The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 30, 1902, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1902. BRITT DEFEATS LAVIGN LARGE PARMDE | 10 BE FORMED Many Organizations Will March to Do Honor to Heroes. Evening Exercises Will Pe Held in Commemoration of Departed. The head of the column of the Memorial @ay parade will move at 10 o'clock this morning. The route will be from the Pal- sce Hotel up Market street to Goiden Gate avenue and thence to Van Ness @venue. The head of the column will halt at Geary street and the lne will face west while the veterans pass. Lieutenant Colonel G. 8. Grimes wfll’ review the parade from the corner of Golden Gate avenue and Polk street. FORMATION OF PARADE. The tion of parade will be as fol- lows: form Francisco Police, Chief rshal, Chief of cher; chief sid, Major . Captains A. B. Donnelly, John Rainsbus Lieutenant F. G, Wells United States army. §. Grimes, Artillery nding, and sta”; Battalion Coast * W, Hobbs, Coast Artillery, Fifth Com- Koehler Rumbeugh, . Captain D. Chptain J. T Lieuts Regim Filme: Company F, y G, Captain D, Captain H. 8. ptain George T. Major Thomas J. ompany 1, Captain F. K. Moare; = Captain J. . Jordon; Company H - Costello; Company B. Lieuten Artillery _ Band; Major H P. Captain Thomas J. ttery C, Captain George J. “aptain William N. Sw; ¥ F. A. Nippert; Troop A, nsen; signal corps, Comipany A, Becond Battalic First Cunningham Petty; Batte Battery A. Nerney, com- -gun_Hotchkiss battery, Harloe; Veterans of the arriages, Captain William L. Duncan; Grand Army of the Republic, Lin- coln Post No. 1, Commander George T. John- son; James A. Garfield Post No. 34, Commander Colonel Cass Post No. 46, Com- Arbuckle; General George G. Commander Willlam W. ans in wagonettes; es A. Lick Grammar tes; Spanish-American War Richter Camp No. 127, T. Lieutenant Mexican Wa band, Major Sidney S. Peix- ng, Adjusant A. R. Moore; Captain Philip Cornyn; Company | Louis Holm; Company C, Captain Adjutant General George Stone resenting Governor Gage; Briga- H. Warfield and staff; Hon. orator of the day; Mrs. Clara ¥; Chaplain J. H. . Macomber, U. §. A., retir ALL VETERANS INVITED. veterans of the yarious wars are vited to assemble on Market street thi morning in front of the Grand Hotsl, | whether they are members of the Grand Army or not, to take part in the parade. There will be a parade this morning of Thomas Post, G. A. R., Sons merican Revolution, Sons of Vet and oth patriotic organizations, start from terminus Union- at 11 a. m., and escorted by es troops under command of rd A. Hardin, Coast “Artil- | will march to the Natjonal Presidio. The following will be »gramme of the da; erans which will street car: United St Captain Edwa Jery, U. §. A Cemetery the pi e gune, United States artillery: totes army band; remarks by e day, Comrade J. H. Roberts; | Rev W. W. Case; vocal, *All the Soldiers” (Boieldieu), California | Gettysburg =~ Address,” | n Sturges: music (selection), | omrad: (Macy) music (selection), United | firing volleys over soldiers’ States troops; ‘America,’ r-Spangied Banner,” taps, bugler United ence and ta ted States army band ates army vening exercises will be held to-night at 8 o'clock at Metropolitan Temple on Fifth street with the following pro- gramme EVENING EXERCL Fifth street—Overture, (Theo. Moses). Ronco- chairman of the le; invocation Metropolitan Temple, Rev ,_California Quar- | tet; remarks, Eugene E. Schmitz; con- traito solo, Flag” (Roeckel), Miss Elena Roeckel. words by Madge Wallace: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,” ( 3 G. Crawford, M.D.; vocal solo, ‘‘Star-Spangled Bapner” (Key). Miss Minnie Hussey, accom- panist Mre Gerald Barton; oration, Hon Samuel M. Shortridge; vocal duet, ‘‘Mother, Can This_the Glory ¥ Stephen Glover), Mrs. R. E._Partington Minnle Hussey; music—(@) “‘Old Fleg Forever” (Lella France), | (b) “American Citizen's March” (Schmitz), orche “Freedom, Home and Native | Lan California Quartet; ‘‘Ameri- ca” (8 Smith), auds, and orchestra: My country, ‘tis of thee, Sweet land ‘of liberty, Of thee 1 sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’ e, From every mountain Let freedom ring. ' God, to Thee, e sing; land be bright holy light, orchestra. Ushers, members of Fair Oaks Camp, Sons of Veterans. FIREMEN’S GRAVES. The Veteran Firemen’s Association will assemble to-day at the Firemen's plat in Laeurel Hill Cemetery, where lie the remains of hundreds of members of the old volunteer Fire Department, and strew flowers on their graves. A detail will proceed to the Masonic Cemetery and to the Odd Feilows' Cem- etery and there do honor to the brave de- There will 'be a special memorial concert et the park to-day, Paul Steindorff con- ducting, when the following programme will be rendered: . “Ster Spangled Banner”’; march, “Hail to the Spirit of Liberty”” (Sousa); *‘American Overture” (national a (Catlin); “Funersl ‘Grand Military Tattoo" " (Leoncavallo); patriotic song, ‘“The Old Flag Forever: (Lefla France); ‘‘Overture to Stabat Mater” (Mer- cadantc); #olo for euphonlum. “The Paim: (Faure), W. H. Colverd; “‘Screnata Cubana’’ (Chambers) ; parapi N My God, to Thee” (Reeves): jnrase, “‘Nearer, *““Hail Columbia’*’ Golf on Various Links. ‘There will be a handicap goif tourna- ment over eighteen holes to-day on the links of the San Francisco Golf Club, The San Rafael Golf Ciub players will be busy to-day and to-morrow, three com- itions being on the . programme. At :30) ‘6. m. the qualifying rounds for the club tropf®. and the women's cup will begin. At 3:30 in the afterncon there will be._ drivi competitions for men and for wemen. ‘o-morrow at 9:30 in the morn- ing ¢ first match play round for thc pomen's cup will begin among the eight lows scorers in the qualifying rounds. At 1:30 p. m. the first match play round for the club trophy and also for the sec- ond eight prize will begin. e Ferns Knocks Out Zeigler. JOPLIN, Mo., May 2.—Rube Ferns to- night knocked out Owen Zeigler of Phil- Ifi&l&lfil with a left hook to the jaw in the third round of what was scheduled as & twenty-round bout. 4 DAKLANDERS - - WINEAGILY Thomas’ Curves Batted Hard and Often by . Commuters. Schmidt Mystifies Fisher's Men at All Stages of the Game. The customary ending happened ut.Re: creation grounds yesterday—Oakland had the weighty end of an 8 to 3 finish. Yourg Thomas delivered the twisters for Sacra- mento, while Schmidt wus there for Oak- land. Thomas was not as effective as usual, but, barring one inning, pitched the real article of ball. Schmidt had the Sen- ators corraled in the tall timbers and but for three costly misplays would have shut them out. Oakland put the big kibosh on Fisher in the fifth, when they slapped little Wiliie around the lot for five bumps, and, aided by errors the Senators were generous enough to make, scored five points.. A couple of hits and a clever double steal by Schmidt and Dunleavy put three more to the good in the eighth, ending the run- getting. Costly errors by Mohler and Lohman sent two Sacramento recruits r the jumps in the fifth and Dunleavy’s muif of Hulen's fly and a single finished them up for the day. The game started off in brilllant fashion, but_eventually cooled down. Oaklana made three hits in the opening round, but pretty fielding kept them from approach- ing the rubber. Francks robbed Hulen and Eagan of safe hits by marvelous work in_the same inning and played a mag- nificent game_throughout. Cutter, the Santa Clara boy, played in right for Fisher. He will do a pitching stunt in-this morning’s game at Recrea- tion Park, while old Mike Steffani will officiate in the afternood. The morning game will be called at 10:30 o'clock and the afternoon contest at 2:30. The score: OAKLAND. AB. R. BH. SB. PO. A. sl 2 2 0 Walters, c. Mohler, < Lohman, ¢ McCreedie, r. £ Devereaux, 3b. 8 1 0 6 ol Gorton, Schmidt, | emmonmene ulrecunsscss &lesnas wloson PO. A A. 0 3 7 1 1 6 13 3 Doyle, ¢. f. Hulen, 2b Sheehan, Eagan, Graham, Wagner, Hogan, © Cutter, r. Thomas, ss 12 1 3 0 le ol ornortonal Totals RU! Sacramento . Base hits Oakland ... Base hits comm moco Z . QR weos @ SUMMARY. Francks, Hogan. Sacrifice Gorton. First base on errors acramento 2. First base on called balls—Off Schmidt 5, off Thomas 3. Left on bases—Oakland 5, Sacramento 4. Struck out—By Schmidt 1. Double plays—Sheehan to Hogan to Grakam: Eagan to Graham; Wagner to Hulen. ditch—Thomas. Time . of game—2 hours and 5 minutes. Umbire—3Mc- Donald. Two-base hits- - VICTORY IN THE ELEM. San Francisco Wins Out After a Hard Fought Game. LOS ANGELES, May 20.—San Francisco won out in the eleventh inning to-day after a game that was interesting principally because the score was tied from the sixth to the eleventh. Waddell was hit freely, but fielded the position in_phenomenai style. Whalen pitched good ball through- out, and was particularly effective at critical stages. In the eleventh inning Holly hit a grounder past third. Delmas sent an easy | grounder at Raymer on' second, but the | ball struck a stone and bounded far into center. Holly scored and Delmas went tq third. McNichols hit over short, scor- ing Delmas. The locals got one run in the eleventh and had another man on third, But Waddell retired the side with a pop fly. Raymer went to second in the tenth and Hannivan to right field. Score: LOS ANGELES. AB.R. BH. SB. PO. A. E. Toman, s. s AT AR S €1 338 T G B 936 o1 Ty B 1AY 358 00 o 1900 .30 LS SR Sl S S NE ¢ 1000 38 10 & 351 3899 2 $ 8 1850 08 Raymer, 2b 00 0 0 0 0 Roach, c. 4.9 V0. PR Totals 4 510 63 8 2 SAN FRANCISCO. AB. R. BH. 8B. PO. A. E. McNichols, 2b. . ;T T e | McHale, 1 9 09 1. 079 Nordylk: Do 1% 8. N DTH 809 3% 1 1 S8 9819 2R BN R [ Gl e R B R B R Whalen, . o 0 06 0 7 0 Totals 4 6 9 038 18 3 Score by innings Los Angeles 010000001—3 Base hits 11010021110 San Francisco 010200002—6 Base hits . 100202000139 SUMMARY. Three-base hits—Householdér, Delmas. Two- base hits—Reil McNichols and _Nordyke. Sacrifice hits—Toman and Waddell. First base on errors—Los Angeles 3, San-Francisco 1. First base on called balls—Off Waddell 3, oif Whalen 2. Left on bases—San Francisco 9, Los_Angeles 10. Struck out—By Waddell 10, by Whalen 3. Passed ball—Anderson. Time of game, 2:25. Umpire, O'Connell. YACHT CLUB REGATTAS WILL BE SAILED TO-DAY Corinthian and California Club Boats ‘Will Compete in Their Respec- tive Classes. Two annual yachting regattas will take place on the bay to-day—the seventeenth held by Corinthian Yacht Club and the vinth held by California Yacht Club. The Corinthian yachts will sail in six classes. The 20-footers entered are the sloops Ven- ture, Dart, Witch, Doris and Stella, the cat yawl Caprice and the yawl Kittiwake. In the special class are the yawls Arctu- rus, Nalad, Sprflf', Nereid and Wave. The 2%-foot class includes the sloops Phoeni- cla, Cupid, May, Belle, Ceres, Merope, Mist, Josie, Discovery, Ruby and Fleet Wing. In the 3)-foot class are the old rivals Presto, Aeolus and Truant, and the sloops Amigo, Halcyon, Mignon,, Emilie, Sans Souci and Comet. The 36-tfodters are Emma, Queen, F) , Neptune, nesta and the defender, Har- on. Class one consists of the sloops Eoieeldwell, Rover, Clara, Nixie and Mis- chief. The 20-footers will start at 11:45 a. m., the vawls at 11:56 a. m., the 25-footers at li:%os?'t m., thet izm-éooten .tdu:m P, m., the 56-footers at 12:25 p. m. and the in class one at 12:35 ». m. T The ninth annual class flag regatta of the California Yacht Club of Oakland will also take place to-day, the yachts being divided into three classes. % 3 ———— Five Test Cricket Matches, LONDON, May 20.—The first of five test cricket matches between Australia and England commenced to-day at Bir- mingham. The home eleven batted first and at the close of play the score was 31 runs for nine wickets’ down. Tyldesley, a E;Botunonu player, made the top score, Tuns. BROTHER OF THE MICHIGAN BOXER . STEPS IN RING AND ENDS CONTEST Californian Has a Clean Lead Throughout a Desperate Fight and Shows Wonderful Improvement . Over- His Other Bouts. Will Be a Hard Man to Defeat in Future Ring Contests = SANDERSON §:Juvfi£ BOT MO OMNE CapTamm 'ANDERSApy KEPT orDER 5 cRAPRL Ol E 1M O ARENA~ TANYER A SAIB T W EXCITING v NG\ WA S ED “To THE EXCITING MOMENTS OF THE THE CONQUEROR OF THE ONCE REDOUBTABLE GEORGE LAVIGNE, THE. SAGINAW KID, AND SOME OF THE SPECTATORS AT THE RINGSIDE, AS THEY APPEARED TO CARICATURIST WARREN DURING THE FIGHT AT WOODWARD'S PAVILION. IMMIE BRITT defeated Kid La- vigne in Woodward's Pavilion last night in the eighth round of one of the most desperate fights ever seen here. Lavigne was not knocked out. For the second time in the same ring the brother instinct in Billy Lavigne asserted itself and he jumped through the ropes and spared the “Kid” the humiliation of be- ing knocked out and also saved him from unnecessary punishment. Britt proved his master last night and it was the consensus of opinion among the speetators that it will be difficult to find a man who will bar the young Cali- fornian’s way to the lightweight boxing champlonship of the world. A marvelous change has been wrought in Britt since he fought Hegarty. His defense was im- pregnable and with but few exceptions his blows went true to the mark. He never lost 'his head for a moment and was ai- ways ready to go at any pace his op- ponent might set. The marvel of the fight was the amount of punishment Lavigne took and came back fighting. It was not the Lavigne of old who fought last night. There were flashes of the old fighting spirit and the old aggressiveness, but the power to pun- ish had vanished with the vears. La- vigne is_only thirty-two, but the buffet- ing he has encountered in fighting his way to the lightweight championship has left its mark. His muscles stood out in bold relief last night and there was a healthy tinge toshis skin, but the eyes lflncked»their one-time luster and thelr re. LAVIGNE LOOKS CAREWORN. After he had gone a couple of rounds hé took on a careworn expression, and when he missed his desperate swings, as he did repeatedly, he shook his head and smiled dubiously. Once after bringing irto play all his knowledge of ring crafi and showing some of his old-time style | + and not disturbing Britt's placidity he said to him, ‘‘You are a hard nut.” Eritt looked the boy he is. His body is round and smooth, his clear, white skin giving no hint of the muscles .of steel hidden just beneath the surface. His hitting power is something at which to marvel. Each time he landed on La- vigne it seemed like the sound of a butch- er’s ax as he chops up a side of beef. The power behind the blows was apparent as Lavigne staggered = under them. One blntw on the head sent him spinning like a top. 2 Britt secured a lead in the first round which he never relinquished. After the fight he said he could have won more quickly, but his seconds held him back. He came out of the contest without a mark. He has a style peculiarly his own, which is most effective. He still has the crouching attitude, but relieves himself by straightening up from time to time. He has abandoned the rigid style so ap- rarent in his_other professional fights and is much improved by so doing. After the fight Lavigne complained of his left forearm, a bone in which he broke some-time Ssince. He went at once to the office of Dr. Leonard. When the tape bandage was removed from the arm the member fell limp by the boxer’s side. Dr. Leonard found the large bone broken near the old fracture and the small bones broken in two places. It is apparently a bad fracture. Lavigne said he thought it haPpened early in the fight. He swung his left, which’ met a right swing of Britt's. He took his ‘' defeat much to heart, although he said he would rather lose to Britt, of whom he is a great ad- mirer, than to any one else. The gate receipts were slightly in ex- ces of . Of this Britt receives §1823 50 and Lavigne $624 50. Britt will 2o at once to Harbin Springs, where he will spend a couple of weeks loungirg about. He has agreed to fight George McFadden here late in June. o FIGHT BY ROUNDS. First round—There was considerable feinting when the gong sent the men together. Britt 4 head. SV ST SN at once assumed his crouching position, which he never abandoned throughout the fight. La- vigne was the first to lead, trying a left, which fell short. There was a quick exchange, which Britt ended with a right to the head. 'Lavigne sent his left to the head twice, Britt came back with 4 right to the head and Lavigne missed a right swing. Britt came back with a right and left to the body. Britt sent a right to the head and tried with a right and left, which Lavigne blocked. Britt landed the first 800d blow of the fight, a straight right to the face. He followed this by missing a left. Lavigne tried a right swing but missed. Britt came back With a hard right to the head. This was plainly Britt's round. He showed good de- fense, and was as quick as a cat on his feet, but was not gauging his blows well. Second round—Lavigne forced Britt to the ropes, but did no damage. Britt tried a left to the head and missed. Lavigne missed a right for the head, tried again and missed, and Britt caught him coming toward him with a right to the head. Britt followed this with a right and left to the head, which dazed La- vigne for the moment. Britf sent over his right again. Lavigne came back with a right to the head.” Britt sent a right to the body hard and followed it with a right and left. Lavigne tried again with his terrific right swing, but missed There was an exchange of rights to the heas neither boxer, however, sustaining any da age. Britt looked confident, while Lavi e's. face commenced to wear a haggard look. Britt landed a left on the head and followed it with a right and left to the face. Lavigne missed a terrific right swing, the swish of his glove be- ing heard throughout the pavilion. Toward the end of the round Lavigne seemed dazed, but Britt was not able to take advantage of | his_condition. Round three—Britt commenced - proceedings with a left to the head and followed it with a left jab flush on the mouth. Lavigne sent his right over to the head but did not hurt Britt. Britt was boxing fast and cleverly and sent a right and left to the head. Lavigne landed a right to the body and Britt came back with a left to the body, a blow he used throughout the fight with apparently good effect. Britt sent his left to the head and Lavigne missed one of his left swings, getting a right and left in re- turn. Britt again sent his right to the head. Lavigne missed a right swing and took another one in return. He sent a hard right to the Leart and missed an attempt for a right to the Britt jabbed him twice in the mouth BOTH : Recreation Park—Oakland vs. Sacramento, 10:30 a. m. ond 2:30 p. . Golden Gate Park Driving Association at Oakland Racetrack, 1:30 p. m. Admission 25 cents—ladies free. CALEDONIAN CLUB GAMES. Annual Corinthian Yacht Clu DECORATION DAY SPORTS | ON LAND AND WATER HORSE SHOW. Burlingame Country Club. Open-air fete, open to the public. Trains leave Third and Townsend streets 9 a. m., 10:30 a. m. and 11:30 a. m., returning 4:34, } COURSING. Union Coursing Park—two holiday stakes—sixty-four entries. YACHT RACES BASEBALL. TROTTING RACES. b regaita and California Club regatta, 12 m. — ‘ 5:29 and 6:44. \ Annual gathering and games of Caledonian Club. at Shell Mound Park, Oakland. CROSS-COUNTRY RACE. 10 o'clock a. m. Caiifomia Tennis Club TENNIS. courts—DMaiches to decide championship of San Francisco C ounty. CRICKET. Pacific Association of Amateur Athletic [nion, two-mile handicap, in Golden Gate Park, ‘ Santa Cruz eleven vs. Pacific elewen, Webster-street grounds, Alameda, 11 a. m. Handicap 18-hole tournament at Presidio golf links for members of the San Francisco Golf Club, 10 a. m. GOLF. : E AFTER EIGHT ROUNDS OF HARD FIGHTING WILL IMPROVE MAIL SERVIGE Letters for Yukon River Points to Go Via Skagway. | Superintendent Thrall Per- fects Scheme for Saving Weeks of Time. From four to six weeks is to be saved ir the future in the carrying of mails to Yukon River points. Instead of sending accumulated mail via St. Michael, the Postéflice Department will ship it to Daw- son through Skagway and over the White Pass Railroad. This plan was originated and has been successfully carried through to a work- ing basis by H: P. Thrall, superintendent of railway mail service. By this method all points on the Yukon River will be sup- plied before July 1, commencing with a supply. from Eagle about June 17, which wiil. mean a difference of at least four weeks, and should the ice be later in breaking . up than usual the difference will be greater. Mr. Thrall lately returned from Seattls, where he has completed arrangements for the dispatching of the malls with the White Pass and Yukon Railway and with the Northern Commercial Company. This company has lately finished building a new steamer on Lake La Barge, named the Koyukuk, which, on its arrival from White Horse at Dawson, will carry part of the acumulated mail an&, rush it up to the’ Koyukuk River and down to Bet- tles, which is fast becoming a point of prominence, while the Yukon River mail will be placed on another steamer. WILL BEAT STEAMERS. ~ This at most will take only six days, So that mail will arrive at the mouth of the river several days before ocean steamers arrive there starting from Seat- tle on the same date. The effect -of these arrangements will be the abandoning of St. Michael in forwarding mail to Yukon River points, but mall for St. Michael and Nome will be sent in by steamer from Seattle as Leretofore. Mr. Thrall has let contracts for carrying mail to Frank Waterhouse & Co., the Pacific Coast Steamship Com- pany, the Pacific Packing and Navigation Company and the Northwestern Commer- cial Company, all of which operate steam- ers between Seattle and the mouth of the Yukon. In four clerks were detachcd to make the round trip from Seattle to Dawson, and in 1901 six clerks made the round trip. This year fourteen clerks will make three trips each between Dawsoa and St. Michael, being forty-two trips in all, and will stay till the close of the season, about October 1. Two of the postal clerks have gone in overland, nine of the clerks went up on the 2 on May 20, and two clerks will g0 in overland, via Skagway and Daw- son, with shipments of 5000 pounds of ac- cumulated winter's mail, which is due to leave Seattle on May 30. LAST CLERK TO GO IN. The mail will leave Dawson City on June 15 for all points on the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers. The last clerk will leave on the St. Paul on June 3 and go t6 St. Michael, there to commence duty on the river steamers. There will be a postal clerk on every steamer operated by the Northern Com- mercial Company during the summer, and instructicns haye been sent to the chief clerks at St. Michael and Eagle to swear in any pursér who may be running on any steamer that is not included in the sched- ule. At all points postal clerks are au- thorized to deliver mail to responsible persons wherever boats may stop. @ imieinininiinii il with his left and sent a glancing right to the head. Britt was clearly the best in this round, Lavigne already looking beaten. Fourth round—Lavigne was the aggressor when proceedings opened. There was long con- tinued feinting between the boxers, Britt final- ly landing & light left to the head. He followed this up with a right to the head and Lavigne missed one of his usual right swings. Britt sent a right and left to the temple. Had they been a little lower it would have ended pro- ceedings then and there. Britt sent his right up under Lavigne's guard and under the chin and followed with a right to the body, then two swift lefts to the face. Both missed right swings to the head. Britt sent his left to the body and Lavigne landed his right as the bell sounded the end of the round. Neither boxer sustained much _damage irf this round. _Fifth round—Britt opened proceedings with a TiEPL gpd left o the body. ~Lavigne missed a left anfl got one on the head. They commenced hitting in the clinches in this round, Lavigne starting it and Britt at oncs taking up the aggressive work. Britt sent a left to_the mouth and each missed right swings. Brit: ianded a left on the body twice. Lavigne forced him to the ropes and there was a genuine slus- ging match for a time. There was a buzz around the ring that Lavigne was fighting in his old style. He tried one left swing that wculd have put Britt out of the ring had it landed, but like others before it went wide of i« mark. Britt sent a right to the head and turned Lavigne around, spinring like a top. Britt ducked away from a hard right and landed a left to the body. As they went ta their corners Lavigne said to him: ‘‘You are a hard nut.” Sixth round—Pritt sent a left to the body and Lavigne tried with a right, Lut missed. Britt sent his left to the body and followed with a right which could be heard through- out the building. Britt sent a left to the body and a straight right to the Lead, which sent Lavigne's weather-beaten visage back with a jerk. Britt landed his left to the head three times and took one In return. Near the end of the rcund Lavigne landed two rights to the body and Britt only laughed, Seventh round—Britt sent a left to the head and then a crushing right to the jaw, which sent Lavigne on the down grade completely. Briti landed a left to the body and just niss- ed a hard right, as e was not properly bal- anced to deliver a hard blow. _Britt again sent his yight to the head and the spectators marveled” that Lavigne could take the blows which Britt was delivering. Britt knocked La- vignd down with a clean right to the head. Lavigne did not try to take the count, but was up and at Britt, fighting like a demon. He forced Britt into Lavigne's corner and Britt slipped to his knees on the wet canvas. He was up in an Instant and kept feinting, Lavigne trying to get him to lower his guard £o that be could land the knockout blow. La- vigne lasted the round out. Elghth round—Britt commenced with a left to the head and missed a right: Lavigne miss- ed a desperate right swing. = Britt sent his Tight to the face and Lavigne came back with left to the bedy. Lavigne was very wild. La- vigne missed two rights and got a hard left to the head in return. Lavigne missed a right swing and got a right to the . Britt rush- ed at Lavigne. The collision resulted in both men_going to the floor. Lavigne was under- neath. Both men arose quickly and Lavigne showed the effects of the jar. He reeled about like a drunken man and was at sea, Britt ¥nocked him down sgain with a right to the head. Lavigne was up in an instant and Britt showered rights and lefts on the now defense- less man. “Billy” Lavigne, a brother of the beaten hoxér, Jumped into the ring and saved him from further punishment. PRELIMINARIES ARE GOOD. Billy Condon and Gus Saulsburg were the contenders in the first bout of the evening. It was a rough and tumble af- fair from the start. took some of the fight out of him. was more exhausted nature than a knoc! out blow that stopped him. Cnn:hn 'k up and out of the ring without much de- lay. %en Lewis and Cyclone Kal'l.y fought ly down early in the neom: desperately for seven roun knocked iefl round. He was uj Lewis. ropes near the end of the round. went through the ropes in the third. The: stood with the ropes between .them fought. Kelly bled profusely from mouth. The men fought all over the ring, Kelly getting the worst of the % outy boumn 1o 8" Mo 0 bl ‘fourth round. was a eedg i the throughout. It was one of the Seen here in some time the end of the round. auisbury was the stronger, but his opponent deveioped & disagreeable left punch to the body which ' went out inthe 'seventh rownde ot at once and went He knocked Lewls thromeh os Kelly an: the continuous e round hardest slugfi]n‘ matches in the fifth and sixt rounds e. Kelly outr: sixth, | street, at 1 p. m. Ting and carried him +a Als commer partie PRUTEGT LIF WD PROPEAT Colonel Wagner Praises Philippine Concen- tration Camps. Says People Were Well Fed and Provided For by the Army. WASHINGTON, May 29.—The Commit- tee on the Philippines to-day heard the testimony of Colonel A. L. Wagner, as- sistant adjutant of the general army, who gpent two and a half years in the Phil- fppines. He was questioned about the concentration camps and described the system by explaining the details of one particufar camp. In that camp the peo- ple in all cases would have their old neighbors near them. So far as he had been able to observe there was no evi- dence of want among m; people tl;il;\a ngregated: - Moreover, they were - ;orll{njfy contented. They were at )lber‘ly to go outside the line from 300 to 200 ynl]']!:d Beyond that distance was what was ca the dead line, beyond which the peo?le were not germitted to go. The natives were given to understand that if they CTo! this Hine they would be shot, but in reality the orders were not to shoot any helpless persons or any others it the shooting could be avoided. Colonel Wagner said that one of the principal purposes of concentrating the natives in the Philippines was to protect them against the ladrones, which had been admirably accomplished, so that in many cases what was called the dead line was in reality the life line. PEOFLE WERE WELL FED. Another object of the camps had been that of facilitating the collection of the rice suppliés in order to starve out the ladrones and guerrillas. The result had been that hostile parties had practically disappeared, and their leader, Malvar, had been captured. The army had been much like a blind giant. It was strong enough to cope with the enemy, but was not able to see where the danger was. The policy had been necessary to protect life and property, and he did not see how any other policy could have been successful. Replying to Senator Beveridge, the wit- ness sald the people were well fed and given medical supplies, and the sanita- tion of their camps was looked after. The American _camps in the Philippines no more could be compared to Weyler's re- concentration c&mJ}s in Cuba than merey could be compared to cruelty. A number of questions were asked by Senator Culberson concerning General Bell's policy in comparison with that of his . predecessor, General Sumner. “General Sumner,” said the witness, “was not allowed to take as severe meas- | ures as he deemed necessary, because he | told me that h# was handicapped by his instructions from department headquar- ters.” POLICY WAS JUSTIFIED. Continuing, Wagner said that neither Sumner nor Bell had been responsible for the policy pursued, as each was subject to the orders of department ecommanders. “If Sumner had remained in command,” he said, “he would have been required to carry out the same policy as Bell did.” He supposed, he said. that the orders had originated with General Chaffee, but he did not understand that the orders were written. The policy had been justi- fled by the fact that all the people con- gregated had now returned to their homes and on the 4th of July the provinees of Batangas and Laguna were to be restored to_civil rule. Reforring to the policy of burnin lages, the witness said that fndiseri: burning was i rules of war, vil- ate not counterianced by the and that the practice of burning the grope:ty of non-combatants ‘was inexcusable except in cases in which it was impossible to separate it from that of hostiles, and in cases when the enemy was making use of it. CLOSING DEBATE ON BILL. Senators Still Show Great Interest in the Philippines. WASHINGTON, May 29.—Interest In the Philippine debate is increasing as the dis- cussion draws to a close. To-day the Senate galleries were thronged with au- ditors and the attendance on the floor was larger than it has been for some time, including many members of the House of Representatives. Lodge cf Mas- sachusetts, in charge of the bill, offered on behalf of the committee several amen ments to the measure, the most importan: one being extending to the Phiiippines the provision of the bill of rights of the constitution of the United States except- ing only the right to bear arms and Lhe right to trial by jury. All of the amend- ments were agreed to i organ o labama delivered an ex- tendeg‘sveech in which he supported in the main the bill as presented by the com- mittee. He said it looked toward peace and toward a just and peaceful govern- ment in the islands. Some changes were necessary in his opinion, but these he thought would be made. Fe declared that there never had been a pretemse of or- ganized Filipino government in the isl- ands and had Dewey recognized Aguin- aldo’s claims he would have given aid and comfort to the declared enemies of Uiay"et. Georgia_opposed ay o orgia op; the measure in a carefully prepared p:pne‘:’:r' He regarded the actlon of the United States since the ratification of the treaty of Paris as a great mistake and urged that this Government ought to declare its purposes in the th.rpme-. Such action in his ovinion, would put an end to the trouble in the islands. co’x‘::: I;le 'the anerno:nl Spooner of Wis- an a speech in support of the bill and the administration’s ”flcy in the Philippines, which is.to conclude general debate on the measure by the Republican side. He reviewed the situation in the islands and sald the responmsibility for it rested not on any o alike, 'y ome party, but on all FORUAS AR RS FILIPINOS LOVE JUDGE TAFT. Buencamino Defends Civil Govern- ment and the Army. WASHINGTON, May 29.—General Felipa Buencamino, of Manila, formerly Aguin- aldo’s Secretary of War, called on the President to-day In company with Secre- tary = Root. General Buencamino was taken prisoner by the United States troops at the time Aguinaldo’s mother was captured, and since that time has been at the head of the Federal Filipino somlul party. He told the President to- ay that his mission to Washington was to correct some false reports that have been put in circulation with a view to discrediting the work of both the civil government under Judge Taft and the Pretacar wes & ng a reali: nde: esident, a work for good in the islands. and. it ;’:‘2 been ably seconded by the army. The stories of crueities perpetrated by soldiers, he said, were either whelly un- true or :rutly QWM. had co:r ucte:!l lltmalh a wa; pri om t-thinking and this, too, in ?{e 5 temptations B Taft's commissian fidence_of all , and it ‘was to remain an indefinite time 1 at the g‘o t.h‘l.d civil government. The nfipf'-fw L love Judge Taft, for he nev- once deceived them and they know b!r 10 ¢ iheir friend; The general will a: E: ::.r& fore the Philippine committee of e te within the next few days. —_— TR eV ——— Interclub Yacht Race Between the Corinthian Yacht Club's sloop Harpoon and the San Francisco Yacht Club’'s sloop Challenger, for the San Francisco challerige cup, May 31 T Santa Fe's elegant steamer San Pablow:!! leave from Santa Fe pier, foot of Market A limited number of 50 cents, L ¢ tekets ltlaund our tickets at onc? at Santa Fe ueht’omce. 841 Market. * face of the greate: provocations. Judg- the entire cou-