The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
BERKELEY WINS,
The e. c. Men Drfeat the Stanfor,
WieIders of the Racquet

The g. C. Men D-teat the Stanford
Wielders of the Racquet.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 8.-The Uni.
versliy OF California defeated Stanford in
another athletic contest yesterday. Wal.
ter Magee and William Mein succeeded in
taking five of tine seven matches in the
tennis tourney from Stanford. thus win.
ming the cham pionship for 1897.
On Friday afternoon Magee and Mein
defeated Freeman and Picher at doubles,
the score being 81, 4-6, 6-3, IS, Ga.
From this it can be seen that Magee and
Meln won out after Freeman ana Picher
had taken the nrst two sets. This made
the score to 2 in favor Of the Q. G.
Yesterday morning the deciding sets
were played. Mein succeeded in defeat
ing the Stanford crack. Freeman, in three
straight sets. 81, 6-3. 11-9. Magee went
down before Picher after hotlv conteSle ed
match, the score being 6-1, 3-6, As, Ga,
6-3. As NJ in won his match this gave
the University of California the cham pion-
ship for the year.
The Universlty has thus won three out
OF the four athletic cham pionships this
year-the field day, base bali and tennis.
Stanford won the football only.
Must Take the Oath.
BERKELEY, CAL, May S-Lieutenant
Winn OF the military department of the
State University issuei an orIe- to the
student cadets to-day TO the effect that
i'm med ately after the receipt of their
commissions on com menCement day off.
GERS of the battalion must take the oath OF
office before some officer of the National
Guard and send written acceptance OF
their commissions with the oath of office
TO the djutant-General of the State.
At the last session of the State Legsla-
ture an act was passed placing the student
cadets anG officers al Berkeley on the
same footing with members of the Ma
tiOEal Guard.
Brief Berkeley Items.
President Martin Kellogg gave reception
at his residence last night to the seniors and
graduates OF the university.
Street Superintendent Chick is about to be-
gin the macadamizing of Shattuck avenue
from Center street TO Addison.
Professor Thomas r. Bacon will preach the
baccaiaurea:e sermon 10 The class of 81 to-
morrow afternoon in Stiles Hall.
Rev. Job Turner, the well-known preacher
to deaf mutes, has arrived in Berkeley for q
brief stay. He visited the State Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb and Blind yesterday.
Professor Charles Mills Gayley will go di-
reetly u England without returning to Berke-
ley from Southern Ca ifornia, where he is
now engaged in yisitng schools: He expects
to sail from New York on May %.
commencement invitations have been is
sued Tor seniors at the university. Each mem-
Der OF the class is allowed 1--WE Invitation and
two tickets of admission. The exercises will
begin at 2:30 O'clock and places will be re-
served until 2:15 for those haviag tickets.
Seniors will not need tickets, out will enter
the hall with the Regents and faculty.
At the South Berkeley Presbyterian church
Rev. +. j. Ackers will preach tomorrow at IL
A NJ. on the subject "Abraham's Test" AT
7:30 P. NJ here Will be Christian Endeavor
rally in tHe interest of the 81 contention.
The following prominent Christian Endeav-
or work, rs will take part in the Service
George P. Lowell, president OF he Alameda
County Union; B, L. Spence, manager OF the
Pacific Christian En1eavorer; G. F. Baker, sec
retarv of the '97 committee, aud Others, in
cIudipg an Oakland mae quartet.