The morning call., 1894-05-10

THE PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
ia. M.-ArrivaI of SoIano County
delegation, headed by Independ ence
band and escorted from north gate to
the SoIano exhibit.
p. M.-Chiming of the bells In Liberal
Arts tower.
1915 p. M.-B'nai Birth day exercises
in Festival Hall.
2. M.-South Sea Islanders in six per-
fOrmances at Vienna Prater.
2:3O p. M.-COncert by the Mexican
band, on Music Pavilion, near Admin
istration Building.
2:45 p. M.-Jean Weitzman on the
high wire in Central Court.
p. M.-COncert by Cassasa's Mid
winter Exposition band at electric
tower, or in Manufacturers and Lib
eraI Arts building.
3:15 p. M.-AthIetic games on recrea-
tiou grounds in connection with B'nai
Birth celebration.
p. M.-Evening chimes on the bells.
P. M.-Grand illumination of ex-
position buildings and central court,
s:3O 2. M.-Jean Weitzman on the high
wire, with fireworks.
7:45 p. M.-The wonderful electric
fountain.
SIS P. M.-Concert by Mexican band
in Franz Joseph Hall in Vienna Prater,
admission free.
$50 p. M.-Fireworks at Forty-nine
camp
$3.50 p. M.-second playing OF the cleo
tric fountain.
Baseball reached its elimination at the
Midwinter Fair yesterday. The contest on
the diamond of the recreation court will go
down to history as one of the struggles of
the century.
A series of exciting occurrences made
every inning notable. The circumstances
attending the preliminares of the match
created lar ge quantities of sectional feel
ing. The game was fought, net played,
between teams representing respectively
the Northern and Southern California
buildings. 1t was agreed that the outcome
of the match should forever settle the
question of the comparative citrus merits
of the two belts.
All OF the county commissioners closed
ND their sections and went down to rec
reation court to witness the struggle. The
opposing forces marched in procession
around the court of honor. At least the
Northern California team marched, but
the Southerners rode luxuriously in jnriki-
shas Each Of the mines wore pretty uni
forms. the nOrtherners blue and white and
the men from the south white and gold.
As Assistant Director General Corneiy
L. hair oil
beautiful, but their playing-alIogethe
not, absolutely"
Two guards seized General Whoop'er-
up-RobiDsOn, who had been selected as
umpire, tied his hands with rope and cast
him into a iinrikisha. Behind him in the
procession was the cannon taken from SUIT
fer's Fort, which bore label, LOADED
headed the parade playing one of Souza's
marches, which has been worn so thread
bare that the musical lining is plainly
visible.
Clio Lloyd. manager of the Santa Bar
bara building, held au umbrella to protect
his freshly enameled complexion, and as
he rode generously kissed his hands to the
ladies along the route. Frank Virgins
looked like an endman in a minstrel
show, with his enormous bow OF gold and
white cloth, and old John Branch. with
label "commissary" across his back, car
Tled a small basket OF oranges.
Cases of wine bottles. which were full
at the beginning of the game, had been
supplied by the Northern California exhib-
itors. and served TO mark the bases. Before
the conclusion of the battle the fullness of
the bottles had been transferred. To this
accident the Southern Californans ascribe
the loss of the match.
Percy Fenimore of the sOutherners
started the riot on the diamond by pro-
testing against Cantelow's playing. on the
ground that the latter had pitched for
Berkeley and for st. Ignatius teams.
White and gold men put on their overcoats
again and said they were going home and
wouldn't come back because the other
side wouldn't play fair
Then il was announced that Fenimor
the southerners' best PLAYER, has profess
sional record himself. He was Identified
as one Of Anson's colts, had played with
the Chicagos under the name of kittredge,
and was also with the BOstOns in their
DaImiest days. Then the objection to
Cantelow was withdrawn.
The northern counties won the toss, and,
after some discussion as to the legitimacy
of Colonel 7. Plugger RObinson's coin
throwing. the southern counties took the |
field. That is, all except 5. Barbara Lloyd. |
He was registering the second kick of the |
game. He stated emphatically that he
wouldn't play until he was furnished with |
a DOY 10 nDlQ HIS HUI6llh ONcI DIS lPnU |
TO protect him from sunburn and freckles. |
The services of a guard were finally en-
listed, after Chet Wood of Napa County |
had supplied a dose of soda water.
Then followed one of the most scientific |
games ever played, and in few minutes |
the air over the homeplate was as full of
holes as -four sieve.
The first run was made by Cantelow |
bunting the ball to the shortstop. who |
eyed it with curious air while the batter
padded round to second base.
Jones came next with fly that got him |
as far as third bag. Then the side went |
out in one. two, three order.
The only incident of interest in the rest
of the inning was the graceful and pictur-
esque work of Hirsute Appendage Depreu,
whose lovely, cigarette-tobacco beard has
ravaged the hearts of half of the gumgirls
in the grounds. He strode to the home
plate with the air Of a waterlogged Ma
hatma stimulated with mush and milk
and smote the ball as far as six feet.
he got to first and made slide for sec
ond. The umpire hollered "Safe," and,
amid the frightened walls of a number of
his gnmgirl constituents, who were wor-
ried about him. he arose and carefully and
tenGerly brushed the recreation grounds
ont of the seaweeds.
In the next inning a cheer went up as
old Dick Jones of ColuSa County stepped