The morning call., 1893-05-23

10000 other people came along as well.
Curiosity. no doubt, caused this, and
"tbis" interfered to no great extent with
the execution of the band. 1t might not
have been bad IDEA if the Olympic Club
had treated that band with the same pre-
cautionary measures that they did Cor
belts carriage.
The latter had a stalwart body guard
consisting of Howard Taylor. Frank
Maroney, Walter Murphy, Ed Short. and
A. E. Wellington, who marshaled force
of twenty more solid Youngsters and kept
the crowd from embarrassing the horses
from the coach and pulling it along by
hand. The band, however, with no such
protection, was simply crushed and
actually dsbanded. The mob was too
great for the musicians to withstand and
they got dreadfGlly segregated. the from
bone getting absolutely lost on the outside
of the crowd.
Market and Powell streets around the
Baldwin Hotel were too crowded for even
the cable-car traffir, and the yelling and
cheering was heard for blocks.
Manager Brady and Billy Delaney, who
have been with the champion ever since he
left this city to go out and conquer the
worlds championship, decided it best to
send out dec0y first and get the people
started down Market street before they
allowed Corbett to leave the hotel.
The deeoy was "Big Jm," the theater
messenger, with a jolly red nose. He hid
his face behind big silk handkerchief
he got into the hack. That was cue for
tue mob and the entrance to the hotel was
left comparatively free for the real Jim
Corbett to enter his carriage.
The latter drove around to Market street
by way of Ellis and took its position be-
hind one of the surviving musicians. and
the shouting kept on down the street to
the theater.
1t was great scene-greater than any
that has ever been witnessed here. All
along the line of march thousands fol-
lowed and preceded the carriage in which
COrbett was seated. Some more enthusi-
astic individuals tried TO break in and
shake the champion bv the hand. but the
Olympic Club bodyguard held them off.
At the tlIeater, the front OF which was
decorated with bunting, flags and Japan
ese lanterns. as we'll as with large size
medallion painting of Corbett the hero of
the hour needed the combined efforts of a
squad of police officers to make his way to
his dresslng-room.
The sale of seats had ceased early in the
day. and 1000 people who had been worked
up to high pitch tried TO buy their way in.
Looking into the body of the house re-
minded the observer of the crowded con-
diton of the theaters in Chinatown. All
the seats were occupied and the aisles on
each side were packed as closely with
people as sardines are laid in box. They
were eight-row deep in the lobby. and 500
people in the house had to make the best
of it by simply listening to the talking
and shouting. They certainly never got a
look at the people on the stage.
The Olympic Club boys we're out in full
force. 'Boys?" Yes, boys-or rather
kids. The Oldest aurong them were
younger in their actions than they have
been for years. Toot horns, Punch and
Judy whistles and every other annoying
instrumenu in existence were put in use
for the occasion and at the slightest provo
cation they were put TO use.
But OF all the rallies that have ever
been heard the Olympics invented the
worst when they got up
Rah! Rail- Rahi
Zip. boOm ali!
o. c.. O. G..
Zip. boom, ah!
y. l.. Y. NJ. =. /. G.
No one can possibly imagine how ter
Iibly noisy are few hundred throats
shouting that club cry dozen or more
times during performance.
All the Olympic Club boys, in addition
to n broad smile, wore red, white and blue
ribbons.