The San Francisco call., 1896-10-11
Honors of the Day Go to the
Oakland High School
Team.
BERKELEY coMFs IN SECOND
Hoffman, o. H. S.. Breaks the League
Records in the Hurdles, Pole
Vault and High Jump.

bERhEDEH, CAL, Oct lV-1He Acd-
demic field day this afternoon at the uni
versity cinder track was one OF the most
exciting contests of the kind that has been
witnessed in Berkeley for some years, the
close fight between the Berkeley and Oak
land high schools arousing wild enthusi-
asm among the adherents of both. The
winner was Oakland, but her margin was
only two points.
As usual a large num- Der OF records were
broken. In the course of the afternoon
seven records OF academic athletics were
battered, some of them beat II very con-
siderably.
One of the events of the day was the re-
markable work of Walsh of the Lowell
High School, San Francisco, in the mile
walk. Walsh started at first-ciass pace,
and kept it up to the end of the race, dis
tancing his competitors by about lap
and half, and finishing in min. % As
sec., which is within about 2 sec. OF the
university record.
Hoffman of the Oakland High School
succeeded in raising the record in the pole
vault, held by himself, 3 inches, making
10 feet inches.
Other records broken were:
The 120-yard hurdle by Hoffman O. II. S.
made in II Is seconds: the 22O-yard dash by
Woolsey, B. II. S, who made the distance N
% 20 seconds, the old record being "a 3 sec
onds; the high jump by Hoffman, o. II. S.,
who made feet 63s inches against record of
feet inches; the 12-pOund hammer throw,
record raised to 1873 feet inches, by Smith of
Hoitt's school, San Mateo; the shot-put rec
ord. raised by Woolsey, B. H. s., to 80 feet.
from 81 feet inches.
The full list of events AMI results is as
follows:
1o0-yard dash-First heat; Lipman Roitts.
first; Carter Stockton, second. Time,
10 4-5. Second heat: woolsey, B. H. s.,
10 As. Final heat: Carter, Stockton. first;
Woolsey, B. H. s, second. Time, 10 40.
440-yaro dash-Cadogsn, o. H. s., first;
Scott, B H. S. second; Hammer, P. H. S.,
120-yard hurd!e-First heat: Hamlin. B. H.
s.. first. Time, is. Second heat: Hoffman,
:18 Is. Final heat: Hoffman, 0. H. s., first;
Hamlin, B. h. s., second. Time, III LIS.
one-mile walk-Walsh, L. H. s., first;
oBrien, L. II. S, second; Wills, o. H. s.. third.
22O-yard dash-woolsey. B. H. s., first; Whit
man, o; H. s, second; Dykes, P. H. S., third
220-yard hurdles-First heat: Riggs, B. H
s. first; Warnicke, B. H. s., second. Time,
:29 4-5. Second heat: Spencer. B. Il. s, first;
Final: Spencer first, Warnicke second, Nor
reLl third Time, :2s1z.
One-mile run-Smith, o. H. s., first; Duncan,
Time, 5:l4 3-5
ssG-yard run Pitchford, P h s., first;
ST ele, o; H: S, second; Scott, B. H. S., third.
Time, 2:o7 1-5.
Mile relay race-Berkeley High School first,
Oakland High school second.
High jump-Hoffman, o. II. S., first; Brock,
B. II. s., second; Sampson, S. 81. S., third.
Height, feet 556 inches.
12-pound hammer throw-Smitn. H. S., first !;
P!aw, o. II. s, second; Riggs, B. H. S., third.
Distance, 1873 feet inches.
Broad iump-Mau, P. H. s., first; Hussey, o.
H. s., second; Brock, B. H. s., third. Distance,
20 feet inches
Pole vault-Hoffman, o. h. s., first; Hamin,
B. II. S.. second; Woodrum, o. H. s., third.
Height, 10 ieet inches.
16-pound shot put-W Woolsey, B. H. s., first;
Brock, B. II. s., second; Nathan, P. II. S., third.
Distance, 80 feet
Tom Carroll, the hammer-thrower, gave
an exhibition of hammer-throwing and
succeeded in breaking Two records, both
his own. The veteran thrower made 146
feet inches with the 16-pound hammer,
using only one hand. The former record
was 132 feet. With the 56-pound weight
Carroll made 36 feet s inches raising the
old record by almost foot.
The officers Uf the day were as follows:
Referee-B. P. Miller, u c.; starter-Harry
TORY, U. c.; announcer-C. Gooding, U. c.;
seorer-Barnes, q. C.; judge of walking-H.
c.; w. A. Brewer, S. NJ S.; inspectors-H.
Hauser, p II. s.; K F. Hoffman,, U. c.; C.
Parker y. c.; w. B; Jackson, q. c.; field
judges-T. Carroll, R. Lloyd, u c.; McNab. q.
G; judges of the fnish-Bruton, LIS. j. u:
Barnes, .. c.; Drum, U. c.; timers-P Mac
Intyre, o. G.; W. Z. Dawson, U. c.; E. Brown,
.. C.; r. II. Webster, P. H. s.; measurers-J.
U. S''
Berkeley's Taxes.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 10-Town Clerk
NJ. i. Hanscom has completed the COM
putation of the tax rolls of BerkeIey for
4l,o h he H..
Total valuation of all property in the town
SO .270. sos, divided as follows: In the orIgi.
nal Berkeley, $6, ,109, 223; in the Ashby-ayenne
annex, 81 ,726, IA; Lorin annex, $435, 1873.
OF the total valuation, 1924, $50 is for personal
property. The amount OF mortgages on prop
erty in the town is 81, 947. .594, divided in the
various districts follows: The original
Berkeley, 81 ,332, 699; Ashoy-avenue annex
is $76,620.72, computed in Berkeley, the first
district, ell 95 cents, in the Ashby-ayenue
annex at 50 cents and In Loriu , at at 81 cents
Ashby avenues total tax is $l4,972 So and
that OF Lorin 1888 81, leaving for the rest of
the town $58, LA "a The first installment,
now now payable, and delinquent on on the last @ Mon
DAY In November, am cunts to $39, 81 II.
a comparison OF the foregoing with last
years figures shows an increase OF $9533 02
In the total tax The increase in the tax rate
Is 10 cents in Berkeley proper 5 cents in
South Berkeley and cents in L6rin. In the
value OF city and town lots an increase of
$162,506 is noted, and the valuation OF i'm
fPsSSem'n'' fPssS. thereon is SsS'9i' over that OF
License Ordinance Evaded.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 1O.-Several
evasions OF Berkeley's new license ordi-
nance providing that outside dealers
should paw for the privilege of selling
goods in the college town have been re-
corded. The Town Marshal is making a
vigorous raid against the invaders. Three
arrests have been made, and IN each case
the question is involved of what legally
constitutes "place of business" such as
is intended in the license law. Thomas
Pritchard, driver for Becker of Oakland;
J. E. Smith, driver for George w. Arper
Of Oakland, aud j. F. Querk of Phelan &
Fish, also of Oakland, have been placed
under arrest for driving delivery and So
hcitors' wagons without the required
permit.
Freshmen Tied.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 10.-The football
game between the University freshmen and
~. Mathew School this morning resulted in a
tie. each side scoring six points.
Inc contest a spirited one from the
nrst No scoring was done in the first half,