The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1903, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY DAKLAND DROPS A NOTCH LOWER Herr Has Lively Session | With the Native Stickers. | Bill Devereaux Does Some Lively Running in the First Inning. SETANDING OF THE CLUBS. Coest League) STANDI t as your Uncle expect. The home ark with just had accumulated he Wanderers had ent during ppened again b uit at Recreation s they dared fes 3 whi before F quit San »ods they lab, was pie for learn- refused once they his offerings, they ayed with good and running riods of busi- | when they Uncle's bali- | ) the stick. | B th game. came his way, nd diffic He got O'Hara was also ones and he opponent, only g gear a clean ers piled to bring s the first offen- m Hodson’s bat round the turn n sprung a big knocked with Wan out a 2 The score: © Oakiand— ABR H. P.A - 1 0 O'Har, cf.4 1 oDe 2 S BY INNINGS 001 102 o— o 0 o— UMPIRE LEVY’S TROUBLES. | Is Nearly Mobbed byr the Players on | the Sacramento Grounds. | 28 —The Sen to-day, a game t tonal playing and | after arriving , was called out b p to Levy, pul ntually put out it seemed Levy t him,” but Thomas and Attendance, R. H E. | s .000101023-7 13 o > 010200025 12 3§ mas and Graham; Hall and Levy May 28.—Portland made hits as the locals, yet Seattle f team work on the bases tiand from counting more 4 thres double plays helped wipe them ou ore R. H E Seattle .30800000x—6 6 4 Portiand J001000010—2 12 5 Battertes—Klinkhammer and Boettiger; En- we Hese - e-———— THREE GAMES FOR SPOKANE. Both Pitchers Are Hit Freely—Seat- tle Defeats Butte. (Pacific National League.) W. L. Pet Los Angeles27 11 .710|Butte Seattle .....25 12 .676/Tacoma . 3 14 .621|Helena 18 _53S|Portiand NA, Mont., May 28.—The locals the third consecutive game to Spokane to-day. Both pitchers were hit freely, but those of the visitors counted the most. The score: B Helena .110000110—4 12 7 Spokane 20008302x—10 14 Batteries—Puttman and Carisch; Dammann and Zaluskey BUTTE, Mont., May 28 —Clever fielding and bese running to-day won for Seattle the closing game of the series with Butte. Tozler pitched championship ball. Attendance, 600. Score: R B m Butte . .000000002—2 5 & Seattle 1000101010—-3 10 2 Batteries—Tozier and Donahue; Hogg and Stanley PORTLAND, Or., May 28.—Quick was in splendid _form to-ay, striking out four men end bolding Tacoma down to four hits. An Dalrymple in fielding a single and An- wild throw to third gave the Tigers two runs. Quick saved the Nationals a shut- out by scoring Hanley on a two-bagger. Score: v R H B Tecoma .000010001—2 4 0 Portiand . 000000100—1 7 3 Batteries—Quick end Anderson; Loucks and Eyers. LOS ANGELES, May 28.—Los Angeles this stternoon pulled & game out of the hole from San Francisco by piling up three runs in the eighth, when the visitors apparently were safe with 4 majority of runs to their credit. Glen- don let down in his pitching and the bits won the game. Ecore: R H Tos Angeles... 000000130—4 31 ‘% San Francisco.. 110100000—3 7 3 Batteries—Stricklett and Hardy; platterte rdy; Glendon and —_—— McGovern and Attell Matched, BUFFALO, N. Y., May 28—Terry Mec- Govern and Abe Attell have been re- matched to fight twenty rounds at Fort Erle on June 15. ———— Vanderbilt Wins the Prix Victor. PARIS, May 28-—W. K. Vanderbiit's Alpha, with Nash up, won the Prix Victor of §2000 at the Longchamps meeting to-day. # IRISH LAD WINS THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP AND tOWERS A RECORD |After an Exciting and Desperate Struggle Through the Stretch the Youngster Defeats Courageous Gunfire, the Favorite WHITNEY AND DURYEA'S STABLE REPRESENTATIVE, BRED BY | JAMES BEN ALI HAGGIN, WHICH WON HANDICAP IN RECORD TIME FOR THE TURF CLASSIC. THE RICH BROOKLYN | WINNERS OF THE BROOKLN HANDICAP. || Year.! Winner and Weight. Time. | Value. 1887.. Dry Monopole, 106 | 2,07 | $5850 H 1888. . The Bard, 125...... 2:13 | 6920 | 1889. . Exile, 116....... 2:07% | 6,600 1] 18g0. . Castaway II, 100 2:10 6,900 i 1891..[Tenny. 128. ........ 2:10 14,800 1892. . |Judge Morrow, 116 2:0834 | 17,750 | 1893 . . Diablo, 112 . 2:09 | 17,500 | 1894. . Dr. Rice, 112 4 2:07% | 17,750 1895. . Hornpipe, 105 ..... 2:11%4 | 7980 | | 1896. . |Sir Walter, 113..... 2:08%, | 7,750 i | 1897.. Howard Mann, 106. 2:09%4 |- 9%0 | 1898. ./Ornament, 127 .... 2:10 7,800 ‘l 1899. ./ Banastar, 110 . - 2:06%4 7,800 | 1 | 1900. . | Kinley Mack, 122 2:10 | 7,200 | 1g01../Conroy, 102 ....... 2:09 7,800 | | 1902. . Keina, 104 .. . 2:07 | 10,000 | 1903. . Irish Lad, 103. 2:05 2-5 15,700 < = =3 EW YORK, May 25.—Harry | first ride in the floral horseshoe. Between Payne Whitney and H. B. Dur- | 30,000 and 40,000 saw the great race. I yea's three-year-old colt Irish| Frank O'Neill, who rode Irish Lad, has Lad won the seventeenth Brook- | Deen eXercising horses about six years Iyn Handicap at Gravesend to- 2 5, lowering the record of day in 2 2:06% for the race made by Banastar in| 18%9. W. C. Whitney's Gunfire, winner of the Metropolitan Handicap and favorite for to-day’s race, was second, beaten by not more than three inches. Eight lengths behind these two came W. 8. Fanshawe's Heno, and close on Heno's flanks were Foxhall Keene's In- junction, Jacob Worth's Oom Paul, sec- ond favorite in the betting, and Alex Shield’s Hunter Raine. Herbert was last, with Bonnibert Ig- niter and the much thought of Yardarm in front of him as named. Worth in gross $18,150, the share of the Brooklyn Handicap of 1v was $15,150, the second horse taking $2000 and the third $1000. No more evenly judged race was ever winner’s run, as the fractional time shows: Quar- ter, 25 seconds; half, §; five-eighths, 1:021-5; three-fourths, 142-5; seven- eighths, 1:271-5; mile, 1:401-5; one and a quarter miles, 2:05 2. Irish Lad led from post to finish, successfully stalling off the challenges of Oom Paul and Igniter and won after a bitter struggle. GETS OFF IN THE LEAD. ‘When, after fifteen minutes’ delay at the post, the start was made Irish Lad, getting a well, drew over close to the inside fence. He led as they passed the stand, running easily, under restraint. Oom Pau' was second, Gunfire third and Igniter fourth. Swinging around the back stretch, Heno and Injunction tried to join the leaders, but both were crowded back several lengths.® Irish Lad was a length in front when the run down the - back stretch began, but Oom Paul challenged at once and the two raced side by side for three furlongs. Gunfire appeared for a moment to be in trouble. Igniter raced up to and passed her and Colonel Bill was making a sturdy bid. He reached the filly’s throat latch as they neared the turn. Then, in a moment, it was all over but for two horses. Igniter and Colonel Bill fell back and Oom Paul’s green and white jacket was hidden by Burns' blue as he took Gunfire into second place. Irish Lad led into the stretch by a length, Gunfire close behind and Oom Paul still within striking distance, but apparently beaten. Straightened out for the run home, the ‘Whitneys, father and son, had the race to themselves. tered, and O'Nell had rated him perfectly. When Gunfire drew alongside the three- year-old a sixteenth of a mile from home and Oom Paul made a last effort the outery from stands and lawns was ter- rific. WINS IN THE LAST JUMP, With every muscle strained and riders doing their utmost Irish Lad and Gun- fire raced to the wire. The filly gained on the colt inch by inch and twenty feet from the finish line her nose was in front, but with one splendid burst of ceurage and speed Irish Lad leaped forward and in the very last jump won by three inches. One jump from the wire the race was a dead heat. Jockey O'Neil, an obscure _rider in the West last winter, took his \ Irish Lad had never fal-| | 2nd has been riding in races about three vears. He was born and raised at St. Louls and first began riding at the Fair Grounds in that city for T. P. Hayes. He won his first race in Nashville with Lady Strathmore. He won 126 races that sum- mer. Gravesend summar; _First race, handicap, about six furlongs— Northern Stas Astarita second, Invin- cible taird. Ti 5. Secona race mile and_six fur- hurdle handican—Ohnet won, McGrath- second, Draughtsman third. Time, race, five furlongs, Expectation stakes Third —Broomstick won, Tim Sullivan second, Dim- ple third. Time, 1:00 2.5 Fourth race, the Brooklyn handicap—Irish Lad. 103 (O'Neill), 12 to 1 first; Gunfire, 111 (Burns). 11 to B, second; Heno, 113 (H. Michaels), 15 to 1, third. Infunction, 90 (Waugh)."20 to 1; ‘Oom Paul, 107 _(Bullman), 7 to 1; Hunter Ralne, 98 (Fuller). 8 to 1; Col- onel Bill, 121 (Gannon), 10 to 1; Articulate, 112 (Larson), 20 to 1; Yardarm. 96 (Haack), 7 to 1; Igniter 112 (Cochran), 15 to 1: Bonni- bert, 115 (McCue), 50 to 1, and Herbert, 118 (Odom), 40 to 1 ran. Start good. Won driving. Time, Fifth race, gs—Bath Beach won, Latheren second, Walterin third. Time, 1:00 4-5. Sixth race, mile and seventy vards, selling —Wild Pirate won, Daisy Green second, North Brook third. Time, 1:46. GRAVESEND ENTRIES. NEW YORK, May 28.—The following are to-morrow's Gravesend entries: First_race, about six furlongs, selling, three- year-olds and up—Neither One 101, Scholarie 105, Ran After 103, Benmora 103, Irish Jewel 114, Margraviate 108, Armeath 111, Debate 111, Geneseo 96, Anna Daly 87, Semper Viviax 100, Right and True 100, Blue and Orange 95. Second race, one mile and one furlong, han- dicap—Clty Bank 107, Pentecost 126, The Car- melite 100, Numeral 107, Ethics 108, Circus 86, Carbuncle 111, Bon Mot 102, Righttul 110, Homestead 107, Torchlight 90, River Pirats 110" Golden Maxim 116, Interval 100, Justice Third race, one mile and seventy vards, three-year-olds—Okela 111, Stamping Ground 109, Stroller 104, Mackey Dwyer 114, General Prig 109, The Carmelite 114, Extravaganza 104, Hackensack 109. Fourth race, about six furlongs, Patchogue— Labor 8, Cinquevalli 105, J. A. Scott 107, Tribes Hill 107, Blue and Orange 90, Tos 106, Foxy Kane 101, Demurrer 111, The Mua- keteer 111, Forward 94, Operator 106, General Prig 86, Remorse 108, "Highlander 1G5, Plater 102. Fifth race, five furlongs, two-year-olds— Monet 107, Tim Payne 107, Pidouette 104, Cas- cine 117, Thistlep Heather 104, Masedo 112, Proceasion 104, Mahava 107, Seymour 112, Colonel Golden Drop 109, Des. tiny 104, ixth race, about six furlongs, maiden three- year-olds—Guy Parks 112, ' Trintese 107, Northern Light 112, Wyefleld 108, King Car- ter 112, Caleutta 109, Iconoclast 107, Damon 112, Cruachan 112, Semper Vivex 109, Bob Mil- lard 109, Matchless 112, Mennefield 112, Many Thanks 107, Leipsic 112, Insbruck 112, The Loop 107 Karna o:‘znallz.l . eventh race, about six furlongs, three-year. olds— Rostant 09, Midnight Chimes e 105, Templeton 101, Burning Glass 97, Court- maid 102, Tim D Jr 108, Highlander 105, Tioga 105, Heathsville 106, Julia Junkin 101, Bad- ducee 108, Prancer 103, Silver Dell 02, Jessup 112, Weather clear; track fast. SELECTIONS FOR GRAVESE: (By New York Telegraph.) First Race — meath, nlfl‘ and True. Ar- ond ce—Cit - el% ot . ¥ Bank, Carbun hird Race — Mackey Dwyer, Plater, The T Einin Raceteipatc, M o lennefield, MAY 29, 1903. JEFFORDS BADLY INJURES FEELY Blow on Jaw Renders Sioux City Pugilist Unconscious. Efforts of His Trainers and Physicians to Revive Him Fail. SAVANNAH, Ga., May 28.—Jim Jeffords of San Francisco and George Feely of Sloux City, heavy-weights, met for a twenty-round contest before the Savan- nah Athletic Club to-night. In the third round Feely went down under a left to the jaw and took a count of six. As he | came up groggy Jeffords sent another to the same spot and Feely was counted out. At 11 p. m., an hour after the conclu- sion of the contest, Fecly was still un- ! conscious, notwithstanding the efforts of his seconds and two physicians to revive him. A subcutaneous injection of nitro- glycerin was administered, without hav- ing the effect of restoring consclousness. A physician sald Feely's heart was acting all right, but that he was suffering from concussion. Feely removed from the | ¢lub to a Turkish bath still insensible. R JOE WALCOTT WINS. “Mysterious Billy” Smith Goes Out After Four Furious Rounds. PORTLAND, May 28.—Joe Walcott of | Beston, champion welter-welght of the world, won from ‘‘Mysterious Billy” Smith of Portland after four rounds of furious fighting to-night. At the close oi the fourth round Smith staggered to his corner and his seconds threw up the sporge. Walcott w declared the win- ner. Smigh claims to have broken his left hard in the third round from a blow on Walcott’s head just as the bell rang. It was clearly Walcott's fight. [ e e e A ] ] Seventh Race—Highland, Sadducee. (By Dally America.) First Race—Rizht and True, Mar- graviate, Armeath. Second Race—FEthics, Bon Mot, Rightfal. Third Race — Stroller, Mackey Dwiyer, The Carmelite. Fourth Race — The Musketeer, Plater, Forward. Cift Race — Collector Seymour, Masedo. Sixth Race—Damon, Leipsic, Wye- Jessup, | fleld. Seventh Race — Ros- tand, Roue. ndducee, St SKILFUL EARNS BRACKETS. Defeats Beau Ormonde and Lucien Appleby in Five-Furlong Race. CHICAGO, May 25.—Hawthorne summary: First race, one mile—Lord Melbourne won, Prodig: on second, High Chancellor third. Time, 1:50. Second race, five furlongs—Skillful won, Beau Ormonde second, Luc Time, 1:03 3-5. Third race, one mile and an eighth—Jordan Rolling’ Boer second, Jobn McGurk third. 2:00 1-5. urth race, four and a half furlongs—Susie v_Ball second, Katle Powers en Appieby third. Omdurman second, Goldaga third. Time, th race, six furlongs—Sardine won, Mr. le second, Canyon third. Time, 1:20. ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY’S RACES. CHICAGO, May 28.—The following are s entries at Hawthorne: First race, four and a half furlongs, selling, ar-olds—Susia Christian 100, Establish 100, anie Moore 106, Bernice 104, Banwell 104, Soi 104, Lawndale 104, Soldier of Fortune ten 101, Polly Vlater 98, lda to- mith . one mile, maidens—Whangdoo- Commodore Dewey 113, Lee Stevenson pooza 106, Chlef Aloha 103, Animula_101, Chicago . Courage 101 six furlongs—Epicure 114, Tom Flovd K. 110, Anna Beall 105, . one mile, handicap—Flying Tor- Demund 107, Jordan 103, Airlight The Forum 9. 90, I nd one-sixteenth miles, sell- ing: , Examiner 106, Compass 100, Captain H. Bradley 97, 87, Sidney Sabath 87, Nimble Nag 85. x and one-half furlongs, selling —Vuleain 112, Mike Strauss 109, Sharpiess 107, Alice Dougherty 107, Pupil 104, Doeskin 101, Pirate 100, Della Osirand 97, Mary Moore 97, Safeguard 90, Jet 88, Kiwasa 85. Weather cloudy; track heavy. SELECTIONS FOR HAWTHORNE. (By Chicago Inter-Ocean.) First Race—Susie Christian, Glis- ten, Jennie Moore. Second Race—Caxton, Rampooza, Chicago Girl. Third Race—Floyd K, Tom May- bin, Anna Beall, Fourth Race—dJordan, Flying Tor- redo. Jack Demund. Fifth Ruace—Lampoon, Sydney Sabath. Sixth .Race—Della Ostrand, Alice Dougherty, Mike Strauss. HRENGRE E T KING BARLEYCORN FIRST. Wins the Mile and Seventy Yards Event at St. Louis Fair Ground. ST. LOUIS, May 28.—Fair Grounds sum- mary: First race, six and a half furlongs—Nath Woodcock won, Require second, Martin Brady Compa third. Time, 1:231. Second race, four and a half furlongs—Ch Morgan _won, Lona S second, Sweet Myrt thivd, Time, :57%. Third race. one mile and seventy vards, sell- ing—King Barleycorn won, Leenja second, Eocrys third. Time, 1:48% Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap—Frank Bell won, Father Wentker second, Malster third. ~Time, 1:16. Fifth race, six and a half furlongs, selling— Dotty Shute’ won, Sardian second, Deer Hunter 31 mile and seventy yards, sell- ing—Virgie d'Or won, Pirateer second, Lunar third. Time, 1:46%. ST. LOUIS ENTRIES. ST. LOUIS, May 28.—The following are to- morrow's entries for the Fair Grounds races: First race, four and a half furlongs, purse— Ann Dear 100, Tom Kiley 104, Getchel 103, Rhyme and Reason 100, Sextefte 100, Littls Pirate 107, Lena S 100_ Bustler 104, Don Al- varo 107, ‘Bugler 107, Witcheraft 104, Second’ race, six furlongs, selling—Fanny Knox 97 Called Back 07, Ardita 107, Vicle Vance 104, Aline S 104, Helen Hay 83, Jean Gravier 92 Katle Gibbons 104, Edna_Kenner 97, Ceilulose 107, Alalia 106, Eliza Cook 102, Afansag 59, Sabinal 95, Maggle S 102, Third race, one mile, purse—Bourka Coch- ran 100, Bas d'Or 100, Ranchman 103, Dr. Kler 103, Pettijohn 100, Deutchland 103, Blanco Fourth race, mile and an eighth, handicap— Light Opera 85, W. B. Gates 97, Lady Strath- more 112, South Breeze 101 Jack Young 108. Fifth race, six furlongs, seil’ orge Fabb 107, Corder 112, Lady Idris 102, Broodler 104, Dr. Clark 106, Mistie 96, Lasso 104, Vestry 106, Countess Clara 104, Ed Bishop 95, Mrs. Wiggs 102, Maverick 96, Dolly Gray 87, Ben Lear 93, Zirl 103. Sixth race, seven furlongs, purse—Wellesley 106, Dr. Holscher 95, Duela 100, Baromet 109, Jake Weber 106, Don’'t Ask Me 102, Sweet ream 104, Cash Boy 95, Style 80, Sir is- topher 106, Detest 90, Sioux Chief 95, Echo- dale 109, Weather cloudy; track fast. SELECTIONS FOR ST LOUIS. 4 (By New York Telegraph.) . irst Race—Rhyme and aso! Don Alvardo, Lona 8. 7 g Second e—Jean Gravier, Fan- ny Knox, Margie S. Deutch- Third Race—Bas d'0Or, A ari Hars" siaht Opers, W. Gates, Jack Young. SR il Fifih Race—Vestry, Dolly Gray, Corder. th Race—Sir Christopher, Weber, Wellesley. Ao GANS WILL WEIGH IN HANDILY FOR HIS FIGHT WITH FITZGERALD His Last Day’s Training Is Crowded Into Two Hours Spent on Roads---Fitzgerald Will Make Bid for Lightweight Championship PERIRE T e AR N ES i e i S sl W R SRR SN S W ) # e o+ SPORTS OF THE TRACK, THE PRIZE RING, THE FIELD AND THE WATER | CHAMPION JOE GANS AND WILLIE FITZGERALD, THE CHALLENG- ER FOR THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE, THEM ON THE EVE OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT. AS THE CAMERA SHOWS OE GANS is apparently not worry- ing about the question of weight in his fight to-night with Willle Fitz- gerald in Mechanics’ Pavilion. He went on the road yesterday morn- ing, being out two hours. He then took matters easv In the afternoon, lounging about his training quarters discussing his next ring engagement with Manager Her- ford. The boxers are to weigh In to- night at 135 pounds at the ringside. ‘What betting was done yesterday was chiefly at odds of 10 to 4. There were a few small bets made at 2 to 1, Gans, of | course, belng favorite. Fitzgerald has supporters who believe he has a chance to outgame and outslug | the colored champion. Thoérlehds of the latter claim he is too clever a boxer to give Fitzgerald an opening for a blow that might relegate him to a back seat. Gans has always fought to orders, and there is curfosity to see the plan of cam- paign which has been mapped out for him for to-night. Some are of the opin- ion he will endeavor to win In short or- der to prove his class. Others who have the interest of the sport at heart fear he may try to spin out the contest to secure betting on the rounds. This is hardly likely, as there is not enough bet- ting of this kind to make it an object. Joe Choynski is an enthusiastic admirer of Gans. He mentioned three lightweights of class, when he was here some days since, and saild Gans could knock the three of them out, allowing him one min- ute for each. The men in Gans’ corner to-night will SACRAMENTO BOY ENTERED IN' THE HOLIDAY STAKE Will Start aT—I;gT;flde Coursing Park on Saturday Against Western Watchman. Sacramento Boy. one of the fleetest greyhounds in California, will be started /in the 112-dog stake to-morrow at Ingle- side Coursing Park. He meets Western Watchman in the first round. The course ing will commence at 11 o'clock. The draw last night resulted as follows: Open stake, 112 dogs—Reno vs. Pasha Pleas- ant; Pure Pearl vs. Idaho Boy; Old Ironsides vs. Haphazard; Wild Nora vs. Vandal: White Mystery vs. General de Wet; Articulate va. Silver Heel Pepper Jack vs. Wapsee; Amer- jca vs. Flora Beile; Boots vs. Advance Guard Menlo Prince vs. Evil ; Miss Wilson Bob R; Royal Friend vs. Mountain Echo; Sac- ramento Boy vs. Western Watchm: Tralee Boy vs. Haddington; Liberator vs. Flying Pasha; Laughing Water vs. Shadow; Yankee Boy vs. Colored Lad: Aggle W. Crockett ; Dorothy M vs. Red Rock: Mount Rose Iima Belle vs. May Beach; Braw's y Gladys vs. Conroy; ght EQH Thiee Cheers vs. Lundin Links: Money Musk vs. Ruby Sanky; Clarice vs. Little Lucy: Reta S. vs. Eastlake; Meddlesome vs. W Eagle; Reel Pasha Otto; My Bonnle King Siiver Clou ter Clair vs. Lady Daven- M s Greenhall; Rockefeller Free Born: vs. Wedgewood; Emin Bey vs. Lily Wright; Gold Lace vs. Special; Viking Bella Lioyd; Slevenamon vs. May Flush; vs. Cascade vs. John C. Heenan: Hot Slugs vs. Comanche: Cloverdale vs. White Hat: Rich Argosy vs. Maid of the Glen; Flora Bird vs. Belfast; Young 's. Miss Brummel; Fly- ing Fox vs. Warpath: Bright Fortune vs. Med- ley; Jack Short vs. Firm Fellow; Anchor vs. Yellowtail. —_—————— Emperor Presents Cup to Yacht Club. BERLIN, May 28.—Emperor Willlam has presented the New York Yacht Club with a gold cup, two feet high, to be known as the Emperor’s cup, to be com- peted for the first time next fall. ————— Crews of Two Schooners Are Lost. LUNENBERG, N. S, May 2.—News has been received from Newfoundland of the drowning at the Bay of Islands of four of the crew of the schooner Peer- less of this place, and also. of fourteen men drowned from-another Lunenberg ::u.m vessel, the name of which is not ven. ———— The niece of a Duke smokes cigarettes pub- lcly. Read the Wasp. o ettt e el @ I | fled with his strength and weight. e be Al Herford. Watson Burns, “Medals’ Dukelow and Sol English. Zick Abrams will represent him as timekeeper. Fitzgerald spent an easy day training quarters at Alameda yesterday. He took a brisk eight-mile run in the morning to keep his pipes clear and after returning was given a vigorous rubdown by his han- dlers. During the afternoon the Brook- Iyn boxer enjoved a nap, spent some time on the veranda of Croll's Hotel with his wife and lounged about the gymna- sium watching Harry Foley work out. itzgerald did no bag punching nor wres- | tling with his trainers, being well satis- He is a matter of fact chap and worry of any kind seems to be foreign to his na- ture. This morning Willie will give himself a short trial trip on the road, but that will be all. This afternoon at 3 o'clock he will break camp at Croll's Gardens and come to a hotel in this city. He will be accompanied by his manager. George Weeden, Eddie Hanlon Billy Otts and Harry Foley, who, with Alec Greggaing will be behind Fitzgerald when he puts up his gloves against Gans to-night. Manager Weeden says he is unable to account for the long odds in favor of Gans, when Fitzgerald's showing against Britt and men in the East whom Gans and his man have both defeated is con- sidered. He belleves the prevailing odds may affect the attendance, but asserts that all who back his boy 111 be given a run for their money with a splendid prospect of holding it and getting the | other fellow's In the bargain. at his MANAGER ERLANGER IS NOT DISTURBED Feels Satisfied That Miss Nance O’Neil Will Keep Her New York Engagement. NEW YORK, May 28.—Reports from San Francisco that Miss Nance O'Neil had signed contracts to appear at the Theater Republic there next autumn at the same time she is announced to appear at the Herald Square Theater caused no stir to-day in the office of Klaw & Er- langer. “Miss O'Nell is under contract with us | hauled, fetching the finishing line withou z Croll's Gardens In | GUP DEFENDERS IN A TRIAL RAGE Puff of Wind Carries Away Constitution’s Topmast. Reliance Beats the Columbia in Easy Style in Twelve Knot Breeze. AT NEW YORK, May 2.—The Constitu- tion’s hoodoo almost spolled the race of the trial of the cup defenders in Long Island Sound to-day. After sailing nine miles of the first leg of the race the Con- stitution’s topmast was carried away in a little puff of wind, and she was out of it for the day. When the accldent occurred the Constitution was half a mile behind the Reliance, and was leading the Colum- bia by an equal distance. The Reliance and Columbia finished the race, but it had become a procession, for the Columbia was never formidable after the first five miles had been salled. The Reliance crossed the finish line a winner by 8 minutes and 27 seconds. The Constitution had sailed a game racs until the accident. She had been handled skillfully, but had been unable to hold the fast Reliance August Eelmont, managing owner, who was on board the Constitution, said that her spar topmast was in Bristol and that he did not expect to get it in time to sa in Saturday's race. No one was injured. Clear of the wreck, the Constitution cams limping home under slower salls. The Reliance beat the Columbia 4 m utes and 52 seconds on the first leg and seconds on the second leg. The last leg was a long slant, close a tack or hitch too closely into the wind. It was the prettiest spectacle of the day, for the wind had freshened to twelva knots and the Rellance had her lee rail | down Into the froth and was reeling off eleven knots to the hour, while the pride of former years dragged a mile and a ha astern. The Reliance had beaten her thres minutes and 5 seconds on that leg. CUP CHALLENGER SAILS. Shamrock III Is Given a Great Send- Off When Leaving Gourock. GOUROCK, Scotland, May 28.—Sir Thomas Lipton’s flotalla, consisting of Shamrock IIT, Shamrock I, the steam vacht Erin and the ocean tug Cruiser, whose combined crews number 170 men, safled from hers for Sandy Hook at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Great crowds bads them farewell, flags were every where dis- played and bands, whistles and sirens combined with the cheering of the spec- tators to give the cup challenger a great send-off. ——— BOSTON AND PITTSBURG PLAY AN EXCITING GAME NATIONAL LEAGUE. BOSTON, May 28.—No game In Boston for several seasons has been so full of excitem that in which Pittsburg defsated B The inflelders of the home téa: superb work, otherwise Boston been swamped. Attendance, 3610. Boston .. 1 Pittsburg SApy 1 Battertes—Platt and Kittredge; Doheny and Phelps. Umpire—Johnstone. BROOKLYN, May 28.—The third game of the series between Brooklyn and St Louis was stubbornly contested and resultsd + victory for the locals by 5 to 4 Attendance, 1900. ~ Score: R HE St. Louls 4 6 o Brooklyn ¢ 13 3 Batterfes—Sanders and Weaver; Evans, fi:pflm and Ritter. Umpires—Moran and Hal ay. PHILADELPHIA, May 28.—The home bunched hits to-day and wom from Cincin: In the eighth inning Hulswitt collided Phillips at the plate and the latter wrenc his knee. He was forced to retire. Atten ance, 706. Score: R H E Cincinnati . ¢ R A Philadeiphia . o [ 5 Batteries—Phillips, Cooley d Bergen; Duggleby and Zimmer. NEW YORK, May 28.—The visitors bunched their hits off Luther Taylor and fielded per fectly. J. Taylor held the locals safely ex- cept In the fifth inning, which was wound with a fast double play. Attendance. 8000. AMERICAN LEAGUE. DETROIT, May 28.—Detroit lost the game in the first inning by some of the most head- less flelding ever seen on a local diamond. Attendance, 3300. Score: R. H B Detroit = ¢ 9 St. Louls o Y B Batterfes—FEason and Buelow; Donahue and Sugden. BOSTON, May 28.—Freeman's three-bagger and La Chance's fly to Ryan gave Boston the winning run in to-day’s game with Washing- ton. Wilson tried hard to win his own game, getiing two triples. Attendance, 00. Score: R. H. B Boston ... . wee'§ W 1 Washington o S Y Batterifes—Winter and Criger; Wilson and Clarke, PHILADELPHIA, May 28.—The locals wers defeated by New York to-day principally to play at the Herald Square Theater for seven weeks, opening September 7, in ‘MacBeth,” "’ sald Erlanger, “and has paid a deposit on the contract. I know neth- ing about the reported San Francisco en- gagement, but I think she will be here.” —_—————— Firemen Unable to Stay the Flames. MONTREAL, May 20.—A telephone message received ab 2 a. m. from Maries- ville, a small town twenty-one miles from here, on the Central Vermont Rallroad, says that a fire which broke out at mid- night in a large barn near the rallway station had destroyed fifty buildings and was still raging. The place has no fire protection appliances. The wind is blow- ing a gale. ————— \ English Actress Secures Divorce. LONDON, May 2.—FEllis Jeffries, the actress, has been granted a divorce from Hon. F. G. Curzon on the grounds of bru. tal treatment and misconduct. Curzon is a son of the late Lord Howe. 2 ~ 2 Read how the famous English Nobleman, Sir Arthur Pembrok: fared at the hands of the fren- zied Iroquols, after the strang- est gamble for a human life ever heard of, when he made the awful plunge over Niagara Falls over two centuries ago, the first white man who ever went down the cat- aract. Emerson Hough's Romantic His- tory of England, France and America. through the good pitching of Chesbron The home team played a ragged game. Attend- ance, 5972. Score: R EER New York - -3 Philadelphia b e Batteries—Chesbro and O'Conner; Plank, Henley, Powers and Schreck. —_——— No Change in Baseball Schedule. LOS ANGELES, May 28.—J. H. Hart, president of the San Francisco Pacific National Baseball Club, made the fol- lowing statement to the Assoclated Press to-night: “I wish to deny emphatically that any of the Northwestern teams of the Pacific National League have disbanded or are contemplating disbanding. We will finish the season as we began it. The state- ment published that the Butte and Helena teams would refuse to play again In California Is untrue. As far as the situation at Los An- geles is concerned, I wish to say the attendance here simce the San Francisco team came south has been far beyond ex- pectations. The Pacific National League will carry out its schedule to the letter.” ———— Lonsdale Wins Harold Stakes. CINCINNATI, May 28.—Latonia summary: First race, six furlongs—Oconee won, Vogue second,. Sweet Charity third. Time, 1:18. nd race, five furlongs—Silver Thistle won, Laura Ireland second, Princess Lucille third. Time, 1:04. Third race, one mile—Bernasy won, Gold Bell second, Reservation third. Time, 1:43%. Fourth race, Harold stakes, five furlongs— Lonsdale won, Marshal Neil second, Paris third. Time, Fifth race, one mile and fifty yards—Frank Mac won, North Wind second, Welch Girl third. ~ Time, 1:46%. Sixth ruce, six and a half furlcngs—Little Duchess II won, Frivol second, Harlem Lane third. Time, 1:22%. s B Duffey of Chicago Defeats Ferns. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 23—Rube Ferns, who calls himself the white welter-