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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 190 GARDNER BADLY PUNISHES ROOT Defeats Chicago Pugilist in the Seventeenth Round. Both Men Show Remarkable Gameness in a Fast and Furious Fight. Aug. 18.—George Gardner . to-night de ot of Chicago. Root de- several months ago in fight, which lasted , Was remar San F seventee er punishmen showed a knowledge of Root's weak t, his sto: 1, and di: Roc unishing left jabs, whi found his face time and again, devoted his en- Root's stomach. Root s of the body punish- enth ed in the twelfth , but came again in utterly disregarding cut and bleed: ad between Root got the third time. Gardner was or ng his right and s Gardner 1 ave nd his seconds s punishmen: ie sponge. were severely ye and Root's punished. Gar righ € before the men entered the 7 on Root FORCES THE FIGHTING. w 2 en a: GARD NER IS DISTRESSED. Root nd h a hard 1 ey exchanged lefts t k. R . but was returned 1o their corner Gardner forced the fighting and s eye with two right swings. Root n & fierce mix-up Root swung his left on Gardner's car, getting a left and Gardner upper-cut Root nd, getting him on the t & succession of rights and = stomach. This was decidedly y exchanged lefts to face ner lightly in the stomach eft jab to the mouth. Gardner up- t on the chin. Root jabbed Gard- Gardner landing a right up- dazing him. Gong. Ro s ch Root put his left to Qardner’s wo rights to the ear. AGardmer t to Root’s stomach. Both men ! steam. Root hooked a nasty left to Gardner's ear and rep it on the mouth Root forced the fighting, sending his left twice r's nose, ge This round ing right was Root’s ROOT IS DEFEATED. Round 13—Root rushed and sent a light se. An instant later he the & Gardner hook- ed his left to Root's Jaw. Gardner swung his left to Root’s ribs. Root sent his right square- ly to Gardner's dazing him. Root rushed the fighting. ende ng to land a knockout Gardner swung a wild right hook. which landed on Root's mouth. Root was plainly the fresher ma e end of the round rushed, but received a left and left to and two lefts in the nched frequently. Root t to Gardner’s ear. He nstant later on the jaw and fol th a left or the jaw. Gardner hooked t's stomach and recelved a hard This was Root’s round. ded two wild swings Gardner's eve. Gardner with a left and He sent in left to ear and stomach. Roct Gardner’ Gardner ropes and sent a succes- hd rights to Root’'s stomach. the floor from the punishment s the gong sounded Round 16—Gardner scnt a hard left to Root's mouth and left and right to stomach. Anotker rolly and Root went to the floor, with his hand on his groin claiming a foul. Root was so weak he could scarcely stand. Gardnmer rush- 15. poked hi opene to o0t’s _sore ling Root to th nd sively de- | TRY T0 STEAL | | -~ THE BALLOT BOX Politicians of Honolulu Resort to Crooke Tactics. Bitter Faction Fight Causes Lively Times at Recent Primary. HONOLULU, Aug. 5.—The bark Ceylon 1 v days out on a trip to Lay- nd back, and fears are en- it she has been lost. has be san te Island ained t made th United € steamship Albatross | RUN TO EARTH FOR OLD CRIME Denver Safe Blower Is Wanted for Double Murder. Accused of Killing Two Men in Colcrado Fourteen Years Ago. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 18.—Police Cap- tain Leyden to-day received a letter from Frank B. Keyes, a deputy sheriff at Fair She Play, Colo., stating that Thomas O'Brien, trip there in five days on an ex-convict who was arrested here last The owners have asked the week on a charge of safe-blowing, is the | to man wanted at Rawlins, Wyo., to answer | | look out for the bark, the steamer being for the murders of S. Morris Waln and | on a cruise to Bird Island, and they sland steamer from Hono- employed on that there ha een trouble with them. The Republican party held primaries nroughout the Territory last Saturday yon and evening. The vote was ordinarily larg per cent on the island of Oahu. It is thc however hat a large number ves who are not Republicans voted. s a very quiet one, there in Honolulu. In two there were lively can- votes and in one of them. ble occurred last time, the de- turned off the lights during d rush to steal the was saved and the [wo years ago an effort box w uccessful. There ter docal factions in this pre- lectioneering was so live- the voters in the parties, appear to have the primary. The Repub- convention will be held September 1. has been begun in the Cir- right of the court in claims to charge fees m cated. In the course of 1 Gear intimated his that the whole act creating the is unconstitutional. The com- de awards of about a million for which warrants are made for issuance, but there is no y them. The fees charged take the two bit ates of award, and one firm f nearly twenty Japanese thugs rrested at Hilo, charged with r of a Jap whom they were blackmail. The victim of the said to have made a bargain ase a Japanese slave woman for was captured by the gang and i up and $1000 was demanded of him e price of liberty. The friends of ner, a Japanese named Mato ade search for him and traced ort of the gang, where he verely beaten. They raised but when they went r of the criminals, , Mato was dead. He was room where he had been , with his neck stabbed in iwo The knife with which it had heen y under his body. he was locked in with the wom- told to commit hara-Kiri. re NEW YORK BALLPLAYERS Boston and Detroit Is Called on Account of Darkness. NATIONAL LEAGUE PITTSBU: Aug. 18.—By of the ten games of the series. Both pitchers were rather wild, but the flelding of each team was gilt-edged. Attendance, 2000. Score: R R K 55 A 1 .4 30 2 and Smith; White and straight, but rubbed it in with a Only four lonely singles were made ROCH' B .0 4 5 e 1 atteries—T: Cling: Matthewson lor Bowerman. Umpire—Cantillon. and In the first three innings ered Phillips out of the game. Ewing too s place, but fared no better. Every the Boston team succeeded in hitting e ball. Attendance, 1500. Score: B 8w Cincinnati e 4 n 1 15 1 , Ewing and Bergen; Wil- Umpire—Irwin, ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18.—The game between Si Louis and Brooklyn was postponed on accous of rain AMERICAN LEAGUE. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Cleveland won another extra Inning game from Washington to-day by hitting Orth throughout. Attend- ance, 2460. Score: S TR 8 2 6 15 0 ies—Orth and Clarke; Bernhard and ug. 18.—To-day's game was e end of the eleventh Inning on it of darkness, with the score a tle. t would have won on Mullen’s fine work b for poor support in the field. Score: | U SR t 4 9 3 BE-5 5 9 3 tteries—Hughes and Criger; Mullen and liister. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18.—The home team hicago to-day without difficulty and second innings Patterson was ly nine times, the locals scoring eight r Piatt, who succeedéd him, was more | Attendance, 7881. Score: Chicago . 5 9 3 Philadelphia 12 14 0 tteries—Patterson, B Platt and Sullivan; Plane and Schreck. BALTIMOR Aug. 18.—The Baltimore American the St. Le ue team turned the tables on is team this afternoon. Harper was batted out of the box in the first two in- who paid $121 are contesting fiar American League Game Between |! Philadelphia’s | defeat to-day Pittsburg makes a clean sweep | . 1S.—The visitors not only | le Taylor was hit hard. | 1] 18.—Boston had a bat- | may C. H. Strong. Waln and Strong belonged | to prominent famlies in the East. There are sixty Japanese Strong's father, in 1888, the year of the Laysan, and it is possible quderv was a4 Wall street operator, Waln came from Haverford, a suburb of Philadelphia. His brother, Jacob, is a commission merchant in that city. Strong and Waln came West for a hunt- ing _and fishing trip. They bought their having increased 100 °utfit in Denver, securing a fine team and the best firearms. They engaged O'Brien as a teamster and cook, and drove to the northern part of Garbon County, Wyo- | ming. This was in May, 1888. They were last seen alive at a point seventy miles north of Rawlins. On August 14, 1888, their dead bodies were found. The bodies had been stripped of every stitch of cloth- ing and an examination revealed that Strong’s skull had been split open with an axe and Waln's head nearly blown off by a charge of buckshot. No trace of the wagon, firearms or the money of the vic- tims was ever found. O'Brien was not | suspected of the murder until after he | had been lodged in the penitentiary at Canon City for horse stealing. The Wy- | oming authorities secured requisition pa- pers and were prepared to arrest him on | is release from prison, but he was liber- ated several days earlier than they antici- pated and he made good his escape. ns whose cases were THE MUSKETEER BREAKS A RECORD AT SARATOGA Clips Off Two-Fifths of a Second in the Seven Furlong Race. SARATOGA, Aug. 18.—The Musketeer broke ggregated more than $5000 a world's record in the second race at Sara- toga to-day. He ran the seven furlongs in 1:25 In 1894 at Coney Island Clifford estab- lished the record at the distance on a circular track in 1:25 2-5. Summary: First race, handicap, six furlongs—Orloft won, Allan second, Lord of the Vale third. Time, 1:12 4-5 Second race, selling, seven furlongs—The Musketeer won, Clorita second, Delagoa third. “Time, 1:25 Third race, the Mohawk selling stakes, one mile and an _eighth—Port Royal won, Pearl Finder second, Andy Willlams third. Time, 1:53 2-5. Fourth race, five and a half furlongs—Ella Snyder won, Sweet Alice second, Epidemic third. Time, 1:07. Fifth race, handicap, one mile and a quar- ter—Duoro won, Baron Pepper second, Ethics third. Time, 2:06 2- Sixth race, one mile—Huntressa won, second, Extinguisher third. Time, 1:38 4. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18.—Kinloch Park sum- Blues -5. Some of the | mary: First race, one mile and an eighth, selling— Hucena won, Star Cotton second, Chorus Boy | third. Time, 2:03. |~ Second race, five furlongs, selling—Budwelser | won, Anzeiger second, Lady Cayuga third: me, 1:08% "] 814, SHUT OUT THE GHICAGOS | | Third race, one mile, selling—Has Gift won, | Leroyd second, Croix D'Or third. Time, % | Fourth race, Florissante handicap, one mile hwalbe won, Jessle Jarboe second, Varro rd. t Time, 1:48%. % | _ Fifth race, six furlongs, purse—Beauty Book won, Mission second, Merops third. Time, 1:21. Sixth race, five furlongs, selling—Crime won, Maghone second, Easy Trade third. Time, 207, CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Racing was resumed at Hawthorne to-day for the first time since the grandstand wae destroyed by fire two months ago. Summary: First race, six furlongs—Federal won, Elsle | L second, Nickey D third. Time, 1:143. H Second race, five furlongs—Ahola won, | Revoir second, The Picket third. Time, 1:02%. | . Third race, steeplechase, short course—Mac- | Laren won, Dr. Nowlin second, Captain Con- nover third. Time, 2:59%. Fourth race, the Speculation handicap, one mile and a sixteenth—Little Scout won, Harry New second, Artena third. Time, 1:49%. Fifth race, seven furlongs—Jane Holly won, Brulare second, Gonfalon third. Time, 1:291;. Sixth race, one mile—Lingo won, Dark Se- eret second, Banta Teresa third. Time, 1:45%. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 18.—Summaries: First race, one mile and 100 yards—Admetus Au won, Haralamb second, Major King third. Time, 1:50%. Second race, six furlongs—Flourish won, Idogo second, Miss Blarney third. Time, 1:151;. Third race, one mile and a sixteenth—Eleve; Bells won, Billy Moore second, Nellle Forest third. Time, 1:45%. Fourth race, five furlongs—Hurtle won, Madam Bishop second, Wachusett third. Time, 1:01% Fifth race, five and a half furlongs—Ellis | Glenn won, Looram second, Salic third. Time, 1:09% Sixth race, five and a half furlongs—Miss Nettle won, Theron second, Governor John third. Time, 1:09. Seventh race, quarter mile—Queen T won, Judge Thomas second, Silver Dick third. | Time, :82. | TROTTING AND PACING RACES AT READVILLE | Dan Patch Will Endeavor to Beat World’s Record Held by Star Pointer. READVILLE, Mass, Aug. 18.—The Grand Circuit meeting had its opening day | at the Readville track with fine weather | and some sensational wins for horses lit- tle favored by the betting fraternity, the favorites in each event being beaten. During the races the management an- | nounced that there will be an extra day's racing on Saturday, when Dan Patch will endeavor to beat the world’s pacing rec- ord of 1:59%, made by Star Pointer in 1897. Summary: | _ 2:08 class, pacing, two in three, purse $1500— | Major Muscovite won the first and third heats | in 2:07 and 2:08%. New Richmond won the | second heat in 2:08%. The Bishop, Dandy “himes, Sphynx, Louise G, Knox's Gelatine Boy, Carthage Girl, Albert Nathan Straus and Cinch also started. The “‘Blue Hill,"”” 2:30 class $5000—Wentworth won the first, fourth heats in 2:09%, 2:10%, Chase won the second heat in 2:093%. Maxine, Patchen Maid, Manila, Dick Barry, Boralma’'s trot, purse third and and 2:141. nings, while Katoll allowed the visitors but | Brother, Upton, Alfred Star and John Patter one run, a gift. Attendance, 1400. Score: son also started = 2:16 class. pacing, purse $1000—Surfeet won - - E. | three stralght heats in 2:12%, 2:08% and Eslumnre 11 15 212:09%. Lucy Wilkes, Buck Thorne, Kavalli, St. Louls 1 12 4| Caskade, Satan, Baroletta and Sphynixie also Batteries—Katoll and Robinson; Harper, | Started. Kane and Kahoe. e BODY IN RIVER BEARS EVIDENCE OF MURDER Neck of the Victim Is Broken and | There Are Bruises on the Face, | MARYSVILLE, Aug. 18.—The body of Samue! Nelson was found in Feather |Alta Vela Wins River, about a quarter of a mile north | of Yuba City, this morning. s murdered. The body was found lose to a large camp. It must have been in the water four or five days. autopsy physician gave out the opinion that the man had been dead some time | before he was cast into the water. The | neck was broken and the bruised. In Nelson’s pockets were found a sil- ver watch and $6.45 in cash. If he was murdered, robbery was not the motive, | @ iiiimieieieieffaeeielelalafuleedeiel @ ed and played a tattoo on Root's stomack. | Root went to the floor from a left hook just | before th sounded, Round Gardner rushed and swung to Root . Root tried wildly for a_knock- | cut, bi rdner easily avolded him. Gardner | swing his left to Root's stomach, Root hooked his right to Gardner’s ear. Root swung a light | lert to Gardner's ear. Root went down from a right in the stomach, taking nine seconds, He went down a moment later from a succes- sion of blows. An instant later Root went down from Gardner's terrible stomach blows. He was plainly unable to continue and his seconds threw up the sponge while he was still | on the floor. It is believed | s WPty B s The | 2:13 class, trot two in three, purse $1000— Baron de Shay won the second and third heats | fn 2:11 and 2:10. Wilque won the first heat |in 2:10%. The King, Aggie Medium, Con- suelos, A J D, Flash Lightning, Pug, Darwin, Confessor, Red Princess, Promise, Phoebe On- | ward, Hamward and Mars also ‘started. | NAPA’S DISTRICT FAIR AND RACE MEET OPEN the 2:15 Trot From Vic Scheller and Thomas R. NAPA, Aug. 18.—The Napa District Ag- ricultural Association opened its fair in this city to-day, with races at the track and an agricultural and industrial dis- play in the pavilion. The racing pro- gramme consisted of one trotting event, the favorite won easily, and two running races. The attendance was small and the betting light. Richard Havey is acting as starter, with W, H. Graham and Arthur Brown of Napa as judges. “Jack” Dinue has charge of the track. The following is the summary: 2:15 trot, purse $600—S. A. H, q ;.15 Bunch's Thomas R third. Best Running, five and a_ half furlongs— st Lady'Elk second, Raffactetta thira. Time, 1:08%. N Running, one mile—Flirtilla first, second, Bill Young third. 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It is believed that he died from §1700 in cash was found secreted in the eabin. * It is believed that fully $10,000 more lies to his credit in various banks. ¥For twenty-six years Anderson had lived around Park City, at times owning many valuable mining properties. He was al- ways extremely miserly. His only known relative lives in Sweden. ————— DETROIT, Aug. 18.—Judge Murphy in the ecorder's court to-day sentenced Frank C. An- drews, who was found guilty Saturday of mis- applying and misappropriating funds of the wrecked City Savings Bank, to fifteen years at nard labor in Jackson prison. e ey starvation, notwithstanding the fact that | ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IS AGAIN HEARD FROM Explorer Nordenskjold and the Mem- bers of His Party Are in Ex- cellent Health. ROME, Aug. 18.—The Buenos Ayres cor- respondent of the Secolo cables that fur- ther news has been received there of the Nordenskjoeld Antarctic expedition. The vessel is imprisoned in the ice and prepa- rations had been commenced to proceed ‘in dog sledges. The health of the mem- bers of the party was excellent. The expedition is headed by Professof Otto Nordenskjold, nephew of Baron Nor= denskjold, who died August 12, 1901 It sailed from Gothenburg, Sweden. on the steamer Antaretic, October 16, 1901 The first news of the expedition was re- ceived at Montevideo from Snow Hill, Louis Philippe Land. e PEKING. Aug. 18.—Yuan Shi Kai, Vieeroy of Chill province, has engaged Charles Denby Jr., who was secretary of the Provisional Gov- ernment, and who is the son of the former United States Minister to China, to be chief fcreign adviser.