The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Conde Jones of Los Angeles, Stanford Uni
versity's hope as a fullback in the season OF
", arrived here yesterday on visit. he was
a dash1ng, brilliant player and the most prom
ising punter Palo Alto ever had, but shortly
before the big Intercollegiate match in prac-
tice game on the Stanford campus with the
Oakland High School team, he was tackled by
Ransome, now the captain-elect of the Uni
yerslty-of California eleven, and in the violent
fall mad coliar-bone and rib broken. Co-eds
wept, for Jones was their idol, and during the
next few days he was the recipient OF nu-
merous dainty missives and bouquets, along
with some original verse. Even Mrs. Stanford
ana the professors wives paid tribute to the
injured gridiron hero. Physicians labored
over him, and the medical director had most
remarkable corset made so that Jones might
be protected from injury and be able to play
anyway. one afternoon week before the great
game Jones appeared on the gridiron again,
wearing MS armored corset and shoulder pro-
tector. he was little cautious ana seemed TO
lack his former dash. The next night the In.
tensely interested, watching hundreds along
the sidelines had about decided that Jones was
coming around all right when from con-
fused mass that had fallen upon him he was
assisted to his feet, but he could not stand.
His ankle was sprained. 1t was his right
ankle-his punting foot--and great
wave OF despair passed over the crowd,
for tate was surely favoring Berkeley
The doctor worked over that ankle nearly
all night. The result of the game might de-
pend upon his skill. Two days afterward
Jones, with rubber bandages and elastic sup
porters upon the weakened ankle, and wear
ing his strange canvas corset, came out once
more to do or die for the cardinal; and all
went well through the furious practice in
slush and mud. But the end was not yet. As
On a1a In, al q
wheels slipped and the Inflated athlete was
thrown in such way that even the bandages
did not prevent serious wrench OF the ankle.
On the day OF the big match tall, sorrowful
young fellow. wearing citizens clothes and
leaning upon crutches, had an honored place
inside the sidelines out at the Haight-street
grounds, but when the game was over Jones
forgot his sorrow and his crutches and limped
hurriedly over to mingle with the players he
had SO anxiously watched.
R. Levison ogilyie, VINO has for some time
been In charge of a Govern ment school at
Hauuia, district about twenty-five miles
from Honolulu, arrived al the Lick yesterday
with his wife. He says tnat when he went to
the islands he was inclined to be strong roy
alist, but is now thoroughly convinced that
the present form of the Hawaiian Government
is best for all concerned and could hardly be
improved. The Kanakas, he declares, are too
easy going ever to fight for anything, and
there is no danger of them taking up arms
against the republic. The native children
learn in parroty fashion, but lack executive
ability and the power of applying principles.
What the islands have to fear is the steady n
croachment of Chinese and Japanese, who
may even crowd the older merchants out of
business and cause unsatisfactory comparisons
to be made between conditions under the
monarchy and those under the republic. Mr..
Ogilyie was contributor to the Kilohaua Art
League, society organized in Honolulu two
years ago, with MIR. Hitchcock as president
ard with Mr.. Hutchinson, the island sculptor,
one OF the prominent members.