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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-24
CRICKET CHIRPS.
How the Historic Game Has Taken
Root In California.

How the Historic Game Has Taken
Root In California.
Now that the cricket season OF 1897 is
we'll under way chirp or two regarding
the growth of the game locally seems to
be in order.
1t is now over thirty years since the
game was regularly esta blished in Cali
fornia by the form alton of the old Pacific
and the Occident clubs, which in the early
sixties sent team TO British Colum bia.
Some years later the San Francisco Club
came into existence, and in 1879 the boys
of Trinity and the Boys High School
formed junior club. playing at the Pre-
sidio. In the following year the we'll
known Merton Club. under the able presi-
dency of William Greer Harrison, ap-
peared on the field, and for three years
competed zealousIy with the Occident and
The then existing interior clubs OF Grass
Valley and Nevada City.
From 1882 10 1888 there was hiatus in
local cricketdon, brought q bout chiefly by
the breaking up of the NJ Merions, but in the
latter year great revival took place, no
less than four clubs, the Pacific, Burnaby,
Oakland and Alameda springing up, to
say nothing of several country clubs, in
Bakersfield, Hanford, Santa Cruz, Los
Angeles. Riverside and Mill Valley.
In 1890 the California Cricket Associa-
ton was formed for the purpose of gener-
ally directing cricket affairs in California
and since then the game has steadily
grown in public favor. The Burnaty and
Oakland clubs were short lived, but their
places were taken by the Bohemian and
Californian clubs which, with the Pacific
and Alameda combinations, seem TO have
come to stay.
Every Sunday and holiday during the
season interclub matches for challenge
cup are played-one at Webster street,
Alameda; the other At Golden Gate-and
matches against the country clubs will
take place from time to time.
The match last year against the world
famed Australian eleven, while resulting,
as was inevitable, adversely for the local
players, did much toward bringing the
game before the public, and the effect is
already seen in the increased attendance
OF spectators on the grounds.
An excellent cricket song has Just been
issued by the musical and poetic talent oi
the Harrow (England) School. 1t has q
rafting chorus and begins thus:
Willow the King is a monarch grand;
Three in row his courtiers stand;
Every day when the sun shines bright
The doors OF his palace are paint ted white,
And all the company bow their backs
To The King with the collar of cobblers wax
So hol SO hol may the courtiers sing
Honor and life to Willow the KingI
The games scheduled for tomorrow are
At Alameda, Pacifcs VS.. Caiifornias; at
Golden Gate, Bohemias vs.. Alameda.
UMPIRE.
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g No club decision.

According to "Fatty Blodes." the re-
tired heavy weight champion newsboy,
the sports of the Manhattan Athletic
Club lost nice slice of gold by bet
ting on their tavorite fighter, Fred Muller,
who lost on foul 10 Charley Rochette, at
the clubs entertainment last Saturday
evening.
Biodes gave a rather humorous descrip-
tion of the affair, which, he says, termi-
mated in favor of the boys who were not
in the swim when the arrangements were
perfected. 'You see," said BIodes, I'VE
did them. The Manhattan sports had
every thing cut and dry and they felt as
on them.
''I'll tell you how we did them.
"YOu see, they went down to the pool
rooms on the night of the fight and
played Muller strong. They ran the
odds down from even money to $40 to 81,
with Muller on the long end. Well, you
know that was raw work, and the boys
VINO were playing Rochette tumbled right
away that something was daft.
"Well, l went out with some of the
Rochette people and we found out that
the Manhattan referee, Killeen, was sweet
on Muller and that was enough for US.
We then knew that Rochette was in for it.
Well, We got down to scheming and not
word was said by any OF us until it was
time Tor Rochette TO get in and scrap.
''Ihen we kicked like stsers against the
clubs referee and told the Manhattan
people that unless the referee was
changed that Rochette would not go on
with the mill.
1--WE were satisfied to take any old
| referee so long as kiIleen wouldn't act.
| See?
"Well, during the racket over the obiec-
,ion to the referee / swiped the mitts, and
then there was high old time. / did
that trick so as to give US time 10 select
some one of the push l knew would be
good to US in case, you know, something
would turn up that might 20 against US.
"Well, after whole lot of argument
and this and that, We all agreed on Gus
Herget to referee the 'go.' and you know
the result. Muller fouled Rochette sew
eral times, and in the ninth round the
referee gave the contest to Rochette on q
most palpable foul. OF course the Muller
people lost their stuff, but they will know
better the next time if they will take my
advice"
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the great intercollegiate field day to- NOR
row. Arrangements have been made for
uniting the Olympic Club track in excel
lent shape. TIE teams have been resting
since Wednesday, and with the exception
of one or two men, are in the pink OF con-
dition. Berkeley comedies Stanford eight,
no nts. and that is about the number OF
first places the wearers OF the cardinal
exnect to take. The mile walk, the bicy-
Gle race, the shot-put, the high Jump:
are the events in which the blue and gold
will probably shine. Lloyd OF o. G. and
DoIe of stanford are expected to have
a battle royal for first place in the pole
vault.
ing on first in both the hurdle Races.
Stanford, on the other hand, places great
confidence IN Morgan and DoleE tor those
hotlv contested is the mile run. Both
universities are claiming first place in
this race. john Brunton, Charles Dole,
Edward Morgan and Brady Burnett OF
Stanford are ali expected 10 make
creditable showing. The perior nance OF
John Brunton in the lov-yard ana aoo,
yard dash will be watched with especial
interest. Barring accidents, ne Is ex-
pected to make fast time in Doth events,
as he as made remarkable time IN prac-
tice. The complete entry list ID as iol-
lows:
100 yards (heat), first beat-Druin, y. ~ "hun-
second heat-Barnes u. c.. Symonds, U. e.;
Holbrook. Stanford; Birtch. stanford.
22O-yard dash-Drum, U. u; BArHes' o' O''
HoIbrook, Stanford; Brunton StanIord. c..
440 yards-Brunton stanford; kaistsu, ford
ford Di gles Stanford: Hoibr0ok. stanIoTa:
Humphreys. U. c., Drum, q. c.; Drennen' u vi
$50 ysrds-Burne t, Stanford: Smith, Stanford;
Walker, Stanford; Daggett, Stanford; WinaIns'
stanford; Hodgkin, Y. c.; Brown, Q. G: carroll
U, c.: Oney, U. c.. Trefethen, U. C.; Parkhnrst,
Z. C.. Kidd. U. c.; Wise. U. C.; Haseltine' u c''
Mile run,Walker, Stanford Burnett. Stanford;
Dagge t, Stanford; Smith, Stanford Wiiams, VI ans
mussen, U: C.; Allen, q. e; HASKELL u C'
Brown, q. C.; Carroll u..C.
a4ewell, U. C.; Morgan, Stanford; Wilson, .. c.
Second heat-Chee., U. c.. Toland, o. e.; Dole,
Stanford; Pope, Stanford. -
22Uyard hurdle: First heat-Mnler U. CT To-
land, U. c.: Wilson, Stanford.
second heat-Dawson, U. C.; Dole, stanford
Third heat-Lloyd, U. c.; Morgan, Stanford'
Mile waik-Grifin, q. c.; weste rfed, U: c.;
Aitken, U. C.; skate, U. C.; Adams Stan1oro'
1wo-mile bicycle mile heats-First heat
squires, U. c.. Murphy, Stanford Kuster U. C.;
Egan, q. c.; Kodie, u. e.
Second heat-Crafts. q. c.; Lawton, Stanford;
~ q kross Stanford ~ Boyd Stanford
Cheek, o. G.; Lloyd, U. c.; Hoffman, U. e.;
Mumma, U. C.
Running high iump-Dole Stanford; Morgan,
Stanford Boyd. Stanford: Hoffman. 2. G.; L.
Miller, U. c.; Bakewell, q. c.: Burrel u G.;
Dozier, U. c.; Cheek, U. G.
Stanford; Jhhnson, stanford; Clemans, stanford:
Hopper, stanforl; Pres er I; e; DSaier' 4S =;
Broughton, U. G.: Simonds, U. e.; Cheek' U. u
Hamme mer-throw-HOoper. Z. c.; Carver. y: C.:
PoTn a. 81 sanfopa n@a:oan aaazard ~
Shot-put-Carle STANFORD; Fickert StanforI;
Freeman. stanford; McDermott, U. c.; Cheek, U
c.; Goodall. U. C.; Greisburg U. c.; Ludlow, q.
G. Lloyd, u. c.
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Drum of Berkeley, Short-Distanc.
Runner, From Whom Great
Things Are Expected IN To-
Days Game.

the o. G. men are anything but confident
Though buoyed up by the series of sue
cesses against the Palo Alto men on the
rostrum, the debate realize this time
that they have three formidable oppo-
nents in the Stanford representatives.
As to the result of the athletic contest
the U. G. men are very apprehenslve.
With a tie last year facing them, and a
minority of first place men this year as
against q strong aggregation of Palo Alto
men, the chances for victory are any
thing but promising. Yesterday and to-
day have been spent by the athletes in
resting and in being rubbed down by the
trainers. As to the debaters, Fl. A. Over
street, G. C. Cohn and A. Z. We'll, they
have been whetting their wits and putting
their argument ts into final shape.
The debate will De held at o'clock in
Metropolitan Temple.
The field day will take place at the
Olympic grounds, beginning at o'clock.
At l O'clock the bicycle races will be run
off at the Velodrome. One admission
ticket will serve for both the bicycle race
and the field day proper. The entire entry
list of athletes has slready been published
in THE CALL.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL,
April 23.-Eyery thing is in readiness for
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BASEBALL
Season

The Academic League Season
Opens To-Day.
At the California League grounds to-
morrow the following games will be
played:
First game called at $3.50 A. M.-Excel-
siors VS.. J. f. Swartz & Co.'s, for a purse
of $25.
Second game called at 1890 A. NJ
Young Mems Institute vs.. Union Iron
Works.
The teams will line up as follows:
Young Mems Institute-T. P. o'Brien,
pitcher; j. I. Maroney, catcher; w. D. Sulli.
van. first base; McGinty, second base; F. J.
Foran, third base; J. Mccormack, shortstop;
Miles, LETT field; Mccormack, light field: Lang
ley, center field; Donaldson and OLeary, sub
stitutes.
Union Iron Works-Murphy, pitcher; Shee-
han, catcher; F. Delmas, first base; P. Delmas,
second base; McCafferty, third base; Beckett,
shortstop; O'Neil. lett field; Cronan, right
fled; Stone, center field; F. Brandt, substi-
tute.
In the afternoon the J. J. O'Briens will
play the White House team.
The Presidio grounds will be occupied
to-day by the Acadamy League. The fol-
lowing games will be played: At 1890
the California School of Mechanical Arts
vs.. Mount Tamalpais Military Academy,
and at 2:30 Lowell High School VS.. Sell
bourne School.
At the Presidio athletic grounds to-
morrow the Caliopeans will play the
George II. Tays In the morning, and in
the afternoon the Will & Fincks will play
the Nolan Bros.
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THE WHEELMEN.

Programme for the Velodrome
Meet on Sunday, May 2-Road
Race on HayWards Track.
The first Sunday race meet ever held in
this part OF the State and the first under
the rules of the California Associated
Cycling Clubs, which now govern all
track racing in California, will take place
a week from to-morrow-Sunday, May 2
at the Velodrome. The management has
prepared a splendid card of events. and
good prizes are offered. Attest the fol-
lowing:
Two-thirds OF a mile scratch, amateur
prizes $25, $15 and 81 so; half-nie handi-
cap amateur, $25, S15 and 81 80; one mile
scratch. professional, $50, $25 SIS; two
thirds of mile handicap, professional, $40
$40, $40.
1t is understood, of course, that the ANA
teur prizes are of the values mentioned in
merchandise. and the professional prizes
In cash.
This meet is deserving of the support,
either by attendance or competition, of
every cycler in this part of the State, and
from the hearty manner in which the
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ALL READY Fer THE MEET
Berkeley Debatars and Ath etes
Prepared to Face the
Stanford Men.
Much Speculate In. ulged In as to
the Prob b e Outcome of
Both Contests.

BERKELEY. CAL. April 23.-Second
only in Importance to 9 day of the an
nual intercollegiate football game in the
eyes of the University of California stu
dents will be tomorrow. The muscle of
Berkeley and Stanford will meet in the
afternoon to decide the honors of track
and field athletics, and in the evening the
brains of the two institutions will meet
on the rostrum. On the same evening the
Skull and Keys Fraternity will present its
annual play at the Macdonough Theater
in Oakland.
On the eve of the battle with Stanford,
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several nice baskets of fish have been picked
out OF the streams William and John GerDe
went afeld this week and made good bags OF
English snipe, as the birds have been plent-
tul of late. Joe Terry has at last received In
formation that will probably result In the
recovery of his valuable setter, which was
stolen several months ago.
The live bird shoot of the Pelican Gun Club
heid last Sunday. demonstrated that "kid
Nlcolaus is as good at the feathers as he is al
the clay birds. The scores were as follows:
T. A. Nicoluus IT, Russ Flint 16, b. Gerber ID.
r. b. Adams IA, F. Ruhstaler Sr 13, F. Rub
staller Jr. IL. h. D. Adams IL. L. S. Upon IL,
+. c. Yoerk 8.
The new bluerock club which has been
formed at Washington, just across the river
from this city, has good membership and
Inc boys are improving rapidly at the traps
Inn scores made were: Roberts 18, Soule IL,
J: Woods liz, Peck 16. Chapman 16, Steigler
ID, Strader II, MoftitJ 10, Lee 8, Wilson D.
The Capitoi City Bluerock Club will hold
thelr regular shoot on Sunday at the Kimball
and Upson grounds. RUTHERFORD.
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The wheelmen are interested in the first
Sunday race meeting at the Velodrome
track and also the road-raclng contest
which will be held tomorrow under the
auspices of the Golden Gate Cycling Club
on the Haywards track.
This afternoon the crack athletes OF
Berkeley and Stanford universities will
meet at the Olympic Club grounds. where
the championship contests will be held
great days athletic sport is promised.
Excellent reports have been received
from the angling resorts.
The coursing enthusiasts are very much
interested in the great stake race which
will be held tomorrow at 1ngleside.
In the following columns will be found
all the latest sporting news.
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Great Preparations have been made, and
the outing is bound to be great success.
THE YACHTSMAN.
Tho Corinthians Will Hold Their
Opening To-Day.

80 ~ VIII
Opening To-Day.
The Corinthians will take their turn and
open their season to-day. The committee
has issued the following announcement:
Corinthians: On Saturday, April "a, we will
welcome our season of '97 with the customary
Corlnth1an festivities, The clubhouse will be
opened early for the reception of our lady
friends and their escorts. Refreshments will
be served during the afternoon, and the time
passed with music and dancing until the de-
riure OIL our guests OH The boat leaving at
D :4O P M Owners are requested to have their
yachts dressed for the occasion. Those unable
70 attend TO this personally may leave their
nags with the steward, who will set them.
AS prelude to the links" a feast will be
proyided immediately after the arrival of the
D $50 ?. N boat from the City. An elaborate
programme has been prepared for the evening
by committee which has never failed to
please the fastidious Corinthian. Owing to
the limited accommodation OF our clubhouse,
thls entertainment will be only for members
and specially invited guests For the occasi on
the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad
company has kindly Consented 10 accommo-
date those who are Obliged to return to the
City. The boat will leave Tiburon about mid
night. Regular tickets will be accepted on
this boat. Three whistles will be blown as a
signal hve minutes before starting.
The sailing orders for the following day
are:
Orders, Sunday, April 25-S A. NJ, colors :
$3.50 A. NJ, captains viii port on board flag.
ship Tor orders; $50 A. M, leave moorings at
signal from the commodore Tor squadron cruise
in two divisions; all yachts over thirty feet
waterline length will follow the flagship
Clara; the remainder of the feet will follow
the vice-commoder in the Eolus. commit
tee will be in attendance 10 arrange for the
accommodation of non.yacht owners on the
yachts of members
Following are the Corinthian commit
tees:
Reception ommittee-Commodore Alex ].
Young. Vice-Commodore Carl Westerfeld. E.
B. Lathrop, c. L. Barrett, J. H. Keeie, F. r.
Cook and w. +. Fisher; floor committee. NJ.
Mattoon, ]. Short Jr., Robert Dean, r. Fl. Nor
row aud F. n. Thornton; floor manager. E. s.
Emmons; iinks committee-M. a. Newell, ].
V. O'Brien, F. NJ. Thornton, W. H. Crowell, D.
II. Mclaughlin and o. Ellinghouse.
The Eous has been chosen by the CO.
rinthian Yacht Club to compete for the
San francisco challenge cup now held by
the Encinals.
A formal challenge was sent to the En-
cinals few days ago and the probability
is that the latter club will accept. 1t is
expected that the Fawn Will be chosen,
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BaSk ct Ball,

A game of unusual interest was played
last Thursday evening at ;he Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium between the Rushers of San
Francisco and the Cyclones OF Oakland.
the Rushers felt like calling it bad luck
when the ball was on the road to the bot
tom of their basket, but rolled around the
rim to drop outside. And it happened so
oftenl The Cyclones of Oakland showed
excellent team work and did some beauti-
full goal throwing, which accounts tor the
score of 13 to 3 in their favor.
The Cyclones and the Rushers are fight
ing for third place in the championship
series. First and second places are con-
ceded to the Business Men of this CITY
and to the Athens of Oakland. The score
now stands as follows:
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BOXING.
Clubs VIII In Future Provide q
Covering for the Ring
Floor,

1t was rather rough on the club recently
organized at San Jose that its first enter.
tainment should have such a sad ending.
1t is not the first time in the history of
the ring. however, that death followed
blow which, although not severe, had
force sufficient in it to send the recipient
in state of Inconsistencies on the fiat of
his back, there to 'remain until counted
out for all time.
In some of the eIa limitations which have
followed the sad termination of a -fistic
contest physicians have testified that the
effect of the blow was not so much the
cause of death as the effect of the fall
which followed what is generally termed
the Knockout blow.
The skull of some men is very thin,
consequently a slight tap may cause con-
cussion of the brain. 1t can, therefore, be
seen that when fighter falls on hard
and bare foor when in state Of coma and
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and as both yachts are in the same class a
great race should be the result.
The Eolus is owned by genial Bob
Morrow and Vice Com modore Westerfeld.
S was designed by Leonard ana built by
Frank Stone.
The Eoius has shown great speed, and
In the last regatta made an excellent
showing against ex-Com modore Pew's
yacht Truant.
J. r. Savory's yacht Juanita is on the
beach having her bottom painted and in
terror renovated and will 60 in com mis-
sion tomorrow.
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SUNDAY RIDING.
Special ARA gements on Two OF the
Streetcar Lines.

special ARA gements on Two OF the
Streetcar Lines.
On pleasant Sundays, between II NJ. and
$3.50 P. NJ, cars Of the Oak and Page street
lines will run through between the park
and the corner of Sixteenth and Folsom
streets, at intervals of five minutes. These
cars will bear red notices, lettered Park
and Mission" Transfers will be given 10
and from said cars, the same as gwen 10
and from other cars operated on the same
streets.
weather the Mission-street cars, both
green and yellow, will. on Sundays, be-
tween 10 A. NJ. and P NJ, run through
without change, direct 10 the Ingleside
and Balboa boulevard, and Bryant-street
cars will run through to the corner of
Twenty tn and Noe streets
READ what the Star has TO say of w. E. Price,
the infamous convict.
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Handball.

Games scheduled to take place at Phil
Ryan's court on Howard street to- morrow
are:
NJ Edwards and E. Curley VS.. w.tStansbury
and q. Mcguire; D. Rogers and p RYAN vs.
M. Mcneil and G. McDonald;J J. Collins and ].
White VS.. K. Murphy and E. Toy; j. Nagle and
NJ Fogarty VS.. NJ. OBrien and D. O'Brien; J.
J. Feeney.
The event of the day will be a single-handed
game for the championship of the coast be-
tween John RiOrdan and T. F. Bonnet.
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THE OARSMAN.

The South Ends VIII Hold q Regatta
Next Month.
The South End Rowing Club will hold q
grand club regatta on the Long Bridge
course on Sunday, May 8, and every effort
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Cum club Contesta

The shooting events announced to take
place tomorrow are: Olympic Gun Club
at Ingleside, Reliance Gun Club at
Webster.street grounds, ana Empire Club
at Alameda Point.
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Herman D. Hadenfeldt, Captain
Olympic C1ub Wheelmen.

clubs are taking hold of it it looks as if
they will all be there, the attached riders
anyway. Entries close Monday, the Goth.
At its annual meeting held last Monday
evening the Imperial Cycling Club elected
the following officers:
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READ what the Star has to say of W. E. Price,
the infamous convict.
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Winner.
The herald., 1897-09-21
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
ments Received

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2O.-Wheat-
Steady; December, 154A; May. 1.531a. No
barley. Corn-Large yellow, 1.10@1.12h.
Bran, 1450d15.OO.
Flour-Family extras, 525&5.35; bakers
extras, 5.0OI51O.
Wheat-Shipping wheat, 1.53% for No.
1 and 1.55 for choice; milling wheat, 1.571l
CLEO.
Barley-Feed, sO@92M per GENITAL; choice,
s5@971a; brewing, 1.00@1.1O.
Oats-Poor to fair, 1071a@1.171a per GEN.
tai; good to choice. 1.20@1.30; fancy feed,
l.35@1.4O; gray, L15.1.20; milling 1.SO@1. IS;
Surprise. 1.45@1.50; black for feed, 1.10G1. 20;
black for seed, 1.20G1.S0.
Recefpts-Flour. quarter sacks. 81, ,352;
Oregon, 49S; Washington, 220S; wheat, CEN
tails. 1920: Washington, 4OSO barley, CEN
tails, 1920; oats, centals, 0,495; Oregon,
4595; beans, sacks, 1924; corn, centals, 1850;
potatoes. sacks, $3.50; onions sacks, $751;
bran, sacks, 915: Washington, 200; mid
dlings. sacks, 365; hay, tons, 1853: straw,
tons, 8; hops, bales, SO; mustard seed, sacks
l24S; shorts sacks, Washington. 100; flax
seed, sacks 726; WOOL bales, 362 Washing
ton. 25; hides, number, 11S; quicksilver,
TASKS, GA; wine, gallons, 10,65O