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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
CALIFORNIA TENNIS CLUB
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Owing to Absence of Opposition a
Light Vote Is Cast-Practice
Matches

Two tennis tournaments being on the
tapis for to-day the attendance on the
courts yesterday was rather light for Sat
urday. The annual election of officers
was held at the California Tennis Club
and the following were elected directors:
w. S. McGavin, w. B. Collier, Frank
Mitchell, Harry Haight, Dr. Lovegrove,
DIR. Noble and Grant Smith. A lack of
opposition caused a light vote. The newly
elected board of directors will meet early
next week to elect officers.
The first handicap doubles tournament
for the three-time challenge cups will be
played to-day on the California Club
courts. Ten teams have already entered
and more are expected this morning. The
following matches will be played: Russell
and James (2-6) VS.. Whitney and Brady
go; Dunlap and Routh (scratch) VS.. the
winner; Baker brothers (scratch) VS.. Tel
Ter and Otes go: Mann and Finnegan
(4-6) VS. the winner.
The best match played on the California
Club courts was the singles between viii
Allen and Norman Hodgkinson. The
crack professional won two sets, but had
to extend himself to do SO. The follow
ing matches were played:
Hodgkinson beat Allen, GA, 7-5, and H.
Long, 60, 6-9, 60 6-1, 6-3: Daggett and
DR.. Lovegrove tied Dole and Gray, GA,
rs. 3-6, 81; Dr. Noble beat Little, 60, 6-3.
6-2: McAfee and Cogwell 500 beat c.
Smith and Beyfuss, 6-2, rs, 80; Cogwell
beat McAfee, TO; Salisbury and Allen beat
Rolfe and Parker, GA, 6-3, GA; Fl. Gabriel
beat Drolla, 6-2 GA, 6-S: B. Golcher beat
G. Lisser, 7-5, GA.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
STORM SPOILS
CHICAGO'S FETE
Rain Falls in Torrents
and Residents Keep
Indoors.
Gloomy Opening Of Centen-
NAL Celebration of Found
ing Of the City.

CHICAGO, Sept 2s.-The centennial eel
ebration of the founding Of the city was
formally opened tonight, when a ton or
two of red fire was burned on the street
corners in the attempt to give realistic
imitation of the great Chicago fire.
To-nights confiagration was not exact
ly the success hoped for because or a
heavy storm which prevailed throughout
the time set for the burning Of the red
fire. The rain fell in torrents, the wind
blew half a gale and nearly everybody
outside the man whose business 1t was TO
feed the red fire sought shelter indoors
Between the high wind which blew his
powder away and the rain that soaked the
balance Of 1t in thirty seconds, the red
fire man had difficulties of his own Not
withstanding all this, however, a vast
amount Of crimson blaze was produced
and the result was fairly satisfactory.
A large number Of Indians, descend
ants Of the tribes that formerly lived on
the present site of the city, are encamped
in Lincoln Park and will remain through
out the celebration, which is to last, with
intervals of more or less intensity, until
Thursday night. There are to be aquatic
sports in Lincoln Park, parade, recep-
tions to old settlers and banQuets.
For tomorrow, when, according to the
official programme, the feature will be
divine services In the churches" fair
weather is promised.
Nine historic tablets were put in place
during the day.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
HOSPITAL CORPS
WILL co ON DIET
Scientists Arrange to
Experiment on Mem
bers Of Army.
Expect to Show That People
Ordinarily Consume Too
Much Food.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept. B.-Profes-
sor r. H. Chittenden, director Of the
Sheffield Scientific School. announced to-
day that through the courtesy Of Secre-
tary Root and Surgeon General O'Reilly
Of the army the War Department will
cooperate with the Sheffield laboratory
with a physiological study Of the mini
mum amount of proteid, or abuminous
food, required for the maintenance OF
health and strength under ordinary con-
ditions of life. In carrying out this pur-
pose twenty men have been detailed from
the Hospital Corps of the army and will
be in New Haven next Monday, under
the charge Of Lieutenant Wallace Dewitt,
assistant surgeon of the United States
army.
The scientific school has fitted UP a
house on Vanderbilt Square, where the
men will be cared for during the period
of investigation, doubtless for about nine
months.
There is apparently, says Professor
Chittenden, no question that people ordi-
narily consume much more food than
there is any real necessity for and that
this excess of food is in the long run
detrimental to health and defeats the
very objects aimed at. 1t is with a view
to gathering as many facts as possible
on this subject that the study in question
is taken.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
NEW YORK MOB
KILLS DETECTIVE
Mistakes Him and a
Fellow Sleuth for
Kidnapers.
Crowd Rushes Upon the Pair
and One Receives Fatal
Injuries.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Having been as
signed to case that involved the repu-
tation OF woman. the wife of a man
In business below Wall street. Frederick
A Verdu and James Hansen took their
station in West Fifty-eighth street on
Ihursday afternoon. They had been in
structed to shadow the woman, whose
husband suspected her of infidelity, and
serve papers upon her If she attempted
to leave the city.
The two men remained in Fifty-1fth
street, near Eighth avenue, several hours
on Thursday afternoon Their presence
was noticed by the children of the neigh
borhood, one of whom asked Verdu for a
penny. Thinking to avoid attention, Ver-
du told the little one he would give a
penny to the one who would be the first
to do gum in arithmetic. The children
gathered about him and he had them add
a few figures.
When Verdu and Hansen returned on
Friday afternoon to their post they were
Immediately recognized by the children.
Again sums were paid for with pennies.
but Verdu did not find it easy to rid him
self of the youngsters. Finally either he
or Hansen attempted to frighten the chill
dren by telling them that II they did not
run away they would be kidnapped
Soon it was reported about the street
that the two strangers were kidnappers,
which has been demonstrated to have had
absolutely no foundation, was circulated,
that insults had been put upon some of
the little girls.
These stories found belief among the
men in the neighborhood. In the evening
reports to the detriment Of the detectives
multiplied and delegation of young
men, who believed that Verdu and Han
sen were molesting children. warned the
detectives to leave the neighborhood. The
men moved off down the street, stopping
in front of No. S57, where they sat upon
an iron fence.
According to those who witnessed the
assault six young men rushed upon Verdu
and Hansen, and, heaping vile epithets
upon them, proceeded to beat them with
fists and clubs. Verdu was struck sense
less at first and died later at a hospital
Hansen is held at the station until some
evidence can be gathered.
Captain Handy Of the West Forty-sev-
enth-street police station hopes to make
an arrest soon. He and Coroner Scholer
are widely at variance in their theories.
In the opinion of the Coroner the assault
which resulted in Verdus death was
probably committed by thugs hired by
the woman under surveillance to drive
away the detectives. Captain Handy and
Detective Sergeant Arthur Casey do not
agree with this view of the case and hold
that the assault resulted because Of a
mistaken opinion as to the purpose Of the
"shadowers" by persons in the vicinity.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
EXPRESS OPPOSITION.
Improvement Club Members Against
GearY-Street Bonds.

At meeting Of the University Mound
and Bay View Improvement Club on the
18th inst the following preamble and res
olution were adopted:
Whereas, An election will be held on Thurs
day, October s, for the issuance Of bonds for
the acquisition and operation OF the Geary-
street Railroad by the city: and
Whereas, II the voters on that day cast two
thirds OF the votes favorable to the issuance Of
these bonds that that action viii then place the
carrying out Of the enterprise in the hands Of
the Board OF Public Works: and
Whereas. The Board of Public Works has for
the past three years. by allowing the streets
Of the University Mound and Bay View dis
bic and florist gardens, willfully deprived the
residents Of both these districts and the public
at large the free use OF the public streets OF
these districts thereby depriving them Of quick
means OF access to their business and cornpeIl-
ing them TO take circuitous routes to their vot-
ing booths; ana
whereas, We are fully impressed with the
power Of the Board OF Public Works not to do
(eyen at the request OF the Board Of Supervls-
ors nor the mandates OF the COURT anything
that they DO not consider OF personal benefit to
themselves; and
Whereas, The press Of the city has at varf-
GUS times set forth many facts concerning the
workings OF said board that have impressed US
unfavorably; therefore be II
Resolved, That the members and friends Of
the University Mound and Bay View Improve
Tncnt Club be nstifed TO cast their ballots on
October 8 against the issuance OF the so-calied
Ceary-street bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
YALE FOOTBALL ELEVEN
WINS A ONE SIDED GAME
Defeats Trinity by Score of Thirty
Five Points to Their

NEW YORK, Sept. 26-Columbia
opened the football season to-day at the
Polo Grounds when her varsity eleven de-
feated the team from Wesleyan by a
score of 10 to 0. The local eleven proved
strong on the line and in the back field,
but was weak at the ends and fumbled at
dangerous times.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 26-Yale
and Trinity opened the football season
here to-day in a one-sided game. Yale
scored So points and Trinity failed to
make five yards in either half.
ITHACA, N. Y, Sept. 26.-Cornell to-day
score Of II to 0. Cornell's tallies were
made on two touchdowns and a safety.
The visitors did not come within striking
distance of the Cornell goal and never
made five yards in three downs.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26-Fully L. 900
persons witnessed the opening of the foot
ball season here between Pennsylvania
and Dickinson. The score was Pennsyl-
vania H. Dickinson 0.
Prior to the game the reconstructed
Franklin field was formally opened. The
feature of the game was the excellent
work Of Pennsylvania new man back Of
the line, Reynolds punting being partic-
ularly noteworthy. Touchdowns-Rey-
nolds, Bennett CO, Drake, Zeilligan. Goals
from touchdown-Mitcheu (2). Length of
halves 20 minutes.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 26.-In thirty
five minutes play Minnesota scored %
points on the Carleton College team to-
day. Their opponents, who out-weighed
them ten pounds to the man. fought every
yard and displayed good team work.
Minnesota showed much improvement
over last weeks high school game. There
was considerable fumbling. Carleton once
got the ball to Minnesota's two yard line,
but lost it in a tumble and blocked place
kick Weather cool, attendance 1000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBrien (2), Nuess-
Ter, Irsf1eld. Goals-Rogers a.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. Sept. 26.-The following
marriage licenses were issued to-day:
william Alexander, over q years old. and
Esther Smith, 20, both Of San FranciscoI
Lewis l. Starkes, %, Martinez, and May
E. Daley, p. Lafayette; Michael j. Con-
molly. over 21, San Francisco. and Kath-
crime E Hardiman, over IS, Oakland; (;
Lionel H. Smith, over p, and Vesta @.
Guide, over IS, both OF San Rafael; Fred
]. Rose, 20, and Annie Pringle. over Is,
both Of Berkeley; Charles F. Hubbard. "A,
and Cornelia B. Baker. 20. both of Stock
ton; Custodio ]. Augusta, 36. and Maria
Vale, q, both Of Centerville; Heinrich F..
Bruins, SO, and Harriet r. Dunham, 80.
both of Fruitvale; Roscoe B. Myers. Is.
and Mrs. Emma NJ. Sanchez, 26, both %
San Francisco: Frederick w. Fancher. 81.
and Margaret F. Smart, 21. both of Oak
land; Antonio LUciO, 81. and Rose Nunes.
%. both of Centerville.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
QUARRELFD OFTEN.

Such fights followed in rapid order dur
ing the next few years and he was finally
compelled to retire from business. Even
then he was not free from attacks by his
wife, for she wrote letters to his sue
cessor in business and to the guests Of
the hotel, in which she said her husband
was guilty of all sorts of unseemly ac-
tions.
It was not until 1897 that the cats were
brought in Colsons unhappy life. In that
year Mrs Colson developed a fond
ness for cats Of every degree and
fairly filled her house with them.
Some were sick, and they were all
dirty, but their condition only af-
fected Colson. Every room in the house
was soon filed with them and their num-
bers increased, despite Colson's frequent
raids and attempts to kill every one of
them. Mrs. Colson cared only for the
cats, with the natural result that the Col
son home soon became a wreck The un-
lucky husbands friends for a time con-
tinued their visits. but for a very short
time, and soon the visits ceased alto
gether. They preferred leaving him to
the company Of his wife and her cats to
vermin and having their clothes ruined
and their olfactory nerves shocked by a
call at the Colson home. It was early in
crazy by his wife and her cats, deter
mined to end 1t all. In March Of that
year he left his home and came to this
city and established a residence. When
he was here a year he consulted a lawyer
and the suit was filed, which yesterday
resulted IN the severance of his irksome
bOudS
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
NEW FERRY LINE
SOON TO START
Emeryville Road Gets
First Shipment Of
Rolling Stock.
Everything in Readiness for
the Inauguration Of
Service.
Oakland omce San Francisco can.

111s Broadway, Sept. 26.
The first of the new cars to be used on
the new Emeryville ferry line have ar
rived and but a short time Will elapse
before a half-hourly regular service will
be inaugurated between Berkeley and the
city, which Will be the first Of the lines
to be put in operation.
The officials OF the road will not i'm
mediately make an attempt to secure
traffic from all parts of Oakland and
surrounding towns For the first few
weeks It is probable that only the Berke-
ley branch will be operated. Until the
road Is In smooth working order half
hourly time table will be all that will be
attempted. After that the twentyminute
service will be installed and the runs ex-
tended by the San Pablo-avenue line to
the center of Oakland.
The train shed at the pier carries three
tracks, which are at right angles to the
ferry-boat gangways. Much time is ex-
pected to be saved by this, as 1t will ia
cilitate the transferring of passengers
from the boats to the trains.
The passengers will be protected from
the weather, there being no opening at
the western end of the depot, where the
cold winds sweep in. The boats also run
under hoods on entering the slip, so that
passengers are protected from the
weather at all times.
All the trains running from the pier
will be handled from dispatcher's office,
located on the south side of the depot.
Their movements will be directed from
this point by telephone with the other ter
minal points and stations en- route.
The slip site has already been marked,
in keeping with the Government regula-
tions, with the customary red and green
signal lights and a fog bell, all operated
by electricity.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
FEARS PROSECUTION.

In an application for a modification of
the decree of divorce granted her last
July from Edward Bruce Elliott, Lillian
Elliott says that her husband fears to
return TO this city because he is indebted
TO the firm Of Goldberg, Bowen & Co.,
his former employers, in the sum Of $500.
She says he fears prosecution and will
never come back and for that reason she
asks the court to modify her decree of d.
vorce by awarding her the custody of
the child, who was given into Elliott's
custody in the original decree.
A suit for divorce was filed by Mabel
Trask against Henry @. Trask. They
were married in August, 1900. According
TO the complaint Trask, abandoned his
wife in April Of the following year. De-
sertion is charged in the complaint filed
by Edward Shay against Mary Shay
A divorce for desertion was granted to
Anna z. F1agg from Edward FIagg.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Scottish Bowling Matches.

Four matches were played in the second
round Of the Scottish bowling tournament
on the park rinks yesterday afternoon.
The players were so numerous that it be-
came necessary to divide the green into
eight rinks, thus affording accommoda-
tions for GA players. Besides the tour
nament matches many interesting prac-
tice games yere played.
The closest tournament matches were
those in which ]. NJ. Earsman beat A.
Foreman and Hugh Barr beat DR.. Craw-
ford. Both were won by a score of 21-17.
7. McNaught proved much too strong for
]. Reid, whom he beat 21-13. ]. G. Moffatt
beat y. I. Dunn 2l-7.
The following practice games were
played: Y. c. Lawson and the Rev.
Guthrie beat NJ. L. Grove and A. Hay.
21-19; ]. 9. Moffatt beat A McNair, 21-15;
H Ticlkner and r. c. Mclean beat w.
Stewart and ]. Gray, 2-1S; NJ Grove and
Stewart beat Tickner and Hoy, 21-e; ].
Gray beat G. Center, 21-9.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
NOTED BRITISH GENERAL
ARRIVES FROM LIVERPOOL
Sir Ian Hamilton Comes Here as the
Guest of American Army
Officers

NEW YORK, Sept 26-Dieutenant Cen
eral Sir Ian Hamilton, who participated
in the defense of Ladysmith, arrived
from Liverpool on the Lucania to-day.
General Hamilton will remain in this
country three weeks and portion of that
time will be spent in Canada, visiting
various military posts. General Hamil-
ton said:
81 have only five weeks leave of alb
sence, so that 1 shall not be able to stay
as long as / wish. 1 want TO look over
the great battlefelds of your Civil War
Gettysburg, Antietam, Chancellorville,
Fredericksburg and the rest"
General Hamilton came here on the in
vitation of General Corbin and other
American army officers, whom he met at
the German army maneuvers, and he will
be accompanied by some of them in his
trip to the Southern battlefields.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Racing at Portland.

PORTLAND. Or. Sept. 26.-The Multno-
nah Fair Association closed a successful meet
Of FIVE days this afternoon at Irvington Park
with matinee Of special races, attended by
about 1900 people. The results:
Ryan purse one mile. trot-Leroi won. Sam
Bowers second Zolock third. Time. 2:1215.
Gamnie special mile, trot-Package
won. Sunrise and Phil N divided second money
Time. 2:20
Hirsch handicap, four furlongs-Resigned
won. Rose. Leaf second. Dusty Rhodes third.
Time :50%
Diamond selling, five furIongs-vince won.
Limb of the Law second. Montoya third. Time
:02Sl
Adams selling, six furlongs-Claudator won,
Mr.. Robson second, Casdale third. Time.
1:17h.
Spencer handicap, four furlongs-Classes
won, Clivoso second. Misty's Pride third. Time.
:49
Irvington handicap. one and an eighth miles
Fossil won George Dewey second Club
third. Time, 2:02%
Special race for four-year-olds. gentlemen
riders. mile-Frank Pierce won Windward
second. Jim Bozeman third. Time 1:42A.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
SACRAMENTO REPUBLICANS
NAME ELKUS FOR MAYOR
Convention at the Capital Is En-
ivened by Some Red Hot
Cuaachaa

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 26.-Albert Ellxus
was nominated for Mayor by the Repub-
licans assembled in municipal convention
tonight. The proceedings were enlivened
by several incidents. one of which was
an exchange of words between Chairman
Scott F. Ennis and former Congressman
Grove L. Johnson, a delegate. The reso-
lutions were Of special significance, as
much interest had been taken in the prob
able position Of the convention on the
saloon question, which has been occupy
ing public attention for months The
platform adopted by the convention IA
vors the maintenance of the strong regu-
lative ordinance recently put into effect
providing for the issuance Of no new
saloon licenses until the number shall have
been reduced to 100.
AT the meeting Of the committee on res
olutions Grove L. Johnson sought to have
adopted a clause requiring that no man
should receive a nomination at the hands
of the convention who had not supported
the regular Republican nominee for May
or and other offices at the last municipal
election. This was a direct slap at those
aspirants for nominations md those dele
gates who had supported George H. Clark
in his last independent campaign for May
or. The committee declined to adopt
Johnson's proposal. During the conven-
ton Johnson made remark that he was
not running affairs, and this caused
Chairman Ennis to make a warm retort
the convention apparently sustaining him
The full ticket nominated follows, the
election to take place in November: May
or, Albert Elkus; Auditor and Assessor,
]. D. Young; Collector, j. E. Govan;
Treasurer, c. NJ. Prodger; City Attorney
s Luke Howe; Trustee, Second Ward,
Edward McEwen; Fourth Ward. E. p
Hammond; Sixth Ward, F. E Wright;
Eighth Ward, H. c. Fisher; School Dlrec-
tors, First Ward. Burton Hodson; Third
Ward. William Lampert; Seventh Ward
J. L. Skellon; Ninth ward, Leon c.. Shep-
ard.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
SMITH WILL REFEREE
YANGER-HANLoN BOUT
Oakland Official Is Agreed Upon
Quickly by the Managers of
the RoyerS

John Hertz, representing Benny Yanger,
and Mike Short, acting for Eddie Hanlon,
met yesterday at the Hayes Valley Ath-
letic Club and selected Eddie Smith of
Oakland as referee of Tuesday night S
fight.
The agreement was quickly reached.
each manager being satisfied with the
man who refereed the last bout. The
boxers are pronounced in the best possible
condition and each is sanguine of success.
Hanlon's friends claim he is greatly i'm
proved. Yanger's injured hands are again
sound and he does not try to conceal the
fact that he expects to win decisiyely.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Trinity Eleven Loses by Default.

At San Rafael yesterday the Trinity
football team of San Francisco lost, by
default, the first game of the season, be-
ing hitherto undefeated. The Hitchcock
Military Academy team was given the
game by a score of 60. The Hitchcock
team is one of the strongest lightweight
teams in the State 1t is coached by Holt
of Reliance and is looked on sure
winner in the Hitchcock Mount Tamalpais
Academy game which is the big game Of
the season for the preparatory schools Of
the northwestern bay counties
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Johnson to Fight McVey.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26.-Jack John
son has accepted the offer of the Century
Club of a purse of $4,000 for a twenty
round fight with Sam McVey in Los An
geles. October q. The battle will be for
the colored heavyweight championship of
the world. Manager McCary sent trans
portation to-day for Johnson to San
Francisco and it is expected he will start
south tonight or tomorrow and will inn
mediately begin training for the event.
McVey is already here and has signed
articles