The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

vanguished and the victorious freshmen
were permitted to plant their class num-
ber on the hill in full view of the charter
day visitors at the university. This was
the first victory which the fre,hmen have
scored over the sophomores since their en-
trance to college, and in consequence
supreme delight reigns among them. In
their rush against the sophomores last
fall they were badly defeated. and the loss
of that struggle registered the first defeat
of freshman class BY the sophomores
since 1884.
Cornell Wants Meet.
BERKELEY, Call, March 23.-Another
Eastern college wants to meet the Uni
versity of California team should they
make a transcontinental trip again this
summer. Cornell has fallen into line, and
her athletes desire to try conclusions
against the Berkeley cracks. To-day Cap
tain Merwin received the following letter
from Charles f. Hamilton, manager of the
Cornell team, asking what dates are open
and what he thought of meet between
the two Institutions:
ITHACA, N. Y, March IT, 1896
Teana-DEAR SIR: Hearing that it is quite prob
able that you will have an athletic team in
the East during the coming spring, write to
ask IL 1T would be possible for Cornell to
arrange track games with you. Should this
idea strike you favorably, kindly let me know
what dates you have vacant, and also your
views as to an agreement. Looking for an
CHARLES F. HAMILTON,
Manager Cornell Track Team.
% Quarry street.
This makes the fourth encouraging COM
municationreceived from the Eastern and
Middle West colleges within the last ten
days, and Captain Merwin says that if a
few more like them are forthcoming, to-
gether with assurances of good gate re-
ceipts, the trip will be a possibility if not
an extreme probability. :.
1--WE are certain" said Mr.. Friend, the
prospective manager, to-day, that we can
arrange for all the contests we are able to
enter while on the tour, but what we want
is cash as we'll as cordial receptions, good
tracks and appreciative audiences. We
must have the wherewithal to make the
trip, and not get into debt. The students
and friends OF the university lent the team
of last year their heartiest financial sup
port, and it was through them that we
were able to send the team across the con-
nent, but this year we do not want TO call
on them if it is possible to do otherwise.
Captain Merwin has sent letters to
Eastern institutions other than those
already mentioned as having been favora-
bly, disposed toward arranging for contests,
and is daily awaiting replies. He has
written to Yale and TO Princeton since re-
ceiving dispatches from them regarding
meets, and expects answers within few
days.
Suicide of j. B. Ashworth.
BERKELEY, CAL, March %. = A
pitiabIe case of suicide was reported to
the branch morgue at 3 o'clock this aft
ternoon. Joseph B. Ashworth, a butcher,
residing at 715 Bristol street, corner of
Fourth, took carbolic acid at about Q
O'Clock, and within half an hour he was
dead, leaving a widow and five children
the eldest of which is years and the
youngest l month. The family is left in
destitute condition.
Ashworth came home at about I 80 and
asked his wife for some carboIic acid to
apply TO corn. She gave it to him.
and going into his room shortly after
ward he swallowed the contents of
the bottle. He called to his
wife to come and kiss him goodbye. She
went to his side and found that he had
taken poison. She gave him vaseline and
melted lard, but it was of no avail DIR.
PAYNE was called for, but arrived too late
TO be of any service.
The cause of Ashworth's rash act is at.
tributed to dependency over financial af-
fairs. He is reported to have defaulted to
the amount OF 500 from his late en,-
ployer, Storck of West Berkeley. Rumors
have been about that detectives were on
Ashworth's track and that he put himself
out OF the way in order to avoid further
trouble. He was native OF Trinity
County, aged 81 years, and had lived in
Berkeley tor three years. An INQUEST will
q held to.mOrrow pveninO