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|magnates learned that, and the biggest
games are the ones contested on the first
day of the week. When the Californians
asked for the privilege of holding Sun
day races the l.. A. w. said no. Yet they
did, and all this season successful anna
teur races have been held. Now the
league, or rather President Potter, has
declared in favor of allowing Sunday
racing. He advances an argument or
a plan that would put the national body
against Sunday racing, but allow local
option. If the racing problem is get
ting beyond the league, why not transfer
it to some organization that can satisfy
its members? Give it over to the A. A. u.
They like trouble.
President Potter has been touring in
the west, wining and dining with some
of the league moguls, and has got a
more liberal idea of the status than be-
fore he went as the special guide to the
popular wheelmen's trip to Europe. He
says: Personally l think a state ought
to have the right to race on Sunday if
it wants to."-Spirit of the Times (New
York;.
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among the best that have ever been Of
fered in this part of the country, or any
other section. They are: Burns handi-
cap, $4,000, for all ages, one mile and
quarter; Thornton stakes, for horses
that will be 3-year-olds and upward at
the time the race is to be run, four miles;
Palace Hotel handicap, $4,000, for all
ages, one mile and sixteenth; Baldwin
Hotel handicap, $500, for all ages one
mile; Follansbee handicap, $1250, for all
ages, seven furlongs; Mclaughlin SELL
ing stakes. $3.50. for all ages, one mile
and a sixteenth; Pacific Union stakes,
$500, for all ages, one mile and fur
long; Lissak stakes, $3.50, for 3-year-
olds, six furlongs; Rancho del Paso
handicap, $1250. for 3year-olds, one
mile.
Tomorrow at Agricultural park the en-
tire string of race horses and light har-
ness horses belonging to Willard H.
Stimson will be sold at public auction.
Mr. Stimson has decided to retire from
the racing and breeding business, and
will dispose of all of his horses. Among
them are some of as finely bred animals
as have been offered here in several
months.
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The entire string Of thoroughbred
yearlings, the property of the estate Of
the late Simeon G. Reed of Pasadena,
will be sold at auction at the Occidental
horse exchange, San Francisco, a week
from today. The sale will commence at
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ON THE DIAMOND

Two more games were added to the lost
column of the Echo club as a result OF
the contests at Fiesta park yesterday
afternoon. The attendance was better
than for several weeks, in spite Of at
fractions at other parks. The first game
was with the Seventh Regiment team
Both clubs presented number of new
players. Ed Moore of the Albuquerque
nine, who has played in some Of the
minor eastern leagues. occupied third
base for the Echoes. The players of the
old Los Angeles club were we'll repre-
sented on both sides. The score does
not indicate the sharp playing of either
team, as the game abounded in close put
outs and fine catches. The score in the
first game follows:
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ON THE GRIDIRON

There is little probability of a game
here between the teams representing the
university of Southern California and
the Los Angeles Military academy. The
latter team is much the lighter, but it
cannot be said that in point of ability
the varsity men are any the better, be-
cause both teams have won about an
equal number of games. The difference
in the weight is not the reason why there
will probably be no game between them.
Each team would like to play the other
but their managers know that If the
game were to be arranged there would
be a literal scrap that would cause some
body to get hurt. 1t Is not necessary to
mention names, but there is one man
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Globe Sights

When sick the best thing you can take
is rest.
A woman can sleep anywhere and eat
anything.
We have noticed that when man be-
comes engaged to be married he never
brags about it.
Give boy Of - a task. and everyone
else in the family assumes the task of
seeing that he does 1t.
When you put your opinion against
the opinion of all other men you are
likely to be called crank, and you de-
serve to be.
Unless woman's handwriting makes
all her letters look like toothpicks. she
plainly belongs to the dust-covered
memories Of yesterday.
The annual dispute Is arising between
the men and their wives over Thanks
giving dinner. The men feel that they
can be more thankful II no company is
invited on that day. and their wives in
sist upon having family reunions.
If you are determined to spoil any chill
dren, spoil the girls. When q spoiled
girl is grown she gets married, and the
knowledge that she is spoiled is confined
to her family; but If boy is spoiled the
world finds it out, and 1t ruins his busi-
ness.-Atchison Globe.
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MIR. BRYAN's TRIP TO MEXICO
He and Ex-Governor Crittenden Go
ing Early in December

Ex-Governor Crittenden, former con-
sui general to Mexico, expects to leave
this city next week for San Antonio.
Tex, where he will be Joined the latter
part of the week by William ]. Bryan
and Mrs. Bryan. The three will leave
San Antonio about December for q
four weeks trip through Mexico. Dur
ing this time the City Of Mexico and
several other Of the larger cities In that
country will be visited and, aided by
Mr.. Crittendens knowledge of the peo-
pie and the country, Mr.. Bryan will
make a careful study of the financial
system which now prevails there.
1--WE had planned to take this trip
early in January" said Mr.. Critten-
den today, but have just received q
letter from Mr.. Bryan saying that 1t
will be impossible for him to get away
at that time, owing to a great many
engagements he has during the first
part Of the year. and suggesting that
we start from San Antonio some time
between December and s.
For some time Mr.. Bryan has
wanted to study the working OF the
financial system of Mexico, and several
months ago, while he YVES in Kansas
City, he called on me and asked me II
could make the trip with him. We had,
prior to that time, corrcsponded In re-
gard to the matter, and had signif1ed
my willingness to aid him in any way !
could. My four years residence in the
City Of Mexico and the chance had to
study the people and their condition
under the free silver system, Mr.. Bryan
thought. would be Of much help to him.
1--WE will go as far south as the City
of Mexico, and will, of course, spend
the greater part of the time In the cap
ital. At least, these are the plans thus
far, and though, Of course, something
may come up meanwhile to change the
date of our starting, Mr.. Bryan, in his
letter, said he would be In Texas the f1rst
week in December, and that then
would be the most convenient time for
him to 20. We will probably not res
turn to this country until Christmas"
This trip will come in the nature Of
a much needed rest to the champion OF
silver. who, though he has lost none OF
his wonderful power Of endurance,
which has surprised even his closest
friends. is naturally tired with travelling
and much speaking. While In Mexico
Mr.. Bryan will be introduced to the
heads Of the various departments
Of the government by Mr.. Crit.
tenden, and he will have an excel.
lent chance to study the financial sys-
tenn OF the country and see the result
Of freesilver The trip will probably
be made in special car, and when the
city of Mexico is reached 1t Is expected
that a public reception Of some kind
will be rendered the party.-Kansas
City Star.
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soul than Choynski. He has had chip
on his shoulder for long time and
plainly desired some of the topnotchers
to knock it off. He has said that it mat
tered not to him who took him up, he
was ready for go with any of them.
His style has been termed "fistic dyna-
mite" and the lesser lights have avoided
him. Jeffries will have a decided ad-
vantage in weight in tomorrow's con-
test.
The excellence of the sport furnished
at the Athletic club on the recent box
ers' night" there has encouraged the
directors of that organization to make
preparations for several such nights
during the winter season. Bob Thomp-
son wants another go with Kid Parker,
and it will probably be given him. There
are a number of others who have their,
coat tails dragging in the hope that some
puglist will step upon them and precip-
itate a match. If it is finally decided to
repeat the entertainment the date to be
selected will be some time near Christ
mas.
Dan Creedon and Kid Mccoy may not
fight after all. There has been great
difficulty in securing place where the
mill could be pulled off safely and at the
same time be near enough to civilization
to make the gate worth considering.
Honest john Kelly has been trying to
get the consent of the authorities at sew
eral large cities but he has failed thus
far.
Mccoy last week published state
ment in which he said that If all other
means of bringing them together failed,
he was willing to meet CreedOn in pri-
vate for $1,000 a side of forfeit money
each man had up. While this PROPOSE
tion seems to be a plucky and fair one
on it's face, it is not a feasible one, from
the fact that such a contest would be
prize fight, pure and simple, for $1,000 a
side. There are laws against prize fight
ing in every state in the country except
ing Nevada, and it would pay neither
man to go to Carson City to fight.
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The coming fight between Solly Smith
teresting than the recent match be-
tween Luelil, III WHICH OiAOH was WOIol-
ed. Dixon has an old trick which he has
successfully practced on several men.
1t is to give them the first fight, which is
usually for a limited number of~rounds,
and then insist upon a return match,
which shall be a fight to finish. He
then proceeds to finish his man, If he
can, and his record has been that he
usually had that ability. If he tries this
little game on Solly there may be sur
prise in store for the dusky wonder, for
he is getting old in the ring and has gone
the pace that has been known to kill
pugilists, such a pace as finished the ca
reer of the only Sullivan.
4 r
John Drinks work at the recent Ath-
letic club fights was so eminently fair
and efficient that the men who partici-
pated in the matches have declared him
to be the best referee that they ever
fought under. He has been declared the
superior Of even Siler, who oflciated at
Carson City.
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Wyatt Earp, who jumped into doubt
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| on the U. 8. C. team for whom the
academy boys have arranged warm
reception II they ever meet him on the
field. The same is true on the other side.
The varsity men have 1t in for player
on the academy team, and they declare
that even at the risk of losing the game
they will do him up" II they get the
chance. All of this is well known to
the managers of both teams, and rather
than risk a row the two teams will be
kept apart.
That the interest in the college game
is as intense in this part of the country
as in the east is shown by the attendance
of 10000 people at the game Thursday
between Berkeley and Stanford, which
resulted in a victory for the latter by
score of 20 to 0. Nor was the interest
confined to those who were able to actu
ally see the play. Thursday night the
telephone bell in the local department of
The Herald was kept jingling almost
constantly, and nearly every call was
from some person who desired to know
the result Of the game. A large num-
Der Of the inquirers were ladies'. and
their preference between the teams was
easily determined by their tone when the
information desired was Impaired
to them. If 1t was friend Of
the victors who asked for the score. the
reply would be something like "Oh,
dear! Isn't that too exquisitely delight
full. I'm so glad" If from friend of
the Berkeley team, the expression of
more than one was "Oh, my! That can't
be true. don't believe it. That other
team could not beat Berkeley fairly"
+ \
The st. Vincent college team is put
ting up about as good game of foot
ball this year as any aggregation in this
part of the state, considering the weight
of its members. Their game with the
eleven from the Pasadena high school
Saturday was an excellent exhibition
of the game "as she is played" and their
victory was deserved one.
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The high school team cannot get
games enough. They desire game
every Saturday, but it has been impos-
sible for them to arrange games each
week. The team is open to challenges
from any reputable team in Southern
California.
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full prominence in the infamous Fitssim-
mons -sharkey fight. II said to be con-
templating trip to the Antipodes.
There is little fighting there, but he IL
said to be wanted to referee several
fights that have been arranged.
=
Young Critic Is on his way to the
coast. He hopes to secure match with
George Lavigne. He IL the one pugilist
who appears to have thus far bested
that famous enemy Of fighters. John
Barleycorn. He has been known to get
drunk one night and whip q man in the
ring the next day.
The herald., 1897-11-29
GENERAL SPORTS

At the live bird shoot under the
auspices Of the st. Louis Trap-Shoot-
ers' league, on the 25th inst.
Gold-dust" Tanning OF San Francisco
tied the score in twenty-five bird
match with Budd of Des Moines and
Sergeant Of Joplin, Mo-, each making
perfect score. In the shoot for the dia-
mond trophy Tanning made IA out Of IL,
Sergeant fell down on his seventh bird
and Budd dropped out on his twelfth.
Twenty-three experts participated In
the match. Tanning Is well known in
Los Angeles.
The California Poultry and Kennel
club of Sacramento has selected c. d.
Nairn of Oregon. gentleman who is
said to have had considerable expert
ence in dogdom in England and for sew
eral years a collie breeder, to judge all
classes for 1t.
Duck shooting during the past week
has not been as good as the recent storm
in the north had been expected to make
it. There were few really large kills.
Quail shooting would be greatly i'm
proved by another rain. Sportsmen re-
port that the fields are too dry to make
successful work by the dogs possible.
The 600 ball pool match between Hay
den and Aschner of this city Is to be de-
cided this afternoon. Hayden has the
The herald., 1897-11-29
The Spokesman in Congress

AS the time for the assembling Of con-
gress draws near the country renews
it's acquaintance with the average con-
gressman's conception of his duty to his
constituents. He wants offices for them.
More than one perspiring patriot has
returned to the capital declaring that
the civil service system must be modi-
fled or abolished, or he will be obliged to
retire from public life. It's pretty safe
conclusion that public life could spare
these WORTHLESS much better than 1t could
get along without the eminently wise
and salutary merit system in govern
ment business.-Detroit Free Press.
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and still later the Baltimore and ALI
American clubs win probably play here.
The present trip of the eastern teams to
the coast has paid their hackers well.
and it il probable that there will be as
many as six games here in which these
professionals win take part.
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The Fresno Ball club. which recently
withdrew from the tournament north.
will tour the state, playing all the clubs
that care to give it a game. The team
will be here something before the first
of the new year.
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shows princely generosity. y.-splrlt Of the

SHOWS pTiuCeiy 8eueEOSitys-SPaAaSo "a sAAc
Times.
The drivers who have driven the fast
est miles are McCleary. with Star Point
er, in 1894: Andrews, with John r..
Gentry, in 2:001s; John Dickerson, with
Joe Patchen, in 2:01K. and Ed Geers.
who drove Robert j. and Joe Patchen
in 2:01h.
While at Terre Haute recently. Star
Pointer occupied the stall which in vari-
Gus years has sheltered Arion, Axtell,
Nancy Hanks, Stamboul, Alix and Rob-
ert J. Arion sold for $125,0o0. Axtell for
$105, 1000, Nancy Hanks for $45, 900, Stam-
boul for $4,000, for Alix $4,000 was let
go, and what Robert j. changed hands
for no one but the parties to the trans
action really knows. Add the s15,600
paid for Star Pointer to the aggregate
of the figures given above and it is as
sured that the stall in question has har-
bored more money tied up in horsehide
than any other of similar age in the
country.
A prominent eastern horseman, learn
ing of the wonderful performance of the
PAGER Searchlight on the Agricultural
park track, sent to this city for all the
information possible about the mile
made by that animal in 2:061a. The in
formation was furnished him, and now
it is reported that an offer has been made
for the 3-year-old that is better than
anything that had been expected. 1t
is said that the amount is in four fig
ures, with or at the left-hand side of
it. The matter has been kept secret
for some time. and even now those inter-
ested will neither affirm nor deny the
report.
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Entries for the stakes offered by the
California Jockey club for the season
of 1S97-9S have closed, and all of the
events have much more than filled. In
fact, if all of the entries were to be start
ed there would not be room on any track
in the state for them, The stakes are
The herald., 1897-11-29

The Sporting Life says: "All unpreju-
diced observers must allow that Sloan is
an artist in his own line. Furthermore
he made friends by his CHEEKY and
plucky way of accepting defeat"
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The Pacific Coast Jockey club comes
boldly to the front and makes bid for
the patronage of horsemen in all parts of
the country, which astute owners and
trainers can i'll afford to disregard, for
it is to their advantage to support this
association, which has already done so
much for the advancement of the thor
oughbred interests. The bid for patron
age is in the form of an announcement
of eighteen additional stakes for the sea-
son of 1898, which are to be run be-
tween January 1 and May /, 1885, All
of the events have guaranteed values,
and the amount of money hung up
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SADDLE AND SULKY

1t has not been so very long ago since
Tod Sloan, the American jockey now
making a worldwide reputation in Eng
land, was on the coast begging for
mounts. He has repeatedly ridden at
the San Francisco tracks and won some
The herald., 1897-11-29
Another Chapter Of an Old Story

Certain large carpet factories in tbs
east have suspended. What! with this
prosperity and Dingleyism too boot2
This reminds US that the increased tar
if on carpet woods is given as one rea-
son for the suspension Of these mills.
Thus does Dingleyism take care oe
American labor.-Wheelins Resister.
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Mckinley is making an atrociously bat

Mckinley Is making an atrociously bad
record as a pardoner in that peculiarly
dangerous class of criminals, bank
wreckers, officers of banks who steal
peoples money intrusted to their keep
ing. His last act Of grace in this line
was for the benefit of a New Mexican
bank robber. whose offense was partic-
ularly bad. In this respect the presi-
dents record painfully contrasts with
the one made by his predecessor In ONCE.
(Tenn.) News
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ments 5. Two base hits-Moore /, Morrow
l. Three-base hits-Earley l, Hopkins !,
Tripp l. Passed balls-Henry /, Adams /.
Base on balls-Tripp 8, Austin 8. Hit by
pitcher-Austin 2. Struck put-Tripp 2,
Austin g. Umpire, Tyler and Wickersham.
Time, 1:25.
In the second game the Trilbys de-
feated the Echoes by the following score:
The herald., 1897-11-29
CYCLING

An important meeting of the League of
American Wheelmen officers and men,
bers of the Southern California division,
will be held this evening in rooms AIS
and 419 of the Bradbury building. The
purpose of the meeting is to make ar
rangements for the formation of local
consulate of the league-not simply the
appointment of a local consul but the
formation of several important commit
tees whose duty it shall be to look after
the rights of wheelmen generally and of
those who are members of the league
in particular. The riders want better
streets and have come to the conclu-
sion that by organizing their chances
of securing them will be better than if
only individual efforts are made. One
of the principal matters to be called to
the attention of the wheelmen is the
punishment of bicycle thieves. There
have been numerous thefts of bicycles
in this city during the past several
months, and the punishment inflicted
has, in the opinion of the riders, been
less severe than is necessary to prevent
repetitions of the thefts. Street sprink-
ling, street sweeping, the improvement
of streets generally will be matters
WHICH Will De taken uIlueT COlSlueIdtlOll
All members of the league are requested
to attend, as well as wheelmen who are
not members of any wheelmen's organ
ization.
The annual meeting of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs will be held
at the rooms of the Imperial Cycling
club, GA Van Ness avenue, San Fran
cisco, next Saturday night. In addition
to the reports of the officers and COM
mttees, the election of officers will take
place Charles A. Adams will probably
be elected president without opposition
and Secretary Scovern will doubtless
be chosen to succeed himself. All clubs
must send delegates to this meeting if
they desire a voice in the matters to be
considered.
Why did not w. e. Becker appear in
the bicycle races al Athletic park Thurs
day? That is the question that the pa
irons of the sport here are asking, but
no answer has been found. Becker was
in the city, and it was positively an
nounced that he was to ride Many per-
sons, knowing of his record in the east,
went to the races to see his work, but he
was not there. Vaughan was another
rider whose appearance was billed, but
he, too, did not ride. Why? That is what
the patrons want to know. If this was
the first time that such q thing had oc-
CURED it would be overlooked, but there
have been other occasions when the ap-
pearance of certain men had been ex-
tensively advertised and they failed to
appear.
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1t is very evident that the L "A. w
has met it's Waterloo in the detection of
the racing men in California. We may
submit to Puritanical methods in the
east, but the dwellers in the wild and
woolly west will not. Out here custom
has it that Sunday is just as good a day
to hold race meet, baseball game, the
atrical performance or anything else as
any other day Of the week. The ball
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IOtdl I0 IU Il
SCORE BY INNINGS
Echoes ..................1 0 3 l.
Seventh Regiments.....4 0 3 0 o O-1O
SUMMARY
Earned runs-Echoes l, Seventh Regi-
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SUMMARY
Earned runs-Trilbys 4.Two-base hits
Maxwell /, Johnson l, Moore 2. Wild pitch
Moore l. Bases on balls-Moore 2, Bull
lock 4. Hit by pitcher-Moore l, Bullock l.
Struck out-By Moore 8. Double play
Moore to Maxwell. Left on bases-Echoes
Z, Trilbys T. Umpires. Tyler and Wicker
sham. Time of game, 30.
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The managers of the Baltimore and
All-American teams. which are now in
the northern part of the state, have
written to those interested in the games
at Fiesta park for the purpose of ar
ranging series Of games to be played
here next month. AS yet no dates have
been selected, but the eastern clubs can
secure almost any date they desire. The
All-American team will come to this part
of the state first, and will play any team
that can be made UP to meet them.
Later the Baltimore team will come,
The herald., 1897-11-29

Courslng is popular sport in Los An
geles at the present time. With only
two matches this season, the interest in
the races of the greyhounds has in
creased to such an extent that the sue
cess of future matches seems already
assured. The Thanksgiving day events
at Agricultural park attracted good
sized crowd, but the number of people
who witnessed a repetition of the sport
yesterday at the same park was much
larger than at the first match. Those
who went there to witness fine sport
were not disappointed, for the dogs were
in the best condition for fast running
and the Jacks were as fine lot as
ever tried to elude their pursuers. There
were ten races and kills were made in
all of them. The score follows: