The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 5, 1898, Page 8

8 NETS AND RODS | INTHE RUSSIAN RIVER. he mouth of Rus- r a week or in the deep r to be Galla- Although the bar at sian River has bee more anglers. w pools above Dunc having fairly good gher, the veteran spooning th Butler. COURSING FOR | MONEY mechanism, in the ce of battery. When John touches which a spring the ter fish on the end of the line receive The coursing at Ingleside to-day and to- shock which temporarily stuns it. morrow embraces two stakes and the en- in a state of stupor Butler “buc try includes performers of exceptional on the fish,” urprises his frieuds by | o All the-local cracks are in the out” summate but *‘knocked with reeling t steelh ease. “bull open event, and the pupples are young- sters that will put up the hottest kind of sport. Santa Clara County has six candidates in the running. The Dean kennels have out the old favorites, Connemara and Moondyne. - Game old Skyball is again to the front. The Colorado puppy, Bo- nanza, is out for laurels. The Shannon | string has representation in both stakes 2d its candidates number no less than five, Picking winners {s hazardous, but on form there should be a flag to-day for co t it is e but when they w f est device what a jol will receive. Net tishermen of the R ome other them | nfies Dividend, Dempsey: Lass, Sprig o better than lllegs et gnal, St. Sweet Mu- is very unprofitat ¥ o Master Jack, wn, Belle Le- In & dgtter' toiThe Call one man, (nLer. -d, Bonanza and Gladys Pasha. s the cde a take should go to Sky- ball, Fleetwood, Susie, High | Born . Cavalier, Old Glory, Lady | Campbell, Rosette, Connemara, Duke of Oakgrove and Senorita. | The course between the pupples Sweet | Music and Royal Oak_should be closer | than the mouths of dishonest politicians | in_the Grand Jury room. Los Palmas and San Mateo are new ones to-day. They may develop the un- expected. St. Nicholas and Log Boy should run to-day under the traditional blanket. Some miscreant entered the Orfent iten- 4 ¢ nights ago and maliciously doubtle ch were & hes were s and were drifting with In the gunning de appears an_editori of the Halfmoon me 2 ten by the e Advocate on protection. In ter of fish who hav necessi rmen ne St e’ Iunable dog with a Knife. “-h F6 they The Interstate Coursing Club held its | regular ‘monthly meeting last Tuesday evening. Thirty-four members | were | present and the following were admitted | as new_ members: H. A. Deckelman, | George J. Panairo, Hugh Lynch, John Maher, John Keenan, Joseph Goodman, and J." J. Griffin. |~ The running to- ay will begin at 1 p. m. and to-morrow 1 a. m. t OARSMEN SELECTED T0 REPRESENT THE DOLPHINS. Captain Kennedy of the Dolphins has selected the 1 who are to represent the club in the various rowing events thig season, and already the men are in active | ining. The club expects its junior crew to | make a good showing this season. Thci | s from n anglers’ the are tr: men selected to compose the crew ar tn T n, stroke; A. Michelette, after- J. Kennedy, forwardwaist; W. w, and Eddie Bartman, cock- we o ist; . Patch, swain. Pape 1s training assiduously for the or skiff, and hopes to lower Dennis’ s at the next meeting. T. J. Hopkins will represent the Dol- phins in the junior skiff, while T. R. Kee- nan will race in the nior shell. The race between W. O. Patch and | Alec Pape for the club diamond medal will not be held until a week before the club’s picnic, which is scheduled for some time in April. | Two junior crews have been organized | for the coming son by the South Ends. One boat will manned by William Barry, Charles Hugh Meclsaac and J wiil o'cloc! will leave I be Jenkins, patrick. The second barge velcomed by an- int on a good . Fif have Charles Skelly, Frank Tobin, k Mayo and William McColiough as 1so intend having two Lenore Tayic | senior crews. Bob McArthur will soon vorce from k order the Midgets to commence training Shitne and defend the championship. Net “Pop”’ Foley will have an active op- TNacis B rent in Len Hausler, who was admit- t Henry B rce | fad to membership by the South Ends at ground their last meeting. Hausler intends en- tering the junidr shell race. the round of de- b: A committee representing all the row- es and | ing clubs will visit F. X. Ryan of the Reeves, railroad company regarding the removal t on the | of the old bridge at Campo. Should She asks | the bridge be removed that pleasure re- ze to Fred | sort will be able to boast one of the finest cruelty. courses in the counfry. TROUT FISHING ON EEL RIVER. The beautiful Eel River, in Humboldt County, is affording anglers gala sport owing to the low and clear state of the water and the large numbers of game fishes that are lodged in the deep pools waiting opportunity to ascend to spawning beds. Recently J. Vansant Jr., the photographer of Eureka, Cal, and W. C. Culbert, of the S. B. Leavitt Paper Company of this city, enjoyed a few days of grand sport, catching fourteen-inch steelheads with hook and line. On January 11 they basketed forty-one nice fish which were photographed by Mr. Vansant. The best fishing grounds are between Singleys and Fern- dale, which place can be reached from Eureka by team or train, a distance of sixteen miles. Although rather late in the season for trout fishing, the twenty-seven and a half pound catch made by the gentlemen in question proves beyond a doubt that first-class midwinter sport can be enjoyed by anglers until such time as the heavy rains will disturb and alter the present condition of the clear and sparkling waters of the river. } | shoot of the se: | strap of birds and | tune of thirty: DUCK SHOOTING ON GRIZZLY ISLAND. J. Maynard Jr., an ardent lover of field sports and a fine duck shot, was the guest of the famous market shooter, C. J. Legro on Sunday and Monday, January 23 and 24. “Lee” has been a market hunter for twenty-five years, and is considered king of the professional wild duck shooters of this State. \His ark is anchored in an ideal duck-shooting country on Grizzly Island, which is about twenty-five miles southeast of Suisun, near Roaring River. John Sandal and Costa were visi Maynard arrived with his camera and shooting iron. On Sunday, January 23, Maynard killed on the wing 128 birds, viz., 97 teal, 15 mallard, 14 sprig, 1 gadwell and 1 widgeon between the hours of 12 m. and 4:30 o'clock, using a 12-gauge Smith 3% drachms of Eagle duck and 1% oz. of chilled shot. ng Legros when Mr. On the following day he bagged 34 birds in one and one-half hours’ shocting over decoys. The total 162 birds were shot a second time by the camera, as they hung from a lofty position on the old hunt- er’s happy-home. A TEW MORE WEEKS 70 HONT GAME. of the season be shot in ac- laws of this This {s the last month when quail and duck can cordance with the game State. Doubtless many vears will pass before another such remarkably prolific season for game—that is, of the wild duck va- riety—will favor local sportsmen whose pleasure in gunning is confined princi- pally to the marshes contiguous to tue bay. Owing to the extreme cold weatner and | the absence of ratn, the feathered Dbipeds | of the ponds and sloughs seek the marshes for food and shelter, and as a consequence duck shooting has been re- markably good during the entire season. Had re been he rains the birds now th loafing on the bay would be many Tailes aw waxing fat and lazy on the grain fields in the southern counties. Sportsmen who shot on the preserves located in the Sonoma marshes last Sun- day had all the sport for which one could | ¢ wish. Teal were surprisingly plentiful and fifty or sixty birds to a gun was nothing uncommon. The Smith brothers had ingls_shoot near Black Point. and Willilams were very well s with u bag they made near Rec Louis Boltander, Al Raisch and J. Arthur bagged 160 duck near Shellville. In fact, every who returned from the Sonoma‘ last Sunday reported having had thi cason. As the wi conditions have not changed the shooting ad a great morn- McMahon in the marshes hunter marsnes | best | to-day and to-morrow should be equally | good. The net fishermen are catching large numbers of canvasback ducks in the bay which are_sold at good prices to game dealers. Physicians say that the birds which died from suffocation are for food. Seined ducks are easily dis cernible by the abse The ‘‘cans’ are great divers, and it Is hing for bottom food that they ir heads into the meshes of the Some fishermen no law_to pre slaughter the est or punish- vent this manner of gam fishermen do not fear ar: ment. Duck shooting near Suisun is good. Sculling the sloughs and shooting teal as Jump” on the approach of the hunters is first-class sport, but hunters must be careful to select a good pilot who understands duck shooting and how to scull, or otherwise they may have cause to regret their trip to the marshes. La Sunday Fred Surrhyne, a collector of this city, and L. Prenot of the Demming-Pal- mer Milling Company 7gaged a man named Bell to scull them. When about two miles from Suisun the old boat which they were in sprung a leak and it was with much difficulty the craft was sculled into the tules, where the hunters had to remain standing in three feet of water until the pilot managed in some way to patch up the hole. The hunters lost their ammunition and lunch and re- turned finally to Suisun sadder, put wiser men. Speaking of Bell, J. Maynard Jr. of this city states that while on a recent shoot- ing trip to Suisun he had engaged Bell to scull him through the sloughs. He had a good shoot, and when he was about to take his departure for home he discovered | that two large strings of game which were in charge of a hotelkeeper had mysteriously disappeared. Officers were dispatched to hunt up the thief, and they found one bunch of birds in Bell's pos- session. He had was in a glorious mood when placed under arrest. Maynard did not feel dispo: to_prosecute him, so Bell was released, after receiving some wholesome advice. Bell must have been “three sheets in the wind,” as it is not | thought that he would have confiscated | other people’s property | intentionally when enjoying his full senses, ‘W. H. Sears had a grand shoot at Cor- delia last Sunday forenoon. His bag con- sisted of sprig, teal and mallard to the ve duck. The gentleman was delighted with the sport he enjoyed. George P. Schaefer, editor of the Coast Advocate, Half-moon Bay, is taking an active interest in the protection of the game and fish of San Mateo County. As sportsmen and anglers are increasing in numbers annually, the decrease in game and fish must be correspondingly great. Slaughtering game and fish during the close seasons is even more common now than it was twenty years ago, hence the necessity of Game Wardens in every county of this State. If the editors of interior journals will but emulate the ex- ample set by Mr. Schaefer, looking to- Wward the immediate protection of game and fish—quall, duck, deer and trout will not suffer from future extermination—that is, if the present reckless and extrava- | gant slaughter by pothunters and those who respect nat the game laws of the State be checked in time. The Advocate of February 2 publishes the following sound article on game pro- tection—a timely warning to the Super- visors of San hrlla.leo County: With San Mateo County the ‘cne exception, the scarcity of game throughout the counties of the entire State s being noticed by sports- men now. Every season all through the other not_fit | | adopt some means to remedy the conditions of netting can- | are plentiful on | disposed of the best | Harrlson gained a vieto | and ere | finny inhabitants by their fllegal fishing. Last ce of shot marks. | | ifornia courts. | Score, 4—8, 7 out | | court ana countles quail, trout and game become scarcer, and the man behind the gun or with the rod and, reel, returns home with a smaller bag and creel. This is to be expected, through tive manner in which State and county officials re- fuse to afford ample protection for the press ation of fish and ame f the depreda- tions of the campers and game killers. In iew of the fact of increasing population and more guns, game in the futu unless protec- tion is made at once—will not continue even as plentiful here in this county as now. We do not know how we are to preserve game without giving it lawful protection, and we positively me that it is our Super- | visors’ dut; ns to en- | force the St in this county, are the most noted fishing resorts on the coast, | and are visited annually by nhundreds of per- | ons who are fond of the sport of trout fishing. East and north of these places, up the steep des In the tangled recesses of the campt laces innumerable, where the silence is only of quail or the “lipping’ deer or rabbit. The entire county is prolific in game, and thousands of dollars are annually left here by visiting sportsmen, which In itselt should | s a monetary consideration—be o self-inter- ‘ mountain broken by the piping * footfall of a startled es keep, section in California. The Coast A stand in the & proporsition for our county fathers to our county in the van as the leading game cate has always made a firm iterests of game protection; i has cited undeniable facts of unlawful killings | of game within our county; it states to-day | that not long the lagoon at San Gregoric was fllegally seined during the night time, and the catch of n was so great that it called for the services of a six-horse team to_con- vey the fish to Baden and South San Fran- | wh were openly disposed of. The | tands ready to-day to give to urce of such information matter may be looked into and that they be shown the absolute necessity | of at once appointing a game warden, Our trout strear long t will arrive an as heretofore, to de that the ance guard of campers checked—will proceed, opulate the streams of the | season there were congregated in the nelgh- borhoed of Purissima Creek, one week before | the trout season opened, over sixty campers, who, no doubt, commenced to and did fish without hindrance, regardless of the closed sea- son We affirm that it is to this county’s inter- ests and to the interests of game protection, that the expo: be prohibited by the Board of Supervisors; the law regarding the running of deer with b 4 as being unhumane and sregard county laws: and that the killing or taking of game and feh after vightfall is, or should be, illegal, and that it is the duty of the Board of Supervisors to that now exist. S ADAMS AND MURDOCH T0 MEET AGAIN TO-DAY. The cold many tenni; eather of the past week kept devotees away from the Cal- George Whitney and Arthur Chese- brough earned the honor of having their names engraved on the beautiful silver trophy as the champions in doubles. During the week R. N. Whitney de- feated George S. Bradshaw by a score of 2—6, 6—1, 2—6, 6—1, 5—6. Bradsha evened matters a trifle by defeating afterward George Whitney. 3 George has been out but once during the week, and his absence was very no- ticeable, Daily and Sanborn lowered the colors of the invincibles, Whitney and Brad- shaw, in a sharp contest a score of 2—6, 61, 6—1. Dally’'s wo during the match showed that he is rapidly round- (n(g m!|0 form. * “orrigan defeated Munson Deuprey. Score, 6—4, 6—2, 6—4.. E. Woodbury then defeated the winner by a score of 6—. Sherwood Adams of the Californias and Percy Murdoch of the Bellevue Club of Alameda will meet in a return match at the courts of the latter club to-day. In the first match Adams won, but Murdoch claimed unfamiliarity with the local also complained of sore feet, not being used to playing on cement. Miss Verna Harrison and Miss Ethel Hudson were out during the week. Miss Harrison gained a victory over Miss Mr. Robertson of Santa Monica has been granted the privileges of the club.l and during the week played against Mr. O'Connell, the club’s heavy weight. Both gained a rub. Miss Lilienthal . had a number of lady friends out during the week. The latest aspirants for membership in the club are: Miss Claire Deuprey, Miss Grace Knowlton, Miss E. Redding and Miss Edith Manning, HANDBALL GAMES - IN THE COURTS. Those who have entered for the hand- bail tournament which will be held at Phil Ryan's court on Howard street to- day are: D. Rogers and P, vs. M. McNeil and G. McDonald. Bragive M. M D. J. Shehan and N. J. Prendergast vs. L. Waterman and E. McDonough. n’r. Foley and J. Kirby vs. D. Regan and J. ogan. E. Toy and J, White vs. J. Collins and R. Murphy. J. Harlow and D. Connelly vs. M. Basch and J. Lawless, P. Herrin and M. J. Stokes vs. J. Boyle and Py Keleni: a J. C. Nealon . Riordan and R. Lt ve. J.C. and T. F. Bonnet, ~ - nenat In the Divorce Court. Clara J. Howell was granted a divorce from John M. Howell by Judge Belcher yesterday on the ground of failure to provide. ELECTRICITY IN THE RACING GAME. An article in an Eastern exchange from the pen of Clint C. Riley, would give the impression that the ex-officlal of the old Bay District track is becoming more than modernized in some of his racing ideas. After reviewing the barbarous use of the whip and spurs as applied by joc- keys on all of our American tracks, Mr. Riley thinks the Jockey Club and Turf Congress might, with good reason, look into the matter of the use of the electric battery on horses. Clint in concluding his article says: “Outlawed as it is, its effectiveness will lead to its surrepti- tlous use by unscrupulous owners despite he penalties attending discovery. Legit- imatized and taken under the protection f racing rules, its use properly defined and always made known to the public, it would almost certainly be adopted by all racing owners as an adjunct of the high- est value and utility.” While there is much useless punishing of horses with the cruel spur, the writer can hardly agree with the Chi duction of electricity into the racing game would elevate the sport. To be sure, a shock leaves no ill after effects, but if racing has deteriorated to this, beiter close the gates and scribble off some bright obituary notices. If we must have electricity, why not have {ron and copper horses constructed? Do away with the capricious and high- priced jockey. Lock a blindfolded man up in the motor room of some downtown electrical concern and let him play a tune on the keys. Some one of these iron steeds would win and the public would be just as well pleased. They would be guessing just the same. ‘W. J. Spiers, the owner of the great sprinter O'Connell and several other horses, among them the two-year-old Santello, thinks an injustice was done when his stable was ordered suspended for sixty days over the victory of the lat- ter youngster one day this week. Mr. Spiers says the two-year-old, while a ‘‘good looker,” showed him nothing in his morning gallops until one morning when breezed through the stretch with O'Connell. Then, apparently feeling his position, he stepped a quarter on the Inside track in 241 seconds. performance. His owner says there was nothing secret about the trial. A num- ber of horsemen saw the run, and were as much surprised,as he was. All Mr. Spiers asks, he says, is an opportunity to explain the whole matter, and this the stewards will probably grant. Rubicon, who proved such a vexatious customer for Tommy" Griffin, has been glven a “let-up” by his recent purchaser, and will receive, so it is said, a _special ‘“‘prep” for the Burns Handicap. If he is treated as leniently as Libertine has been during his racing career the chestnut will be asked to carry a couple of freight cars and a ton or two of scrap iron. The California Jockey Club has issued its book of entries for the spring 2-vear- old stakes. Seven stakes are carded and Burns & Waterhouse have from five to eight nominations in each. he past two weeks' racing at Ingleside has been a very trying one for the talent. Reversals in form have been frequent, and Judge Joe Murphy 1s aging rapidly in an endeavor to unravel some of the acro- batic displays. Sixty-six favorites have been served up piping hot and thirty-eight t to the dogs. of them went to e *MULHOLLAND, ago scribe that the intro- | wonderful | CYCLE RACING ON THE TRACK AND ROAD. The old Velodrome race course, re- built at Elmhurst by the Haywards elec- tric road, will be reopened on Wasning- ton’s birthday by a big race meet, under the management of Walter B. Fawcett. Fawcett has the right idea in that he is going to inaugurate middle distance rac- ing, which is so popular now in the East. He has matched W. E. Becker of Min- neapolis, John E. Edwards of this city and W. G. Furman, the champion ama- teur of Southern California, but who will turn professional for this occasion, in a twenty-mile paced event, With plenty of multicycle pacing machines. The pre- liminary event will be a two-mile profes- sional handicap. No amateur events have been provided for, for the reason that the best amateurs of the coast will be entered in the twenty- five-mile road race in the forenoon, and will be in no condition to compete in track events in the afternoon. The meet will be under C. A. C. C. sanc- tion, and the clubs intend lending it their hearty support in the endeavor to revive the waning interest in cycle racing. The regular monthly meeting of the Calitornia Associated Cycung Clubs will be held this evening at the rooms of the Olympic Club \heelmen. It will be an important sesston, and there will doubt- less be some. lively debating over the proposed changes in the relay rules. ‘I'ne road racing committee of the asso- ciation met Lhursaay nmight and discussed plans for the coming retay, which wul be presented to the board to. 1t has been about decided to ¢ Bill’s ofter of a $350 trophy tor the reiay ra Changes in the regulations against pacing will a1so be recommended. The committee has issued entry blanks for the annual twenty-five-mile nandicap road race or the association, to be held over the San Leandro triangle on Wash- ington’s birthday, February 22. This will be the sixth twenty-five-mile event held under the auspices of the C. A. C. C. the prize list and number of entrie exceed all previous ones. If the course is good on the day of the race, the ex- isting record of 1 hour 9 minutes 34 1-3 seconds will undoubtedly be lowered. En- tries close with Chairman Myrick on Feb- ruary 14. . The committee intends to recommend a slight change in the course, so that the race will start about a half mile this side | of San Leandro, instead of a half mile the other side, as heretofore, and by cut- ting off a bad turn near Haywards, the finish will be at about the same point as usual. The riders are heartily in ac- cord with the proposed change. The games ot the Cycle Baseball League will be continued to-morrow, although there is a noticeable falling off in the in- terest. The Bay City Wheeinren will meet the Reliance C.ub Wheelmen at Oak- land; Olympic Club Wheelmen vs. Acme Club wheelmen, Velodrome; Garden City | | Wheelmen vs. San Francisco Road Club, | San Jose. The Bay City Wheelmen will hold its | thirteenth annual reception and dance at the Maple Room of the Palace Hotel, on ‘Wednesday evening, February 16, from 8:30 to 12 o‘clock. Invitations may be pro- cured from the members, but the num- ber is necessarily limited. The hops of this club in the past have always been looked forward to with more than ordl»“ nary interest, and the members are evi- | dencing considerable enthuslasm over the | approaching one. Dancing will be the | feature of the evening, and light refresh- ments will be served during the intermis- sions. The Reliance Club Wheelmen of Oak- | land will hold a five-mile handicap road | race, the first of the season, to-morrow at 11 o'clock, over the San Leandro-Hay- | wards course. Deacon, Rosenheim and | ‘Wyman will start from scratch and Mott, | Coxhead, Cramer, Noonan, Hazelton, Griffiths and others will be on the hadi- | cap marks. | ames E. Little, prominent in the Capi- | tal City Wheelmen and the Puritan Club of Sacramento, is in the city for a fort- | | night's visit, and is renewing his many | friendships in the wheeling fraternity. | His popularity is attested by the warmth | of his reception wherever he goes. Mr. Little brings word that four of the prominent members of the Capital City Club_ have gone Klondikeward—Captain | Charles Shaw, George Redman, Will| | Hubert and another. They left on the | Walla Walla's last’ trip north. L. A.| Young will also go to Alaska shortly. Charles Scheerer will join the colony of California racing men in Honolulu. “Bob’™" Smith and William Hill are candidates for the position of captain vacated by the departure of Mr. Shaw, and the election to choose his successor will be held next Monday night. The Imperial Cycling Club held an en- joyable masquerade party last Wednes- day evening at Union Square Hall. It was | confined to the members and their lady friends, and a great deal of taste was manifested in some of the costuming. The hall was prettily decorated and the whole | affair was on a par with similar social functions_this club has given. Harry F. Terrill is now in Honolulu, He left | taking part in the races there. quietly about three weeks ago. H. A. Lozier & Co.’s advance cata- logue, ‘“Oa the Square,” has come to | hand. In a few remarks it has this ad- vice to_offer those who may be advertis- ing: “‘Scattéring advertisements in hotel | lobbies, ecity directories, maps, pro- | grammes, ete., are usually procured only at a cost very much out of proportion to the results achieved and should not be used unless your profits are providing vou with a safe surplus. One inch in a good local paper, displayed in the same place each issue, will do more to keep yourself and your bicycle before the pub- ic than many advertisements of fhe kinds mentioned above.” ‘The Olympic Club Wheelmen will hold a smoker at Alcazar Hall on Saturday evening, February 26. The committee intends to furnish the members agpd in- vited guests with a high class vaudeville entertalnment, and cards of admission will be in demand. George’ L. Hall of the Bay City Club has gone south on a business trip. “Pinky” Stoddard is in Los Angeles. Dr. Mervy and Joe Nye recently completed a century ride around the bay en tandem:. H. W. SPALDING. WILL IT EVER COME TO THIS? CHOYNSKI AND McCOY MAY MEET HERE. The National Athletic Club has the crack welter weight, Tom Ryan of Syra- cuse, now under its wing. Ryan is matched to fight George Green, and un- less he was confident of disposing of the . local lad it is extremely doubtful that he would journey such a long distance for a whipping. Green says that he was not “right” when he faced and was badly drubbed by Walcott, and that he will prove to his friends on the next oc ion that he is still able to go the distance and win out against a hard game. Certainly Ryan will compel Green to extend himself, and if George is found wanting he will grace- fully retire from the business of fighting for a living, at least it is hoped so. The Empire Club is by no means dead— that is, according to latest reports from people who are in a position to know a thing or two about the inside doings of fighting clubs. One man prominently connected with tHe turf has seemingly been a stumbling block to the interests of the club and its directors have finally concluded to dispense with the services of the gentleman, and they have accom- plished that end but with no little dif= ficulty. The “Tut” Ryan and Choynski match is off and an attempt will now be made to match Choynski against McCoy, Maher or Sharkey. If the two former pugilists refuse to meet California Joe the club would not be shooting far off the mark if it matched Choynski against S ey, a8 the last time the local heavyweights met the contest did not terminate satisface torily. Sharkey is ready to fight any personand in any club. He should be given a chance when there is “a fair field and no favor,” to demonstrate to the people of this city if he is really entitled to the distinction which he "and his friends claim. Any person who had seen Griffo ham- mer the Vallejo champion a few weeks ago and who witnessed the contest at the Olympic Club cannot but say that the Australian did not try to extend himself. Griffo must have had an ob; r ing his speed and punches a big game. discolored long before the decision was rendered. But with all due respect to Mc~ | Connell it must be said that for a green 'un he is a surprisingly although a weak puncher. George Bishop, better known as ‘“‘Bid- dy,” stated yesterday that he would like a turn at Jimmy Lawlor or an pound fighter on the coast. Bishop iS a promis- ing looking fellow, who carries .a pretty, good record. The Excelsior Athletic Club held a meeting on Tuesday evening, February 1, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: James H. Keifedy, president; John Horrigan, vice-president; Fred M. Waldstein, secretary; Geral Kelly, treasurer; Joe Kennedy, captain; John Duffy, sergeant at arms; board of directors—Eugene Murra Frank Skuse, Hugh McLaughlin, George E: Henry Ahlers. The club is in financial condition, having over bers in good standing. It was decided to hold the next monthly exhibition on Monday evening, February 14. The main event will be an eight-round contest for a valuable trophy between Jack Sullivan of the Jefferson Athletic Club and Jimmy; Riley of the Excelsior Club. =l WHEELS LAID ASIDE- FOR THE NATIONAL GAME. clever fellow, The Olympic Club Wheelmen and the Acme Wheelmen will oppose each other at the Velodrome to-morrow. Both teams have been faithfully practicing and the game ought to be exciting. Following is the line-up: Olympic Wheelmen. Acme. Cartwright Pitcher. H. Hanifin ‘atcher. J. Galindo “irst bas H. Agnew econd bai Ruppert hird base R. Lyng tstop Simson eld . er feld. flel G. Trezevant. . S. McDougal D. Mansfield - ...Freeman The Pacific Baseball Team of . North Temescal is out with a challenge to play the White House nine of this c time the captain of the latter t set. The Pacifics line up as follo Peralta, catcher; G. Figie, pitche Raymond, first base; Waterbury, second base; Waters, third base; A. Brackett, shortstop; C. Logue, left field; G. Hag- gerty, center field: Kearney, right fleld; substitutes. The team is managed by E. H. Barbeau, North Temescal. nt E. Burnham, representing the Fre- mont Stars, would Ilike to hear from teams under 15 years of age. Address challenges to 2421; Fremont street. The Xerry Cofilsxgn. The United States Inspectors of Local and Foreign Steam Vessels will investi- gate the recent ferry disaster and will hold a meeting for that purpose next Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTS, As a Tonic for the sick will produce health, and as a beverage for the well will retain and sustain health. Highest grade Malt Extract on the market. icant. A Non-Intox- All Druggists. VAL BLATZ BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS,, U. S. A, LOUIS CAHEN & SON, Wholesale Dealers, 416-418 Sacraments St. MADE_ME A MAN AJAX TAl S LTS oty o o Impotency, Sleeplessness, eto. Y or Gthor Exoosses and Tndis: Toestudy, buamé:"é'g"r'fl“ et <" and - Consumption s have cared s ad wil] qura pon. 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