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Baltimorean at No Time in Danger of Losing to Calif ornian
out of a return match with Britt. which
I' had planned for Thanksgiving day.
I am in hopes that the break, as some
of the people near Britt's corner said
,it was. will prove to be of a slight
' nsture. so that I can get a chance to !
.redeem myself with the public in the I
.rear future, and then g^et the one match!
that I have been after since I made
Joe Gans lie down and say sufficient
at Goldfield. Xev.. after chasing Wm
tor 2 hours and 4S minutes.
I thir.k that public opinion all <*ver
;he United States is leaning toward an
tfther Xelson-Gans Kpht to come off
and settle for once and all the light
weight championship of the world.
Before my fight with Gans I was
somewhat in doubt as to the result, but
since I stood under h'.s onslaughts for
4* rounds and was forcing him to run
for all he was worth to save himself
ur/iil he quit under-fire and claimed a
foiil. .there is no longer any question
In my rn'.nd that I can beat him.
All I want 5s another chance to fight
Gans to prove both to him and to the
' public that I am his superior as a
fighter. I am willing to meet Gans at
any place. California or Nevada, San
Frsncisco preferred, as long as we have
an honest referee and fight at the light
weight limit.
Instead of the customary preliminary
as at most fights there was some sing
ir.fr by "That Quartet." which proved
very popular with the spectators. The
customary challenges were read at the
ringside. George Memsic and myself
were* present and Packey McFarland of
Chicago, the coming fghter who has
been doing g wit; 'good work back east,
wired a challenge.
By the way, I will give an account of
his record up to date: Thirty-nine
fight*. SS won by the knockout route
and four on decisions. Think he Is
worthy of notice? Just mark my word
. and remember the name.
There were many things out of tlie
ordinary that came off at the fight yes
terday/ Some persons had counter
felted .1,000 bleacher seat tickets and
. disposed most of them before three of
the "peddiers" were pinched and
lodged in jail, r
Joe Thomas, the ex-champion welter
weight, was introduced and challenged
Young Ketchel for a return match
and c $5,000 elds bet. Five minutes
•6ter Ketchel was in the ring aad ac- ,
;tpted the challenge.
Here is the way I saw the fight by
" Hoard I— They sttke fcsads. Oaa« faints and
t second later Britt lea<!« cae aC bis famous
lea- :.\u25a0- 1= «juai* ' 13 -*ii;ns' Btoisscii. but it
$oe*a't -n;? ivi v bother fclia -a Wt. Both led
straight to the f*oe. Britt hock» h!* left to
ttx jatr ecd «T£gp»>r» Gans. Britt misses c '.eft
hook. Cans J*Jw his left to tL« fa«*e. Gans taps
tv« rasrp lisfet • left* to the i&re ted tter
rlin<"h. Britt puts a left to tbe boCj. Britt's
rooud. . * /,„ _* -jrT
£eusd t — Thpy eper cautiorK'T. Gins It kid
ilej: Jlcet Into a psacb. " Tti»y mist end Gans
cros«e« • rt?ht to C* jew tt«t U»k* like tbe
money. -Britt lazdi a left to tfre }lrrr. b-at In
«n Sn>taat . te 1» en . tte retreat sad Gans Is
tfter hlia. «pp»rect!j- la ; a Sjrttln*: rr.oo^ «n.l
trylßK to p!a SHa Srto a Gan* ta« Britt
in bis corner and starts to fialsii. Llaj. tct 1*
driTfn ba«-k by a haid ifft tc« the stf>raach. A
tclxcp ciid Gb3« waUnns a <^cp> of pood rights
to tbe Jatr Uutt lf*k like pr.r ttteck*. bat tt«t
rood Brasl<*. ' the bell, ecu:?* to the rescue.
•O«es' -round.
E«»!j 3— Prltt lead* >ft to tiie boiy. Irat !s
Itlorkrd. Oun? irint* BrtTt tstb c left lead and
:<r. ji?<« a !!cut left to tbe c<^e. whirb craws
Uood. Tli*? *xct».nK«» lefu :o tLe few. Gan«
. \u25a0-» H,!o a" mix and Jlmacy rest out •"•? reach.
• i..-: \u25a0 L.:ni* a l*f; to tht liver. Gar.s Jab* a
' i.ft to \u25a0\u25a0ii* fat*. Britt Ucds a left to t«e
.'a.-c. 'Osr.s rcrtrt-Brrtt h;to hie oto «ra»r
rr-1 is^Vttl es'if fcf l» piißt^ts finUh tint, bet
;>• bril r»ei to Brtttf aid afain.
r^sr.d * — Isrt:t !«-3«l» a !ett to tie bodT. I 1 "1
U t»J-x-k?d. He !*-s<ls two irore. bat Cane
blocks tlx- Sm an-J rseps oct nf reach of tlie
««--r. Rrirt U»da apESa. bat 3s blocked. Il»
ia it. somewhat disarP'^n"^ ** w « !a*M iit . T t0
ia«i Gtcs lats two lefts to the fa^e. Britt
!r.cJs rizlt sn<! J«-ft to tte b«Jr. but does no j
<Isc are. G.-i» put* a good richt nppercnt to
tJi* jaw. An exrbanpe Gaii« lisads two
rtzfcts-ssd e'lelt to the Jaw. Britt leads rs?ct
to Jaw arid Gans evuetera wi:h two hard rl?jit*
and almost crop* Jam** to ifae floor. Gan» l-e
<>on:e« or. anxJoss to fiaiFi Jimmr that he niisse«
a rttht trrlag by a rard. VCllias Britt by tMs
f.ac ts* cb«>«-M bis TA Hypo ia two, t* be J*
tliwrenUy t«t nervocs. I
Eoc=d s—Britt5 — Britt l^ad* thre* left hooks to tlie
t*y«T. but each is blocked cad he U appareaUy
loflzx heart. Britt leads a left for Gans' Lead
tod Mocks Joe's rlgtt for tbe Jaw. They clinch
tod l£ter-<J«aa cn»s*-s two right* to the Jaw
that hurt. Tfc*y exefcaase two righu and lefts
to the fare. Gtaa laade a htrd jpperect to the
Jaw thst stf.cjrer* Jlsnry. Britt l*-ad« a left
bock to the bodr ta«l Gana blocks with hl« el- j
bow. Then Gees cresses with his right aad
baa Erttt In a bad way. They mix and Gan*
hsc the better ni the exchanges when the bed ,
rißfs. Gars' round by a wide nsarylo.
An Instant after Britt reached his
corner be complained of a arm
and Jack Welsh went over to see what
was the matter and then proclaimed
Gar.s the winner. The people at the
ringside were dumfounded and the
majority claimed that Britt had quit,
but I got it- from Billy Jordan that he
could see a lump on Jimmy's arm, in
dicating the. break. More than that I
couldn't find out— that is, how bad it
•.w«.
Great Exhibitions
for Three Rounds
Gans Studies Jimmy's Style
Until He Has Him Safe
By Sam Berger
-The fr£.!ity\ of public approval was
clearly demonstrated yesterday when.
«b Jlmrav Britt was Introduced as the
".gamest * lad that ever entered the
* ring " the crowd cheered in perfect ac
cord, but when in the ' fifth round
."Britt was unable to continue," as a re
* suit of a broken band, there were many
at the ringside who thought that he
'" should have gone on.
The fight for three rounds was a
beautiful exhibition of the raanly art.
" Tn the opening round, when Britt
planted a terrific left hook on Gans"
head, staggering Joe, there was many
"a colored rooter at the ringside so
. pale It was hard to. distinguish him
from the whites. In the second and
third rounds Gans forced Jiramy
around the ring. leading lightly with.
"his left and holding his right poised
for action. Brjtt was always there.
. #ver ready to mix. but, while Jimmy's
* blows came with terrific speed. Gans'
cleverness enabled him to avoid them
'\u25a0 and he would retaliate by sending his
* right across to the jaw with wonder
fa 1 • accuracy. He raised a lump on
Britt's eye in the second round aad
"kept shooting an occasional one on
. the damaged optic Britt fought back
. detpnninetfiy and landed several hard
. hooks' to- the~body which seemed to
* hurt, the colored man. Gans continued
-.to study Jimmy's style until the third
round, and then his countenance de
\u25a0 noted that he fell he he-Id Britt safe.
The end csnv after the bell signaled
the end of the fifth round. 'when Britt,
In his corner, though groaning In
cgony," begged to be allowed to con
(tinue* Willie Britt was more than a.
manager, however; he was a- brother,
and seeing the frultlessness of having
JJmmy cut to pieces, signaled defeat
by -tossing- op the sponge. That he
did the proper thing cannot be de
nied by any one who can place him
, self Irs a similar position.
Gar.s showed himself to be a finished
'student of the manly art. Cool, self
possessed, with his brain and body
"working in perfect unison, his boxing!
was a treat to any one'with a scientific i
':' know! edge of the game. He also !m- j
preseed the rpectators by lifs gentle- \u25a0
manly bearing In the ring.
Britt showed" the same old spirit.:
c The- boy who has given more exhi
bitions of courage than any fighter |
in the ring never quailed under fire, j
Kb was always trying, desperately at i
tlxcee, but always trying-, and though!
«t would have pleased the crowd tojsee
either man take the count, it must be
admitted that the lamentable accident
was alone to blame.
The representative crowd presented
a great sight. Before the figrht "That
Quartet" sang into a hurricane of ap
plause. Houdini. the Handcuff "King,
encountered as little trouble getting
into a box seat as he has getting out
of straitjackets aad handcuSEs. Tex
Rickard walked around the ring-side
offering any kind of money that Gan*
would win, and Nat Goodwin and
Siesrie Fried Sander also had some "joy"
tickets.
Britt Outclassed
From First Punch
Fighter of Boxer Style Has
No Chance With Gans
By Billy Nolan
Jimmie Britt was outclassed from ;
the first punch and never did have a j
chance, and more than ever strength- '
ened my argument that no boxer |
fighter of the type has any license to
defeat Joe Gans. This battle has more :
than proved how lucky Jimmy Britt '
was to catch the Battler in poor condi
tion and outlast him. V.'hat a con
trast the Nelson-Gans battle alongside
of this contest at the ball park — Nelson
forcing the colored boy from one side
of the ring to the other and never
giving him a chance to parry or *par.
Right today I am ready and willing
to sign the Dane with Gans in a finish
contest and make It winner take all,
this battle to take place in Nevada,
where we are now offered a good purse.
One stipulation I will ask for is that
the battle take place cot sooner than
Thanksgiving day.
As to the accident. I do not think
Britt quit, as he "has always proved
himself game and Is entitled to the
benefit of the doubt. However, I firm
ly think it was a lucky thins for Britt,
as he never had a chance to get first
money, as the Baltimorean toyed with
him all the way and practically had
Britt well In hand any time he decided
to end this uneven battlf.
All I have to say 13 that "Wlllus Britt
alone is the one that Jimmie should
thank for getting him that lucky match
with Nelson.
Defeat of Britt
Due to Accident
Managing Brother Thinks He
Had Champion Winded
By Willus Britt
Up to the time when Jimmy broke
his hand in the fourth round be had
a clear lead, and I feel confident that
he would have defeated Gans decisively.
He had Gans winded and would have
beaten him down eventually had he not
met with this Injury. Jimmy wanted
to continue after the fifth round, but
his seconds insisted that he had no
chance with a crippled arm. It would
have been foolish to allow him to go
on under the handicap, which would
have resulted in his being knocked out.
To shew that we still believe that
Jimmy has a chance to defeat Gans, we
will fight Gar.s again and allow our end
of the purse to go to charity, as well
as making a substantial side bet.
Physicians Differ as to
Injury to Britt's Wrist
Fighter Leaves the Ring Before Dr.
McQcttlgan's Arrival
VThen Britt was taken to hie dress
ing room on the second floor of the
clubhouse, Drs. Sullivan, Apple, fHlis
and Rosencranx examined his injured
hand. The first three agreed that the
boxer was suffering from a fracture of
the lower end of the ulna, a small bone
in the wrist. Rosencranz, however, as
serted emphatically that the bone was
not fractured, but bruised. Rosencranz
is Gans' physician and made the ex
amination at the request of the colored
champion."
An Immense crowd waited at the
door of the clubhouse. Announcer Billy
Jordan called for Dr. Charles D. Mc-
Gettigan, as Promoter Gleason and
Gans and hie manager were anxious to
have this physician's opinion. Before
Dr. McGettlgan arrived, Britt jumped
into a big red automobile and was
whirled away to his brother's home In
Buchanan street. When Dr. ilcGetti
gan put in en appearance he was told
that Britt had gone Into the front office.
The physician hurried thither, but
learned that Britt had left the grounds.
An effort was made by newspaper
men to have tbe arm examined by
reputable physicians after Britt left the
ring, but he refused to permit of an
examination on the ground that enough
persons had seen the Injury. Britt did
cot leave the Injured member In the
splints long, but had it encased in a
plaster cast, thus effectively concealing
any possible Injury. The cast was ap
plied by Dr. John- F. Sullivan. The In
jured member showed no signs of
swelling, which was considered pe
culiar.
Britt was especially solicitous that
no Inquiry be made of Dr. McGettigan.
who ranks with the best surgeons In
the city.
Gans' Share of Receipts Is
$16,156— Britt Gets $10,770
Less Than $9,000 fs Left for the
Expenses of Fight Promoters J
The receipts of the Gans-Britt fight,
while large, fell short of the estimate
of the promoter, Manager Jack Glea
son. "Hie receipts at the gate totaled
j $35,903. The fighters took the lion's
! share of this, as they received 75 per
| cent, or J25.927.25. This was in turn
j divided, €0 per cent to the winner and
40 per cent to the loser. Gans" share
of the purse was $16,156.35. while Britt
took $10,770.90 to salve his injured
feelings. , .;. ,
The promoter is In a fair way to lose
some money on the venture, a« he has
only $8,975.75 with which to pay the
; many expenses: Incurred fin. presenting
what promised to be a. great spectacle.
The fee of Referee Jack Welsh was
1 $500. which was paid out of the fight
ers* share of the receipts.
Bogus Ticket Flood Leads
to Arrest of Three Sellers
Men Are Booked on Charge of
Defrauding Purchasers
John Augusto, 'James Henry and John
Coghlan were arrested in" theT vicinity
of the baseball": park yesterday, after
noon for obtaining money by, false pre
tenses and were charged; with . having
sold eeveral hundred counterfeit ad
mission tickets for the Britt-Gans fight.
At the central police 'station," where the
men were booked, several unsold tick
ets were found in their possession! as
well as •onsMtnfcle turns ct aumey.
THE SAX FEANGISCQ CALIi, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER .10, 1907.
Scenes at the Ringside, Sketched by Cartoonist Ewer
Statements by Principals and Referee
I am very sorry that the contest ended as it did, for I would
have liked to put over the "knockout punch which I .had ready to
deliver. The fight certainly would have ended in the. next round, as
Britt was at my mercy. I began to measure, him after the second
round and could have knocked him out at any time, but I did. not want
to take any chances and went at my work systematically.
The best punch that Britt hit me was that left to the jaw in the
first round. There was a lot of force behind it and I felt it for a couple
of minutes. His body blows did not disturb me ir. the' least. I blocked
nearly all of them and the ones that did land had no force.
Britt is an easier man to beat than Kid Herman, for the reason
that he can not punch hard. Ido not care about censuring him, but I
will admit that I was very much disappointed and displeased at his
action. I wanted to finish the job that I had started so well. —
JOE GANS.
I broke my left hand in the fourth round, when it came into contact
with Gans' elbow after I had started a hard swing for the stomach.
I wanted to keep on fighting, but Spider Kelly, ray chief second,
would not permit me to do so, 'saying that I might injure myself per
manently.
I don't care what any of them say — I was winning. I can beat
Gans any time I start against him. Iwas punishing him on the body
with my rights and lefts and his blows did not affect me. I will fight
him at any time he wants, for I am more confident now than ever that
lam his master in the ring. Of course, I am sorry at the unfortunate
outcome, but it can not be helped. Had I been allowed, I would
have kept right on fighting, as I always do.
Just . as soon ; as it can be arranged, I . will take on Gans again
and show the public that I can beat him. I am-itill in the fighting
business and will remain there while there is a chance to get a match—
JIMMY BRITT. ~^/
Gans simply outclassed Britt and the native, son did not have a
chance at any stage of the game. I heard something crack in the
fourth round, after Gans had blocked a left swing to the body with
his elbow. Now, Ido not want to go on record as saying that Britt
did break his hand then. He said nothing to me and L was very much
surprised when, before the gong sounded for the sixth round, he an
nounced that \u25a0he had injured himself.
I believe that Gans is the most scientific and I the greatest all
around fighter in the ring today. He has everything that a boxer
needs. He can hit, block, sidestep and measure his man with apparent
ease, and Britt never did figure to hurt him. , At that, I believe that
Jimmy made some of those body blows of his count ; but as soon as
Gans had taken his measure m that second round there was nothing to it.
After that time Gans blocked everything that Britt sent in and was
waiting for a chance to score a knockout.— JACK WELSH.
supposed to have been ; secured from
the sale of the fraudulent pasteboards.
A fourth man was said to have been
engaged with 7 the three arrested in the
sale of the counterfeit tickets, which
closely resembled the regular bleacher
tickets. Two of: theVmen disposed ;, of
their stock along each of the long rows
of . intended purchasers which . ex
tended " from itbe "Valencia^ street \u25a0 en
trance round Into -\u25a0 Fourteenth and Fif
teenth . streets. :\u25a0 "When "the "first* pur
chasers " of . th« fake tickets presented
them at the gate ' they ;.were refused
and the" police were quickly notified..
Policemen VW. Murphy,: W..W. Lam
bert, -O. T. Cox , and ; D. - Murphy^ "made
the three 'arrests. and were threatened
by the* angry* mob, which desired -to
reach the ; men .: who ..were * believed ; to
have sold hundreds or; the bogus i tick
ets at $3.50 apiece. The prisoners were
taken to the central, police station and
later were admitted to bail.';
Gans' Manager Insists Upon
Viewing the Gate Receipts
Sight of Oold and Greenbacks
Terminates Tedious Delay
There was a tedious delay before, the
men- entered' the -ring,^ and {the' crowd
became very, restless;: as nobody^ seemed
to" know ( the > cause. It v was ; explained,
however,- when; Gans :' and ; -hfs retinue
entered the 'ring. ; ~ Ben ; Selig, ; ; manager
of ' the. colored champion, had been
guaranteed . sls,o.3o, : .win,~ iesV cr/drsif/
by Manager Gleason two days ago.
Sellg was a bit suspicious as to" the
size of the', house; and announced that
he would not. send his. man into the
ring until he saw the color", of the
"money. During 'the -wrangle that en
sued .In the . dressing room Gleason
arrived and ; tried to square: the matter
with . the man ; ; who looks ''after the
affairs of Gans. Seliglwas' flrm. 1 •
"I want to take a look *af that $15,
000. lor -else my' man will not climb
Into: that ring." was his: declaration.
"It As only right, : Jack, 1 , for you know
that you guaranteed us the^rnoney two
days ago."
mentioned, tyie . impatient
thousands \u25a0 and 7 assured Selig that : he
would -.receive" his; $15,000 and more, as
the"; house .was an immense ; one. '\u25a0„ Selig
insisted that' he be given 1 the oppor
tunity;, to ..gaze; upon the 'coin, , and
finally.; Gleason ; was , forced ; .toV procure
the glittering gold pieces"; and crisp
bank notes. ";, Whe n, these \ were \ spread
out ; before . Selig : the parade for -the
ring ( started. . 'Cj.
; In ' the meantime \u25a0 all kinds of rumors
were afloat. ;\u25a0 Some said ;that \ Gans was
pverwelght and, tnei fight > would /not
come ; off. .Others had ' it ' that; Britt • had
been V taken * 111 ; ; . : but \u25a0 everybody', seemed
satisfied '. when- the'. men"\were started
fromUheir : dressing^ roorns.Y
GAS STILL LEAKS
: PETALUiIA^'Sept. 9.— The 1500 gas
leaks ;.; between '{Petaluina*; ; and '.;: Santa
Rosa, /despite* the; assurance of the'gas
company,- still continue \u25a0 to^ cause a gas
faroine-in* g.etaluma.' -- *r -^czT-^i^;- .
BARBARIANS DEFEAT
FRESHMEN AT RUGBY
Spectacular Match Played on
the State University
Grounds
William Unmack
Nearly 1,000 persons attended this
season's first important Rugby football
game at Berkeley yesterday between
the Barbarians and the California
freshmen. The contest was exciting
; and spectacular from start to finish.
Harry Elliot was the hero of the day.
His fine, dodgy runs and his all round
playing, were admired by every one.
. He scored eight points out of the total,
after splendid runs.
The other metnbers'of the Barbarians
did not play up to their individual
records, but the. forwards did well,
their scrum work at times being ex
cellent.
The freshmen played a good .game,
their tackling being far superior to
that of the Barbarians. Up to the time
he retired Renouf- put up first class
football. Munn and Stetson also:
showed up well. • \u25a0"• v
A word of .praise is due Referee
Thomas. He was always with the ball \
and showed good judgment . and tact, i
The lineup follows:
Barbarians— Fallback. Hedeniaa; three-quar- ;
ters, Hotton, Elliot. Hyland, Pomeroy ; halves,
Morris, ShanVs; forwards. Brown*. Sands, RJt
son, Winsor, Price, Resleore. Backi&gham, Pom- 1
eroy. ;\u25a0---.\u25a0, ..\u25a0..\u25a0•'\u25a0•\u25a0-..\u25a0. . -
California Freshmen — Fullback, Dureins;
three-quarter*. Hunt, Jackson. Renaof. McCarty;
five-eighths, ' Wnitmore, Montgomery; half. Fred
ericks; : forward*. Hatch, Stetson, Schwartz.
Farmer. Panly, Jordan, Mann; substitutes, Hye,
De Golia. '
Referee, Thomas.- V
.A"; technical account of the - contest
follows: _ [ .
The Barbarian captain won the toss. The ball
was kicked off br the Freshmen and immediately
scrammed for off side; Barbarian's ball. Short
ly after a free was ; awarded . the Freshmen for
obstruction, - much to the delight of tfce rooters.
Poor pnnl: ball oat. > Freshmen rushed ball down
to Barbarians' -25 and forced them to eaye." Ball
dropped out. -Give and take play by botS sides.
Splendid drlbblinc and passing rush by Bar
barian*.headed by > Shanks. v; Ball eventually
scrummed. Fine back play by Elliot and Pom
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eroy brought ball to 10 yards of Freshmen goal
Uae. i
Fine run by Elliot from a pass scored first
point* for Barbarians. Elliot cooTened bis try.
Score. B&rbarla&s 3. Freshmen 0.
Ball klckett oS and immediately scrcmmed.
Freshmen o3 side. -
Freshmen secured from scram and made a
really ftae passing rash/ fully eight players
taking part. Frephmea t»cklfc;s perfect. Free
} kick to Barbarians. Fine raliy by Frvshsneu.
Stetson eventually scoring near corner port.
Renonfs kJct at goal nnerentful. Barbartais Z,
Freshmen 3.
Second half — Ball kicked off by Sands: return
smothered. Scram In Freshmen 23. . Ball ont
of town; thrown in. -Freshmen offside. Free to
Barbarians. Retnm smothered la Woe and jroM
23. Scram; ball eat to Barbarians. Elliot a tain
scored near corner after a flue ran. Kick un
eventful. Barbarians >. Freshrsfen 3.
Durpins ilrorped . oat and returned by liylaad. i
Rack play. Fretbtaeo secured, aad . by a. well
placed punt trr.urht play to ha.lt flajr. Scrum at
half way. 'Renouf at this sta?e was hart Kn4
retired. Ball In play again. Barbarians rn.«be<l
ball orer line. Called back - for flr» yard
scrum. Ball oat to Barbarian backs. Knock on.
Scrmri. Ruck play near Freshmen line. Price
erentcany scored. Barbarians 11. Freshmen 3.
\u25a0-. Freshmen dropped ball oat. Scram, rrenhmen
pressing hard. Ball out of tones, at balf way.
Thrown in. scrctn resulted. Out to Barbarian
backs. Elliot again In evid#nce by matins a
splendid line kick. " Glre end take play. Nice
pas«lng rnsh by Fresbmen. Scram at center.
Freshmen play ins a fine game. At this stage
Elilot secured tfce ban at half way and made a
splendid dash for the line, with Freshmen rac
ing after him. From the press stand he looked
to have scored, but was recalled for ncrum.
Elliot was cheered to the echo for his wonderful
performance. Hatch. Freshmen half, secured
from scrum and reliered his line by a ticti
punt. Scrum at half way. Another hair raising
run by Elliot only to be nicely tackled by Jack
son. Barbarians pressing hard. Bitscn scored.
No good resulted. Barbarians 14. Freshmen 3.
Ball kicked oS and marked. Long post oat of
touch. Jordan retires. Obstruction by Fre«bmen
free to Barbarians. Nice kick by Elliot. Ball
dead. Loose play la center. - Ball out.
RUGBY SQUAD BEGINS PRACTICE
STANFORD UNi . jfIRSTTY. Sept. 9.—
The Rugby football squad of Stanford
university appeared - this afternoon
upon the temporary gridiron adjoining
the cardinal stadium and went through
the preliminary paces under the di
rection •of the coaches. Practice will
continue every afternoon with the ex
ception of Sunday until the hie game
on November 9. The first practice
game will take place between picked
fifteens of the varsity squad on Satur
day.
ROOT *GAIXS 13 POUNDS*
NEW YORK. Sept. 0.-^-S«cretary of
State Klihu Root, who has been a
patient at William Muldoon's institute
at White Plains, left there- last night.
The secretary gained 12 pounds while
in. the institution, and he told his
friends that he felt like a new man.
Edited by
R. A. Smyth
THREE NEW CHAMPIONS
IN PACIFIC COAST TENNIS
McLoughlin, Miss Florence
Sutton and Strachan
Del Monte Victors
Special bp Leased Wire to The Call
Del .Moat*. Sept. ft. — .%\u25a0 a malt of
the- championship suan played on th«
local court* today there are three nerr
title holder* la the Pmclfle State* laws
ten nla association. They are*
M«'» «l»ffle*, all f maen— Manrlr*
Mcl.oushllD. Golden *.*st<- aad Califor
nia teaala clah*. Saa FrnnH<rn.
Women* single* — ML<M Florence Snt
ton. Pasadena.
Joaior staxle*— Robert Mrnrh.in.
Golden date junior cluh. San, Fraa
rlsoo.
Tbe men's, matches were long and
stubbornly contested, "but Miss Flor
ence Sutton defeated Miss Hazel
Hotchklss handily In straight sets.
I There was a large attendance of spec
: tator3. every available chair and bench
\ being occupied. '
Maurice E. McLoughlln. challenger,
and Melville IL Long. \ holder of th«
men's championship, competed for th*
title in the afternoon. The struggle
was keen and close, the phenomenal
i young experts being evenly matched.
At first Long seemed to play the more
steadily and to place ' more ac
curately, but McLoughlln would not
be shaken off and won the first set.
13-11. McLoughlin took the second set.
6-4- Then Long captured the third and
I fourth sets. 4-S and 5-7. and th© match
: was two sets aIL
Long evidently was tired when they
, began the fifth set. and. although he
j hung on pluckily. was too hard
: pressed by his fast opponent, who took
the set and the championship. 6-4.
Sixty-six games had been played and
both players were weary.
Miss Florence Sutton, challenger, and
Miss Hazel Hotchktss, holder of the
championship, met for the title at 2
o'clock. Although Miss Hotchkias
played an excellent game and mads
Miss Sutton work for her victory, she
was not a match for the southern ex
pert. Miss Sutton won in straight Beta.
6-4." 6-3. Miss Hotchkiss used a good
chop stroke, which kept Miss Sutton
busy, but she did not play with the
accuracy and steadiness of the chal
lenger.
Harold Getx met Robert Strachan in
the morning for the ehampiooship in
junior singles. The two crack Juve
niles of the Golden Gate junior club
presented a great contrast in height
and bulk, Strachan being short and
slight, while Gets is a young giant.
The midget player kept his larger op
ponent hard at work, winning the first
set, 8-3. G^tz took the second and
third sets. 9-7, C-2. Then- Strachan
won the fourth and fifth seta. 7-5. 8-4,
and captured the championship.
The whole tournament, the first that
has taken place at Del Mont* in many
years, has- been very succ?ssful. th 3
entry list having included virtually all
of the high class players of the north
ern and^aauiliera sections of the state.
-Though th€ number of entries In tha
j women's singles was small, the list in
cluded all of the star women players
except Miss May Sutton, who is ex
pected to reach her Pasadena home oa
"Wednesday, after an absence of fly«
months.
A dinner was given to the tennis
players tonight in the small dining
room of the Hotel Pel Monte, at which
the trophies won by the champions- In
I the various events were presented.
POLICE RUSH TO FIND
RIOT CALL IS FAKB
Perverted Sense of Humor Leads tc
Vim Dash of Patrolmen to
Mission District
. A fake riot call turned in early Sun
day evening caused acting Captain
Thomas Tobin of the Mission polic«
station to proceed with all speed al
the head of a large posse of patrol*
men to 'Fourteenth and Mission street*
where it was reported that a largl
number of striking carmen and sym
pathizers had attacked a car and wert
beating the crew to death.
When the posse arrived everything
around the Labor temple, which is lo
cated in Fourteenth street near Mis
sion, TT23 as peaceful as a summer'!
day In the country and a Sabbath quiet
pervaded the entire neighborhood. Thi
call had been rung in by some oni
with a perverted sense of humor.
vv^^. until
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