The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1906, Page 7

SPORTS . S DISSE THES | CIVETED HEDAL \ vUf Gate Club| Targets Till Scores a Center, — | | e i of Golder Away at e LLY LEADS COMPANY Newbauer | > Return Mateh With | Hair-Trigger Guns| Outshoots | Louts s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1906. HANDBALL ATTRACTS DR. GARDNER HAS A SLIGHT COLD Fast Three-Year-Old Causes Some Alarm in Schreiber Household With His Cough ILLNESS IS NOT SERIOUS Lis Valuable Stake to Be Run. List of Winning Stables Dr. Gardner has a cough. When the in- formation reeched Barney Schreiber yes- | terday morning that his great three-year- had contracted a slight cold the St. layer upset the breakfast table, ged a twenty-dollar piece for tele- phone slugs and proceeded to arouse the well-known veterinarian Dr. Masoero. Rushing in partial dishabille froin his residence, the veterinary made a nose finish with an Oakland ferry boat and, reaching the track, straightwgy brought the fever thermometer into requisition. Dr. Gardner had passed a night clad only in iis summer pajamas, and his tempera- ture was tickling the high spots, but Bar- received the comforting assurances at unless something unforeseen trans- pired his pet colt would be able to fill all future dates. If Dr. Gardner should fall sick just at this time it wodld mean the loss of many thousands to his Mis- souri owner. ar appeared in a jovial mood last evening, nd the Doctor’s early recovery ch. 0 | is predicted. & Gefkin 1897, Au- | 542, A. Schat- quarterly | zzi 16, P. 112 CALIFORNIA SECURES HALL, | THE CRACK HIGH JUMPER | | Manm Who Created a Semsation in the Academic League Emters Fresh- man Class Fo-Day. RKELEY, Jan. 14—~The ranks of and the track are etrengthened n of Channing Jjumper of the who is to enter row as a member | ss. The news that | be a California man | on when an- been reported | A tanford would | athlete because of for the cardinal Was erroneous nd gold felicws hletes 2ly gre imper is regarded as to Hall's prestige. ure point-win- Rules. Xew Drafting » r1 —The changes rican leagues, as ~agues forming the were formally ttee yesterday. se the price for all price must ft is made. announced any player plaving nger th ¢ prescribed time with- nd a similar fine for Veteran Police Elect Officers. meeting of the San Francisco lice Association held yester- tk City Hall the following nstalled for the present D. Hensley; vice nell; secretary, J. M. Lindheimer; 4. 3. Houghtaling was presented with & bandsome gold badge as a token of appreciation of his services as presid- ing officer for the past two years. { nor | on the New Hermann of! ~ ! olde and wp. any of the Burns handicap candidates will make their appearance next Saturday the Lissak handicap at Oakland. The |event is for three-year-olds and upward at a mile, and will have a value of more than $3000. Among .ue principal eligibles Bearcatcher, Propgr, Graziallo, Dr. Gardner, Lubin, Eugenia Burch, Cruza- dos, Nicolas, D’'Arkle, Nagazam, Ginette, Nigrette and Letola. There is much speculation as to what es will start in the second race to- morrow. It has the novel conditions pro- viding that horses not finshing first, sec- ond or third will not be eligible to start “alifornia Jockey Club tracks until after the close of the present meet- The Clifford handicap over the Fu- ity course is also down for declsion morrow. 3 main attraction Wednesday will be the Henry of Nayarre handicap at a mile a furlong for four-year-olds and up- It has a value of $1000. The Sor- icap at six furlongs will be re Friday ugh only fifty-five days of the sea- ing son have passed Barney Schreiber has won more than $20,000 in stakes and purses. The Missouri turfman has a ong lead over the other owners. Wal- r Jennings is second on the list. The principal winners are: | B. Schreiber....$20,815|Jones & Lusk... 1,837 W B Jennings. 8,191 Tanner & Co.... 1815 W. W. Elliott. 484/F. J. Nell... 1,750 Ferguson. 6,386|5ferra Nev. St. 1725 6,230/ James Ryan.... 1725 5,010/J. W, Blalock.. 1,685 3,987/Van Gordon. . 1,676 90 Applegate & Cot- . . 1615 1,675 1,585 1,532 1,500 1,430 1,406 1,250 W. Gabriel 1,178 Fitzgerald & Tomkinson . L A. Bonsack. SELECTIONS FOR OAKLAND TRACK BY FRED E. MULHOLLAND. First race—Viola B, Grace G, Pros- perity. Second race—Jim Pendergast, Watch- ful, Captain Burnett. Third race—Tramotor, derman Batt. Fourth race—Mr. thorn, Jerusha. Fifth race—Haven Run, Briers, Fore- runmer. Soundly, Al- Farnum, Black- Sixth race—Cloudlight, Piokerton, Tim Hurst. SRS AN ORDINARY CARD FOR TO-DAY. Muddy Going Is Looked For at the Oakland Track. Following are the entries for to-day’'s running events: First race—Selling; two-year-olds; three and & half furiongs. 7)Vicla B (Oakiand Stabie) y (Blute) (Toddington-Adversi 9077 Bilver Line (Lee & Som). ...107 *Ran January 1 at Los Angeles, through an error, as Rebellious Susan. Se ; maiden three-year- old colts and geldings; six furlongs. 57 Frolic (O’ Rourke) *Jim Pendergast (Schreiber) . *Peacetul Henry (Fitzgerald) ’aptain Burnett (Oakland Stabie). Tejon (McCaff¥rty) 9071 F Slats (Yanke) . 9019 *Quickrich Cotton). . 9069 Watchtul Son) 9000 Swagger ( red Uhrig (Mack) . Fidia (Canill) i Edwards (Edwa: Third rece—Selling; four-year-olds and Futurity course. 9078 Alderman Batt (McCafferty). 9089 Masedo (Rosedale Farm) . 9024 My Order (Rowell) .. 9072 Soundly (Humes & Co,). 9090 Laura F M (Caine & Co.) Duelist (Rice) ... *Mrs. Bob (Blalock) . Isabute (Stone) . 5043 Hush (Balley) o 72 Tramotor (Blute) . O ady Laa (Sheedy & Fullum) . Erema (Kern) Fourth race—One mile; selling; up; 9049 Baker (Ramsey) 8722 Mr. Dingle (Tier: 9086 *Vigoroso (Appleby & Co. 9085 Mr. Farnum (McCafferty) 9045 Mordente (Bebee) . Blackthorn (Fink) 9046 Siniestro (Quinn) 9060 Henry Luehrmann J; 9065 Jerusha (Engstrom) 9018 Maxtress (Kronick) . 9091 Bonar (Stevens & So 8867 Black Cloud (Vosburg) ¥ifth race—One mile; selling; four-year-olds and_up. : 7 sms.s“firxm (Fieur de Lis Stable) (9089)Haven Run (Rowell) 9097 Possart (Davies) 9092 Forerunner (Fitzgerald) 9091 Invictus (Gabriel) . *Dora 1 (Ryan) 9096 *Yellowstone (Ross) 9075 Esherin (Coggins) .. -108 9096 May Holladay (Edwards) 1@ 9085 Bird of Passage (Del Monte Stable).. 98 9007 Sherry (White & T0.).uecvsnerrsnn 1108 d:m.u‘ b furiongs; selling; three-year- an 3 ‘8017 Cloudlight (Molero & Josephs)........100 7 k Handicap the Next ‘RichardsonBlowsUp During Final Skirmish. Dacon AssumesLead in the Fourth Division. The Olympic Club court was the scene of some exciting handball matches yes- terday afternoon. The main event was captured by Byron Moulder, who stowed away Graham Richardson, the Lowell High School lad, and thereby annexed the second class honors of the tourna- |"ment. This game attracted a great deal of at- tention and the gallery was crowded with spectators, all eager to see the fun. Both men. had admirers galore and both were in good form. The high school boy had already beaten Moulder once and his friends thought he would repeat this stunt, but he falled to make good, though he put up a game fight and was trying to land the medal every minute. The first game was full of heartrending incidents. Richardson took the lead and seemed to be winning nicely when Moul- der as usual came from behind and final- ly pulled out in front, winning by the scant score of 21-19. Richardson rallled in the next game and seemed to have the Indian sign on his man. He took the lead at the getaway and held it all the time, winning by a score of 21-15. But this effort seemed to sap all his steam, for the next one was a regular cakewalk for Moulder. He could do most anything with that ball and Richardson did not have a chance to stop the bupst of speed. Moulder waded right in and kept going all the time. The flnal score was 21-10 and Richardson was about in | at the finish. | Garnet Ferguson, owner of Bearcatcher, | did not seem to like the wet going, for he | fell by the wayside when he ran against | Spencer Dacon in the fourth-class round. Dacon did not have to go any too hard to win out, the scores being 21-14, 21-12. Da- con played a very steady game and will meet Jim Foley in the finals of the fourth class to-morrow night. | The Burness-Atkins contest in the third class was a homeward gallop for the for- mer. He had everything and took both games right off the reel. Scores, 21-15, 21-15. Louls Levy refereed all the games and Louis Boudion acted as scorer. —_— e t————— SANTA CRUZ FOOTBALLERS POSTPONE VISIT TO CITY Oakland Hornets Play a Friendly Match Against Reserves on Presidio Athletic Grounds. There was no match on the Presidio athletic ground yesterday between the Oakland Hornets and the Santa Cruz association football teams for the cham- plonship of the California League. Late on Saturday night the Santa Cruz foot- ballers telephoned that on account of the storm they would ndf be able to come to San Francisco yesterday. The match was postponed. The Oakland Hornet Reserves were scheduled tc play a match against the Olympic, Club team, but the latter did | not.put in an appearance. The Hornet first eleven played a friendly match against the Reserves, for whom they proved altogether too strong, scoring five goals to one in the first period. After the intermission the first eleven added three goals and the Reserves one goal to their scores. At the call of time the score read: Hornets, 8 goals; Reserves, 2 goals. For the Hornets Mackenzie and Chambers on the right wing aid a good deal of pretty pass- ing and dodging. The grounds' were in much better condition than might have been expected, the rain water from the recent storm having been drgined off 80 that there were only a fewSslippery spots, L. H. Isern was referee and the teams lined up as follows: Oakiand Hornets. Poll}(l;onl Hornet Reserves. al. B B H H . R. R. F. L. L. FOOTBALL RULES TO BE GOVERNED BY NEW BODY Another Meeting Will Soon Be Held, When Committees Will Make Reports Regarding Game. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—The two foot- ball rules committees, which amalga- mated here Friday night, decided that the joint committee should be known officlally as the “American Intercolle- giate - Football Committee.” At all meetings eight members will constitute a quorum and eight of the total of four. teen votes shall constitute the official vote of the committee as a whole. % Professor Dennis of Cornell, chair- man of the new committee, announced to-day four sub-committees, which will report to the full committee, which will hold & meeting in this city January 27. The sub-committees are: On provisions for eliminating brutality and foul play; on suggestions looking forward to the opening of the game; on suggestions as to the ways and means of appointing a central board of football officials; on propositions looking forward to a field laboratory at which suggestions of the playing rules should be practically demonstrated. —_————— Model Yacht Trials. The threatening weather kept many of the model yachtsmen away from Spreckels Lake yesterday. There was a light southwest breeze, but it was from the wrong quarter to permit of holding the quarterly rqgatta. Only four of the racing boats were out and they participated in a number of “scrub” races. J. Brannan launched his new model, Ruth, and she proved both fast and steady. The new boat won a majority of the races held and will be hard to beat In future races. Doyle’s Priscilla, Hay's Amelia’and Donovan’s Witeh also participated. —_———— Shooting Club’s Officers. The San Francisco Turner Schuetzen held its annual meeting and election of officers on Wednesday last at Turn- ers’ Hall. The following officers were elected: Captain, Joseph Straub; first lieutenant, Ernst Fleischer; second lieu- tenant, Alfred Furth: secretary, Robery Cook; treasurer, David Davidson; color sergeant, Andrew Galil; shooting mas- Charles Kumm! 96 ters—Max Nagel and — — i —— An empty head is no evidence of a holy heart. ' % CLEVER HANDBALL PLAYER WHO YESTERDAY DEFEATED GRAHAM RICH- J ARDSON ON TH] OLYMPIC CLUB COURTS AND THEREBY GAINED THB TITLE OF SBCOND CLASS CHAMPION OF TOURNEY NOW IN PROGRESS. COFFROTH HOT AFTER HERBERT Man Who Invaded Australia With Moving Pictures Will Be Prosecuted by Manager ‘When the transport Sherman arrived yesterday Jimmy Coffroth was the first man to climb on board. He found Tom Corbett awaiting him. Tom told how Willlam Herbert, the former steward, had given him the double cross on the moving picture proposition, sending him on to Manila to advance the show and then skipping out to Australla with the films. Coffroth immediately made ready to prosecute Herbert on the ground that the Australlay territory lease has al- ready been sold. Herbert’s contract em- braced only Honolulu, Hongkong, Philip- pine Islands, Shanghal, Kobe and Naga- saki. He did not show In the latter places, but, as has already been pub- lished, sent Tom Corbett, his advance man, to Manila and went to Australia on his own hook, though he had no H- cense to the territory. Coffroth will start (l!n t:-d::y hl)! get the necessary papers ready to stop Herbert's movem::t.p ur Australla. When the right- ful lessees of that territory appear on the scene there trouble will surely result. It looks now as though Herbert's reign of prosperity is nearly ended, for when Cof- froth invokes the aid of the law the im- postor will be forced to flee or maxe ends. ——————— Comes to Investigate. Henry F. Greene. a member of the Civil Service Commission at Washing- ton, D. C., arrived from the Bast last night, and is at the Palace. He comes to look into the repeated breaches of civil’ service rules here. and to look into the report that unskilled labor is employed by Collector Stratton in places where skilled labor should be employed. Mr. Stratton said last week that it was at his own request that Mr. Greene had been sent here to investi- gate the question. In Swiss restaurants natives than touriste, & % ‘arink LT R e g e S L B W s it SRl LT R RS b S o 851 S it LANS T0 BOX AS A WELTER Friday Night’s Go, However, 'Will Not Involve the Title of the Baltimore Man Mike (Twin) ‘Sullivan’s welter-weight laurels will be placed in danger when he faces Joe Gans next Friday evening in their twenty-round contest. By his defeat of Jimmy Gardner, Sullivan is the “popu- lar” welter-weight champion, and should the colored lad defeat him what reputa- tion and glory he got out of that victory over Gardner will fall to the Baltimore boxer. If the contest should go to Sulli- van he will have no reason to claim the lghtweight championship, which Gans now holds, for the reason that the men are boxing at a weight which virtually rates them as welter-weights. £ It will be pretty much the same sort of a battle as the one between Gans and ‘Walcott as far as the conditions of the match are concerned. In that contest, which was fought at the welter-welght 1imit, 143 pounds ringside, had Gans won he would have retained his lightweight title and at the same time captured the welter-weight orown, while, on the other hand, had Walcott proved the victerious one he would simply have retained his welter-weight title and what glory would have come to him from such a victory, along with the winner's share of the purse money. As it was, the battle re- sulted in a draw and each remained at the contest at Balti- Gans and Sullivan WINGED “O” MEN MOULDER TAKES SECOND CLASS HONORSBUSCH NEAREY IPRESTON'S Dot ON THE OLYMPIC CLUB COURT. .SPORTS PAGE | —_— | JOWNS FOLEY IF COOD FORM Leader of the Round Robin . Tournament Has a Hard Tussel‘ With Tailender RALLIES JUST AN TIME Carl Gardner Is Expected to Give the Park Expert a Close Run Next . Sunday AEEE L EAne Few matches were played on the tennis courts yesterday on account of the threat- ening weather. Only one match Wwas played in the round robin tournament and it proved a good one. Charles Foley, the only player in the tournament who has not lost a match, met George Busch, who has won but one match. One and all ex- pected Foley would win without exerting himself, but the unexpeoted almost hap- pened. Busch pleyed a remarkably good game and came exceedingly close to win- ning a one-sided match. Busch outplayed Foley in the opening set and won it 6-2. repetition of the first and Busch soon had & tremendous lead of 5-2 and deuce. At this stage of the game Busch fell down and Foley took a brace that enabled him to pull out the set. Busch needed but two points to win the match and the way he had been playing he hardly looked to have a chance to lose. Foley, however, as in all his other matches which he won by a small margin, proved equal to the occasion and pulled out when he looked hopelessly beaten. In the third set Foley regained his con- fidence, while Busch seemed discouraged. Foley showed great improvement in the last set and won it without losing a game. The score in Foley’'s favor was 2-6, 7-5. Busch played a fast driving game and his peculiar style had Foley guessing. Foley was nervous and did not play as well as usual, while Busch went into the match with nothing to lgse and every- thing to win. The loser played better ten- nis than anybody thought him capable of and almost lowered the champion’s colors, Foley has only Gardner to meet now and the latter should be in good form by next Sunday. If this be the case Foley will have to play better than he did yes- terday if he expects to beat Gardner. Two good practice matches were played in doubles. Foley and George Janes met Haroid Gabriel and Charles Dunlap and two fast sets resuited. The two cham- plons won the first set after the score was -0 against them, but the opponents won the next set easily. The score was 7-5, 3-6. Harry Rolfe and Henry Mills proved too strong for Moulten Warner and George Fuller. The former won three sets out of four, the score being 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, &3. BALL PLAYERS PAY TRIBUTE TO HARRIS Members of His Team Ex- press Regret at Announce- ment of His Retirement. The members of the San Francisco ball team have taken it upon themselves to pay a tribute to Henry Harris on his re- tirement from the game and have framed the following testimonial: SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 1906. Mr. Henry Harris—Dear Sir: It is with a teoling of genuine regret that we learn of your retiroment from baseball. In your withdrawal the game bas lost its most valued friend on the coast. By clean, honest business methods you have succeeded In bullding up one of the trongest leagues In the couptry and have es- tablished a high standard artistically for base- ball on the coast. In all your dealings with us your word has been your bond, and, in fact, it has been a common saying among ball players that “Hen- ry Harris word Is better than any ordinary manager's contract.”” All you ever asked of us was faithful service and an honest endeavor to win, and any ball player who followed these lines found in you a friend. The game will be indeed most fortunate in San Francisco if in your successor ome shall be found who-will keep the game as clean and s upright as you have. o L. ‘in 'view of some recent critioism, that In justice to you we show our appreciation %0 you both &3 & man and as a manager, and take this opportunity, satisfied that the other e mbers of your 1906 team would gladly sign this were they in San isco. We remain, with best wishes for success, PARKE W your future N, E. WALDRON, JAMES WHALEN, GEORGE HILDEBRAND. —_—————————— Occidental Club Handball. Thomas J. Lydon, a wing-footed “0” member, won the first class champlon- ship of the Occidental Athletic Club yesterday at the clubhouse. The tour- ney has been in progress for the past month and drew out the star players. The game no doubt was one of the best played during the tourney and drew out the greatest crowd this month. Lydon proved to be C. Wilgus' master at all stages of the old Irish game and com- menced to get very fancy near the fin- fsh, which nearly cost him the game. re 81-46. sc:ul'mnr Loewenthal, the Y. M. C. A. champlon, surprised the wise ones by defeating Aubrey Simons in a very pretty contest. Simons was picked all along to win by such experts as Condon and Mahoney, but Loewenthal fooled them and put up a fast game. Score 51-38. —_——— Bank Commissioners Resign. ROSTON, Jan. 14.—After a conference with Governor Gulld, Warren E. Lock and James O. Otis, two of the three Savings Bank Commissioners of this State, sent their resignations to the chief executive late yesterday. Gov- ernor Guild accepted them in a letter in which he said that the two Commis- sioners had frankly admitted that until last September they had neglected to inspect certain corporations, through the misconstruction of the law affect- ing such concerns as the Provident Se- curity and Banking Company. of this city. in Alameda, his boxing bouts with husky Mike and Willie Keefe ‘were such as excite the admiration of the soectators convince them that The second set was a | | made Lady Kelp, a Heavy Favorite Throughout the Day, Runs First at Ingleside Park DOWNS FAST LA ROSA Two Greyhounds Furnish a Close Run for First Coin in the Deeciding Trial The fair sprinkling of short ends that cashed during the running at Ingleside Park gave the players who are willing to bet for big returns a fairly . even break with the talent. E. Preston's Lady Kelp, winner of the Champion stake, was made & heavy favorite In each of the races and she fully reward- ed their judgment of those who placed their money on her by winning the stake decisively. In the tinal Preston's entry was a 3 to 8 favorite over the runner-up La Rosa, which pressed the winner very closely for the flag. M. C. Callan's Flower Girl ran disappointingly in the unfinished Class stake, when she was beaten by lodine, which was heavily backed from 2 to1to3to2 The result showed her far below the form she ran in a weelk ago. This event was taken by another entry of Callan’s, Honest John, which defeated Iodine after the latter had scored the first three points. Old Full Moon ran cleverly, but a stiff course the veteran campaigner easy game for the stake winner in the semi- final round. Twelve dogs still remain In tho Re- serve stake. which will be finished next Sunday. Owing to the rain it was im- possible to keep scores. The results follow: Champion stake first round—Fetterless Fiory Baden; Bdenvale beat Blsance By Chos Choo beat Presto; Freeport beat Lady Leeds Bartigus beat Rocked Asieep; K ‘s Malt beat L L C: Lady Kelp beat Lucy Lamb beat Mi Amigo; Barge beat Apache; Foxhunter beat Miss Gambit; La Rosa beat Shoigun; Bon Aml beat Cranberry Sauce. Second round—Fetteriess beat Edenvale; Choo Choo beat Bartigus; Freeport beat Keeley’s Malt; Lady Kelp beat Jim Lamb; Foxhunter beat Barge. Third round—Choo Choo a bye Fetterless withdrawn; Lady Kelp beat Free; beat Foxhunter. T T . ‘ourth round—Lady Kel 3 La Rosa a bye. v Gl Deciding course—L. Preston's Lady Kelp (Warburton imp-Queen Keip) beat Georgs Nethercott's La Rosa (Gambit-Morley). Reserve stake, first round—Patched Up beat Stingaree; Jobn Hooker beat Aurelia; Little Plunger beat Mount Eagle; Cuban Star a bye, \\»Anl Mamie withdrawn; Honest Girl beat The Rival; Sampler beat Doretta; ose of Gold beat Medea: King V beat Look at the Clock Miik Mald beat Pony Capitol; Presidio Bow beat Young Fearless; Flery Cross beat Vina: Sea Lion beat Valley Pride: Sherman beat Fairmount Lass; Russeil J beat Paul Dun- bar; Orsina beat Happy Lad; Tille R beat Race King; Secretive beat Jimmy Allen; Quitter beai Sfiver Heels; Queen’'s Motto beat Glaucus; Frank C beat Lady Fleldwick: Close Shave beat In Time; Gambit beat Homer Boy; ilcose Character beat Fair Warning; Abbey- side beat Cleon, Second round—John Hooker beat Patched Up: Cuban Star beat Little Plunger; Honest Girl beat Sampler; King V beat Rose of Gold: Milk Mald beat Presidio Bow Sea lLion beat Fiery Cross; Russell J beat Sherman; Tillie R beat Orsina; Quitter a_bye, Secretive with- drawn; Frank C beat Queen's Motto; Close Shave beat Gambit; Abbeyside beat Loose Character. Postponed class stake, fourth round—Honest John beat Amandan: Full Moon beat Real Pasha; lodine beat Flower Girl Fifth round—Honest John bear Full Moon; Iodihe & bye. Deciding course—P. F. Callan’s Honest John (Emin Pusha-Mamie Pleasant) beat I Ra~ vent’s lodine (Rusty Gold-For Glory). FOOTPADS KEEP UP THEIR WORK Charles Lund Tells Police Extraordinary Story of Conclusion of a Hold-Up Charles Lund, a bartender living at 152 Twenty-seventh street, told Policemen McHugh and Gallagher on Saturday morning an extraordinary tale of a hold- up.. He sald that he and his cousin, Axtel Johnson, who lives at the same piace, were going home about 2 o’clock in the morning and when they reached Twanty- eighth and Guerreso streets an armed man confronted them. He pointed a »e- volver at them and “ordered them to throw up their hands. “As I threw up my hands,” said Lund, “] grabbed hold of the revolver and quickly wrenched it from the hand of the robber. At the same time my cousin struck him a blow on the chin with his clenched fist, felling him to the sidewalk. As he lay there I placed the revolver alongside of him and we went home.” Lund sald he was so excited that ha could not give a very good description of the footpad, but he thought he was about six feet tail, well bullt, smooth shaven and wore a black siouch hat and a long overcoat. The two policemen, after mak- ing an investigation, came to the conclu~ sion that it was more of a personal quar- rel than a hold-up. Sylvan Samuel, a bookkeeper living at 2428 Market street, reported to Policeman E. Davey shortly before 2 o’clock_yester- day morning that he was held up by two men in fromt of his residence. He said they grabbed him from behind and dragged* him into a vacant lot about fif- teen feet away. The taller of the two men held him from behind, while the shorter one went through his pockets, taking $14. He gave a description of the two footpads and Policeman Davey ar- rested two men answering the description a few minutes later at Sixteenth and Va- lencia streets, but Samuel, after looking at them, said he did not belleve they were the men and they were released. RAILROAD INCORPORATED TO BUILD IN ALASKA TACOMA, Jan. 14—The Copper River Railroad Company filed articles of in- corporation yesterday at Olympla. It is propesed to build a railroad from the mouth of the Copper River in Alaska to a point on the Tanana River, near Fairbanks, with che privilege of con- tinuing the line down the Tanana and across the Yukon to such a point as may later be determined, with a branch line to White Horse. The corporation has a capital of $700,000. The incor- porators are H. Middaugh and Samuel