The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 9, 1899, Page 5

MAY BE NO MORE FOOTBALL GAMES FOR THIS SEASO University ad [nough —Academic Cham- pionship Game. Rawlins Misner, F. Ralst iglass, ¥ fancy spring-board Misner, F. ‘llll;?n. J oCormick, W. Douglass, E. lass, A. Davis, R. Cordell, R. Riding. diving. Players Hlave Apparently H Catheart, Rawlinson, E, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 15899, WRER THEE BRN o THE ) @vrer A @EARD e QN ‘L\‘HE/@‘L&B WOULD LIMIT THE SHOOTING OF QUAIL d ABOUT POINT REVES e Efforts Being Made to Preserve the | Country Where the Best Sport Is Enjoyed. nst them with ling some twc animals in a igh in most of the yachts are se: winter quarters, a few e winter. 4 McKenzie's W these is I Sappho, which will be taken up on th ways at Old Sauealito as soon as the Naiad comes off for calking and a eral overhauling sloop Cy Comr a of ng over the st So el e 'L’.v.\..vn‘ been » man with a gun escapes. | oyt b 1 o 3 salito I8 getting s 3 € 3180 a day for a|get of ways will be bullt on the covers considera- | alongside & Several changes from one farm to | will ta at the B N > schooner Ou idate for th nand of nd it is likely that a new man will treasurer. Jam | sted for commo; S wi bably continu as r rding secretary, W. G. Morrow as finan- and R. B. Hogue as treas- urer Morrow is at present on a trip to New York. If Kitterman s chosen as_commodore office rt captain flushed | will be vacant. J. S. Cockerill, who was P o L mber of the crew that sailed the rains come aen | Gadder to victory, is looking about for a RN COMOANA Lipgrht! ana will's an owner the most dif- NEXt 8¢ Wi st b Soid. hiv in Tomales re mem- ymmodore W. N Carthy, whe dled the Gadder's ti 1 the perpetual challenge cup race, would be a popular lent commod, ing a man of means and | fine yacht and a good e T R. B. Hogue, who u ured thirty at deal years ago in Sydney, g buy a boat, as will also r Kan- o /vy part owner of the schoone: Pablo marsh has long been much in nee blank, as did | At the regular monthly meeting of the ehrac bt ectors of _the Corinthian Yacht hundred birda: Cppaunter | Club held on Thursday night the follow- m ehot seemed to heyoind | ing were appointed a ‘committee to nom- s | irresistible = 1o have an | jnate officers for the coming vear: Ex. = | he bagged a ducks and | Commodores J. W. Pow, A. J. Young Bis deadly ten-bore. Bersons mho thongoy | & E. Schober. ‘The annual New Vear's he was trapping the ducks watched his | Ginner of the Corinthian will be held on 2 | Work closelt and A1d not-see T edofus | the last day of the ol vear. Vice Com- modore W. pke of the sloop Har- poon and E. F. Sagar of the sloop Edna are suggested for the office of commodare which has been ably filled for the last two ears by Carl Westerfeld. Charles L. Bar. rett will continue as treasurer and John H. Keefe as port captain. It will he nece: sary to find a new secretary, as T. I, ich fllegitimate means of securing a big T3 W. D. McArthur was the most success- | | ful of the Olympie Gun Club members on | the Cordelia’ preserve last Sunday. He | | secured twenty birds, shoott er a new | pond formed by the overflow. Experts of the club take this as an Intimation that Mil- ler cannot afford the time required by [ the ducks prefer to feed on the over- | duties of the office. wired by the mme of a sports at | flowed lands rather than on the made | “'A. M. Clay. who has been an excellens morrow follows ponds. This may account for the small | commodore of the California Yaoht Club. sh, juveniles—O. Owens, g |RUmMber of birds seen on the baited ponds | heing enthusiastic, fond of racing and a ing, H- Leicken, E._Minter, W e covexieh) hard worker. announces that his dutics Neal, A. Kaufman, ¥. Ritter, 0. - ML - will not permit him to accept th om- % On Wednesday Harry B. Hosmer. H. J. | mand of the club for another s wson. i e, amateurs—G. Wy | Wicker, E. W. Briggs and Frank Maskey | s likely that the office will be offered E. bach, P, Sunberg. I shot """h‘r“'" XL r"rh 5 n|1m\|\»ralm N. Walter, part owner of the sloop Embla. aird 8t .| success elser and W. F. " Lee, ow ) oop Sur o 3. Wilber, €. % | Foster will be in the field A. C. Lee, owner of the sloop Surprise to-morrow. | and vice commodore, Is about to part with They are undeclded as to whether they | his yacht and cannot be re-elected. oo shall try for ducks or quail. nomination will be offered to L. S. Sher- Borlini, prominent flm"nsi'hn gun | man of the Royal. Roscoe L. mes has & »n. was married to Miss Margaret | performed the duties of Secretary most = Thursday night e young couple | efficien having been much aided by 3 uth on their honeymoon trip. Commodore Clay. who was. - taeut k) At the last meeting of Empire Gun Club | the following officers were elected for the | ensuing year: President, A. M. Shield; vice president, Dr. C. E. Parent; secr tary sad treasurer, J. B. Hauer; man- about calling meetings, {ssuing notices and orders.. Mr. Eam s not desirous of re-election under a new commodore. Port Captain C. E. Clark and Treasurer J, J. Sherry are likely to be re-elected, /| GOLF TOURNAMENT 5 3rond and Minify, who sailed last season with Archie Sutherland on the sloop DYA taxas s Catherine, will buy or charter a yacht is an 1 2 - ¥ of the San recured twelve f i y £ returned to his (Alex. Hamiiton a month's iliness. His vaw] ednesday and nchored in Suisun Creek, where 2 - she Is be g used as a houseboat. Fion Hickman, <Bil-| “The Ja Sausalito named | R shot over the Las Amigas upper rooms of the San F ib house. The ad se danceroom has en_arranged for the o game of basket- nd the reading roo and brought | provided with periodicals and decornted Uit to an ab- | with rugs and flowers. Meetings are held thick that it | every week, and the club is supporting a social meeting place, of which Sausalito TASOLLERIA BY CHARLES WEIDENER. pleas th { the L Mateo Hu shown in t ...| COMMENCES TO-DAY MATEO HUNT CLUB MEMBERS AGAIN who, at other times, ma | then editor of the T °r | owbrook Hunt and th r club In the course of Club to a » pictures of the 1 ON PRESIDIO LINKS| Sixteen Crack Players Will Strive for Championship of the Loca! Ciubs. e first tournament for the champion- ip of the Oakland and San Francisco if clubs, which is open to the members v golf club on the Pacific Coast, will on tk esidio links at 1:30 o'clock ¥ afternoon. It was hoped that some best players from Portland, Ta- eattle, British Columbia nd srafa would be attractec it seems now that, with “onde Jones, Los An- Club, who is visiting this all the entries will be from the San Francisco, Oakland, San Ra- fael and Burlingame clubs. C. P. Hub bard, who won the competition for he captain’s cup at Oakland, has sprained his back and Is not able to play. E. R Folger and Fitzgerald scored 104 each and nwood 110 in the qual- ifying rounds last Saturday. Other Oak- landers who have since played qualifying rounds are W. P. Johnson, P. E. Bowles, F. S. Stratton and P. G. Gow. Li an- day Burlingame Club and A. B. Williamson wing memb of the Club entered qual- les Country on business, ast G Lawson of the foll J qualified with 102 San Francisc ith he th ifying round: S. L. Abbot Jr., 102; Charle Page, 107; H. B. Goodwin, R. H. Gaylord, J. W.Byrne, Kellogg and C. R. Wins- low. The following members of the San Rafael Golf Club mpetitors: R are mentioned as likely ilman Brown, J. J. azelton and Lieut ant Crooks, George b G. Roberts The sixteen players ores in the qualifying rounds will en the opening round the which will be over eighteen hol play. The later rounas will be pla; aays to be de ed by the committee, the members of Which will try to suit the making the lowest r tournament, match convenience of competitors.” The semi- final and fnal rounds will be over thirty six holes, and the he tourna- ment_wilk be champion Oakland and San Francisco ciubs concluded on or before Saturday cember 16. Four prizes will be given, one to each of the players taking the four highest places. ‘‘he winner of the first may fairly regard himself as the strongest J r of the four clubs in or near San ) The Los Angeles Country Club began a match play competition on Thanksgiving day, which was continued last Saturday In the semi-final round J. F. Sartori, who usually plays a strong and dogged game, was beaten by R. H. Hay-Chapman, who won 3 up and 2 to play. P. R. Wilson being unable to play against Walter the latter won by default. Cosby met man in the afternoon for the final und, and in the first eighteen holes was up, his score being as follows: Out—4, 4,4.6, 6 6—42 In—3,8 4,6 4,5, 6 5. F-ds. Total, %. Eighteen holes stili remain to be played. In the semi-final round of the ladies’ champlonship Mrs. A. C Balch played against Mrs. J. W. Bow- ers and Mrs. H. Vail against Mrs. J. D, Foster. The Colegrove Golf Club of Los Angeles held its opening tournament on Thanks- glving day. The entries were not numer- Sus, owing to the many counter-attrac tlons, but the play was fair. In the thirty- six hole men's competition twelve cards Were handed in, the first prize being won by E. Dunbar, whose score was 112111, total 223, dicap 24, net 199; and the sec- ond by D. McDonald, with a re of 135, 126261, handicap 60. net 201. Six ladies en- | tered the eighteen-hole competition, which was won by Mrs. Waring with 59, 61—12, gross and net, as she playea Scrateh. ‘Mrs. S. Cole took second prize, her score being 8, 85—163, less 24—139, The Rubidoux ciub of Riverside held an elghteen-hole men’s handicap on Thanks- iving day. Fourteen contestants turned n their scores, the best being that of H. T. Hays, whose card read 101 less 10—91 These were the best gross and net scores of the day, the second gross score being R. D. Osborn’ while J. A. Wither- spoon (119 less 20—9) and M. M. Millice (123 less_24—99) tled for second handicap 8co Hays' score of 101 for eighteen holes is the record score of the Rubidoux Golf Club. J. A. Witherspoon won a com- petition in driving. The new clubhouse and iinks of the Hotel Green Golf Club, Pasadena, will be opened with a three days’ tournament, beginning next Thursday, the lith inst. The course will be open for practice on score of | AFTER IN of riding to foxhou the pleasure Walter Hobart mounted on on THE SADDLE. nds. There was little arag-hunting in this country until 1575, wh Colonel Skinner, The Mea i and F ve wide publicity to the subject at the ins e of a gentleman now - Rockaway H ugurated as the result of the agitation and have enjoyed marked me t a re jumped some sixty five-rall fences wi a mishap. The fllustra nd ne of the best of his hunters, Frank Carolan, the 1d there will be p for ladles en, two prize: There will also be a compet! for the Hotel en each event tion, match championship The last issue of the Western Golfe: published by Arnold & Guinea of Chicago, is entitled “California Number,” and con- tains a full and interesting account of the various links in the State, to which H. Arnold recently paid an extended visit. He says the g is young perienced golfers are few in Call nd that there are scarcely any tur greens, but that the courses offer nove | and varlety and that the players are not concejted but are ready to accept hints from their Eastern brethren. The course nt must | De- | comes in for high praise 1S “‘by odds the most attractive ourse in the entire State” and “‘a nearer ach to some of the very attractive hing in the far S urse gets a few few) words of kindly mention, but Prestdlo course {s harshly handled. scribed as “‘rough, unkempt and aid out, the prettiest and m rtion being left unused, n me of golf links. at Adams Po the be badly viting absolute libel on the n. The critic says “the greens are as rough | as the rubbing surface of a washboard, the ground is full of holes and In some places there are tremendous c which the hand can be thrust edgewise The state of the teeing grounds and the nner In which the greens have been treated come in for strong condemnation. ks in It is admitted that D. Stephenson, the club professional, is master of the game and a thorough golfer in spirit,” but | the course Is said to be “a source of deep mortification to him.” The only grain of comfort for the Presidio golfers is to be found In Mr. Arnold’'s statement that | “there is an opportunity there for an e: cellent course.” ————— T0 DEVELOP CYCLE RACING. Manager McFarland is other big meet for San Jose, to be held on the 20th fnst., in connection with the jublflee celebration there at that time. He is endeavoring to get some of the cracks now at Los Angeles to attend, in- cluding Lacey, Furman and one or two others. If they come he contemplates holding a meet in this city and one at Sacramento. McFarland is doing a good deal for the sport in this part of the State. ogether and about with McFarland's efforts n Jose, Leavitt & Bill of t city are doing all they can to stimula interest in the racing game. They have | already held three meets at the Olympic | track, at which all the prizes were d nated by them and no fee was charg at the gate. If the riders fail to appr. ki such efforts as these in their be- half they are, indeed, ungrateful A new club has been organized at Sono- ma with the following officers: Prosi- nt, Willlam C. Stevens; treasurer, . laister; secretary, Bert Jones; Stephen’ Akers In all probability there will door meet her this winter. Ca., who conducted the six-day caj n, be no Brady & and other events at the Pavilion last March, do not intend to come out here again, as they lost too much money last time, and no local financier sport seems inclined to undertake the proposition. The Olympic Wheelmen may conduct a meet on their track in February, however, but it will be a daytime affair At the regular monthly meeting of the Olympic Wheelmen, to be held next Tu ¢ night, a committee will be appointed name the officers of the club for next e —————————— EXHIBITION BY ATHLETES. On New Year's day the Young Men's Christian Association gymnasts will en- tertain their friends with a big exhibition in the association gymnasium. The direc- tors of the show are working with the capable athletes and gymnasts preparing them for the entertainment. AS yet the programme has not been arranged, but will_contain the best the assoclation has produced in bar performancrs, horse leap- ers, pole vaulters, etc. Much interest 18 manifested in the in- door baseball games and basket ball matches between the city and the Oak. land branches. Two weeks ago the Athens defeated the Rushers in lgll city by a score of 24-20, after a fought game. The same teams met last night in Oakland in a return match. Last Fri- day night the Missions, surprised their friends by defeating tHe hitherto invin- cible Rushers by a scors of 32-19. These three teams with the Spartans of d will soon organize a winter league and a series of games In the local bulld- and the gymnastum and on the 3d | in | planning an- | in- | | LEASHMEN HAVE TWO PARKS IN WHICH 10 RUN DOGS es | San Vateo Coursing Association to | Be Reorganized Before /gain Bidding for Patronage. \LAMEDA “SPIDERS” | LOOK FOR LAURELS | | ON A LONG COURSE, Are Ready to Row Five Against Any Crew on the | Bay. W. B. Hinchman, secretary of iae Ala-| After a somewhat tempestuous meda Boating Club, Has been instructed | Of two m e San . by its senior barge crew to use his best | Assoclatic efforts to get up & five-mile race on Onk- he land Creek. It has often been remarked | de¥ be that the great success of the Alameua | Mmade to All senfor crew has been due to the fact of there 1s > main ay ain thres the their having a fast boat and being | to row a quick stroke for a short di oarsmen of the South ds to show the show sport of the highest class. | but that in a long race they would be ich beaten. The Alameda senfors, consisting of F. W. Ayers, D. G Ww. G t of coursing men to Hansen and E. B. Hadcock, are wiliing nce of success in compe to meet any four-oared crew in a race | Stablished parks from Alameda mole to the boathouse—a | Union Park and Ingles fre | distance of about five miles | elghty-eight dog stakes this k to t | This is an opportunity for the erack | fOMOWers of counsing. The entries rep | nt the best dog training and should | | value of thelr long, swinging stroke over | 2% Ty ot | a great distance; or the fast crew of the N eI tae, ok (N Enteg: Ploneers might take up the challenge. The | State Coursing Club is already preparing | course proposed Is straight and the wcter | fOF the annual meeting on Washington's ficoursen : ST | pirthday, at w the John Grace cup The handball tournament of the Sotth | prc, Done Brandon cup are competed foc End Rowing Club was opened last Sun- | ppe W0 'O 06 WOR, FLEee Lames fh &l day by a match between C. Creighton and | past were: 18, J. H. T. L Fitzpatrick and M. | Not; 1597, Grace & Dea | 1888, "J. Dean's ( seter's For Freedom The Belle Brandon cup was presented b J. Breen, the former team winning by a score of 51 to 4. The tournament will be ntinued to-morrow, Frank Kane and E, | mara; in, Clements vs Shortall playing against Al Hampton and | Mayor Phelan and was named after 3. Tumphrey: A . Fritz and W. Hum- | first winner, T. Hall's Belle br | phrey against J. Walsh and J. O'Dea. (. | 188 It was wo; F. Wel Creighton and B. Clements will be | Spot and in 159 by J. H. Perr} on_hand The present intention The race in outrigged skiffs for tries in advance, allc & men t diamond medal of the Dolphin Boating | SIAim as many nominations as they dest | b “took place last Sunday, Dr. ¥ K | They will not be asked to name their dogs | Axton being persuaded to pcil against | Untll the last moment. They ¢ then corge Baker. As luck would have it :n«ur:;;r any they may not be able to f George B d ved but a short dis- | 10 Others, | e s one of his. rowlecks broke | . F. Ls Nichols of Butte, Mont., has four and he was compelled to retire, leaving | STeYhounds new to this coast in t Axton to row over the course at his it Hinten Fark, this wes | ure. Tt has not yet been decided whe by Hattle out of Brune | the medal will go to Axton or the event | §ire, and dam are by [ be rowed cver. "It is afirmed that T. J. | Fbelr naming was not t | Sullivan, who was nominated on the regu- | [ that Tne. a5 they az |lar ticket for captain, has declined the | N§h Annaand Lear Hing e 7 | nomination, which wili be offered W. O. | pj - ';" B HEbe ous of dog | Patch or J. M. Farrell some. weekts. An_ absces ke (Broat The loving cup which was recently pre- SOpped Mm: fir & (- mpedey S SRR sented to A. W. Pape by the directors of | foPpe Jim for & time an he has the Pacific Association was In line of two 3 1o ‘expected’to o > the Lot | or three medals won by him at events | Froi g 15 eXpected to recover the high == el £ class form he has shown here. | held under the management of the asso- ey i e | ciation. Mr. pe already had so many Ry P aes Wik medals that he thought he would like 7 more massive trophy as a memento of having held the outrigged skiff champlon- =hip for ‘wo vears. = |5 mes, captain of the Olympic | maud 8, McKinley Club. has taken up rowing in the out- | They are by Emin | rigged skiff and will probably e next e Mter ated | vear's regattas as a junior sc r. He m was the sir intends to purchase a practice skiff from | jast ltter, but the puppi 1 | one of the bay clubs. On Tranksgiving | from the ravages }.d«. y he went out in a skiff under the | retarded their development aching of A. W. Pape and kad not gene far from the Dolphin boathouse when affect their urJnlIJy' ne sdmonds .has suffe .I;mvlzr.lhn-{t wa-hmrnv.n into the water. | with ,.IP,»',.'.T".’,.';\’I: g T - | His enthusiasm, however, is not a whit pies thre | dampened and will take every oppor- ?"r:»‘ml;l‘:\nxwpn.;:(x i unning qu. Queen which were pronounce looking ones. - He a ter Glenkirk—Vi ble of breeding. J. Horn has the Firm F tunity of acquiring skill as L RACKET WIELDERS AT WORK. Saturday football games and tennis tournaments at the local club seemed in- compatible, but now that the gridiron sea- son is over the racket wielders have re- turned to their favorite pastime with re- | newed interest. At the California Club courts the players have formed double teams and a serfes of tournaments will be olayed throughout the winter months wo_handsome silver challenge cups wili be.given the winners of the most games during the series. Some of the old play. ers have come back to the courts and they never go to the | leg in"a collisic months since healed and th speed, but cannot turn. | useless for coursing. D. J. Healey has lost two of ported Shyloc i | more are sick. which will be se They_are nam n in com i Marin will be found working for the prizes. The | are by St. Lawrence Whitney brothers are playing together, | His dog Sisquoc rap Harry Welhe and Walter Magee have | from an ck of diste dnuhle? u& and all the old combinations SIS — Bave sign S. I. Katz's Will Probated. ed their intention of entering the tournament. This afternoon at o'clock the tournament will be started. ! The will of Solomon 1. Katz, who died Liring | the week .Some interesting | October 6, 1807, was flled for probate yes 3 yed on the courts. Grant | y morning. eft by the Smith and George Whitney mixed wn"): | m:-'}-'fii-n':‘l.« N |K of orth lin Walter Magee and Harry " Welhe, each | of Broad avenue, near Ply h, devised team getting a At San Rafael Milton | to his brother, Willlam Katz of Port Townsend. The will was probated in Jef- for a dinner, th 1 v the privilege of lnviting Six ' mutual Lriends. Esberg will buy, ferson County, Waskington, but the prop- erty in this city was not admialstered Esberg and George Roos played a five "ll upon.