The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 1, 1903, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNEfDAY, APRIL 1, 1903. 5 EX-CHAMPION FIGHTS THROUGHOUT AS THOUGH HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON OUTCOME - AND [5 REPEATEDLY HISSED BY THE IMMENSE GATHERING OF oPEGTATORS TCSA AL A Azl L7 : ///yl; o, ST ILL Y A Trors - > WAL LS o777y w 3 i 6. 2 85 THONH ‘7’”"7/ ol " oAl : TR, , oF DENVES 3 HE, W3S BrI/775 o X : 3 : - - 3 St o £ E J/Trrflfy O o~ /~./7 g ST WVES | ( For. A : Sy . o g . ! Pe 72 ' “Dixie Kid” Knocks Out Cain and - the Latter Sprains His Ankle. LimitWhen MenAre Weighed. 'NG. "CORBETT and Terry Mec- silent itness to Govern welghed in at the appointed | In Mike Sheehan | Nour-and both saved their forfeit of >~ 82500, which guaranteed they would CROWDS AWAIT NEWS. Wejgh 127 pounds at 4 o'clock. TerTY | Thousands Throng Sporting Resorts & W?.S the first to step on the ign! and the Sereets. thie welghts on which were set at the r The fight, as told over the wire, was quired Tiotch.. When the pressure was re- | 55 cagerly watched by the thousands on novéd from the bearn'ft remained Moon- | 1o o1 eets and in the sporting resows as s marauding excursion pantry ad to i hi x oo ié ‘h"“'h'\s McGovern was under | gae py the vast multitude that Media, thronged the pavilion. Men yelled like Beact pped on and the beam | p44 4ng threw their hats in the air when ightly, - while the interested the final result was flashed from the ring- ‘Partles.‘looked ‘on_ in breathless exclte-| i, ang it seemed a popular victory. The ‘bar 'did not rise, and the | Even the drizzling rain, which fre i u:ampxon feétained - his .forfeit money. quently developed into a downpour, failed When the hour approached for the box- | to keep these interested men off th | ers2ta’iveigh in;- Ellis street was choked | Streets. As ’x_nany as could possibly LKX'I with * hiimanity, Inside Hafry Corbstt's ‘k"r:",‘“”"r":s’o":’:’;'_;*ad‘i,';?‘u:;m;' — theré :was. ' olid mass of men, making |, i o414 and were safe from the elements. fther ingress or, égress almost impossible. | Ther, were thousands, bowever, who | The" efitrance. to the weighing Toom wa | were unfortunate enough to be kept out- to the east of Corbett's and the throng that held the fort, and were forced to look at the bulletin on the street while the rain came OF n ADV IS, “ 1 } | some:. e was: guarded by police. - Shortly before 4 |-‘o:clock:, Young Corbett - drove up with [Frarmy. Tuthill; Alex Greggains and other | “rqp, peyting was decidedly in favor of [:0f: 1§ friciids. The ~champion showed | McGovern. When the men entered the g slgm of ‘nérydusness for ‘the first time ring odds of 10 to 8 were offered on the AT BAKLAN | sincetlie. match ‘was made. He paced up | Brooklyn fighter. Earlier in the day v “l anid nmwn the Toom restlessly. McGovern |t 9 prevailed, and even money for a time, i : nteréd: ghortly ‘atterward “x“.d “D{pa"rl " | tied down to 10 to 8, and it remained at coked for @ nod of recognition from his | fyrty $OE 10 10 n weigned opponeiit.’ “Corbett gave no sign of see!Ng | When Corbett and MeGov FORM CHART the. than Jn. front of him: {in at Harry Corbett's at 4 o'clock in the ~The es weré set in a corner of the | afternoon the erowd began to gather in room:‘and were -railed .off in & earpeted | rea] earnest, and the place was in an up- spacé about’ eight’ feet' square. Ma roar from that time on. Policemen were Flarris ‘'was the first (o test them, mov- pt busy keeping the eager ones back.. ig :the ‘varfous .balances back and forth. | anq it was nearly impossible to pass the He-~then. weighed Joe Humphreys, who | place, so dense was the trowd. ‘thought he detected a- difference of The people waited from then till, the re- oné-half-to’ three-quarters of a pound in | suits were beginning to arrive. Evers the, scales. - Harris thought there might one seemed to be interested and talke be somie ounces differ¢nce; but finally said | of each man’s chances. There were mors Ley'were all right. admirers of the little man from Denv It ‘was then the turn of the Corbett although Terry's popularity was muc . | party to satisfy themiselves. Young ( more evident last night than it was a | bett produced a. bottle of water which any other time since he arrived h | knew weighed three pounds. He placed | several weeks ago to prepare for the ba :ales and the beam balanced. | tlo, {1t then’ Somie minutes to four, but s each round was_flashed on the bul | the fighters.wafved the difference in time | letin boards the crowd began to Increase, | and .began disrobing for the crucial test. | and it never dwindled till the final fe Tight-hander 100d *flowed i but as the hours wore on the betting set yakland.- '\ewuxx Ted and €€t 4t in oit Ep'ru Bt mdea half furloprg 1 SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S CHALLENGER - -~ | 3 uuh Bopuer' and’104 hounds ,up had' any | grag PROVES TO BE A VERY FAQT RACER-‘ ? b".‘A“ ” W »athnr rainy. Track slnpp\ McCarthy) ndali) *happel ne ‘o -iAs !nm’u"sl fforts. with, . @nd EonfeH - with “Hgniton, 'a 9 pounder. mi» a qrwpv.“rn" finish on (ll Jite, bt the uymfm e filly formance throvgh, ‘winning by aShead r.‘ femarkably . goad +ruf’ Princess Shamrock 1il Is Given a Trial - Spin and Demonstrates That She Is Far Superior. to the Old Yach =i 02 9 wleys *. 14 6 n1b 13| Birkenruth 50 100 ¥)... 3. {11eirs ° & third; four 4nd a halg length st 3, minuta. vil. place, MecGovern. was the first man ready and sult made known. Each fighter was 5 R Il About m‘,‘h"";"'nh»';“m “"‘““fl ,,;,‘.’»,‘,' Ifltv on ‘to the scales promptly. He ' cheered by his admirers whemever he did £ " e ; - | wa ¢ well under the welght. | anything. It could be seen by the bul- Sie S e ®ppe Alms Gi 3 ia[‘orl epped on. He just squeezed | letins that the were fighting at « s 3 AL - ir thee. e Ghe E A * _ AL in, the bar nearly lifting. fast clip, and the crowd never for an € and hatl edged kept the .mmmnm down,” “pl-wmmw |, The.rival boxers sat dressing within | instant lost ir t in the battle, s er to sind was less spirited thah usual. 3 b ‘and ‘up;. ¥plus. to | reaching distance of "one another.| There was a g cheer from the ad- iy rformar itz and Sunello wre! the s | gave no evidence of having | mirers of Corbett when ke knocked ais & Shamrock 3 ful fivorites.. } met before. Finally, as they stood |opponent down in the very first roénd r prevaifing to- \'\.r ordinary clustef of mxnlonfi"noht tp, McGovern extended . his hand The adherents of the Brooklyn terror far the ter bullt on this | to the post in the bpening seven- furlong 2 G. 'S, McKénAby | to” Corb and the latter accepted | had a chance to vell when the news was e Atla ¢ compete far,the .event for maldéns, with Pel it ;;;’;'nfl“"_""; iz ke e s | the friendly overture. As he did so, Mic- flashed that McGovern had Corbett in s clp’ ['mita favorite. -The filly led r:,r a s prens T”m Savin lux?r o5 & -Hkm:“‘ T | Gavern repeated the time-honered, ‘May | distress in the tenth. There ware cries % S e GKATXFIED 84 then dled away. Anvil, an §-to 1 ado’ 4 (Western Stubie & Holand= ...} | the. best man win! : .. jof ‘Get Bim, Terry.” ‘Pm fim “out 2¢ e ;s 3 cad-on ente (ng . ths | 41 Mng-a-Ling, 6 (G Frawley | Corbett drank a bottle of mineral water | quick,” and when Corbett had survived - d_fénl o in the d_won prickits his eirs from | 2% |Chappic®a (1. Morcho g with evident relish after he was dress the round the admirers of Terry w € , . "‘,Iv“,(ll ,‘\H]A]’:‘);;:_ = o | a5 'A‘”“’ - B CKirk o 7 ILCHKITX\;»:. another bottle before he left the ;y i ')‘Idlfia;\su)intrli; v\‘);ileh lh0;<‘ w g any tempts B Sthon's ™ e building. avored Corbett cheere im for 1t time waé nearér -holding th arted filly; Educate, finally earned 7 (Woods & | When Terry stripped the ridges of n staying powers. 2 ¥ e an on any ofher point She went to the pos! 12 to . 4 43, Creeleyl, cle on his stomach stood out in bold re-| ‘Finally, when the news of the eleveati R. 111 however, still pr nee in the betting on th Azarine, "4 (R Wilson) lef. His face had lost the drawn look | round came ins all were on the alert e Quidado, 6-(Harris & Cc sing Lexington Pirate early | game lasted long enough. to d Nullah, another outsider. E backed from 8sto 4, rah a fair. | Tom Slaviny the favorite, was | vromifent as the stretch wis reached, ; | i a little. hich gave him an aged appearance at| When Corbett staggered MecGovern witit times during his training. the f punch on the jaw, the cheeri Corbett was round and smooth looking | became a vast roar. A second late amaged to stay: Kepitande was & hot one that codled off. - Eetade fio excusss. |and appeared trained to the hour. > | news of Corbett's victory came, and the .Piratp blew up. Azarine bad)y eut down. sCat down. iFell “drying out” process was a somewhat | the crowe went wild and when finally sat R N ~ severe treatment the last twenty-four |isfied that it whs all over, the memb. howrs. At 2 o'clock yesterday morning | quietly went home, or stood in sme a drive of fouf. started z rd and . This was but gave it up from the paddock hous P -| Carsén, on Warte Nicht, the hot favor- | he slipped quietly out of bed, and ma%- groups and tslked the matter over. 5 ite for the 3-year-old mile purse run, e — | ing his way to the pantry, looked abeout! Plenty of raor was wagered in small b - been | jroke it up very badiy in the sagdle and bt, (Barron & Co) (104 | for something to allay the fever which | sums, but few large bets were mad=. beic= v amrock 111 | Bonnes put the 20 to 1 shot, Toto Gratiot, | 400% |Warte Nicht (P. Wilkerson)|103| 5 | seemed raging within'him. The most de- | There were some of $10, a good many of ps iy going faster and al- | yer the plate first. The outsidtr raced | ! 'x:f::‘ l;':‘;:r‘;:"'{m ;&m;;x: i“““ 4 | sirable edible he could locate was a cus- | $30, lots of $25 wagers and $10 and $ bets was off on better wind ‘than the | Byronerddle, the gecond cholce,, into sub| Byronerdates . 3. Craner. lios, 7 {tard ple.” He missiof and turn nclusion of the windward Work | jockeds re rn was.made sbuth to Rothesay -Bay. this and ate it. The tell-tale remal: were there yesterdsy morning, bearing ng into the stretch it for him. Carson, on, the fa- vorite,.made no effort to get out of thé der boats wc ds of 19 to 8. Some even money wagers At post % minute. Off at ere also made. 5. Mastere show, 1. Winner. ch. c. by Rev Del Sierras-Og- A. Appleby.) 'Start good. Won in a drive ‘of three. Byroncrdale cooped the center out cf ‘Tlore. Nearly all of these were laid at . 4 (Tramed by O. >, .. P . . e amrock ][ was g"d“lll zlfl:::\:(:“']’; bad going and was then only downed less s i out at six furlongs. " With any sort o pandiing Warte Nicht would have won 1. B e e S S S Y Y 3 w half a dozen lengths,.a vhich | than a length. Past Mas Mr. Dingle found the route too, far. - £ IN ROUGH WEATHER. engerstarted in purusit and with [ gt * 178 Apster took S | THE ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY. |LORD RADNOR FIRST UNDER t at a set race reachini free in the game wa-| " Ower Mounce, -the Idaho boy recently | 4533, TOURTH'RACE—0Y furlongs; handicap; 3-year-olds and up; value to arst | jFirst raceFuturity course; selling; four-| WIRE AT MONTGOMERY PARK over a mile ‘};‘ . - “’]t“ _‘I"-" “};“‘ prac ',“f“r ;‘l r’]": refnstated by the Oakland officlals, was Imk(] Horse' and Owper. Tin: ). Jockey | 4531 Tyranus .....108 4495 Bernota an o~ were trimmed on wem level con itions the challenger | ,.00r2d a rousing reception as he- fs- 3 —— | 4398 Dance Along.107 | 4517 *Mythrox oo | Wins Short Course Steeplechase, One irse was laid down |not only rapidly overhauled “her OPPO- | sucd from the paddgck on the back of | (3LP|Honiton. 3 (Macdononugh). ik B | 4817 Y'ng Morello.114 | 4524 Lou Clieveden10s and a Quarter Miles, With ” el '~r"r . ner = ’: IE‘" 6, \“;'":‘"M’ e | Pat Morriss The old mudlark was a | 4478 |Princess Titania, 5 (Millin). 2! 3 Birkenrus | e: ,‘h‘) fi\'f R:{.’mmu H} Montanic Second. 3 gt s % Feach . ale. Of 17 to L shot for the fifth number and | (4521)[Latly Kent, a (T. Weliman).. 105 1 | Adkins | a 111 | 4420 *en’ra Caesar10s | P e wind w cad of quite a quarler of a mile. Off| \iouyco managed to finish séeond to Mil- | 4490 [Tower of Candles, 5 (Young). 102 5 L. Jacl | G317 Legal Maxirn 104 | 4524 *Ragnarok 11.102 | March 31.—Montgomery The both sailed | Cloch. Point the challénger dropped her hultz, The latter mare ruled, a 4314 The Hoodoo..105: 4080 Dwight Way. B L1720 oo oo ol sty Mg T :49, 1:15, 1:22. At post % minute. Off at 3:34%. Iloniton, place, 6-5; show, | five furlongs—Little Jack E got a : rite and with Birkenruth in the plcure, place, 3-5; show, out. Titania, show, 3-b. Winner br. f. by Ormonde: | | rer won, G¢ ntrd owe ersel to be Sir .1 as Li on, in an 'V v aft- 0 ' Snined ¥ 'y = (8- t - - Sacet a2 - 3 s & e ~ % iy ! “ wed bees ’f}fl :; o St i ‘””") e :nr;. i le made a runaway race of it. Sug- Libbertiflibbeit, (Trained by P. Ryan.) Start bad drive ot three. " Honfton ' | o s0oond race—Mlle axyst Sty yards: four-year- | o O . "o ont, SSSurhan Queen thit . T The | chaerea oy he challenger, 5aid he con-| den. the second choice, ran an indifferent | £ad Lady Kent beat the others dway, With an sven break Enicurs would have won | s and tmea Formero .....100| Second race. four_furlongd—Eimood won - Sonr ot the {mideret, that he had every seabon for the |y oy, Princess is not & crack ‘‘mudder.” Lady Kent retired very early. | i s 00 | Benificent ~second, Mirandale third. Time host atification a he sult. e 3 - POTiy MR SRR S A AR SR RN ST R e A IR Do Tem, 0015, s Jac > 3 g TE CB—S| ; T 4-year- a up; 2 e 9 o £ closed steadily | Shamréck 111 had done all that,could be Lee Jackson, on Sunello, the 13 to § fa- | 4534, ¥I 1 RAC ix furlongs; selling: 4-year-olds and up; value to firs | 4282 *The Phoent *Donee Third race. six furlongs—John A. Scott won vorite, took the concluding mile and sev- Grand Sa the moun- | asked of her. He thought that the trial | 4462 Pirate Maid. 106 | Avold second, James F third. Time, 1:15% ] Horse and Owner. ; S 0% ) ) = enty yard run-in a nose finish with 1 O U. CL 4523 Nilgdr Missile .102 | Fourth race, one mile—Thane won, « ¥ a Sani Saens | proved -ler o be undoubtedly: tiiBest-of |, "o s seodithisd Wi | 4483 Essence *Star Cotion..104 | second. Stratton IT third, Time I d the | the America’s cup challenger et i"(“,e";‘:“‘) | 4411 Disturber . FIfth race, short course, steepléchase. about - nnel on what looked | In lus opinion she is the’fastest boat | 4318 [Sugden, o (W- McNames): .. | | one and & quarter miles—Lord Badnor wor. which the Sham- | afloat in ‘s weather, and he looks THE SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY. | L5 4 (Clayton & Co.). . | M J“:{,“i.:i‘”!.'i 'hr;mn mr‘)fi) &me ;‘M’ I r I was demon- | hopefully to see her do equally as well Jerid, a (J. Sheehan).... |L. Jackson. 3 | 0 - ongs— Defla Outrand wen, me water and | in heavier weather. First race—Lou Clieveden, Ber- Elnynl S, 5 (V. Gm;nlyh { Bonner b 10 11:%)1;:::: e ‘104 ?ul:“lo second, Jobn Coulter third. Time, Fairbury, & (J. M. Smith). 2 K |Bell 15 7 notaRoa.lF : = s WASHINGTON, March 31.—] 4 4 —E 501, At post 1 minute. Off at 4101 Milired, place, 3-5 show, 1.3. #| Fourth race—One mile; handicap; thres-year- | mores 1 0 O+ March S1.—Bennings sum Second race ssence, Formero, Pat, place, 7 . 7-5. Sugden, show, 2.5. Winner br. m. by Orvietto-Coalesce. | olds and upwar First race, five furlongs—Orioff won, Bas | The Phoenician. (Trained by D. Cameron.) Scratched—Idogo, Mission, Platonius, Florinel II, Flamero, | 4514 The Fretter...108 4521 Bill Massie. mfl Verein second Time, 1:07. Two starters, THLETES OF ENGL'SH UNIVERSITIES | G i1 Glbraltar, Bernota. Start good for all but Falrbury, Won ridden out. Second handily. | 4406 Bard Burns... 95 (4529)Diderot - Bemssh. st Tove. w4 T Third' race—Military Man, Planer, Third driving. Winner bid up from $400 to $600 by T. Wellman. Retained. Winner made | 4527 Nigrette ..... 88 4321 Annie Max ... Peter Paul won, Race ng second; Pleasant \ Sweet Tone. a runaway race of it. Pat Morrissey showed improvement. Better things were expected Memories third. Time, Y ‘l’ of Sugden. Arthur Ray qui Left Fifth race—Six and a half furlongs; -emn:,l Third race, mile and a mu over stz hur- Fourth race — Nigrette, Didegot, e A A A e e A A A A A A A A A N AN | four-year-olds and upward: \,“" handicap—Gould won, Gibson Light sec- Bill Massie. 4335. SIXTH RACE—One mile and 70 yards; selling: 4-year-olds & up; value to first, $325. | 4501 Saflor . 103/ 4328 Glissando ....105 | ond. Alma Girl third. Tithe, 2:50. Fifth race — Greyfeld, Urchin, lndex] Horse and Owner. WSt %. %. %. Str. Fin. J‘Jackeyv o @ 4504 Greyfeld 114/ H490)8an Lution 1 s;mr'?';;cen;w;m;ad!:“:x; 'a.::’..,._m X s / z o ~ 102| 4436 Urchin 108 \ 238, N arch 31.—The Oxford-Cam-,18. The conditions wil i} be Flamero. (4522) [Sunello, & (M. Storn)... .{107/3 4% 61 5n 53 1 ns|L Jackson. 3 13- terlude third. Time, : e a ' sl i inaul 4508 L O U, 4 (C. W. Chappell) .. |102( 8 7 2134 1%4 8143 1 21 {u T.Snehnl 10 15 ’%f‘.‘?&’&’%‘.:“‘i“..‘.v 105 | Fifth race. seven ‘furlongs—star and Gar hletic authorities cabled to Har- v the same lines as those of pre- | Sixth race—Hainault, Muresca, E. | $00 |Lena. 'a (F, T. Nichois)......[102) 4 3% 8 32 n 2 h 3 4alBhectian . 5 ¢ [ ter won, SERN D swoed, Ingrdions G Yale to-day that ehe Englishlyious meetings here with the teams of | M. Brattain. B S W S Sl AN TR B 1 S 3 72 | sixth race—Six turlongs; selling; three-year- | RS VIR SR 10 o sixteenthist won, are now prepared to acCepl|the American universities and those of 4523 |Yellowstone, 4 (W. Fine)....[ 95/ 1 31%2 143 % 4 3 8 11 OR0 St Svenad.- | Duke of Kendall second. Blue Victor third. i 2 4523 Quiz 11 111 4503 Hainault 1 from Harvard and Yale for|tre Ehglish universities fn their contest | The welghts of the Gebhard handicap, for | 4519 Dagmar. & (W. H.white)... 1048 8 "8 '8 "8 » e | TSR 102 4308 Botaar | Time, 1:34 ¢ v e, vy two-year-olds, to be declded on Saturday, ‘were | 452 |Tulare, a (J. H. Robbins) |97/ 7 6h 73 72 72 20 30 A Beattan 112 g | RS —— ¢ meeting in London this year.| with Yale and Harvard in 101 The con- | announced yesterday. Rapld Water is assigned = GEDEN-Beatiaio 112 Mounce, it would seem by the reception he event of a challenge being sent | gj o top welght, 119; Precious Stone 118, Toledo 115, | Time—:25%, :5114, 1:171, 1:441, 1:49. At post 213 minutes, Off at 4:241;. Sunello, place, SApprentice allowance. received from the crowd, has lost none of liis ditions, however, cannot be formulated ) . % b ever, Caseine 114, Rowena 113, Rockaway 112, Select: 1: show, 1-2. 1 O U, place, 6; show, 3. Lefa, show, 6-5. Winner b. g. by Morelio-Sun- 2 T B A N old-time popularity. He rode his usual waiting be meeting will be at the Queen's Club, | until the next term, which begins at Ox- |ed 108, H. L. Frank 104, Dr. Rowell 106, lit. (Trained by W. Delaney.) Scratched—Larry Wilt. Start good. Won in a very Mildred Schultz, winner of the fifth race, | race on Pat Morrissey and was more winded i & cuggested that the/Mo5t | ford and Cambridge on the last week of | Ravelena 104, Celebrant “{‘m"'r".." 168, Capt. hard drive of three. msx::leuns::mfi;:n#o arish at the end Just geiting the decision. |was bid up from $400 to $900 by T. Wellman, | the finish than the oid mudlark. B e would be" July.11 of July ) April or the first week-in. Mag, Forsee 108 aid’ Oro Rose ere are se Lena'showed. {mprovement. ve dome betfer if waited with. Yellow- |owner of Pat Morrissey. The mare was re- | Lee Jackson came in for considerable praise tained. for his vigorous finish on Sunelles