The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 25, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1898. P e R R LATEST NEWS OF THE NATIONAL GAME. s th e + BY JOE CORBETT. 4 - + P R R R The importance of unremitting practice, F O e e bbbt while in most cases despised by the em- bryo player, has fortunately been real- ized by the more ambitious managers. Accounts which are thentic state that all the country teams may be seen day er day laboring hard, and no doubt fousiy. That the managers of | > teams have seen the urrent neces- of practice is most gratifying, and encouraging it would be if Messrs. how Coffroth and Bunker should follow in the footsteps of these gentlemen. In such an event the games hereafter played at Recreation Park and elsewhere would rily be strinned of their disgusting | vel , a tinze that has been the most conspicuous element witnessed dur- ice the consolidation. It is wish of all supporters of the the playing, especially that of the San Franciscos, be improved. In a way th hes have not been disre- | garded, for a declded improvement has | erized the playing of all the| teams, but perfection in baseball sense has not been reacheu and it is to that | end the ambitions of ma 3] and pla; ers should be directed. perfection | actor_per- the sincere game that taining to the financial success of the league, can be attain through per- | seve > on the part of the players in | their preliminary work. however, it is pot to be expected that a player volun- | teers hi re moments to a work which | is monotonous and_ tiresome if his em- | ployer capnot afford to assist him in his | ted task by being present. It really astonishing to note that »th have not had their ngle day's practice since Still_these two have is Bunker and Cofll team out for a the league opened. more to say regarding the poor attend- ance than any other managers in the | league. That the crowds are increasing | certainly is not to their credit or to the work of their team, for this aggregation | s every department has done more to s of this new venture the entire league, umpires not omit- | What they should do now is, fir: a plan whereby people will see lace a little confidence in their abil- manage a team, and sec- fit to pl ity _to properly ondly, to follow out this plan in a com- | plimentary manner. As I mentioned, the country teams are practici v day. Manager Tuttle | and Swartan of Cruz have issued orde: which n itated a fine of § on any p ling to put in an ap- pearance for daily practice. Such meth. ods simply sparkle witk can't Coffroth and Bunker d So long as th disagree gelves, of cou s us make a wir : But if they would but take cognizance the fact that with a little attention, 1 inter- d y y in the lea, of combined with a slight dis) oirit, their team cou ome near 1 made the bes! . Their praises would be sung the town over Then, again, they would, by their » of front, instill confidence into rts of the rooters, who have lost nt of its being top of this ired big crowds at- and the continued ague would be as-| the gam of the x w1 Come on, ve Napoleon of typewriters usage manipulators—cast aside date books and pay | lon to the soubrettes of fe nd_show the 1d, and their pitiful d'a manager,” has become Then, night that if you did not wa team complete would be taken away from you a med over to more compet This, of course, is confid hould con- sider it an un, f Span- | even during your nu- | make known to Mr. Rauer the source of | 1 am not jesting, and advice gratis, hop- | ake of baseball, that the | ken. I also was apprised of the fact that Bunker bought himself a drink yesterd This shows a disposi- tion to loosen up, and I trust it will not | discontinue. | Carl Blitzenschutz, 163 Santa Clara | street: “I have heard so many confiict- ing s regarding the play you inquire | about that 1 experience great difficulty in forming an opinion. F¥rom your de scription, however, 1 would vouch for the statement that the runner w safe at | first, and the man on third entitled to score. The piay in question I have never seen, yet think you will find my ruling correct.” | The Fresno team is now controlled by ane manager. There have been too many | par fardism shoulc merous n “Dispro ou, advance you ing, for the hint may be bosses to produce effective results. The same holds good of the Friscos. | S. N. & Co., Third and Brannan streets— The distance from first base to second is ninety feet. The distance fron the home plate to second is 12) feet, twice the distance from the pitcher's box to either the home plate or second. Youngus Johnson, who was released by the Rochester ciub for lack of condition, is having great trouble in his endeavors | to secure a position on some of the other | league team Poor Youngus will come | to _when it is too late. Held, whose batting drove in many a run for the Fresnos, seems to be losing control of that optic. A lesson in team work is being given the | Fresnos. Individuaily the nine is good, but timely battery and team work have yet to be understood. In giving the standing of the clubs & week ago a very serious and unfortunate | istake, whereby the Sand Crabs Tered to no little extent, was made which I take great pleasure in correc 3 Instead of being in last place they stand #ixth in the race, with a perce of 400, having lost six and won four games. WORDS OF ADVICE ‘l T0 LOCAL ANGLERS | The following words of good advice to anglers are from the pen of A. V. La Motte, who 1is superintending the fish hatchery' at Ukiah. True sportsmen will appreciate the article in question, which reads: | To the Sporting Editor of The Call—Dear | Sir: It s o general complaint among the fieshermen of the State that the t t in the | streams get smaller with each succeeding year. | Now, this is not altogether correct. The de- mand made on our streams increases vear'by | year as the number of fishermen Increase, and it is not every.one who goes flshing who'is a true disciple of Isaac Walton, or lives up to the ethics of true sportsmanship. A ‘‘fisher- man’’ will not stand on a ritfle and whip out fingerlings, but will go on from pool to pool and rapid to rapid untll he finds fish- Jarge enough to afford sport, and spare the Imma- ture troutlets until they grow large enough to | catch. It is a poor excuse to say Well, T| ¢ cannat find large fish, 80 I take small onex.” | Why does he mnot follow up such reasoning | until he says:' “I cannot find fish, £o 1 take | the eggs.’”” If they do mot give the trout a | chance to grow, how will the Such people should be called * the streams, not fishermen. The only Way to improve the present -condi- | tions apparent to the writer seams to lfe in the judiclous stocking of the streams with early spawning flsh. It is & known fact that fish spawn earller in some parts of the State than'l in others. For example, the steelhead com- mences spawning in Eel River, Mendocino ntly in December and January. | Now, these eggs, if hatched in February and | March, will attain twelve months' growth be- fore the open season for fishing commence: hence will by that time have attained a grow of eight or nine inches, amply large to afford sport in catching. Whereas, the eggs taken from late spawning localities have a shorter length of time for development and are not large encugh to catch by April 1 following. Tt | is for this reason that the management of the San Franctsco and North Pacific Railway Com- pany constructed, during the last season, a spawning station on one of the tributaries of Eel River for the purpose of furnishing thelr Ukiah hatchery with early fry. The experi- ment has proved a success, as the fry now in the hatchery are amply large enough for dis- tribution in the atreame, and will furnish fine sport by next April. Respectfully, s A VelA mMoTTR ‘Mr. McDonald of Boca writes The Call that trout fishing on the beautiful Truc- kee could not be ‘better than it is at'the present time, and that large baskets of fish are brought into town daily By the tourists who are enjoying happy days in the Sierra Nevadas. The Tuckee is very low this year, and the outiook for first- ciass sport from now until late in the season was never better. e THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. | Peck will not ride | The club’s | cross bats to | hovered around 1000, but since the new P | will smash blue rocks. _;+;¢++¢§¢¢;+¢++;i ANNUAL MEET ON + JULY 4 AT SACRAMENTO. D R R Entries for the blg State meet at Sacra- mento on July 2-4 close Monday next with the Capital Clty Wheelmen at Sacramen- to. Interest in cycle racing has been re- vived by the near approach of the meet, and there will likely be a large attend- ance from this and surrounding cities. It seems probable now that Frank G. the proposed match with J. E. Wing at the Sacramento meet. Peck thinks he can do better in the open events. and as the purse for the match Is only $35 and Wing has an orzanized corps of pacemakers, while Peck has none, the latter does not like the game. He strtes, however, that he is willing to race Wing unpaced, or single or tandem paced, but declines to meet him on unlim- ited pacing grounds for the reason that he (Peck) cannot get a team of pacemak- + + + + + + + + 44444 ers trained and ready in the short time intervening before the meet. The semi-annual election of officers of the Pacific Cycling Club was held last Monday sult evening with the following re- President, Jerome L. Regner; vice- dent, Henry Plagema ecretary- urer, Alfred Bach; captain, Ernest ieutenant, L. Rankin. The club a run to Bear Valley to-mor- row. The Bay City Wheelmen will have a run te Stockton to-night on the 6 o’clock river boat, returning Monday morning. baseball team will go up to norrow with the Stocktons. Captain Harry Larkin is ill at his room in the clubhouse with meas The membership of the C. A. C. C. has now passed the 1100 mark and the officers are jubilant. For a long time the roll roadbooks have been issued it has gone up with a jump. Data regarding mem- bership may be had from the cycling ed- itor of The Call. The roadbook is free to members. Commodore Thomas L. Hill of the San Francisco Yacht Club, accompanied by his wife, Intends to malke a_wheeling trip through the Yeliowstone National Park some time in August. Jules F. the Bay and treasurer of the C. A. Wheelme C. will leave in a few de weeks' wheeling trip over the Sierras in the direction of Tahoe, old stamping- ground of the Hancock be R. C. Lennie is expected back from his northern trip the first of next week. Joseph A. Ostendorf leaves for the south in_a day or two. Leavitt & Bill have: changed their Vi) V73 A BeRRG E McCAUSLAND AND + + PAPE WILL ¢ + RACE IN SKIFFS. 1 + R R T T T PGP The oarsmen of San Francisco and Ala- meda have two topics of discussion at the present time—the shell and skiff races to take place at El Campo to-morrow, and the Fourth of July regatta. Of thess two topics by far the more interesting is the El Campo event. There will be six races to-morrow, but of these two will be preliminary heats, leaving four conclusive contests on the programme. The list of entries in the junior and senior outrigged skiff races has already been published in The Call; it is large and representative enough to make it certain that all who care for oarsmanship will see an excellent day’s sport. The seven contestants in the junior outrigged skiff race will row in two preliminary heats, four in the first and three in the sec- ond heat. All the clubs except the Tritons and Olympies are represented. The Plo- neer and Alameda clubs have two en- tries each, and the Dolphins, South Ends and Ariels one each. The Alameda men, W. Hansen and J. Lewis, are both in fine condition, and are pulling better than ever they did. Their skiffs are not so light as those that will be used by some of their competitors, but Leander Steven- son is putting them into thorough order, and Lewis and Hansen are expected to render a very good account of themselves. In rough water Lewis should have a de- cided advantage, as he -has been accus- tomed to it all his life. The two pre- liminary heats in the junior outrigged skiff race will be rowed in the morning, the first soon after 11 o’clock and the really important event of the day, the special match race between Alex Pape of the Dolphins and Willlam McCausland of the Ariels, will start about 1 p. m. Pape has been training faithfully and practic- ing regularly, and will prove a dangerous antagonist, but McCausland’s greater ex- perience may enable him to keep his championship honors. The senior shell race between H. Wittkopf of the Ariels programme, and is to be followed by the final heat in the junior outrigged skitg race. The last event is the senior out- rigged s race, in which the winner ape-McCausland match_race will row, and should make thinzs ing for the other competitors. W, h of the Dolphins has been train- ing assiduously and has much improved his stroke and pace. The Alameda Boat Club has two entries, F. Ayers and Ches- ter Ayers, and entertains great hopes that Avers will prove the winner. The South End Boat Club, which last ar distinguished itself so much at Ei e Campo, has only one representative in e and J. Lynn of Stockton is next on the | SEaanBR AR e R ¢ SCHISM IN 3 : THE E ¢ TENNIS RANKS. 3 R R R R PR The last weeks of June are busy ones for the tennis players. The championship. tournament, commencing in the first days of July, Is attracting the attention of al racquet wielders who aspire for tennis honors, and the various club courts are alive with practicing players. The mua- dle has not yet been cleared despite the juvenile asseverations of some of the ultra enthusiasts among the third class play- ers. According to the calls for entries there are two Paclfic States Lawn Tennis Assoclations. Each belligerent claims that it is the only bona fide organization. On the bulletin board of the California Ten- nis Club is posted a circular calling for entries to the Coast Association, ana right above it is another of the same kind but with totally different oflicers. The association which seems to have the best of it is the one in which the Hardys will play, and of which Sam Hardy is the secretary and treasurer. This organiza- tion will hold the tournament on the San Rafael courts, as is the custom estab- lished by precedent. Robert N. Whit- ney, who has arranged for the other tour- nament, intends to hold the championship tournament on the California Club courts, but it is doubtful whether the entry list of this tournament will be very large, ox whether the California Club_will permit it in opposition to the San Rafael tour- nament. The tournament committee of the old association consists of the follow- ing: George Whitney, Ed Woodbury ana Robert N. Whitney. George S. Bradshaw has been selected as referee. That thers is a schism no one with the powers of observation will deny. Whatever the outcome is the Pacific Lawn Tennis Association will suffer. In place of a contingent of first-class play- ers the California Club will send a much inferior lot of men to contest in the cham- pionship tournament, which will begin on July 1. The Whitneys will not be en- tered, and George Bradshaw, who is a member of the old party, will undoubted- ly refuse to play. The only ones left in the tournament among the first-class men are the Hardys, m\fi it will be the most veritable kind of a cinch for them to win without an effort. There will be quite a large entry list in the San Rafaet tournament among the second-class men. It is very probable that the other tour- nament will not eventuate, leaving the San Rafael players the entire field. * Arrangements for this tournament have been perfected. Tne courts of the Hotel Rafael have been improved and every- “thing will be put in readiness for the championship events. Play will begin on Friday, July 1, at 10 a. m., continu- R R R R RS 1 COIN IN CHUNKS =+ : FOR THE . 1 COURSING DOGS. 3 + D R T S T T P Much money has been hung up and many dogs are looking for it at the two coursing parks to-day. Occasionally there is heard a pessimistic whisper that the leashmen are playing the sport for ‘‘all that the traffic will bear.” If they are the evidence is sadly lacking. The crowds increase weekly. The prizes continue to show an upward tendency. More dogs are forthcoming at every drawing than can be accommodated, and the class of the stock is ever growing better. Sullivan and Curtis & Sons are certainly rivals at Union Park to-day, coming against each other no less than three times in the run down. The competing dogs are all of tried quality. Arthur Massey will have another pair of Eastern long tails at Ingleside next week. During his four weeks on the coast Massey has lightened the Ingleside cash box of second money once, third money twice, fourth money twice and fifth money twice, besides which he has crossed the line twice—a tota. of $220. Right Bower is making his first run at Union Park to-day. He was purchased by K. V. Sullivan a few days ago, to- gether with two puppies. Mr. Sullivan fias also purchased Sunburst from Dillon & Reilly. Skyball and Rosette should put up a hot run at Union Park to-day. The talent will doubtless follow Rosette; but old Skyball has many a run left in him yet. Picking the final winner at Union Park to-day appears to be a harder task than for several weeks. Curtis, Sullivan and Rosseter all look to have a mortgage on it, and there are dark horses galore. The probable winners are: All age stake—Magnet, Koolawn, Thorn- hill, Hercules, Douglass, Rusty Gold, Do Me, Van Kirk, Lady Blanche, Alameda, False Flatterer, Myrtle, Theron, Tessie Fair, Bendalong, Terrona, Metallic, Lady Campbell, Skyball, Jesse Moore, Glen- stone, Sweet Lips, Chill Pepper, Lord Byron, Lightning, Commodore, Sylvia, Rey El Fonso. Puppy stake—Magnesia, Minerva, Billy Gladstone, Miss kyrocket, Bull Hill, Morning _Glory, Obediah, Daisy Dean, Brutus, Royal Prize, Sunburst, Heather Dell, Flyaw: Jersey Lily, Liberty Bell, Rich and Artless. The crowd that witnessed the coursing at Union Park last Saturday was the largest and most enthusiastic of the sea- son. With the growing attendance it is safe to say that the park managers will be compelled to increase the compart- ment which Is within easy reach of the pools. Thousands of dollars passed into the boxes on Sunday and as the dogs run- THE START OF A RACE BETWEEN SINGLE SCULLERS AT EL CAMPO REGATTA. guarters, having recently removed to the | Victor store at 309 Market street. few door: ove their old Victor people have met with nd _are now practically out of t trade. many friends of Robeft Asheton , official handicapped of the C. A. surprised to learn that now on s that a could of S e myth . C., will not b he has left the Examiner and i wonder bilitie influences The Call. The onl man_of Smyth’s fi stand the ow journalism ting o lon a ling Club _for to-morrow to Walnut Creek, taking the 8 a. m. broad- gauge boat. Members intending to make the trip will please notify the captain. There wil be a members’ meeting of the Californias next Monday evening. Charley Wells and Harry Terrill of the e Bay City Wheelmen won a mile tandem race at Berkele yval, New York City, on the 12th Inst., in 1:55, from 100 yards han- dicap, against a strong fleld. The same Terriil also won third place in the mile pro nal handicap for singles from the B0y e T W, HPALDING: TRAP SHOOTING AT DIFFERENT POINTS The Olympic Gun Club will meet at thg side trap grounds to-morrow an o e The South Ends will enjoy the afternoon with the clays at Colma, and the Alerts will burn powder and scatter shot at Birds Point. The Cal- ifornia Wing Club will meet in a live bird shoot at Ingleside July 3. Otto Feudner, the crack pigeon shot, was,very much incensed last Sunday when, after a journey to Suisun, he was ‘dt‘l\urred by the Suisun Gun Club from competing in the live bird shoot. It is safe to say that if Feudner had takenpart he would have -carried away all the money, as there dw:xs not a clean score ade during the day. m'l“no Mug(»‘i( kind of fightine gun is a 13- inch cannon, of which the battle-ship In- diana has four. It is 40 feet long, weighs 61 tons, costs §50,000, and cannot be made in less than a irmr. It requires 550 pounds of powder for each shot, and it can be fired once in five minutes. It throws a steel projectile weighing 1100 pounds a distance of 12 miles. The gun | is worked entirely by hydraulic pressured, and the exertion needed to load, aim an fire it is scarcely more than is required to shoot a hammerless photgun at a fly- ing target. HANDBALL AMONG CLEVER DODGERS The following games will be played in the San Francisco Handball Court to- morrow: G. Dall and P. Hutchinson vs. J. Leon- ard and P. Ryan; R. Housman and E. Barry vs. T. Foley and J. Kirby; M. Ma- guire and M. MclLaughlin vs. J. Dowiin and W. Hamilton; D. Rodgers and M. McNeil vs. G. McDonald and L. Corraine; B. Clements and W. Hassell vs. A. An- tron and T. Clements; J. Collins and R. Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea mater tub gud swimming baths, Norta Beach. gu hy “ti %Cfl‘u':.“ and J, White; J.-C. ealon an and A. Hampton. tain Coulter has called a run of the | VT B éomzl to-morrow's rtaces—J. Lyons, who s drawn in the first heat of the junior out- rigged But the South Ends wilt, doubtless, send in some strong barge crews for_the four-oared events to_be rowed at El Campo on July 17. The Plo- H. Wilder ‘and ér of whom will use 3 boat bailt by Twigg. The Alameda Boat Club is growing in strength and numbers. At {ts last meet- ing two new members—Charles Hague and George Conrad—were elected; five appli- cations for membership will be passed on next Tue: board. The club has displayed its patriot- ism by naming its skiffs Dewey and Hob- nd two vawls Schley and Sampson. who_is in the employ of the co Bridge Company, and was owing bow of the junior barge in the place of Otto Meyers (who left the city with the First California Regiment), has | been ordered to Vallejo. The junior barge | crew is now made up as follows: Chester | Ayers, bow; E. Ehrenpfort, forwardwaist; | D. Greenleaf, afterwaist, and E. M. Hun ter, stroke, DAVE SINCLAIR WILL BENCH IN SPANIARDS The 8t. Bernard Club of California hela a meeting last week to consider the | charges brought by Colonel C. B. Knocker against Dr. W. R. Cluness Jr. as a mem- ber of the Pacific Advisory Board. The doctor is the delegate of the club, ana the latter passed a resolution of confi- | dence in their delegate, with the declara- | tion that Dr. Cluness had worked for the best interests ot the P. B., and that {t was in no wise his fault that the board’s meeting had failed for lack of a quorum. Among recent purchases of Eastern dogs may be noted that crack bull tér- rier St. Blaise, by Blucher and ex-Duchess Dorkey. The dog has been bought of the gare onia Kennels by Attridge & raun. H. A. Wegener has purchased, at a gooa round figure, of George Douglass of Woodstock, Ont., the red cocker bitch }‘a Paloma, by Champion Red Pock and nez. Lovers of the bulldog will learn with great regret of the decease of J. S. Py- bus Sellon. Mr. Sellon has for the past twenty years bred or owned all the gooa bulldogs raised in England or exported from that country. The entries to the Pacific Coast field trials’ derbg will ,close on Friday next. “Dave” Binclair, the popular - bench show manager, has enlisted and wilt shortly sail for Manila. It is “odds on" that he will show our allies a trick or two with the bowwows, and we shall be surprised if we do not shortly hear of the formation of a Manilla Kennel Club under A. K. C. rules, It is now decided that the members ot the Pacific Advisory Board will allow their case to go by default. In that event the American Kennel Club can bardly do more than disband the board, as "dis- ciplinary measures for the members are out of the. question. For the convention of delegates from tha coast clubs to discuss a scheme of new rules to be presented to the A. K. C. for consideration, the following delegates hséve n.\;_rudy' been xappollm&(ll: = an Francisco Kennel lub—J. de Ruyter and H. H. Carlton. Pacific Fox Terrier Club—Dr. Fred W. O PaGes Masti®:Club—J. P, Norman, _ Sullivan's new 1C day, and three more are on the | ing on the 2d ana the 4th. Valuable prizes will be given for first and second places in the tournament. Tne winner will be called upon to play George Whit- ney for the championship of the coast, though it is extremely doubtful if Whit- ney will respond to the call. The s rules of the United States Lawn Tennis Asso- clation will be followed, the regulation ‘Wright & Ditson ball being used. All matches will be three out of five sets. The entrance fee will be $1. The entries close June 29, 1898, and must be sent with {e-»dto Sam P. Hardy, 9%1 Broadway, Oak- and. On Monday morning, July 4, there will be held an open consolation doubles tour- nament for the benefit of those defeated in the first round. Special trains will leave San Rafael at 6:35 p. m. on Satur- dav, July 2, and on Monday, July 4. The entries for the San Rafael tourna- : From the Oakland Club—Sam Sumner Hardy, Id Spencer, R. Nicholson, O. C. Pratt, Paul Selby. Ala meda Club—Percy Murdock, Allen Bow- en and Bob Hoimes. California_Club— Drummond McGavin, Jack "Brien, George Broemmel, Dick Adams and R. W. Weihe. There 1s also a spirit of unrest in the San Rafael tournament party concerning the cup which George Whitney won last year. The law reads that the holder must Win three successive years before it be- comes his absolute property. If Whitney fails to recognize the legitimacy of the opposing Pacific States Lawn Tennis As- socfation trouble will ensue. SNATCHEED FROM THE ARMY. Edgar Liebes Released From the Third Artillery on a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Mrs. Hannah Liebes, widow of the late Hermann Liebes, the furrier, procured a writ of habeas corpus yesterday for the recovery of her son, Edgar A. Liebes, who enlisted three days ago in Battery H, Third Regiment, U. S. Artillery, sta- tioned at the Presidio. Captain James O'Hara of the battery Btuduced young_ Liebes in United States Istrict Judge de Haven's court yester- day afternoon, The case was heard there. Mrs. Liebes testified that her son was 20 years'and three months old, that she was_his Iegal guardian as well as’ his mother, and that he had enlisted in de- fi'nnce of her refusal to give him permis- sion. Young Liebes exhibited considerable hesitancy when asked to state his age, and it was only when it was dragged out of him by the counsel that he admitted that his mother had testified truly. Judge de Haven ordered the boy dis- charged from military custody and restored to the arms of his mother. Cap- tain O'Hara said after the adjournment of court that the boy would probably be dishonorably discharged for having en- listed fraudulently. —_—————— Demand for War Bonds. Cashier E. A. O'Connor of the Post- office reports that up to the close of business hours yesterday he had received applications for $150,000 worth of the 3 per cent war bonds. ning to-day are well matched the betting promises to be even more spirited than usual. Unfon Park is unquesti ting quite a dash. Its 1 in_quick order is astonishing. J. R. Smith’s great Bastern bitch Ida is expected here shortly. She is considered the only “fiyer” in America that stands a chance of lowering the colors of For Freedom. On July 17 a Veteran stake wiil be run at Union Park. The dogs likely to be entered are Tom ayes, Magple, Sky- rocket, Waratah, Belmont, Eleg.gtrh: aad others, The Interstate Coursin, decided to_hold its an: Merced in November. FITZSIMMONS WHIPPED EVERYTHING IN SIGHT Bob Fitzsimmons is a very poor corre- spondent, but recently the champion wrote to a friend in this city, and his letter terminated by describing a dream which the great pugilist had not Very many moons ago. The kingpin of face-destroy. ers thought that he had six battles in one week. On Monday he met and whipped Corbett, Tuesday he felled Jef- fries, Wednesday he put Sharkey to sleep, Thursday Peto MecCoy was knooked fm. sensible, Friday Ruhling took a tumble and on Saturday Peter Maher was killed. On the day following (Sunday) Fitzsim- mons opened a saloon and engaged John L. Sullivan as the director general, after which he sent the following notice to the newspapers: “Gentlemen reporters: Have I not accomplished enough now to gain your well wishes. I hope the public and press are satisfled now and will not an- noy me in future. I have permanently retired from the ring, and myself and the only man living worthy of a - ment will in future enjoy the gll‘er;xosvl:':-eedgl the Kubllc support and patronage without further annoyance from woul(fihe cham. pigns.tg'ours. (i(c,. BtOE FITZSIMMONS.’ n the evening o ugust 2 th i’om Tracey and B g Club has finally nual meeting at gel(erfiwel‘flht!. F. Mec- onnell will meet in the Olympic Clt this city and box twenty };'ol?n(r:ls.cmgh?g should be another grand exhibition of clean and rapid fighting, as Tracey is as clever as McKeever and a much’ stiffer plgwh’?;i Sdi i h n ursday evenin, the Athletic Club will e Hpattan ive an exhibi Eintracht Hall, amf its secretary uvg;lflg that the men who will hox are training hard and will a) Pear in fine condition. The Alpine Athletic Club will meet again at 28 Golden Gate avenue on July 11, and the event of the evening will be an eight- round contest between the promising Jack Granfield and Billy Ottis. This should be ISR the popu artin Murphy, the popular sportsm: will in future be pleased to See his m:n"; friends at 12 Sutter street. Murphy is one of the best seconds who has ever assisted a pugilist to win a battle. oung Griffo left this city last Thurs- day for Fresno, where he will fight Billy Gallagher, formerly of Oakland, a contest of twenty rounds, e San Francisco Athletic Club will hold “ladies’ night” next Wednesday evening, and on the evening of July 7 the following fistic contests will be held: Six rounds between Gus Koster and George Riccomi and the semi-finais of the recent tournament, which will be quite spirited. D g + RIFLE BULLETS THAT WILL + TEAR THE FLESH. } e D R s Within the past month or so there has been considerable said about the Mauser rifle, used by the Spaniards in Cuba and Manila. Strange as it may seem, there are very few riflemen here who have a distinct idea of this firearm and the cart- ridge it uses. Recent reports from a sur- geon who examined the bodies of the marines killed at the first engage- ment with the Spaniards at Camp Mec- Calla were that the bodies were not mu- tilated, as first stated, but that the ghastly wounds had been made by Mau- ser bullets. This made people wonder what kind of deadly missiles the Span- jards shoot Ip their rifles. It is very likely that they are shooting deadly mis- siles, not recognized as legitimate by civ- ilized nations. The Mauser rifle is not very dissimilar to the rifle adopted by the United States, the Krag-Jorgensen. It is made in Germany and is constructed of three tubes instead of a solid barrel, like most such pieces. It has a bolt action and a magazine similar to that of the new United States musket, the cartridges, five in number, being carried in small metal boxes like the Lee. The bullet used is a trifle over a .33 cal- iber, or 3-100 of an inch larger than that of the Krag-Jorgensen, and those adopt- ed for army use are known as the steel jacket—in other words, a steel shell con- taining pure lead to give weight. These bullets Rave great penetrating powers, but they do not necessarily tear the flesh. The only explanation as to how the bul- lets shot by the Spanish soldiers mutilat- ed the bodies of the marines so bad‘l‘y is that they shot the soft point or ‘“soft nose.” hunting bullet. This style of mis- sile is intended only for hunting big game. It is of half steel jacket and the point is of pure lead. When the point strikes an ‘object it mushrooms like a toadstool, #nd while the hole at the entrance is not large, the place where such a bullet cories out is invariably very large and ragied. Such cartridges are intended only fur big and dangerous game. They have heen found to be too tearing for game killed for con- sumption and lighter cartridges with smaller soft points have come into more general use. If the marines were mutil- ated with Mauser bullets those missiles must have been of the kind used for slaughte#ing bears and lions. The loca] interest in rifle shooting has not abated in the least because of the war taking so many of the younger men into the ranks. To-morrow half a dozen rifle clubs will (‘;Ok‘ forth dIA'. lhes Srggl; Mound range and some good score: be expected. M. J. WHITE. INGLESIDE COURSING. Another Fast Lot of fiogs Will Com- pete in the Two Days’ Meet. A lot of fast dogs was drawn last even- ing to compete at Ingleside in two stakes. In the all-age stake the speediest ani- mals in the State are pitted, while in the sapling stake are some possible surprises. Following is the list of entries: - e—J. Quane's Stella D vs. E. WA bR s BB edkaman & Panario's. Ol Qlory vs. Kay & Trant’s Leonora; Lynch & Maher's Mystic Maid vs. Kay & Trant's Chit Chat; F. P. I's Occldental vs, Derby Ken- nel's’ Little Dorritt; J. Dean's Mialmo vs. J. Shea’s Firenzi; Pembroke Kennel's Wildflower T. J. Mclnerny's_Rosie R; J. Sheehan's Lass o' Gowrle va. J. Munan's Flashlight; Alfred Haigh's Hadowist vs, J. Farley's Trix; Deckelman & Panario's Glen Chloe vs. J. Byrne's Mohawk; J. McCormack's White Lily 5. H. Weber's’ Montana; T. J. Mcinerny's + pS + + + +4++ + itable vs. Kay & Trant’s Crosspatch; J. Sears' Beauty vs. McCullough & Loudon's Magneto; Dilion & Reilly's Queen B vs. W. T. Sullivan's Trink; J. Dean’s Nellie Conroy vs. H. McNell's Sportsman; F. McComb's Oleen D. Kaher's Belle of Moscow; J. Dean's ‘s Mojlie; C. F. an Nida) vs. A. Benicia Boy 's. D. Shannon’s Swinnerton; T. J. McInerny’s Jobnnie R _vs. C. F. Ingersoll's Glenwood; J. Sheehan's Lady Jane vs. Lowe & Th High Born L: F. Foley's Mystic v nell Brothers' Senorita; F. A. Gaffrey's Sir John Arnott vs. Lahnsen & Duncan's Wheel of Fortune; F. Heren's Martha Washington vs. George Smart’s Chiquita; Dillon & Rellly’s Grannale vs. Deckelman & Panario's Royal Oak; Kay & Trant's Diana vs. J. H. Perigo's Wayfarer; Kay & Trant's Masterpiece vs. A. Halgh's Hattei; J. Murnane’s Valley Maid vs. W. O'Neil's Promise Me; E. M. Elkus' Tele- | phone Girl vs. Lowe & Thompson’s Victor: B. | ark; James | ’r. Retlly’s Abel vs. C. Strehl's Skylar McCormack's Rapid vs. H. McNell's Glenkirk. 7 Sapling stake—J. Murnane J. Murnane’s Black Bess; nario’s George Vs, Molly O: F. Sullivan’s Maid 0 Berry's Campania; T. Hall's Miss S| Gibbons & Hartery's Briar Sweet; B s Belmont Boy vs. J. Murnane's Flashing Lass; | W, Sweeney's La Julve vs. J. Rooney's Lassie | es: Lynch & Maher's Lottie M a bye Tips for the All-Age Stake—B B, Old Glo Mystic Maid. Little Dorrit, Mialmo, Rosfe Hadowist, Glen Chloe, White Li Beauty, Queen B, Nellie Conra adtator, Tod Sloan, Benicia Boy, | B, La ., Senorita. Sir John Ar- Chiquita, yal Oak, Diana, Hattel, Yictor, Skylark, Master Glen KiK. for the Sapling Stake—Black Bess, Lot- | te O, Mald o the Hill, Miss Skyball, Briar | Sweet, La Juive and Lottie M. ———————— TO WATCH THE FORESTS. The drought that California has exper- fenced this year will necessitate a care- ful watching of the big forest districts. As a consequence a fire band has been or- ganized in the McCloud Valley, which is especially wealthy in large and valuable timber. The valley is about twenty miles long, with a scattering of lumber camps and stations. A mounted patrolman wiil make a journey back and forth every day on the watch for fires. He will have 300 men at his call; all of whom have signified their willingness to respond at once in time of danger. During the month of July but one mounted patrolman will be emploved. In August and September an- other will be added to the force. —_—e——————— A Point on Recording. The Supreme Court has decided a point in law relative to the filing of documents for record. G. Grand executed a mort- gage to one Edwards. His wife on tne same day executed a declaration to home- stead a portlon of the same property. Edwards gave the mortgage to one of the deputies in the Recorder's office a little after office hours—5 o’clock—with direc- tions to record as soon as the office opened in the morning. Mrs. Grand gave the declaration of homestead to one of the deputies a few minutes before the office opened on the following morning, with directions to record at once. Bot documents were marked as filed at 9 o'clock. Edwards sued on the mortgage and obtained judgment. Mrs. Grand con- tested, and the point raised was that her document was really the first filed. The decision_that the mnrtgn%e was the first executed was irmed y the higher court, which also held that although hoth were recorded at the same time the mort- ge was filed first, havlns been placed F:the hands of a deputy for record on the preceding day. e matter of office hours cuts no figure in such cases. Sailors and Their Grievances. The grievances of sailors examined by the authorities In ports of entry, where the sea. men belong, often turn out to be imaginary or greatly exaggerated. But there are plenty of cruel and consclenceless skippers who abuse their crews. Violence is always objectionable, and polntedly so when it s exerted upon an Em:‘uru ltver, stomach or bowels by dos- drastic purgatives which weaken intestines, Use Hostetter's Stomach s Master | Wolfe Tone vs. >hnon: nott, Promise Me, | preme Justice: Bitters. g‘l’[le\'.p.u. TO-MORROW 11 A.Ma D e e R R 3 $ SAN FRANCISCOS * { HOLD JINKS + & EAND A REGATTA.+ S s This evening the San Francisco Yacht Club will give a jinks at the clubhouse, to which all yachtsmen are cordially in- vited. To-morrow there will be a re- gatta over a course in front of the club- house. Several entries have been re- celved, and the course will be pointed out 10 yachtsmen on the day of the race, Yachts will be divided by “megn length into the following four classes: Class 1, Yachts of 3 feet and not more than 44 Teet; class'2, hts of 30 feet and not more than 37 feet; class 3, yachts of 25 feet and not more than 30 feet; class 4, yachts of 20 feet and not more than 2 feet. A preparatory gun will be fired at 12:50 p. m., and a single gun will be the signal for' the yachts of start—class 1 a p. m., 2 at 1: p. m. and class 4 at :30 p. m. will be no time allow=- ances, and the first boat to cross the fin- ishing line will win first prize in her class. Second prizes will not be awarded unless at least » boats compete, If enough entri eceived there will be a special race for yachts of less than 20 feet ‘‘mean len h, The Pacific ht Liub has a cruise to Paradise Cove for to-day, and one to the Heads for to-morrow. On Friday, July 1, the Pacific yachts will anchor off Melggs wharf, and at 4:30 a. m. on Sat- urday, July aratory gun will be A. Wiltsee's flanhlp Aggie; at 5 a. m. a second gun will signal the vachts to start for Santa Notices have been sent to the va- rious yacht o and it is hoped that tne following yachts will join the cruis Admiral J. D. Spreckels’ schooner Lu: line, Vice Commodore Martin Roberts’ schooner Azalene, ex-Commodore P. C: duc's sloop Annie, W. S. Gooafeliow's schooner La_Paloma, W. + Hopkins’ steam yacht El Primero and the schooner Alexand Lady Mine, in command of Swanson. The Corinthian cruise to Mc! ing last Saturday and Sunc attended and very successful. nop Harpoon is to be t. Tickets, of which there will be 400 at $5 each, may be ob- tained from Commodore Dr. T. L. Hill of the San Franciscos. Vice Commodore Andrew Thorne of the Corinthians will put the yawl Seven Bells in commission and will join in the inter- club cruise on July 3 and 4. Secretary G. F. Gaither's slooo~ U & I was the only yacht flying the burgee of the Californ at McNear-s last Sunday, for Vice Commodore G. B. Edgar’'s sloop Sappho flew the San Francisco flag, and E. F. Sager's sloop Edna the Corinthian, H. W. Brydges' yawl Hope started on the cruise, but did not reach McNears. On the return home she took in tow a white- hall, having on board several members of the Oakland Canoe Club. Last Saturday Fawn of the Encinals, with E. Youngberg, R. Mitchell and C. Darneal, went on a three days' cruise in the upper bay. To-day Sphinx, with Tar- pey, O'Connor and Allen Ward, starts on an up-river cruise. W. Bates' Vixen Is up the river, and Spray has gone back to the Corinthian Club. Commodore J. S. | Hanley will probably charter another | yacht. Fawn will probably challenge for the Perpetual Cup, at present held by | Aeolus of the Corinthian: A private | party was given at the E | la: Encinal Clubhouse st Wednesday by the Misses Carpen- tier. Martin Doerr, a San Jose jeweler, has presented to the South Bay Yacht Club a handsome silver cup, to be known as the “‘Doerr prize,” and raced for annu- ally. The first race for the cup will be heid on July 4, and_ the course will be from the mouth of Steamboat Slough to Dumbarton Point and return, a distance of about fifteen miles. The following en- tries have been made: Port Captain W. B. Ortle scooner Dawn, Secretary J. E. Auzerais' sloop Papoose, Commodors Joseph O. McKee's sloop Wanderer, Viee- Commodore H. A. Spencer’s sloop Rana, the sloop Zephyr and Louis Sonniksen's sloop Feufollet. The named was formerly own 3 ter of the Corinthians, and is a keel boat having a length over all of twenty-nine feet six inches. The South Bay Club is increas- ing in membership, and has a fleet of eleven boats. A large float is being built at Alviso, which will render it much easier than it has hitherto been to board and disembark from the yachts. To-day and to-morrow being open dates for the Corinthian, Encinal and Califernis clubs, many yachtsmen will be free to attend the iinks and regatta of the San Francisco Club. “Savin; the Sacramento Valley From Drought,” in next Sunday’s Call. —_———— HAS NO JUSTICE COURT. A Bad Blunder by Those Who Framed Berkeley's New Charter. The town of Berkeley is without a Justice Court, says the Supreme Court in a decision handed down yesterday in the cas of Miner against Jus- tice W. H. H. Gentry and others. He | applted for a writ of mandate to compel | the Justice to issue an execution on | judgment alleged to have in a case against A. M. N volved the guestion as to toe court of Berkeley was in' existence at the time the plaintiff began action, July 2 1897, or subsequent thereto, as well as the effect of the adoption of the freehc charter upon the previous charter. The charter under which the town was incor porated specified among the officers two Justices of the Peace. The Supreme Court holds that under the law the present charter supersedes all other charters, and is the organic law. The contention of the petitioners was thal as the freeholders charter did not create a court it could not be considered as a destroying one. The ]‘(‘om't held, as in the Sparks case of Sac- ramento, that the charter was supposed to be complete of itself and to provide all that it desired. The old Justice Court was created with' the old ¢ and it fell with it. In this the majority of the St concurred, Harrison, Hen- shaw, Garoutte and Temple signing the denial of the petition. Van Fleet, Beatty and McFarland dissented, the latter con- tending that the part of the act incorpor- ating the town and creating the office of | justice was not repealed by the freehold- ers' charter, which could not deal with the judiciary. There is a possibility that l:\mi\_‘i complications may grow out of this Qeclsion. ———————————————————— ADVERTISEMENTS. €RS FAIL e Co, DOC EANY HE RESTORES LOST VIGOR AND vitality to weak men. Organs of the body which have been weakened | through disease, overwork, excesses or | indiscretions are restored to perfect health and strength through his new and original system of treatment, RUPTURE curedbyhisnewmethod, without knife, truss or detention from work, a painless, sure and permanent cure. VARICOCEL®. hydrocele, | swelling and tenderness of the glands | treated with unfailing success. Congn. glous blood poisun in any of itg stages thoroughly eradicated from the system. 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