The San Francisco call. [volume], June 13, 1903, Image 10

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•;¦¦ KANSAS CITY, JunlTl^.-tThe Exchange
grain ' elevator, 'in - the; east '; bottoms,
burned ; to-night,; destroying '40,000 i bushels
of wheat and entailing a loss of $70,000.'
Kansas City Elevator Burns.
'Theestate of < the late. Charles. H Buck
of the i firm N. Ohlandt & Co. was . ap
praised'yesterday at * $105,659 12. - It-<con3
sists of stocks bonds aiid a one-fourth
Interest * In the^above' firm. '¦¦: :i ...
Buck's : Estate • Appraised.
• Death of {a Well-Known; Horseman.
. LOS -ANGELES, ; June , 12.— Henry • Me-
Gregory,; who v. in i tlie ; early % days was a
.wcll-kr-own. trotting' horse"; breeder,', train
er and driver, is dead at- his home in this
.city. 7;McGregory ¦ was formerly 'employed
at the. Palo Alto stock .farm."
After.being engaged nearly. two days in
examining . about 150 talesmen a jury of
twelve was secured . in Police Judge Mo
gan's'court .yesterday to try the case of
Martin Murry. ', charged iwith obtaining
money," from "W. T..Garratt.& Co. on the
false representation that he had been au
thorized by the Naval \ Veterans of tha
Civil ;"War :As&Dclatlon to solicit subscrip
tions for a bjnquet for. the visiting .¦veter
ans, In. August... The taking of testimony
will . commence *on Tuesday afternoon.
Murry Jury Secured.
Two decisions were handed.'down-yester
day/by r Captains O. F. Bolles and John.K.
Bulger.-Unlted States Inspectprs : br Steam
Vessels;! one"^exonerating. Captain, John
Olsen i and > Second Mate , Mf w Walth'er. of
thesteamer;,Whitesboro : for.'the'Io"ss!b'f ( a
member of thelcrew^ named fAlbertIStein
hager.T who .was ; swept 'overboard -by a
sail. ', The . other \ freed ; from ', blame I Cap
tain.J. r C.":. Eagles : of ..the Csteamer.' Santa
Cruz.Vwho 'struck on ,Constantine-rock. in
the • harbor ; of I Cayucos ; and '. damaged < the
hull to the extent ofJSOO. . .- . ..;'•
Sea Captains Exonerated.
Frank Farrell, a driver ;fbr the Empo
rium, reported^ to -the; police . yesterday
that while - he -was driving : his, wagon
along Eddy street on Thursday afternoon
a roll ¦ of carpet valued at 187.73 dropped
from the vehicle. He did not miss it : for
a. few minutes and 'when he. returned, to
look for it It had disappeared." AV conduc
tor on a Jones etreet' car. told FarreH that
he ¦ saw! an expressman^pick : iip. a^ roll' of
carpet' from the street, oni the (corner;! of
Jones street, place H\in. hlsrwagoh-ahd
drive away.' The pollce,have:a.«descrip.
tlon of -the -expressman. - "... .-
Lost ; a : Roily of • Cairpeti
John ; F. 'Hagerty^'Arrested- on Charge
' 1 of ; . Defrauding s an Inn
'(• tv'-'";;--r^ 'Vi-'^' eeper/.;;"' ', C5'
. .John *.F..THagerty/ was t arrested yester
day, by • Detectlye/R.v J. ;,Whitaker i on a
warrant J • from • Police • Judged Mogan's
courts charging . him -withl defrauding an
innkeeper.' '. The *, complaining 2 witness'; is
Mrs..-L. JA.- Devln' of the 'Angelus House,
530 Stockton street,- who. alleges. that Hag
erty owes' her, J32 for,; board -arid lodging.
Hag-erty:; was* released* on $100; cash "ball
put «p;by an. attorney, ;;,>'*".; * .' v "
MAKES 'HIMSELF. \UNPOPULAR
y : r ? "AMONG ¦ ! SALObN-KEEPERS
. The United; States Grand. Jury pre
sented a partial report v> yesterday to
United States District Judge -'de HaVen."
ignoring the charge of smuggllriig: 945.ci
gars . preferred against Captain < Leonard
Christensen of the . American, schooner
Jennie Wand > ana the , charge , of perjury
against A; P. Gonzales. accused of having
sworn to a false oath before = the- United
States | Inspectors of Steam .Vessels when
applying for. a: mate's license. •> True" bills
of ; indictment : . were 1, found £• against * Tom
Quong ::f or .=. smuggling ; pearls :" and ¦"• Jade
stones and; against Albert Proora for
smuggling ; two pieces of r silk' arid/ three
pairs of silk stockings for -hls'wife..-^' .•• f-
Federal Indictments Found.
-The Alameda. team: wlllbe chosen 'from
G. H.' Ward, captain; )B.', Bird. F. Stahl
F. *' J/ Croll, i J. H- ; Saun#ers/^\.' Price,"' F."
J. "' Richter. W. McNaughton,- Al- E. Ack
lom/rR.* B. "Hamilton, J. V.rBinl and' C.
Banner-'. - ' ' . •¦'.'..'• . ! ,
The San Francisco ;County* "eleven. !is
scheduled . to ? play . nVxt Sunday} at ' Santa
Cruz against • the representative^ t of ¦ the
Santa Cruz Cricket -and Athletic. Club.
This Is, the first out-of-town match of the
present season. for,a : city. team.'
t Alameda and- Pacific elevens .will open
the' third round of matches for, the cricket
championship - of • 1903 - to-morrow; on ' the
ground ;at W.cbster street, ', Alameda. ' The
wearers of . the scarlet; and ' black will ' be
chosen' from the following: iH. C. Casidy,
captain; A. W. Wilding, H.I G.* Macartney,
W.* Petherick^: J. J. ; Theobald, Dr. O.: N.
Taylor. F. "Bennlon.i T.v W. .Tetley',?E.'< T.
Langdale. E. H. : Lannowe,- C. C. T. • Wil
liamson, W. Jamieson, H. Roberts and,H..
N. Storrs.' ' ' • ' >. *¦ " : '<¦.'¦ ~ '.: fi;- :<:,:¦.'
ALAMEDA AND PACIFIC , •¦:
.-. . '.: ELEVENS f> PLAY SUNDAY
Next .-Week; San ./Francisco.* County
; . * Teain .Will Pay First .Visit
' to ' * Santa Cruz.' ' •? '^t
On the links of the ', San Rafael Golf
Club this afternoon the semi-final . round
cf the competition for .the Council's cup
for men will be played between 1< and 6
o'clock. Carlton Curtis Is matched against
E. J. Hooper, and R. Gilman Brown
against R. J. Davis. ' The ' winners will
play in the final round over ; thirty-six
holes. The final, round may be played at
any time, convenient to -the two contest
ants, provided • that ttie result is- handed
in not later than 6 o'clock on Saturday
evening.- the 20th inst.
The standing of the^ men . of ¦ the, San
Rafael' Golf .Club in the continuous tour
nament follows: 1, A. G..Harvey;-2.R.
G. Brown; 3. J.'J. Crooks':. 4/. R.J.' Davis;
5. G. E. Starr:-6. Douglas -Hardy;" 7. .'A.
A. Curtis; '8. George Heazelton;' 9. E.' J.
Hooper; 10. H.' Dibble"?;, 1L W..J. Casey;
12, F. H. Green; 13. T. T.' Williams; U,
G.-H.Hellman:«15,-R.B.-Hellnian; -. .
It is now known that "Niblick." the
author of "Hints to published
a little _while ago at^ Boston,"- is Charles
Stedmaii Hanks, who" played-'.bn 'the uni
versity baseball team, -held ; the • Harvard
record for the .mile/run-.and^ was cham
pion middle-weight' boxer/of .'the; uhiver-
Bity. - He has. played over f many ¦ of ¦ the
courses in Europe -and Vlielpedvto found
, Dresden Golf Club. The
derail " with "which ' lie"T discusses "the sci
entific points of golf. has .excited the" ad
miration of many golfers. ¦-- .\.J .
Semi-Final Round Between Last Sat
urday's Winners Takes Place ;
¦,*";I' This Afternoon.
GOLFERS AT SAN RAFAEL
PLAY FOR COUNCIL'S CTJP
It is now alleged\that Sing, Guy ¦ has
eloped with an actor in the-.Chineso The
ater, on Washington street and -taken .the
gold ; bracelet with her. Gul Gum's.hus
band, who Is a,cook inithe'-cpuntry, came"
to the city as soon as she ;Was. notified of
Sing 1 Guy's disappearance., arid told . his
wife to" have her arrested. 1 - -•'•!•¦ •."
Several weeks ago Sing Guy called upon
Gul Gum and told her that she needed
money badly and Gul Gum^handed .hera
gold bracelet - valued at J290, (telling; her
that she; could -.pawn 'it and; return- it -as
soon, as she was in a position to redeem
it. " -I .' "..'.'¦ ¦ . -:.-.; ; : . t J, ' ,' .:.
A Chinese romance was : disclosed ' yes
terday afternoon when Gul Gum,- wife, of
a^Chinese cook living at) 19Vi v Trenton
street, secured a' warrant . from ' Police
Judge Fritz, for the arrest of Sing 'Guy,
a Chinese belle,, on the charge of felony
embezzlement. • - '\A '. - • • ; .- ¦ • -.
CHINATOWN BEIiLE . ELOPES
.WITH A CHINESE '¦¦'ACTOR
Warrant Out for the Arrest of Sing
Guy for Felony Embez
¦- zlement. . • .» . .
FISHING, conditions have been such
this year that comparatively few
trout have been taken from the big
mountain streams. This means an
unusually late season. Few big
catches are reported -from any of the
streams, which are >till high. The recent
warm weather melted the snow over a
wide area. That there is widespread in
terest in fishing is shown by the enor
mous demand for tackle.
iTV. "W*. Van Arsdale and C. S. "Wheeler
have been enjoying the angling at the lat'
ter!s.country, home at Horse Shoe Bend
on McCloud. The sport has not been
so good in many years. Unfortunately
for the average sportsman, the r river is
difficult of access' and is also protected,
the fishing being chiefly in the hands of
private owners.
Prospects for this year's fishing at Lake
Tahoe are good, although the season will
be late, owing to the heavy snowfall last
winter. From all accounts there will be
but little fishing before the end of next:
nionth. - - " l! -'
¦ -W. A. Cooper. and wsfe are.stilKat La
Moine. Mr. Cooper sent, fifteen fine fish
to. a friend in this city during the week.
They ran from half a pound to one and a
quarter pounds. All were taken on a fly.
The fishing has improved rapidly during
the past week. . - ¦ '
A. S. Carman left, last night for Cisco,
where he has enjoyed the fishing for
many years.
Al Cummlnc and wife have returned
from an extended outing on the Klamatn.
They enjoyed excellent sport with rod
and fly. . .
- -P.-Upham. O. S. Orrick* Al Soogan and
R. T. Somers have arranged a seven
weeks' shooting and fishing trip. ¦ They
go first to Redding, from which point they
will pack in to the heauwaters of the Pitt
River. They will visit Fall River. Medi
cine -.Lake and . Southern Oregon before
"returning home. ... . ¦ • .
.P. J.;Tormey. and;- EH' ±«arks have gono
to Webber .i^ake, instead of to the Big
Stony, Ford. . ; , . . , . .
S. Symmes is still at' Independence Lake.
..Sam "Wells, Dave Sachs and-W. Ashland
are" enjoying: the 8 sport- afforded by the
streams at- Bis. Meaaows. •
' G. Schauer- Is credited with the capture
with, hookand line of -the record striped
bass T in .this bay. .' He landed one last*
Tuesday ,oft Bay Farm Island, Alameda
County, weighing -forty-seven pounds. 'A
clam 'Was" used] as bait. .. | It 'recuired ' an
•hour.'s work, to, land, the prize. _
. More .^ than 100 strfped bass, weighing
from one. and a half to > two pounds were
"taken at San, Pablo last Saturday, chiefly
on\ a Wilson spoon.' "Among" the . rod
wielders » were C.\ B. Hollywood! J. a:
¦parlser . ard' "John .Davis . and wife. On
¦"Sunday Achille" Roos' and J. \. B.'.Kenniff
trolled 'in ' th'e 'same "waters ' without ' suc
cess, f The water was too muddy. • '
* Jim! Ma.vnafd'and'-Ed Schultz are still
at Boca. '¦ Before returning they will nsh
atithe 'l'ruckee. River Country Club'and
pjssibly-at Cfsco. - ' * ¦
.••FxV-IJ.^Halsht received a ; fine boxof
twenty-five trout, from a -friend- at Verdi
some .. davs since. The largest - weighed
one?and ,a half pounds, while the others
; weighed. from three-quarters to one pound
each.- ' - ' i ¦ ' / "
tThe ; information bureau of the Southern
Pacific Company, received word 'fronrM/Sn..
ter*y.yesteruay \. that '.an exceptionally
large-run of saimon is at present in'Mon
terey. Bay. ' " ...
; . i i\e members , r>t San . Francisco ' Fly
Casting: Club 'will enter, upon- tne second
half of ;their season's to-'daVat
Stow -Lake. Golden Gate Park. ¦¦"A.v
"Doc" "Watt '•¦- sent • a six-oound • trout
caught on a spinner, from the -Upper Sac
ramento to a ' f rfend l in :this"clty during
the week."*: , - • • •;..
\ - Jeff . Wells ; and • wife , start : on . Monday
for* tuelr.' annual outing, on the Truckee. I
YACHT pT.-r.ers of the California
Club will hold a double event to
morrow. The tenth annual rega.tta
fcr class flaps and the race for the
or. rcrs" cup will be held together over
.a 'course officially reckoned as ten nauti
cal iriies. Tho staMirig line wCl be off the
cotitheriy pierhead of the Oakland broad
-paflge mole. The race will take place on
, a flood tide.
A T-rcpsralory jr'jn will be fired at 12:5a
T> vn. #nd at 1 p. m. the starting gun for
yacht? of class C will be fired. The
"starting pun for class B will be given at
1:13 p. tn. and for ciass A at 1:30 p. m.
Fcr the class f.aps the yachts are classi
fi€<t accordir? to racing length, class A
jnoludjng all haiing a length exceeding
th'irtv-six feft. class B all having a
length of more than thirty fe«?t and not
<xce*dine thirty-six f«?et, and class O in
eiuding aJ! having a length of more than
eighteen feet and not more than thirty
feet.
The race fcr the owners* cup will take
place jax. the Fame time and over the Fame
coursr-, but •will be a handicap event. The
¦ yacht making tfae best time, after the de
duction of her handicap, over the course
'will be the winner of the trophy. The
yacht Iola is the scratch boat and the
handicap allowances of the rest of the
fleet are as follows, in minutes and sec-
Sloop J^FFie E, S:Sfi; cloop Pactolu*. 11:04;
yawl G>T*i». 11:2*0; i loop Eep*e. 12:2»; sleep
Thelrra. 12:31; ye»i Arcturus, 13:0<»; sloop'
Millie V.VvFBtn. 1.V34; floop Spray, 21:09:
flr-'.p fi*«"m, 2",»:;0; yawl Nereid." 30 :W; sloop
?•«*•! Idler. 2;>:20; *!nop Kltti*. 23:M; Moop
Catherine. "'3:4<">: Fr-h.^iner Cha"lenjf«*. 27:*<O;
*!oop IT. ft 1 . 2S;f;O; jwhooner francos, ~#:*"*;
«¦;-••;• Secret. ?:<:20; yaul M^rrtd. :«0:00; sloop
Dixie. -X»:»; jr»: El Rayo, .*SL-<iO; sloop Bach
f-l-yr. Sl:f^>: yawl Pllprim, :«:2H; sloop Amy.
r»4:f^>; Flocp Surf. :*7:ie ; sloop Hope. 40:00;
-ivl 1'ahtl A. 45:'>O: floop Vli»n, 60:00;
fcloc-p ShSTtirork HI, rij:O0.
Each yacht m«fit be sailed by a mem
ber of the club and no professionals other
than the- owner or boatkeeper of the
craft will b«- rtrmitted on board during
the race. Light sails may be carried. The
regatta wi!l b* under the management of
.the committee, which consistsof August
.R. F. Brandrs. chairman: Roscoe L.
Eatnes and Charles W. Muller.
• Commander J. B. Milton, U. S. X.. has
piven notice tha.t work has been begun
under the contract for the removal of
Blossom Rock and mariner's are cautioned
to give the rock a berth of at least 1000
fret on all sMes. so as to avoid the dan
per pf disturbing th«» contractor's buoys
or becoming entangled in the guy ropes.
.The San Francisco Yacht Club will hold
a members' day at the clubhouse atSau
i-alito to-morrow. A programme of four
teen events has been prepared, the first
of which will r tart at 9:45 a. m. The
events follow: Swimming race for mem
bers of the Olympic Club; swimming race
for members of the San Francisco Yacht
dub; high diving; chasing the duck;
Large race; mis-fit swimming and dressing
i ace: walking the greasy pole; "race'in
.yawls; two blindfolded oarsmen, lady
cockswain; race for boatkeepers only, in
yawls; skiff race, hand paddling, only;
sailing ctnoe rac«; tilting contest; barge
race for members of Olympic Club; 'pre
paratory race' to get yachts under way.
In the last event the yachts' crews wili
be on the clubhouse wharf and on signal
frcm ihe # flagship will go on board' their
>acnjs and get under .way... .The -iiret
yacht to leave her moorings will receive
¦ prize flag.
Dr. T. L. HIU will officiate as starter
W. G. Morrow and W. II. Edgeii as
judges, A. G. Mueller, \V. W. Haley, F
H. Mucfcmore, W. G. ' Morrow, - R. ' g"
J^ridgmaii and Hillyer Deuprey as entry
tollcitors. Fcrrj'-boats leave San Fran
cisco at S:50 and 9:30 a. m. '
The Corinthians have no event on their
schedule for to-<3ay or to-morrow.
H. C. McPike has chartered the yacht
Mary M. Lane for the -season. She" will
bt- sailed by his son. Belden McPike un
der the California flag. ?
There Is a. platinum famine, and indus
try demands loudly the discovery of new
GtDopllM of the precious metal. •
..There will be two tournaments. for la
dies during the early part of next month.
One will be a handicap singles -for. the
Jackman cup'and the other a class dpu
bles | for second and- third class players.
.. til after the Fourth^ of July." On
this date the first big championship of
the., year will' be. held. It will be the an
nual singles tournament for the champion
ship of the State.. George Whitney, the
present champion, is in Europe and. the
winner of the ''tournament will be the
champion for the coming year.
All of the cracks .from the bay counties
and possibly some from the .south will
be on hand. The strongest players will
be Collier, Murdock,: Hodgkinson . and
Smith. Several tournaments will be held
on. the public courts in Golden Gate -Park
in July and August. New. courts are be
ing, laid out in front bf the clubhouse.
Contrary to expectations, they .will be of
clay Instead of asphalt.' Tne oiled courts
have been experimented with heretofore
in the park and have proven failures.
The three asphalt courts have given much
better satisfaction than the oiled courts.
The location of the new courts is an ideal
one for exhibition purposes.''. The tennis
enthusiasts expected that£two»or three
courts of asphalt would be "laid out and
seats built around them^so that' in future
some of the' championship- events 'Jcould
be held on the public grounds. *
BOTH the California and the Gold
en!'Gate tennis clubs have de
cided to hold no .tournaments ua-
The Alameda Club's crews are going out
daily for practice and the oarsmen are
receiving the best of coaching from their
fellow, members.
The members of the Dolphin Club are
handicapped in open events by the weight
of their barges, which are of an old type
and much heavier than 'the light barges
first employed by the Alameda oarsmen
and since adopted by the other rowing
clubs. The Alameda Club has recently
acquired a new barge, which Is still
lighter and Is expected -to prove faster
than her predecessors.
noon's sport will be forthcoming, as the
chairman of the finance committee re
ports that $1500 has already been sub
scribed to the general fund and as much
more will be In hand in a few days. W.
B. Hincbman and S. J. Pembroke are in
charge of the events on Lake Merritt,
which will include the championship row
'ing races of the Pacific Association and
possibly a model yacht race. It is ex
pected that crews representing the Ala
meda and ¦ Dolphin Boating clubs, the
Stockton Athletic Association, the Ariel
and South End Rowing clubs and the
Olympic Boat Club will take part in the
barge races. The rowing events will be
gin at 2 p. m-.and the model yacht races,
if it Is decided to hold them, will start
at noon.
committee in charge of the regatta
en Lake Merrltt, met last Tues
day in Oakland. It is now certain that
all the money necessary for the after-
OAKLAND intends to have a fine
celebration on Independence day.
The afternoon committee, a sub-
America, Wattles, Reno, Emin Bey, Little
Lucy, Maid cf the Glen.- . Rencgad*. ' Apache,
Don IVdro. . Pasha . Pleasant." Black.' Flush,
Glaums. .Full Moon.' Cloverdale.'- Mickey Free,
Rural Artist. Toronto, rteal Pasha, Little'Sis
ter, Laughing Water, Old Ironsides,', Haphaz
ard, 'Vandal. Honest /John, ', Game; Boy, ¦ Pre
sMlo. Boy. . Red .Eock, May. Hempstead, .Mc-
Henry, \ Cascade. Homer. Boy, - Roxana. ! . Lady
Granard, Belfast. Melrose, TraJee • Boy. Bob R
Mark Twain, Liberator.; : Silver i. Cloud. .Lulu
Girl. " Prompto, Articulate. War. Eagle, Charta,
Runaway Girl. ¦ I>>rd .Granard, . Real. Article'
Santonin. 'Money Musk. . Otto. } Pepper - Jack
Glancing: ¦ Pasha, Naughty Girl, j Firm Fellow.
Master Rocket. '•'--.".• *:,¦¦,, ¦".-
. The proposed ¦ meet of the California
Coursing Committee has been postponed
for the present. The management of Un
ion Park will set aside a day, for- the com
mittee after coursing is resumed at -the
San Ma teo County grounds. ... •'. > -»V-'-'"'>
The coursing 'at "Ingleside Park will
commence to~day r at 12. o'clock, when the
first' round of .the 112-dog • stake will be
run off. The running to-morrow, will com
mence at 10:30. . On public form the likely
winnerslookto.be: ¦ .'•
The stake at Honey Grove. Tex., last
Saturday was divided |by Lady Scatter
cash and Go Gong, from, the kennel of H.
N. Smith of Durrant, I. T.
The stake at Butte last week was won
by Dexter ;B, which defeated Northern
Express in the deciding course. Thirty
two dogs started.
J. J. I^avin of St. Louis Has a litter of
six puppies by imported Bright- Chain-
Maggie ' N. • The latter was 'bred on this
coast by Rusty Gold-Wave.
A student of coursing has discovered
that the rules governing the scoring of
points in that sport are substantially the
same as those framed in 1776 In .England.
j American Coursing Board at Enter
prise, ¦ Kans., not later than July 1. • The
value of the stake will be enhanced this
year by the addition of the challenge cup,
which Is offered for the first time in the
history of the stake. The bidding is ex
pected to be spirited. N.0 bids will be
submitted from this coast.
Secretary George Dayton of the Missis
sippi Valley Futurity Association has
called for bids for that stake. La3t year
it was decided at ¦ Friend, Nebr. The
stake has attracted a wonderful ; entry,
including ton young clogs from this coast.
First payments -Irere made on "OS ,.uppies.
It is expected at 12S puppies will go
to th» slips. In addition to the big prize
money- a 'cup is also offered irf this event
for the first time. 1 ' ¦..- ' • -
BIDS for the American Waterloo for
- greyhounds -must ; be submtlted • to
Secretary R. W. Hoffman of -the
THE promoters of the Pacific 'Na
tional League baseball team In this
city have been quiet for so long that
the fans were led to believe tha
game was uo at the Ninth street
lot. But according to Harry Hart, presi
dent of the club, they are alive and Teady
for business. Hart states that San Fran
cisco and Seattle will open in this city
during the first week of July and that
they will be well prepared to give tha
public some good ball.
-Hart states the grandstand .will bo
moved within the next few days and that
the grounds will -be Improved. He gives
as his reason for the long delay in tha
work that one of the tenants !n a hou^«
back of the park refused to move and tor
a time It seemed the contemplated ' im
provements would have to be abandoned.
Within the last few days, according u>
Hart, thia tenant has agreed to the duo's
terms and will be ready to move on short
notice. The wor-i of moving back tha
grandstand will be commenced soon,
probably by the first of the coming week.
When the San Francisco and7 Seattle
teams open here in July they will find th©
grounds enlarged and in great condition.
"I want to deny the rumor that I have
been negotiating for the purchase of the
Los Angeles team." said Hart In an In
terview. "I do not think it goad policy
for one man to own more than one team
in any league, and therefore I am satis
fied with ony holdings and I, will not. un
der any consideration, make an effer for
any stock In the Los Angeles club or In
any other club in the league."
The San Francisco club of the Pacific
National League seems to have t»<M?n up
against the real sort of a bad in"
the Northwest. So far McClcsky and hi3
followers . have played the two weakest
teams of the league and still they have
not been able. to win anything like a ma
jority o( the games. . If this pace ron
tlnues McClosky is liable to brir.-; back a
tall end aggregation instead of the bunch
of tOD-notchera that left here a., few
weeks ago. -
McClosky states in a letter that he' had
a hard ' time in » securing the ¦ services of
Shortstop Jack McCarthy of the Portland
team. McCarthy is a good ball player
and the Portland manager recognized this
fact and was loth to. part -with him. Fin
ally the two managers came to terms and
McClosky secured • McCarthy by paying
$350 for bis refease from ' the Portland
team. -
•It is rumored. that Salt, Lake wants. a
place in the Pacific National League! and
if this deal is made a club will also be
placed in Oakland, making a ten-club cir
cuit. ¦ It-is stated on good authority that
the street railway company of Oakland is
ready and even anxious to. finance a team
in ' Oakland. . If they, get the franchise
they promise to put in. a dab of top
notcher»r ' • ¦
• The company has a- site in view one
that* is .convenient to the street cars and I
not too far=a,way from the celiter of the
city, r It is. probable these two clubs may
come Into 'the -league some time, but it
hardly , seeing likely the, deal will be made
this season, as. the pennant race is on and
it would t«nd to. break, up the schedule
and alter all the plans generally. .
; It is rumored that John B. Coleman.
one. of. the backers, of "the"" local National
League team, who went East a short time
ago. Is busily engaged signing players
for tha. team and that he will return
shortly., with a. bunch of stars. from the
blg^leagnes. 'The team needs a couple of
first-class men to put It in the race again.
Will Promote No Tour
naments Until After
SinglesOhampionship
Regatta Committee Will
Give Liberal Prizes to
the Successful Crews
Regatta For Class Flags
and Owners' Cupto be
•Sailed on Bay Course
Small Catches on Large
Streams Owing to
: Lateness of Season
Cup Is Offered This Year
For the First jT^irrie in
American -Waterloo
Harry Hart' of National
Club Says Work Will
Commence at Once
few trout
Yield, to
fishermen
TENNIS MEN.
AWAIT THE:
CUP' EVENTS
GREYHOUNDS
TO COURSE
FOR TROPHY
BALL PARK
WILL SOON
BE CHANGED
OAKLANDERS
PLAN GREAT
WATER FETE
CALIFORNIA
, TARS PLAN
TWO RACES
' "I .tried to teach . them 'the" Importance
of 'an easy seat and the : necessity for
adapting the rhythm oUthe body to the
swing of, the toat. The' ability] to do this
is acquired only after ;tia'rd practice, but
in raclng.it is absolutely.' necessary if one
wishes to make the most of one's' strength
and weight. Then for the' stroke I taught
them to' take 'the .water' with 'a'; firm grip,
pull 'steadily all- through" ahil' let go, as
gently, as possible ; without dragging.
*' "Goodwin. was, teacnlng them to sit per
fectly^ straight, to ' catch the water hard
and let ¦go" j "witn""a"jerk." TThls *may be ef
fective for- at short.' spurt,- but- will rack
the ; strongest* frame to "piec£s*in a . short
time., '„•> Our methods -did* not«' jibe, and as
they, seemed^ more;lncllned to ,. follow., his
advice.', than tip learn y How" , to, row, I re
tired I ik*: Mr. : Goodwin's * favor.".
"All I tried to teach them' was more
than undone ; by. their efforts to follow
the advice given them by Mr. Goodwin.
1 have no desire, 'to.- belittle "him or to
criticize anybody, but -his; methods were
not practical, as I % have proved through
years of experience." • >. ,./
| Peterson has rowed and won many hard
races in all kinds of water, nnd his rec
ord'as. an oarsman- more -than justifies
him as an authority on the subject. When
he. first took hold of -the,, University of
California crew he told his pupils that
there was a lot of hard. work before they
would be in condition to\.do any racing
with .the trained. men of , other organiza
tion's.' This' visit; to Washington' was dis
cussed and , discouraged' by .Peterson, who
pointed out the weaK places In the crew
andlcalled attention to the 'fact* that they
did not even have a cockswain who under
stood'his.business or could learn it with
out-a 'lot * more .experience -than could
Le. crowded into one season. •"
All might have been . well but for the
fact that rowing according • to*- Godwin
was an accomplishment that differed in
many essentials from . the -Peterson
method. To' quote : Peter&on: j "The dif
ference between rowing and what 1 Good
win was teaching those boys is the same
difference that exists between, a pounding
engine and smoothly, running machinery.
; .•¦ oarsman, who for a brief spell
coached the college rowers. Had they been
victorious, says the one-time champion, it
would have" stamped as supremely indif
ferent 'the 'rowing, standard- of their
northern 'competitors. It was the old
story,; according to.- Peterson,: of the will
ingness ¦ of * the \unwise - to tread paths
avoided, by- well-posted angels. ' /
When the idea of a rowing: crew first
took practical" form ;¦:; Peterson was ap
proached by " those interested! in this
branch of college athletics "and asked to
render such ..assistance. in the -way of ad
vice and instruction as his" leisure would
allow. -Although a busyvman,* Peterson
agreed to* devote .a. t least^on« afternoon
a week .to ;{ne task -Ol selecting a .crew
from the material offered \ and to teach
ing that crew the science 'bf rowing.
• The crew was selected Yand \ Peterson
was taking an enthusiastic interest in the
work of his pupils when W.'-B. Goodwin
joined his suggestions ' to" Peterson's in
structions. Goodwin once rowed in Yale's
crew. He is an enthusiast wherever ath
letics are concerned ; and. since his col
lege days has taken a particular interest
in rowing. . In his devotion to sports
Goodwin is unselfish of his own time and
trouble and, being blessed ¦ with more
leisure than Peterson .could 1 afford, was
soon the guiding star of the college oars
men. ¦ • . \
THE poor 'showing of the Univer
sity of California 'racing crew in
the -Northwest did not_. surprise
Henry Peterson, the •Syfeli-kiiown
INTERMEDIATE FOUR-OARED BARGET CREW OF THE DOLPHIN SWIMMING AND' BOATING CLUB OUT FOR A- PRACTICE SPIN.
COLLEGE ROWING FROM COACH PETERSON'S VIEWPOINT
N THE SAX' FE^NCISCO^ GALL, S^TUKDAY,- JUNE 13, 1903;
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