The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1902, Page 10

10 SPORTSMEN ENJOY GRAND DUCK SHOOTING' ON GUNMEN FILL GAME SACKS WITH BIRDS + | — hes Continue to Yield | Big Returns Up to the| Coming of the Last Stormi Market Hx}%ers Evade the Laws d Send Large‘ Q HE rain of the past few days has set | the duck shooters guessing as to the sport store for them to-morrow ng when they don their sport- & ¥ ‘drives the ducks away | hes, sending them into the | hey can feed practically | 1 on the young grain which is | country undisturb coming up in every direction. The gun—% men m ess their wouls with pa- tience ¥ not w until they | commence operations whether they will | get good | The was of the high- | est ¢ <, big returns having been secured marshes in every ong’ the ng the increasing efforts | of the ¢ ate Board of Fish | Commissioners, which is charged with the | preservation of all game, there is app: rently a great deal of illegal shooting and | »f ducks. The markets have becn lied with ducks which are moderate prices hunters and their allies, men, are continually devising ce the game before the pub- hes of the commission are d do all in their power to the | 2lso active = prevent the violatior Down in the San Joaquin the big 4-bore guns 2 d to be in general use by the unscrupulous market men. 'he members of the Empire Gun Club | heve made wonderful progress on their | extensive Monterey preserve, which they | acquired this season. The new clubhouse pronounced the finest of its kind in | California ory house de- | al men who knew what b required. The main floor | s a reception hall in the center, around the members’ rooms. The | basement is arranged for the housing of | boats and the members’ lockers. Before the next season opéns a number of fresh water ponds will be made near the clu house. The members will close the pres- ent shooting season on the last Sunday in Januvary with a duck dinner and reunion | in the clubhouse. At a recent meeting it hold are was decided to | 1 open trapshoot at the Alameda Point, on May 30 | These shoots are held every two The officers of the club-are: Presi- dent, James P. Sweeney; vice president, W. O. Cullen; secretary-treasurer, J. B. Hauer; captain, A. J. Webb; lieutenant, | V. J. La Motte; sergeant-atggzms, C. A. Benmett. Ten members and two guests shot over the Empire preserve last Sunday. The guests were George Jackson and F. W. Kelly. Among those who go down to- | night for a shoot to-morrow are James P. Con Roman, F. 8. Judah C. A. , Dr. Geofge G. Gere, F. L. Haupt, F. B. Burryhne, J. B. Haver, F. A. Martin and Louis H. Allen. . The members of Spooney Gun Club had yable shoot last Sunday, birds be- ually numerous. The member out were Dr. E. N. Short, Broem: mer, L. R. Larzalere, Harvey McMurchy and William Whitehead. Twenty-one members of Alameda Gun Club shot over their big preserve on the Sonoma mersh last Sunday. Half of the | members secured limit bags. In addition | to the preserve covering a large extent of country, it is off the line of travel and is inaccessible. Under these conditions few unattached gunmen find their way to the vicinity of the preserve. E. Klevesahl and Billy Watson had a fair shoot near Sears Point last Sunday. C. Reed of Selbys spent two weeks near Nape in quest of ducks. In his first shoot he secured fortf-two ducks. During the remainder of his stay he could bag a total of but forty-five. ! L. Cuneo and a friend killed forty ducks near San Pablo last Sunday. Some cans were secured. William Price and Edgar Forster shot near San Pablo, securing a joint bag of twenty-one. The membership of Willow Lodge Club near Mt Eden have enjoyed excellent sport this season. Messrs. Hoag, Baird and Charles Shaw have had a number of limit bags. Some of the residents of Redding are apparently not aware of the fact that, the State game law does not countenance the shooting of ducks at night. The People's Cause of Red Bluff told on the 6th inst. of & party: of four which went out armed with acetylene lamps in addition to theif shotguns. The lamps were to be used to attract the ducks. Deed for New Pesthouse. The conditions contained in the deed whereby the Bay View Land Company will corvey a lot to the city to be used as & new pesthouse site were formulated yesterday in the Mayor's office and the transfer will be'made to-day. The erec- tion of the 'buflding will commence as soon as the contract is let. ntities of Ducks Here| | | Magnates Should Retain a | team has been enticed away by active | This offer will probably be raised if Loh- | + BALL PLAYERS ARE LEAVING THIS LEAGUE Few Good Men and Not Rely on Eastern Talent Pete Lohman Has Two Tempting Offers and May l the California League claim they are going to sign nothing but high-art players for next season, but still all the | good men in the league are slipping away | from their grasp. The magndtes are cer- tainly making a bad start In securing | talent. As,the situation stands it looks decidedly bad for the various teams. ¥or example, every man on the Oakland | HE managers of the four clubs of maragers of varlous Eastern clubs and | even Captain Pete Lohman is likely to de- | sert the team which he brought home at | the head of the bunch this season. So | Cal Ewing will have to hustle around for | new talent and it is certain he can never ! get a team together like the champions of 1902 Pete Lohman is the last man whom the fans thought would leave the State. His | services are much in demand in the East and two tempting contracts are awaiting | his signature, Unless the aspect changes in a hurry Uncle Pete will not play ball in California next season. Pete has one offer to captain the Mil- waukee team at a salary of $4000 a year. man wants to go badly. Another offer comes from a certain club in the Southern isugue, which asks Lohman to name his own terms and they will be accepted. The San Francisco management claims to have most of its old men under con- tract, but still the tip has been passed 2long the line that Nordyke and Burns, who are on the reserve list, will surely g0 elsewhere, as will Phyle and Nick Williams. So the situation in this league is not at all bright from the viewpoint of the spec- tators. If the magnates of the league in- tend having high-grade players on their staffs they would do well to begin imme- diately to sign up the players who are going elsewhere. All these men are stars in this league and they cannot be re- placed. Then the managers are talking about signing men from the big leagues. This seems out of the way entirely, inasmuch as ball-players are in great demand in the Bast and a good man can make nearly twice as much money as the California League is willing to pay. Children’s Useful Work. “The People’s Place,” a gospel settla- ment at 712 Greenwich street, opened an exhibition of its pupils’ handiwork yester- day. The children of the settlement are instructed in making many articles which are of use and in demand. Brushes, mats and baskets and baking powder, which are the result of the children's work and which is done ‘at their homes during spare hours, are on sale at “The People's Place,” which is under the direction of Henry A. Fisk. Christie Wants Money Back. Louis C. Chg!fle filed a sult yesterday to recover from the West Coast Shipping Company, 'hp he alleges he pald for 2000 shares of ®Btock in the com- pany on the representation that the stock was a good Investment. He alleges that the representations were false and that therefore he was defrauded. | Kee; STANFORD MAY TRY TO LEARN OARSMANSHIP Race Between Universities of California and Wash- ington Has Been Put Off Ariel and South End Clubs Hope to Get a Suit- able Location for Quarters A Ariel Rowing Club the following of- ficers were elected to serye during the coming year: President, Charles Wil- son; vice president, N. A. Danvir; treas- urer, Johnson Hardy; recording secretary, Thomas Doran; corresponding secretary, Eugene Flanders; captain, W. A. Mc- lieutenant captain, Edward Mur- phy; members of the board of directors W. T. Howe, Ed Smith, Joseph Lewis, G. A. Geddes and George Ross. E. J. ynch, Henry Lester and Archie Taylor’ were elected as tthe club’s @elegates to | the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic 4/nion. E. J. Lynch being the representative of the board of managers. The installatiori of the officers will take place on the first Monday in January, when there will be a jinks for the mem- bers of the Ariel and other rowing clubs. The Arlel and South End Rowing clubs have made a joint application to the Har- | bor Commissioners for a site for boating quarters, The Harbor Commissioners are favorably disposed to the rowing men and it is probable the site formerly given to the Ariel Rowing Club, and_on. which the foundations for a boathouse have been begun, will be restored. The Union Oil Company does not wish to have boathouses erected to the south of its wharf, as the structure would in- terfere with the proposed extension of the wharf. The company has no objec- tion to the site to the north of its whart being occupied by boathouses and it seems likely the Harbor Commissioners will allot it to the rowing clubs. Repre- sentatives of the rowing clubs will visit that part of the bay in a tug in company with the Harbor Commissioners. The members of the Olymplc Boat Club are frequently scen at the Belvedere boat- house on Sunday and are devoting a good deal of attention jto canoe saling, for which the light hr*zes of the winter sea- son are well suited/ There will be no more organized rowing at the University of California for the present. The four-oared shell race, which had been arranged on acceptance of the challenge sent by the University of Cali- fornia to the University of Washington, was set for New Year's day, but will not take place then. The University of Cali- fornia crew had gone into training, but a few days ago J. E. Roadhouse, presi- dent of the Boating Association of the University of California, recelved a tele- gram from the president of the northern association to the effect that the wpl,xher in Washington is too cold and seyeré to admit of the crew training and asking that the contest be deferred till May, 1908. The University of California oarsmen have agreed to postpone the contest, so that the first intercollegiate rowing race on the Pacific Coast will take place next T the regular monthly meeting of ay. 2 The athletic committee of Stanford Uni- versity has appointed a committee to in- quire into the possibility of, bullding a boathouse on the bay near Palo Alto and of training oarsmen. The committee con- sists of Professor A. W. Smith, a former member of a Cornell University crew; Dr. F. Angell, H. L. Lee, the football cap- tain; F. A. Brown, the baseball captain, and A. 8. Henley, the jumper. The com- mittee will make 2 full report at the end of the Christmas vacation. o e EMPIRE GUN CLUB MEMBERS ON THEIR EXTENSIVE MON- TEREY PRESERVE. GOLFING MEN ARE TO MEET AT PRESIDIO San Francisco Team and Oakland Will Play the . Second Half of' a Match Ladies Are to Compete in Driving and Approaching Next Tuesday Morning T match between teams representing the San Franclsco and the Oakland golf clubs will be played this afternoon on the Presidlo links. The teams consist of twelve men each, .who are palred against each other ‘as follows; HE second haif of the thirty-six-hole Oakland. +.:.W. P. Johnson .B. R. Folger .J. A. Folger .F. S, Stratton P. G. Gow. Charles Page. T. G. McConk D. F. Belden {G. E. de Golla E. J. Mccntchng who played on the $an Francisco teath last Saturday, will not take part in to-day's contest, and G. E. Starr has been added. H. C. Golcher heads the San Francisco téam, as he did last Saturday, but' Captain S. L. Abbot Jr. has placed himself third instead of second, and there have been some changes in the order. of other players. In the Oakland team the only change that has been made by Captain R. M. Fitz- gerald is to move up J. O. Cadman and D. F. Belden and plage G. E. de Golla at No. 12 . Last Saturday the San Francisco team, playing on the Oakland links, surprised themselves and their opponents by gain- ing a dead of 5 up, the home team in the previous encounters having on almost ev- ery occasion come out ahead on its own course. | As the San Francisco men have always beaten the Oaklanders on the Pre- sidio links it looks highly probable that the first inter-club contest of the present series will be won by the clty golfers. The heavy rain of the last week will not affect the Presidio course, which dries DIAi rap- 1aly. ,}'m blind_handicap, open to all mem- bers, over ¢ighteen holes, match play, set A % LT N LY OAKLANDTARS CHOOSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Speedy Sloop Alert ‘to Be Fitted as a Comfortable Yawl for Bay Cruising Cantata “Rose Maiden” Will Be Given in Sausalito Yacht Club This "Evening ‘ will be given to-night in the club- house of the San Francigco Yacht Club at Sausalito for the benefit of the Arbor Soclety of Sausalito. This will be the first rendering of the cantata in’ this State. There will be a full chorus of thirty voices, “with orchestral accompaniment under the leadership of F. H. Andrews. After the conclusion of the performance there will be dancing. The ferry-boat leaves San Francisco for Sausalito at 6:45 p. m. and returns to this city at 10:55 p. m. ‘The nominating committee of the Cali- fornia Yacht Club, consisting of August R. F. Brandes (chairman), L, G. Wake- man and A. G. Byxbee, have nominated the following candidates as officers, di- rectors and regatta committee for the coming vear: Commodore, George M. Shaw of the vawl Idler; vice commodore, Charles P. Doe of the schooner Challenge; port captain, Julian Altendorf of the yawl Pilgrim; secretary, William . McBain: treasurer, E. N. Walter; members of the board of directors—Sydney S. Marshall, Allen M. Clay, August R. F. Brandes, Robert Vincent; measurer, Julius E. Back; members of the regatta committee —August R. F. Brandes (chairman), Ros- coe L. Eames and Charles W, Muller. The funds of the California Yacht Club Bullding Associnuon; are increasing, nearly half the amounfinecessary having Leen subscribed without any work on the part of the committee appointed to so- Heit subscriptions. The committee, which ‘was appointed by George M. Shaw, the president of the association, consists of Charles P. Doe, Allen M. Clay, John J| Sherry, Robert Vincent, S. 8. Marshall, E. N, Walter, Willlam McBain, Julius E. Back, Julian Altendorf, E. W. Schern- stein, C. E. Clark and August R. F. Brandes. The foregoing will work vigor- ously to induce the yachtsmen to take up the stock of the association. Tt is be- lfeved the full amount required to build and equip the proposed new quarters of the California Yacht Club will soon be in hand. = The sloop Secret, owned by L. and S. Gale, came back last Saturday from a three weeks' cruise in the to River sloughs, limit bags of ducks having been obtained on several days. The home- ward cruise from lack of wind occupied five days from Cache Creéek to the estuary. - OWEN'S cantata, *“Rose Maiden,” ‘Vice Commodore Robert Vincent intends | ciation Football League to rig his yacht Alert, which at present is a sloop, as a yawl cown on thé schedule of the Oakland Golf Club for-to-day, has been deferred. The eighteen-hole handicap against bo, down on the schedule of the, cisco Golt Club for to-day, has al ‘postponed. On Tuesday morning, at 9:30 beginning o’clock, the ladies of the Ban Francisco | next. Golf Club will hold competitions in driv- ing and approach-putting under the man- agement of Robert Johnstone, the pro- fessional. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 12.—The heaviest snow storm of the during the aft it. The fall s general and continued to- throughout Nebraska and Western Iowa. BRITISH GAME OF FOOTBALL IS POPULAR New League Is Formed, the Clubs of Which Play Under Association Rules Schedule of Contests Is Arranged Which Calls » for Three Months’ Season I San Francisco and Oakland players under the management of. the American-British Rifles will play a match game of association football against an eleven representing the Seamen’s Institute on the cricket ground at Webster street, Alameda. To-morrow the Albion Association Foot- ball team of Oakland will play a match on the ground at Twelfth and Madison streets, Oakland, against the eleven rep- resenting the American-British Rifles. On the cricket ground at Webster street, Ala- meda, the Vampires will play against an eleven representing the newly formed San Francisco Association Football Club. This will be the first appearance of the San Francisco team on the football fleld. At a meeting of the Assoclation Football Leauge held on Wednesday evening in the quarters of the American-British Rifies in"Hoover Hall President A. W. Wiiding was in the chair, and representatives of all the clubs in the league were in at- tendance. The following schedule of league games was prepared and approved: January 3—Vampires vs. San Franclsco; American-British Rifles vs. Independents. January 10—Alblon Lodge vs. Independents; San Francisco vs. American-British Rifles. January 17—Vampires vs. American-British HIS afternoon a team made up of Rifles; Alblon Lodge vs. San Francisco. Jan- vary 24—Vampires Albion _Lodge; San Francisco vs. Independents. January 31— American-British Rifles vs. Alblon _ Lodge: Vampires vs. Independents. February 7—Vam- pires vs, San Francisco; American-British Ri- fles vs. Independents. = Feb 14—Alblon Lodge vs. Independents; San Francisco vs. ‘American-British Rifles. February 21—Vam- Dires vs_American- British Rifles; Alblon Lodge Vs, San Francisco. February 28 Vampires Alblon Lodge; San Francisco vs. Independent: March 7—American-British- Rifies vs, Alblon Independents. There being five clubs in the league and only two grounds, one club will have to stand out each Sunday. The secretary of the home team will be charged with the duty of marking all the necessary lines and setting up the goal-nets, which will be provided by the secretary of the league. A constitution and by-laws will be pre- pared by & mmguee consisting of A. v, ‘Wilding and E.'Petersen and will be sub- mitted to-the league for approval. The league will follow the rules of the game iy by the English Association Football League. Henry Roberts has been appointed the official referee of the Asso- and has power to appoint linesmen subject to the approval of the captains of the two teams playing in a mateh. —_—— Americus Anniv . San Francisco Council o:r::'o:a« of v, set | Americus will celebrate the fourth anni- Fran- | versary of its institution by giving an at been | home he members and lady relatives and friends in Shasta Hall of the Plo- neer building on the evening of Monday Governor Appoints a District Judge. BOZEMAN, Mont., Rec. 12.—Governor Toole has appointed W. R. C. Stewart, a well-known attorney of Bozeman, to be District Judge to succeed Judge Willlam EHE. +* MARSHES ——— e ——— ¢ 'YOUNG DOGS ARE FAVORED FOR PLAINS Show Greater Recuperative Powers Than Do Hounds That Have Been Hard Run Owners Eagerly Await the Draw To-Night Which De- termines Their Position hounds entered for the annual plains meeting of the Interstate Coursing Club are anxiously awaliting tha outcome of to-night's draw at Pythian Castle, The chance of drawing an easy place on | the card is always present. It means the | possibility of meeting several ordinary | dogs before heing put out of the running | or the other possibility of meeting the best dog in the stake and thus ceasing to figure among the prize winners. The coursing experts figure out that the young greyhound is the one for the plains. It has been the experience for many years | that the second season dogs, those about | two years of age, have been the most suc- cessful. In recent years Royal Buck, O. K. Capitol, For Freedom, Mialmo, Aeolus, 8t. Cloud and Morning Glory have been of this class. It is claimed the exertion on the plains takes more out of the dogs than it does at the inclosed meetings. Then the vitality of the young hounds comes to taeir aid and they are enabled to go on when th= older dogs are run out. That this is partly theory, however, is shown by the fact that May Hempstead, four and a half years old, will represent Pasha Kennels at Fresno next Tuesday. Her owner expects to win with her. The rain which has fallen at Fresno dur- ing the past week will improve the ground over which the dogs will run. The sofl is sandy like that at Union Park and nd amount of rain can spoll it nor make it S0gEY. The coursing enthusiasts would Mke to see the best four or elght greyhounds on the coast brought together on New Year's day in a special stake. If it be limited to four the choice would probably be Palo Alto, Sacramento Boy, Pocotelli and Rec- tor. Such a stake would attract wide at- tention and the ultimate winner would be hard to pick until the final flag went ug J. B. Freeman of Rocklin has registered three puppies which will soon be seen in competition. Two of them, Connemaugh ;‘;ld Condl;ne.cure brothers to Conroy. ey are by Connemar: N sister to Reno. ST M. C. Delano reports th: by Fortuna Faveme—Goldal‘:‘ ‘{hw ::f: three months old, are growing nicel This litter has attracted a great deal 3¢ attentlon from students of breeding and ma’cl? is e:pec(ed of it. son & Allen's Grace Greenwood, War Cloud-Helen Douglass, won the war, at Sherman, Tex., on November 29 b score of 9 to 1. First prize was $130. yl-la yan Hummel's Van Nora, by Van Nye. Lone Widow, was runner-up, winning $o The young greyhounds wiil have their innings this afternoon at Union Park, when sixteen of them will meet n (hg regular month uppy stake. In addition to this the first Yound of an open stake Will be run. To-morrow the special stake will be the feature of the card. The cours. ing this afterncon will commence upon the arrival of the 1 o'clock trailn. The likely winners look to be: ‘ Puppy stake—Goddess of Liverty, Medley, Real Pasha, Bella Hill About, Kitty GIft and Yeusncps Pasba, Run COURSING men who have grey- oung Johnny R. Speclal stake—Royal Archer. Cascade, Rural Artist, Master Rocket, Charta, Real Artic Honest John, America, White Hat, Homer Bo Menlo Prince and Game Boy. Open stake—Little Lucy, Aggle Cloud, Promoto, Arbacus Atiieaiaty Lo Pleasant Girl, Conroy, Lottle W, Black Ba: Wiig Tralee. Suapper Garrison, Mose, Se son, Wing, Wedzewood and Toramto 0 V108 —_— SHOOTS A COMPANION THINKING HIM A BIRD Hunteér Opens Fire by Mistake on a Friend in the Brush, ‘Wounding Him. SALINAS, Dec. 12.—Otto Meisner of San Miguel Canyon, while out quail hynting with a companion from Watsonville yes- terday, was accidentally shot. He was coming around a bunch of brush when his companion fired, mistaking him for a bird. Twenty shot punctured his face, neck and head. One was dangerously Bear one of Melsner's eyes and his sight is endangered. ——— i ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 12—The British ship Floyedale is aground on the middle sands and il have u portion of her cargo lightered. The ncl ean ‘which agrous was pulled off to-day. St i —_— THE CHRISTMAS CALL, Issued To-Morrow, Will Con- sist of 66 Z,Pagu, Togsther With Art Supplement, “When ) - Cupid Holds the Reins.” The Postage on This Edition Will Be, Domestic 5¢, Foreign 10a L. Holloway, who was recently elected | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. —