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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Harvard Covers Yale'S
Even Money Bets
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE GALL

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. 17.-Signs
of greater confidence in their eleven
than since 1901 are visible in New
Haven on the part of the Harvard men,
The wave of Harvard betting has ex-
tended even to this city, and every dol
lar of even money that Yale can mus
ter has been covered from Harvard
since yesterday noon. Harvard men
sent word here yesterday that they
would take every cent that a certain
bunch of Yale students and professional
gamblers wished to raise here, and be-
fore night Yale men had pooled $1,000
for a Yale-Harvard stake. kilograms
that this was raised were Immediately
sent to Harvard and today Harvard's s
certified check was received here to
cover the wager 1t was cashed and
the money of both sets of undergrad
yates was placed in New Haven safe
in custody of a responsible stake
holder here. Betting will go on in
sweepstake fashion, apparently. until
all the Yale money is exhausted.
Behind the cold gamblers odds there
must be a basis for Harvard's conf
dence It is ust such betting wave
as cleared from the cloth all the Yale
money in evidence two or three days
before the Yale-Harvard regatta at
New London last June.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Reliance Bouts Furnish
Many Surprises

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-Marked for
slaughter, Otto Fritch and Jimmie
Reagan furnished sensations at the
Reliance club boxing exhibition to-
night. Henry League was picked to
beat Otto Fritch into insensibility, but
Fritch wore League down and knocked
him out in four rounds Jimmie
every minute and the hard hitting
Williams was outfought and outgamed
all the way. Reagan won on points.
Tommy Mccarthy got hairline de-
Johnny Mccarthy won a decision from
Kid Rogers in four rounds, and Bob
Evans accounted for 7. Lanfall In the
third. Willie Canole and Fred Couture
furnished special six round event
which proved a slugging match and
was won by Canole on Referee Eddie
Smiths decision.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Amateur Athletics

track meet was held Friday between Lick
and Nilmerding schools. ldcks men were
defeated by the blue and gold team IN almost
every event The score was II to 21, and fol-
lowing are the results:
SO yard dash-8Isynard CBick), Turnbull CIVIL
merding), Walhsh lNllmerdlngl-
100 yard dash-Walfish (Wilmerdingl, Turn
bull (Wnmerding). Bielar (Ilck).
220-Wilmerding won.
dingl. Massed (wilmerding).
Mile-AIunk l.gllmerdingl. Bettercourt CIVIL
merdingl, Ford (Wilmerding).
RelaT-N Nilmerding won.
sso-Wimerding won:
The Commercial high schools baseball team
VIII journey 10 san Rafael to play the high
schools team Of that city. This viii be the
first game Of this season for Commercial and
Courts, one Of the best of players OF the local
school, viii probably play
The Cornell athletic club has completed its
arraugemeurs for the big indoor meet at the
Auditorium rink Friday evening, December l.
Tho high school boys are taking great interest
IN this meet as q large silk banner viii be
of points. The club has added some new events
FOR the high schools, as follows: 20 yard
dash. 20 yard dash, 40 yard dash. one mile
run. relay race, and a Basket bali game between
For the dinerent unions there will be relay
race. six men to the team, each man 10 run 200
Yards The club has heard from five unions to
date For the United States army there viii
be a relay race. six men TO the team, 200
Yards each man. also a % YARD daS0. I1e club
has received entries from Fort Miley, PresIdlo
sod the Goat island training station
The Catholic schools have sigDihed their in
ferti0n OF entering fun teams in all the events
The clubs and universities are taking a great
interest IN the events set aside for them. The
olympic team VIII enter full feam Of 20
men. The Siaplamat Indians are in daily train
ing and expect 10 have fuil team entered. The
Irish American club has great faith in its men
carving of the hon0rs in the four mile race,
and there viii be over - starters.
Hnr r1c haGrd io Daufrs
and Reliance clubs across the bay.
One Of the best wrestling matches witnessed
on the coast for some time viii be when
n HaZeI OF the SWedish-Amercan athletic club
and Fl Berger Of the Cornell club meet
sixty boxers Of the club viii give exhi-
hifion all taking the floor at one time and box
ing ct all parts Of the Auditorium.
There viii he p novelty race, namely. a
dressing contest the is held in the
Tinted States army. each man being required 70
dress himself while running race ~ 600 yards.
Entry blanks can be had for All the events
from the Cornell athletic club, 925 Golden Gate
exenues
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
GERMAN EMPEROR
PATRON OF RACES
Jockey Willie Martin Returns
With Glowing Tales of
Turf in Europe
California Riders Making For
tunes in Russia and the
FatherIand

Jockey Willie Martin. accompanied by
e. ~ Davis. arrived in San Francisco
Yesterday after an absence from TINS
city OF almost I'VE years Martin mas
been riding in Germany and brings
glowing reports OF the game in that
country.
Il picked up about $4,000 over
there = said Willie. The sport is IN
great favor with the German nobillty,
and there is no danger OF the ild ever
being put on in the land Of the kaiser
The German emperor is a great racing
enthusiast and ne is always IN atIen-
dance on the big days.
Il rode as Tree lance IN Germany,
although many of my mounts were
on the horses of Baron Bracom, VINO
has one OF the finest stables IN Europe.
" Riggs. an English boy, is the lead
ing jockey IN Germany, Wnlle W 4hItle
O'ConnOr was second on the list. and 1
came third. The boys over there are
not as good hOrsemen as they are on
this side OF the water, put the gooo
boys make more money there than they
do here
the arrival Of many American horses
Winnie O'Connor is riding for George
Walker. and he is doing fine. Harry
Randall Birkenruth and Jay RanSch
are still in Paris and all are dong
we'll Ransch is not as big a success
now as he has been in previous sea-
sons. but he is doing very nicely.
Nash Turner IS in gay Paree, but he IS
not DONG dDNlllnS. he Sdn SIN liuSf
but he seems indispOsed.
Herman Radtke, who was a big
sensation at Oakland one season, is IN
Russia and he is cleaning up about
$4,000 year. Willie Cannon and
Jim Wingfield are also in Russia, and
both boys are getting along nicely.
Russia is a grand racing country and
the good Jockeys gather the money
over there"
Martin has been away from America
for more than four years He says
that he can still make good riding
weight but is not inclined to accept
any mounts here unless they are good
ones. He viii remain in California
for tho remainder of the present meet
ing. after which he viii return TO Ger
many.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Nelson Writing Story
Of Ring Career
Some Revelations of
Inside History of Matches
That Were Made
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Lightweight
Champion Battling Nelson blew in
from the great white way today on
the Twentieth Century Limited, breezier
than ever. The problems of the roped
arena sat lightly on his brow, having
given place for the time being to the
more profound studies of real estate
and renting, combating the Standard
oil company and writing his own
biography.
Bat took the first train out to his
home in Hegewisch, where he has be-
tween 80 and 40 houses in course
of construction. Anxiety to see that
the artisans of that fast growing
suburb are properly housed Cat SO
much per house) caused him to refuse,
temporarily at least, 10 weeks
theatrical engagement, and for the next
few days he will divide his time be-
tween inspecting his villas" and COM
pleting the story of his career.
Inside of a week his manuscript will
be finished. Every line has been writ
ten by himself, he says. and he will
tell many things never before printed.
The work will be illustrated by Bob
Edgren of New York.
The fight fans doubtlessly will be
surprised to know that Packey Nc
Farland was used as tool to inveigle
Joe Cans into the match at Colma on
July 4, and that the proposed match
between Mcfarland and Nelson at Mil
waukee was part of a scheme con-
cocted by Willus Britt and the Hege-
wiSch boy to get the colored man into
the ring. This is what Bat says. Bat
says Mcfarland should next get on a
match with Joe Cans and If he can
beat the co1ored man in about the same
time that he did 1t would greatly en-
large the gate receipts of any fight he
and Mcfarland might have in San
Francisco. Nelson says he probably
would be a. to 1 favorite if they met
in the near future, while if Mcfarland
could beat Cans he might stand a
chance of being an even money prop
osition.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
THOUSANDS DISAPPOINTED
No Seats to Fill Demand for
Big Football Game
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 17.-More than
IA, 900 people who want to see the Yale
Harvard football game Saturday will
be disappointed, according to estimates
made at New Haven today. There are
at least $4,000 persons of the general
public whose wish to get tickets must
be ignored. There are fully 25.000
more New Haveners, Yale alumni and
undergraduates who are usually in
cluded in the list of allotted tickets
who can not be cared for this year. The
rush to secure seats FOR the game has
become almost maddening. Yale foot
ball officials announced yesterday that
they had returned $4,000 that was for
warded and accepted conditiOnally for
tickets and could not be retained be-
cause tickets do not exist to fill the de-
mand. They estimate that they must
send back $4,000. The Harvard man
agement has sent some more seats
down to relieve the situation in New
Haven.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Lay Wires for Racing
Plant in Nevada
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, New, Nov. ia rumor which
has been afoat for several weeks that
racetrack men of California and local
sports would attempt to secure a long
term racing franchise from the coming
Legislature was confirmed today, when
an option was taken on tract of
land south of the city, and it was given
out that an option would be taken on
the streetcar system, which runs by it,
if things look favorable toward the end
of the year
The anti gambling league, which is
preparing a bill to prohibit gambling
in Nevada, held a meeting tonight and
made preparations to include horse
racing in their bill. These two fea-
lures promise to make the coming ses-
sion of the legislature one of the most
interesting known as far as local in
terest goes. The racetraek men also
gave out that their plan would be to
hold racing season during the open
season at Lake Tahoe, that they might
draw patronage from visitors to that
resort.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
cHALMEs s-DErRo1r NEW OWNERS

The Pioneer automobile company reports the
following sales Of Thomas cars: S. Jansen,
Santa Cruz; p. III. Rocket of Red Bluff; L.
s. Anderson OF Modesto and Chalmers Detroit
to DIR. Seymour, who purchased a 80 horse
power touring ear. Word was received yes
terday by the company that the fifth shipment
of 1909 Thomas Flyers would leave the factory
today for this city. All OF the first models
of Thomas cars that have reached here have
been sold and 1t is in answer to hurryup
telegram that the above word has been sent
from the factory.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
FRANKLIN AND CLIFF JEWELLERS

bringing together of the centuries has been
effected By Charles Biz of Denver In the
shade of the abodes OF the cliff dwellers at
Manitou, Col, he has brought to the Indian
the knowledge Of the automobile An old
Navajo chief and four little Navajoes were his
guests for a ride in his Franklin motor car
which he drove out to Manitou from Denver up
steep winding road. Gravely they took
the trip, but the old chief seemed to feel
the grim enjoyment he had known when
skimming over the prairie upon a wild pony
OF the trip Bile writes: "The ascent to the
ruins through the canyon is by a very Steep
narrow, winding road, the grade in some places
being 20 per cent. The people the grounds
state that an automobile had never been up
there before The turns in the road are very
short and the grade continuous
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Corrigan Would Save
Racing in South
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALI.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17.-Edward
Corrigan, the largest Individual stock
holder of the City park race track,
yesterday wired Samuel f. Heaslip,
president of the club. that he would
come here Immediately to see if racing
cannot be saved in Louisiana and a
winter meeting of some sort held.
1t also is announced that the Celia
brothers will join Corrigan here and
they will confer with the local racing
magnates as to the possibility of a
season. Meanwhile the Louisiana rae
ing and driving club, which operates
the half mile track. is preparing to
start operations on Thanksgiving day.
Many horsemen are now here in an
unsettled state of mind, undecided
whether to go to Cuba or the Pacific
coast.
In a statement Heaslip said there
were many horsemen who are willing
and eager to come here. A large num-
Der of them have written. but replies
have been that plans at this time are
indefinite.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
NAVAL MEN TO SEE LAUNCHING
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

VALLEJO. Nov. 1.-THE command
ant of the Mare island navy yard has
been authorized by the navy depart
ment, upon the approval of President
Roosevelt, to close all work on the
navy yard from 1890 to II m. on the
day the Prometheus is launched to en-
able every one to witness the greatest
event in the history of Mare island.
Thorough preparations are being made
for the launching. which is set for
Saturday morning. December 5.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
SOUVENIR OF TOUR

souvenir of Percy J. Walkers seven
months tour through Europe in his Thomas
Flyer runabout has just been received by the
Pioneer automobile company. The souvenir is
a Diamond tire which was put on the car at
Buffalo and travelled over 5000 miles of Eu-
ropean roads. and returned to the factory
with the same air at the start The feat
of the tire, which is considered remarkable
on account of the distance travelled, has been
the cause OF much discussion among motor
users
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Workouts at EmeryVille

Yesterday mornings fog interfered with train
ing operations at Emeryyiile. The principal
moves were:
Tony Faust-AIile in 1:42 2-5.
County Clerk-AIile and an eighth in 1:57.
Mistress of Rolls-Afile in 1:45 1-5.
e-Three-eghths in 80.
Don Enrique-Half in AS 10
Rosamo- o-Fiye-eighths In los.
Cello-Bfile in 1:z5.
Silver Line-rhree- quarters in 1:19.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
GOOD WORK OF DIAMOND

G. E. Mathewson Is in receipt of a report
from the Los Angeles branch that the same
tires that made the record by going the %
hour grind without change were on the Frank
lin In It's long run from Los Angeles to
Phoenix. and that two of the original tires fin
ished on the same car at the time it made
the 10 mile worlds record for stock cars at
Phoenix.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
PIONEER HOTEL NAN Dies

SAN JOSE. Nov 17.-Alfred Auimet.
"a pioneer hotel man Of Saltwater and
Minneapolis, Mimi, and proprietor of
one or san Jose's first hotels. died at
the O'Connor sanitarium today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
Will ARBIrRATE OWNERSHIP

PARIS, Nov I'm Mil1icia La Croix,
the minister of colonies, announced in
the chamber OF deputies today that the
ownership of Clipperton,. situated in
the Pacific ocean, would be submitted
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18

J. T. Ellerds good mare Fair Chance which
won seven races and about 81 $50 for her owner
at Butte last summer. is now racing In Texas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
NOTES OF THE AUTO

contract has been let for a large build
ing to be erected automobile row, which
calls for the completion of the new structure
little after the hrst of the year. This
building viii be the future home of the Buick
and Mitchell cars.
n. J. Edwards. chief engineer of the Stod-
dard-Dayton plant. is at present his way
to Europe, where he will study the foreign
designs and ideas. The Stoddard- Dayton
roadster making an overland trip with Bert
Miller at the wheel was In Cleveland a few
days ago, but has proceeded on its way.
Charles s. Howard. head of the Howard auto
mobile company, coast agents for the Buick
cars, will leave on Thursday on a business
trip to the factory in the east. Howard will
be gone about three weeks. This trip was
necessitated by the great demand for the
Bucks, and Howard will hurry the shipments
to the coast.
Sol ]. Levy reports the sale of 1909 5000
horsepower Matheson car TO A. w Foster.
The new car will arrive about the first of
December and will be Immediately delivered
to its purchaser
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18

Do You Want $500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page IL.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
SECOND HAND CARS

AUTO CLEARING HOUSE. .1s Il. s.;s,. Sc,
WHITE THE WHITE Co.. 1s7 Hayes -s-
w AAa A5Ss lIth St. Oak. Tel. Market iTok.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-18
REPAIR SHOPS

~ "a, Z g :;
SERvER-FRENcH r.i' sls asssss q; :; :Ss., y.
DEL IANCE 547-557 Fulton street
NELlALtNE Tel. Park s24 ana ParE SOS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
SPLIT OF OPERATORS
MAY CAUSE STRIKE
Interstate Wage Agreement
Bone of Contention in
Miners Ranks.
CONFERENCE THURS DAY.
NEW THE PRESENT INTER-
STATE AGREEMENT - STRIKE
WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL.

Reports were Currcnt among the
miners delegates yesterday of Il split
among the bituminOuS operators COM
ing to indianapolis Thursday for the
conference looking to renewal of an
interstate wage agreement. Operat-
ors in Indiana. Ohio and part of Hi
nOis. it is said. favor the renewal OF
the present interstate agreement,
which expires March 81. and will work
to that end.
BituminouS operators in Pcnnsylva-
mia and West Virginia and those with
headquarters in northern Illinois, 'es-
peciallE in Chicago. are said to be
against renewal of the agreement
even to the point of striking if neCeS
sary. officers and delegates say.
1t was pointed out yesterday that hi.
luminous operators mining mountain
coal because of the industrial depres-
sion and the unusually warm weather
have been unable to dispose of the pro
ducts of their mines as readily as in
previous years and have been compel.
ed to store much of it, AS a conse-
quence large amount of coal is on
hand. The Pennsylvania and West
Virginia operators, especially, it is
pointed out, are anxious to dispose OF
this accumulated product. and by
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27

A Wall street business man showed
visitor bundle of old letters that
he was taking home from his office to
burn in his furnace. Il wasn't always
so particular about these useless bust
ness letters" he said. until / learned
that the women cleaners were sorting
them out of the wastebaskets and sell
ing them to certain firms which make
n business Of furnishing lists of names
for various purposes, mostly to specu-
.ative concerns. Then I concluded
that l owed it to my clients to protect
them from the nuisance that follows
getting ones name on a mailing list
New York Sun.
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bringing about suspension OF opera.
tiOns would create crater demand for
coal and thus enable themselves to dis
pose of their surplus. Even if the
miners could be forced to strike, it is
pointed out by the moro conservative
miners, attending the present conven-
ton, these operators would obtain
what they are striving for. For this
reason a suggestion Of a strike among
the miners will be met by opposition
i'll their ranks. The Indiana, Ohio and
southern Illinois operators have not
suffered so much from the industrial
conditions, it is said:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
Carried From the CARRIAGE.

When the carriage of Mrs. Eddy
drove up Calvin A. Frye was the first
to leave it, and following him came
the other man. Leaning back into the
carriage the big man gathered up the
frall form of Mrs. Eddy. Wrapped in
a long sealskin cape, with a black bon
net trimmed with violets on her head
and with her hands protected by white
gloves, she was carried gently I'D the
steps in the big mans arms through
the long line of people. who murmur-
ed softly as she passed. Then she
was taken upstairs and placed in what
VIII be her own private room, on the
front, or Commonwealth avenue side.
Immediately the whole great house
burst forth into light, and from every
window came the rays where before
but few lights had burned diInlv.
Trunks and satchels We're passed in
and soon all but one of the party had
passed into the house
Calvin A. Frye remained behind.
and was closely pressed for informa-
tlon by newspaper men and others.
Absolutely refusing to give any name s
OF those in the party or to make any
statement, he turned to six tall. pow
erfuI men who stood near him. and
ordered that every person be at once
put off the grounds. Then he turned
and entered the house and his orders
were Obeyed without DELAY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
Russian Jurvmen,

The most incredible stories have been
told OF Russian jurymen Thus the
foreman OF jury declared he would
not send poor fellow to prison be-
cause 1t happened to be his Che Jury
man'sl birthday. Another jury had
agreed upon verdict of guilty when
the church bells began to ring. They
revised their verdict because holt.
day had begun. A burglar was allowed
10 so free because the man whom he
had robbed had refused to lend him
money This in the opinion Of the jury
was direct incentive to crime.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
House Closely Guarded.

At o'clock the light in Mrs. Eddv's
room was extinguished. little later
the servants passed from the house TO
their quarters. and the first night in
her new home had begun for Mrs. Ed
dy. Six men remained on guard
through the night and tomorrow six
others will take their places for the
day guard. Within week permits
have been issued by the Brookline po-
lice for the men TO carry arms, and it
IS believed the watch Of six at night
and six by day will be continued for
some time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
Tho AXa-axn.

A very strange animal. related to
the lemurs and peculiar to Madagascar,
Is the aye-aye. 1t feeds on wood Dor
Ing grubs that tunnel into the bark Of
trees. The beast cuts away the outer
bark with its chisel-ike teeth. and as
the worm retreats to the end Of it's hole
pokes after it with a finger. This fin-
ger is a remarka BILE organ. evidently
provided by nature for this purpose,
being abnormally long and armed with
hook shaped claw for dragging out
the grub.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
Warned.

Minister'S Wife ttc her huShandl-
VIII You help me to put the drawing
room csrpel down today. dear: The
room Is beautifully clean. Minister
tvexstiuGSly All, well, suppose |
Will have 10, Nife--And don't forget
John. dear. while ycu are doing 1t that
you are minister of the gospel-I.on-
don Tit-Bits
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27

Until about 1850. writing was taught
in the schools of the United States
from copies that were written by The
teacher. who also made from goose
quilts the pens which the pupils used
: pen knife with a keen blade was an
essential part Of the teachers equip
ment