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SMELL OF TURKEY AWAKENS SPELLBOUND
EASTERN RACER WINS
FROM BUBBLING WATER
Thanksgiving Handicap Results in Victory
For the Conqueror of Olambala
Spellbound, the Albert gelding which came west with the reputation of
having defeated Olambala and other champions of the eastern turf, showed
yesterday in the Thanksgiving handicap that his reputation was not ground
less. M. C Prichard's entry, well ridden by Page, lowered the colors; of
the California favorite. Bubbling Water. Chester Krum. and some of the
best horses in the handicap division at the Emeryville track. ""*
The winner was ridden by" Page, and was 9 to 2 in the ring. He was
probabh- the next best supported horse -in the race. -The failure of the
Albert gelding on his two starts here to capture any brackets made many
fearful that he was not equal to the task of taking the measure of the daughter
of Colonel Wheeler.
There were about 7,(XX) spectators \at the track, and they cheered the
horsp and Jockey Page as they crossed-* — -*\u25a0
tbe line a. couple of lengths to the good.
Page put up a ni<-e ride on Spellbound,
kept off the early pace and reserved
him for the final run. He took the lead
st the last turn and maintained it to
the finisii.
Mf>!»ra and Joseph"* mar?. Bubbling:
Wat^r, nig the popular favorite.
Nearly everybody looked for the
daughter of Colonel Wheeler to" oap
hir« the feature and the layers were, of
The same frame of mind. They took
fio chances of being: caught out of line,
and ported Bubbling: Water aa odds
*>n choice, at 3 to 5. This prlre seemed
to satisfy the big holiday crowd which
gathered at the transbay track, and
they deluged the layers with coin on
the favorite. . . ..
The Impressive race of last Saturday,
when Bubbling "Water had defeated the.
fame field, with the exception of Spell
hound, had convinced the spectators
that the California favorite looked like
a sur* -winner.
, Tnoee who lik*» to get some return
for th*>ir money dabhled at Spellbound,
Chester Krum and Arasee, whose
prices ranged from 4 to 7 to I. Col
onel Jack and Molesey were the ex
treme, outsiders.
Th* virtory of the eastern racer was
no fluke. He romped past the wire
nearly three lengths ahead of Bubbling
Water, while Chester Krum finished a
V>eat»n of! third.
It Is true that Bubbling: Water had
had luck and Archibald did not give
her one of the pood rides of which he
is capable. But whether she could
have beaten the winner with even rac
ing luck is a question -which will be
disputed by three out of every four
who witnessed the rare. To the writer
It looked as if Spellbound were the
letter horse yesterday, but it surely
vruld have been a whirlwind finish If ,
Bubbling Water had fared with better
luck. Sne lost several lengths by be
ing cut oft and penned in.
The *tart wae good and Bubbling
Water was quick to take the lead, with
Chester Krum on even terms. She
hsd the rail and took the short cut !
around the first turn. Callahan. who
had the mount on Chester Krum. had
evidently been given orders to try to |
out game the favorite by running her j
into the ground, as he sent his mount i
out for the lead. Racing down the j
back stretch Chester Krum assumed j
the Jea<3 and cut Into the rail. This j
\u25a0w«6 down on the far turn and in the '
meantime the rest of the field was ;
drawing up. VTheA Archibald on Buo- i
hling Water tried to get out he found !
that he was in a pocket and was forced 1
to po to the extreme outside, on the last
turn.
Fpellbnund had moved up fast and
entered the stretch with a lead of two
>ngthF. Archibald started to rid©
THOMAS' TOSSERS
DOWN BOHEMIANS
Johnson, New Oak T wirier,
Shows Good Form, Allowing
But Three flits
OAKLAND, Nov. 24 — A close and
well played ball ga^ne -was the result
of the encounter at Freeman's parkj
this afternoon between the Bohemian
. rlub and a picked team captained by
/Catcher Thomas of the Oakland Coast
league team, the latter winning, score
Several professional players Thomas
had picked for his team did not show
up and the resulting vacancies were
filler in very capable fashion by the
pick of the nine fro mthe cruiser West
'Virginia.
Johnson, now with Hayward but who
\u25a0"in be with Oakland next season, held
th» mound, and Snyder of the navy
team was behind the plate for Thomas'
team. Purdy worked four innings and
Healon the remainder for the Bohemi
ans, with Moore catching.
The real feature of the game was
the pitching of Johnson. He held the
opposition to three hits and struck out
-10 men. The Bohemians put over their
lone ru nin the second Inning when
Moore walked, took second on Calla
han'6 single, negotiated a double steal
and scored on a lo wthrow to first by
Thomas.
The firet run for Thomas' t»am came
about when Pitcher Johnson lifted one
over the right field fence for a home
run. Wares scored the deciding tally
on a wild throw, a passed ball and an
out by Thomas at second. The score:
THOMAS' TEAS!
AB. R. BH. TO. A. E.
Wares. 8* -1 1 1 1 5 0
Tb<nns*. 3b 2 0 1 . 3 0 1
F«*-J«t. r. t 4 0 1 l o 0
Pay4er. c 4 o 1 jo 1 o
MiVie. Jb 4 0 1 7 0 1
]/ ffl >. 1. 1 4 O O O O 1
l.«-n6rtff. 2b * f * 2 4 2 «»
I^iherb«r. r. f 3 A 1 1 O O
Johnson, p 3 1 1 O 3 0
Total .'-. - 31 2 9 27 11 3
BOHEMIANS
AB. R, BH. PO. A. E.
Srorrr. 1. f ~ 4 0 1, 1,1 0
r.humen, ss 4 0 0 4 2 0
Mmr?. Sb S ft 1 4 2 1
M<v»r»». c. 3' 1 *> * 0 0
Thompson, lb ;.... 2 o 0 9 o-o
« «ilalian. 2b « •> 1 13 0
H^aj:. c. f ...-•• 3 O O A 0 O
I>ldajan, r. f 1 0 O O 1 0
PHI, r . f 2 <* <* A O °
rnrdjr p 2 0 Q 0 1 O
H»alao. p. - 1 ° 0 0 >- 1 O
Total ...2S 1 3 24 11 H
iRCNS AND \u25a0\u25a0 HITS" BT INNINGS .
B«*»Tnis»jK O 1 OO 0 0 0 O O— l
Bssehits 0 1 O 8 O 1 O OO—S
Thnnw* 1 team O O 1 ' O 10 O 0 s— 2
Ba*»hits .1 3 10 1 0 2 1 x— 9
SUMMARY
Flr*t b«f» on called balls— Off Pcrdj 3. off
V Ronloa 1. off Johnson 3. Tiro base hits — Sperr.t.
' Mitw. Home mn — Johnson. Double. . play —
TTare* to L*nhoff to Mitie. Strnck oat— By
loboson 10. by Pnrd> 2,' by Healoa 1. Passed
H»lu — Moore 3. \u25a0 Stolen bases — Menges,- Moor*.
f«llaba%. Inninsrs pitched— By Purdj 4, v;bj
JOE MURPHY
! Bubbling: TVater and she responded
jramely. but Spellbound had plenty in
reserve* to stand off the rush of .the
favorite. The effort told on Bubbling: !
Water and s=he seemed to hang a bit I
\u25a0while the \u25a0winner was running strong 1 .
Arasee was prominent at the three
quarters pole, but appeared to tire,
and Chester Krum beat him by sev
eral lengths for the show.
The track, while not lightning: fast,
was good.' as was' shown by the time
made during the afternoon. Spellbound
covered . the mile and an eighthMn
1:512-5, just one second behind the
track record time established by Bub-,
bling Water last season.
The Emeryville course was thronged
with a gathering which resembled
crowds of former years. The dull
weather .kept many away, but - the
grandstand and bettinp ring were well
filled. Interest centered in the handi
cap, but the other events furnished
some' 1 *- good sport. One favorite and
four second choices came down to the
wire in. front.
The hardest fall of the day was ex
perienced when J- MacManus' entry,
Sepulveda, which made a sensational
finish in his last start, was made an
odds on choice in the fifth and failed
dismally, running third.
His last race may have set the horse
back, for he did not show any of the
rare gameness which he displayed in
his previous start and was outgamed
by Hooray and Cabin.
The Chantecler stable has a. very
shifty 2 year old in the winner of the
second race. Pay streak, a broth e> of
Coppertown. Planter was mad* the
choice with Pay Streak next in de
mand. Archibald put up a finished
ride on the winner and- brought him
home two lengths in front of Ayame,
which made its first start. Media was
third. The favorite ran a dull race,
finishing back in tlie ruck. ' . •\u25a0
MeJtondale showed that he could
sprint as well as go a distance. The
Meltonian colt ran down such fast
ones as Prudent.* Bitter Sfr and Han
nah Louise over five furlongs. Hannah
Louise was the choice, but she faded
away in the stretch.. Meltondale broke
in front, relinquished the lead at the
turn and came on again in the last
hundred yards, nipping first place from
Prudent in a rush. Bitter Sir was
third.
Xyanza, after getting off to a bad
start, was brought ' around his field
and won a nose victory from Argonaut.
Sona and Busy Man threw their riders
and Aristotle was pulled up.
No Quarter made every post a win
ning one in the final event and won
by a good margin from Tillinghast.
Tta* favorite, Smiley Metzner. was
third.
WEBSTER BEATS
CHARLEY WHITE
Danny Gains Decision in a D/s
appointing Twenty Round
Contest
f Special Dispatch to The Call]
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 24. — The boxing
game was revived today in Los An*
geles when Danny "Webster and Char
ley White met over the 20 round
course, Webster winning the decision.
The bout was a disappointment. V
At the close of the fight Referee
Charlie Eyton summarized the show \
in a few words:
"This was absolutelythe poorest- ex
cuse for a flght I ever saw. - I gave
Webster the verdict mainly be'eause
he showed a tendency to really fight;
something that White did not."
The Chicago boy was a sad disap- ;
pointment to the bettors who had been
* laying 10 to 7 and 10 to S on his
chances. . In the nineteenth round he
did absolutely nothing," holding on: at
every opportunity and giving evidence
of being a bloomer. /
From the opening of the first round
to the beginning of the next to the
last period it was simply a case of
Webster- rusbinsr to close quarters and
sending in a series of punches to the
stomach. Danny tried hard at all times
to open up his man and start a real
mlxup, but the Chicago youth -.- refused
the issue. Then.ljn the semi -darkness
that enveloped the closing rounds, he
finally show-ed a trace at aggressive
ness, which, had it been developed
sooner, might have . brought home the
bacon. But as it was, Webster was
only .too anxious to rough it and held
hisown to gain the referee's Just : ver
dict. :
Toungr Rivers, the clever little Mex
ican boy, wJio has been going right
along toward the top, redeemed the
card by his performance with Frankie
Sullivan. The Irish youths game to the
core, but taking • unnecessary punish
ment all the way, was finally put out
of commission when the referee stopped
the show In the eighth period. It was
Rivers all the way.
'J. — - — !! — — !—! — :—:: — :: — — \u2666
[JACKSONVILLE RESULTS ]
JACKSONVILLE. Flai.-NoT. 24— Donald Mc-
T>oDald, carrying top weight of 124 pounds and
faTorit* in the betting at: 3% .to 1. won the
Thankstirtnir handicap.. th* feature of the open
injr day on tfce Moncrfef park , coarse: today from
a high class Held of horses.. About $.000 persons
attended the first day's racing. 'Nineteen book
mskrrs were in line and speculation was brisk.
First race, Inaugural dart, six- furlongs— Hoff
man. 3 to 1, woo; Jack Parker, 7 to 10, second;
T. M. Green, out. third. Time. 1:13 3-5. N ;
.Second . race, . ; six . f nrlonsa — Ida I>, 7 to - 10.
won; Tom Shaw. 6 to 1, second; Joe Gaiteos, 4
to 5. third. :. Time." 1:151-5.; ; «
Third race, flreiand a half furlonps-^-Aldrin.
10 to l.'won; Jack r»enmaß.-2 to V, second;-Pha
roah. 1 to 4. third. Time, 1:08 1-5.
Fourth race. han«*c»p,- one . mil*— Donald » slc-.
Donald, S»i to : 1 :~ won : Friend Harry, ,4 t»<l,
second: Mary.DaTls." 2 to 1. third.,; Tim* .-1:42.
Fifth race.- selling,-- pnrse-?400. ; six furlonjrs—^
Lady Irma, 3 » to: 1. » *"on ; * Ben c DooMe, « : - to : s,
second: All Red. 1 to 2. itbird.- Time. 5 1:13 1-15.
. £lxth race, sell In gr; purse S4OO, mile and a six
teenth — Arlmer.' 6 to V. won; Font." 2>A'tft \u25a0l;~
*»«wid< fit. Joseph, 2!i" to --I,'v third."- Time;
THE : SAN, MAyOISGO CALL,^ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1910:
SPELLBOUND^ WINNER OF THE THANKSGIVING 1
HANDICAP: RETURNING TO tfHE\ JUDGES] STAND AFTER
HIS VICTORY INTHE EMERYVILLE TURF CLASSIC; WITH;
JOCKEY PAGE UPLAND ABOVE, A PORTRAIT, OF PAGE;
WHOSE MASTERFULfRIDING WAS AN IMPORTANT FAC
TOR IN THE RACES RESULT. : :
1
TABOO CAPTURES
JUAREZ FEATURE
Jack Atkln Stops Badly and
Is Eased Up in the
Stretch
JUAREZ, Mex.. Nov. 24.— Before a
crowd of S.OOO people Taboo, favorite
at 7 to 5, won the La Independencia
handicap, at 1 1-8. miles, '-the. feature of
the opening at Terrazas park today.
The weather, was -warm and delight
ful and the track very ». fast. Owing
to the delay in getting some horsey
across the border the handicap was' re
duced..^ only three starters. Jack At
kin opened favorite, but . was soon dis
placed by Taboo.'
Harrigan jumped into the lead at the
start and led by three lengths over
Jack Atkin. with Taboo away back.
Harrigan held his advantage at
turn Into the ; stretch, but here Taboo
came with a rush and,' catching Harri
gan 20VJumps from the wire,, won by
half a length. Jack Atkin. stopped
bodly and was eased up all through
the stretch^'
Summary:'
First' race, five and a half furlongs— Trance,
(Kennedy), 9 to 20, won; Meadow, (^loles worth),
IX to 2, necond; Ocean Quonn, (Garry), 20 to 1.
third. Tim* — 1:OT. Angelus, G^ne. Wood, John
Griffln 11. Work Box and Dr. Smoot also r«n..
Second race, five furlonjts— Rue, (Moleswortb),
eTen, i won ; : Uncle Ban, < (Smith) , •4• to 1. second ;
Flying Wolf, (Murphy). « to 1. third. Time —
1:02. v Bertmont, : Jack Stryker and Stalwart Lad
also ran. ' \u25a0 . . '
Third race, ' EPren -furlongs, RplllnE— P*>dro,
(Benscoteni, S to- 1, - won; "Marian- Casey.
(Gadry).. 2 to 1. second: ' Harrala, (Reynolds),
60 to 1. third.. Time 1:28. Bon Ton, • Fancy,
\>sme. St. Kilda. Cuban Boy, J3ell Flower and
Almn ; Boy also'ran. " v
\u25a0-\u25a0 Fourth. wcp. Lalndpppndpncla.banflicßp, raluc
$2,000; one- and an -.elglnh miles— Taboo (Bens
rot«»n). >7 to 5, won: - Hnrrifran. ; (Thompson), v - S
to 2, spcond;jark Atkln. ' iKonnedy);. 3 to 2,
third. Time-r-1:54 S-5. - Only thref startorsr i
Fifth race, sijc furlongs, sollinfr — Lomond (Rpt
tifc), 12 to I. won:. Chapulteppc. - (Benscoten),
S to 1, second; , Clint Tucker, j( Murphy). 12 to 1.
third. Tim^— l:l4- 1-5. .-; Lena Lech, Koppk, Beau
Man. Jacquelir.n.. Bardonla, Rio Pecos^ and.; Royal
CaptiTe also ran. ' >-/.-
• Sixth raeo, one-mil*'. • selllns— Fred Mulnolland;
(Bettls;), .3 to 2, won; Dorante,. (Thompson),
B;to.G, second; Otilo, '(WarrlDston), 11- to-5,
third.,. Time — 1:41 1-5. Tug. Boat and La Deitra
also ran. \u25a0 ~\\ '.
a— \u25a0 ' \u25a0 " i • \u25a0 \u25a0 ' ' i ' ' i ' ' ' -~a.
j JUAREZ ENTRIES
i, JUAREZ, Mex., \u25a0 Kot. 21. — Terrazas park en
tries.- for .: tomorrow:- / - ' . . . •.• . : .
•' First i : race, 's*4 ' furlongs— Unconquered. - 107;
Hesitate. -Brarc "Withers,- 106;*: Ilzie, 105; Helen
Scott, r 103. -V .-\u25a0•-: •. ; - • \u25a0 -
"Second- racft.v''sVi 'furlongs — Pilaln. '• Salnfox.
James:- Blackstock. il05; , Short. Order, : Catheryn
Scott. Marcos,, 102./ . . 7 . : :
Third .race. I mile — Bonnie^ Prince •"•\u25a0 Charlie,'
John Louis,- Misprision.*- Hoyi*>, - Cardinal Sarto.
107:' "Task Master, Uo2. ;-,,•• • \u25a0?> \u25a0 v' -. :---.': ---.'
Fourth race. S^y furionss— Kid* Ilart, '\u25a0 IJ2;
Snortlnjr 'Life.- Kamon Carona,:ioof Napa Nick.'
The .Wolf., 103; •Siscus. Id?,.
Fifth race,. oVj : furlonps— Stalwart. Lad, \u25a0 Ir
failni.; Little 1 fitck. 10^; vCarl-' Claud. 105;
Owenita.^G»htnicht.i 102.: / -
* Sixth - race.: 6 .fiirlontrs— Slzs.': Senator 'Pay nter.
Yankee ;N'lc, : Bill F.aton. ;.• Bentronia; v i.Banthel,
107 ; ; * Gypsy ... King, * Mauretania, ;4; 4 Volley ' Stream,
10S;.»Perivrink?". W.: " • \u25a0'';\u25a0.;.•\u25a0;\u25a0-.•-.\u25a0- -
>*Apprcutice allowance. ' ';.;.•.: • .
THE CALL'S HANDICAP FORECAST
LOUISE B— INAUGURATION-7-PAL .
FIRST RACE— Six -furlongs; selling; all ages.,
Ittdex --' Horfe \u25a0/\u25a0. W'f' Remarks.^
7470 LOUISE 8. '..:....'......'..,,.*....... 03 - Kan a Dice race last out.
74r,7. •INAUGUHATION '\u0084.... 102' Could win on best form.
, 7464 PAL ...................:; 11l Is getting better.
7457 : Ladr Rensselaer... .........'...\u25a0....;-. 107. Should go \u25a0\u25a0 better ; todajv
|T535 ; i F. E. 5haw.. ..:...... .......;..;.. ..in aright prove the' surprise. "
7435 Lady : Hlldreth. . . . . : 111/ Showed fair speed in her last race. ,
7464 . Lady. Adelaide..*...' '..;-...'... .. .i.107' - Has not shown any form.-*.' A , .
7444 Wap. .....". '.'.....'....;.. 10T. Shown nothing. .. "
"7404 Titus II . ...11l -No form. .;. .' :
7464 W'oodlander ..........'.......•. .107 Form has been poor. -"
7451 .Fay Mulr.. ............103 No form. \u25a0
7450 *Buena ......102- No form.
TWILIGHT QUEEN—OSWALD B— BILLY MYER A
SECOND RACE— Sis furlongs; Sellinst; all ages. ' . - - ;\u25a0: '\u25a0
Index. -Horfe^ i \u25a0\u25a0• - :\u25a0•'., •\u25a0 Wt ' • Remarks. >
7437 TWILIGHT QUEEN. .'.... .......lit Ran like herself. in last race.
' 745P OSWALD B. ; 107 Is right in form and the contender.
7463 BILLY WYEK. ........ .". .....:. 111, Consistent horse. ' . \ f
7466 Miss Sly.:.'... ......' '...111! Showed early speed last race.
745» •Domithilda 7 .......102 - This trick must not be overlooked.
.7440 Geneva .'.... .....x 107 \u25a0- . Races hare _been good.
7438 Jessupburn , \u25a0...'........ .107 Has speed.— , •" - •' .
'7475 Biskra ...'.\ :....'JO7 Races have been below par. '\u25a0.
7475 Plume ... ............. .....'. in: ' : Races haTe been good. ' '
.7444 Charles Green /- ..... ... .'.lll - Looks to be up against too much speed.
7475 E.M. Fry..... ,~. ...,';. .107 Will wake up some day.
7445 Dlrectello ............107 r Short in last race. - .. — ;".--
STAR ACTOR— ELGIN—CAPTAIN BURNETT i
THIRD RACE — One and three sixteenth miles; ; selliDgt 3 year olds and upward.
Index -.Horse. \u25a0 > \u25a0Wt • .• Remarks, v . \u25a0 ;-
745<? STAR ACTOR..;.. ....;..... .....103 v Should 'be able to carry his speed.
7462 ELGIN .....:..... ;... 104, NGettinßN Gettinß better right alonsr.
- 7480* CAPTAIN BUB.NETT... 10S . Likes a distance. .-•,.-•.. :>j'.
7474 ffreacurc Seeker. ; ..104, Has not yet- shown best form. : . •-.
7456 Belleview . : . . ;.'... ...';.;.,. i.; ios '" .Llkes-dlstance, but form ; has been poor.
' 7474 ' Lady McNally.. ......:........ 9n . Getting better. , . -
7465 Sir We51ey........... .. .....:10i. "Not much.' '" " \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0<;\u25a0
N " / DADDY GIP— SETBACK--BRAXTON
'FOURTH RACE— Six furlongs; purse; 3 year olds. . \u25a0: \u25a0•.\u25a0•.- -•.-.\u25a0.. ......
Index -Horse , ' - Wt \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0,- •, Remarks.' • v . •
7443 DADDY G1P.. ...................... .J0."' A superlative mudder. .- --^
7449. SETBACK .10S' Floimdered in a slowtrack last out. * :H'~*
"7439 BRAXTON ............... .. lo.i .Does not figure to beat the top ones.
74?,f> • Pablgren .\u25a0 . .'.... .........lO.'i "^ Up against it. ' . .' ; • -
\u25a0" 7454 •- Boggs "..' 10f> Nepds racinjr. , ; *\u25a0 : ;.
•f.OOi Dargin ..100 -.-\u25a0 Probably needs 'racing. ""- -
6149- Kyle lor. .Hardly ready. •" .
CABIN— APOLOGIZE— ROYAL STONE •
FIFTH RACE — One mile and 20 yards; sellins: 3 year olds and upward..
IndfT: .- v Horsr» , ; / T\'t Kemarks.t-^SgsSSßP^^^; '
7460 CABIN ...1.......... '..:'..*.'. /;ion ; *Rana. cracking, race yesterday. :\u25a0\u25a0-. -'
; 746S 'APOLOGIZE .............:..;..;.; ..112 : Is gettincribPtter. .
< 74RS ROYAL STONE. 100 : Goins will suit. •
7468 Irricatpr ...'..;..- ..100 . I>ue to run- a. good race.- . •'- \u25a0
7468 Spring 1 8an. .... .„. .: ...........100; Not at best.- ,• \u25a0 :
7462 - Silver Grain. ... t ... .1 ........ ,\ ... .\107. : . .Form; has b?en> poor.fi v i
746'! -Allness" '—.. — .."................ .112 Not much. ' . \u25a0 . ? . .''
7464 Nettie Tracer. ... .... , .100 Sbown, nothing. . -
ZAHR A--CIRCO— KITT Yv CUNARD
t 'SIXTH RACE— Futurity course; maidens; 3 yoar olils:-purse. ;'
I Index; 1 Horse -;. :;; -. -j-l Wt Remark.*. ~ '•\u25a0 '.
745" ZAHRA .........'.. .~.".~.rT .'..;.'/..... :lOI>I .Lnoksto;i>p in a soft- spot.
675.*. CIHCO' ... ...1 . . . ..'.?.... .." '.-...'. .100- " Working wpII. -
60fll V KITTY -CUNARD^. ............ ......100 * A, toss. between the others. .:
Langford and Johnson
Wanted in London
""BOSTON. Nov. ; 24.— -Joe -Woodman, j
manager of Sam Langf ord. is in . receipt J
of a letter from jHugh- Mclntosh.?thel
Australian boxing, promoter, ~\ in which
Mclntosh offers to : give Jack";. lohnsori'i
$15,r>00 and; expenses for .his end *of fa
light with . Larigford, -to take .place An
London, flur ing week. Me- i
lnto'slv. asks Woodman lo 'make every I
possible efCortUo? close: the^ mateh vwithi
Johnson. A In \u25a0/making , the, •• match; Mc-
Intp'shirequires* that 'Johnson^ shall; post
$15.000 ; to guarantee^ his ;in
Santa Cruz High Loses
To ALumni Team
[Special ; DUpalch i to The Call]
'\u25a0[ SANTA-C RUZ,-: Nov."; .24^The;* local
high school: football team,' champions of
the^; Coast (Counties^ athletic, league,-; met
With .their . first; defeat . of the season : to
day, the ;Alumni % veterans, rolling, up a
25 to ,6 score against, tifern.': With"prac
tically \u25a0'rid-'-prelirninary. practice, >* the
Alumni fifteen* Rut" - : upa surprisingly.
fast-tgameJ. and /outplayed i their:, oppo
nents"liri;e\"eryjdepartment of the gam*.
The'-hlghTschooliflfteen! was outweighed
a rid \u25a0•; seemed to ~ lose \u25a0 heart "early; in - the
ETERNAL FEMININE AT
RACETRACK IS RACY
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Rooting in Grand Stand Planted on Hunches
\And Irrigated With Salt Tears
MARY ASHE MILLER
"Come- on, you' Hannah Louise, oh. .come on. Hannah," whispered and
sobbed and shouted the women at the-racetrack yesterday afternoon, but the
favorite, failed to respond to the call and the enthusiast; fell back in their
seats, biting their lips, chewing their gum, laughing hysterically or/lamenting 1
audibljy according to the different manifestations of temperament.
Not much time was wasted, in. vain regrets, however. They were saved
until the close of the day, when the entire list of races received minute atten
tion and. most .elaborate post mortems.
V-, Another race was coming in a few minutes and there were other bets to
be, placed;. so advice was sought, "signs" followed, "hunches" obeyed, "sys
tems" played, the whole being set forth"
in the most deliciously expressive jar
gon."
.It was a record •breakirig crowd at
the, track yesterday, it was said, and it ,
was surprising to-^ see how many of
those present were women. So many
stories have been written 'of women, at
the,.; racetrack, and ;so many tragedies^
recounted, that one rather expects to
see fate doing its worst on every side.
-.On the contrary^ it takes' a rather:
thoughtfui ' state of mind and some
amount . of .psychological' research to
find any very serious woes there. There
are emotional tears, of course, over the
loss of a few dollars, and' a < day's -ill
luck means' always a "downcast heart
to. all save the most experienced gam
blers, it is said. . i-i
..t-In- -the fifth race a woman next to
me, middle aged, rather \ plainly
dressed, who had evidently washed her
own" Inexpensive lingerie waist, had
bet some mon«y on a horsey named
Sepulveda, ridden by a boy named
Archibald. " / : -: T^
;:; :' It is hardly fair to give horses such
names as Sepulveda. by the way. It
is too hard to pronounce and calling
out the name seems one of the pleas
antest things about the race to many
of the people. Some of them did their
best with Sepulveda, but really it >as
a serious curb on the joy of that event
— and he lost after all.
- This woman next me didn't try. She
appealed to the rider. She began in a
whisper when the horses were about a
half a mile away. '
"Archie," she said. And then again.
"Oh, Archie," and at regular Intervals
came these familiar entreaties, grow
ing louder as the horses drew nearer
the" goal. She began .to snap her
fingers and shiver, the monotonous
repetition of the name seeming to drive
her "almost into a frenzy.
Two horses were running faster than
Sepulveda that time and she collapsed
in her seat, sobbing, with her teeth
chattering. It only lasted a minute,
however, and she began to count her
money and talk to a colored woman
near her about the next thing that
"looked good." She probably needed
the money, but it was no matter of life
and death with her and not particu
larly touching.
'Most of the women there were in
such "dressy" effects that one felt sure
the gambling was a mere matter of
amusement. Such willow plumes, such
velvet gowns,, such furs, sable, chin
chilla and the rest, such silk stockings
and such tons of false braids and puffs
— who could waste, sympathy over
merely losing money? -•- ' .
.As to the moral aspect, many Of
them .were so evidently those who
played the game of life on the "get
rich quick" at any price plan that : a
horserace or two was not worth con
sidering, save as a part of the whole.
There were two things that were
really pathetic — I feel that I must do
my . duty and conform to custom by
finding something melancholy at the
track — and the -first "of these were
those women who went alone .and
looked out of place.- •
I saw at least a dozen of them, thinr
young women, just beginning to find
their first wrinkles— thin In the backs
of their necks, which is nearly always
a. sign of a lonely, circumspect sort of
an existence. Their faces looked as
if they had repressed every emotion
and lived on breakfast foods for years.
School teachers of the less prosper
ous sort, boQk keepers or stenogra
phers they seemed, and so lonely that
they had to do something for excite
ment. They bet a little in a more or
less alarmed way and studied the form
sheets— if that Is what you call the
things that give life histories of the
horses and riders — out of all propor
tion to their betting 1 . They were not
"sports" in any sense of the word. All
they could do was • lose a little money
and -their self-respect.
The other .- sad sight was a little
girl of about 10,. wh0 was being trained
by, her large, berouged. redhatted moth
er to know the racingsgame in all Its
details. " " . . "
"He can't carry that weight, can he?"
she asked about one favorite. "And I
don't believe this. is his distance. Six
and a half furlongs was his best per
formance, wasn't It mother? And this
is only five."
• It positively gave me the shivers, be
cause the child evidently knew whereof
she spoke. ' Mother _,put all- her money,
on Spellbound' in one race, and she
"rooted*'— or whatever you call It in
"racetrackesa"— at the top of her lungs.
The child was as ardent, but she
showed- it differently. Her little face
paled until it was almost ghastly, her
eyes filled, with tears and she kept
forming, with . ellent lips the name.
Spellbound won, and then the little lass
turned; a rosy, red, shouted , for. joy and
conducted herself as any natural child
ehouM " when .^pleased — but it was a
sickening sort of a thing.
It was more diverting up among a
group of , men and women, black and
white, betting sociably together.
:"I: "I got my money on Bubbling "Water,
but I know I am a fool." »ald 'one
woman whose willow plumes, made her
a noticeable figure. "I hadn't ought to
bet ever on a holiday. I know I hadn't.
It takes me, to lose every cent, on
'sucker day,' all right. 'Cut out holi
days' ought to be -my motto."
"Well, I only, put my money, on. her
because- a friend of minejis a . great
friend of. theirs, and; she come over and
said to put every cent on her; so I did."
said : another woman. .- . .
"'"I Just played .her .for a place," said
a* serious , blonde young: man in .the
fuzziest beaver hat t'obe". found. ; "She
looks 'good; all right, 'but "this track is
bad" for *her today."- , .
Despite these prognostications there
were many thousands .of - dollars 'oh j
Bubbling Water' and* the grandstand
rocked and : reverberated with roars of
ericouragemerit^as she "came down the
track. .'All in' vain", however, r Bubbling
Water went the way of Hannah Louise
and: not i many, "casiied:in.V
:A: quaint, »ofr\s voiced ; colored -man
fold oosf s a secret* longing to -play ahorse
called *.Beßsle.{C;>-vwhicH ' desire- '.'.,was
promptly i frowned • do#n byjthe'^dark
brown.' lady^ who;' accompanied him.
-'" "That; hawse /ain't got j he: chance ; of
anything." "sh'eVaid.;- "Why, -she don't
look ' good ;to ; nobody.? <•' .
i?" : Yes."^saidhe i ; softly. -"I know, but
the name : :Just7 keeps' a-comin* to me
and; a-comin' " to ime. It's on account
of Lucy C." I'fftHfi'ffiflyfljgHMß " ';".-. \u25a0-.
.. J''Yes. • yes, \u25a0I -, know. Lucy * C.". ; said a
bright" litUe white .woman' on his other
side. "She was one of Crowley's
ponies." ...
"Yes," said Bessie C's friend, "and I
had a dream about her. I dreamt sh»
won. And ever since then I been
lookin' for her to 'come up so I: can
play her — hut ( I reckon she"s gon* up.
I don't nevert soe her no* more. So I
just-want to- play Bessie C becatjse of
the name.'!
; "Humph.", eaid the brown lady with
a scornful sniff. "You can't shift yo"
hunches, it ain't no nse." ;
And «o some won and some lost and
every, one, wajs interested and most of
them cheerful, and after all, as one
man said: "The. last *fa\-orlte of the
day f is Turkey— they all put their
money on him and they all win — so
it's been a good day."
Modesto Track Athletes
Defeat Lowell
MODESTO. Nov. 21.— Th« Modesto
high school track team defeated the
track team from Lowell high school of
San Francisco here today 75 to 55. The
weather was threatening and cold, and
for this reason no records were broken
and the time in the various events was
plow. The two teams were about ven
ly. matched in the mid.il* distance runs,
but Lowell was superior in the short
sprints, llodesto was strong in the
weight, pole vault and mile run. the
Lowell team taking the relay.
JHI/TXOM.VH BEATS OREGON
PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 24. — The
eleven of th<? Multnomah amateur ath
letic club today ups»t allu calculation*
and defeated the University of Ore
gon .team at football by the score of
i> to 0. The club team, with a snap
that surprised even their own admir
ers, starter! the ball down the field
after the kick oft in the first qutrter
and before the game vr*3 a full minute
old had secured a touchdown. At that
the. university boys outplayed the local
men. but they could not overcome the
SPOKANE AND I.IXCOLX TIE
SPOKANE. Nov. 24.— Spokane, high
and' Lincoln hish of Seattle played a
tie game today, 0 to to 0. Spokan*
missed a s;rea£ chance to score in th*>
first quarter. Vhen with the ball In
their possession they -wer* held by the
Lincoln line only 16 inches from th©
goal line. Both teams tried the- for
ward pass repeatedly, but many of the
passes were intercepted on account of
th» wet and ' heavy conJltlon of the
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SRRUBB OTJTOUXS LONGBOAT
BOSTON. Nov. 24. — Aifle Shrubb, Eng
lish champion professional distance
runner, tonight defeated Tom Ixmgboat.
the Onondaga Indian, in a 15 mile rac»
by three-quarters of a lap. Shrubb's
tim« was 1 hour 25 minutes S 3-5 sec
onds.
Cured in 5 Days
jBxSJSSEjffIsIiSsBBz nCfula
h. o. M-rtto, m. d. Stricture
Th« TjetA\nw gpetialirt. }
I CTRI VARICOCELB. HYDSOCBX.K.
HERNIA. PILES. FISTTJLA and BTEIC-
TURB la flre day*. X» umn cperatloo. No
fletention firem occupation.
I am the only specialist fa San Fraadsen
wk« does not advertise a flctltioa* nam« and
photograph. I publish my troe pnotnrrapa.
eorreet name, personally contlnet my offle*. I
am the longest established, moat sQoe««*fn!
and reliable, as medical credentials aad press
records proTe. I make tnis statement »<\u25a0» that
yoa will know jou coaoult a e*l«bnt«d sp«-
eitllst who sees and treats patients person-
ally. I possess skill and experience, aeitnlvsd
fa rneh a wajr tbar no other can share and
abOßjd sot be classed with medical empaal**.
It is nnwise and exp«nstre to ambrac* tne
statements of medical companies. It' ts tat-
Dossibi* for a medTcal eoanxnx to Attend eol-
I?se. Compaotes hare ua dtptaraas or lic«as«
to practice tnedlcln* la CaliforaU or tar
other state. Medical companies nmtllj are
named ift«r s doctor. A portrait whose per-
«on»!lty and liimtltj ar* indefinite !* se-
lected snd published *« . the leff'tinuta sp«.
rialist of the afflce. Hired snb«tirnte«. ord!-
_n«ry Aoetor* wita cneaticnabl* aWtlty. *!\u25bc•
consnltatlons. eiaa;!a»:ioni acd treatment.
MY. DIRECT -TRKATJTCXT FOlt
"TVEAK^TESS"
That disorder commonly : fcnow j as "w«*t-
ne*s" bas for rears and generations baffled
the efforts of cnysiciana, yet to tills T»ry day
1 a majority of doctor^, specialists not ex-
cepfe<l- are attemptlns to orercome it by
tEethodn that kave been ia cca«tant n» and
have alwaya failed for half century. They
do** the •rr^tem with p<rwerfn! stimulants and
tonics.- calculated to re«tore nerr-jna forre or
strength, that is not ami never bas twa laek-
ing. with -a re*nlt- that . tne functions are
temporarily eicite«t. to the> poalrtre detriment
of the - patient- TVeaknes^ — we will call it
.toch for convenience Ju3t new — ts enly a
aympton resalting from a e&ronlcally swollen
and inSamed prostate zland. and is curable by
local treatment only. Either early diasipation
or some improperly treated contracted disease
!s.-r«»«pontlB>- for the rcfiammafUm In moat
instance*. '. thoorn accident, iajnry. (train.
etc.. may prodtace the. same reanlt. I perma-
nently, cure,, tlse»* cases of prematur-neas. loss
of now^ etc.. wltiooj to* glvtojf of a
singi* Intern*! dose. - which demonstrates the
absolute : accuracy; of my nnd'tttandin* and
treatement at this disorder. In years I have
not met with a \u25a0 single failure, and I aav*
.entire eon&dtifte la my ability to core all
cases that come to me for treatment. I am
equally. crc tain that no treatment other than
that 'which 1 nave perfected caa completely
and permanently re«t»r» strength and vljjor.-
I also cure Contracted tH*?a»e. • Chronic
• L<««*»8. Spermatorrixrte'jt. CobMrlou* Blood
PoUon.anu all Complications from these ail-
ment*. .\u25a0•-'"\u25a0
\u25a0 \u25a0 My • adtlce and. coofsltatica free to the
• fiiietM. whether treatment is t»k»n or not.
I am.alicar* glad t» explain my methods and
glte -friendly aftvfeetn a'l.wbo call. If yvn
can not come to »e« m*. Till* tcday. Hsur».
8 ; a '- m.' to t> p- m. Sandars. J> to 1 only. .
DR. H. G. MARTIN
721 MARKET STREET
san Franci'fo. Cal.
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