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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-22
Italy Confronts Grave Problem

ROME. Jan 21.-Italy is confronted
with a grave problem, the caring for
the zoo. 900 persons made homeless by
the earthquake OF last month in Sicily
and c sIabria and who have dispersed
not only to the interior Of their native
land, but have gone to Naples and
other large cities. At present II is es-
tfmated ii is costing 100000 q day TO
meet the simplest necessities OF the
poor. sam which no city or nation
can long bear.
What Is more, the bestowal of char
itv has had an III effect upon the lower
classes and many disorders have re-
suited
il IS strongly urged here that the
work be speedily inaugurated TO af-
ford employment for those who can
labor and the bestowsl OF charity be
restricted 10 those who are sick or
nnlnlees-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-22
MUSICIANS SWELL
EARTHQUAKE FUND
Concert at Princess Theater
Nets $500 for Aid of
Stricken Italians
Grand Total of SI67,OS9 ALI
ready Sent From State to
Devastated Districts

CALIFORNIA DONATIONS TO SUI
FERING ITALY
Through Red Cross society
Last reported .......... sI32.O3s SO
lesterday's collections - 9S2 %
Total TO date........., sI32,97O 5s
Direct 10 Red Cross AT Rome
from building trades coun-
ell Observation-Disclosures. 500 90
Prom grand lodge MasOns
Csent direct) .....-....... $500 90
From Catholic archdiocese 1919. 10
From Los Angeles (sent di-
rect) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $4,000 90
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-22
Houses Destroyed by Quake

ONSTANTLSOPLE. Jan zL-An Of
fcial dfspatch reports that more than
500 houses were destroyed by the
earthquake yesterday at Phonae, near
Sr9-rra The shocks continue and the
reople are seeking refuge in the noun
+ai1s. The minister Of justice has
been dispatched 10 render assistance
70 the sufferers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
COACH GORTON FINDS
NEW BASEBALL STAR
Occidental Sophomore Promises to Do
Things On the Third Cushion.
Mckenny Goes to Short
stop Position

Coach Gorton of Occidental college
has unearthed a new baseball star in
Walter Sweet, sophomore of that insti-
tuition, and from the way he is work
ing in the early season practice should
more than make good on the Presby-
terian team this year. The coach has
been playing him at the third base po-
sition lately, and as a result McKenny.
last years crack third baseman. has
been removed to the shortstop job
Sweet is one of the fastest fieiders
who has hit the Occidental diamond
for some time and has a whip that is
accurate and straight. Wieman, who
played at short last year. will In all
probability be used in the right garden
this year. as he is a good batter. Cor
ton is afraid that his knee, which was
injured some time ago, will give way
with him If he attempts to scoop up
any of the swift ones in the infield.
No catcher has yet been developing
to anything phenomenal, but both
Boynton and Hopkins show signs of
developing into fairly good men before
any games are to be played. Bird, who
has played center field for three years.
is again UP In his studies and will be
eligible to play later on in the season.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
QUAKERS MEET OxY
AT HIGHLAND PARK
Annual Event VIII Be Held Saturday.
Presbyterlans Look for Big Vie-
tory Over Whittier
Team

Occidental and Whittier meet tomor-
row in their annual track and field
meet on the Highland Park field. Al
though all indications point to an over
whelming victory for the Presbyteri-
ans, there are several events In which
the Ouakers are particularly strong
and the Presbyterians weak. and TINS
will bring up the score, tending 10
make the meet much more interesting
than have been the dual meets with
Whittier and the other colleges so 1ar
this year.
Mills will probably gather the most
of the Quakers' points, and should cas-
lily get both first places in the halr
and mile runs, II he is in the conoltlon
that he was last year.
For the first time this year the discus
throw will be included in the events,
and the relay race will be omitted, as
the Whittier team has not enough
quarter milers to make a respectable
showing against the local collegians.
In the discusit looks as though Big
Renneker of Whittier had first place
hands down, as he has record or over
12S feet in 1t. and this Is not far from
the national intercollegiate record.
However, if he should fall down down
Thomson and Conrad will be close
upon his heels with consistent throw
ing around the 110-foot mark.
Entries:
one hundred-ysrd dash-occidental: Roberts,
Rush, Baer: Whittier, Feeler, Blount. Pickett
22O-yard dash-Occidental, Roberts, Husn
Baer; Whittier, Feeler, Blount. Pickett. 40
yard dash-OccidentaL Rush, Schoonover. Con-
rad: Whittier, Kerr SsO-yard run-Occidental
Bonner Gobar: Whittier. Mills, sharpless
Mile run-Occidental. Gobar Montgomery, Nc
Gee, Stone: Whittier. Mills, White. Sharpless
Two-mile run-Occidental, Gobar, MONTGOMERY
Stone, McGee; Whittier, Mills, sharpless'
white l2O-yard hurdles-Occdental. Thom-
son, Lowry Spaulding; Whittier, N. W. Rem
neker 22O-yard hurdies-occidental Lowry,
Thomson; whittier, N. w. Renneker Ham
mer throw-Occidental, Conrad Thomson, Cor
don. Smart; Whittier. N. B. Renneker Feeler.
Shot put-Occidentsl, Thomson. Conrad. Cor
don, Lowry; Whittier. N B. RenneSer. Feeler.
High jump Occidental, Gordon, Thomson,
Lowry: Whittier, N. w. Renneker. Pole vault
Occidental Carus, Lowry. Gordon; Whittier,
Pearson. Broad jump-occidental, Thomson.
Thomas: Whittier. Pickett. Discus throw
Occidental, Conrad. Thomson. Smart: Whit
tier, N. b. Renneker, Feeier.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
ANGELS AND WHITE SOx RENEW
THEIR RIVALRY TODAY AT CHUTES
BERKELEY SENDS ITS
ENTRIES FOR MEET

The University of California has sent
down list of its entries Tor the uuat
meet to be held with Pomona eNl
Saturday on the alumni field at fo-
mona. The full list of entries Tor she
day will be as follows: 1OO-yard 1asn.
u. c., Villas, w. R. Johns. paui' ,&Fvs ~
mona III. Sloane, Parker, Wire: Mile
run~-i1 C.. n. Smith, De Mamiel,
Boy ston; Pomona, #. Lorbeer, Love
land, Rau. 120-yard hurdles-O. C'
Cowles, H. S. Johns, Edwards; Pomo.
ma. Joos, Merriam. Elliott. 44O-yaru
dash-JJ, c., Dozier, Dowd, Maddox'
Beckett or Johns or f. Smith; Pomona >
II. Sloane, Case, p. Sloane. Ferris; Szo-
yard dash--U. c., w. r. johns, WAS
Paul. II. S. Johns; Pomona, Joos' TeiS'
Wire. 220-yard hurdles-U. c. n; D
Johns. Cowles, Edwards; Pomona, Par
ker. Palmer, L. Lorbeer. SS0-yard run
u. c., Dozier, Dowd, f. Smith, Mad
dox. T. Smith; Pomona, Carver
O'Bryan, Wilcox. Two-mile rum. u,
De Mamiel, Goldman, Clabaugh or
Gaines; Pomona, Sturges, Weston, f..
Lorbeer, Rau. Relay race-No entries
for California; Pomona, III. Sloane
Case, Carver, Joos, Wire.
Field Events
Pole vault-U. c., Mum, Bull,
Cowles, Maddox; Pomona, Birdsall'
Seward, Pierce, Barnes, Merriam.
High jump-U. c., Bull, Mum; Pomo-
ma, Seaver, L. Lorbeer, Tangeman,
Merriam Broad jump-U. c., WAS,
H. Johns. Cowles, Mum; Pomona. II.
Sloane, Gillette, Barnes, Joos. Shot
putt. c.. Mum, Villas. II. Johns;
Pomona, Clark. Walden, Davenport.
Hammer throw-U. c., Mum, Maddox;
Pomona, Clark, Seward, Fuller, Garri-
son, Barnes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
SELECT
TRACK ATHLETES
WILL CONTEST SATURDAY
WITH POLY
ABSENCE OF MoAT WEAkENs
TEAM
Grand Avenue College Not So Strong
On Advance Dope and Does
Not Expect Many
Firsts

ST. Vincent has picked the track
team that will compete in the dual
meet with Polytechnic at Bovard feld
Saturday morning, but yesterday the
chances of the Catholic boys were les
sened by the absence of Moat, who
was called to his home in Michigan on
account of Illness in his family.
Moat was looked upon as a likely
winner of the pole vault, as in practice
he has cleared the bar at the 11-foot j.
inch point, which is going some Tor a
schoolboy.
Shute, LeSpada and Casey are the
entries in the 100-yard dash; LeSpada
and Couts In the 220 dash; Donahue
and Couts In the 440-yard run; Gala
han and Van Orshoven will try to re-
turn points in the sS0-yard run; Da-
wilson, Lockwood, Bourden and Neil
ing in the mile trip; Buckles, Leffert
and West In the two-mile jog; Buckles,
Leffort In the shot put and hammer
throw; Donahue. Casev and Golden In
Wildly in the pole vault; Donahue,
Dingman and McCombille in the low
hurdles: Donahue and Mcneil in the
high hurdles, and Donahue, f. Couts.
C. Couts, Shute, Stoney and Casey will
make up the relay team.
Donahue is the man upon whom the
Catholic boys rely for most of their
points. He Is an all-round athlete
and formerly was a member OF the
Irish-American Athletic club of New
York city, and in a recent meet tucked
five f1rsts under his belt, a no mean
performance.
AS Poly and st. Vincent have not
met on the track for several years,
great interest centers in the outcome.
although the wise ones predict that
Poly will be far in the lead when the
points are totaled. Poly has a well
balanced team of point winners, which
Is the strong point of winning track
team, while st. Vincent will have to
depend on two or three individuals to
earn the tallies.
The meet will begin at 10:30 o'clock
and a big crowd of supporters of both
schools Is planning to be on hand to
cheer on the favorites.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
TEAMS
PLAY GOOD BALL
POLY AND SAINTS SHOW
LEAGUE FORM
GAME CALLED WITHOUT RUN ON
EITHER SIDE
Ten Innings of Classy Pitching and
Fielding Make Fans Sit
Up and Take
Notice
Poly O; St. Vincent 0

The classiest game of baseball ever
played on a Los Angeles diamond by
school teams was witnessed yesterday
afternoon at the st. Vincent field,
when Polytechnic and the Catholic
nine battled for ten innings. When
darkness compelled the umpire to call
the game neither side had been able
to put a player over the rubber.
AS inning after inning went by and
the pitchers of both teams were twirl-
ing unhitable ball, the fans became in
terested, and as the game grew old
without either side producing the SEM
blance of a run they settled back and
began to realize they We're witnessing
game which every fan is not for
tunate enough to see in season.
A painful accident to Catcher Leo
OConnor in the third inning was all
that marred an otherwise perfect ex-
hibition of the national game. O'Con-
nor received a foul ball on the middle
finger of the right hand, fracturing the
finger and exposing the bone, and
grave fears are entertained that the
finger may have to be amputated, but
unless blood poison sets in the ply
sicians hope to save 1t.
The work of the pitchers, Porter for
Poly and Buckles for the Catholic boys.
can be seen from the fact that the
total hits of both mines during the ten
innings was but five. Tompkins re-
lieved Porter in the ninth inning, and
not bingle was made off his delivery
while he was in the points.
Ghost of Run
OF the FIVE hits st. Vincent got three,
but every hit was scattered and only
at one period of the game was there
chance for a run. In the sixth in
ming Shute belted the ball for what
looked like a three-base hit, but Bibo
sprinted after the ball and by g. hair
raising throw lined the ball to the real
estate sack. and Shute was retired.
The Poly supporters went Wild over
the play, for It looked like a score If
the play had not been perfectly exc
cuted.
Mary" Pierce was in the game
every minute and his work was of
major league caliber. while First Base
man Dodson brought the crowd to its
feet by pulling down high fly near
the bleachers.
The Catholic boys went through the
game without an error. while three
were chalked against Poly, not one of
which resulted disastrously.
The game was a distinct surprise TO
the followers of both teams, for st.
Vincent was looked upon to win and
had the advantage of playing in their
own back yard, but even though they
did not win they put up a rare article
of ball, and only the work of the Poly
pitchers prevented them from taking
down the game.
The Poly students were jubilant over
the result and regard the game as a
virtual victory for their players.
The features of the game were con-
tributed by Pierce, Bibo, Price and
Shute.
Catcher Price received a wicked blow
from a speedy ball thrown by Buckles.
but gamely refused to leave the play.
Another meeting between these teams
will be a great attraction after the
result of yesterdays memorable con-
test. The score:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
ENTRIES RECEIVED FOR
MOUNT WILSON CLIMB
Every Runner Who Finishes Climb
Will Be Awarded Prize-To
Begin Training Soon

Several entries have been received
by the promoters of the Hill climb
which will be held up Mount Wilson
for the Richard X. Fox medal April
Is. A new feature of the race has
just been decided upon that every
runner who finishes will be awarded
a suitable prize.
Tom Verdugo of San Gabriel has en-
tered the Mount Wilson race and says
that he will endeavor to give the other
contestants a hard race for honors
next month. Among the Los Angeles
entries are Charley Boscha, Ed Diet
rich and one other who will enter un-
letic club. The three contestants will
60 to Sierra Madre within a few days,
where they will camI out and train
there before the race.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12

gagement, and if anybody wants 10
accept the challenge that Austin issued
at Maud Junction last Tuesday night,
the side bet of $3.50 may be covered by
deposit with me. The money is ready
to back Austin in his side bet, ana
McCarey says he will stage the bout.
Baseball cranks should not overlook
the fact that there will be basepail
game this afternoon at the Chutes,
beginning at 2:3O o'clock, In which the
Angels and White Sox will hook up
for the first game in the second series
between them. The Sox have won two
in three games from the Angels and
have won one in two games with the
Vernons. The game this afternoon
promises to be some lively doings. and
at least will be worth the price of ad-
mission.
The announcement that the Racing
association would put on one of more
extra overnight events worth from
$500 to $1,000 each week has caused
many owner TO change their minds
about shipping to Emeryville. With
such horses as Jack Atkin. Dominus
Aroi, Colonel Bob and half a dozen
others to draw upon for entries to these
various overnight events the prospect
for a glorious finish of the racing sea-
son In the south seems extraordinarily
good.
Goodwin, the outfielder that Hen
Berry secured from the Three-1 league
last fall, will arrive in Los Angeles
next Monday, having left his home in
Illinois yesterday for Los Angeles.
Judge Nagle also is due and will get
into the game before Sunday. Then
Cap Dillon will have his full lineup on
duty and the Terrors will look just
as sweet as ever to the fans.
Jim Blute changed his plans at the
last moment for shipping Donau and
Sureget to Emeryville to start In the
Undine stakes Saturday, owing to
lameness that Donau developed in his
workouts. Nearly all of the good jock
eys will go to Emeryville, however, to
ride in this race and the riding colony
here next Saturday will be about the
poorest that has ever ridden here. Nc
Gee will go north to ride Frank G.. Ho-
gan. which ran second in the Wood
lands stake, and Treubel will pilot A.
J. Small in his journey. Just who will
ride for R. L. Thomas is not known,
and it Is extremely unfortunate for this
popular Kentucky horseman that he
should be deprived of the services of
his crack rider. Schilling, at this time,
when he has such an excellent chance
of capturing the Undine with Sir Ash
ton or Carroll.
Logan Denny, who formerly owned
Aunt Polly and who always thought
she could make any horse run six fur
longs in better than 1:12 to beat her,
had his judgment vindicated yester-
day. when he sent his 13-year-old
sprinter to the post for winning race.
after a week of hard training. Logan
is about on a nose finish with any of
the trainers, and when he sends a
horse to the post the racegoers know
that he is ready to do his best. Aunt
Polly, under his clever training. showed
marked improvement yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
POOL TOURNAMENT PROVES
HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE CARD

The first series of games in the pool
tournament being held at b24 South
Spring street last night brought a
large delegation of railroad and shop
men from the various railway COM
panies.
Grover Kimmerle, the well-known
baseball player. carried away first hon.
ors and won first prize. j. Richie came
second by a close margin and captured
second prize. ]. Perhmen made the
longest run of the evening. D. Rogers,
the largest man in the employment OF
the Salt Lake car shop department, was
satisfied by being one of the "also
rams" and captured the BOBBY prize.
The tournament will be continued all
week until completed
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
ONLY FOUR LEFT
IN BIG CONTEST
Go as You Please Race Finds but
Quartet of Original Team Still
in the Running at
New York
fBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, March ia score of
pedestrians, half of whom were Amer
leans and the other half foreigners,
composed the ten teams that were still
in the running today, the fourth day
of the international go-as-you- please
race at Madison Square garden. Only
four of the original teams remained IN
tact, the others having been recon-
structed
Cibot and Orphee of France were
the leading pair, with Davis and Met
kus second. Dineen and Prouty We're
third and Loeslein and Klubertanz
fourth and Feegan and Curtis in fifth
position, to which they dropped back
at O'Clock this morning.
The score of the leaders at midnight,
the end of the ninety-sixth hour, fol-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
CANS AND WHITE
SCRAP TONIGHT
[Rx Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, March 11.-Joe Cans
will meet Jabez White, the English
fighter, at the National club here to-
morrow night. Cans arrived here last
evening from Baltimore and Will put
the finishing touches on his training
today. The fight is to be ten rounds.
Cans hopes to win, but he realizes that
he has hard proposition before him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
SCHOOLS OF cAHUENGA
DISTRICT MEET IN GAMES

In a practice game of basketball
yesterday afternoon between the Lin
coin and Ramona schools of the Ca
huenga district the former won by q
score of II to Z.
The game was interesting from start
to finish and was exciting until the
first of the third half, when Lincoln
team forged ahead and won the game.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
ATHLETICS
81 NE1A1g9A A4gzy -. - sssgF oss1FP

BOWLING enthusiasts will have an
x opportunity tonight of Witnessing
~ about the best match series Oh
games that has been rolled in this city
in long time, when the McHales anu
Oldfelds will meet in a return match
at Morley's Broadway alleys for side
'bet and a banquet. The first game was
nlaved between the Pommerys and the
Oldfelds, the former team winning,
and now McHale, who captalneu that
team, will send his winners up against
the losers in the return match. There
vas n novel situation developed in the
first match series, in that the losers
won two in three games, yet lost De-
cause total pins count This is the reg
ulation manner of scoring in all cham
pionship contests. With only de-
ficiencv of forty-eight pins between
them and victory, the Oldhelds cam
ored for the return match, and ABOUT
the hottest thing in bowling thaG mas
been pulled off in long time VIII re
suit tonight. Play begins at o'clock.
Those who enjoy good sport, close
handicapping and exciting finishes Will
find the Santa Anita card extraordl-
narily attractive this afternoon, despite
its lack of high class horses. some OF
the really good platers at the track
which rank with the stake horses OF
other seasons will go to the post this
afternoon and racing will be above the
par of other days in former seasons
The third race may have the call as
the feature event today, but 1t is prob
able that the fourth race will give 1t a
hard rub for the honors. Platers OF
good class will start in each event and
the fields are so large and so evenly
find plenty of opportunity for guessing
on the result. The card looks GOOD ana
should be easy to beat.
With Jeff preferring the coon and
the coon preferring Jeff, it does not
look like such a far-fetched proposltlon
after all that they will meet for bat-
tie royal for the undisputed champion
ship of the world. But, probably, after
the Galveston boys finish up with JACK
and his white squaw there Will be nc
contention in the heavyweight divis-
ion. Just what sort of parade and
reception that Galveston affair VIII
turn out to be, when the bir burly
black coon and his degenerate white
souaw move into the town "below the
belt" is difficult to forecast-only for
one reason. With advance notice that
the negro and his white wife are NOV
ing upon Galveston the governor OF
Texas, if he is alive to the exlgencies OF
the occasion, will see that a few COM
panies of the Lone Star militia are on
the ground to preserve order. Other
wise there is apt to be little necessity
for Jeff considering whether he Will
re-enter the ring. Away down south
in the land of Dixie. where all men are
not equal by a sight. and where
the coon has about the same rights
that are accorded the Japanese in Cal
ifornia, it seems like bit of risky
business for the tar-colored would be
champion to try to go home, especially
with a white woman singing to his
belt and asserting her pride in being
known as the wife of negro. 1t may
he their business, but for a whole
years salary I would not be elther
lack Johnson or his white squaw.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
To Play Championship Game

SAN BERNARDINO, March 1.-THE
game to decide the basketball cham
pionship of the Citrus Belt league of
high schools will be played between
the San Bernardino and Riverside high
school teams at Redlands next Sat-
urday. Both teams have met one de-
feat only, and both are fast, but the
San Bernardino boys hope to capture
the trophy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
SUMMARY

Sacrifice hits-West. Davidson. Bases on
balls-on st. Vincents, 3; off Polytechnic, l.
Struck out-By Buckles 10; by Porter, 2; by
Tompkins, 2. Double play - Shute to Gala
ham Hits-Of Buckles, 2; off Porter, 3: off
Tompkins, o. Hit by pitched ball-Ybarrando
Time of game-1:15. Umpire-Fitzwilliams
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
GARRY HERMANN MAY
CONTINUE PRESIDENT
Bowiers Agltated Over Old Leaders
Attitude in Regard to Leader
ship-Hundred Delegates
In Attendance

PITTSBURG, March 1.-THE ques-
ton agitating bowlers attending the
ninth international tournament of the
American bowling congress tonight is
whether August Hermann of Cincin
natl, president of the association, will
accept his old position. Mr.. Herr
mann said today that he would not.
More than 100 delegates attended the
meeting today. 1t was finally decided
that tenpins in the future are to weigh
three pounds, which is two ounces
less than at present. The use of rosiu
on shoe while participating in ma
tional tournament will be prohibited.
The executive council was increased
from nine to fifteen members.
The congress tabled a resolution in
troduced by Judge Howard of Chicago
providing for the blaming of alleys
used for city association matches once
a year.
An amendment that ne wpins be
used for each squad in national tour
naments was killed.
The high scores in the five-men
events tonight follow:
Handy Kids, Madison wis. .2727
Old landmarks, Columbus, O......... 2s92
Krumhars, Cleveland ...............26 .2679
Dlesel' chicago .''................ 2606
Syracuse, Syracuse, n. $3.50