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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

game There will be great number
who will go down. but will not enter
the contest, as they will have guests IN
their cars who do not care to take the
limit pace.
The reports OF the recent good times
OF the club at Del Monte few weeks
ago have been an attraction
The gymkhana games will be more
elaborate than at the previous meet
ing, for the latter was more OF an ex-
pertinent. The events have suggested
several other numbers that will be nov
elites.
The owners OF automobiles in the
city did not go out of town yesterday.
A few of them went along the road to
San Mateo, but very few of them
crossed the bay. The downtown streets
are so dusty that they do not care to
travel on them except when they have
to. The park and Presidio were alive
with motor cars. The fresh salt air
was an attraction which was greatly
enjoyed.
The meeting next Wednesday even
ing to organize the touring club has
attracted the attention of the local
owners There are many who have
been asking that Just such an organiz2-
tion be formed, and now that it is as
sured they are preparing to take up
the work with enthusiasm.
One point OF Importance is that those
who are handling the scheme have not
made up a slate and are not trying to
place those In office who suit their
fancy. The motorists who go to the
meeting will be perfectly free to elect
the men they think best suited 70 once.
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Amateur Tars Have Sport in Sailing and Racing Canoes
Young Eli Gates Does Things
to Fresno Ball I ossers.
Finds Holes in Their Bats

The Oaks captured both games from
Fresno yesterday at Idora Park. scor-
ing 4 TO in the morning and to 0
in the afternoon.
Young Eli Gates. whom Van Hal
tren recently characterized as the
greatest pitcher in the Coast League.
justified his chiefs opinion of him by
letting Fresno down with neither a
hit nor run in the afternoon game
il was near the middle of the con-
test when the spectators and players
began TO remark the kind of pitch
ing Eli was serving. AS the remain
ing innings went by. with the Fresno
batters as helpless as at first, the in
terest grew until when Casey made
the last out in the ninth, there was an
The big crowd swarmed upon the field
and gave Gates an ovation. The Oak
land twirler somewhat dimmed the
lister of his exploit by giving three
bases on balls, but cut loose in the
eighth with a three-bagger TO center,
which more than evened up for the
gifts.
Oakland played like champions in
the afternoon and gave Gates gilt
edged support Kruger and Van Hal
tren made fine running catches of line
drives that would have been costly
had they escaped, and but for a slip
each by Francks and Haley none Of
Fishers outfit would have reached
second base.
Wolters. who usually plays in the
right garden. was in the point for
Fresno and his delivery yielded nine
hits, which with. the four errors the
Fresno inheld threw in, were con-
verted into seven runs.
The Commuters early gave evidence
H..
in the first, Van Haltren beat out a
bunt and q pass to Kruger filed the
bases. Heitmuller laid down an infeld
hit and the squeeze play sent Smith
home with the first tally
The work was at once resumed in
the secend after Haley flew out.
Frsncks shot a liner to center and
promptly stole second. Doyle booted
Gates roller and when Smith was hit
by the pitcher the sacks were full
again Van popped an infleld fly and
was out, but Kruger clipped hot one
to center that left open the door for
Francks and Gates to come home
Perrine saw how things stood in
the eighth and because Oakland had
much he gave it some more by call
ing Haley safe at first when Cart
wright dropped his fly after moment
arily holding il, and again declared
Haley safe when he appeared out in
an attempt TO steal Francks scored
him with a single TO left and then
Gates rounded out his record with
triple 70 center. bringing in Francks.
smith was walked. Van few out and
Eli raced home ahead Of the return
from center. where Kruger had sent
the sphere, and the last score of the
day was registered
The oaks took the morning game,
Cartwright losing out in the first in
ming on account of the peculiar fascl-
netion which a captive balloon in the
next lot exercised over his magma
tioa After he learned his fortunes
were not necessarily connected with
it's ascent he steadied and pitched as
good a game as did Hopkins Truck
Eagan sprained his ankle trying for
put out al second and viii be out OF
il for ten days or more.
The same teams play morning ana
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The crew have lived with the utmost
regularity, and by this time have be-
come well acclimated, under the able
medical advice of DR.. Monahan. 1t
is popularity supposed that the lower
Thames Valley-where Bourne End is
situated-has an enervating effect on
the system; but, judging from the very
lively condition of the crew, the
Thames Valley has been libeled. Each
member of the crew seems as spry and
"chipper" as a kitten with a ball of
twine.
"Riverdale,' which will be the home
of the Harvard crew until shortly be-
fore the race, is a charming spot. It
is right on the rivers edge. with a
beautiful green lawn sloping down to
the water.
The bungalow itself is a commodious
building, with central hall and two
wings. There are sufficient rooms to
provide each of the crew with sepa-
rate apartment. The dining table is
placed on the broad veranda, and here
the men meet for their daily repasts,
which are sent over from an adjoining
| hotel in huge hampers.
NOT ON ONION DIET.
It was announced not long ago in
one of the London papers that the
Harvard crew were on strict diet of
4
/ was made of one of the men.
Nothing of the SORT" was the re-
ply; I'VE have almost anything we like
| to eat-except pastries and fat-form-
| ing stuff. The onion diet rumor came
| about from one OF the crew. who had
/ wearied of the constant questions from
newspaper men, and considered that
! the best way out of 1t was to give
as simple menu as he could think Of
| Onions and water struck him as being
fairly simple.
I'VE are not permitted to smoke of
course; and we have been forbidden
| the use of alcoholics of any kind
| Otherwise. we are allowed consider
able latitude. For instance, for break
fast we have oatmeal, meat If wanted,
/ though none of us cares for it in hot
weather, coffee, milk and toast. For
dinner" he continued, 1--WE are allowed
soup, fish, meat, vegetables; but no
| sweet stuff"
Life in the bungalow proceeds very
methodically. The men rise about 1890,
and before breakfast each Is required
| by the trainer, James Wray, the Aus
| tralian sculler, who has coached Har-
ward for two years, to take q brisk
walk. The grounds surrounding the
| bungalow and the adjoining hotel are
amply provided with well-graded
walks, and here the men take the
morning spin. looming in for breakfast
with a good appetite. After breakfast,
there is short rest. and then the men
| go down to the bpat-ianding, some dis
tance away, in their chartered launch.
| the Rapide. This is a small motor
boat, which is exceptionally good for
race work, as it makes no wash. and
may follow fairly close without detri-
ment to Craftsmanship.
IMPRESSED BY AMERICANS.
At the landing stage they get out
/ their SHELF amid admiring crowds
of snap-shotters and others. The
English people have been much i'm
pressed with the largeness of frame
of the American boys. Each member
/ of the crew is full six feet tall, and
one Gordon Glass. Is six feet four
inches. He is q young giant. and sits
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Edited by
R. A. Snyth.
MOTOR BUSES SHOW
UP TO GREAT
ADVANTAGE.

There could be no better demonstra-
tion of the usefulness of the automo-
bile than that given at the present
tied up The owners of automobiles do
not feel the hardship of the loss of
transportation They are moving along
as quickly. if not more so. as when the
cars were running. But it is not the
motor cars of individual owners that
have come SO foreeably to the front at
the present time. 1t is the automobile
trucks that have been turned into car
ryalls. One has but TO stand on Golden
Gate avenue and watch these trucks
go by There is never an empty seat
to be seen. They carry their full COM
p1ement on every trip.
Then, again, it is interesting to note
the number of trips they make as COM
pared with the horse drawn vehicles.
They go dashing up and down the ave-
nue. with a quickness that makes 4 al
most impossible to believe they have
been to the ferry and back again. This
should be a lesson to the busienss man
as to the advantage OF the modern We
hicIe. These trucks are coming money
for their owners and undoubtedly will
be put into the Van Ness avenue SER
vice as soon as the cars get under way
again.
From the number OF owners OF auto
mobiles who are making preparations
for the run. to Del Monte on the 14th
it is seen that it will be the largest
attended event that has ever been
given by the club. The idea OF giving
a reliability test has taken the fancy
of the enthusiasts. They like the idea
and desire to try their hands at the
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Alameda Yachtsmen Revive Interest
in Various Nautical Sports.

The members of the Encinal Yacht
Club are enjoying a great deal Of pleas
ure around the clubhouse at the foot of
Grand street, Alameda, at the present
time. The scene yesterday reminded
one OF the time when the club took
prominent part in the yachting events
OF the bay. For some years there was
q lack OF interest in things nautical
The members of the club that started
the organization seemed to lack inter-
est or not to have the time to spend on
the sport They, however, kept up
their membership and the club went
along with hardly any signs OF life.
Now the sons and daughters OF the
old members are taking a prominent
part. in the life Of the club. The acz
tivity OF the younger element has
brought some Of the older men back
70 the game.
At high tide yesterday fully fifty lads
were having a glorious time in swim
ming. The wind was piIing up at a
good pace and they took the sailing
boats out. doing various stunts for the
amusement Of their friends on shore.
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There were a few upsets. but none Of a
serious nature.
The yacht club has a nice fleet of
sailing canoes and these were out in
force Commodore Jules A. Landsber-
ger had his racing canoe under way, as
did ex-Commodore A. Dalton Harrison.
Charles O'Keli was out in his single
handler. Frederick Balm was another
of the canoists who was. out on the
hyking board. z. M. Shaw joined the
feet in his canoe.
The swimming contingent has so
greatly increased that several new
bathhouses have been added to the
buildings. A special section has been
devoted to the women members of the
families that hold membership in the
club.
A week from today the club will give
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one of the most extensive nautical pro-
grammes that 1t has attempted in
years. The programme Will consist of
races of all kinds, an extensive sched
ule of nautical games and a musical
concert commencing at 10 a. m. The
festivities will last until p. M AT
high noon a luncheon will be served
In the evening an informalJ dance will
be given.
Commodore Landsberger proposes to
have the club hold a series of races
from now on until the beginning of the
year.
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LONDON, Sept. Eff ideal condi-
tions and surroundings have anything
to do with winning rowing champion
ships, the Harvard crew should score
heavily in the race against Cambridge.
Ensconced in a beautiful riverside
home, at one of the prettiest spots
in England-Bourne End-the oarsmen
are having. as one of them said to the
writer, the time of their lives" The
whole countryside for miles around
has taken the greatest interest in the
Americans" and wherever they go,
they are the heroes of the hour.
Invitations to balls, parties. garden
fetes, country festivals, dinners and
endless teas" pour into their riverside
bungalow daily; and if they accepted
one-tenth of these enticing favors Cam
bridge would have walk-over
DEVOTED TO HARD WORK.
The Harvardites have attended
strictly to business ever since their
arrival in England. Their daily life
at Bourne End bungalow has been
systematically devoted to hard work.
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Liepz Confesses Burglary.

Otto P. Liepz was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Detectives Graham
and Smith and Special Policeman
Frank Garcha on a charge of burglary
Liepz was suspected Of having broken
into the Six-NIi1e House early yester-
day morning and robbing the slot ma
chimes and till of $50 On being ques-
toned he admitted his guilt and told
the detectives where he had buried the
money.
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ment circulated to the effect that we
were not being fairly dealt with by
Cambridge as to the course. but
would like to deny this emphatically.
The conditions with reference to our
side are absolutely fair. and we have
not uttered a single complaint of any
kind-in fact, we have not had any
occasion to do So
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VIII Duplicate the Fight.

Two boxers will illustrate the con
test at GoldfeId today at the Dream
land Pavilion. Bulletins will be re-
ceived at the pavilion from the ring
side and these will be illustrated by
the boxers. 1t is expected that an
exact reproduction of what is going on
in Goldheld will be duplicated at the
pavilion.
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HARVARD MEN POPULAR.

Speaking of ladies, the Harvard men
are immensely popular in Bourne End
and the neighborhood. When they
have any spare time they are frequent
ly seen engaged in croquet, tennis and
other games at various houses where
they have the entree.
Though the English home is not, as
rule, open to the stranger, it seems
that an exception has been made on
this occasion in favor of Harvard.
Private yachting parties compete with
each other in honoring Harvard guests.
Most of the homes along the river
front are open to them, as well as a
number of 1se-boats.
Few sporting events in modern times
have aroused so genuine an interest in
England as the forthcoming race.
Englishmen seem to recognize in the
present Harvard crew typical Amerf-
can sporting team-not OF hired mer-
cenaries, as on the last occasion of
an international rowing race. but men
drafted from the genuine student class,
who. whether they win or lose, will be
at least representative of the best
American tradition. 1t is possibly the
genuineness of the present Harvard
crew that is at the bottom OF all the
cordiality with which they have been
received. The recent message from
the Prince of Wales is also, doubtless,
an expression of this sentiment.
AS for, the men themselves, they
seem highly delighted with their re-
ception.
Nothing could be more pleasant
than our stay at Bourne End said
Captain Filley, in the course of an
interview. Every one seems deter
mined to make us feel at home 1
understand there has been some state
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next to Captain Oliver Dwight Filley,
stroke. In strong contrast to the size
of the rest of the crew is the coxswain,
NJ. B. Blagden. who does not appear to
be more than half the size of the
others. Blagden, 1.-The little cox" as
he is called, gives his orders with
military directness, and they are
obeyed with admirable precision.
Most of the work engaged in by the
men so far has been of a more or less
pioneer kind. They have been. so to
speak, taking soundings'-fnding out
the places in the river which are like
ly to give them trouble in the forth
coming race and getting used to the
idiosynerasies of the stream. Already
they have acquired great knowledge
.of the water, and know almost as
much about it as the Cambridge crew.
When they go to Putney in a short
time--to take up their quarters before
the race-there will be very little of
the river with which they are not ac-
quainted.
After their spin on the river in the
morning they return and have good
rest before luncheon, which is taken
about 1. The midday meal is light
one-saiads. cold meats and plain
vegetables-as they do not dine until
their days work is over. The middle
of the day-during the hot weather
has been given to doing the dolce
far-niente" act; the men 'lie about"
play few unexciting games of cards.
read novels and generally rest, before
their afternoon spin" Some of them
of their lady friends '.punting" on the
river. On the occasion on which the
writer visited the crew, Captain Filley
was thus engaged.
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Three-bsse hit-cates Two-base hit-Smith.
Sacrifice hit-Hackett First base on called
bslls-On Wolters 3, of Gates g. Struck out
Bv Wolters /. by Gates 2. Hit by pitcher
Smith. Wild pitch-Wolters. Time of game
LAO. Umpire-Perrine.
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Miss Bunting writes to the women
of England begging them not to give
tin soldiers or toy guns to their chill
dren, as such things arouse a danger
GUS spirit Of militarlsm" in them.
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SUMMARY.

Two-base hit-van Haltren. Sacrince' hits.
VOTERS Haley. Smith. First base on called
balls-Of Cartwright 4, off Hopkins g. Struck
out-By Hopkins s. Hit by pitcher-haley
Kruger Double pley-Hsley to Heitmuier
Time of game-One hour and 40 minutes. I'm
pire-Perrine.
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San jose neats Oakland.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2.-The local base
bali team defeated the Oakland state
League Club today. Score:
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afternoon on Labor day. The scores:
MORNING GAME

Totals. Q 5 q IS
RIMS AND HITS BY INNINGS.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-29
Iceland's State Theater.

A French paper gives an interesting
account of one theater to be found in
Iceland 1t is, of course, situated at
Reikjavik, and it has been open since
1894. There are two or three represen-
tations a week, and the dramatic sea-
son begins in October and ends in
April. The theater receives a sub
sidy of 500 crowns from the municipal
ity and an equal sum from the Iceland
ic parliament. AS there is no gas in
Iceland, it is lighted with petroleum,
but next year the electric light is to
be introduced.
The repertory consists of the plays
of Ibsen and Bjornsen, of several of
the classical works of Danish litera-
ture and of few comedies by Iceland
lie authors. An immense success"
means a run of about seven nights,
the population of Reikjavik being only
about 5000. AS for the actors, it must
be difficult for them to make their for.
tunes, the average salary being only
eight shillings a performance. The
greatest of the actors-known as
the Talma of Iceland-is Christian
Thorogrimisson.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-29
ABOUT STAGE FOLK.

Elsie Janis is to take "The Van.
derbilt Cup" to London in the spring.
Adele Ritche is another of the
comic opera stars who will be seen in
vaudeville within q short time.
Ellen Terry will begin her Ameri.
can tour in New York on January %.
She will be seen in plays from her
repertoire and probably will open in
Bernard Shaw's Capt Brassbound's
Conversion"
Annie Hughes, the English actress
who came out last season WITH the
Carton farce, "Mr. Hopkinson," has a.
new play in the dramatization oiASA
rome K. Jerome's story, Tommy e.
Co." The play is called Tommy"
and tells the story of the girl who
takes her dead brothers part in their
fathers business and pilots a falling
newspaper to success. She will bring
the piece to America shortly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-29
The Chorus Lady In Society.


Rose Stahl, beguiled from the
straight and narrow path of the drama
into the broad way that leadeth tc
society, one day encountered a middle
aged person of reminiscent propensi.
ties.
I'm Brooklyn once I saw Henry
Jewett play the most charming love
scene" began the woman of reminis
cences.
Did you apply the test?" inquired
Miss Stahl.
THE test?"
Eyes, the only test of a love scene.
Did you wish you we're the girl?"
Miss Stahl put = nsssnss gir1 ink
glow of glorious delight by admirinS
her hat and inquiring the address OF
her milliner
'Oh, dear Miss Stahl. do you really
admire it SO mucb?," gushed the maid
of many sessional Chocolate row.
"Of course | do" returned Miss
Stahl. ITS a hat, you know"
"a hat?"
Eyes. You know there are hats
and lids"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-29
HE THAT Kisses LAST.
How Frenchman Got Back at
Brother Playwright.

They hiss in French theaters with
the help of hollow key" relates
Richard Harding Davis. Paul Bour-
get once told me an odd incident up
on this custom.
"A playwright-call him Duval-
had the unhappiness, one fine night,
to sit through a most successful pro-
duction of his latest play. The house
responded with jeers and Kisses, and
a young man, turning to Duval. said:
by Jove, how I'd roast this mis-
cradle piece if l only had a hollow
key
My dear boy, said Duval, L am
happy to be able to accommodate
you
And he handed a hollow key to
the young man, who at once set up a
fierce and continuous Kissing Just
then critic appeared.
'Duval,' he said to the playwright,
4 am sorry for you. Poor fellow, you
don't deserve this
1.-THE young man with the key
looked amazed and ashamed.
what! Are you NJ. Duval? l beg
your pardon a thousand times he
cried.
"'You owe me no apology said
Duval. Lunch with me tomorrow
"The young man accepted the invi-
tation, and at the end of the luncheon
next day, when the coffee, liquors, and
cigarettes were brought in, he drew a
bulky manuscript from his pocket and
begged leave to read comedy to M.
Duval, for he was a playwright, too.
'Duval consented, and listened at
tentively to the reading. At the end
the young man said:
"'Well, monsieur, what do you think
Of it,?
"Duval smiled as he replied:
could you oblige me by returning
my hollow key"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-29

suppose there isn't anything you'd
stop at in order to gain your end"
Nothing" said |, and l compelled
her to meet my gaze.
She drew a long breath, and
thought there was a sob in it-like a
frightened child.
But | repeat" l went on, that if
you wish it, | shall never try to see
you again. Do you wish it?'
"I-don't-know," she answered
slowly. Il think-not"
AS she spoke the last word, she lift
ed her eyes to mine with a look of
forced friendliness in them that I'd
rather not have seen there. | wished
to be blind to her defects, to the stains
and smutches with which her sur
roundings must have sullied her. And
that friendly look seemed to me an
unmistakable hypocrisy in obedience
to her mother. However, it had the
effect of bringing her nearer to my
own earthly level, of putting me at
ease with her. and for the few remain
ing minutes we talked freely, l indif
ferent whether my manners and con-
versation were correct. AS | helped
her into their carriage, l pressed her
arm slightly, and said in a voice for
her only, Until tomorrow"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-29
sOUsA is sUPERSTITloUs.
The Composer Changed Name of a
Opera at Short Notice. y

THE superstition of Sousa" would
be an appropriate title for the new
comic opera which John Philip Sousa
and Harry b. Smith have contracted
to write for Klaw e. Erlanger. The
name of The Free Lance" was orig
inally entitled "A King for Day."
After printing had been arranged for
and that title used on all the pictorial
work Sousa wrote to Klaw &c Erlanger
that he had a superstitious fear of the
title. fle couid not Eek plain the ffael
ing, but in an earnest appeal cor
fessed that every time he thought OF
the name he saw spooks.
Not the least of the troubles of
authors and composers is to find suit
able and catchy titles for their pro-
auctions.
Il once knew a young musician"
says Sousa, who went one day on an
excursion with a party to view a new
tubular bridge that had been thrown
over the Susquehanna river. He was
much impressed When he returned
he wrote a schottische in honor of
the event.
Mr.. Sousa,' he said to me, have
written fine schottische about this
and l want to ask you if you don't
think this is just the name for 1t.
What is the name?" | asked.
why, | intend to call it The Tu.
bular Bridge Over the Susquehanna
Schottische.