The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
SAILORS HAVE DAY
OF ENTERTAINMENT
Boxing Match Produces a New
Champion and Tars Win
Baseball Game
Society Too Fatigued to Do
More Than Listen to
Cypress Means
By Harry DaVids
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
DEL MONTE, May 2.--The peace OF
the morning permeated Monterey today
and except for the ball tonight there
was comparatively little to disturb the
placid outlook of a wearied community
The proceedings of the day and the
night before, with the lunches and
dances, automobile rides, official calls
and receptions of every description, re-
suited in a general sentiment to sit
still and listen to the tall cypress trees
overhead telling silly tales TO each
other.
Semicoma marked the lobby of the
Del Monte hotel and a tired feeling
prevailed at the preside clubhouse.
Those who had entertained the blue
jackets at the dance on the night previ-
Gus had worn themselves out in the
performance and there was no COM
plant heard when fate aided in knock
ing to pieces the program arranged for
today.
BOAT RACE is OFF
The perennial event planned for the
morning was boat race, but this
had to be postponed on account of
the heavy seas running. Disastrous,
also. was the planned boxing contest.
stormy Carriston Of the u. S. S.
Yankton, who was scheduled to fight
Danny Sullivan of Boston, had other en-.
gagements. having overstayed his leave
Friday and thereby incurred the dis
pleasure of those in command.
To make amends for the disappoint-
ment the sailors produced a bunch of
muscle known as Polly" Rollins, a
bluejacket on the Kentucky, and pitted
him against the Bostonian. From an
artistic standpoint the fight was woe
fully lacking. but what it wanted in
science it more than made up in ex-
element.
ROLLINS SHOWS PLUCK
Rollins was Knocked out of the ring
four times and landed on his back
eight times. But he was one. of those
fighters who begin to wake up after
they have been mauled and in the
seventh round he waded into Sullivan in
manner which sent his hackers into
the widest delight.
He slugged right and left like a
steam pile driver and was finally given
the decision. Feeling that Carriston's
failure to appear might reflect on the
service the crowd offered further ex-
element by corralling six unsuspecting
bluejackets. blindfolding them and
showing them into the ring. for a battle
royal
Make good" was the whispered COM
mand they received, and they certainly
followed instructions. What was left OF
the six at the conclusion of the fight
was proudly escorted through the
streets ~
The visit of the members of the G.
A. R. and the w. c. t. u, which was
to take place today. was another fiasco.
A launch took out the first boat load
half way to the ships and then sud
denly returned. One glance at the
agonized countenance of the visitors
and the hidden smiles OF a couple of
bluejackets fully explained the situa-
tion.
The water is so rough and that
boat wobbles So" said one. The others
thereupon decided not to take chances
which so favored an attack of sea sick
ness
NAVY WINS BALL GAME
The ball game between a team from
the second squadron and one from the
preside team was about the only event
to come to a successful conclusion The
navy won hands down.
Owing to the high wind and general
peaceful sentiment there were but few
automobile parties. The probabilities
are that many of the events which had
to be postponed today will take place
tomorrow. There is keen desire for
the boat race and efforts are being
made to have Carriston, the boxer. par
doned for sufficient length of time to
polish off colored man who declared