The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 1, 1902, Page 8

8 THE SAN 3 24| 70 .l 7S ) SEZ =~ FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 1 1902, CHAMPIONS ARE READY TO DEFEND HARD-WON TITLES RAN _S7omey “Rayro CLEVEREST PERFORTIERS IN VARIOUS FORI1S OF SPORT AND . PASTIME WHO WILL BE PREPARED TO AGAIN DEFEND vTHElR TITLES. + o GOLFING TEATIS | MEET TO-DAY IN | TOURNAMENT | | Representatives -of Oakland | and San Francisco Engage in Home-and-Home Match" The first eighteen holes first home-and-home match of son be- tween teams of men representing the San | Francisco and Oakland Golf clubs will be played this afternoon on the Pr dio ks. The teams consist of eight men from each club, this number having been | decided upon after considerable talk of | teams of as few or.as many_as dozen. Captain 8. L. "Abbot Jr. of the San isco Golf Club and Captain Orestes Pierce of the Oakland Golf Club exchanged lists of teams, each i on the teams having a num r from | ito s umber 1 of the visiting team | ! will play against number 1 of the home | y r 2 against numper 2 and so 1f any member of eitherMeam is ab sent the opposing team will score two | holes. The Presidio course is in excel- | lent condition just now, the -turf being | strong and holding the ball up well. The second eighteen holes of the first match will e played next Saturday on the links at Adams Point, Oakland, and the scores of the two days’ play will be reckoned to- | gether. Later in the season a second | thirty-six-hole match will be played un- der the same conditions. If both matches should be won by the same team the sil- | ver trophy will become the permanent | property of the club to which the winning | team belongs. If each club should win one | match a deciding match over eighteen holes will be played on neutral links. This | has happened only once, the deciding match in 1899 having been played on the | links of the Burlingame Country Club. | Last Monday morning, in spite of the | cold north wind which swept over the | Presidio course, seven ladies of the San Francisco Golf Club took part in a_handi- cap over eighteen holes. Mrs. R. Gilman Brown played from scratch and was ip | excellent form. Miss Edith McBean, aided by a good handicap, made the low- est net score and won the prize. The other contestants were Miss Alice Hager, Mise Florence Ives, Mrs. L. T. Scott, Miss | Sarah Drum and Miss Edith Chesebrough. | For the present the Sausalito Golf Club | has given up part of its course and is keeping up only five holes. It is the in- tention of the tournament committee to | hold a handieap contest, medal play, some time during the present month. | Next month will be an active and an in- | teresting month for the golfers of Cali- | fornia. The second annual contest for the men’s amateur championship of the Pa- cific Coast Golf Association will be held on the links of the Los Angeles Country Club on March 3, 4, 5 and 6. Contestants must be members of a club affiliated with the association and must make their en- tries through the secretaries of thelr | clubs. Entries must be recelyed by T. P. Gower, secretary of the association, at 19 Beale street, San Francisco, - not later | than 5 p. m. on Tuésday, Februaty 2. A qualifying round wiil first be played over thirty-six holes, medal play, the =i teen making the lowest scores being en- titled to enter the ' match play round: The first, second and semi-final roun will be over eighteen holes and the final | round over thirty-six holes. The golfers from Southern California were 0 well and numerously represented at the first annual Pacific Coast cham- ])(onshm meeting held on the Presidio inks last year that great hopes are en- tertained that a goedly -number of the strongest _golfers from San . Francisco. Oakland, Burlingame and San Rafael wili | go down to Los Angeles this, vear. It is! believed that E. R. Folger, winner of the championship, and John Lawson, runner- v~ will make the trip. R. M. Fitzgerald, W. P. Johnson, F. 8. Stratton and some sther Oaklanders are also likely to enter the contest. The Southern Californiens inst year, though the violent winds pre- valling in San Francisco during the first | | day under the law passed by the last Leg- | | Kagee have made ample preparations to | | shooting will commence February 10 and | | will continue until April | rive at Norman 'at 1 p. m. They can | | shoot that afternoon and the next morn- | tne Los Angeles Country Club. The ladies | first match world to others—and some owe a lot more DUCKS SAFE FROM GUNTIEN FOR A TIME Wide Difference of Opinion as to the Expediency of Closing Season So Early The duck shooting season closed yester- which shortened it one month. | a wide difference of opinion as to the expediency of the new law. Be- tween the men who believe they should be allowed to shoot throughout the entire vear and those who would stop all ghoot- ing. for some years at least, there are all | hades of opinion. | e game protectionists ve the life of every ieving one live bird han many dead ones: are anxious to they can, be- be worth more The majority o[‘ who have shot over the past ] with the sport they enjoyed. The dry [ season has kept the birds in and about the bay times. Birds are still plentiful, being in om quarters a positive menace to the farm ers. This is particularly true about Grid ley and Auburn, where they have to be | driven off the grain at night. The prohibition of the sale of qualil is | expected to work wonders in replenishing the supply of that game bird. The aver- | age receipts in former vears were 200 dozen, or 2400 birds per day. The aver- age was bardly more than 100 birds per day during the past season owing to the alertness of the officers of the Fish and | Game Commission. Many arrests of vio- | lators were made and convictions secured, | thus deterring men from killing the birds and sending them into the market sur- reptitiously. WILD GOOSE SHOOTING. Excellent Sport Promised in Glenn County for Some Time. Stuart, Abe Crymp and Claud thus providing good sport at all “Doc” entertain sportsmen who enjoy wild goose | shooting. They have located for the sea- | gon at Norman, Glenn County. . The | 10. Intending visitors from this city cap leave here on the morning train and ar- ing, which their hosts will count as one day. They furnish everything except gun and shells and charge from $12 to $15 per day per head. They never use larger than No. -6 shot and never shoot farther than 40 yards. They advise shells loaded as for ducks. They have a fine four-room cottage and guarantee to take excellent care of sportsmen from the time they ar- rive untfl they leave. They can handi= four in a party by two shooting together. The shooting is done out of pits on the prairie. The crew consists of seven men, | six horses and two wagons. They are ex- perts in bringing the birds into close range. Intending visitors can make their arrangements with Mr. Allison, at El- mira, either by telephone, telegraph or Jetter. L e s three days of the meeting seriously dis- concerted them, showed some fine play. Yesterday morning the qualifying round for the women's championship of South- ern California was played on the links of making the four best scores played the vesterday afternoon. This atternoon, beginning at 1:30. o'clock, the final match will be played and the win- ner will be the champion lady golfer of Southern California for 1902, ——— Some men owe all they have in this than they have. N 'INTERESTING STRUGGLES ANTICIPATED IN THE VARIOUS SPORTS AND PASTIMES | California Wili Send a Quartet of Brilliant Performers to the East to Upho!d Its Fame in Competition. HAMPIONS in many branches of sport on this coast will be called upon to defend their hard-earned titles Anthony Cadogan, the crack sprinter of the University of during the forthcoming season., The champion pacer, Sir Albert 8, 2:08%; the champlon three-year-old Cruzados; the champlon sprinter, speed and skill against the sensational performers of the Champion Jeffries is not only willing but anxious to defend his title to the boxing champlonship of the world if a challenger will but stand forth. E. J. Baldwin's Cruzados is being especially prepared for the American Derby, to be decided next June in Chlcago, when | all his whirlwind speed will .be required to defeat such crack performers as The Frank, Arsenal, Cameron, Corrigan, Cunard, Dewey, idurance by Right, Heno, Homestead, Leonora Lor- ing, McChesney, Nellie Waddell, Old England, Otis and San cholas. This is one of the richest of American turf events. ‘W. C. Layng's pacer, Sir Albert 8, 2:08%, has no more flelds to conquer here. He will hook up with the stars down the Grand Circuit. He was undefeated last year, winning six each one in three straight heats. Van Arsdale’s pointer, Dr. Danlels, winner of the all-age stake at the recent field trials, proved a brilllant per- Anthony Cadogan, | and the champion field trial dog, Dr. Daniels, will pit their California, will sport the blue and gold colors on Eastern cin- der paths In competition with the fastest runners Yale, Har- vard and otlier great colleges can send forth. He has covered one hundred yards several times in ten seconds. This is the mark aspiring sprinters the world over seek to reach. It has net been accomplished so often as to take the glamour away from the performance. Otto Feudner is expected to malntain his standing as a trap shot. His sensational work in the field during the duck season shows he has lost none of his skill with the double- barreled gun. George F. Whitney has held the tennis’ championship so long that it seems no one can wrest the honor from him. This year men who held the championship a decade ago and a rumber of new players will be out for the ‘blue ribbon of the courts. Champion Whitney will find the competition keen when he is called to defend his title. 5 Eugene Geary’'s grevhound, Palo Alto, owing to recent in- jurles, may not be able to follow up his sensational victorles on the coursing field. At the present time no dog stands out above his fellows in speed as did the black and white son of Emin Pasha, hence the successor to the title of champlon is former, any company. Walter D. Mansfield, champion flycaster, will meet foemen worthy of his skill in the open to the world tournament to be held on Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, in August. of the gentle pastime from many Bastern tendance. ' Judge Balmer' predicted he would hold his own in hard to name, It seems accepte Devotees | Of the San Franclsc cities will be in at- is the fastest 30-foot Presto will defend the San against the yacht now bein; donough cup in the 30- gatta last year, defeating A. BE. d as a_ fact that Frank Stone's yacht ancisco Perpetual Challege cup bullt by a syndicate of members 0 Yacht Club. The Presto won the Mac- foot class at the annual interclub re- Chapman’s sloop Helen. She er in the bay. e 2 2 T e e e CHAMPION TOM DRISCOLL AGAIN TAKES UP TENNIS Expert Poloist and All-Around Good Fellow Surprises the Experts on California Club Courts. Play on the tennis courts was light dur- ing the week because of the extremely cold weather. The feature of the week was the reappearance of Thomas A. Driscoll, ex-champion of the coast. Of all the former champions who have again taken up the game, Driscoll has made by far the best impression. The latter was never considered as good a player as Will Tay- lor when they weré both at their best, but Driscoll’s game is more effective against the present cracks than either Tobin’s or Taylor’s. The left-handed expert has not touched a racket for five years, but on his first appearance beat Carl Gardner, one of the second-class men, with ease. On the fol- lowing day he beat Merle Johnson, one of the best men in the first class, handily. He plays a peculiar game and one that is a great deal more effective than it looks. Joe Dally, who is an authority on tennis, is of the opinion that Driscoll with a month's practice would be almost a match for Champion Whitney, The finals of the doubles fournament held over from last Sunday will be played to-morrow morning. The contestants will be W. B. Collier and H. W. Crowell and Chet and Grant Smith. These two teams are in the lead in the race for the Davis cups. Unless the brothers can defeat their opponents, the cups are almost cer- tain to g0 to Colller and Crowell perma- nently. The park courts are becoming more popular each week, and it js doubtful if they will be able to accommodate the players who will turn out when - the weather becomes milder. In spite of the fact that tournaments are popular among the park players, few have been held thus far. They have ar-- ranged for a class singles event, which will be held to-morrow. The players will be divided into two classes, the first class allowing the second a handicap of “fif- teen.” The winner of the tournament will receive a racket. Those in the first class will be-H. E. Routh, C. Dunlap, George Bates, Carlton Davis, E. Twigg and Oscar Beyfuss. All other entries will go in the second class. Among those in this class who have already entered are Baker, Bo- zart, Kamp, Baer, Lytton, Lea, Adronati and Alec Beyfuss. Play will begin at 9:30 a. m. Many ladies from Alameda were on hand ‘at the California Club courts on ‘Wednesday afternoon to take part in the mixed doubles tournament, but the local men players did not fancy the cold weather of Wednesaay and the tourna- ment was postponed. Harry Wiehe, the crack player of Stan- ford University, has expressed his inten- tion of taking part in the intercolleglate tennis matches this year. Stanford’s only hope of a victory lies in Wiehe. The lat- ter stands a chance of beating any of the University of California experts and if he can get a man in his own class as a part- ner in the doubles his college would stand a chance ot winning. Du Val Moore will probably be Wiehe's partner in doubles, but will have to improve before April or g;s team will cut little figure in the dou- es. ———————— San Mateo Hunt Club. The San Mateo Hunt Club will meet at Reid's School, Belmont, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. On Wednesday. Febru- ary 5, the hounds will be laid on at.the Southern Pacific station at San Mateo at 2:30 in the afternoon. Next Saturday, February 8, the rendezvous will be at the reservoir, Burlingame, at 2:30 p. m. Francis J. Carolan, master of the club, has returned from the East and will be a member of the field to-day. During his absence he has hunted reguiarly with the crack packs near New York. ————————— Fruit-Canners’ Baseball Club. The members of the clerical force of the California Fruit Canners’ Association held their first meeting last Tuesday evening and elected the following officers for the baseball club for the season of 1902: Chairman, W. H. Levy; manager, H. E. Chick; captain, J. A. Kreling; secretary, I RoB ptain, J. reling Vs cklo; treasurer, Charles Ham- mond; equipment manager, J. G. Brison; official umpire, G. McLean. ROWING ATTRACTS MANY NEW FOLLOWERS Strong Material Is in Sight for New Barge Crews in Many of the Clubs. The South End Rowing Club is quite active this winter, half a dozen crews go- ing out from the boathouse evety Sunday for exercise and recreation. Several new members have joined the club recently. Captain Ed Scully, with the help of | Charles Jenkins, is giving them instruc- tion in the art of barge rowing. . So many new men are desirous to become proficient oarsmen that at the last meeting of the South Ends an amendment to the consti- tution was proposed to the effect that a committee of five should be appointed to coach new members. Vice President Thomas Grepnan, who had a considerable athletic reputation at his home in Sonoma County, is a frequent visitor at the club- house and is rapidly getting into good condition, Judge A.'J. Fritz, T. I Fitz- patrick, Robert McArthur and James P. Foley are manifesting renewed enthusi- asm in aquatic_sports. The Alameda Boating Club is in a flour- ishing financial condition. All the boats now owned by the club will be overhauled and put into good order and during the coming season new boats will be bought. The club has among its members so many young men desirous of rowing that it is prgbable a new racing barge will be boglght. The club s discussing the possi- bility of entering two crews in each class in the regattas of the coming year. Captain T. R. Dixon of the Dolphins be- lleves there {s some good material in the club, but will not make up any crews as yet. The Dolphins may give a club re- gatta for the purpose of developing the rowing talent of the new members. —_—— Cost of Public Lighting. Light Inspector Tupper has filed a report with the Supervisors showing that $22,- 428 08 was expended during December for public lighting. The appropriation was $21,416 66, leaving a deficit of $101142. A surplus remained in the lighting fund D cember 1, 1901, lmountlnato $1704 63, mak- ing a net surplus of $693 . > - CORINTHIANS HOLD STORTI1Y DELIBERATIONS Decide to Levy AsseSsment and Instruct Directors to Maintain~ Credit of Club| The annual meeting of the Corinthians in Red Men's Hall last Wednesday even- ing was the largest and stormiest that has been held for several years. One or. two jocular attempts were made to introduce | other lists of nominees, but nothing came | of them, and the regular ticket was elect- ed without change and unanimously. The | report of the secretary showed that the club has a list of 245 active, 13 absent and 4 honorary members. The fleet comprises 45 sloops, 9 yawls and 3 launches, besides a large number of rowboats and yachts’ | tenders. The report of the retiring commodore, Harry D. Hawks, gave many figures, showing the comparative amounts spent during the last five years upon the regat- tas, ciam bakes, opening and closing Jinks and other entertainments. It also com- mented on the inadequate water supply and on the fact that the club may in fu- ture have to pay for power for its electric lights, which has hitherto been supplied by the California Northwestern Ralway. At the Pacific Interclub Yacht Associa- tion's_regatta the Corinthians won four out of five Macdonough, cups and took first place In five out of six classes. The treasurer's report showed that while the income of the club has steadily increased its expenditures have grown proportionately. In order to wipe off the indebtedness and create a fund to meet expenses during the early part of the sea- son it was strongly urged by F. E. Beok that an assessmeiit be levied. A long and somewhat bitter discussion arose upon this question, but at last it was decided to be the sense of the meeting that an assessment of $6 should be levied on eaci member, payable at the rate of 50 cents per month. Then the purpose to which the assessment should be devoted was warmly debated, the conclusion being that the assessment should go into the club treasury and be expended according to the best judgment of the directors. The last and most Interesting matter discussed was the course to be pursued by the Co- rinthians in case of a chailenge being re- eelved from another club for the Perpet- ual cup, which was won by Westerfeld and Morrow's sloop Aeolus and success- fully defended last year by Frank Stone’s Presto. Ex-Commodore Carl Westerfeld sald the proper plan is for the club, in the event of receiving a challerge, to notity its acht-owning members that a race will be eld and to select the fastest boat to de- fend ' the trophy. He spoke strongly against the expenditure of the funds of the club in fitting out or preparing any private owner’s yacht for the contest. The outcome of a heéated discussion was that the directors were instructed to meet any challenge that may be sent in the most energetic manner, and to use their best judgment in the matter of selecting and preparing a yacht to uphold the credit of the_club. After the meeting the members were the guests of the newly elected officers at a downtown restaurant. Last Sunday several members of the San Francisco Yacht Club went over to Sausalito and accomplished a considerable amount of work on the main hall of the clubhouse. The annual meeting and elec- tlen of officers for the coming year will be held on Wednesday evening, February 12, in the Merchants’ Exchange. There are at present no signs of any opposition to the regular ticket, which will doubtless be elected without change. Steelhead Fishing Ends. The open season in which it was lawful to catch steelheads ended yesterday. It will remain closed until April 1. Not only the market fishermen but all anglers must respect the law. GREAT KENNEL IS PURCHASED BY EASTERNER Ralph Orthwein, a St. Louis Leashman of Wealth, Buys D. J. Healey’s Greyhounds D. J. Healey, the well known Califor- nian leashman, has disposed of his ken- nel of fast greyhounds and has retired from the coursing game, for a time at least. Some weeks ago an offer was made to the Prince of Petaluma for his entire kennel and negotlations were brought to that point where the transfer was all but completed. At the last mo- ment, however, a misunderstanding re- sulted in the deal being declared off. The persons interested opened negotiations again and in a short time & change of ownership was effected. The- purchaser is Ralph Orthwein, wealthy young member of the St. Louls Pastime Club. Mr. Orthwein has but lately become a patron of the sport of the leash, being drawn into the game by G. Lacy Crawford of the club. Mr. Craw- ford is an ardent adherent of the sport and is the owner of a kennel of cham- plon coursers in St. Louis. He 1s known as a true sportsman and his declaration that he intends to make his city the coursing center of America augurs weil for coursing in St. Louis. The deal calls for the transfer of Sisquoc, Tiburon, Tap- foca, Lady Clare, Elista and _imported Fine Form; three Emin Pasha-M: N upples and five Fortuna Favente-Wane plings. The older dogs are well known gxfimen and will be a valuable addi- n to the kennels of the St. Louls Cours- ing Club. The new owner has sent on Willlam Egan to take possession of hounds. The puppies are eligible for the Beile Brandon cup, which is to be run on the 224 inst. at Union Park, and the older dogs are classed for the California plate stake of the same date. Followers of the port are anxious to have til Kennel re- main to compete in these evénts and no effort will be spared to gain the new owner’s consent to that end. A _stake is being advertised to be run at Vallejo_under the auspices of Com Mooney. The Vallejo Coursing Club has not given consent to Mooney to hold this meeting, nor has the California coursing committee sanctioned the affair. Own- ers who run their dogs will probably be ruled off by the coursing committee. Amarosa, the dam of the noted young stake winners Freeze Out and Cold Shiv- ers, was run over and killed by a train near Ocean View last week. E. D. Morden, who, with Charles Gas- sagne, represents much of the stock of the Los Angeles Coursing Association, has negotiated for many shares in the club, the possession of which will give him 'the controlling interest. Two stakes are offered for this week's attraction at Union Park, a special stake of fifty-two entries and an open event of sixty-four nominations. Both stakes wiil be run down to-day. Likely winners the special stake are Sacramento Bo Charta, Real Article, Tiburon, Olet: Freda C, Vulcan, Tapioea, Sisquoe, Le King, Narcissus, Aeolus, Merrimae, Fi3 ing Fox, Kibosh, Mayflower, Tralee B Firm Fellow, Game Boy. Master ( Tame Tralee, America, Mamie Plea Haphazard, Littlg Sister and Roma In the open stake winners look t: Roving Arab, Living Picture, Brummel, Master Whalen, Galatea, Friend, Crockett Hill, Precita Maid, nie Hughie, O'Hara, Gramercy g0sy, Warpath, Terronet Bells of Shandon, Lorina. Kitt ‘Wapsee, Bogus Baron, Bad Boy. Cloud, Royal Friend, Fearful Ship . Belle Rocket, Fair Glen, Sears and John Doe. ———— ® may be sweet or it may be bit- epends on who gets it Reves ter. It