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The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17

holding the insurance company liable and
the latter wants to get things in such a
shape as to enable them to pay the claim
OF the tugboat company without cost.
The Spreckels Company is indifferent as
10 the outcome, as no matter what comes
or. goes they will get their money. Cap
tain Watts will not yield point in the
controversy, however, and the chances
are that nice legal battle will result.
When the Sharpshooter sailed from
South America she had full cargo Of
nitrate aboard for Grace d Co. During
her run up the coast she was caught In the
cyclone that wrecked La Paz and other
Central American ports. Her masts went
by the board and almost everything NOV
shift jury masts were rugged, but the bark
could not get steerage way on under IT..
Captain Watts inclosed a message in bot.
tie and dropped it overheard, The bottle
was picked up bv some fishermen and
given to the United States Consul at La
Paz.. He telegraphed to Guaymas and the
Mexican Government sent out one OF its
revenue cutters. The Sharpshooter was
picked up and towed into port.
Captain Watts says he has nothing more
to do with the subject in dispute. All his
interests have been turned over to Matt. /.
Sullivan, the attorney, and that gentleman
is acting for him. All business with the
skipper has to be conducted through the
attorney, but, nevertheless, the former is
worrying and wondering where he is going
to get his bread and butter. With num-
Der OF attachments hanging over her, the
ships credit is not very good and Captain
Watts has to fall back on his own we'll
known integrity in order to get provisions
for his crew.
"When we sailed from the nitrate ports
everything was in good shape, and owned
the bulk of the ship and her charter
money" said Captain Watts yesterday.
Now, the charter money seems to have
vanished in a towage bill, and L IL not at
all certain whether | own plank in the
old craft or not. Things have beeu SO far
arranged that the cargo is now being dis
charged into lighters, but when our repairs
will begin Is a mystery.
II have nothing further to do with the
matter as Mr.. Sullivan holds my power Of
attorney, and he will act In my behalf.
The tug Fearless was sent to Guaymas
should pay for her. If the insurance COM
pany thought it was to their best interests
to send down tug that was their lookout
and not mine. Had wanted tow l would
have sent for steamer, but L did not, and
the insurance company will have to Shoul-
der the cost"
A. the matter stands at present, the tug
boat company looks to the Fireman's
Fund Insurance Company for the payment
Of the towage bill from Guaymas to San
Francisco. The insurance company ex-
poets to be reimbursed from the freights
earned by the bark and now payable BY
Grace & Co. Captain Watts refuses to en-
tertain any such proposition as has been
advanced by the three concerns, and not
only refuses to allow the towage bill, but
demands his pro rata OF insurance for the
damage sustained during the hurricane.
Just how the matter will be finally settled
is a mystery, but in the meantime Grace &
Co. are securing all the nitrate in the bark
that they can lay their hands on.
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Some Lively Sparring Before
the Sporting Men at
New York.
SOME MATCHES WERE STOPPED
Red-Hot Fighting That Was Too Fierce
Even for the Judges and
Spectators.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 16.-Martin
McCue and Mike Kelly, who claim to live
at Rochester, were the first pair to appear
in the ring at the Manhattan Club to-
night. The boys were evenly matched and
each tipped the beam at 125 pounds. The
judges gave the decision to McCue.
Kid Mcfarland and Jack Lynch oi
Brooklyn boxed in the same class. After
some hard hitting had been INDUCED in
the referee stopped the affair. The round
lasted 1 minute and 40 seconds. Mozart
land got the verdict.
George McFadden and Joe Craig of Jer-
sey City, in the 125-pound class, were the
next pair. This was a slashing contest
from the start, but before the fourth round
ended the referee stopped the contest and
gave the decision to McFadden.
Joe Mullins ana Jack Woods, both OF
Boston, stepped into the ring next. Each
weighed 125 pounds. In the second round
Mullins, after sending Woods to the floor
with a left-hander on the pit of the
stomach, accidentally fouled Woods. The
latter seconds at once claimed victory
for their man and the verdict went to
Woods.
Jack Collier of Kockaway and Max Cane
of the Pastime Athletic Club opened hos
tilities in the 45pound class. Both put
up good fight, but the judges disagreed
and the referee allowed the men to box in
the finals.
The next pair in the same class were
Tom Frazier of Brooklyn and William
Kritch of Boston. Frazier went in with q
rush and had his opponent in difficulties
in the second round. The bout was
stopped by the referee, who gave Frazier
the decision.
Matt Matthews of New York and Jack
Gibbons of Brooklyn were paired for the
third boutin the 145-pound class. Mat
thews did the leading and fighting
throughout and got the award.
Charley Barnett of this city and Andy
Walsh of Brooklyn were the next pair in
the 145-pound class. Walsh started out to
land some wild swings, but Barnett fought
cautiously. The last round Barnett
smashed Walsh on the mouth and nose
repeatedly, almost sending his man down
with one of his blows. The judges awarded
Barnett the decision.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
COLLEG|ANS VICTORIOUS,
Stanford Defeats the Olympics
in a Match Game of
Football.
SCORED ONLY AT THE END.
Line.Bucking More Profitable to the
Varsity Than Punt.
ing.

Six to nothing. That is the score with
which the Stanford University football
team was victorious over the Olympics a.
Central Park yesterday afternoon.
The weather was too warm for football
and the attendance was proportionately
less than it was at the University of Cali
fornia-Olympic match on the previous
Saturday. But among the 1900 spectators
there were a great many critical and in
terested tossel-headed men from the State
University to make calculations on more
than the comparative score. Each Berke-
ley cand idate was watching the playing o1
the man he would have to face on Thanks
giving, and as team they were getting
points on the Stanford game
Yesterdays match was expected to show
the comparative strength of the two rival
college teams. California and Stanford
bad each defeated the Reliance team tc
0. and California had recently beaten the
Olympics 20 to 0. From yesterdays show
ing it might easily be inferred that the
University of California will have a walk
over a week from Thursday.
Frankenheimer was unable to play with
the college team yesterday, and his alb
sence behind Cochran and Fickert was evil
dent from the telling gains the Olympic
men were able to make through that side
of the line particularly. Weldon at full
back was used repeatedly by Stanford dur
ing the first half to punt back into Olym-
pic territory every time the college men
got the ball after successfully preventing
the Athletic Club men from gaining five
yards in four downs. That policy adhered
to all through the first half resulted in the
pigskin's being punted out Of Stanford ter
ritory whenever it was brought forward
and lost by the Olympics, but it did not
tend to secure score for the Palo Alto
men.
The first half ended with the ball in
Stanford's possession on the Olympic
2s-yard line.
In the second half Stanford hung
on to the ball when it got it, and
tried to advance it in open plays
directed against the Olympics' line and
round the ends. BY such means the ball
was carried nearly sixty yards in series
of nineteen consecutive plays to touch
down. Then it appeared that with faster,
more snappy play during the earlier part
of the game the college men might, by
their running tactics, have materially in
creased their score. for only once did the
OLYMPIC men succeed in working the ball
as far into the Stanford territory as the
thirty-yard line.
The Olympics played good, stiff game.
an excellent game when their training is
compared with that of the college men.
And the Olympics are not unconscious of
the fact.
When the touchdown was scored, after
a desperate struggle to gain only foot
the Olympic men claimed. that the ball
had not been completely over. That claim
and subsequent dissatisfaction on their
part resulted in an agreement between the
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STANFORD RUBBED DoVN.
Football Players Engaged in Careful
Practice and Exercise,

Il OUtOutt tuDcTS cNOUUed an C0feTNt
Practice aud Exercise.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Nov.
16.-The efforts of Stanford to put her ex-
ponents efthe gridiron in the best possible
condition for the intercollegiate game of
football have caused the management to
engage che services of special rubber.
Each player is given rub down every
day, and the result is marked by percep-
tibIe improvement in the men.
1t has not yet been decided whether or
not the team will be sent away this season
during the last week before the Thanks
giving day game. Last year the team
practiced its signals and new plays in a
mountain retreat called Woodside, some
five miles back from Redwood City. This
change did the players a great deal OF
good, improving their wind, etc. Camp
says that with Eastern teams this custom
is always followed out, the players spend
ing few days at some first-class resort,
which puts them in fine fettle.
The objection to sending the men away
is that their university work suffers, and
they are forced to very great exertion in
order to make it up. The faculty, while
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
ON THREE EASTERN TRACKS.
Speedy Horses That Hon at baltimore,
st. Louis and IertmltOn.

Speedy Horses That Hon at Bdfttni ore,
st. Louis and Lexington.
BALTIMORE, MD, Nov. 1S.-Five furlongs,
The Sage won, Too Much Johnson second,
Mabel Glenn third. Time, :044.
One and sixteenth miles, Lake Shore won,
Ina second, Integrity third. Time, 1884.
One mile, Levina won, Mckee second. Time,
l :473. Only two starters.
Five furlongs, Ameer won, Halton second,
Addie third. Time 1 :0412.
One and q quarter miles, Marshall won, Dia-
bolus second, Charade third. Time, 2;17z3.
Steeplechase, full course, Empress won, Silver
Bill second Time not given.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 16.-Three-quarters
of mile, King Elm won, Spiritualist second,
Roundbrook third. Time. IA
Three-quarters of mile, Ben Naiad won,
Legion second, Fred Foster third. Time, / %
Ffve-eighths of mile, May Ashley won, Ban
d ala second, Senciene third. Time, 1 07.
One mile, Logan won, Loudon second
Haroldine third. Time, l 40.
Five -eighths of q mile, Swiftly won, Johnny
McHale second, Miss Rowett third. Time, :08
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 16.-Seven-eighths
of mile, Greenwich won, Annie second, Little
Walter third. Time, :4S3l.
One mile, for gentlemen riders Sunburst won,
imp. Somersslt second, Major Tom third. Time,
1:4S14
Five and half furlongs, Prince Lief won
Zanone second, Subito third. Time, 09
Three-quarterS of q mile, Judge Lyle won,
Richmond second, Kodak third. Time, 1:1714
Five-eghths of mile. Ida Wagner won, Ora
Gle second, Old Centre third. Time, :02l4.
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ports she had full cargo consigned to
". G. Grace & Co. 1t was insured in the
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, as
was also the bull OF the bark. When the
news came here that the vessel had peen
dismantled and towed into port the insur-
arlce company at once engaged the tug
Fearless and sent her to Guaymas to tow
the remains of the vessel to San Francisco.
The cost was $780, and the Fireman's s
Fund Insurance Company is liable for the
amount. Captain Watts refuses to honor
the bill, as,he asserts he could easily have
got. to San Francisco from Gnaymas
under jury rig. According to his story
there was no call for assistance.
While the Sharpshooter was lying at
Guaymas the men demanded their pay
and the captain had to get fresh stores.
He accordingly drew bill OF exchange on
San Francisco, which the insurance COM
pany honored. To secure themselves the
company has flied lien on the freight
due on the cargo of nitrate and hence the
trouble. Grace & Co. will not pay cent
on account. Spreckels & Co. insist upon
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
IN FATOR OF ANNEx ALTON.
Residents of British Columbia Woutd LIKE
n Ill Gn &afhiects.

Residents of British Columbia Would Like
to Become Uncle SANS subjects.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 16.-Louis Ziegler
of Spokane, WASH, said at the Great
Northern yesterday that the Western
States were unit in desiring the annexa-
ton of British Columbia as connecting
link between the United States and
Alaska, and that the residents of the
Canadian province felt the same way.
"The fact is," SAID he, that the province
is largely peopled by Americans and is
being developed by American money.
The four or five gold mines in the Trail
Creek territory bring to Spokane about
$500 900 month.
Seward bought Alaska for 100000,
and for the last ten years it has paid this
country $3,000,000 q year. Fish. under
Grant, might have secured British Co.
lumbia for Sic, ,O00, 900, and it was one of
his greatest mistakes that he did not do
so. The province is separated from the
other Canadian provinces by the mountain
range. 1t would give us the entire Pacific
Coast from Mexico north"
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
MONAGHAN ELECTED CONSUL.
Southern California Wheetmen Vote for
Officers by Mail.


Officers by Mail.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 16.-The
election of the wheelmen of the Southern
California division, /. A. W., which closed
yesterday, resulted in a victory for the
the Monaghan ticket. The voting was done
by mail and the ballots were counted at
the office of A. G. Hinckley, attorney for
the division, at 10 o'clock this morning.
Two hundred and eight votes were cast,
q of which were thrown out for lack of
signatures. Most OF these ballots were
sent out for Charles Gates, who headed an
opposition ticket as candidate for chief
consul. The vote for the officers of the
division was as follows: Chief consul, C.
c. Monaghan. Santa Ana, 100; c. F. Gates,
Los Angeles, 81; vice-consul. 1. s. Logan,
Riverside, 179; C. C. Monaghan, 1; secre-
tary and treasurer, ]. A. Kelly, Los
Angeles, III; l. S. Logan, 2; representa-
tive, Robert Gray, Ontario, 1S1; Al Hig-
gins. l. The new officers will enter upon
their duties Decembe L.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17

the local grounds the Tacoma Athletic
Club to-day defeated the Multnomah Ath-
letic Club of Portland by score of "a to 10.
Some players on both sides showed a de-
sire to slug, but no serious injuries result
ed. Lively, the Multnomah quarter, was
succeeded by Nash, who, knocked out in
the second half, was succeeded by Rosen-
berg. Both teams played strong often
sive but a weak defensive game. The local
team has been much improved since the
game with the Relia nee men.
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believing in the game of football. and
while offering every encouragement to the
game, are nevertheless opposed to grant
them to fall behind with their studies.
1t is quite probable, therefore, that the
men will do all their practicing on the
campus this year. Practice, however, will
be discontinued two days preceding the
game.
Camp was serenaded last evening by the
Stanford Mandolin Club. The event re-
suited in very pleasant evening for all
who participated
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Sanger Tied the Time.

DENVER, CoLo., Nov. 16. - To-day
Sanger tried for the unpaced mile record
recently established in this city by w. w
Hamilton at 200 2-5. Sanger was not paced
at the start to the tape as Hamilton was
but he succeeded in making the same time
Now he is confident that he can do better
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17

American horses to be run during the
coming racing season here: Neither Mr..
Croker's nor Mr.. Dryers name figures
much in the sporting press. Mr.. Lorliiard
is certain to have large stud here. The
Sporting Times says that Mr.. L'riilard
second Iroquois be will be greeted with a
hearty welcome.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
= Choynski to Nee. Maher.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 16. ! Joe
Choynski has accepted the terms offered
by the Empire Athletic Club, and will
meet Peter Maher some time next month
To-day Manager Davies received the fol-
lowing telegram from the Californian:
Make match with Maher at once" Ac-
cordingly Manager Davies saw Match
maker Kennedy, and now all that is neces-
sary for "go" is the consent of Maher.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
Coal Miners Nnrro,cIv Rscaped.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 16.-Thirty coal
miners at the Lenz coal mine, near st.
Louis, had narrow escape from suffoca-
ton this morning. A steam pipe burst
and hot steam poured into the mine. The
air was sitting. The men rushed to the
cage and trampled upon each other in the
darkness. They finally succeeded in escap-
ing by crawling through an old tunnel half
n mile long
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managers whereby the Stanford team will
play return game with the Oiympics
at Central Park next Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. From the dissatisfaction
manifested by the college team after the
game it is more than likely the return
game will be looked forward to by both
teams with the intention of rendering q
better account of themselves.
Following is the way the two teams
faced each other:
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
Shot by a Crasy Sailor.

SANDUSKY, Ono Nov. 16.-Four men,
comprising the crew of the scow Aunt
sailor who went crazy. The police this
morning attempted to arrest him, but
were compelled to shoot him before he
would yield. He was shot in the neck and
the thigh.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
Democrats Lose a Senator.

WESTMINSTER, Nd, Nov. 16.-Sena-
tor-elect P. ]. Bennett of Carroll County
(Democra t) died tonight. With Bennett S
vote the Senate stood Ia Democrats, II Re-
publicans. Should the Republicans elect
successor to Bennett the Senate will be
q tie.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
-
Death of q PIOifist.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 16 Jack
Kavanaugh. who from 1869 to 1879 was
world-famed lightweight pugilist, died to-
day of cancer of many years standing.
He had fought Sin England, India, Aus
tralia and America.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
As to Racfno in EnoIaud,

LONDON, ENG, Nov. 16.-Turf sports
regret the prospects of Mr.. Croker again
attaining power in Tammany Hall, for the
reason that they believe it will cause fewer
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
MULTNOMAHS BEATEN.

Tacoma Athletes Win Hard Fought
Game of Football.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. 16.-In the hard
est fought football game ever played on
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
OLYMPIcs.

STANFORD OLYMPIcs.
Code, % i47 L. End r.. Harrison, lie
Cochran, I75....... Tackle R. Porter, 1s2
Ficker,, ls5. L. Guard r.. Middlemas lss
Sapf Wsms Center 5,nnra can't KnstGn s3n ls1
ERaimp55sslI' Ricap 5s1 no. B.Tackle L. Sexton, l75
spaldipg. l61....:.. r. End Madden, 1su
Mcintosh, f, a 1so Quarter. Nah lac
Gotto1 CO hsyn1Sidds' 1sd leS L. Half R.. Morse, 1ss
j. Reynolds, l7s. R. Half L. w Theurkauf, 172
Weldon, 1888 .Fuback hp%kIhs psddias Ias aS
Umpire-Harry Walton Stanford ex-'96.
Referee-W: +. Stuart, Stanford 95.
Linesmen-First half, John +. Sheehan, Stan
team.
Touchdown-By Cotton; goal by Cochran.
Score-Stanford 6, Olympic o.
The movements of the ball are illus
trated in the accom- panying diagram, but
the plays and players by whom it was
advanced can be seen in the detail of the
game.
The first half opens with the Olympics in pos.
session of the ball at the center of the field.
Porter punts to the Stanford ten-yard line.
Weldon catches the ball. runs forward five
yards, and then puntS in toucn at the Olympic
forty-fve-yar line.
The oiympics Immediately advance the ball
hits the line for two yards more. Then three
yards are added, and Hawkins tries the line
ana is tackled by Williams, but IN the general
pushing Olympic sways forward for two yards.
But similar attempt is stopped short by the
Stanford line. Sexton gets through Fickert
and Cochran for five yards. Another try at
the same place nets two yards. Morse tries Camp
bell and is tackled without gain. He tries him
again and gets yard. kick is expected, but
Smith carries the ball forward with a rush for
eleven yards. FIckert breaks through, Olym-
pic loses three yards, and Stanford gets the
ball.
Nahl tries the Stanford line with no gain.
Theurkauf punts twenty yards.
Stanford returns the ball five yards on the
run. Reynolds circles the left end for eight
yards. Stanford gets fifteen yards on Olympic
off-side play. Cotton circles the right end for
two yards and time is called for the first half
without a score for either side.
In the second half the Olympics put Peddler
in at fullback in place of Hamkins and Rice
takes CampbelPs place as right tackle for STAN
ford.
Cochran kicks off to the Olympic ten-yard
line.
Peddler runs the ball back 1S yards.
Cochran is tied and the Olympics lose ayard.
Morse mashes Rice for yard. Then Theur-
kauf punts 25 yards.
Reynolds makes the catch, and in a steady
advance the Stanford men work down to the
goal line for touchdown. Spalding, Coch-
ran, Cotton, Weldon and Reynolds are used to
advantage with the ball, until Cotton is finally
sent over the line. Cochran kicks the goal and
Stanford has g to Olympic o.
Porter kicks off to the Stanford ten-yard line.
punts to the Olympic 45-yard line.
Olympic tries the Stanford right tackle with
out gain, and time is called and the game
ended
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Umpire-Harry Walton, Stanford ex-'96.
Referee-W. T.. Stuart Stamford '95.
Linesmen-First half, John +. Sheehan, STAN
ford 95; second half, McNear of the Olympic
team.
Touchdown-By Cotton: goal by Cochran.
ScOre-Stanford 6, Olympic o.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-01-26
To Show the White Feather,

The pure bred game cock has only red
and black feathers. A cross bred bird is
known by the white feather in his tail.
The slightest impurity of strain is said
to destroy the birds pluck; hence cocks
that showed a white feather were never
trained for the pit. The common adage,
ANY cock will fight OF its own dung
hill'' is frequently qualified by the ad-
dition that it must be one without a
white feather to fight in the pit. Nat
urally enough, it came about to use the
expression "to show the white feather
when reference was being made to a
human coward.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-01-26
Skating Kinks.

The first public skating rink in this
country, according to Thorne, was
opened in Newport, R. l., in 1866, un-
der the auspices Of a Mr.. Plympton Of
Boston, the inventor of the Plympton
skate. From that city the skating ma
MIA spread all over the country and for
a few years ragged fiercely. About 1872
and for several years following the in
terest in the sport declined in the Unit
ed States, but in 1879 it was revived in
New England and extended throughout
all the towns Of the east, south and
west. This furore lasted for few years,
during which time large Kinks were
erected in most Of the principal cities of
the country.
Roller skates were first patented and
used in France in 1919, and a few years
later they were manufactured in Eng
land by an Englishman named Soyers.
Between 1865 and 1872 large Kinks were
established and successfully maintained
in London, Paris, Rome and other for
eign cities and in the East Indies and
Australia,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-01-26

GROUP OF HISTORICAL TlMEP1ECES.
balance. 1t is signed j. Jolly, who was
the matchmaker to the Paris town hall
in 1860, and also worked tor Catherine
de- Medici.
A second watch is square, with a
ground in blush steel. The ornaments
are in gold, applied and chased. The
dial is square, in enamel, blue in the
center and white all round. the corners
being adorned with motifs in red enam-
81. The movement is signed Balthazar
Marinot, who was horologer Of King
Louis XIII in 1887.
Another watch has the shape Of a
poppy bud. The case is in amber. The
mounting, in gold, finely engraved, is
maintained on the amber by means of
close gold wires. The dial is of silver,
with enameled ornaments. 1t is covered
with a lunette Cease in rock crystal.
That watch belongs to the time Of
Charles TX of France.