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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
ESTUARY NAY BE FAVORED

STANFORD UNIE ERSITY. Feb. 10
The proposal OF the executive commit
tees OF the associated students of the
universities of California and Stanford
to hold the intercollegiate regatta on
the estuary at Oakland viii be definite
" settled as a result of an inyesti ga =
tiOu TO be held this week by several
rowing experts of stanford. The only
objection 10 the Oakland course has
been the currents and eddies with
which it is generally conceded the
Berkeley men are more familiar than
the cardinal Oarsmen. If the Stan
ford Oarsmen find that the course does
not offer especial advantage TO their
opponents they VIII probably return a
favorable report.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

4 me he
the shall
crinkicd
opplcd fell fat
a wedge.
couldn't help feeling sorry him twisting nd
an exam that didn't know he possessed
was champon.
battle well the white
in $4,000
S48E06l5.
(To Be Coninucd)
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

with big league club he will not go
INTO the minor league, but will plav
outlaw baseball. He looks upon the
offer which Cy Moreing made to him as
very enticing.
Inc new canvas covering was put
over the infield yesterday TO keep the
rain on. so the gardener will be given
a chance to cut the grass down and
get the field in shape for the opening
games between the White Sox and the
The players who arrived from the
orient and will play with the coas
league this year have started light
training. All the boys are in fairly
do much work
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
SPRING RUGBY PRACTICE

BERKELEY. Feb. 19.-Two davs a
week will be devoted to Rugby football
practlce. according TO the decision of
university. lie will have the SQUAD
out for light practice during the en-
tire spring semester to round them into
the first spring practice held for +be
football men ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
STANFORD WOMEN WIN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. 10
The women of the Stanford basket ball
team won the second game of the sea
son prayed yesterday afternoon on
the local courts of Roble gymnasium
from the girls of the Redwood City
nigh school team by the large score
OF ~ 10 o Tomorrow the first of the
three of the Intercollegiate games with
Mills college of Oakland will be PLAYED
or the courts of the Oakland school.
The game is scheduled for IL o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
SoUABBLE OVER REFEREE

Everything went lovely until the Sc
lecting OF referee came up, and
this almost caused the disruption OF
what looked like the fight OF the
century. We agreed on James J.
Jcffries TO officiate, but at the last
minute Nolan and myself heard of a
few things that were 10 come off.
and being determined to take no
chances, we point blank refused 10
stand for the big boiler maker to act
as the third man i'll the ring The
battle was delayed some two hours
while we argued over this matter.
Finally VIC agreed to accept Eddie
Graney. Jcffries stepped down and
out and Graney took possession Of
the bout Graney, it will be remenl-
bered. promptly declared all bets off
when he entered the ring The bat
tie. went IL and a fraction rounds
In this bout. as the pictures show.
never gave an inch OF ground TO my
opponent | forced him round and
round the ring from start to finish.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
GoLF cHAMPIoN arIrs

CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-H. Chandler
Egan, winner of the national amateur
golf championship in 1904 and 1905,
and four times winner OF the western
championship, announces his Derma-
nent retirement from tournament play
in a letter from Louisville, made pub
lie by his father. W. O.. Egan today
Pressure OF business is given as the
reason.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
= = - NATURES CURE
- - -. FOR BLOOD POISON

s. s.
not particle
pared as to aid in the upbuidng portion system
ing Contagious Blood Poison from the blood
ow ne use OF s. s. 81 such as stomach troubles dyspepsia
often the
8 5 goes down to the bottom of the trouble gently surely
Dy vegetable
vages OF the disease and condition So
ooe
so thoroughly signs the trouble ever
o. ~ Nature the urest and
Blood Poison Home Treatment Book with suggestions nfo
nation and any medical advice free all Nho write
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
STANFORD vs. oLYMpIc

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. 49,
The Stanford varsity baseball team
Will meet the tossers of the Olympic
club of San Francisco tomorrow after
noon on the college diamond in the
first game of a series scheduled with
the clubmen. The second game of
the series will be played next Monday
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Jem sDriscoll,
the English feather weight champion,
and Abe Attell of San Francisco
worlds champion in that class, met in
10 round bout tonight at the Ma
tional athletic club and Driscoll had a
shade the better of the contest. They
weighed in at o'clock, neither turn
ing the scale at the stipulated weight,
LIS pounds.
No decision was given by Referee
Charley White. as the laws of this
state do not permit decisions to be
rendered in boxing bouts. The cham
pionship title was not involved IN the
articles governing the match.
At the conclusion of the contest both
men were in good condition and could
probably have gone on for many more
rounds. The experts who watched their
every move We're unit in saying that
would be sufficient to determine a de-
cisive superiority of either man. Dris-
coll ruled favorite at 10 TO at first
and then the betting went to evens.
1t was one of the fastest and clever
est bouts ever seen in this city. Both
men are very quick, but Attell seemed
to have more steam behind his blows.
Driscoll's left jabs were frequent and
iAC 4diitlCQ bliClu III OhCs INO anu OiAC,
two. three fashion on Abe's face, rails
ing a lump over Attells eye in the
fifth round.
AT inhghting the American proved
the better, sending in some hard body
punches that staggered the British
boxer. In the sixth round Attell land
ed a hard swinging left on the head,
which sent Driscoll staggering to the
ropes.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS
ROUND l-DriscoI was short with his left
and Attell ripped left and right TO the wind.
Driseoll's left went to the face three times
and Attell sent left TO the wind and crowded
Jem to the ropes. Attel missed two swings as
Driscoll sidestepped and the American fell
He hit Jem with a left TO the stomach. Jem :
lightning left found Attells mouth 1t was
Driscoils round
ROUND 2-Attell's left went to the stomach
and Drscon jabbed the left to the mouth. The
American ripped a right to the stomach and
sent his left to the Englishman's jaw. Driscoll
put two lefts and mouth. lem jabbed
three lefts to the eye and the last one, the
mouth rocked Attells head. They snapped
veIous and Attell,s was not shade behind. Al
tell got TO the wind with a good left Attells
round by q shade.
ROUND 3-Attelrs right. reached the ear, and
Driscoll jabbed aud month. AttelI sent
three lefts to the mouth and Driscoll jabbed
left and mouth. Jem hooked left 10
the eye and battered the stomach with right.
Attell blocked two lefts. but DriscolFs rgh hook
landed solidy the jaw. swap of lefts on
the face was followed by Driscolrs right to the
jaw. This staggered the American and Driseoll
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
CHEERS FOR NEH'S
VICTORY OVER
WHITNEY
Veteran Fighter Celebrates His
Return TO Glory With
Knockout Punch
THE WINNERS

THE WINNERS
sam Nelson OutpOints Otto Fritch. Ftf-
teen rounds.
Al NefI knocks out Kyle Whitney
Fourteen rounds.
Johnny Murphy awarded decision over
Maurice savers. Fifteen rounds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
FAMoUs TRACk SOLD

BUFFALO. n. Y. Feb. 19.-The Ken
ilwOrth racetrack was sold today at
auction in foreclosure proceedings to
August Belmont for SS0.45O.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

he put up game gruling exhibition but finally eaved in
had
induce him to stand and fight knew that if coaTed him into
blows with would had had
land his liver with that left half scissors hook which had cumpd
o But | waiting
When the gong tapped for the begnning Of the eighteenth round
worth He broke away and ran Britt then turned and toward
his rush with b in the nose that staggered him He then tried to break
hope punching
the wind fast could and that he weakening felt that
Nothing
LIKE CAT AND MOUSE
determined finish him that if o every
strength staling The
left him down while he
he
wildly He threw all of his
with windmill
that
chance another o
o mi me a
fellow has that the
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

conceded 70 thelr demands I reused
to guarantee the $4,000 purse Thus
it was that we fought for a straight
65 per cent OF the house, with cut
of 90 and 40, winner and loser re-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
BRITT GROWS WILD

As last resort Britt now aban-
doned his opening tactics and started
to swap blows with me- 1t was slug,
slug, slug We were chasing all
AROUND the ring Toward the middle
of the round Jimmy made one of
those terrible half hooks - BODY
punches which landed flush OH my
wind. 1t was an awful blow, but |
managed to shake it off and went right
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

l certainly teit like 1t that day. "Chug,
chug, chug, | would crack him in the
stomach. In two more, seconds he
was hanging on to my neck. | be-
lieve he would have fallen then, but
! held him because | wanted to knock
him out with one blow. Referee
Graney ordered us to. break, and l
leaped right at him again. was
almost wild with enthusiasm now, for
| felt that | had the champions meas
urc
knock him out, Jimmy came in a
roar from the 10000 fans. Everybody
was standing up and yelling their
heads off. They were all Britt s
friends. | was out there all alone, but
! knew that far away in little Hege-
wisch / had mother who was my
friend Instead of stopping me the
noise made me work all the harder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Aug. 7--ST0SCk IS
Quite an active demand for stocks car
RED opening prices upward through the The
Steel sold at 761a and 1878, compared with II
769s last night and the prlce to NCf l,, =,
ore certificates rose 2, Denver and RIO
Gra1de AmaIgamated Copper, Westing-
6oHse Electric and American Hide and
feather preferred l and New York Cen
trail e. e..,-- ovo,,,5 tho
onenino nrfces realizing and new buying
HoIding prices steady. United States steel
ana Union Pacific went a fraction hlgher
to new record a ices at ia and 2037s re
spectiveIy Reading lowered near 100, put
the movement in the other leading stocks
was quite narrow. American Hide ana
leather preferred advanced 2, SIoss Shte7f-
field Steel 15A and Louisville and Nashville
Wisconsin Central and Pullman i
The market closed unsettled and lrreg-
Mar. Prices rose to new records for Unit
ed states Steel, Union Pacific, Reading
Atchison and some other less prominent
Central Railway Of New Jersey t soId az az
s04ss and United states steel 771z. There
were gains of a point in St Paul Pau ian, and
Rock Island Hooking Coal fell "a; Pull
man and Lake Erie and Western ~.
Realizing sales made an impression IN the
late dealings, Reading reacting a point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
TORTURED AN OLD MAN.
Suspected of Theft He Was Hanged
From Barn Rafters.

Sparta, Wis, Aug "details of cru
city to an old man suspected as a thief
we're brought out in a trial here. Ac-
cused Of robbing Andrew Johnson, a
farmer of his purse containing $13,
Frank Alien was tortured almost to
death at Cataract. Wis, on July L. He
was hanged to the rafters of barn
by a crowd OF Johnson's friends.
Eight men were arrested, two or
whom are physicians, and seven are
row being tried for the crime. They
are Andrew Johnson, Edward Mayf1eld.
Frank Young, DR.. Hebron, Andrew
Brrmel, Ernest Mongel and Frank Mas
terSon.
DR.. Wilbur Davis was discharged
yesterday and went on the stand for the
state. He told the story of the torture.
According to him. the men caught Al
len near Mayfield's barn. and after beat
ing him until his face was unrecogniz-
able took him into the barn and hanged
him by the neck to one of the rafters-
DR.. Hebron held his pulse and when
his physical condition required ordered
that he be let down for a brief rest. He
was hanged in this manner three times,
the last time being taken down I'M
conscious.
After being. with difficulty. brought
to life, he was taken to the river to
be ducked. Near the river the missing
pocketbook was found. The mob then
turned Allen over to a justice Of tho
peace who ordered him out of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS


Chicago. Aug. 7.-WHEAT-7Wheat dis
played moderate firmness at the start ow-
ing to a bulge in coarse grain, but sentl-
ment soon became bearish owing to con-
tinued favorable weather in the north
west The market was also affected by
liberal local receipts, the arrivals today
being nearly 100 cars in excess OF the estl-
mated amount. September opend 1sc low
er to NC higher at $3.50 to $1.OO1s, ADVANCED
to $1.00A and then sold off again 10 999sc.
The market rallied on buying by shorts
brought out by the strength of corn Sep
TENDER advanced to $1.OO3s. The close was
easy with September 1sc higher at $l.Oo;
December, which sold up to 9S12c, closed
&c lower at 97Ac. -.
CORN-Hot weather in the corn belt
caused a sharp bulge in corn prices at the
start, there being an active general De
maud while offerings were limited. Later
offerings became more liberal and prices
receded a trifle. September opened AQasc
to 9sG3s4c higher at 64c to 643sc and sold on
The market was strong all day. The close
was firm with September up 12c at $3.50
64Hc.
OATS Covering by shorts caused firm
opening in the oats market and Tor a
time a strong tone prevailed. Prices at
Der being at 36Ac to &c. Early in the day
September advanced to 373sc.
| VISIONS-ProvisiOns were quiet
| and inclined to be weaA early. Prices
J at the opening were PFC higher to 124sc
| RYE-Cash: 70d72c; September, zoe.
| BARLEY-Cash: 45666c.
| TIMOTHY-September $50
! CLOVER-Cash: SLIGO; March, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
FLEECED A BOY.
Champion Mean Man Appears in
Topeka.

An unknown man whom the po-
lice would like to see did as neat a
swindling trick with a bale of hay
for bait as they have on record. gett-
ing about SIS in good money from
a erocer's delivery boy
It happened about dark last even
ing when the boy driver Cor A. F.
Wesson with a store at 1923 West
sixth avenue, drove past an alley be-
tween west and Garfield streets on
Fifth.
got any change. I want to buy bale
of hay." The boy replied he had some
change but the man held up $40
bill and said that was all he had.
Advancement was then made for the
boy to bring the money with the hay
In due course of time the boy re-
turned with the hay The man met
him and asked him if he got the
change all right. The lad passed over
three five dollar bills. three dollars
in silver and the change
Just wait a minute while | run in
and get you the twenty the man
said and ran into the alley. Later
the boy drove away to tell his boss
who Immediately informed the police
who are still investigating and won
dering at the ease in which en-
lightened people drop their coin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
INJURED BY BUCKING BRoNCHc
Hattie Keep of Garden City Thrown
and Seriously Hurt.

Garden City. Kan. Aug. AFTER
cHnging to a wildly pitching horse for
over a block on Main street Hattie
Keep was finally thrown off and tram
pied on by the animal Her condition
is serious
She was riding when a number OF
dogs rushed out and snapped and bark
ed at the horses heels. The animal
began bucking and continued until the
rider was unSeated.
She had ridden we'll during the dash
down the street, balancing as easily as
an experienced COW man could. and had
not a stirrup been lost she would prob
ably have remained seated till the pony
could be quieted. Miss Keep fell from
the saddle under the horses heels
One of the reins was wrapped about
her wrist as she fell and prevented the
horse from going forward and allowed
1t to step on her face and abdomen In
a senniconscious condition she was re
moved to a doctors office where her
Injuries were treated. 1t was discover
ed that her ankle was spra1ned, pre-
sumably in the fall her shoulder
broken and face badly lacerated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
BUY TAX SALE CERTIFICATES.
Judge Monroe Makes a Proposition to
County Commissioners.

An offer to purchase from the county
commissioners an assignment of tax
certificates on all lots. tracts, and pieces
OF land owned by the county was made
today by Judge Lee Monroe.
Interesting figures have been compiled
by the office force of Judge Monroe
which tend to show great advantage in
dfsposing of the entire list at one time
ard to one person. A letter was writ
ten to County Attorney Schenck today
asking his opinion on such sale. The
law provides that such sale shall be
r ade on the lots and tracts separately
but Monroe stated that ne intended to
place a price on each tract separately
when terms shall have been made on
general arrangements.
The face value of these certificates
is s34, 353.49 and an estimate for those
OF 1908 is So, S27- 50. making a total OF
s41. 1916. These certificates are classed
into those of 10 years ago, less thar
Is and more than 10. and less than II
and a price offered in accordance.
Mr.. Monroe says in his letter: Ac'
cording to the figures If you had made
a gift of the tax sale certificates tC
some person a year ago who would nave
maid the 1903 tax on the property yol
would have had nearly $3.50 more II
vour county treasury than you have
at this time You have realized bu
S71e az more out of all certificates solo
curing the past year than the annua
tax. The redemptions and assignment:
UilI grow from year to year and II VII
he but a short time until the loss o.
annual tax on the whole bunch VIII Oh
greater than the sums realized during
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
ARGUE THE CASE
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
with just four doctors. It is not neces-
sary for me to express my opinion of
Jerome. I simply name the alienists
who would go on the stand and swear
as he wishes. They are Drs. Htrsch,
Pritchard. Flint and Macdonald. But
I take more satisfaction in the quality
support Mr.. Jerome even than in their
number.
(Signed) MARY COPLEY THAW."
Replying to Mrs. Thaws statement
on the witness stand Thursday declar-
ing she did not understand Mr. Delmas
was to get half his fee from Harry
Thaw and the other half from herself
and also that she never heard OF any
such arrangements until the murder
trial of Harry Thaw was on, Mr. Hart
ridge, Thaw's former attorney, pro
duced the following letter written by
Mrs. Thaw TO him over three months
before the trial began:
Hotel Lorraine, New York, Oct. IT.
1906.
"CIifford w. Hartridge.
MY Dear Sir: In order to crafty
my son and at the same time to make
a satisfactory agreement with Mr.
Delmas, L think the plan we spoke or,
of charging on Harry's account, which
he considers fair, and then to supple
ment whatever is needed to meet Mr..
Delmas' claims, will be the best.
ct can only hope that I shall not be
to heavily taxed. While what I adj
vance Harry comes from his inherit
ance share of my estate, it does not
allow me the use of that money during
my life time, nor do I quite think he
will pay interest on the loan for good
reasons, so long as his family is as
now constituted. Sincerely yours,
CSigned) IN. G. THAW."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
FANNIE LED THEM AsTRAY.
Country Mays Come to Town for a
''Timc' and Land in Pound.

Duped by the winning ways. soft
cheeks and fawn eyes of dainty Fan
ME Shellabarger, four new found ad-
fnirers at the country place of VIII
liam Lott, blind to all else but her
favor awoke to remorse this morn
ing corraIed by a squad of burly
policemen in the Eaton pound.
The first acquaintance the follow
ers, Thomas. Richard and Harry at
tanned with Fannie was not more
than d fortnight ago when Mr.. Shella-
barger sent her out. to the country
place to recuperate after the spring
season The others were there pre-
viously having spent nearly all sum
mer there.
When the six-year- filly. Fannie
was Ioosed into the field. she trod the
turf with a naughty dlsdalntul ar
notwithstanding the fact that the sea-
son had tired her greatly ana her
owner decided she needed a nice
quiet country place for her nerves.
Other patrons of the pasture were at
tracted Immediately and attempted to
make her acquaintance but at hrsI
overtures were scorned and not until
three days did she begin to notice
them.
Tented one bright moonlight night
and made friends with Richard.
Later the rest of the sUmmerlng hero
| of broken down thoroughbreds were
permitted to approach as they
coursed about the fields. Soon sew
| eraI select followers were even per-
| mitted to rub noses with the flly and
! became ardent admirers for no cheek
| was so soft as hers.
| Nothing she suggested but what
any one would do gladly and without
| question. So last night as they gal
| loped about the pasture. a weak spot
was found in the fence Promptly al
Fannie's bidding, big Tom pushed
against a post and they all stepped
out into the quiet freedom of the
| country road. IL
''Hie away with me to the big city
| for a little fun was probably the
! exhortation Fannie gave her train OF
| followers with lowered lashes- Al
anv rate four grass fed nags came
romping into the city last night lee
! Straight to the undertaking establish
ment of SheIabarger and son, Fan
MES folks -.
But Eaton has a station just across
the street and about it stand numer-
Gus dispeIlers of cheer. Hence the
JOYOUS midnight party was i'm.
hiIarity squelched by all belne
thrown into the cooler. TO-DAY the
| owners of the different noble animals
made claim and arranged for then
/ release.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug 7.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged to lie higher. No.
hard, $1O0d1.06; No. 3, 971zcd$1.05; No. 2
red, S1.05G1.O6; No. g. s1.O0a104.
CORN-Market &c to lie higher. No. 2
mixed. SIC; No. 8, 60Aq61c; No. white,
6414c; No. 8, 64c.
OATS-Market unchanged to 1c lower.
No ? white, 40Q43c; No. mixed, SSd4oc.
RYE-S0c.
HAY-Market unchanged to 5Ocd$1.Od
higher. Choice timothy, $10.5OQ11.O0; choice
prairie, $7.250D7.50
BUTTER-Creamery extra 25c; firsts,
23c; seconds, 21c; packing stock. 1S1sc.
EGGS-Extras, &c; firsts, PIC; current
WHEAT-Receipts, 1872 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-September $3.50; De-
cember, $3.50; May, SIC.
ORN-September, 5s1zc; December.
1850; May, Soc.