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California and Stanford
Baseball Teams Beaten in
Games With Outside Nines
Four Golfers Remain
in Tourney
Daniels, Siurges, Reynolds and
Alexander Reach the Semi
final Round
SPECIAL,' DISPATCH TO THE CALL
CORONADO, Feb. «. — The second
round at IS holes, match play, of the
competition for the men's golf club
championship of the Coronado country
club took place this morning. None of
tne matches was close, the most inter
esting being that between W. T. Thur
«ton of the Worcester, Mas«., golf club
and W. A. Alexander of the Bxmoor
grolf club, Chicago.
Alvin B. Daniels beat Arthur J. Bran
<ier, € op. 4 to play: George Sturges de
feated Ell Forbes. 5 up, 3 to play; Alex
ander Reynold* of the San Diego coun
try club won from R. C. Vroom of tbe
•»jne club. 4 up, 3 to play, and W. A.
Alexander was victorious over W.
Thomas, 3 up. 2 to play.
The four winners will take part In
the semifinal round tomorrow morning,
Daniels being matched against Sturges
«nd Reynolds against Alexander. The
last named is an experienced golfer
who plays a much stronger game than
his lack of form Indicates. He Is a
deliberate and deadly putter. It Is
probable that he and Daniels will meet
!n the final round, which will be played
Saturday over 36 holes.
The ladies* handicap against bogey,
which was postponed from January 20
•n account of bad weather, will be
played Saturday morning. The entries
no far received are: Mrs. Herbert
Mann, winner of the Coronado country
club woman's golf club championship
last year; Mrs. Seams, Mrs. R. B.
Tnomas. Mrs. W. S. Thomas, Mrs. Haw
ley, Mrs. Sturges, Mrs. Alfred Reynolds
«f San Diego, Miss Ada Smith and Miss
Rockwood. Miss Ada N. Smith won the
woman's championship of the Southern
California golf association some year*
ago.
BCBKB AM) WILLIS MATCHED
VALLEJO, Feb. 6. — Billy Burke of
Philadelphia and Jack Willis of this
city have been matched by Manager
Charles F. Grennan of the Palm ath
letlo club to box SO rounds on the
night of February 26. Eddie Hanlon of
San Francisco Is looking out for Burke
and hae put up a side bet of $260.
Frank McDonald, who trained Gana for
his battle at Goldfleld, will take care
of Burkes training at Shannon's, near
San Rafael. The men will meet at
catch weights.
Blannela and Martlnes
. Xavler Martinez, the picturesque
painter who lives In the Piedmont hills,
has some notable pictures In Sunset
Magazine for February. Illustrating an
early California drama, "Manuela," by
Elizabeth Gerberdlng. *
ATTORNEY CABLES
MORSE TO RETURN
Fleeing New York Financier Is
on Liner Campania, Now
Nearing Queenstown .
NEW YORK, Feb. «.— At the request
of United States District Attorney Stim
pon, Albert S. Boardman, counsel for
Charles W. Mone, cabled to his client
at Liverpool late today asking that
Morse return to this city. Boardman
believes that Morse will take passage
on the first steamer sailing west after
the arrival at Queenstown or Liver
pool of the Cunard line steamship Cam
pania, on which, . his attorneys say,
Morse sailed from here last Saturday.
The Campania Is due at Queenstown
Friday and at Liverpool early Satur
day. Allowing for heavy weather,
which is delaying all Atlantic traffic,
the Campania can hardly fall .to reach
one of the two ports In, time to allow
. Morse to sail on the Cunarder Etrurla,
which Is due here a week from Satur
day Boardman's action In cabling to
i his client followed an hour's confer
ence with Stlmson, who was in charge
of the Investigation before the federal
• g rand Jury ,of- the ' recent conduct of
certain national banks. As he left the
federal building Boardman was asked
whether he had said that he could pro
duce Morse should that gentleman be
wanted.
"Ho," he replied, "but at the request
of United States' Attorney Stlmson I
have cabled to Mr. Morse at Liverpool
to come back and I have reason to be
lieve he will return at once. • He is
tiow on the Campania."
Asked why Stlmson had requested
him to ask Morse to return Boardman
\u25ba aid:
"I do not know, but I suppose it Is
because a good many people here want
him."
Stlmson would say nothing as to
why he desired the presence here of
the man, who. after he had organised
the American ice cornpanj* and the Con
" eolidated steamship company and was
Teputcd to be worth $20,000,000, became
; ;disastrously Involved \ In the misfor
tunes of the banks which he had been
able to control. •v;.".* : A" . ,
Disclosures of the troubles of Morse
followed one another In rapid succes-.
*Jon today. One of these was to the
. effect that the creditor banks might
unite in making him a ° 'involuntary
bankrupt, thereby absorbing the rem
nants of his fortune.
Deputy sheriffs were kept busy today
serving copies of the attachment In
the suit brought by Charles Hanna, re
ceiver for th« National Bank of North
America, in fiew York, against Morse
to recover $343,320. Copies of the at
tachment have been served on officers
of the 14 banks \u25a0In which ; Morse was
supposed to have had accounts. A
deputy sheriff has seized 6,403 shares
\>f stock of the; Furnace Valley copper
company, said to be owned by ; Morse.
Another levied on stock In the Kings- (
land copper company, said to have been
owned by Morse. A' deputy. sheriff. has
served a copy of the. attachment on
1C A. Wilson, in charge of the Morse
residence In Fifth avenue. C 1C 1
t'MTED i STATES HIRES WOMAN
VALLEJO, Feb. 6.— Miss Ethel Thur
ber, for many years superintendent of
tbe Pacific States telephone . system .in
this city, has been appointed as the
head of the government service _on
Mare island. The position is a good
one, and Miss Thurber. will s have under
her many marine corp^ operators."". : She
is the only woman connected ; with the
government telephone eervice."
Nelson and Britt to
Fight Again
Sign Articles for a Ten Round
Contest in the Angel City
on February 25
Battling Nelson
L.OS ANGELES Feb. 6.— The dif
ference of opinion as to uho won
<he fight Tuesday night was due
to having: too many referees. I
**©\u25a0 all the Tray. The papers are
equally divided, three for me and
three for Unholy. The club offi
cials Mettled wllh ua on a draw
baais. 1 came out of the battle
without a aerates and would have
knocked I'nhol* out In a frrv more
round". I have atoned tonight to
fljcht Brltt here February 25. < Ex
pect the boat ttIII drsvr a record
breaklns; house. I try to crlvo
Brltt a Tforae beating; than I did
at Colma.
LOS- ANGELES. Feb. 6.— Battling
Nelson and Jimmy Britt signed articles
tonight* for a 10 round fight before tho
Pacific athletic club In this city on the
night of February 25. The weight is
to be 123 pounds : 6 o'clock in the
evening of the battle. Britt concedes
Nelson a 5 per cent bonus of the fight
ers' share of the money.
The signing of th«» articles wus «luc
to a concession on Britt's part of the
bonus asked by Nelson. The Battler
and Willus Brltt had squabbled for
two hours over the question of bonus
and parted at 30:30 o'clock without
reaching a conclusion. Willus then
called up" Jimmy on the long distance
phone. Rather than lose ' the fight
Jimmy said he would grant Nelson the
bonus. Nelson said frankly that he
was not looking for tho light and that
If the Brltts had not had him sign to
night they never would have secured
the match.
A Salt Lake promoter named Lewis
arrived yesterday to get Nelson and
Brltt or Unholz for this city, but there
Is nothing doing for him now.
BATTLER DEMANDS BONUS
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 6.— Battling Nel
son was offered a chance to meet Packy
McFarland before the Badger athletic
club here, but when he asked for a
bonus of 20 per cent, or 45 per cent for
his end, the club turned it down flat.
The club Is still trying to get Jimmy
Britt for McFarland.
NOTORIOUS FEUD
CHIEF MURDERED
Judge Hargis of Kentucky Shot
Dead Son Whop He Had
Rebuked
LEXINGTON, Ky., *Feb. 6.— Judge
James Hargis, known throughout the
country as the leader /b( the Hargis
faction In the Hargis-Cockrlll feud, and
for his political power In the' Kentucky
mountains, was killed today by' his own
son, Beech Hargis, who fired five bul
lets from a revolver into his body.
The tragedy took place at 3 o'clock
in the Hargis store at Jackson. The
patricide was locked up and Is a raving
maniac in the Breathitt county Jail to
night. The father was still alive when
aid reached his side and was carried
to his residence two squares away from
the store, but within 10 minutes after
the shots were fired he died without
having uttered- a word.
People are asking tonight If this sad
ending of the: famous feud is in answer
to the prayers of the widow of James
B. Marcum, the brilliant young lawyer
for, whose assassination Hargis was
prosecuted «n the criminal courts and
for, which he was forced to pay her
js.ooo. b£Bh
Hargis was tried at Beattyville re
cently for Marcum's murder and was
cleared. Marcum's widow,- Mrs. Abrelia
Marcum, then brought suit . against
Hargis and his associates for the mur
der of her. husband and was awarded
judgment for $8,000, -which,, after the
case had gone through the higher
courts, has Just been. paid. There is a
civil suit pending, filed in behalf \u25a0', of
the heirs of Dr. B. B. Cox, the first vic
tims of a series of assassinations, for
$100,000. jS'Pjftßßfe'ffiiffffl
When Hargis was dismissed at Beat
tyville Mrs.; .Marcum said , to friends
about her In the courtroom:
"The courts now have failed to pun
ish him for the murder, of my husband,
but I shall ever pray to God that he be
brought to answer before the bar of
mercy."
Many who knew Mrs. Marcum believe
that . the tragedy of today was in an
swer to her prayers. :
Beech Hargis is 21 years old. He was
the only^ son, the only, other child of
James Hargis being a girl,- Evelyn, who
recently married Dr. Hogg of, Jackson:
He was . wayward and spent ; in' late
years: much i of ' his time In Lexington
and Cincinnati." Judge Hargis caused
his arrest in Cincinnati: recently on a
vagrancy charge and he was locked up.
Still the boy, ref used to return home
and It was only after his mother^ went
for him and-; remained,: pleading\wlth
him; for several days; that heireturned
to Jackson. He^drank to excess"; and
Judge Hargis one night last week pre- T
vented the boy; doing 'him bodily; harm
by holding him until his mad passion
subsided. • "
-The boy. had been drinking again to
day. When he 'entered the : store ;': he
asked: his father: for 'some jjhoney.: and
retired, .behind the; counter.' Judge
Hargis told, him he could not have. iany
money* and started afterj him. ;- Reach
ing under tbe • counter, "Beech Hargis
took " . the ; revolver { always > kept 'there
and began shooting at his parent.. Five
shots .»were ; fired : and I four t entered the
body of Judge; Hargis, , who > fell \u25a0to the
floor t at ; the crack \of the revolver the
first time. Beech; walked; up':,' to •> his
father as he emptied v.»e revolver.
The : only persons , In the ? st«reV were
the woman book keeper.James Brompy,
a clerk, and alady customer. -One shot
took effect In the. left breast and one in
the Ipg- -^?^mMßpß»pgM|iffl^fiffJEriigSj
Judge Hargis, when In Louisville re
THE SAJSP KKANCISUd 'j CAJLii, FR3I)AY; k {FEBRUARY 7, 1908.
SPORTING NEWS
Auto JWaiVer flfarre/s
General Manager •of v Thomas
Company Praises San Fran
cisco Energy r .
R. R. l'Hommedieu
San Francisco has enemies {the
east or the average'man of, affairs be
yond the Rocky mountains has a poor
idea of how this city has recovered
from the fire and /withstood the'finan
cial difficulties of several. months ago.
R. D. Chapin, general manager of the
E.R. Thomas Detroit automobile com
pany, arrived in this ; city 33 r esterday.
When seen at the salesroom. of the: Pi
oneer automobile company, where; he. is
making his headquarters, ,he .said:-- -'. ..«-
"This is my first visit to. San Fran
cisco slnce*,thV great flre. I; boarded
the train. at Reno for the east the day
after the fire started. \ Since that time
I have received favorable reports of the
conditions, here, but in discussing the
situation with men in the: east who
should know I- gained 'the. Impression
that condltions;in;this city were not as
favorable as formerly. I have been in
San Francisco less; than 12 hours,' most
of which time, I have spent in the
'burned district.' To say that I am sur
prised is: putting it mildly, for it is
hard to conceive how it was possible
to accomplish an ; much as has been
done. The new buildings being, erected
are of a class that make it plain that
the city will be more beautiful than be
fore. When a city is putting 'up; this,
class of structures it can not be,' in a
very bad wayfinancially. My business
which depends upon prosperity, should
be good in California, and especiallyin
San Fran.clsco."
S. D. Waldon and.a party Including:
Edwin S. George, Fred Crebbin and E.
Ralph Estep have completed a trip "of
several hundreds of miles -through
Cuba in • a Packard" thirty motor .' car.
The ear was without especial equip
ment except •an ax, a mattock- and-a
shovel, purchased en route. It was
often necessary 'to make a road, as
there is little else in that country than
cow paths or trails made by the ox
carts. ::
California Woman's; automobile club
will meet at 2 o'clock, February; 12, in
its headquarters in the California, club
building 1 . -A 30! minute lecture. on gen
eral driving will be delivered by. a rep
resentative from the Gllchrest school of
motoring. A large attendance -is " re-*
Isaac Gratton of Portland is in 'this
city for an extended visit, and has
brought his 1908 White steamer' with
him, as he expects to : make some inter
esting tours in this state.
JOINS BATTLE OVER
SALOONS OF MENLO
D. A. Curry Replies to Lawyer
Who Defends Liquor Sell«
* ing in Town
PALO ALTO, Feb. 6.— David A. Curry
of Camp Curry fame in the Yosemlte
valley,-.; and a furniture dealer of this
place, is after Attorney, James ,-T.
O'Keefe of. Menlo,Park hammer and
tongs for the lawyer's defense of the
saloons of_Menlo Park before the San
Mateo county; board .of supervisors
Monday. At that time; O'Keefe in a
long ; speech' defended the saloons of
hJs home town; stating that all the
rowdyism that occurred in'Menio Park
was the work .of V college," students,
claiming, with their absence 'that the
town would be peaceful, and; quiet. ; .
Relative to this' question Curry has
given out, the following open letter:
To' James T. O'Keefe— Dear Sir: I beard
your address to \ the " San Mateo supervisors on
last \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Monday, In " defeDße =of \u25a0 naloous In • general, 1
and Menlo aaloons In particular. .Since-you-ut
tered your • worda ,In . support of wiloons % Menlo
liquor, haa been" 1 dlrertly responsible : for •- the
death of two people, rlz... the Chinaman 'at the
Harrington place and the • student Cooley In
Palo Alto. Please . ooont '.' for yourself - the
tragedies caused by. 1 liquor within : yo«r i Menlo
dintrlct during \u25a0 the \u25a0: present winter. - y Your sa
loons hare caused another death In 'Palo?Alto
recently. : . Your San Mateo county, liquor •: was
responsible for .tflrce. llres iat once but a 1a 1 few
years ago. Two persons were "the Tle
tlms of your fondly , cherished • curse . and - blight
on the .Christian' civilization ,of . the twentieth
century. \u25a0', :•'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'-\u25a0\u25a0 -. ' ; •-•'. \u25a0•'-.;'•- ' \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0":.-'\u25a0. \u25a0 \u25a0:*.
': 1 am thoroujfhly. acquainted with a county, la
prohibition Kansas * which la frequently i sneered
at • by saloon lnterestß, ; where there is : not . one
man .In jail \u25a0 where- ten rare,, found ...in. your
county:, nor in there Is; one violent death where,
there are.: ten -In; San ''Mateo county. -^.The
population . is • about the , same. .Those \u25a0, who ; sell
liquor and * those - who : encoura jt<» , 1 1 . an : a legiti
mate - business should^ share ". the \u25a0.. responsibility
of crime and disgrace. which. follow In i its • wake.
Very sincerely.. • ' DAVID. A; OURRT." .\u25a0;\u25a0
LOCAL OPTIONS QUESTION
RAISED IN HEALDSBURG
Good Government^ League PetU
tions Trustfees to Submit
It to Voters
aPV.CIAIs DISPATCH .TO THE.. CALL
HEALDSBURG, - Feb.. 6.— The -Good
Government league has i petitioned ' the
town /trustees ] to .submit ttol the 'voters
of Healdsburg the, question 'of.'; local
option at the ,municlpal7 election-: >; In
April. signed ; only by^the
president ; and "secretary; of ithe.ieaßue,
waa referred ?for the signatures
of all^ members, 1 forl tha] purpose, it *was
said,, of i ascertaining* if 'they.- werej'all
tax payers. ."In ? reality,* ; it:- Is
the move, was 'to' ascertain 'the. strength
and .membership ;;6f.Uhe|league.- -:
The" league Isf conducting :> a » vigorous
campaign i, and i has } been'- holding \u25a0 some
enthusiasticTmeetlngs ; Sunday : evenings, 1
Rev.v E. I'R. " Dllle /of ; San I Francisco ;is
to}; speak ;; upon &_ the T temperance'Zques
tion next Sundays evening" at * : a ; mass
meeting'arranged under the ; auspices
of ; the: league. . :. ' . V
BRITISH SLOOP SENT 'SOUTH
SAN T - DIEGO, Febs 6.— The British sloop
of j war? Shearwater fifinlshed r^on
supplies tthls £ morning ! and [ sailed south
late Uhis 5 afternooTu^Thet vessel's ";deßt
tlnatlon- is > but' it iwUl ; : make
several \u25a0 stops/; -The! officers expect to go
to -Hawaii 'for Ja'" visit before returning
to Esquimault. s;; ' • ' 7: *n V ' -. '
cently; bought'a . $1,500 casket" in .which"
he";.wahted -to-be ; burled.' TheTcaeket
was shipped- today. \u25a0 ; - \u25a0 ' '."'\u25a0'
R. A. SMYTH
"Truck" Eagan Stays
WitH the Oaks
Devereaux Still Hesitates Be
tween His Old Love and
Santa Cruz
"OAKLAND, Feb. 6.— The Oakland
baseball club Is certain- to have .the
services of /"Truck" Eagan this, season,
he; having.? come 'to' terms this morning
with ; President .Walter. ' Eagan had
been considering for several days a
flattering' offer from the" Sacramento
state, league team, but finally cast his
lot * with/ the -Oaks. President? Walter
has- signed Dashwood,- the successful
catcher of last \u25a0' season. Walter.'expects
to have, all contracts back- within ,' a
week V and \he will then announce his
full list of players. \u25a0' .
/'Brick"; Devereaux, the; gingery third
Backer,, is . having a hard time, ap
parently, deciding between Oakland and
the -Santa. Cruz outlaws. .' lie 'is in' re
ceipt • an ; Oakland club contract, ,-but
Is 'taking. his time in considering 1 It.! .It
Is understood that Fred Swanton; has
offered ; "Brick" a- business position; at
Santa' Cruz aside : from his baseball . en
gagements
Hildebrand Agrees
to Play Here
George Hildebrand, the crack, left
fielder of -the San -Francisco baseball
team/ signed a contract with the man-"
agemen^ yesterday and ;he will be
among those who will don . the Seals'
uniform to* battle for the pennant next
season. W. Reuter, who, has been play
ing fast ball in the Hawaiian islands,
has also signed a contract with; San
Francisco. Reuter is said to be a 'clever
maii In the box. He is touted as being^
better, than Barney Joy. Jack Gleason
says ,he ' has ? been told that the new
pitcher has in addition to anabundahce
of speed andxontrol great fielding abil
ity arid the -power to wield : the, willow
for. .base~hits. The management in
tends to land the pennant this season,
and it is claimed, that; no expense; will
be spared in assembling a fast aggrega-.
tion of diamond artists.
DEATH .OF A FAMOUS HORSE
LEXINGTON. Ky.V Feb. 6.— The Bard,
one of America's greatest : race' horses,
is dead. The. famous", son of .Longfel
low, which. was owned; by A. JV Cassatt,
was put to death at Chester Brook farm
at JBryn'Mawr last week. \u25a0 During his
racing career he won many great
prizes, Including the Brooklyn handi
cap,' the Red> Bank, Capital, Bouquet
and such * stakes.; • He. sired among
other great horses Gold Heels, winner
of the world's fair handicap.'
JAIL NOT FIT FOR
HOGS SAYS JUDGE
Ingleside Institution Severely
Scored as Unsanitary by
'Carroll Cook
Judge Carro.ll Cook.. from, the bench
severely criticised ; the condition* of i the
county Jail at Ingleside yesterday/and
sold that if an improvement were not
made he would , exercise > the power
given him by the penal code, to desig
nate a jailin another county in which
to confine the prisoners. He 'quoted
section 160J"; of the. penal code, which
reads; as follows:'
"When there^ls'nb jail In the county,
or vwhen the Jail, becomes unfit 1 or^un
safe< for* the- confinement of prisoners,
the Judge of the superior court may,. by
a .written order /filed "with ?the county,
clerk/designate 'the' jail of 'avcontigu-!a v contigu- !
ous , county , for, the confinement of tho
prisoners of .his county." j; '.-.'.- '.\u25a0-",-
.There are/many young men who have
been sentenced to remain short termg in
the.county, Jail;; after which they are. to
be. admitted;tb probation, about whose
welfare the, judge -is particularly con
cerned. •-. He ; gave sordera .! that ; ,Z they
should be r brought I into 'court February
H,-,and:if:atthat : time '"Assistant Dis
trict, Attorney; -Hanley; has no strong
reason against thatcourse they .will-be
allowed to go on probation,. the remain
der of , the Jail term being ; remitted. s lf.
however, ' it Is considered proper.' that
any ; of them ; should remain , f or ; a : fur
ther.J period * in the -J judge
will designate the r jall"of, another coun
ty, as the place of .^detention. '.'\u25a0 j ;r.; r .
_ "The county, jair at Inglesldejs a dis
grace' to' the r clty.'V the Judge ' said. "\u25a0."A"
humane man would not confine cattle or
hogs in ssuc5 sueh JaV place. i-i I j have ; madeYa
visit 'to thei institution/ In- consequence
of 'the many complaints that haveibeen
coming .to me; from prisoners', and ioth-*
ers,^andilt Is . my.iflrm ; opinion!" that
steps should s.bels .bel taken •immediately; to
%>rovide;.; additional 'accommodation;! for
the prlßoners.'so that the, present dis
graceful overcrowding" may,, be ended."
s "The : judge i went 'i on Ito ; ref er Ato % the
campaign-; now s being^ ; waged^ for If the
cleansing rof i the iclty; and ' said that ;if
there^ was '; one ; place y in : the city 3 where
such J efforts b were £ needed: It ,' wasGthe
county, Jail. VThe' health board, hej said, 1
would;doxwell ; to' begin iltscleanlngiUp
out tthere;> The ' cell* -are. without .win-"
dow«,; the % ventilation \u25a0 is > poor,> and •' In
case',of'flre.therels:little provision for
extinguishing it, the Judge added.;
TIIIAL JURORS CHOSE.V
: : The following: trial Jurorsjvere drawn
yesterday Ui> the.; United 'States 'district
court: K-ff. George' iiiWJ" ; Brooks.viiH.*; :T. :
Bush.VJohn'^G.nis,^ James vHv-Boilandr
Charles *" Bergstrom, ' Edgar ' : J. ; "dc V Pue,
John ;.i; Caley.U Walter; M.> Castle. ?H.^E/
Dempsey, J Frank 't E.l Bdoth.'^Homer/ T.«
Blskell;rAlfred^W.*:Pye,;Willlam"Cluff.:
William^ Kelth.'iEdward t C. Boynsoni ;. E/
WA" Bennett, rW.^P.y Buckingham; rJohn
Baker " Jr.," :. F. : Bllyer^ and V A." A.' \Older. \u25a0
The Jury, will report .February "11 at
10'a.~,m.. ''- ' '"' '' '*;:\u25a0 fi ' "\u25a0 '\u25a0
: NBW.i' NAVAIiV! PUBLIC ATIOST
.I{-The. X February' number ; ;.of^ "Our
Navy,";! the' newilocali naval magazine;
has just^ been >lssuedv^lt r is^thefmost
attractive ;»number/ever :'\u25a0 attempted "^by.
the i monthly,? journal,* and- contains ?sev^
eral f articles'; of glnterestg lnterest I regarding
coming; of the;fieeti'J*One'of,the7speclal
stories/: is *. "Oiir :, Splendid % Navy," v"; 'by
Washington * Davis/* author :of ;"Camp
Fife;* Chats ;of fithe'xClvir War." U -The
new.imagazine lls edited by R. i C'ShepJ
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Manager Jack Gleason Experts to
Secure Boxing Card Today
R. A. Smyth
\u25a0 Jack Gleason apparently Is- In touch
with .all of the prominent lightweight
hoxers in the country and he expects to
be. able; to announce today his ; match
for /.this month. He has been bending
all«of his energies upon Packle McFar
land, the Chicago; boxer, who is the
most ; prominent* flgure*. In the ring in
the middle west . at l the present time.
McFarland has agreed to ; fight - here
for Gleason, but his first; demand* was
considered .excessive '• by the promoter
and the negotiations are still pending.
The mere^f act; that" McFarland '\u25a0. Is \u25a0 en
tertaining a match on this ' coast Is
something gained, for in the past;he
has had; so . many offers In the. cities
about his home, that he has had no de
sire'to fight; here. .
.:,;- As* an opponent for the Chicago man
Gleason's first choice is^ Battling 'Nel
son.' The latter, wired, up his, terms, for
a match : last nigh t,- : naming. 131 pounds
at 6 o'clock as the weight and' demand-
Ing a side bet of $2,500. Nelson". ts -not
consistent In the matter of the weight,
as he agreed to fight Britt at IS3
pounds. There Js. no; reason for him
to Juggle with the* weights In this man
ner, as 133 pounds suits him as well
as It dops the: others, and that is the
weight the public^ wants. It Is, the pub
lic which will put up the $20,000 which
Nelson expects- to earn: in therlng
within the next few months and then
retire. . v' ,/. : . ' , . •
Rudolph Unholz , is due in this city
today with his new manager, Joe
Thomas. According to advices ; received
here last night, Unholz- has canceled
his engagements in the cast and is at
liberty to sign.herelf he sees an. at
tractive match. . Gleason'=may* be able
to convince him that It is 'to his in
terest to appear, here. Nelson appar
ently would jump at the chance. to meet
Unholz ln^a 20 round bout, owing to
the difference of opinion which has de
veloped over, their 10 round meeting. ln
Los Angeles. \Wlllle Brltt, who saw
the ftght. Is of the opinion that Nelson
can" defeat Unholz at the longer dis
tance. . ..
Abe Attell has entered the field as a
candidate" "for a match with Nelson.
He wants . to meet the* Dane at Man-"
ager Jim Coff roth's Mission street arena
on March . 17. Stanley Ketchel has a
prior ; claim in' for this day, ag he - ex
pects to defeat Mike (Twin) Sullivan,
and will then be ready for Papke or
Kelly. •
. , * • •
Coffroth announced his prices yester
day for the Ketchel-Sullivan fight. The
gallery seats, of which there are 4,000,
will cost- $2. The general admission
PROTEST AGAINST
VICE DEAD LINE
Fillmpre Street Interests Com
plain to Police Board of
Strict Regulation
\u25a0A communication has been addressed
to the board of police commissioners by
certain 'business j interests in Flllmore
and adjacent streets, protesting against
the "recent | action of the- police depart
ment - in- establishing : a "dead ; line" -In
the. northeastern end of the, city. The
"dead line" was established In order,
it -was.: explained, that police sur
veillance-over vice might- be , attended
by the. -least possible dlracully." The
protest; Is made on ;": the ground that
commercial interests In Flllmore street
and vicinity will suffer through these
restrictions." \
; "The appeaKto the,police;commisaion
crs isVmade .in the name of , "property
owners, ; merchants, 'professional men,
lessees: of lodging houses and . stores,
theaters, etc." The protest states that
"the'policy of .'dead lines,* so called, as
recently :• carried out by the police de
partment,- denies to i one neighborhood
the commercial \u25a0 trade and ' patronage
that is considered fair and legitimate
in another,: and to' such policy of'dis
crimination .we' are : opposed." -; n
M Thestand-ls takenthat the policy of
'.'dead lines"; should- not be construed to
keep the banished .women from ' enter
ing other parts of the city, for "legiti
mate shopping 'or theatrical amusef
ment.'.'-': The communication to. theipo
llce board contains the Intimation that
the 5 restrictions; were : imposed 4'not.for
the purpose . of ' improving the 0 moral 1
tone of anyi : neighborhood, but to ..In
crease \u25a0 rents and > values In another."
. k -.The -letter .to- the i board says that
lessees 'conducting Jodglng' houses In
the ; Fillmore j street ' district have suf
fered "heavy losses ,, by reason ': of the
action <: of ' the police. The signers of
the document', state '? that they ! are op
posed* to~; the 'dosing of saloons, cafes
and 7 restaurants f. that " have ; been . con
ducted ' In ; accordance -with the law.
"We urge,'.', says i the letter *In {con
clusion*^ .'.'the " adoption of /. a -/general
principle vf or ; the "conduct of municipal
affairs tin these '.matters and ; not ; the
substitution of .& mere" timely make
shift ;under.-~.the ; misapprehension -that
'policy* : Is Its equivalent." ' :
BANK CLEARINGS SHOW
DECREASE OF MILLION
Total f for Week Is $32,000,000 or
28 Per Cent -Below Figures
for 1907 •
\u25a0 San ; Francisco 'clearings ; for i the
week,endlng atjnooh Thursday,', as re>i
ported -» ; 'by : [ the Calif ornla.; Promotion
committee, 'were : something; ; more t than
$1,000,000 j less ~\ than -,the ) previous \ week
and |2B l per/cent : less for the cor
responding? week* afyear ago," ,but : . only
15 Ji per,-i cent » below ):* the ; corresponding
.week'of '1908. :" The banks 'cleared $32,
255,409.99. as against $45,356,676.42 last
year and '• $38,2 2 0.3 57. 61 ., tw0- years /ago.
In .;' the flatter; Instance iHhe; Oakland
hanks cleared '--.through '2 the*' San Fran^
cisco clearing; house,' thue augmenting
theltotals^v \u25a0 \u25a0-"•*.' •".".' 7 :
v.; Fori.the iweek \u25a0} the \ Oakland f clearing
house J reported" $1,458,969.26, a decrease
of tperl-cent';below;«laßt£ year's;; fig
ures^ $3,466,B27.7ir^The'decrease l ihl San
Jose|amounteditol2o{per^cent,'';thetflg
[ures§beihg^s343,4s6.26gandss43l;96s.6o
respectively. f;j; Stockton v bahks-^cleared
$486,577.92 v and!': the '\u25a0. banks ' of Sacra
mentolJSJiS^SS.g". : ;-' \u25a0
Unholz Is. Due Here Today
And May Be Induced to Sign
fora Match Late This Month
will be $3 and *5, While the ringside
seats will cost $10.
There has been some betting on.th*
fight already, and It is \u25a0 evident the
prevailing 1 price will be either =10 .to 8
or 10 to-?; with Ketchel favorite. The
"wise" division, made up such experts
as Abe'Attell. Ben SeUg and others, be-
Ueves that Sullivan should win « as ">
on his boxing skill. Britt Is a Ketchel
man. He joked Coffroth into making
a $100 bet at even money, Coffroth tak
ing 1 the ' Sullivan' end.
.Kttchel and Sullivan will keep open
house at their training quarters on
Sunday, when large crowds are ex
pected to watch them at' work. Ketchel
weighs 163 pounds and Is putting In
his usual hard work on the road and
In the gymnasium. He is boxing
Joe Leroy and Maurice Thompson. Sul
livan weighs only 152 pounds, although
the match Is made at 154 pounds. The
twin has Billy Burke of Philadelphia
and Gene Jeffrey as sparring partners.
In addition to his regular training staff
he has a piano player to enliven the
routine of training.
The formal articles for the 20 round
ttsrht between Sealer and Joe Carroll
were signed last night. The men will
meet at Bakersfleld on February 21.
The weight will be 131 pounds at 3
o'clock. Sani Ferguson of Bakersfleld
was chosen referee. Tim McGrath rep
resented the club, while Spider Kelly
acted: for Carroll.
McGrath has a new boy in his string
of fighters. This Is Kid Texas -" of
Pueblo. He istrainlng with Jim Flynn.
He fights at from 126 to 128 pounds
and Is. anxious for -^ match with Eddie
Kelly.
Lyn Truscott and Maurice Thompson
agreed yesterday to fight 10 rounds as
a preliminary to the Ketchel-Sullivan
fight.. Manager. Coffroth received a
telegram from Freddie "Welsh last
night asking him to get him a match
here. Welsh has been In communica
tion with Gleason also. Coffroth wired
back that he would give him a match
in March with Johnny Murphy. Ed
Nolan, the latter's manager, agreed
to the match, as he wants to give Mur
pyh a good trial. Welsh is an English
lightweight and has been beating all
the. men McFarland has defeated in
the east.
The Ariel rowing club has applied
for a professional boxine permit for
April.
Stevens Names His
Two Year Olds
T. H. Stevens, the Kentucky.horse
man, who * has spent "'the . last three
years on the. Pacific coast, will make a
flying trip to his home in the Blue
Grass State next month. At his Ken
tucky establishment, Walnut Hill farm,
near Lexington, are eight 2 year
olds for wnlch names have been
claimed and approved as follows:
Aso, "ch.~ g., by Wads-worth- Ma Aniline.
Erato, b. f.. by Wadroorth-Ban Rica.
Floreal, b. ' t .. by AlloTray-Anyday.
Kent. b. c, by Wadrworth-Aprll \u25a0 Lad/. *
Lory,' b. f., by Wadaworth-Qneen Bird.
Mlnto. eh. c. by Oorernor Foraker-Fancy Fre«.
Pat. br. c., by Wadaworth-Belle of Dublin.
\u25a0 Procla, br. f., by Goremor Foraker-Tcdas.
These youngsters were named by
Fletcher E.Dryver. the son in law of
Stevens, who manages the farm and
trains the youngr horses. All of " the
2 3 r ear olds were tried out last fall
and wlllii.be put Into training at 1 the
farm track next week. After about a
month they will be transferred to the
Kentucky association track. Several
of them will be entered' in the stakes
at Louisville and Latonla. It Is prob
able ;that they .will be sent to Seattle
during ' tbe summer and then raced on
the California tracks next winter.
The most highly, tried one of the oc
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Santa Clara Defeats
Stanford Hme
College Team Triumphs at Base
ball by a Score of Two
to One
SPECIAL DUSPATCn TO THB CALL
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. «-—
The Santa Clara college ball team d«
feated th» cardinals thi» afternoon, t
to 1. The game was fast. Stanford
was weak in the batting: department
when hits were needed, whlla Santa
Clara connected with tbe sphere at the
right time. Stanford on three occasions
filled the bags, but failed to score.
'The entire pitching force ot the car
dinal was pitted against Santa Clara.
Thlele, the varsity twlrler. was first
on deck and held the box lor two
spasms, allowing- tna visitors to slip
over a run.' Lane Ooodall followed for
four Innings and got away without
having a run chalked against him.
Whitmer \u25a0 went Into the box ia th«
seventh and was touched for two hits
which netted a run. KlUburn, for the
visitors, held Stanford to five hits. The
score:
Clubs— . K. H. I.
Santa Clara ? 5 .?
Stanford • • * 5 <*
The teams lined up as follows:
Stanford. Position. Santa Clara.
Tnlel. Whltmer
and Goodell Pitch#r Klibura
MltcbeU. G*dohj
and Rutled*« Catcher M. Bcbt>r
Ball. McGregor First bw Brodericij
B»H Sneond b«»« W*t»on
Fen ton Third bat« Foster
Snmpoon.. ." .Shortntop A. Sph*f»r
Owea l*ft field L«ppln
Wiit •••• C«nt«r fl<*ld ..S*l»b«rst
Scott *..... ...Rl«ttt Held Kapp
CALIFORNIA NINE LOSES
Beaten at Baseball by Fisher's
All Star Team
BERKELEY. Feb. 6. — In the first
game* of the baseball season at the Uni
versity of California. Mike Fisher's all
star team of the state league defeated
the varsity this afternoon, S to 2. The
playing of the varsity nine was fair,
although the absence of Jimmy Schaef
fer as backstop for Jordan waa a han
dicap. Jordan struck out -eight men.
Smith.* .*.*.".". ......Second baa*. .'l Ejwn
My^rs First base Nealon
Richardson Third baa*.. ........ .Cates
Christian Center field. Sp*ne#r
Ghtrardelll, Bntler. .HfjUt field Hildebrand
Lewis \u25a0» .Shortstop McKun»
Jordan Pitcher Schlmpff
Johnson Catcher Bliss
The varsity nine will cross bats on
the campus with the Santa Clara team
Saturday afternoon.
STAFFORD VS. ST. MARY'S
OAKLAND, Feb. «.— Sf. Mary's and
Stanford will appear In their first In
tercollegiate game of the season Satur
day at Freeman's p&.rk. Oakland. The
game Is scheduled to be called at 2:30
o'clock." For five years . neither Stan
ford nor California, has taken a gama
from St. Mary's. Hart, last year's sec
ond team pitcher, will appear ; as St.
Mary's chief bulwark Saturday. Chas«
regards the little southpaw as a comer.
CRESCENT CITT WINNERS
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. «.—• *"*lr Groon<!» r»
sults: -
First race. thr»« furlongs — H»asmock Boy
won Lady Leot» Mtfond, LmAj CbUten third.
Tlm«. :37 4-fl. -. • _.
Second rmee. «lx taiJongn — Lotn« Brand w»o.
Night Ml»t second. W*U» Lock third. Time.
1:19 3-5. ? *s.U|t»mf > " l 'JmU<J ll < 1 'tJ' ''^"B
Third rae*. »tx farlons^ —^Anat Rose won.
Ethel C«rr »econd, J»to«« third. Tim», 1:18 4-5.
Fourth rac«. «lx furlongs — Gold Proot wot.
Comedienne second, Avatxnteer third. Time,
lU3 2-5. WWMMKSMBbjnjpn^
Fifth race, a rail* and TO yards — Amber
lack won. \u25a0 Dry Dollar second. Padre third.
Time. 1:52 8-5.
Sixth race. * mil* 'arid TO yards — Cock»ar*
won. Rappahannock second. Rebotmd«r third.
Time, 1:31 3-3. "
• Serenth race, a mil# and TO yarf*--<Jauj
brtnns won. Heart ef Hyaclnta second. ClLtton
Forge third. Time. 1:32 4-3.
tet Is' Floreal. Her dam Is a full sis
ter to Caiman, which is credited "with
the mile record' of . 1:33 1-5. mad« at
Llngneld park. England. July 13. 1900.