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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
NELSON STARTS
TO SHED FLESH
Weight Which Gives the
Boxers Trainers Some
Worry Begins to Yield
CORBETT DOING NICELY
Joe Cans Work With Him
on the Road and With the
Gloves of Great Benefit

The problem Of Battling Nelson rnak-
ing 130 pounds. which has bothered his
trainers for the last few days. took
brighter turn yesterday, when the Dana
mounted the scales after a heart,
luncheon and tipped the beam at 13S
pounds.
The Battler's system has at last
yielded to the strenuous methods Of
reducing which his trainers have
adopted. and from now on il is ax-
pected the proposition Of making tho
required weight win be easy sailing
1t was feared that Bat could NOT
readily make the weight, but the an,si-
ETY. has now been thrown to the winds
Manager Billy Nolan asserts. however
that this is the last occasion he will
permit his protege to fight at 13)
pounds.
Bat is inclined to grow heavy, so no
chance of losing forfeit will be taken
on future occasion.
Nelson, as usual, put in hard davis
work. He hit the road for eight miles
In the morning wrapped in two heavy
sweaters
In the afternoon about an hour was
spent in the gymnasium. The regula-
ton work was INDUCED In and then
bdL LOOK on ftdWnl0e Kelly, Bill
Renner and Fred Landers for a couple
of rounds each.
The mill with Landers was a give and
take affair and at the finish Fred was
ready to cave in. A brisk rundown fol-
lowed
A large crowd Is expected at the
quarters to-day to watch Bat work
Nelson has the better Of the terms for
the coming match, as he is guaranteed
a large amount win, lose or draw.
This was readily agreed to by Corbett.
who Is anxious for chance to regain
his lost ring prestige at any cost
Young Corbett and Joe Cans had a
severe trip on the road yesterday morn
ing, and as they were TO box at the Au-
tomobiIe Club dinner they did not don
the gloves during the afternoon. Cans
is as famous a worker on the road as
he IS with the gloves and he makes Cor
be- step some
The Denverite has made no effort up
to the present time to gee down to a
low weight, saving his vitality as much
as possible. His programme calls for
him to weigh 129 pounds next Sunday.
With this leeway he expects to be able
to rest on Monday and Tuesday OF
next week. the fight being scheduled
for the 2Sth inst.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
FORECASTS THE ATTENDANCE
AT LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR
Expert Figures on 100000 ani
Suggests New Ways OF In
creaSing Crowd.

creasing Crowd.
The Lewis and Clark Fair boomers
are. at work grinding out statistics of
probable attendance at Portland next
year. The secretary Of the company
has now got his figures up to L.
10000, and other enthusiasts have
gone as high as 100000. One
method that has been suggested to
draw visitors from Oregon and Wash
ington Is to establish camping
ground where farmers and their fam>
lilies may pitch their tents and do the
fair without paying tribute to the
hotels. The attendance expert Is in
teresting when he 'tgets down to fig
ures." He says: Let us take into ac-
count that the country tributary to
Portland may be conservatively esti-
mated as having 400, 200 people with>
in an area of 100 miles: within 200
1,200,0 900; within 500 miles, 1900, 600;
within 1000 miles, 100000. While
these figures look big to people living
on the coast. when compared to the
+ 30,000,000 Inhabitants living within
500 miles of st. Louis. they are small.
The 1000-mile line out of Portland
swings one-third Of the distance to
New York on the. east, into Mexico
on the south, well into Alaska on the
north, and on the west far out into
the Pacific Ocean. No other exposi-
ton ever held, with. the exception Of
the San Francisco Midwinter Fair OF
1884. has had so small population
to draw upon for admissions. The
paid admissions at San Francisco,
which were 1.S15,022, serve as fair
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Arrogance of Gotham walters.

"A Chicago man just returned from
visit to New York declares that
nothing can exaggerate the exorbitant
prices charged by fashionable restau-
rants there and that the naughty
walters in such places gave him cold
chills. Accompanied by another
Chicago man." he says, II went into
one of these dens of thieves and. cali
ing distinguished looking person in
evening dress, asked him if he was
the waiter. With rather a bored ali,
ne answered that he was the walters
valet, but that he would call the wait
er. He did so. A still more distin-
guished individual approached and
said: What can I do you for. sir
l mean what can I do for your oh.
yes, in response to mild protest
that may be little bit overdrawn.
but not much.''
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
VIII Aid Umpire Jim Mcdonald.

There will be a baseball game at
Recreation Park at 2:30 O'Clock on
washington's birthday for the benefit
of Jim Mcdonald, the popular UNI
pire, who is seriously i'll at his home.
The teams will be made up of the best
known players in the Pacific Coast
League. Joe Corbett will be opposed
in the box by OWE Overall and such
stars as Mohler. Chase, Devereaux.
Sam Mertes, Truck Eagan and GOch-
nauer will take part in the game.
jimmy Britt. Sam Berger and Joe
Cans have consented TO take part IN
exhibition boxing bouts.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Hot Springs Racing.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. b.
Oaklawn racing results:
First race, five furlongs-Maggie
Leeber won, Orchestra second, Little
Buttercup third. Time, 1907 3-5.
Second race, three and q half fur
longs-Sago won, Agnolo second, Port
Worth third. Time, :43 3-5.
Third race, one mile-Gus Heidorn
won, Toscan second, Bill Curtis third.
Time, 1.43.
Fourth race, six and half furlongs
Right and True won, Crown Prince
second, Albertola third. Time, 1;22 2-5.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Black Art
won, Massa second, Van Ness third.
Time, lis.
Sixth race, one mile and seventy
yards-Imboden won, Annie Chap
man second, Turrando third. Time,
1:42 1-5.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Oorden pefeats Clifford.

MARYSyILLE. Feb. 1S.-Boxer
Jack Cordell won from Jack Clifford
tonight on points after twenty rounds
of fierce lighting, in which Cordell
easily outfought and outgeneraled
Clifford The event was under the
auspices of the Phoenix Athletic Club
and much money changed hands on
the result. An excursion from Grass
Valley brought many admirers of
Clifford. Mark Shaughnessy refereed
the mill and his decision met with
general approval,
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
DUFFY. THE SPRINTER,
DEFEATED IN AUSTRALIA
Loses the Hundred Champion
ship by Narrow Margin in
Slow Time.

MELBOURNE, Victoria, Feb. 1s.-
A. f. Duffy, the American runner,
r,lade his first appearance in Austria
Ian athletics here to-day, but finished
second in both events in which he
competed.
In the 1o0-yard championship Duffy
was defeated on the tape by Mueller
OF Bendigo. Time, 10 2-5 seconds.
Morgan of Melbourne, with five
yards start, beat the American, who
started at scratch, in the seventy five
yard handicap. Time, Z 2-5 seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
ATHLETE sTANGLAND RETIREs.
Heart of the Noted Runner Is Affected
by the Strain of Competition.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Robert S.
Stangland, captain of last seasons
Columbia football team and a mem
Der of the varsity track team, who
was to run in the Columbia-Cornell re-
lay race at Buffalo on February 25,
has been declared by his physician de-
finitely withdrawn from 4 all engage
mcnts in athletics of any nature.
Stangland is stated to be suffering
from an enlargement of the heart. AL
though his condition is not critical,
any excessive exercise would tend to
| increase the trouble to a dangerous
point.
Stangland participated in the Olym-
pic games at st. Louis last summer.
representing the New York Athletic
Club.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Oakland Handicap for Phil Finch.
NEW ORLEANS Feb 12-Cras

cent City racing results:
First race, five and one-half fur
longs-Lady Ray won, Lady Belair
second, Hoceo third. Time, 1:09 1-5.
Second race, one mile-Lineal won,
Frank Rice second, Rachael Ward
third. Time. 1:46.
Third race, one mile, Terms Rod
won, Bellindian second, Miss Gomez
third. Time, 1:44.
Fourth race. Oakland handicap, one
mile and a quarter-Phi1 Finch won,
Stonewall second, Brooklyn third.
Time, PIP 2-5.
Fifth race, handicap, six furlongs-
RAMS Horn won. Invincible second,
Right Royal third. Time, IA AS.
Sixth race, one mile and a half
Lou Woods won, George Vivian sec
ond, Sambo third. Time, 2:43 2-5.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

lndex of what Portland may expect
next year. 1t is quite likely that
Portland's attendance will be found
to average about 10000 per day. or q
total of 100000 for the period of the
exposition" This publicity expert is
modest and deserves honor as a
prophet.-New York Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
SLOAN RIDES
IN GOOD FORM
Fails to Land Luralighter
a Winner, but Shows Skill
at the Post and Finish
RECEIVES AN OVATION
First Time He Has Had a Leg
Up in a Race in America
During Past Four Years

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1s.-Tod Sloan
rode in race to-day on the New Or
leans Jockey Club track 1t was the
first mount he has had in America In
nearly four years. It was in the fourth
race in which he had the mount on
Luralighter and finished third.
Although Sloan did not win, his re-
ception upon returning TO scale after
the race was enthusiastic. 1t could not
have been greater had he succeeded
IN placing his horse first. He displayed
all his old time skill in the saddle and
the big crowd was quick to realize IT.
Hence the warm greetings.
At the post Tod was, as usual, alert
and was the first to break at the
start. Luralighter was not equal to
The task to hold her position, however,
and gave way to Garnish and Ben
Haywood. They acted as pacemakers
TO the stretch and finished as named
three lengths apart
Sloan saved his mounts strength for
the final effort and then brought her
I'D with a rush and won third place
in a driving finish from Jordan by a
head. Results:
First race, half mile-Chief Archi-
bald won, Hostility second, DR.. Nc
CIure third. Time, :49 2-5.
Second race, six furlongs-Sharp Boy
won, Bessie Nc second, Padre third.
Time, 1:16 1-5.
Third race, six furlongs-
won, Weberfields second, Mrs. Bob
third. Time, 1:16 3-5.
Fourth race, one mile. handicap.
S1000-Garnish won, Ben Haywood sec
ond, Luralighter third. Time. 1:42 3-5.
Fifth race, five furlongs-Florentin
Won. Esterre second, Signal II third.
Time, 1:02 2-5.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth
Rossmond won, Hoodwink second,
Omelaca third. Time, ISL.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Weights for Santa Anita Handicap.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 1S.-Horses


and weights for the Santa Anita han
dicap for three-year-old and upward,
$3.50 added, Brooks course, to be run
Wednesday, the 22d inst:
Dalvay. 124; Schoolmate. 1873: Le-
onidas, 1872; Requiter, 116; Oxford.
116; Horatius. lis: Fossil, ia: Sidney
C. Love, 112; Big Ben, 112: The
Scribe, 112; Flower King, ITO; Bonn
bardier, 1OS; Flo Bob. los; Bragg,
los; Pasadena, 10; Felipe Lugo, 1O7:
Aenacs, los; Newmown Hay, 1O5;
Sheriff Bell, 103; Greenock. 102;
Ethylene, 1O2; Ellie. 102; Capitanzo,
102: Briarthorpe. 102; Divina. 100:
Diamante, 100; Nitrate, 100; Line OF
Life, 100; Golden Rule, 100; Glisten,
100; Kehalian, 9s; Foncasta, 81; Bor-
ghesi, 90; Girdlestone, 95; Milton
Young, 95; Sentado. 95: Grail 95;
watercure, 95; Gorgalette, 95; Whoa
Bill, 95; Freesias, az Mistletide, 95;
Discus, 95; Buglehorn, 95; Los An
gelino, 90; Frank Mayo, 95.
If you haven't much sense. and lot
of us haven't, talk as little as possible,
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
BENEFIT Ball Game.

The Sullivan Stars and the Inde-
pendents will cross bats in a benefit 70
Jack Mccormack, the ex-amateur
pitcher, next Sunday afternoon at
Recreation Park. number of we'll
known amateur tossers will be seen in
action. Jack O'Connell will umpire
the contest.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Golfer Eean of for Europe.

NEW YORK. Feb. 18.-H. Chand-
Ter Egan, amateur golf champion, sail
ed for Europe to-day on the steam
ship Princess Irene.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
ADVERTISEMENTS.
BLOOD POISON

DEAR SIRs IL didn't 6nd out that
had contracted Contagious Blood Poison
until it had made considerable headway,
and fortunately for me the friend that
frst consulted had had some experience
with the disease, and advised me to take
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

Kansas City firms are sending booze
circulars to Atchison. Why, the impu-
dent thingsi
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

put at once the of your medicine taking d
rected My friend told to stick to it. and that what
do and got along splenddly from the very FIRST and
covey was rapid took only about dozen bottles and
am now as well as When began S. S. S. my face was
1u OF sores and cutons that could shave and now
tnere ls not blotch or pmple my body.
2O4 Oakley ST., Ind WEBER.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

was afflicted with terrible blood dis
ease, which was in spots at first, but at
spread all over my body. These
to imagine the suffering endured. Be
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

If you haven't much sense, and a lot
of us haven't, talk as little as possible,
and go slow.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
FRANGIBLE WINS HANDILY.

Frangible closed at g. There was
nothing to the race but F'rangible
Cockswain Wright turned the stake
boat first and padded in four open
boat lengths before Otis with Scherzo
Barrett, on Flying Torpedo, had trouble
with his motor, managing to alight
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19


Bowels ST. the vegetable blood purifier and tonic
and the circulation
every particle poison gives renewed strength energy
and brings back robust satisfying health does work surely
OF harmful minerals is purely vegetable and
mineral Our special book Contagious
free to all who ask for it. and physicians gladly
make charge whatever this
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

could do good had spent hundred dollars which
really thrown away had finished my first bottle
of s. S. S. greatly improved and delighted the
result The large red sploches my chest begano grow
paler and smaller and before long disappeared entirely
gained my lost weight became stronger my appetite
greatly improved entirely well, and my
clear piece of glass
So Clinton ST., Newark, N. ]. n. l.. MEYERS.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
VARICOCELE

" -NAAA6s
The time was when every man af-
nicted with varicOcele had no choice
other than TO allow the disease TO go
on undermining his power and health
or submit to q surgical operation. Now
he can choose a thorough cure by pain
less treatment ] cure varicocele in
one week, and il is seldom necessary
that the patient be detained from busi-
ness even a single day. Ny method Is
original with myself. and is the only
safe and successful treatment for varf-
cocele ever devised.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19

Contagious THE BAD DISEASE
the
Mercury hides
the
intensity
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worlds goods. Mrs. Nicholsons fiat, in
which live with her one of her sons and
his family. is neat and we'll kept, though
until recently barren of Injuries. Now
a photograph has taken its place on the
table in the parlor, and huslkily sings
songs Of joy--celebrating the fact that
its new owner is rich.
William Wilcox died about year ago,
in Middletown. He was a very rich man,
worth, perhaps, a million dollars. He
left the greater part Of his money to his
widow, but did not forget his niece, Mrs.
Nicholson, who had always been a ia
vorite of his, even when she made a
match that did not please the family.
To her he bequeathed stocks and bonds
that today are worth about $4,000. Mrs.
Nicholson, of course knew of the wind
fall soon after her uncles death. but the
actual misery Of the situation did not
impress itself on her until recently when
the time began to draw near when she
would have to go and take possession
of the money.
Mother never acted bit differently"
said her daughter-in-law to Sunday
World reporter, until she was notified
that the money was about to be divided
by the executors, and that she must go
to Middletown to get hers With this
announcement came check for $1,000 for
any use she might want to put 1t to. and
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the moment she felt that bit of paper
in her hand the difference was as plain
as though she was another woman.
"She began to talk about burglars, rob-
bers and thieves. When the door bell
would ring she would jump and clutch
her dress where she had the check hid
den, After she had cashed 1t, and
brought the money home-for she would
not leave it in the bank-she made us
miserable with her fears that some one
was going to break in and kill us all in
our beds for the thousand dollars! Now
she fears every one is after her for her
money, and you have only to mention
to her anything about taking care of 1t
to have her make up her mind that you
are after every cent. ! don't know where
it will end, but ! suppose she will get
used TO IL sooner or later"
mo, | can't say" Mrs. Nicholson ex-
planned, II am anxious to have anyone
relieve me Of my money, though 1t IL
fact that I have not had a comfortable
moment since l realized that l was soon
to actually have so much. | realize that
| am getting to be an old woman, and
that this money will make me comfort
able for the rest of my life and leave the
children well provided for. But don't
think it will bring very much real hap
piness after all
"Why, when I was so poor that
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couldn't tell where my next months rent
was coming from / was happy. l didn't
have to worry whether the windows were
locked at night / didn't care If all the
banks in the country went to smash. In
fact when | read of such things 1t made
me all the more contented. They got
none of my moiey,' I'd say, and chuckle.
Now It's different. There are people al
ready scheming how they are going to
separate me from my money The lazy,
good for-nothing scoundrels that have
been writing to me for my hand, asking
me to be their bride-Faughl And the
begging lettersl l suppose there are
people who Just haunt the papers, look
ing for news like that about me, and
then write letters to the unfortunate be-
ing such as | have received. That's a
new batch on the table, 1 suppose? Oh,
| shan't read emf!
But what are you going to do with
your fortune?' was asked
II don't know. It's mostly in New
York New Haven and Hartford railroad
bonds, and of course | shall keep 1t as
entire as | can. We're going to move
from here, and
There was touch OF sadness in the
words as Mrs. Nicholson looked around
the rooms of the little tenement that
she called home. There was a CLEAN of
happiness as the daughter-in-law heard
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WOMAN MADE MISERABLE
BY GETTING A FORTUNE

fortune has made her lose her joy-it
may be said that she is a very plain,
wholesome woman, abnormal in only one
feature-tlslt she was contented. For
the contented woman Is a rare find, and
it is pity that William Wilcox, when
he had his fortune to devise, could not
have foreseen that he would add no
happiness to his nieces life by making
her an heiress, or, at least, have left
her the money in such a form that there
would be no occasion for her worrying
about 1t.
Cynthia Nicholson lives in Bridgeport,
Conn, on the top floor of wooden tene-
ment house. at the corner of Harriet
street and Crescent avenue. From her
windows a view of the Pequonic river
and the new railroad station Is had. 1t
is not bad place to live in, though
there is nothing in the house or the
neighborhood to signify that its residents
are persons overburdened with this
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it, but Mrs. Nicholson did not see this,
and continued:
We've got to live In a better neigh
borhood. ] suppose. | don't want to, I'm
sure. This has been plenty comfortable
for long, long time, and I'd just as lief
live here the rest of my life, but when
person has $4,000. you know
She smiled. They must live better!'
Don't you think you'll get used to 1t
alp
Never as long as I live. I'm too old.
IL the money had come when l was
younger-before / got used to looking for
happiness in work and toll, before | got
too Old to enjoy life, It might be differ
ent. But don't know. 1t don't seem to
me that this money can ever do much
good. It's already done me harm in that
1t has made me distrust my fellow beings,
and when you lose faith In those about
you, you're losing a good DEAL
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From the New York World.

From the New York World.
t. OR the better part of her % years
ID Cynthia Nicholson toiled drudg-
ingy to make both ends meet and
70 bring up her fatherlcss boys. In all
that time she was a happy, contented
woman, singing over her woshtub, laugh
Eng over her cooking, smiling as she
mended her little boys torn clothes To-
day she is almost miserable. Her round,
motEerly face on which scarcely wrin-
kle was perceptible few weeks ago, Is
now knit in frowns, and her eyes, erst-
while clear and bright. have now fur
tive look. For uncle left Cynthia
Nicholson a bunch of railroad securities
that are worth $4,000. and she is I'M
happy
To those who believe that Cynthia
Nicholson is anything but a normal wo-
mana freak because the advent of this
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write In good English a story that no
one in the world would understand. Here
for instance; can you make head or tail
of this2 patterng off glibly: II will again
buy the atabal. You are asweved? Yet
this is no bushels bobance, nor am l
cudden either. Though the atabal is
dern, still will I again buy IT,"
Then he translated: 'I will recover
the drum. You are amazed? Yet this
is no young girls Boosting, nor am 1
fool either. Though the drum is hid
den, still will recover It,"
The Gawk Engraving Co. makes the
best cuts. Phone Peoples 27s.
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A Study Of Words.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
A phlologist was talking about words
There are more than 10000 words in the
English language" he said. but we only
use a few thousand of them. The extra
ones are of no use to US. Any man
could sit down with a dictionary and
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Sale Of Housefurnishings Which
Will Bring Economical House
keepers Down Early To-
morrow MOrning

45x36 inch ready-for-use Pillow Cases made
of good muslin; nicely hemmed. Worth 121sc each.
81x90 ready-for-use Sheets made of soft mus
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One special lot of Linen Napkins in pretty
patterns. Worth $3.50 Dozen Special. .l.89
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TomorroW'S Underwear Bargains
Are Unusual

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