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SPORTS OF THE WEEK
News From the Field, the Track, the
Woods and the Stream*
Local wheelmen are interested in the
ten-mile race which will be held to-mor
row over the Fruitvale and Haywards
coarse. Over 100 starters are expected to
be in line when the starting time arrives.
On Thursday the season for quail and
duck shooting will commence, and some
very exciting times are promised when the
so-called poachers will conflict with the
keepers on the Suisun marshes.
The oarsmen are looking forward to
some great racing on Thanksgiving day,
when a regatta will be held on the Ala
meda side of the bay.
What promises to be a sharply contested
game of football is the meeting this after
noon between the Stanford and Olympic
teams at Central Park.
The lovers of coursing are training their
charges for the great annual coursing
meeting near Merced, which will be held
next month.
In boxing the next event of importance
will be heid under the auspices of the
Armory Club at Woodward's Pavilion.
THE WHEELMEN.
Entries and Handicaps for the As-
sociated Clubs' Ten- Mile Race.
The third annual ten-mile roadrace of
the California Associated Cycling Clubs
will be held over the Fruitvale- Haywards
course to-morrow morning, and its im
portance from the wheelmen's point of
view is so great that there are no other
attractions scheduled for the day. There
is an immense entry list, some 110 starters,
including ail the best road-riders from the
different clubs in this part of the State,
and the race justly ranks as the second
greatest cycling event of the coast, the
100-mile relay race being the first. The
following are the entries and handicaps:
J. R. Kenna, D. C, Henry Noonan, S. R. W.,
K. W. Decker. Acme, J. E. Wing, O. C. W.,
William Yeoman, R. A. C, C. A. Krait, B.C.
W., H. W. Squires, Acme, and George Hamlin,
.S. F. R. C, scratch; Ben Noonan. S. R. W., and
R. R. Shearman, G. C. C, 45 sec.; I. R. Lind,
I. C. C, C. J. Birdsall, C. C. C. G. E. Kroetz,
O. C. W., and L. Payen, C. C. W., 1 mm.; Dan
Murphy, G. C C, 1:10; H. B. 'Williams. C.C.C.,
G. A. Crafts, Acme, Charles Goodwin.S. F. R. <_'
J. O. Hurley. A. C, and B. B. Vincent. B. C. \\\,
1:30; A. S. McDougall, Acme, J. S. Brereton.
R. C, 1:40; H. A. Goddard, B. C. W., F. L. I'ay,
B. C. W., R. A. Coulter, C. C. C, and B. D. Gooch,
R. A. C., 1:45; J. J. Van Dyne, C. C. C. H.
SternDerjt, C. C..C, George A. Wyman, Acme,
P. M. Lefevre, Acme, F. R. Haley. L. C. C, P.
M. Curtis, G. C. C, J. J. Borree, R. A. C, and
T. A. Schleuter, Acme, 1:50; A. J. Menne, B.
C. W., F. C. Hansen, C. C. C..W. C. Dohrmann,
C. C. C, J. D. Lawrence. G. G. C, 1:55; Ray
Hogg, C. C. C, George A. ' Hansen, O. C. \Y.,
Rene A. Brassy, G. C. C. W. Maack, I. C. C,
E. A. Bozio, I. C. C, and George P. Coppin, |
C. C. C, 2:00: J. C. Near, B. R. W., 2:05;
Harry A. Knell, I. C. C, and W. Strahle, I . U
<\, 2:10; C. F. Armstrong, S. R. W., H. S.
Beach, S. F. R. C, B. C. Raynaud, B. C.
W.. A. W. Green, C. C. C, and D. D.
Baker, G. C. C, 2:15: F. Arnold, G. G. C, 2:20;
George Westphal, Acme. George W. Thomas,
C. C. C, C. L. Westlake, C. C. C. R. F.
Hamann, I. C. C, and Le Roy Smith, S. R. \\\,
2:25; Alfred Hubert, S. F. R. C, W. J. Miles,
R. A. C, E. N. Saaw, S. F. R. C, M. A. Farns
worth, S. F. R. C, Rodman Taylor, C. C. C. O.
H. Hansen, O. C. W., T. F. Smith, D. C, Will H.
Smith, I. C. C, H. Hills, I. C. C, George Felix,
S. R. W.. J. Roos, A. C, A. E. Cumbers, A. C,
Martin Welsh, B. C. \Y., 2:30; A. H. Bullion,
A. C, L. H. Smith, O. C. W., Fred Mead, S. R.
W., 2:35; E. Saunders, I. C. C, C. H.
Staples, Acme, 2:40; Harry Kohn. S.
F. R. C, 2:45; Thomas H. White,
L. C. C, L. C. Grace, Acme, R. Fanning, S. F.
R. C, 2:50; M. E. Games, A. C, James A.
dymer. Acme, Fred R. Moller, C. C. C, Arthur
F.*Nagle, S. R. \\\, George Lehner, R. A. C.
George E. Gross, R. A. € E. J. Smith, Acme,
H. Wahnlg, L. C. C, Thomas Gray, Acme,
and J. H. Otey, Acme, 3:00: Frank Thomas
A. C, 3:10; 6. A. Rcetner, C. A. C, and A. T.
Smith, Acme, 3:15; Harry Fowler, S. F. R. C,
and Guy Frost, S. F. R. C, 2:20; F. B. Robbins,
C. C. C, 3:30; E. Langer, I. C. C, 3:35; Carl
Werner, Acme, and Fred bimen. Acme, 3:45;
G. M. Curtis, A. C, 3:50; Jehse Wetmore Jr., j
Acme, Albert Scheib, L. C. C, K. Boyd, O. C. i
W., and L. G. Swain, Acme, 4:00.
The racing committee of the association,
consisting of George H. Stratton (chair
man), O. C. W.; A. P. Swain, Acme, and
Vincent A. Dodd, Alameda, has taken
great care and pains with the details of
this race, and the arrangements are nearly
if not quite perfect. The prizes are ex
ceptionally valuable and there are many
of them. The arrangements at the finish
will be such that there will be ample room
for riders and officials, and a large force of
marshals will keep the course clear. The
following officials have been appointed for
the various important positions:
Referee, Harlow H. White, O. C. W.r starter,
Walter B. Fawcett, O. C. W. ; cierk of course,
George W. Brouillet, Acme; assistants— Fred
G. White, A. C; H. C. Hahu. O. C. W. ; A. J.
Frye, Acmt-; Joseph Catanich, I. C. C, and
Phil Carlton.R. A. C.
Timers at start— F. W. Sharp, Acme; J. S.
Lewis, S. F. R. C; George H. Strong, K. A. C.
Timers at finish— George P. Wetmore, B. C.
W.; J. T. Bailey, C. C. C. ; D. W. Burris, S. R.
W.; John Elliott, O. C. W., and Edwin Mohrig,
B. C. W.
Judges— Frank H.Kerrigan, B. C. W. ; Henry
F. Wynne, C. C. C; James W. Coft'roth, O. Cy. ;
J. A. Desimone, G. C. C. ; Wiliiam I. Pixley. S.
F. R. C. ; R. L. Radke, I. C. C. ; George F. NetCe,
Acme; W. E. Griffiths, R. A. C. ; F. R. Hamil
ton, Acme.
Scorers— H. W. Spalding, Call B. C. ; S. G.
Scovern, O. C. W. j P. J. Hyde, G. G. C. C; J. F.
Hancock, B. C. W.j S. S. Shedd, Acme; H. D.
Clark, A. (J. ; J. A. Jury, G. C. C. ; Al Jarmau,
G. C. C; T. G. Spillane, O. V. W.; M.R.Gibson,
C. C. C; T. S. Hall, B. C. W.; L. C. Hunter, O.
< . W.
Umpires— Harry Lark in, B. C. W.; W. D.
Sheldon, B. C. W. ; J. W. Kinnigan, Acme; Bert
Price, R. A. C. ; E. L. Gifford, A. C; J. F. Coo
iiey, O. Cy.; J. P. Jaegling, I. C. C: T. F.
Meherin. O. C. W.: W. Maguire, O. C. W. : H.
M. N. Spring, G. C. C. ; J. E. Alexander, G. C. 0.
Marshals— J. P. Thorn, A. C. ; Sol Peiser,
S. F. R. C. ; J. Kitchen Jr., Acme; C. S. Myrlck,
R. A. C; T. W. Flanagin, P. C. C. ; George H.
Osen, Q. C. C. ; J. J. Gallagher, Acme : W. S.
Johason, C. C. C. ; J. S. Eg*n, 1. C. C. : W. K.
Bouton, I. C. C; Henry L. Day, B. C W. : (ius
Rosburg, B. C. W.; L. A. Peckhnm, R. A. C. ;
Dr. A. J. Powell, Haywards; George Miller, D
C. ; H. T. Scott, O. C. W. ; J. G. Stubbs, A. C.
R. M. Welch of the National racing
board states that there will be no winter
circuit of Eastern riders here this year.
This is not surprising to those who are in
touch with the situation and confirms the
expression of opinion made in The Call
some weeks ago. A cycling writer on a
morning paper came out with what he
thought was a big story about that time,
telling how Bald, Cooper, Gardiner and in
fact every Eastern ride- of note whose
name tie could thinK of was coming here
to race this winter. The Call then pub
lished an article showing the impractica
bility of such a visit for the men, and that
there was little or no likelihood of their
coming. This is now confirmed by a letter
received by Mr. Welch of the racing board,
which states that the Morgan & Wright
team (which is made up of eignt of t£
most prominent riders) will not come, and
that F. Ed Spooner, who managed the
California trip for the Eastern men last
fall, has decided not to bring any riders
West this fail. This is in line with what
The Call informed its reader? about six
weeks ago. Wells, Ziegler, McFarland
and Coulter, the Californians now on the
circuit, will probably come home, and
Johnson and Michael will probably stop
here on their way 10 Australia, but those
who expected to see Sanger, Bald, Cooper,
Butler, Gardiner, et al., are destined to
disappointment.
The Wheelmen's Municipal League will
meet again next Wednesday evening.
Messrs. White, WeJch, Stratton, Swain,
Jerome and Hancock constitute the thea
ter party committee of the Associated
Clubs. They have arranged for the
wheelmen to tiave full t-wing at the
Tivoli Wednesday evening, October 21.
Lewis C. Hunter of the Olympic Club
Wheelmen has been placed in nomination
for secretary- treasurer of the North Cali
lornia Division of the League of American
Wheelmen. He will run against Stanley
O. Scovern of the same club, who was
nominated on the regular ticket, and
Hunter's opposition will be the only con
test. Tho voting is by mail ballot from
October 15 to 25.
Captain W. I. Pixley ba9 called a run of
the San Francisco Road Club for to-mor
row to Hay wards, taking the 8:30 a. m.
boat. Mr. Pixiey has been substituted on
the regular L. A. W. ticket for Sol Peiser,
as representative at large.
President Kerrigan has appointed the
following committees in the Bay City
Wheelmen: House committee — F. H.
Watters Jr., A. J. Menne, J. G. North;
racing committee — iienry L, Day, A. J.
Menne, T. S. Hall, George E. Dixon and
David McT. Marshall; membership com
mittee — George P. Wetmore, Harry Lar
kin, Archie Reid. Captain Day will take
a large party on a run to-morrow to Hay
wards to see the road race.
The Imperial Cycling Club will hold a
ten-mile road race Sunday, October 25,
over the Haywards course. Entries close
the 17th. ♦
J. Bamberger, L. W. Classen, I. H.
Frank, S. L. Goldman, Bud Hanks, I. M.
Kochman, William G. Lee, B. P. Sea
right, Gus Sachs, M. Spiro, H. Sachs, all
of the Barker Cycling Club, and W. H. L.
Geldert, Emil Kehrlein and John W.
Parkhurst, of this City, joined the League
of American Wheelmen last week. Cali
fornia now has 1574 members, the total in
the United States being 66,800.
Spalding.
DUCK SHOOTING.
The Season Will Open on Thursday.
Grand Sport Is Anticipated.
Sportsmen are looking forward impa
tiently to a favorite pastime which will be
enjoyed by thousands on Thursday next.
On that day the law will release its hand
of protection from the feathered game,
which is very plentiful this year, accord
ing to the very latest accounts from marsh
and field.
Wild ducks, and particularly mallard,
are quite numerous in the Suisun marshes,
consequently the sportsmen who have a
predilection for duck shooting anticipate
royal sport on the inaugural day of the
duck-shooting season.
It is thought that the Ibis and Cordelia
shooting clubs will employ the same
tactics of warfare as were introduced in
previous seasons to debar "outside"
hunters an opportunity of killing any of
the preserved game.
The sportsmen of Vallejo and Snisun
are determined to be in the swim, how
ever, and preparations are being made by
them to burn powder on the Suisun
marshes on Thursday morning. Hunters
who do not affiliate with the sportsmen
that have leased duck-shooting lands say
that if their pleasure is disturbed by game
keepers they will join the preserve hunters
in ehooting ducks over favorite ponds,
•> w hich have been fed" daily for some
wee ks past.
At jg meeting recently held by the
Sport 9m en's Protective Association of this
City the president instructed the members
to be careful and under no consideration
to enter upon the lands of a farmer with
out first having obtained his permission.
"I am strongly in favor of protection to
farmers," said" the president, "and I also
favor protection for domestic game birds
and animals, such as quail, grouse,
pheasants, etc., but I cannot understand
the meaning of a preserve on a barren
marsh frequented by migratory game
whicn may be found to-day in Suisun and
to-morrow in Los Angeles.
"A duck-shooting preserve, I contend,
is ruinous to the interest of game, because
of the ereat slaughter that is annually ac
complfshed by the owners or lessees of
these preserves. Ponds are baited for
many weeks prior to the opening day of
the season, and as a result thousands of
wild ducks concentrate in those ponds or
preserve-traps better expressed, and when
the day arrives for the slaughter of the
innocents the preserve men sally forth
with their gun?, and a continuous fusillade
is directed upon the birds which flock into
the ponds, from daylight until dark.
"Sacks containing from fifty to a hun
dred ducks may be seen piled up at the
stations on the Suisun marsh on the even
ing of the day of snootinp, waiting ship
ment to this. City, and, gentlemen of this
association, this is what some people are
pleasea to call game preservation."
The Daily Report of the 7th inst in an
editorial on game preservation said: "The
Sportsmen's Protective Association of this
City is strongly opposed to the preserva
tion of game upon reservations, but game
can be saved from extermination only by
the preserve system. It is a case of pre
serves in tne hands of reai sportsmen or
extermination at the hands of pot-hunt
ers and the Sportsmen's Association
knows that as well as we know it."
It was through the intercession of the
Sportsmen's Protective Association of this
City that the Supervisors passed an ordin
ance a tew years ago prohibiting the sale
of certain game which, owing to a defect
in the game law 9, was being sold in this
City at all times, yet the members of this
association are dubbed "pot-hunters" by
some individuals who would gladly own
the earth if they could but grasp that
little wad in their paw. But they cawn't
do it, ye know.
A mass-meeting of sportsmen will be
heid some evening of next week at the
call of Mr. Ahem, who is presiding officer
of the protective association.
The Sportsmen's Protective Association,
looking to the interests of the sportsmen
at large, hss mailed to each Assemblyman
and Senator nominated by the Republi
can and Democratic parties a pledge
Which reads as follows:
Herewith inclosed you will find a card from
the Sportsmen's Protective Association of Cali
fornia, with its aims and objects, which are
as follows:
"The objects of this association shall be the
abolition of game preserves, the enforcement
of existing game laws, and to secure the en
actment of such further laws as may be
deemed necessary and wise; the protection of
the game and fish now found in the State; the
introduction and propagation of such desir
able game, animals, birds and fish as may
flourish in this State if introduced; the en
couragement of field sports among its mem
bers, and to secure to all lovers of the rod and
gun such rights, privileges and pleasures as
come within the province of au association of
sportemeu."
The wording of the pledge it clear and ex
plicit, and if you are in sympathy with its
aims and objects please sign the same at your
earliest convenience and forward to the secre
tary, (jhas. F. Fitzsimmons, 641 Market St.
THE OARSMEN.
What Is Being Done Regarding the
Thanksgiving Day Regatta.
8. J. Pembroke, manager of the regatta
which is to be hela on Oakland Creek on
Thanksgiving day, announces that the
event will certainly take place, as he has
about completed arrangements with the
railroad company in regard to transporta
tion facilities, fare, etc., and is now only
awaiting the Pacific Athletic Association
to sanction the holding of the regatta.
The races will be four in number, and
will consist of the following events:
Senior sincle scull, senior four-oared
barge, intermediate four-oared barge and
senior outrigger-skiff race. There is also
a possibility of a race in four-oared out
rigaer barges between the Columbia and
University boat clubs of Oakland.
The university oarsmen participated in
the Lake Merritt regatta held on last
Washington's birthday and were defeated
by a small margin by the crack South End
senior crew. The Southern Pacific has
agreed to transport the Stocktonian oars
men wbo will row in th« regatta and their
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1896.
boats to the scene of the races without
charge.
The first race of the regatta will be
called at 10:45.
John D. Phelan will be asked to officiate
as referee, and the other officers will be
men prominent in boating circles.
Next Sunday the Pioiteer Rowing Club
will celebrate its thirty-second anniver
sary. An elaborate programme has been
arranged for the occasion. The event of
the day will be a four-oared barge race be
tween three crefts from the club. The
race will be called at 12 o'clock. The
makeup of the crews is as follows: Junior
crew— \V. St. John, stroke; T. Faulkner,
afterwaist; Dick Collopy, forward waist:
George Darragh, bow, and George Fitz
simmons, cockswain. T. S. E. Society crew
— R. J. Espy, stroke; W. Espy, after
waist; J. Klunder, forwardwaist; Mike
Calanan. bow, and Tommy Sands, cock
swain. Intermediate erew — Joe Burke,
stroke; W. Foley, afterwaist; W. Cook,
forwardwaist; Joe Hanley, bow, and Ed
Wilson, cockswain.
The ladies' crew of the Pioneer Club will
also be on hand and give an exhibition,
and Jack Klunder and John Clifford will
have a tug-of-war in boats.
FOOTBALL.
Olympic Meets Stanford To-Day
With a Powerful Agrerreffatlon.
Olympic is to meet Stanford this after
noon on the Central Park gridiron in
what will be the first football match of the
season for each team. Game will be
called at 2:30 o'clock with the following
officials in charge: Umpire, Frank Butter
worth, the Berkeley coach and Yale's
Cotton, Tackle and Best Ail-
Around Player of the Stan
ford Football Team.
greatest fullback; referee, Charles B.
Nott, assistant ccach at Berkeley and
last season's captain and guard at Brown
University; linesmen, Captain Harry
Walton of Reliance, the old Stanford
foctbali and baseball star, and some one
of tne five Annapolis Naval Academy
football-players recently assigned to the
Oreeon for regular naval duty.
The Olympics will go into the game
with a very formidable aggregation of in
diviauais. Of the seventeen men an
nounced yesterday by Captain Smith as
likely to take part for the local club dur
ing the game one was a star end on the
Annapolis team last season, one was cap
tain and end for West Point last season,
one was a great tackle at Harvard a few
years ago, one is from :he Multnomah
team of Portland, two have had experi
ence with the Reliances, two have played
on the Berkeley Varsity team, one was a
star on the Stanford Varsity team and two
others had experience at" Stanford, an
other is the beet product of the Peerless
Stickney, Harvard Tackle and
Olympic Halfback and Coach.
Club, while two large, powerful new men
and two old ones are strictly Olympic ma
terial.
It will be seen from this that the Olym
pics nave a remarkable collection of ex
perienced football-players, made up not
by any means from old habitues of the
cluD. If they have team work the reason
able conclusion seems to be that the
Stanford men will be defeated, as were
tne Berkeley men last Saturday by the
Reliances in the opening match of the
season. Two weeks ago, in a practice
game, Reliance and Stanford were a
stand-off. A week ago Reliance easily de
feated a Berkeley team that was evidently
not the very best, that the university men
could have DUt in the fisld, for Sherman,
Simpson, Selfridge and Hutchinson did
not play.
Any inference from the result of to
day's game must still leave the compara
tive merits of Reliance and Olympic and
of the two universities an open question,
for no definite line of comparison can be
optained until next Saturday, when Olym
pic will meet Berkeley. From that game
the relative strength of the "big four"
teams may be more nearly determined.
Both university teams have a way, how
ever, of developing surprisingly during
the end of the season and of showing up
on Thanksgiving in form generally far
superior to that of the athletic club aggre
gations.
The following are the players and their
positions in to-day's game announced yes
terday by Captain Smith of Olympics and
Captain Fichert of Stanford. The stripped
weight of each man is given, in order to
show what he has to oppose in the avoir
dupois of his vis-a-vis:
\ Olympic. ; Position. Stanford.
ThMkany'ies} -■■^ Knd R....McGllvray, 154
McUakt^va} — - *» Tackle R.. . ..C0tt0n, 186
Captain amlth, 205.. ..L. Guardß Carle, 203
.§ ro I l^li:^-}......Center..;.....WllUam S^lß7
Ho e bba y 2o3° .}••—. K. Guard h .CptFickert.lß9
TayJo?, e isl 0 }..;.... B. Tackle L.Harrlngton,l9o
McCormack, 156 1.V...R. End L Madden, 156
Harrelson, 146 Quarter.:.. ..Mclntosh, 132.
Inowden. 165 } •••••• L. Half 8. . . . . Fisher. 1 75
Morse, 158........ ...;.R. Hat fL. { Se » w s^-^
Weldon, 165.;......... Fullback Soper! 170
Stewart W. Cotton of the Stanford team,
whose picture appears herewith, is
scarcely 19 years old, but he is a strapping
fellow for all that and has a magnificent
physique for football. His stripped weight
exceeds 185 pounds, but it is mostly strong
sinews and but littie surplus flesh. His
playing as end and tackle, both of which
positions he has played on the Varsity, is
characterized by steadiness and energy.
He is a clean, hard tackier and a quick
man on his feet. He gets into the inter
ference well and is strong both in aggres
sive and defensive work. History is his
major subject. He entered Stanford with
the present junior class.
H. O. Stickney was a star tackier on the
Harvard University team in 1889 and 1890
and subsequent to his graduation he
played on the Boston Athletic Club eleven
and last year coached the football team of
the Uirfyersity of Wisconsin, a larger
State university than that at Berkeley.
For the position of tackle he is small, but
ne is reputed to be one of the greatest men
Harvard has had for that place. Since his
arrival in this City several weeks ago he
has been the regular coach of tho Olympic
team and in to-day's game will play half
back. He is considered a dashing, gritty
player and a punter of no mean ability.
The Farragut Football Club of Vallejo
has organized for this season, and its
manager, W. T. Stanford, says it is eager
to play any other team on the coast.
One of the prospects of the near future
is a charity football game between the
Olympic team and ihe navy men. On the
Oregon alone there are five veterans of the
Annapolis Academy team, which has or
late years been a worthy rival of the big
Eastern universities. They are: Reeves,
tackle; Cavanagh, center; McCormack,
cud, and a guara and a halibac*.
THE ANGLERS.
A Hard Journey With Golden Trout
From Whitney Creek to Kaweah.
Some of the anglers who visited Eel
River a few weeks ago returned on the last
steamer from Eureka. They report that
the season is very late and the full run of
fish in the Eel is not expected until the
end of this month. Some fairly good
catches of small steelheads were made by
Frank Marcus and Dr. yon Hoffman.
John Butler and John Gallagher are
expected home on Sunday. Good bass
fashing is still to be had in Russian River
near Duncans Mills and Guerneville. The
best fishing of the season is now being
enjoyed by anglers who are whipping the
Truckee. James Reynolds of Sacramento
writes that he landed ninety-five beautiful
trout in one day's fishing near Verdi.
They were all taken "on flies. "
The following letter is self-explanatory.
Anglers will find it particularly interest
ing: '
Vipalia, Oct. 7, 1896.
Editor Sport: Some time ago I asked Mr.
Ellis, who is one of our Supervisors, to let me
have the particulars of his last trip to Mt.
Whitney, at which place he went after golden
trout. To-day I received the following letter
from him:
Jo P. Carroll Esq., Visalia, Cat— Dear
Friend: Promises once made are never for
gotten by reporters, so I shall attempt to tell
you how' Frank Hill and myself of the Eshom
Valley Fish and Rifle Club, accompanied by
Claude Van Valer and my son, Leonard,
caught and carried some golden trout from
Whitney Creek to the main north fork of the
Kaweah. I shall omit the details of a most en
joyable trip up the grand canyon of Kings
River and across Kersage Pass, and a return
by Independence and Lone Pine to Mineral
King in company with Hon. W. W. Cross and
M. L. Weaver, both of Visalia, to where I met
Mr. Hill, according to a previous agreement.
On Xuesday, August 25 last, we lelt Mineral
King with our outfit oi camp provisions and
four empty cans in which to attempt trans
portation of a few golden trout. The trip was
devoid of any excitement or special interest
until we reached the Kern River, where we
caught some fine fisn, a few weighing over
three and a half and less than four pcundx.
Here we rested a couple of days so we could
push homeward wheu we got the fish ready.
We also made a suitable reservoir in which to
hold the fish twenty-four to thirty-six hours
preparatory to starling. We made the reser
voir of stones and willows and it held some
fifty gallons of water. We also arranged for a
supply of fresh water to run through it.
When all was ready, early one morning we
started, with empty cans and lunch, to make
the climb up "Picayune Point" and on to
Whitney Creek. In about three hours we
reached a suitable place to approach the
water with our animals, and in tnree hours'
fishing we had eignty-seven nice fish in the
cans and on the animals and we were soon
moving, as a former experience proved to me
that unless a constant shaking of water was
kept up the fish, would soon die. The six
miles return was soon made and we lost only
one fish. The second ilay we succeeded nicely
until In the afternoon, when we stopped to
refill our cans with fresh water, but our stop
proved disastrous, for we killed thirty-three
fish in less than that many minutes and only
saved the balance by making a gallop of two
miles to Burnt Corral Meadows, where we lib
erated them in a small pool. The next day
was uneventful.
We reached Mineral King late In the even
ing and soon had our fish in the reservoir,
where we allowed them to rest a couple of
days. While here John Broder of Visalia, ac
companied by William C. Harris of the Amer
ican Angler and Mr. Petrie, an artist, who
were making a special trip to inspect and paint
the golden trout, came up. We placed our speci
mens at their disposal. We were highly
pleased with their remarks and criticisms.
Both these gentlemen are expert fish men
and are probably the best posted trout men in
the United States.
But back to the fish. After leaving Mineral
King we came to the old Atwell mill, then
turned northward and crossed by the roughest
trail I ever traveled several fine streams
which needed fish, but we were bound for
Esnom Valley and could not spare any of this
lot. On the third day from Mineral King we
reached our point of destination and liberated
seventeen fisn, all that was left of our original
lot. If you want work, try to plant fish ; If
you want tun and sport, then go a fishing.
Yours truly, 3. L. N. Ellis.
THE BOXERS.
Kelly and Agnew In Prime Condi-
tion for Their Conning Mill.
The Armory Club will give an exhibi
tion in Woodward's Pavilion next Friday
evening. The secretary of the club writes
that the report concerning "Spider"
Kelly's inability to keep his engagement
that evening with Lon Agnew, owing to
the formation of an abscess under the
"Spider's" good ripht arm, is premature.
The secretary states positively that
pKelly is in prime condition, and if
nothing unforeseen happens between now
and the evening cf the hstic disturbance,
the sporting public will get a run for its
money, as tne contest gives every promise
of being particularly interesting.
Jimmy Anthony will have a very pleas
ant time disposing of Carkeek and Cooney,
who are strong and lusty fellows and ap
parently stiff punchers.
Billy Shannon and Billy Lewis should
put up a stiff punching contest, provided
that they have trained properly, for an
eia;ht-round bout. On the whole, the
Armory Club has a good bill, and no
doubt a large gathering of sports will be
on hand to see the gladiators perform.
BASKET BALL.
An Interesting Came Between the
Rushers and Business Men.
The first game of the series for the champion
ship oi the Pacific Coast between the Rushers
and Business Men was played in the Y. M. C.
A. gymnasium last Tuesday evening, resulting
in a victory for the Rushers by the one-sided
score of 7 to 0.
The Rushers played an extraordinary game,
displaying superior team work, and their sharp
and accurate passing completely puzzled the
Business Men. The latter team put up a good,
stroiic game, but were unable to cope with the
superior passing and excellent interference of
the Rushers.
The first ball was not very exciting, the
players not getting warmed up until toward
the close. The Rushers had the ball all the
time during this half, and succeeded in scor
ing two goals. Klarmann made a close throw
in this half, the ball landing in the basket and
bouncing out again. In the second half the
Business Men started in with a rush, and for a
moment hud tie ball corralled, but the
Rushers soon vrarmed up, obtained possession
of the ball ana Kept it during the remainder of
the game, having things entirely their own
way. Wnen time was called they had suc
ceeded in mating five goals.
The line-up of the teams was as followi:
Business Men— Finch, L. F. : Day, R. F. ; Good
rich, C. ; Bernhard, L. C. ; Wilson, R. C. : Ward,
L. G. ; Young, R. G. Rushers— Klarmann, L.
F.; Eastwood, R. F.: Fleisher. C. ; Shaw.L. C;
Marchant, R. C; Mitchell, L. G. ; Harder, R. G.
Officers— Reftree, H. L. Dietz, M.D. ; umpire,
Edward M. Gorman; scorer, Andrew Arm
strong; timekeeper, J. J. Pfister.
The features of the game were the phenom
enal goal throwing of Fleisher of the Rushers,
who made five out of the seven goals, two from
free throws, and the excellent playing of Goou
rlch of the Business Men.
HANDBALL.
Games That Will Be Played at the
Howard-Street Courts.
The handball games which will take
place to-morrow are: San Francisco
court:
P. Hutchinson and D. Connelly vs. J. Law
less and P. Kelly; M. McNeil and G. McDonald
vs. P. Ryan and D. Rodgers; G. Hutchinson
and J. McEvely vs. J. Sl attery and W. Kelly;
J. White and R. Murphy vs. J. Collins and W.
Hamilton; M. J. Kilgallon and R. Lenihan vs.
J. Feeney and P. Donnelly.
Union handball court:
T. E. Willey and R. Driscoll vs. J. Flynn and
Jap Lyons; R. Murphy and W. Casserly v«. E.
Duffy and W. Burnell; R. Parkinson and
James O'Donnell vs. R. Shields and J. Royer;
R. Lenihan and Terry McManus vs. J. J.
Feeney and J. Nelson.
Yachting: News.
To-morrow will be closing day for the
Corinthian Yacht Club. The California
Yacht Club, with headquarters on the San
Antonio estuary, held its closing day. last
Sunday.
Last night the members of the Encinal
Yacht Club celebrated owners' day by
giving a party at the clubhouse.
The club is now making preparations
for the hunting cruise, which is to be on
the 17th and 18th insts., to Bairds Creek.
They wiJl close the season October 24.
The officers of the Encinal Club are:
President, Charles L. Tisdale (sloop
Caprice); vice-president, E. K. Taylor
(yawl Emerald); secretary- treasurer, W.
O. Herm; commodore, J. A. Leonard
(cutter El Sueno); vice-commodore, Henry
Sandsberger; measurer, Charles Thorn
Jr. (schooner Fearless); directors— Charles
L. Tisdale, E. K. Taylor, E. J. Holt,
George T. Wrights, S. M. Hasslett and
Aithnr M. Hickox.
To-morrow the fleet of the Oakland
Navy will sail in the club's regular
monthly regatta on the San Antonio es
tuary.
Coursing.
The following ia the drawing for the
coursing at Ingleside to-moirow:
P. Ryan's E V D vs. H. Spring's Bonnie Belle:
River and Volarig' Bright Eyes vs. C. C. Gris
wold's Great Scott ; Cronin and McDonald's Sky
ball vs. J. Lucy's Tipperary; Cronin and
McDonald's Reliance vs. Portal Hagerty's
Elridge; H. Spring's Sir Walter vs. T. Bren
nan's Gold King; J. Treacy's Sondon vs.
Alameaa Kennel's Daisy; D. J. Healy's
Mialmo vs. H. Hull's Jenny Lind; J. Sul
livan's Little Tom vs. S. Turnbuh's Happy
Jack; E. Nilson's Sunnyside Maid vs. J.
F. Grace's Deceiver; George Dougherty's
Georgia Dixon vs. T. Neenan's Regent; W.
Dalton's Famous vs. D. J. Healy's Move On; P.
Ryan's Royal Stag vs. A. McMahon's Black
Diamond; J. Lauren's Pride of the Park vs.
E. Geary's Electric; M. Kerrigan's St. Lawrence
vs. Portal and Hagerty's Laurel Leaf.
Sapling stakes— D. Flynns Lucy vs. S. Gilli
gan's Klue Belle, C. B. Wood's Nightingale vs.
0. J. Healy'a Conneniara, J. Reilly's Jerome vs.
L. Lissa's Nig, B. Dougherty's Daisy Queen
ft bye.
Baseball To-Morrow.
The game between the Stocktons and
the Imperials to-morrow will be a great
one, as the Stocktons have a fine team.
They defeated the Friscos the last game
piayed. and the Imperials barely won
from them in the ninth inning. There
will be a large crowd coming down from
Stockton with the visitors. Following is
the line-up:
Imperials. Position. Stocktons.
Creamer Second base W. Smith
Kelly Pitcher Lochliead
Ward Catcher Itnss Pace
Smith Third base F. Pace
Tlllson ...Shortstop Billings
Muller Left field M. White
Heiss Right field McDaniels
Wilds First base Sweenev
Magee Center field Chase
Gaelic Athletic Club.
On Thursday evening the Emmet Foot
ball Club held its regular quarterly meet
ing and nominated officers for the ensuing
term. It was decided to hold a practice
game at Golden Gate Park on Sunday next
at 3 P. m. and accept the challenge sent by
Port Costa for a game on October 18. The
fourth annual ball of the Emmets will be
held on October 24 at Odd Fellows' Hall.
BlancharU's orcnestra of sixteen pieces
will be in attendance.
Sacramento Sporting News.
BACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct 9.— There Is every
prospect of war in the near future in this
locality between Game Warden Helms and
the Portuguese and Italian residents of the
tule districts, as the latter make open declara
tion, It is said, that they intend to kill game
for market The Warden is a stickler in seeing
that the law is strictly enforced, and bets are
even that Helms will come out on top. Doc
Keith, who has been spending ;a month afield
in Orogon, has returned, delighted. He says
that pneasant shooting is great sport
Baseball bids fair to loom up again In this
locality this fall, and it is reported that the
Sacramento Athletic Club has two nines in the
field which are practicing hard for future
honors.
Dr. E. C. Deuel, F. C. Yoerk, F. M. Newbert,
L. S. Upson and Will Young, all members of
the Henrietta Outing Club, have procured
pointer puppies of the best strains in the State
and are personally training them for field
work for a contest which will take place as
soon as the dogs are old enough to take the
field, the outcome to decide who is the best
dog handler.
There is talk of a great blnerock tournament
to be held in this City on Thanksgiving day,
but as yet all preparations are embryo. Its
success will greatly depend on the number of
outsiders who will care to attend. The indi
cations, are that a small army of sportsmen
will leave the City on the 15th, and that the
slaughter of quail and ducKs on that day will
exceed anything that has taken plnce in this
locality for years, as everybody is going afield.
Visalia Notes.
Editor of The Call: Fully 1500 people en
joyed the defeat of the newspaper men last
Sunday. It was a game of baseball played be
tween the lawyers and printers, and resulted
in a victory for the former. The Score stood 7
to 3. Judge Gray acted as umpire.
Next Sunday the business men of Main
street will play & match game— lower against
upper.
Our regular nine will play at Bakersfleld on
the 18th. A good game of ball will doubtless
be put up by both clubs.
The Gun Club's team has returned home
from San Jose and all report a good time there,
but no medals. Now that the quail season is
nigh blue rocits will get a rest. Quail are plen
tiful and the local nimrods are anticipating
good shooting.
Walter Foster, in the last number of the
Olympic, has many kind words for ourcounty,
city and people.
"Good roads" is the cry throughout Tulare
County and it is not made In vain. One of the
candidates for Supervisor In this district is
making his fight on that line. All of his print
ing bears the words, "Do you waut good roads?"
Tulare City wheelmen will make a showing;
in their Supervisorial district and the Porter
yille Athletic Club of eighty members is act
ive in the Cause. Carroll.
Property Supposed to Be Stolen.
James Kelly was arrested at the Potrero
early yesterday morning by Officer George
O'Connell and charged with disturbing the
peace. When searched at the station a large
quantity of property was found in his posses
sion, for which he could not or would not give
an account, it consisted of eleven plated pen
holders and gold pens, silver combination
pencils, watch charms of ivory, one gold
watch chain, a broken watch chain, a lot of
spectacles, etc. The police decided to hold
him until the owner of the pioperty is found.
It is believed that the stuff came from some
country store.
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