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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
Nelson and Griffin Entertain
Fans With a Fine Exhibit
ton of Pitching
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
By W. j. SIaftery

It is barely possible that the Seals
and the Commuters might still be tear
ing away at one another had not Kid
Mohler, the leader OF the local tribe,
failed TO glaum Truesdale's fly in the
tenth yesterday The shapely Nelson,
who was on second when Mohler COM
mitted this serious breach of baseball
etiquette, kept on his way until he
was in incidentally this was the only
run rung up during the game. The
Seals fell one, two three in their half
Of the spasm and then everybody went
home, most Of the crowd nursing dis
gust But these plays are bound 10
occur while the great national pasllne
is with US. Errors are necessary. Just
as are basehits and assists and Texas
leaguers and crabs and umplres and
fans and the other peculiar Things
which the sport boasts. Misplays are
never noticed until one OF them breaks
Nelson was the first man up in the
deciding inning and laced q little
grOunder down to Williams. Nick boot
ed il like an Eskimo. Cook faded
away, MOhler to Williams. and while
this play was being brought off the
human slat got as TAR as second Iheh
came Truesdale with his dlnky ny
and it was over for the day.
The game was fine type OF mix
UP between pitchers and held the IN
lcreSL OF the IHnS IN every inning II
was fast and snappy and replete with
good plays as well as bad ones. The
tielders erred often and on many occa-
sions either team threatened to send
large delegations over the pan, but at
the critical moment the batsmen in
Nariaby fell down.
Nelson showed his worth as pitcher
There was nothing that he did not
have. Right down the line he had the
Seals going south all the time The
only man to hit him safely was Beck,
who pounded out one long drive against
the right field fence in the eighth and
beat out a very scratchy 'one TO first
base in the sixth.
Tex Griffin tossed away another hard
luck one the third for him since he
Joined the Seal squad a week ago. With
nice control and a fine line of benders
Griffin deserved q better fate. Mickey
La LOnge figured as the only man on
his team who could slap the ball on
the beak. He tore off a double in the
second and a. single in the eighth.
The best chance that the Seals had
came in the eighth. Mel landed on
a boot by Truesdale and Beck leaned
on the sphere and away it went against
the right field fence. Mel dashed for
third and made the base very nicely,
but instead Of sticking there he over
slid and Miller clapped the ball on
him before he had a chance to get
back. The score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
Fast Horses to Race at
Butchers Picnic

The Retail Butchers association of
San Francisco will hold its second an
nual race meet and picnic at Tanforan
tomorrow afternoon. The program in
cludes trotting and pacing races for
horses of the San Francisco driving
club and couple of butcher cart con-
tests, which promise to be exciting.
The entries:
First race. butcher carts-John Nolan's Dick
]. N Danzs Black. G.. PaSsi's Steve ID, Devi-
dente, A. NJ. Vecchios Ferd Div.
Second race--J Bairenthes Dandy G.. Passi's
Marigretti J. ". Danz's Babe, John NOan's
Durfee Mack, Fl. DanZ's ButchertOwn Belle.
Third race-George Giannini's George Perry
A. HOfman's Kitty ID. George E Erlin's Poppy
A H. SeOfelds Albert 5. Charles L. Becker's
Walter Wilks. Luke Marisch's Little Dick. -
Fourth race-Charles Buckley's Queen Eagle
W. C. Rice's Hickman Girl, Martin FOrd's " j.
j. CampOdonico's LucerO.
Fifth race. E. Burton's NekO. j. ]. Buffers
Major Cook. George Kitto's Deroll Charlie Le-
cares Charlie j.
Sixth race-Charles Fulkerson's Ed Ray. H.
SehOttler's Dynamite $. Benson's Babe Boswell
Charles L. Beckers Schley B.
Seventh raee-Hugh A. BOyle's Docas ID, T. F.
Burton's Billy Murry. j. Danz's Babe. ]. Calm
dos Hunkey DOry. Fred ClOtere'S Monk, George
f. Erlin's MOffat D.
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Baseball Notes

Nelson's chief weakness is his inability to field
his position. Once he learns how to pick nm
hunts and peg them to the sacks they will have
a hard time beating him. he has everything
else. Griffith is just the opposite No fan ever
saw buster young man in the infeld. He goes
after everything, fies and in the second
inning he came right up and took foul that be-
lOnged to Berry.
Nelson's big incurve bothered Umpire Flynn to
a marked degree. Time and again the slim
s0uthpaw bent this one right over the heart of
the plate, but the Indicator wielder overlooked
nearly every one of them.
Danny Long signed his first 1909 man yester-
day He is +. Bodie, infielder from the Val
iejo club He has been doing nice work all sea
son and looked good TO the Seal manager that
the latter decided that he needed Bodies con-
tract Bodie will join the team in a couple OF
weeks and win be given chance TO work out
win the rest of the boys. In the navy yard
town be hit the ball hard and often and ielded
his position nicely. He is extremely popular and
has plenty Of boosters on his stah.
Among the notables who fell for the game was
the due de Montpensier. Accompanied by Comte
Foret and Madam Vilieres, he sat up near the
parently he was too familiar with the great
national pastime, but he showed the willing
spirit and seemed to grow more interested as the
innings were reeled of. He watched each play
with the eye of trained sportsman and his face
took on woe begone expression when Mohler
dropped that ny aud lost the game.
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Papke May Fight Kelly
in the South Soon
Champion Wants to Earn Some
Easy Money Before Tack
ling KefChef Again

Billy Papke. the new middle weight
champion, expects to pick up SONS
more easy money in the ring before he
goes against Stanley Ketchel here on
Thanksgiving evening IL everything
goes well. Papke will take on Hugo
Kelly at Los Angeles about the middle
of next month in a 10 round mixup
before Tom McCarey's club. The cham
pion has fat guarantee to meet Kelly.
and as there Is nothing in his articles
OF agreement with Ketchel to stop him
from fighting outside OF this city. he
and his manager, Tom Jones, figure
that they may as well get this coin.
Papke's sensational victory over Ketehei has
that he can beat any middleweight in the
world. and believes that go with Kelly
would be only warnup fer him. The Les
Angeles fans are eager to the champion
70 action next month, so he should draw
Pspke has virtually closed with local
variety theater, and win go on the stage N
snant ae" oass. Aiter eonelnsins taiS ensase1,
pick up some more road Offers, leaving there
me tse ,, lst OF October for Los AHgeiss provided
come back here and train for Ketchel-
Joe O'Connor. ketchers manager. left for
in an automobile O'ConnOr will not allow
ketehel to tsrry In this city. but will send
that he will take weight and strength be-
fore be begins training for his third whirl at
Papke.
Bat Nelson removed the bandages from his
hands yesterday and was about town looking as
fresh and rosy ever. He bears marks
OF bis recent fight. The Dane declares tiNt be
Is In for good, long rest this time. and were
1t not for his numerous theatrical offers he
would take to the hills and hunt and fsh for
month so.
Al Kaufman arrived from Los Angeles
couple OF days ago and is sticking around.
waiting for something somebody TO stir. AIS
stock has risen several points since his re-
cent good showing in the south, and he hopes
TO get on here or there
owen Moran wants to do some more fight
ing before he returns TO England. He pre-
fers TO go on In this city. but as there does
not seem to be much doing for him here he
probably will jump at the first offer he re-
ee1ves from any promoter. Moran SAYS that
the moving pictures should have q great run
throughout England. and he may yet change
his mind and go back there with them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
RaiSin Eaters Routed
by the Sand Crabs
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA CRUZ. Sept. 11.-Bill Devereauxs
sharpshooters chased the Fresno Tigers into tine
jungles again today. easily taking the third
straight game in the series Of six. In the first
inning they landed on Miller for three singles,
a two bagger and home rum netting five tai
lies. L. Hoag, Haley and Hartman took the
batting honors. Hoag pitched great ball until
the ninth. when he let up trife with two out.
and Fresno got three runs on five hits. Twelve
earned runs and an errorless game give an idea
OF the sluGfest Hartman has hit at 800 for
three games. The score:
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put al good team into the field. The backs are
strong, but the line is stiil trihe shaky.
In order to get new songs aud more suitable
yells fors the coming athletic season the Asso
ciated students of Berkeley high school have
offered the following prizes in contest to close
September 90: Song song parody-First prize
s.. 80: second prize, s.. Yell-First prize s.. .5O
second prize, 81. The committee in charge of
the contest consists of Miss Vera Perciva, B.
Sinclair, NJ. Morris, r. Nicholson, D. Drake
and III. Davis.
PALO ALTO. Sept. 11.-Palo Alto high school
girls haveAfoliowed the lead of the young women
at Stanford university and will take an active
interest in athletics this year. Among those who
have signed for the various sports are:
Voley ball-Ruth Show. Mabel Grove. Myra
McIIale, Faye Fitzpatrick. Minnie Nielsen Laura
Heron Gladys Ack1ey, Clara McKibben Daisy
Spencer Beth Munger Ora Barrett Hazel Green
Annette Hooper, Gladys Bryant, Lucy Crawford
Evelyn Slade.
Basket ball-H. Hempl. Ardelle Wright Min
ME Nielsen. Laura Heron, Gladys Ackley Lena
Jacob, Evelyn Slade. Lucy Crawford.
Tennis-Erna Garwood, Mabel Grove NJ Ssun-
ders, b. Beal. Mabel Hough, Dorothy Wood, An
netse Hooper. Dorothy Partridge. Margaret Me-
Lachlan. Abby Gibson, Edna Boulware Ger
trude FloodA Marguerite Horine Minnie Nielsen
Hazel E. Green Elizabeth Munger Marion Me-
Kendry- Aida Garwood. Lucy Crawford t. c.
Williams. Gladys Bryant, Evelyn Slade, Gather
Inc MARITIME.
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Montreal Races

MONTREAL. Sept. Summary:
First race. six furlongs-TenakOe won. Dika
second. Jubilee Juggins third. Time. 1:i4-
Second race. mile-PretensiOn won, On
tario second. Yaddo third. Time. 1 40.
Third race six furlongs-Aronette won.
Colonel Zeb second. Tony W third. Time, 1:14-
: Fourth race. and eighth miles-Czar
won. Dennis Stafford second, Lawrence z. Daley
third Time. 1:53 10.
Fifth race. steeplechase. about two miles
Arian won. Butwell second. Finn McCocl third.
Time. 4:03.
Sixth race. seven furlongsESparkles won.
Rosemount second. Niblck third Time. 1:29 So.
Seventh race, five furlOngs-lfabel Henry won,
Hawks Flight second. Sir Alveseot third Time,
loo 2-J
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Fitzgerald Too Clever
for Leach Cross
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Sept, 11.-Willie Fitz-
to his own tonight and outfought Leach
Cross, the idol of the east side, in their
six round bout at the National athletic
club.
In the third, fourth and fifth rounds
the rushing Irishman battered away at
Cross and forced the dentist to break
ground repeatedly. Although Cross
came back strongly in the last session.
Fitzgerald's greater execution In the
three rounds gave him the better of
the argument.
1t was a great battle throughout and
the big crowd of fight enthusiasts in
the clubhouse shouted itself hoarse at
the whirlwind milling.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
FINAL TENNIS PRAcTIcE

NEW YORK. Sept. 1l.-Raymond D. Iittie
OF the committee in charge OF the Ameri
can international lawn tennis team has an
pounced that the fonr members Of the team
William A. Larned. Beale G. Wright. Frederick
b. Alexander and Harold u. Hackett-toeetber
with Robert Wrenn and himself, would engage in
preparatory practice tomorrow and Sunday on the
courts Of the knollwood country club White
PiAsns. Two days viii be devoted to some hard
work before the American challengers Journey 10
Boston 10 meet NJ J. q. Richie and J. c. Parke
of the British isles team in the ties for the
Davis international challenge cup Thursday Fri
day and Saturday Of next week on the courts OF
zhe LOnsSood cricket club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
Montreal Selections

BY NEW YORK TELEGRAPH
First race-Pocomoke, Pearl
Point, Ccremonfous.
Second rnce-Miss Catcsby, Lal-
", Doubt.
Third race-Hefne, Belmere,
Cloisteress-
Fourth race-Zipango, Tim Do
Ian, Lens.
Fifth race-Jfmmie Lane, Wa
terwny, GoIdfiuer.
Sixth race-Disaster, WooIspun,
Fieldwicl<.
Seventh raee-sIlk Hose, Spar
klcs, King Cole.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
MARINES WIN DRYDEN TRopHY

SEA GRIT. \. J.. Sept. 11.-In the shooting
tournament today the United States marine corps
won the DRYDEN trophy match. Ohio finished
second, the United States infantry third, New
Jersey fourth, the United States cavalry fifth
Maryland sixth. New York seventh and the dis
trict OF Columbia eighth. The men fred 10 shots
each at 200 COO and 1000 yards.
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n
Seattle Selections
By J. r.. JEFFERY

BY j. r.. JEFFERY
First race - Toupce, silver
Stocking, Ida May.
Second race - Achieve, Horace
H, Fair Annie.
Third race - King of Mist,
StOney Lee, ,Spohn-
Fourth rnce-Green Seal, Gypsy
King, CadichOn-
Fifth rnce-vox Populi, Fern L,
Convent Bell
sixth raee-High Gun, Pal, Pick
away.
seventh race - Henry o, Billy
Pullman, John Lyle.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
Amateur Baseball

Harry Flatley, Commercial o. is organizing
p football team and is looking for players. This
Is not the Commercial high school team. Any
one anxious TO JOIN should address Flatley at
1892 Fulton street.
The Waves would ike TO play >any - year
old team on the coast The lineup is - be
lows: Pretzel. shortst0p; Hansen, left field:
Schulter, second base: Astin first base; Band.
Shay. pitcher; Massa. center field. Address G.
Hansen, p Merritt street.
The CInt0ns have reorganized with the fol-
lowing lineup: MeAann. pitcher and third base:
Sundberg, catcher: Mobbs. first base; \. Brarens.
second base; Sweeney. shortstop; Conway, pitcher
and third base; Smith. left field; Storek. center
field; G. Brarens, right field. They would like
TO hear from any fast city country team.
Address B. A. Mallory, 1913 'T,Tenty-third street
In an interesting Is inning game the Farai-
lones won their third victory Of the week by
defeating the Mission Merchants on the Horn
pile grounds. TO 3. Benham's twirlng Benn's
fielding and Campion's heavy hitting Including
the driving in Of the winning run in the thir
teenth inning with two bagger to right field.
were features Following are the results Of the
games won during the week By the Faralones:
Sunday. September g. H. R. E.
Farallones .....-..--..---... y 10 <
: & J.. Owls .........-....... IL z ?
Batteries-Leighow. Benham and Riordan: No
Ian. Williams and Watson.
Monday, September = H r E
Earaiiones --------.- --,---.--.--. u l3 ]
Ramblers .--.-..-....-.---...-.-. 3 4
Batteries-Enos and Riordan; Fletcher ane
Hannan.
Wednesday. September o. H. r. e.
Faralloncs .---...-...---. IL q 2
Mission Merchants -..-............ II = 2
Batteries-Benham and Riorlan: Troy ana
Smith. Thirteen innings.
The FaraIiones viii play the Millmen at the
Preside grounds Sunday.
The sailors Of the training shin Pensacola
went down TO defeat before the hard hitting
1osemites in game repete with fsst fielding
rf han ho
Newark Sunday. They would like TO hear from
some OF the fast country teams for October
dates ADDRESS Frank Hartwick, li6 Alabama
street The score.
Clubs r. H. e.
NoSemifes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia .
Pensacola -...-..-.--....... 6 q a
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SANTA CRUZ
SUMMARY

Earned runs-Santa Cruz s. Fresno 4. Home
run-Iverson. Two base hits-Haley 2, Hart
man 3 Kennedy. Hollingsworth, Moore. Colby.
Sacrifice hits-Collns, o. Hoag, Holingsworth,
Moore. Double play-Haley to Iverson to Dew
ereaux. Bases on balls-on Hoag A. Struck
out-By Hoag 4. by Goldy 2. Hit by pitcher
Shinn. Passed ball-0. Hoag. Left on bases =
Santa Cruz 6. Fresno 6. Innings pitched-By
Miller 3, by Goldy 3. -Hits-0n Miller IA, off
Goldy 2. Time of game-I hour and 40 min
utes. Umpire-Hodson. Scorer-Lucas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
SAN JOSE VS.. ALAMEDA

San Jose will line up against Alameda on the
State league grounds across the bay today and
tomorrow. The Prune Pickers are running neck
and neck with Sacramento for second place in
the league race Alameda will present its
strongest lineup of this season. it has engaged
Randolph, late of the Coast league and Weston
berg who will play short.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
Date Set for Coronado
Polo Tournament
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN DIEGO, Sept 11.-At a meeting
of the Southern California Polo and
Pony Racing association March 20 next
was fixed as the date for the annual
championship tournament at Coronado
The meeting was attended by repre-
sentatives of the Coronado. Riverside,
Santa Monica and Los Angeles polo
clubs. 1t was announced that the tour
nament to be held under the auspices
of the Coronado country club would be
made the biggest event of the kind
ever conducted on the Pacific coast.
The All America cup presented by
of the greatest polo teams in the United
States and it is already certain that
teams will be entered from Calgary,
British Columbia; Birmingham, Eng,
and Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
Angels and Beavers in
Slugging Match

PORTLAND. Sept. 11.-Los Angeles won a
smuggling match from Portland today. Groom
went into the box with two out in the eighth
and four runs scored of him. Nagle won
his own game in that inning with two base
hft Scare.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
PORTLAND
SUMMARY

Struck out-By Nagle g. by Graney / Base
on balls-0f Nagle l, off Graney /, of john
son / Two base hits-Bassey, Easterly, Nage
and Brashear Three base hit-Ryan Double
plays-Ryan TO johnson 10 Ryan; Whaling to
Smith. Sacrifice hits-Johnson, Brashear Del
mas, Ellis, Smith. First base on errors-Los
Angeles >. Portland 4. Wild pitch-Nagle.
Left bases-Los Angeles g. Portland Q In
nings pitched-By Graney ! 2-3. Rose g. Groom
i, Johnson 1-3 Basehts-On Graney Is, runs 8:
Of Rose Z, runs 2; of Groom s, runs T. Time
hours 10 minutes. Umpire-Perine.
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san FRANCISCO
Batted for Melehoir in ninth inning.
SUMMARY

Two base hits-La Longe. Sacrifice hits
HHdebrand Zeider. Mohler. Truesdale %, Grif-
I'm. First base on called baIls-Nelson %.
Griffin ca. Struck out-NelsOn "a. Griffin %.
Bit by pitcher-Miller. Time hour 30 min
ufes- Umpires- Connell and Flynn.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
NORTHWEST LEAGUE

At Tacoma-Tacoma 3. Vancouver .
At Seattle-Butte :. Seattle 3.
At Aberdeen-spokane 4. Aberdeen @.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12

Harry Flatley, Commercial o. is organizing
p football team and is looking for players. This
Is not the Commercial high school team Any
one anxious JOIN should address Flatley at
1892 Fulton street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12

put al good team into the field. The backs are
strong but the line is still trihe shaky.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12

Batteries-Benham and Riorlan; Troy and
Smith. Thirteen innings.
The FarallOncs viii play the Millmen at fba
presdiO grounds Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12

Al Kaufman arrived from Los Angeles
couple Of days ago and is sticking around
waiting for something or somebody to stir AIRS
stock has risen several points since his re-
cent good showing in the south, and he hopes
TO get on here or there soon
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12

Next two driven. All Ablaze s. John J. MoIr
90 Santa Gitano 90. Sachet II, Bonaventure 13
The Englshman 6, BERTHE A 40, Ormonde's Right
10, fDisned as named. Aftermath, So place
As show: Buster. place, . show; Legal. S-5
show. Buster led by margin Of several
lengths into the stretch, where Aftermath. In
close pursuit from the beginning picked him
up. Legal third throughout and balance
were always dstanced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-11-17
ITS FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
IN. J. Sunday School Assoc1a-
ton Celebrates It's Golden
Jubilee This Week.
TO MEET in NEW BRUNSWICK

The New Jersey Sunday School as
ISOLATION will celebrate it's fftieth an
niversary, in connection with the an
nual convention, which will be held
at the Second Reformed Church OF
New Brunswick, beginning to-day and
and continuing for three days.
The great increase in interest in this
work ensures big attendance, and ar
rangements for the delegates are rap
idly being completed, according to a
statement by the Rev. e. NJ. Fergus
son, who is general secretary. Many
special features for the entertainment
of the visiting delegations have been
decided upon, among them being a
series of visits to Rutgers College,
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
and the State Agricultural College
an exhibit of the methods, text books
and appliances of Sunday schools from
different parts of the State, and a
rally of superintendent on Thursday,
November 10th, with question box
led by Marion Lawrence, the most
noted Sunday school superintendent
in this country.
On Wednesday afternoon, November
18th, the great feature of the conven-
tioE will be,held in the First Reformed
church Of New Brunswick, near the
grave of Theodore Frelinghuysen, the
first president of the association lAt
this session many former presidents
will participate, memorial address
will be delivered by DIR. Joseph Clark,
of Columbus, o., and a forecast of the
future of the body will be made by the
Rev. Frank A. Smith, of Haddon-
field. At the close of the session the
State officers will be rendered a din
ner. Reports covering the entire fifty
years of the existence Of the associa-
tion will be read at the various ses-
sionS.
Every Sunday school worker in the
State has been invited to attend the
convention. The music of the conven-
tion will be special feature this year,
the aim being to unite in it devotion
enthusiasm and the highest forms Of
musical expression available for the
Sunday school. The chorister of the
association, the Rev. Milton S. Little.
field, of Brooklyn, is one of the editors
OF Hymns of Worship and Service
for the Sunday School, recently pub
lished, and this book will be used.
The State officers at present. are
President, George E. Hall, of Plain
field recording secretary, the Rev
Samuel D. Price, Of Camden; choris
ter, the Rev. Milton S. Littlefield, Of
Brooklyn, and general secretary. the
Rev. E. Morris Ferguson. of Newark
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-11-17
HUMoR OF THE HOUR
Worse and Worse.

81 regret to say" remarked Deacon
French at the last meeting of the
Squashville Political Debate club,
shat this club has been degenerating
ever since became a member of It."
The deacon paused and flushed as he
saw slight smile on the faces of his
fellow members.
what / mean to say isl he contin-
ued, with some haste, "that ever since
joined this club I've noticed a grad
ual but decided change for the worse. "
The smile on the faces of the other
members deepened, and the deacon's
face turned almost scarlet.
'You all know what mean," he
added desperately. What mean is
that from the very minute I became a
member of the Squashville Political
Debate club could see that it was
beginning to lose It's value as an or
ganization, and the longer l have
stayed in it the morelSteadily have I
seen 1t running down hillr-Lippin-
colts Magazine.