The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

Glee Club. This was the first time the
entire team had their suits on since the
Thanksgiving game, and to celebra tie the
occasion a special artist was on the
grounds to take their photographs with
their newly elected captain.
Ransome the new leader of the Varsity,
who will try to pilot the Berk eley collie
gians to victory against Stanfor next
fall, is now in his twentieth year and a
member of the junior class of the uni
versity.
Ransomeis prominent member of the
Beta Theta Pi FRATERNITY as is also Frank
?. Taylor. one of the Co. .idates for the
other high football honor, that of the
managership, the election to which will
take place next Monday.
College Baseball.
BERKELEY, CAL. Feb. s.-Uniyersity
society was out to-day in full force to wit
ness the baseball game betweensthe foot
ball team and the Glee Club, which re-
suited after nine hard-fought innings in a
score of 13 to II in favor of the singers.
The bleachers about the diamond were
crowded with faculty members, university
students and their lady friends and other
visitors when time was called for the
game. At the appointed hour the foot
ball-players came sprinting down from
the gymnasium attired in complete foot
ball uniform and began kicking the pig
skin bag to one another across the field
Soon the members of the Glee Club
dressed in outing costume approached
from the vicinity of the cinder track, sing
ing "Ransome Is a Jolly Good Fellow
The two parties met in the middle of the
field, and after heated discussion over the
relative merits of football and baseball
the singers challenged the knights of the
gridiron to game of the latter.
The ''Renderers of Song" as they were
styled in the souvenir of the day, took the
bat In the first inning they scored five
Fred knight, Charles Elston, Allen Smith
and Clay Gooding.
At the outset Rawlings of the Glee Club
brought laughter and applause from the
bleachers by his phenomenally high
catches, facilitated by his lengthy arms
football style, and the latter went tum bling
in heap. When the foothallers came to
the bat Wallthall, the giant guard of the
Varsity, was struck out by Morse's swift
curves. Ransome, the newly elected cap
tain of the football team, came to the plate
amid loud cheering, and he was also struck
out.
at the beginning of the eighth inning
the score stood IA to in favor OF the glee
boys. Temple Smith batted hard rigIit
fielder into the hands of Wallthan, who
was on third. With only one more inning
and the footballers rapidly increasing
their tally, the excitement became intense.
In the last OF the ninth the score stood
18 to IL when the football team took the
next, but was put out on first by Rawlings.
Wilson was struck out and the game was
ended with the singers one point ahead.
Executive Committee Meeting.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. S.-A meeting
of the executive committee of the inter-
collegiate debaters was held this morning
in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. tor
the purpose of outlining plans for the
coming intercollegiate debate. Stanford
was represented by Bledsoe, O'Nein and
Wardall, and the University of California
by L. ii. Dam. Bledsoe was elected chair
man and Dam secretary of the committee
On toss Stanford won the choice of Sc
lecting either the subject or the side for the
debate. After the meeting Cathcart and
Sheldon OF the Stanford team stated that
they would choose their side rather than
offer the subject for discussion. Berkeley
must choose the subject on or before Feb
ruary 10, and Stanford, according to the
agreement, must send a reply as to their
choice of sides on or before February 26.
The debate will take place some time in
April at date yet to be named.
Another Fight Over Rodgers.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. S.-A second
university students fghtever the Rodgers
case took place at Berkeley station last
night. Rodgers and several companions
were passengers on the last train from San
francisco. There were a number of uni
versity men on the train also, and both
sides were heard to make comments on the
recent trial. For some moments the dis
play OF pugilistic prowess was lively.
Rodgers is the Boone's Academy student
who had several U. q. men arrested short
time ago on a charge of battery, against
whom the case was dismissed by Judge
James.
A Journalist Retires.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 8.-J. E. Barber,
one of the best-known newspaper men in
Alameda, yesterday severed his conneo-
ton with the Daily Argus, of which he
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