The San Francisco call., 1906-04-23

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of sport in this district. The de-
votees of various outdoor pastimes
saved their favorite implements of
the chase, but will hardly have OPP
| portunity to use them soon. The
anglers first thought apparently was
| of his favorite rod and tackle. The
tennis enthusiast first made sure of
his racket; the gunner bethought
themselves of rifles and shotguns
with which they have laid low many
a lordly stag or brought down the
canvasback. the malIard. the teal and
the fast flying California quail.
For the present their thoughts are
not of the field and the stream, so the
| game birds and the trout are free
from molestation. The catastrophe
which laid low the city will work
great benefit to the trout, which will
not be disturbed in any marked degree
for some time to come.
The best known Sports of the town
are widely scattered. Harry Corbett
was at The Cabin near San Bruno
when the earthquake shock came and
narrowly escaped death in the wreck
of his establishment. He came at
once to this city, where he found
4 his home on .O'Farrell street but
slightly damaged With his daughter
and Colonel Martin Brady, the wit of
the Tenderloin, he went TO his broth
er-in-law's, Jack Boyd, at San Carlos.
THE BRlTTS NOT SHOT.
Reports of the shooting of various
men by the soldiers were prevalent.
Among others both Willie Britt and
his brother Jimmie were reported as
having been targets Tor cle guardians
of the peace. Neither suffered, how
ever, in any particular. Out in Nce
Valley across the stree; from the
school bearing that name Eddie Han
lon, the well-known boxer, and his
family are safely housed. The mimi
table Spider Kelly is with his mother
and sisters at sis Jersey street, near
where the Hanlons have taken up
their abode.
HEINE RAFAEL is WITH HIM.
j Over in Oakland there is quite a
colony of the boxing fraternity.
frankie Neil, Johnnie Frayne, Tim
McGrath, Sammie LOTUS, 'the sing
ing kid; Billie Roche" 'the Mayor
of Colma," and others are discussing
the sad blow which the boxing game
has sustained. All the Los Angeles
fights, which promised to create such
a sensation, have been indefinitely
postponed. as there will be plenty of
hands of the well-trained boxers.
frankie Neil was to have left for Los
Angeles on the night of the earth
quake. He had trained faithfully for
some weeks and was In grand condi-
ton. After the earthquake he came
to the city, intent upon saving some
POooCooAOLS-
ferry building some. three miles to his
room and saved $24O he had in his
trunk, and some valuable jewelry.
SAVES FISHING RODS.
]. B. Kenniff, the noted angler and
] flycaster, saved his favorite rods,
which he has used on the streams and
in competition. He also saved his
valuable collection of flies and med
ais.
The automobile has made a stride
in public favor since last Wednesday
morning which it could hardly have
gained in years under ordinary CON
ditions. Army officials and others
are unit in declaring that the au-
tomobile has expedited the handling
of work brought on -y the destruc-
tion of this city in a marvellous de-
gree. The machines have travelled at
sensational speed and have stood the
strain in a manner which is credit
to their makers.
| Horse flesh could never nave with
stood the high pressure and could not
have covered the immense distances
encompassed by the mo-or-drIven ma
chimes. They carried the couriers of
the army and of the Fire Department
/ with important orders for widely sep