The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1902, Page 11

THE SAN FRA NCISECO CALL, SATURDAY, DE 'JEMBER 27 1902, 11 'RACING, BOXING, COURSING, BASEBALL, GOLF AND OTHER SPORTS SAD SAM LETS HIS FRIENDS DOWN, RUNNING THIRD IN THE HANDICAP Is an Odds-on Favorite and Finishes Behind Beau Ormonde and Irene Lindsey---Reversal Shown by Sunello Causes Suspension of Horse and Trainer Delaney---Muddy Going Severe on Choices 5 + Ingleside race course yester- day, the most distressing to the talent was the defeat in the three-quarter of a mile handicap of Sad Sam As the to & sioppy track as a hoby swings to'a rakebeam, and nature had already ar- matters in that respect, he was talled 2 3 1o 5 favorite with his 115 MONG the casualties to chronicle A in connection with the hippenings Toward post time 3 to 4 was offered ebout Sam. Too much Christmas turkey and plum pudding must have gotten in their deadly work, for the first chcice’s soeed appeared dulled. Ransch did all bhe could, even to securing the rail, his favorite position. Beau Ormonde, ridden by Johnny Bullman, whose odds fell from % to 6 always held Sad Sam safe and won pricking his ears. Irene Lindsey, slipping and splashing along as if she were shod with roller skates, gof up in time to beat for the piace SHORT PRICED ONES LOSE. The uncertainty of reposing too much confidel and coin as well on short- priced favorites, was again fully exem- plified. Larry Wilt, at 7 tg 10, and ex- pected to win in ragtime, had all serts of trouble in disposing of 1 O U, & 80 to 1 shot, and that concludes the successes of the public choices. Bernota, enos, Mocorito and Sunello, whilg not “exactly “‘eagle-birds” for the ring, it could never be said they were not welcomed. After Sunello took the last race at 10 to 1, winning almost in a walk, no little astonishment was expressed, - and the borse and Trainer W. Delaney were suspended by the judges pending further investigation. Sea Lion went to the post favorite for this event, a mile @nd a bundred yard run, and though showing speed out in front for a time, died away. Birkenruth then went on with Sunello, beating Hungarian and Nennie Nolan as he pleased. On Tues- day last Suneflo, with Donnelly up, and second choice in the betting, came in for strong support, but finished far back in the ruck, never being prominent at any stage of the running. BERNOTA A WINNER. Bullman succeeded in getting Bernota away from the post and the brown geld- ing captured the opening Futurity course sprint handily. As good as 5 to 1, he led St. Sever, the favorite, out a length. Karabel finished third. Several scratches left Larry Wilt an €ven money chance in the betting on the mile seliing affair. 1T O U, ridden by Alarie, was played down from 60 to 20 came within less than a length of shing first. Sir Lewis earned show TS the melancholy favorite out Ransch rode his only winnér of the day in the two-year-old dash at five and & balf furlongs. He had the leg up on Imp. Somenos, a5 to 1 shot, and slipping away in the lead, was not overtaken, downing Quartre a head on the wire. Sir Preston, through poor racing luck, ran a close third. The Pride failed to show to any advan- tage in the fifth event, ‘although sent cut & 7 to 5 choice. Mocorito, with 16 pounds and Bullman up, caught Edin- borough below the paddock, beating the big brown horse out nearly four lengths, NOTES OF THE TRACK. Word was received at the track yesterday by James Hanby that Charley Davis, a widely known bookmaker. is dead st Chicago. He nd’ three children. the largest winners last season and a member of the Metropolitan Association, will cut in at Ingleside to-day. Henry C. Wall and W. York Jr. came West with the Eastern layer of odds. Tom Ryan no longer owns The Pride. The mt to the post a 7 to 5 favorite fth race and was claimed for $625 by George Wentworth, owner of Mocorito, the winner Business continues brisk in the selling race business. Scomenos, winner of the 1wo- yea d h, had e price elevated from $400 to $700 y Tierney, owner of Quatre, the runner-up. The stable bid the usual $5. Matt Storn alse had to stand a small boost when Sunelio turned his fiip-flap. Entered to be soid for $300, Henry Hart tilted the price to $500. On the oceasion of the wretched showing made by Sunello when ridden by D elly, Matt told his friends he thought the clding would win. He was afterward at & lose to mceount for his race John Buliman appears to have hit his win- ning clip. He plloted three winners in Ber- nota, Beau Ormonde and Mocorito and was & close second on Quatre. The form chari says: “‘St. Sever and Ster- ing Towers were crowded at the start.”” The former managed to run second, but Towers must have been crowded “away out’’ the wa; she ran If it was the same Donnelly who piloted her that afterward rode Larry Wilt, there must be a chance of his having & twin brother The Eastern filly Naulahka was well sup- ported to win the two-year-old scramble. She Tan well to the stretch, where lack of condition began to tell and she dropped back. Entries to the stakes of the Brighton Beach g Association will close Monday, Jan- uary 5. Blenks may be obtained at the Ingle- side Track office this week Brooklyn Jockey Club stakes also close on Jenuary 5. Horsemen can obtain blanks from Judges Hopper and Pettingill. ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY. The entries for to-day are as follows: First race—Six furlongs, selling; three-year- olde and upward. 4000 Intrepido 39062 Saintly 4018 Ben Magin...107 $024 5. Lazaras Esqior pi #974 Miss Remsen.104 4036 Claudator 4 304 Miss Culver. 4000 Skip Me race—Six and a half furlongs, selling; -olds and upward Pope Leo.....110 4032 Homage 106 (30T8)Quizz 1T. 3983 Rilver Fizz. ¢ 4036 Handpress ...110 race—Futurity course; purse; Third Fear-olds 4)Cleude [#084)Byivia Talbot.1068 two- ....108 4010 Iridius 4016 Organdie ....106 One mile, selling; three-year- Fourth race olds and upward 4020 *Louwelsea . 4030 Bon. Lissak..107 4635 *Eleep’s Child 80 @07 Tehtar 9 #041 Tllowabo . 4021)Tulare ... 4023 Axminster . 4036 *Galapthus . 4041 Ada N ... Fifth race—Six furiongs, selling; three-year- oide end upward 8810 Joe Bipley BR56 *Nuggel - 4430 Chapple 4003 Tiifiouon -104| 4026 Parsifal .. ."109| 3090 J. Brown: 4024 Ragnarck I1..109' 3970 Phyilis . Sixth race—Oune mile and & sixteenth; han- @icap; all ages. 4040 Gaviota 92| 4033 The Fretter. (4029) Diderot 05! .... Hermencia (3999)Byronerdale . 91| 4020 Lord Badge. *Apprentice aliowance. @ it it @ New Orleans Race Results. NEW ORILEANS, La., Dec. 26.—Crescent City gummary : p rat wace, selling, seven furlongs—Floyd K won, Mauser second, Helen Hay third. Time, 2 2-5. Becond race. #ix and a half furlongs—Bound- lee won, Stratton 11 second, Four Leaf C third. Third race, seven furlongs, selling—Rankin won, Maghoni second, Marcos third. Time, ) Fourth race, handicap. six furiongs—Pageant Foster second, Sherifft Bell Fifth race, one ixteentk:—Barilla wop, Rough Rider second, Charles Ramsay third. Time, 1:48. ixth race. one mile—Potente won sir wecond, Smile Time, 1:41 Texas horse had always taken | | THE CALL'S RACING FORM CHART. Track sloppy. INGLESIDE RACETRACK, Friday, Dec I‘IRST—R ACE- up; value to first, $325. Futu Horse and O | Jockey, CL. 4018 Bernota, 4 (C. H. Ledgett) g |Bullman 72 4020 |St. Sever, 3 (H. E. Rowell) 2 14-b 4004 |Karabel, a (J. J. Bottger) 1n 3p [Troxler 1 4013 11dogo, ¥ (G. C. Stable) 42 45 [See ... 9-2 4025 (Tyrauus, 3 (Tigue & Co.)....|108| 45 1%5 3 |Birkenruth o 4012 |Estado, 3 (Western Stable). :|108| 64 68 |Minder ., 10 2 (4019) Sterling Towers, 3 (Musto). .. (108 73 78, Donnelly g .7 4025 Nel. Hawthorne, 3 (Magrane) 108 8 8 (Burms ... 10 :46, 1:63%, 1:18%. At post 14 minutes. Off at 2:04}. Bernota, place, 2; | St. Sever, place, 6-5; show, 1-%; Karabel, show, 8-5. Winner,' br. g. by Take' Notice-Berna. Montana Peeress. Scratched—Ohto Girl, Oscar Tolle, Yrsula, Second ‘and’ third driving, Ber- St. Sever tired toward the end. *Towers can do better. Haw- (Trained by F. Baird.) Start good. Won quite handily. nota received a strong ride. and was undoubtedly best. So did Karabel. Idogo outfooted. Tyranus no ‘‘mudde; thorne guit earl 4043. SECOND RACE—One mile; selling; three-vear-olds; value to first, $325. Index| Horse and Owner, [Wit|St. %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. Op. CL e . [ Fem 2 2 4027 (Larry Wit (T. H. Stevens)..|106| 1 1h 1% 26 1h 1 % |Donnelly 1719 3006 1°0 0 (C. W, Chappelty 10602 22 25 1h 24 25 [Alarie . 30 20 4006 iSir Lewis (J. M. Crane) 1053 4h 3143 % 34.55 |Donovan 12 20 3966 |Learoyd (M. A. Cotton) 1044 52 4n 54 58 4h |Birkenrut 1 15 4027 Blessed Damozel (Blake 109 6 62 62 41 41 510 |Minder 6 7 8970 Dwight Way (V. Gilbert) 98| 5 81%5n 63 64 64 |Reed 10 30 5035 |Halmetta (Ketcheman) . 09| 7 T _7 7 7 7 {Ransch 5 . ¥ 53, 1:19%, 1:47. At post 3 minutes. Off at 2:33, Wilt, place, 1-3; out show, . place, 6; show, 8-5. Sir Lewis, show, 5-2. Winner, br, c. by Wadsworth- Fancy Time. have favorite beaten, but Donnelly outfinished Damozel probably. Free. (Trained by D. J. Stevens.) Start good for all but Halmetta, Scratched—Matin Bell, Milas, Brissac, Autumn Won in-a hard drive of two. 1 O U looked to Alarfe. Too much welght on Blessed Halmeita a bad actor and almost left. 4044, Index THIRD RACE—Five and a half furlong: selling; 2-year-olds; value to 1st, $3205. Horse and Owner. [Wtjst. Str, Fin, | Joekey, 3 8982 |Somenos (A. Josepi 4031 |Quatre (E. Tierney 3982 |Sir Preston (Dema %1 h |Ransch .. | Bullman |Connell [3. Daly. . 315 Birkenruth ¢ Han| igoroso (E. J. Baldwin). Parting Jennie (Wright) Honeysuckle (Snider & PstB T onger (C. E. Gruwell). 109109 3 1 » 100 Time—:25%, :50% At post 215 minutes. Off at 3:00%. Somenos, place, 8-5; show, 4-5. Quatr 4-2; show, T Sir Preston, sho Vinner, ch. c. by Worees' ter-Lowis Michel. “(Prained by W. M. Murry.) Start’ good. - Won first four driving hard. Winner had excellent racing luck. Sir Preston did not or he would have won. Delsegno ran a nice ra to the stretch. Vigoroso is fast 4045. FOURTH RAC ar-olds and up; value to first, $400. index Horse and Owne Str. Fin. | Jockey. Op. Ol B. Ormonde, 4 (Maecdonough) 6 3 Irene Lindsey, 52 115 3){Sad_Sam, & (I 85 7-10 18 [Al Enright, 4 ( 15 40 ... [Hindr Hemingray).....|108| 4 | 25 10 Time—*24%;, :481;, % At post 2 minutes. Off at 3:28. Ormonde plac -5; show, 1-3. Lindsey place, 0; show, out. Sam sho out. Winner, ch. h., by Ormonde-Miss Brummel. (Trained by J. H. Shiélds.) Start good. Won pulling up. Second driving hard. Third stopping. BeAu Ormonde just bree Sam must have gone bac) 4046. FIFTH RACE—Futurity course, Irene Lindsey better on a hard track. Sad selling; three-year-olds and up; value to first, $325. | Tndex Horse and Owher. %. %. St Fin. | Jockey. | Op. OL ocorito, a (Wellman)s .. ... 2h 21%24 1 2% Bullman Bdinborough, & (Ketcheman).| 18 11%1n 23 (C. Kelly 4013 |Azarine, 3 (R. Wilson)... 10 53 5 51%3 n ]RBHSCN 4018 |Gibraltar, a (H. J. Jones) 7_6n 68 41 [E Jones. (B8990) Amasa. a (5. Brown) . 32 3 3 5 n |Waterbury 3943 |The Pride, & (T. H. Rvan) 4h 4% 4 3% €20 |Minder - 8676 |Esternell, 3 (Andrews) 837 - 4 ks /Burns . (3988) [Bogus Bill, 5 (L. Gieseke) |Birkenru Time %, :461, 1:04, 1:14. At post 2 minutes. Off at 3:09. Mocorito place, 2; 4-5. Edinborough place, §: sho: Azarine show, 3-5. Winner, ch. m., by Amigo- Santa Monica. (Trained by George Wentworth.) Scratched—8t, ~Philippina, Sleepin Child. Start poor. Won easing up. Second and third driving. Mocorito well rjdden an best. Edinborough. in need of a race or he would have won. Amasa could not get up. The Pride apparently did not fe v the going. 4047. SIXTH RACE—Mile and 100 vards, selling; four-year-olds and up; value to first, $325, Index| Horse and Owner. [WtiSt. %4. %. %. Str. Fin. [ Jockey, Op. CL 4024 |Sunello, 6 (M. Storf)....... 2 2h 2n 2% 1% 14 |Birkenruth 5 9 (4024) Hungarian, 8 (G. W. Miller).. 8 71262 6 n 5 24 5 6 4024 [Nannle Nolan, 4 (Fountain). 5 83n 41 3 dn 3n 8 12 2 |Sea Lion, a (D. F. Cox) % 3%1 2 4 2% Bullman 5-2 5.2 Prima 11, 4 (G. Lanka).. 66 206 ini 60 100 Castake, 'a (Boesecke). . 168 3%4% [ 4 18-5 11it5, a (Beaconfield). 78 8 Pulledup 60 100 3 4 1%5 13Pulled up 3 4 At post 114 minutes. Off at 4:221;. Sunello place, 3; ehow, 1. Nolan show, 2. Winner, b. g., by Morello-Sun. ) Becrateh Soldone, Star Cotton, Rim Rock, Constella- , Gawaine, Ting-a-Ling. Start good. Won pulling up. Second and third driving to e limit. Sunello showed marked improvement. Hungarian messed about at the start. Lion gave it up. Castake ran poorly, Decoy v-as eased up at the end. — Hungarian place, (Trained by W. Delane: | SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY i FIRST RACE—SKIP ME, CLAUDATOR, MISSION. | SECOND RACE—STUYVE, MURESCA, QUIZZ IT. I THIRD RACE—SYLVIA TALBOT, ORGANDIE, CLAUDE. FOURTH RACE—THE BUFFOON, AXMINSTER, ILLOWAHO. FIFTH RACE—MALASPINA, JOE REIPLEY, ILLILOUON. SIXTH RACE—HERMENCIA, BYRONERDALE, DIDEROT. et e} Major 25 | B ACTOR MILLWARD SUES ALCAZAR MANAGEMENT Alleges That Contract Was Violated and That He Should Have Damages. The long expected suit of Charles A. Millward vs. Fred Belasco, Samuel Thall and M. E. Mayer was made public yester- day in the Clerk’s office of the United Etates Circuit Court. Millward alleges that he is from Birmingham, England; that he is a subject of King Edward VIIL, and that on April 23 of this year he en- tered into a written contract with the d. fendant for a thirty-six weeks’ contraet, from September 15, at $115 per week. He alleges further that he was discharged on December 7, after playing ten weeks of the contract; that his discharge was with- out cause or reason, and that by reason of the untawful breaking of the contract by the defendants he has been damaged to the extent of $2000—the salary which he would have earned had he been suffer- ed to finish his engagement. Millward, Lampe and Miss Santje had been playing at the Alcazar and the man- ager decided that they were not compe- tent. Hence their dismissal. e e Hawaiians Object to Mongolians. A communciation has been received from the trades unions of “Honolulu by the San Francisco Labor Council, as fol- lows: Whereag, The laboring classes of the United Etates have been for vears opponents of the importation and admission of Aslatic labor into the United States, therefore be it Resolved, By the representatives of the various trades in the Hawailan Islands, that we do decidedly oppose any and all legislation tending to import any more Asiatics into-the Hawalian Islande, and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Merchants' Association of Hono- lulu J. T. GREENWOOD, . Honolulu Federation of Trades. —_————— Children of St. Paul’'s Entertain. An entertainment by the children of St. Paul's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was given last night at Teutonia Hall, 1222 Howard street. The main body of the hall was, handsomely decorated with evergreens and hunting, while a large Christmas tree adorned the stage from the branches of which shone a myriad of minlature electric lights, The children looked exceedingly handsome as they appeared on the platform in becom- ing holiday attire. The exercises were conducted in German. ——— Kahn and Webster Gain. R. H. Webster, who was defeated for the office of Superintendent of Schools, gained 5 votes as the rcsult of the re- count in Judge Hebbard's court yester- aay. The precincts counted were the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seven- teenth, Eighteenth and Twentieth of the Twenty-ninth Assembly District. - Kahn algo gained 49 votes, according to the snap-tally that is being kept as the re- count progresses, —— e SERIOUS CHARGES ARE PLACED AGAINST BOYS | William Hogan, Aged Thirteen Years, Is Lodged in the City Prison for Burglary. Detectives Reagan and O’Connell of the | Ecuthern police station placed four chorges of burglary against two boys last night at the City Prison. Two of them were-placed opposite the name of Jokn Woodhead, a youth 17 years old re- #iding on Twenty-second street near Indi- ania, who was caught in the act of rob- bing the till in a saloon belonging to P. S. Misfeldt at 143 Berry street. The other two were placed against William Hogan, an alleged accomplice, aged 13, residing at 635 Ninth street. The two boys, it is al- leged, belong to a gang of young thieves that has been terrorizing the business men in the district around Third and Kirg streets for the past few weeks, The charges are serious ones and it is rossible that the extreme youth of the ccused lads will stand them in good stead in court. Scveral places were broken Into last Surday and the telephone boxes broken and robbed. A ship chandlery store Berry street was robbed of several small anchors and some hardware. The office of the McGilvray Stone Com- pany at Second and King streets was brcken into and its telephone box rifled, nd a warehouse at Wifth and Berry streets was also broken into and robbed oi a few nickels, Christmas day a bicycle was stolen from the yards of the San Franclsco Lumber Company on Channel street between Fourth and Fifth. Later in the day Woodhead was caught going through the till of Misfeldt's saloon, and Hogan was taken at his home. All of the stolen property was recov- ered. The anchors and hardware were found secreted beneath a wharf at Fourth ard Berry streets. —_——— Annie Buckner’s Injuries Serious. Miss Annie Buckner, the sixteen-year- old schoolgirl who was knocked down by Bicyclist Pope on Christmas day at the crossing of Folsom and Army streets, is lying il at the home of her parents at 2041 Mission street from the effects of the collision. In the opinion of Dr. Grit- fin, the attending physician, there is but little hope of her recovery, as it is pos- sible her skull is fractured. Pope is be- ing detained in prizon pending the result of her injuries. . Tennis in the South. 108 ANGELES, Dec. 2.—To-day and to-morrow the Ocean Park Country Club will hold its first annual invitation tennis tournament on the olub court at Ocean Park. L. R. Freeman, champion of the Pacific Coast, Alfonso Bell, ex-champion, and Miss May Sutton, the woman's single champion, will pariicipate in the tourna- ment, - BIG LEAGUERS SURPRISE FANS BY FAST WORK Native Talent Can Learn Many Points of the Game by Watching Easterners ——— Chesbro Fails "to Pitch in Winning Form - Against the All- American - Team I handing out a sample of ball that makes the fans open their eyes and lcok on with astonishment. People in this city imagined the California League was just about as rapid as any- thing in the country, but now that the stars from the East have performed they have changed their opinion. There Is a polish and a shap to ths work of the Basterners which the local teams never seem able to acquire. They play with that confidence which wins many games even without the aid of the bLase hits. As soon as a man hits the ball he is off to first base in a twinkling. He never stops to see where the ball is going. Then, unless the sphere is fielded in perfect style, the runner is invariably safe. As soon as he reaches first he is ever on the alert and watches every chance. If he intends to steal he gets a good start and is off the Instant the piteher throws the ball. When once he reaches second it is always an even bet he will land at the plate, In the field the big leaguers handle the ball in a fast and snappy manner that is 80od to look upon. It is rarely a ball is tumbled and even if it is, experience has taught the players to pick it up as soon ag possible and then throw it to the base. The natives do not always run fast enough to beat this kind of a hit and are often caught on a fumbled ball. The big leaguers have showed up the home tossers at every point of the game and now our lads will have a chance to take a few tips. There is room for a lot of improvement in the work of the teams of this league. They can play ball 50 per cent tetter if they will pattern their work after the style of their brothers from the big cities of the East. It is unfortunate that the fans of this city did not enjoy a chance of seeing Wil- lie Keeler work. Keeler's injury at Sac- ramento kept him out of the game all the time and he will not be able to play be- fore next season. Keeler is undoubtedly one of the greatest ball players of the present time and no man ever lived who could place the sphere around the fleld like the Brooklyn midget. Jack Chesbro, the Nationals’ crack pitcher, had a most wonderful record with the Pittsburg team last year. He won twenty-five out of thirty games and led all the other twirlers by a big margin. But on the trip to this city he has lost nearly every game he has pitched against the Americans. He has not been hit par- ticularly hard, but in nearly every in- stance his opponent has pitched just a shade better than the nman from tke smoky city. > RIS . ¥ Al CALIFORNIA LEAGUE A WILL HAVE TO FIGHT Pacific Northwest Baseball Magnates Plan a Bitter Campaign Against - the Coast Managers. HELENA, Dec. 26.—It developed at to- night's meeting of the directors of the Helena Baseball Club that, as a result of the invasion of the Pacific Northwest League by the California League, a war of extermination is to be instituted against the latter, which, for drastic measures, will stand almost unprecedent- ed in the history of the game, The di- rectors of the Pacific Northwest League will meet at Spokane within a week or ten days and make effective this policy, which was outlined by one in a position to speak authoritatively to be as fol- lows: The fight against the invaders is to be taken up by the National Association of minor leagues, of which the Pacific Northwest js a member. Each league of the association is to select a club of the Californfa league as its prev and seek to secure its best players by offers of higher salaries than they are at present receving. The clause in the constitution of the asscciation providing a penalty of $600 for hiring a player from an outlaw league is to be waived and as the mem- bers of the association are, generally speaking, in a prosperous condition, it is believed California’ can b: robbed of her stars and the league virtually disrupted. At the Spokane meeting it is intended to authorize the establishment of a club in Portland.to be managed and owned by the league itself, in lieu of the one desert- ing to the California league. If neces- sery to make a good showing against the invaders the other clubs of the league HE teams from the National and the American baseball leagues are will be called wupon for players to strengthen the = Portland team. The Helena representative at the Spokane meeting was directed to vote financial assistance to the Portland club under a pro rata assessment, if necessary, in or- der to make a winning fight against the Harris club. “It is to be war to the knife and T am willing to wager my money on Lucas,” sald the authority quoted in the fore- goirg. Big Leaguers Fail to Play. The Nationals and Americans did not play ball yesterday afternoon on account of some misunderstanding as to the con- dition of the grounds. Neither team ap- peared at Recreation Park, so the game was called off. The grounds were in good condition. The stars will line up. against each other this afternoon at 2:45 o’clock. Bowling Match Arranged. The bowling match for the champion- ship of the Pacific Coast between the Eugenes of this city and the Los Angeles team {s assured, both teams having satis- factorily adjusted the points of difference. The ,articles of agreement were signed yesterday by Godfrey Eacret, represent- ing the Eugenes, and by James F. Morley, on behalf of the southern aggregation. Two serles of ten games cach will be played, as follows: One series on Central alleys, San Francisco; five games to be played January 10 and five on January 11, 1903, and the other series on Coliseum alleys, Los Angeles, five games to he played Janvary 24 and five on January %, 1903. The purse will be $500. The total number of pins in the two series will determine the winners. [ s G S Boxer Jack Johnson Retwrns. Jack Johnson, the colored heavyweight boxer, has returned from Chicago. While: there he tried to secure. a match with either Gardner or Root, but was not sue- cessful. Root was willlng to take him on for twenty rounds out here, but did not care to hook up with him for six rounds in Chicago. Johnson expeets to fight “Denver Ed" Martin next month in Los Angeles. —_——— Double Team Beats a Pacer. VALLEJO, Dec. 26.—A horse race be-' tween roadsters attracted much attention here yesterday. Colonel John Brownlie bet $50 that Leo McCudden's pacer could beat Tom Smith’s double team in a single mile dash. Smith won in 2:47, e Mos ARE TESTING o /SR xr7A435 BoAT> HRISTMAS day on Golden Gate avenue was enjoyed in a remark- ably novel manner, and the, mem- bers of the San Francisco Board of Works are to receive engrossed resolutions containing the citizens' heart- felt thanks for the pleasure indulged in the galubrious locality. For a long time the avenue has been one of the sigHts for residents and visit- ors to behold. Even his Royal Highness the Prirce of Siam when here refused to | leave for the home of his august sire without carrying with him photographic views of the ditches and rugged, ragged | ruts which by the grace of the San Fran- cisco Board of Works are permitted to exist. 5 Christmas day proved the value of the | natural baths which have formed on the avenue through official indulgence. The day was mild and summerlike, and the people instead of visiting the ocean saved their car fare, donned their bathing suits | and in twos asdd threes dld their swim- ming and diving stunts at their very doors. The populace looked on with delight, the managers of the indoor swimming baths, who object to the opposition. OUTDOOR BATHING CLUB. There were several swimming matches arranged in the Golden Gate avenue ditches, and so successful did they prove that in the evening the residents got to- gether and formed an outdoor bathing clubh. The Mayor is to be asked to attend the club’s first function and to consider- ately and officially dedicate the **Public Street Swimming Pools,” as the bathing piace will be known, to the honorable members of the San Franeisco Board of ‘Works 2s a lasting monument to their ability and generosity and consideration for the bathers of the community. One of the thousand pools may be the means, however, of some trouble. ® PAUL MARTIN WINS EASILY . FROM HOWARD Al Young Outpoints Billy McDonald in a Battle of Four Rounds “Muldoon” McDonald Puts Frank Weaklin Out With a Hard Punch on the Jaw ent, were fought under the aus- pices of the Bay City Athletic Club last night at Mechanics' Pavilion Annex. The promoters of the club were unfortunate in not being able to bring all their matched men together, so several substitutes had to be called upon to per- form. In the main event of the evening Paul Martin, the former amateur lightweight champion, was billed for a bout with Joe Hermann. Hermann did not appear, so Dan Sullivan was put on the list to meet Martin. Sullivan for some reason also kept at a distance. As a last resort Erick Howard, a weak-looking youth, who appeared to be entirely too small for Martin, was sent against him. The result was a disappointment to the spectators. Martin had Howard at his mercy at every stage of the battle, but did not put the smaller man out till the lagt round. Howard was hopelessly out- classed and did not have a chance. Al Young earned the decision over Bil- 1y MeDenald in a four-round mixup that was a terror. Both men fought like fiends and each landed some terrific punches. Young gave McDonald quite a heating, but the latter was as game as a peacock and came back for more all the time. “Muldocn” McDonald and Frank Weak- lin, two husky-looking ebony-hued artists, mixed it in lively fashion all over the ring for nearly four rounds. Weaklin had the better of the first half of the mill, but then he hurt his thumb and “Mui- L dcon” got in to him for a few stiff wal- lops. In the fourth “Muldoon” hit Weak- lin a hard punch flush on the jaw and the latter was all in. Joe Landers put Ed Schneider to sleep in the second. Joe Hill finished George Kole in the same round. Pete Carro!l gecured the decision over Tom McCor- mick. Jim Smith quit in the second round of his fight with Plerpont Ordway. EIGHT bouts, good, bad and indiffer- and the only ones known to'grumble were Lively| Ordway then had another scrap with M. Herrera, but declined to continue after receiving a few solid punches in the sec- ond round. d B ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—Carl Theodore Francls Bitter has been appointed chief of sculpture of the Loulsiana Purchase Exposition, taking the 1 vlace of Frederick W. R\mkpl':lhl. mlfle& GET A THE CrrvESE ARE Gores 7o (PATRo~ /=& THE COLPEN GATE AyE LAKES RATmER_ THAN SBE G AL LESS . ST R ILLUSTRATIVE OF NEGLECT- ED CONDITION OF GOLDEN GATE AVENUE. A Chinese laundryman, by name Soap Sud Lung, with his henchmen took pos- session of one of the ditches. There was a cry of “exclusion!” on the part of the Golden Gate avenue residents, but Soap Sud had aiready dumped his laundry into the ditch and refused to budge. He sald in such a cunning way, too, that it was welly much cheaper than to bly the Spling Valley Water Works™ and simply refused to vacate. The lifeless body of Soap Sud Lung was some hours later found floating in the pool. The infants and precocious children of the neighborhood actually indulged in international squabbles on Christmas day by forming formidable fleets. English children put on the turbulent Golden Gate avenue lakes what they termed Brit- g 5 FORBES SIGNS TO BCX NEIL IN JANUARY Keystone Athletic Club Is Awarded Match Between the Crack Bantamweights Jack Welch Will Referee the Bout to Be Decided in the Mechanics’ Pavilion —_—— Harry Forbes and Frank Neil. They will mest in Mechanics' Pavilion on the night of January 15, under the auspices of the Keystone Athletic Club, for the benefit of the tanners. They will receive 50 per cent of the gross receipts. Of this the winner will receive 75 per cent and the loser 25. Jack Welch has agreed to act as referes. At the request of the principals Harry Corbett wiil be the custodian of the funds. The club will rent the Pavilion from the Yosemite Athletic Club, which has It leased. Manager Hertz conducted the negoti: tions for Forbes while Jim Neil acted for Frank Neil. Among the concessions se- cured by Hertz was transportation to and from Chicago for himself. He leaves for the Windy City to-day and will return here immediately after Yanger fights there. He says this city 1s the greatest place for boxers in the country. St ATHLETIC EXERCISES FOR Civil Service Commission Decides on Test to Which Applicants for Positions Must Submit. The Civil Service Commissioners adopt- ed the following athletic exercises, which will be required of all applicants for po- sitions in the Fire Department, for which examination will be held shortly: 1. Dash of 80 yards—Credit: 13 seconds, 20 credits; 14 seconds, 10 credits; 15 seconds, 5 credits. 10 feet, below RTICLES were signed last might for the return match between the crack bantam-weights, Champion 2. Climbing the perch pole—Credit: 20 credits; deduct 2 credits for each foot 10 feet. 3. Vaulting the horse at 4 fest 3 fnches— Clear vauit, 20 credit: any part of the body except the hands in vaulting, 10 cred- its. 4. Ladder work—Five rungs up and down, full credit; for less than 5 rungs, 4 credits will be slven or each runs. and’ dummy—Carry a dummy unds to the top of a ladder and back 11 credit for complete exercise, and partial credits in propartion. Paris has a population of 3,000,000 - by its are Pntelt&nm !.l.w m° fiqfl’l sons, and only 40,000 WANT 7O GO DRiviry & ‘SKAaTE” T AT CArN 7AKE THE HUROLES «+- ENACT THRILLING HUMAN SCENES ON RUGGED GOLDEN GATE AVENUE While Using Ditches as Swimming Pools, Soap Sud Lung Annexes Water for Laundry Purposes With Tragic Results and Fire .Engine Arrives in Time to Quench a Venezuelan Imbroglio Aslld FREG smLvES /F THEY HAPPEN To FALE o es Cad Nffl’ ©LP FeAT B - A Eas” PR WA Y Doz ish cruisers, while German children set men-o'-war afloat and sung “The Fatherland.” and French and Italian pre- cocities launched torpedo boats, and with a dangerous cry spitefully hissing through their teeth, yelled for the partition of Venezuela. ¢ CRY “MONROE DOCTRINE.”* Urited States children, well learned in international law, could not stand so great a menace, and making a dash to the fast flowing lake over which a thun- derstorm was breaking, defled the for- eigners in the name of the Monroe doec- trine. At that moment an opportune fire broke out in the neighborhood and the fire engines, unable to get sufficient water from the hydrants, came down with a swoop on the great Golden Gate avenue ditches for a supply of water and for the first time in months they were pumped dry. For a time the fire engines quenched the ardor of the crews of the belligerent fleets of the alliance, for they were un- able to move along the avenue channel until the evening, when the raip again replenished the ditches’ and the combined warships were once more safely afloat, saliing toward Van Ness avenue. The Board. of Works is considering plans to make the lakes on Golden Gate avenue one of the érnamental sites of the city. So long as the board maintains ®s present position in not levying an extra tax for the convenience the lakes and ditches afford, the property owners of the locality declare that they will offer no opposition. 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