The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-02
GENEVA CROWNED,
FR|vOLITY RFIGNS
Many Athletes Entered in the
Field Events to Be Held
in Alameda

ALAMEDA. July 1.-Geneva, goddess
of liberty, who is to preside over the
fourth of July celebration here, was
crowned tonight. the emblem of au-
thority being placed upon her fair
head by Mayor w. II. Noy. The coro-
nation took place at the entrance to
the Paradise of JOY" in Park street.
and was witnessed by a vast throng.
Goddess Geneva was attended by
Miss Emma Giesch as her maid of
honor and by a retinue of ladies of her
court. The keys of the city were given
into the keeping Of Geneva and in a
few words she proclaimed that Ala
media was open TO frivolity. fun and
patriotism until the conclusion of the
celebration of the signing of the dec
laration of independence.
Preceding the coronation exercises
Geneva and her court were driven
through the business section of the
city in an automobile A band led the
procession and Company G of the Fifth
infantry acted as the escort of honor.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
The program of athletic sports to be
held in Lincoln park, commencing at
2:3O o'clock Monday afternoon, is a
varied one and in the list of entries
appears the names of some of the
bay. The program will be as follows:
so YARD DASH, GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
T. Salazar Porter school: L. Gross Wash
ington school; l.. b. Blanchard, Lincoln school;
John Harden, Haight SCHOOL, George Gomez.
Nsstik school; Leo Chandler, Wilson school;
Earn Dunn, Porter school, Earl Banford Wilson
school: ". Dayone.
100 YARD DASH
R. W. kssrnsy, Santa; Clara: ?. $. Terry.
una ttached; +. W. Crozier. Lick; W. j. carney,
GroF and alf1 fakE n
sbattuck, Oakland polytechnic; 81. Heckert. ".
V. A.; G. o. Cummins, Alameda high: L. ".
D. Wood. Berkeley high W. 6. Psden, Over
land: Matherbat Overland; W. Devone. Re
James. Kobe athletic club, japan, II. christen-
sen, Alameda high.
go YARD DASH
a. Liebschear, 2. a; c. Q, shattuek. Oakland
Polytechnie: L b cross W a.I.s club; H.
high r. Mscauley, Alameda high; G. D. Wood,
Berkeley high; A. sodorman. swedsh-American
Kobe athletic club
$40 YARD DASH
o. W; shsttuek. Oakland poly teehnic; L. B.
high; E. Mscauley, Alameda high; L. Blanch-
ard. Lincoln school r. Thompson, A. H. s.;
G. shattuck, A. Il. s.: A. soderman. A. a.
| c.: W G.. Paden, Overland; II. o'DonneIl, ".
A. G.; George James, Kobe.
$50 YARD DASH
C. B. Jones unattached: L. Thompson, Model
Llsmeda birb. s Searle Compsn an = An FIfRsh
; nissua Eivnn sttschab ~ ssnt
tuck Oakland poytechnic /. Weber, Lick;
Horta; cosgsTeh' sooo an = n ~ a.
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anu
ONE MILE
l.. Thompson, Model club: John Cuneo I'M
attached; v r. Thorpe, Alameda high; H. Won
Schmidt, Alameda club; John Searle, Company
william RIn,s o9mRany o. scare s,l,
p Hsiissey l. A c.: T. Creedon L a.
A. c.; Clarence Gale. Model; W.. Flynn, I'M
attached; l.. II. Gross. Washington club; Waldo
Clark. Y. NJ. g, A.: "a. A. Parsons. Y. NJ.
c. A; Il. Weber v. b Horton; Coggswen;
McMnllen Lincoln sc sehooi; y. MeMulen. Lin
coin evening schooI; " Decker, San francisco
turn verein; L. Bianehard Lincoln school
ONE NILE II. RtsL IA. \, FOUR MEN
Overland club. Washington club Alameda