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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

1904 is about to pass into history and
the pennant is ready to be delivered to
Mike Fisher, king of the Tigers and
the gamest manager of the lot. A
week ago any one would bet that Ia
coma would not annex the flag with
out at least going through the for
mality of indulging in a post-season
series of games with either Los An
geles or Oakland. But the Tigers
showed they are there at the critical
moment, while the Angels and Com
muters fell down when the final test
was at hand.
The victory Of the Tacoma aggre-
cation is an illustration of what a
well organized ball team can do. 1t
also demonstrates what heady leader
like Charles Graham is capable of ac-
complishing with a team that was far
from being a stellar aggregation on
paper. The Tigers were trained to be
game and to fight. They lived up to
this tutoring in all but two series with
Oakland. After showing the yellow
streak for a while, they rallied once
they jumped into the lead once more
and galloped in lengths ahead Of the
field.
From a financial standpoint, the de-
cisive victory of the Tigers IN the
second half is disastrous thing. Just
imagine the crowds that Oakland and
Tacoma would draw in this city in a
pcst-season contest. The manage
ment loses thousands of dollars and
the public misses the chance Of seeing
a royal contest between two evenly
matched ball teams. But the for
tunes of the national sport have been
shared by the Tigers alone, and they
managed to triumph while their op-
ponents were found wanting
The race with all its faults has been
one of the most exciting in the history
of baseball in any league. During the
first half, Oakland. Tacoma, Los An
geles and Seattle were all punched at
the top of the ladder and only a few
points separated the four of them
The Tigers then showed their true
colors, while the Commuters slumped
and. displayed the yellow streak. The
Angels never fought hard enough to
figure, while Seattle lost through
overconfidence and hard luck at the
last moment.
San Francisco, as usual, proved a
tramp team-a team that did not
even get the sympathy of the home
crowds. Away from home, the Seals
could not win a series. When the
fans did get warmed up and expected
something, the Harris aggregation al
ways fell down. At that, they have
played great ball during the last
month and are about certain of beat
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

not be accomplished. The bridge,
after being raised, refused to be low
cred and remained in the air for two
or three days, converting the penin-
sula of Belvedere into an island and
compelling the residents to employ
rcw-boats or launches to reach the
ferry.
Several of the ark owners took ad-
vantage of the open bridge and the
moonlight nights to get their un-
wieldy craft into winter quarters in
the lagoon.
The bridge will be raised again to-
morrow and the yacht owners will
make an attempt to pass through into
the lagoon.
The smart sloop Espy, formerly
owned by the Davis boys and enrolled
been bought by r. NJ. Welch, H G..
Toll and Herman Gingg Of the San
Francisco Yacht Club, to the fleet OF
which the boat will be added under
another name. The sloop Aeolus Of
the Corinthian Yacht Club and the
yawl Royal of the San Francisco
Yacht Club are open to purchase. The
sloop Merope has passed into the
hands of some members of the San
Francisco Yacht Club and is at moor
ings in Larkspur creek. The sIoop
Espy Is at Escalle for the winter. The
schooner White Wings is living at
moorings off the Vallejo Yacht Club
house.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

events were started on Thursday and
by tomorrow night five tournaments
will have been completed. The mixed
doubles tournament will be finished
this afternoon on the Golden Gate
Park courts. The remaining matches
in the handicap singles will be played
tomorrow on the California Club
courts.
The mixed doubles event proved un-
usually interesting and was produc-
tive of some good tennis, Miss An
mabel Vodden and Charles Foley
COVE $50 will play Miss Ethel Rat
cliffe and Charles Dunlap COVE
1 3-6) in the semi-finals. 1t is ex-
pected Miss Radcliffe and Dunlap will
win this match, although their op-
ponents are two clever young play
ers.
In the second round one match re-
mains to be played. Major Van Welt
and his daughter, Miss Sarita, play
ing from scratch, will be opposed to
r. c. Noble and Miss Mary Radcliffe,
who are '15 3-6" behind scratch.
George Baker and Miss Vera Crocker
COVE 3-6) will play the winner of
this match in the semi-finals All
matches, including finals, will consist
of two sets out of three.
Excellent judgment was used by
the tournament committee of the Cal
ifornia Club in allotting the handicaps
on Thursday. In events of this kind
as rule only the best players sur
vive the first days play. OF the nine
men left four are on the lowe 15''
mark, one scratch, one Is two
"15 3-6" and one go So"
The only match left in the second
round is that between Harry Rolfe
and Sherwood Adams. They will
meet on even terms and it is a toss-up
between them. Rolfe is a steady
player, but Adams is probably a
higher class man. somewhat out of
practice. The winner will be called
upon to "owe Is" and give go 3-6" to
M. Little These are tremendous odds,
but it is thought either one can dis
pose of the limit man.
A good match will result when
George James and Melville Long come
together. James defeated Herbert
Long on Thursday and it is safe to say
the younger Long will do his best to
lower James colors. James will allow
Long owe odds of Is. Long is consid-
cred by many to be almost as clever
as his opponent and with his handicap
his chances look good.
The last match in the third round
VIII be between Will Collier and
george Cutler. The Handicapped
probably underrated Cutler and he
VIII make trouble for his opponents
The match between Long and James
was hard fought affair and shows
how evenly matched are these clever
young players. AS rule Long beats
James in practice, but the latter plays
steadier tournament game
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

portions of the marshes are fairly
overrun with men in quest of a few
birds. These men are continually
moving from place to place and scare
all the birds away. More considera-
ton for others would probably mean
better results for themselves.
The recent bright moonlight has not
been favorable for good shooting. The
birds come in during the night to feed
and are away again before daylight.
A late fog hung over Collinsville
last Sunday and the birds did not
work right for the men who were N
the marsh.
II. B. Hosmer shot as the guest of
the Field and Tule Club members last
Sunday and secured forty-three fine
Sprig, the best bag of the day.
A. n. Cumming and other members
% the club have had good sport this
season. Mr.. Cumming is often ac-
companied by his wife on his sporting
pilgrimages. She handles a light rod
OF breech loader with marked skill
ard contributes her share to the total
returns for the day. She knows the
lakes and mountains Of the high Sier-
ras as it is given few men to know
them.
Tom Casey stumbled upon a bevy
Of quail near Novato two weeks ago
which he estimates numbered 500
birds. He secured seventeen and
counted on limit bag a week later.
This time he saw few birds and killed
but six. Many empty shells told the
tale Of the determination Of thu beau
.ifal game birds.
Conditions generally seem unfavor-
able for quail shooting. but small re-
turns being reported. Fred King
who is an expert on these birds, killed
but three in a days shoot recently.
Twelve Of the Empire Gun Club
men were on their extensive Monterey
preserve last Sunday. Birds were
plentiful and a good shoot was en-
Joyed. A larger attendance is expect
ed tomorrow. as a number of mem
bers will be accompanied by guests.
The men who have blinds on the
marsh near San Mateo and who are
putting out bait are getting excellent
shooting. Blue bills were unusually
numerous last week and big strings
were secured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
Re.enacts Old ordinances.

The Supervisors judiciary Commit
tee yesterday recommended the re-
enactment of fourteen old ordinances
containing police regulations recon-
mended by Chief of Police Whitman.
The subject matters of the ordin-
ances are not covered by the Penal
Code and Whitman urged that they be
put into force as essential to the peace
and welfare of the community. The
proposed ordinance prohibiting the
shaking of dice for money in places
open to public view was also recon-
mended.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
SIashed With a Knife.

t. L. Granquist, a sailor living at
800 Drumm street, was found lying on
the sidewalk at Drumm and Oregon
streets early yesterday morning COW
cred with blood. He was sent to the
Harbor Emergency Hospital, where it
was found that there were two cuts
on his face, two on his breast, and one
OH his thigh and abdomen. He said
he had been attacked by three Italians
without any provocation. Detectives
Bunner and Coleman have been de-.
tailed on the case.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
Part Of His Tongue Bitten on.

T. R. Seed, a carpenter. fell three
stories from scaffoId on a new build
ing at Alameda and Twenty-fourth
streets yesterday. In falling the mans
tongue protruded to such an extent as
to get between his teeth in such L
manner that the jar amputated about
a quarter of an inch of the tip. His
jaw was also badly fractured. The in
jured man was treated at the City and
County Hospital by DIR. w. NJ. Law
lor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

E. H. Kinney, handicap u; c. NJ. Ben
nett, handicap Is; A. B. Watson. handi-
cap 10; C.. F. Mullins, handicap 1G and
DIR. F. w. Clampett made no returns.
In the match play the contestants are
paired as follows: c. E. Starr vs..
Worthington Ames. Rolla v. Watt vs..
r. G. Hanford r. <. Bentley VS.. win
ner of pIay-off of the, tie between s. C.
Buckbee and w. H. La Boyteaux. and
L. F. Monteagle VS. j.. r. Clark. The
two players who reach the fnal round
Will receive the first and second prizes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
Accnsed Refore HeacocL

H W. Miller and w. H. Boren were
arraigned yesterday before United
States Commissioner Heacock on a
charge Of subornation of perjury in
connection with timber land frauds.
Bail was fixed at $4,000 in MiIler's case
ana at $500 in the other. NoYem-
Der 30 was set as the date for the
examination. The bail of F. H. Fink
was fixed at $500 on the charge of
urslawfully boarding the ship Europa
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
YACHTS STILL
At ANCHORAGE
IN BELVEDERE
Await Opportunity
to Get Into the
Lagoon.
UNWIELDY

A considerable part Of the Corin-
THAN fleet is still lying at its moor
ings in BeIvedere cove, awaiting an
opportunity to get into the lagoon for
safety from the storms Of winter. The
bridge was raised last Sunday and the
yacht owners were ready to take their
beats through the entrance. but the
tide had turned and the work could
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
HeaIx Tumbled OFF the Porch,

John Healy, while carrying an over.
cargo of Thanksgiving cheer, tum-
bled off the back porch of his resi-
dence at 4S0 Clementina street at 8
O'Clock yesterday morning. The in
Juries which he received were treated
at the Emergency Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

championship Of the California Asso-
citation Football League are scheduled
to take place tomorrow. The Albion
Rovers will play against the Pick
w1cks at Freemans Park, Golden
Gate, j. Frew being the appointed
referee. The game will begin at 2:30
p. M The teams will be made up as
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
Unattached SpOrtsmen Roam
About and Scare Away
Birds i'm Great Numbers
CONDITIONS ON QUAIL
ARE NOT FAVORABLE
Men Who Go in Quest
of This Feathered Game
Usually Get Poor Returns

With the continued dry. cold wealth
er the owners Of duck shooting pre-
serves are enjoying good sport. The
unattached sportsmen are not so for
tunate, however, as the unprotected
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

The Occidentals are set down to
play against the Vampires on the
ground at Ninth and Bryant streets.
San Francisco. AS this will be oc-
cupied on Sunday afternoon by the
new league of intercollegiate football
ers the match will be played on the
Vampire ground at Webster street
Alameda. The teams will occupy the
following positions:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

ing the Siwashes for fourth place.
though the glory of that feat does not
stand for a great deal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

When love sets the task the laborer
never thinks of demanding shorter
hours.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

match between the Eagles and
the Oakland Hornets is on the
schedule of the California Association
Football League to be played to-mor-
row on the home ground of the
Eagles, that is, on the cricket field at
Alameda. AS the Vampire Occidental
match will take place there on Sun
day afternoon and no other ground is
available, the match has been post
poned. The Independents have no
match tomorrow, having drawn the
bye.
The Occidental and Independent
teams have six points each to their
credit for the championship of the
California Association Football
League, but the Occidentals have play
ed only three matches, winning ALL
while the Independents have taken
part in four contests, one of Which
they lost. The standing Of the clubs
is shown in the table:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26

' @ S$ @ @ f III If = $Rs II s## | s F Bs @ e @ @ % sss % 7B' asS
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-26
ALBION ROVERS PLAY
PlCKW|CK ELEVEN
Two Games To-
Morrow for Lovers
of Association
Football.
Three matches for the 1904-1905

Three matches for the 1sO4-1so5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
RAILROAD NOTES.

As q compromise agreement, western lines VIII
pay only ) per cent commission on trans ATLANTIC
Immigrant business for the Pacific coast, but Will
pay 10 per cent on business to interior points
west of Chicago and st. Louis.
The Northern Pacific has completed the sur
vey from Sumas to New Westminster. The
road now runs into Vancouver over the CANADIAN
Pacific, but the complexion of tie new line
will give it access over its own tracks.
The NIilwaukees report shows net earnil =;
for December of 81, 707 1863, an increase owe,
the same month last year of Skill. For the
six months ending Dec 81. net earnings Were
$40, $4,000 an increase of $647, 296. :
a. w. Wheatley, superintendent OF the North
ern Pacific shops at Brainerd has been appoint
ed assistant superintendent of motive power :
position created at this time. J. n. Andrews
general foreman of the shops. Will succeed MT
Wheatley as superintendent.
General Freight Agent III. NJ Pearee and As
sistant General Passenger Agent G. II. MacRae
Of the Omaha. have gone to the Pacific coast t.
inspect agencies.
w. r. Dixon northwestern passenger agent
Of the Milwaukee, after an illness with typheit
fever lasting since Thanksgiving Day. was . Z,
TO be at his office yesterday. Monday he vii
go to Ocean Springs. Miss. to srecuperate.
Erie line agents have been asked to call at
tention of manufacturers along the road to the
fact that. for the information OF passengers
factories within sight of the road should b.
labeled with conspicuous signs
The PENNSYLVANIA has arranged to borrow so.
100000 for eighteen months att an equivalent y
/! ~ per cent. The company will receive Z tn,
| money April aud issue coupon notes secured b,
collateral as security. Banking interests which
| represent the Pennsylvania say that the note
have been taken by a syndicate and will not b,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

ing wheat in great volume. A part
of the country would make good
grazing country. Beyond these two
resources it is not known what could
be done to make such a proposition
pay. This whole country was former
ly dominated and in large part owned
by the Hudson Bay company and the
Northwest company before Hudson
Bay won it's long fight against the lat
ter. At present the company has it's
posts scattered all over the territory.
It is said that the country between
Edmonton and the Peace river is I'M
derlaid with coal and iron. Pros
pectOrs who have been over the
ground substantiate this belief in part.
This new company, to be called the
Edmonton, Athabasca & Mackenzie
railway, asks a charter broad enough
to do anything. It wants the right
to build the main line, outlined above.
any branches it likes to operate tele-
graphs, telephones, electric lights
trolleys, sawmills, ETC., wherever and
whenever it likes.
The eastern scheme is nothing more
or less than a line from the Ottawa
river to Hudson bay. This line will
run thru the widest, stretch Of coun-
try that is left on the continent, SO
far as timber lands go. It will lie
right thru@the heart of the eastern
timber belt, both pine and spruce
and should from it's beginning pay its
sway on the timber that will go with
the right Of way.
New Ontario, as this region is
called, is stated by it's friends to be
better farming land. when cleared
than any other section of the prov.
ince, with the possible exception OF
| the fruit belt Of Niagara. Settlers
have been pouring into this region fol
some years and have been clamorins
for a railroad for about the same
length of time. Mr.. Clergue Of the
500 would have built Algoma Cen
trail thru to James bay if he had hae
| time and money. AS it looks now
1 Canadian Pacific will get there first
Prospectors who have been owe
4 this country say that it is very mucl
/ like wisconsin forty years ago, O
Minnesota fifty years ago. One critt
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conquest yet achieved by the automo-
bile is marked by the shipment of fif-
teen cars by German firm to the en-
peror of China, and the empress dow
ager.
These cars are to be used between
the winter and summer palaces in Pc
king, and it is understood that they
are presents from the Chinese viceroy,
who made them means of currylng
favor with the powers that be, and at
the same time an excuse for lootlng
the imperial treasury.
All of the vehicles are built in omni-
bus style, and are wonderfully en-
bellished with blue and silver dragons
and yellow silk.
Three of them are intended, re-
spectively for the empress dowager,
the emperor and the queen consort
These cars are painted bright vel
low. The others are finished In red
and are intended for the royal suite.
Twenty Of the best engineers in the
foWery kingdom are studying the
operation of the cars under the tuition
of two German mechanics, and show a
deep interest in their lessons, which is
said to be inspired by promises of
prompt beheading should any mishap
occur after the cars are given finally
into their custody.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
RAILROADS.
BIG CANADIAN
PLANS SHAPED
ONE FOR THE WEST AND ONE
FOR THE EAST.
Western Project Is to Open Vast Ter
ritory Clear to Great Slave Lake
The Other Is Canadian Pacific
Plan to Tap Hudson Bay Territory.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Feb. 6.-Two important
railroad projects that are to. come up
before the next session of the Cana
dian parliament deal with the open
ing of entirely new country. The first
is a Canadian Pacific project, and the
second has to do with the opening of
the great area lying north of the ex-
IRENE northern division Of Canadian
Pacific and is apparently an independ-
ent project.
The western project is one of the
most daring and interesting Of the
past ten years, being plan to run
about one thousand miles Of railroad
thru country in which settlement
has hardly begun and which is at
present productive of very little rail-
road tonnage.
The route chosen by the projectors
runs north by west from Edmonton
to the Athabasca river and thence
directly north to cross the Peace river
near Fort Vermilion. From this point
| the projected line will strike north
easterly to the Hay river and follow
| the valley Of this river to Great Slave
lake. The country is mostly prairie
| and is described as capable of produc-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

on Resurrection bay, to Atwood, on
Tanana river. a distance of Alb miles.
The money has been banked for build
ing the first section to Lake Renal
this year. Dowdell & Co. of Chicago
have taken the contract to build the
line. Orders have been placed for
rails, locomotives and cars with which
to commence construction. Resurrec-
ton bay was chosen as the southern
terminus because it is open to naviga-
ton the year around.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
distance Tariff i'm Missouri.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 6.-The
Missouri board Of railroad commits
sioners has adopted a maximum dis
lance freight rate schedule for this
state. It makes a reduction in freight
rates in Missouri as follows: Grain
from 80 to 8 per cent; on livestock
from to 40 per cent; on soft coal,
about SO per cent; on hard coal, about
% per cent; on lumber, about Is per
per cent: on merchandise, from 5 to
SO per cent, and on other classes from
to so per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
WAR TALK OUT WEST
It Is That u. S. Won't Profit Mucl,
by Eastern Trouble.

A. NJ. Cleland, assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Northern Pacific,
returned yesterday from the coast. He
said: st do not think that war in the
far east will make such a great diff
ference in business on the Pacific
coast. There is absolutely no appre-
hension Of the future among the bus
mess men Of the west. They are all
optimistic and all are looking for a
continuance of favorable conditions.
There is a tremendous amount of de-
ve1opment and Improvement work in
progress, and the Puget sound cities
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
MIR. LEvEY ARRIVES
Comes to Confer Witt, His Chief,
President Elliott.

Charles M. Levey, the new assistant
to President Howard Elliott Of the
Northern Pacific, will be in ST. Paul
until Sunday for a conference with Mr..
Elliott. Last night he was entertained
formally at dinner by Mr.. Elliott. De-
partment heads We're present. Mr.. Ell
lott said 1--WE need a man on the
Pacific coast to take care of our rap
idly increasing interests there and to
handle matters that need more SUI
pervision than I, nearly 1000 miles
away, can give.
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cal engineer thinks the country has
a better chance for future wealth
and greatness than either of these
states, Washington, Oregon or Maine
ever had before their opening by the
railroads.
returned to it's original vocation
that Of the pioneer railroad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
$5O,OOO,0OO FOR PENN. RAILROAD
Plan to Patch Up Differences with the
Gould Interests.


New York, Feb. Ga syndicate of
New York bankers has agreed to lend
$50,000,000 to improve the Pennsyl-
vania lines west of Pittsburg, and to
provide funds for the purchase of the
Western Maryland by the Norfolk &
Western, as part of plan for the
settlement Of the Gould and Pennsyl-
vania differences.
The Western Maryland is controlled
by Gould interests and its president,
Joseph Ramsey, Jr., is president Of the
Wabash. One Of the rumors in circu-
lation is that the Pennsylvania, after
taking over the Western Maryland,
will give the Gould lines a favorable
arrangement for seaboard traffic.
The Pennsylvania will receive the
money April 1, and will issue notes
bearing Az per cent interest therefor,
the notes to be taken up in eighteen
months. a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
A CAMPAIGN FUND?
Hearst Mortgages His New York News
papers for 81 100000

New York, Feb. GA mortgage for
81 ,0OO,o00 has been placed on all of the
property of the New York Evening Jour
nal Publishing company and on the Morn
ing Journal Publishing association, sub
sidiary corporations of the Star Publishing
company, publisher of the Evening Jour-
nal and American, Sunday American and
Journal and Das Morgen Journal.