The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 1897. ANNOAL GYCLE ROAD HANDICAP California Associated Cyc- ling Club’s Ten-Mile Event. A Big Meet to Be Held on the Vallejo Oval Sunday, Oc- tober 17, Remarkable Record Performance of a Dutchman—A Californian Wins Coasting Honors, The annual ten-mile road handicap of the California Associated Cycling Clubs will be held to-morrow at 10 A. M. over il course from High street, Fruitvale, to Haywards. This s the fourth one to be heid by the association. It always at- tracts many entrants, on account of the valuable prizes, and ‘nnumerable specta- tors, on account of the spectacular fin- ishes. Ninety-two men have entered for to- morrow’'s event, and after the usual num- ber of post scratches probably about eighty will face the starter’'sgun. In 1894 the race had forty-six entranis, in 1895 there were ninety and last vear 110. There isa falling off this year, principally for the reason that there have been so track events recently that men have not had time to train for which requires a different course of physi. cal culture, The entrants, their bandicaps and the list of officials were given in Tme CaLn yesterday. The road-racing committee, in its customary endeavor to appoint men 10 positions from every club belonging to the association, has made the usual error of placing some men in responsible po- | sitions who have had no experience what- ever atthe work. This race is the most d tiicult of all to judge, time and score vproperly, and it would have been sup- pvosed that the committee would bave profited by the error of their predecessors 1n tuis regard. Atter last y e it was jound that several position; taken wrongly, and the affair ended by the prominent officials having to contrib- ute from their own pockets sufficient money to buy adaitional prizes for place- men who bad been overlooked, solelv from the fact that inexperienced men tried to do the work and were in the way gen- erally. In view of to-morrow’s race it would be or advantage if the timers and other officials of that race would read George K. Barreit's articie “How to | Time road Races” in Bearings of September 23. It is the best thing of the kind ever written, and if the rules Mr. Barrett lays down are followed there should be no trouble in accurately scoring the performances of all the contestants. No one can make a success of either 1iming or scoring, however, unless he has plenty of room 10 work and can see the riders plainly us they come, and it has al- ways bappened that there was such a jam at ihe tape that it was difficult to do any- thing. The chairman and members of the road- racing committee should look out for two things: First, that the officials have room 10 work in; second, that tuey have a clear view down the road. The view should extend at least thirty feet from the tape. The meet zt Vallejo Sunday, the 17th inst.,, under the auspices of the Ariel Bicycle Club, will probubiy be the last of the track events for some time to come. There will be five good races, and Man- ager 8. J. McKuightexpects a large entry. The trip from here can be made by steamer Monticello at §1 for the round trip, inciuding admission to the grand stand, and it makes an enjoyable outing 1or the day, and should be taken into con- sideration by club captains looking fora nice run for their members. The Ariel Club has always liberally supported out- side meets, and now that it is in the field itself a return of the compliment is na- turally expected. Entries close Monday next, and should bs sent to 8. J. Mc- Knight, Vallejo, the fees being 50 cents for professionais and half that amount for amateurs, Tne Velodrome track was sold yester- day to the Haywards Electric hailroad, and will be taken down and put upon a tract of land near Elmhurst. Appropri- ate grand stands will be built, and the first meet will be conducted by the Acme Club ‘W heelmen. When 1 recorded in these columns about a month ago that a Frenchman had ridden 565 miles in twenty-four hours it was commented upon as truly marvelous But news bas reached here of a ride mad® on the Crystal Palace track in London by Cordang, the Duichman, who' covered 616 miles in the same time. He rode 319 miles in twelve hours. Bearings com- ments on the fact that in 1870 the twenty- four-hour bicycle record wus 105 miles, Look at it now. The bicycle has had a marked effect in increasing the size of the shoes worn by women. This should please the doctors who have lectured in vain on the folly of high French heels and narrow wes. The bicycle is doing a good work in driving the unhygienic boot out of fashion among wheelwomen. Herbert Beans Clark heads his latest “siftings” in a local sporting sheet *‘Dog- gerel.” We felicitate our friend upon hiy furtuer advance in the world of literature. W. A. Schockley, champion of the Pa- cific Coast in 1889, recently won the coasi- ing contest promoted by the Associated Cycling Ciubs of New York, his record be- ing 6467 feet 1 inch. C. 5. Wells of the Bay City Club may not return here this fall. In a letter to his relatives he says that he expects to follow ihe extension of the national circuit into Mexico and would return to New York aboudt January 1 to take part in the indoor tournament there. W. D. Latimer, the owner of Portland Field, whict is the C. A. C. C. track there, is in the city on a visit. The members of the Ariel Club will have a club run to Mill Vailey and vicin: many | riging on the road, | = | boat. | "H." Austin Goddara of the Bay City | | Wheelmen, has left Toronto, Canada, and | 1s now located in Chicago, in charge of the Cleveland people’s interests. | banqueted by the business men of To- | rontw on September 29, prior to his de- | parture. Too many cyciists leave their wheels where tbe strong sunlicht strikes the tires for hours and days tozetber through- | they lose their eiasticity and deteriorate long before they are suppos-d to. EPALDING. | WELTER WEIGHTS TRAINING HARD. The next gieat battle which will be de- cided in tbis city in the latier part of this month promises a great treat for the lov- ers of first-class pugilism. one of the greatest iittle men of his inches foliowing the business of prizefighting, will black Hercules, Jos Walcott, in a twenty. round contest ut Mechan cs’ Pavilion an- der the auspices of the Occidental Athletic Ciub. It is yet too early to even attempta guess as to which of the two great fighters stands the better chance of capturing the fong end of the green, but judging frcm { the great fizht that Lavigne made with | Walcott in 1895in Maspetb, when the con- ditions were that Lavizne to win the gate | receints must siay nfteen rounds, it looks as if the “Saginaw Kid”’ had something the best of the coming game. Lavigne not only stayed the number of rounds required, but he won the contest on its merits. | It mast not be forgotten, however, that | Walcott agreed to Lavigne’s terms as to weight and that he ente and trained down as pounds, O'Rourke states that Walcott put up a great fight ccnsidering the condition he was in, as silk at 133 ity to-motrow, taking the 8 4. ». Sausalito { f He was | jout the sunimer, and then complain that | George Lavigne, who is unquestionably | meet for the secoud time the little | wrong d the ring weak | riends who were presen ¢, namely .- Mr. Ellin bouse and Young Mitcheli. I would be foolish to make 2 bet on a limited round proposition for any sure-thing man, and have Green run around and lay down, the same es R binson did with Sullivan, and have them give me the laugh. 1 will allow Walcott to meet Green and to stop him (Green; in ten rounds on the 22d insiant, the day he was to meet Zeigler, or one week before he meets Levigne, and lel Green welgh what he pieeses. In respect 10 George Green and Mr. Harris snd his friends, he has been mis- informed in regard to my statement to John Farley and frienas. I did say Wal- cott, a light-weight, would whip Green in ten rounds and et Green weigh what he pleased, but I did not name any bet in my remarks, as I can prove by my friends who were present, namely: Mr. Elling- house and Young Mitchell. I would be ioolish to makeab:t ona {imited round proposition for any sure- thing man, and have Green run around and Iay down, the same as Robinson dia with Sullivan, and have them give me the leugh, 1 will allow Walcott to meet Green and t0 stop him (Green) in ten rounds on the instant, the day he was to meet igler, or one week belore he meets ne, and let Green weigh what he please 1 considered Mr. Green & game fellow, and said £0 in my leiter, but from bhis remarks in the Chronicle this morning, I erred, as I for- 4 got Low he waniea 1o quitor get disqualified in tne sixthrouud by going to the floor and also catchi Walcott by the heels. He says Walcott 1s a nonentity. I would be ashsined i1 [ were him to admit that a man like Waicott, who acquired sucn cleverness as 10 make a sucker out of him, snould be con- sidered, in his estimation, a nonentity, for what can the public consider him ever afier- ecn also says the public never ques- tioned his honesty. He s where the Olympic Club direc- tors oned it, and after him giving a decision to'a friend of his the club afterward awarded the loser a:medal 1 did not know this, or I would never have accepted George Green. Now as 1o Mr. Herris and his bet of $10,000. If he wants & contest on the level and bhe thinks Green can fight, I will let Green weigh what he plesses and Walcote will go in on the same conditious as their last contest to meet Green any timeafter he meets Lavigne, and as qu. and that at his best weight he | long as the Ban Fraucisco public is bound to | | | CORDANG, the Dutch Rider, Who Performed the Marvelous Feat of Riding 616 Miles in 24 Hour:. would have assuredly whipped Lavigne, who was sirony from the start 1o the finixh. O'Rourke would not dream of matching Walcott against Lavigne at the latter’s fightine weight, which is 133 pounds, but he believes that under the present condi- tions his bluck cyclone stands a great chance of whipping the white Hercules. The agreement signed by both men reads that they meet at 6 o'clock on the evening ot the fight and scale 136 | pounds. This will give Walcott an 1p- crease of about two pounds betweer the time of weighing and the tiume he is called ubon to toe the scratch. At 138 pounds O'Rourke contends that Walcott can wkip any welter-weight living, and if he speaks the truth the “Saginaw Kid” will bave a hard road to travel when he exchanges compliments with his dark-skinned opponent. But Lavigne is very confident of victory. He says Walcott fought Green at 140 pounds at least, and that two pounds will cut quite a figure when he has a man in front of him who will never let up unuit one or the other goes down and out. The white lad says, furiher, that 133 pounds is .| his best fighting weight, but that three or four extra pounds will only add to his strength and staying qoalities in this glorious climate. It is doubtful if he would give Walcott an extra pound if the battle was to be de- cided east of the big mountains. Atany rate the contest should prove a beauty, as there will be fsts flving ir the air from the sound of the gong announcing the start until it strikes again announcing the finish. ‘The referee is to be selected on. the day of the contest, and if the principals can- not agree upon a man Young Mitch-ll, who presides over the Occidental Club, will name the referee. Thg foilowing letter from Tom O’ Rourke, the manager of Dixon and Walcott, ex- plains itself: ALAMEDA, Cal,, Oct. 8, 1897. Editor Call—DEAR §IR: Regarding the state- ment of Solly Smith in & morning paper that he will meet Dixon again in six weeks, for $5000 a side, T will accept the proposition, but I wiil want at least until February, as I Know Dixon is all run down and overworked, and nobody knows it auy better than Solly Smith himself. I will leave up my deposit on the last con- test with Eddy Graney, which I have not col- lected, for any amount which suits Solly Smith to meei Dixon next Februsry for the featherweight championship, which Smith kuows cannot be decided without & knockout, -| before-any club offering the largest purse, in fi“x:dl or eisewhere, at the featherweignt mit. In respect to George Green ana Mr. Harris and his friends, he has been misiniormed in regard to my statement to John Farley and friends. 1 did say W. ligatwelght, ‘wouid whip Green in ten roun nna“LtGmn weigh what he pleased, tui I did not name sny betin my remarks, as I can prove by my lcott, put boxing in the hole, seeing they have side’ tracked their best relerse, Hiram Cook, I will if Mr. Harris thinks well enough of George Green, make a match on the level and insist on George Siler of Chicago b:ing the referee, as he would be & neutral party 1o Walcott and Green. Trusting they want a match on the level and no sure-thing game, here nre two proposi- tions. Yours sincerely, ToM O’ROURKE, Munager Dixon and Walcoit. Martin Julian in behalf of Bob Fitzsim- mons writes his “final answer” to “Jim” Corbett’s prayer for a return match, and 1t is to the point. He says: The so-called sporting fraternity which so loudiy catl on Fitz 1o fight are slightly incou- sistent. They claim that Fitz, s champion, must meet all comers or get off the earth. In the days of bare-knuckle fighting, according to London ru it was the custom for a cham- vion to fight Whenever challenged, or forfeit. Since glove fighting under Marquis'of Queens- y rules has come into vogue, champions nave not met all comers, and this fact is well known to the selt-appointed critics of Bob Fitzsimmons. John L. Sullivan, one of the most popular men thai ever wore & boxing-giove, held the Ameriean title for twelve years, but be did not meet all comers. He drew the coior line in the case of Peter Jackson, and when Frank Slavin went to SL. Louis and personally chailenged fullivan the iatter satd he had re- tired, and thus avoided a match. I don’t recol- lect that the sc-called sporting fraternity set up & bowl ebout Sullivan, and when John got rendy he fought again. Let us take the case of Corbett, He avolded | maiches with Peter Jackson, Joe Goddard and Peter Maher, and then, stepping over the prostrate body of Steve O'Dounell, at Maspeth, presented the title to Peter Malier. At that time Corbett hed not done one-sixteenth of the fighting that Fitz has, and yet the critics did not make a bowl about Gorbett retiring. Itis o very interesting fact that, when Peter Maher first came to Amer.ca, with a great reputation as a hard hitter, Corbett, Suliivan and Mitchell were all requested to meet the Irish champion. They all deciined, and then Fitz was offered the opportunity. He accepted at once. Since 1891 Fi!z has done more training and fighting tnan all the otber boxers put together. In seven years he has fought and defeated ten men of big reputation, which means a hard ficht every seven montas jor seven years. In 1891 he defeated Dempsey, then considered invinecible, and also the Biack P ; in 1892, Peter Maher and Joe Godirey ; 1893, Jim Ha! 1894, Joe Choynski, wrongfally cailed a draw’ 80 Dan Creedon: 1895, on the road; 1896, ‘eter Maher eud Tor Sharkey; 1897, Jim Cor- beit. In addition Fitz while on the road offered $100 to any one who would stand up three rounds, and no one ever cluimed a cent of the money. From January 25, 1894, up to the time he 'was knocked out by Fiiz, Jim Corbett did not ight & mau, although there were a lot of tough g:mflialll before nln. In the face of Cor- 11's easy-golug record, it is the heigit of im- nudence for Corbett or his friends to yell at Fitz a few months after the Carson victory. And when Corbett did fight who was 117 John L. Bullivan, a wreck; Charley Mitchell, a sick , Weizhing 156 pounds; Peter Jackson, & man on one leg! _The so-called sporting fraternity yell “Auke” at Fitz. So far as that is conceined, we will let the impartial public decide after looging at the veriscope pictures. They tell the wiole siory with neatness and dispatch. Iobserve that nine out of ten who are shout- ing at Fitz are particular friends of Corbett. Why not make inquiry of a few of Fiiz’s iriends? The secret of all this shouting is Corbett’s desire to get & mateh with Fitz for advertising purposes oniy. You see, Corbett staris on a. tour soon, and s maich with Fitz would boom his stock. We decline to be up by the pompadour gentleman. We ignore him. What about the other heavy-weights ? Some of them sre entitied 1o more considera- tion than Corbett, snd Fitz is disposed to do the square thing with them. He says to Maher, Goddard, Jackson, Choynski, Sharkey aud others, fight this matter out between themselves and he will then meet the winner. Therelore, if Corbett can defeat the men mentioned ‘he may thus earn the right 10 meet the champion. But Corbett has shirked all the hard baitles offered to him, ana wouid have avoided Fitz, but public opinion forced him after three years beating about the bush to enter the ring. It will not be forgotten that Coibett insistea on Fiiz beating nearly every beavs-weight in Americannd that Fitz always complied with the request. In conclusion let me say that Fitz hasearned the right toaictate and he will oxerch_e it Through precedent set by John L.Sullivan and James J. Corbeit he is entitied to the right of dictation. Phy=icaily, financially and socially Fitz was never so far advanced esat present. We are perfectly satisfied, and as for being unpopuiar with the so-called sporting frater- nily, we consider their disapproval certain evidence of cur merit. Joe Goddard, in a recent letter to Ted Alex- snder, made this siatement: ©I ihink there is enother championship fight in me. Idon’t intend to fiy at Fitzsim- mons to start with. The object of my life is to fiznt Corbett toa ficish, but if he objects to that, make it ten rounds. I will first meet Sharkey, and then will take on Juckson, Choynski or Corbett. 1f 1 am successinl with them V'l be ready to tackie Fitz.” QUAIL AND DUCK ARE YET SCARCE. Possibly the largest number of hunters that has journeyed over the San Fran- cisco and North Pacific Coast Railroad in one day during the Lunting season re- turned last Sunday from the quail and duck shooting grounds that lie between Ignacio and Sonoma. The sportsmen who had donnea rubber boots did not meet with much success, but then they felt no great disappeint- ment, as the first real flight of birds from the north is not expected until after the | arrival of cold weather ana heavy storms. The devotees of the sport kiiled time in- stead of zame in arranging their ‘“‘shacks” and “blinds,” prepaiatory to the pond- warming the ducks will receive when they put in an appearance, fresh and green frow the norihern lakes and rivers. Very few teal have been seen this season alonz the pay shores, but then it is yet early for the Iitile green-and-blue winged b-auties to return to their favorite winter baunts, The sprig is about the first of the north- ern variety of wila duck to arrive in any great numbers, and old hunters opine that this will be a great sprig winter on the marshes. The canvasback, redhead and widzeon are about the last of the cold-country birds to leave the north for the *“glorious cli- mate of California.’” Owing to the large extent of prairie lands in the southern counties which have been f9ooded py means of ditches within the past fiva years, the widgeon havealmost entirely forsaken the coast counties for their new “whistling grounds” in Kern, Fresno and Tulare counties. Quatii-shooting is hard work at present. The hills are too slippery for safe tramp- ing, and the birds positively refuse to be driven out of the deep gulches, where they find gcod shelter and water. After the first heavy rain the queil-hunter will have his inning. At present quail-shoot- ing is hard work instead of a pleasure. The successful hunters who tramped the hills last Baturday and Sunday were Jemes C. Nealon and son, Frank Dolliver, Howard Vernon, Billy Kettle, Charles Precht, H. Golcher, Louis Rondeau, Fred Butter, Al Hoffman, Phil Wand and Tom Lasey. 8. F. Sinkwitz and J. Peltier of the Em- pire Gun Club report that they had first- class dack-shooting last Sunday near Los Banos, and reiurned home with 150 birds. Game Warden J. L. Donovan of Aia- meda County writes to the sporting ed- itor that tue Snpervisors of Alameda County nave made no change in the gen- eral game law regarding rail-shooting, and as u consequence the birds can now be lawfully kilted in Alameda County. The Baden Gun Club, which is fifty strong, bas leased from the Land and Im- provement Company the privilege of shoot- ing npon 3000 acres of marsh and hill lana in the viciuity of Baden. At a recent meeting of the club a resoiuiion was vassed prohibiting the issuing of passes or permils to shoot upon the preserve to any one excepting members of the ciub. Thoe ponds in the vicinity of Baden will be vaited in the hope of enticing wild game. Victor Caglieri, a well-known member of the Tamalpais Gun Ciub, and €. E. Bundschu succeeded in bagging sixiy quail last Saturday at Rhine farm, So- uoma. ‘The Supervisors of Marin County, at a meeting held last Thursday in San Ra- fael, rescinded the order appointing Peter Urane game warden of the county. The Supervisors had heard complaints con- cerning Crane's ways of doing business and dismissed him. Itis hoped thac they will appoint some good man to fill the piace left vacant, as poaching in Marin County in carried on to a great ex- tent. Last Sunday nundreds of quail that were trapped not very far from tie city of San Rafael were shipped to this city. Trapping of quail is very common about Fairfax. Between Camp Taylor and Toca- loma irapping is carried on daily. Last Bunday a sportsman sma:hed hve traps that he met with in his travels along the gulch which runs close by the schoolhouse between Camp Taylor and Tocaloma. A zome warden can very easily bag “large game” in that section of the country. Among the passengers on the last trip of the Walla Walla from Seattle was Harold Todhunter, who graduated last June from the high school, and who re- sides with his parents at San Carlos, San Mateo County. He has been spending three months hunting and fishing in Washington, and concluaed his trip by shooting the largest black bear that has been killed in that State for years. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer speaks of the feat as a particularly piucky one. It seems that the lad, who was camping with Dr. Stanley’s party near Circle Lake, was about tocross the lake to get some pheasants when in the distance he saw a bear about to land from the lake on the opposite side. Grasping his rifle, he rowed across with might and main to overtake Bruin, The first shot pierced the bear’s skull behind tne ear and killed him. The skin—a very fine one—was brought down on the steamer and has beeu shipped to Redwood City Tannery to be dressed. Al Wilson, a Deputy Fish Commis- sioner, who is at presentenjying a vaca- tion with his friend McFariand on the San Joaqnin River, writes that be is hav- ing fairly good duck-shooting. McFar- land is prospecting for striped bass with rod and iine. CORINTHIANS’ AQUATIC SPORTS. The Corinthians will hold their annual gemes at Kl Campo to-morrow afternoon and also a special race for small yachts. The programme of aquatic sports arranged for the day will comprise the foliowing events: Yawl boat race for vacht tenders belonging to the Corinthian Club, one member allowed in each boat; 100-yard swimming race, handicap; 50-yard swim- ming race, handicap; tub race, in cos- tume; fancy costume swimming race; high and other kindsof diving and various other water games. The handicapper and referee or all ts- will be Port Captain John H. Keefe and the judges will be T. F. Tracy and Judge Kavanagh. 'n:":m for smail yachts under seven- teen feet ought to prove one of the most irrigating | | them many old time stars. The line upi exciting events of the day as the condi- tions under which they race are novel The boats are to be anchored in a line paraliel with the shore fifty yards apart with all sails down ana at a signal are to hoist their sails, slip their cables and sail twice around the ccurse finishing at the starting points. Each yacht is required to pick up her cable when finishing and lower ber sails. The boat tbat is first to comply with these conditionsin the minds of the judges will receive a beautifal twelve-izch Gu%nn I}:}eer mug, which has been offered b; ill Brooks. The judges’lor the day will be J. H. Hopps, P. J. Martenstein and T. J. Kav- anagh. = 2 On Saturday, October 16, the Corinthi- ans will hold their closing exercises at the clubbouse. A fine programme has been arranged for the occasion. Owing to the Corinthians’ games the Pacifics have postponed their race for halt-raters, which was to take place to- morrow, for one week. The beautiiul silk flag presented by Commodore Law has been awarded to Dr. Hill, his b a having defeated Fleet Captsin Connolly’s in the race sailed on August 2. Commodore Law has now presented a cup to be awarded to the winner of the best two out of three races to be sailed between now and Christmas. This is expecied to bring about some very inter- esting racing, as there is keen rivalry ameong the yachtsmen. BASEBALL GAMES FOR TO-MORROW. The Fresno Republicans will meet the Oakland Heesemans at Central Park to- day. To-morrow the Fresnos will line up against the Bushnell Alerts at the same grounds. The make-up of the teams is as follows: Fresno Bushnell Republicans. Position: Aler:s. Chance.. c Hammord Tyler or Thompson. ... Wa goner. Biitan . McCarthy Moskiman O’Kane 5 e Sweensy or H .- Kight field. The teams of the Palatine Insurance | Company (Limi ed) of Manchaster, Eng- | land, and the Hartford Fire Insurance | Company wiil play an exhibition game | atibe Presidio Athiletic grounds to-day at 2:30 . x. Both teams bave been prac- ticing iaitblully for the last two weeks, and a close and exciting contest is ex- pected. The Palatine will present a very | strong aggregation, as they have with | of the teams will be as follows: | Hartfords. | Me.er Position. Keith. . Parker. An organization, “The Crowes,” has been formed by a number of Western Ad- dition enthusiasts, with the object of placing an inviccible nine in the baseball field. The officers of the club confident- ly expect to see tne team carry oif the championship of the State for amateurs during the season of 1898. Tne following bave been elected to manage affairs for the ensuing term: President, C. Walker; vice-president, G. E. Erlin; treasurer, J. A. Sande!l; sergeant-at-arms, H. A. Ham- | ilton; secretary, Max Lichtenstein Jr.; captain, M. A. Crowe. Oflice, 509 Haight street. . At the Alameda Baseball Park to-mor- row afternoon the champion Hall Bros. of the Commercial Leazue will cross bats with the West End Bazaars, the cham- pions of Alamedua County. Noyes, the crack backsiop of the Regu- lars, is out of a job, and would like to catch for any teawm in the new tournament. At the Tenth and Folsom streets | grounds the following games are sched- | uled for to-morrow: 8 A. M, Newman & | Levinsons vs. Young Bashnell Alerts; 10 A. M., Arnold Bros. vs. Olympia Social Ciub; 12 noon, Electric Laundry vs. Im- perials; and 2:30 p. M., Biebe & Greens vs. White House. The following teams have issued chal- lenges to play any amateur nines in the city. The names and addresses of the challengers are: South Parks, Joseph Donnelly, 11 Perry street. Del Montes, 120 Hawthorne street. Puelans, Willie Madden, 407 Frost street. National Stars, John Lyons, 350 Harriet | street. Liberty Stars, J. Young, corner of Fifteenth and Potrero streets. WILL SWIM FOR MEDALS. At a meeting of the California Swim- ming Club, held on last Monday evening, it was decided to hold its first annual swimming race for the rough-water cham- pionship of the Pacific Coast to-morrow. The racs will take place at 3 o’clock | sharp, and the course will be from the Olympic pier, which is opposite the Seal Rock House, to shore, a distance of 300 yards. The club has offerea a handsome gold medal for first prize and a silver medal for second. All the best swimmers in the clubare | now in training, and it is expected that | the record will be broken. The entries up to date are as follows: R. B. Cornell, | Clyde, Hawtnorne, F. Barnett, J. Phil- lips, G. La Coste, L. Rumpf, H. Hauton, | G. Gaffert, O. Carroll, A. Baker, and O. Schulte, An invitation was sent to the Lurline Swimming Club to swim with the Cali- fornias from the Olympic pier to Seal Rocks and return, a distance of a mile. The invitation was accepted, and the race will take place immediately after the first event. HANDBALL IN THE COURTS. The following handball games will be played to-morrow in Phil Ryan’s court: W. Kelty and G. Hulchinson vs. A. Pennoyer and P. Kelly, D. Rodgers and P. Ryan vs. M MeNeil and G. McDonald, P. Hearne and M. Fogariy vs. M. J. Stokes and P. Foley, A. Hamp- ton and J. Lawless vs. J. Wnite and E. Toy, E. Maloney and D. Conneily vs. J. Nelson and J. Slattery, D. Regan and M. Ba:ch vs. J. Hogan and T. Foley, J. C. Nealon and P. Donnelly vs, J. Riordan aud T. F, Bonnet. The games to be played at the Occiden- tal handball court Sunday are as follows: B. Clements vs. W. Stewart; M. Mulleny vs. T. Sullivan; J. Pendergast and P. Hutchinson vs. J. McGinnis and P. Kally; J. McDermott and J. Carroll vs. W. O'Brien aud J. Mullen; A. Pennoyer and G. Hutcbinson vs. W. Kelly and P. Hutchinson; J. Condon and P. Kelly vs. W. Kelly and W. Pennoyer; D. Regan and J. Green vs. J. Allen and E. Green. THE PACIFIC MASTIFF CLUB. The Pacific Mastiff Club having been admitted to membership in the American Kennel Club. a meeting wiil ba held this evening at 8 o'clock aithe office of the president, 405 Powell street, at which dele- gates to the A. K. C. ana Pacific Ad- visory Board will be elected. DELAY OF JUSTIOE. The Emporium Shoplifter’s Case Put Over for One Week. Miss Elsie de Vere, accused of steal- ing a bonnet from the Emporium store on Thursday, appeared in Police Court 4 yesterday to answer to a charge of grand larceny. The young ‘woman, it will be remembered, is '8 member of a traveling theatrical company now in Siockton, and she was infending to appear on the stage in that city on Monday. When the case was called the woman’s attorney stated that there was no inten- tion of his ciient fighting the matter, as she would plead guilty to the charge. From all appearances the defense, or rather the plea for clemency, will be that Miss de Vere is a klopromaniac. A. Byrnes, | STANFORD MEN PLAY T0-DAY Varsity Against Reliance| in a Great Game This Afternoon. Palo Alto Freshmen Against Lowell High School This Forenoon. Some Comments on the Individual Players and Their Relative Merits. This afternoon at 3 o’clock the Stanford Varsity will ine up against the Reliance eleven on the new and well prepared recreation grounds, corner of Eighth and Harrison streets. A well-contested match, by teams and by individuals, is expected. The make- up of the two elevens promises a struggle both interesting and sciexntific, Following are the men that will play and the way they will oppose each other. The stripped weights, which are in each case about ten pounds less than with clothes on, are also given. The Stanford weights are mainly close approximations, as are those for Sherman, Sheehy and Felton Taylor of Reliance; but the other Reliance weights are, in every instance, exact and reliable: Stanford. Position. Rellance. Jeffs. 151.............L.end R...Ed Shermln,;gg Sheeby, 192 Rice, 165... L tackle R,.. { gheEnss 132 Fickert, 187 . 215 Burnet. 185 Wells, 209 Carle. 2138. -R. guard L..Pete Smith, 195 Thomas, 185 Parker, 148 urpny, 145 165. .R tackle L. Sexton, 180 Fisher, 170. S & Cotton'(capiain), 185. Fuliback.. 172 pounds. Average weight 175 pounds. The result of this match will indicate how the two universities stand, for the Reliance, with a less powerful team, last Saturday defeated California on the same grounds 10 10 0. The new additions to the | Reliance since then are Ed: Sherman, the former Berkeley captain, at end; big Gene Sheehy, of recent newspaper and Berkeley fame, at tackle; Feiton Taylor at fullback and Platt at quarier instead of Code, who has gone to the mines. No early game of former years excited 80 much interest among Stanford parti- sans as to-day’s contest with the Reliance team. Until Saturday’s practice game Stanford men were quite confident, but alter seeing the second eleven successfully buck the Varsity down the field for many yards there is a feeling that the line men may not be able to hold the heavy Reli- ance players. It is probable that not many changes in the Stanford line-up will be made during the game, as it is desired to give the strongest candidates a thorough trial. It will be the first game in whicn Burnett, Parkerand Daly of Stanford have taken part and their work will be watched | with interest. | Sheehy’s introduction into the Reliance | team, now first announced, practically | settles the question of his resuming prac- tice at Berkelev. He is a big, strong, active man, and Rice will have to employ all his knowledge of the tackle’s position, gained during five years from Eastern coaches, to oppose him and prevent big Feiton Taylor from gaining there with his unscientific, but remarkably successful pile-driver style of line bucking. Stanford will probably show the better team work and the better kicking. The question is, Will the remarkably heavy and powerful Reliance neutralize these? It will be worth while to watch. Manager Frawley of the Columbia has invited the Reliance and Stanford football teams be be his guests at the theater this evening. ‘The Stanford freshman team that is to oppose Califernia’s freshmen on the 30:h in the annual contest will playat the new grounds, Eighth and Harrison streets, at 10:30 o'clock this forencon, against the lowell High School eleven. The freshmen will have an advantage in weight, averaging about fifteen pounds more 10 the man. They will also have the advantage of some expert coaching. As for team work, however, they will pos- sibly be inferior to their opponents. The freshman team’s line-up is not de- termined upon, but will in the main bs the same as that in the game with Bel- mont School, which the freshmen won, and as that is the more recent game with the Y. M. C. A. light weights team, which the freshmen lost by & margin. The High Scbool players, whose approxi- mate stripped weights are given, will line up in this way: Right end, Johnson, 132; right tackle, Middle- ton, 143; right guard, Cook, 152; center, Jackson, 140: left guard, Stiliman, 165: left tackie, Chad- vlck. 154 leit end, ~tadtfele, 128: quarter. Saw- 108; right lest Robinson (capiain), 138: lett hslf, Rooney, 144; full, Hooper, 135. The football team of the Horace Mann Grammar School, weighing 135 pounds to the man, would like to hear from all teams of equal weight. Franklin Mor- rison, 135 San Jose avenue, city, is cap- tain. The week has brought about but few en- couraging changes in Berkeley football circles. Guiberson has improved wonder- fully and is beginning to play the game with an eagerness that has formerly been lacking in nis play. Sheehy has left Berkeley, and Califor- nia’s chanc:s for a strong aggregation at center have fallen in conscquence. Since the troubie with Sheehy more attention has been given to Guiberson, and every effort will be used to make a Varsity guard of hium for this season. Ludlow is putting up a good game at guard, but whether he wouid be able to hold Fickert or Carle is problematical. Hooper and Mayer are also showing up well, but are rather light for guards. | Another new candidate for gnard has ap- | peared in the form of Barnes, who has | been moved from tackle. Giersbherg continues to put up his first- class game at center. Bender at quarter is doing good work at interfering and breaking through, but his passing is some- what faulty. He hasnotas yet become expert in the new method of passing, which is different from that used when he | played quarter before. Tolman is doing well at tackle, Thera is an abundance of goo | material for this position, but with the excention of Simp- son, who may possibly play tackle, whol cou'd play a strong enough game to offset the advantage that Stanford will have 1n her guards. Collier and Kaarsberg have been play- ing on the Varsity most of this week. flnny believe that Hopper will be back at end again, although he is playing an excellent game at halfback. Most of the freshmen have been playing with their cla<s team, 0o opportunity has not been given tosize them up as Varsity possibilities. Pringle, who has been laid up with water on the knee, has come out again and will try for guard. He weighs about 190 pounds and is an aggressive player. Now that Sheeuy’s de- The Blues. Tois Is a synonym for that gloomy, harrassed condition of the mind which has its origin in dys- pepsia. All the ugly spiritsthat, under the name of the “blues,” “bine devils” “megrims” and “mulligrubs” torments the dyspeptic almost ceaselessly, vanish when attacke1 with Hostetter’s Stumach Bitters, that, moreover annihilates billousness, constipation. ctills and fover, kidney complaints aud nevousness. parture has left both positions of guard op-n, Pringle will have a fair cbance for the Varsity. Whipple '0), who wss sub-halfbeck on last year's Varsity, and Arkley '98, who was a sub-guard and 100k Walthall’s placa on the U. C. team in last Thanksziving's game, have both come out within the last few days. _ 5 Although Thanksgiving day i3 drawing rapidly near, there are not more than three men who can be named as certain to play in the big game. Greisberg, Simpson ard Hail are almost sure to be on the eleven that Berkeley will sena against the cardinal. Berkeley’s backs at present are danger- ously light with the exception of Hall, Hopper and Thane, who are playing hali- back, both weigh less than 150. Benasr and Haskell, the rivals for quarter, are also light. By the end of next week, when Cali- fornia plays its second game with Reli- ance, more definite knowledge of who will fill the positions on the team will probably be availahie. At Palo Alto the scarcity of ‘‘scrub” players is siill a source of anxiety to both coach and Varsity players. Biliy Mclo- tosh, who has :or the past two years been | the captain and mainstay of the second | team, has been very sick, and will play n more football this year. Jerry Rusk, popular tackle, now has charge of th men who nightly oppose the Varsity. Recently bis team has been somew strengthened by the addition o: some Varsity men, who are being given a hard fight by cther aspirants for football hon Ed James is being given a trial at tackl Ray Smith is being tried at halfback in- stead of end, and Daly is doing well as half. Burnett is now playing a splendid game, both in snapping back the bail and in general defensive and offensive work. This year Stanford goes into the game in much better shape than the ning of other seasons has found her. early arrival of Coach Brooke and i number of old players in the footba tquad bas made it possible to spend much o: the time on tue more intricate poin of tue game, instead of devoting a larg part of the first month teaching the rudi- ments of the game togreen players. Last | year there was no interference to speak of | until within about two weeks of | Thaoksgiving game. This year things are different. Wadsworth, the freshman player, who was reported so badly injured, is about again none the worse for his yecent shak- ing-up. The freshmen team is st in lack of heavy men, and recenti ley, the center, has given up football on account of his studies, so that 2 new man will have to be found for the vacant posi- tion. FLY-CASTING AT STOW LAKE. Commencing at 10 o’clock to-day the annual open-to-all fly-casting tournament will be heid at Stow Lake, and it is thought that every lover of the quiet and interest- ing pastime who can spare a few hours from business will be at the lake to either engage in the contests or watch the rod- wieiders cast for honor and medals. Last season the clab provided a lunch for the hungry ones, but a new rule has been formulated, and it savs that all those who intend to visit Stow Lake on October 9 must go prepared with lunch sufficient to supply their own desires, as the club will not be responsible for empty stom- achs or the vizorous “kicks’’ of the inner man. As anglers seldom grow huagry “‘when they are on duty’’ it is zenerally supposed that there will be but little clashing of teeth at the lake during the hours of reel singing. Anglers, especially those who maks Point Reyes their headquartersduring the steelhead-fishing season, will regret 1o learn of the death of Hiram Perkins, one of the veterans who loved his friends as he loved his rods. F. M. Granger, J. A. Genochio, C. D. Hayward, Ricbard Pigion, Joseph Hol- linsead and C. Dalve of Redwood City re- turned a few days ago from Eel River, after enjoying a most pleasant outing. in Humboldt County. Anglers who have recently returned from Russian River report that the black bass have now a woody flavor and that they are not at all palatabie. They are feeding on what is commonly known as Le woodworm. John Butler, John Gallagher and John Benn are stillenjoying great steelhead and king salmon fishing on Eel River, but they have not shipped any fish yet to this city, which is a bad sign. A writer in Scribner’s tells how he saw salmon pass the first fall on the Niagara, which is forty-six feet high, to reach their spawning beds. There are (hree jumps to be made, and oaly the most powerful ana determined reached the stream above. The first obstacle was a clean jump of fit- teen feet, with a good pool to'siart from. Above that every nook and crevice where a fish could find a resting-place was crowded. Tue salmon were large ones, from twenty-five to forty pounds, and as we have frequently seen a one-pound trout leap a two-foot fall we can readiiy believe that these salmon made a fifteen- foot leap.—New York Fishing Gazette. ENGLAND’S GAME AT AUBURN. AUBURN, Carn, Oct. 7.—The annual tournament of the California cricket teams will begin October 17 with a five days’ meet at the grounds of the Citrus Colory Club, near Loomis, Placer County. The first match will be between the Colonys and the Pacifics of Oakland. Teams from Lake and Nevada counties will partici- pate in the tournament. Two years ago, when'the tournament was beld at Looms’ the home team won four out of five, The Pacifics, however, present a very strocng team this year. The bigrest baseball game of the season in Placer County will be played to-morrow on the Auburn diamond. The contesting teams are the Lincolns and Rocklins, and the purse $100. 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