The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
WANTS TO RUN AGAIN,
TheOdorianitis, the Aged Greek
Splinter, Ready for a
Match.
Important Viticultural Experiments.
Organizing a Free Silver
Club.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 17.-Nikoloas
Theodorianitis, the sturdy old Greek, who
ran eight miles in 81 minutes last Sunday
over the rough road from San Pablo to
Berkeley, as told in THE CALL, wants to
make another run. But the next time he
dons his running garb it viii be in a con-
test for purse. He ran, or rather walked
and ran, alone last Sunday, unpaced, with
no particular object in view further than
to timber up his legs and get back his
wind.
The hardy veteran Macedonian Is look
ing for a man about so years of age to run
against. notw outstanding the fact that he
himself is in his seventy seventh year.
This race must be q time race That is,
the man who covers the greatest distance
in the same period of time takes the laurel
wreath and the purse.
Theodorianitis says that he can do
nothing N short race, but that his
strength lies in his ability to run for ten
hours, or even ten days. What he pro-
poses is race for ten or fifteen hours over
some country road in the vicinity. He is
not particular whether it be hilly or as
smooth as barn floor, so long as his
opponent has to run over the same course.
The run which the old Greek took last
Sunday was his first since winning the
championship of Greece on the stadium
in 1890. He has taken long jaunts into
the country recently and has made some
remarkably good time considering his age
and lack of training. Parties in Berkeley
who know of his record last Sunday are
considering O proposition of putting up
$500 on the Greek in long-distance race.
They are having Theodorianitis practice
daily with the view to getting into trim
for tryout.
There is talk of having him enter in a
race from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
The aged Splinter has several times ex-
pressed his desire to run that distance for
a consideration.
Vineyard Experiments.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. lin
department of vlticulture at the State
University will leave tomorrow TO con-
duct series of WINE experiments at the
Natoma vineyard in Napa County.
They will take along quantity of bac-
terra for fermenting purposes, and will
employ cooling machine for adjusting
the TEN perature of wines, which was in
vented by Mr.. Hayne. The general pur-
pose of the experiments is to fnd means
for making dry wines in climates where II
is now impossible to do so. The depart
ment expects during the present season to
make some very important improvements
over present methods of wine-making.
San Francisco's Milk Supply.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 17.-Professor
e. J. Wickson of the department Of agri-
culture at the State University is engaged
in the preparation of an extensive sta
tistical report Of the milk trade
of San Francisco for the United
States Bureau of Agriculture. The pro-
lessor is receiving data for the comp letion
OF this report by means of schedules sent
to the leading dairymen of the country
who dispose of their product in San Fran
cisco. These replies, of which about fifty
have already been received, are being COM
piled in narrative form.
Free Silver Club Formed.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 1.-THE Pop
ulists and Democrats of Berkeley met last
night at Pythian Hall for the purpose of
forming a Free Silver Club. A com nit
tee was appointed for the purpose of eff
fecting fusion between local Democrats,
Poputists and Silver Republicans. The
committee consists OF General Theodore
Wagner, d. II. Frye and Robert w. Good
The committee will act at once with the
view to establishing the Free Silver Club.
Meeting at Golden Gate.
GOLDEN GATE, CAL, Sept. IA Re-
publican mass-meeting was held here to-
night in kllnkner Hall under the auspices
of the Golden Gate Mckinley Club. Hon.
Louis Titus of San Francisco was the
speaker of the evening. Music was rem
dered by an original Hawaiian quartet
The hall was crowded to the doors, many
ladies being present.