The herald., 1897-01-11

The next local athletic event of i'm
portance is the intercollegiate Field
day, to be held at Athletic park on
Washington's birthday. This is the
fifth annual field day of the Southern
California Inter Collegiate Athletic as
ISOLATION, an organization composed of
Pomona, Chaffey and Occidental col
leges and the University of Southern
California, and will probably be the most
successful yet held by that association
Each college is allowed to enter one man
in each event, there being eleven events
in all, consisting of five sprinting and
running races. two bicycle races, pole
vault, high jump, shot-put and hammer
throw. The team scoring the highest
number of points wins a silver cup, which
it holds until beaten by the team from
one of the other colleges. Valuable
medals are also given to the winners of
each event. The college men have been
training for several months, and some
very interesting contests may be looked
for. The Inter COLES giate association
holds several Southern California rec
Ords now, and probably others Will he
DTUkSh az ShiDP tI tHe DeSt ttIleteS III
this part of the state Will participate. ..
Lovers Of clean athletics look forward to
this field day with great interest, as in
tense rivalry exists between the colleges
and the contests are always desperately
fought
Unless all signs fail this will be par
ticularly exciting year for the athletes
of both universities says w. w. Naugh-
ton in the Examiner Although the in
ter-collegiate field day and the Pacific
coast championships are fully three
months distant the cinCer path and field
representatives of the rival institutions
are already girding up their loins for the
big contests that are to take place In the
summer The Stanford marager ana
the California maraser are keeping
their eyes lifted for talent with which
TO strengthen their teams. and the car
dinal rooters and the blue-and-gold
rooters are Justify voicing their opinions
that the particular team they are inter
ested in will win without struggle. It
isn't merely matter of winning the in
ter-collegiate or the coast champion
ships. a trip east aEG a series of tus-
sells with TIE universities across the
Rockies hang in the balance. Hence
the, excitement: hence the rivalry;
hence the roofing
The athletic COMMITTEES of the Stanford
elected John NJ Switzer. '9S football
manager for next season by vote of
to for L. G. StOrke. '9S, and for f.
" keesling. 9S, The contest brought to
an end by this election was ono of the
liveliest in the history of student poll
ties at Stanford and, though the choice
lay in the hands of the committee. very
general interest was exhibited in the
selection and political managers were
much in evidence. The campaign reach
ed high water mark Friday morning
when the managers of one of Switzer's
opponents started petition demanding
that Captain Fickert, members of the
committee, vote for their candidate. The
scheme acted as boomerang and its
promoters soon realized their mistake
and withdrew the petition.
Mr.. j. Otis Fellows will officiate as
judge of the bench show of the Southern
California Kennel club, which will be
held in this city April 14th to 18th in
elusive, those dates having been claimed
or the American Kennel clup. The Gee
retary of the club says that the coming
show, both in numbe- of entries and
quality Of exhibits, is certain to surpass
all previous efforts.
Local admirers of Good Bow" Jim
mic Stafford, one of the most popular
paseball players that ever appeared in
Los Angeles. VIII be surprised to learn
mat he las blossomed out as dude of
the 11rst class. Jimmie was married re-
Gently, and the New York Journal thus
uescriDes MIN on his return to the me-
tropolis from his bridal trip:
Since Sun2ly night Fifth avenue
'south) mas been in ferment over the
advent of new dude. His identity was
mystery as he wore both hands en-
tomped In the pockets of his yellow box
top coat. There was something famil-
lar ABOUT MS feet, and vet the gistening
expanse of patent leather forC<d TO
piercing points gave no tangible clew
TO TIE identity of the exquisite inside of
them.
Nothing to equal this dude had ever
Deeh seen on the aver...e. He was most
700 snort to pass for T.. Berry Wall. but
INC toilet was enough to set that young
man thinking. The Granger wore a hell
crowned silk hat gaff topsail collar.
polka dot tie Of delicate shade of green
late English trousers creased fore and
ait, with a roll at the bottom, canarv-
colored Kid gloves, silk waistcoat and
lavender spats shots with old gold. A
snoW-Whlte chrysanthemum and an in
verted rattan cane floating at half mast
completed the attire of the dark horse
dude.
AT noon yesterday he oozed into the
pasepall headquarters on Cortlandt
street, where somebody said the apparj-
tior was Jim Stafford, baseball player
and Cuban sympathizer recently mar
ried and returning from an extended
honeymoon in Baltimore and vicinity.
Jim entered tha office at II o'clock
At 2:20 he said:
Wonder If he is really dead?"
AS no one knew what the diffldent
James had in mind there was no attemnt
to answer this query, so he leaned
against a desk in the attitude of a man
plunged in deep meditation. At 3.45
o'clock James Stafford spoke again. He
said
'Maceo waG good man, and hone he
Is still alive"
At o'clock Mr.. Stafford retired with.
out indulging in any more oratory. He
will remain In town few days and then
advance on Webster Mass where he
intends to stop until ordered to report
for spring practice. AT no period in his
picturesque career has Jim looked bet
ter or more fit to indulge in the national
pastime. In fact, If James plays as well
as he looks they will be hurting bouquets
at him from the proscenium boxes ali