The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1898 FOUND THE BOBUT I WAS ENPTY How Mrs. Mahoney Lost Her Valuables. STOLEN GEMS AND COIN RIGGERS ON THE BALDWIN WALLS GO ON A STRIKE. vin Has Finally Decided What He Will Do With the Site of the Ruined Struc- ture. T} rong box of Mrs. J. H. Mahoney, e late Senator, was unearthed fternoon at 2 oclock in the Baldwin Hotel, and when the 1 to her apartments in the m and opened nothing but of charred paper was found r _ The $8000 worth of dia- 1 300 in con which were kept 1 times had vanished, and t trace of them was left. ry that can be formed bles were abstracted be- reached the box at all. It ¢ certaln that the same fire is 1 red vate papers to a k d heap would have melted ine it the molten metal would . ave re- i in evidence. gh As to the diamonds, he degree of heat in the fire must intense, the most damage it 1 have done to the gems would have ¢ » blacken them slightly, but they have been restored to their former Mrs. Mahoney opened the box « duplicate key and found it abso- ¥ except as to the charred pa- gave way to almost uncontrolia- Most of the diamonds were the dead Senator, and were sured by her on that account. thirteen diamond rings, each in a separate case; three watches, i n ent diamond necklace, two 1 a sunburst, a pendant, a dag- of a pair of sol € other costly mementos. rmed is correct, the thief r room while the fire was rag- d the b ok the jewels and the private papers as belng of no e. He might have opened it skeleton key, or found the key in ong box, s. Ma- certain if she took it he 'is positive, eful with her - het 1 experts devel- tter how s into As to d, but een mel state would re- that would h al in its chan er day Mrs. Mahoney asked afe firm of whom she strong box what woul e of fire and he answ t that the box was me the same kind of d the test in other fire the diamon would be only scolored in that event, and that » worth nearly much as had been burnished. , who were employed by to tear down the ruins of Hotel, refus: to perform 2 danger work because d their wages to 3150 a n paying them $3 and e been working on the d a mina- us some time to come, > could get any is He 2! but from the work it is highly them would be not so. ir quires experienced i properly. He succeeded in dozen men at $1 50 a de but progress was b and the don ine used to pull the wa..s down was stopped all the after- noon. The strike does not include the men who are Aigging in the ruins and re- Moving the debris, as they are paid $2 a Ay by storekeepers in the burned build- e conse sightly struc- | , will continue work for $1 a | Reynolds by name—$5 if he would stretch & cable around the theater wall, but with the proviso that he would have to do so on his own responsibility. ere are two iron girders o - ket street side that vfi:igh tw:t‘u‘fi Le{:/}rh and it will be necessary to crawl out on the end of them to fasten the rope. On the Ellis street side there are several water tanks on a shaking 1S-inck wall, and life is not safe in that vicinity. W}\‘\:.ltgr’ksmen vesterday afternoon located where robably prabably another dead body near s _tallor store stood. - The trvgglrlxlly ts.ethawa from the 1 L and the odor is what (.(:"de {o’m'e from a decaying body. It is covered by heaps of rubbish and debris m”rh:“l”lmk'e some time to get at. A 2 lr})]v\ ing timely protests have been the's y the Merchants’ Association with upervisors and Fire Commissioners SAN FRANCISCO, D 7, 1598, cito the Honorable the Board of Supervisors, Nugnand County of San Francisco—Gentiemen fromous DProtésts have reached this office immlM;::nt:rtxxee.:rzrcmuor;:xxlrness on Market strest of any fence or obstructi around the Baldwin Hotel site that would 1n- a g El (4 5 z 3 2 R 2 5 g H 3 g 4 g | | Bection 13 of Order No, 1588 . 1588 of your honorable E‘ illl}r‘t;lnr:glélrg:ely]\“;?: erficuon of any building be constructed, and X!a}l S ldine ooeiation shall be conducted so that | building _operations o 00t passengers shail € a free and unobstructed passage over at | least the oute v | uter half of e | of the sidewalk next tne curbr O ot O voVe would, therefore, respectfully request your honorable board to grant no s ial privi- leges that will permit of any additional Inter- ;I‘larlll(on in the travel along this sidewalk on Market street, especially as this thoroughfare s constantly ‘and extes ly used by a large portion of the communi Yours, very truly, SSOCIATION. Yo MERCHANTS' A To the Honorable Board of Fire Commis- | gloners, City and County of Ban Francisco— | Gentlemen: " A number of complaints have been received at this office regarding the unusual | delay in clearing the sidew: fronting the Daldwin property destroyed by fire on Novem- Twelve days have elapsed since the fire took place, and the ruins of the wall still stand- ing, as well as the debris resulting from the fire, continue to obstruct the sidewalks, thus Interrupting travel and seriously injuring busi- ness in that neighborhood We would, therefore, re honorable board to require sible for the above nuisance and damage to abate the same as speedily as may be ac: plished under the powers posseased by onorable board. Very truly yours, MERCHANTS® ASSOCIATION. Baldwin has at last come to a_definite conclusion as to what to_do with the property upon which the Baldwin Hotel stood. e declares he has decided to erect a two-story building on the site paying particular attention to the store: along Market street and making them as ctfully request your the parties respon- com- your \ ( good and commodious as anything in the city, The stores when finished will let for the highest rent on Market street, | vhile the ones on Powell and Ellis streets will bring in a great deal more than the old hotel, ‘With modern built stores along the three fronts he thinks the income will be sufficient to meet present obligations and leave a handsome margin besides. The second floor will be occupied just as soon as built. In that way no portion of the ground will be permitted to remain non- productive, except that small piece where | ater building stood, and even this ater be turned info rent-producing rty xpense of be very small, as everythin, T utilized out of the hotel will de to aid in the construction of the ller building. A brick and iron front 1d_bricks from the ruins wili ) serve as a rear wall. and window saved from the 11 be used in fitting up second story of the new building, as 0 all of the posts, pillars, girders, etc., both of iron and wood, that can be util- building “Luc will con- until some purchaser comes ng and offers him a price for the entire but in no case, 1 Then will sell S will he ever build another ater on the lot. is positively determined, as m now too far advanced in ake the erection of a build- would 1k ssumed Vere and nting to the r have been on M tel stood w , and it will bring a very short When T’-,Aldw'r\ sells_the Market street property he will at the same time pose of all of San Francisco holdings to one of his country resi. enjoy the balance of his da He'is thoroughly disgusted with Francisco notorlety, where, s he has been held up as one of the blackest men on earth, while at the same time he tried in every way to adyance the interests of the citv by spending thou- sands of dollars in improving property. 'ARE TO SERVE | FOR NEXT TERM | Various Societies Elect New Officers. | The following named societies have | chosen the members whose names are | given as officers to serve for the ensu- ing term: Delger, W. M.; 1, T.; C. §. Benedict, trustee of Masonic Association; B. P. Flint, C. L. Haskell Mark Sheidon, trustees of Johnson bequest fund; F. W. Moebus, trustee cemetery plat. | " Fidelity Lodge, F. and A. M.—W. S. Wascer- witz, W. M.; A. T. Barnett, W Lucius L. Solomons, J. W.; E. Emanuel, T.; F. Hermann Lodge, F. and A. M. Sternitzky, W. M.; Otto tum Suden, ritz Hageman Jr., J. W.; Louis Shumacher, George Belcher, T. | | Golden West Lodge, 1. O. O. F.—J. W. Has- { lett, N. G.; J. P. Whitney, V. G.; G. H. An- | drews, R. S.; E. P. Manuer, P. 8., and F. R. Parker, T. Charter Oak Lodge, Knights of Honor—M. S. R | Blacklow, D.; A Du Boise, V. D.; Harris, A. D.; W. T.; H. K. Cum- mings, R. cholson, F. R. Court e America— . W. Wynant, S. The riggers who went out were very | J. Goodman, F. S.; much exercised at Baldwin’s course and | Moore, 8. W.; M. ay now that they will not return to work | M. Valentine, J. W. - Kemp, S. B.; M. even at the old nchus udnlcs;hmohun. | Navasg Bs v, O Hamies, (physiotan fnd CJ ed men are discharged. They havye | Lipgenfelser, trustee. = . .. 2z one Tigging. on the water front and | wese a3 Buny, b mas e e they do not care to s g£hances With In | vice *president; ~Art iur - Lichtenstein, second experienced men. e 2 s . . P. Lapachet, third vice eave the job is the toughest one he e\’er‘i o f endriol M undertook. | ° Pioneer’ Lodge. Friends of the Forest—Mrs. “\n 1dea of the dangerous nature may be | Annie F. Horne, P.; Mrs. Lena Biebesheimer, gained from the fact that one day last | V. P.; Miss »\;‘rl'htm Mrs. M Me- week Baldw! GRAPE-NUTS. 5 efrsfrsfariasiasiairsfenienfente § Good Food 3 Tastes Good 3. Does Good o Grape-Nuts £ 2 .. HOT OR COLD. .} TR O A R SKILLFUL COOKS’ DUTY. Should Make Food Taste and Look Well. The most valuable food will not long agree with a person if its taste is dis- agreeable. This «oes not argue that all nice tasting articles are nutritious and nourishing. However, it is the duty of all food expert- to produce de- liciows food and from the best possible ingredients, and to have a comprehen- sive knowledge of the laws of diges- tion and assimilation. Grape-Nuts, the new food, made by Postum Cereal Co. Lim., Battle Creek, and now on sale at grocers, is thought 10 be the highest type of scientifically wpde food thus far produced. offered one of the men—, ¢ tzel, R. 8. Helen ’Dohert Miss Lizzie Ros n, Mrs. ear, sentinel and Dr. L G. M. Leffler and Dr. Patton, physicians. . Garfleld Post, G. A. R.—General Solomon, C.: James Kierran, 5. V. Frank Elliott Myers, S.; A. Ennis, chap- 5 A.'S. Tsaacs, Q . _Simon, Frank E. delmen and Alfred S. Isaacs, repre- sentatives to department encampment at San Diego, April, 1899. The installation will be by Deputy Commander Sol Cahen January 3, in the Alcazar building. Berkeley Councll of the National Union W, H. H. Gentry, P.; . Barnett, V. P.; F. K. Fowden, §.; B. A. Hayne, ex-P.; E. V. Gove, R. S.; C. L. Beidenbach, F. S., and R. ¥. Elliso —————— WORK OF DEFT FINGERS. Sale of Dolls and Fancy Articles at the Columbia School. To-morrow afternoon the dolls recently exhibited by the pupils of the Columbian Grammar School at the doll show, with many more made by the children, will be S01d for the benefit of the Children's Hos- {tal. The sale will take the form of a azaar and entertainment, and wiil be heid in the school building on Florida street, between Twenty-fourth and Twen- ty-fifth. It will not be confined to dolls &lone, but will include many other pretty Things, the work of the deft fingers of the scholars and candy. There will also be a stereopticon exhibition. The A feles to be sold are principally thé work of the sewing classes of thie school. —— —e——— Benefit for Mrs. Captain Hallett. A benefit “entertainment will be given to the family of the late Captain Hallett at Union-square Hall, Post street, be- tween Powell and Mason, on Wednesday evening, December 21. Captain Hallett was third officer on the Australia, and piloted_the cruiser Charleston to the La- drone Islands when they were taken by the United States. After this occurrence the captain contracted a severe illness, from tge effects of which he died. The members of his family are in destitute circumstances, and the benefit has been arranged by charitable people for their relief. 1 dis- | | putting up the new | T ass windows will be buut, | | | were made he | BRREAERRAURRRUII{UIRRRIIRIIILIRR nRRN Fears Some One Is health and reason. BRURNRRRBRRRIRRNN % herself. “The other day,” the scribe to the attending physician. boy. mony, an expert on insanity. but I can’t say what may develop. vous family, and is herself highly PP T T L L L LR R LR IS MRS. MARCEAU REALLY INSANE? session of Her Property. OR the past few days there have been whisperings that Mrs. Fen- nell—formerly the wife of the dashing photographer and tin soldler, Colonel luarceau—had completely lost her mind and would shortly be removed to a sanitarium, where it was hoped she might woo back Mrs. Fiske-Marceau-Fennell has been living at the Lick, and the wild mutterings and shrieks that cleft the usual stillness of her rooms made the guests at the Lick surmise all sorts of terrible things. Then there was also the many daily visits of the color to the story, until all suppositions became certainties, and it was given out that the wealthy and beautiful widow of the Fresno million- aire and twice divorcee was about to be committed to a madhouse. Dr. E. O. Jellinek, Mrs. Fennell’s physician, is authority for the state- ment that the so-called mental aberration is nothing more nor less than delirium, the direct result of high temperature brought “Mrs. Fennell has been suffering with an acute attack of appendicits,” eaid the doctor, “‘and the resulting high temperature caused violent de- lirium. The noises that disturbed the guests at the hotel were the mutter- ings of delirium. Mrs. Fennell is now convalescent, and I hope that af- ter a short stay in the country she will be completely restored to health. Dr., Jellinek admitted that he had heard the reported rumors of the Jady's insanity, and that evem the reports had been brought to the lady ‘s the doctor, “when I called on Mrs. Fen- nell T found her in tears and in a highly nervous state. to tell her If she really was insane, and sald some of her friends had told her that there was the report a man closely associated with her in business matters had circulated. After she was quieted she said there was a plot afoot to raliroad her to an asylum so the man in question might legally take charge of the management of her estate.” Acting according to the advice of her physician, who clalms that abso- Jute quiet is necessary for the patient’s recovery, Mrs. Fennell denies herself to all visitors. She goes out driving, seeks distraction at the the- ater, but absolutely refuses to see any visitors. Mr. Munson, an old and tried retainer of the Marceau household, came in answer to the reporter’s card and sald his mistress, whom he still calls Mrs. Marceau, could not receive any one. Munson denied emphatically that his mistress was suffering with temporary aberration, and referred In the office of the Lick the clerk in charge said he knew nothing and had heard nothing of Mrs. Marceau’s being insane, although the bell- confessed to the fact that the lady was certainly “cranky.” Dr. Jellinek, Mrs. Fennell's physician, is, according to his own testi- “She is perfectly sane,” excitable.” Trying to Gain Pos- doctor that lent on by disease. She begged me the doctor said, She comes from an extremely ner- EEEREREFRRERRERERP AR EEE AR AR AR PR AR R R R R R R R R SRR COMING MINERAL EXHIBIT IN PARIS A STATE APPROPRIATION TO BE he Miners’ Association Wfll‘ Not Occupy the New Ferry bailding as a Headquarters. A meeting of the executlve committee of the California Miners’ Association was held last evening in the Union League Palace Hotel, for the purpose of upon several important resolutions tate Convention. brought before the State Conven The question of occupying one of the rooms of the State Mineralogist at the new ferry bulding, upon the invitation of that officer, as the headquarters of the ociation was discussed. The sum of $§700 had been appropriated for the rental and furnishing of such an office, and the committee generally was In favor of ac- cepting the invitation and saving the -, Secretary Benjamin objected, on private b was his office was situated, and ible or ubiquitous, he could iently occupy both localities at * The matter was warmly he secretary was author- {zed to use $200 of the appropriation for fice furniture and to locate where he chooses. He will not go to the water ront. 4 ot esolution pertaining to increasing the county branches of the assoclation and the raising of funds :orpuéemnlf«;;\:n?! s was taken up. S e Bss by several committeemen to show that the country members E)(;u(dg:‘“flssfl(‘lflfifln were not so energe(lc‘in matters of vital importance to min- ing interests as they might be. In ls%mw - ing on the subject of the #1 snnilal dues, Mr. Carrington brought up T harging the merchant members in the mining centers $25 yearly. Mr. Hammon said as a merchant h‘mfglf hewas alays to the glad to contribute IR iners’ Assoclation. hie cite e o business men of s&nni;‘:a:'cdlsg% ad always liberally come F;g c?yn\ ntion whenever called upon. As rooms, acting not conven the same time. debated, until t re- that no a hant he could assure them Therchants would object £g such a contri. tax. They coul Do of goods they sold the miners, 3 ; added. % he nalvely Av how it is yourself/ 4 2/ 3 ole. 5 m““’}‘!‘\'bdrrldfi?rcvvxll pay the bill after all, id President Neff. sald Presiden oeck advocated taxing the i ‘ners, or even the miners. e uh:\‘;‘: 15,000 miners in the State, x;lel are a%d at §1 a head a goodly sum coul e e Sonntag sald that a large niumber of counties had failed to pay, their 75 per c " association cent {0 ailed upon for their delinquen- m’?h:lnlwtv])l)roln 5.;3 unanimously carried. The resolution appointing a comrmittee to confer with commercial and legisla- and conserve State was tal J. M. Gleaves 0 " he hibit at the i stion of a mining ex P"nlrll‘: I?I‘)lc‘;;nsmon and an npproprmtlonlror the same was brnu;fh%| \ip‘zlsu({md{icy‘sspgg # v Vel al 5, a = General Keys mOYCt U0 7 amended the priated and Mr. 100,000. mfi“‘}? ‘Iqafn thought $25,000 a reasonable sum and modest enough for the most economical. Secretary Bepjamllr; srise that the merchants of San FIancieco sy sin el Sl 0 o N ter Fair mineral v AL 2 ised a large sum. From 3 g;(sn:s‘:l?m\ of 1875 fulé{]}é.fl?gfluc&minbaecxlf s State and money E i‘?n}‘ml\fin’“‘a be spent where it would do up and carried. kExf‘ Skfil!l& was made chair- e . the State iague moved that Lsf"fls\?{\(l)\,"c B asked to set apart one- opriation_for the bene- Dhibit in Paris. The mo- mously carried. third of its a] fit of a mineral tion was unani ——r—————— MISSION LEAGD’E CLUB. A Movement to Ix';px"ove the South- Western Section of the City. Club Mission League Improvement r«;er:h Tast evening and had under discussion the southwestern section of the Mission and the present dilapidated condition of its streets. The contractor for the grad- e %ot Bryant avenue from Twenty-fifth to Army street came in if!clu:- ?‘l:oa;:;lzxkg h}fe» 8 , in proceeding Wi ) ;li?lflfi)rokolg’ the old sewer that has done duty for the County Hospital for so long, and It now has practically no outlet. It was recommended that the attention of the Board of Health be called to the condition of that portlon of the swamp between Twenty-fifth and Army streets, which remains unfilled. The club wishes it condemned as a nuisance and the nui- sance abated. It was aiso decided to agi- tate for the extension of Potrero avenue to Army street with a proper sewer. The attention of the incoming Superin- tendent of Streets will be called to the condition of the Potrero, in the h%&ej that he will compel the Market-street lway Company to properly pave between its tracks. 3 A resolution requesting Eugéne Suillivan, the Assemblyman from that district, and Senator Dwyer, to reintroduce the bl authorizing the expenditure of $300,000 for the erection of a new City and County Hospital was passed. — e At the Camera Club. A large number of visitors were pleas- antly entertained at the Camera Club ex- hibit in the Academy of Sciences bullding 1ast evening. Archibald Treat gave the second of a series of lectures on photo- graphy in its relation to art. The lecture was accompanied by anecdotes of cele- brated painters. The next theme of Mr. Treat will be “The Camera in the Field.” ‘ Tissue ?uper plain and in all the new floral designs for lam es and fan ' work at Sanborn & Vail's, LOUIS KAMMER, BUTCHER, MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING FRIENDS BELIEVE HE IS STILL ALIVE. Hat and Purse Found on Bay Farm | Bridge—Theory of Suicide. ALAMEDA, Dec. T.—Louis Kammer, a butcher, of High street, has disappeared. There s every evidence that he com- mitted suicide early this morning by | jumping from the Bay Farm Island | bridge into the bay. His friends, how- ever, refuse to believe that he has made away with himself. His business affairs | were in a satistactory condition and the | only motive for his suicide was his un-| happy domestic relations. | Kammer lived with his wife on Bay | Farm Island. With them was a man named Frederick A. Sutten, who claimed at times to be Kammer's partner, and | who, Mrs. Kammer has stated, was her brother. Both assertions have been denied. As soon as Kammer's probable | sulcide was reported to-day Sutten and | the woman called at police headquarters | and inquired how they should proceed to | collect Kammer's life insurance. Being | unable to secure the desired information | they hastened to San Francisco, and dur- ing the day were absent from their home, Kammer frequently spoke of suicide to his friends, but as he was of a jocular disposition little attention was given his remarks. He did not go home last night He visited the Hotel Encinal, on High street, early in the evening, and as he was jomewhat under the influence of liauor, ing_about 6:30 Orclocks, gors fue iy morn e was feelin v walk to his home. - Th ond tacie olld | the Bay Farm Island bridge, which' is about ‘half a mile from the hotel, [ tante goclock Angelo Ghiglione, a vege- fable, gardencr, coming from the Island, containing 4 cents and & ‘c;‘,"efi“,fl‘éfi’é o The hat had evidently been too big for the wearer, as a number of olg gollars had been placed under the sweat and to make it fit. On one of {1 uolllirs,' written in very large, bold l?: fied as beionging to the missing aos te near as can be learned no ong ey hS approach the bridge or plugss Jor, him a¥roach i i ge into the Buspiclous Holes, Such s st 2Fe o | by some blunt instrument. Irom (ho it Dearance of the felt the holes had peiy recently made. Kammer went to San Francisco yester- ernoon Mrs. Kammer and 1d the barkeeper ga)!'.! In1(he aft utten visited his sh, carted away the entine ‘;ltu:kwagon and E to-d. ;%zx;egu;;:;;;eagoducr in snme&',l’ltelahl"in'uu}:}E . ny also had a lif, cate in a Ge 7 seloty ot Ak Flgd Serman benevolent soclety of ——— FOWL ON VIEW. Opening of the Oakland Poultry As- socialion’s Show. OAKLAND, Dec. 1. exhibition of the Oal ciation wasy opened this evening. The judges will not com plete the Uil to-morrow night. Te exhibnel]:n;-?\;‘; shown by the Oakland Poultry Associa- tion, F. A. Rowsell of Lorin, C. J. Sieg. fried of Alameda, Jesse Rogers of Al meda, Gray & Webster, T, W, Leydecker, H. Arps, E. Van Every, O, . —The first annual kland Poultry Asso- at Exposdition Hall H.'0. Byerly of San Jose, Mes H. jemlcS: ,» Mrs. H. Be of San Jose, Briggs Poultry Yards. & E. Mason of Alamea: Son, Dr. T. B. Key, Estes, C. F. Emery, a, Samuel Gray & l'.?’ é’.BHn,yas, A0, \ raing Hnds, H. White, Mr. Naismith s b bledick, Mr. Miller, the Chico Boulir Yards, the Willlams' Poultry Farm of Fruitvale, Osgood & Son and Mes; . Vodden and Loher. The specimens o of Cochins, Houdans, Golden Hamburpe Siver ‘};ax{,‘}mrgé, Minorcas, ~ Loghoras. Bt 25, ayvandottes and Barred Ply: omer exhibitors are: East Oakland, Dr. C. M, Sen",r'mxlgmfi & Hemelright 6f 8an ~ Francisco ' B 3. Connolly of Alameda, Dr. 1. c»'urpefltD' True Boardman, A, H. Audifired, Aptioe L. Senafter, . iy, Tayior, 5. Mo S ed and the 'Oakland White Dr. C. J. Belfridge and have some white duchesses, 11, Cam e man has blue and silver runts. and. g A. H. Blow has some runts, Other 1“ eon ~‘exhibitors are theOnkland Wwhise lofts, Percy Ward, J. D. Taylor, Freq -Ae Ritter and' C. Emigh. The exhibltieg jo cludes White Pouters, Trumpeters, Cro lé. cd Tumblers, Black ‘Tumblers, 1iéa Far- mblers, Blac! bt and Black Fiorentines, -ohers Calumets Those competing for honors with ducks on of Ala- Tedas OO AT T Maa meda, C. J. Siegfried of land Poultry Association, ‘%‘I.Emfdfibvgnefl‘ Jesse Rogers and Gray & Webster, Thay include Pekins, Golden Sebrights. Moticy Japanese, Black Japanese ang White Ja%. anese. The poultry show will be o urday night. To-morrow lhep::ngnusggt- will open in the same bufldlni, and is “,: rnia Collie dcer the auspices of the Cali; —_—— ‘Tub. ARRIVED, Wednesday, D Stmr Lakme, Klitgaard, 3 Houte froer v coma. s::n- Sailor Boy, Peterson, 9 days from Ev- erett. Stmr Pomona, 17% hours from Eureka. Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 14 hours frem Mendocino. SAILED. _ ’ Wednesday, December 7. Stmr Scotia, Thompson. Stmr Coquille River, Johnson, Fort Bragg. | some reason or other, I nave to in JOSH REILLY AND HIS MOST SUPERB CATCH The Newspapers Did Not Praise It. MISTAKE A DANGEROUS ONE BEN CLAREK EXPATIATES ON CORNER CUTTING. e Says, and [fruthfully So, That Pitching for Corners Is an Art Yet to Be Accom- plished. By Joe Corbett. “Josh” Rellly made what might with propriety be termed a phenomenal caic.s in last Sunday’s game at Recreation Park. Strange as it certainly is, the newspapers said but little of the great catch, I my- self overlooking it entirely. In view of this fact I take advantage of the present opportunity to compliment ‘“‘Josh” on his clever play. At the time it oc- curred the bases were full, which adds additional glory to the occasion. Some folks might consider it a waste of time, with a little energy cast in, to touch on so significant a point. But folks should bear in mind that when a player succeeds in doing something out of the ordinary his first act the following a. m. is to secure the morning dailies and see what the “roasting” reporters have to say. Should they neglect, as in this case of Reilly’s, to make any mention of the fact, such a mistake is considered sufficient cause with some players to refrain from doing such extraordinary things in the future. It is to guard Bgalnst this dreaded re- sult, intermingled, of course, with a de- sire not to ostracize Mr. Reilly from pub- lic notice, that I speak of this gentle- man’s wonderful catch of Sunday last. We are all sadly aware of the fact that wonderful pla. catches are as scarce in the vicinity of Recreation Park as good games were but a few months | ago. In justice to those who do not pos- sess a season pass 1 deem it expedient to encourage such playing. Versy often it is the only return they receive for their money, and why spoil this outside issue for the sake of a few words? Not at all. Reilly made one of the greatest catches 1 ever saw, and if he performs the feat again 1'll pay him that $150 the Pacific Coast League failed to malke good as yet roviding, of course, I am not disturbed rom these pleasant reveries, whlchdu{;; the ups_and In conjunc}; in while expatiating on downs of the national game. tion with the above little speech, 1 wis! to state that the patrons of ball games the world over like to see such catches as Mr. Reilly made last Sunday. This is so particularly of our Pacific Coast, fanat- cs, and therefore it would ill become the players to dispense with the best and in some cases the only thing they do. Make great catches, and then go into politics; but get into politics just &s soon as pos- sible after making the catch. You know aseball popularity dies out rather rapidly. rily, 1 have seen a | player a hero on one evening, and a obster’—if 1 may make use of the ex- on—on the next. rl‘i(‘n Clark, one of the catchers of the| Baltimore Club, has this to say of pitch- ers: ‘“This talk about pitchers working the, in and out side corners of the plate makes very interesting reading for the baseball fans, but there is more romance than fact about it. If a batsman is weak on a high ball the average pitcher has enough control of the ball not to serve a low one. But when it comes to the hair-splitting skill that is required to serve the sphere over the corners of the Dlate there are few—precious few—pitch- ers who can work such a sclenn‘flc bit of control. Clark Griffith of the Chicagos; Bert Cunningham, Al Maul and Charley Nichols may be successful in working the | corners occasionally, for their control of | the ball is simply phenomenal. The pitcher who takes the mask and the pad | of a backstop for a guide and succeeds in | sending the ball so that it will round up opposite the wind pad is doing good work especially if he can ram his curves over. It is impossible for a pitcher to work the | corners of the plate when he cannot see the home rubber half the time, The home | plate is often lost to a pitcher's view dur- | Ing the game, as it is covered with dust, anit the ampire has no time to brush it off till sides are changed. Charley Nichols | of the champlons never experimented in | those puzzling slants, quick shots_and | drop balls that you hear so much about. | He simply drives the ball up to the plale‘ —with plenty of speed to back it and good control. Corner working and meteoric curves never appeal to him. There is a| slight bend to his speedy ball, but control forte. ls]vt[llx*.s Clark speaks with great intelligence on this corner working, as he terms it, I have heard pitchers talk of how they worked the corners, vet I flrml{ belleve that the line is being drawn too fine. When pitching myself I have depended, as do other twirlers, on my ability to put the ball on the in or outside of the plate if I thought the situation demanded it. But in doing this I never considered my- self pitching for ‘‘cornert for, as Mr. Clark says, “‘the plate mos. of the time iz covered with dust and is therefore in- visible.” I have batted against every pitcher in the National League, and can recall but one of the many whom I should consider a pitcher capable of lo- cating the ‘‘corners” of the plate, if, in- deed, such a feat be possible. He is Mr. Dwyer of the Cincinnati Club. ~As for speed and curves, to my knowledge, he possesses nelther, yet is a first-class pitcher. The secret of his success must, therefore, le in some other branch o itching, and that branch is control of the Eall. fhnve been at bat with him in the box, and his ability to put the ball out- side when 1 was away from the plate and inside when I came closer, baffles completely. I stood in the box one day in Cincinnati, after vainly endeavoring to tear the cdover off shoots, wonderin, how it was that I could not hit suc! easy pitching. After my third trip to bat I ge n to watch and study his style. T noticed that hé hardly ever put a ball straight over the plate unless he was compelled. It was either outside or in- side, according to what he deemed ad- visable, and the majority of times he was correct, However, his balls did not cut the outside or inside corner of the plate. They were generally seven or eight inches either way, and I do not consider this cutting the corners, as some pitchers, I believe, delight in terming it. It is cer- tainly a case of great control, but there it rests. I have yet to see the pitcher who can go through a game of ball cut- ting the corners, inning after inning. Some of them might consider such pitc] ing as 1 have described in the case of Dwyer as ‘“cutting the corners,” but I must disagree with them on this score. He comes about as near being the “ideal” in this respect as I know of, but even he is far from being the pitcher who car’| “cut the corners.” He, however, can come nearer performing the difficult feat than any pitcher I have seen in the ‘major league. RELIANCE ATHLETICS. An Evening’s Entertainment in the Oakland Club. | OAKLAND, Dec. '7.—The Reliance Athletic Club gave its regular monthly smoker and boxing entertainment this evening. There were several very good preliminaries and then came the two prin- cipal events of the evening. The first bout was supposed to be an eight-round go between Jack McMahon and Jimmy Higgins, both of San Francisco. The first two rounds were about even, but in the third Higgins began to resort to foul tac- but Schuler was much too clever for him. He hit Dahl whenever and wherever 'he pleased. The bout went the route, and the referee gave Schuler the decision. Wwhich met with general approval, except- ing Dahl, who said he thought he had won the fight. He was lucky he was not put out. Only his pluck saved him. —_— FIRST OF THE CONTESTANTS. Band of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Plays at the Charity Bazaar. The Anspacher band of the Hebrew Or- phan Asylum opened the musical contest at the Charity Bazar last night. As this is their first engagement of any conse- quence they were suffering a little from nervousness, but at the signal from Con- ductor Mauser’s baton all, from the tiny chap who played the bass drum to the cornetist, who is raising a mustache, played away with a hearty good will which made up for some slight deficien- cies in smoothness. The method of judg- Ing these contests is a new departure. All selections will be taken on a graphophone and the ?udges will render_their decision at their leisure. The San Francisco Am- ateur Band, which has drawn second p}ag&z in this contest, has its inning to- n 9 exhibition of fancy dancing to-morrow night by the pupils of Miss Clarke's dancing school. The following evening a ladies’ orchestra of forty pleces, compris- ing some of the best instrumentalists in the city, will make its first IJ)PG:H‘S.HCE. under the leadershlix of Miss Nina de St. Hubert. Other special features to be seen in the near future are exhibitions of fan- ¢y bicycle riding, a slack wire perform- ance, an animatoScope exhibition of unus: ual merit, including an especially fine set of views 'of the last intercolleglate foot- ball game. 5 —————— Stabbed Over a Slot Machine: C. A. 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