The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-03
The CRESCENT ATHLETES
Preparations Being Made for
Their Boxing Meet To-
Night.
Funeral of DR.. Noble Martin-Peralta
Hose Company Divided-Town
News Notes.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. MEM bers
of the Crescent Athletic Club and others
interested in boxing are looking forward
with much interest to the big boxing car
nival arranged for tomorrow night.
There will be TWO main events for trophies
and number of other sparring exhibit
tons by welI-known amateur pugilists.
The event of the evening will be four
round fight, with privilege of fifth, be-
tween Chin Cuneo of San Francis CO, a
member of the Berkeley Crescent Club,
and Jerry Sullivan of the San Francisco
Athletic Club. Both men will weigh in at
112 pounds. They are declared to be
clever and pluckv boxers and hot con-
test is looked for.
Another contest will be between Evers
ana Harrison for the 40. pound champion
ship OF the club. Evers and Harrison are
both clever ring generals, neither of them
having ever met defeat, and they are ex-
pected to furnish an exciting bout.
Among the preliminary contests will be
bouts between Billy Hughes, champion
welter- weight of the coast, and Bert
Brown, middle-weight, and Frank Rafael,
champion feather weight and Bob Elwert
OF Alvarado. The Britt brothers will give
a sparrlng exhibition. Frank Rafael will
referee the Evers- Harrison contest and
hughes will be the referee of the Cuneo-
Sullivan fight.
Sufragists' Precinct Meeting.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 2. - The
Womans Suffragist Society will hold its
first meeting in Precinct IL tomorrow
afternoon, at the residence of Mrs. Will
liam Keith on Atherton street. Each per-
son attending, whether in sympathy with
the cause or not, viii be expected to pre-
sent two arguments against woman suf-
frage. These objections will be answered
by various prominent member of the club.
Vaccination of Pupils.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 1.-The Board
of Education will receive reports next
Monday night from Principals Waterm an
and Warnicke as to the number of pupils
in the public schools who have not been
vaccinated. 1t is proposed to enforce the
State law that requires all school children
| to be vaccinated and the board will ADOPT
a rule excluding from the classroom all
pupils who do not receive the smallpox
! preventive.
A good deal of opposition to the pro.
posed new rule has been manifested and
| it is thought that some parents will refuse
to comply with the order.
Funeral of DIR. Martin.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 2.-The funeral
of DR.. Noble Martin, formerly State Sen.
ator from Placer and Ell Dorado counties
| took place this afternoon from the resi-.
dence of Samuel d. Partridge on Haste
street. After the funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. E. B. PAYNE of the Uni.
| tartan Society the remains were turned
over to the local Masonic lodge. Master
| John Martin conducted the services al
the grave. Following were the pall-bear.
ers: 1. T. Coffin, Henry ELS, Warren San.
born, DR.. NJ. w. Wilson, Judge Robert
MCGOWAN and DR.. IL. N. Miner.
Two Girls Run Away.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. INLAND
Quackenbush, a girl of Is. disappeared
from home last Sunday with another girl
of about the same age by the name OF
Sarah Long. 1t was suspected that Maud
and her friend were somewhere in Berke-
ley, and vigorous search was Instituted
for them in every home where it was
thought they might be concealed.
This morning Sarah returned, and this
afternoon Maud was found at the home of
Belle Merrill in Oakland.
Made Into Two Sections.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. AT the
meeting of the Peralta Fire Company last
night it was decided on account of the
organization to divide it into two sections
the Hose Company and the Hook and
Ladder Company, both to be under the
same management.
Arrangements were made for their an
tertainment, which will take place merit
Friday evening.
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