The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1903, Page 10

10 RAIL BIRDS EAGERLY WATCH THO THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, ROUGHBREDS IN TRAINING 1903, é THOROUGHBREDS IN TRAINING AT OAKLAND TRACK FOR THE FORTHCOMING SEASON OF RACING IS CENTER OF GREAT ACTIVITY st s Are Filled and Many Herses Are Still Coming From Eastern Meetir ms will ar- where horsemen icago has applied the past season in I Schrei- ached Oakland aker has twen- Ingleside and of which will ey ringing out Carat both y performe: and rac and = g ¥ G. Follansbee, has applied | f ‘ lls for Frank Reagan. The ter t s for Andrew Miller, a stew- a York Jockey Club. He New being e bay son of horses will be in ago to-day with Melbourne, Marlin , Mary Dunn, D. The programme for the first day in- opening handicap for three- d upward at one mile. Two rs is added, of second and 3200 to third. There is ace at seven furlongs and an- g race at one mile and a six- ——————— SCOTCH BOWLING TOURNEY IS NEARING COMPLETION With the Close of To-Day’s Play Four Men Will Remain to Compete for Honors. The second of the Scoteh bowling tour- naments plaved on the Golden Gate Park green is nearing a close. It will be fin- ished two weeks from to-day. Three men have already qualified for the semi-final round, and the remaining match will be played this afternoon. The winner wiil get the vacant place and will meet James Gray. The match to be played to-day is that between Joseph Gray. and J. Mc- Lachlan. Gray has won all his matches so easily that it is hardly expected Mc- Lachlan will beat him. If the latter bowls as he did against Barr he has a chance. 8o far James Gray and Wallace A. Cook have carried off the honors. Last Satur- day Gray beat McNaught and Cook beat McLaren. The losers have been consid- ered almost certain to meet in the finals and consequently thelr defeat, which in cach case was accomplished rather easily, | was a great surprise. The Grays—Joseph | and James—have shown great skill and are almost sure to meet in the semi- finals. A good match will result when they come together. The Cook-Moffatt macth should also be a close one, with the odds slightly favoring Cook. Joseph Gray will meet McLachlan to-day. The winner will meet James Gray next Satur. day, when also Cook and Moffatt will meet. The finals will be played on No- vember 14. ———— Insolvent Fireman. James B. Sherburne, a fireman, resid- ing at Tiburon, filed a petition in insol- vency yesterday in the United States Dis- trict Court. He owevs $302 and has no nssets. table which | The best | string will | Hypsch and | which $400 | t six furlongs for all ages, a two- | over the Futurity course, | YOUNG HOUNDS WILL START IN | JUNIOR EVENT | Henry J. Crocker Adds a Cup to the Annugl Cham- pion Stake at Union Park — HE Junior Champion stake, one of | ing F The stake has at- | added interest this year, as Henry ocker has presented an artistic cup, h will go to the winner. The entries, | 1clude the pick of the young grey of the coast, are so evenly| atched as to give the stake an unusu- open look. unknown quantity in the stake is aluma hound In Time, by Fortuna nte-Forest Queen. He is owned by | A McLeod and has never been seen in| In the preparation of him for this Mecleod had the assist- srs. Healy and Sheridan, two | of the best informed coursing men in the West. Many good ones have come out of | Petaluma, and this one may live up to | | the traditions | | T. 3 Cronin’s Fair Tralee will be a starter, but he is not expected to do him- self full justice owing to his recent in- Juries The running will commence upon the arrival of the 10:15 a. m. train to-morrow. There will also be trains at 11, 12 and 1 o'clock. The likely winners look to be H. J. Crocker cup Virginia, Special, L C, Donnybrook, Amandon, Fair Rockefeller, Mi Junior chaimnion and QOur Motto, Sweet d, Equator, L lember, Cubanola, Richard Anton, From Flaw Red Rock, May Connolly, Old kless 4 , Otto, Rural Art- = Animo, 1, Belle Free, Tra- Rencgade Apache, Prairie Mald, Gam- Haphazard, Vina, Laxury, Clarice, Barge, Boy, Greenhall k! At Ingleside the feature of the card will e the Schmitz cup stake, for members e San Francisco Coursing Club. An of thirty-two vhounds was re- | ed for this event. It wil lbe run in its | entirety to-morrow. The meeting will | commence to-day at 11:30 o'clock with the | open stake. The first round and half the | second round will be run to-day. The| | running of this stake will be resumed to- morrow at 10:30 o'clock. The likely win-| ners look to be: Schintz cup—Pilker, | Jack, Littie Plun: Mount Rose, Sofala, | Young Fearless. McHenry, Conroy, Cloverdale, Full Moon, Siskiyou, Wedgewood, Lily Wright, Snapper Garrison and Yukon. Open_stake—Trotting Bob, Lulu Girl, Ad- | vance Guard, Lord Goff, Kittleman, Master Clair, Free Born, Shadow, Intruder, Miss Wil- Doc Burns, Pepper son, ‘White Stockings, Redwood Lad, Golden { Rule, Tom Sayers, Irvington Tralee, J E H, Concord Boy, Dorothy M., Black Flush, Real Du-t Linda Vista, Belfast, Marguerite, | Queen’s Motto, Little Lucy, Goid Lily, Glau- cus, Good Decieion, False Alarm. Firm Fel- low, Pacing Billy, General de Wet, Bonnis Hughte, Wattles, Tobasco Bob, Tom Hurlick, | Lady Pinta, Orsina, Pretty Face, Homer Bos. The first round of the American Water- | 100 will be run to-day at Oklahoma City. | At the conclusion of this meeting it is in- tended to continue coursing for the next six months at that point. The open stake run recently at Kear- ney, Neb., attracted an entry of 104 grey- hounds. This is the largest stake ever run east of California. All the California | dogs won their first course. They included | Lord Brazen, Laughing Water, White Consort, Talk To Me, Cloudburst Sweet Emma. Dr. J. J. Gaynor of Eureka is in the city to see the Junior Champion run. He has the most extensive greyhound kennel in Northern California and will soon be | represented at the meetings in this city. { Frank McComb, one of the most popular coursing men in California, is soon to be- | come a benedict and is disposing of his | extensive kennel. W. Creamer has secured | | Our Motto, and Victor Noble has Queen's Motto from him. | A. J. Vanderwhite has bought Northern Alarm and Northern Lad, by Northern Surprise imp.-Jessamy, from F. F. Lowe of Enterprise, Kans. G. G. Perry has bougit Vina, P. F. Cal. len has bought Mi Amigo, T. Burke has bought Snapper Garrison and M. Plerce has bought Plker. —_———— Bob Fitzsimmons Will box six rounds with his sparring rtner at Coney Island, to-mnrrozv A!l.lflmo“r:.r e c:"' and | Hat, Rocker Arm, Charming Thought, [ GOLFING DAYS DRAW NEAR AT THE PRESIDIO First Tournamen: Will Be Held on Election Day, Others Following Quickly R F bers of the San Francisco Golf Club have been out on the Pre- sidio links on Saturdays and Sundays for practice and next week the first compe- OR several weeks past many mem- tition of the winter season wiil be held. | On Tuesdav, a November 3, there will be handicap over elghteen holes, medal play, for which first and second prizes | and a trophy for the best gross score are | offered. On Saturday, November 14, beginning at 2 p. m., there will be a handicap over eightecn holes agalnst “bogey"” for. first and second prizes. On TPhanksgiving day (Thursday, No- vember 26) there will be a handicap over eighteen holes, medal play, for first and second prizes. Players must tee off at 9:20 or 10:30 a. m., drawing for partners. The scores made in this competition will also count as the qualifying rounds for the competition for the Council's cup for men, the eight players who return the | lowest scores being entitled to take part in the match play. One week will be al- lowed for the completion of each round of match play. On Christmas day (Friday, December 5) a match play handicap will begin for the best returns, in which first and second prizes are cffered. The elght players who return the lowest scores in the qualifying rounds will enter the opening match play round. The handicaps will apply through- out the contest. Four days will be al- lowed for the completion of cach round of match pl ——————— | PRESIDIO WINS SECOND GAME FROM CRACK TEAM Fort Crook Baseball Nine Meets De- feat by the Large Score of 20 to 3. The Fort Crook baseball team met de- feat yesterday afternoon for the second time at the hands of the Presidio nine. The score stood 20 to 3 at the close of the game. Lieutenant Victor Lewis, manager of the Presidio Athletic Club, stated yes- terday that he is ready to match his nine with any amateur team on the coast for a purse of $1000. The Fort Crook team claimed the cham- piorship of the army before coming out here and challenged- the Presidio team immediately on their arrival. The first game was played last week and resulted in a victory for the Presidio men by a score of 6 to 5. The defeated nire asked for a return match and yesterday they certainly got it. From the opening of the game the home boys showed the best work, and at the end of the second inning the visitors had to put a new man in the box. Dr. Strong umpired the game for the first two innings, but made a decision that caused much dissatisfaction on the part of the visitcrs. He was relieved by Cap- tain White, who officlated during the re- mainder of the game. In the seventh inning tne score stood 18 to 0, with two men on bases and Pre- sidio at the bat. For the first time dur- ing the game the Crook team held their opponents down and in the last half of the inning scored three runs. The Fort Crook team is leaving this afternoon for the Philippines and will probably ask for more matches on their teturn to this eity. The line-up: Fort Crook. Position. Bontu. Dubery’ Congo. Valentine... Presidio. Center field.... Writ of Attachment. A writ of attachment in the sum of $2500 was served yesterday at the instarcas of Sussman, Wormser & Co. on W, H, Nicholls & Co. The Sheriff's deputies levied on 1200 cases of salmon in the Pio- neer warehouse standing in the of the defendanta. PiE WINTER TENNIS | SEASON IS OF GREAT PROMISE LN Across the Bay Have Many Tournaments Scheduled Ly HE winter season in tennis has | fairly started on both sides of the bay and the ever-increasing attendance on the courts is an indication it will be the liveliest season on record. | New members are coming into both of the | clubs and the old ones are taking more interest in tournament play than hereto- fore. The East Oakland Club started the | ball rolling last Sunday with a handicap doubles for loving cups. There was a large entry list and the handicaps were well regulated so that most of matches were close. Heath and Hunter and Biddle and Hotchkiss, two of the | scratch teams, met in the finals and after each had won two long sets a coin was tossed and Biddle and Hotchkiss were de- clared the winners. They won the third and folurth sets, while their opponents won the first and second. These tourna- ments are similar to the ones being held at the California Clfib courts and are very popular with the members. The record-breaking handicap singles tournament, commenced on the Golden Gate Park courts several weeks ago, will be completed to-morrow. Four players have won a place in the semi-finals, which will be played off in the morning. Clar- ence Griffin (owe 2-6) will meet Herbert Long (3-6), and WIIl Allen (owe 15 2-6) Allen and Long are California Club players, while Griffin and Janes are two of the original park players. somewhat favor the park men and the chances are one of them will win. Of the four Griffin’s chances undoubtedly look the best. He played a great game last Sunday, when he received a handicap. If he can play the same game to-mOITOW, glving a handicap, he should beat Long. It is expected the odds will worry him, as he is not accustomed to giving them. Long is a streaky player, at times bril- Hant and at others poor. If he is play- ing his best game he can beat his oppo- nent with the odds allowed him. While many conslder it a certainty that Janes will beat Allen, those who are in a position to know are of the opinion that the scratch man will just about nose him out. Allen has several times demon- strated his ability to allow odds. He plays a steady game and has lots of nerve, two things essential in handicap play. The park contingent figure that as Janes beat MacGavin he should have no trouble beating Allen, who does not rank nearly so high as MacGavin. The latter almost beat Janes and was mot feeling well at that. MacGavin's game is not suited to handicap copditions, as he takes too many chances. The final match will be played at 2:30 and will be three sets out of five. The handicap doubles tournament for the three-time cups, which was set for a week ago Sunday on the California Club courts, will be played one week from to- morrow. Hereafter these events will be played as scheduled. Tournaments held by other clubs will not be allowed to in- terfere. The clubs will probably get to- gether and arrange schedules so as not to conflict with each others’ dates. There will be several new teams in the next tournament. Smith and MacGavin will not play together, nor will Colller and Mitchell. MacGavin and Mitchell will join forces, as will the Smith brothers. The latter make a strong combination in a handicap event. They won the Davis cups the last four times straight. Mac- Gavin and Mitchell should couple up well. They will probably be the only scratch team. Dr. Hill and Will Allen, the win- ners of the last tournament, will piay to- gether again. Frank Stringham and Sid- ney Salisbury have been practicing to- gether and will make a strong team. Smith and Smith, Stringham and Salis- bury and Allen and Hill will probably all play from the same mark. Herbert Schmidt and Harry Rolfe will get a small handicap from these teams. The members of the Ladies’ Annex of the Golden ‘Gate Club will hold a handicap singles tournament on the park courts this afternoon for the Jackman cup. Two events of a similar nature have the first being won by Miss will be opposed to George Janes (scrateh). | The odds | [SAILS FURLED | Clubs Both in This City and|Pleasure Craft the | | M ON YACHTS FOR THIS SEASON Are Being Prepared for Their Stay in Safe’ Winter Quarters OST of the yacht owners of San Francisco Bay will be occupled to-morrow in unbending salls, stripping their craft of cushions and other | fittings and storing them in the lofts of the clubhouses. A few pleasure craft may remain In commission during the winter, chiefly for the purpose of duck-shooting. The members of the South Bay Yacht Club will hold a clambake at the club house at Alviso to-morrow and will then lay their boats up for the winter. The flagship Muriel, accompanied by the sloop Comrade and the launches Carden City and Asparagus, took the final cruise of the season last Sunday. H. R. Simpking’ yawl Tramontana, which has been used as a houseboat dur- ing the summer by W. M. Edgell, former- ly secretary of the San Francisco Yacht Club, has been taken back to her moor- ings at Sausalito. During the winter she will lie to the north of the ferry slip. The sloop Thetls, flagship of the San Francisco Yacht Club, will be hauled out on the ways at South San Francisco, while A. C. Lee's sloop Surprise will be pulled up on the beach at Old Sausalito. The sioop Queen and the vawl Phyllis will be taken up Corte Madera Creek to Escalle. J. R. Savory's sloop Juanita and the yawl Royal will enter the lagoon at Tiburon. The membcrs of the California Yacht Club brought the season to a close last Saturday with an impromptu jinks and supper at their clubhouse on Oakland Creek. During the evening the prizes won at the varifous club races held during the past season were presented to the win- ners, Robert Vincent of the yawl Iola, Charles E. Clark of the yawl Gypsy Julian Altendorf of the yawl Pilgrim and S. S. Marshall of the sloop Thelma. Au- gust R. F. Brandes, chalrman of the re- gatta committee, made the presentations, the winners being heartily cheered by those present. Last Sunday the closing cruise of the season was taken, the boats being towed out into the bay, where a light breeze en- abled the yachtsmen to hoist sail. After passing and saluting Commodore George M. Shaw's flagship Idler the yachtsmen put about for their moorings in the creek. Allen M. Clay, owner of the sloop Pac- tolus and one of the best known yachts- men on San Francisco Bay, has been ill for several weeks at his home in Ala- meda, but is said to be getting better. Lee Gale’of the sloop Secret left the creek last Saturday for a week’'s duck shoting in Lindsey Slough and Cache Creek on the Sacramento River, where it is said duck are numerous. Last Sunday the fleet of the Oakland Canoe Club sailed from Sessions Basin | to the anchorage of the Encinal Yachting been Miriam Edward and the second by Miss and Boating Club at Alameda, enjoying smooth watcr and a pleasant breeze. ———— ‘Will Serve Six Months Each. Roy Gorlaine and Randall Wade were sentenced to serve six months each in the County Jail by Police Judge Conlan yesterday. Gorlaine was. convicted of passing a Confederate $10 bill on Mrs. Begin Kelly, a landlady on Powell street, and Wade broke a pane of glass in the window of Vigneau's liquor store on Sixth street and stole six bottles filled with water, believing that they con- tained whisky. @ civiieiiefeelnleieinfedninileieleleel @ Hazel Hotchkiss. i tournament for women has not been held for some time and a large entry list is expected from all the bay counties. Mrs. L. C. Bozarth has the affair in charge. The following players have already entered: Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, Miss Emma Hunter, Miriam Edwards, Miss Bessle Valleau, Miss Maud Varney, Miss Anita Beyfuss, Miss Dorothy Mills, Miss Gretta Lind- strom, Miss-Karin Lindstrom, Miss Hazel Naylor, Miss Vera Crocker, Miss Corinne Reuck, Miss Alice Naylor and Miss Vera Beytuss. —_—— Toastmaster hairman of public nor)—:"onld ygf fike to et % s toast now, my or 2 enjoy themselves a bit longer. Binem | | | | | STANFORD EL EVEN FAILS TO PLEASE ADHERENTS Cardinal Practice Work Is Disappointing, While That of California Improves. TANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. 3. ~The practice' work of the Stan- ford University football eleven, as we the showing made in the last two games, has been a source of considerable disappointment to the students on the bleachers. In the early part of last week the big fellows were playing in a way spoke well for the possibilities of this year's team. This week they have put up a game Inferior in every respect to the work they were doing ten days ago, T started evada game apparently the havoc, or at any rate, che varsity has been sliding backward ever since that contest. They are slow—painfully slow to the spectators, who paid their good money to see a good exhibition of the college sport. The second eleven is quite evi- dently able to run plays off more rapidly thhn the first team men. This was notice- bie in the game with the Chemawa In- dians on Wednesday. It was not until after practically the entire second team | was facing the redskins that anything approaching fast football was played. The men, after a scrimmage, were slow to return to their places, the signals were given even more slowly and the gains were made, not through any clever nor | fast work on the part of the Stanford players, but because of the inferior work and ignorance of the game on the part cf the Indians. A feature of Wednesday's game com- | mented on by those who watched it care- fully was the lack of both interference and support given the man carrying the bal. Not infrequently on & the man with the ball would get through for several yards only to be carried back by the Indians because there was no one behind him to back him up. Fumbling nas also been far too frequent among tbe varsity players, considering the fact that the big game is but two weeks distant. In the game with the Nevadans the fumbling was inexcusable, and possibly prevented Stanford from winning the con- test. . The problem of getting a man to do the kicking for the big team is still perplex- ing the coaches. Hyde, a candidate for haltback, who promised earlier in the sea- son to be a star performer in this depart- ment of the game, has fallen down hope- Jessly in his punting. Sprott, left tackle, whom the coaches have been endeavoring | to develop into a place-kicker, has also | proved a failure and it is evident that if | Stanford is to score against California on November 14, it must do so through straight line-bucking or end-running, a proposition that will not prove at all easy considering the weight and efficiency of the veteran blue and gold line, Stanford’s line is not as strong as it should be considering the amount of coaching the men have had since the season opened. Thompson, Hauverman and Sprott are the only men that have played consistently in varsity form. In the game with Nevada the right side of the line was visibly weak, notwithstand- ing the fact that the rival linesmen were of approximately the same weight. The sagebrush men “got the jump" on their oppohents nearly every time the ball was passkd, showing the Nevads players have followed Coach Steckle's teaching better than the Stanford men have answered Coach Lanagan’'s demand for speed. Big Jim Weller has been out of the game the greater part of the week with a bad knee. He is recovering rapidly and { will be seen behind the line next week. “Savage” Dole reappeared in the lineup agaln this week, playing during a part of the game against the Chemawa Indians. “Stump” Stott, who captained the fresh- man team and played a brilllant game, is playing as near varsity form as any man on the fleld at present. His work in the game Wednesday showed to an advantage. He is not only a good fleld general, but also a clever individual player. To-morrow afternoon at 3:30 the varsity will meet the Reliance eleven on the Stan- ford gridiron In their last contest of the season with the clubmen. After Stan- ford's showing against Nevada It is im- possible to forecast the result, although ' Stanford ought to find it easier to defeat Relfance now than it did lj the last game. Metzinger Gets Six Months. Andrew Metzinger, the “trusty” who made such a daring escape from the City Prison last week, while serving a year for petty larceny, pleaded guilty before Police Judge Fritz on Thursday of hav- ing violated section 107 of the Penal Code and appeared for sentence yeste: day. The Judge sentenced him to serve six months in the County Jail. —_———— line buck | ERKELEY, Oct. 30.—There has been a noticeable improvement in B the playing the varsity team i | this week. The line is not quite all that | it ought to be and the backs, though get | ting faster all the time, are a little but these kinks will be raken out in the two weeks of practice that remain between to-day and the day of the inter- colleglate game. “The line is stronger to-day than it was a week ago,” sald Coach Whipple to-day. ‘We are trying out men right along to see if we can't make it stronger. The backs are getting off their feet faster than they did, though they do not seem to be as sure as they should be. The men are in good condition, however, and In time they will be all right.” The game against the alumni this week did not prove anything against the var- sity, as the ten-minute halves did not per- mit of any heavy scoring. There is nothing easy about making touchdowns in ten minutes, even with scrub elevens. Besides the alumni eleven was composed of stars which would stop almost any thing that came In its way. “ In the game with the Chemawa Indians | the varsity did not even get good prac- tice. The team was altogether too light to do anything against the opnosing heavyweighs. A game of that kind al- ways hurts the varsity, because there is no hard fighting to do to get through. Belknap got into the game again to-day after being out of it for two weeks on | a;ccm:x!\t of &hs(runed ligament. time it was thought he was on . | tal st for good. “Johnny" Mor:b;A::Tn taking his place at quarter in the practice games, but in the alumni and Indian games Geary and Boothe were tried out The plaster cast was removed from Harry Hudson's leg to-day and the limb may be well enough for him to play again before the season gets too far advanced. Clary and Oliver have been fllling his place at right end. Demeritt 1 | care of left ena. e The varsity will of At one play Athletic Club eleven to- { Berkeley campus. | the Multnomah -} mMOrrow on the e visitors on the fleld with such veterany we oy Millan and “Chet” Murphy and will give the varsity a fight to win. The team has been well trained under MeMillan who is captain, coach, manager and right | balf. The varsity will line up: Stroud center; Overall, right guard: Stow, left | guard; Heitmuller, right tack. E | loft tackle; Oliver, right end: Dasmeic: ‘;:‘Im;r;ednldort quarter; M. Whipple, ni, gar, Risley, Cottrell : Forse, full oo u S — COACHMAN DID NOT SUIT HIS FASTIDIOUS TASTE J. J. Whitson Refuses to Pay for Carriage, but Loses Suit in Justices’ Court. J. J. Whitson, president of the Wat- sonville Gas Company, appeared In Jus- tice of the Peace Lawson's court yester- day as defendant in a suit brought by Harry F. Patrick, a Geary-street stable owner, to recover the sum of $10, alleged to be due for a carriage and ho: by Whitson. e e, Patrick testified that he had received a telephone message from Whitson to send him the carriage and he had done so. Whitson, however, had since posi- tively refused to pay for the carrtage. In his own behalf Whitson sald that when the carriage drove up to his house he did not like the appearance of the coachman, so he sent the team back. “The coachman was shabbily dfessed," { sala Whitson, “and I declined to allow {him to drive my wife and myself through the park, owing to his generally disreputable appearance. 1 told him to take the carriage to the stable and he did so. Then Patrick sent him bacik again, but his attire had not been im- proved.’ Judge Lawson, while r ‘Whitson's fastidious taste, u::z:!r:,:‘:i hould pay something. as he had used | the carriage. and told the litigants to cut the bill in half. giving judgment for Patrick for 35 and costs to the amount of $5 50. —— Pawning Bicycles His Hobby. Ole Ellingson was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives Ryan and Taylor on a charge of felony embezzle- ment. He has developed a passion for renting bicycles and pawning them. On July 28 he victimized C. M. Christopher, 528 Stanyan street, and or August 28 W. A. Lee of 500 Stanyan strcet was his vic- tim. When arrested he had with him a that he hired in Stcekton.