The San Francisco call., 1897-12-18

denced by the crowds and enthusiasm -
prelimary practice games held recentI
All games of the league will be played
the VeIodrome.
Tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock the
Bay City nine will play a practice game
with the Acme Club at the old bicycle
grounds in Alameda.
The Pacific Cycling Club elected the
following officers at a meeting Monday
night: Lawrence w. Pryor. president;
Jerome L. Regner, vice-president; Adolph
Eerbst, secretary treasurer; Herbert IL
Hick. captain Frank w. Tiddy, lleuten-
ant. The retiring captain, Adolpn Herbst,
was presan ted with handsome gold
medal.
President Potter of the L. A. W. is nego-
t;ating with the Government TO obtain for
league uses official maps covering practl-
calIy the entire country. The idea Is to
have them made up in durable style,
pocket size, and issue them Tree to men,
bers.
At the approaching National Assembly,
l.. A. W., an amendment to admit pro-
fessIonas to mem bership was again in
troduced, and this time it is almost as
sured of passage.
Ell Ross Lozier, the big, good-natured
scion of the Cleveland House, is treating
his friends TO cigars now whenever they
josh him about little oversight OF his OF
d month ago. bob" Lennie tells the
story in his own inimitabl style. 1t APP
pears that LoZier decided on wheeling
trip from Cleveland to Sandusky, Ohio,
to spend Sunday. Before leaving Cleve-
land he packed dress-suIt case with
change of apparel, including a business
suit, and Instructed boy 10 take 1t to the
express office.
On arriving at the hotel at Sandusky
LoZier vas assigned to his room and de-
cIded upon a bath. Removing his dusty
bicycle clothes he wrapped them up and
rang for the porter, lnstructing him TO
express them back TO Cleveland, which he
did promptly. Ed then asked for his
dress-suit case, but it had not arrived.
Well, he was in no hurry, so he would en-
joy a smoke and wait Tor it. But the
minutes heightened into hours and no
suit ca sc came.
Finally he sent for the clerk and nego-
tiated the loan of a SUIT temporarily,
while he went over to the express office
to inquire about his own. There they
told HIM it had not arrived, but they
would wire to Cleveland and inquire about
il. The Cleveland office replied that there
was dress suit there with Z. r. l..
STAN ped on the name plate, but no tag or
address attached, SO they were holding it
awaiting an owner. Lozler's disgust NAV
we'll be imagined. He went out ard
bought hand-me-down suit for 50 So,
went back to his hotel to complete the
change, returned the clerks attire, paid
his bill and took the next train back 10
Cleveland. OF course the hotel clerk
could not keep such a good joke to HIM
self, and that it has circula aLed industri-
ousIy is best evidenced by the fact that it
has reached Bob" Lennie's ears way out
here.
AS the next regular meeting of the G.
A. c. &. falls on Saturday, January 1, a
legal holiday, President Adams should
postpone the dale to the 8th, and
notify the delegates IN ample time. TIE
meeting is 10 be held at the Encinal Club,
Alameda.
The Imperial Cycling Club mem mbers
are making extensive arrangements IS for
their minstrel show and entertain nment,
to be held at Native Sons Hall next Tues
day evening, Decem ber 81. The pro-
gramme viii consist of a minstrel first
part interspersed with clever solos and
negro dialect verse. Alter the entertain
ment there will be a dance. The l. G. C.'s
never do Things by halves. and the COM
ing event will be on par with the excel
lence of their previous efforts in the direc-
ton OF pleasure.
The Bay Citys and Olym pic Cyclers are
credited with net profit of about $500
apiece on their recent minstrel show.
Over 1900 people passed the door, and it
was one of the largest crowds I he hall was
ever asked 10 hold. H. W. SPALDING.