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Boxing
Philadelphia Boxer's Vanity Leads
I uMim Into Evil lFm/5
R. A. Smyth
The melodrama "Caught in the Act; or, The Undoing of Jack
O'Brien," which was staged at Los Angeles on Wednesday night,
has provided food for the sporting fans which will not be exhausted
for many days to come.. As was to have been expected, a veritable
flood of accusations has been started and volume is being added to
-it all the time. The fact is recalled that for five years O'Brien
never drew on a boxing glove in this-city, owing to the scandal
which developed over his fight here with Young Peter Jackson. i~
In February, 1900, the colored man knocked O'Brien out in 13
rounds and the affair was so badly carried through that it became
a public scandal. The promoters would not entertain^a match with
I O'Brien as a principal until October, 1905, when .they matched
' him with Al Kaufman- This restored
1 him to good standing and two nfonths
'later he was matched with Bob Fitz-
\u0084 eimxnons and won from the "Cornish
, man.
It has developed that O'Brien was
not always out for the "best- financial
returns, his inordinate vanity making
him want to be returned the winner,
possibly coupled with the idea that "it
would make him a better drawing
oard. That O'Brien was out for high
frame is evident from the fact that Jim
Jeffries told some of his friends some
time ago that the Philadelphiant ap
proached him with a proposition to
have Jeffries lose to him.. This is the
only sign of gameness that O'Brien has
shown in a long time; it undoubtedly
required, something that passes \ for
sameness to approach the big Burbank
. farmer with any such proposition.
That Jeffries would not sell his repu
: tation for $SO,OOC, the sum suggested
by O'Brien, would be apparent to any
one except the man who. would want to
I reach the world's championship by
• Fuch shady methods. That O'Brien left
the presence of Jeffries unscathed
' thows that the latter has grown tol
! erant and good natured since he has
i followed the peaceful pursuit of farm
•lag. .vv£%; .X " ?
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From Australia come reports that
O'Brien accepted $1,000 from Book
maker Wren of Australia as expenses
lor a trip to the antipodes to fight Bill
Squires. O'Brien did not^sail away to
the southern seas and the money has
not been returned to > Australian
promoter. That the way of the trans
gressor is hard undoubtedly will be
brought bftrae to O'Brien many times in
the next few years. None of the pro
moters here or in Los Angeles could
offer him a match, and he probably
will find that the same conditions, pre
vail in the few cities in ; the -east in
which limited round fights can be held.
In addition to this it is evident that
any strong young fighter who . would
keep after him could defeat him. While
he seemed to be in good . condition at
Las Angeles, he made a pitiable show
ing, either from fright or from some
other cause. Had he stood up and
fought Barns the end would have come
early in the fight.
. • .-••_- • -.
McCarey and his associates in the
Pacific athletic club do, not come out
of the affair with clean hands. They
would stand better with the men* who
support boxing had they made public
tbe entire plot before the 'expensive
tickets were placed on sale. Again, it
is claimed, that the bets should have
been allowed to. stand, as the IqsS "i-f
the money would have punished O'Brien
And the people .behind him in the fakv.
JEWEL WORN BY CHINESE
DAZZLES HOTEL GUESTS
Agent of Emperor Appears
at Gotham Hostelry in :
Kingly Attire
NEW YORK, May 11.— Probably no
other jewel ever seen hereabout has
aroused so much comment as, one worp !
in the cap of Kang Yu Wei, former;
adviser of the emperor of China. With
Jiis beautiful daughter. Kang Yu, Wei
was a guest at a recent peace dinner
In the Waldorf.. His gorgeous robes,
proclaiming him a mandarin of the
highest class, the peacock embroidered ,
on his mantle of turquoise blue, the
curious jewels his daughter wore were
as nothing to the jewel which* flamed 1
and flashed in the front of his blue
skull cap, with the pearl button at 'its
top.
In contrast with other Chinese
women, wives of dignitaries, who' have
been seen in public in this section
of the country, like the wife of Wu
Ting Fang, the daughter of Kang Yu
Wei had put off her Chinese robes and
wore a beautiful gown of blue, .which
was Just as Parisian as was her own
French. The guests paid little" atten
tion to anything other than the Chinese
visitors until the speaking began.
Kang Yu Weils grand president of
the Chinese Empire Constitutional as
sociation, and is touring the world in
the interest of the emperor. He has
advanced ideas, and is allied with the
reform movement, without, j however,
arousing the hostility of the dowager
empress. '.—. —
Dr. P. C. Chen, the mandarin's pri
vate physician, and C. S. Linn, his sec
retary, who is a graduate of Harvard.
were asked what was the history of
the wonderful jewel. Linn said that
there are only nine - perfect stones of '
the sort in the world, and that the one
which adorned the blue cap of Kang
Yu Wei had been in his family for six
centuries, and was esteemed by him
as his most valuable possession.
TELLS OF SNAKE DANCE
OF AMERICAN INDIANS
Edward S. v Curtis of Seattle, the
noted writer on Indians, has taken
some remarkable photographs of the
Indian which are not merely pictures
but works of art. He has lived in the
camps of the Indian and is probably.
the best authority on the red; man in
this country.-
"One of the most interestfngr experi
ences I ever had." said Mr. Curtis,
"was when I witnessed* the snake
dance of the Hopis in Arizona. ~ It is«a
prayer for rain .and for^-the general
Kood of the,trlbe.r, The- Indians make
their prayer to the snakes. , which they
regard as the. messengers to - We gods
of the underworld.. The. ceremony, lasts
nine days and nights. I, went -through
the whole " ceremony /with one 'of /the
tribes. The . tfrst day ' the Indians "go
into the kevi, the ceremonial .room or
cell, and on.the .secondVday t 'they; go
forth Into the l desert to. gather. 'snakes.
*They leave- the" kevli: ln,' the middle
of the forenoon* and file. into the. desert.
There they pray to the different deities
through the anakes. As soon 'I as one
fiilds a snake, -if It Is;* of a ' harmless
variety, he picks It upland holds; lt up
to the sun and after a prayer^ places 'it
in a sack. v-'lf •It is a:- rattlesnake ,'or
other poisonbns r varlety" # the,lndian;uses
a great deal of J carejj'in : catching»\it.
After tbe'sun goes, down: they go f .back
to the village and ' place ;the snake* in
Unmasking of Jack O'Brien Surprises Fight Followers
Burns* trainers were . all disappointed,
as they had tickets on him to win.
Burns stood to win $8,900, and among
bis bets were some that he would knock
out O'Brien. When the expose came,
McCarey, In discussing'O'Brlen, said: • -
"Any one who is a crook is a cow
ard." , r ;
J This was brought out by the threat
conveyed to McCarey that O'Brien
would do him" bodily harm If he{ gavej
out the story of. the. 'fake- as \u25a0 he
knew it. . . ._ . . .;
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"When Manager Reynolds, who is rep
resenting Bill. Squires, saw Jeffries, lie
laughed at the "stories ; that* the' big
fellow Is going back. .'\u25a0\u25a0'• .;y * r •••: .-\u25a0'•-_ - r ;i
he is carved out of mahogany,"
was the , comment of the Australian. . -
f Jeffries' features show the results, or
his outdoor life on ;his farm. " There
is not a line suggesting dissipation ani
It ,1s evident to the most- casual 'ob^
server that he could get ready for an
other bout in the ring at comparatively
shor£ notice.
The champion will . spend several
months shooting and fishing in Oregon
again this year, his trip of last season
having been so successful. Jeff showed
some of his northern friends a piec^
of property valued at more than $100,*
000. This Is exclusive of his ranch and
other properties, which are all valuable
holdings. • " .
Bob Ward, who was matched to
fight AI Kaufman at Colma this month,'
has been summoned east owing to the
illness of a relative. For this reason
the match has been called, off for the
present.
••- * •
. Manager Jim Coffroth is, to meet Bill
Squires at San Rafael today to discuss
the question of a date for the Austra
lian's fight with Tommy Burns. Th?
date has been set provisionally ' for
May 30, and the question Is, whether,
owing to the disturbed conditions pre
vailing here, it would notbe better to
postpone It until July 4. All the par
ties to the match would prefer to see
it decided this month. It-- would - then
afford the winner a chance for a sec
ond match on Independence - day. -\u25a0 -
„, "Willis Britt also Is an .interested
party. He has hopes of a match for
brother Jimmy on that day and would
like the heavy weights to settle their
differences at the appointed time. This
would at least give him, a chance at the
later date, while If the big fight were
postponed there would be no hope for
the little fellows crowding In on the
July holiday. Britt has , never, aban
doned hope of a return meeting with
Nelson and would. like to bring it about
before the "year is much older.
earthen Jars. On the .first day they
go north for the snakes;*. the second
day they hunt snakes to the south and
the ' following day to the east. Four
•days are passed in hunting snakes at
the four cardinal points. The "next four
days they rest, in the kevl. On the
ninth day they wash the snakes. This
snake washing is, 1 think, the most
wonderful pagan ceremony that ever
existed. About noon they take the rep
tiles out of the Jars. After washing
them , the snakes are thrown on the
floor- to dry. When the snakes are first
taken out of the jars they are ,in an
ugly mood, but in an instant almost
they become perfectly, harmless. They
are like wood and can be handled by a
baby. Of course* it is. some mysterious
power of snake charming- the Indian
exercises to bring about this- condition.
-.-.l' Just as the sun goes down the pub
lic part of the dance is held in the vil
lage. The Indians pick up the snakes
and. place them ,in a kesi and the
snake-priests file past dressed In their
full regalia. After a ceremony of song
and prayer lasting perhaps a half, hour
the priests break Into. groups and the
snakes are passed out to them individ
ually. The priests take the snakes -in
their mouths and pass back and. forth
until each, one has perhaps a dozen' or
more snakes. - It Is a wonderful - cere
mony, solemn and Impressive. — Wash
ington Post. .\. -.-;'• . . ../. v
THEATER COMPANY BUYS
FURNITURE FROM ITSELF
When' the habitual first nighters next
have occasion to visit Daly's theater
they will probably think they .^are Jn
the wrong place. The paintings/ furni
ture and porcelains which have 3 for
years' imparted an individuality -. to the
foyer of that playhouse "have ' been re
moved. .'"\u25a0"'. * . "
' • The" paintings, together with' a large
collection of stage properties, were sold
at auction recently. Klaw &;Erlanger,
whose lease of the house expired May
l.when it was taken over by. the Schur
berts," paid the Daly estate about $50,000
for the furnishings several yearsagq."
• The total amount realized rom the
sale was $10,133.25. Save for a 'few
agents of managers, the' "profession"
was practically without ; representation
In the gathering of buyers, which was
composed for: the most part : of-; dealers
in antiques and second hand goods. ..'-,•.
The few women : Z who were present
had evidently come for the purpose of
bidding on some one'of the famous por
traits, and, their disappointment was
expressed in- very -decided .terms Iwhen
the auctioneer announced that' the pic
tures were to go as one I lot. <- Several
persons Insisted that the advertisement
of tho sale had stated the objects' were
all to be sold singly, but in spite of
these objections the collection was bid
in at $4,600 by Percy. Anderson, a rep
resentative of Klaw & Erlanger. \u25a0OVw'N
.The gTeit chiming clock in mahogany
case, which stood 'in the foyer.T brought
the best price paid for a single piece.
It .wen t to Frank McKee for $350.' !
An oldharpslchord; made in ;i781; arid
an: antique spinet from William; Rolf e
& Sons, London, brought^ sloo;ahd : ; $66
respectively. Mr. Anderson!, was '.the
buyer.- He also was the highest bidder
for a pair of Chinese porcelain lanterns^
which brought $220, -,* and . * a f pair) of
Sevres vases, /mounted ..in~''orriiolu and
signed A. Collet, whlchAwent fo»the
same:, prices : Mr. '-. Andersonwsaldfithat
Klaw &\u25a0;& \u25a0; Erlanger ' had ! decided ? to* keep
intact -the! collection of, pictures, ; which
includes ,;Slr Peter Lely's .^'Portrait f of
Nell Gwyn," Jackson's "Peg'-Wofflng
ton,** a -copy \u25a0\u25a0 of Reynolds' "Mrs.' Sid
dons"* arid one ; of I his \"Ki tty f Clive," in
adflitJon to portraits of Charlotte Cush
man;l'Mrs. ; Gilbert," 'Elleri^Terry.v; Ada
Reliant Miss . ? Klngdori,* : David? Garrick;
Charles ? Fisher.s James '~ Lewis,';; Edwin
Forrest; Lester. Wallack arid Mr/ Daly.—
Nenr York Sun. " ~ > ' '\u25a0?*:': - ".*•' \u25a0-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.• \u25a0"••- \u25a0/•
.THE^&^LFRA^^CbSOJ^
OLYMPIC CLUB MEMBERS
TO PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY
Will Be Satisfied With
a Modest Home While '
Finances Are Low : ; .
;In the whirl of events in the Olympic
club" during the^ : past week t the one
thing which stands; out sharply is "the
determination \of/ the members" to 'go
back to first -principles; and", to 'make
the club an. athletic organization, as it
was originally^ .intended. y: There:. is a
feeling: that the tendency has rbeen to
drop, athletics and, to go in more .'for
social affairs than \u25a0' was- ever contem
plated byjthe - f oundersVof \ the , club.
President :,Willlam \ .Greer" Harrison,
who has « aonev sb/.much; for.' the' 7 club,
f el t . that i the members | were | not v in
sympathy; with : his plans" for an elab
orate club* building, -and," not -getting
\u25a0the 1 he\ expected, . he '\u25a0" tendered
his resignation. This was .accepted by
the' directors and ; the Tclub members '^.re
casting about; for a successor, more: in
accord -with their'" idea j for a modest
building until the finances of the "club
will admit of the pretentious affair 'for
which ; plans ' had been : prepared. ,. *-'• ; \ : * ,
The friends of ! Paul Cowles ' are anx
ious ; that.he should take up the reins
of- government, as he is in close? touch
with the athletic as well as the other
members; of the club^ The ' name" of
Charles^ W. : Conllsk also ; has • been
prominently mentioned, and^there is" a
considerable -element behind, the move
ment^ which* favors ', offering. "him', the
omce and inducing him to accept wits
responsibilities. ;•'/; *-.' ; ;
; ; The directors are going ; ahead \ with'
their plans \u25a0to Jiave, the swimming, tank
ready for 'use \y the first of June.-;' At
that time it is expected salt water will
be turned into the big tank. V The sent!-'
ment inithe club is to, proceed slowly
with" building j plans, using, the money
mr the club - treasury as it * becomes
available. The" members 'feel '.that ••it
is impossible to/ finance a bulldlng"at
the present time which would cost more
than $600,0.00. :, In keeping; with Uho
awakening of interest in athletics It is
proposed to "so 'amend; the constitution
of the club that an athletic. committee
of four or five members shall be elect-!
cd' to work >in; conjunction with the
directors. • The"; committee^ would have
entire charge of the athletic affairs of
the dub. \u25a0 \u25a0 '• • . ; -':. ..\u25a0 :
J-W.*,F. Humphrey and . Dr.* O'Conn'ell
of the directorate have asked Frank
G. O'Kane . to look Into the f matter of
the club being represented in the games
at the Jamestown exposition in Sep
tember. He is also* to" find *if- it will
be possible to .give a big meet in the
stadium in Golden Gate park on' July 4.
With the great Interest shown by the
schools and colleges it is expected that
a . meet of _ large . proportions could be
held and that it could b*e carried to a
successful outcome.. :. O'Kane ' is to re
port at a general, meeting of the club
which will ibe held soon. ' v
If the Olympic club could send some
men" to the Jamestown exposition this
coast would be well represented, as'the
ofiicials of the Pacific' athletic associa
tion have decided. to send ; on- a team.
This probably will. be made up of
Cheek, ' Parsons, .Powell- and : Glarner.
These cover a number, of ; events.^arid
their performances | indicate that they
can hold their own in any company. .-
CLEVELAND AMERICANS
MAKE IT THREE STRAIGHT
American League '.\u25a0
™.9 lvb *~ Won. Lost. Pet.
Cbicago... 16 7' . .696
Cleveland ...................... 13 10 .565
Detroit ... ii » ,553
New York .;.... "..... 11 , o .555
Philadelphia - .............. . .'. .: 10 : .0 !026
Boston .......'.... 9 11 .450
Washington ................... 0 12 333*
St. L0u15..J^.. ................. c •\u25a0•15 . ;2; 2S c
\u25a0CLEVELAND, 0., May 11.— Cleveland
made it three straight from New York
today. Lajoie's fielding and \u25a0 Hinch
man's batting were features. . Score
,," • ,' : -'--'- :.. '' '..V:-: 8.. ;H./'E. ;
Cleveland- ....... ...•.'. . . . . 6 10 0
New York ....:...:....... 2 6 '0
' Batteries — Hess "arid ': Clark; Doyle,
Crockett /and Klelnow.. "
ST. LOUIS. May. 11.— -The St. 1 Louis
Americans defeated *in/ ! a
12 ' inning game today, r Glade 'helped
to win his own game 'by a two-bagger
in the twelfth inning. Score:
I." * T «V" ' "'\ '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 : . R-: H. , :^E.
St.* Louis r .......;....:.;.. 5 -; 16 2
Washington ...;...... . . ;. '4 11 1 1
-Batteries— Glade; and -O'Connor; Pat
ten, Smith and Hayden. '
;^.'DETROIT.., May : 11.— Three hits off
Obeilin, a high throw by Wag- i
ner;^ gave Detroit the •> game ; today. !
Score:/- . . !
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Detroit ...'............ 4 6 0
Boston . . . . . . ...... ... . . . ; : 1 ,7 1
Batteries — Killian and Schmidt;
Oberlln, Winter and Shaw. : r~> .-\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0
'^ CHICAGO, May 11.— Chicago won to
day's gamej: from Philadelphia" In, the
first inning on a. base ion balls, -a triple
and a double and- three' singles; . .
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Chicago .... . . . . . . . .". . . . . 1 10 c, 1
Philadelphia. ;;./..v^^. ; 0 4' 'l
. 'Batteries— Smith and Sullivan; Vick
ers' and. -Powers. ,'.', '
A'ationnl Lmruc ! ; ;
_Chib»— < *" Won. Lost. Pet.
\u25a0New.lork ........... ..\..:..:\% 3 .85T
Chicago ....................... IT . 4 810
Philadelphia •..........;.....:. 12 7 632
Kp5t0n.........^...... .;\u25a0...... ,9, v . 450
Cincinnati 8 12 .400
St.; L0ui5. ....: 4 IS .182
Brooklyn ..................... 2 .17 .105
; ; BROOKLYN, ; May, ; '.ll^The IBrook
lyns won their, second I game; of the sea-"
son by defeating Chicago ; in "the! first
game of the; double";, header ; played In
the east this season. ; Chicago won the
second game In .the", ninth.. Scores':* -
First game— R. H. - ; E
Chicago . . ... . . /. ... . . 0 5 ; I> 0
Brooklyn .-..\u25a0..-.. .1' a ; - 1
.j Batteries — Pfelster and.kling; Ruck
erand; Butler. . \" " 'f "\u25a0\u25a0-'.-
Second/game— R. H >- E
Chicago .;.:.. ..: ;. . . . . \., . 2 " 3 0
Brooklyn-: .../....\u25a0. . /; . . . :vo'; '6 3
! : Batterles^-Fraser ahd'-MoranV Mcln
tyre and* Rltter;"^;;/ -"'• > '" ' .\u25a0•-\u25a0«r ••-\u25a0;.;•» '.\u25a0\u25a0
\u25a0; PHILADELPHIA- \u25a0'/ May ;. 11.—Philadel
phia t def eatedi St. ,' Louis .'todays by 'ihit
ting McGlynn hard.*; Score: "r - r-.' \u25a0?£?,'.
St.".- Louis ; /. . '.'. ..;.;'.'.. ; .* : 4 -; ii'*; ..";';>!\u25a0
Philadelphia ; V. :; . . . r. :"; .' . .S 8 / 14^;-/ t l
"A Batteries f— jFromme w .r'and V- Noonan ;
Richie j and "Jacklitsch.;.; Umpires— Car
penternter and - Johnstone." "\u25a0: •'.":; /;' » v : :; : \u25a0r ; ;. ;*
. NEW. YORK; , Muy,^li.— New" hYork
won.' its : eleventh 'victory i to-"
day, defeating -Pl£tsburg.> Score:;,. -
\u25a0"\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0''..'-\u25a0 ; '-' V-C^-' /;:'\u25a0; X* : "" R. y H.L ,E/
Pittsburgh . . \u25a0; . r. ..... , . . .-6 : > 6ri \u0084l
NewiYork.i^rr;:: .'.'.\u25a0.'::-..". .1 9 :-io:l : l
/ - Batteries— Wlllls I '4r.Lynch,v l Philllppi;
Gibson i* and it Smith ; McGlhnity/ikWlitse;
Mathewson"'and"Bre»nathin.'" "
Chico Girls High School Basket Ball Team
Wins Northern California Championship
CHICO -GIRLS' BASKET BAIX TEAM, CHAMPIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FBOM LEFT TO RIGHT THEY ARE: VtDA
55J? rAE J?A.'.9 OA iii T^ A L HAMLINI CENTER; ROBERTA BLASINGAME, SUB CENTER: LCCILE CLARK, GUARD: CECILIA BRAD
FORD. GOAL; BELLE KERR, SUB GUARD; , DORA MORSE. CENTER; CAPTAIN ETHEL BURROUGH (IN FRONT). GUARD
: -The.Chlco girls' high school basket
ball 'team J. won . the championship '.'of
northern?: California thisTseason.' 'The
Chlco high school is a' member ,of the
Sacramento Valley .league,^ ll which in
cludes all ,the high schools ". centering
around ;. Sacramento, and of the North
ern I Calif orrila 8 . league, which \u25a0 Incliidos
all high schools ! adjacent to and north
RUGBY IS NO LONGER
OPPOSED AT STANFORD
Sending .of Coaches to New
Zealand | Proof of Its
Popularity?
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO -THE CALL.
( STANFORD UNIVERSITY. May 11.—
With the announcement; yesterday that
Coaches Lanagan and -Presley had been
officially, authorized to spend the sum
mer months in New "Zealand, and Aus
tralia in'an extended study, of Rugby,'
in preparation for the next football sea
son,, all ; athletic, (gossip \ has; centered
upon this H subject..-..lt '-; marks i" the ; final
breaking' down of .all: student body ob
jection to the "new .game and the start
ing point of a system, of coaching in the
English sport \u25a0as thorough^- and'; busi
nesslike as . that which i gave cause . for
the many. objections, to the old style of
play. ' \u25a0•\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0: "; : '. :-' "-\u25a0.: '. \u25a0 ' \u25a0/'. -\u25a0/\u25a0'.: : :',
. The student body will be put to an
expense probably. In excess" of $1,000 to
give the . coaches V an •' opportunity..^ for
close study, of . the* adopted game ' In'its
native haunts,/.b ut ~it- Is ' generally .; felt
that It' will be money well expended.
Lanagan* and \u0084 Presley ,- will! spend most"
of .their ; time: in New." ZealafioT, guests
of 'the various Rugby unions. \u2666 s The '. sea- s
son X t will be" at i Its 'height"; among vthe
devotees of the sport in the antipodes
and - the "coaches . virtually;: will ; live
among the players. Welling
ton and ;will r be the .principal
points in the' coaches',, itinerary. .At the
latter place lives the greatest Individual
authority 'on Rugby, I ; and" Lanagan- has
made* arrangements to A pass some time
with him: .;., .\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0:.\u25a0 ''-:_\u25a0/\u25a0:\u25a0 ';'-. "'',\u25a0' ""v-- '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
1•: The \upshot of ,-. the trip,' of course, ": is
expected, to: be a'superior knowledge of
Rugby,s; for' the^* cardinal players next
season" and a corresponding advantage
in the: big games of. the year.^^Lanagan
and: Presley- will: hot 'return to ; the cam
pus i until the flatter part of August, 1 and
they.wjll.be prepared'to step right into
the active Awork; of 'training the year's
"fifteen." f\-.;y/«-;^::'..;:f \-.;y/«- ;^ :: '..;: . '.- '-.- '-:;.\u25a0/ '. : ''\u25a0;...'
The * varsity, elgqt which will row the
University of .Washington at Seattle on
May,' SO ' will .'; noti'be^the " same as 'Jithat
which so 51 easily,' defeated^Callfornia? in
the: big 1 race. 'Several ? changes v ;' have
been' made in", the -boat and the. cardinal
will : belrepresented by ,| even a" stronger,
crewrvthan; that'; which-won; from *, ! the
blue ; aridi-rgold.";' Three >freshmen ! : ! will
taket oars ; int the ' , eight ;t.who] have- not
previously ; competed ; in 7 a" ; varsity-, race,
and. Wohdries, a: transfer (student -from
the University ."of Chicago, who* was not
eligible: to"'conipete", with- the University
of , Calif ornla,\ also will row.";y Fitting;
Patrick .'and Reynolds': will the "'new.,
men 'added' f fom.the first year class,' and
the ; others - wlllvbe/ selected I from
tain Zimmerman,*;/ Captain ~ Elect "Gay, ;
Conant, Cole,", Shutts>: Huston, .Wondries
and Turner.^ (coxswain)t; v ..\u25a0 - . '
; V The i crew} men .will *, : leave ; by , : steam
ship on May J. 7, and twill thus, be
ample' | time? to^practlce a over i the t Lake
Washington^ course/ '-After >the : - match!
with I , the Washington ivarsltyi races; may,
be' arranged "atiyictorla'and'Portland.'i-.r
; ' There fis' some j doubt^as' to. whether or
not ithefservlcesfof 'Murphy -canlbe'en^
gaged; asfrowingrcoach: again,* unless; a
more . liberal I salary 'can-be*: offered | hlniT
He ; wants t a-\y ear's Icontract.T' whereas
the"fstudent ibody '' now* pays '^him f or^but
slx-months'.--.workJ*r:sMurphy. has several
good . offers ( i ;ln 7 the i east,^ and :: since; his
interests are thereV it is : more than probr
able c that ;he'i will <not";returnVtof direct
the^ cardinal interests |onTl the Kiwater
unlesßfbetter li termßi"canibe allowed himT
The I whole f- matter,'; hinges, V to ' a large
extent,* onTthe • outcome/ "of the ; " race
agal nst ' Washirigton,"* forjif ,• Stanford , b e
successful an- arrangement '\u25a0iwduld l f%b'e
made i Murphy ; would * beli. re-*
talned. ; r v..'-';^ :>^ ±^{ \u25a0•f'?-: : 'V*;;- : ."-""^ '''\u25a0>' i "
EXPERIMENTS OF INTEREST
• "Prof essor - : Fisher,! of * Yale > recently
concluded*' aVseries *of | tests of .; the";rela
tlve £ strength v of ];vege
tarlansj'and| persons % who * partake ; of
(Carniyorbus^aliment ;[al6ng" wlth> pr'odf
ucts ;'6f (thelvegetable' kingdom.*' Forty
seven"'*" subjects 'twere <'J- e'xperlmented<
; wltK Vt Among";, the;*ivegetarlansjp were
men* who had^eaten.nojmeat; for, periods
varyingMfronv^four. " toj?2o W years. 4^' It
is * stated i and k willj be i readlly ; ; believed
thatrthe ; horUontal'arm j test jwas[amqnie
the/ most S trying^ to7boths(meat|eaters
and /vegetarians.^>There *, were
other 'I testiTof ; great ? severity ," t and \i nf all
of 'fi them"* the \f- vegetarians s excelle'd'^by
lohg>iodds^ : !-,Thlsf may| not; sufllce%to
put thejcattle\^mah;andithe]butcherjout'
oribuslness7sbutllt|is\certalplyla\use-'
fuls llneSof tation! andTshould
ibe fi/prosecutedv- f ufther. —^ Washington
CPosu \u25a0 [ , :igrm
of Chlco. ;i Both leagues annually award
championships in" basket balU for girls
and nearly all the' high schools support
good teams.- .. '-" r :s\:':"'\u25a0:-...: s\ :':"'\u25a0:-... ''':\u25a0. \u25a0...-'\u25a0'
In the' Northern California league
Redding; and Chico worked their. way.
up to the^ semifinals, "but Chico won the
final game and the championship by a
score of 14 to 9. -
TROUT STREAMS ATTRACT
NUMBER OF ANGLERS
Paper' Mill Yields Some
- Big Baskets, Although
Water Is Low
-The anglers' from this city flocked to
the nearby trout streams in' great num
bers last . weeki ? when * the season
opened "under the new , state law, one
month- later -than under the law in
force for many years. OnMhe Paper
Mill the anglers found the water lower
than { at--anyj time: during the . past ten
years. "'This is attributed to the small
rainfall , In "Aprll.T The j anglers found S a
great < number of .five ; and six * inch > fish,
b-ut -'there v .wasan'absence^of; the large ;
ones/ whfch -made 1 the sport so exciting
in^other years. -It is claimed by the ex
perts that;; the" large j fish went out as
the water receded, instinct telling them
to-.avold belng'landlocked. 4
J Under : 'normal';- conditions .this state
of. affairs would 'not have prevailed/as
theiwater would c have been higher and
1 the ;blg : fish ' would have been taken \in
numbers 'to^ satisfy ; the" most ardent
: angler. , ; , -;-:.*,. ' ' \u25a0 . / '
; 'The^members, of : the California ang
! lers'- :; \u25a0:.-.- association i -.have established
-headquarters: at; 1771 Geary street; and
i are/planning; extehsively.-f or the:devel
opment-?of \ angling In . this .; state. The
newsrooms, :, which;; are ; furnished at
tractively,'are openl to': all; outdoor en
thusiasts,- and particularly lo the men
interested; in; the ; gentle art of angling.
Information as to; the condition of all
the : trout streams ; will .\u25a0\u25a0•". be . available
there and all. tne-r latest literature on
angling and fish culture -will be on
hand." "-%; :.- \ "\u25a0;.-,. " -\u25a0 -
V Under the "direction of the associa
tion- r members 11)0,000. trout fry, sup
plied by the California' fish; commission, 1
will' be placed : In; Paper ' Mill creek and
In .the "suitable /streams .in Sonoma
county. I* The association will ' also see
that the game laws are upheld and that
offenders ~ agalnstV them: are , punished.
It ; . is Intended to • have 20 t members ap
pointed*' deputy i fish \u25a0 commissioners and
they ? will „' watch • for - violators •of the
laws^' provided -'for Z the ; protection *of
game ! and! fish. ' They c will ; also post the
streams i jf requented! by "with
cards declaring their, purpose to ; prose-^
cute all 'violators. "f Few will dare^ take
a Vchance urider "these 'conditions, , : as
they* will -^never ; know-when some -one
with -' authority : catch \u25a0 them taking
undersized fish or .= more ; than the : law
allows. " : ..>-V>V'\Vk^-v'.S :\u25a0;,'\u25a0' - y - f •' 'y/i"-":.!*
?'< The] association- is i gaining -members
rapidly, > 32 , applications being on - hand
to'.be'voted'upon'atjthe meeting,tomor
row"«night.* ', i; A ; large '-membership^ will
make" it al"power^hereafteria I " power^hereaf teri in the; f ramV
ing' of laws' governing: game protection.
: ;, One" of f the first questions ; to' be ; taken
up ;by "the -association lwlll be' the^ mat
ters of ; the ' refuse ? oil >whlch ', is • allowed
to /run in. : the *bay ? ' and* which?'ls ; doing
so ; much ' damage ', to 'the fish." The ma
jority : of/ the«strlped ; bass taken"\u25a0_,res'
cently^ in if San *• Pablo i,bay ' have '3 been
impregnated with oil. \u25a0 The" association
has^the -of T the j yacht clubs^ in
its crusade .against .the . oil- men. 11 * ithe
yachtsmen * have ' a ! grievance ; In / the
matter, as the floating oil attaches it
self to thelriboats :'and Injures them.
SEASONS FOR ' PISH -YARNS
;j It -beingrout' offseason 'for the snake
liar, anticipation has been directed to ,
theiflrst^cropofiflshstorles and lt.has
been!ibundan'tly.Vewarded.*.While snake
lies are elevating and lnstructive.Mt is,
after^alir.th©: fish" Btory 4 t6; which j civill
zatl9n'is;m6st;lhdeDted.':The Jiighly or
nate and ennobling piscatorial prevari
cation has j:come* down*;to" us^through
ages? as ; ; ah - art i that ' j may ibe : cul tlvated I
successfully^ byj the" most ;humble",flsher-^
man.^j Mere -fabrication f does -notscon
stitute itheJexCellence^ofi the* fish j story.
It must suggest flights Tof . the imagina
, tion |and f ' ex pan slo n To f Jso ul. r ;' 3 -The 5 stu- |
dent Jof ithe ; fish | story £ finds it * a .: f ascl- i
natin g field of never.'eridlng surprises.—
Kansas City, Journal. f
iS-v:,..,...;-^, . TTT-. \u25a0 ...
UNREST; IN s GOOi)
>ll Many^Americans^are I astonished : : be
cause ; they I see] grave {discontent tin .the
midst'^of;'- unprecedented^ prosperity^'
.They |'cannot I the.s un res t V of
many.' ciiixens.'ihativejborn]: and inatur T *
alized;allke, iwhen • the itime's j are -.better
than]everjbef orc^j lt ; is nbthing^strarigeV
I^unia^'ambitlonifeedS;6n?success.*JThe 1
*f%rth"er^[from v actual r'men ? arid
t women f get^theTmore . they* desire.*.^ Com
fortXislcoriservatiye.^but^itys^notlan
ji>plate?^lf '\u25a0$\u25a0 the f wbrldl? would
~stag^ate|whe"njit|wapsb"estTable;toiun
dertakeTandrcarryj out 'grea^'enterprises?
;There I is * n'eyerj enough % prosperity^;: to
,'goT arouhdi Injt he i,mpor tta t ap2
j? roxi mate* equality.-fiCleveland } Leader.
In the; Sacramento Valley league
Colusa -won,: the 'right to contest, in
the finals by defeating Woodland. Chico
defeated ,*;Marysvllle, v Auburn, Sacra
mento and Dixon in the preliminaries.
Chlco and Colusa met on neutral
ground at Red Bluff on May 4 for the
final championship of the year, and the
Chlco girls won by a score of 23 to 14.
FIGURE SKATING NOW
ONE OF THE FINE ARTS
Best Exhibitions in World
: Are to Be Seen in
• .iNewYork
Skating has come to-be one of the;
fine arts. : While the records for speed
on th,e ice are perhaps most talked of,
the advance in fancy or figure skating
is quite as remarkable. The extent
to which .figure skating has been devel
oped, both at home, and abroad, .will
come as a surprise to most laymen In
such matters.. It is not generally
known. . again,. that the so called con
tinental style, .which is the standard in
all the great, skating . countries, is a
direct v outgrowth of the distinctively
American style, which was Introduced
into' Europe forty years ago. And, in
cidentally, probably the best skaters In
the world today, judged by the most
rigid rules, are: to be found in several
American cities.'-,
'America is today the only great skat-
Ing country in the world which Is not
regularly, represented in the Interna
tional skating union; This organization
at present: fixes the rules. for all com
petitive events, and it is under its
auspices that the great skating meets
are carried out. ;\u25a0 The official recogni
tion of American skill in skating
amounts to. nothing, however, since the
present standards for fancy skating the
world over are largely based upon
American standards. Any skillful
American skater, moreover, with a lit
tle practice, could readily acquaint him
self - with the rules as observed in
Europe. ,- c In point of fairness the ac
cepted standard in skating should
therefore, be called the international
style. - v. " '...-.
The present standards of figure skat-
Ing ; werei established by an American
ii a n C « SO tK lneS| In fiur °Pe. a trifle
more J.han forty years ago. j .Since his
time there have grown up the so called
Austrian, : Swedish and Russian schools
but fl fSht B Sri a fu whlch are - * fter h
Within the last fe-w years the same
general methods have been adopted ' in
•England,, so that this style, originally
American,.. may be accepted as truly
international. In each" country during
the last forty years, since the introduc
tion, of American methods into Eu
rope there has been more or less orig
inal development. : \ --
Since the year 1891 there has been an
annual meet, which has been attended
by \u0084the ? representatives of the great
skating countries of Europe. . which "
naturally .the great : event of its kind
forskate»s-the world over. For s«v
fh^TT 76 .^ 2? Americ 5 n - whether from
the United States; or Canada, has quali
fied for an international competition of
figure/ skating: •. Meanwhile in the
United States many, distinctive tricks
or methods of skating have been de
yeloped. ilt is safe :to say that
American skaters ; are' the best in the
world, it. is ; none the less Interesting
to 5 note ; what Europeans have been
doing:-, with the American style in the
last few years.
J The claim -that some of the best
skating .in- the world may be seen In
New; York • may be '[readily proved, vSo
far as the European methods are con
cerned the;claim- is* also- true.', 'New
York for J many -reasons '.attracts' the
best talent " f rom^ all over .the world in
skating as well as^ln music, art or
trade. The ? stretches of ice in the
parks attract many skaters, and among
them ; are" often of - distinction
irr their, lines. Several prominent mem
fbera'^of, the > great skating ~ clubs of
, Europe f. are *at 'i present , in ; New York
including v the St.- Petersburg skating
association; Berlin skating club
and vthe " clubs of- Stockholm , and . Paris.
figure .skaters as' a\ class
are r ; showy^ and* graceful," v while, "on V the
other?hand,-.they iare- disposed to neg
.lectsthe^accuratefrulesiof the school^ as
laid^ down jbyJEurop'eari' clubs."'. Ameri
can \u25a0 taste' and r stemperament:lri v the' mat
te'rrofrskating.are'as- distinctive -as- In
most ";* things.-/ The 'American . figure
skater.? oXy. talent, : ; ; ln pother- "words,'" Is
likely,; to skate in a : style "dictated* by
his "; own Jsweet,. will "and not ;be tied
dqwn^by, scores (of •: arbitrary "rules: as
are* the" skaters In the; regular. competi
tions abroad/^COnet result : of this ;ls ob
.ylously^that ;it Js!deflnite to formulate
any^ definite [\u25a0- standards^to'; Judge * by :, In
.competition.^ -It \ is .' also ' dlrßciilt to'in
structTa^begihrier \u25a0 In" anyth'lrig; like ays
\u25a0 tematic l practice.* >/ • ,-; <
2 fA set> of j definite rules been form
ulated.l however, abased ".upon* the.: Euro-"
peanistari.dards^\but^ with consideration
of %*Americaiijrcondltidn3,*v_whlch; every
skater.^no *friatte"r3what;Jiisiindividual
style.^will fdoj well>'to,fstudy.v~- For"; the
beginner.^ these "<•\u25a0 laws \u25a0 are the correct
Baseball
WILMERDING CONTINUES
VICTORIOUS ON DIAMOND
1 Defeats San Jose in Semi
final Game of Aca
demic League
The ball'tossers from the Wilmerdlns
school of Industrial arts addcxi another
?ame yesterday to their list of vic
tories, .• taking the semifinal gam* of
the Academic athletic : league tourna
ment .from the San Jose high, school
nine by a score of 7 to 3 on the univer
sity of California diamond.
San Jose, which was first at bat. .put
the Wilmerdlng team on Its_ mettle for
the rest of the game by starting right
at it. The first man up struck out,
Ross got- to first on a wide throw.
-Worswalk walked. McGraw went out
and then Mitchell walked, filling the
bases. " However. Tramutoto was. not
equal to the occasion and made an easy
infield out.
The Wilmerdlng: boys went right back
at their opponents, and before the third
out was made! every man on the team
had faced McGraw and four runs were
credited to Wilmerding's column. This
was San Jose's one bad lpnlng, for at
no time except In the seventh.* during
the remainder of the contest, were the
Wllraerding players able to get mor«
than one at a time.
Two of San Jose's runs came In the
seventh. "TJ-amutoto was hit by Trow
bridge. Hawley walked and Baker foul
ed out to Grincell. Trowbridge. in en
oJeavorinjc to catch Tramutoto nappinar
at second, threw .wide, which enabled
the two runners to reach thjr* and sec
ond bases, respectively. A timely base
hit to left by Cahlll scored both men.
San Jose's other tally was gathered in
the last Inning.
Throughout the contest the work of
Orr. Wilmerding's third baseman, was
in evidence. His playing: was clean cut
and hl3 sensational pickup in the ninth
inning saved the day for Wllmerdlng.
as the bases were filled at the time.
Grincell caught an excellent game.
Willlson made a beautiful catch in the
eighth inning out to center field and
Vitt, Brannage and Merchant figured in
a snappy double play.
Aside from the pitching of McGraw
and the batting of Cahlll, San Jose's
catcher, the boys from the Garden City
played ragged ball, and when the game
was finished they had seven errors to
their discredit. The score:
WIIiIERDING.
AB. R. BH. SB. PO. A. E.
Grinsell. c ....4 2 ' 2 A 5 3 0
Merchant, lb 5 0 I O 11 0 0
Trowbridse. p. 5 110 10 2
WiUUon. c. t. 4 O 0 0 10 0
Brannagle, 2b ........3 1 0 0 « 1 1
Hunley. \u25a0L t. 4 1110 0 0
Vltt, «s 4 1 0 1 » 4 0
Orr. 3b 3 1 3 1 0 6 1
Miller, r. f. 3 0 1 0 0 0 O
Totals ..35' 7 0 « 27 14 4
SAX JOSE HIGH.
?-2 . AB. R. BH. SB. PO. A. E.
Schoneberser, m 4 0 1 12.1 3
Ross. 1. t 4- 0 O O 0/10
Worswack.lt> 2 Q O 0 S; t 1
McGraw, p: 5 O* 0 0 1 1 O
Mltchell.'Sb 3 O 1 1 3 "0 0
Tramutolo, 2b ..4 1 1 O 3 2 I
Hawley. -r.- <. S 3 10 10 0
Baker, c. f. 3 0 0 0 10 2
Cabill. c 4 0 2 0 7 2 0
Totala 32 ~3 ~« ~2 24 ~8 ~T
RCX3 A>*D HITS BT ISSIXGS.
\u25a0Wilmerdlng .......4 1 10 0 0 O 1 x— -T
Baselilts ?. 12 0 10 0 2 x— »
San Jose 0 O 0 0 Oft 2 O l_a
Basebits .... 0 0 10 10 2 1 I—B
STJMMART.
Sacrifice bit — Merchant. Base on b«U»
— Off TrowbrK'Te 5, off McGraw C. Struck
ont — Br Trow >rid?e 3. by McGraw 8. Hit by
pitcher — WUmenllo? 1, San .Jose 2. Doable
pis j — Vltt to Braaaagle 'to Merchant. Time of
frame — 1 hoar 35 minutes. Umpire— Walter
Christie. - • . i
grammar . of skating. These general
rules have been laid down by Georgs
H. Browne, •A. M. The questions of
correct carriage and movement are
very ' definite. The best authorities hold
that the body while skating should be
held upright, should not be bent at the
hips but should be held at all times
without stiffness. The bend of the
knee or body should only be mo
mentary. The head should be held up- •
right. - .
Again, . in skating the unemployed
foot should be held only a little way
from the ice and should never be
dragged behind. . The toe should be
turned downward and outward. Th«
knee should be only slightly bent and
generally held behind the unemployed
foot, but should always be awunjc
freely, so* as to assist the general
movement, but without at any tim«
being held fax out in any direction.
Many skaters of real talent make a
mistake in so simple a matter as the
position of the arms. The arms should
hang down easily, but without stiff?
ness.
• They may be used like the unem
ployed foot, to assist the movement of
the body, but the elbow and hand
should be kept near the body and ex
cept in rare instances the hands should
not be raised above the waist line.
The fingers should be neither spread
nor clinched.' but held In a natural
position. The aim 1 should be to avoid
everything; violent or> angular and the
impression; should be given that one is
skating without effort.
In the tournaments held under th«
rules of. the European clubs -there Is
no precise standard for the size of , the
figures skated. The size of th« figures
cut or. the ice should be adapted to tho.
size and build of the skater. The tend
ency to skate large figures Is discour
aged because such skating tends to In
stability; a slowing of the pace and
awkwardness of carriage. The idea is
to make the manner of execution more
Important Jthan the mere cutting of
beautiful prints on the Ice.' Good form
consists In unbroken, rhythmic transi
tion. * *
:, The figure skater Is first Instructed
In a series of prescribed exercises
which are known under the rules as
compulsory, figures. , These consist of a
series'" of simple curves, growing more
complicated as the skater progresses.
When 1 these preliminaries have been
mastered the skater graduates into the
class where free skating.' as it is named.
Is permitted— that is. .the skating of
optional figures and for a specified
length, of time.
".The compulsory figures may be called
the " grammar ' of . skating. . The free
skating, to , continue the 'figure. Is th»
rhetoric of ''the art of figure skating.
The compulsory figures. In other worda.
comprise, a series of curves, the com
bination of simple lines so selected that
each illustrates - a distinctive i trick ;In
skating. ; It Is the combination of theso"
various \u25a0'\u25a0 curves , that ,- forms > the com
plicated figures of the so called fre*
skating grbups. In any regular tour
nament the contestants are required to
skate six of . these compulsory figures.
Every .compulsory figure again ... must
be'eommenced from rest— that is. only
a single strike of the other foot. The
change from one foot to the othermust
be -made without 'pause and with a
single" stroke.; Every figure again must
bei repeated three times, both on the
rightfand on the left foot, the repeti
tion to follow .without pause/..
" The free[skating .which follows under
the; rules must comprise attractive and
graceful -j figures which will -~ arrange
themselves • into : a coherent unit. *] Ther*
should |be "a .continuous" swing without
breaks s or* awkwardness of ~any ! kind;
SV. Louis Republic
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