The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

by the city contestants the country
would not be carrying off so large a
snare OF the hOnOrs and emoluments of
the contest. Among the ten leaders in
the contest, only one, Sacred Heart Col
lege, is in San Francisco. the lineup of
localities being in the following order:
Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco.
San Jose, Sausalito. Martinez, Danville,
Stockton and Blanco, the last named
being village of about 100 population
away off in the wilds of Monterey
County.
Since the Stockton Young Mems
Christian Association has SHE'D its
castor into the arena there promises
to be the liveliest kind of conipetition
in the flour city. Miss Mollye Sheridan
realizes that she has powerful COM
bination to contend against, so she
has formed an alliance with another
popular young lady of her native CITY.
Mrs. Claudia links, who is as good
looking and clever as herself. and be-
tween them they intend to npt1let any
man guilty of not subscribing to The
Call escape. sa-slSs p se aIs
Miss Sheridan, or .Iollye..s as she is
affectionately called by most of the
residents of Stockton, and her friend
Mrs. Unks. are winning pair. and it
will be hard for any one to resist their
jolly bantering when they are -on the
warpath for votes. Mrs. links is the
charming young wife of one of the
overseers at the Stockton glass works
1t is generally admitted thatsIn her
Miss Sheridan has a powerful ally. and
the Young Mems Christian Association
cohorts will find in this vivacious and
jolly pair foewomen worthy of their
steel
Miss Sheridan gained 1850 yesterday
and remains No. 9. notwithstanding
that she was passed by Miss Hartz
NOTES OF THE FRAY
A gain of 1000 votes derived from
San Jose and Santa Clara has In
creased Miss Meranrs lead to 5000
Mrs. Doherty, who is giving the Oak
land girl a hard run for first place,
was not heard from yesterday
Sacred Heart College and William
Emerson did not gain anything in the
twenty-four hours ending last night
Emile Iversen has registered gain
OF 1000, and Emile Hayward $500,
without changing their positions
Christ Church Athletic Club of Sau-
salito slipped cog and is now No. 8.
Miss Rose Breschini, the Swiss rep
resentative, retrograded two degrees
and is now the last of the upper ten"
Little Ethel Potter of Newman has
jumped up from No 80 to No. 16. with a
gain of $3.50, thus getting in the $50
class OF prlze winners, which is pretty
good for an eight-year-old.
Mrs. Theresa Coleman of Point Rich
mond registered a gain of 1000. but
dropped back one number to fifteenth
place.
Mrs. Ellen Smith Of Walnut Creek
by gain of $500. moved up seven de-
grees to No. "a. thus getting inside the
prize limit once more.
Hereafter a score of over $500 will
be required in order to get a contest
ants name in the score list Votes in
tended to be included in the score TO be
published in the Sunday Call must be
in not later than 4 o'clock this after
noon.
The contest is divided into three pe-
riods, constituted as follows: First. No
vember 10 to January 13, eight weeks:
second, January IS to March 3. seven
weeks; third. March to April IA.
six weeks.
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest pc
riod. consisting of twenty-five purses
of gold coin, ranging in amount from
$50 up to $500, and making total
Of $4,000 for each period.
There are also twenty-five speciaI
purses or grand sweepstake prizes for
the twenty-five contestants making the
best scores during the entire contest.