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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
FITCHBURG WELLS WATER
PROVES GOOD IN TEST
Chemist Reports FavorabIy on
AIameda's Supply

ALAMEDA, April 2s-The city chem
lst, who was ordered to make an anal
ysls OF water taken from the Fitchburg
wells of the Peoples water company.
has reported that the test showed the
water to be superior to any ever pump
ed into this city from the same wells.
Samples of the water are being ana
lyzed at the university. and pending
report on the tests made there the
water from the Fitchburg wells will
not be turned into the Alameda mains
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
PARK COMMISSION is
APPOINTED IN OAKLAND
Mayor Mott Carries Out Pro-
vision of New Charter

OAKLAND, April 2S.-one of the new
amendments to the city charter passed
at the recent charter election was put
into effect this morning by Mayor
Mott when he announced the appoint
ment of park commission which will
supervise and control all the public
parks of the city. The appointees are
James p Edoff. receiver of the Cali
fornia bank, Walter G. Manuel presi-
dent of the municipal league. and Will
son Fl. Gould. secretary of the Co.'S
mopolitan building and loan association.
The commissioners will assume their
duties in the near future.
Under the old charter provision the
members of the board of public works
acted as ex officio park commissioners.
Within q few days the park COM
mission will hold a meeting with the
recently appointed playground commits
sion. which is in charge of an impor-
tant department of the proposed park
improvements to be made throughout
the city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
SLAUGHTER HOUSES MUST
ABATE NOISOME ODORS
District Attorney Will Send
Warming to AbattOirs

OAKLAND, April 2S.-District Attor-
ney Donahue announced today that he
would close the slaughter houses at
Butchertown by vigorous prosecution
unless the managers abated the stencil
which arises from unclean conditions
there The trouble was brought TO the
attention of District Attorney Brown a
year ago when considerable improve
.ment was made. which appeared to
have relspsed with the beginning of
warm weather again.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
SLAYER OF RODRIGUES
D.. GUILTY OF MURDER
Second Degree Verdict Re-
turned Against JacintO Vital

OAKLAND. April 23.-Jacinto Vital
was found guilty Of murder in the sec
end degree by jury in Judge Browns
court today Vital stabbed Manuel
Rodriguez in a fight arising at festivi-
ties AT Rodrigues' house, Rodrigues
having attempted to eject him. Re-
turning to the house, Vital broke a
window. and afterward stabbed his
host So that he died. An year old son
Of Rodriguez was the principal witness
for the prosecution.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

Eight roll and four fiat top desks.
good as new, at the furniture sale. ri
Schellhaas. Entrance. Eleventh street
at Franklin, Oakland =
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

CHURCH coNFERENCE-oskland Anri, %
The Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter Dav Sanfs
will meet in semiannnsI conference Sundar sf nc
hail, Eleventh and Clay streets
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

Hundreds take advantage Of the fire
eno water sale Of furniture this week
u II Scheilhaas'. Eleventh street at
hxaRklins Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

INJURED BY RUNAwAY-Oakland April o
b. j. Brady aged 63 years and living at 81
today by being thrown from his rig when hi
horse ran away.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

California Limited through to Chicago
leaves at 1000 d. m.
OFFICES:
673 Market Street and Market Street
Ferry Depot, San Francisco
lll2 Broadway, Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

ssasyw.GlDbs t0r councIImsn .Bsrkelsy.. !.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24

SATURDAY. only. iMondsy only. f6Tamalpas only.
Ticket Ofees-Sausalito Fcrry and So Market.
General 0Hces-Ml Valley. California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
NINE FOOT BALL
GAMES FOR HARVARD

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. March 27.-The
Harvard University foot ball schedule for
1909 has been completed. The list which
has been adopted includes nine games,
one game less than last year. Eight OF
these contests on the gridiron will be
played at Cambridge. the only trip Of the
eleven being to West Point to play the
Army October 80. Carlisle, Annapolis and
the Springfield Training School were
not given dates for next autumn.
The Crimson's season will be opened Oc-
tober 2 with game against Bowdoin.
and from then on the schedule has been
so compiled that when the team takes
the field against Yale November 30 at
Cambridge 1t should be at it's best
The last five games on the schedule
could scarcely be any harder. Beginning
with Brown October %. the Johnnies play
West Point, Cornell. Dartmouth and Yale
In order. This means that Coach Percy
D. Haughton has his work cut out for
him II Harvard is to go through these
matches with an unmarried list of vic
tories.
The schedule: October 2, Bowdoin at
Cambridge: October 8, Bates at Cam
bridge: October 8. Williams at Cam
bridge; October 49, University of Maine
at Cambridge; October % Brown at Cam
bridge; October 30. West Point at West
Point: November 6. Cornell at Cam
bridge: November 13, Dartmouth at Cam
bridge; November 20. Yale at Cambridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
To Encourage Yachting.

NEW YORK, March 27.-The Atlantic
Yacht Club and the New Rochelle Yacht
Club have arranged Jointly to manage a
race around Long Island for a cup which
has been offered by Yachting. The start
for this race will be off the Atlantic
Yacht Club house at Sea Gate and the
finish of Huckleberry Island, New Ro-
chelle. The distance is POP nautical
miles. ITO of which are on the open sea.
This race will be started Satur.
day. July 10, and was arranged to stimu-
late interest In long distance racing and
TO encourage Corinthians. The size Of the
boats eligible for this contest has been
limited to fifty feet over ALL Several
yachtsmen have already signified their in
tention of taking part in the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

Trick .. Although A misses the three
of clubs on the first round he has no con-
fidence that his partner is signaling be-
cause ne KNOWS rows ne Is opposed to adver.
whom may hold the trey. He does not
believe in switching to singletons, because
he has private understanding with his
partner that to lead a second suit shall
show re-entry in it.
Trick B. knows that z has still another
club. because he is playing up. so he I'M
derplays his long suit in the hope Of get
ting another ruff. b starts another call
for fear his partner did not attach suffi-
cient importance to the first one. 1t is
bad enough to have to tell your partner
to lead trumps at all. but to tell him
twice in one hand is a dreadful reflection
on his intelligence.
Trick 4. u now finds himself in a rath
er unusual position. that of being called
upon to lead trumps right up to the play
er who is calling for them The books
tell YOU always to force a player who Is
calling for or leading trumps; but there
are exceptions. and this deal shows that
son for opposing a trump call by trump
lead. z is not sure of his partners
strength in diamonds. nor of his re-en-
try strength in spades. but he holds the
he would rather have the trumps come
out before he parts with it. His partner
has no clubs and should have diamonds
and spades. If Y has anything in spades
d
Of a low diamond would suggest. it must
be the ace or king. so that w practically
have all the plain suits between them.
Then why not get out the trumps?
Trick s. If stops the trump lead and
tries to clear his partners clubs Alb get
one more trick out of 1t.
Trick 6. If A quits the trump attack
and leads the clubs again SO as to get
them cleared. u will continue the dia-
monds. and unless has the courage to
ruff with the king of trumps and lead
the three on the long chance that AS
trump is better than rs Alb will get
seven tricks only. 1t is curious to OBJ
serve that II A passes this trick with the
confused idea of winning the third round
of trumps instead OF the second. Alb will
get four tricks only on the deal. loss
Of eight. If leads a small spade.
Trick Z Although the seven of trumps
Is good, b takes the lead away from A SO
as to give him any possible finesse In
clubs over z.
Trick 10. B plays the Deschapelles coup
as forlorn hope to get his partner into
the lead again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
CAREER
IN CLEVELAND
GEORGE SIosson, When a Mere
Boy, Wins Game With
the Champion.

CLEVELAND. March 19.-1n an article
on the fanso4s> billiardists Of the country
an eastern writer tells how George Slos-
son received his~start. Prior to the war
Michael Phelan was the billiard cham
pion Of the United States.
In 1858 George Slosson. then fourteen
years old. was working in the billiard
room of the Kennard House, in Cleveland
Perched up on a box one day he was
knocking the balls about, when a party
of men passed through on the way to the
bar. One Of them stopped to watch the
player, who looked and asked:
Like to play a game, sir?"
"No, sonny" was the answer. II don't
believe / care to play"
The youthful Slosson heard the men
laughing in the barroom, but didn't know
what 1t was about. A few minutes later
they passed through the billiard room
again. and the man whom Slosson had
addressed stopped and said he would play
a game. Slosson won-because his oppo-
nent let him, he found out afterward. AS
the party was passing out one of its
members informed Slosson that he had
been playing with Michael Phelan:
Imagine my feelings" says the stu
dent in telling the story, 'for in those
days Phelan was looked UP to in billiard
circles. by me at least. as little less than
a god.'
Phelan took a good deal of interest In
Slosson. and later had him come to New
York to work In the same room which
he now owns.
No billiard match ever excited more in
terest than the one between Slosson and
Vignaux In Paris in 1882. 1t was at the
champions game, with 14xo8 lines, and
an immense crowd waited outside the
Grand Hotel. where 1t was held. to get
the returns. 1t was necessary to have
police to keep order. SloSson was the
winner, 5000 to 2. $50.
Slosson Is a billiard player who Is game
to the core The student is a dangerous
antagonist. no matter how far behind he
may be. and never quits. Modern times
furnish a striking illustration OF his
nerve. He won game from Frank Ives,
the best billiard player that ever lived,
which stands out as one of the hardest
uphill fights ever waged and won. It was
in the 1871 balkline championship tour
nament in Madison Square Garden in 1897.
Ives had three points to go and had the
balls 1t looked as IL nothing but a mir
acle could stop him, especially as Slos-
son had 157 to go. He made two points
and missed. and then Slosson gathered in
a run of 81. containing many difficult
shots. One was a bank almost the length
OF the table. the cue ball going up to the
driving the balls out of balk. That shot
alone bespoke Slosson's nerve When he
missed he left the balls In tho middle OF
the table. Ives. still confident as he al
ways was, tried q masse and missed He
didn't get another shot. Slosson picked
up billiards here, there and everywhere
and ran the game out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
Water Basket Ball,

CHICAGO. March 27.-Water basket
ball. new form OF aquatic sport. Is
meeting with considerable popularity IN
western swimming circles. The game is
the invention OF Walter Sullivan. the for
mer champion underwater swimmer and
now instructor at the illinois A. c. 1t
resembles basket ball Ia many ways. At
each end Of the playing area, size of
which Is optional, is Suspended five feet
above the water line ap 1S-inch basket.
and points are scored by throwing a tight
ly inflated rubber ball. thirty inches in
circumference. inside them. goal made
from the field counts two and one from
free trial. one. Five nsen constitute a
team and the game Is divided into two
halves of eight minutes each, with i've
minutes tntermiSsion betYseen halves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

cepted as a deathblow to racing, but the
appearance of the American element on
the scene has put new life into the sport,
and now it looks more vigorous than 1t
has for years. With Belmont and Wander
bilt horses at Newmarket and Carroll and
Keene at Beckhampton and Croker watch
ing from his we'll equipped stables in Ire
land American racing interests on the
English turf have never been SO wisely
or industriously pursued. American colors
will be seen in most of the leading events
Of the present season, which commences
March % at Lincoln.
Important Events.
The Newburg Spring Cup. the City and
Suburban, the Jubilee Stakes, the Ascot
Gold Cup and the Derby are but a few
Of the important events in which the
colors of American owners will be seen
at the starting post. Carroll has eight
of them is described in English racing
vernacular as ''clinker." Colin. Keene's
champion. Is talked about already as the
winner of the Ascot Gold Cup, which is
one OF the most coveted prizes of the
years racing.
Croker Is looked upon as one OF the
men VINO talk little about their prospects.
but. according to reports from Ireland,
he will produce one or two animals dur
ing the season that are likely to make
racing history.
The king in paying one of his quiet
visits to Newmarket recently went over
the stables containing the American
horses and remarked that he had never
seen more beautiful collection of thor
oughbreds. 1t is not generally known that
his majesty was responsible for removing
the edict of the Jockey club which pro-
hibited the training of Cookers horses
at Newmarket. He expressed his dis
approval of the action of that body in
very forcible language. and told it that
until 1t reinstated Croker the appearance
Of American colors on the English turf
would lack enterprising support.
His majesty's trainer. Maret, IS always
enthusiastic in asserting how the king
admires American sportsmen, and that
beyond winning or trying to win a race
himself he prefers to see an Americans
colors first past the post The success
OF the American jockeys was the first
thing to impress his majesty that there
must have been good horses in the United
States. otherwise racing here could not
have developed an army Of superior jock
eys such as Sloan, Maher. Martin and the
Reiffs. Acting on his Impressions he had
Maher as his principal jockey for a sea-
son. and only disposed Of him when he
found that the popular jockey had other
worlds to conquer
The year 1909 will be record for
American racing sports in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
Score of Simultaneous.
Rice Gambit Tourney.

The annual Rice gambit tournament is
now fairly under way. There is strong
entry of sixteen players engaged. and a
number of keenly contested games have
already taken place A good many games.
however. have been lost through plumbers
AS was to be expected, the majority of
the players are not yet sufficiently famil-
lar with the intricate variations of this
famous chess opening. In several cases
the proper conduct of the attack has been
wanting, and in consequence the black
forces have so far had the better of the
argument. Later on. no doubt. the white
pieces will be handled with more skill,
in which case the defense will become a
difficult proposition.
The present standing Of players having
a percentage of 500 and above Is as fol-
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

nounced that the last named has been
communicated with and has signified his
intention of coming to washington ana
finishing the two remaining games of his
schedule during this week. In the event
of his success, which is fully expected,
the post series with Smell will commence
on Monday evening, April 4. and con-
tinue on the following Wednesday and
Friday evenings. The local chess en-
thusiasts are anticipating high-class
display when this occurs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
Big Bowling Match.

NEW YORK. March 27.-One of the spe-
cial features of the national bowling tour
nament which will be held In Madison
Square Garden from May "a to June IL
will be a match between Jimmy Smith,
the champion Of greater New York, and
Dave Woodbury.. the Chicago title holder,
for 81 900 a side. Articles of agreement
were signed by President Cordes while
the latter was on his trip west, from
which he has just returned. The match
will consist of best eight out of fifteen
games. the alleys in the Garden being
brand new and giving neither contestant
any advantage over the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
Gold Cup for Punting.

PHILADELPHIA, March FIT has
been decided by the University of Penn
sylvania foot bali committee that an in
novation is to be I'm order this spring
The candidates for the 1909 foot ball team,
especially the backfield aspirants, will he
called out and punting practice held. In
order that interest in the kicking depart
ment may be aroused II has been decided
to give q gold cup to the candidate maxi
ing the best average in the spring and
fall practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

Trick .. a is not quite sure that his
partner is calling. and In order to show
him how weak he is himself he switches
10 his singleton. Y should have recog
nized this for what 1t was and put in his
ace Immediately, but he didn't.
Trick 3. BY forcing his partner B con-
veys to him the double information that
he is strong in trumps and that he would
like to have A show him the best trump
he has by reading them first.
Trick l. a has sufficient confidence in
his partner TO feel sure that ne would not
force him unless he had some trump
strength. and there being no hope Of max
ing the clubs unless the truInps can be
exhausted A leads his remaining trumps
Immediately.
Trick 4 must finesse the club, because
even il the finesse loses he is sure to
get in again, his partner being marked
with the long trump and the trey of clubs
which will put 4 into the lead again.
This looks simple and 1t seems as IL
a and B ought to mako that club suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
FINE CHESS PLAY
BY F. B. WALKER
Wins Majority of Games in
Simultaneous Exhibition at
Washington Club.

A numerous company turned out to par
t1cipate In and witness the simultaneous
chess display given by F. B. Walker, the
local expert, at the rooms of the Wash
ington Chess Club. The evenings enter
tainment was given by Mr.. Walker at the
solicitation of the Departmental Chess
League and through the courtesy of the
chess club officials all Corners were al
lowed to take part free of charge.
When operations began at $50 o'clock
there were twenty players seated behind
the black pieces. Some we'll known expo
nents were among them and all were sea-
soned veterans with the exception of one
budding chessist. Ernest NJ. Knapp. a
school boy. who attends the Dennison
School. The lad showed that he knew
some chess. however, and he should soon
develop into a promising player. His first
moves were we'll executed, although the
opening was quite complicated, but when
he afterward had to leave. owing to the
lateness of the hour. he was a piece down
and his game had to be counted as lost.
Walker had never before undertaken so
severe a task as the simultaneous ham
din of twenty games, but he proved equal
to the occasion, although the physical
exertion necessary for the ordeal latterly
had its effect on his play, SO that his
record was not as good as 1t otherwise
would have been. He chose variety Of
openings, as may be seen from the list
below, and made his moves with exceed
ing rapidity. Most of the games were
quite lengthy: nevertheless they were all
completed in about four and a. half hours.
Several of Walkers losses occurred in the
last half hour OF play, after the contin-
uous strain had made quick analysis diff
fcult. When results were compared it
was found he had won nine games. lost
eight and drawn three: some of the latter
and If played out would undoubtedly have
gone into his winning column.
Graham Scores First.
The single players first defeat was
credited to Graham, the government
printing Office player. This was owing
to probable oversight, which lost the
queen. Another printing Office player.
kistler, won a good game on it's merits
some time later. One of the best games
was with E. H. Miller, formerly of the
University of Pennsylvania. chess team,
who happened to be visiting the city
and was invited to take board. The
opening of this game was irregular, but
there was little to choose in the positions
until the end play was in progress when
a slip-up gave the game to Miller.
Col. Harvey played a clever Hungarian
defense and when Walker essayed an
unsound sacrificing combination the COL
onel soon afterward clinched the game
Pratt was again given an opportunity Of
playing his favorite queens counter
gambit, and after a long struggle he
found himself with the exchange in hand
and enough superiority of position to
win. The other winners We're BurkhoId-
err, Landers and Rankin. A good exposi-
ton of the four knights opening was
given by Landry, the game being drawn
by mutual consent in a perfectly even
position after an interesting setto.
The names of the players and results
are as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
Gambit Scores.
Club Championship.

1t has been previously reported that
this. the premier club tourney of the
season, will probably result in tie be-
tween c. L. Smell Of this city and j.
Norman. an out-of-town member. who
resides at Lyuchburg, Va. IT 70 an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

Lieut.. Robert Slocum of the Potomacs
announces he will not be a candidate
for captain as many Of his friends de-
sired him to be at the coming election.
This will leave the field to Mr.. Joseph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

Nothing has more pleased the friends Of
the Analostans and the oarsmen generally
on the river than the reelection of Capt
Gerry Townsend to the chief float officer
Of the club. and the further announce
ment that the club would endeavor to
send q crew to the Fourth Of July re-
gatta at Philadelphia the approaching
season. The Star has repeatedly observed
in its boathouse gossip that no club in
this vicinity has better material than
the Analostans. and the pity was that no
advantage was made OF it. but the an
nouncement made at the annual meeting
looks good to the members. who are
anxious to see the blue and white crews
once again to the front as they were SO
often In the long ago.