The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-28

guard wire over its trolley and Mr.. Bliss of the
creamery thinks the company is blamable for
the accident.
CITY Electrician Carlton believes that some
law should be passed making 1t criminal Of
tense to leave unused wires hanging about the
streets as at present, as they are a constant
menace 10 life EIec trio car companies shoula
also be compelled to put up guards about their
trolleys.
Acme Clubs "Gentlemen's Night"
The Acme Club had "Gentlemen's Night
last evening aud gave very creditable exhibit
ton of boxing with the event of the evening a
six-round set-to for a trophy between George
Bates, 148 pounds. of the San Francisco Ath-
letic Club. aud w. B. Hughes of the Acme. The
preliminary bouts were of three tWo-minute
rounds and The contestants were paired as fol-
tows: j. A. Mckinley (Oiympic) with Fred Car
ter (Olympic); c. Cathcart lOlympic) with j. S.
Fox (Acme); T. Manning (Olympic) with j. E.
Delaney (Acmp): OBrleD (Olympic) with Joe
Fields (Acme): NJ. Hayes (olympic) with Charles
Slamberg (Acme).
some OF them grew rather interesting at times,
particularly that 10 which Fox, the Acme
favorite, and Cathcart contested. Both men
were pretty evenly IMAGINED. FOR the prelm-
of ceremonies, and for the fight or the evening
Jack Kitchen was chosen refrree, with Bean
and Vlclno as judges; CHARLES Reno acted as
Fields did like duty for the u klander.
Then the two men appeared IN the ring Botn
were roundly applauded, Tue Oak lander appear
ing TO have the greater number of friends.
Hughes is a tall, slender fellow. small-shanked
and big-chested, and his trainer, Van Court.
says he will vet make a world-beater out OF
him. he has plenty OF reach and lowered ABOVE
The San Francisco man perceptibly.
The first round opened with size-up on the
part OF both. Little was done IN this or the sec
ond round but in the third things grew lveler
and Ihe crowd so noisy that Allen had TO
threaten TO clear the hall. This had the desired
effect
furious and clinches followed each other rap
idly the referee being compelled TO separate
the m II several times. In the fifth the San
Franciscan showed WEAKNESS. but followed the
tall fellow persistently. He could reach him
only with difficulty, and the blows lacKea
steam. When he took to his corner small
sign of blood showed on his lip. The slXth
round showed with both men In tho cenier,
ana though both got 10 plenty OF blows neither
seemed able to knock the other of his l. ct.
The Oakl nd man apparently had The best OF
the fight, and the judges so decided at the COM
pletion OF The round. The Acme boys maze
the rafters ring when this result was an
nOunced.
The cIup is preparing for a whist tournament
in December, and also fve-mil bicycle race
The same month. handbal game Will De one
of the features for January. and on February
% the club Will give its annual exhibition at
the MacdOnOugh.
MONEY! in Her Face.
The Kuck family of Mount Eden have lived
cat and dog Ife if what each says OF the other
be true.
The wife, Karen Kuck, recently filed her
complaint for a divorce, in which she says all
kinds OF things OF her husband. among other
things stating that on one occasion Wneh ne
was asked for money he deliberately threw $40
in her face.
In his cross.complaint Peter Kuck, the hus-
band, alleges cruelty. but, while he says MS
wife frequently dunned him for money, he de-
MES that he aid other than hand her the $40 IN
gentle mann +. In his answer he says: II
am good runner, and that is why saved my
self good beating one day. My wife was bent
Cd beating me, and rushed ont of the house
! and she after me- / started TO sprint around a
| ten acre lot and she kept after me. My supe-
! riOr Sprinting saved the day Tor me-
Kuck further alleg S that he was sick on one
occas sion aud nearly starved TO death, aud that
! his wife would bring him no food. denies
! that he made the statement that his wife had
! killed child, and that Thomas Stradt was in
| terested In the affair. He states further that
! he was not Jealous of Jacob Johnson, and did
| not accuse his vile Of flirting.
To Nj Ike 1t Mole.
II is understood that the Southern Pacific
will shortly turn the long treStle extending out
! into the bay at the uarr0W-gauge pier into a
/ mole, by filing the entire ! ngth In with rock
and earth, as at The broadgauge pier. The
/ earth work will extend out 1880 feet, or
! within 27OO feet of he enc OF he pier, as faI
/ as the Government will permit filling in. The
! work will take two years TO complete and viii
| be so conducted that the regular traffic will In
no wise be interfered with.
The old piling 10 the narrow-gauge trestle
| has become so shaky ard needs so much re-
pairing that tie comDany has come TO the con
! clusfon that 1t had better be filled.
Ii Will be but a short time, too, until the mar
row-gauge road is made broad its entire length
! This work is gradually being accomplished by
! the laying of q third rail. This third rail al
! ready extends from San Jose TO Campbell sta
! ton. a distance of five miles, and will soon bt
extended TO Wrights, six miles farther.
VIII Make the Change.
After listening to expert testimony all day
yesterday Judge Henshaw came TO The conclu
sion that the Piedmont road could be advan
tageOusly changed from a cable 10 an electric
! line, and said he would allow the receiver u
borrow $4,000 additional with which TO make
! the necessary changes.
here has been serious objection TO tbs
| change on the part of some of the stockholders
! Their being fear that it would be money
| thrown away because of inability to climb tht
steep grades with electricity, and further, afte
the top of the hill was reached the descent