The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1897, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1897. THE SPORT All Aboard for Carson’ QOar and Bat. On Wednesday next the sporting public will have an undi:puted heavy-weight champion pugilist of the world. Judging from the present outlook a large crowd will witness the battle, but Dan Stuart’s estimate of 20,000 sports visiting Carson is far in excess of the number of people who will invade the sagebrush cit7 on the 17th. The wheeimen will have an inning next week. The great indoor tournament in the Pavilion is now the sole topic among cyclists. Trap-shooting, coursing, rifle-shooting, baseball and kindred sports are being well patronized by fanciers. THE WHEELMEN. A Splendld Indoor Mest at the Pa- vilion Is Assured—To-Morrow’s Races. Preparations are going steadily slong for the big three weeks’ tournament to be held in tne Mechanics’ Pavilion, com- mencing next Saturday night, and ap- pearances indicate that it will be the greatest cycling event in the history of the State, and will he on a par with some of the best ever held in the country. i Certainly for class of competitors there has never been seen here a more repre- sentative or speedier aggregation. There are champions of a dozen different climes, and besides those already on the ground | the management expects Michael, the Welch wonder, Eddie Bald and Tom Cooper, the professional champions of 1895-96, Arthur Gardiner, who ranked next to them, Jay Eaton, the indoor king, Starbuck, the long-distance champion, ller, winner of the Washington six- dav race, and others of lesser note. To appreciate how much better a meet this one should be than the one last year | Jet us make & few comparisons. A supe- rior track is to be erected in the first place. Two years' experience in treck-building in the Pavilion will be of value in the con- struction of this one, and it will be abso- lutely safe and lightning fast, eight laps to the mile, weli banked. Then the man- agement is better. Last year the meet | was controlled by the ex-chef of the Hotel del Coronado, one Wikidel, whose unvopu- larity grew with the prosress of the meet, il to some of the riders and exhibitors 1e was simply unbearable. A against this we now have Dave G. Shafer, honest, popular and sunny natured, with a kind word for everybedy and a record of twen- 1y-two years as a sportsman, the latter half of which has been devoted to cycling interests. During his managerial career ne has handied Sanger, Cabanne, Titus, Hamilton, Welis, Bob Terrilland a score of other cracks, and is now in charge of ail of Morgan & Wright's Pacific Coast racing interests, which includes the main- tenance of a team witl such starson it as Michael, the Welsh champion; Fred Loughead, the Canadian, who ranks ftifth among American professionals; Otto Zleg- ler Jr., Floyd A. McFarland, C. 8. Walls, ‘W. A. Terrill and H. F. Terrill of Cali- fornia; 0. L. Stevens of Iowa, Max Morris and George S. Bovee of Texas, and W. E. Becker of Minneapolis, the five-mile tional champion. These men will alla vear at the Pavilion indoor meet, besides Walter F. Foster. the champion of Cali- jornia, Allen N. Jones, Hardy Downing, Frank M. Byrne, Arthur Boyden, the Dows, Chapman and others in the profes- siopal class. To this list must be added all the clever amateurs of the coast—Russ, Kenna, Mott, Squires, Craits, Menne, Gr fiths, Tantau, Wing, Dalmas, Kraft, Hall, Languetin, . Decker, Barton and—really there are so many of them I had better stop specifying right now before the list gets too long for publication. But the above-named ‘“‘pros” and ama- teurs comprise a wonderful aggregation of racing talent, and, as a class, =o totally ING WORLD, Is the Cry—Gun, Rifle, E. T. Mervy, Fred Boeckmann, Thomas 8. Hall, C. W. 8till, C. A. Kraft, E. D. Men- dell 'and J. M. Mendell. The handicaps | will be given out to-night.. A prize list of rare value has been-offered for the best performances. Captain Henry L. Day | will lead a run down to witness the event, starting from the club at 8:30 . . From the resuits of this race the club's relay committee will be aided in the selection V'of a team. Somebody with a fondness for figures shows ‘the large increase in the bicycle business in the following paragraph: Prior to 1885 there were but 6 bicycle factories in this country. In that year there were 11,000 machines turned out. Five years later there were 17 factories, with an outputof 40,000 wheels. In 1894 the factories increased rapidly, and 125,000 machine: later the produ t number of factories 500, none of which turned out less than 1000 wheels a year. The capital invested in these large fac- tories is $90,000, and the estimate of the output for the present year is not léss than 1,000,000 wheels, valued at $60,- | 000,000, | Captain Argenti has called a club run of the Camera Ciub Cyclists for to-morrow to San Leandro. Members are notified to take the 9 A. M. creek-route boat to foot of Broadway, Oakland. The run will be via San Pablo avenue, Berkeley, Temescal to San Leandro. The O.ympic Club Wheelmen will hold a ten-mile try-out to-morrow over the Haywards course. Captain Hadenfeldt will lead a run to the finish to witness the event. The Referee, one of the leading cycling trade journals of this country, has decided to commence the issue in the near future of an English edition. It will be printed in London. The purpose of this project is to give to American manufacturers a full measure of fair play, something which the English cycle papers have never yet been known to do. American wheels are gain- ing in favor on the other side, and the Referee proposes to help them along to the best of its ability. The Imperial Cycling Club will hold its ten-miie road race to-morrow, the one postponed from last Sunday owing to rain. The entries and handicaps are: L R. Lind, W. W. Mack, E. A. Bozio, Milton M.'Cook, scrateh;. A. A. Ortion, E. C. Barley, R. F. Haman, 1 minute; E. L. Cordy, W, H. mith, 2 minutes; J. S. Eagau, J. F. Burns, )8, Gang, Carl H. Yearian, P. L. Dezert, 3 minutes; C. W. Collius, C. Schenck, 3:30; . Behrman, T.J. Winslow, G. Clabrough, F. . Belirman, 4 minutes. The race will be from Fruitvale to. Hay- wards, the start being at High street, Fruitvale, at 11 A. 3. There is a valuable prize-iist hung up for the event. Captain Trotiiet will take over a club run on the 9 o’clock boat to witness the race. Chief Consul Kerrigan of the North Cali- fornia division, League of American Wheelmen, has called a meeting of the board of officers for to-night at the rooms of the Bay City Wheelmen, at which con- siderable important business will be trans- acted. A. P. Swain, R. E. Reyvalk and J. 8. Shedd have been appointed to look out for theracing interests of the Acme Ciub Wheelmen and will have full charge and the selection of its racing team. EraLDING. e RING AND GLOVE. Why Fitzsimmons Should Whip Corbett on Wednesday at Carson. The following communication from an athlete who has witnessed many hard- | fought battles under Queensberry and prize-ring rules has been received. It speaks for itself SAN Fraxcisco, March 12, 1897. Sporting Editor ( ali—DEAR S1g: Who is go- | ing to prove vietor in. the above battle is the question sgitating fistic sporismen for the | nonce. The majority faver Corbett, of course, - W. E. BECKER, FIVE-MILE NATIONAL CHAMPION. eclipse the entry list of last year tnat s - comparison is odious. Last year we used « o go wild over an exciting sprint between such ‘“amateurs” as Wells, Jonnny Ed- wards, Tantau and Griffiths, for instance. They were probasly the most consistent performers of the meet. This vear we will have an opportunity to enthuse over a finishing sprint between Jimmy Michael, Fred Lougbead, Otto Ziegler and Becker an one heat; Eaton, Bald, Wells and Ste- vens in another; Coover, McFarland, Ter- rill and Bovee in the third; Foster, Star- buck, Gardiner and Morris in the next, with enough men left to fill three more heats with champions. The mind grows dizzy with tue contemplation. I am be- ginning to think the indoor meet, com. mencing at the Pavilion next Saturday night, 1s going to be the biggest indoor cycling affair ever held in the United States without exception. The entry blanks for the first week's racing are out and must be sent to 8. B. Vincent, secretary, Baldwin Hotel, not Jater than Tuesday, March 16, Two things the management will enforce: No entries received after that date will be accepted, and the entrance fee must in all cases ac- company the biank or the man will not be éntered. 7 The Bay Oity' Wheelmen will hold a five-mile handicap road rsee to-morrow over the course from San Mateo 1o San Carlos. The handicaps of the men have not yet been announced, but the foliowing well-known riders will compete: T. . C. Kiotz, F. R. Haley, Ben Noo- . Wiltiamson, Henry Noonan, , A.J. Menne, G. @ Frisbie, sohn_Davidson, Walter Davidson, T. Al- fred Griffiths, E. E. Languetin, L. R. Coter, J. M. Nye, B.C. Raynaud, H. W, Welch, but the minority, composed in this instance, perhaps, of those who keep in closer touch with real pugllistic capabilities are (wisely) pinuing their faith to Fitzsimmons. The man who selects a winner or who hets upon any particular individual through mere sentiment or fellowship is childish and one who looks upon_his money ‘simply as & mere adjunct for the more forcibly expressing his iaith in his “favorite’’; and there are thous- ands of such in the affair in question who are very liable to suffer grievous disappointment in consequence, This man Fitzsimmons, so_frequently re- ferred to neretofore by Mr. Corbett as being *‘a. cur,” *“coward.” etc., is very liable indeed to lower the *‘champion’s” colors on March 17, and why shouldn’t he? Wnat has Corbett done during his fisticcareer that Fitzsimmons could not have done qually as well, and per- haps & trifle betier? Corbeti’s defeat of Sulli- | van brought to him so much unquestioned iame that most of the former’s admirers never stopped’ to consider that in disposing of the famous John L. he had only whipped a waning glory. His “no contest” with Jackson was not particularly creditable to either man, and in- stead of being aliuded to by Corbett’ns an in- stance of how long he could “stand up” before 50 redonbieble aud dusky an opponent, could rather be more honestly referred to as an in- stance of how long he ‘could ‘“keep sway.”- Fitzsimmons has not been found to be this kind of a “fighter,” as Corbett will probably find out upon their personal interview. Now, with regard to Fitzsimmons being s “cur” and ‘‘coward,” he has, I think, given the lie to this (o his would-be detractors time and again. Again, is it not a matter of pugi- listic history, tnat to avoid an issue with Filz- simmons, Corbett hit upon the “happy” {though unforiunate) idea of Ainding a Worthy “substitnte” t0 go up against the daring Aus- tralian, who had the temerity to challenge him, the xreat Corbett, to_ fistic combat, and selected the redoublable Maber to trounce the presumptious Filzsimmons; and the better to gird the Irish champion’s toins, Presentea him with the “championship”?’ What did Fitz do with the Corbett representative? Did ne wrangle for months about the “profes- sional etiquette” of meeting this or that man who had been thrown in_the breach between himseif and another? Not muchl He ac- cepted Mr.Corbett’s little amendment, coupled with Maher's defi; buckled on his armor, went forth and iaia tne valiaut Maher low in'some- thing less than two minutes’ actunl warfare. This was surely a hard enough blow tothe Irish champion, but must have been & demor- alized, indeed, to the super-semsitive Cor- bett, tohave the “cowardly” Australian step inwhere he hud feared to tread, and dispose of his duly sccredited substitute literally in s unch. P'Botn principals in the coming contest ate doing lots of *'talking.” but as are pre- sumably well paid for it we can hardly blame them. But, so far as Filzsimmons is con- cerned, one must admit that he has hereto- fore fuifilled all his boasts with striking ac- curacy; and there isno ve:ry valid reason in sight why ‘he should not be able to maks good his claims of ability to defeat.Corbett. All Corbett’s admirers point 10 his remark- able cleverness in avoiding punishment by the knack of “keeping away” from his antagonist, A child’s knowiedge of affairs pugilisiicought to convince anybody. that the man to lick Fitzsimmons is not the one whose chief clev- erness lies in his ability of “keeping aw To punish Fitz Corbett will have to come within rauge, and ’twill be then, probably, that Fitz will find his opportunity. Corbett’s condition_must be superb, accord ing to all accounts. This is as it should be; although just prior 10 the Corbett-Sharkey contest wé were told much the same thing. Still, Corbett and his advisers should know enough to realize that unless their principal 18 8 200 or 300 per cent better man than when side and at the tournament grounds on the east side of the bay. ! Tne Empire Gun Club will meet to-mor- row at Aiameda Point, and at 10 o’clock class shooting will commence. The first event will be a 25-bird race, and the prize will be $100, divided into iour parts. The second will be a coast record match, fifty birds. Entrance $1 25. ‘The prize is a beautiful diamond medal, which will be known as the coast record medal for 1897. It will become the prop- erty of the shooter winning the greatest number ql!htimes in the six !hflolo';eo‘ ’tgl’l; season. e third event w a 1 bird race for medals, and che fourth and tions for Boulevard Jast event'of the @ay will be a 30-bird race. W k Entrance $1. The prize, $125 in gold coin, OrkK. will be dividea-into five parts. The new - “Magantrap” will be used on this occa- sion. The second inanimate target tourna- ment of the Golden Gate Gun Club will be held to-morrow at the Pacific Tourna- ment Association grounds, Alameds Junction, commencing at 10 A. . Eight events figure on the programme, oneof which is a 10-burd shoot for fadies only. Class shooting will ; prevail and all ties will be divided. The Reliance Gun Club will also hold a shoot to-morrow in Alameda. ANGLING. Deputy Fish Commissioners WIiil Patrol Coast Streams of the State. Doubtless there will be a rush of anglers to-day to Point Reyes and Sheilville, which are the two nearest points within close proximity to the fishing grounds. The water is in splendid condition, and a sportsman who returned yesterday from the point stated that several large fish were caught since Sunday, most of which were steelneads that were returning to the sea. EIEHT HUNDRED MEN REGISTERED Unemployed Filed Applica- First Choice to B2 Given to Those With Others to Support. Mostly 'Middle-Aged Old Resillents. Unemp:oyed Oust Their Re. lief Ccmmitteo. The registration office for unemployed vard was opened yesterday forenoon at 11:30° o’clock, and when it closed at 4 o’clock 840 applications had been received. At 9 o’clock about 150 in a body marched over from the headquarters of the organ- ized unemployea to the registeation office and found fifty men in.line ahead of them. Some deprecatory remarks were exchanged, and then the marching force, with an American flaz at its head and the banner “We Demand Recognition’ held aloft quit the scene, only to return later and fall in the long single line kept in place by several policemen. An examination of 100 applications as they were on file showed the following facts: Fifty-nine men were laborers and forty-one were men with some trade or particular occupation. There were forty- one married men, six widowers and filty- three single men. Just fifty of them, or half the number, had otker persons de- pendent upon them, an average of three each. The averageageof the 100 men was forty-three years and their average resi- dence in this City sixteen years, Only fifteen had resided here less than five vears. The oldest of these 100 men was 76 years of age and the youngest 23. Mrs. Flint, secretary of the Associated Charities, took 200 of the applicatiohs to examiune. Inside of an hour, aided by the records of her office, she was able to send back to the relief committee with favora- ble recommendations some sixty applica- tions from men with persons dependent upon them for support, for these receive the first chance at the work. A careful record will be kept out on the boulevard of the working ability and the willingness of the men to work, 8o that impostors may be recorded for future pre- cautions. 1t is likely that 100 men may be put to work on Monday or on Tuesday, and others will follow as there are chances. Thomas Egen, late superintendent of constraction of the Market-street Railroad system, Las been appointed superintend- men seeking work on the proposed boule- | entof the bovlevard work, with Mr. Ter- rill as assistant.- The fund has reached the grand total of $7006. Yesterday Miller, Sloss & Scott gave 120new shovels to be n<ed upon the toule- vard. C. A. Hooper & Co. gave 4000 feet of lumber for the construction 0! a tool- house and a' plankway. Baker & Hamil- ton gave hinges, a ‘ock_and a keg of 10- penny natls. James H. Barry furnished the application blanks and did other printing without charge, At the headqua:ters of the unemployed there was another mass-meeting last night. The proposition of incorporation was discouraged on the ground thatit was a plah of a few to get the funds, stop is- suing food and eventually share the money after the majority should leave in disgust. Daring tne general discussion the relinf committee was voted out of ot- fice without a hint of thanks for its ser- vices and with suggestions of favoritism in issuing selected old clothes. In its place a committee of five was elected to buy to- day $50 worth of provisions. l’z‘u estimated that only about a third of those who registered for work were from the organized unemployed, many of whom are opposed to the possibility of getting only & dotlar a day. SIS D SUTRO’S DEED ACCEPTED. Mayor Phelan and Attorney Cres- well Are Fully Satisfled With It. Adolph Sutro’s deed to a strip of land, 100 feet wide, for the boulevard, and also the Spring Valley Water Company’s deed were conaidered careiully yesterday anep noon at a conference held in the Mayor's office, at which Mayor Phelan, Mr. Schussler, Attorney Kellogg, City and County Attorney Creswell and Colonel Smith were present. The Sutro deed was found to be fully satisfactory, beingun- attended by any conditions. Mayor Phelan and Mr. Creswell were entirely satisfied. To-day the Sutro deed will be signed. It will be placed in escrow in the Nevada Bank, to be released whenever, within a period of five years, the Mayor shall be sati-fied that the Dboulevard has becen completed. NEW FEDERAL GRAND JURY. Twenty-Two Members Sworn In, With Charles B. Stone as Foreman, The Unitea States Grand Jury for the March term was impaneled in the United States District Court yesterday, tue fol- lowing being chosen from the venire of sixty names: Wallace Bradford, William P. Buckingham, George M. Condee, Sigmund L. Ackerman, Samuel ~Bauer, Charles W. Beebe, George Davis, Walter E. Dean, James W. Eider, Hurry N. Gray, Gustave Gump, G. D. Greenwood, Jacob Greenbaum, William S. Gage, L. Lasar, Frank B. Peterson, William S. Rainey, Harcy A. Russell, Samuel Swift, Charles B. Stone, Claus Schilling, Charles A. White. The jury was organized by the appoint- m:nt oy Judge Morrow of Charles B. Stone as foreman. i S TS Enights of St. Patrick Will Banquet, The Knights of St. Patrick will celebrate the twenty-second anniversary of their or- anization by a banquet at Delmonico’s next ‘ednesday might. Among_the speakers will be Mayor Pheian, James R. Keily, Colonel Barry, Alexander McNeil and Thomas Price. —— Coursing. On Wednesday a stake race for beaten dogs will be held at Ingleside park. The drawing will take place at Delta Hall, 1019 Market street, on Monday evening. 2 Sharkey fought him to a standstilt he has no business in the ring with Fitzsimmons. There are three things Fitzsimmons is going to bring forcibly home to Corbew’s notice on the memorable 17th. The first will be the lie direct to the oft-repeated Corbett-Brady taunt. ing bosst tnat Fitz ;will never show up in the ring. The second will be the utter mortifica- tiou to Corbett at seeing Fitzsimmons enter the ring ihe favorite in the betting. The third will be—well, Corbett will the better realize what this wiil be aiter it is all over. Of course, there are the usual rumors afloat concerning the integrity ot the principals to this great fight; but it is difficuit to cor ceive Wwho or what is to compensate either man for “throwing” it, with s0 much—-everything, in fact, in the way of reward and renown—awuit- ing the winner. Therefore, upon the honest assumption that both are “out to win,” I look for Fitzsimmons to be returned the winner inside of ten round: praene G "YACHTING. The Corinthlans Prepare a Pro- gramme for the Season of 1897. The yacht-owners of the Corinthian Yacht Club met at ex-Commodore Pew's office Iast Thursday evening and decided. on the following programme for the com- ing season: September 24, opening duy 25, opening cruise in squadron; May 1, McNear's; 2, re- turn; 8, open; 9, open; 15, Vallejo, leave 3:48 P. 3., 1ull moon; 16, return; %2, openm; 23, open; 29, open; 30, open; 31, Corinthiau regatia; June 5, open; 6,cpen; 12, Petaiuma drawbridge, full moon; 12, opeu;: 19, open; 20, open; 26, Marin Islands; 27, return; July 3, Martinez; 4, Vallejo; 5, return; 10, San M 1:08 p. M., full moon; 11, return; 18, open; 24, open; 25, open; 31, 26 Augusi 1, return; 7, sum- mer cruise; 8, summer cruise, iuil moon; 14, summer cruise; 15, summer cruise; 21, open: 22, open; 28, McNears; 29, return; Sep- tember 4, ontside cruise; 5, outside cruise; 9, inter-ciub regatia; 11, clam chowder cruise to Marin Island, fuil moon; 12, return; 18, open; 19, open; 25, Dillons Point; 26, return’ October 2, open; 3, open; 4, open; 9, Corin- thian cove, games; 10, return; 16, closing day. Messrs. Hopps, Cook and Brooks were elected delegates to the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Racing Association and were given full power to act for the C. Y. C. Theracing rulesof the SeawanhakaYacht Club for 1895 were adopted by the Cor- inthians. Morrow and Westerfeld’s yacht XEolus is now being planed and prepared for the coming season, and she will be in com- mission in abont two weeks. Commodore Leonard of the Encinals has notified the different clubs that he will not race the El Sueno this y: The yacht Pride has been chartered for the coming season by Ed Lathrop, the ‘popular secretary of the Corinthians. Captain Morrow, Al Lanve and Von Rhine have taken the ark Linda for the season. The ark will be anchored at Greenbrae. s THE OARSMEN. The Dolphins and: South Ends in Training for the Next Regatta. Last Sunday the Dolphin Club crew— composed of W. O. Patch stroke, Dick Blennerhassett forewaist, Alex Sape after- waist, J. J. Cronin bow and L. Duncan coxswain—had a rough trip in their row from their clubhouse at the foot of Van Ness avenue boulevard to the South Ends’ house at the end of Third street, Off Folsom street they encountered the southeast winds that filled their boat, and when they arrived at the South Knds' they bad to take the boat in the house to unship the water. The club members have offered a valu- able medal to be competed for by the out~ rigeer-skiff men, The race will come off May 9, and J. R. Keenan, A. W. Pape, J. M. Ferguson, W. A, Patehi and R. J. Blennerhassett are the present entries. Three more are expected before the race. J. M. Ferguson is a new member, but has had lots of experience in shells, hay- inf won (s first races at Toronto. The club initiated one member last night and two were elected. With the applications for membership the membership roll is full, 4 The following are the new members: Al Shields, Harper Williamson, A. H. Pape, W. L. Meyer. The club is to' give an excarsion on May 2 to Bohemian Grove for the purpose ot raising funds 1o purchase a new race barge and to build a handball court. - The Dolphin and South Eud baseball game is to be played March 31 at the Pre- G. B. sidio grounds, the proceeds to go to the unemployed fund. Judge ~ Thomas H. Keogh of the Dolphins left ior Washington Monday night. He expects to see the Harvard crew train before he returns and wiil then be able to explain the stroke taught by Coach Luhman of the Leander crew of England. On ¢ Tuesdey evening six more Tames were added to the long list of mem- bership of the South End Rowing Club and four applications were presented to be acted upon at the next meeting, The names of the new members are: James Feehan of the Hastings Law College, Archie J. Campbell, William Mulherne, William Fox. Edward O’Brien and Frank Mayo of the Olympic Club. At the same meeting the club decided to bring an action against the Acme Club of Oak!and for damages sustained through’ the loss of the barge Gartield, which the South Ends had loaned to the Acme Club and which was afterward destroyed by fire in the latter club’s boathouse. Al- though the crew rowed under the Acme Club’s colors and borrowed the boat in the club’s name they refuse to make sat- isfaction. Dr. Dennis was out in bis skiff last Sun- day morning, and gave the intermediate crew_a lively race from the sugar wharf to the boathouse. The doctor is down al- most every Sunday, and has greatly im- proved in his style of rowing since his race with William McCausland. Frank Duplissea is getting ready for the senior skiff race in the carnival regatta, and will settle down to hard training in a few weeks. The new - senior crew took - their usual spin on last Sunday morning. Captain ‘homas says they are in fine condition and ready to race the Midgets ata mo- ment’s notice. A crew composed of Frank Burke, Maurice Pope, James Feehan and Archie Campbell rowed-around Goat Island on Sunday afternoon. This crew will repre- sent the club in the maiden race, which is to be one of the features of the carnival rewnl. ill Patch, Alex Pape, Lith Duncan and Jack Cronin of the Dolphins visited the South Ends last Sunday morning. Dy THE RIFLE. Philo Jacoby’s Misfortune — The Schuetzen Club's Festival. The California Schuetzen Club, which is one of the oldest and strongest rifle-shoot- ing societies in America, is making very extensive preparations for its annual pic- nic and prize-shooting festival at Schuet- zen Park, San Rafael, on April 4. Forty cash prizes are offered for ring target-shooting, running from $1 to $40 and over $1000 in cash and jewelry will be given for the honorfry-target. contests. Beveral other handsome-prizes amounting to several hundred dollars will be awarded to the successful competitors in other forms of shooting. The style of shooting will be offhand. Judging from the large numbers of people who have signified their willingness to’ compete in the sports of .the day, Schuet- zen Park will have an enormous crowd on the afternoon of April 4, The regular monthly medal shooting of the Germania Schuetzen Club will take place to-morrow at Shell Mound Park. The Nord Deutscher Schuetzen Club will hold to-morrow at Shell Mound Park its regular monthly bullseye shooting matcnes. \ The many friends of Philo Jacoby will regret to learn that the famous old war- rior and celebrated rifle shot is at present confined to his room at 118 Grant avenue with a wounded knee, which was caused by a fall. It is hoped that Philo will qmeng‘ recoyer from his injury and once again be seen at the ranges, as there is no sound as musical to his ear as the “bark’ of a Schuetzen Club rifle. Sridcks i THE GUN. . Where the Sportsmen Wil M To-morrow to Smash Clay Bird: Now that the quail and . ducks are pro- tected by law, gun clubs are being organ- ized in all parts of the country for the pur- pose of engaging in trap-shooting con- tests. Hach Sunday from now until the opening of the game season matches will be heid at the Olympic groundsand Ingle- The indications for good fishing above | tidewater on April 1are now very good, and if the weather remains fine until the latter part of this month anglers can count upon filling their baskets with nice trout. It is hoped that the Fish Commis- sioners will see into the advisability of having a deputv patrol the coast streams from now until the opening day of the trout season, as considerable poaching will be done just as soon as the water clears. The Fly-casting Club was disappointed for the third time last Tuesdav evening. Professor Gilbert of Stanford University was journeying to this City from Palo Alto tor the purpose of lecturing before theclubon the fresh-water fishes of the coast, when the train in which he was riding was delayed several hours by some accident. The professor returned to the college and telegraphed the club that un- less “something very unforeseen” occurs be will positively address the lovers of the gentle sport of fly-casting -at their next meeting. Doubtiess the professor will be well prepared to handle the sub- ject in & manner that will delight his hearers. sands of men who were ?nce weak, ———— BASKET-BALL. A Splendld Game Played In the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium of Oakland. A fine exhibition of the game of basket- ball was given last Thursday evening at the Oakland Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, when the Business Men’s team of the San Francisco Young Men’s Christian Association played the Athens of Oakland. It was one of the important games of a cham pionship series between the Oakiand and San Francisco basket-ball teams. Both teams played well. In the first half the team from Oakland was a little ahead. Captain West had thrown two goals on fouls, making two points for his side. He 1anded the ball into the basket also in open play, scoring two points more, while the Business Men could not run their score higher than three points, After the ten minutes’ intermission it ‘was impossible for either team to zain any advance. Thescore was3to4. The Busi- ness Men began to play the strongest ' ‘ lent during the past few ye:;}i new friends every day. it.” writes Thomas Slatte for it always gives satisfaction. fore, many diseases are cured by it. Office hours—8 way} Fortand, or. DR. SANDEN'S ELECTRIC ame that has been seen for a long time. erfect interference and quick passing gave them control of the ba:l, which they ceeded in getting into their basket five times, adding 10 points to their acore. The Athens failed to make a single point during the second half. The score stood 13 to 4 in favor of the San Francisco Busi- ness Men when time was called, and the game was won by their wonderful plack and endurancs. < The teams were lined up as follows: Athens. Posttion. Business Men. 8.C. Bennetts, Substitutes Athens—F. J. Bock, H. L. Lan- caster, P. k. Arlett. Business Men—E. G. Ward, R. Horner, H. 8. White Jr. Reteree—F. L. Shaw. Umplres—A. T. Brock and George Klarman. Pt HANDBALL. Ex-Alderman Dunne of New York Will Play In the San Franclsco Court. . The Ban. Francisco handball court b been provided with exira seating facilitis for to-morrow’s games. Phil Ryan, the manager, has received saveral letters from the country asking him to reserve good seats for the occasion, but he says that tha order wiil be first come first served. . The famous handball player, ex-Alderman Duane of Brooklyn, N. Y., has agreed to | residing at O to do, result in the play on Sunday afiernoon. He will have s his partner M. J. Killgallan. Their op- nents wilk T. F. Bonmet aand R. Leniban. The match is Lest two out of three games. The other games for the day |- are: 3 Ed Toy and R. Mu to' play J. White and 3. Collins; Ed u-xo?:y, and Al Bennoyer 1o play G. Hutchinson and. 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