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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Gossip of the Track

Jockey Joe Norton arrived from the east last
night and will begin reducing in order to be In
shape to ride for Charlie Ellison WITHIN IA, re" s
110 mounds which the boy win make without
difficulty Notter's engagement was supposed to
begin Christmas day but it is likely that the boy
will ride before then, now that ne Is on the
ground.
Jockey A. Walsh has been riding unsatisfac
torily of late that Colonel w. K. Applegate. his
employer, is seriously considering the advlsabliity
Of setting him down for while in the hope that
plegate had especially big bet down on Sem
premium in the last race on Friday, in which
Walsh broke it up SO badly. Walsh.s needless
WHO have been putting him up on their horses
complain that he frequently pays no attention tc
their instructions ana that ne Is prone 70 ride as
he pleases. 1t is not easy TO understand how
such promising boy as Walsh was In the early
part of the year could have lost his form to the
degree he has
Jockey c. Russill. o. A. Bianchis apprentice
rider fell from one of his employers horses that
though not seriously injured. his mounts for the
day were Cancelled. Bianchi has not been over
pleased with the manner in which the boy has
been riding, and IL is improbable that he VIII be
seen in the saddle for at least week, even
should be be in a condition TO resume riding
earlier
Barney Schreiber who returned yesterday from
Arcadia. reports that at the annual meeting OF
the stock nOl0erS OF Ine Los Angeles racing as
sociation which he went south to attend, the old
stan of officials was reelected without dissent
ing voice The association is in excellent shape
and its financial prospects are very promising.
The attendance at the southern track this season
mas been especially good. and the game is i'm
proving constantly from the booking standpoint.
Yesterdays cutin brought the making Of a new
record for the season in respect TO the number
OF books i'm operation in the Emeryyille ring. All
Of the % that operated at the previous cutin
continued in line, and there were eight addi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
OF NORTHWEST
FROM BUTTE
EngIewOOd High School Boys
Victorious i'm Fierce Football
Game by IL to 4

BUTTE, Mont. Dec. 19.-Engiewood
high school of Chicago wrested the
football championship of the northwest
from Butte today by score of II to
4. The battle was fierce from the first
call of time. The local team was out
weighed three pounds to the man. but
the altitude told on the Illinois boys
whose play in the earlier stages was
slow. After Is minutes of play in the
first half House. for Butte, kicked a
field goal, scoring four points Then 10
minutes later Piper, for Chicago, made
touchdown and kicked goal.
In the second half House. Butte $
star quarter back. was badly hurt
and was taken from the field. He was
replaced by Harrington. Piska, Sears
and Stelt of Chicago received broken
noses, but remained in the game. Sears
made a touchdown and Piper kicked
goal
Englewood goes from here to play
the Denver high school Christmas day.
Five thousand persons witnessed the
game, every county In Montana sending
delegations
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Arcadia Results

SANTA ANITA PARK. Dec. 19.-Twenty first
day. Winter meeting. Los Angeles racing asso-
citation. a. w. Hamilton. presiding judge. j..
j. Hoffman. starter. Weather clear. Track fast.
FIRST RACE Seven furlongs selling, 8 year
oIds
Odds. Horse and Jockey, VT. st. Str. Fin.
Ss1SoneitS SIS g. wslis HssGnyss roaersj iSs Ss
Time-:ls :23 20; 80; AZ 1-5 De 1900. 3l2 1;12
Bridgewater 40 place, I-3 show; sonalto, 20
place. show; widrig. SO show: Catherine +.
Garter Est Of Es
Ton, finished as named Scratched-Third Rail,
vanen. Montclair. Orena. Orcagna. Value to
Crown. Trained by W. A. Mckinney. Start ex-
celIent Won handly. Second driving. Third
easily. Field of to flying start: At quarter
stretch. After passing paddock gate Duke came
through like a shot and won with some to
spare Sonalto fought it out with Widrig for
place. Adriana badly cut off far turn.
SECOND RACE-Five and half furlongs, the
Quckstep handicap all ages
Odds. Horse and Jockey VT st. Str. Fin.
1oi-.WateerGbury iSuseaG ytff lHowardj liz i . 81
3-2-Gemmell (Powers) .-.ll0 p Az
waterbury disqualified for foul and Gemmell
Time@:oe a-5, IL So. :2s 80 40 :52. /: :o5.
3-5 place out show; Gemmell. IL place. IA
show: Pearl. so show. Pinkola Redondo, Rapid
Water, QniSleU as QdIlltu- OOiOnel bod lert at
the post Scratched--Critic. Fitzherbert, Center
Shot Value to winner $400. Winner b. m. by
Russell-La Tour Trained by J. Blute. Start
poor Won driving. Second handiIy Third
easily Colloquy. off we'll. laid back until we'll
into stretch. where McGee drove him out to a
head victory. Waterbury disqualified for foul
ing Gemmell after passing paddock gate.
THIRD RACE-One and an eighth miles,
Golden State handicap. year olds and upward
Odds. Horse and Jockey W.T.. st. Str. Fin.
13-10-vox Populi (Powers). .110 III LII
I1-10-Stanley Fay (ShilIing)110 3 .23 27
11-2-Green Seal (Martin). .102 ? 3 1873 20
Time-:l2 2-5 :23 4-5, :35 3-5 AZ 3-5.
$50 As. i:1o l-5 1:24 As. 1877 10. 1850. Al
post u of a minute. Of at 2:42H. Populi.
IA place out show; Fay, Ia place, out show
Seal IA show. Cloyne also ran Value to win
ner $780, Winner ch. h. by Voter-Dorset Flower
Trained by J. Doyle Start good. Won driving.
Second easily After entering stretch 1t was
strictly two horse race. Neeks apart Populi
and Fay pounded toward the wire. Powers man.
aged to drive his mount out to victory.
FOURTH RAGE-One mile. Garvanza handi-
cap. $1,000 added. year olds:
Odds Horse and Jockey. WI. st. Str. Fin.
Slice Rose tMcGee} lis 2 426
Lee Rose and Fair Annie coupled in betting
Timc--.12 90 23:4-5 Al, 30 i-5 1.l1 4-5.
1:a4 1871 20. At post II of minute. or at
$40 Fitzherbert, 2-5 place.. out show; entry. .
place. ] show; Gerrymander. As show Fair
Annie. mr. Hcixberg. Tom Reid, Friend Harry.
Chaffjnch. finished as named. Value to winner
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Taylor Defeats Mcfarland
in Match Sprint Race

BOSTON, Dec. 1s.-Floyd Mcfarland
of San Jose. CAL. winner with James
Moran as partner of the recent six day
race in New York, was defeated by
Major Taylor of Worcester tonight at
the Park Square Coliseum in match
sprint race. Taylor won two out of
three heats, the first one mile sprint
race, in minutes 43 seconds. and the
third heat. half mile sprint. in
minute seconds. MacFarland won the
second heat, which was a one mile pur-
suit race. The time was. l minute
81 2-5 seconds.
A 10 mile professional race was won
by FIoyd Krebs of New York in 90
minutes So 80 seconds. Worth Mitten
Of Davenport Ia, - was VAS second -; and me
James Halstead of South Africa won
the two amateur races from big field
of local starters. The first was a five
mile open event. Charles Morgan of
Worcester was second Tfrre. 1907 3-5.
HaIstead's time in the one mile amateur
sprint was 2:14 1-5.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

1t cost Maine $24,o1s75 to enforce
her prohibition laws the first nine
months of this year
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Miss Ives and |. ScrnltOn
Win Golf Contest

The monthly handicap mixed four
sonnes OF the San Francisco golf and
country club was won yesterday by
Miss Ives and L. Seruiton. who turned
in net score of 80. Only five teams
competed. the cold weather being re-
sponsibIe for the small entry list
The scores follow;
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

The United States supplies 5S per
cent. of Japan's condensed milk.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

\ while none Of the afternoons winners
Rere at long prices. only two favorites
kot to the wire in front These were
Raconteur and Yankee Daughter. Be
Sides ITfrestone and Roseben. the beaten
favorftes included Anna May and j. r.
T,,1ghrev. The last named finished
unpiaced. hut Anna May ran her usual
l,,,i,,.St race and finished second to
N,,,1szar7l. whose sudden Improvement
nrobably was due 10 the change from
inferior riders TO Walter Miller as his
pilot.
Jockey Gilbert had the mount on
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
SOUTHERNATHLETES
PLAN ACTIVE
SEMESTER
Stanford Team and California
Track Experts VIII Parfici-
pate i'm the Events
By Herbert HaHser

L lie COL
leges of
$ o u { h ern
Californ ia
are plan
ming an
active Sc
nester in
track ath-
letfcS Tor
next term
a n d have
laid GU I
a Strenu-
Gus Sched-
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events. On
Febr u a 7 y
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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
GOLDEN wrDDING CELEBRATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Swasey will
celebrate the fftieth anniversary of
their marriage on Thursday, December
"a, when they will receive their friends
at their home, S096 California street.
o'clock in the afternoon until 10 eiclock
in the evening. The Swaseys have
lived in San Francisco for great
many years. Swasey was in the gov
ernment service until few years ago.
when he retired. Mrs. Swasey is the
daughter of Edward Mclean She is
the sister of Mrs. Timothy Guy Phelps
and Mrs. j. D.. Schroeder.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

q run in New York and a short road
tour last spring has not been re-
vealed except to the piaygoers of those
cities, therefore Topekans will have
the opportunity of seeing practically
brand new show and one that was
one of the biggest successes of the
past season. The original cast and
it is an all-star one, has been re-
tanned. and includes such people as
VIM. J. Mccarthy, Oscar Ragland,
Herbert Carter, Geo. Porter Smith,
Franklin Fox. Gertrude sHutcheson
Dorothy Rae, La Belle Laurette.
Dixey Lillard and many others.
Among the musical numbers are
Frog "Spirit of To- Let Me Go
Back" "Strplling." Mother Goose
and "A Rajah Bold
The Maiestic's Bill
The story of My Friend From Ar
kansas" with which the Sherman stock
company will open it's engagement at
the Majestic on Sunday afternoon and
which will be the bill for the first half
of the week. is one that is pure and
wholesome in every respect and in its
relations shows the results of too much
ambition of a country girl whose ed
ucation has made rural life unpleasant
to her. Zip Coon, an unsophisticated
old farmer, living among the hills of
Arkansas. has I great ambition for the
future of his daughter Nell, and is
anxious to send her to Fayetteville, the
| leading school Of the state. His power
ty makes it impossible to keep her
there for any great length of time with
out assistance. SO Tom Howe, whole
souled man with good heart and
good head. but with little book learn
| ing, comes to lips rescue and unknown
| to Nell, furnishes her father with the
means that enables the girl to finish
her education When she returns
home. things are so different among
| her own common people that life on
the farm is a burden to her and she
seeks the society Of those whose ed
ucation and tastes are in keeping with
| those she herself has acquired while
at school. The only associate is Gran
| vile Dudley, a scheming villain who is
masquerading under the guise of
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

Each and every member of the fam
lily is an artist, and, by years of contin-
uous training they have reached the
apex of perfection :, Particular n office
is due little Karoline, ,surnamed the
Dancing Doll by her excellent work
on the wire.'
As to Albini, he is one Of the best
magicians before the public today. He
has some really wonderful illusions
and mystic transformations.
There are some other good num-
bers on the bill, including George
Speers, jr., the youngest cornetist in
vaudeville and Bessie Allen 1.-The
Dancing Dolly For the illustrated
songs Miss Parfitt will sing, "I Love
Only You. Little Girl" and Mr.. Irwin
will sing "While You Are Mine" Two
series Of good moving pictures will
also be shown.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

prospector for large eastern firm. but
who in reality is endeavoring to hide
himself from the Officers of the law,
who are pursuing him for crimes COM
mitted in the east He manages to bor-
row some money from Nell Coon and
agrees to pay her back at the school
house, but when he goes there he finds
she has more money, and when she
will not loan that to him, in his effort
to take it from her, strikes her blow
which renders her almost senseless.
After he has gone she manages to
crawl to the blackboard and write the
name Of the man on it, in order that
he may be detected. Dudley returns
and seeing his name there grasses it
and writes that of the hero. The latter
is accused of the crime and while in
Jail waiting for trial, the villain or
ganizes a mob to lynch him, but is
thwarted by the sheriff. In the last
act the mystery is cleared up and the
villain gets his deserts while Nell sees
the goodness of Tom Howe and accepts
his attention. The characters are all
we'll drawn and every situation is strik-
ing and effective.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

engagement at each air dome. These
stock companies have regulations for
being as good as there are in this sec
ton of the country and many of them
are old favorites with Topekans.
They include the Fulton, Morey,
Paycen. Majestic, Readick, Hayward,
Sherman, Emerson and Kress organ
izations The Paycen company will
open the local air dome on May II
and the plays at this resort will be
changed during the entire season on
Sundays, Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays J. r. Kearney will be the
manager of Topeka Air Dome.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

of the audience is intensified at the
many imminent dangers in Whlcn tne
fire victims are placed and the pra'e
fremen place themselves. fitting
climax is reached in the most dramatic
rescue of mother and child from the
top floor of a tall apartment house.
Life in the French navy, amongst tne
savage Zu1us OF South Africa, hunting
the Polar bear, riding so miles an hour
on the front of an automobile, wild
birds at home, French horsemanshlp
and many others compose pro-
gramme that is notable not only Ior
its variety, but still more for its nov
elites and strange and exciting fea-
lures.
Macnillen, the Violinist.
Wherever Francis Macmillen. the
voung American violinist who Will
give concert at the Grand on Tues-
day evening, has appeared this season,
the musical critics on the newspapers
have been loud in his praise as they
also have in their praise for Nine.
Rosina Van Dyk, a soprano, and Herr
Richard Hageman, pianist, VINO as
sist Macmillen. This is what the Ban
eor (Me) Daily News had to say OF a
city a couple Of months ago:
F,rancis Macmillen, who appeared
unon the opera house stage last n1ght
presented a strong personality as wen
as a fine art. He was tall, very eIeCt,
very Young with cleancut features and
a certain decisive mastery expressed
in every sweep of his bow across the
Stradivarius violin. In response to ap-
plause which, at the close or MS every
selection, swelled and sWelled INTO
something approaching an ovation.
never did the ghost of a smile culver
upon his lips. He did not seem to care
for the plaudits of the brilliant audi
ence-but those who knew him best
saw that he always cares. He was
generous with his encores at all eVents,
J he gave the expressions or MS genus
freely and very seldom did MS nSteH-
ers ask for more in vain
It was an evening Of much pleasure.
| In his hands the violin becomes very
| living and human thing. 1t has soul,
| Won know, for those who can find 1t;
and Macmillen has found it. When his
| playing is compared with that OF the
average violinist who comes down TINS
way, there is all the difference between
| genius and talent, between art ana
! artistry. His tones are rich and pure
and true-like deep -colored velvet;
| through the faultless technic there
shines a personal note of sympathy and
| feeling. The result was rare enjoy
| ment. whether in a number severely
! classical or yet again-as in one IN
I stance-a trifie light as breath OF
thistledown on the river Of melody.
The audience, representative OF Ban
eor's finest culture and filling very
| fair proportion of the seats in the bril-
| Iiant1y lighted auditorium was instant
| in its applause. Mr.. Macmillen's first
encore was 1.-THE Bee by Schubert
never before played here in the same
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

successes in vaudeville. One of them
is The Great Eddy Family and the
other is Albini.
The Eddy family numbers five per-
sons and they will receive more money
than has ever been paid a vaudeville
troupe in this city. They are wire
runners, jumpers and dancers, So
prominent are they in vaudeville that
nearly an entire page is devoted to a
picture of them In the special spring
number of 1.-THE Billboard" the big
theatrical paper which says of them:
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Crawford's Air Dome Circuit.

Roy Crawford the manager of the
Grand and Majestic theaters. will
branch out this summer as. some
thing of an Air Dome magnate. He
either owns or has exclusive control
OF nine Air Dome theaters in this
section of the country and has COM
pleted his plans for their operations
during a season of sixteen weeks, the
opening week beginning with May II.
These air domes will be located at
this city, Wichita, Emporia, Leaven-
worth. Excelsior Springs, Salina,
Hutchinson, Arkansas City and Win
field.
The entertainment at all of them
will be furnished by stcck companies.
each Of which will play two weeks
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

AT the Grand
.oun6ay-Lyman H. Howe's moving
pictures. Matinee and night.
Monday-Lyman H. Howe's moving
pIctures. Matinee and night.
list.
Frlday-"The Virginian."
Saturday-Grace Hayward.
sunday, April 19-"The- Denver Ex-
press
At the Majestic.
sherman Stock company.
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville.
At the Aurora.
vaudeville.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Az Kansas CtY

AT hanS0S City.
Macmillen, the violinist, will be at
the Willis Wood on April IL, and on
April IL, IA and Is John Drew will be
there.
Grace Cameron in Little Dolly
Dimples" will be at the Grand all of
next week
Dora Thorne" is next weeks at
traction at the Auditorium.
The Barker Stock company contin-
ues at the shubert
Howe's Moving Pictures.
How Hollanders live, dress, work and
play; their manners, customs and in
IN the new programme of moving pic
lures to be shown at the Grand on
sunday and Monday afternoons and
evenings by Lyman H. Howe. This
series has charm all it's own because
OF the simplicity Of the life depicted
simplicity that is really restful COM
pared to the strenuous life of Ameri-
cans. Still another feature of the pro-
Pgramme shows wild animals assembled
from every corner of the earth. They
seem to thoroughly enjoy their semi
freedom in park, lake. cave, and
ravine. AS may be imagined, the pho
tographers's task was not an enviable
one when 1t is seen at how close range
the most ferocious animals were pho
tographed. Some of the creatures
evince an unusual-almost morbid
curiosity in the manipulation of the
cameras. So much so that some seem
ready to protest viciously and vigor-
ously at being photographed; and on
the slightest provocation would spring
at the daring photographer. However,
after much risk and expenditure of
nervous energy the finest portraits of
animal life were finally secured. They
include a group of lions, Polar bears,
elephants. chimpanzees, reindeer, sa
lions, etc. European methods of fight
ing big city fire at midnight will also
be shown. Every scene enacted from
the moment the alarm is sounded, is
graphically reproduced. and as the
fire fiend grows in fury the interest
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Paul Gilmore ON April 90.

Scheduled to be here on April 20
in his new play, 1.-The Wheel of Love, Z"
Paul Gilmore will be eagerly watched
by his many admirers here to judge
by comparison of his improvement
since he was seen here last season in
the charming college play. "At Yale"
The two parts are totally different.
this latter one giving more scope to
the actor. George ". Hobart wrote
the new play. This engagement of
Mr.. Gilmore will also be made the
occasion of the annual benefit of the
employees of the Grand.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Florence Roberts Here Soon.
Coming to the Novelty.

Undoubtedly the best vaudeville
show that has been seen in Topeka in
a long time will be the one which S.
R. Wells, it's manager, has secured
for the Novelty theater for next week.
There are two big acts on the bill,
both of which have been tremendous
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
"Tlle Royal Chef"

1.-THE Royal Chef will appear at
the Grand in a fortnight This much
heralded musical comedy had it's first
presentation at the Garrick theater,
Chicago, and with the exception Of
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
A Convenient Train.

For Topeka people who desire 9 fun
business day in Kansas City IL tho
Union Pacific No. .102 which leaves
Topeka every day at 7:05 a. M, az.
irving in Kansas City at $3.50 q. m.
You can get breakfast in the diner ON
this train and dinner on No. 101 which
leaves Kansas City at 6 p. m.. roach-
Ing Topeka at 5:35 p. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

During the five months ending with last
November Is German cars valued at $73, 303
were imported, as against rs valued at
Sl14030, during the same period in 1906.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11

tempo; his second, Bohemian Dance;
his third, Spanish Dance by Saras-
ate.
The assisting artist was Mme Rosina
won for herself considerable meas
ure or the audiences approval. Her
voice is soprano not OF great breadth,
but pure. very high, and clear as the
monds.
Herr Richard Hageman at the piano
accompanied exquisitely.
s'The Virginian."
Those who have not read "The Vir-
ginian' Owen Wister's fascinating
story Of the west, and have not seen
the play will fail to understand the
uncommon interest with which readers
Of the book are looking forward to the
presentation Of its dramatization at
the Grand on Friday night. 1t is not
surprising that those who have come
to know Mr.. Wister's cowboy hero
should long to see his present present
ment Rarely has a more lovable and
manly character been made the central
figure of story. He is the embodi-
ment of what eastern people in the
cities love to read about. because he
has the good and bad qualities which
the older civilization lacks. THE Vii
ginian" has killed his man. He had
gambled-he had not led life of spot
less purity among the conditions that
obtained in the western camps in that
early day. lynching. in which he
helps to string up some cattle thieves,
takes place while he is counting the
girl from the east; and on the eve of
| their honeymoon. he meets scoundrel
| in the street and dispatches him after
| the unceremonious fashion of the from
! tier. But he is strong, brave, generous,
sound at heart. full Of resource, man
| to trust and depend upon. The differ
ence between the conventional Wild
West hero of the five cent novel and
the hero of Mr.. Wister's book. is that
the latter is real He is man. One
may not like all he does. but that is
the way such man would act, and it
is that truthfulness that gives realism
and vitality to the story.
Florence Roberts Here Soon.
Florence Roberts in "Zira" is to be
at the Grand soon. Miss Roberts
SUCCESS as an actress-she is seriously
alluded to as the Bernhard of
America" and actually has the en-
dorsement of the New York press as
the most capable player of emotional
parts in this country, is the result of
profound study. a wonderful stage ex-
perience, and inherited gentility and
intellectual quality. Henry Miller,
noted actor, who with J.. Hartley
Manners wrote "Zira," proclaims the
great emotional powers of Miss Rob-
erts.