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THE CALL'S PAGE OF SPORTS
SEATTLE HANGS UP
$200,000 FOR
JEFFRIES
Johnson Says He Will Not Be
Ready to Fight for Many
Months Yet
Seattle if the latest town to get into
the game a fabulous offer for a
light between Jeffries and Johnson. Last
night Jeff was h:ind<?d a wire at the
Kujpire theater, and when he opened it
his eyes rested on the largest amount
ever offered a pair of fighters in any
country or at any time. These Seal tie
men are no pikers,. for their bid for the
big white man and the big bla\rk man is
SL'OOA>OO. However, the offer does not
specify whether this is stage money,
conversation money or money with the
iffticfal stamp of I. nc'.e Sam. Tho tole
prarn which ih« big feilow received
vus as follows:
"J. J. Jeffries, care Wigwam theater,
San Francisco: Two hundred thousand
dollars to fight Johnson at Ala§ka-Yn
kou-Paciric exhibition. Will you ac
cept? "JOHN C. BARTLETT,
"\V. GORDON Jr."
This fabulous offer only tended to
make the big fellow scratch his head
and smile one of those peculiar smiles
of his. He did not answer the wire last
night, but decided to wait for a while
and if possible find out something more
definite ahout the proposition. Be
sides, he has his theatrical offer to ful
31!. and he can not very well turn this
down in jliy meantime.
Neither Jeffries nor the other
pporting men about town know
Barllett or Gordon, and consequent
ly nobody was in a position last
night to pass any comment upon this
latest offer, which failed to give any de
tails as to a date or how the purse
should be split. The very fact that the
offer is a six figure one is enough to
rause all the wise lads to look at it out
of the corner of their left eyes.
And while they are all wiring Jef
fries, expecting results, they seem to
have neglected Johnson, who yesterday
gave out his first real fighting state"
lnent. According to this he is not
ready to meet anybody ' for many
months to come, but he will not bar
any of them when the proper time ar
.rlves. He will land in Vancouver the
middle of next month, and. according to
his plans, will go direct to his home in
T«»xas and then to England to riplit
Lang-ford in May. Following is John
sons latest word to the world:
MELBOURNE. Feb. 12.— "1 am will
ing to fight James J. Jeffries, Tommy
Burns? or any other man alive, in
America, Australia or any part of the
civilized world where sufficient induce
ments are offered." This was the fare
well message of Jack Johnson, the
champion heavy weight pugilist, on the
eve of his departure for the United
States. A fight for the championship,
however, must be deferred for some
months, as it is Johnson's purpose
first to fulfill a theatrical engagement
in London and go on for a limited
round bout before the National sport
ing club in that city with Sam Lang
ford.
Johnson leaves here tomorrow for
Sydney to catch the steamer Makura,
which will sail next Monday for Van
couver, at which port she is due about
March 12. From Vancouver Johnson
will proceed to Galveston. Tex., where
lie will spend a week with his parents.
"I will do no boxing or other busi
ness in the United States and I have
priven no authority for the statement
that has been published that I will
Then fipht Stanley Ketchel." Johnson
said. "I understood that Jeffries had
definitely said that he would never re
enter the ring. If. however, Jeffries
has decided to accept the purse of
1 T5.000 offered by Sam Allen of Mel
bourne for a match in Australia with
me I am willing to return here in 12
months and give him a chance to win
the title he once held.
"I have arranged to reach London
th« first week in April and probably
will immediately begin my music hall
engagements. Ti»e date of the contest
between Langrford and myself .before
the National sporting club will not be
definitely determined until I arrive in
London.
' "I am out for business all the time
as the people of England will find out
when 1 reach there."
Y. M. C. A. Wins Marathon Run
Under Difficulties
The Marathon relay between the
Olympic club and the Young Men's
Christian association, under the aus
•piccs of the latter organization, was
rim off last evening before a small
crowd at the Auditorium rink. The
'race itself was fairly interesting, but
the management of/It spoiled the con
test, friends of both teams crowding
the . floor,, coaching and even pacing
the runners. Tv ;
E. C Craig of the Olympic club won
the individual medal for best time, cov
ering his mile in 4:43. The race was
won by the Young Men's Christian as
sociation, the total time being 2 'hours,
11* minutes and 10 seconds, the distance
separating the teams being 5 laps.
Garvin for the clubmen took the lead
p.t the start, but their next man lost
it, after regaining it on the third re
lay the lead was maintained up to
•the tenth mile, when Schneider, running
for the Young men's Christian associa
tion, took first position and the fol
lowing relays kept increasing the lead
until the finish. :;'-«;\u25a0;
The five mift? team race was won
easily by the Olympic club team, a lap
and a half separating them from the
local Y. M. C. A., the Berkeley Y. M.
C. A. coming in third. The time was
22 minutes and 58 seconds.
Garden City Wheelmen Bold
Bicycle Meet
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN JOSE, Feb. 12.— Joe Krusich,
Frank Escobar and "Red" Gillett of the
Qardcn City Wheelmen of San Jose
starred at a bicycle meet held on the
Auditorium rink saucer track tonight.
A. large crowd attended and the races
were started by Mayor Davidson:
Krusich annexed the' two lap record
trial in 23 seconds flat, besides winning
his match race with Escobar. The fat
ter, however, captured the event of the
evening, the three mile handicap. Rid
ing from scratch, he was compelled to
i-atcli a field of-0 riders with -various
handicaps ranging from 5 to 80 yards,
(jillett won the mile novice. The* sum
mary follows:
One mile novice — Won 'by "Ei*d" Gillett.
iSvrords s'H'oiM. Time. 2:48.
jwo' lap reoord trial — Knisk-h. 23 sroonds;
Inman. .Escohar, t»!lk>tt and * Pollizano, 21 sec'
Matr-h r*if lt^tween Ksoobar and Krusich
Wfia by Krusicb -iv two lieats out of thrre. •
Unlimited jwrgoit race b»>tvr«^>a Marten" and
Benressa — Won liy-Ucrrjessa la two' miles 4
Lair laps. Tune. 6:45. . . '•
Tfarr-e rnil<» handicap — Escobar < '««•\u25a0 U-li) first
Oii»rl<>s CUaboya lscratcli) second, , l\ Snedakrr
(23 yards) tliird. RltfiMfli
GOTCH H-tKES EXCUSES
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.— Frank Gotch.
the wrestler, today canceled My ongagc
ment to meet Raoul'de Rouen 'here next
Friday, giving a previous engagement
ap the reason." ... ,
Uormite lias not !w<»n shipped 'sooth to -run: In
" t>if "Calif onii* k*ndli-«r». . despite reports . from
Arcadia that he would be. P. A. ; ForF.rthe, his
•otmer, in on- a flxinj? trip -lot the .'Santa Anita.
tragic and [ this clrr-um^Unce probably gare ' rise
'to tha ceaprt of. Domnie's Ehinment.
Nelson Tells How Herrera Gave
Him Biggest Surprise of Life
[In the publication of chapter 15 of ? Battling Nelson'a biography a portion ' ef chapter 18,
through a manuaeript error, took the place \u25a0of the latter part of • the preceding chapter. The
last - seren paragraphs in that . portion . of the biography published : on Tuesday., properly : helocß
to the chapter T>ubli«hed today and are &o included. In closing chapter 15, after praisinff the
r»meEess of ' Eddie Hanlcn,- Nelson continues In a discussion of -Hanlon'» style. The para
graphs which should close chapter- 15 are riven telow.J \u25a0.. :« \u25a0.„.>\u25a0, • " ' /. \u25a0 -
(Copj-rlsht, 190S, by Battlinc Nelson.)
SLUG?. Why, that little fellow made me sit up and take notice. He -did
chug me several mean .blows in the. wind, and, to tell the • tr.utlv he. \\ad
me worried a little at the start. The kid, however,\yas not strong. .enough
to keep up his dashing^pace. and gradually I saw him. slowing; down.
Then I got busy. In the seventeenth round I started in to finish him and
by the time we reached the .nineteenth round poor Eddie -could -barely. -"stand,
and. l toppled him over, winning amid tremendous applause. .
I-"or the first time in my fighting", career I received more, than $1.000-for my
bit. theofficials.of San Prancisco handing me '$1,250 for. my share of the.purse.
I also won several nice side bets' as' well. By this, time, the San Francisco
sporting public were beginning to think seriously of' the "Battling. Dane," as
Waidemar Young, one of; the' sporting writers there, dubbed me after this
battle. •\u25a0«-.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. -. . • . ..:\u25a0 . ;... :0.-, \u25a0 .\u25a0-;. . . -- - • .-\u25a0 . .-\u25a0":\u25a0:.- 1 *'"' A:-'
Immediately after winning over Hanlon the] fight promoters; made ; a .rush
for me. One of them— then unknown — Billy'Nolan, match, maker*. of: the Butte
athletic club, wired my manager, Teddy Murphy, already known as the : "boy
manager,'", offering a. I.l,ooo, purse for a, 20 round battle with Aurelia Herrera
for Labor day, September 5. Murphy, .showing signs of a clever manager, did
not reply immediately. He put the contest up to the highest" bidder, and. Uncle
Tom McCarey of Los Angeles and Xolan bid against- each-other for three days
when Xolan came through with an offer of a' 53,500 purse and transportation
from San Francisco to Butte. then to .Chicago. We. of : course, considered this
the best, inducement available and accepted. . We journeyed over to the high
altitudes of Montana and- began hard training, for- the fray.- \u25a0\u25a0 -.
I knew.that .1 would be a rank , outsider In the betting, as' Herrera had
beaten every opponent he: had fought in the city'of Butte, knocking out such
tough ones as Jack Clifford, nine rounds; Kid Broad, four rounds, and Benny
Yanger in eight rounds. I was willing to take a chance, however, and went
ahead with my preparations^ ,-- \u25a0
Less than a year previous .to o«r fight I had been engaged as Herrera's
sparring partner around Chicago, working for the sum .of $10 per' week. Con
sequently I knew his style to a "T," and thought from my" experience with him
that I could get him. , _ . -
Chapter INo. XVI
WHILE I felt confident that I could lick Aurelia .Herrera, I was in for one
of the greatest surprises of my life, or, rather, of my prize fighting career.
I had trained faithfully and was in such perfect' condition' that as I
made my way to the ring that day I felt as if I could-beat Jim Jeffries.
On the \vfi.y I stopped in a poolroom and found the odds against me were
10 to 7. I bet $1,000 on- myself at those odds, and as that was the largest
amount I had ever bet I felt that I simply had to win. We fought in an
open air arena built specially for the occasion down on the fiats of Butte. It
was in the afternoon, and- as it was a national holiday— Labor day, 1904— we
drew by far the largest crowd that ever attended a boxing match in Montana.
I want to say right here that Aurelia Herrera was the greatest whirlwind
fighter that ever lived. He could hit like a triphammer and he was so fast that
his arms worked like the piston rods on an engine going at the rate-0f .75 miles
an hour. When least expected his fist would shoot out like the head of a snake
and.down you would go. As you all know, he Is a Mexican, and, incidentally,
he is the only good Mexican fighter that we have had.' >
If Herrera had taken* care of himself he might have been the champion.
He was of a peculiar, surly disposition, however and made few personal
friends. He was the Idol of the west- *•
erners, though, because he could al
ways be depended upon to cash a bet.
He had been knocking out everybody
that stood before him, and no matter"
what his personal habits might havo
been that made him strong with the
fight fans.
I knew Herrera's style perfectly, for
I had formerly been employed as his,
sparring partner in Chicago at a salary
of flO a week. I felt in my heart that
I could beat him if I could stand oft
those terrible rushes, which were sure
to come in the first two rounds. lie'
not only could deliver a knockout
punch, but he could take one.
I shall never forget how surprised
Terry McGovern was when he hit' him
a righthand swing on the Jaw in the
first round at San Francisco.
"Why, he didn't budge an inch," said
McGovern. "I landed a beaut on the •\u25a0•
point of his jaw and it was just like
hitting a burglar proof safe. My mitt
bounced off like a pebble and he came
right back at me." - : ..
Knowing these things to be true, I
had to be extremely careful.
Herrera was one of the first great
fighters who succeeded without train
ing. He never paid the least attention
to the ordinary rules about taking care
of himself. He was a stockily built
fellow, with immense power in his
shoulders. He fought in a style pecu
liarly his own. In other words; Herrera was one of the most wonderful freaks
of the ring. He was dark and swarthy — a typlcalSpaniard. He smoked cigars
continually and kept a bottle of whisky in hi* training quarters all the time.
He took a drink whenever he felt like it and ate what he pleased. He would go
out for a run on the road with a cigar in his mouth. On many occasions I have
seen him go to bed with a cigar held between his" teeth, and he. would often
smoke one before he got up the next morning, but that didn't, keep, him .from
hitting. , \u25a0 •. ...
Knowing all these things as I did, I was more than anxious- to beat' the
husky Mexican, for I felt that if I could lick him I could lick anybody in the
world. - - - - .- .-\u25a0'\u25a0• \u25a0\u25a0 . .
As we were a little afraid of having the bout. stopped o l. got over-. to the
ringside early, reaching there about 2 o'clock. There I found Jlerrera. smoking
a cigar and full of confidence. I had not seen h^m for some time and we shook
hands in a friendly way. lie never was any. too' friendly. with anybody, but
he appeared to like me even when I was his sparring partner. : -""'\u25a0' \u25a0 •
After some delay one' of the officials came to the dressing* room and' told us
that everything had been fixed with the. state authorities" and! that the fight
would go on. We lost little time In getting to the ring. .
Herrera was the favorite with- the crowd as well' as in the" betting. Out
there he was a hero and the people didn't seem to like the idea of an outsider
taking any of his honors away. > ;
Finally I got underithe ropes arid received. some appla"use,' but not so much
as my Mexican opponent. •
A«er the gallant style in which he.had been-knocking: out .all.his -opponents
in Butte. Herrera felt absolutely-confident and he started out to finish-^me in a
hurry. I fought him very, cautiously, and kept .away from his terrible swings
until the fourth round. Up to this time the honors* had been about even" But"
nght here I came in for.the biggest "surprise of my life r -" • \u25a0 .\u25a0\u25a0'..."\u25a0
We had just gotten, together in -a', clinch and I was .'backing away withmv
head down. I had no sooner turned loose his -arm 'when he swung a 'short
swing squarely on top of my. head! I felt; as if somibpdy had' hit me' with a
sledge hammer. I. turned a complete somersault 'and fell flat o n my back mv
head hitting the mat flrst. I looked and could see the Mexican .standing • o™r
me wth a vicious look in his eyes. -He was ready to finish me In fact -he
thought I was. already out. But I took a few seconds out" of 'the
count and then regained my - a^ v .". v ? °V l \u25a0?r? m e> nc
Aurelia tore -after me >like an infuriated "tiger, putting every ounce" of
™JL« I,' L surprised him- some more by standing^up toe to toe aS
thereabouts. - - s papers and I s fast becoming a public personage
hl^^o'jtm^B^
ever, and went straW to S
to any .conversation at -all until after I had tried oii>-rA7hitV'«!w Sed t ?' llsten
slugger." • .• . k?..T- - rie Y o^V. Corb ? tt --- -the marvelous
'\u25a0 I^saw that there was ho chance of gettlneßri^ tV»* fieri, V-.,^ " : ' '•
he. was not so snappy, a ihitter^as thY Mevican w?« „? tus ""f.^^l'^s, but
.;,:- -Brltt' licked; Corbett because .he ' was th» better boxer nn^ «^o " '\u25a0 '
>VI.\S- ANOTIIKtt
NEW YORK. .Feb. ; - 12.^Miss ..E.. H.
Moore, wh o liaVlield "national champion
shipV of tener , than any * woman in this
country,-. wit h her * partner." ' MissY Ern'a
Marcus, won the national- indoor ;titles
in the "tennis doubles -today,' upon the
courts- of • the \u25a0 Seventh regiment armory;
this city. In* a match- hotly, contested
throußho.ut thr*»e: sets Miss MooreV and
Miss Marcus defeated Miss»Marie sWag
.ner and MiseHammond-by the' scores of
3-6. 6-4. 12-10.' \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.-\u25a0>. ..* . .; ' "
a^vMy^^^^^ -FEBRUARY 13;-. 1909. v
Battling Nelson
. clui.ixg i.vs«iT7.EKi;A-vri
~; CAXADIAXS;,SCORB AGAIV
' - : Inverness,: v Emr.;^ Feb' \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0' l \u25a0> 'i-Th *i :
9*"t2 lan#curlers ; today; °niop'en 'Tceldei
b^^ c^;^^^v^ ln^ erne^^
WILLIAM J. SLATTERY
BRITT IS SPEEDING
EAST TO JOIN
KETCHEL
Johnny Murphy Opens , Up a
Strong 10 to 8 Favorite
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'" \, '---- . Over,, Say ers '• - \u25a0. :
William J. Slattery
i;. iWiilis Brittfleft last" night for the
east, 'where' he -goes to prepare Stanley
; Ketchel,. .the . middleweight champion,
for, his meeting, ; with' Confessor Jack
i. O'Brien "in .Philadelphia some time near,
the. niiddle ,of - March. . Britt is cvi-,
dently-in- avhurry and wants to be on
the "so as to make sure that every
thing-is all right between him and the
Michigan' lion. -HeVprobabry has a lot
of: incidentals^ to fix up; • before the
match is -absolutely certain, and it
looks' ; so sdft -on the face of it that
Willis can .not very well overlook any
bets, at "this stage of the game.
Britt. > will '-'.'• travel by way of New
Mexico. He plans "to . interview his
lightweight .champion; Battling Nelson,
on his way 'to Grand' Rapids. It is
barely; possible" that^he Battler will get
a fight in' this city- very shortly and,
naturally. Britt "! wants" to be in close
touch, with his fighter if'there is going
to be any matchmaking on the. cards.
Willis still insists that Ketchel will
receive the sum of $8,000 for his bit In
the Quaker City, but the wise old birds
only wink at this one. They say that
the .fight will not draw that much
money <and that the fighters will be
lucky If they. split $5,000 between them.
Nelson and -McGovern drew the only
real big: house- that Philadelphia has
known in many T years-and most of the
money was contributed by the New
York sports, who were ver.y much
smoked/ up over' that match, most of
™ m havlng-big bets down.
The wagering on the coming fights
of the Mission club', next Friday night
opened - up-, at Corbett's last -'evening.
Johnny Murphy is a 10. to 8 shot over
Maurice Sayers. and -the chances are
that the odds -will "drop a point or two
lower, for the reason that there is
P' en ty of Murphy:money in sight while
the .Sayers backers are slow in- coming
to' the. bat for their man. Murphy has
a. large local following and his friends
believe that he. will wear Sayers down
and make him, back up before the tenth
round. • ?.\ „ .. •
vJn ls :A v L en mor >ey on the Whitney
, }} an . d th e Fritch-Nelson bouts. From
Indications there will be a very heavy
play on the. flrst named go. Nell,
though out of. the game locally for sev
tl& /c// c /\ rs i *«- "till very popular with
»v * flg:ht ,, f A"s,vmost of whom believe
that he still has enough of his old time
class to lay it .on Whitney without
oxerting | himself. A large \u25a0 Oakland
play is looked for on Fritch, who is
expected to be backed into favoritism
over the : local lightweight.
Monte Attell and Jimmy Reagan,
who will furnish the main event of
Jim Coffroth's Washington day. card,
are selling at even money and take
your pick. These boys met two months
ago and after 15 lively rounds the mill
was declared a draw, though. Reagan
was the aggressor throughout. Rea
gan should have even a better chance
in thecoming fight, which will be five
rounds longer, and Reagan likes the
Marathon. ;.
Jeffries played to a full house yes
terday afternoon and last night at the
Empire theater.; He came "up here for
one night and day stand prepar
atory to starting out on the road > for
his 20 weeks' eastern tour, and he' was
given a great ovation by the large
audiences which greeted him. As usual,
Jeff held his peace and refused to talk
fight.* \u25a0 • - -..'... . - - . \u25a0 -.. i
, The" big fellow, looms up about the
same as he did when he appeared here
a. month ago. He- complained that the
recent stormy weather interfered with
his. training work to a marked degree
but he stepped around ithe stage after
his boxing partner, Sam Berger, Just as
lively as before. He is billed to leave
for New York after a .short trip
through- the state. \u25a0 . .
Slav Heavy Weight Quits in
Bout With Miller
. Two rounds of ring action proved
enough for Nick'Saunders, the massive
Slavonian heavy; weight,: who went on
with Charley Miller; in- -the 'main event
at \u25a0 Dreamland : last night..' Saunders
was a joke and he "looked, upon the
'fight •as one alsoi ,"- He/. informed 1 Ref
'eree'Schuler that the fighting game did
not appeal ' to him and that ; he- wanted
to quit/ -The referee, just to be accom
modating, -stopped ; the'.niill >nd award
ed;tbe decision t6;MilJer.v;i. .
\u0084 Willie: Schultz, provedrtlie sensation
of the- night by outpointing/ William
Hahn, the fast feather weight fronv the
Y. M."H. A. The latter;was looked upon
as . :a sure winner, v-but - Schultz . out
fought his man. In \u25a0 the „ fourth: round,
which was called -after thfe boys -had
made it a nip and . tuck - affair ,in . the
tnree preceding spasms. "It was the
best fight of thevnight.- \u25a0 -. v
•i'Al>' Kreiger was * too big for .Jim
Crane, whom-he finishedvia the knock
out route In ,two rounds. Pat ;Cronin
knocked out Abe- Leighton ; in three
rounds," Jim Roach' beat. Bill McGuire
in-three^jrounds on points," Billy Ryan
won* a four round 'decision :ov^r Charles
Richards, iand- Lew ; Bailey,, outpointed
Billy/Carlvin four-rounds. . x
Yale's Ex-Boxing Instructor
Carried From Ring
. NEW ; .YORK, .-Feb" .' 12.— James Mc-
Sherry,.^a former/ b^xinS: instructor] at
Yale, university; ;made his r prof esslorial
debut in; the-p'rlze" fjngr;tonigh t in ' what
was scheduled :'to r have- been v a 10: round
bout' with Sailor' Burke, alight heavy"
weight. • •.-\u25a0•-:\u25a0•- : .*-.'-\u25a0 \u25a0.
..• McSherry wwars r knocked out . in : the
nrst'irouhd-and-hisrconditionifor.a time
caused \u25a0 alarm. . Both -..men." exchanged
b^y-i^lPws'i whenl;- the bell: L r rang \u25a0 arid
Burke,.*- qulckljvj^rossing . 'his ; right;
dropped - McSherry « to, the -floor. . Mc-
Sherry rose 1 , at ;the?.cpunt J of . iseven ""and
was joutVwithJa^ left' hook ; to
the -.jaw. > ;. He ".was * unconscious -for* a
time: 1 ;'.; 1 ,-/ ;. -•;.-•; ---•\u25a0\u25a0."..- \u25a0 \u25a0• \ - ;..--'\u25a0 -•*..•.\u25a0
Y,The bout ; tQok; place in- the : arena, of
the Natipnal j athletic > club. -' McSherry
had to ! 'be' : carried'*from "tlie/ring. -He
was .revived. afterward by medical- aid.
Gilsey House poolroom Is
Raided by Police
NEW; -iYORK,'- Feb/* 12,-7-Thirtytwo
men -were -placed under -arrest in a
third-floor _apartmerit : in" Gilsey
house; ; at ; Twenty-ninth "'street- and
Broadway la~st : night , as "the -result Of
complaints- that i a •: poolroom- was con
ducted 'there. Detectives searched \ the
rooms arid found t a number of Tracing
charts on \u25a0> a western .track.-, The' prls-"
oners; ! .who: were at particularly" well
dressed . lot." were lall Jield" in: $500 - bail*
and*-oner:rh.an;t,who f grave*' the? name- of
Humphrey, v . vW as' charged -"with being the
proprietor., ;., ;.;t, ,<\u25a0.-.?? '-\'C.
Great Rugby Promised In
Game With the Wallabies
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'* t •
Manager of the Wallabies, who will referee today's game, and •
- . „ the captains of the opposing teams.
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL
BOYS TRAIN IN
EARNEST
Members of League Prepare to
Win Trophies Offered in
First Meet
Will Scarlet
\u25a0If systematic and enthusiastic train
ing counts for anything the first meet
of the Catholic schools athletic league
is certain to be a success. . Although
the date of the meet is a month in the
future, the boys of the parochial schools
of the bay cities- are- putting forth
every effort to capture the five trophies
offered. The archbishop's cup, donated
by Archbishop^Riordan -of San Fran
cisco, is the me«t coveted prize, with
the splendid Roos. trophy a close second.
The Roos cup, is on exhibition at
Sacred Heart school in North Oakland,
which is probably one of the reasons
why the youngsters in Father Serda's
parish are doing so much strenuous
gymnasium and track work. The
Sacred Heart school contingent invaded
the stadium of St. Mary's college and
pulled off a series of unofficial events
that proved a genuine surprise to the
spectators Tuesday afternoon.
A great deal of the success of the
North Oakland, boys is due to the efforts
of Joseph Malier, the track captain of
the squad. ,Joe»is a cool headed and
determined youngster and acquitted
himself of "his duties Tuesday with a
thoroughness that would reflect credit
on a track! captain three times his
years. He is a fair sprinter, too. and
has his eye out for any individual
prizes that may come his way.
Among the boys from Sacred Heart
school who give promise of putting up
a stubborn fight for the trophies in
the 100 yard dash and in the 440 are
Anthony Panella, Kdward Cavagnaro,
Herman Zerell and Roy Beckett. With
a little more experience in starting and
a sprinkling of gyfnnasium work to
increase their powers .of endurance,
these little athletes will stand an ex
cellent chance of annexing one of the
trophies in .March. Other North Oak
landers who showed themselves in good
form ; were .Edward Gallagher, Mark
Scanlon. Edward Cavanagh and Mar
cellus- O'Farrell. Rev.; Francis Long,
assistant rectorW Sacred Heart church
is taking an. active interest in their
daily practice. ..
St. Anthony's in East Oakland Is an
other school that is being heard from.
A formidable delegation of .the school's
athletes - the 'grounds of St.
Mary's college Tuesday and- put in two
solid hours on the track and In the
gymnasium. Jim. Smith, one of St.
Mary's crack>.runners, . initiated the
boys in the science of sprinting. The
athletic interests- of St. Anthony's
school are ; being looked after by
Brother Gabriel./ ,
- Although the selection of school col
ors-was discussed at the last meeting
of the directors of the league, the topic
was by no means exhausted, and will
be taken, up for further, consideration
soon. Several -of , the proposed color
combinations" were objected to .on- the"
ground, that* the- runners "of several
schools '.could scarcely be- distinguished
from one- another unless changes were
made.- r . . ; .
OAKLAND CLUB HAS
FIVE FIELDERS
ON ROLL
Commuters^Willppen the Sea
.* son. With No Less Than
Fifteen Ball Players
-Oakland: has . a- sufficiency ~ of., out
fielders .this ' year. :No Ues^.than 3 five
men "will:, be on ..the' payroll* of Ed
Walters'; club; when*. the; season, opens, 1
-there will be"_some keen compe
tition among the; players to get a
place . in ;. the "outfield.^ ••' Wai ters expects
tolhiave: .Van -iHaltrenl /Adams, Lewis,
Murphy:;- and "Carroll on the ground
when the seasonsopens. . "...*.
:.: iThe : Oakland club will have about 15
men -on its staff.. sWalters believes, that
he can "pickrouf a winning aggrega
tion, and says that; the Commuters will
be ~ a factor - in. the pennant race this
season. ;. He believes that he will have
thefastest team in- the league." Outside
of ".a couple rof pitchers;" Walters- has
heard -from * all -his-, men.'.; He" believes
he^will hear from the in
a;day, or- so. \u0084' - * .
Dajiny .Long ;is negotiating, with an
other^ pitcher, -whose name he : refuses
to divulge : at , presents ; He " was recom
mended-to Long* by- Frank. Seeley and
he : comes from Colorado. \ Long said
that ,- he .'really ' did another
man. but '. Sqeley « boosted this player so
highly, that; he' thought- he ; was well
worth *while -\u25a0\u25a0. going after. ~ -VT-v
; Outfielder. Bodie;of: the Seals and Joe
Corbett areiputting in strenuous licks
these . days ' getting V in ; shape for the
opening, of the. season..- Corbett says
that { His •; arm vis :in : fine ' shape - and he
Isi confident ; that he" will: show his old
time. form/-. Whether ' Corbett pitches
as well or not.ihe, will .prove valuable
to- the :Seals.. nevertheless, as! he is - an
all. around- ball: player..;. Many o f the
fans; proclaim .thatthe ex-Orloletosser
is as good a second baseman as there
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is thinking I about; painting the:; grand
stands a- dark ; green.-.;This - improve
ment; would certainly; have » a -pleasing
effect, ; as* it > would ? stand ."out « ln :har
mpny. ;wlth;the * field," whiqh.^ is ; covered
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Montana Racing Limited to
Fourteen Days
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 12. — The anti
poolroom bill was passed by the senate
this morning; just as it came from the
house, and now goes to the governor
for his signature. It prohibits the sale
of pools on races run outside of the
state and limits race meetings •to 14
days In any one county. " •> —
It has been suggested that the time
limit of 14 days may be evaded by Hold
ing meetings iiV adjoiqlng counties,
keeping within the li,mit in each county
and changing to a neighboring county
when the 14 days are up. thus extend
ing the time, to a month or more. This
could easily be done in Butte and
Anaconda, these cities being In different
counties.
Just what the- final effect on the
races of the state will be is hard to
tell now. Undoubtedly, there will be
attempts to evade the law.
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AUSTRALIANS MEET
ALL CALIFORNIA
TEAM TODAY
International Rugby Game With
Coasfs Best Players Should
Draw Crowd
William Unmack
Rain or shine, the first international
Rugby football game to be played undei
the auspices of. the Pacific Coast Rugby
union will" be witnessed this afternoon
at the Ocean Shore grounds, Twelfth
and Mission streets.
Punctually at 3 o'clock Manager Mc-
Mahon of the Wallabies, who has con
sented to referee the game for the good
of Rugby in this state, wili give the
signal and the game will be on.
Owing to the splendid showing made
by Stanford against the Wallabies, local
Rugby enthusiasts are of the opinion
that today's "all California" team will
give a splendid account of itself. The
team Is without doubt a strong com
bination and will make the Wallabies
hustle.
Cedric Cerf who has been selected
for the five-eighths position with Mit
chell, will probably be absent from the
team. Cerf is seriously ill at Berkeley.
Should he bo unable to take his, place
on- the team, Ganong of Stanford will
go in his place. Ganong played a
splendid game Wednesday, and as he
and -Mitchell are familiar with each
other's play the combination at this
point will be perfect. At the same time
Cerf's absence will be sorely felt-
All members of the "all California"
team are to report at the Olympic club
promptly at 10:30 o'clock this morning.
Jerseys will be supplied by the union.
The rest of the costume each player is
requested to bring with him.
So that the public can easily Identify
the players of both teams, each man
will have a number on his back that
will correspond to that man's name on
the program.
The grounds at Mission street are In
good order, considering the rain. It
will not b* so muddy or heavy as Cali
fornia field, and a good game ought to
be tho result. The Wallabies are put
ting a strong team In the field, as they
realise this game is going to be their
hardest one in America.
The teams will line up as follows:
Australia.. Position. AH California.
Carmichae! Full Faulkner
Rnspell Three-quarters Holmaa
W. Prentice Three-quarters... Captain Elliot
MeCabe Thrre-qnarters Hlsslns
E. Parkinson Flre-elghths Mitchell
1 Ctrf or Ganonx
Wood* Half Dwfgglns
MeKeTatt Half
Hammond Forward Molflno
M«» Arthur F0rward. ....... J Brown*
Barnett. : Forward Crawford
McCu* Forward Mlntnrn
Middleton Forwird Barnlcot t
GaTln Forward Ajtulrre
MeMnxtrie Forward ......" l.'bvda
now Forward ..'. Schwarta
Kcferee — Janes ileMahon.
Youthful Runners Collapse
In Long Race
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. — James Clark
of Xavier athletic club of this city
won the Brooklyn Seagate Marathon
for amateurs today. Clark's time was
2:46:522-3. James J. Crowley of the
Irish-American athletic club was sec
ond and Harry Jensen of the Pastime
athletic club. New York, third.
Several runners collapsed during the
contest and Sylvester Vigilante* an 18
year old boy, is In a precarious condi
tion in a hospital.
Edward Hamel fell, completely ex
hausted, near the finish and for iom»
time his life was despaired of. Several
other runners who broke down ware
cared for by physicians.
GOLF PHY POSTPONED
Owing to the wet condition of fha
links, the various tournaments sched
uled to be played by the locaV gott
clubs yesterday were- postponed. Tha
sunshine in the afternoon brought out
many devotees, but play was confined
to practice, except for an Impromptu
event at the Presidio. Nine players
met in a one club four hole contest, in
which the honors went to Robert Eyre,
who turned irt the lowest score. H%
made the four holes in 26 strokes. The
refreshments were on 11. I* Postleth
waite. who turned In the poorest score.
- Bttwxre of counterfoita .',
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