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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30

The late rainstorm has interfered with
road-racins programmes, and the wheel
men Will now flock to Golden Gate Park,
where tolerably good thoroughfare can
always be looked for.
Football has the swing at present, and
several small games are talked OF among
recently organized clubs
Sportsmen are having good shooting in
the uplands and lowlands.
Lovers of rifie-shooting enjoy themselves
before the butts on Sundays.
The oarsmen are in training for the
February regatta, and several match races
are spoken of.
Coursing sea fishing, handball, ETC., are
being well patIonized.
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double-enders or tule-splitters, for the
mallard ponds, few miles distant from
| the town. On the journey through the
tules Patohell missed his balance and tell
overheard. His companion very humanely
Invested himself of his coat, which he gave
to Pachell, who was almost frozen to
death when assistance reached him. The
days shooting was spoiled, as Patched lost
his cartridges overheard, AND the hunters
returned to Byron, dishcartened and dis
eusted with their luck. Patched has since
Joined the Benedicts, and Cumming IS
left alone with a bad cold and serious
thoughts of following IN the matrimonial
footsteps of his companion.
Three hunters who remained over at
Bells ark last Thursday bagged over
seventy ducks during morning and even
ing shoot. The ark is now anchored near
Espinosa station, in the Suisun marsh.
Fred Surrhyne and DR.. Thorn bagged
twenty-six quail near Belmont last Thurs
day. With pardonable pride Mr.. Surf
hyne informed his friends that he shot
twenty-three of the number bagged.
r. T. Acres, well-kncwn angler who
got lost on San Andreas Lake one foggv
morning last summer, hac his first expert
ence last Sunday in duck shooting on the
Sonoma marshes. Acres bagged one gray
goose and three ducks, but, during the
early morning while he was sculling down
Midshipmans Slough, he ran the PROV of
his boat under a wire fence, which OBJ
.struction upset the craft and left Acres
hanging by his coattail on barb wire.
Fortunately, Billy Williams came along in
the nick of time to save Mr.. Acres from
direful results Mr.. Acres is now engaged
in looking UP the fence law and if there is
anything in it that applies to the block
aiding of navigable sloughs and such.
The following letter appeared in recent
hor of hn mo rpfprS
to the illustration: While shooting on
North Dakota marsh the following Incl
dent happened: Mr.. Smith and | were
shooting from the same boat when Smith
spied single bluewing coming like the
wind. Rising to his feet Smith said,
"Watch him take water" At the report
of the six drains of black powder from his
10-gauge Mr.. Smith took a header back
ward into about four feet Of water. When
he came to / remarked to him that 81 saw
him take water; but Mr.. Bluewing went
his way with smile.
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, undoubtedly be held under the auspices of
the Alameda Boating and Swimming Club
over the mole course, as the Alamedas
are anxious to boom rowing on their side
of the bay.
1t was the intention OF this club to hold
a regatta Thanksgiving day, but a majority
of the members were in favor of postponing
a motion was passed to that effect.
Among those who will probably be seen
in the singles at the opening regatta will
be: Frank Duplissea, William McCaus-
land, d. Connolly and w. Somps, of the
South Ends; Fred Orr and John Clifford,
OF the Pioneers; George, Wilson OF the
Arlels; Len Hausler and j. Coughlin, of
the Dolphins, and S. ]. Pembroke of the
Alameda Club.
Advices from the Stockton Athletic AS
| ISOLATION say that the Stocktonian oars
men are smashing away in the fours and
singles at every available chance, and that
the club will be well represented in the
coming regattas.
The committees appointed by the Ariel
Rowing Club to look after its announced
entertainment and dance at Union-sQuare
Hall on December 3 have about COM
/ pleted arrangements for the affair, which
/ promises to be the most popular the club
has evex held.
The big demand for tickets for the enter
tainment has caused the club to feel en-
couraged.
Leander Stevenson of the Ariel Club has
scheme that he expects will be conducive
of good results in the clubs future racing
| crews.
1t is a peculiar continuance of the oar.
lock, which is placed in such position on
the gunwale of the boat as to eliminate
any overreaching of the rover, fault
which has proved of disastrous conse-
quences to the recuperating powers of a
| number of oarsmen.
! Mr.. Stevenson has surmounted another
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BOXING.
The Authorities of San Mateo Elk
pected an Invasion Of Clubs.

The Authorities of San Mateo Elk
pected an Invasion Of Clubs.
It has been stated that the Supervisors
OF San Mateo County will not tolerate any
more boxing exhibitions at Colma. The
sport-loving public who take pleasure in
witnessing good scientific exhibition OF
tisticuffs occasionally viii certainly feel
disappointed if the Supervisors should put
their feet down upon good boxing.
The Colma Athletic Club has conducted
its exhibitions in most satisfactory way,
and nothing of serious nature has oc-
Cured at any Of its entertainments to
cause change in the minds of the Super
visors. In fact there was more blood shed
on last Thursday in the football game at
Central Park than has been seen at Colma
since boxing was introduced, and nothing
has been said of it. The injured Taen who
were packed Oft the field are still unable to
be about, but injuries received on the
football field must not be compared with
injuries received by boxer in 24-foot
ring. Football is society game, but box
ing is not, and that makes the difference.
Of course, too much of either sport will
become nauseating, and possibly that is
the reason why the good people of San
Mateo County, anticipating an invasion of
boxing clubs, requested the authorities to
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races will be light at eighteen pounds,
while the average roadsters will list as high
as twenty-five. Heavier tires will also be
used to great extent.
There was a rumor started recently that
Z. G. Bald of Buffalo would forsake class
i and try his fortunes among the pro-
fessionals in France. Bald, in an inter
view with the writer before he went south,
stated that he would not leave America
shores unless the bids from the land of
gold were of sufficient magnitude. He
thought that $4,000 might warrant him
spending a season abroad. In converse
ton with Handicapped A. G. Batchelder in
the East Bald has declared himself for
professionalism in a jocular way, but
never intimated that he would go to
France unless there was something in it in
the way of a bonus. The American rider
who follows in the footsteps of the illustri-
Gus A. A. Zimmerman will not find the
smooth sailing that characterized the
mighty Zimmy's visit among the frog
eaters.
The San Francisco Road Club will have
run to the park tomorrow afternoon,
leaving the clubrooms at l o'clock in
charge of Captain Williams. An i'm
portant business meeting will be held next
Tuesday evening and all the members are
requested to be present.
A rumor comes from the south that at
Santa Ana Thursday Bald and Wells had
a squabble that nearly led to blows. This
is the second time that Bald has run up
against the "real thing while ON this
coast. He had dispute last spring dur
ing the annual relay race with ex-Captain
Jack Kitchen, of the Acme Club Wheel
men, who is the champion heavy weight
boxer of the coast a fact which Bald did
not know; the difference was amicably
arranged when he found it out. He now
offers battle to Charley Wells, the Bay
City giant, who stands nearly feet
tall and weighs over 200 pounds; he is as
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e steele maiden and worthy of commenda-

de steele maiden and worthy ofcomnenda-
ton.
Otto ZiegIer Jr. went to his home in San
Jose yesterday but will return to this City
in a couple Of days and will be entertained
royalty by the Olympic Club Wheelmen.
James Joyce Jr.. the popular salesman,
will return from his Eastern trip the
middle of next week, and will be warmly
welcomed by the local wheelmen. Joyce
,, is by all means the most popular Eastern
cycler who has ever been on the coast.
All T. Morrison, one of Mr.. Varney's
right-hand men, is to be married shortly,
much to his own and his friends delight.
The Golden West Cyclers, a club recently
organized in San Jose, will hold five-mlle
race there tomorrow. The entries and
handicaps are as follows: L. Folsom,
scratch; w. Clarke, 10 Sec G. Van
Leenwers, 10 sec.; w. O'Banion, 80 sec.
B. Brown, 80 sec. w. higgins, As Sec.
T. Mikel, As Sec. D. Manning, 45 sec.
W. Indra, so Sec. G. Bellringer, 80 sec.
a. Church, 80 sec. H. Thomas. min. 10
Sec; F. Safstron, l min. 80 Sec; H.
Cutler, l min. 80 Sec; w. Wondra, 2
min.; F. Wohrl and George Peckham,
min. 30 sec.
The tendency at present among the
manufacturers is the production of
slightly heavier road wheel than was used
last season. Wheels intended for road
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difficulty, which is in having the barge
keep its Roadway as the crew RECEIVERS at
each stroke.
Heretofore ii has been noticed that as
the crew recovered from each stroke the
barge would have a tendency to rise out
OF water In the bow and settle in the
stern, and unless the coxswain was a good,
strong lad and understood his business his
automaton motion was of little conse-
quence In keep the Roadway OH the boat +;
out now midget may act as a coxswain,
and his bobblng up and down is an essen
tial factor, as with the plan Mr.. Stevenson
has concocted the boat goes along as
smoothly as If it were worked by pro-
peller.
The South Ends, who are now conceded
to have the fastest barge on the coast, are
talking of having a new barge built to re-
place the old Garfield, which was burned
in the University Clubs boathouse some
time ago.
The Olympics have committee selected
to procure a racing barge. The Aiamedas
and Stockton Athletic Association will
have barge built, and the Pioneers think
that if the elongated barge J. w. Melon
aid were shortened a couple OF feet it
could show clean stern to any of the
speedy race-boats.
If the crews will only be as good as the
boats that will be seen in the future races
some fast time will be recorded.
The boat clubs have taken pattern
from the bicycle clubs in calling club meets
for Sunday mornings.
The club meets for tomorrow are: The
South Ends to Hunters Point for shrimp
feast; the Pioneers will inspect the con-
structlon of the Dolphins' new boathouse
at North Beach; the juvenile Ariels. under
the management of George McDermott.
will go to Mission Rock, and the Doiphins,
as is their wont, will spend the day at
Harbor View.
The Olympic Boat Club has taken up
quarters at Belvedere. They have rented
and fitted up an old warehouse, and have
been given $500 by the Olympic Club to
procure racing barge. Bob Macarthur
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SAN JOSE SPORTING.
What Is Being Accomplished by the
Hunters and Wheelmen.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Nov. 29.-A turkey
shoot at Turn Verein Park Thanksgiving
attracted about 200 marksmen. The range
was 200 yards, and every bird hit became
the property of the marksman. Al Barker
was the most successful and secured
twenty-one turkeys, Karl Klein sixteen,
and T. G. Mcmillan ten.
The Gilroy Sportsmen's Protective As
ISOLATION held bluerock tournament and
turkey shoot Thanksgiving day at Gilroy.
At prize shoot of the Shooting Section
of the Turn Verein last Sunday Fred
Machefert secured first prize by making 1914
points out Of possible $50 at the 200-yard
range; ]. G. Mcmillan second, with 100
points In the second class L. Henning
secured first prize, with a score of 1873, and
H. Tietzen second, with los.
Sunday morning the Golden West Cy-
clers will hold tive-mile handicap road
race over the East San Jose road course.
The entries and handicaps are as follows:
l.. Folsom, scratch; w. Clarke. 10; G.
Van Leenwers, 10; w. O'Banion, 30;
B. Brown, 80; w. Higgins, AS; T. Mikel,
AS; Dan Manning, AS; w. Indra, 80; Il
Bellinger, 80; A. Church, so; H. Thomas,
/ 10; F. Safstron, $780, II. Cutler, 1 80;
w. Wondra 200; F. Worhl, 2:30; George
Peckham, 2:30.
The San Jose Road Club gave success.
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A Coursing Meeting.

The finish of the 44-dog stake will take
place next Sunday at Kerrigan & Cronin' s
coursing park. The following is the re-
suit of the draw:
Kingston VS.. Sly Boy, Captain Morse VS.
Lissak Roll Along VS.. White Chief, Granue.
allie vs. Wayfarer, Tom Hayes VS.. West Side
Pheasant Boy VS.. Venture.
Thefollowing is the result of the draw
for the consolation stake:
Villa Kennels Tempest VS.. G. Welchs Hand
ball, NJ. G. WEIGHS Can't Win VS.. p. Germans
Domino, J. Larkey's True Blue VS.. A. Flana-
CANS Lone Star, w. Perry's Coomassie VS.
Villa Kennels Electric, Mission Kennels
Snowbird VS.. #. Brennan Rosa B, T. Brennan's
Fullerton VS.. J. Larkey's Spinaway, ]. Kerr
gan's Dashaway VS.. T. Brennan's Wonder, F
Randolph's Yreka VS. Ingleside Kennels Siam
bout Queen.
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issue no further permits for boxing ex.
Gibitions.
The Olympic Club will give series OF
boxing matches some time in January,
and as the members invariably flock to
the gymnasium when fistie entertainments
are held, it is hoped that the boxing COM
mlttee will secure the best available talent
for the occasion.
The San Francisco Athletic Club gave a
very interesting boxing entertainment a
few evenings ago. The clubroom was
packed with people, and some very clever
bouts were witnessed.
Tom Barry, an old-time pugilist, knocked
out a fighter named Hackett in round
and half in Los Angeles few evenings
ago. Barry is looking for match with
Fitzsimmons now
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30
GUN AND GAME.
Farmers Whose Crops Are De-
stroyed by Ducks and Geese.

Farmers Whose Crops Are De-
stroyed by Ducks and Geese.
The rain has caused a scattering of the
wild ducks, which were SO numerous on
the bay during the past month; but un-
less the storm becomes general and g good
downpour results, the birds will remain
but a short time in the country.
Sufficient rain has fallen, however, to
start the grain and young grass, which
will be eagerly devouted by the thousands
of birds that have been waiting an oppor-
tunity to make an onslaught on the
farmers crops.
Wild geese and ducks are very destruct-
i've TO crops, and the ranchers are of the
opinion that the grain interest to this
State is by far more valuable than the
wild game, which is being preserved, so as
to afford enjoyment for people who are fond
of duck shooting. In Colusa and Tehama
counties the farmers expend thousands of
dollars each winter in the employment of
men, whose only occupation is herding
geese and ducks.
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full masquerade ball at Gilroy Thanks

full masquerade ball at Gilroy InahhS-
AN ANS effort is to be made by the bicycle:
riders of this city to get the BOARD OF
Supervisors to put the East san lose LOSE r. no
doubt that five-mile course kept In hrst-
class condition would prove an attraction
to outside riders. -:
The members of the Road Club are lubl-
liant over the success Floyd Mcfarland Is
meeting with in the southern part OF tne
will become the peer of Ziegler.
Burns & Waterhouse and c; 7, Boots
the lessees of Agricultural Park, are put
ting that track in fine condition. Between
thirty nd forty runners are being trained
at the track. Quite mum Der OF trotters
are also stabbed at the park, but none of
these will be put into training until spring,
as the track has been placed at the entire
disposal of the runners.
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THE WHEELMEN.

The Rain Has Made Country Riding
ImpractiCable at Present.
What with the falling rain and the an
nual THANKSGIVING football enthusiasm,
there has been somewhat of damper cast
over cycling during the past week, and lit
tie of Importance has occurred. Club cap
tains seem to have unanimously decided
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New BIcycle Club,

The employees of the Postoffice Department
have organized cycling club, with the follow
ing officers: President George j. Knox; secre-
tary-treasurer, John L. E. Sullivan. Road
offcers-Cap plain, Carlton w. Seely; first lieu
tenant, Aug E. Wessling; second lieutenant,
Joseph A. Fealy.
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HANDBALL.
Players Who VIII Contest In the
Professional Courts.

Professional Courts.
The handball courts have announced the
following games for tomorrow:
AtP. Ryan's, J. Rogers and NJ. Mcneil will
play G. Mcdonald and p Ryan; W. Darius and
g. Ward play J. Brown and Thomas Ryan; R
Shea and P. Barrett play D. Connolly and III
Moffett; NJ. Edwards and K. Murphy play
coast champion, and w. Williams, the Bos
tonian, play J. Condor and J. Lawless, the
game to be the best three out of five, q aces.
At McManus', E. Johnson and ]. McGuinn
w. Kehoe and NJ. Morton will play A. McDuffie
and C. Nelson; Terry McManus and ]. Nelson
will play William Kelly and j. Roger; ]. j
Lenihau
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30
THE OARSMEN

Regatta on Washington's Birthday.
Races That Have Been Made.
1t is being noised about at this early day
that a regatta will be held, open to all
clubs belonging to the Pacific Athletic AS
ISOLATION, on Washing tons birthday, the
22d OF February, and, if arranged, will
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VISALIA SPORTING.

Football Players Who Have Chai-
lenged TuIare and Bakersfield.
The Young men of Visalia have taken
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NEW TO-DAY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-22

Interesting Proceedings of the Con-
venffon at Toronto.

interesting Proceedings OF the Con-
ventfon at Toronto.
TORONTO, Ont, July 2l.-The proceed
ings of the Panamerican Congress to-day
were confined to meeting in Massey Hall,
where missionary work and efforts was the
subject Of the speeches. The meeting was
presided over by Rev. Father Ryan. rector
of St. Patrick's Cathedral, of Toronto.
After prayer had been offered by Rev.
George Coulson Workman. of Toronto.
Father Ryan remarked TO the audience that
while he had been asked to lead in prayer
and refused. still he had heard nothing
in any of the prayers offered that any good
Roman Catholic could take exception 10. He
thought this meeting, in n all the
Christian denominations wei PRESENTED,
was the most significant of Il ivention,
as it showed that prejudice. in ance and
bitterness had disappeared T.. yer from
Modern Missions was then delivered BY
Rev. Charles S. Eby, Of Toronto. His ad-
dress was a protest against the curtailment
of foreign missions. The second address.
cred by Very Rev. Dean w. r. Harris. OF
st. Cararine's. After giving a description
of the educational training OF Catholic MS
sionaries, Dean Harris described the meth
DDS of work and referred TO the many mis-
sionary martyrs of the church. He COM
puted the missionary population OF the
world at 250.00o.00o.
seconded by Dean Harris, OF st. Cath
arine's University, here introduced a reso-
luton to the effect that the convention ac-
meeting here of the Congress of Religion
and Education and hoped that the good
work might be carried on. This was en-
Enthusiastically passed Rev }; l. Grace: ID.
ary Union Rochester, closed the meeting
with an address on Protestant Missions"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-22
ROBBING THE INDIANS
LANDS BOUGHT AT ExORBITAyT
RATES WILL PROBABLY BE LOST.
United States Agent mt Luxembourg
Shows How Retail Business II
Ruined I'm Europe.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Some of the
leading firms Of Luxembourg have united in
a circular letter addressed to all represent
ative merchants in that place. calling at
tention to the ruin which threatens the
textile industry Of central Europe in con-
sequence of the competition and overpro-
duction resulting in the accumulation Of
great stocks in warehouses and in the
hands of wholesale dealers. Because this
circular may point out dangers that lie in
wait in the future for American manufac-
turers, United States Commercial Agent
G. II. Murphy, at Luxemburg, has trans
mitted extracts from 1t to the Department
VT State for publication in the consular
reports. In part the circular reads as fol-
lows:
"The great overproduction In all branches
of industry and the consequent accumula-
ton OF stocks; the threatening clouds aris-
ing from time to time on the political hori-
zon; the widespread discomfort aroused by
socialistic agitation and the unfavorabfe
news received from other parts of the
world would be the causes of the crisis
now prevailing In central Europe in all
branches of business. To these misfortunes
another has recently been added, which
threatens complete revolution in retail bus
mess: As the locust threatens the fields,
so all retail business is threatened by a
new sort of retail auction shop. In nearly
every town&of Germany, France and Bel
gium such hops have been opened to the
great injury of local trade. Large and ex-
pensive advertisements arc scattered broad
cast to inform the public of the sale of
masses OF so-called auction wares. In real
ity these are old stock wares, which it is
desired to dispose OF at any price, or they
are in some cases worthless wares manu-
factured especially for this purpose.
I'm France, Belgium and Germany dras-
tic measures have been adopted against
these swindlers In all cities the estab-
lshed firms have united and made common
and their efforts have been successful
Their united strength has succeeded in
keeping the auction shop merchants within
certain bounds, laws have been made
which partially protect honest mercantile
houses and the purchasing public"
The circular closes with earnest ap-
city to join the "Luxemburg Merchants
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LOSS WILL REACH 500. 600.
Origin Of Linseed OIL Works Fire ~
Chicago q Mystery.

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE fire which start
ed in the building at $50 and 3S5 West Polk
street, occupied by the National Ltnsecd
Oil Company and the Wright & Lawther OH
lead works. at an early hour this morning.
was one of the most destructive with which
the Chicago fire department has had 70
contend In many months. In the inn
mediate vicinity there is a large lumber
yard and numerous manufacturing build
ings. and IL was with the utmost difficulty
that the flames were kept from spreading
to these. Two large tanks filled With OIL
In the immediate rear OF the burned (uild~
ing were only kept from catching fire by
the hardest kind OF work on the part Cf the
firemen The main building was totally
destroyed and the loss viii reach 10000
on stock and machinery The IRE was eis-
covered I'm the basement by the wstchman.
who turned IN IN alarm. but before the
first relay OF engines arrived the entire
structure was in flames. and adjoining
property was being threatened The origin
OF the fire Is mystery -.
Mrs. John Dollueitzer occupied the build
ing adjoining the burned structure. and at
the time of the fire was confined 70 her
bed With typhoid fever. she was carried
TO place OF safety by the nreInsn. but IL
Is feared the shock VIII prove fatal Preo-
ident Alexander Fusion. Of the infeod Oh
company visited the scene or the hro to-
day. He said he thought the insurance
would nearly cover the loss. Four engines
were on the scene all day. and to-night
the OIL which had been In the building woD
stu burning brtGhty.