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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
BbTTLER BOXES
1T BIC BENEFIT
Nelson Tells of Various Stunts
Which Helped Make $4,000
for NewSboys
By Battling Nelson, Champion
LighfWefghf

AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK, \. ".
arly 26--The great benefit given the
New York newsboys this afternoon at
teacted an enormous crowd. The at
tendance was in excess Of $4,000. The
entertainment started at 2 o'clock and
lasted until after 6. I entered the
grounds driving a horse belonging TO
John Gallagher. . / drove it around the
grounds and made a great hit.
Among the amusing games was the
aie eating contest between the Journal
and World newsies. The Journal BOYS
were by far the more hungry. They
-@Ton by % pies. The sight was GER
c.i;.ly unique. such a bunch of pie
.tlees I never saw. There was an as
=9rtment Of apple. peach. blackberry.
ollleberry, blueberry. custard and
pumpkin pies
! ...Ifeary ST. Ives won the two mile race
.aron Maloney and Morrissy.
There were. boxing matches between
every New York city boxer Of note and
several who were never heard of.
The baseball game between the
women folk OF the Beauty Spots" and
INC Motor Girls was one continual
upr0ar-a burlesque for fair.
one OF the hits Of the day was Miss
Annette Kellerman. ffe human fish.
The diving Venus did her diabolo act
and 7 must say she batted around the
800 mark. She received cheer after
cheer and then some.
I boxed an exhibition of two rounds
eGch with Battling Hurley, Johnny
Marto and Tommy Murphy. I donated
$50 Of my books. The Life, Battles
and Career of Battling Nelson" l sold
Lhem myself in the crowd. I received
as much as 81 for a book though the
regular price is so cents. I never
gave any change back.
The last book I auctioned off to the
highest bidder and inside Of five min
utes disposed of it 10 Mart Waterman
for Sl5. The books helped swell the
-unds.
The benefit viii show a surplus of
at least $4,000 for the little fellows.
God help all Of them.
i intended TO leave for the west to-
morrow, but as I am making a 1000
mile trip for charity and am on the
ground I have decided 10 stay over
until Thursday. There is going to be
another beneft for the home of the
crippled children's hospital. The ar
rangenient committee thinks I will
help swell the fund by being there,
Sol have consented TO stay.
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III. r. Judah, of the Southern Pacific
and Edward Payson Weston, of walking
fame. look enough alike to be taken
for each other. H. r. Judah was in the
corridor of the Flood building yester-
day and was admiringly pointed out as
the great walker
See that long swinging stride of
his" said the athlete. You can tell a
man at once who exercises He walks
as do, with that easy, graceful move
ment born of long practice
And when the athlete went into the
big general office he saw the real Wes-
ton talking to Poet Smith.
Good lord" said the man; "how on
earth did he beat me in here? 1 just
met him in the passage going the other
way. He's wonder. sure"
That amt Judah" cried one of the
bright youths. That's the chap who
walks when he can ride. Amt he a
rummy? He's queer, he is. Why. he's
got name same as that of Captain
Payson of the Santa Fe, and a face
like Judah of the Southern Pacific Gee
whiz; amt that a combination. Guess
the interstate commerce commission
had better get after him."
The Western Pacific is running now
triweekly trains from Salt Lake city
to Elko, Nevada, a distance of 261
miles. Trains have been running for
some time between Salt Lake and
Shafter. 161 miles, but this service was
extended last Saturday 100 miles far
ther west. AS yet no word has escaped
from the Office of President Jeffries as
to the personnel of the operating force
of the new Gould line or of the traffic
department though the news is ex-
pected at any day of the identity of
the men who are to guide the destinies
of the new line. Work is being pushed
vigorously all along the line of the
road, and it is expected that by the
29th of the present month the false
work on the bridge at the second
crossing of the Feather river will be
completed and the tracks laid across.
This will be the longest single span
bridge on the road. being 260 feet in
length
A meeting of the rate clerks of the
Southern Pacific. the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake road and the
Santa Fe will be held today in the rail-
road Offices of the Southern Pacific at
the Flood building. Those who will
attend are f. S. Howard of the South
ern Pacific, A. t. Lewis of the Salt
Lake line, and G. c. Graves of the
Santa Fe There will be a general
lineup of the rates owing TO the recent
decision of the courts in Missouri de-
feating the two cent fare This means
that rates will be higher east of the
Missouri river and consequently there
will be a slight increase in the rates
to the east.
w. G. BarnwelI, general freight
agent of the Santa Fe, arrived yes
terday from Los Angeles to take part
In the discussion which is being held
at the st. Francis hotel relative to the
Spokane situation. No definite line
of action has as yet been decided upon
and the railroad men will be in ses-
sion for some time yet as the whole
rate situation will have to be gone
over Before the meeting adjourns the
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American League
TESTIMONY TO BE TAKEN
IN GAS CASE LITIGATION
Officials of Company to Appear
Before Heacock

The litigation over the S5 cent gas
rate adopted for the current fiscal year
was transferred yesterday from the
circuit court to Commissioner Heacock.
Testimony will be taken before the
commissioner, and in the meantime the
restraining order will remain in force.
The case came up yesterday in the
federal court. and it was upon motion
of Assistant City Attorney Thomas E.
Haven that the matter was referred to
the master in chancery for evidence.
Haven desires to question the Of
fcials of the corporation to learn by
what system of mathematics they are
able to reach the conclusion that they
should be allowed a higher rate.
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Jeff on Way to Post Forfeit
To Fight Johnson

CHICAGO. July 2s.-James ]. Jeff-
ries arrived here tonight on his way to
New York He said:
4 am on my way to New York, where
win post forfeit of $4,000 defend
ing nay title TO the heavy weight cham
pionship of the world. have finished
my theatrical season. and as 1 prom
ised months ago that / would defend
my title when the season was over
am now going to redeem that
promise.
Jack Johnson is not and viii not
be the champion until he whips me
and he never Will do th3
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
VERNON ANNEXES
POSTPONED CAME
Sacramento Players Hit WIleff
at viii, but Only Reach
the Plate Once
STANDING of THE CLUBS
Coast League)
RESULTS OF GAMES
Vernon 2, Sacramento L.

LOS ANGELES, July 2e.-Playing off
postponed game today, Vernon won
from Sacramento with a score of 2 to l.
Ehman pitched three innings for Sac
ramento, permitting three hits in the
third. which yielded Vernon two runs.
and was displaced by Fitzgerald. Yer
non got only one hit after that. Sacra-
mento hit Willett plentifully during
the later innings, but was unable to get
a run over the plate except in the sixth.
Brown, the new catcher for Vernon.
made a timely two base hit, scoring
Eagan in the third after Eagan's two
bagger had scored StovalL Score:
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SEALS |NFIELD
BADLY SHAKEN
Locals Take On Senators. With
MoHIer and Tennanf Out
of the Game

The Seals, minus two of the members
of their stone wall infeld. will line nm
'his afternoon against the Senator's
on the Oakland lot in the first game
OF series of seven. This time last
week all of the fans would nick Son
Z Fanclsco to win five out of the seven
saines, but they will be lucky if tbev
SET away with four under the present
conditions. - teSeh'
Neither Tom Tenant nor Captain
anonier VIII be in the lineup This is
ei Sr. laih Perhaps neither will play one
same during the week. Tenant was
very badly injured when he twisted
ms ankle Sunday afternoon and he has
Deeh walking around on a crutch ever
since. Nick Williams will play first
oase and Claude Berry will have to do
all the catching.
dohler was getting along nicely until
sunday night, when he slipped from
a ear and turned his ankle again. This
- certain TO keep him out of the game
oI .nfee days at least and the chances
are lhat he will be forced to plav the
oench for the remainder of the week
Neloer VIII continue TO do the -honors
at second, and Mundorf will play third
with TWO men gone from the infeld
the Seals viii have to use everything
they Know in order to take the series
from those Senators. Sacramento has
good scrappy ball team and 1t is
never beaten until the last man is out
elther. Most of the Senator's recent
defeats have been by one run They
seem due for a streak of good luck
and Will bear plenty of watching.
If Ralph Willis is working right
this afternoon Manager Danny Long
VIII stick him in against the Senators.
but II he does not loom up good Grif-
I'm viii be handed the job. Willis has
been off for the last two weeks and
apparently has not yet recovered from
that elot of blood on his right shoul-
der. Last Tuesday against the Oaks
he had neither speed nor control
Nobody seems to know who will play
the right garden for Oakland in place
of Howard Murphy. The Oaks departed
without taking a man with them to
I'll in on the job and it is likely that
one of the pitchers will be used. This
is a fine way to run a ball team right
in the middle of the season, when the
lineup should be working like well
oiled machinery.
The State and Coast league teams
win play on the same diamond in
Sacramento during the remainder of
the present season. This has been def
nitely settled. The Coast league people
has no lease on the grounds, and
there fore they are powerless to- stop
the outlaws. As there is no other
ground in the capital city the Coast
league magnates can not very well
find an out. They must swallow the
bitter pill and look cheerful
If Portland sustains its great win
ming streak against Oakland this
week it surely viii loom up as the
team for san Francisco to beat. Los
Angeles has a chance to make UP lost
ground with Vernon. but still, Happy
Hogan's men are liable to take a brace
and win the series.
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Butte Ministers in Crusade
Against Prize Fighting

BUTTE, Mont, July 26.-Revs. Noft-
singer. Williams and Groeneveld were
named as a "Lexow committee" today
by the Butte ministerial association,
which started last week a crusade
against prize fighting. The preachers
called upon the sheriff and county at
torney and demanded that the Tippets-
Caponi fight, scheduled for Wednesday
night, be stopped
The ministers announce that they
will also investigate gambling and the
social evil, and they demand law en-
forcement.
Sheriff O'Rourke said this afternoon:
There will be no fight of any charac-
ter in Silver Bow county, now or in the
future. It's all off,"
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Northwestern League

SPOKANE, Wash. July 26.-Spokane
pitchers tossed away lead Of five runs
that the nome team secured in the first
inning. and Aberdeen hammered out a
victory. I TO 5. Most for the visitors,
was driven to the bench in short order,
and Ovitz. who succeeded him, pitched
q strong game. Jensen was batted out
in the second, and Dellar, who went in
Cor Spokane, was inenective and was hit
hard. Spokane had the best Of the field
ing proposition Score: r. II. Z.
-tperdeen ---------..-L II
spokane --------.--.----...5
Batteries-Nost. Ovitz and O'Brien;
Jensen, Dellar and Spencer.
TACOMA. Wash. July 2e.-seattle
won free hitting game from Tacoma
today. 3 to 2. The Tigers hit Engle hard
and often, but could not convert their
lifts into runs. Three fast double plays
by the Seattle infield nipped Tacoma's s
rallies. Battery errors, coupled with a
nulEe hiL gave Seattle three unearned
runs ia the fourth. Conrads misiudg-
ment Of KeIlsc5ey's fly resulted In the
other Tacoma S runs came on clean hit
tng. Score. r. II. Z.
racoma .....-........2 u 3
Batteries-Baker and Eastwood; En-
sac and Custer.
VANCOUVER, 3. c., July 26.-Che-
nault was wild today and the home
team punched three Of their four hits
ia one inning, winning easily. Erickson
was in good. form and four Of Portland's s
six hits We're scratches. Umpire Frary
missed the train at Everett and two
players oficiated. Score: r. H. E.
Portland ...............2 .
AancouFer -..-...4
BatteriU riUs-Chcnault and FORMER:
Erickson and Sugden-
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AMATEUR BASEBALL
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

nAlllat WIS n EfeaL 0AY Tor the baseball fans
~ the Native sons league grounds Twelfth snd
Mission Streets They three games for ono
admission, and there were brilliant plays with
out numher.
The opening game 1t 10 O'Clock was between
precita paflor and Pacific parlor and after a
strenuous game Pacific parior took the Precita
boys into camp.
Balboa parlOr and San Francisco met AZ noon
and tie result was in doubt until the ninth in
ming, when San Francisco got a good lead and
by a score Of : 70 q.
The real interest was eentered in the afternoon
game between Stanford and Alameda but the
latter team did not appear and forfeited the
game to Stanford.
This gave stanford first place, and. rather than
dsapp0iut the large bunch Of rooters 4 picked
nine wss gotten up. and Stanford beat IL D TO O
PABO ALTO. July 26.-The Outlaws PLAYED
around the Meriden nine yesterday and romDed
home the long end Of o 10 ] score The
pitching of Bishop. the local slabster and fast
helding were the features Of the game
NEWMAN. July 26.-Lasb's Bitters team had
no chance With Newman yesterday. Pierce held
them safe. while Codington's curves were batted
al VIII. The score: R. H. f.
Lash s Btters. .-..-.--, .-....-...-.. >
Batteries-Pierce and Hilton; Codington and
llp Fries.
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MARRIAGES

ALT-McCARTER-In this city, July %, 1909.
by the Rev. e. p bennett Alfred Alt of
San Francisco and Bertha McCarter of Oak
land.
BRANN-WATSON-In this city. July "a, 1900.
by the Rev. L. X. Ollie, pastor Central NJ. E..
church. Harry Harding Brann and DorOthea
Watson. both of San Francisco.
TERRELL-STUART-In this city. July "a.
1909, by the Rev. E. p. bennett, Chester
c. Terrell and Hazel f. Stuart both of
San Francisco.
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Notable Deaths
R HUNTINGTON. M1susrER-Nahant.

DOCTOR HUNTINGTON, MINsTER-Nahant.
Mass, July 20-Rev. William r. Hunting
ton, rector since 1888 of Grace Episcopal
church of New York city, died here at the
home of his son in law, Royal Robbins, early
today of gasto-intestinal trouble, aged II
years. DR.. Huntington famous in the
world of letters. He was the author of many
books, and honorary degrees had been con-
ferred upon him by Yale, Harvard, Colum-
bia and Princeton universities.
EUGENE CLARK, sINGER-New York, July
26.-Eugene Clarke. who was the fayorite
Ralph Rackstraw when the '-H. NJ. S. Pima
fore" craze first reached America, is dead
at his home here, aged 66 years. Mr.. Clarke,
who was famous singer In grand opera
and who sang in Henry Ward Beecher's S
church, was the original Billee Taylor in
America. OF late years he has been teaching
singing, but had been i'll several months.
NOTED CATTLEMAN DIES-Salt Lake City,
July 26-Benjamin i. Saunders, of the
most widely known livestock growers in the
west, died at his home here today from hem
orrhage. His cattle and sheep Craze the
ranges of Utah, Colorado. Wyoming and
Idaho. Mr.. Saunders was about 60 years of
age
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cLoTHIER Defeats LITTLE

BOSTON, July 26.-Former national
tennis champion, w. ]. Clothier, of
Philadelphia. today defeated the vet
eran New York player, R. D. Little. in
the upper half of the semifnals for
the Longwood cup. Four sets were
necessary to decide the match. the re-
salt being 4-6, 6-3. 7-5, 6-2.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27

The horses are the stations Cunard
and St. Avonicus. IA mares, 4 yearlings
and 10 Weaniings. The stations and
mares were selected by Young. The
younger horses will be trained next
season and will race under the name
and colors of Bradley.
Mrs. Langdon will retain the Cali
fornia farm. but will devote it TO pur-
poses other than breeding horses.
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KILLS HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE
I TSpcciol Dispnfch 10 The Call

IOpccidI DIspdtch 10 he Call
NAPA, July 26.-Arthur Weaver was
arrested here today on a complaint
sworn to before Justice GiIdersleeve.
charging him with violating the state
game laws. He is accused of killing a
Hungarian partridge near this city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
FRUITvALE BOXING bouts

FRUITvALE, July 26.-Kid Williams
of Stockton and Johnnie O'Keefe of
Denver will furnish the main attrac-
ton Wednesday night at the boxing
matches of the Fruirvale athletic club.
They win take part in a 10 round go.
The other events will be: Freddie
Couture and Eddie Logan, six rounds;
Jimmie Foley and jeff Perry, 10
rounds; frankie Edwards and Jimmie
Horner, 10 rounds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27

Word has been received by A. E.
Hunter, local agent for the Mitchell
cars, that without
Good Work an effort to estab-
of Mitchell lish record for
touring cars, DIR.
ing Mitchell Thirty" made the trip
from Bishop, Inyo county, to Los Ange-
les in record time. The total mileage
covered, including side trip to Fair
mount, made a total of $40 miles In
addition to Doctor Boyle, the light car
carried Mrs. Boyle, the two children
and Fred Hess. The party left Bishop
Tuesday morning, and camped all night
at Hayawa Meadows, so miles above
Mojave. Early the following evening
the car arrived in Los Angeles. While
the desert was being crossed the ther-
mometer registered 110 degrees in the
shade, but the party came through with
out trouble of any kind, even playing
the part of tow" for some other ma
chimes who encountered sand in the
Cottonwood creek, and again in Red
Rock canyon.
Word has been received that there
is a possibility of another race be-
!. tween the Locomo-
Loco and stearns bile and Stearns. in
g.. 10. - ticles of agreement
have already been
drawn up: but there is some doubt
restrictions as to drivers, racing
equipment or stripping, but the cars
must be stock otherwise. Tt is said
that Charles Soule will drive the
bile. The race is for a side bet of
$4,000. There is some talk of making
the race an open event If this is
done the Chadwick will possibly enter.
The many accidents which are con-
stantly before the public due to a col
lision caused by
strong Lighting lack Of proper
Law South tjgn'iag the aetomohiI;sta mas Gansed
of southern Cali
fornia to demand that the ordinance he
enforced. The Motorists protective as
is pressing the fair play" campaign.
whereby all vehicles will be compelled
to carry lights, as the ordinance reads.
Leon 7. Shelter in speaking of the
nance requiring all vehicles to carry
lights front and rear, we have not
noticed any congestion of our nolice
courts of Offenders to this ruling nor
have we noticed an improved condition
in the number of vehicles carving
lights. The facts of the matter are
that we stand right back where we
started from. The new law, unenforced.
than the old one did,
REDWOOD CITY, July 26.-Sheriff
Robert Chathams auto speed trap was
.,.- working mic Ell Y
sheriff Springs yesterday on a re-
His Auto Trnp Gently completed
.;.--------- fine stretch of road
just north of the
city limits, with the result that George
Forderer, a San Francisco iron manu-
facturer, and ID. A. Doubleday. a
wealthy resident of Mfllbrae, fell into
his hands. Both men were released on
depositing $25 cash bail with Justice
James Harmon.
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Hits-On Ehman g. runs >. Two base hits
Eagan Brown. Sacrifice hits-Bernard (2) Mott,
Doyle. Innings pitched-By Ehman 3. First base
Fitzgerald .. Struck out-By Willett 4, by Eh-
man l. by Fitzgerald l. Double piay-Willett
to Fagan to Hogan. Wild pitch-Willett (2).
Hit by pitched ball-Stovall. Raymer Time of
game-I hour and 40 minutes. Umpire-Mc-
Greevy. Charge defeat to EhmaD.
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WILL
HELP CELEBRATE
Auto Dealers to Consider Plans for Taking
Part in the Portola Festival
By r. r. rHoMMEDIEU

The automobile enthusiasts of the
city are beginning to take an interest
in the Portola celebration. Many sug-
gestions have been made as to which
would be the most appropriate way to
help on that occasion. 1t is stated
that at the meeting of the dealers as
sociation. which takes place the first
week in August, definite plan VIII
be settled upon as to what part the
automobile trade will play in the Dig
celebration.
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Birth marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication Offices. and be indorsed
with the name and residence OF persons author
stricted simply to the announcement of the event
are published once in this column free OF charge
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27

ADVANCE IN WIRE PRoDUoTs-New York,
July 26.-Notice OF an advance of 81 ton in
wire products TO take effect August l. was
given by the American steel and wire company
a subsidiary of the United States steel corpo-
ration.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27

STEAMER LosT-Canso, " S. July 2s.-Ths
dense fog which hung over the Nova Scotia
coast for a week caused the loss OF the British
steamer 6sirncraig. steel ship Of nearly 1000
tons, which left Boston Thursday for Great
Britain. The Cairncraig struck SnOrthlng rocks
Grover island. eight miles west OF Csnso early
today and viii be a total loss. The captain
and his crew escaped.
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CUDAHY AFTER A RECORD

DENVER, July 2o.-"Jacl' Cudahy,
the millionaire packer of Kansas City,
started this morning to break the auto
mobile record of 48 hours minutes,
held by himself, from Denver to Kan
sas City. He was accompanied by G.
w Morgan.
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BIRTHS

FARRELI.Y--In this city, July %. 1909. to the
wife of Patrick j. Farrelly, son.
MAKOWSKI-In Burlingame, Cal, July 25,
1909 to the wife of Herman Makowski Jr
formerly Gertrude Mallon). a daughter.
McGEE-In this city, July %. 1909, to the
wife of John s. McGee, daughter.
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Caesar YOung's Widow Will
Not Breed Horses
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

ISpecid Dispatch 10 The Call
NEW YORK. July 26.-Mrs. George
Langdon. formerly the widow of Cae-
sar Young. the book maker, who died
while riding in a cab with man" Pat
terson, has sold a half interest in 80
thoroughbreds to F. r. Bradley of
Kentucky. The horses, now in Cali
Iornia. will be shipped to Idle Hour,
the stud farm belonging to Bradley.
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SCORE 8 To 8
IN SEVENTEENTH
Darkness Comes Before New
York and Boston Can Settle
Their Differences
STANDING OLE THE cLUBs
National League

BOSTON, July 26.-New York and
Boston played II innings to a to 9
tie today. Darkness ended the contest.
1t was a pitching duel between Ames
and Matterns. Score: r. H E.
New York ......-....... 16 8
Boston .........-.--.... IL 3
Batteries-Ames and Schlei; Mattern
and Graham. Game called on account
of darkness. Umpires-Johnstone and
EmSlie.
PITTSBURG, July 26-The Pitts
burgs looked like sure winners when
they scored three runs in the seventh
inning, but in the eighth Cincinnati
won by making four runs on three hits
and two errors. Score: r. H. E.
Pittsburg ............ IA 4
Cincinnati .........-.... 6 8 1
notwithstanding, Brandon and
Gibson; Casper and Mclean. Umpire
PHILADELPHIA, July 26-Philadel-
phia punched its hits today and defeated
Brooklyn. Score: r. IL. E.
Philadelphia - IL 2
Brooklyn .... 9 2
Batteries = McQuiilon and DOOM:
Wilhelm and Bergen. Umpire-ODay
ST LOUIS. July 26.-St. Louis-Chi
cago game postponed; rain.