The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1905, Page 10

THE SAN FRAN CISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY | SPORTS PAGE O’BRIEN CHALLENGES JEFF DECEMBER RIES SACING IN FOG IS A NOVELTY/ADERMAN BATT ILITTLE CHANCE AT INGLESIDE TRACK. Prominence Beats Tom McGrath, a Favorite: Smithy Kane Loses His Field in the Mud Bob Ragan Plunged on, Comes Home Galloping. —————— MULHOLLAND. BY FRED E veloped unced by post A muddy track added t of the tion aspe A WINNER. ted from t s il ROYALTY LEADS THROUGHOUT. g was made Soid Shint a real friend to the The black horse rst mile sell- When a rush Radtke had nd it proved 1t ver gelding. B , Possart call for any- g il n the betting on . 1ding ling affair. Bob wer t favorite and won all the v secured the place, a neck OF THE TRACK. boosted the selling . trom $800 10 $1000, & ty let e filly € x brie nstructor to Dell 3ay The reported | he Brutus horse was Coney Island | clubs close on | blanks may be Judge Pettingil] horses owned by Costen will be Boxer Gllmore s Winmer. AGO, Dec. 26.—Fred Gilmor amateur feather-weight cham- pion of America, who was knocked out recently by Fred Linsted, a local nov- fsion over the in the tourname Athletic Association advantage In all straight le ble to solve. ted knocked swing. continually but Gilmore easily avolded In the Glimore In to-night's to land was his oppo- a n close games marked the play ight in the Olympic Club's handball tourname: G m Richards Frank Forran 8-21, 21-20, 21-15, tzpatrick beat F. Barkam 18-21, 21-18, 17 Fred Bain beat George Kroger 21-15, 21-12. Louls Levy referced all games and Henry Stein acted as scorer. CAMP COMFORT Will surely be realized if you save 2 ®ood supply of Marquette Whiskey. It is acknowledged by all who enjoy outdoor sports to possess the finest aroma and @moet delicious flavor of any whiskey ever offered American people. Furthermore, it's pure. Ask for it wherever you go. GROMMES & ULLRICH, Distillers, CHICAGO, ILL. $an Frascisco Branch 8 Beale St. Marqguette Whiske the | ORTLAND TEAR same | too | IThe Call’s iécing Form Chart 1 INGLESIDE, Tuesday, Dec. 26.—Weather foggy. Track slop J. 3. HOLTMAN, Starter. HOPPER, Presiding Judge. N899, FIRST RACE 0% furlongs; purse; two-year-old fillies; maldens; value to 1st, $325 | Tnaex] Horse and Owner. wijst. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. | Op. CL i - - — -~ ‘ 1. | 8964 Queen Rec . Clifford). ... 1112 3 1n 18 [Loague . | 087 Avonelia (. D, M “os 1 22 24 |Greenfield { Nettio Hicks (Burger & Co.).|10810 4 3 8 2%Graham 8 avita (3. W. Blalock) 12 4 3h 42 |Battiste 10 15 | 62 02 kson »x 12 | 5h Gi(P. Phillips, 8 15 i & 72 [E . Hay % 50 | 7 88 (L. Wil 2 Studdert (Stephenson) . 10 Fright - "s. ¥iana o 11 |Reed 2% 50 Off at_2:08. Rec, place, 11-20; show, 1-5. Avonella, plaoe, w, 3-5. Hioks, show, 3-2 Winner, blk, f. by Altamax-Recreation. Trained by ifford. Scratehed—Sizz. Start good. Won casily at the end. Balance driving. price—Rec 6-5, Avoneila 4, Suavita 10. Fog obsoured view of first four races Positions du: race were taken by men stationed at each distance pole. easlly, when Greenfield went for his whip and let the fllly Queen Rec came from behind. Others an ordinary lot, \ At post 3 minutes | with no prete selling; two-year-olds; value to first, $325. | ! D RACE—Futurity cour: \ Horse and Owner. West. %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. Op. CL | 8988 Prominence (McCafferty)......[108/ 1 3 1% 15 [McBride ...[ 4 O | (958 Tom MoGrath (Schretber)....(112| B 2y 26 [Radtke } 12 12 ) Se78 ¢ Wittman (McLaughlin).| 95/ 8 52 8h (G. McLghln| 2 30 (Stevens & Son).... 100 4 75 4 14 |E. Hayes.. 50 100 sfield (Murry & C0).....|108] 3 1% 5 1%(H. Smith..| 15 80 | Stanfield).. 104 2 81 @ 215 |Herbert | 4 L] 2 (Applegate & Oo.).101] 8 86 74 |Robinson ..| 25 100 | s Rameey). 100! 8 41 88 |Graham ..., 30 50 | Blalock) 7 ® 9 |Battiste ...| 25 30 | 21 minutes. Off at 2:34%. Prominence, place, 6-5; show, 1-2. Mo- show, 1-8. Wittman, show, §5-2 Winner, b. f. by Dr. Rice-Miss C. McCa'fferty. Scratched—Legal Form, Grasscutter, Bellona. Start good. Third driving. Highest price—Cascade of Diamonds 60, r&m $800 to $1000 by J. Adkins and sold. Prominence and heads apart. Latter dogged it. Chiet Wittman ran a falr, THIRD RACE—Six furlonge; selilng; three-year-olds and up;: TWESt. %. %. %. Str. Fm. | McA.) (100 5 ¢ 2“) n Stable) 8 4 4 (BT ) h 2 . 3 (Grey & Co.) 1 2 3% L ¢ 4 ) E 1 8 [Knapp.....[ 8 1§ 3 (J. Nealon). 2 9 |Greenfleld .| 6 T 3 (J. 'W. Bialock) .. 2% 10 [Battiste ...} 10 20 5 (H. L. Shannon 11 [P. Phillips.]| 30 80 Echaretg) .. 1%.. 12 Robinson ..| 40 80 te. Off at 2:50. Kane, place, 5-2; show, 6-5. At post 1 minu Fatraza, olace, S-5. Piloto, 8 ow, 3-5. Winner, ch. g. Rancocas-Red Nellfe. Trained Hall. Scratched—Jerusha, aker Fontana, Cardinal Sarto. Start good. Won cing. Highest price—Nabonasear, 20. Winner ghook off hi za ran a ®ood race. No apologl Quiz puit. Phaon no account for F1 Plloto. Brennus pre- “Lolleen Dhas received backing YURTH RACE—One and a quarter miles; eelling; 4-year olds up; value to 1st, $325. Horse end Owner. [t %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. | Op. Ol 8949 [Rovalty, 6 (H. Green) ...... 00 2141 5 14 1 4%/Robinson J 5 72 8047 \Hi Cani Cap, & (Sheridan) ..(102 K28 832 24 |Fountain ..| 8 12 | Ray, a (W. Durker) a 100 $.re 2 n 8 1%/Radtke 1 85 85 | Isabelita, 5 (J. M. Crane) ..|107 nh 87 46 48 Knapp 52 7-2 | (Howe Stable) . 100! YL 4h 51 8n |Graham ’ 2 25 » (Thomas & Co.) 104 9 S8 6 % . Williams! 8 10 . 4 (Davies) 05! 8 73 71 78 |W.Smith i 20 30 asney Bros.)!108! 4 88 61 812 7.7 Waleh .| 15 50 hite & Co.).. 102! 238 2 9 .9 [H Smith.| 20 60 oft_at_3:20% 1-3. Winner, Scratched r best in the going. Ray not at his best Rovalty, b. g by C Watercure. Start good. Won ridden out. Bal- Qid his best. Isabelita can do hetter over Expedient no account in the mud. Allopath ran | s00z FIFTH RACE—One mile; selling; 8-year-olds and upward; value to first, $325. “%. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. | Op. CL Horse and Owner Sheridan, 3 (Schreiber) 1% 1n 18%15 16 8 8.5 | seart, @ (Davies & Co.)....|110 8 4 § h 2 2 1%2 ns |Knaj -5 11-5 4 (G. P. McNeil)...... 10010 10 1140 2143 16 4 34 8 3 ) B 8080 berto, 4 (E. J. Baldwin)... 1012 65 1 2" 5 % 4 2% MoBride 8 15 8682 |Spondoolix, 3 (Jones & Lask)/103| & B1%54 532 814586 G LR 1 | 8983 Joyner, 3 (B. B. Burnett)....|106 1 3 1352 3%4 1346 4 6 1% Robinson ..| 15 16 | 8880 Ppestano, 6 (Martin & CoJ..|107/ 7 Tn 8h 7% 7n 76 (P. Philips.] 15 40 | 8980 |Sflurian, & (Lemasney Bros.)107/9 2h 41482 834 8h e AR 90 ; Macene, 3 (H. E. Rowell).... 98/ 8 97 7% 968 91 9% 20 50 H. P. Kane, 5 (J. J. Hennesy)|102/ 6 8n10n102102103 80 100 | Love's Labor, a (Hazlett)....[107/11 11 11 11 1 11 L 10 51, 1:18_1:45. At post 1} minutes. Off at 3:53. Sheridan, place 3-5; show, art. place, 1; show, 1-2. Fury show, 3-2. Highest price—Possart 5-2, | 20. Winper, br. g by Bain-Laura Agnes. Trained by H. R. Brandt. | ontana Peeress. Start good. Won in a gallop. Balance driving. Ed a_sloppy-track horse. Liberto ran a fair race. ossart hard ridden throughout. Fury should have Spondoolix likes a fast track. Love's Labor no | poo4. : B-year-olds and upward; value to first, $325. | Tndex - %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. ] Op. O | oy 11%16 18 15 14 (L Willams| 2 98 { ull, 5 (G. P. McNel 56 63 2n 28 2n |T. Bunlvlnl 4 72 D) n ale, (J. 7 7 6n 68 8 1% 2 3 Hilee, a (W, W 6140 % 7T 4h 4 B2 ve | Yellowstone, 6 (W 4h 4n 54 52 5 . 6 12 Baker, 3 (B. J. Ramsey).... 31 81 3%3n 6 am 1l 40 100 st. a (R. R. Rice Jr.) 22%21 42 7 7 |3 Kelly....| 80 40 6%, 1:44%. At post 1§ minute. Off at 4:18%. Ragon, place, 7-10; place, (- Byronerdale, show, Highest prico— { 6-5, Hilee 8. Winner, b. c. by Kismet-Chitose. Tralned by G, Summers. | ched—Lerida, Ethel Abbott, Angelica The Lieutenant, Eleven Bells. Start good. Bob Ragon galloped’ from start to finish. Jack- Byronerdale came on when some of the others HAZEL PATCH BEATS Z0LOCK Takes the Second, Third and Fourth Heats of Free- for- All in Fast Time in a gallop. Balance driving. and Hilee were rated this day. ed up. Too sloppy for latter. N THE LEAGUE Four Clubs Will Mean Con- tinuous Baseball in This City During Next Season SRR Y PORTLAND, Dec. %.—The McCreedies, {ovmen of the Portland baseball club, will take chances with the Pacific Coast Baseball League the coming season. The proposal of & four-club league, with Port- land as the northernmost club and Los Angeles at the southern end, meets with hearty approval. This would call for continuous baseball at San Francisco. Portland will have a winning team if money and skill in selecting the men will do the trick. At a meeting held this afternoon this determination was reached. Judge W. W. McCreedie was elected presi- jdent of the club, George Shepherd vice president and secretary and Walter Me- Creedle manage: ——t—————— Steelbead Are Running. The bar at the mouth of the Russian River has finally been opened and | steelhead are running in large num- bers. Hundreds are being caught daily, the catches exceeding all pre- vious records. —————————— Another Footbail Player Dies. SULLIVAN, Ind., Dec. 26.—John Gor- don, son of U. S. Gordon, died to-day from injuries sustained in a football game ten days ago. 3 —_———— | MANUFACTURERS OF BOOTS { IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY { Well-Known New England Corpora- tion Goes Into the Hands of an H Assignee. NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Dec. 26.— Announcement was made to-night of the assignment of the Hathaway, Soule | & Harrington Corporation, boot and shoe manufacturers of this city and Boston. At a meeting of the corpora- tion Thomas F. Lillon of Boston was named as assignee. The firm is one of the best known in the shoe trade of New England. Rufus A. Soule, former president of the State Senate, is one of the leading officials of the corporation. It is said that the creditors will be paid in full | | PHOENIX, A. T., Dec. 26.—The big feature of the Territorial Fair to-day was the race known as the Bisbee stakes, free for all, $1000 purse. Zolock ‘won“the first and fastest heat In 2:07. Hazel Patch won the second, third and fourth 8 In 2:08, 2:07% and 2:11%. Custer, owned by J. C. Adams of Phoenix, took third money. Dedalion was foyrth. These horses race agaln next Saturday. Billings, owned by W. C. Greene, won the 2:28 pace, purse $400. Goddess of Night won the mile dash in 1:50%. Sweetheart won the half mile dash in :52%. The attendance was larger than yes- terday. Weather fine. ———————— MOORISH NATIVE WORKMEN GO ON THEIR FIRST STRIKE Custom-house Employes at Tangle Walk Out to Secure Back o Pay. TANGIER, Moroceo, Dec. 26—Never until yesterday had the Moorish native. workmen gone on strike. Having re- cefved no pay for more than a fortnight, the men employed at the Custom-house and the pler ceased work on Monday. The first result of the strike was that two French steamships which called here Sunday were compelled to con- tinue their voyage to Marseilles with- out discharging their cargoes. ——— RAILROADS WILL ASSIST X THE INTERSTATE BOARD gy CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Thirteen of the most prominent traffic men of the West left for Washington to-night, where they will confer with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The purpose of the conference, which has been sought by the railroad officials, is to join hands with the commission in secur- ing a universal observance by Western railroads of all laws pertaining to transportation. Al J. C. Stubbs, traffic director for the Harriman lines, will act as spokesman for the railroad officials at the meeting. ¢ Mudlarks Given the Preference BY FRED E. MULHOLLAND. First race — Angleta, Sad Sam, Blumenthal. Second race—Dr. Tenordale, J K F. Third race — Procrastinate, Jerry Hunt, Dr. Sherman. Fourth race—Gateway, Chris- tine A, Dixfe Lad. Fifth race—Buchanan, Warte Nicht, Cloche d’Or. . Sixth race—Pinkerton, Prin- cess Titania, Magrane. s PINKERTON MEETS A GOOD FIELD. The principal event on the card at Ingleside to-day 1s the last. In it meet the crack sprinters Princess Titania, Gardner, Pinkerton and- Magrane. The day's { entries: | First race—By eubscription; selling; three- year-olds and up; five ana a turlongs: 8058 Bad Sam (Schneckloth) 8977 Yo San (Humes & co.) 8077 Blumenthel (Ezell) . 8977 Honoma (Sombre Vista Stable). 8991 Masedo (Rosedale Farm) . §971 Angleta (Schrefber) ... Second race—Purse; two-vear-olds; seven turlongs: 8988 J K F (McCafferty) ........ 108 8990 Ramus (Stevens & Son) (8094)Dr, Gardner (Schrefber) 8800 Tenordale (Clifford) 8922 Jake Moose (Hansen) . (8970)Pentagon (Fitzgerald) Third race—Salling; three-vear-olds and up; six furlongs: Procrastinate (Tanner & Co.). 8963 Jerry Hunt (Schreiber) . So6s .107 107 *Mre. Bob (Blalock) & Maxtress (Kronick & Co.) ‘107 Dr. Sherman (Hopper) ...... *Emma Reubold (Burger) . 8893 Silicate (Gabriel) 8891 Bear Hunter (Rice) . 8957 Jake Ward (Lee & Som) 8960 Waterspout (McGettrick & Crysler)..107 8085 Albemarle (Quinlan) - 9003 *Macene (Rowell) Fourth race—One and a three-year-olds and up; sellin; sixteenth miles; 092 Gloomy Gus (Ziimer & Krause)....105 8607 Lone. Wolf (Rice). . .108 8989 Dixle Lad (Parker) . .103 (8097)*Christine A (Davlies) . .105 8378 Anvil (Murray) ..... 104 8986 Bannock Belle (Jones) .103 8992 Gateway (Burnett) .110 Fifth race—One mile and three-year-olds and up; selling $983 Adirondack (Shannon) Cloche d’Or (Coffey) Buchanan (Schreiber) . Birdle P (Fountain) Haven Run (Rowell) . sWarte Nicht (Wilkerson). Melstersinger (Healy) ... twenty yards; Sixth race—Six and a half furlongs; three- vear-olds and up; purse: 8918 Princess Titanfa (Milltn) Magrane (Magrane) ... (898#)Pinkerton (Schretber) ... 8998 Beknighted (Lee & Son) 8986 St. George Jr. (McLaughlin) 8084 Albert Fir (Jones & Lusk).... #986 Henry Waite (Lamasney Bros.) Corrigan (Rowell) pprentice allowance, e ————— WOULD STOP FOOTBALL FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR President Eliot Does Not Belleve Men ‘Who Ruined Game Should Be Trusted With Its Reform. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—That President Eliot of Harvard Unfversity does not be- lieve the Intercollegiate rules commission should be entrusted with reforming the present style of playing football is evi- dent from a letter he has written in an- swer to the Invitation of the conference of twelve to attend a meeting at the Murray Hill Hotel in this city to-morrow. at half past 10 o'clock. President Ellot in writing that the invitation had been received says: “I avail myself of this opportunity to tell you that my own belief is that inter- collegiate football should be stopped for one vear, so that individual colleges may demonstrate in practice, each on its own ground, a reasonable game of football. ““There seems to be a well-nigh univer- sal consent that the present game is in- tolerable, and surely this is a great im- provement in the condition of public sen- timent. For myself I find it impossible to belleve that committees, coaches and umpires who have ruined the game are to be trusted with reform or replace- ment. The experts who ruined the game are not the persons I should select to ad- vise about selection or creation of a sub- stitute. “The fundamental difficulty with the present game s the bad spirit in which it is played. To get rid of this viclous spirit I think we must stop intercollegiate football for a time. On the whole, there- fore, I favor separate action by indi- vidual colleges and not conferences or other attempts to continue intercollegiate football under the new regulations.” FEVER STRICKEN CREW ’ BRINGS SHIP HOME Men Become Affected at Pan- ama While Unloading Their Vessel. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Dec. 26.—The steamship Wy= neric, Captain Niven, which arrived here to-day from Panama, had the worst ex- perience in her history while unloading a cargo of lumber theére in October and on her return trip. Since leaving Panama the entire crew except the second mate has been down with fever. The steamship was eight weeks discharging. Mosquitoes were as thick as flles and despite all pre- cautions would bite the officers and men, leaving large welts wherever they stung. After the Wyneric had passed Acapulco she was compelled to turn back for med- ical ald, ten of her crew being ill with malaria. The sick men were selzed with | vomiting spells, followed by a fever, and | were left so weak they could scarcely walk. By the time the sick men were ! able to work another portion of the crew was. attacked. Luckily Captain Niven was able to be on his feet almost the en- tire trip. It was almost impossible to get men enough to run the vessel. So many firemen were {1l that the firing part of the time was done by deck hands. The captain says his vessel fared worse at Panama than any of the others unload- ing there. stealing $25 from ant street. e —— s p A recent weighing of dandelion down has shown that 1,000,000 of tne dainty parachutes are needed to make a pound. Because of the dust raised by automo- blles it is getting to be it in land to rent houses on used by mo- CANTERS HOME Outsider in the Betting on Mile Race at Ascot Scores an Easy Victory TWO FAVORITES WIN Large Fields of Horses Are the Rule on the Course in Southern California LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 36.—Alder- man Batt, as good as 20 to 1 in the betting at one time, surprised the form players to-day at Ascot Park. He won the mile race in a canter from a large fleld. Pachuca at 6 to 1, J. F. Donohue at 7 to 2, Dollle Wdithoff at 6 to 1, Hippocrates at 4 to 5 and Belle Kinney at 8 to 1, were the other winners. The last two were the only successful favorites. Weather clear; track fast. First race; seven furlongs—Pachuca, 108 | (Palme), B to 1, won; Gentls Harry, 09 (Powell), 8 to 1, second; Vassalo, 101 (Don- Vitz), 40’ to 1, third. Time, 1:281. Tatten- ham, Pettijohn, Susle Cnristian, Anti-Trust, Josle Wheeler, Radium, Myrtle H, Young Mariow, Ulloa, Alta G ana James J. Corbett Results: also ran. Second race; futurity course—J. F. Donohue, 118 (Doyle), 7 to 2, won; Pepper Pod, 110 (Creamer), 15 to 1, secona; Sir Brinkler, 113 | (Dugan), 13 to 10, ‘third. Time, 1:11%. Rub- | inson, Fairatene, Jack Hennessy, Toller, Diablo ‘G‘old. Water Wagon and Charles Green also ran. Third race; one mile—Alderman Batt, ¥2 | (Wiley), 8 to 1, won; Dixelle, 100 (Preston), 9 to 2, eecond; Sun Mark, 97 (Miller), 6 to 5, third. Time, '1:41%. Anona, Sea Sick, Hi- lona, Ding Dong II and Enchanter also ran. Fourth race, seven furlongs—Dollle. Weithoff, 09 (Wiley), 6 to 1, wom; Dutiful, 112 (Mo~ riarity), ® to 5, second; Rockey, 102 (Miller), 30 to 1, third. Time, 1:28%. Lucian, Red Light, Viona, Sheriff Bell, Brigand, Elfin King, Dr. Roberts, Beautiful and Best and Whoa Bill also ra Fifth race; “one mile and seventy yards— i H?Docnlas, 105 (Miller), 4 to 5, won; Orchan, 112 (Prior), 7 to 1, second; Ethylene, 87 (Grande), ® to 1, third. Time, 1:45%. Bava- rian, Lord Badge and Ikkl also ran. Sixth race: six furiongs—Bells Kinney, 119 (Miller), 3 to 1, won; Pinta, 95 (Hudlin), 10 to 1. second; Prince Ching, 112 (Dugan), 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:43%. Colonel Bronston, Josle’'s Jewell, EI Verraco, Prince Magnet, Annle Darling, Una C, Bailey, Search Me and Theo also ran. —_——— CZARAPHINE IS A WINNER. i\“:cw ORLEANS, Dec. 26.—City Park re- sults: kirst race, one and an eighth miles—Krino- lean won, Little Wally second. Liberty Mo third. Time, 2:01 8-5 Second race, five and g half furlongs—Gauze won, Telepathy second, Cambridge third. Time, 1:10 2-5. L Third race, six furlongs—Czaraphine won, :ctf;r Hayes second, Lucy Young third. Time, ‘Fourth race, seven furlongs—Gambler won, | Belle Strome second, Monocorder third. Time, Fifth race, one mile and seventy yards—Iole won, Tapiola second, Josette third. Time, 1. Sixth race, six and a half furiongs—St. Tam. many won, Modred second, Norel third. Tims 1:24 8-5. Seventh race, one mile and seventy yards— | Padre won, The Don second Double third. | Time, 1:51 L HANDICAP GOES TO LURETTA. ¥ZW ORLEANS, Dec. 26.—Fair Grounds " results: First race, five furlongs—Hollowmas won, Usury second, Quaint third. Time, 1:04 4-5. Second race, five and a half furlongs—Han- nibal Bey won, Gay Adelaide second, Burning Glass third. Time, 1:08 2-5. Third race. one mile—Monaco Maid won, Whippoorwill second, Gold Enamel third. Time, 1:44 4-5. Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap—Luretta won, Lady Henrietta second, Mayor Johnston third. ~Time, 1:15 1-5. Fifth race, six furlongs—Bitter Brown won, Letty second, Proeteus third. Time, 1:1815, Sixth race, one and a sixteenth miles—Char- Ile Thompson won, Dr. Hart second, Joe Lesser third. Time, 1:50 3-5. e ———— DUNNE BEGINS WAR UPON THEATER TICKET BROKERS Mayor of Chicago Will Try to Put End to Practices of Specu- lators. * CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The energetic work of Mayor Dunne in suppressing _the scalping of tickets to the Thanks- glving football game between the Universities of Michigan and Chicago bore such satisfactory fruit that he has now entered upon a campaign against the scalpers who, he alleges, have made a practice of buying up theater tickets and selling them to the public at exorbitant advances. Ever since the football game on Thanksgiving day the Mayor has been deluged with requests that he suppress the scalping of theater tickets, and to-day he called a meeting of the theatrical managers of the city to de- vise a way to keep the tickets out of the hands of the scalper: —_————— STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE SALE OF STEEL COMPANY Retiring President Given Ten Thou- sand Dollars in Rcognition of His Long Service. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.—The stockholders of the Latrobe Steel Company to-day ratified the sale of the company’'s property at Latrobe, Pa., to the Railway Steel Spring Company, and at the same time voted to present to Merritt C. Bmythe, the retiring presi- dent of the company, $10,000 in recogni- tion of his twenty-one years of ser- vice with the company and his success- ful negotiations for the sale of the property. Three stockholders, repre- senting about 10,000 shares, objected to the gift. The Latrobe Company is capitalized at $1,600,000. It is sald "unofficially that the purchase price was $5,000,000. B HORSES DIE BY SCORE OF SPINAL MENINGITIS Disease Carries Off the Animals With Great Rapldity in Willlams- burg. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Afflicted with spinal meningitis, more than a score of horses dropped in the streets of Wil- Hamsburg to-day and at least half of them succumbed to the disease before a veterinary surgeon could reach them. Every veterinary surgeon in.Williams- burg was called Into service and they were busy from before daylight until to-night trying to check the spread of the disease. Up to 8 o'clock one veter- inary had been called to attend to elghteen cases, nine of which were fatal. All the animal hospltals are crowded with horses, which have only a slight chance to recover from the dis- ease. e e _ Guests Flee From Flames. WALSENBURG, Colo. Dec. 26.— Charles Crockett of Denver was se- verely burned and thirty-five other persons narrowly escaped death in a fire which destroyed the Twin Lakes Hotel here last night. All the guests were forced to flee in their night robes. A defective flue is supposed to have caused the fire, which started in the kitchen. The hotel was a large frame building, owned by the Wiscon- ny, and the total loss sin Trust C is placed at $8000, OF A MEETINC Champion Does Not Need the Money and There Is No Glory imn Sight JACK SEEKS NOTORIETY Apparently Wants to Help Along Theatrical Vent- ure on FEastern Cireunit SL S On the eve of his departure for the East to join a burlesque company Jack O'Brien has issued a challenge to Jef- fries. His defl is not taken serfously, but is looked upon as a medium through | which he can get some advertising in the East and thus Increase the box office ) Treceipts. If Jeffries could develop the physical condition he had when he fought Jim Corbett in this city, and there is no reason why he should not, he could probably defeat as many Jack O'Briens as could crowd inside the ropes of a twenty-four-foot ring. In the first place it look at Jeffrles would be enough to frighten O’'Brien, as it has bigger and braver men. Efforts to reach Jeffries by wire yesterday resuited in the following reply: “Los Angeles, Dec. 26.—Jeffries left for his ranch, twelve miles north of the city. at noon to-day, and was expected back at is belleved one midnight. He did not return and his fam- | fly does not know just when he will be back. He therefore knows nothing of the | challenge issued by O'Brien. FHis brother Jack stated that there is hardly a pos- tion for a fight. could induce the retired champion to again enter the ring, his brother says, is| to find some person the defeat of whom would add to his record as a pugllist, and he does not think whipping O'Brien would add to his laurels. “As far as the financial end of It is| concerned, Jeffries does not need the money. He quit the ring with a big bank account and since then has made several profitable investments in real es- tate.” The name of Jimmy Britt was asso- clated with that of Mrs. Fitzsimmons in the East and the Californian was quick to enter a denial. He wired Fitzsim- mons: NEW YORK, Dee. 28.—Robert Fitzsimmon; Alhambra Theater: Rumors connecting my name with Mrs. Fltzsimmons false. Have seen her once. Nobody regrets vour defeat and other trouble more. JIMMY BRITT. OREGON FAIR FUNDS SUBJECT OF DISPUTE State Commission Claims Part of Money in Hands of Corporation. Special Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Dec. 2.—A bitter legal battle probably will ensue over the sum of meney left over when the affairs of the Lewis and Clark Exposition are wound up. The Oregon State Commission has formally notifled the corporation, through Secretary Henry E. Reed, that it will hold the officers and directors of the fair responsible for the distributipn of the money, which it has been announced will amount to about 25 pér cent of the orig- inal investment of the stockholders, or $100,000. The official communication ad- dressed to Secretary Reed states that the commission claims a pro rata share of the funds now in the possession of the corporation after all labilities have been settled. The Oregon State Commission also demands an accounting of the money which has been expended by the cor- poration. The communication states that the co issfon is acting under the direction: of the State of Oregon. Should the Oregon State Commission win out in the contention, the stockholders in the corporation would receive hardly more than twelve per cent. About $400,000 was paid into the corporation for stock and the State appropriated. about $400,000. It is asserted that the many financial transactions that did not meet the approval of the State Commisston will be aired if the accounting is or- dered by the courts. RARE TREAT ENJOYED BY SEATTLE THIEVES Eat and Sleep in House From Which They Take Much Loot. SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—While A. Brown. a capitalist living at West Seattle, was of the Attorney General | ———— LAES ISSUE CILF SCHEDILE California Women Golfers’ Assoeiation to Hold Its Final Annual Tournament IDE LINK ON INGL lClm.mpionsahip Competition, Team Mateh and Handieap Events Fill Up One Week The programme of the first regular tournament of the California Women Golfers’ Association has been lssu-;d‘ | The tournament will be heh.‘l on tha' | links of the San Francisco Golf av Country Club at Ingleside on Janu | 32,728, 24, 25, 26 and 27. The princl~ | pal event will be the first annual com- ’polluon for the women’s championship | of California, for which regular mem- | bers of clubs belonging to the associa~ tion are eligible, the entrance fee belng | $8. The week's play Is arranged as ‘ follows: Monday, Ju’mdlr)' 22, 3 ao | qualifying round over eighteen holes, | Dlay, for the women's championship will begin | The ‘best sixteen scores quaiify and the piayes | handing tn the lowest medal score will receive the silver medal of the association. | Tuesday, January 23, at 9:30 a m.. | first match round of the women's champloas | ship, over eighteen holes will begin. At 1:30 p. m. a handicap comsolation event over sight: een holes for those who did mot qualify will begin, the winmer to receive & (rophy. Wednesday, January 24, at 9:30 a m., the | second match play round of the womea's | championship wiil begin. At 1:30 p. m. the at 9:30 a m., the will be a contest, handicap vs. Dogey, over | elghtean holes, for which all who have not won in the previous events are eligible. ve a troph: January 25, al semi-inal match play round, over eighteen holes, of the women's championship will be piayed. The two losers of these matches will { receive, as semi-finalists, the bronze medals of the association. t 1:30 p. m. there will be contests in driving, approaching and putting, the va trophies. winners to_rece at 9:30 a m., n r eighteen Holes, championship will be played. The winner becomes the champlon womam | goiter of California for 1906 and receives the | gold medal of the assoclation. The champione Ship cup formerly owned by the Pacific Coast Golf Assoctation has been formaily turned ovar to the California Women Goifers’ Associa “ |ana will pass for the coming year imto thd keeping of the club from which the winnes | entered. “The loser in the final round will receive, as runner-up, the sliver medal of association. y At 1:30 p. m, thers Wil be women's four- somes, over eightesn holes, medal play, With handicap. Al are sligible, but entries must be made by pairs. The winners will receive rophies. 5 5 | Seturday, January 27, at 9:30 a. m.. there will be a mat teams representing | Northern ar alifornia for the cup presented b R. Haines. The cup will_pass 1 of . the team that wins._ the la matches. At 1:30 p. m mixed foursomes ov | sixhteen play. with handicap, the winne trophies EMINENT GEOLOGIST RUN DOWN BY FIRE ENGINE Professor Gustave Hambach Very Se- riously Injured In Streets of St. Louls. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—Professor Gus- | tave Hambach, instructor of geology | and zoology at Washington University, | and one of the most eminent geolagists in the United States, was run down by a fire engine at a downtown street crossing to-night and seriously injured. | | His skull was fractured, his left leg | broken, and in addition to a sealp | wound there were internal injucies. Professor Hambach is 74 years of age. — e WISCONSIN'S NEW LAW FORCES ROADS TO PAY Nearly Seven Hundred Thousand Dole lars in Taxes Handed Over in a Day. MADISON, Wis., Dec. 26.—Under g, law passed at the special session of the Legislature requiring rallroad companies to pay up back taxes befors collecting assessments in courts, the Northwestern Railway to-day paid $225,834 taxes for 1905, and the & Paul paid $464,258 taxes and intere: for 1204 and 1905. It is expected that all the smaller roads will follow. | tled of their contents. The bed fin out of town spending Christtnas burglars | entered his house, prepared a meal for themselves, slept all night in his bed, ex- changed their threadbare clothing for two new suits of his and departed, taking with them about $2000 worth of jewelry and silverware. The burglary was com- | mitted last night, but was not discov-| ered until this afternoon. An employe of | Brown entered the house to prepare it | for the return of his employer and found | things upside down. Upon the| dining-room table were the remains of a hearty meal that the thieves had en- ' joyed. On the bed in Brown's room were ' two dirty suits clothing. Two new suits were gone from the wardrobe, trunks were broken open and searched and every box and drawer in the house was tumbled. A jewel box that had con- | tained $1500 worth of diamonds was empty. Boxes contalning silverware were emp- "rhflo 18 a grand, glorious builder of a 'wer which will re- new the fire of youth in men who are breaking down, which will cure the effects of early dissipation, stop :lelrvl:.:naor vitality Tn fill every every muscle of the bedy Wwith vim, snap and po'-r.' Dr. McLaughlin’s Electric Belt Does wonders in a few applications. It arouses all the dormant energies, develops muscular and nerve life and restores the feeling of youth, courage and vigor. It makes men over again. It makes perfect men of the Ppuniest, weakest specimens 0.’ of “half me: WHEATLAND, CAL. DR. McLAUGHLIN —Dear Sir: I ha to thank you for having restored my heaith with your electric bel I had lost all my manly vigor, but after using your beit steadily for three mentha I have recovered Brown's room showed that it had been slept in. Entrance was gained through a window on the ground floor. ———— . LABOR LEADER SHOOTS A RIVAL IN OHICAGO James McGuire of Painters’ Union Fatally Injures Kennedy of Same Organization. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Thomas Ken nedy, a delegate from the Palnters and Decorators’ Union to the receant conference of the American Federation | of Labor at Pittsburg, was shot and fatally wounded to-night at a meeting of the ui by James ire, a mem- ber of thé same organization. The men have been enemies for the past year on account’ of a desire of both to control the union. 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