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Contra Costa County Citizens Enter Field to Capture Big Fight Crack Poioists Are to Meet : Fast Basket Ball Fives Will Clash RICHMOND HOT ON TRAIL OF BIG MILL Jack Gleason Talks With Committee and -. Tempting Offer Will Be Made WILLIAM J. SLATTERY . ': : liicfcmond wants to keep on the fighting map. The great success which ike.;*ifeUoii-\Volgast light proved to be and the great world wide advertising thaHt.gave the town have had the effect of spurring its citizens on. Now . they; waiit to bring the Jeffries-Johnson battle, the greatest of them all, over = t^«j<-" They ;are live ones, too, those citizens of the thriving Contra Costa ! :fc»ty^ : -and :'it"- is \u25a0' possible that they will make all the others. sit up and take ni),uce before tliey are through with the present deal. .;."/'. :-A. conintiuee of prominent businessmen of Richmond had a long con- J ;?tr€i3cc,Avit'h'rJack Gleason and Promoter Tom O'Day of the Mission club " y^tejrdsty afternoon. They informed Gleason and O'Day that they would \yith a better proposition than any of the others could make, and th^.V ' Avaivtetl it distinctly understood that they were willing to go "any of < $l«iiju>t <$ac better in order to land the great prize. It looks good on the jxrkoe; <?1 it. and there may be something stirring within the next few days. yOfEASQN WILL CONFER WITH TEX "T; \u25a0\u25a0.]/:-;VS.le'ason_. ]/ : -;VS.le'ason_ informed the Richmond people that he is not in a position to •?tcept any offers as yet. He will have to lay them all before his partner, TeJi; Rickard, and between them they will decide which location they will • ; pkic; out.;-' Gleason admitted last night that Richmond looked good to him, "h-ut-furtiicr than that he could not commit himself. He is not overlooking afiiyYbels and he will talk with them all before he is through. . Gleaso'.i and Rickard will get together some time before Monday, talk A-yerUll thy offers and then receive and consider each orooosition that is to lip "ii?ade vliy San Prancisco, Los An \u25a0 « : e!^*;- Richmond, SaJt Lake, Ocean \u25a0'ViitAyJand xhe other sites that have been . mentioned.- The Richmond people were : : tnl<K:tb ppt. their data together as soon ;4sV7?qsssifc>ii? and present it with the others, "jhis th^y have agreed to do »n& klargre committee will at once gep \u25a0": Jnisj-s.io devise ways and means. \\t*NTS THE ADVGRTISI.VG ;, ijJH'hinoiyi appreciates the. advertis ini£?-fit- *g:<it out of the Nelson -Wol past niT-a i>. and it also is awake to the fact !'h'at'i : 4.he bj.ir one will bring* it, many tirb^'p rrcore publicity. Richmond wants to-. fie known all. over the world, and Lntjsji'js one grand opportunity for it to ..e-:ji*ie. Its. fate should be known with^ ih~tli^ next few days, for both Rickard aiid -^.leason state positively that the .battle-] 'ground will be decided upon .tJien:' They, realize row that the pub *.*&\u25a0 ii'-usi : k'-now one way or the other bds ore. *it is too late. li^Tliam- f.ir. the same position as when i 'a.r lived': : -here," said T-^x last night. "*TltI«. is a big undertaking, and, of Me- will have to act carefully. T&£ -.city-, that looks best to us and of *e"rs tliebtßt. inducements is going to .\u25a0*\u25a0s!• this n:atch. AH of them have a .< s 2iance, including* Salt Lake, which is fjy' \no imeaj-is out of the running, as Ti-.--.Tiy : ;ire * led to believe. They are trying even harder than ever to get us id c#«m« back there.' 1 iVKJ-SON IX RIXXI.VC - \u25a0-^os< 3 ph Nelson, the Salt Lake banker . wh-oVaroe all the way to San Francisco for the purpose of inducing Rickard ttt -favor the Mormon city, left last fvtr.ing for his home. He says that *a 2! he and the men he represents want is an *-yen break, and he was informed by Gleason and Rickard that they "Aould.be treated just like the others iviieji the matter conies up for decision. -.No; -further word, was received from TVir-k' Ferris of Los Angeles, but it is jbeiieved that this morning's mail will Ib-rihg tJie details of ltis scheme. Just now it do^s not look good, for the ;*reasbn that Ferris wants too much of \u25a0'a cat on t!io.«» picture?. They will be •t*he bread winners, and, of course, the jirorno'tera are not going to deed them away for a song. :_. .-.The days of fat guarantees for fight ers are ovor, according to the San •t*raoci«» fight promoters. Hereafter the-.Rugs must work on percentage basis only. They may make a few .<;*\«**eptic»ns such as the Jeffries-Johnson <ase. but the ordinary performers will \u25a0*not ha.v3e a chance to take off the juicy slices .tk at they used to in the past. rnoMOTEns ri.Avixc; safe * The three promoters who will run the .game this season. Jim Coffroth, Jim CrifHn and Louis Blot, bfcve started the pa!l rolling nnd they say that they* "will go through with it to the biiishJ They can not see any profit in the grarne 5f they are compelled to give •up to the fighters before they start. .They are not going to 4 take chances with, any of them. This is why Blot is not making any progress with his Battling Nelson- Jo-hrmy Thompson match. He says that EASTERN POLOISTS JOIN BURLINGAME Lawrence Waterbury and J. E. Cowdin Will Oppose British Team Sunday The cracks of the polo world will gather on San Mateo field next Sunday, when there will be pulled off the hot test and probably most spectacular Same since pony first followed ball on California soil, the announcement being made-last night that Lawrence Water bury and J. E. Cowdin of New York would join with the Burlingame team against the British. Waterbury is the bright and particu lar star of the"polo field. He captained the- American team, which won from Great Britain after the latter had, for years, played ring around the rosy with American ponies and players. .The two arrived from New York yesterday and immediately joined the polo colony at Burlingame- The announcement of their Identifying themselves with the Burlingame players was made by R. X. Tobin. miSßt The British team will be captained by Gill, who did such effective work in the south last year. The game .will be a .meeting of players of world renown and, as each side has old scores to set tle, the expectations are that; the con test will bring out plays as fast and as spectacular as any witnessed in Cal tforn.Ja. Former Football Star : : Seriously 111 TOR.RINGTON. Conn-, March 2. — James J. Hogan, the former Yale foot ball captain and lately a member of Street Commissioner "Bill" Kdwards' force" In New York, is seriously .ill at his' home here with : kidney r trouble.' Hogan was taken suddenly ill shortly after his arrival here a few: days ago and a specialist has been called from New. York to attend him. His conditipn is not thought to be critical. Nelson is mistaken when he gave it out that* he was to get a guarantee of $10,000, with $5,000 training expenses. Blot says that he would not give that much money to Jeffries and that the Battler has not a chance* unless he fights on a percentage basis. / "1 made Nelson a very liberal per centage offer and if he does not take it I will have to make another match." said Blot last night. "Nelson's man ager, John Robinson, accepted my offer and he knows very well that I did not make Lt a cash guarantee. Now that he is a few thousand miles away Rob inson is making a different sort of a talk, but it won't go with me. 4 "I think that Robinson is trying to hold me up. He has wired that Tom O'Day, the Mission club promoter, has offered him a cash guarantee of $9,000 to fight Thompson. If he can get that in cash he may as well take it, for I won't guarantee him any money. I believe that he can make more by fighting for me on a percentage basis, but it's up to him." .MAY GJST KETCH AXD PAPKB ; Blot has many a match in his head. If he does not get Thompson and Nel son for May or for some later date, he may take a flier at Ketchel and Papke over again. He had a long talk with Senator Gus Hartman, Ketchel's legal adviser, yesterday and Hartman said that he would bring Ketch out here just as soon as Blot made up his mind to deal to him. Ketchel has an engagement with Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg middle weight, for 10 rounds in the smoky city on the night of March 17. Klaus is a tough young fellow with an awful kick and there is some danger that he will <:lean Ketchel. However, the latter fig ures to win, and if he does Blot prob ably will make up his mind to match the Michigan Lion with Papke. The latter, according to Blot, will drop all his European dates and hurry right on to San Francisco if there is a chance for him to fight Ketchel. Papke and Blot are verj* friendly, and it is a cinch that Billy will fight for Louis in preference to fighting for any of the other promoters here or in any other section of the country. - MURPHY GOING, AL.AS! There will be no return match be tween Harlem Tommy Murphy and Owen Moran, in the near future, at least. Murphy and his manager, Johnny Oliver, will leave for New York this morning on the Overland Limited, which plainly shows that Tommy is not crying* for another fling at the sturdy little Britisher who made it so in tensely warm for him on Monday even ing. There was a rumor along the line yesterday that Murphy was a bit sore on the San Francisco press and that he was not given due credit for the show ing ho made. He is foolish if he takes this view of it. Pretty soft for* the Harlem boy when he comes here, loses to his opponent and then runs out to New York with, the major cut of the money. PHOENIX PLASTERS SHUTOUT ON U.C. Winners Owe Victory to Wit. cox* Pitching and Rivals 9 Errors BERKELEY. March 3.— The Cali fornia varsity nine failed to. find Wil cox of the St. Mary's Phoenix team this afternoon in the first game of the season between the two nines, and as a result of their inability, together with eight errors chalked against the Berkeleyans* credit, were shut out completely while their, opponents were scoring four times. . Smith and Maul ton, the university -battery, were in splendid condition, Smith scoring six strikeouts. Costly errors -of the men behind the varsity . twirler netted the Catholic boys their runs. Two double plays, one from Allen to Lewis' to Greenlaw and another from Lewis to Greenlaw to Moulton. showed the varsity's eagerness and heady work, as the score does not. Wllcox for the visitors was credited with 11 strikeoutß and gave no bases. on balls. Portland Squad Makes a Good Showing SANTA MARIA. March 2.— The train ing s<iuad of the Portland baseball team wa* increased today, when Charlie Hartman. Gus Fisher, Buddy Ryan and his brother, Dan, arrived and reported to Manager McCrefedie '\u25a0 for duty.. The several players of the aggregation who have not put In an appearance" are de layed in Ogden on account of the storm. Garrett, Guyn, ; Hartman, Seaton and Ryan are. the pitchers who are begin ning to warm up,- and alls of themishow good form. The : players are ; practicing daily . and the : weather i has ; been : Ideal." McCreedie announced J today that he was .well pleased : with .Lodell; A: .Turk; Smith' and Ryan, his new men. IHEv SAJS gRANCISGO rGALLv THURSDAY. aiARCH/3, -19101 Stockton Five Will Clash With Cogswell jor the Championship I Crack Stockton high school basket ball team. From left to right: Upper row— Broderick, coach; Muenter, center; Brueck, guard; Bamhardt, manager. Middle row— Dickey, guard; Fergussonj forward and captain; Engelhardt, guard. Lower row — Dodge, forward; Davis, forward. (Photo by Logan.) WHITE SOX TO BE DELAYED A WEEK Will Begin Practice at Ogden; Revision of Schedule Made Necessary OGDEN, Utah, March 2. — The special train carrying the Chicago White Sox baseball team will be held here a week. President Charles A. Comiskey today decided to begin spring practice imme diately and engaged gymnasiums for indoor work and the local baseball park for outdoor training. The players be gan work this afternoon. It is prac tically certain that a revision of the playing schedules for California cities will be necessary. Comiskey has a fine collection of players on his pay roll and the Chicago American team wjll make a great ef fort tliis season to win the pennant. He has a great deal of new material, which he will depend upon. The following are short biographies of the different play ers: Lceford 't'nnuehill, third baseman, played with the Cincinnati Shamrocks in 1899; in 1900 was with Richmond, Va., and later with Selma, Ala.; Jack son, Term.; Minneapolis and Colorado Springs. - In 1900 he made a great repu tation with the Louisville club of the American association and joined Co mis key's White Sox in 1903. Fred Parent, shortstop and outfielder, began his professional baseball career in New England; got his first major league experience with the Boston Americans under Jimmy Collins/where he was on two American league cham pion teams in 1904 and 1905. He joined Comiskey's White Sox in 190S and has played both infield and outfield posi tions. Patrick Doucliertj-, outfielder, was another member of a world's champion ship team. He started in New York state and New England and gained- his first national prominence Eas' an out fielder for the Boston American league champions. He was in New ' York in 1908; in 1907 joined the White, Sox and has played left field for Comiskey since that date. • . William J. Sullivan has been the star catcher of the Chicago club since 1901. He began playing baseball in 1897 in Fort Atkinson, Wis. ; in 1898 "he was with Columbus, C: in 1599 with Grand Rapids, and in 1900. went withtthe Bos ton Nationals, joining Comiskey in 1901. jumping from the National league : at the same time that Fielder Jones, Clark Griffith and Jimmy Callahan came to the American league. ; Last. year/Sulli van succeeded Jones as manager of; the White Sox. but this year he will 'de vote-all .".of his time to the. catching department. . -.-, V Edivard Walsh has : been with the White Sox since/ 1904. r. He played in Mericlen of. the Connecticut State league in 1902, went from there to Newark; of the 1 Eastern league -in: 1903; and since 1906 has been the mainstay of the White • Sox' pitching* staff .; and one of the greatest pitchers in the American league. ..;*-. " \u25a0.-.: ... - C Harris Wliite, pitcher, got his baseball "reputation in Georgetown uni versity from IS9S to 1900. -Im the sum mer of 1900 he played; with* Fleisch man's Mountain Athletic ;club- and 'be came a major leaguer. in 1901, when he joined the Philadelphia National league club. , In 1902 he jumped i to the Ameri can league and has been 'one of the stars of the White Sox ever, since. Frank. Sinitli played lbaseball first at Erie, Pa. He was afterward with.Ral eigh.. N. C.and Birmingham; Ala.ran-i joined the White. Soxuin 1903, and -has been one/of ""the star pitchers of -the American' league ever,- since. \u25a0*•' *'-. JaniPß •Soo<t,_. pitcher, . is another man who joined Comiskey's steam /last year. He previously played on' Frank -Isbell's team in Wichita of the Western league - Willis Coir, \u25a0,?. outfielder, s came from Wichita last year to join Ithe White Sox. He was, substitute outfielder all last year, but will probably get a regu lar berth this season. . John Deall was purchased by ' Comis key two, years; ago.kwent; to the.coast with the;Sox last. year,- but. finished. the season \ with Los Angeles. • He made * a good reputation-lnj California last sea son- and -.. will !r make a ! , hard! fight for- a regular :', place' in: 'Comiskey's' outfield this year. : ... *>-'.-/ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- -;:.",V> \u25a0;.-:.... :-\u25a0.,\u25a0-:'..\u25a0 . « \u25a0 Jainenßlofk. . catcher, was purchased from the >.. Minneapolis <;. team' .of .the American \u25a0; association \u25a0; last-.-year. \u25a0•-,• He .had -the reputation of being; one of .the best, catchers in the .minor leagues' last year.'; -,* ;:"". \u25a0:.'\u25a0\u25a0." ' r , '.' '"..-,\u25a0 -\u25a0' \u25a0, \u25a0v^:-I"*vv. ' Charles M ensc-nxer 5 played . a few games rrwith \the .White Sox -last J year and - ; showed -ma jor^ league : ability. *•.., \u25a0\u25a0-. -..Warren - Gill 1 is -a j first " baseman f from Minneapolis.' v Leads -.the 'American ; as sociation'in-stolen abases, r." »: :.. :i , ;.. Percy Dalton was anoutflelder on. the Dcs Moines team. Is a fast man and hits over .300. ' . Victor Holm, a pitcher, comes from Spokane and was without an equal in the- Northwest league. - Roland narrow.* is a fast man from the New Bedford (Mass.) club. Speed Is. his mainstay. EdKar H. Hnlin, right fielder, started as a pitcher for Portsmouth, 0., in 1902. He- was with- Vicksburg, Miss., in 1903 and 1904 and with New Orleans in 1905. That year he was sold to New York Highlanders in American league, and was purchased by Comiskey in 1905. Rnllie. Zelder, second baseman,' was with the San Francisco team last year. This will toe his*second tryout with the White Sox. A most sensational base runner and all around player. -- -William liiinijt, pitcher, was one of the cleverest pitchers of the American league during the last two seasons. He was with Washington two years ago and last season was secured by Comis key for the White Sox. \u25a0 . '\u25a0 \u25a0 . Fred Olnistrad, pitcher, made a ; great record with, the Minneapolis team of the American association last year. He joined the White Sox at the end of the season of 1909. Scores Attempts to Rattle Pitchers President David Starr Jordan before v. meeting of - the'unjversity conference today placed himself on record as be ing opposed to the practice of trying to rattle the pitchers of., the opposing baseball teams, stating that this thing has been carried to extremes recently,' and that anend should be made. of it. 'I '\u25a0•-- _ \u25a0 - - \u25a0 -'\u25a0 -\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0--\u25a0\u25a0--- Parke Wilson, vonce the greatest -backstop in the National league, ,i» now directing the affairs of the San Anselmo amateur nine. Wilson was one of the "few catchers capable of holding the mighty Amos Husie. . . . \u25a0• • * .-* , : Manager Sawyer of the Utah Jockey <?lub Is stalled some place on tile Nevada desert as the result of a storm whicli has delayed his train. Sawyer left this city several days ago. to attend the meeting of the Utah Jockey . club in Salt I/ukc. His friends are very much, worried about him. \u25a0 : \u25a0 Among the latest to come back looking for a fight is Denver Ed Martin, the old time colored heavy weight.. In his day Martin was one of the cleverest big men in the ; business. . He is looking L for -a crack at Gunboat Smith,. Jack Burns or some "of the. other heavies. \u25a0 . . State Senator Gus Hartman is getting ready to make a vigorous fight \u25a0to put his .baseball -bill through. > (Jus Isa hustler and a. rustler and he will be heard from during the coming- cam paign.' :\u25a0 - 4 . . * : . Lew ; Powell : wants ' to '\u25a0\u25a0 get • busy again. " He challenged the winner of the Nelson-Wolgast battle, but of course, this did not bring bim any thing. Now ne:is ..trilling.-. to flght^any of^them. lie has another offer: togo ; to Los Angeles and fight for Tom McCarey. :..;•: The. three star billiard' players. Harry Kline, Calvin Demarest and . Bert Cutler; and their , manager. Bcrt'Mank,- are blushing up 'and'get ting t ready to - open ;up * at ' the i- Orpheum 1 nest Sunday • afteruoou. : |P Dick \u25a0 Ferris.' the man who is trying to land the big fight for. I/Os. Angeles, is well known'ln this \u0084 city. He used ito be ia * vaudeville actor around here . some 10 or 12 years ago, , and be managed to start his fortune then. : . - . • ....... \u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0 * - \u25a0 »i» i \u0084.•\u25a0-\u25a0.., ... ' The* Pittsbnrg ffliis will bet a . big chunk of money ; on I-'rank • Klaus when he goes up against Stanley Keteliel on March 17 In. the Smoky City.' It is- said that the. betting; is eyen . money in IMttslmrg. but it: will be 2 to 1 in Kctchel's f avor : here. \u25a0 : ; ". . • • I.ou Crlcer, \u25a0 the .famous Bostou and' St .: Ixx'iis catcher, lias a. kid brother ; who is now .wanted by. B(iver»l big; league .cluba. .VThough barely • 20 years sold. " tlie ; lad .made, a , great record '.with Jackson, Jllch., last season. . .:-:-\u25a0. v % -\u25a0\u25a0--. , -.- * \u25a0\u25a0• \u25a0 • .-,-.'\u25a0 Ham'Hyßtt. tho pinch hitter on the- Tlttsburg team,. ls klcUinff.bei-jiuse. they. Hre: going to play him on the bench again this season. Ham wants a. steady job od the team, . so trouble Is likely, to follow. ; .. / \u25a0\u25a0-;;.•\u25a0 ; ' : :.-' \u25a0;-.. The .\u25a0-\u25a0 National .Sporting club of. London \u25a0 has taken up' the fltfht Hsainst t tb? wearing of ban fl»S»'s by -• lioxers. \u25a0 -. Its direct ors claim that the club will /shortly pass n law, forbidding any of its lighter* from swathing their bands. \u25a0'' .;.- ..- r-. ..-.•\u25a0...'•--..,•.-- Vr.«.f r.--.. v _ \u25a0;:-.;•'- . It is saiii:th«t nn antifprixn flKhtinff bill will be;introdn<'e(lii) the Wisconsin leclglature at its next meeting. .: H'b '\u25a0 the - same old story — greedy lighters ami managers have : been trimming ' the publictoo often: - ' ."\u25a0'. ' - ! ' -.* r< S Larry i Doyle, the i jrrcat little • New -. York ;sec ond I baseman, : bun * joined i the • holdout -dab."----- He wants more money and Manager Mugfrsy Mc<3raw won't •; come through, so .- it -; looks likes another Kliugjcase.,' ; -:'. \u25a0 \u25a0 .- .- ; . ; v - - \u25a0WESTO3r<RBACHES:CIIAPBLLB :':.\u25a0 ALBUQUERQUE, -N.11M.,; March; 2.—2 .— Edward .Payson VWeston . reached?Cha pell e,' l N. ! f M.', fat 1 8 1 o'clock af te r traveling *46imiles? from jLamy.? junction since 6 o'clock^thiSjinorhing. ' SAN JOAQUIN LADS HAVE FAST TEAM Will Clash With Local Basket Ball Aggregation for A. A. L. Honors [Special D'upaich to The Call] STOCKTON, March 2.— The basket ball team of Cog-swell -high 'school "of San * Francisco wili meet the crack Stockton high school team at the local V.: M. C. A. gymnasium ; next Saturday night for the ** state championship of the A.; A. L. ,* • Under the academic league rules the high schools of .the state are divided into five sections. Stockton won the valley championship by defeating Lodi and next won the championship of the Santa Clara valley division by defeat ing San Jose and Healdsburg. In the meantime, however, Cogswell high won the . city stibleague championship and also defeated \u25a0 Oakland Polytechnic, leaving the final contest to be played between Stockton and the San Fran cisco boys. The record made by . the Stockton high, school team Tor the season 1909 10 Is as 'follows: •Nwember 20— Stockton, 73: Sacramento. 12. \u25a0December 4— Stockton, 12": Oakdale, 23; at Oakdale. December 11— Lodi. 42; -Stockton, 34; at Lodi. December 17— Stockton. 52: -Lowell, 7. January B— Stockton, 43: Berkeley, 34. January 22 — Stockton, 2fi: Lodi, 22. February ; 11 — Stockton, 24; Loui, 21. February 18-r-Stockton,, 37; San Jose, ' 10; at San Jose. ;vl, / . .---.\u25a0 ..*....- February 22 — Stockton, 56; Sacramento, 10; at Sacramento. • . \u25a0 . - \u25a0 February 26 — Stockton, 4S; Healdsburg, 17; at Santa Rosa. \u25a0 ' ; - Gross Country Race to Be Held Saturday The Academic athletic league's an nual: cross country .race will be held next Saturday morning: at 10:30 .o'clock starting at Grande: avenue and Perry street, Oakland.,- The runners, will pro ceed . up.: Grande avenue and. over, the Piedmont hills,, ending where ! Grande avenu« strikes the Piedmont baths. The entire course will be flagged arid an official on horseback will accompany .the' leaders/.-,' .The entries are limited to five runners" from each school. .„ The course is about : four -miles in length. \u25a0;\u25a0 Lick", -".Cogswell, Mission arid Polytech nic of this city will -all have teams in; the- race. ;- Oakland polytechnic will also ?be ; represented. The schools on J tlils « side tor the" bayjwhichare provid ing" the majority of theentries are con siderably put. out overj the selection of this course, as they favored the course of 'the" first race through Golden Gate park. "V ; •'';- ; . -".-V . \ -\u25a0},'%'- . Stanford Trackmen to Leave for South STANFORD \u25a0UNIVERSITY, March 2.— \u25a0Fourtee/i; men representing the car dinal track : athletes will -leave tomor row afternoon » for ; LiOs|Angeles : for the purpose r of meeting. the' trackmen qf the University ' of; Southern .California"; Sat urday.; tThe injuries to Scott and Bellah give Richardson ;of U.^S/JC. an excellent opportunity ;\u25a0 to carry off : firsts honors In tne^rpole- vault, r but aside ;; from -this event and the hurdles; the cardinal ath letes ; contemplate s no ! difficulty iln 2 win - ning^flrstß.. 'j' :^-'-' ; S -y'-f.^::' ."r- : :\ "\u25a0: ' \u25a0 - /'- .vThe-following men will compose the team: "''-X 'v ; : -/ Sprints— T. ; L. Coleman.': T2; : II. •' R. Stolz, '00 Quarter— W. M..Wyman,";'ll: Half— W. S. Pos ter, .'11: A Johnson, .'lo^ Two mile— W.E. New. mau, - .'l2: j pole ; vault," L.' . Scott. ;'IO; * S. Bellah, *10. - Jumps — W.r. M." ."-Argabrlte;- '13;" G L Horin*.',,'J3. :?.'. Wclghts-iJI.'* L." Horton. '10; . J. E. WooUeyr'l2. . : In addition either H." Smitberum, -'11. or K.'^E.-Mllsap.^'ia. will-be entered In the Sprint?/- :*. : r \u25a0-\u25a0.-.:\u25a0,_:;•.; . \u0084.\u25a0-... •i ;. -.-V .. . : :\u25a0. \u25a0 \u25a0 , . COLLEGE COMMITTEE* TO, MEET . A third meeting of ; the intercollegiate agreement- committee,'" whose; efforts : in itsf flrst/jtwoT meetings'- failed -in Y'any agreements regarding^ then conditions governing rintercolleglatejathletlcs,; has ibeenYcalled^for •\u25a0*\u25a0 Monday t night '-.* in? the Palace -hotel "in \u25a0 San- Francisco. BIG POLO MEET BEGINS MARCH 23 World's Best Teams Will Clash for Trophies; Many Entries in Races One of the greatest polo tournaments and pony racing carnivals that Cali fornia has ever known will take place at the Coronado country club's field beginning March 23 "and lasting for several days. The greatest polo teams in the world, the visiting British team, the Burlingame team, the Riverside team, the Santa Barbara team and the Los Angeles team will compete for the all American polo championship trophy. This cup was won for the first time last year by the Burlingame team, and the British aggregation which is visit- Ing at Burlingame now has come thou sands of miles with the idea of lifting it. The southern' teams are also eager for the coveted prize. ' In addition, the California champion ship cup, presented by John D. Spreck els, will.be up for decision. As all the clubs with the- exception of. the Brit ish aggregation belong in California this tournament will be nearly as im portant as the big one. The Spreckels trophy is one of the finest ever offered in a polo competition and there is great rivalry over it. The pony races will bring out the larg#st entry list that the state has ever known. Handsome cups and cash prizes will be awarded the winner of each of these contests. In addition, there will be several gymkhana games which will provide plenty of fun and excitement for the society folk. Fol lowing is the complete program and the rules to govern it: RACES AXD GYMKHANA FIKST DAY, March 83, IWO RACE ONE— On<M]tiarter mile and repeat, lot qualified polo ponies. Top weight 170 pounds, weijrht for Inches. SlWer cup to the owner of winner. RACE TWO— Three-quarters of a mile, for jjalloways. Top weight 170 pounds, weight for inchps. Cnp to winner, soarfpln to second. RACE THREE— Ladies' plate, one mile OTcr •ix flights. Hurdle race for galloways. Three feet of timber, six inches «f brush. Top weight 170 pounds, weight for Inches. Ponies to be nominated by ladies. First prize, silver cap: we- ! ond prize, a brooch. Cop to the rider of the winner. GYMKHAXA EVENTS NUMBER OXE— Stlct and ball race. NUMBER TWO— Btndln* race. In aDd out of 10 posts. IS feet apart, and back 30 feet from the starting point to the first post. NUMBER THREE— SO yards around a stake and back. i*-V£? NUMBER FOUR— GoaI line to goal line and back. NUMBER FlVE— Victor Crosg race. Over a hurdle 50 yards from starting point, pick np dummy from the. ground 50 yards beyond burdle and return with dumtny oTer hurdle to starting* point. , -. - SECOND DAY, JUroh 16, 1910 RACE ONi: — One mile, selling race for gallo tvajs. All to be sold for $150. Any galloway en tered can be claimed by tb« owner or any other entry, excepting the winner, within 15 minutes after the finish of the race. The winner to be so.d at auction immediately after the rac«. half of the surplus above entered selling prle* to go to the owner of xeacond galloway . and half to the association. Top weight 170 pounds, weight for Inches. Cnp to winner. RACE TWO— One-half mile and repeat, for ponies. Top weight 17f> pounds, weight for Inches. Cup to owner, sllrer cigarette case to second. RACE THREE— Three-quarters of a mile, for horses owned in San Dleeo cou»tj. Catch weicht with a minimum of 140 pounds. Cup or cash to owner, $75. RACE FOUR— One mile and a quarter, the A. B. Spreckels challenge cnp. for pones owned by menibers of any recognlzC polo club. «r mem bers of the Southern California Polo and Pony Racing association. To be won three times by the same owner. Owner of winner on each «>o \u25a0 eash>n to receive a duplicate of cup In miniature. : Top weight 165 pounds, weight for Inches. Cup : to rider of winner. _.RACE FIVE — Three-quarters of a mile, for gal lon-Ays. Top weight 165 pouads, weight for iucb.es. Cup to owner. - - RACE SlX— One-half mile, consolation race 1 for galloways that ha»e not run first or second at this meeting. Top weight 150 pounds, weight for inches. Cup presented by Colonel W. J. Hogan. - - RULES AND CONDITION'S Rules of racing of the Southern California Polo and Tony Racing association to gOTern all rates. Any one making entry In any race must agree to accept the decision of the judges and stew ards as final. A II galloways shall be 15 hands high or under. Weight for inches shall be 5 pounds for each half inch below 15 hands for galloways and 14^4 for ponies, respectively. All ponies and galloways must be measurad and certified by the official measurer of the associ ation. Dr. Law of San Diego, or on before. Mon day. March 21, at noon. Ponies and galloways may be measured with or without shoes. If measured with shoe*.' the I official measurer shall allow the exact thickness j of the shoes. All races are for gentlemen riders only, who 1 must apply to the secretary of the association ! for a license, and this license to-be approved I by the stewards of the meeting. Fire to enter and three to start in all races. Otherwise any event may be called off. For qualified polo ponies a certificate will be required from the president and captain of the club to which the owner belongs, or from the : president and secretary of this or the Califor nia Polo and Pony * Racing association, that the pony Is a bona fide polo pony. Entries to close with Paul H. Schmidt, Union hnllding, San Diego, Cal., Monday, March 21. 1910." A special | prize for the rider and a special prize for the owner of the most winners. Rtders mnxt make weight at 1:30 p. m. No scratches, except by permission of th« judges, after 1:30 p. m. . Ponies must be in the saddling paddock 15 min utes before each race. OFFICERS President— Robert I.cc Bettner: * First tice president — Thomas Weiss. Second vice preKltk-nt — Walter Hamlln Pnpee. Third vice president — Major Colin Oeorge Ross. Honorary secretary and , treasurer — Paul H. Schmidt.-. RACING OFFICIALS Presiding judge- — Colonel*. TV. J. Hogan. Associate judges — T. A. Driscoll, Perciral Thompson. : \u25a0 \u25a0 i Time keepers — A. B.* Daniels, W." E. Pedley, Gale Thompson. * Stewards— Alexander Hamilton. Major Colin George Roes. F. A. . Hudson. Francis J. Carolan, Thomas J. Williams. Harry Weiss. Charles W. Clark. Frank J. Mackey. Thoatas Weiss Br. Clerks . of the cowm* — Frank Belcher, M. E. Flowers, E. Q. McVltty. Clerk of the scales— J. Hammond. • SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST Items of Interest to Mariners of the Pacific ASTOBIA, March 2. — Steamer. Daisy Freeman arrived . today from San ; Francisco to load . lum ber'for return. . " - Steamer .Wellesley arrived today from -.San Francisco; and. left .up the river, to load lumber for return. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0--- Steamer 3. Yellowstone arrived Tuesday \u25a0 from San Francisco and left op the river for Portland to load • lumber for return. Steamer Vosemlte arrived Tuesday from San Francisco * and left up the river for Portland to load lumber for return. Norwegian steamship Tordensfcjold." with a partial cargo ;of : lumber • from , Enrelra \u25a0 for the orient.: arrived last evening and will finish at Portland. \u25a0: It came ' in In rharge of Captain George. Wood. 'the independent pilot. ".' Norwegian steamship Elr. with a partial cargn of lumber from Tort Blakeley^for China, arrived last evening and will finish ut> river. It came around^in charge of Captain (Jus Anderson, the independent : pilot. ; - .'.. . '. . - : Steam schooner , Casro arrived today from . Saa Francisco to load lumber for return. . Steamer- F. S. X»op cleart-d today for ; Saa Franci.sco with a cargo of tOO.COO fe«t of lumber, loaded at Prescott, TWt.OtiO f ett,' loaded at Rainier, and SO.OOO feet, loaded . at the Clatsop mill - company's plant. > ; •"< ( TlP^P'ilPi'il'iM'WUmL SEATTLE, March X.—Arrived— Steamer Elver slde.. from Dupoct:i steamer "St. Helena, from Taeoma : steamer ; Snverk?, from LTacoma. - . t- Sailed— Steamer . Admiral -Sampson,' for San Franclwo:- steamer HumhrvWt. for Skagwuy; steamer - Portland. : . for -: Taeoma : steamer Vir ginian." for - Taeoma ;s. British = shin Senator," for Everett; steamer, Olympla, - for Valdes. Freights and Charters >/: The following lumber charters iwereannonnced yesterday: ;>,Th« 'barkentine" Aaron*;.; nt , Euiffea, tbfnce - ; to ? Callao; « * schooner,/ Mawpena.": • from Willapa harbor to ; San Diego ; at ?-*.50: schooner Albert •- Meyer. ; from ' Pnget j sound to . San - I'edro at $4.50; ncbooner Forester,*- from Columbia rlTer to.Chlgnak-bay.'i:/":-^.." \u25a0; - :...:. - \u25a0 'The fhtp Jabos Howes has been imrcbased ,by the Columbia " Elver packers' association for $10,000 r- * COAL LADEN SHIP TAKES FIRE AT SEA Edward Sewall Arrives at Hono* lulu From Newport News With Cargo Blazing Fiercely HILE the steamer Willwlmina was at Honolulu the Amer ican ship Edward Sewall arrived at the Island port with Its cargo -of coal in the forehold blaz ing fiercely. The Sewall. bound from Newport Xcws for Honolulu with 5,009 tons of coal for the United States navy, was off the South American coast when the fire was discovered. It re sisted all efforts tr> extinguish it. as it had a good hold be fore being discovered. • It burned hot test arounj the foremast, which finally buckled and began to sink. One day it dropped IS inches, and.a* it- was feared that it might have punched a hole in the ship's bottom the lifeboats wer all taken aft and made ready in case it should become neces sary to abandon the ship. The mast was stayed up as well as possible and everything was battene.l down tightly. This served to hold the fire in check and the Sewall reached Honolulu with all hands safe and the hu)l water tight. When the Wilhelmina left the coal was being discharged, but it was not then possible to ascertain the extent of the damagt that had been sustained by the ship. 'A new mast will have to be installed before the i'ewall goes to sea again under sail. Katl.it First Itoum! Trip tit Honolulu Honolulu thoroughly approves of the new steamer Wilhelmina. built by tl.e Matson navigation company for the run between here and the island port. The new steamer arrived here yesterday from its first round trip. Captain Peter Johnson says that every man, woman and child in the island port was on board the Wilhelmina during *its stay in port. The Wilhelmina brought SS passengers, but far from a full cargo. The freight included 3.700 bunches of bananas, 5;005 bags of rice, 59,091 bag 3 of raw sugar. 15,595 bags of refined sugar and 915 cases of canned pine apples. The passengers haJ quite a gay time during the homeward voyage. Th« weather was fine and some kind of entertainment was provided every even ing. The star event of the trip wa* a mask ball, in which Captain Johnson assumed and made a success of the role of Don Gaspar de Portola. Ho said it was appropriate for the reason that discovering San Francisco harbor was the most important part of hh» job next to finding the harbor at Hono lulu. :3fiS&B Too Late to Pans Quarantine The Oceanic steamship company's ' liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward. ar rived yesterJay from Tahiti. bat reached the anchorage off Meigjjs wharf just too late for quarantine in spection. The federal doctors will board the liner at sunrise this mornimc and the passengers will be landed at Filbert street wharf probably about S o'clock. / The doctors are prepared for a busy morning, as they expect to find in quarantine at sunrise the Pacific JlaiE liner San Jose from Panama and th^ German steamer Ella from Victoria. The cruiser "Washington is also due. but will go direct to the quarantine station. The Mariposa. according: to wireless messages from Captain Hay ward, -was held back by strong head»winds. Liner Forced to U»e Oil Bass NEW YORK, March 2. — The Kaiser "Welhelm der Grosse, which arrived to night from Bremen, reported a pass;i-,> so rough that she was obliged to trail bags of oil to keep down the seas. For three days she steamed at reduced speed. In a thick fog the British steamer Sidra. from Cardenas, Cuba, was in col lision outside the harbor with the Nor wegian fruit steamer Minnesota, ant! received a broken bow and other dam age. About 20 miles southeast of Rjirnegat. N. J., the schooner Republic, frotn Porto Rico for New, York, was struck by the Royal Mn.il steam packet company's steamer Tagrus, from Kingston, Ja maica, for New York. It was- necessary to call a tug to the assistance of the Republic " '. , Ashore on Dlrd Island The Eritish steamer Crusader, bound from New York for Manila, is reported ashore on Bird island. All hands ar^ safe. Part of the crew has landed at Port Elizabeth. The captain reports the steamer's decks unfler water, -and believes the vessel will be a total loss.. Assistance has been sent. Joba Available in Lighthouse Sen lee Commander W. G. Miller. V. S. navj, inspector of lighthouse district 12, an nounces that applications .for civil serviae examination . for forming lists of eligiblesfrom which will be selected keepers and assistant keepers of light houses, and mates, masters, engineer;; and assistant engineers of tenders or light vessels in this district, will be received by him for the next 30 days. Full Information will be given at SIU Mutual Savings Bank building. Locates Lost Anchor The steamer Greenwood spent- th* • greater part of yesterday on ~ the. -bar dragging for the anchor lost by the tanker Santa Maria. The Greenwood came in last evening and reported hav ing located the mudhook. The Green wood will return at the first favorable opportunity and recover the anchor. Lurllne Sails for Honolulu -The Matson " navigation • company's Lurline sailed yesterday for Honolulu. The steamer carried a large cargo ana 26 cabin passengers. Towboat I« Libeled The California reclamation company, owner of the dredge San 'Francisco, filed a libel in the United States dis trict court yesterday against the stern wheel towboat SanJoaquin No. 2, to recover $9.581 damages. The towboat Is alleged to have carelessly pulled the dredge on .a bar in- . the Sacramento river last September and sunk her. The dredge had to he raised and over hauled in consequence. "Water Front Sot** . •«. - The. Japanese liner Tenyo Maru will i be in port by daylight tomorrow morn ing. , The Tepyo has 40 cabin pas sengers from i China and Japan . and 23 Asiatics in the steerage. : The Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania. Captain Saunders, left Acapulco Marcu 1 for this port. Captain William Matson, president of the Matson navigation company, who went to Honolulu on the .Wilhelmina. will remain at the Island port for some weeks. Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea amounted to 800,000 feet. \u25a0 Steamer Crews on Strike at .Manila ' MANItA, March 2.— Following the refusal of the owners to grant a serte3 of demands, the crews of the inter island steamers struck today, tying up the vessels and so holding up the malls. It is alleged that the strike was in stigated by Dominador Gomez, former president of the nationalist party. The strike breaks a two years pact entered into by the owners and'crew3 last, fall. ;;/ _-." . . ATHLETIC EM'ERTAI.VMEXT The , first of the series of ivrestllna* and boxing competitions \ to be , given by th» I Barbarian athletic club; will take platfe at the club headquarters tonight, and \u25a0 several ,of the best" amateurs "in these " lines ; of 'the .Olympic and>Reli ance clubs have yoluntee'red their.surv ives, so thatan exceptionally: fine pro gram, has been arranged.' • _ *=\u25a0' ;. r The Chilean government has under contract SOS miles" of railroads at an estimated cost of $2 1.207,660. 11