recipients of the tetegram must have reached the immediate conclusion that Siler was go- ing to formulate rules that would suit the Cornisbman and put Corbett at sea, for they began to bet on Boband to distribute their information among their friends. | This news reached both Siler and Cor- | bett. The latter said he tbought he was entitled to some sort of an explanation, and he received it promptly from the ref- | eree in the shape of a declaration that he | was in no way responsible for the news conveyed in that telegram. It was then | that Corbelt suggested that the best way to prevent any surprises at the ringside | was to announce the rules as soon as pos- | sible. Siler, after a moment’s reflection, | agreed that the Californian was right. | Siler's honesty has never been ques- | tioned throughout his career in the sport- ‘ ing world, and this was not the time, he concluded, to permit of even the slightest | shadow to bs castir his direction. This | is really what hurried him into declaring | last night that he would give the rules to He sat up all night in word. In reality only A day or two ago word | | and bitting in the breakaways. Kt was the one which decrees that when one | Were of the finest kid and weighed two | contestant knocks the other down he must | to note the impracticebility of this rule | its brightest. | a glimpse at the bi | encountered was at the tunnel near Lake- | | serted milk ranch three miles back in the | hillsfrom San Aunselmo, Marin County. | clivities. two of the clauses in the rules bothered him. The first of these was the one which treated of the mooted privilege of hitting with a free arm in the clinches, Custom has practically made it a rule in modern glove contests for the referee to separate the combatants the moment they clinen, and permit no hitting until they are well apart. But this is in reality a violation of the Marquis of Queensberry rales. - Siler, | after several hours’ cud eling of bis brain, cided to adhere to the original rules. Tue othar provision that bothered him immediately retire to his corner and wait | niil his foe has arisen before resuming the attack. Now Siler, during his expe- rience as a referee, bas cften had occasion under certain conditions. Suppose, for instance, Fitzsimmons would be knocked down in Corbett's corner. The Califor- nian, under the rules, would -bave the right to deliberately stand over him and strike the moment he reached his feet, whicl, of course, is something that never oceurred to the originators of the Marquis of Queensberry regulations. In this parti- cuiar case Siler decided to depart from the original rules and enact in its stead some- thing smacking of justice. He will re- quire that when one man is down the other must step away at least ten feet, there 10 remain until the fallen one has regained his feet. Corbett said, after glancing over the rules, that they suited him in every par- ticulzr. He said be never bad entertained | any doubt as to Siler’s fairness, and the rules as interpreted by that gentleman proved conclusively that he deserved his good name. Firzsimmons, whi'e still a little huffy over what he considered the premature issuance of the rules, declared that there was nothing in them that he could object to, and he guessed they would prove to be ir to one as to the other. Now that | y were out he had no further com- | 1 plaints to make. erybody has been enjoying alaugh to-day at the expense of the prophet of the local weather bureau. This seer gravely announced yesterday that to-day would bring forth another stowstorm, | and the ht promoters and their well- | wishers were in consequence much de- pressed. What added strength to the weather clerk’s prophecy was the fact | that a violent wind blew up last nigot and | howled and moaned until the cocks began to crow. Everybody expected to wake up and find Carson once more attired in a garb of white, but it was an agreeable sur- prise to note that not a flake had fallen | and in place of the storm the sun shone | And in defiance of the | Signal Service a veritable summer’s day | followed and everybody went out for a | sunning. | In consequence of this propitious | weather unusually large crowds journeyed out to the training quarters «f botk of the heavy-weights. True, there was nota great deal to see, in view of the fact that both Corbett and Fitzsimmons are not doing the hard work that characterized their training during the past turee weeks, but fellows themselves suits the average visitor, so there was no grumbling. i The greater part of Fitzsimmons’ work consisted of walking and running on the roads surrounding Cook’s Ranch, and in- | cludiag his usual trip to the penitentiary | for a buth and a run into town. By coinci- | dent Corbett, who was out for a tramp | during the forenoon, also visited the prison. Had he arrivea there five minutes sooner he would have met the man he is to face | inthe ring next Wednesday. Corbett hate: the Cornishman and the latter despises th Californian. While no one supposes that | the big fellows would have been silly | enough to clinch the moment they espied | each other, still it is conceded on il sides that it was better that they missed meet- ing, for there would have at least been an exchange of compliments that would only | have tended to embitter them the more toward each other. The afternoon work of the gladiators consisted of the ysual routine of bag- punching, handball - playing and light boxing. The Central Pacific Railroad Company sent one of its heaviest locomotives from Reno to Carson this morning tor the pur- | pose of testing the strength of the Virginia | and Truckee Company’s rosdbed. There | has been some doubt regarding the latter's ability to hold the mammoth Pallmans | and engines that it is desired to send to Carson during the two days preceding the | fight and after it, but to-day’s test dis- | pelled all such fears. The only difficalty view. Th's was found a trifle low, but a force of workmen is now lowering the | track so as to obvinte this little fault. | Nearly everybody in Carson is rejoicing | over the happy aajustment of the diffi- culty between the fi ht management and United Siates Attorney Charley Jones, which for a fewj hours seriously threat- ened Dan Stuart’s big project. It is ad. mitted that Jones was correct in demand ing his 1ights, and -the generosity of the | promoters also comes in for much com- | mendation. T. R. Hofer, a prominent man of Car- son, to-day received deeds for land and securities, valued in all at $8000, from a friend in Arizona, to be wagerea on the big contest. The Arizona man leaves the little matter of picking the winner to Mr. Holfer, and the latter gentleman promptly announces tbat the securities would be placed on Corbett. J. G. MANSFIELD, s CORBETT’S FIRST FIGHT. Battled With Choynskl In a Barn Untll Marin’s Sherlff In- terfered, Jim Corbett’s first professional fight of | note was in May, 1889, against Joe Choynski. The men were matcned to do battle to a finish, end the site was a de- sheriff Healey of Marin County was on the lookout for fistic disturbances, but | through some mistake he got on the | wrong track and did not arrive at the bat- tle-ground until the principals had | warmed up to their work. In fact the con- | test could have been decided long before | the Sheriff arrived if the principals had not delayed so long in getting ready for business. | A ring was pitchea in the barn and the | “invited guesis’’ who had cards of admis- sion to the old loft gathered around the ropes, but not before they were searched and all weapons taken from them. Some nad razors, some pistols and others bowie knives. A few pairs of scissors were found among the tailors of sporting pro- Such a colicction of frontier armamenis could not have been found anywhere at the time outside of Buffalo Bill’s Wiid West show. Two lookouts were posted at the win- dows, with instructions to keep an eye open for the Sheriff’s posses, and the mas- ter of cerewmonies instructed the gang not to scatter if the officers appeared.” A pair of pillows was provided to take the place of the small gloves mentioned 1n the arti cles of agreement if the Sheriff inter- fered. At10:27 on the mornine of May 30 Jim Corbett flang his big overcoat to one side, when the query, “Are you 1eady, boys?’ | with 163 pounds. | anad one of his backers cried, “Be careful, | William Hennessy D:ad and was given, and he stepped iightly between the ropes into the ring. His opponent, Choynski, did nat keep Corbett long in suspeuse, for he, too, stepped quickly be- tween the ropes, and the fighters ‘‘sizad each other up” as they stood in their re- spective corners ready for action. Instead of the regulation woocen buckets the seconds of the men carried old oil cans filled with water, and their botties were those which bad been emptied of liquor on the road from Sausalito to the battle-ground. Corbett was attired in pink-colored knee-tights and low gym- nasium-shoes, while Choynski wore black knee-tights, stockings of the same color and high laced fighting-shoes. The gloves ounces. Corbett’s weizht is said to have been 182 pounds and Choynski was credited Corbett as usual ap- peared pale and excited and looked any- thing but a man fit to enter into a fistic engagement. Choynski bore a confident look and his condition wasadmired by all. While shaking hands Corbeit cffered to wager Choynsk: that he would win, but the offer was made in such an unassum- ing and good-natured way that the crowd applauded it heartily.” Chovnski an- swered that he had no rioney to bet, and Corbett did not press him. Upon the call of time the men toed the scratch and sparred cautiously, but Cor- bett soon took the defensive and Choyn- ki backed into a corner. Joeled for Jim’s stomach and then fell short, then he swung his right for Jim's head and mis-ed. Corbétt fiddled consilerably, as if to draw his opponent aleng, and finally seeing an opening he sent out his left straight from the shoulder and the blow landed lightly on Joe's jaw as time was called. In the second round Corbett went at Choynski sharply and sent in lefts and rights, some of which were neatly stopped. | Choynaki got in a hard glancing shot on | Corbett’s nose, which peeled some of | the bark from that organ; then there was # mix-up, both men !anding on budy ana face. As Choynski ducked from right hook he was cauzhi with a left uppercut which staggered him lor an in- stant, , Corbett rushed his game, but Choynski by clinching and nugging avoided further punishment. Corbett was now full of fight, and in trying to release himself from a clinch he fiung Choynski on the floor, Joe landing on his back. | When Choynski recained his feet he dashed at Corbett and some hot fighting resulted. Again the men clinched, anu while they wer> locked Corbett was indus- triously smashing Joe with his right fist in the kidneys. A loudery of “Foul” was raised, and as the fignters finally broke away Corbett landed heavily on Joe'sface Jim!" A short rally ended the round, after both men had exchanged lefts on face and body. When the next round was called both men were puffing, and whatever blows were delivered were of the long-range order. Corbett certainly had the best of the mill up to this point, and he was cut- ting out a pretty fast dash near the finish of the round, when one of the watchmen shouted: “Boys, let go! on horseback!” The fighters walked to their corners the small gloves were quickly removed and the pillows substituted. The Sheriff dismounied and was soon standing at theringside. Some one intro- duced him to Corbett, who said: “I'm glad to meet you, Shenff, but I would have been a heap gladder if you had landed here about ten minutes later."” The Sheriff smiled and said that time was up for ihe breaxaway. The hint was taken, and after the ring-stakes were pulled up the crowd dispersed in the same manner as it had come, Sheriff Healey is coming Sudden Death at Modesto. MODESTO, Can, March 10. — Peter Lesber, a pioneer and one of the best | known business men in this vailey, died suddenly of heart disease this morning. Commodore Lesher came to Modesto in 1883, and hos been in the liquor business here ever since. He was a member of the firm of Lesher & Vogelman, which form- erly conducted the Paradise Gardens, the argest gardens 1n this partof the San Joaquin Valle SUCIE 0B MURDER, Several Suspects Ar- resied It Was at First Thou:ht He Killed Himself, but Another Theory Is Grcwing. William Hennessy, about 30 years of age, was thought to have commitied suicide by shooting himself through the head in a small room in the St. David House, 715 Howard street, at an early Lour yesterday morning. Hennessy, accompanied by George Riley, Thomas Shannon, Mary McCann and Kate Frank, entered the St. David House about 2 o’clock in the morning. Beveral drinks were purchased by Shan- non and Relily and Hennessy finally ordered refreshments. Beiore they were served, however, he left the party and went into a rear room. A few momen:s later a shot was heard, and on investigation Hennessy was found lying in a pool of blood, dead. Tne body was removed fo the Morgue, and when searched it was found that the deceased was penniless. This fact led the Coroner’s deputies to believe that after having ordered the drinks, the suicide was ashamed to let his friends know that he was without money, and killea himself. Sergeant Donovan of the Southern sta- tion was instructed to investigate the case. He did so and last evening, concluding that the case was worthy of further inves- tigation, arrested those who were with Hennessy at the time of his death. They were George Riley, Thomas Shan- non, Mary McCann and Kate Fiank, Riley says that the two women, Shan- non himself and Hennessy were all drink- ing in the St. David House. flermessy wanted one of the women to go with hum; she refused, and then he got up and went into another room and they heard a shot. That was all, FELL OVER A DOG AND LOST Many a Sensation at the San Jose Bicycle Meet. McFarland Thrown, Ziegler Won, but Refused to Take the Money. The Amateur One-Tbird Mile Final One of the Closest Races cn the Track. SAN JOSE, CAr., March 10.—The meet given here to-day under the auspices of the Garden City Cyciers was largely attended and productive of many a sensa- tion. The Ziegler-McFarland match was the great eyent, but after each had won a heat and two-thirds of the final had been ridden, a dog interfered, with the result that McFarland and the Terriil and Davis, were thrown, while Zi-gler syung to the outside and passed by in safety. Ziegler won the first heat in 2:01 and McFarland the second in 2:00 2.5. Refeiee Col awarded the race to Ziegler, who finished the third heatin 2:08, The {litle fellow refused to take the money, and desired to race the final over at some future date. It was decided to bring it off at the indoor tournament to be held in San Francisco commencing March 20. The mile open professional was won by C. 8. Wells in a surprising manner, with Jones a closs second. The favorite, Loughead, failed to qualify, much to the disappointment of many a fair one in the big crowd. Wing won the third of a mile scratch amateur from Percy Mott, while the latter got even by defeating bim in the two-thirds of a mile handicap. The Ziegler-McFarland race wasdivided into three heats, Ziegler securing the pole in the first. The start was a rolling one, the men being scarcely in motion as they crossed the tape. Clarence Davisand Bob Terrill did the pacing on a randem, and right well did they perform their work. Ziegler was forced from his position be- hind the pacemakers on the backstretch, McFarland winning toe first blood amid great enthusiasm. On the last lap the tandem dropped out and McFarland led off in the sprint, Z:egler passed him in the homestretch and won out by a length. In the second heat McFarland again got the tandem and held the lead this time clear 1o the tape, Ziegler having bissprint taken outof him by the furious clip at which the mile had been ridden. Asal- ready told, the third heat was spoiled by McFarland fsiling. The pace up tothe time of the fall had been faster than in the otner, and McFarland looked every incha winuner. Tue mile open professional was divided into three preliminary Leats and a final. Those qualifyinz for the latter were Becker, Wells, Jones, Ha:ry Terrill, Stev- ens, Bovee ana Downing. Loughead did the pacing, Downing getting the posiiion after a struggle of nearly a lap. On the last lap Wells weat up from rear position and won out in a driving finish with Jones. Becker was a ciose third and Ter- rill fourth. Stevens was tifth, Bovee sixth and Downing last. Time, 2:14 2-5. The amateur races were somewhat annmed by the brilliancy of the profes- sional event, but in their own way pro- vided excellent sport. In the first heat of the one-third miie race Mott and Wing came together, Mott winning in rather ordinary time. The second heat went to Gooch after a hara fight with Bacon of the Olympic Cyclers who rode in excellent form. The time, 45 seconds, was excel- lent. The final was one of the closest races ever seen on the San jose track, six men finishing with wheels overlapping. At the start Bacon led off, with Mott in close attendance. At hali the distance Gooch assumed the lead and started the slash for the tape. Mott went out on the last bank and looked all over a winner, but as the field straightened out for home he went back to his men, and as they neared the tape all came up together with a rush. The placing of the men was a difficult task, the judges finally deriding the order of the first three to be Wing, Mott and Bacon. In the two-thirds of a mile handicap, amateur, the men on the limit mark did not try to get away, the coneequence be- ing t at the field bunched atonce and made it a scratch race. Hardenbrook showed first in the sprint, followed by Mott. In the last hundred yards Gooch made a determined effort and secured the lead from Mott, who seemed tolet up in his exertions. Gooch wonm, with Mott second end Wing third. One.third of a mile, seratch: First heat— Perey Mott (R. A. C.) first, J. E. Wing (0. C. W.) second, Kaloh Hammond (0, C. W.) third. Time, :52 3-5. Second heat—C. D. Gooch (R. A. C first, W. 5. Bacon (0. C. W.) second, Guil Hardenbrook (G. C. C.) third. ~Time, :45. Final—Wing won, Motl second, Hammoud third. Time, 46 25. One mile, mateh race—Otto Ziegler Jr. of San Jose vs. Fioyd McFarlund of Sun Jose, won by Ziegler, Time, 2:01. Second heat—-McFar. land won Time, 2:00 Third heat— Ziegler won on referec’s decision; McFarland tell. Time, 2:08. One mile, professional: First heat—C. €. Wells, Snn Francisco, first; Allan Jones, San Francisco, second; Hardy Downing, San_Jose, third. Time, 2 econd heat—H. Terrill, San Franeis 15t; Oriando Stevens, low second; Fred Loughead, Canada, third.” Time, 2:4035. 1hird neai—W. E. Becker, Minne- apolis, first; Geo:ge Bovee, El Paso, second. Time, 2:35. Final—Wells 'won, Jones first, Beckir second. Time, 2:14 2-5. Fwo-thirds of a mile handica D, Gooch (R. A. C. nty-fi . R. Mott (R, A. C), scrateh, second: J. E. Wiug, Olympic, seratch, third. Time, 1:48 2.5 "NEW 7TO-DAY. SPRING - TIME STYLES! This week we open up our new Spring Goods. 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XTRADRDINARY OPPORTUNITY DIES’ OILA# LISLE UNDERWEAR = AN D- s LADIES" SILK, LISLE AND ALL-WOOL HOSIERY —AT- - LESS THAN 2 GOST OF IMPORTATION TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR MAMMOTH NEW IMPORTATIONS NOW ARRIVING, we will hold a Grand Closing-Out Sale of the following choice lines of LADIES’ SILK and LISLE UNDERWEAR and LADIES’ SILK, LISLE AND ALL-WOOL HOSIERY, which we have marked down REGARDLESS OF SACRIFICE T0 FORGE THEM OUT IMMEDIATELY LADIES’ SILK AND LISLE UNDERWEAR LADIES' SWISS RIBBED SILK VESTS, low neck and sleeveless, assorted £ colors, former price $1 50, will be offered at...... 0 75¢ LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED SILK VESTS, high neck and short sleeves, as- sorted colors, former price $2, will be offered at. LADIES’ SWIS8 RIBBED SILK VESTS, high neck and long sleeves, size sl 00 in black only, former price $2 50 and $2 75, will be offered at. . LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED SILK VESTS, $3, will be offered at % LADIES' SWISS RIBEED SILK VESTS, size 5, in pink and cream, former ¢9 () price $350, will be offered at.... s 8.8 LADIES' SPUN SILK VESTS, high neck and long and cream, former price $4, will be offered at... size 6, in pink ¢9 K Ri1] LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED SILK VESTS, size 3, in cream, pink and black, $1.00 former price $2, w:11 be offered at. d LADIES' VESTS, sizes 3 and 4, extra_fine silk, former price §$250, salmon, cream and pink, wiil be offered at LADIES' PLAITED SILK VESTS, sizes 4 and 5, regular price $1 50, will be $l 00 offered at . . LADIES' BLACK SWISS RIBBED VESTS, warranted pure silk, former ¢ () price $2 50, wiil be offered at. . . LADIES’ 6 AND 9 THREAD PURE SILK VESTS, size 32 and 34, regular $3.00 price $8 and 39, will be closed out at. J, LADIES' SPUN SILK VESTS, bigh neck and short sleeves, size 30, former ¢ () price $3, will be offered at....... z . LADIES’ PURE SILK VESTS AND DRAWERS, sizes 28 and 30, price $6 50, will be closed out at.. 3 i LADIES' WHITE CASHMERE VESTS AND DRAWERS, regular price $l 50 $2 50, will be offered at o LADIES’ HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. 150 pairs LADIES' PURE SILK HOSE. former .p.rice $4, marked 82.00 Pair down to. e . $1.00 Pair lopin LEDBCRINORE Bonn lone mbe w e el SEO0:Paie $2.00 Pair $3.50 Pair 50¢ Pair 110 pairs LADIES’ ALL-WOOL CASHMERE HOSE, In brown, navy . Dad cardinal, former price $1, marked down to. 30 Pair 185 pairs LADIES’ RIBBED SILK HOSE, former price $2, own to. 80 pairs LADIES' PURE SILK HOSE, shade emineWce only, former price $3 50, marked down to 60 pairs LADIES' EMBROIDERED SILK HOSE, former price $9, marked down to 95 pairs LADIES’ WHITE CASHMERE HOSE, former price sl, will be offered at.. 60 pairs LADIES’' LISLE THREAD HOSE, in opera shades, former . Porice $1, marked down to " 50c Pair 1:0 pairs LADIES’ LISLE THREAD HOSE, in gray only, former price 7¢, marked down to. .. 35¢ Pair §0¢ Pair 70 pairs LADIES’ BLACK OPERA HOSE, former price $1 25, marked down to TWO EXTRA SPECIALS IN RIBBONS. No. 40—38%-INCH ALL-SILK BLACK AND COLORED SATIN AND GROS l' GRAIN RIBBON, assorted colors, value 25¢, will be placed on sale at i 11 Le No. 60—4-INCH ALL-SILK COLORED AND BLACK SATIN AND GROS GRAIN RIBBONS, as:orted colors, value 35¢, will be placed on sale at..... MURPHY BUILDING, Market Streed, Corner of Joueg San Francisce. -