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The morning call., 1893-09-25
OLYMPIC CLUB NOTES.
A Sprinting Match = The Football
Team Is ReorganiZed.

At the Olympic Club grounds yesterday
afternoon Bert Coffin, A. Hoffman. How
ard Coffin and A. Mahouey ran 100-yard
footrace. resulting as follows:
First heat-Ber. Coffin first and Hoffman
second. Time, :1O4-5
Second heat-Howard Coffin first and
Mahoney second. Time, 10 3-5.
Third heat-Bert Coffin first, Howard
Coffin second. Time, 10 2-5.
Bert Coffin won the race, finishing six
inches in the lead.
In this race Hoffman started from the
scratch. while Bert and Howard Coffin had
the advantage of 4h-yard handicap and
Mah0ney 3-yard handicap. Hoffman's 8
partial success in The first heat, consider
ing the handicaps he conlended against, is
considered a splendid she wing by old me NJ
bers of the club. He is a novice, having
trained but few months, while the other
contestants are athletes of considerable
experience and training.
T. A. Eos er made running high lump
Of feet 615 inches.
John Purcell pu: the shot 81 feet 7b
inches
Captain Jack Sherrard succeeded in fin
lshlng the organization of his football
team and the afternoon was spent in train
lag. The team is composed Of the follow
ing Olympics: Sherrard, Cassidy, Cart
wright, Moore, Code, Reuhm, Taylor, Nc
Arthur, Heffr0n, Ran som and Cordes.
Z. NJ. Yates, the veteran athlete, owing
TO n strain sustained yesterday IN practice.
VIII not take part ia the championship
games commencing on October IA.
The morning call., 1893-09-25
WHEELMEN MEET.
Four Clubs Come Together on Ala
media County Roads.

Large parties of bicyclists from four
clnbs enjoyed runs yesterday over the
level roads in Alameda County and re-
turned after an enjoyable days sport.
About twenty-five men from the Bay
City Wheelmen's club left town on the 9 80
boat. The same number from the Olym-
pic Club bicycletannex left fifteen minutes
earlier. Across the bay they met several
wheelmen from San Jose ana Oakland and
all went spinning along together
The Bay City men left the train at Fruit
vale and there started out on run TO Hay
wards. a distance of 105s miles. arriving in
time TO see the finish Of the Acme Club
from Oakland. At Haywards large dele
gallon of Garden City cyclists met the TIVE
clubs and wheeled a short distance with
them.
The return was made by way of Pied
mont, where all. the company enjoyed a
salt water swim.
The Olympics went from Alameda to
San Leandro and over the triangle, :"
where they fell in with the Acme Club
AS the Acmes were engaged in a club
road race the Olympics tried out with them
TO see what they could do and regulate
scratching for a race to take place on Oc-
tober % over the San Leandro triangle.
a week from Sunday the Acmes will
have a race from Fruitvale to Haywards.
This event will be attended by local clubs.
the Alliance of Oakland aud San Jose
cyclists.
The morning call., 1893-09-25
DAMlMON'S ERRORS
Some Good Pitching and
Poor Fielding.
Kennedy Made an Excellent Catch
and Fianley and O'Day Played
Very Good Ball.

The dun, cold day is probably what pre-
vented more than few hundred people
going out to see the ball game between the
San Francisco and Petaluma clubs yester-
day afternoon. Those who did 90 sat and
shivered in the fog, and swOTe at them
selves for leaving warm, comfortable
places to watch lot of ball-tossers play a
poor game. The weather may have had
something to do with the playing. too.
The men who work on the Petaluma
team didn't seem to have any heads. They
were quick enough, but one little blunder
over the lot. and after that all the San
Franciscos had TO do was to chase around
the bases and score runs.
Jackson. tall young man. whose name
Is Cooney when he isn't playing profes-
siOnal baseball, pitched for the local team,
and he turned loose very cTeGitable as
sOrtment OF curves and shoots. The Peta-
lumas GidH't daily with them at ALL much
as they desired to. jackson was a li,tle
wild and hit two or three of the Petaluma
Datsmeu, but Pop SWEET, who catches for
the home team, said he was doing quite
well not to throw the ball into the grand
stand a couple of times. send a dozen or
more men TO bases on balls aud 20 AVOID
hitting the umpire, because Mr.. Jackson
ordinarily has but a faint idea of where
the ball is going when be turns il loose.
Young Mr.. Damlnon, the erstwhile Ore
goDian. ana late Senator. was In the box
for the Petalumas. He pitched all right,
but as fielder he Was far from being a
success. Four errors LOOK pretty bad when
charged against him in the score. They
looked a goOG deal worse at the time they
took place, for they were mainly respon-
sible for the onesidedness of the contest.
There is not much use of trying 10 tell
ABOUT the way the runs were made. Peta-
luna only made two while the other side
was making eleven. The San Francisc0s
made theirs mostly on errors, although at
times they touched up Dammen a bit.
About the only brilliant thing in the
game was Kennedy's catch of difficult
fly in the seventh inning. Old "Blockers'
Hanley. who played shortstop for the
visitors. showed that he was by no means a
back number, and Harry O'Day, the boy
Wonder" of several years ago, played very
we'll al second base. The score was:
The morning call., 1893-09-25

ioniousiy entered the residence Of j.. Gntt-
seln. 124 LaDgton street, had a hearing
before Judge Conlan last Saturday, when
ii appeared that man entered the house
undoubtedly for the purpose of commit
ting larceny He was detected in the
house, but before be could be captured,
when an alarm was given and the cry of
stop thief" was raised. young Lawler
came out of his fathers store in the VI
clnity and ran along Langton street to find
cut what was going on, when two men,
suDposlDg that he was the burglar, ar
rested him and turned him over to an
officer. AT the time of his arrest he had in
his ocket revolver, which be was carry
ing from the store to his fathers room.
Upon the showing made the charge of burg
larry was dismissed. but the trial of the
charge OF unlawfuiiy carrying a frearm
was postponed
The morning call., 1893-09-25
VIEWING THE SITE.
Interested Crowds Watch Graders
LeyeIi1p HiIISideS,

IT certainly looked like business out at
the Midwinter Fair site yesterday. So
much has been done already with the
hummocky place in sweeping away hill
locks Of sand and filling the middle valley
that there is evidence enough of tremen-
dous energy in building up a magnificent
exposition. In general terms it may be
said that grading for the exhibition proper
is about finished. and what little work re-
mains to be done will require only four or
five days to complete.
Already the profiles are pretty definitely
esta blished, on three sides of the grand
quadrangle at least, and an army OF men
with teams of horses and grading ma
chimes worked from daylight till dark
yesterday brin giDg the fourth side down
10 its required level and raising the val
ley's hollow places.
Viewed by lines of stakes and fat
plateaus it was not difficult TO define the
base outlines Of the Manufactures and
Liberal Arts, Agricultural. Art Gallery
and Mechanical Arts buildings. The large
Manufactures building site is mmedi-
ateiy in front of the Starr King mont
ment. There is a pile of lum Der on the
ground, and Smile Bros. have erected a
: Toulouse and house for drawings, plans
aad offices. The land is ready for laying
foundations and building a any moment.
From the nOrtn urlVe roadway OF red
rock has been constructed into the con-
tractors building for heavy teaming.
From this point there is a level plane
around the central court TO the Adm MIS-
tration building site, which lies over near
the lake.
On the southern side and Immediately
west of the rustic structure that spans the
pathway to Strawberry Hill. grading
operations were carried on yesterday. AT
that point is the Mechanical Arts building
site, contracts for the construction of
which were signed last week. On an
average at least ten feet OF sand Will have
to be moved away before the contractors
can begin their part of the work. a cease
less throng passed over the grounds 10 and
out among the graders, often getting into
the way and hampering them. All around
the crowd stood off gazing curiously at The
change which has come suddenly over the
place, or watching intently the w0rkmen
moving load after load Of sand. One part
of the site was down 10 its level, and from
present appearances all will be III few
days.
In the crowd of spectators il was noticed
very large proportion was composed OF
foreigners. Indeed. the foreign element
by Tar outnum beTed the native. Germans,
Austrians and Slavonans hunted for The
Prater quarter and some guessed while
others told all they did not know about the
Vienna village. The Orientals were there
in large mum bers TO see how things were
going, and rubbing against them were peo-
Die from Southern Europe and South
The morning call., 1893-09-25
THE TOLNA'S MATE
Captain Wichman Says
He Discharged Him.
Two Opinions of the Cargo on
Count Festetic's Yacht-SiIver-
ware for the Crew.

Whether the Tolna, Count Festetics'
private yacht. is trader or pleasure
craft will be difficult question for the
Commissioners of Emigration to deter
mine. The statement comes from Harry
NJ. Hafford, a discharged empl0ye of
Count FeSetics. and it has been sworn to
that the yacht has been fitted out for
trading cruise III the south seas. Among
tile items which HaffOrd swears consti-
tute traders cargo are: Ten cases of old
Pepper whisky, each case containing one
dozen quart bottles; 10 cases of gin; 5
cases of Zinfandel; 10 barrels of WIeland's
beer; 500 pounds OF plug tobacco; 10 cases
OF salmon; 10 cases of corn; a lot of
watches; a miscellaneous assortment of
cheap 1ewelry; suspenderS, necktieS and
silk handkerehiefs in abundance; patent
medicines galore-bair reStorers, sarsa-
Darilas, medical discoveries and the like.
HaffOrd was second mate on the Tolns.
and after his removal from that position
Saturday be went direct 10 the Custom
house and swore that Count Festetics had
loaded his yacht with a cargo for trading
purposes. He also said that the foreign
nobleman did not feed his crew with proper
food or sufficiently. The mates cause for
leaving the yacht, so he said, was fear of
either starving to death or drowning al
sea. In his account of an accident at
Benicia Hafford made himself appear as a
hero, saving men from drowning when the
| boat upset. This incident is made avaiIa-
bic to show that Count Festetics cared
more about an oar than the lives OF his
men.
All this was published in THE CALL of
yesterday. In the afternoon Captain
Wlchman. who sails the Counts boat
when Festetics de Tolna wearies OF eyery-
N 6lxY nnf Dc
teeIed statement regarding Hafford's
charges. Wchman is an intelligent fell
low with a long sea experience, and he
watches all happenings on the yacht with
close attention.
II don't like to see these stories about
the Count" he began in voice that indi-
Gated Indignation. About the crew not
having enough to eat, that is not true
Fact is the Count does not know how to
treat sailors as they are treated at sea. On
the yacht sailors have silver spoons, forks
and knives and a splendid service. They
get all they want at table, for the Count
is too kind-hearted to his men. think he
w0uld take a cOachman as mate if some
body recommended him, because he took
HaffOrd aboard.
'Hafford is not sailor. He could not
go on a deep-water ship. l discharged him
yesterday for incompetency after the acci-
dent at Benicia. Why, he would not
know a marlin-spike from a fork. He
tried to drag the anchor over the boats
side and upset the boat. When l Saw that
l would not sail outside the heads with
him. One day ct Benicia told him TO go
out en- the Itbboom, and he said he'd fall
overheard.
What do you want?' / said, "a table to
stand on?'
About the provisions and stores aboard
| cannot say anything. The Count lives
we'll at sea, and / don't think he has any
too much aboard for a long cruise. He
wishes to collect curios, and l suppose the
cheap lewelry is to buy them from
natives"
The morning call., 1893-09-25
TARGET SHOOTING
Several Matches Shot at
Shell Mound.
Members of the Second Regiment of
Artillery, N. G. c., Hold Their
Annual Meeting.

The targets at the Shell Mound ranges
across the bay were kept in pretty general
use yesterday TO meet the requirements of
the several societies which had matches
aud also number Of indiv dual and team
shoots.
The Second Regiment of Artillery, n.
G. c., held its annual target match, the
six companies belonging in this locality
participating.
Members scoring an average of 90 per
cent are awarded the gold bar; those with
so receive the same trophy in silver. while
G0-per-cent records get the bronze emblem
Besides the battalion shoot there was a
match for a gOld-headed cane and one for
a tin-basin trophy between mem bers of
The Second Regiment; a medal match be-
tween members OF the Swiss Rifle Clab Of
Oakland; similar match by the Nord-
deutsche Schuetzen Club; bnllseye shoot
ing by the san Francisco Schuetzen Yer
ein, aud the field aud staff officers match
of he Second Regiment.
Following are the scOres-distance 100
yards-the ten highest records In each bat
talon being given:
The morning call., 1893-09-25

america. 1t was noticeable, too tthat a
great many stylish Europeans were there
ana discussed the fair with enthusiasm.
Then, again, San Franciscans were out in
thousands, and they held various views of
tne exposition. One fellow with lady on
ms arm described the arrangement of
buildings as be helped her over the soft
sand.
They have made so much progress out
nere. said an old fellow, who might be
taken for skeptic, that I'm beginnin 2
to believe this thing is going 10 be sue
cess, and it's much bigger affair than l
had any idea OF. Here 1t runs from the
aviary almost to the lake. and nearly fully
across the park. | thought they would
wipe ont these tufts of trees. Well, this
astoniShes me-"
The old man walked away in a thought
ful mood. and presently bevy of pretty
girls passed. "Oh, say" exclaimed one Of
them, what fun We'll have when the fair
opens! Won't it be just too grand? And
we can have lots of fun. Fancy the Mid
way Plaisance and all the lovely sights u
Everybody had some opinion. and all
were cheerful and pleasant to hear.
In quiet way accomm odations for car
rying people to and from the fair have
been arranged by the different streetrar
companies. The Market-street system will
extend its Haighi-street line to II street,
north of the park, as far as Ninth avenue
anu LHere turn ID 10 the park. Inc Metro
pOlitan Electric Company will also extend
to Ninth avenue and run its rails along
side of the other track into a temporary
depot near the main entrance. A spur
track will be laid on Clayton street, from
Page to Oak, to make connection with the
Omnibus COmpany's cars. At Oak and
Clayton streets transfers will be given to
the electric cars. which will run every
minute. carrying passengers into the north
depot. Arrangements are being made be-
tween the Sutter-street and the Metropoli-
tan companies TO transfer at Larkin and
OFarTell streets, on which passengers can
travel 10 the fair.
South of the park HAYES, McAlister and
Geary streets roads will unite and extend
west 10 Twelfth or Fourteenth avenues,
where they will share depot with the
Ferries and Cliff House Railway. Both
depots will be within a minutes walk of
the entrance, and likely that can be made
under cover.
The morning call., 1893-09-25
Emmets and John Hurley for the Par

Emmets and John Hurley for the Par
nells.
During the first half the Parnells had it
all their own way, scoring 2 goals and l
point to . points for the Enimets. AT the
change of sides the Emmets showed up in
good shape, adding l goal and points to
their score, but the Parnells proved too
much for them, and ar the conclusion the
game stood 2 goals and 4 points for the
ParnellS to l goal and 4 points for the
Emmets.
Next Tuesday evening delegates from
the Parnell. Emmet, Port Costa and Oak
land football clubs will meet in Red Branch
Hall for the purpose of arranging a series
of games for the season. At that time
also ii is expected the clubs represented
will consider the question of proper
grounds Tor the games. The Haight-sfreet
ball grounds have been offered for Sun
days at monthly rental of 500, aud the
clubs will possibly close with this offer.
In whatever manner the CLUBS join iu their
efforts to make football the coming feature
in amusements. the presidents of the Par
nell and Emmet clubs. George Brown and
K. c. OConnor, say there will be a pen
nant and lots Of enthusiasm to back up the
contests.
The public may fairly look forward to
great game Of Gaelic football next Sunday
at the Haight-Street grounds. The match
will be referred by Peter Maher, the
Irish Giant" who had great reputation
as a player in Dublin, Ireland, where Ref
cree Frank j. O'Keefe was often pitted
against him in tough struggle.
The morning call., 1893-09-25
BEHIND .WICKETS.
Alameda in the Lead for
the Trophy.
ROBERTSON SUFFERS DEFEAT
The Cup Will Now in All Probability
Go to Alameda-Pacifics Cap
ture a Game.

The all-important match between the
Alameda and San Francisco clups yester-
day resulted in a victory for last years
winners OF the pennant, after a brilliant,
interesting and exciting game. The San
Francscos have now but one chance. and
thati is to tie with their adversaries by
winning the next and final game.
Both elevens turned up with their full
strength, and the adherents OF either club
were on the Alameda ground as interested
SPECTATORS. The Alamedas won the toss
and went in first, Hood and Hogue taking
their stand at the wickets to the bowling
of Robertson and Reeves.
Hood played in his usual free style, and
his inning of % was a great help to his
side. Robertson beat him at last No one
else did anything remarkable except
young Ward, who went in seventh wicket
down and was not out for %, made mostly
off Robertson. for whose wiles the young
batsmau showed almost contempt In the
end the Alamedas ratified up 96. no very
great total, when their formidable batting
strength is taken into consideration.
Robertson and Webster went in first for
San Francisco. and the formidable pair
seemed 10 play the bowling with such ease
that the Alameda hearts sank. But a
change came soon. Robertson stepped out
at a very wide bali from young Ward, and
cutting at it with all his might snicke,i it
into the hands of the wicket-keeper, Price
"a remarka bic brilliant catch. From that
moment nothing but disaster followed dis
aster, and the whole side was got rid of
for 81. Webster, the 'Stonewall' of the
eleven, detied ali bowlers and carried his
bat for So.
R0beFtson's bowling average was eight
r. sor h,,f UTo -
taking six WicketS for %. One Of the fea-
lures of the match was the brilliant wicket
keeping Of Price, and there are those who
would warn Webster TO look to his laurels.
Price is certainly the coming man. Mean
while another match has been lost and
won. and all praise should be given to the
AlamedaS, VINO are hard-wOrking, pains
taking lot OF cricketers and deserve all the
success they obtain. Following is the full
score:
The morning call., 1893-09-25
WON IN THE EIGHTH.
The San Jose Bali Team Beaten by
the Pioneers.

SAN JOSE, Sept 24-The second game
of the season was played between the San
Joses and the Pioneers at the San Jose
ball grounds to-day. The game was called
at 2 As p. NJ. resulting in victory for the
Pioneers. Knell replaced Ebright in the
San Jose team. Lookabaugh was pitcher
up to the sixth inning, when the score
stood To in favor of San Jose. In the
seventh The Pioneers struck cut for five
runs and MADE the winning run in the
next inning. Both teams played ball.
The feature of the game was the pitching
Of Lookabaugh Of San jose The score
was:
San Joses o o 900 O-6
Pioneers ers.................l o o U o o l OF
Double plays-San Joses 3, Pioneers 2. Earned
runs-San Joses s.. struck out-By Lookabsugh
8. by Devereaax 3. Batteries-Sau Joscs, LoOka
baugh and speer: Pioneers. Deyereaux and SuIll-
The morning call., 1893-09-25
PICNIC AT SHELL MOUND,
1ernbers of the Norddeutscher We
rein Have a jolly lime.

Members and friends of the Nord-
deutscher Verein TO the number OF about
4G0. attended picnic and the various
accompanying amusements at Shell Mound
Park across the bay yesterday.
The affair was merely social in its ma
ture and no definite programme was ar
ranged, the time being spent in dancing,
rolling ten-plns, target shooting. etc.
A number of games for various prizes
also took place. the proceeds being devoted
to the benevolent features OF the society.
and in the evening fine display of fire.
works closed the festivities.
The morning call., 1893-09-25
SAN FRANCISCO.

In the second inning Alameda scored
Sc. OF which f. Hood made 46. not out
There was Il time left for tho San Fran
ciscos to have another inning, and so the
game went To the AlameCas on the result
of the first inning
at Golden Gate Park the Pacifics re-
couped themselves a little for past inglo-
rious defeats by winning game from the
Calltornlas. The latter team was without
the services Of Gadesden, who was una
voidably detained, else his bowling might
have made difference. As il is the Pa
cllcs only won by 13 runs on the first in-
ming; the match, however, being effect
ually played out, victory went to the
visitors by eight wickets.
Anson only made few runs when Cook
son BOWED him, but Heartfelt did ye oman
service for his side. His score of IL was
made by really trst-class play, and went
To show that his reputation had been justly
earned. Guild. too, played well. and made
% runs In fair style. The whole side
totaled "a, with the assistance OF Howard
McSherry, new deyotee to the game, and
one who Will make crieketer some day.
Most of the Paciiics did something for
the good OF their country in their flrst in
ming, and @. Theoeald, Coles, Bennett and
Sheath all reached double figures. Anson
bowled his usual 80 bs," aud some wonder
full catches were made off his persuasive
deliveries, quite number being taken at
the wicket. Guild is but new man in this
capacity. but be already shapes well.
The Pacifics made 81 and then The Cali
foTnias went IN again. But their second
venture was disastrous, as they only con-
triVed TO score 81. Anson fell to marvel
Gus catch low down at point by Little Bird
off CookSoD's bowling. Bennett bowled
with remarkable success in this inning
taking six wickets for twelve runs. Alto
gether ii was a pleasant. friendly game,
played without rivalry of any kind, neither
term being in the hunt for the seasons
trophy. Following is the full score:
The morning call., 1893-09-25
GAELIC FOOTBALL.
The Emmets and ParnelIs PLAYA
peuuaut.

The Emmett and Parnell football clubs
played two scratch games yesterday at
COLLEEN cate Park-one in the forenoon
aud one in the afternoon. +. j. O'Keefe
acted as referee.
In the loren oon the Emmets won by a
score OF 2 goals and l loint to l goal and
points, and the afternoon game resulted
in victory for the ParnelIs.
Andrew McQuerney was captain for the
The morning call., 1893-09-25
"Long Charley" Not LOST.

The arrival OF the schooner Louisa ID.
with Captain Harritwen. sets at rest the
rumor that Long Charley" was drowned.
which was brought in by returning sealers
a fortnight ago.
The morning call., 1893-09-25
Real Estate Sales.

Jacob Heyman reports The sale of two
lots on San Jose avenue fer $500 each aud
twenty-ona lots in the Al vim Tract, Oak
land, for $4,000
The morning call., 1893-09-25

One New Yorker this hot weather has
gained many nights sleep by using hot
water bag for a pillow-flled not with hot,
but with ice-cold water.
The morning call., 1893-09-25

SAY GIRLS. If you want to fool that best fellow.
inst ask him to give you his package of white 5
Yucatan Gum, when nc asks you to be excused TO r
= moment between acts. see:
The morning call., 1893-09-25

The greatest increase in acreage ever
known has been since 1860; the cause being
due to the wonderful improvements in
farm machinery
The morning call., 1893-09-25
Daniel LawIer Discharged.

Daniel Lawler. young man arrested on
Friday Djght on a charge of having fe-