The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1902, Page 8

8 GOLFERS ARE PREPARING. FOR, PAC 1 | ) LEASHMEN COME FROM AFAR TO SEE DOGS RUN| Greatest Greyhounds in America Wil Start To-Day | Union Coursing Park| at Beacon, Rector, Luxor, Fiying| | Homer | | Fox, Rural Artist, Boy and Others Compete‘l The first of the Interstate Coursing | b's important meetings of the year be held to-day and to-morrow at | n Park. The card embraces the Belle | randon cup stake and te. The former is for greyhounds whelped dogs in training. The only notable | tee will be George MacE. Malcolm’s uch. In trials this young miss a class by herself and was ught to hold everything in the stake fe. W distemper some days since and had to_be withdrawn. George Nethercott’s Pocotala and D. J. Healey's John McKenna meet in the first | round, and the winner is expected to work his way well into the stake. All the entries from these kennels have been | given plenty of practice after hares. W. | Rought's Silver Heels has also had ex- ence. | order to prevent the young grey- | bounds getting too much running a reliet dog will be liberated at the end of one minute. The usual time is two minutes, | Two rounds of this stake will be run to-day leaving four dogs in for to-mor- alifornia plate, for the all-age | will be run down once to-day. | s beaten in the first round will | v In 2 _consolation stake. | n of Palo Alto and Sac- the crack greyhounds | e entered. The owner of | was not a member of Club. The rules were sus- just:before the draw and he was In the hurry incidental to the | his dog’s name was not entered on and was thus out of the stake. be trains to the park to-day 1p. m. There will be | s orchestra. | aw the two stakes. | Clark is here from Stockton | see his clever youns greyhounds per- | Healey, the prince of Petaluma, is | ing a party of sportsmen from | His dogs have a faculty of | d his friends always find them | h to bet on. | Hall, the veteran Merced cours- | will ‘be renewing acquaintances k to-day. & Rought, & men, are here. Coombs has bought Rustic Aybor acha Kennels. Homan has bought Chief o' the | merang-Nellie Grey. ] has seven pupples by the Sacramento Pretty ollie of airns has added to his kennel, hav- ed Meirose Boy, by Dudley Dia- d-Koolawn, and Eastlake, by Da- kota-Lurline. wn <ias been mated with imp. For- tuna Favente, and Port Costa Lass has been mated with Fetter Free. A. Bmith is the owner of the last litter by Sylvanus. There are five pup- ples in The winners in the first round of the stakes to-day look to be: Belle Brandon cup—Step On, Una, Major Mason, Cosette, Heels, Don’t Know, Young McGregor, Creswick, Bllver Can't Tell, Chilly Enight, Daisy D, Pocotala, Maid of Terminus. fornia plate—Rona, Rector, Wild Ni d, Roya! Union, Roy Hughle, Little Bis- oman Athiete, Fiery Face, Ble- ralee Boy, Merrimac, A. J. Martin, War America, Aeolus, Fiying Fox, Rocker, Real Articie, Fine Fire, Leola, Firm Fellow, Liverator, Harlean Gladys, Beacon, Homer Boy, Game Boy, Royal Archer, Tiburon, Freda C, Narcissus. —————— Handball Experts at Play. The handball matches in Phil Ryan's court to-morrow will be between the fol- lowing players: and J. McNamara vs. P. Farrell and ey: T. Serres and J. Glynn vs. E. White and A. Whiteman; 3. Dillon end D. Connelly vs. J. Lawless and W. Kelly; G. Me- Donald and H. Racoulllat vs. M. McNeil and D. Rogere; R. Doyle and M. Kirby va. J. Foley and E. Bergy; P. Ryap and W. Walsh vs. W, Kavanaugh and H. H. Lissner] J. Collins and E. Curley ve. J. White and W. re; J. C. Nealon end R Linehan va. J. Fitzgeraid and M. J. Kilgalion The games to be played in the Ocel- dental Club courte follow: G. Kelly and V. Holland vs. Phosphorus, ~ Virginia, W. Ganey and ¥. Holland; J. H. Kennealy and O. Johnson vs. F. Robertson and V. Hayes; Dr. N, B. ‘Wachhorst and H. Orr vs. W, Rancell and M. Dolan; W. Fisher and C. Barry va. J. P. Duffy and G. B. Heyward: J. Condon and ‘G.-Cun- ningham vs. A. Collins and T. Clements; W. Collins and ¥. Ha mes vs. J. D. Mahoney and Cory. Trapshooters and Flycasters. Two sporting events arranged for to-day are contingent on the weather. If the be clear the Golden Gate Gun Club will formally open the season at InglesiGe. There be four events, live birds being used in all. The members of the San Fly- casting Club_ will meet at Stow Lake, Golden gdllte Park, tos:ttrmplem the events ned from urday. P opening blucrock shoot for the sea- son of the Millwood Gun Club, was to be held to-day at Manzanita, been poned owing to the new grounds be- the California | | | | Unfortunately she was taken down | | | make it a handicap event. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1902. - TENNIS ADEPTS ON THE COURTS Will Meet in a Handicap Singles Tournament at the California Ciub The members of the California Tennis Club will hold the first important tourna- ment of the year to-day on their courts. It will be a straight handicap singles open to the members of the club only. It was the original intention of the tournament committee - to hold an open class singles, but as those in favor of the latter were in the minority the committee decided to In an affair of this kind the chances of the poorer players are much better than in a class event. The last tournament held on the club courts was a straight handicap singles, and it seems unfair to the better players to have a similar event without a class or scratch. tournament between. The poorer players are more numerous than the cracks, but the latter are entitled to more consideration than the former and should not be expected to go through every tournament saddled with a heavy handicap. Aside from this the class tour- nament is more interesting to both players and spectators than a handicap. In the former some good matches are brought out in the classes, while in the latter & first class man allowing a fourth class man odds of “half forty” could hardly be calied a good match or an in- teresting one. It is doubtful if the Whitney brothers will take part. Bhould they not Colller and Grant Smith will be the scratch men. An effort is being made to get some of the former champlons to enter, but out- side of Gus Taylor it is not thought that any will take part. The clubmen are de- sirous of having Tom Driscoll enter, as many are of the opinion he could beat any of the first class men. The following have already _entered: Collier, H. W. Crowell, J. D. Mac- Gavin, Fred Brown, Merlé Johnson, Sher- wood Adams, Grant Smith, Chet vai&h Frank Stringham, Harry Halght, Will Allen, Lieutenant’ Kempff, Ray Cornell, Carl Gardner, James Code, Sidney Salis- bury, Herbert Schmidt, Jack Gibson, Charles Kuehn, Al Kenyon, Clyde Beal, B. G. and L. O. Wood, A. Beyfuss, A Ames, W. Morton, Dr. Lane, L. Cutler and Dr. Noble. Many more ‘entries are expected this morning. Prizes will be presented to the four players reaching the semi-finals. If possible the tournament will be completed to the semi-final round to-day. The semi-final and finals will be played to-morrow. There will also be a large tournament in Oakland to-day. The Coquelcot Tennis Club, recently reorganized, will hold its initial tournament of class singles. The Alameda Tennis Clubmen also intended holding & tournament, declared it off and accepted the invitation of the Oakland Club to take part in its event. Such men as Hunt and the Murdocks will add con- siderable class to the tournament. The Polytechnic High Bchool _try-out was to have been held on Thursday, but had to be postponed on account oty rain. It will be played off next week. In a match on Tuesday for third place on the Lowell High School team Alec Beyfuss beat John Cassell three sets out of four. In case nberg ig unable to play in the Academic matches his place will be taken by Beyfuss. The clubhouse bullt near the Golden Gate Park courts has been completed and the players find it a great convenience. The rooms are fitted with showers and lockers, and the players are able to play in the regulation tennis costume. —_———— Breweries Sued for % The suit of Bartholemew Jeziorski against. the San Francisco Breweries, Limited, has been_transferred from the Superior Court of Santa Clara County tq the United States Circult Court. Jeziorsiq demands $46,155 dam’fies for injuries re- celved in October, by the fall of a structure in the Fredricksburg Brewery, — OARSMEN SEEK A NEW COURSE Outlook Is Gloomy for a Suitable Place on Which to Hold Their Regattas The South End Rowing Club will in fu- ture hold its meeting on the first and third Thursdays instead of on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, as has been the practice for a long time. At the last meeting of the members it was de- clded that the club will hold its usual outing and picnic, but no date has been set. It is proposed to bring the members together by a serles of entertainments during the rowing season. The first of these will take place in April. There will be boat races over a short course, indoor exercises and music, the object being to bring the members to the clubhouse and give them an opportunity to meet one an- other socially. The boats owned by the club have late- ly been undergoing repairs and are in good condition. They are much used on Sundays for excursions on the bay. The Whitehalls will be in demand for moon- light trips. A. P. Rothkopf, who was recently ap- g‘&;lnled rowing commissjoner by President . B. Hinchman of the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, does not see a good prospect for open regattas this year. The El Campo course is not avall- able for rowing races, while the cove at Tiburon is too much cumbered with-arks, yachts and other craft during the summer and does not afford a long enough course for important regattas. e suggestion has often been made to establish & row- ing course on Oakland Creek, from the Alameda narrow-gauge mole up the estuary, but a course cannot be estab- lished there without the co-operation of the railroad company. A suggestion was once made that the lagoon behind Tib- uron, in which the yachts are laid up dur- ing fhe winter, should be dredged out and floodgates put in at the drawbridge. Noth- ing ever came of this suggestion and now there is much more likelihood that the lagoon will be filled up than that it will be dredged out. The old Long Whart course, which has been the scene of so many aquatic events, has been rendered unavailable by the march of improve- ment in that part of the city. The only sheet of water within reasonable distance of Ban- Francisco is Lake Merritt, -on ‘which the Oakland people gave a success- ful regatta last year. It is probable a similar event will be given this year and that the champlonships in the various classes will be decided at that regatta. The experience gained by the managers last year will enable them to make sev- eral improvements, such as providing bet- ter dressing-rooms and accommodations for launching their boats for the oarsmen and starting the events more punctually. barge crew of the Olympic Boat Club ‘was out on the bay last Sunday, and get- ting caught in the storm, had a rough time. The men were at last rescued. by one of McNeil’s launches, which put out to their aid from Tiburon. PHIL WAND WILL REFEREE, Selected by Yosemite Club for Britt- Hegarty Fight. Phil Wand will referee the Britt-Heg- arty fight next Friday night at Me- chanics’ Pavilion.” The selection of a referee was left in the hands of the club officlals, who named Wand. The princi- pals have ratified their action. The prelimin: bouts have been ar- ranged. Harry Foley and Dave Barry will box eight rounds at 160 pounds. ld McFadden will meet Spider Welch in a ten-round bout. ‘Will Celebrate St. David’s Eve. . The Cymrodorian Soclety of California will give a grand vocal and instrumental concert at Pioneer Hall on Friday even- ing next in celebration of St. Pavid’s eve. An extensive programme een ar- ranged and the music rendered at the con- wert will be distjpctly Welshy . & T ITORS AT PRESIDIO LINKS. HANDICAP GOLF AT THE PRESIDIO AND OAKLAND Many Cracks Will Qualify for Council’s Cup * and Strive for Siiver Medal Tournaments for Open and Amateur Championships of Coast Near at Hand HE golfers will have a busy time all around the bay to-day. On the Presidio links there will be a handicap over eighteen holes, medal play. The first eighteen holes played during the day must be reck- oned for score. The eight players who make the lowest gross scores will be held to have qualified for the opening match play round for the Council's cup, There will be a tournament for mem- bers on the links of the Oakland Golf Club to-day. In the first competition for the new Council's cup for ladles of the San Fran- cisco Golf Club, the qualifying rounds for which were held on Monday morning, eight ladies entered, but two of these, Mrs. E. A. Belcher and Mrs. Douglas ‘Watson, dropj out, Mrs. Belcher mak- ing no returns and Mrs. Watson retiring. Mrs. R. G. Brown's second round, of 49 was the best of the day for nine holes, and her score of 103 was the best for two rourds. Miss Florence jIves made 51, 56, total 107; Miss Alice Hager's score was €0, 68, total 118; Miss Sarah Drum’'s card showed 61, 59, total 120; Miss Alice Hoff- man's returns were 62, 61, total 123, and Miss Edith Chesebrough went round in 67, 65, total 182. The course was somewhat heavy from the rain of Sunday, and in most cases temporary teeing grounds and holes were used to avold cutting up tgo turf of the tting greens. On %e?d.neldly mornln:p‘:he Inners in the ree matches were Mrs. G. Brown, iss Alice Hoffman and Miss Alice Ha- ger. In the semi-final round played yes- terday morning Miss Alice Hoffman was matcled against Miss Alice Hager and Mrs. R. G. Brown drew the bye. The fingl round between Mrs, R. G. Brown and the winner of the Hoffman-Hager match will be played on Monday morn- 1n¥. beginning at 9:30. 'he tournament committee of the San Francisco Golf Club, consisting of War- ren Gregory, W, E. Lester and H. C. Golcher, has issued a schedule of even to ;nx; ?llnco during the months of Marc! an ril. Saturday, March 1, a home-and-home tournament between class B teams repre- senting the San Francisco and Oakland Gelf clubs will begin and will be finished on Saturday, March 8. Saturday, March 15, there will be a tournament with handicaj against “begey” over eighteen holes, the entrance fee being 50 cents. Saturday, March 29, there will be a hlndicn{ over eighteen holes, medal play, for the lvezoo silver medal, at present held by C. R. Winslow, who won it on ?e;tYiar'! day with a score of 92 less Saturday, April 5, the second home-and- home tournament hetween class A teams of the Oakland and San Francisco clubs will begin, and on Saturday, April 12, it will be completed. Baturday, April 19, there will be a han- djcap match play between class A and class B teams, elght men on each team. Thursday, May 1, there will be a Do 3y, dicap over eighteen holes, medal g&en to all members of clubs on the Pa- ic Coast. Whenever possible entrants will be handicapped according to their standing in their own clubs. The most interesting and important fing events ever held on the Pacific oast are rapidly approaching. These are the second annual contest for the men's amateur championship of the Pacific Coast Golf Assoclation and the third an- nual competition for the open champlion- ship of Southern California. Both events il be held on e’ liks ot ihe Los An: e amateur cham- plonship contest will begin on “{(mdly, A TRIO OF WELL-KNOWN GOLFERS AND A SCENE FAMILIAR TO VIS- MANY PRIZES FOR DOG SHOW Forthcoming ~ Exhibition to Be the Finest Ever Held on the Pacific Coast From present appearances the forth- coming dog show of the San Francisco Kennel Club will outclass any similar affair ever held here. Special prizes are being offered so rapidly that if it con- tinues thére will be something handsome for every dog in the show. Manager L. A. Klein recelyed a letter on Thursday from George H. Ketcham, owner of Cresceus, the trotting king, offering a silver cup for competition. He explained that in this manner he wished to acknowledge the courtesies he had re- celved while on this coast from A. B. Spreckels, who is president of the Ken- nel Club. The Bulldog Clubsof America has of: fered a cup. There is also one from Julius Redelsheimer, president of Pacific Kennel' League. Among the other donors of cups are Mrs. W. C. Ralston, Miss Ethel Tompkins, J. H. Dorian, B. C. Plume, P. C. Meyers, I C. Ackerman, the Collie Club, the Cocker Club, Pacific Bulldog Club and the president of the California Cocker Club. All the way from Middle Essex, South Lincoln, Mass.,, will come a pack of beadles, entered by J. A. Higginson, mas- ter of the Hunt Club. They will be in competition with hounds from the San Mateo County Hunt Club, Franels J. Carolan master, and from the Country Club at Point Reyes. Entries are ex- pected from other packs. There will be more than $500 in prizes for the greyhounds, of which there will be a representative entry. e e e March 8, will oontinue through March 4 and & and be concluded March 6. The en- tries will include Ernest R. Folger, the winner of the championship at the first competition held I ear on the Presidio links; John Lawson, B. D, Adamson and B . Byrne of the San Francisco Golf Club; W. P. Johnson, F. M. Fitzgerald and J. A. Oakland Golf Club; C, BE. Maud of the Riverside Polo and Golf Club; H. M. Sears, Willlam Frederickson and N. o lishire of the Los eles_Country lub, and C. E. Orr of the Pasadena Country Club, It is ted this list will expect be considerably lengthened before the en- try list closes on the 25th inst. at theof- ce of T. P. Gower, 17 Beale street, San rancisco. -Of the Southern California golfers C. B. Maud has twice been the runner-up for the amateur champlonship of that part of the State, and has won the Del Monte cup twice; C. B. Orr was amateur champlon of Southern California in 1900; H. M. Bears o the lowest score in the qualifying round in the first contest held for the Pacific Coast ama- teur champlonship on the Presidio links in 1901, belng beaten in the first match plsy round by John Lawson; W. Fred- erickson won a bronze medal for getting into the semi-final round of that contest, and N. F. Wilshire is a strong Dll{er. On_March 7 and 8, also on the links of the Los Angeles Country Club, there will be a contest over 72 holes, medal play, for the open championship of Southern Cali- fornia. All golfers, professional or ama- teur, whether belonging to a club in the Southern California Golf Association or not, are invited ta enter. Many well known Eastern amateurs are expected to compete, among them being Walter Fair- ba! of Denver, the present holder of the amateur champlonship of Southern California; W. K. Jewett of Philadel and A. M. Robbins, an Eastern ‘er, now resident on the Pacific Coast. ng the professionals who will play are Willie Anderson, open champion of the United States in 1%01; Alexander Smith, second in the open championship of the United Siates in 1%01; Willle th, open cham- fon of the United States In ; David Eell, who was first of the professionals resident in this country in the open cham- pionship of 1800; Robert Johnstone, win- ner of the open event at Del Monte last year, and F. J. Rellly of the Burlingame Country Club, S YACHTING MEN ARE ALL ASTIR Busily Arranging Dates for the - Forthcoming Season of Cruising and Racing At the/irst meeting of the new board of directors of the Corinthian Yacht Club Charles L. Barrett was chosen treasurer and J. C. Brickell secretary. George W. Harrold was appointed to the office of measurer. It was decided that a meeting of yacht owners be held in the Mer- chants' Exchange on Friday evening, the 28th inst., to prepare the scheduls of cruises for the coming season. The drawbridge into the lagoon will probably be raised on Sunday, March 23, the only other day in next month on which there is a favorable tide being March 9, which is too early for the yachtsmen. The yacht owners will also select. the opening day of the season, which will almost certainly be Saturday, April 19, the first cruise being taken on Sunday, April 20. A committee has been appointed to prepare and take charge of the jinks to be given at the clubhouse on the evening of Saturday, April 19. It consists of J. V. O’Brien, Frank W. Thompson, W. C. Howe, E. J. B Walter Crowell and L. Harris. The directors have determined to call a special meeting of members to_reconsider the assessment which the members at the recent annual meeting. declared them- selves in favor of levying in order to meet the increased expenditure of the club. It is probable it will be decided to set aside the assessment, and in leu_ thereof to amend the by-laws of the club and make the annual dues $15, instead of $12, as here- tofore. If the amendment is passed it will become operative on the 1st of April of this year. The opinion is generally enter- tained that the dues of the Corinthian Club are quite low when the number of entertainments provided is consid and that the slight proposed increase o dues will meet with no opposition. As- sessments are always unfopnh.r. and the rel y of the directors if a member re- fuses to an assessment is not quite clear. The increased income to arise from the larger dues will not be recelved in time to help the directors in meeting the expenses of opening' day, but these can doubtless be provided for. The California Yacht Club has a com- mittee out working on its ‘“‘annual” for 1902, which will bring the history of the club down to date, will supply a chrono- lofical list of the members in the order in ‘which their names stand on the roll, a list of the yachts, their owners and measure- ments, and much other_useful matter. Ex-Governor George W. Baxter of Mon- terey is in the city and has had a confer- ence with the secretary of the San Fran- clsco -Yacht Club . with reference to the possibility of a cruise to Monterey during the summer. The Governor expressed his desire to offer a cup as a prize for a yacht race in Monterey Bay. The yachts- men of San Francisco, however, ‘confine themselves almost exclusively to bay sail- ing, and there is little probability that more than two or three owners could be persuaded to take their boats out on a cruise as far as Monterey. The South Bay yachtsmen propose to have a barbecue at Alviso early in April, to be followed by an illumination of the club yachts and a dance. This entertain. ment will be followed by others, the ob- fect being to raise with which to ulld -a clubhouse at Alviso. The flect consists of seventeen boats, while two more are being built. Commodore H. A. Spencer is enthusiastic about the pros- pect of the club having a house in leas than a year from now. Frank A. Bartlett and a friend were cruising off Sausalito last Sunday in & small yawl when the storm broke. They had some difficulty in making Tiburon. Dr. Mattson of the Corinthian Yacht Club, with his wife and brother, were out for & trip in & launch Jast Sunday and found it impossible to get back to moorings at Tiburon. He succeeded, how- ever, in making a landing n Brothers lighthouse, whe i bty ‘walked in, the laun next owes, nce the pm day. ' SERES | [FIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS LEFTY BANNON DISCOURSES ON _BOXER BRITT The * Sou‘hside - Philosopher Finds Much Comfort in Friend the Work of His Has Pity for the Telegraph Hill Rockrollers Who Had Money Wagered on Irwin “De Britt boy fer mine,” sald Lefty Bannon, the south side philosopher, to his Telegraph Hill friend Jimmy the Goat, as they stood in the cheerless shadow of Jim Griffin's joint discussing the re- cent fistic contest between Toby Irwin and Jimmy Britt. “Say, you rock rollers tuk er flerce slide wen de sout’ uv de slot champ brought home de coin uy de realm frum de bum town acrost de bay= “I guess dat steam launch club in de gallery didn’t take to de hills wid de fish horns and de bells dey copped frum de king goats on de top uv Telegraph Hill wen de guy wid de loi hair an de swell togs frum de slice below de big cable slots began ter wade inter Toby like he wuz takin' er duck in de Brannan-street 4 sewer. “‘Say, it wuz de first time south of Mar- ket and Telegraph Hill clashed since de rock rollers an’ de old Slough gang got tangled up over a south side pickle fac- tory ladies’ muss wid de foreman uv de North Beach wirs wqrks. “An’ say, I guess dat old lne push didn’t cum through wid de ante-duluvian Uike de wolds?) feelin’ uv bother wen immy Britt an’ Toby duked each udder before de mix-up in de first round. Mickey, e Shoe, an’ his bunch from Eighth and Brannan wuz trunked up wi Buck Nolan’s push frum Billy Goat slide on de Sausalito frunt uv Telegraph HIill. “Dey got ter bettin' pickle factory time checks on de fight, an’ wen de cars began ter run yesterday mornin’ de wholé bunch frum North Beach had to hoff it trou der sout’ ‘side on dere way ter wurk. ‘“De bunch frum de glass house went ter dere jobs in old man McLaughlan's hacks and wen de 12 o'clock whistle blowed dey all made a bee lins fer de first steam beer joint in sight. Say, dey backed de booze clerks off de boards. “Nunna uv dem went against de trough fer de middday stew. Say, dey just kept dere frunts up against de booze counters an’ talked nuttin, but de rasamazoo de ;;;illt' side idol givé de pride uv Telegraph “De only guy sout’ uy de Markst-strest trench dat kin lasso himself to er six- inch collar, er raglan coat an’ a palr uv patent leather shoes wid a shine on 'em lat wud make Sopolio a drug on de mar- ket an’ sallle around de sout'. side widout being hooked up wid a danger signal is df Britt boy. Say, since he put de pride of Telegraph Hill on de blink Jimmy kin et as many votes as his old man runnin’ er anything on de ticket frum Mayer down ter secretary uv de Teamsters’ Union. Say, dat long hair an’ polished frunt stunt dat Jimmy does up at the Olympic Club an’ along de primrose path don’t cut LnE cheese wid de bunch on de sout’ side. e{ get de last play, 'cause wen de Britt boy is trou mmx{ ing wid de fashion plate outfit he hez ter report down ter Sixth an’ Mission ter get de password home. American flag belt ';‘dsu, a1 ya;bl:. dat & green on around it P side champ flashed up wid in dd.lflwl o .a“ dat wuz a present frum the Canmakers’ ° lon. SBome uv de Telegraph Hill bunch opped it after de flfht an’ de bunch is §038 ter offer de big reward ter get it .On de square, if dey don't find dat Irish-American emblem before de week is gut Mayor Sohmitz and Chief Wittman i1l haye a civil war on ders hands. Some Saturday night de gang frum de Britt stronghold °{ll charge de Telegraph Hill stockades and dere’ll be more rockrollers sent ter de boneyard. Did yer hear de low down erbout dat big floral plece dat wuz sent ter Jimmy's dressing room befors de fight? Say, cock yer-drums on dis splel, fer its got any- thing ver hear at de Orpheum skinned er Salt Lake block. De day before de fight in Oakland an old guy dat Jimmy Britt's dad put to work in_de Street Department wen he had Mayer Phelan’s job, ordered a big floral plece fer ter be de whole show at a wake. In de middle uv de plece wuz de wolds ‘Rest in Plece.” Well, before de wake came off de old guy got Into a mix- up wid de sorrowing family and he done & hot foot to de florist’s and made him tear out de ‘Rest in Plece’ gag and put dere instead in shamrock leaves and Po- trero buttercups de wold ‘Success.’ *Den he made his kid, who wuz er frend of Jimmy's, take it over ter Oakland and gut it in Jimmy’s dressin’ room. While fmmy wuz puttin’ de Pride of Telegraph Hill on de pork special de old guy dat sent de floral plece fixed up his row wid de push dat wuz runnin’ de wake. He wuz'nt dere wid de necessary ter buy er new floral plece, so he sent de corner grocery man over ter Oakland ter get back de wun he gent glmmyt- - “Wen de sout’ side champ got b de dressin’ room after winmin® de Mert o floral plece wuz gone. De guy tuk it back ter der florist and had de shamrock and buttercups put on de bum and de ‘Rest in off Tast et do gy anhis paks came off last nig! e guy an’ waz deré wid curfows. Soral plece ““Well, I've got ter choke off now. i‘ date widuHartrylkCorheu ter h:;’e alc‘sc‘f ar_excavation talk over matchin’ Jh wid Jeftries.” - —_———— Red Men Will Dance. ' Sotoyome Tribe No. 12 of the Improw Order of Red Men will give a bail ?: Union Square Hall to-night in %:1::1 of the anniversary of the birth of affair. The g 8:30 o'clock.