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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
FOOTBALL ELEVENS READY
FOR FINAL PRACTICE.
Last Games Are Scheduled
Cardinal Players
in Condition
for Match.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov A.
This week brings to an end the pre-
liminary public practice OF Stanford's
football squad Monday afternoon OF
next week viii see the first secret prac-
tice, which will be continued until the
day before the intercollegiate game.
when final open practice win be made
the occasion Of a celebration by the
Stanford rooters.
At this stage in the season the prin-
cipal varsity candidates are in excellent
physical condition Extreme care viii be
taken in the few remaining days 20 pre-
vent any unforeseen accidents or over
training. The men who have been play
ing on the first team most OF the season
have been allowed to-participate IN re-
cent scrimmage practices only for
short time each evening. The second
and third elevens are bearing the brunt
of the work. More than enough candi-
dates for three teams still remain on
the field and Coach flanagan will be
at no trouble 10 pick a list OF strong
substitutes from this number.
For the position Of right end an in
lclESL41S GOItcSL way "
Smith. '06. who played in that place
last year. was out Of the game for two
weeks recently. giving several other as
pirants 4 chance for favor. R West.
J. Stanford and E A Preston are the
men who are making a hard fight for
the position Since resuming practice
Smith has been hard pressed 10 retain
his place.
W. A Sprott and H. Shields win be-
yond doubt be the Cardinal tackles
They have both shown brilliant work
lately and are in better form than last
season As substitutes for their posi-
tons H SDrague, s B. Thompson, A
Tomasini and II. Horton are working
hard 10 make the second eleven.
At guard R A Thompson and ". K
Roosevelt, both veteran varsity men.
are almost sure TO be in the first line up
at the big game. They both are play
ing a heavy. aggressive game c. z
Hyde win probably complete the center
trio.
Present indications point 10 a back
field unchanged from that the Cardinal
sent against California last year Quar-
ter Back Bausback. by virtue of expert
ence gained in three intercollegiate
games. is playing a superior class OF
football this season. Should he be
forced out Of the game by injury E P
Stott viii be a substitute Of almost
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
Blue and Gold Men
Try to Avoid
StaleneSS.

BERKELEY. Nov. the support
ers Of the University OF California foot
ball team have been sadly disappointed
this week in learning that most OF the
best players were going stale. The men
apparently got into condition too early
in the season, and for ten days OF
more they have been Hstless II their
work The coaches have decided 70 let
Up on weaTying practice and give their
charges some recreation and enter
tainment-
Tomorrow Eight the team VIII 60 20
San Francisco for an outing, Sunday
they viii take a good rest. the next
three days viii be given 10 practice OD
new plays. tricks and signals and
Thursday and Friday the men VIII re-
tire from hard work 70 get ready for
the struggle on Saturday afternoon
At least two full sets OF backs viii be
in shape 10 go into the big game Las
ater. ROyntOn. Kern. Graves. Mead,
Snedigar. White and SpeTy can al
be depended upon 10 take care of the
interests OF the blue and gold On the
offensive The team is a little shy On
quarterbacks but Whitman. Belzrap
or Booth may possibly show champion
ship form in time 70 set the minds q
the coaches at rest before the-<eek is
gone The ends are not any too strong.
but the rest OF the line VIII surely give
a splendid account OF itself Hsi1uul-
Ter viii probably punt farther than 1hs
man who may be picked % oool TIE
ball for the cardinal
A great deal OF interest IS being taken
in to-day's game. as Il VII give rhs
coaches. and the general putlic as wsll-
an opportunity 70 compare 11a
strength OF Stanford with 1hs hluz a11
gold eleven The sageb-ushsrs we're
defeated by eree tOucadoTns II rhs
game with the cardinal two weeks ago
in twenty-five minute halves The tine
for play will be shorter to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
VAMPIRES OPEN FOOTBALL SEASON
AND INDEPENDENTS PLAY HORNETS

Three games viii be played to-mor-
row for the championship Of the Cali
fornia Association Football League for
the season OF 1s04-1985. The Independ-
ents Of San Francisco will meet the
Oakland Hornets at Freeman's Park.
Golden Gate. at 2.SO p m, ]. D. Rob-
ertson being the referee. The Hornets
team will be considerably changed from
that which played last Sunday. The
Disher brothers. Taylor, Duncan and
McDermid will be added 10 the eleven
Gilehrest and PiersOn. who played on
the back line on October 80. viii not be
in the team tomorrow. as both were
somewhat badly hurt PomerOy and
Mckenzie Will play left and right back
unless the officers of the California As
sociation Football League should sus-
pend Mckenzie for his foul play in the
opening match against the Albion Row
ers. II Mckenzie is suspended r Tay-
lor will captain the team
The Independent team last Sunday
included several new men who had not
been tied in a practice match II was
beaten easily by the Occidentals- The
poorer players have been weeded out
and the team viii include more OF the
old guard than before OF last years
eleven F. Lynch has retired. though he
may take part in the contests for the
Union cup: G. Watt is al his home in
Canada, II. Russell is on a trip 10 his
home in Scotland and w Mechels. last
years captain, is living at Sacramento.
The Hornets and Independents win line
up tomorrow in the following posi-
tions:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
Horses and Riders
OF Marked Glass
Are Coming.

Six months and more have slipped
away since the rataplan of the thor
oughbreds' feet was heard on the coast
tracks and again We are on the eve of
another racing season. One week from
to-day the new California Jockey Club
win throw open the gates of Oakland
track, and. as the circus posters read.
the public is promised a bigger and a
better show than ever before.
The handsome course across the bay
VIII prove complete revelation to the
regulars. The betting ring has been
entirely remodeled and enlarged. the
approaches TO the stand have been i'm
proved, dozens of painters with pot
and brush have toiled necessarily for
weeks: while a new top dressing has
transformed the surface of the track
until it looks as smooth and glossy as
q billiard ball
The once despised poverty row re-
semblcs q group CT seaside cottages at
Newport ard the grandstand might
easily be mistaken for the palace Of
the Mikado
Winter racing has become a fixed in
stitution and this coast has much more
opposition now than in former years.
but san Francisco viii get the cream
Of the riding talent and its pro rata Of
the crack horses.
The new California Jockey Club has
,dispisyed marked liberality in dealing
with the horsemen and the latter viii
If necessary to mush it to the north
pole. Thousands in added money TO
stakes. with numerous overnight han
dicaps Of $1,000 and 500 purses. is good
enough in any mans country
An innovation the coming season,
which appears to have struck the pop
ular fancy. just right, is an amendment
10 the rules making every selling event
a claiming race. This has been bone
OF contention amcng the owners OF
cheap horses for many seasons, so now
harmony is expected TO prevail. If q
good horse is beaten now in an or
dinary selling affair. keep your eyes
on the man with the halter.
Last year Walter Jennings, than whom
no more popular turfman ever raced
horses in California, headed the list of
winning owners With a powerful
string Of more than thirty horses quar-
tered at Oakland, il looks as il he
might repeat the trick this coming win
ter. Dainty is the star OF the stable
and, with W. Davis to do the plotting.
viii be a big factor in the game. Gar
net Ferguson. with his strapping big
colt Bearcatcher and several other use
full ones. viii be quite a factor and
the stables Of Willie Shields, Skinner
& Ramsey, NJ. ]. DAILY, Burns &
Waterhouse, Napa Stock Farm with
the crack fiIly Arisbe to carry its COL
ors, Louis EzeIl. d. Cameron. Tichenor
& Co. and Waily Brinkworth Will all
do TO string with Wally has a select
string of seven. among which are Stroll
Ter, stake winner at Chicago, Gray
skin and Major Mansir, the latter a
distance horse Of note. Frank Doss, a
capable Texas trainer. has charge Of
the stable. Eddie Dominick viii prob
ably dc the riding when he can do the
weight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

equal qualifications. ". Dole and A.
Chalmers, halfbacks. are fighting hard
for their positions over ]. A Brennan
and A. L Trowbridge, but the forms
experience on the varsity win doubtless
win them their places " J. Weller
is assured Of his position al fullback-
The game on Saturday with the Utan
Agricultural College team viii close
SIanfOrd's preliminary season Secret
practice. which is 10 follow next week.
viii be light, but as fast as the coaches
and players can make IL
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
Wage Scale viii Remain Unchanged.

WASHINGTON. Nov AT a con-
ference at the Navy Department to-
day between Secretary Morton and a
local committee of the Machinists'
Union il was arranged that the ex-
isting schedule of wages at the Wash
ington navy yard shall continue with
out change for the present and that
the question of revision OF the wage
scale shall be considered by the labor
board al the navy yard at its regular
meeting in January
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
COUNTY CRICKET
TEAM LEADS.
Has First and Second Men
on BOwler'S Roll.
Its Captain Heads BatSmeR

The batting and bowling averages OF
the California Cricket Association for
the season just ended have been pre-
pared and show that the san Francisco
County Club. which s IA the Brown
pennsnt. emblematic Of the champion
ship OF 1904 has within its ranks the
bstsmsn with the highest average and
the two boElers who stand al the head
of the bowling list The details are
shown IN the tables.
CzLIFCEcSIA CRICKET ASSOCIATION BAT
TING AVERAGES 1903
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
Union Adopts New Rules.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. An Of
the propositions voted on by the n
ternational Typographical Union have
carried with the exception OF one
that provided for an increase in the
salaries Of the International president
and secretary
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

There is some question about the pO-
sition of A ". Wilding in the forego-
ing table he was thirteen times al
bat IN association matches during the
season, and II his score Of on the oc-
czsiOn not reckoned in the list is added
% his total. IL gives 4o1 runs for eleven
completed innings, or an average OF
5e.z5 per innings. which would place
him fourth instead OF third and would
raise Petersen 70 third place. The in
nings was excluded from the calcuIa-
ton because the match was decided IN
the first innings and this was q second
one The secretary Of the California
Cricket Association VIII make inQui-
ries as 10 the best usage IN such mat
ters. No batsrnan is included in the
list who vas not at bat at least six
times and scored az least ten runs on
an average.
CALIFORNIA CRICKET ASSOCIATION
BOWLING raos
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

play tomorrow. Mechels VIII take part
in later matches
The Oceidentals viii meet the Albion
ROvers on the ground at Ninth and
Bryant streets, San Francisco. at $50
p. m tomorrow. Norman Logan being
the referee These teams won their
matches on the opening day OF the sea
son and should play a keen and inter-
esting game. They viii line up in the
following positions:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

Henry Roberts OF the San Francisco
County Club has received a letter from
the secretary Of the Marylebone Crick-
Fl Club OF London. settling a point
which gave rise TO some discussion
after one Of the California Association
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

The independent club has twenty
eight players and more than a dozen
social members On the roll The officials
will try out some of the new men when
it can be done without risk of the clubs
defeat. Among the playing members
are j. Soeder and W. Soeder. who
played association football in Cleveland.
Ohio; T. Kransdorf Of Canada. j. Ball
main from South Africa and G. Hig-
gins from New Zealand BaIimain will
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

We are selling agents for ..Watsrman's
Ideal Fountain Pen" and sole agents for
he MARSHALL the best 800 fountain
pen IN the world Sanborn. Vail & CO.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
matches during the past season. !
letter is as follows:

LORDS CRICKET GROUNDS. LONDON
y ". Oct 10. IS0s--Henry Roberts san
Francisco-Dear SIR In the II c. e. book Of
laws the note on law % states. IF the bali
rebounds OF the pads CT person Of the wicket
keeper without having first touched the bat or
hand of the striker. and the striker Is out u
his ground. the decision should he 'stur5re.ls
and lot run out Yours faithfully
r z. LACY. Secretary n c. c."
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

The following are the officers OF ths
California Association Football League
for the coming year Taliesin Evans.
president and chairman OF executive
committee; Harry ]. Irwin. secretary:
Arthur Robinson. treasurer. Harry ].
Irwin was secretary OF the Independent
association football club last season
and proved highly efficient Arthur
Robinson is chairman OF the Football
Referees Union and a referee OF the
first class in England
The officers OF the California Associa-
ton Football Union for the season OF
le04-lS05 are: Taliesin Evans. praSi-
dent; J. A. Barlow. Frank Jones and
j. P Booth. vice presidents. Henry
Roberts. honorary secretary; L. r. GIL
chrest. honorary treasurer; J. d. Rob-
ertsOn. chairman Of the executive com
mittee and delegate 10 the Pacific AssO-
citation OF the Amateur Athletic Union.
The executive committee consists Of ].
D. Robertson. w r Stewart. Dr.. Lum.
J. Fay. J. J. Condor and Edgar Pone-
roy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

On the ground at Webster street, Ala
media. the Vampires. who drew the bye
last Sunday. viii meet the PickWicks
Tomorrow The game VIII be called Al
go D. n. with J. Frew as referee. The
teams viii line I'D in the following
order:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05

ALIFORSIA CRICKET Association
BOWLING AVERAGES. 1905
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24
C.. e. PURINTON,
Augusta. Maine.

Dear Sir: You are interested III 40
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1r morc PROSPEROUS look at he same
ime
Perhaps the public proDeitr needs n
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Devoe will supply that coat with two
nirds OF the number Of gallons REQUIRE |
/ any other. DGroe will last twice As
ing as any other Devoe is all paint
nd full measure. DevO. is the
trongast paint known. Devoe will
axe care Of the property, in the long
un. for half the money -eauired Dv
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The reason is stated above: Devoa
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E. d. Jewell. Cory. Pa. Painted his
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ook II gallons. Last spring he re-
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nd had left. Saved SIS to $50. for
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24
EYOMEI A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Novel Method Of Curing Catarrh. Sole
On Approval by Bowditch & Webste,
and Percy w. Means.

The popularity and remarkable sales
Of IIy"mci have broken all records.
III nearly every city and town in the
country. this guaranteed cure for ca
tlrrh has given most astonishing rc-
suits.
The leading druggists are so enthus-
iastic over the remarkable percentage
Of cures following the use of Hyomei,
that with hardly an exception. they
advertise to their customers that Hy-
omei viii he sold with the understand
cures.
In Augusta Rowditch & Webster and
Percy W. Means are endorsing it and
guaranteeing to refund the money I'M
less Hyomci cures catarrh. They have
sold a great many Hyomei outfits, and
today, no other treatment for the cure
Of catarrh has as many friends in
Augusta and vicinity as Hyomei.
1t is scientific. yet common sense
method of treating and curing this too
common disease. 1t sends by direct
inhalation to every cell of the air
passages in the head, throat and lungs.
q balsamic air that destroys all ca
tarrhal germs, purifles the blood with
additional ozone, and makes a COM
plete and lasting cure Of any catarrhal
trouble.
The comIlete outfit costs but 81. and
includes an inhaler. medicine dropper
and sufficient Hyomei for several
weeks treatment.
You take no risk in buying Hyomei.
"oNditch & Webster and Percy w.
Means positively guarantee to refund
your money unless it cures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

The reports of the different officers o
the i.ithSoW library show it to he in ;
healthy ANA t,ourishinC condition. TIL
special appropriation Of 81 900 which
was mad" by the city government o
1907 has been expended in the purchaS
of books ,f a standard character. h..
which the efficiency of the library HI.
been Increased greatly. The whole
number Of books now iii the library
exclusive Of public documents an
burned magazines. is S2a1. ACCeSsion
for the year number 253 volumes. Is O
which were By gift. lot duplicat
volumes have been purchased and q
books have been rebound. The circr
lation Of tho wear was 32.5ti. which
ar increase Of 1.196 over the prccedin,
year. or this number 3l,396 were 70
home use. and LIS for use in the read
ing room. The average daily circu
!s,tion was 81. AMI the largest day
work WIS ~ Saturday. Feb. 20, who!
2S5 books We're given out. The leas
number given out was A. on Jan. .
The greatest demand was in February
when 2n6S We're issued. Resolutions OF
the death IF Capt. Chas. r. Nash wer,
also included in the report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Miss, Sarah Martin. who, With, tWc
children, Edward ana Miss NJ. l.. Yves
ton, survive him.
On Anril II. 1854, he was appointed
city bell ringer and ianitor of the Con-
greEatiOn;u church. The latter position
he resigned in February, 1889, but the
office OF ely bell ringer he mas held
until the PRESENT time and in fact. OF
Tuesday, ne day before his death. he
received the notice of his reappont-
ment To the Office.
He was made ianitor of the church
the spring after the old church WAS de-
StroycG and iii the long years which
folloWCt until mis- resignation, he did
his weltl faithfully ana did it well,
making for himself a record which will
probably never be beaten.
Up TO the tim" Of his resignation, he
had missed but one Sunday service and
one 3lcnday evening prayer meeting,
barring tho time he was i'll with the
grip IN 1897. when he was confined to
the house for three weeks.
\. that time he asked The pastor Rov
J. : Williamson. if 1t would not ne bet
tor 70 resign and let some younger man
take the place; but the pastor and tn"
governing beard Of the church said that
,lfy had rather have their faithful Old
iritnr, oven though they had to 10 the
work Will hc was ill.
During hi; term of Office he saw many
ministers in charge of the church. of
whom Rev Mr.. Mckenzie Vas the first
Following him were Mr. bingham. Mr.
Ecob, Mr.. Mott, Mr.. Skccic. MI. Ecoh.
Mr. Williamson. Mr.. McNinnCn The
present pastor. assumed charge If the
church since the date of Mir NcStOn'g
He was Il remarkable old man, w"ll
known and enjoying the respect and good
will Of everyone in the city. Though
bent with the weight Of years. and
though his hair was wh;tcncd by the
SHOWS Of many winters his mind was as
clear and hi; intellect as keon as In tn
days of youth.
TIL" dninGs OF the day were ever upper
most in his mind. ana he was as deeply
Interested in the political transactions %
the past three weeks AZ ever in his life
II" attended the caucus in his ward and
cast his vote on the following Monday
ana even Tuesday he was Very anxious
tn know what had been done at the wa
ter hearing at the court house.
His term Of Office as city bell ringer
covered a period of 40 years. Three times
daily he announced the hour-at A. NJ.
l.. II and p. M.-and in addition to
that were the Sunday calls to service. He
also had occasion during his term to toll
The bell for three martyred Presidents of
the United States-Lincoln, Garfield and
The news Of his death CAM as sur
,rise and caused general sorrow through
lut the city. He was a gentle old man.
always kind and always courteous. and
The sorrow of his townsmcn is softencd
by the knowledge that his death marks
he close of an upright, useful life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Tn" FTll"r-lIolWdy Company arr
meeting with great success in thei
effort to place on tho market a con,plot.
lin" of canned goods. teas. coffee. etc.
und"r their own brands. For the shorr
time tlcy have been engaged in thi
business they hay" built up a remark
able trade and their goods are to b
found in n"H"ly every section of tn
Stat" of Maine. 1t is quite possibl
that in tn" n"ar future the gentlnma,
connected with this enterprise ma,
"iuip and run i factory for cannin.
their line of Maine Vegetables an,
fruits. Pcony Brand is becoming wide
ly ana favorably known to consumer;
of first class goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24
SWITCHMAN'S FAULT.
Caused the Recent DeraiIment Of Cars
at Richmond on Maine Central.

re sponsibilty for the wreck of
freight cars on the Maine Central
which occurred about two weeks ago
las been fixed upon The switchman whn
had charge Of the tracks in that sec
ton. This decision WAS reached at Il
meeting c: the railroad commissioner
Of Maine. in Portland. Monday.
They talked the matter, having in
vcstigated it thoroughly, and after
questioning the switchman found that
he admitted he had left the switch open
Why. or how ne came to do it, he could
not tell. He admitted that he did it.
and was willing to suffer the conse-
quCDcCs.
It will he remembered that at the
time Of this wreck which occurred early
III the morning. ten freight cars left
the iail ANA caused such Il blockade
that Il track had to be laid around the
pile and following trains on their way
to Portland were forced to come along
this one. One or more were delayed
several hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Tho annual report for the poor de
partnent. PRESENTED to the city council
by OvcrSecr Benz. +. Wentworth. 70
til" year. 1903. is very satisfactory. TIL,
receipts for the year We're S9.015.93, an(
the expenditures SS.52S97, leaving al
uncXpcrded balance of SiS696. Th'
number of inmates at the almshouse
March 1, was ~: number of deaths fo'
tn wear q committed to insane hospi
tai. |. Cost Of maintaining almshous'
S2.S55.2 %: daily average per week TO-
each person sell. Cost Of maintenance
of outside poor. s2S43.S5. In the report
of c. G. Griffith, superintendent. thu
following inventory is given: Furnitur
and supplies IN almshouse. March
1?ni $I.1oS.S5: provisions and supplies
$l.o>l.71; stock. farming tools. hay ana
grain. s1i27.o6: clothing storeroom. $50
81. There were raised at the farm dur
ing the year. IL tons of hay. 3l2 tons
straw. s. bushels oats. 133 bushel,
ppt1toeS. IS bushels cattle beets. :
bushels cucumbers. 3 bushels table
hcets @m pounds of cabbage. 40 bar
rels apples. s bushels beans. bushels
tomatoes. 1888. pounds of butter Were
made. 2.S dozen of eggs were produced.
also 3,060 pounds of pork and 20 pounds
OF dressed poultry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Probably the last horse racing of the
elscn. on the ice. was INDUCED in.
b0ve the dam. Tuesday afternoon. L;
rs just an Informal gathering and
orc Of 4 working out occasion tll;ri 4
zee. but there was lots of fun. The
articiprnts We're Walter Webb. With
ielcn Gould. Cecil Bowman with SIX.
nd Oscar Anderson with VIII Si,;rev.
was not an ideal day to race. but the
g WAS as smooth as IL hardwood foor.
nj the hoys had a straiShtaway course
Or one milo or five. as they wshcGl
is Taid in horse circles that there
ere some Of the hottest brushes Of
nc WINTER between the three.