The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01

of the race for The Calls gold prizes
are making heroic efforts to win the
big money. During the last few days
Miss Norma Merani and Sacred Heart
College appeared to be the only com
petitors with a call on first place, but
Mrs. ]. F. Dougherty of Sacramento is
giving them to understand that they
have her to reckon with in the strug-
gle for the $500 prize that will
go to the contestant making the high
est score in the present period of the
contest.
Mrs. Doherty is forging to the front
with giant strides. She registered a
gain of 23.600 yesterday, which took
her UP to third place and past the
$4,000 mark. She needed only 1900
more to tie the score of Sacred Heart
College, which made a gain of $780,
and 5000 more would put her In first
place. which still is held by Miss Norma
Merani of Oakland, whose gain yester-
day was 5000.
Miss Merani and Sacred Heart Col
lege will need all the votes they can
get to keep ahead of Mrs. Doherty,
who is carrying the Capital City by
storm and is also receiving warm sup
port from friends outside of Sacra-
mento.
Emile Iversen. the peerless worker
of Sausalito, made a gain of $500 yes
terday, but was compelled to give up
third place to Mrs. Doherty. Emile
will have to return to Stockton for
another boost, where a two days
cleanup netted him over $4,000 votes
at the beginning of the present week.
Jack the Newsboy" of San Jose
registered a gain of 1000 yesterday,
but it was not quite enough to keep
him in fourth place, so he is No. 5 this
~,
occupied Jack reports that he has
been suffering from a bad cold. but
will keep on trying for votes. He needs
only 1900 more to catch UP with Emile
Iversen.
Christ Church Athletic Club of Sau-
salito scored gain of $500 yesterday
and remains all serene No. s.
SWISS GIRL IN THE RACE
Miss Rose Breschini of Blanco, Mon
terey County, the Swiss representative
in the contest. is in the race for the
big money, and she is starting out In.
a way that looks as though she would
be a winner. A gain of 500 in he
score yesterday took her up from No
13 to seventh place. Miss Breschinil
is quite enthusiastic over the contest'
and writes to the contest editor as
follows:
Blanco Cal Jan. 2s, 1907
To the Contest Editor or the San Francisco Call.
Dear Sir, l have no words to express how 1
was surprised TO see my name appear IN your es-
timabIe paper, The Call. among the gold prize
contestants l have been watching the contest
from the beginning with great interest. and felt
at different times TO try. but was fearing
could not succeed in winning any prize since
Blanco is only. small village of about one hun
dred population, and Furthermore l attending
school, being only 10 years of age.
Now that some Of my friends have started me
with 5000 votes to my: credit. will take the
hint and try to do my best in winning some of
the gold
Trusting my friends will help me ont. -espe-
cialy the Swiss people. which | know they win,
stand by their motto. which reads: "One for all
ROSE BREsCHINI.
The confidence this little Swiss CIR!
has in the help Of her compatriots in
the State of California is evidently not.
misplaced. The manager of the Swiss
Publishing Company of San Francisco
called at contest headquarters yester-
day and paid a years subscription to
The Call in her behalf. She also re-
ceived $500 votes from Blanco, making
her gain for the day 800 and taking
her up to seventh place.
Miss Emile Hayward of Martinez
made a gain of $500. but had to relin-
quish No. Z to the Swiss candidate.
Mrs. Theresa Coleman Of Point Rich
mond made a gain of 100 and remains
in ninth place.
James Anis Quinn failed to tally and
retrograded to tenth place Master
Quinn has been busy with examinations
at st. Ignatius College this week. which
has retarded his work in the contest.
HELP FOR SICK REFUGEE
A gain of 100 has taken the little
sick refugee girl. Gladys Adcock, ahead
of Mrs Mary C. Deasy, who has retro
graded to thirteenth place Miss Ad-
cock cannot leave her home during wet
weather and therefore has been unable
to do any canvassing of late. but sym
pathetic friends are. helping her out to
some extent. A Hayward lady favored