The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1898, Page 10

10 Ko R R KKK E R RERFXER * TURE SCANDALS = MIGHT 3‘; BE PREVENTED. If, when the Legisl instead of drafting bills tending to the restriction of racing. it would draw up a law, making it felony for any bookmakes employve to offer 4 jockey a stated ard the purifica- it would be one step tow ciations ke hundreds of thous ars, but to their miserly, grasping policy is indirectly due half of the corruption existing on racecourses. Now and then some racing organization will appoint a man duty it is to keep a strict watch on the jocl ; to see that inducements are not held out to As a general rule, hose them to g0 Wrong. this worthy is generally “put next to himself,” and his main object is to take advantage of ..s position, , if a. job in the race does exist, to get aboard the “live on One man to watch The most pr lot of ing shoe leatt ter 3 Why do not > ciations, if they are sincere in their efforts to keep the ort in a healthy condition, not anpoint v, six inspecto: duty it would eep an ey ted riders and ery bookmalkers? only on the but at night, report to_the board of stewards, the mes of those who frequent the underground dens of vice and the gilded of sin. No cashier c: nd hold his po: ould be banker’s clerk or m frequent th TS tion, and t who_does e doubtful list. insight arly every disgraced downfall was sort of “‘joir they call for, and the evitable proposition to do a “little bu ness.” While perfectos and *small bots come to the rider in profusion while s fame, th same SWi >d his c nium 1o e with highly scented not in- the zenith o. h us nd bo: would him a ma h to lig it with, nds disbarr ; official poor 1z of employ- ment h a fami ing condi- tion, domic! some hovel, ‘who steals a sack of flour or s ired e their condition hearted Judge on the im off with 3 ham to relie ed, the and his pipe with hun: tell the jury he is let down 3ut when one of be w a couple of ye: 1 highway hold of a s money, simply rob- in passed over In nearly every has been attached to tn particular jockey, no seeming effort been made to con t a layetr of oddswith the job. On the o hand, it would look as_thoug cials endeavored to shield thes her ir peculiar E: er Spencer furnished some e looking work, two o the most glaring >s he put up on Don eorge Miller. The latter was favorite in a sia ing all sorts exhibitions. ha saddle ture next convenes, | um of money as an in-| centive to pull a horse starting in a race, | urlong | | YACHTING WILL SOON BE IN FULL BLAST. * ;| 1 E R KK KKK FE Preparations for the approaching vacht | seasonare going briskly forward. Boardsof | officers for 1898 have been elected by the Vi nd the programmes are E . if not yet-printed. The only club which has not prepared Its programme is | the Encinal Boat Club, the opening day | of which, though not yet definitely fixed, | will probably be May 14, the other Satur- | being already taken. The commo- | dore of the Enci is J. L. Hanley and | the vice commodore is Harold Ward. | Both are launch owners. The Encinal is s0 much a social club that yachting is by no means its only or even its most im- ¥ tant feature. he California Yacht Club will be the first to hold its opening day, which is set for April 16. Its programme for the sea- son is as follows: April 16, opening day; 17, cruise in squadron; April 23 and pen; April 30, open; May 1, channel cruise in_squadron; 5. full_moon; 7, Vallejo; return; May 14, Goat_Island; return, cruise in squadron; Ma 28, open; M 9, cl: M witness Corinthian regatta; June 4, cruise to Angel Island; June 5, clambake and return; June 11 and open; June 18, r's landing; open; 9, 10, 16, allace trophy: to Point Pinole: July annual up-ri July return of Ccruise to Vallej gust 7, return om up-river cruise; August 13, 14, 20 .and ; August 27, ladies’ cruise to Para- dise Cov ugust , return: September 9, 10, 11, September Marin inds; 3 September 18, return; tember 24 and . open; October 1 and | ,cruise to North Beach; | come eligible to the non-winner ranks. R R KRR EFEREXEFF RN % TEMPTING PURSES : FOR THE FAST GREYHOUNDS. K KR KR KKK R K XX FREEEF The dogs will compete for big money at Ingleside and Union coursing parks this week. The running to-day and to-morrow at Ingleside is confined to flyers of the so- | called beaten class, or dogs that have not won third place or better during the past six months. But the purse hung up is not by any means such as has usually been extended to beaten dogs. The added mon ey is no less than $500 and in consequence the entry is not only large in the extreme, but in many cases causes one to wonder how performers of such quality ever be- * P ® * * % The running to-day begins at 1 p. m.. and the running off of the ties to-morrow at i1 a m. Dr. Van Hummell is making a strong bid for this week's stake at Ingleside with four candidates. Unless all signs fall, the doctor's “Van” family will go well up to- ward the top. Both of Lynch & Maher's new Eastern cracks are lald up. Mystic Mald will hardly be able to run for several weeks, nd Dakota’s condition is hardly less grave. Henry Devine expects to take aw: a Zood slice of this week’s stake at Ingle- side with his Sacramento palr, Gilt Edge and Forget Me Not. The dogs have been handled during thé past two weeks by Billy Creamer and are both in excellent shape. The rain this week has softened the coursing fields appreciably. It will also | be bettered in a_few days by being thor- oughly_harrowed. | W. E. Thompson has three invalids on his hands, Victor, High Born Lady and Prince of Fashion all being on the shelf. Thompson is daily expecting a trio of new ones from the East, two old dogs and a | = Barney Schreiber’s Marplot, Pace-Maker in the Thornton Stakes Captured by Judge Denny. sprint decided at Ingleside track on Feb- ruary 23. His owner, W. Stanfield, thought the big sprinter a “moral” and advised all of his friends to bet horse. He galloped to the stretch and then finished fourth. It w: the most ragged plece of workmanship imagina- ble. W. L. Stanfield, the owner, was sus- pended for the balance of the meeting *“for the horse’s bad showing.” The well- known horseman W. B. Sir stated some days after the race that he was told to play Clawson’s mount Caliente, winner of the race, by people he thought ought to know something. Just about this time Judge Joe Murphy, who had become very .favorably impressed with "Spencer’s work, recommended the boy to Turfman Mofitt of St. Louls, and in consequence it is just prob- able that official was inclined to make light of any mistake the cadaverous- Jooking youth made. Of Jones I know but little, as he is a peculiar rider. OMfe Johnson, ex-owner of jump- in the scandal, on ers, who is mixed uf says all he wants is a fair investigation with no snap judgment. One thing is certain, when a bookmaker says he la; top prices against some certain rider's mount because he doesn’t like his style, it 1s a base fabrication. He either offers the boy some consideration to hinder his mount or is in_possession of facts that induce him to do s F. E. MULHOLLAND. FISH LAWS ARE BEING VIOLATED. It 18 extremely doubtful if any atten- | tion will be paid to the streams which are within easy reach of this city by the’ Fish Commissioners from now until April 1, as it is said that all of the depu- ties under salary have been dispatched to the mountain hatcheries where the taking of trout spawn will be immediately commenced. The Call published a letter in last Sat- urday’s sporting department from a gen- tleman who lad seen two.men wading through Lagunitas Creek looking for an opportunity to spear steelheads. On the day the letter appeared In print steelheads were speared in the Paper Mill Creek, and a basket of small trout which were taken by poachers below the oid Paper Mill on Tuesday I shipped to this city on Wednesday. The Sonoma Creek is also being fished out, and any per: who questions this statement should visit Glen Ellen on Sat- 1d a_short walk to nd_him on a small n very few trout urday or Sunday, Kobhler’s ranch will stream which will cont. on April 1, when the fishing out of season very s00n. John Gallagher is said to have caught seven large steelhead in the tide waters of Paper Mill Creek since Sunday last. s put a stop to The stream is, at present, very low, and the spent fishes are returning to salt water. the | , were ason opens, unless | October 9, run outside heads; October 15, | 16, 3 and 29, open; October 30, closing he opening day of the San Francisco | Yacht Club is set for April 23, and on the | 24th the club will hold an open regatta for small boats. The new clubhouse is ready for occupation, and is very commo- dious and convenient. It is especially well provided with large lockers for the use of members. The officers for 1898 are follows: Dr. T. L. Hill, commodore; . T. S. White, vice commodore; C. B. 1, secretary; W. G. Morrow, financial secretary; R. B. Hogue, treasurer; Dr. A. W. McKenzie, fleet captain, and J. K. Punnett, measurer. This board represents the younger and more_active clements of the club, and intends to make the club quarters a com- fortable rendezvous, where yachtsmen m: chat, smoke, have a game of bil- ds or read the sporting periodicals. Commodore Hill will shortly bring the flagship Cygnus out of Corte Madra Creek, where she has been laid up during the winter, and anchor her at her moor- ings off Sausalito. | The drawbridge at Tiburon will be opened to-morrow (Sunday), and between thirty and forty Corinthian yachts, which have been lying in the lagoon during the winter, will be brought out to their moor- ings near the clubhouse. During the next six weeks their owners will scrape, paint and rig them in readiness for the opening H day on April 30. A jinks committee, consisting of J. Short, W. F. Dixey, Dave McLaughlin, Frank Thornton, Waiter Howe and M: A. Newell, has been appointed. On Satur- day affernoon, April 23, there will be an entertainment for the ladies, and a boat race; in the evening the usual supper and | jinks: On the 24th the yachts, decorated | with flags, will cruise in squadron. Harry Simpkins’’ Mistral, built by Twigg, has been towed over to Tiburon, and is an- chored in the cove. She is about 2 or 27 feet over all, and is probably the most handsomely finished boat on the bay. Her. deck is bright, her cockpit rail of ma- hogany, and her fittings of polished brass. The Edna, formerly of the Cali- fornia_Yacht Club, will sail this season with the Corinthians, Commodore G. L. Andres of the Pacific Yacht Club_has sold the schooner La Paloma to W. S. Goodfellow, the well known attorney, who intends ‘to go on a two months’ cruise to Santa Barpara and San Diego. La Paloma will fly the burgee of the San Franciscos.” Commodore An- dres will build a new schooner, 75 feet over all, and provided with an engine. ——— Handball For Sunday. During the forenoon of Sunday the following games will be played between local players at Ryan’s court: P. Hutch- inson, and M. Dillon vs. W. Kelly and G. Huthinson: L. Waterman and E. McDonough vs. D. J. Sheehan and N. J. Prendergast; R. Murphy and J. Collins vs. J. White and E. Toy; M. Ma- guire and T. Foley vs. E. Curley and K. Housman; M. McNeil and G. McDonald vs. D. Rodgers and P. Ryan; J. Riordaa and R. Linehan vs. M. J. Kilgallon and _AJ. Harlow- puppy. Dr. Van Hummell has in his stringa Van Needa, Van Nida, Van Cloie, Van Knapp, Van Kirk, Van Brule and almost any other kind except a furniture van. For that, the doctor says he has no desire, Be- lieving it possible to carry home his weekly winnings in an ordinary wheelbar- row. To-day’s run-down at Ingleside should develop a winninig flag for the following: Forget, Mercury, Soprano, Tessie Fair, Rex Light, Johnny R, Bendalong, Tom Bell, Mystery, Van Cloie, Magic, Fireball, Silkwood, Dawn, Nelly Daly, Ranger, At Last, Bell of Moscow, Gilt' Bdge, Mo- hawk, Harkaway, Pat Molloy, Sir John Arnott, Koolawn, Van Tralle, Little Dell. Following the rup-down at Ingleside to- day a consolation stake will be drawn for dogs losing their first courses. It will be run off to-morrow in conjunction with the ties of the big stakes. At Union Park some very brilllant coursing is expected to-day, as the hares are seemingly running stronger as they grow older and better acquainted with the field. The “draw,” which was held last Wednesday cvening, appeared in Thurs- day’s Call. The probable winners are: Rusty Gold, Old Glory, Metallic, Arapa- hoe, Van Kirk, Rosetfe, For Freedom, Move On, Tod Sloane, Patria, Blackstone, Eclipse, 'Gallagher, Sylvia, Van Needa White Chief, Theron, Firm Friend, Maj net, Green Valley Maid, Mercy May, Moondyne. Puppy Stake—Star Pointer, Sunbeam, Las Palmas, Arrow, Bonita, Quiver, On: Spot, Master Jack. & ot HANDBALL I8-NOW " HAVING A BOOM. Handball players and those who are in- terested in this excellent indoor pastime should not fail to see the king of the court, Phil Casey, juggle with the ball while he is a visitor to this city. Messrs. Casey and Dunne will soon leave for their respective homes in the East, and consequently the games which will be played to-day and to-morrow in Phil Ryan's court on Howard street should be witnessed by a particularly large crowd of sport lovers. ' First class seats will be reserved for ladies and their escorts in the upper gallery of the court. This afternoon Casey and Nealon will meet Dunne and Bonnet in a match, best three in five games, and to-morrow (Sun- day) afternoon Casev and Dunne will represent the East in a contest of best five in nino gamcs against Nealon and nnet, who will try a hgnors ‘of tho West. hyt :fl T e e players say that this - game for blood, and may the best med win,” therefore it can be safely sald that some great ball playing well worthy of close attention ‘wili be witnessed. Riordan and Kilgallon were easily dis- posed of on Thursday by the two East- ern handball experts, and now it will ra- main to be seen what Nealon and Bonnet can do when pitted against the 1 champions of Xgelnnd‘lssreat game. g R R KEE KRR ERE KRR EER { ROAD RACES ARE = 5 NOW THE *CYCLERS’ PASTIME: of * XXX * %X X% The Garden City Wheelmen San Jose will hold a five-mile road race over the East San Jose course to-morrow morning, and as the roads are in bad condition the course record of 13:03, held by Roy Bridgeman, is perfectly safe. The entries and handicaps are as follows: C. M. Smith and Tony Delmas, scratch; Roy Bridgeman, M. Quimby, Ted Belloli, twenty seconds; George Thorn, H. Schnits- pdn, forty-five seconds; H. Buffington, D. | W. San- Wells, one minute ten second: ger, Freddie' Bald, one minute twentv seconds; H. L. Schemmel, Ed Barnes, D. | Manning, W. Hill and D. Hill, one min- | ute thirty seconds; Ed Johnson, George E. Owen, A. Nichols, J. Arguello, one minute forty seconds; Ed Whistle, V. Curlin, two minutes. Some afterncon next week Gail Har- | denbrook, of the Garden City Wheelmen, roy record. twelve miles, is going for the San Jos He will be paced to Coyote, by a triplet, and the rest of the wa eighteen miles, by three tandems. The | record on a single fs one hour twenty- five minutes, held by C. M. Smith and Hardy Downing, who set the pace for each other. The tandem record is 1:07:30, held by Hardenbrook and Julius C. Smith. The Bay City Wheelm will hold a five-mile handicap road race over the San Leandro-Haywards course to-morrow forenoon. The handicaps will be an- nounced by Captain Harry Larkin to- day. The entries are: Fred Boeckmann Jr., A. J. Menne, . J. Bangs, John L. Daviuson, Joseph M. Nye Jr., F. R Haley, Nat M. Gilman, W. J. Black. Rob- ert G. Black, W. A. 'Terrill, Emil Lan- guetin, Harry T. Fowle Walter Mac- donald, C. 1. Schilling, Ben Raynaud and J. Mose Pike. The meémbers of the San Franclsco Road Club should take prompt action and se- verely discipline the member who allowed two outsiders to settle a difference be- tween themselves by a fight in the club basement, as told exclusively in Call last Tuesday, It very much to be regretted that the club should have been misled into admitting ch a man under the impression that he was a gen- tleman, and his prompt expulsion would serve as a lesson to him and would evi- dence to the public what is generally known among the wheelin, fraternity, that the directors and members at large knew nothing of the disgraceful affair until they read of it in The Call the next morning. George A. Wyman, Rellanéé Club, and J. E. Wing, Oiympic Club, are matched to ride five miles, tandem paced, five teams for each man, at Elmhurst to- morrow. The second race between teams from the Reliance and_Acme clubs will take place on Sunday, March 27. The Garden City Wheelmen of San Jose have elected thirty-two members since the last 25-mile road race. The club has relay aspirations, and will make a strong effort to win the Leavitt & Bill trophy. C. M. Smith and J. E. Wing are matched to ride a ten-mile paced match race at Elmhurst on Sunday, April 3, and both are in active tramming for the event. It is looked forward to by the club cyclers with considerable interest, and the bet- ting favors Smith so far. Arrangements have not yet been con- summated for the professionai match be- tween Willilam Martin, Australian rider, and William A. Terrill of this city. The purse and side bet have been satisfactorily adjusted, but trouble lies in securing a proper sanction and a track to ride the race on, as both | men ride under the League of American Wheelmen'’s rules, and the California_a sociation has such complete control of all racing affairs out here that it is next to impossible to bring off an L. A. W. event. Arthur Vright, one of the leading wheelmen of Stockton, is in the city on business and visited several of the promi- nent clubs yesterda E. E. (“Pinkie”) Stoddard has returned from an extended trip through Southern California. The Bay City Wheelmen will soon lose one of their most popular members, Wal- ter C. Brode. teve” has accepted a position as assistant engineer on one of the China steamers, and the boys at the club are trying to teach him the language now. Al E. Morrison, who was a well-known e salesman nere several years ago, is now the superintendent of tue z00 at | Boston. The Reliance Club Wheelmen will have a run to Temescal to-morrow unaer Ca~ tain Deacon. In the afternoon the club's baseball team wul play the Olympic Cyclers at Elmhurst. Other games of the Cycle Clubs eague schedule to-morrow are: Olympic Wueel- men vs. Encinal Cyclers; Acme vs. Bay City; Turn Verein vs. California (at San Jose). “The Acme-Bay City game will be p.ayed at the Velodrome grounds at 2:30 p.m. The next C. A. C. C. roadbook went into the printer's hands last Weunesday, and work upon it is being rushed. If there is 1o unforeseen delay it suould be out by the Ist of April—no joking. Eight of the younger memoers of the Bay City Wheeimen are specially train- ing for & five-mile road match race be tween themselves, to be heid in about three weeks. They are: L. R. Cofer, N. C. Babin, C. W. Schiiling, Arthur’ F. Lundberg, Walter McDonald, R. P. Phi lips, J. M. Salazar and Teddy Bangs. Each is to put un $5, making a $40 purse, with which a trophy will be bought, as they are all amateurs, and the winner will take all, in the true sportsman’s style. Lundverg is the favorite in tne betting on the result. H. W. SPALDING. CRICKET CHIRPS ARE DRAWING NEAR. The officers of the California Cricket Association for the season of 1898 are: Bdward Brown, president; Captain J. Metcalfe, R. B. Hogue, W. S. McGavin | and A. E. Coates, vice-presidents; Arthur | Inkersley, secretary and treasurer. It Is proposed to play a Town vs. Coun- try match in May, the return to be played in October. The Country eleven will be chosen from the San Jose, Lakeport and Placer County clubs, and the Town eleven from the three city eclubs. The Placer County eleven intend to go on a tour in October, and hope to play at | Alameda on the 224, 23d and 2ith of that month. Just now the prospects for the coming season are not particularly bright. The California Club flickered out of existence during the season of 1867; of the San Jose club, which last year was quite flourish- ing, Captain C. H. Coles has recently de- parted to England, Secretary G. Grahame to South Africa, and Spencer Mayo to another world. The Bohemian Club has been much weakened by the return of W. Robertson, the best all-round crick- eter on the coast, td the land of the kang- aroo and the eucalyptus, by the depart- ure of H. H. Cookson from the city and the retirement of A. G. Sheath from the cricket field- The | the celebrated the | 1:}?%****************: = THE SPRINTING * * PATH : ' AND DIAMOND. * FREFEXXX XX R XXX XN Now the college coaches shout .aem- selves hoarse and tell their young disci ples what lic.e they know. Sheehdn at Swanford and Cochran at Berkeley are busy men, for they are in the core of the season, and it is incumbent upon both to turn out winning baseball teams. _oth are non-committal, yet full of hope. Steady, unremitting and unswerving prac- tice is now ._e order of the work on the diamond, and on the track it is of the same character. Last Saturday at each seat of learning the students gamboled on the cinder path in pedal strife. The weather was every- thing it should not be, and militating conditions prevented good performances. At Palo Aito much was expected trom the neld day. It was hoped that arter | this trial event a lLigely team of track | men could be picked and trained along | determined lines until the time when both | colleges meet .n dual combat. Nothing remarkaole was done at Berkeley except | the performances of Drum, who is cer- ‘T‘“Iy an athlete in the cuampionship There Is every prospect that California will send another team East this year. Never before h: there been such a wealth of efficient athletic material. Among the students there is talk of sub- | scriptions to guarantee the expenses of | an Eastern journey. Those wuo are on | the inside speak esoterically of a willing- | ness on the part of the faculty to sanc- | tion this adventure. With such men as | now wear the biue and gold colors on | track and field a team might be formed | h should give a good account of it- self on any field. Drum is easily the star of the Califor- a athletes. Las. Saturday, without any | assisting wind, the temperature too low for fast work and a poor tracs fortime, he | ran the 100-yvards sprint in 10 1-5 seconds. The official time was announced one-fifth of a second s.ower for reasons best known to the athletic management at Califorma. | In the 220 Drum equaled his time maae in the last intercollegiate field day, 23 2-5 seconds. This was done on a track with a turn, and .n the stretch Drum took things in such an easy fashion that he was not puffed at all at the finish, His 440 was run at a jog. During the earsy part of the we-kDrum was laid oft. His trainers think, that he is rounding into shape too quickly, and from now on he wili be given moderate work. Woolsey, i the freshman, disappointed his classmen in the showing he made against Drum. He was training for all rint events during the early season, but | & new plan will be adopted in regard to him nenceforth., He will very probably run the 100 and 220 and the 220 hurdles. Drum will be counted on for the 440, in which he is the strongest of all. The weight men at Berkeley are numer- ous, put outside of the shot-put_the col- lege yis comparatively weak. Woolsey, MecDermott and Guiberson have alltossed the 16-pound shot over thirty-nine feet. The best hammer record made is that of Guiberson, 120 feet. Coach Cochran’s work Is now sys- tematized, and he has not an idle mo- ment. In the morning he handles a foot- | ball squad, in ...e afternoon another foot- ball aggregation, and then i.e baseball men. Cochran is now training a quarter- back and drilling ends and tackle in boxing the opposing tackles. Hopper, last year's end, is being coached for a quarterback. Cochran is favorably im- ressed with Hopper for that position. sing, punting and catching with Princeton methods on the line are prac- ticed daily by the new fooloall aspirants ball team is practically formed, though subject to changes. The battery will be Kaarsberg and Mien, with Sym- mes as substitute pitcher. McLaren has a sure hold on secona and Hoag on center field. The weakness is on third base. | Kuster, who played that position last | vear, will be tried again this wee.. This wul allow Bride to go to first, where he rightfully belongs. Cheeseborough is playing left field, and is the most favored for that rosition. At present there is some difficulty over 'kes, who is a student at the Law School. Sykes does not show up regu- larly for practice, and, though an ex- cellent player. Cochran refuses to allow him to play on the team unless he con- forms with .ae training rules. Sykes is strong in the right field. His work with the stick is the best of all the Calirorma men in training. This afternoon tue alumni team and the University of California will meet on the coliege campus at Berkeley for the tnird time. Kach bas a victory to its credit, and now they will struggle for the odd <] & @ 1 game. The teams will line up as follows: Alumni Position. Claifornia. Elston. . Caucher . - Mien Goslinsky. _Pitcher . Allen First base | Wheel econd bas Third base Shortstop _Right field . ‘Center fleld .. “Ho: [Left fleld..Cheeseborough STANFORD'S ATHLETES ARE IN TRAINING The following athletic news from Stan- ford is of interes STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 18.—A cold wind accompanied by frequent showers throughout the week has resulted fn a de- creased activity on the track. The creditable way in which the freshmen acquitted themselves in this first fleld and track try-out has got the college to talking about them, and when the proposition of a trip to Reno, Nev., comes up it is more than likely that it will be pushed through. This trip will be taken, if at all, during the Easter vacation, which begins March 2 and lasts for a week. Probably not more than twelve men, who will be selected next week, will go along. That which has given the student body more encouragement than anything else connected with the track is the fact that John Brunton, captain and sprinter, will again put on his spikes at Stanford this season. The news ar- | rived yesterday, and was not generally known | until The Call was received this morning. Brunton will probably confine himself to the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes. The 440-yard | event is not his distance, and it Is thought he will jeopardize his chances for firsts in the former two by devoting himself to the latter sorint. | _In baseball there is great dissatisfaction with | the team. Practices are growing more inter- | esting because of the coaching of Jack Shee- han, '98. Defeat, however, continues to perch | on the cardinal banner. Inexcusable and costly | errors and a woeful want of ginger are the main causes of Stanford’s failure to win. The game in San Jose yesterday, when the Varsity was defeated by a Score of 13 to 6 by the Santa Clara nine, is being,discussed all over college, and the greater part of the players are being soundly rated. With the exception of the work done by Strolin, Young and Klauber the game from the Stanford side had few redeeming fea- tures. Lanagan pitched in miserable form and was touched up freely. The pro) tour ‘of the team to_ Reno, where it will meet the University of Nevada nine, will be taken on the Ist of April. The | men’ will soon be selected. - - | mcKee | Lewis. Ireland. Calhoun Heller........ EEXEXXE XXX XXX F X EX GOOD SPORT . FOR RACKET MEN F R K KKK KK ® * E3 * * * * * i | 4 pion in cleverness. | contend that st | These are the halcyon days for tennis. At the California Tennis Club the courts | are incessantly occupied, and even the defunct Oakland clubs are begi ning to heave the dead weight of from their shoulders and breathe again. .********** ******: : CLEVER JACKSON * AGAINST TRONG JEFFRIES. ¥ EEE LR R %X g * % % = % # ) * Tuesday evening the patrons of the ring will discover two important things rela- tive to the future standing of the two heavyweight pugilists, viz, Peter Jackson and Jim Jeffries. The followers of the fistic game must admit that there are few fighters, if any, who can cope with the colored cham- But the wise ones years of easy life has undermined Jackson’s constitution, and that vitality once lost can never be re- gained, Be that-as it may, Jackson will enter the ring with all of his old time cleverness and tact, and if Jeifries Is the game and hard-hitting man that = his friends would hawe the public to unders stand, then the stamina and phyiscal qualitles which Jackson is DOSSESSor , 0 wili be fully tested. 2 If the great colored fighter can mak; & good firm stand before the young an ambitious representative of the {Ol:‘i} '%(? groves, then the present talk of Jack- son’s dissipation and_ broken down con- stitution will end in smoke. e Jackson” success will ucpenfi upon_his_ability v_rounds, which distance he will certainly go unlcss Jeffr puts up e moré spirited fight than he ha: € fore in contests with Ruhling and Cho- ynski. R but his game Jeffries may be game, quali s are yet unknown to the SDAUI".- ing fraternity of this city. Possibly he may be holding back his If this be the case, Peter Jackson wi assuredly draw out the guns which remained silent in Jeffries’ past engagements. = Allowing that Jackson is physically alf as good a man when he fought Corbett and is dollars ave whipped to peanuts that he would ? rounds if Choynski in less than twenty | he had been in Jeffries’ place the evening insolvency | In a month or two it is expected that the | Oakland Club will be resurrected and tne wave of activity which has reached the California Club will then be transmitted to its traditional rival. Some of the best players this coast has developed in late vears have worn the colors of the old Lakeside Club. Sam and Sumner Hardv At the California courts this afternoon the gentlemen players will struggle for honors in a double tournament. Though the entry list is not very large, l_)\e tour- nament ought to be an interesting one. The drawings will not take place until to- morrow morning. Following are tne s which will compete: George Whit- and Walter Magee, Robert N. Whit-| and_George Bradshaw, Dr. C. B. Root_and R. W. Bliven, H. W. Walter | and Werner Stauf, Drummond McGavin and Frank Kellog, W. O'Connor and Lieutenant Wilcox, R. Davis and J. Hooper, S. H. Adams and H. Weihe, The | ladies 1 hold another tournament in the near future. During the week Bradshaw and R. W. _eat Walter Magee and George Whitney, 7—5, 6—4, $—6. Koot and Bliven beat O'Connor and Wilcox, 6—2, 6—3. Frank Kellog beat McN. Smith, 6—6, 6—4 T Miss A. C. Hoffman and Miss Mason beat Miss Hunter and Miss Bowman, T 7—5, 4—6. Miss Frances Curry and Miss_Drown played a set all, 6—4, 3—6. R. W. Bliven beat Dr. Root, 6—1, 6—3, and _George Bradshaw, 6—0, 6—, George Whitney and H. Weihe be B W. Bliven an. George Bradshaw, 6—, 7—5, 6—3. George Whitney beat H. Weihe, 62, 6—1. ‘Whitne; 7 | ment that Ch +Jeffri Jim _and Joe fought a draw in Wood- ward’s Pavilion. Choynski did not hurt s in the least, still the big white man remained on the defensive all through the mill, expecting at any mo- nski's once famous left hook would crash on his jaw. Jackson can. to-day, deliver a much harder blow than Choynski, who, judging | from his last fight, has gone completely | | M. Johnson a divorce to_pieces. If Jeffries hopes to be declared the winner of Tuesday night's fight, he must, s0 to speak, get a move on, otherwise Jackson will win the battle on points, if he does not happen to end it before the limit is reache Unhappy Married Couples. Judge Belcher yesterday granted Loula from William M. Johnson on the ground of extreme James M. Gale was granted a e from .au..na ale on the same ground. Mary V. Lawrence has commenced suit for divorce against James H. Lawrence, failure to provide; Letitia E. Ripperdam from Thomas A. Ripperdam, failure to provide; and Clara Libby from George D. Libby, desertion. Judge Daingerfield has granted Emily M. Goiton a divorce from James T. Goi- ton on the ground of cruelty. Presented With a Star. At the last meeting of the Police Com- missioners Special Officer Paul Smith was presented with a star at the request of H. J. K and four others as a token of their “esteem of his good character, abil= ity and judgmen GEORGE A.-NEWHALL, President of the Olympic Club. George A. Newhall's official connection with the Olympic Club began in Sepe tember, 1895, when he was elected to fill the office of vice-president. Lhe records of the administration of 1895-9 show plainly that Mr. Newhall viewed his ap- pointment as a really serfous matter, one which called upon him for the exercise of his best powers and greatest influence and a heavy expenditure of diplomacy, patience and time. Quick and spontaneous appreciation of his services to the club caused his election to the presidency for 1896-97. One year’s acquaintance with the affairs of the club had fully informed him. as to the great task he had undertaken, but, notwithstanding the fear born of such knowledge, he never faltered, but with confident mien took command. Some of his fears were fully realized. The country had entered an era of hard times. Members..p and income became reduced, and a mostsystematic ecanomy and reduction of expenses hau to be practiced. Of this year of his administra- tion he may well be proud. Although many sharp economies had been brought into play, in no way had the privileges and pleasures of members duced, nor had the property of the club been allowed to deteriorate: been re- on the cofitrary, an unusual amount had been done in the way of entertaining mem- bers and their friends and a considerable (and unusual) sum had been spent in repairs, painting, etc. The published statement of thé affairs of the club in September, 1837, was an agreeable surprise to Its friends and a prompt check to that class which of choice looks only on the dark side and which would precipitate a calamity rather than admat itself mistaken. . with admirable patience and magnanimity Mr. what by many would have been considered an unpleasant evisode, Newhall passed. through in the matter of the election of officers for 1897-98. That he was more than justified by the unanimous request of a large and enthusiastic club meeting that he continue in office for the ensuing year is matter of club history. The popularity of greater, and its membership is increasing. club Mr. Newhall holds a high and impregnable position, and year is still in successful operation. The policy of tne first sne club was never Among his fellow-workers for the his influence har- monizes all elemenis to a beneficent end