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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
Athletes in Exciting
Tests on Field

The first annual field day of the
Irish American athletic club of this city
at Ingleside racetrack yesterday drew
a large crowd of spectators, and but
for the rain which fell in the after
noon and caused postponement of
the football game, the event was sue
cessful from every other standpoint
Athletes from the various amateur or
ganizations participated in the different
events. and considering that the course
was not fitted for record breaking per-
formances the scores Of the athletes
were good. The officers in charge of
the affair put the meeting through
with dispatch.
One of the features of the days sport
was a mile relay for men of the fleet.
A team of bluejackets from the battle
ship New Jersey hooked up with four
representatives of the battleship Ken
lucky, and furnished one OF the most
exciting events of the day. The men
of the New Jersey won the event, but
their opponents met with hard luck as
their man on the second relay dropped
the handkerchief, which put him back
several yards. However, the fnish was
exciting.
The 22o yard handicap resulted in
victory for A. S. Rollins of the Ken
lucky. With handicap OF q yards he
outsprinted some fast runners and cas-
lily led George Gebhardt. a Is yard man,
from the Wilmerding school, at the
finish.
In the field events the men from
the Irish-American club swept every
thing before them, even the star per-
former, Ralph Rose. D. Buckley,
scratch man from the Irish-American
club, outclassed the men opposed to
him in singing the 56-pound weight. D.
O'ConneH. from the same club. carried
on the honors in the 42-pound shot put.
There was a hurting match between
the O'Connells and the Young Ire
lands, which resulted in a victory for
the former team by a score of 49, to
2. The O'Connells proved the more ex-
perienced players and they showed re-
markable skill at this kind of sport
The Gaelic football game between the
Parnells and Emeralds was postponed
owing to the rain. The following is
the summary OF the different events.
Running broad tump-First. D. Reardon, 81
feet inches; second. Thomas Rodgers. 81 feet
eco yards First. A. S. Rollins. Z. S. S. Ken
tueky; second. c. W. Gebhardt Time. 23.
Shot put. ~ pounds-First D. 0'Connell. 25
feet ~ inches; second. E. Nunan, 25 feet
$50 yard handicap-First, A. Glarner. scratch;
second G. w Gebhardt. 80 yards Time,
One mile relay-First. Olympic club, c. Rath-
bon bone Nh, Gasyn George Bromley and A. Glar-
Sling SO pound weight handicap-First. D.
Buckley lseratchl. "a feet inches; second J.
creedon s25s feet) "a feet 6 inches.
One mile handicap-First d. Reardon
scratch second, Joseph King Scratch. Time.
Running hop. step jump-First. James Ander
feet inches
Mile relay for men from neet-First. New Jer
sey, T. smith, F. Farland, r. Schlossberg and
r: Swanson; second. Kentucky, W. Msch W.
Wright, J. Bureh and A. Roilins Time, 400
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
SAN FRANCISCO

At the signal TO commence work the
men, already partly stripped TO the
waist, poke their four foot blowpipe
through the hole of the crucible oppO-
site to which they work, twisting n
round until it has taken I'D sufHcient
OF the ropy and viscid glass for one
bottle. The man who is clever A. his
work will, of course. gather m neitha-
too much nor too little for the thickness
OF the bottle required; he can tell with
out looking through the furnace holes
when he has enough by the weight
added to his pipe. Thus. all around
the fiery furnace there are figures NOV
Ing continually across the lurfd light.
most OF them dexterousIy vfeldfnr
their blowpipes, and balancing at the
end or each one the exact quantity OF
vltrif1ed matter TO make a bottle The
amateur would find II difficult to ball
ance the molten mass; the chances are
that II would drop on the floor.
AT the same moment you will see
bottles In all stages OF growth. some
gitrering gold. others cooling down to
orange or red: some in the forms OF
plummets or dazzling pears. others as
incandescent bosses threatening TO be-
come fragile bladderS 1t Is all as
charming as pyrotechnic display. You
will see the black bIowpipe twirled
round. blown down. held up like a gun
Dalre!, then, In the form OF an incan-
descent lamp globe, turned round on
a beeswaxed cast iron implement called
a marler, on whose edge the bottle neck
is formed 1t is held up once more
blown into, then shut UP in cast iron
mold placed at the operators feet
somewhat below the level Of the
ground. This mold is opened and
closed by wire spring, which the op-
orator presses with his feet. and
directly the red hot bottle is fncIosed
he blows down the pipe once more, so
as to I'LL it completely.
A man goes round from mold to
mold. inserting a rod into s-e neck
OF each bottle. and collecting a trayful
TO go 10 the annealing chamber. Here
the bottles are stacked up for a grad
ual cooling process, which may pos
sibly last thirty-six hours. This gives
them the desired strength The an
healing process is a cure for their nat
ural fragility, and enables them TO
stand the test OF boiling water.-Lon-
don Globe
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
East cHANNEL srEAMER

A fast channel steamer to be launched
from the naval construction works at
Barrow-in-Furness OF the vickers COM
pany has been designed and built by
the company for the Liverpool and isle
Of Man service. 1t is only consistent
with the past history OF this service
that the new vessel should be required
to maintain a speed of % knots. She
will be the third turbine steamer on
the isle OF Man route, the others being
the Viking and the Manxman. Ruf
these vessels do not exceed 221k
knots in service. and at present "a
knots is very exceptional speed in
the channel and has only been ex
celied on the ocean by the MauretanIa
and the Lusitania- Another outstand-
ing feature in connection with the Ben
my Chree. as the vessel IS to be named
Is the extent OF her accommodations
She will carry $500 passengers.-Lon-
don Westminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
WHEN THE BLOWERS
OF GLASS WORK

If a stranger enters the glass works
on dark night he will find not only
beauty in the blowing operations but
a great deal of humor with an un-
canny weirdness in flame and shadow
that must affect his imagination TO
some extent. The building is circular.
with chimney sticking up through
the middle of 1t from the top of which
a peculiar intermittent light is flicker
ing. In the center of this building un-
derneath the chimney stands a conf
cal furnace OF brick containing, per-
haps, no fewer than eight holes which
are like f1ercely glaring suns, and from
which pour expanding broad rays of
orange colored light. If your eyes are
strong enough to look through the
holes from which the orange beams of
light emerge. you see several hundred
weight o molten metal shining sill
very green in as many earthen dome
shaped melting pots.
The nature of different kinds Of glass
is dependent upon the quality OF the
raw material called batch" put into
the melting pots Batch is a mix
ture OF such materials as Calais sand
or common river sand abounding in
silica. salt cake, or sodium carbonate.
and much lime. Blue colors may be
obtained by adding oxide of cobalt.
green by means of a chrome, black
by manganese and amber. The mass
OF molten metal got from this OPAQUE
earthly looking batch has frequently
to be skinned of Impurities; but ii is.
nevertheless. a problem whence comes
that wonderful and enduring transpar-
ency which everybody likes TO see In
glass.
Until the hour strikes for the work
men 70 commence operations you may
ind them experimenting for amusement
or profit with the blowpipe It will not
be blowing match for beer to slack
the thirst of these men. You will see
many an enormity produced In glass
the like of which can scarcely ever
nave been dropped from puntil be-
fore Specimens are blown out to the
tnlnness OF a tissue paper bag. which
another pun OF wind expIodes with a
crack; or glowing glass pear is for
very wantonness Knocked of the puntil
so that 1t may vanish with a report on
the hoor, its hue and heat being ex
tinguished Immediately The floor all
around the furnace chamber is covered
with brittle shining splinters and mar
ticies OF glass, which crackIe under
foot at every step. One OF the men
may bring you a mass of metal on a
oioWpipe and ask you to expend a few
cneekfuis OF wind upon 1t. The pine
takes no more blowing than a from
bone. though 1t lacks mouthpiece:
and you may expand the bubble until
1t Is black and cold. so fragile that ii
viii break into myriad pieces if YOU
touch it. The molten glass is so ductfle
tnat IL may be spun out into a thread
and the men often vie with each other
TO see who can make the longest and
thjnnest strand.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
HUGHES PREPARES
FOR BITTER FIGHT
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


ALBANY. May 1o.-The governor and
the legislature will come togather to-
morrow for another combat involving
the mastery of the law making
power The extraordinary session, az
which Hughes vows he will put down
the rebellion against his commands or
let the electorate punish him or his op-
DOnents. begins with every assurance
Of q struggle that may be prolonged
indefinitely
This VIII be the governors last stand
against the gambling interests. and a
bitter struggle is predicted. Neither
governor nor legislative directors to-
night evince any symptoms Of yield
ing. Well posted experts predict that
final adjournment or recess until the
new year VIII leave the executives s
measures in the same dormant state as
when the regular session ended. What
ever may be the ultimate attitude Of
the assembly. and there need be no
establishment If il reverses its recent
approval Of the Agnew Hart anti-race
gambling bills. the senate appears dis
posed TO retaliate upon the governor
for his batting of recalcitrant members
in their own home districts by making
the majority against his program even
greater than In April.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
California Tennis
Club Contests
Long Brothers Furnish Most
Interesting Game in Singles
Tournament
By Grant Smith

The first and second class players Of
the California tennis club met IN a
class singles tournament yesterday.
Play was completed 10 the finals IN the
second class. while three contestants
remain in the first. In the latter Mel
Vile Long will meet the winner OF tha
Carl Gardner-Ma Maurice Mclaughlin
match in the finals c. Rose viii op-
pose E P Finnigan in the finals OF thu
second class
Play In both classes was unusually
close, many OF the matches requiring
longe deuce sets IN the first class the
Long brothers. Herbert and Melville.
furnished BY long odds the closest and
most interesting match Herbert Long
took the first set after IS games had
been played. but his brother won the
second easily The third set proved
repetition OF the first. with Melville on
the long end OF the score. This set
required Is games
Two OF the matches played in the
second class were stubOornly contested
and in each three deuce sets were
the nrst he beat BUlger nd IN the sec
The scores follow:
First class. preliminary r0und-sIelTIlle Long
beat Harry Rolfe. 6-s. 20. 81; Carl GARNER
beat Ray Cornell. Ga. 81.
SemiEnals-MeIVfle Long beat Herbert Long,
$40. 6-3. 81. Carl Gardner Maurice Nc
Longhlia lpostponed)-
Second elass-Ford beat Cassen. 81. rs; 2
2. innlgan beat Dr. LOvegrOve. IS 81; C.
Rose beat Bulger. los. e-S 10; Rose beat Henry
Mills Sc 5-7. ST
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
SHOWERS TO FALL, BUT
CAN'T WET ENTHUSIASM
Fleet Celebration Will Go on
the Same, in Spite of the
Weather Man

There viii be more showers today,
according TO the weather men perched
UP on top of the Merchants exchange
building. Yesterday a soft rain that
precipitated another tenth of an inch
Of water on the expectant earth came
swooping down on the coast as far
north as Puget sound and extending
below San Francisco for hundred
miles.
Today Sacramento and the northern
part of the San Joaquin valley may
receive a small amount OF rain, as the
clouds were gathered over the inland
last night and the barometer was rap
idly falling The trend Of the storm is
toward the northeast. so the southern
portion OF the state will IN all proba-
bility receive no rain.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
Good Scores Made
at Shell Mound
B. Jonas and Sergeant Ivers
Record Best Shots During
the Contests

OAKLAND, May 10.-The rain which
deluged Shell Mound park this after
noon drove most of the merry makers
to the confines Of the shooting ranges.
with the result that the marksmen
were put on edge by the encourage
ment of the multitude. Despite the
rain many splendid scores were re-
corded. and that of B. Jonas. 222 and
ZIG, in the shoot of the cL-mpion class
Of the Germania sehuetzen club was
the best of the day. Sergeant c. Ivers
was the best shot of the day, register
ing e5 in the monthly medal shoot of
the Independent rifles. Shooting IN the
first class of the San francisco
sehuetzenverein O. Lemcke made the
high score of 212, beating the best OF
tne champion classes.
A special prize donated by C. Often
to the best shot of the Shell Mound
club was won by the donor and he i'm
mediately turned the trophy back to
the club for future competition. NJ
w. Housner was second in this COM
petition.
Following are the scores of the day:
Shell Mound pistol and rifle club. builseye
shoot:
R. S Wilson. 1t; H wobber. %; R J.
Fraser. 26; S. sutter. 33l2; ": L. Paulson,
35i T.. Sehierbaunl, 36ia: A. LorenZen, 40;
"; Guild, 81; W. r. servis, 81; B. f. Trout,
A. Harris. So; 0. 4. Poulsen. 80; a. ". Poul-
sen. 81; j. D. Phillips. 6S; F. ]. Povey, 66;
Golden Gate ride and pistol club. rife scores.
ten shot match: R. ]. Fraser, 22e-221 -22o-214-
21o; C. II. Henderson. 224- -224- 2ls-2l4-2l4.
-Four shot match: B. Jonas, 9l-s9-sS-S7; J.
u. Klassen. 9l-s5-S3; G. a. Pattberg, 90-90-sT;
" II. Housner, 50.
Club button match: F. Klatzl. 174-151: E.
R Zion. le5,l2l-l20. Pistol and revolver re-entry
Prichsrd, e5-e3-92-9I-9l; G. w Barley, e2-s3;
G. z. Armstrong. eS-e0-ss-ss; R. NJ. Jones. SS.
San Francisco schuetzen verein. monthly
medal shoot: Expert class-0. Bremen. III,
Us champion class-R. F. Fraser. 21l, 21s;
G. NJ. Henderson. PA, 222; B. Jonas. 222, 216:
first class-Fred Brandt, la0, 2o4; s. Heine, lsg;
J. {. Klein, 1s3. ls4. Second class. de Wit
zoe; 6: A. PsstbeEg, 2o2, 2o5 Third Class,
San Francisco schuetzen verein, bulIseye shoot
L. G. Hoffman, 359, + Brandt 50z, Otto Bremen
go Z. InteTInan 1l9; Captain J. D. Heise 752.
9. G. Guntber 9o7. F. Rust 103s Aug Jungblut
l l,o46. r. stettin l,45e. DR.. Zillmer 2,26o; a.
zecher :. 2.4es, A. Lemaire $500.
Monthly medal shoot-Expert class Captain J.
D. Heise 200; champion class, Il. Stettin 1877;
nrst class, o. Lemcke 212; second class. Gust
Gunther 1877; third class, Charles Oldag IFS;
fourth class Lieutenant L. Hoffman I55
Independent rifles, monthly medal shoot-H
Schlichtmann 49, E. Boyson Al. H HiIken 3s L.
aenrotte 40, c. Iverson s.. A. Temple IS, a.
". 3. Cook 4s, J. Behlnaer go Corporal P. c.
Peterson 43, J. W. Moore 81. Sergeant C. J.
Doehring 65, J. II. Steiner 60. C. Shilling ~
San Francisco turner schuetzen, ring shoot
F. J. Klatzl 1s5 I43; Captain Straub 15S;
Charles Nelson, 14o- 100; D. Davidson. 125. 1s5;
Furth. 1862. 1T6: o. Burmiester. I6s, 1873; Fl.
Enge 2O4 2I5; c. Sagetorn III, IA: Sergeant
c. Koninier. lol. Isl; A Brehm. 11e. III.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
IN WOMAN'S BREAST
ANY LUMP IS CANCER

Dr. s. r. chamley. the World Re-
nowned cancer specialist. whose won
derful cures OF cancer and tumors are
mentioned so often in the medical iour-
nails and magazines the world over has
ofices at SOS NcAIHster street. San
Francisco. Cal He has cured manV
large cancers OF women's breasts here
He has the best book ever printed on
cancers cured without knife or pain.
which he sends free to those who de-
scribe their case. so cents 10 others.
He has convincing ad in the papers.
but gets most OF his patients through
his many physician friends. The Doe
tor shows his faith in his remedy bv
charging nothing until cured and offers
$1,000 II he ever fails. Strictly reliabla.
no X-Ray or other swindle His prices
are extremely moderate for such won
derful skill He keeps his patients
only two weeks and guarantees an ar
solute cure Of all cancers he treats in
the early stage You may save a lifs
by sending this to some one win
cancer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
vALuE on POSTAGE sraMps

The value OF the postage stamps is
sued by the United States government
was the subject of discussion at an up
town club recently, and in order to de-
termine disputed point the following
information was obtained through the
office OF the third assistant postmaster
general: For the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1907, the value of stamped
stock issued to pOstmasters was s173,-
006,476.21. This consisted of 9,331,919,-
055 pieces of stamped paper and IT,
6e6,soV stamp books The value of the
postal cards for the year was sS.2s2.
1880, and of the postage stamps s125.-
S10,349. Among the large accounts
We're: Stamped envelopes, S27,654,9S3.42,
and wrappers. $57s,sS3.25..
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
Los ANGELES, 3, OAKLAND, ?.

Even the big crowd of Oakland
rooters who showed Up at the morning
game across the bay failed 70 infuse
the victorious spirit into the home
team. and the Angels nosed them out
10 in fast, snappy contest that
would have gone to either team on
many occasions had the necessary
bingle been forthcoming. Both teams
were on their mettle and played real
baseball all the time. but the Angels
managed 10 have a shade in every
round.
They opened UP on Bill Wright in
the opening inning and stuck a run
over and Oakland came back with an
other IN the second The deadlock
lasted but q few minutes, however.
for the southern brigade was right
on the job with three safe binglers
that netted them a pair OF taIlies in
the third round Nagle opened up with
a single. but Oakes and Wheeler died
easily With two strikes and three
balls. Dillon bit off a triple and Naeie
beat il in. Brashear continued the
rally with a single that allowed Dillon
10 arrive with the run that proved
the winner
Oakland had another chance to win
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
CROWD INvADEs DIAMOND
Breaks Up Portland Game i'm the
Ninth Inning

PORTLAND, Ore. May 1o.-Ten
thousand people saw the ball game
today and broke it up in the ninth inn
ing by crowding onto the diamond af
ter San Francisco got to Pinnance and
hammered in three runs After vainly
trying 70 clear the field Umpire Per-
rine forfeited the game TO San Fran
CISCO TO Q. As the concluding half
OF the ninth was not played the score
reverts TO the eighth inning Pinnance
iost MS own game by slow fielding in
lne nrst Piper was the star of the
game with two one handed catches
amid the crowded centerheld. TIE
score:
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Are|anes of San lose Blanks Senator'S
With Lonesome Hit in Ninth Round
spEcIAL DISPATCH 70 rHE cALL

SACRAMENTO. May 1o.-Arrelanes
pitched wonderful game against the
Sacramento players today. shutting
them out for eight innings without
hit and winning the game by a TO
score. But one hit, made by Doyle
in the last inning, was all the Sena-
tors could CLEAN from the speedy San
Jose pitcher Arrelanes virtually won
his own game in the fourth. when he
drove liner into deep left, bringing
in Streib and Sears. The playing OF
Streib at short and his work with the
stick was feature Of the game, both
his hits counting in the scoring. The
score.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
Wednesday afternoon viii
AL Dark and NFo,,.-,- n
PRINCESS CALLED lBABy,.

Princess Beatrice OF Saxe-C -Cobur1
VINO Is afiianeed 20 Prince Alfonso 81
Bourbon. is a familiar frura :, r -. =
don society. Unlike most British 7rfr-
eesses, she is a brunette. is gowned in
Paris, and has become noted for her
exquisite costumes. She goes bv tba
nickname OF baby" talks well. has :
keen sense OF humor and is a first rata
mimic Princess Beatrice was % lasr
April. and has reached a riper age than
ner sisters. who married at the ages OF
II and 1S. respectively.-Kan 6.i%r
Journal
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
EMPEROR LED THE APPLAUSE

1t was noticed at recent perform
ance of the opera in Berlin that the
German emperor. who was in the i'm
perial box, several times rose to ap-
plaud the singers. and asked the en-
press. who was with him, to give the
signal for the applause. Sometimes,
when interrupted by some messenger
from the war office or the foreign min
istry, he forgot to applaud. and the
actors had to retire to the wings con-
scious that a glacial silence pervaded
the house.-Kansas City Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
THOUGHT BIG GUNS
WERE SEWER PIPES

Strange and varied are the opinions
held by some OF the public regarding
the big guns on board the battleshipg.
but those Of q venerable colored nam
my. who visited the Ohio yesterday
afternoon. were unique
Nanny had been hefsted aboard with
a great deal Of difficulty and sundry
expressions OF terror on her part and
was walking the deck in an effort TO
compose herself. Behind her tagged
g meek little colored man who. by his
very meekness, proved himself her hus-
band He tried TO conciliate her RULED
temper.
pointing 70 the long Toms" in the
bows. Just 10 look at EN- makes me
glad All coined" Lucy turned on him
ablaze with indignation.
Looh-a heah, Samivei." she gave out
with startling emphasis; ~Ah didn't
say nuthtl' when 20 put me In a meas
IN when 20 'ticed me to trus. NAH
self on ce bDzzim OF desc heah angry
EEatehs; All KEEP nah moUf shet when
nah srunlrlick amos made ashamed OF
mahself an All refrained from speakir'
nah min when two men cotched me
an treated me like a sack of houah.
But now when 70 make a fool o. me
IN publick by tellin ne desc heah
sewer pipes an guns, All sho' am
have 20 know. niggah. dat dis chile
an no fool"
But those really are guns, aunty."
said a midshipman from Virginia.
"Oh hush, honey" she replied; "yo'
smooth tounged sailors kain't fool me.
Dere amt no man Twin who can tote
dat ting. an how's he gwine ter shoot
II he KANT lift it7'
The careful attention which members
Of the gun crew on board an American
battleship pay 10 their individual du-
ties. regardless OF what the other man
is doing, is well exemplified by a tale
going the rounds OF the feet, dealing
with the bursting OF the gun on the
Missouri during target practice at Mag
dalena.
The gun pointer. whose work II is
10 keep his eye on the target elevat-
ing and depressing II according TO the
needs. was earnestly gazing through
the telescope sight. Following the
shot which burst the gun he still had
his eye on the target and finally asked
IN impatience-
Aren't you going to put a load
IN IL"
-Aw H. responded the disgusted
gun captain. there's no gun TO ioadw
II was not until then that the pointer
discovered that the muzzle OF the gun
had cen blown of.