The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1897, Particular interest is manifested by wheelmen in the first meeting under the new association rules which will be held to-morrow at the Veledrome track., An enormous gathering of the lovers of good racing ic expected and doubtless the con- tests will bs well worth seeing. Thé crack have entered. rters of the game of fisticuffs king forward to some good sport this month as the Olympic, National and athletic clubs will hold entertain- Scveral baseball games will be layed to-day and to-morrow. The yachtsmen are now in the swim. he Corinthians will have a cruise to- morrow, and the other clubs are making preparations for the events which are near at hand. The oarsmen are manifesting strong siuns of healthy life. Several barges and shells will be on the bay to-morrosw morn- ing and some impromptu races are taiked uf. The lovers of gun and rod are having enjoyment in their respective lines of gport. Coursing, rifle-shooting, tennis, handball, etc., are departments of sport which are by no means neglected. i g THE WHEELMEN. First Race Meet Here Under the Association Sanctlon To- Morrow. The first race meet in this City under the sanction of the California Associated Cycling. Clubs will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Velodrome, Fell and Baker streets. None of the cap- Chester A, Myrick, Captain Re- liance Club Wheelmen. tains of the local clubs have called cou: try T voint of all the riders wiil be this meet. Never before have the wheelmen of this City been so enthusiastic over a race meet or so desirous that it should be & big suc- cess. They have renounced their alle- giance to the League of American Wheel- men and started out for themselves under the name of the California Associated | soc | ! 1 JOW- | bicycle back bya messenger-boy. 1s for the day, and thejobjective | | | 1 | | m rooms of the Garden City Cyclers in San Jose, and all delegates are requested to be present. The Imperial Cycling Club will install its newly elected officers next Monday night. The Alameda Cyclers have elected the following ofticers: V. A. Dodd, presi- dent; T. C. Stoddard, vice-president; F. E. Graham, secretary; L. Hogg, treas- urer; Jesse F. Ives, Clinton Fortner and Ramsey, directors. Richard Meserole was chiosen captain. The club has made arrangements for the erection of a gymnasium on the lot adjoining the clubhouse, and it will be fitted with all modern appliances. The East Oakland Wheelmen held their first party last evening at Washington Hall, East Qakland. It was well attended and every one had an enjoyable time. The fourtn annual “old man’s run” of the Reliance Club Wheelmen will be held to-morrow to the top of Mount Tamal- pais. Don’t think for a moment that the *‘old men’’ propose wheeling to the top of the Marin County eminence. Not so. The itinerary includes a tug ride from the foot of Broadway, Oakland, to San Quen- tin; thence by wheel via San Rafael to Mill Valley, an easy ride, where the train will be taken to the top of the mountain. After lunch they will return by train to Sausalito, where they will again embark on the tug, visit points of interest about the bay and go home. Messrs, Jerome, Bernays and Lovell have the outing in charge, which is enough to insure a good time. Walter F. Foster, the well-known pro- fessional racer, was married Thursday to Miss Laura Biair of this City. The happy couple left for the south on their honey- moon. The San Francisco Road Club was to bave held a high jinks and smoker at its clubrooms, 503 Golden Gate avenue, this evening, but owing to the death of one of the members the affair has been post- poned. Thomas H. B. Varney and C. M. Christ- offer returned from Chicago Thursday. Christoffer had never been further East than Oakland before he made this journey, and happened into Varney's store at 4:30 o'clock the day he was leaving. In a joking way, he said to Varney, “I'll go with you.” “Well, yow'll have to hurry up about it,” replied Varney. “The boat leaves st 6 o'clock.”” He laughed and thought no more about it. Christoffer got on his wheel, rode out to his house on Stanyan street, changed his clothes, took some money, remounted his wheel and caught the 6 o'clock boat, sending his They say the sight of him flying down the cable t with a grip in one hand and an over- coat over his arm, was something not to be forgotten. Varney was somewhat sur- prised when he showed up, but they had a good time on the tri T. Alfred Griffit of the Bay Cit ‘Wheelmen is touring through Lake County on a pleasure trip. R. M. Welch, chairman of the track racing committee of the Associated Club: has issued his bulletin The president of the California Associated Cycling Clubs has appointed A. G. Col of San Jose and R. M. Thompson of Fresno members racing committee. There are two s yet to be appointed. R. A. Smyth of an Francisco is appointed official handicap- per. 2 since the Associated Clubs assumed control of track racing in California (April 3, 1897) the following sanctions have been issued: April 10, Academic_Athietic League, San Francisco; April 10, Santa Rosa Business Col- lege, Santa Rosa; April 24, Knights of Pythias, Hanford; April 25, Bakersfield Cycling Club, Bukersfield; May 1, Tehachapi Cycling Club, Tenachapi; May 1, Capital City Wheelmen, ; May 1, Madera County Wheel: fadera; May 1, Fresno Track Associa- Fresno; May 1, Dixon Driving Park As- tion, Dixon; May 2, the Velodrome, San tiol Crcling Clubs, and they desire to show | Francisco. their Eastern brethren, who were so quick to refuse the West the divisional option it asked for at the last National assembly of league delegates, that California can easily do without the league and care for itself as well if not much better than with the L. A. W. support. The “‘associated clubs” is a misnomer in 8 way, for-while it is and always has been an association of the variouscycling clubs, recent changes in the by-laws provide for the admission of individuals to member- cnip on the payment of $1 entrance fee and $1 annual dues, and these members are entitled to similar privilegzes as were received by L. A. W. members in this Btate. As a result, the individual members have simply flocked 1nto the association. One day this week a man handed in six appli- cations and the day following five more, and they have come from all quarters. Judge Kerrigan, on hisreturn from Red- Wood Uity yesterday, found a stack of mail on his desk, most of which was ap- plications and remittances. Notfor along time has & cycling movement in thie State met with such bearty support. Most of these people who have joined are ex- league members, or whose memberships in the old organization have not yet ex- pired. Surely the association starts out with very flattering encouragement in the support it has rece:ved from the riders. It must be understood that the associ- ated clubs by no means intend to give the major purtion of their attention to the support of Sunday racing. That is only one of many other features they will cover, such as the issuance of a roadbook, handbook, weekly bulletin, the arrang: ment of hotel rates, attention to legisia- tive matters interesting wheelmen, and 80 on. Of course the issue and eventual estrangenient from the league was brought about by the Sunday-racing question. And as the issue was particularly on that subject, naturaily the desire is to make 10-mOrrow’s meet as big a success as pos- sible to show the effete Easterners, who cannot understand how a Caiifornian can attend sports on the Sabbath day and still be a Christian, that it is quite pos- sible to give a bicycle race meet here on a Sunday ajternoon and attract to it the best class of people. The entries, heats and handicaps for the meet were given in THE CALL yesterday. There is 2 splenaid programme, the riders are some of the best amatenrs and profe: sionals now in the State, and to onein- terested in ihe sport the meet should be weli worth attending. The appearance of Otto Ziegler Jr., said to be the best rider California has ever pro- dnced, and who ranks fifth in the list of American champions, will be a greatdraw- ing card. When a man like Ziegler, whose fame and name have been made on East- ern tracks under the sanction of the 1. A. W., is ready to forsake it for the new association, it is safe to predict that the other cracks who have been a bit chary about entering into the new regime will soon follow. Besides Ziegler, there is Cimton Coulter, whose unpaced mile of :59 is still the world’s record, and who has heretfore always raced on the Na- tional circuit. If either Covlter or Ziegler thought for a moment that the new association wouid not be a success, or .that their racing in- terests would not be better cared for than by the L.'A. W. they wou!d not be likely to join it and thereby incur permanent suspension-from ali Eastern tracks. But I would not be surprised to see the influ- ence of the C. A. C. C. spread, other State associations formed and the control of racing taken entirely out of the hands of the L. A. W. very shortly—an end devoutly to be wished for. The regular monthly meeting of the C. A. C. C. will be held this evening at the 1 | | Records accepted—Professional eompetition (paced)—One mile, ¥ ¢o, February 22, 1897, 1 B er, San Francisco, hree miies, ¥ ) 18 58; two miles, W February 1897 E. Becker, San kFran- 55; four miles. W. February R. - Chairman Track Racing Committee, Califor- nia Associated Cycling Clubs. Quite a party of wheelmen and wheel- women will picnic at Schaefers Grove, near Ross Station, Marin County, to-mor- row, including members of the Camera Club Cyclists ana the Chance Acquaint- ance Club of Oakland. They will take the 9 A. M. Sausalito ferry and train to Corie Madera and ride from there to destina- tion. After lunch a run will be made to Larkspur for a dip in the salt water batns there. SPALDIN [ THE PUGILISTS. Bouts That Wil Bs Held In This City During the Month of May. The directory of the Olympic Club de- cided at a meeting held last evening that its grand boxing entertainment, which was got up purposely for the benefit of the club, will be held in Woodward’s Pa- | vilion on the evening of May 18 and that the prices of admission are to be $5, $3, §2 and $1. Jefiries, the champion heavy-weight of [ Los Angeles, returned from the Angel City yesterday and will commence train- ing fo-day in Oakland under the instruc- tions of Billy Delaney. His opponent, Henry Baker, 1s putting on muscle and lubricating his nether limbs at Blanken's hostelry. Joe Gans, the celebrated fighter, is stationed at the Terrace baths in Ala- meda and M. Leonard, the stocky little New York pugilist who is to hold a fistic interview with the Baltimore champion, will locate at Blanken’s. They have agreed to weigh in on the day of the tight at 133 pounds. Riley and Lawler, two local bantam-weight pugilists, will open the evening’s entertainment with a ten- round bout, which gives promise of bsing very interesting. The Pacific Athletic Club has decided to give a grand Loxing entertainment some evening during this month for the benefit | of the unemployed, and it is said that the commitiee which has the Balboa boule- vard fund in charge wiil look alter wne financial end of the sho: A new athletic club is being oreanized on the South Side, the following gentle- men having the charter roll in charge: James H. Kennedy, Frank Skuce, Frank Lawler, Thomas Kellv, James Leary and several otiers. Over 200 signatures are on the roll. A permanent organmization will be formed on Monday evening, May 3, at the old Manhattan Athletic Club Hali, corner of Eighth and Folsom streets. It is the intention of the promoters of this club to establish one of the largest clubs in the -City. In order to have the club. house remodeled, decorated and put in first-class shape, purchase apparatus and refurnish the clubrooms. an initiation fee of $2 will be charged. The dues will be 50 cents per month. It is also intended to haye an amateur boXxing contest once a month, The National Club will give an enter- tainment in the latter part of this month. The event of the evening will be a twenty- round contest between McKiever and George Green. Latest intelligence from New York is to the effect that the boxing club munagers are cutling each others' throats and that Becker, San_Francis- | the sport will soon find a grave in that great city. Tom O’Rourke, who is the acknowledged king of the boxing club managers, has a happy way of making enemies for himself among those who op- pose him in business. Artful Thomas waits until an opposition club is about to sign two able-bodied acrappers and at the last moment O’Rourke sends a courier tu the training quarters of the scrappers with a message stating that he (O Rourke) wishes to see them on most important business. 5 Pugilists, generally speaking, have little regard for principle; they will not hesi- tate to throw one club down and favor an opposition club if they can profit by the scheme in any way. The result of the message is soon made apparent. The pugs hold a conference with artful Thomas—all on the quiet—and he signs them to do battle in his club just ata time when an opposition club has made all arrangements for the contest after having the word and ‘honor’’ of the principals that they would positively ap- pear under its managemeut. O’Rourke outbids his opponents be- cause he has the ‘“‘political push” at his back and consequently can afford to venture where the others dare not tread. It is verv probable that the boxing clubs of New York will be short lived. Tne next battle of importance that O'Rourke will pull off will be a twenty- round contest between Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey, and good judges contend that if Maher cannot put the sailor to sleep in six or eight rounds the latter will have a good chance of winning the long end of the green, as Maher cannot go a long distanoe. Although Sharkey is not known as a fighter who knocks his game out he is nevertheless a big husky fellow who will bother any man that cannot *'do him” in tolerably quick order. THE ANGLER. Dynamiting Trout Near Glen Ellen. Fishing In Lake Plllar= cltos. Angling in coast streams should now be at its best, but sportsmen who have re- cently returned from the mountains re- port that the rivers and streams will not pe ripe for fly-fishing for some weeks to come. Al Cumming and Achille Roos got back from a two weeks' vacation on Thursday, |and Cumming is chock full of trout | stories. He states that the trout of Klamath Riverhave a soft and unpleasant flavor, caused, doubtless, by the water, which is of a muddish color, attributable to the many tons of decayed tule in a lake which is the river's source. Mr. Cumming found fishtraps in Spen- ser Creek, which stream is in the State of Oregon. The trappers catch the fish ana | ship them to Sacramento. He also states that professional fishermen capture many tons of trout in the season by means of dipnets, which are placed under the Kiamathan Falls. ¥ish Commissioner Vogelsang will pay a visit to Agerin a few days purposely to inspect the dam. Messrs. Cooper, Walker and Cooney | caught some nice trout last Sunday in Los | Gatos Creek, but the stream is yet too hign for good fly-fishing. Frank Doliiver is an odd character. He | was fishing in a_stream which runs | through the grounds of the Country Club recently, when he was accosted by a mem- ber in this wise: “Well, sir, what are you doing here? Don’t you know that this is private prop- erty ?' Dolliver looked amusingly at his ques- tioner for a few seconds and then answered: “Oh, yes; I understand that this is the Country Club all right enough, but I re- cently joined the Overland Hunting and Fishing Club, which gives members the - I night to fish and shoot wherever they please.” The Country Club sportsman imme- diately saw the point of the joke and al- lowed the trespasser to enjoy himseif for the balance of the day. Some very nice trout have been taken from Lake Fillarcitos since April 1 by anglers who had permission from the Spring Valley Water Company to fish. The trout are in good condition, Itis rumored that permits wili soon be issued to anglers who desire to try their luck on Lake San Andreas. The Crystal Lake will not be opened this year to any but directors of the company. It has been learned from excellent au- thority that two saloon-keepers at Glen Ellen hiave been using dynamite for the purpose of killing fishes in Sonoma Creek. They cast in their stickslate in the even- ing or early in the morning and asa re- sult a number of dead suckers and chubs can be seen floating in the pools above the town of Glen Ellen. The angling fraternity has lost in H. B. Myers one of its oldest members. The poor old gentleman, who was passionately | fond of angling, was buried last Thurs- !day. Itisonly afew weeks ago when he was seen watching his pole with tue keen- est of interest in the center of a8 number of anglers who were fishing at the ‘““White House,” Point Reyes. Anglers will also regret to learn that John Sammi, one of the organizers of the San Francisco Rod and Gun Club, has been confined to his home with stomach troubles for the past week, but his phy: cian reports that he will soon be con- valescent. It is hoped that Jack will make a vigorous kick against dull care and sickness and be among his friends s00n a:ain. 3 The Fish Commissioners, Messrs. Em- eric and Vogelsang, have requested the Spring Valley Water Company not to open Lake San Andreas until July 1, when the bass season will commence. [f the Fish Commissioners were as active in the protection of fishes in public sireams as they are in offering suggestions to corporations the tax-payers of the coun- try who are sportsmen and anglers wounld better appreciate the service of a Fish Commission. ——— THE OARSMEN. The South Ends WIill Picnic at the Bohemian Grove To- Morrow. The South End crews have commenced training for their club regatta, which will take place over the long-bridge course on Sunday, May 16. The Midgets wers out last Sunday morn- ingand rowed in their old-time form. They are all in the pink of condition and are confident that the new senior crew will pay for the French dinn Gus Carson, the afterwaist, had not rowed a barge for many months, and it is id that as he stepped into the boat he led for the first time since the 9th of September, when on that memorable oc- casion his amiles were drowned in the gloomy and desolate waters of tne Stock- ton Blough and the Stockton Giants were declared the champions of 189. The junior crews have all. been working hard, and with snother week’s training should be able to make a favorable show- ing. Joe Lyons will captain one of the crews, and in this position will prove & valuab.e man. James Feehan is also a very ambitious junior, and with a little more experience he will give the men in his class a lively race for honors. z To-morrow the South Ends will lay aside their boats and oars, and for the first time in many years will take up their lunch-baskets and fishing-poles and spend the day among the giant redwoods and pine forests of Bohemia Grove. _ Judging from the amount of tickets al- ready sold and the deep interest which all the members have {aken in this outing, it is safe to predict that it will be a grand success. The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club made a great success of its picaic to Bohemia Grove last Sunday. T. J. Sullivan has offered & diamond medal to be won three times by outrigger skiff oarsmen. The first race will be held May 23, and five of the entrants have be- gun training. Alex Pape is receiving pointers from William McCausland, and T. R. Keenan, T. J. Kennedy, 1. M. Fer- guson and Will Patch baye ‘begun work at the boathouse. Pape wiil Tow in Mec- Causland’s boat, as it is rigged to suit him. Three times a week the Dolphin crow row around Alcatraz Island. Thecrew is composed of Wiil Paich, stroke; Alex Pape,iafterwaist; T. J. Kennedy, forward- waist, ana William Meyer, bow, with T. R. Keenan cockswain. Captain Patch will keep this crew to- gether and enter them 1n the El Campo regatta, scheduiad for June 6. The ciub is building a float, 20x15, to be anchored 100 yards irom the boathouse for the use of the swimmers. A challenge has been posted in the boat- house by a crew composed of T. R. Keenan, T. J. Kennedy, Alexander Pape and W ill Patch, to row any crew in the club a race in the four-oared shell against the racing barge. The conditions are that the shell is to have inside course in a race of mile and a half straight away. James J. Cronin and James Laib have also posted a challenge to paddle a canoe against Fred Woerner and Charley Roach for a French dinner, with George R. Sulli- van as stakeholde: =t THE YACHTSMEN. Corinthlans WIll Set to McNear’s To- Night. The secretary of the Encinal Yacht Club has notified the Corinthians of the receival of their challenge. No action will be taken until the board of directors meet on Monday next. The interest in small boats is on the in- crease, as is shown by the late additions to the Corinthian fleet. F. E. Baker is having a cat-yawl built by Wilson from designs tbat appeared in the Rudder. 8he will be 23 feet over all and 16 feet load water line. She has an up-to-date appearance and should develop great speed. Charles Barlage is having a boat simi- lar to Baker's built. She will be cat- rigged and will be 19 feet over all. When completed she will be called the Dread- naught. As the new boats will be finished in time for the next regatta a good race will surely take place among these half-raters. The Chispa set sail for Benicia last week. Ex-Commodore Gutte has had her on Turner’s ways, where she was thor- oughly overhauled and put in first-clasi shape for the season. In the opening cruise last Sunday the Amigo was very much admired by yachts- men. The shifting of her mast two feet and six inches has improved the boat won- derfully. She showed great speed and will surely give the other thirty-footers a close race in the coming regattas. To-night all the Corinthian boats will cruise to McNears’. This is practically the first cruise of the seaspn and a iarge number of boats are expected to go. Peter Dean haa again chartered the Frolic for the season. The boat has un- dergone extensive alterations, and she makes a handsome appearance in the ‘water. The Sall s BASEBALL. Berkeley and Stanford WIill Play the Declding Gama To- Day. At Central Park this afternoon the Stanford and Berkeley nines will play their final game for the year. It will de- cide which university is to become the owner of the University Club cup. The Grand Rule Bazaar of Oakland will play the Marcus & Bummels at Six- teenth and Folsom streets at 2:3) p. M. to-aay. The following teams will play at Six- teenth and Folsom streets to-morrow: San Francisco Bulletin vs. Clippers, Pre- cita’ Parlor vs. Rincon Parlor, 0'Connor & Moffatt vs. Kolhberg, Strauss and Frohman. The following teams will play at the Presidio athletic grounds to-morrow: Caliopeans vs. United States Regula clerks of the Union Iron Works vs. ap- g{umicen. the Californis Markets vs. C. J. essemans. The Florida Stars easily defeated the Oletas by a score of 10 to 4. The winners would like to hear from any amateur team under 14 years. Address all challenges to B. Crawiord, at the Old I X L, Mission and Sixth streets. The Stockbrokers defeated the San Francisco Stock Board in a game of ball last Saturday at the park by a score of 23 to 22. The Grand Rule Bazaar team of Oak- land defeated the Duff House teand by a score of 6 to 4. The Alameda Alerts will play the San Francisco Athletic Club_at the opening of the Alumeda Baseball Park in Alameda to-morrow. e HANDBALL. Olympic Club Players Are Agaln Figuring Upon a New Court. The Olympic Club handball-players have determined to put their shoulders to the wheel and subscribe sufficient money themselves for the construction of a regu- lation-size handball court, which will be within easy reach of the club’s swimming tank. .Last evening & number of promi- nent players met at the ciub and a com- mittee was appointed to confer with the owner of the property that adjoins the club on the west side and report progress this evening. Itissald that the owner of the lot on which the proposed court will be constructea has offered to meet the players half way—that is so far as the ex- pense attached to the construction of a fine court is concerned—and if all goes well the Olympic Ciub ball-players will soon have a court, independent of the club, that they can justly feel proud of. The following games of handball will be played to-morrow at Phil Ryan’s court, 858 Howard street: J. Nagle and M. Fogarty vs. M. O'Brien and D. O'Brien; J. ‘Collins and E. Toy vs. R. Murphy and J. White; D. Rodgersand P. Evan vs. G. McDonald and M, McNeil; J. Lawess and P. Ke.ly G. Hotchinson and A. Pen- nove C. lon and A. pton vs. R. Linehan and P. Donnelly. The event of the day will be the finish of the single-hand gamo between J. Riordan and T. F. Bonnet. SR e CRICKET CHIRPS. The Scheduled Cup Matches for the Season and Other Interesting Notes. The California Cricket Association has issued the schedule of interclub matches to be played for the Hunter Harrison cup. The events are thirty-six in num ber. the last to be piayed Ociober 10. Following are the officers and delegates of the association for the year: Officers—Edward Brown, president; vice- presidents—A. G. Sheath, R. B. Hogue, John Calvert, A. E. Coates; Arthur Inkersley, sec- Tetery and treasurer. Delegates: Alameda C. C.—R. B. Hogue and H. Ward; Bohemian C. C.—A. G. Sheath and W. Robertson; California C. C.—M. Moran; Placer County C. C.—H. A. Butt and R. Marsh Browne; Pacific C. C.—George Theobald and F.Sewell; San Jose C. C.—C. H. Coles and G. A. Graname; Lakeport C. C.—W. 0. Edmands and H. V. Keeling. At the present time it would seem that the California ciub will have to drop out of the competition. Twice have they en- deavored to putateam on the field and falled. Skould their dissolution take place it will involve a three-cornered ar- rangement of games, which means the use of anly one field a week. _ Cricket news from the East and North is just commencing to come to hand. The Multnomah’ Club of Portland, led by their able chief, Charley Lawrence, an ex-Alamedan, ere busy practicing for & crickeét match with the Australian base- ball men—to be played some time in May. A representative eleven from the Phila- delphia and other Eastern combinations will start for England in the course of a few weeks. Owing to the inability of the Californias to round up a team, their match with Alameda, scheduled for to-morrow, will be forfeited. This will give everybody a chance to witness the Pacific-Bohemia contest at Golden Gate, which is likely to be well worth seein UMPIRE. e e THE GUN. Club Shoots That Will Be Held To- Morrow Near This City. The much-talked-of Golcher’s handicap tournament, which is open to all lovers of inanimate-targets hooting, will be held to-morrow at the Pacific tournament grounds. Noentrance fee will be charged, the participants paying the price of birds shot at only. The system of hanaicap- ping adopted should guarantee a large entry, as every shooter will have a chance of winning ono or more of the valuable prizes offered. The expert target-smash- ers will shoot at twenty-five birds, and all other participants will be given a handi- cap of from one to five birds, according to their known merit in trap-shooting. The other shooting events announced to take place to-morrow are: California Wing 8hooting Club at Ingleside, Lincoln Gun Clup at Alameda Point and Encinal Gun Club shoot at Bira’s Point, S eay Basket Ball. Two more scores were added to the list of the championship games during the week, One of the games was played in the gymnasium of the Oakland Y. M. C. A, between the Business Men’s team and the Ninety-sevens, botn of San Francisco, and going to battle on foreign territory. It was a good, clean game, and remarkable for two records which were made. It showed the smallest number of fouls, or violations of rules, one single foul being called only, and this for making progress with the ball by Wilson of the Business Men’s team. The Ninety-sevens played the prettiest game from a ‘‘legal” stand- point. Unfortunately for tnem, they aid not score any goals either. The Business Men carried off the victory with 22t0 0 points to their credit. It was a close game when the Athens of Oakland fought the Rushers of San Fran- ciscc. The game was played in the gym- nasium of the Young Mens’ Christian Association on Eilis and Mason streets, of our City. In the first half it was impossi- ble to predict which side would come out on top. The ball was tossed up many times to the mouth of the basket, bnt the basket did not seem to care much for the pill and repeatedly refused to swallow it. Manager Shaw, who did some good work for the Rushers, became almost supersti- tious and could not see why the ball did not do what he waited it. The Athens put up a spiendid game. They made use of every opportunity and when their op- ponents were not close to their sides they woulid gain space and try for goal. The score stood 6 to 1in favor of the Athens from Oakland. s S Ak Sacramento Sporting News. SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 29.—George H. Young surprised all the crackerjacks of the Capital City Biuerock Club last Sunday by smashing 23 out of 25 clay boys and leading the club list. It is said that this wasnota surprise o W. H. Young, and that the old veteran duck siaughtorer, Captain Young, was 50 proud over the performance of the youngster that he set’em up in good style. Just the same it was a great performance, and “My Brother George’” hasdemonstrated that he isa notone. The scores made were asfollows: G. H. Young 23, Thomas 21, F. M. Newbert F. C. Yoerk:17, Ruhstaller’ Jr. 17, A. A. Nico Inus 15, E“D. Adams 14, Dr. Duél 14, W. H. Youug 14, Helms 13, F. Keisel 13, Roberts 19. “The Spoonbills” were alsoout in force, and considering the hard wind they made excel- lentscores: C. Flohr 20, Steigler 19, Soule 19, Gruhler 18, Fitzgerald 17, Thomas 17, Wormer 17, Chapman 15, Eckhardt 15, Damm 15, Shore 14, Bohn 12, The racing element of the Capitol City Wheelmen will put up a series of races on Mayday. The protest made by the Stackion Cluo in the late road race has aroused con- siderabie indignation among the members of the club, but they claim {0 possess ampie proof that tney did “the square thing.” Parson Upson’s pointer has developed into a great rustler. When hungry he leaves the store, goes to the nearest hotel or restaurant, orders lunch put up, and brings it with the bill to the store and proudly carries it to his master. Truckee's enthusiastic trout fisher, Dr. Schoemaker, reports several good buskets for the past week, but the streams are still high. A whist club has been started in this city with 8 membership of nearly 300 ladies and gentlemen. The intention is to procure first-class clubrooms, which will be ket open day and night for the use of members. No gaming of any description allowed. The list contains the names of all the leading citizens of the city who enjoy the game, and a grand success i assured. Several private lennis courts have been formulated of late,and re- newed interest is being shown in the sport; as yet the club has not selected new courts to replace the ones that have boen torn up, but it expecta to o 50 in the near future. RUTHERFORD. SOCIALISTS AND POLIOE. Pablic Street Meetings Held in Spite of the Authorities. The members of the Socialist Labor party have resumed their street meetings again in order to spread the doctrines they advocate. The first.attemptsin this direc- tion met with some opposition on the part of the police, but the Socialists came out of the controversy victorious. On Wednes- day the speakers assembled on Slx\}h street, below the corper of Market. No soener was the speakers’ stand placed than a policeman told George Speed tnat he would not be permitted to eu_)olll there. Speed’s answer was that nothing short of being arrested would siop him. The bluff worked all right and the officer kept nim- self busy during the rest cf the meeting by seeing \that the sidewalk was kept open to pedestrians. i ’lhnrsgay evening W. M. Wilkins, E. T. Kingsley and others opened the meeting again in the same place and a large crowd assembled. Another officer went up to the speaker and told him that there wouid be no meeting allowed there that night and for him to get down. This provoked the ire of Wilkins, who cried: “This is a public meeting and under the State and United States constitutions we are allowed the right of free speech. If you don’t keep quiet or disturb this meeting I will arrest you for disturbing a public meeting.” Again the bluff worked, for the officer went to the telephone and was instructed to keep an open passage-way on the side- walk, which he did, and the meeting pro- ceeded without further disturbance. STMLE AGHI INDITED The Grand Jury Found That He Got Away With Hospital Carpets. Investigation of the Straw Boni Scandal in Which ClerkK Foley I: Concerned. The Grand Jury went into Judge Sea- well’s court yesterday afternoon and pre- sented another indictment for embezzle- ment against Dr. F. H. Stahle, ex-super- intendent of the City and County Hospi- tal. The paper filed yesterday sets forth that Dr. Stahle appropriated to his own use carpets purchased by the City for the hospits The investigation of charges against John W. Foley, clerk of Police Court No. 2 was resumed yesterday afternoon by the Grand Jury. The witnesses examined were Officer Dukes and Wong Ting, the expert of the Chief of Police. The expert inspected quite a number of bonds, and found that such alleged sureties as Chang Chung, Ching Ling, You Chew, Sim On, Chan Low and Ah Woh did not exist. Their names appeared on bail bonds for the release of offenders. It was the judz- ment of the expert that tue bonds were worthless. Clerk Foley was on hand when the ses- sion begau, but as the Finance Committee of the Board of .Bupervisors desired his presence before that body he was excused for tie day by the jury. The report of the Grand Jury commit- tee on parks, accompanied by the report of the experts, will be submitted next Tuesday. The report is elaborate and in general terms commendatory of the man- agement of Golden Gate Park. A detailea statement of all moneys re- ceived and disbursed by the Park Com- missioners since July 1, 1896, is embodied in the reportsof the experts. The report shows in itemized form for whatl purpose the money was expended. READY TO HEAL THE SICK. Hahnemann Hos»nital College Presented Nineteen Graduates With Diplomas Last Evening. Nineteen graduatesof the Hahnemann Hospital College of San Francisco stepped from the platform in Native Sons’ Hall, last evening, and entered the professional world as legally authorized physicians. Seven of the nineteen zraduates ure young women, and during the commencement exercises all expressed an intention of making their life labor that of healing the sick. The graduates are: Fred W.°Alum- baugh, John A. Beck, Nelson Pierrepont Crooks, William J. Houston, Collister P. Houston, William Lymen Hood, Clayton L. Rich, ‘Alvin R. McCullough, Frederick William Walton Hulme, James Edward | Shafer, Sophus Nicolai Jorgensen, Samuel Johnson Stewart, Henry W. Wagner and the Misses Angie M. C. Camp, Edna M. Greenwood, Emily Hartman, Laura Isa: | bella Hurd, Elizabeth Alice Jellings and | Lizzie Lain. During the evening_the following pro- gramme was rendered : Overture, ‘‘A Summer Night,” waltz; prayer, Rev. John Hemphill, D.D.; “Under the Double Eagle,” march; address to the graduates on behalfof the faculty, E. R. Bryant, M.D. “Sueno Troical,’”” Spanish dance; vocal s selected, S. Homer Henley; address, Hon. W H. Jordan; “Perquien Susperas,” mazourka; vocal solo, 8. Homer Henley; presentation of the graduates by the dean, response by the yice-president of the board of directors, Charles L. Tisdale, M.D.; popular airs, med- ley; benediction acates ’ march. P e S POISON FOR PETS. A Mysterious Woman Has Declared ‘War Against Dogs and Cats. 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