The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1903, Page 6

6 THE SAN RIVAL FOOTBALL T FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903 EAMS NEARING FINAL SELECTIO N ELEVENS SEEM WELL MATCHED | AT THIS STAGE OF TRAINING Stanford Adherents Are Pleased, With the Im-]| provement of Their Men in the Last Week. the annual f¢ ects respe ¢ e, but the xpected develc the gar ivantage that On exch ubtable kicker ( ery respect Dol matched. ving a brill ce for either eleven t | the University of California elevens i | und the end and the Berkeley boys should ad- nore advantageously through the right of their ges of punts Overall, for the Blue ny yards. alifornia will have a better chance goals. Clark, Smith and Stevenson, of Stanford, are the equals of California’s ends. The quarter- will bring both teams down to a dead level with »otball contest between Stan- that the opposing teams will be ndingly brighter. Early in the xperts from the State Univer- r own way when it should | supporters of the Cardinal have strong meanwhile. Unless there should be | pments within the next week | e with the stronger line, while | in the backfield. From present the Cardinal should make most Through the prowess of this | e or Tarpey, Chalmers and iant game. A rainy day and a 0 win. )RD UNIVERSITY, Nov. 6.— t game eight days dls- ardinal enthusiasts chances fot 1 has and whether at itself along the m displayed in this ame. Most of the car- hoping and yet ad- streak of good a are vie- what bardly be expec in one had played his four Berkeley the Stanford willing to wager their lege that Cali- Stanford by a larger if they were able to w cardinal aggrega- mester's © w credi th “Ovie” in the game, be it baseball, it is an uncertain to what the score may be! ford team, W the possible of two or three positions, can be time. At the ends Left End George *06, a new man, will line-up, barring accidents hold down his old position and will probably do the he eleven. Right tackle is stiil open. The place 04 and Stillman "05, with chances slightly in favor of the rmer because of his greater welght g Thompson, who played guard on the W wvarsity, will line up at left guard California on the 14th. He is the man in the line and can be on to give Captain Overall, whom he will oppose, a good, hard tussle re game. The position of ke that of right tackle, is Jacobs '04 and C. E. Hy 04 are the leading candidates for the place, with the chances at present slightly n favor of the former. Hauverman, the eteran center, has his position cinched and can be depended upon to play a con- sistent game. Behind the line three positions can be red fairly well settled, Captain Bansback at quarter, “Savage” Dole at t haif and “Jim"™ Weller at full. There ate at least three other men trying for these positions who are almost as good a8 the three named, but the initial line- up will probably be as stated. Freshman Stott ie considered the equal of Captain Bansbach, although he has not, of course, had the varsity experience. Dave Tarpey has been playing a smashing game at left balf and if Dole has, for any reason, to be taken from the game, the loss by sub- stitution will not be noticed materially. Both Scholficld 06 and Shine "06 have been playing fuilback in good form. At right half Chalmers, a freshman, is the leading candidate, aithough Brennan ‘07 and Chandier '04 are pressing him hard for the position Secret practice is the order on the grid- iron now and the results of the next few days’ work will be anxiously awaited by the rooters. A great many rough edges have to be worn off the team work, the signals have to be learned much better and fumbling must be eliminated during the next four practices If Coach Lana- gan's team is to prove a victor. To-morrow’'s game with the Muitnomah Club eleven should prove a fair criterion from which to judge of the comparative | ength of the rival varsity elevens. The footers have not been able to get tielr full teem together for more than é pr 34 st about such a game as it played . gninst Berkeley. Of course, Stanford will have had the advantage of an extra week of practice and theréfore compara- tively should put up a little better than California did last Saturday, s line | ctice since the game with Califor- | o that the northern team shouid put | game | raigned the case was continued till No- vember 10, % | ERKELEY, Nov. 6—There is noth- ing calculated to stir up the slum- bering spirlt of man more than the news that he is on the short | end in the betting. lic is discounting the value of the article It shows him the pub- | he is putting up and it hurts his pride so | much that he immediately resolves to re- verse the opinion of the spectators. The men of the University of California football eleven got a taste of this adverse opinion of their wares this week through | the reports of the state of the odds that | have come floating across the bay. The rumors that bets were being made at 6 to5 and 5 to 4 and even at greater odds carried their sting and the effect on the team has been wholesome. The men played together better than since the sea- | Field Trials Club’s Derby. son began and the individual effort at the | same time improved wonderfully, s thinge look more hopeful for a good fighting machine than they did a week ago, when the team seemed demoralized. A good deal of speculaton is going on as to who the backs will be. It is pretty cer- tain “Jim" Forse will be the fullback, be- that | cause there is no other man on the squad | of all those that have been tried out who can fill the bill so well. But as to the halfbacks they are all evenly matched and none has any particular advantage over the other. Mini, *Jack” Whipple, Snedigar, Muther, Kittrelle and Risley are all fairly good at the game, but they are not stars of the caliber of Hall or “Locomotive” Smith. The chances are that Mini and Whipple or Bnedigar will be put in first in the intercollegiate game and then the others, according as the game goes. It seems to be definitely understood that “Johnny'' More will fill out again in his old position at quarterback. Belknap lost s0 much practice through injuries that he is not in the best form, and Geary, who plays a good game, is a little too light for the position. The line will be about the same as it has been all season, the only likelihood of change being in regard to ends. Hudson is on his feet again, but if he goes into the big game it will only be for a short time, as his mending leg will not stand much of a strain. Oliver seems to be fill- ing Hudson's place satisfactorily. Clary | has been displacing Demeritt at left end | part of the time this week. A good deal depends on the way the men play against the University of Ne- | vada eleven to-day at Berkeley. Who- ever shows up well in this game will be sure of a place. A special scrutiny will be made of the halfback playing. Trainer Walter Christie announces the weights of the men of the football squad as follows: Overall, 19%; Mini, 145; Hudson, 151; Stroud, 195; Demeritt, 145; Whipple, 167; More, 153; Heitmuller, 180; Stow, 185; Howard, 172; Risley, 158; Oliver, I Kit- | treile, 156; Geary, 183; Boothe, 130; Belk- |pap, 127; Clary, 150; Stern, 178; Craig, | 155; Burke, 168; Forse, 174; Read, 172 Snedigar, 168; Muther, 159; Eilliott, 167; Saben, 146. | ————— Tries to Steal Bottle of Beer. | Dennis Haberlin, a laborer, and three | companions went into Henry Hintman's | saloon at Clipper and Church streets early | vesterday morning and Hintman alleges | that Haberlin tried to steal a bottle of | beer. Hintman grabbed him and Haber- | Yin struck Hintman on the head with the | bottle. The bottle was broken and Gur- {ing the excitement the glass in the front door was also broken and Hintman's scalp was cut. Latcr Haberlin was ar- | rested by Policeman Strei on a charge of |assault with a deadly weapon. He ap- peared before Police Judge Mogan yes- terday and after being instructed and ar- i Liberal CALTFORN =, | T I=E= 5 = THE DASHING RIGHT GUARD AND CAPTAIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL TEAM AND SOME PLAYERS WHO HAVE SHOWN TO ADVANTAGE IN THE SEVERE PRACTICE THE ELEVEN IS UNDERGOING THESE AUTUMN EVENINGS. 1 —_— | FIELD DOGS ARE NAMED FOR TRIALS Entry Is Made of Setters and Point- ers for the Big Meet ——— entry of thirty-two high class sporting dogs has been received by Secretary Albert Betz for the twen- ty-first renewal of the Pacific Coast Of the high class dogs entered seventeen are setters and fifteen are pointers. Ten sections of land on the Haggin and Tevis property, near Bakersfield, have been set aside for the trials. They are being carefully patrolled, and the keeper reports fully three times as many birds as last year. The cover is excellent. R. M. Dodge is working a string of twenty dogs at Lakeside. Coutts and Lucas are also on the ground with a number of dogs. William Dormer will be on hand this year. He has his string at Monterey at present. The trials will be- gin on January 11, 1904. The entries fol- low: SETTERS. Clinton E. Worden’s black, white and tan bitch Count's Cash (Count Whitestone-Sport’s Belle). Charles W. Coggin's white, black and tan bitch Miss Nelson (Tony Boy-Sport’s Destiny). K, tan dog Same owner's black, white and Sharon Boy (same breeding). John W. Considine’s white, black and_tan Sport's Des- bitch Sporting Duchess (Tony Boy-i A. H. Nel- tiny). Originally entered by Mrs son of Tacoma. Same owner's white and lemon dog Tony's Tony (Tomy Boy-Belton Girl). Same owner's black and tan dog Hick's Lad (Doc. Hick-Woodcraft). Same owner's black and tan bitch Hick's Bab (same breeding). John Schumacher's white, black and tan bitch Valita (California Bell 'Boy-Rod's Lark). T. J. Wattson's ‘orange and white dog Star's Rod (Starlight W-Rod's Sylvia). B. J. Baum's black, white and tan dog Starlight Jr. (same breeding). W. W. Van Arsdale’s white and tan dog Kiamath (California Bell Boy-Rod's Lark). Same owner's white, black and tan bitch Keepsake (California Bell Boy-Peach Blos- som) Same owner's white and orange bitch Count's Cift (Count's Mark-Verona Bchoolgirl). J. B. Terry's black, white and tan bitch Countess Lou (Count’s Mark-Mary Lou). H. W. Keller's orange and white bitch Bom- bra (Liewellyn Drake-Shadow). Alexander Hamilton's black and white dog Lady's Lad (Clipper W-Lady). 8. Christensen’s black, white and tan dog Count Jo (Count’s Mark-Mary Lou). POINTERS. W. B. Coutt's black and white dog Glen Rose_(Giendale-Glenwood Rose). o J.W. Flynn's liver and white bitch Whisper D (Kenwood Dan-Whisper). John _Schumacher's liver and white dog Frank W (Don Graphic ). Clinton E. Worden's liver and white dog Sandlewood (Cuba of Kenwood-Petronella). Dr. A. T. Leonard's liver and white dog ‘Wallace Bruce (Kenwood Dan-Whisper). William_Dormer’s liver and white bitch Lize (Ashbury-Vic's Queen). W. W. Van Arsdale’s white and liver bitch Senorita (Dr, Danlels-Nancy Jingo). Same owner's white and lemon dog Mari- posa (same breeding). Stockdale Kennels' liver and white dog Cuba’s Cottonwood (Ch. Cuba of Kenwood- Petronella). Same owner's white and liver dog Cuba's Glenwood (same breeding). Same owner's liver and white Cuba's Ivy- wood (same breeding). Same owner's liver and white dog Cuba’s General Jo Wheeler (Ch. Cuba of Kenwood- Florida). Same owner's liver and white dog Cuba's Sinew (same breeding). Sams cwner's black and white bitch Fly's Pearl (Cuba Jr.-Winnepeg Fly). Same owner's white and black bitch Dodge's Stella 1I (same breeding). e e——— Sues Her Husband for Support. Clemence Lestelle, who was married to Jean Lestelle at Alameda in April of last year, filed a suit for maintenance against him yesterday. She says that in the month following their marriagé he de- COLLEGIANS MAY ADOPT NEW GAME Berkeley Men Are Tak- ing Active Interest in Association Football —— TFootblll League will be played to- morrow. At Idora Park, Oakland, at 2:%0 p. m., the Hornets of Oakland will meet the Independent eleven of San Francisco. On the cricket ground at Webster street, Alameda, the Occidental team will play the Pickwick eleven. This game Wwill also begin at 2:30 p. m. The Albion Rovers of Oakland will try con- clusions against the Thistles on the Pre- sidio athletic ground, San Francisco. This match will begin at 10 a. m. The Hornet Association Football Club will have a considerably weaker team in the field to-morrow than it had last Sun- day, as A. Hunter, Douglas Erskine and G. 8. Lackie will be absent. Their ab- sence will necessitate a rearrangement of the team in the field. It will line up: C. C. Y. Willamson, goalkeeper; Shand, right back; W. Pomroy, left back; Bird, right halfbac Chambers, center half- back; McKay, left halfback; Hindshaw, outside right forward; Felton Taylor, in- side right forward; Cowell, center for- ward; E. Pomeroy, inside left forward; Mildred, outside left forward. The Independent eleven will be Cook, goalkeeper; Lynch and Michels, backs; Al Bmith, J. McGraw and R. Russell, halfbacks; W. Arter and E. Fay, left forwards; P. Fay, center forward; T. Fay and T. Nolan, right forwards. The Occidental eleven will consist of Smith, goalkeeper; McCarthy and Chiev- ers, backs; Bowden, Lloyd and Dixon, halfbacks; F. Holland, Condon, V. Hol- land (captain), Hayes and Shaughnessy, forwards. To-morrow’s game is the first league match of the season for the Pickwick team, which drew the bye last Sunday. The éleven will be chosen from C. W. Betts, John Rushton, William Robertson, M. Luby, Joseph M. Brokenshire, Wil- llam Watters, Hugh Willlamson, Leonard V. Walker, William Kent, Thomas R. Furber, W. F. Oakes, William T. Bow- cock, M. T. Douglas and D. Brokenshire. The Thistle Club's representatives will be Lowe, goalkeeper; Tlerney and For- rest, backs; Taylor, Duncan and Me- Gregor, halfbacks; R. A. Disher and Smith, right forwards; Lydon, center for- ward; T. Disher and A. Disher, left for- wards. The Albion Rovers' eleven will be Moran, goalkeeper; Lancaster and Johns, backs; Smith, Robertson and Bayne, half- backs; Bradley and Gillchrist, right wing; E. Orton, center forward; A. Orton and Churchill, left wing. The Vampire team has no match to- day, baving drawn the bye. The Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union has taken association foot- ball under its control and no player is permitted to represent a club in a league match unless he is duly registered as an amateur athlete. Players must prodtce their registration cards when requested to do 8o by the referee. The Hornets of Oakland have asked the athletic managers of the University of California to arrange a match of associa- tion football on the campus for New Year's day. Up to the end of last month the Berkeley students had taken no steps toward establishing the game at the uni- versity, though President Wheeler and several members of the faculty are sald to favor the game strongly. It affords HREE matches for the champion- ¢hip of the California Assoclation an opportunity for healthful exercise to many undergraduates who are not heavy enough to have any:chance of represent- ing mwx;niuruty in the intercollegiate s il i . Uncle’'s Aggregation Has Disappointed Public by Its Poor Showing —_—— OW that the baseball season is N fast coming to a peaceful close the fans are busy making bets with each other asto whether San Francisco or Oakland will run last. It is a good even money bet, as both the Natives and the Cripples are pretty flun- ky ball teams and either one of them has a license to be the tail ender. It seems the Portlanders will be well entrenched in fourth place by the end of the week. If they once land there they are sure to stay and then Mike Fisher may be compelled to do some hot footing in order to uphold the dignity of the third place position, for the Brownies are good ball players, especially if they strike a winning gait. The San Francisco ball team has been without doubt the greatest disappoint- ment of the year. When the season start- ed Uncle Hank really believed he had corraled the fastest minor league ball nine in America. Some of the fans may have been possessed of the same notion then, but % per cent of them will now affirm that Uncle's aggregation would not do for the Oregon bush league. It is to be hoped we will have a ball team next year that will be a credit to the city. San Francisco Is the greatest ball town in all America, taking evefy- thing into consideration, and it is a shame the baseball public cannot have the pleas- ure of pointing with pride to a collection of stars that would uphold the dignity of the city, instead of a forlorn bunch which keeps sliding down the toboggan as the season advances. Next year the fans will no doubt wit- ness the coming out of many fast lads from the amateur ranks. It has been shown this year that we have better ball players among the sandlot fraternity than ecan be secured from the East at fancy prices. All the youngsters require is a chance to make good and this has been denied them in many instances. McKay and Raymond have shown the magnates and the fans that they are the equal of any performers in the league to-day considering the experience they have had. Though little more than an | amateur McKay possesses that polish and | coolness that are generally the redeeming | features of a big leaguer, and if he had | any kind of a team behind him he might have a chance to show his true worth. Raymond is a born ball player, yet no one ever heard of him till he was given a chance by Harris. Morley considers the youngster the best pickup of the sea- son. Next year he will in all probability be the steady second baseman of the southern aggregation. e Defendants Held to Answer. Yesterday in Judge Conlan’s court Allan Dale, allas Frank Ballard, was held to answer before the Superior Court. His bonds were fixed at $4000. On the morn- ing of October 19 he was arrested on a charge of holding up and robbing Thomas Cronan, an old man, at Kearny and Com- mercial streets. James Daley, an ex-convict, was held by Judge Fritz on a charge of burglary in $2000 bonds. Daley entered the residence of Mrs. Virginia Ford, 161 Hawthorne street, last Tuesday and gave himself up to the police in Oakland that night, con- fessing his guilt. L e e ) bridge there are Rugby union and asso- ciation football teams, representing in- dividual colleges and the whole univer- Rugby union is colloquially known 7 R v RUML i . CAI.nzxa‘uC. . ; Vi = CUP STAKE DATES ARE ANNOUNCED Eastern Greyhounds of Class to Run Here in Big Events ThisWinter ITH the announcement of the| Waue- of the John Grace Challenge | Cup stake, which will be run the first Saturday and Sunday in De- cember, coursing men will commence to | point the fleetest greyhounds In their ken- nels for this, the richest event in Ameri- can coursing. The event will be unusually interesting this year owing to the fact that a strong contingent of Eastern | hounds will start. This infusion of new | blood is expected to help not only this stake, but is expected to revive coursing throughout the State. The California greyhounds made an ex- cellent showing at the Waterloo and in other events on the coursing circuit of | the Middle West. Rubber Ankles was the bright star in the Waterloo, winning that classic in decisive style. Among the other California greyhounds which started were Laughing Water, Talk To Me, Consort, Rector, White Hat, ‘Cloudburst, Sweet Emma, Real Article, Lord Brazen, Craw- ford Belle and Frisco Lad. The officials of the Los Angeles Cours- ing Club have inaugurated a Southern California Futurity stake for pupples whelped on or after January 1, 103. They must be the property of a member of a club represented on the California Cours- ing Committee. To be eligible puppies must be registered with Secretary Cham- bill before January 1, 1904. The fees are the same as those of the Inter-State Coursing Club’s Futurity. The club will add $300 to the stake, which will be run in September, 1904. It will not conflict with the California Futurity. Many nomina- tions are expected, as it increases the value of a puppy to have it eligible. Coursing is being revived at Chicago in a modest manmer. A twenty-dog stake was run recently under the auspices of the Chicago. Coursing Club. Greyhounds from St. Louls carried off all the honors. E. J. Brown of St. Louis judged, while Michael Allen handled the leash. Coursing has been resumed at Butte, Mont,, under the management of Peter Teague, who has leased the grounds of the Montana Coursing Club. Jack Wes. son is acting as judge and Harry Corbis as slipper. Among the California dogs running there are Warpath, New Moon, Lear King, May Be Kind, Might Be Keen, Fred Freedom and Parader. P. J. Horgan sold Donnybrook and Rag- time last Sunday after the former's vic- tory in the junior champion. The pur- chaser is John Tierney. Lawrence Belle, the dam of Rocker, Golden Russet and other great grey- hounds and the sister of St. Lawrence, is to be mated with T. J. Cronin's Vandal. A sixty-four-dog open stake will be run to-morrow at Union Coursing Park. Coursing will begin, as usual, upon the arrival of the 10:15 a. m. train. There will also be a special train at 1 o'clock. The likely winners look to be 014 TIronsides, Trales Boy, Boy. Mickey Free, Renegad. he. Shadow, Red Rock, e Cambie B hy Gambit, Richard Anto Meirose, Sir Pasha, Rich Argosy, lone Hill, Rock and Rye, McHenry, Charter Game Boy, Rapid Water, Ragtime, From Flaw. Ragged Actor, Reno, Quita, In Time, Agticulate, - Snapper Garrison, Bonnie Pasha, Luxury, Rural Arti The first brace of greyhounds in the Rocklin BOATS SEEK SAFE HAVEN OF LAGOON Corinthian Yacht Own- ers to Lay Their Pleas- ureCraft Up for Winter A T high tide to-morrow the bridge leading to the lagoon at Tiburon will be raised, and the last event of the yachting season of 1903 will take place. It is high water at 1:04 p. m. at the entrance to San Francisco harbor, but the tide will run flood for an hour longer in Tiburon cove. The arrangements for raising the bridge will be in charge of Port Captain John H. Keefe of the Corinthian Yacht Club. Towed by puffing but willing launches and by heated mariners in small boats the yachts will be ushered into the quiet waters, where they will be anchored se- curely until early in April, 194. The new bridge that is to span the entrance cove is not yet complete, and the creal ing timbers of the old bridge will be raised high in the air once more before going out of business altogether. Not only will most of the yachts of the Corinthian Club be taken into the lagoon, but some craft of the San Francisco Yacht Club and others that do not fly the burgee of any organization will take ad- vantage of the opportunity afforded to seek a haven secure from the southeast- erly gales of winter. —_—e—————— TENNIS PLAYERS TO MEET IN HANDICAP DOUBLES Second of the Series for the California Club Directors’ Cup Will Be Held To-Morrow. There will be a handicap doubles tennis tournament on the California Club courts to-morrow. It is the second of a series of handicap events for the new Directors® cup. The first tourney brought out a fair- sized entry list, but the one to-morrow will have many more teams. All of the best players will compete, as will the poorer players. The holders of the cups are Will Allen and Dr. H. P. Hill The two scratch teams that figured in the first tournament have split up. In fu- ture Frank Mitchell and Drummond Mac- Gavin will play together in the cup events. Grant Smith will join forces with his brother Chester. They made a strong combination in the last series for the Davis cups, which they won handily. They will probably be more heavily handi- capped in future. Sidney Salisbury and Frank Stringham will be one of the new teams that will be hard to beat. Both men play good doubles—in fact, much bet- ter than singles. They will be on the mark with Hill and Allen and the Smith brothers. The following teams have already en- tered: Frank Mitchell and J. D. Mao- Gavin, Will Allen and Dr. Hill, Herbert Schmidt and Harry Rolfe, George Muel- ler and Spencer Grant, Grant Smith and Chester Smith, Sidney Salisbury and Frank Stringham, A. W. Worthington and W. F. Bull, Dr. Noble and G. W. Burnett, Daniel Volkmann and Bradley Wallace and Dr. Lovegrove and W, 8. Dole. Many teams are expected to enter to- morrow morning. The handicapping will be done by the tournament committee, which Is composed of Frank Stringham, Will Allen and Chester Smith. The handi- capping will be carefully done, with the idea of giving the poorer players a better chance than usual. The cups are to be won three times, not necessarily in suc- cession. All matches but the finals will be two sets out of three, finals three out of five. Play will be called at 10 a. m. Entries will close at 9:30. Those not on hand when piay is ecalled will be de- faulted. The handicap singles tournament, which was finished on the park courts Sunday, was the largest ever held in the city. It was easily the most successful event held by the Golden Gate Club. Clarence Grif- fin, the young player who so cleverly won ninety-six-dog open stake, which forms the card this week at Ingleside Coursing Park, will’go to the slips at 12 o'clack to-day. The running will be resumed to- morrow morning at 10:30 o’clock. The to- tal prize money is $830, of which $100 goes :o ;he winner. The likely winners look o be: nl::;; Pedro, T];fl.l.o Animo, Ad'lé\co Guard, addington rone . Prince, iel, L Attire, Dorothy M, -y Vista, R Intruder, Fenii, Bob R, Young America, Miss Wilson, Roy Hughie, Master Clair, Frank Dunn, Mar: eritte_ Cloverdale, Queen's Motto, ~ Otto, oney Musk, Special, Little Mercy, Conroy. Commercial Traveler, Lady Menlo, Cosette, . Pure Pearl, Belfast, Mount &, Doc Burns, Honest John, Comiquie, Vina, Fiora Belle, Balendine, So- ——— Steals a Bronze Clock. John Smith was convicted Police Judge Conlan yesterday on a charge of petty larceny for stealing a bronze clock from 17 Belden place on November 1 and was sentenced to serve six months in the County Jail. The case of Conrad Keith, the wealthy street sweeper, who was ar- the event, displayed wonderful cleverness for so young a boy. He has made rapid progreds since he took up the game two or three years ago, and among the young- er players is easily the most promising on the coast. Will Allen is another man who distinguished himself in this event. He was Griffin's opponent in the finals and made an excellent showing. The Golden Gate Club will hold a mixed doubles tournament at the park om Thanksgiving day. On the Sunday follow- ing there will be a class singles event. e e— THREE BOWLERS REMAIN IN SCOTTISH TOURNAMENT The Scottish bowling tournament, which has been in progress at the Golden Gate Park rinks for some months, will be com- pleted next Saturday. There are but two matches left to be played. The semi-finai match, between James Gray and J. Mc- Lachlan, will be played this afternoon. The winner will meet J. C. Moffat in the final next Saturday afterncon. The three remaining players are evenly matched and the two matches will surely be close and exciting. The defeat of J Gray at the hands of McLachlan on Saturday was a surprise; in faet, there have been all through the event.