The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1898, Page 10

P S R R R R S % THE SEATTLES * 3 ARE E $ TO PLAY HERE. + “+ D R 2 The Gilt Edges, so far as I can see, are the champions of -the Pacific: Co: League. Were it not for the fact t At there is a rumor to the effect that the | present leaders are to be counted out of | first place I would term them the Imdr‘» puted champions. However, as the offi- clal standing of the clubs has not been made public to my knowledge I deem it | expedient . under the existing circum- stances to say that from indications the | Gilt Edges are the pennant_winners. It $s much more dificult than most people imagine to state anything that is appa- rently possible as being positive in refer- ence to the Pacific C gue. They do things so peculiarl s, particu- larly of late, that it is very often impos- sible to ascertain just what is what. This is so regarding the correct standing of . 4 s date everybody should percentage of each knew a week he subject were the announce- of the Santa h figured their the g0, mefully that of the t i to such an extent that ) b and decided to n issued by the tin_will fix the ach team. It is the only one by ie merits of the dif- would suggest tha to the paper \f protested gam t trouble in a s table, ous of Securing “offi- ne is certainly ripe for the is table. e it up he offic six tix some few weeks accident, is im- 3 will be unable to n a uniform again this season. Beginning on the 24th of this month ittle team, winners of the cham- p _in the | Pacif e this season |just w ies of ten games with Oaklands, he Seattle excellent our midst not only for exhibition's sake, but to beat the best colle can scrape k r, Mr. Dugdall, g of the team, has this much to say, and the little he does em- bodies much: “I have arranged with Mr, Rauer of Recreation for a s of ien games, to be played between the club 1 represent and the best teams he can secure. 1 have at team—one that eel certain can defeat ate. We are dow don't the surprise, I assure you, will large one. If the public are desirous ball the oppor- nything in this to win and if my d out to win from the Bulger, ti pitcher of the G signed by Manag season of '99. Bu t the Heese- < out fourteen men. v gem in Mr. Bulger. The Golden Gates of the amateur Jeague are considered a fast enough team for the big 1 . Their team work is superb for amat organization. They are captained by g Jim” Nealon, formerly of Relianc JOE CORBETT. SITREIRe bl DR R R R { SAILING RACES 1] i ON SAN 24 + ANTONIO ESTUARY + + PPV P SR PPy In 183 several enthusiastic lovers of 1g met and organized what was known the Oakland Navy. The organization as of the simplest character, consisting of five committeemen, a secretary, treas- urer and referee. The headquarters of the navy were on San A but th w. the transaction of the nec of the orga Cyclone, then owned by that energetic yachtsman, Admiral E. A. von Schmidt. Races were held monthly, and the procee s were characterized by a delightful Jack of formality and of fussy ails. Any boat of any size or rig might enter the races, there were no time allowances for differ- ence in length or d of canvas, and the boat t the winning line first was declared the winner. In 1807 a programme of eight events, held monthly from May to December, was prepared, but during 1898, ept for a few races conducted by the Oakland Canoe Club, no sailing rac ary. R. F Pacific Interclub Yacht Association, irying to revive the interest in the creek. H. G. Hinckley, modore, and Charles S wlary, of the Oakland C , have prom- ised their assistance, and other men fond acing sloops, schooners, yawls, canoes, whitehalls or any other kind of il boat have undertaken to enter their craft. The racing will, however, not be conducted quite so informally as in previous years; the tendency toward elaboration has al- ready begun to manifest itself. Boats will be classified as cruisers or racers; and in each class boats of eighteen feet mean length or less, and of over eighteen feet mean length, will form a subdivision. According to the present plans the first race will take place on January 15 at 1:30 p. m. At the last meeting of the directors of the Corinthian Yacht Club ex-Commo- dore T. F. Tracy, ex-Commodore A. J. Young and J. Short were appointed a committee for the nomination of officers to serve during the coming year. The election takes place on January 25, and the list of candidates regularly nominated for tHe various offices must be posted in the clubhouse at least one month before election day. It is-probable that Commo- dore Carl Westerfeld will be re-elected, and that H. Toepke, one of the architects who furnished plans for the new boathouse and part owner of the sloop have been held on the estu- I’Hommedieu, secretary of the is tiarpoon, will be chosen vice-commodore, | There has been some talk of the present secretary declining -re-election, but it is hoped that he will be induced to accept again the office he has fiilled so well. The annual dinner will be given on New Year's f“-hflt }he cluhhhouse. The sloop yacht Phoenicia, own R. R. 'Hommedieu and S. C. Delafi:‘iat‘;::‘ and enrolled in the Pacific, California and Corinthian clubs, is to be rafled, with two suits of sails, racing canvas, ‘spars anchors, side lights, cushions, club burgees, prize flags and other fittings. She had a most successful career in New York and Yokohama, and in this bay was sec- ond in her class in the Pacific interclub regattas of 1896, 1897 and 1898, and first in her class in the California Club races in | 1867 and 1898, THE FAST SWIMMERS AND HIGH DIVERS The following are the events and the names of the swimmers who have en- tered for the contests which will be held at Sutro Baths to-morrow: : Fifty yard desh, novice—H. Hiller, H. An. derson, R. Dodge, D. Harris, E. ‘Kipp, F. Ralston, . . Benser, J. Bensen, B White. Diving from platform, juveniles—D. Mackel, A. Hay, E. Bonifield, H. Dougherty, W. Daw- sett, H. Seebach, J. Bevins, R!. Dodge. 1Log_race, amateurs and juveniles—H. Ander- A. Hay, J. Vanderberg, b. Dawsett, J. Bevins, R, Dodge, H. Dougherty. One hundred yard race, juveniles and non- professionals—H. Seebach, E. Bonifield, A. J. Hanton, A. Hay, P. Levy, H. Dougherty. Trick and fancy Dodge, N. Bensen, H. Hiller, J. Bevins, k. Kipp, H. Seebach, A. Hay, F. Green, J. Van- derberg. Trapeze and high diving—Professor Fred Green. Lurline Salt Water Baths, Bush and Larkin sts. Swimming, Rus.iaz, bot and cold tub baths. Saltwater direct fromocean. team is young, | 1y 1) lf DL R R R R R e e e A NORTH WIND FOR DUCK SHOOTING b D e S R R The heavy north wind which blew up on Thursday night drove thousands of wild | duc! which were “roosting” on the bay to shelter in the marshes. A dispatch which was received by the sporting editor yesterday from Ignacio stated that there were large numbers of ducks, principally widgeon and sprig, fly- | ing over Black Point and that considera- ble shooting was heard on the Sonoma marsh If the blow keeps up until to- morrow the sportsmen who will be on the | mud flats early in the morning should make good bags. | Eight of the leading lights of the Mira- monte Gun Club left this city yesterday for the Sonoma marshes. The Mira's clubhouse is within easy distance of Bu dell station. Experienced hunters that owing to the bad state of the water r in the vicinity of Tubbs Island redhead and sprig are their absence. There are e +Ee+e et +E+44 44 we oa a 22 g5 25 3o, 4 g3 °3 @ S e 48 <p e z° [ 43 a2 Duckshooting on the Alviso marshes is improving dally, and a windstorm such the blow that visited this city yester- ¢ would improve the sport vastly. The Black Jack Gun Club returned from es near Antioch last Sunday of eighty-six birds, com- principally of widgeon, which are very plentiful this year. If the norther holds good until Sunday it's a good wager that the members of the . GLIC, 1 return with anywhere from 200 to 500 is very plentiful on Sher- man Island this season. Al Cumming and party anticipate a big shoot at Byron to-morrow. Cumming shiped up 1000 cartridges yesterday, and hel expects that they will speak for them- selves. Martinez Chick, a well-known trap- shooter, has been shipping large quanti- ties of quail to the markets of this city from San Diego. A sportsman who sited_Concord last Sunday bagged thir ine English snipe, and would have done better had he been supplied with cartridges. Jim Maynard, Clarence Haight and Dr. TR ] g N\ l’ \ A [T vr* “ AN \\\\\\ i 1\\ [ T ,M\\ _ iy g il i Al | ! LT INGLESIDE PARK OFFERS INDUCEMENTS. p + R R R T T R e Unless the dogs that have been entered for the big stake—the run down of which will be held to-day at Ingleside Park—are in the pink of condition there may be some deaths among the long tails regis- tered before the sun sets. « All, coursing men and those also who take an interest in the pastime from a sporting point of view are well aware of the fact that whenever a cold sharp wind from the north is on tap the hares run like demons and seemingly take a delight in teasing their pursuers by giving them a two or three mile spin before they de- cide upon making their escape. This is “Jack rabbit” weather, and as long as the wind remains in the north and the grass is short the owners of good dogs should be careful that their charges are fit to enter into hard and punishing contests before they are returned to their kennels on the final day of the meeting. The dogs that will miss catching a win- ning color in the run down need have no fear of danger resulting from grueling courses, but the ones who will remain in and who must enter the slips many times on the last day of the meet wiil need close watching, as long and heavy runs are very injurious to any dog and especially to those whose recuperation is P S 44+ +t+e++ 4+ slo President Shannon of the Ingleside Coursing Park was puzzied last Sunday when he saw the number of ladies and gentlemen who were on the ground long before the first course was called. He had an eye to business, however, and or- i L i ,;1ML T R R R R R LS R e e S NATIONAL SCHUETZEN BUND ORGANIZED R R R R R The Nationa! Schuetzen Bund is organ- ized and ready to begin the work of get- ting things in shape for the big shgat that will take place here in 1801. Whn the local representatives to the natlo'nal organization attended the meeting in New York last summer they promised that nothing would be left undone to insure the next meeting’s success. While it may seem a little early to begin the work, still, there is much to be done, and the sooner begun the easier to dispose of. To this end the representatives of the local rifle- shooting clubs have speedily organized the new bund. On Thursday evening the delegates held a meeting, and upon the recommendation of the nominating com- mittee the following were elected as the officers of the bund: President, Robert Finking, who is the presi- dent of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein; first vice president, . Attinger, the, captain of the Turner_Schue Section cond - vice president, F. A. Kuhls, the captain of the Eintracht_Schuetzen Section; third vice pre: dent, J. D. Heise of the Norddeutscher Schuet- zen Section; fourth vice president, H. Grieb of the Red Men's Schuetzen Section; recording secretary, O. Burmeister of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein; corresponding secretary, Louis Haake of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein; financial secretary, William Nolden of the California Schuetzen® Club; treasurer, A. Jungblut of the Germania Schuetzen Club; firstshooting-master, F. P. Schuster of the Germania_Schuetzen Club: second shooting- master, R. Langer of the California Schuetzen Club; third shooting-master, O. Lemcke of the Norddeutscher Schuetzen 'Club; _trustees—F. i LA e+ Ruhstaller_of the Helvetia Rifle Club of Sac- ramento, John Utschig of the San Francisco il iiih | N e D e o SPARKS FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD + P R e R Now that the project of bringing out an Eastern football team to play in this city on Christmas and New Year days has fallen through, the football team repre- senting the blue and gold has turned its eyes toward other lands. It is definitely settled that the University of California eleven will go away during the Christmas vacation on a football tour. There was a choice between the south and the north, and the collegians selected the north. On the Monday following Christmas day the University of Califor- nia will line up against the Multnomahs of Portland in that city. The Portlanders are a strong aggregation, having met many of the best teams in the north and victory has been their portion. The Uni- versity of California eleven is the present championship team of the State, and it is thought by people hefeabouts that the Portland team will prove an easy mark for the yvoung university athletes. After the Thanksgiving game the blue and gold eleven went out of training, and the men are still far away from the influ- ence of training restrictions. The ream will leave here on the 2ith of December. As soon as the examinations have beeun completed active training will be resumed and the men will be brought together for team play. There will be no active, reg- ular practice games, but outdoor running and gymnasium work to condition the wind and muscles for the fight in Port- il iy il it i e+ e + + + + + - land. The local jnterest in matters of the grid- . NN it “A Dip in the Tules.” A duck-shooting scene on Sherman Island. A member of the Black Jack Gun Club takes an involuntary bath at a time when it is necessary that his powder must be kept dry. i T T U Il i il K I i D R e RESIDIO GOLFERS + WILL PLAY ON + OAKLAND LINKS + % PO b b R T R S L ++ + ++ This afternoon, at 1 o’clock, or as soon | thereafter as possible, play will begin on | the Oakland links between the teams of the San Francisco and Oakland golf clubs | for a silver challenge cup. The trophy is a three-handled loving cup of simple de- sign, having on the front an engraved fig- ure of a man with a driver thrown far back over his right shoulder, in the act It is to be see in the window of a down-town jewel- ‘she Oakland and San Francisco clubs will be represented by the following of driving the ball from a tee. ry store. teams of eight: Oakland Team. San Francisco Team. |s. L. Abbott Jr E. R. Folger, R. M. Fitzgerald, . Hibbetts, C. P. Hubbard, |#. D._Pillsbury, W._P. Johnson, B. J. McCutchen, G. D. Greenwood, C. Page, C. P. Wingate, {H. Babcoel, P. George Gow, T. G. Roberts, James McKee. -’ W. Byrne. The arrangements for the g been made by P. E. Bowles 0 irom the city. ; Bach Oakiand player will against a San Francisco representativ the drawing to layer who has most holes to his credit matters stand at pr ‘ps s)n(d to_be ‘one up,” *‘two up,” and so * fight is *‘pulled off,” the c! on, according as his score is one, two, or | agers throw the brunt of blam more than his opponent’s. The holes| gained by the members of each team are set down to the team’s credit and added, the team with the largest aggregate num- | € ber of holes to its credit being declared ; ments, will * winner. Considering the nearness of so interest- the fine weather there has not been much practice during the | past week on the Presidio links, or the | ing a contest and players have not recorded their scores regularly. T - wer practicing with a view to the ladies’ four- somes and ladies’ driving competition scheduled for yesterday morning. Among the men A. B. Watson has been Ayers had a pleasant airing on the river near Antioch last Sunday. They put in the day riding in a steam launch and prospecting for snipeshooting _grounds. The *“Doc’” bagged several mudhens on the sit. John Bourdette, the celebrated goo: exterminator is at present lookin, for long-distance duckshooting in the vicinity of Delano. The honorable gen- tleman is provided with four shotguns and a Mauser rifle. Last Sunday two hunters from Oakland were arrested on San Pablo marsh, on a complaint sworn to by Antone Peters. The complaint charged George Albertson and James Rogers with trespass. The men were taken before Judge Wilcox, and having pleaded guilty to the charge were fined $20. The San Pablo Shooting Club will assist Antone Peters in arresting and convicting any hunters caught shooting on the San Pablo marshes. Captain C. A. McNeill of the launch Norwood has taken several parties of sportsmen up Sonoma and Suisun creeks lately, some good bags of ducks being made. Charley is a fixture at Tiburon, and seems to be a mascot when it comes to securing game. His launch is well known to all Nimrods. W. J. Surryhyne of Fort Bragg, Mendo- cino County, says the Ten-Mile River opened up Thursday night. A party of six went up Friday morning and returned in the evening with nineteen large salmon and five small ones. They were caught trolling. He also says that it looks as if there was going to be a big run of fish this year. LAWN TENNIS CRACKS 70 SHOW THEIR SKILL Next Saturday, December 17, a series of exhibition games will be held on the courts of the California Lawn Tennls Club for the benefit of J. Dally, thie court- keeper. Most ot the best players of this city and also of the Alameda and Oak- land Lawn Tennis clubs will be on hand to show their appreciation of Daily’'s ser- vices and to assist in making the games interesting. It is expected that there will be a sufficient number of players to keep the courts full during the whole after- | noon, but the following will be the prin- cipal events: Singles—J. Dally versus Sumner Hardy; two sets out of three. Doubles—G. Whitney and J. Dally versus the Hardy brothers, holders of tne Pacific Coast {Lawn Tennis Assoclation’s double champion- ship. Doubles—Welhe and Adams of the California Lawn Tennis Club versus Murdock and Nichol- s0n of the Alameda Lawn Tennis Club. Murdock and Nicholson were beaten by Wethe and ‘Adams at the last champlon- ship meeting, but have been anxious to measure their strength again with the winners on that occasion. Durlnil the week George Whitney de- feated H. Weihe in three straight sets, but Harry Weihe's game was so strong that Whitney_had to work to earn his victory. On Wednesday Sumner Hardy and J. Daily played five sets, of which Hardy won three, the scores being 7—5, 6—3, b—7, 2—6, 7—5. Miss Bowman and J. Daily defeated Miss Hunter and Miss Eisen, the scores being , 8—6, 6—4 and 6—2. Miss Hunter defeated Miss Eisen in a single game with a score of 6—3. The weather lately has been splendid for the lawn tennis plavers—a clear, cool, bright atmosphere, with scarcely any wind and a good light. The only draw- back is one inevitable at this season—the early hour at which darkness sets in. Early in the afternoon long shadows begin to cree] u\'e{hthe courts on the Scott street side of the club grounds, but on the easterly courts the light is good to a much later hour. Short a Premium. Professor L. Taaffe swore to a com- plaint in Judge Joachimsen’s court yes- terday for the arrest of H. Judge, an in- | * | surance solicitor of Ellis street, on the springboard _diving—x. | charge of misdemeanor embezzlement. The professor alleges that on July 26 he paid Judge $11 40 premium on a uollcx ,‘;vuhdthe Franklin Insurance Company. ew days a%:) he received notice from the company that unless the premium was paid the policy would be canceled. He made inquiry and found that Ju& had 32; ymx-ned over the premium to com- dered several hundred chairs to be placed in the grand stand so as to provide am- le seating room for those who arrived ate. The stand was black with human- ity at 2 p. m., and the crowd in the bet- ting compartment was so large that it was with_difficulty a person could move around. ., Doubtless the place will be en- larged in the near future so as to make mnttters pleasant for all concerned in the sport. The card to-day cannot be excelled. A glance at the programme will satisfy the most exacting leashman that a grand afternoon’s enjoyment is in store for all. Thrift's St. Michael, who will meet Had- iwist, is comparatively a new dog on this coast, but great things are expected of him. Those who have seen him per- form say that he is a dust disturber and will raise a cloud and a flag to-day when he meets Hadiwist. By the way, Mr. Thrift has purchased all the stock of the kennels of H. Baldwin, who has re- signed from the coursing sward. Among the dogs which have changed ownership are Forget, Forgive, Brutus, etc. Jimmy Farley will be r?resented by Rosaline to-day at Ingleside, but it is do'ubtful if she will be honored with a color. If the dog Kid McCoy is as clever with his feet as is the fighter of that name with his mitts he should be among the successful competitors of to-day. The i{id is a recent arrival from Gilmore City, owa. The Bonita and Victor course at Union Park last Sunday has been food for con- siderable discussion among patrons of the ark. Skyball, one of the grandest ey- hounds of the coast and winner of l;‘xrax?y prizes, is dead. The dog was raised by a man named Healey and was bought by Tim Cronin when he was nineteen months old. During his carrer he won many hard-earned dollars for Master Tim, defeating all of the Buck family when he was in his prime. Skyball was a very fast dog.and if he had lived he would be six_years old on March 20 of next year. Prior to Emmet Sullivan's departure from the fleld of sport he pur- chased old “Sky” from Cronin. paying the sum of $500 for the dog. Skyball's sire was John Mitchell, dam Mollie H. He was a half-brother to Gladstone and O’Grady. DOGS IN TRAINING FOR FIELD TRIALS Warren Lewis of Ypsilanti has broken up his famous cocker kennels and has disposed of the three months old pup Raven, by Japho ex Red Cloud, to Mrs. E. C. Chambers of San Diego. This lady has also bought from Woodstock kennels, Canada, the cocker dog Monk, by Wood- land Clipper ex Lady Golden, and the red cocker bitch Queen of Hearts, by Red Mac ex Margarita. Clarence Haight has been appointed by Vice-President: Brooks of the American Kennel Club to be a member of the A. K. -C. special cof itteee in place of J. W. Keene, now in the Klondike. The directors of the San Francisco Ken- nel Club met on the 7th inst. and elected J. P. Norman as director to fill the va- :fi]r;]cy caused by Fred Tallant’s resigna- John E. de Ruyter has sent four Eng- lish setters to kersfield with George Richards, who will train and condition them until the 13th inst. when they will be entered for the Derbf ane -aged stakes should they promise sufficiently well. _The dogs are Iroquois Chief, Coun- tess K, and the pugples Al and Beauty. The Sacramento show opens on the 7th of next month. The lgm}feu selected are J. W. Barrett and C. D. Nairn. The pros- pects are good for a large entry. The See Yups Weakening. The president of the See Yups has is- sued a proclamation advising his people to bury the hatchet and to cease from the factional war which has been the cause of many murders in Chinatown. The proclamation has been posted conspicu- ously in the Chinese quarter. The police iesterday afternoon raided a disreputable ouse in Chinatown and arrested four highbinders on a charge of being visit- ors. No weapons were found on their rsons and they were locked up in the alifornia street police station on a charge of unlawful visiting. 2 Schuetzen Club; William F. Garms, president of the Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club; H. M. Wreden of the Germania Schuetzen Club, L. Hause, president of the Swiss Rifle Club. A communication was received from the Columbia Pistol and Rifle- Club announc- ing that the club had withdrawn its del- egates from the bund meetings on ac- count of the German language being spoken exclusively. Its delegates did not understand the tongue, and, consequent- ly, their presence would be of no use in the meetings. The corresponding secre- tary was_directed to inform the old bund in New York of the organization of the new one in this city, and ask for the re- tiring members to send on_ all of the archives and records of the bund now in their hands; also to furnish a statement of the business transacted at the last meeting and_ shoot in tfie East. This means to send on any funds that remain {)n dthe hands of the officers of the old ody. There is a lively suspicion that there will be no funds to send on here. At the previous shoot the bund cleared some- thing like $15,000, and may be more. At the last shoot the management furnished a lot of entertainment for the visitors, and the receipts not being so large as on the previous occasion the belief here is that the committee will take pretty good care to see that no New York money will be sent to this city. This_ suspicion is based principally upon the fact that up to the present time the officers of the old bund have not made a statement of how the finances stand, although it has al- ways been the custom to have the report of the managers published for the benefit of the rifiemen of the entire country. - Owing to the fact that Christmas falls on the third Sunday in this month all of the rifle clubs accustomed to shoot on that day have advanced the shoot to the 18th inst. Chris Eging, the well known rifleman. died a week ago last evening of t¥phold neumonia, Decedent was a native of R'hurmgen, Germany, and was 44 years of age. He leaves a widow. The"funeral took place last Sunday, and was attended by the members of the California Schuet- zen Club, Eintracht Schuetzen Club and Turners, of which bodies Mr. Eging was an active member. M. J. WHITE. TAKEN TO A HIGHER COURT. John Bulger Arrested for Assault to Murder on a Grand Jury Indictment. John Bulger, a carpenter in the Mission, was arrested vesterday afternoon on a warrant following an indictment of the Grand Jury charging him with an as- sault with intent to commit murder. He was locked up in the City Prison. The assault was committed about three months ago upon Policeman C. M. Barnes at Fourteenth and Mission streets. Barnes was seriously Injured and was treated at St. Mary’s Hospital. Bulger and another young man, Walter Nagle, were arrested and charged with the assault. The casas were assigned to Judge Low's court, and after numerous delays several witnesses were examined and their evidence fpointed to Bulger as the man who struck the po- liceman down. Since then the cases have beencontinued from time to time at the request of the defense without any apparent reason, Assistant District (Attorney Dunne, who was specially engaged to watch the cases on behalf of the policeman, became weary of the continued postponements and laid the matter before the Grand Jury, =0 as to take it out of the Police Court. —————— Will Give a Piano Recital. Society is all agog in anticipation of the coming piano recital to be given. at Century Hall on Sutter street next Mon- day evening by Miss Alice Beach Mc- Comas. Every effort is being made by those interested in the extraordinary muy- sical ability of the young woman to mal the recital a financial success as a testi- monial to her talent. The sale of tickets is unusually large, increasing dally as the time for the recital draws nearer. The programme to be rendered next Monday evening includes &£elections from the eatest masters in musical composition. ickets may be secured at' Sherman & ’$ music_store on Kearny street or %ntury Hall on the evenl f the | recital, . Drele iron is centered in the game for the ama- teur academic championship to be played next Wednesday between the Lowell High School and the Belmont teams. These elevens have a record that won ‘hem a tie in the accounting for honors after the season’s schedule. The championship game was set for last Saturday, but so evenly are the teams matched that neither won, the score standing 5 to 5 after the game was finished. It is to play off this tie that the atch for next ‘Wednesday has been arranged For preparatory colleges these two teams play remarkable football, and there is a gr‘sat quantity of good material in both elevens. Belmont is much the heayvier of the two, outweighing the Low- ell High Schoal team by ten pounds to a c&fi&ft‘er proved a strong de- man, yet the fensive team. e university men, both Stanford and California, have been coach- ing both teams. Last week Womble, Greisberg and a number of others were at the practice games of the Lowell High School team, and the Stanford men took a run up to Beimont to educate the Bel- mont athletes in the affairs of the grid- fron. When the two teams meet a battle of skill and strength is expected. . The college men are displaying a great deal of interest in these games, as there is a quantity of material that will be ripe for college plucking next year. NATIONAL GUARD MARKSMEN. Report of Awards and Orders for the Next Competition. The adjutant general of the National Guard of California has just made public the report of the inspector of rifle prac- tice, N. G. C., for 1897. It states that as all of the companies did not shoot during the months specified, but held their shoots at other periods, the three shoots which ‘were held adjacent to the months of Sep- tember and October of 1897 and January, 1898, were taken as a basis for making awards of medals.. Adjutant General A. W. Barrett, in an- nouncing the next competitions, makes the following order: All competitors, first class, for champlonship medals for 1807, will meet at the target range, Sacramento on March 25, 1899; firing to com- mence at 10 o'clock a. m. The inspector general of rifle practice, staff of commander in chief, will be in attendance and supervise the practice, and competitors will be governed by the rules prescribed in Small Arms Firing Regulations, N. G. C. (G. O, No. 14, serles of 1896). <. The rifie ammunition uséd in this contest will be furnished by the State, and shall contgin not less than 66 grains of powder and pullets welghing not less than 405 grains. Springfield rifle, caliber 45, with which the National Guard IS armed, shall be used in this competition. & e revolver ammunition used in this contes will be furnished by the State, and shail be Colt’s revolver cartridges, caliber 38 long. Colt's revolver, caliber 3, shall be used in participate this competition. Competitors, who are entitled 4o in this contest and who are now In the United States volunteer service may also compete on the same date, in the locality where they may then be, under the direction of an inspector to ‘be designated by the commanding officer of the command to which they are attached. —_—— HANDBALL TOURNAMENT. and | Tadies’ Day in the Arena of Popular * Sport at Ryan’s Court To-Morrow. To-morrow’s sport at Phil Ryan’s hand- ball court at 88 Howard street gives promise of being exceptionally good. It will be ladles’ day. The games will com- mence at 10 o'clock and will - e continue un- ; E’?sldesr;he tourn:megt events the fol- lowing programme has been anne a part of tne day’s sport: CHchdien D. Rodgers and ‘P. Y and M. McNell. D Moy G. Hutchinson and M. Dillon vs. P. Kelly and P. Hutchinson. E. Curley and J. Collins vs. J. White ana . lurphy. D;l; h‘wlen and M. Basch vs. P. Ryan and J. wiing. L. Waterman and E. McDonough vs. D, 7, Sheehan and 3. R. Bockman Che A J. C. Nealon and R. Linehan vs. T. F. Bon- net and A. Hamoton, Tlmmsmnmn.i‘.mm E. Barry and P. Basch vs.’ ousman and M. Berwin. = h o ont for practice se—eral times. He has made ‘scores of 64, 60, 60, 65, 59, 65 and 60. Mr. Norden has made two rounds in 71 each. On Wednesday afternoon E. J. Mc- Cutchen and H. D. Pillsbury were out on the links. The club house of the San Francisco golfers is rapidly approaching compl tion and is expected to be ready for occu- ;)aflon on the 1st of January. The house s roomy and commodious. On the ground floor is the club room, a large porch look- ing west and north, and lockers and dressing rooms for men. On the upper floor are lockers and a dressing room for ladies, bath rooms and rooms for the care-takers and professionals. The whole house is cheerful and well lighted. Next Saturday the Oakland golf team will come to this city and will play against the San Francisco team on the Presidio links. Inasmuch as the team playing on its own links always has an advantage, it is intended to add the re- sults of the two days’ play together and do the same at the two matches to be played next year. If each team should score one double game the tie will be Played off at either Burlingame or on the inks of the San Rafael Golf Club. Next Saturday, on the Oakland links, there will be a match for the ladies’ cup, a trophy which must be won three times to become the property of the winner. It has already been played for twice, in June and September. . The ladies’ driving competition and la- dies’ foursomes, 9 holes, with handicap, that were to have been held yesterday morning on the Presidio links, did not take place. A violent northeasterly wind swept the course and rendered drivini or any department of golfing difficult an disagreeable. The foursomes and driving competition will be held on Tuesday morning, December 13. Among the Wheelmen. The Olympic Club Wheelmen wiil hold a members’ meeting at the club next Tuesday evening, at which time a nom- inating committee will be appointed for th:rse\qctlon of officers for the ensuing ear. The California Cycle Club's team will meet the team of the Sal:l&;ex‘ba;ll ¢isco Road Club to-morrow morning at Presidio grounds. The standing of the four clubs in the Cycle Clubs' Baseball gue is as follows: Bay City Wheel- men won 2, lost 0; Olympic Club Wheel- men, won 1, lost 1; San Francisco Road Club, won 1, lost '1; California Cycling Club, won 1, lost 1. Sunday week, the 18th. is the last game of the season. and it will be played at the Velodrome grounds and Olympics. The between these two exciting game, and of r ground to help make tlflngso}?x'firf S ——————— Verdict for the Railroad Company. d:é;;re?:;d!or bthehde!endam Wwas ren- ay by the j T States Circuit Cou ey Roberts, of Lavina H. Snyder, dec - H. Y eased, to re- gve;; $20,350 damnfies from the Southern J:x(;e cl:zCo;npany. t was alleged that on et of this year, while decedent was thgt ng from the Berkeley local train g \;aln started and threw her under the Wheels, and she received injuries which ca_j\‘:;ed her death on_the following day. “ s:d degense Wwas that the accident was cxged‘ Y the negligence of the de- ——— Adolph,Sutro’s Guardian. Emma L. Merritt was formally dis- charged as guardian of the person and es- tate of “Adolph Sutro, an incompetent,” i'(uterday. Showing has been made that 8. Merritt’s account has been closed as guardian and that a transfer of all prop- erties has been made to Mrs. Merritt as :::glrlrég t:;lnd 'i‘lrl }:{ R. Adamson as ex- e will o d s ist, and in consenuen‘:e ef;&?edmcearpx!i't%‘ls bondsmen wi Nability: ere discharged from further —_——— Fed Indictments. K The Federal Grand Jury yesterday re- turned indictments against David W. Jones, a wealthy lumberman of Siskivou County, for cui timber on Govern- ment land, and a; T. Ohashi, a Jap- anese, for attempting to smuggle thirty- tpl;l;_e‘s dozen silk handkerchiefs into this test have behalf of the Oakland Club, and by William Thom- as on hehalf of the San Francisco golfers. Mr. Thomas will not, however, be able to play on behalf of his club, as he is absent be drawn take place on the ground. The scoring in team play is by holes, the player who makes a hole in the fewest strokes counting one for that hole; at the end of the two rounds (eighteen holes) the Two or three ladies were out rt in the case of J. S. | as administrator of the estate | P e o o ot Y HOW TO STOP FAKE BOXING BOUTS PO e e R If managers of boxing clubs thr out the country have the least de perpetuate the sport of fisti being rapidly annihilated by lists—the top-notche they must liter | 1y sit down upon the lled head br of fistic jobbers and do- something than look wise and swell up as club cials.. Some years ago the directors of box! élubs would be inclined to take a real water bath and a ‘‘shudder in the skin |if a high-grade pug who valued his b according to their weight in gold d ed that the *‘foighters” and not t P select the T 2. But of late the c became so numerous throughout the that competition for boxing talent very keen, with the result that every of any note at all took upon hims stand of particular financial impo and the leaders became dictators rector generals. The conditipn of affairs pugilistic is in such a horribly 5! unless some radical chang very soon too, the sport so liberally patronized by an sporting public will drop out of s that will mean the death of th has nursed the pugilists for so years. The question at hand is, How car lism be kept clean? The answer is not difficult of solut Let the managers of clubs rule that future the pugilists - wre under e gagement to box limited contests cannot¥ have any voice in the selection of a re eree, and furthermore that the re lected by the club will not be m { to_the contestants until th testants) enter the ring. If this idea were carried o pool sellers and those who “dead things” would have to plav o instead of playing on fixed ar 2] as according to the present | vogue, which calls for a divis purse and an understanding a. coin can be placed to the best : in_the pool rooms. Under the suggested change as r the selection of referee, would hold the clubs respons: pugilists did not battle on th [P +++++ 4+ 1y look foolishly wise. The Excelsior Athletic Club, whick heretofore ~ given _first-class entert 'pull off” a series of cont the evening of December 22, w! fi;v promise of being very interesti Maxwell and Denny will figure in event of the evening, and it goes with saying that the lads will battle on hone principles and that the better man wi win. According to agreement, they must weigh 133 pounds or less at the ring side. Denny is a very clever Australian Maxwell is well known among the local fraternity as being a hard man to whip, The preliminaries will consist of two fens round bouts between Tom urphy a Billy Hogan at 125 pounds, and Billy Fin-| nerty. and William Cole at 115 pounds. Al together the Excelsiors have a show that is well worthy of Support. The Mission Athletic Club will entertain jts members next Wednesday evening. The programme reads: “Six rounds be- tween W. Ensbury and William Haskins, and eight rounds between Paddy Maloney and James Higgins,” which is a fairly good programme. T = “Spike’” Sullivan has written to Young Mitchell that he would fight George L: vigne in this city if he had his own ref- eree. “‘Spike” had better remain where he is at present, as the sporting people and the press of this city will not stand for any more hippodromes. EXPLOSIVE LETTERS. One of Them Gave a Postal Clerk Heart Failure Yesterday. A loud explosion, resembling the sharp crack of a rifle, was heard in the P office yesterday morning, and a clerk w picked out of the waste basket in a mo. demoralized condition. He had becn r ning letters through the canceling chine and one of them_ exploded hands. Having in mind the recent covery of a stick of dynamite found the waste pouch last week the clerk was struck all of a heap and fell into the waste basket, white with terror. e was resuscitated with a glass of cider, the favorite remedy in the Federal building, and_an investigation was made: | It was found that the letter contained some percussion cigar tape which some one was sending to a friend for his cigar lighter. { on ——————————— Held for Murder. The preliminary examination of Joseph Clark, charged with the murder of Jo- seph P. Grosse, fireman, at engine houss No. 5, on Stockton street, November was held before Judge Low yesterday aft ernoon and he was held to answer befora the Superior Court without bail. T. J. Coogan and John J. Mahoney testified that they saw the fatal shots fired. No defense was offered. ADVERTISEMENTS. INSTANTANEOUS RELIEF FROM ASTHMA HAS BEEN AFFORDED MANY SUFFERERS IN SAN FRAN- CISCO. If there was doubt in the mind of any sufferer from Asthma in this city as to the truth of the claims made for Dr. Schiffmann’s Asthma Cure, that doubt no longer remains, providing he was among those who called at Wm. J. Bryan’s Drug Store, last Tuesday and obtained a free sample package. A great number who have already tried the same declare in positive terms that relief was immediate; that the wretch- | ed spasms were chec that free ex~ pectoration wa in(!umd:vthut a re- clining position was readily assumed and gratefully maintained; that the sfeep which followed “ash restful :tml and that the morning E?fé;‘éf“g clear head and a feeling of | delightful thankfulness which no words are too strong to describe. ‘Abundant _ voluntary tlestxmonials prove that Dr. Sch\mnayns Asthma Cure not only gives instant relief in the worst cases, but has positively cured thousands who were considered incurable. The remedy is now sold by all druggists in packages at 50c and $1.00, thus bringing it within the reach of all. Should any reader be unable to obtain it of his druggist, it will be t, postpaid, by sending to Dr. R. Schiff- mann, 316 Rosabel St., St. Paul, Minn. INGLESIDE COURSING PARK SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, Dec. 10 and 1 OPEN STAKE ABE FHE. . 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