The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1904, Page 10

10 THE NCISCO CALL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1904 CLEVER JOCKEYS APPEAR | DAVIS AND KNAPP IN THE LEAD Star Rider May Develop VAMPIRE TEAM MEETS HORNETS Game at Alameda Sunday’s Will Attract the Lovers of Association Football ROVERS V8. PICKWICK TS L T Independents, Vietorious in { Out of 5 Contests, | Head California League | the Albion | the Pick-| ontest will apires and the Hornets man- | n McKe Pom- men from the 3 ‘ g back to 1 McKen- 1lback the Albion | A. D. Cou- Moon y’s match | o stood at | e for the cham- | ornia_Association | to third place, the | 1 i Albion Rovers hav- | r matches on the 4th inst. ing eight points each. As have won four while the Rovers t of six, the former of the table, which is Goals. | > | = E J04 e | | eomprsmron | down to referee atch, which, r matches, o'clock, Independents and 1 play a match on the the sec- crick t Webster street, Ala- meda The Vampire team will con- gist of Gunn, goalkeeper; W. Camp- ele and Simon, fullbacks; Pierre, Rolfe halfbacks; will A s C. Lecoutieur and V. rds two years the lovers of | n football have been hoping to the game established at the get State university, and now there seems good ground to expect it will soon be started. Men who wish to learn the game have been invited to practice as much as possible before the Christ- mas vacation, so that class teams may be organized in the spring. The game is an excellent ene for track-runners, especially at the long distance, as the constant running develops speed and | endurance ————— MRS. LILL] LOCKIE BADLY INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Machine “Skids” on Golden Gate | Avenue and Turns Upside Down, Falling on Occupants. As the resuit of an automobile up- ) late Wednesday afternoon Mrs. | Lockie of 228A Twelfth street | lies at the French Hospital un- | der treatment for severe injuries. Her | right arm is broken in three places, her left arm is fractured and her jaw is dislocated and badly smashed. How she escaped with her life is a miracle. In company with Mrs. Carrie May- ers of 6099 San Pablo avenue, Oak- land, and J. Conly of the Manhattan Hotel the party started for the beach | Lillie now Hotel the party started for the beach with Chauffeur L. Hewson. Al went well until the auto started up the grade on Golden Gate avenue near Fillmore street, when suddenly the auto “skidded” and the chauffeur was not able to control it. It ran into the sidewalk with such force that it was turned upside down. All the occupants were pinned under- neath excepting Chauffeur Hewson, who was thrown across the sidewalk, some twenty feet. | B. F. Alden happened to be |INCLESIDE PARK | | puncher. in Present Material NSTANN LA SRS 1542770085 877 042 r 008y, TS SN GATES CLOSED [Coursing to Be Conducted | | on but One Field for an Indefinite Period SORIC The struggle between the Greyhound | Owners’ 2 ion an e managers | of the two parks in this district, which | has been in progress for some time, has at last reached an acute stage. As result there will be no coursing at | Ingleside Park to-day and it is an- nounced the gates will remain closed for an indefinite period. Union Park | will continue to run with greyhounds | owned by men not affiliated with the| association. Affairs had reached a point where the owners of greyhounds assumed the right to dictate the value of prizes, the class of stakes to be runm, what greyhounds should start in them and the character of the penalty to be im- ed for violation of the rules. As his left little authority for the park owners or for the governing body of the sport they made a stand for the| right to conduct their business in their | own wa It is claimed by the members of the association that certaln proceedings which precipitated the trouble were not taken in their meetings. The of- ficlals are charged with having ex- ceeded their authority, especially in suspending certain men, thus making it impossible for them to run dogs The trouble arose originally over the payment of a 25-cent admission at the Union Park gate when the John Grace cup was run. This admission has been exacted for ten years and the money added by the park was based on a cer- tain take at the gate. Five of the many owners who paid were singled out for punishment. The park insisted on their paying and the assocfation then asked the park officials to punish these men for paying. The park officials have refused to en- tertain this request and have an- nounced they will not accedt to it if there is never a blanket taken off a greyhound in California. With one park running one day a week at this season only fifty-six dogs can be accepted each week. One hun- dred and twelve dogs can be run in two days and 168 in three days. As there are more than three hundred dogs in regular training a large num- ber must be left out each week. This means the poorer dogs will be a burden to their owners. It has been sald of horseracing that it is the greatest sport in the world and the worst business. The same applies to coursing. The man who depends on a few greyhounds earning him a livelihood is on the wrong tack. Competition is keen and the favor of the hare or some triviai thing brings about the defeat of a dog considered a sure winner. The coursing at Union Park to-mor- row will be provided by two stakes, a class and a reserve. Judge P.J. Rellly hag recovered from his recent iliness and will officiate in the saddle. The lik winners: 'BiGx BILW KNAPP Class stake—McVey, Barge, Belle Free, The Referee, Richard Anton, Lost Chord, Carlow Boy. JE H Reserve stake—Medea, Miss Luctlle, Texas Mamie, Texas Blacklips, Aeolus, Rich Ar- ! ray, Raby Aurora, Tamora, Sherman, Belle Marje, Jizamarco, Quicksand, Racing Auto, “Texas Hoo Hoo, Graceful Carmen, Lancashire Lad, Presto, Cranberry Sauce, Forest Fire, Muggsy. e———— Woods to Fight Weller, Billy Woods, the Los Angeles mid- dle-weight, has been matched to box Bert Weller at Stockton on the night of the 19th inst. before the San Joa- quin Athletic Club. The men will box at catch weights and are to go twenty rounds. Weller is a new arrival from Nevada. He has done considerable milling_around Salt Lake and Den- ver. He outweighs Woods several pounds and is said to be a vicious ‘Woods is doing his training at West Oakland. He will join his stablemate, Bobby Johnson, at Stock- ten in a few days. R —Y near at the time and with the assist- ance of the bystanders he righted the | machine and the imprisoned occu- pants were dragged out. Mrs. Lockie was insensible and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The others were uninjured save for a few scratches. e i PENALTIES FOR SHIPPERS.—An order is- sued October 20 by the Panama Minister of Fi- nance fixes the penalty for shipping goods to Panama ports without certification by consuls of that country of a fine equal to double the amount of the fee for coneular certification and the amount due for the commercial tax. Consuls may not certify involces after the day of salling. CAALLANT CASSIE, SEN S o) R AN R e A Y P i R 2T 2 B % s SANANNG S o I IO S A IR oL NN S 3 2 - it g #V'& 205144272 TSNS s L&DEBRAN S MEADA g pprd o While Tommy Burns, Shaw and some of the other old timers are absent this winter, a more promising collection of lightweights and apprentices were sel- dom seen on any race course than are now assembled at Oakland track. “Big Bill” Knapp is an established favorite, for he has appeared on the lo- cal tracks in past seasons. Knapp's honesty has never been questioned, and he is assured of a welcome from the crowds, when first past the wire astride a winner. Gene Hildebrand, the new idol of the turf, rode a few races here soon after the inception of the racing season, when he departed for Los Angeles. He is under contract to ride the horses owned by “Plunger” Joe Yeager. From obscurity W. Davis sprang into prominence with a single bound on the New York tracks the past summer. The services of Davis were secured by W. B. Jennings for the California winter campaign, and the youthful rider is making good with a vengeance at Oak- land. He and Knapp head the list of winning jockeys. All of the old timers remember “Dare Devil” Fitzpatrick and much interest is awakened in the progress of his son, now under contract to ride for Jimmy Coffey. Some days ago “Fitz” had a severe fall while piloting Ocyrohe in a race, and has been on the ground for a time. Possibly the efforts of “Mickey’” Mc- Laughiin lack polish and are yet in the rough, but Mickey is persevering and deserves to meet with success. One of his faults is eagerness to reach the wire in too great a hurry, but this may not be such a great fault after all. Sam Greenfield is another youngster who Is bound to make a name for him- self. Travers and Larsen are fast reaching the top rung of the ladder. Oakland race-goers cannot complain of a paucity of riding talent. —_———— SCOTTISH BOWLERS KEEP UP THEIR PRACTICE GAMES Difficulty Is Experienced in Having Them Play Off Their Matches in Tournaments. The Scottish bowlers will, if po sible, finish the doubles tournament to- day at Golden Gate Park. This event | was started several months ago, but has dragged along from week to week. The players seem to prefer practice games to tournament play. Secretary Colquohoun of the San Francisco Scottish Bowling Club has sent notices | to the members requesting them to be | present on the green to-day so that the touranment can be disposed of. In the Jower half J. C. Moffatt and T. Millar have qualified for the finals. There is still a preliminary round match to be played in the upper half. In it Robert Park and Wallace Cook will meet W. R. Eaton and E. C. Me- deau. The winner of this match will play M. L. Crowe and H. L. Tickner. The winner of this will go into the semi-final and play the winner of the match between David O'Brien and Y. . Lawson and Andrew Wilkie and James Gray. ————— Do You Want a Trunk At & moderate price? One that looks good and is good? or a traveling set? We have them all in the best material and lowest prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. 5 SeESSh acte = SN S P F ey A, 2 7 A LS AR eTh \ A QONAS: 18507 P2 R0 O, S5 S SSANNNS TS v S | % | SOME OF THE CLEVER JOCKEYS WHO AR RIDING ON THE TRACKS HERR THIS SEASON, MAKING THE CLASS OF THE RIDERS COMPARE FAVOR- ABLY WITH THAT OF FORMER Y EARS. LADIES RESU PLAY ON' LINKS Handicap Against “Bogey” Is Scheduled for Tuesday on * the Presidio Course MANY EVENTS PLANNED First Struggle of Season for Council's Cup for Women Follows Christmas e The second event on the schedule of the Women's Annex of the San Fran- eclsco Golf and Country held on Tuesday morning, the 13th inst., on the Presidio course, play beginning | played by the men of the San Francisco semi-final Bentley and Dr. two matches in the were between R. L J. R. Clark, the former winning and 1 to play, and between Worthing- ton Ames and R. G. Hanford. Ames has a handicap of ten and Hanford a handicap of eight strokes on the eight- een holes, these being the handicaps | they ed in the qualifying round. It amounts to Ames receiving two strokes from Hanford. The winner of the Ames-Hanford match will play in the fina! round against R. 1. Bentley, whose handicap is eight. Dr. J. R. | Clark was expected to beat Bentley, but the latter is playing too well at present for the doctor to be able to give him seven strokes, as he had to do. On Tuesday morning, the h inst., the ladies of the San Francisco Golf ing round over eighteen nholes, medal play, of the first competition held dur- ing the present season for the Council’s |Cup for women. The first round of 9/rs 2ok AO322 2 L0, 5 DB ARSI ‘\‘h.n CRICKETING MEN PLAN 4 SMOKER | Championship Emblem Will Be Presented to Winning Eleven of Past Season Early in the week a meeting of the California Cricket Assoclation was held in this city, at which there were present G. Harold Ward, delegate of the Alameda Club, in the chair; W. H. McNaughton, his co-delegate; Dr. O. N. Taylor, delegate of the Pacific Cricket Club; Henry Roberts, delegate of the San Francisco County Cricket Club, and Arthur Inkersley, secretary- treasurer of the association. It was decided to wait until the an- nual election of 1906 before choosing | & successor to the late Edward Brown, ‘president of the association. It was announced that the cricketers may fee! reasonably sure of being able to retain | the ground at Webster Road, Ala- meda, for next season’s games, and that another ground ceuld be obtained, if necessary, in Alameda. It was decided to hold a smoking | coneert in this city on Saturday even- ing, January 14, when the champion- ship emblem will be presented to the |San Francisco County Club, winners (ol 1904. G. H. Ward, chairman; Dr. O. N. Taylor, W. H. McNaughton, : Henry Roberts, A. W. Wilding and J. L. Robertson were appointed to se- cure a hall and look after the details | of the entertainment. It is proposed to issue tickets to be sold at as mod- erate a price as is found possible. The secretary reported that he had written to Major Wardill, manager of { the Australian eleven of 1905, express- irg the hope that a match may be ar- ranged between the visitors from the Antipodes and a-California team of eighteen or twenty-two. It was point- ed out that the number of people tak- ing an interest in critket in California being small it is not possible to take |In any large sum at the gates, but that the California Cricket Association will be ready-to turn over almost the en- e matches among the eight who qualify will take place on Wednesday morning, the 28th, the semi-final round on Thurs- day morning and the final round on Friday morning. In the month of January, 1905, there will be two competitions among the ladies. On Tuesday, January 10, there will be a driving, approaching and putting contest, and on January 24 a handicap over eighteen holes, medal play. In the month of February there will be two competitions. On Tuesday morning, the 7th, the qualifying round for the second contest for the Council's Cup for women will be held. The eight ladies who hand In the lowest medal scores will take part in the first round of match play on Wednesday morning, the 8th. The four winners will play-in the semi-final round on Thursday morning, the 9th. The final round will be played on Friday morning, the 10th. The winner’s name, with the date, will be engraved on the silver trophy, the lady who first wins three competitions capturing the cup for good. On Tues- day, February 21, there will be women's foursomes, over eighteen holes, medal play. The last competitions set down on the schedule will be held in April. Harry Vardon, the famous profes- sional golfer, has gone into a sani- - e tire net receipts, after the payment of necessary expenses, to the Australians. a Californian team that would have any chance against an Australian eleven, but an interesting game might be played. Certainly all cricketers here would llke to see such a match. —_———— Anxious About Boy Hunters. STOCKTON, Dec. 9.—Anxiety is felt here concerning the fate of Louis Freitas and a companion named Mar- tin. The two boys, who are 16 and 15 years of age respectively, left in a small boat yesterday morning on a hunting trip down the river, intending to returp in the evening. They have not yet put in an appearance and it is feared they may have been drowned. Club will be! at 9:30 a. m. It is a handicap over | eighteen holes, match piay, asgainst “bogey."” | The handicap tournament, match | play, the qualifying round of which was | | Golf and Country Club on Thanksgiv- | ing day. is nearing its completion. The | * round | up | and Country Club will play the qualify- | Of course, it is not possible to gather | IN THE SADDLE THIS WINTER OVER AT THE OAKLAND RACETRACK AND BETTORS HAVE NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT IN THIS DEPARTMENT ME |TENNIS PLAYERS TRAINING FOR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT Aside from tournament the only event of any size or importance scheduied for this month is the scratch doubles tourna- ment to be played Christmas day on the Calif ia Club courts. The Golden Gate Club will hold no tourna- | ments until after the first of the year. The boys of the Junion Club will prob- | ably play each week, while the ladies { wili meet once before the end of th s year: In the Christmas day tourney all of | the California Club cracks will com- | pete. The affair will prove unusually linteresting hecause of the fact the players will draw for partners. It has not vet been decided whether the > divided into two sec- would result in a good ver joining forces. Most to favor the straight dr: guing that as it is to | be a game of chance, make it such as | far as possible. The continuous tournament is prov- ing popular and the players are taking a great inte t in it. The event was | started last Sunday, but already there {have been numerous changes. Many ] challenges are posted on the board and many more wi {to-morrow, when a number of matches | will be played. The tournament is a novelty to most of the players, who are somewhat con- fused as to the rules. It will be neces- |sary for the tournament committee to | post a set of well-defined rules on the | bulletin board if things are to run | smoothly. The first two men to change places were Will Coliier and B. F. Nourse. | They met on Sunday and Collier won lin straight sets. He is now No. 4, while Nourse goes back to No. 5. the continuous tennis) go up to-day and | Enthusiasts of Golden Gate Park Have No Games Scheduled. Standing of California Club Members - On Tuesday George Busch, who w He t Long, who Th The matc Of the fi one play changed v ceedingly each player » third a g to Busch Thursday met and took Busch has bea beaten Busch, kave not m B + DUCKS ARE Sportsmen Find Ideal The sportsmen who find their chief pleasure at this season of the year in | the exh rating time of duck-shoot- ing are enthusiastic over the sport they enjoyed last Sunday and of the promise of more to come. The future sport, however, hinges on the weather. That | of the past week w jeal until the | rain came. A continuance of the rain will tend to scatter the ducks. If the rain keeps off the shooting is expected to prove the best in many years, the ducks working well for the guns in cold, clear weather. The northern flight of canvas backs has set in in earnest and the royal, birds are found in great numbers in | Tomales Bay, Point Reyes, Suisun and | Richardson's Bay. The honkers and gray geese are also here in numbers, which indicate they were driven out of the north by the extreme cold. | Al. Cumming had a great shoot on Wednesday, of which some of his friends recefved reminders in the shape of some splendid mallards. The birds | were big and fat and in fine condition. | Willlam Wattles secured a bag of | thirty birds on Tuesday near Collins- | ville. | Webb, Nauman and Watson killed | sixty ducks at the W. M. C. preserve last Sunday. \ James Bannertyne killed nineteen | “cans” from a floating biind at Giant | some days since. Messrs. Carlson, Muller, Astranda and | Bell each secured limit /bags last Sun- | day at Alvarada. teal and spoonies. Emil Holling and two friends shot at | Alvarado on Wednesday and all se- | cured the limit of fifty. ! A meeting of the California Rod and | Gun Clubs’ Association, an organiza- tion composed of the various shooting | and fishing clubs owning preserves in the State, has been called for the pur- pose of discussing amendments to the game laws which have been proposed for submission to the next session, of the California Legislature. The meet- ing will be held ‘at the rooms of the as- e lon The birds were sprig, [ | thousands. PLENTIFUL Shooting Conditions sociation in the Mills building on F day evening, December 16, at 8 o’clock The association has ~ large m and it is expected a full d of the proposed laws + place as 5 is inter fish and Down them along the the first time this year the members of the Field and Tule Club secured limit bags last Sunday Among the men in the blinds we M. Shields, Wililam Bay, John Coleman, Frank V. Bell and others. The members of the Family Club who have the former preserve of the Canvasback Club, had excellent shoot- ing. Six members bagged 300 ducks Phil Bekeart and a guest had a joint bag of 100 sorig. The members of the Ibis Club wer also among the successful ones on t! marsh, all securing the limit. Otto Feudner and Ed Wands shot some private ponds outside Su sun. Jim Maynard, L. M. Gray and Mr. Scrutton had the highest quality of shooting on the famous Stewart Pond. W. J. Hynes, who has the preserve formerly owned by Charles L. Fair, had as guests last Sunday W. Jansen and Julius Bruns. The joint bag was ninety birds, made up of “cans,” mal- lard and srig. The shooting around San Pablo was excellent. W. L. Gerstle was one of the fortunates to bring down fifty birds. E. J. Kaplan spent Monday at Colu- sa. He says the geese were so num- erous as to obscure the sun. They were moving about in countless The ducks were also seen in great numbers. A sportsman recently returned from Mendota, Fresno County, says he thought all the sprig in the world were feeding on the overflowed lands down there from the vast number he saw during a drive through the coun- try. NEWTON FOOLS FISHER'S TIGERS Shuts Out the Jungle Imps, | Allowing Them but Two| Hits During Fast Game LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9—Newton pitched a splendid game to-day. This, with errorless support behind him, shut | Tacoma out, with but two hits to their credit. He struck out five men and al- | lowed no bases on balls. Los Angeles bunched their hits on Thomas in the first and fifth innings, scoring three runs and winning the game. The game was played in one hour and ten min-| tarium on the English coast for the | s SCore: | open air treatment of consumption, and | 1°% Augsles— R. H. P.A will remain there for two or three | maba, 14 2 4 0 00 0% months. He was seriously ill after the'| Flood, 203 1 2 § 2881 open championship contest of 1903, | v e a i g which he won, and is taking the course 8 03 ‘n ‘1) ‘5_2 0 of treatment now as a matter of pre- 0 013 00353 caution. He has been preparing a book | Toman, s1 0 8 0 56: A . [Hogn, ;”;‘hggl&m‘g‘"’h 1s expected to be pub- | SCS P03 § 51 1fThemasn3 0 1 0 4 SUMMARY. | Stolen bases—Cravath, Smith- Sacrifice hit | —Cravath. First base on errors—Los Angeles | 5. Left on bases—Los Angeles 5. Tacoma 2. | Bases on balls=—Off Thomas 5. Struck out—By Newton 5, by Thomas 1. Hit by pitcher—To- man. Time of game—One hour and ten min- utes. Umpire—McDonald. | —————e CUTTING AFFRAY AMONG SOLDIERS.— | Sergeant Coogan and Policeman P. L. Smith | found Fred Gallenback of the Coast Artlllery at Fdiy and Mason streets carly yesterday | morning bleeding from wounds on his righy arm and his face. Fe told them he had been | mixed up In a fight among soldiers at Market and Powell streets and that Corporal Smith | had cut him with a knife. He refused to prosecute Smith, who, however, could not be found. Gallenback was sent to the Central Emergency Hospital, BIC SHIPYARD IN DIFFICOLTY Company That Built Cruiser Denver Places Affairs in the Hands of a Receiver —— PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.—John W. Grange to-day was appointed recelver for the Neafle & Levy Shipbuilding Company, one of the oldest concerns of the kind in the country. The company recently completed the cruiser Denver. It is understood that the financial loss on work for the Government caused the embarrassment of the company. The company’s attorneys say that the assets of the concern far exceed the lia- bilities, but are not at present avail- able. The concern will be rehabilitated and continue business as heretofore. The Neafle & Levy Company has done and is doing much work for the United States Government. The pro- tected cruiser St. Louis is now two- thirds completed. Besides this the com- pany recently received contracts for (Pe building of three steel tugs for the Government. The company has built several torpedo boats and recently fin- ished the cruiser Denver. The plant is al;?hdoxng much private work. e money expended on the construc- Yon of the St. Louis, which will ev;‘:l(t‘< uslly be returned to the company when he Government pays for the cruiser, is siven as the principal cause for the present difficulties. —_———— Merchants' Association Meets. At a meeting of the Merch: sociation held yesterday resolutions were adopted requesting the Califor- nia delegation in Congress to use its best efforts to secure an appropriation for dredging a twenty-five foot chan- nel from the bay waters to Brooklyn Basin and to induce the Postmaster General to install a pneumatic tMe mail service in this city for the use of the business community. ts’ As-