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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19
Suit Long Expected

rle action had been predicted for
some time and seemed a certainty about
year ago. when Miss nlington gave
an interview 70 The san Francisco Can.
in wLich she said that she was tired
Of the sham or stage life and Ionged
Tor honses that she was willing. even.
erform ihe onerous duties of poor
mans wife. TO darn socks. rather than
remain longer the petted stage favor
lite which she had become.
Al ihat time in san Francisco it was
generally believed that Miss Ellington
was TO marry L. j. Bowes, a real es-
tate operator OF that place, reputed
to have made a great deal of money in
his transactions. Under the circum-
stances that Miss Ellington was stir
Mrs. Frohman. there was nothing said
definitely by either party, but that mu-
tual interest existed was not denied,
and on the contrary was lightly con-
ceded by the parties most interested.
Nonsupport Alleged
The complaint fled by Mrs. Froh-
man today was brief 1t merely stated
the required allegations upon which
the action was based and stated that
the plaintiff had had her residence in
Reno for more than six months prior to
the fling Of the action, that there were
no children and no community prop
erty. No alimony was asked for. No
mention was made of Frohman be-
yond the terse references necessary to
identify him as the defendant and the
alleged offending party.
Miss Ellington has been a prominent
member OF the Reno divorce colony for
nearly a year. She came h9re from
san Francisco, where she had been III
in a hospital That was shortly after
she had retired from her stage position
ss the star of The Thief company
In that part her charm and beauty had
made a nattering impression upon thea
ter goers While in Reno the former
actress has led a quiet life, going out
in socletg but seldom, and contenting
herself with early morning walks and
horseback rides She has changed in
annearance since coming to Reno and
IL now a large robust woman
The attorneys in the action said to-
dsv that the case would be devoid OF
sensational features. so far as their
client was concerned. Miss Ellington
vso,ajd make no statement.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19
The weather for the entire Portola week very
DON GASPAP'S COLORS UNDINMED BY RAIN

And cold fact confrons the but the smiles smiles
yesterday
dimed
filled with smiling happy faces and everywhere everybody
happy The coors held and all
and bread of Market a o streak
high painted like flower buildings
loneliness and the
of California
rancher call you
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19

" ESTERDAY smiled with the
sunshine that only California knows all
autumn woods of all the hills blazed back
Then there gentle
of busy
used be- the sunshine
pennant broad stripes and everywhere
march of the that is here today
And today the smile little
be for things that used be The weather
showers showers with southely windsS
o said Mead las
show that along the of Oregon Washington.
falling California
slowly southwark of these
orders that the signals be raised Faran
outside the wind travelling "a
a
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19
Don Gaspar's Colors Fly Gayly
And Undimmed Despite
Natures Gentle Tears
Joyous Thousands Frolic Through Streets
Ablaze With Decorations in Honor
Of Rebuilt San Francisco

This is the route oday's military parade
oGeary;
ion Square park.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19

kindly wrinkles at eye corners. he
viewed the sights and with him was
the family. bent on seeing Gaspar de
PortoIa and his merry crew ride up the
rebuilt street and on and on into a
glorious future.
Prosperity marked all the visitors.
each window fanking Market street
had interested crowds. The wealth
of CaHfornia's valleys drifted to and
fro-wealth built up from a wooing
California sun that smiled upon the
broad and fertile reaches of a land of
plenty and of peace. wealth brought
to san Francisco as the market place
where greatest value cried for dol
lars to be spent.
Before a window down in Market
street where Don Gaspar de Portola's
saddle was the center piece. a "bucka-
roo bowlegged. tanned. uneasy in his
store clothes. eonfided in to an inter
ested little crowd: "Thes boss over
at the VI near Wells. New. where [
work. has got saddle pretty near
as good as that. made by the same
felIer over in Ellxo. an he rides it
every day" And so. when Don Gas
par rides out Market street astride his
prancing horse. enjoying all the lux
ury of hammered gold and silver
and hand carved leather, Nevada via
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
MEX|CANS ARE IN
EARNEST ABOUT
RAGING
MEN STARTING
THOROUGHBRED STOCK FARMS
AND CONCESSIONS ARE BEING
ALREADY GRANTED.
BY HARRINGTON JONES.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3.-That
something tangible is to result In con-
nection with the proposed racing CIR
cult in Mexico as well as with the
first running OF the Mexican Derby IN
1910. for which event the goverG-
ment has appropriated $4,000, Is evil
dent from the fact that at present
some OF the prominent members OK
the American syndicate which pro-
poses to build the tracks In exchange
for a 20-year concession are now In the
city.
Terazzas and his American asso-'
ciates have requested 20 years, Dul
II is said that Vice-President Corral.
who is the administrators OF the dis
trict. is opposed to so long term.
The racing people. with the expecta.
ton OF investing in the neighborhood
OF $500 900 in the building OF mag
nificent race course and stands In the
Colonia Condesa. the site having
already been selected, do not think
that a shorter concession would justify
the expenditure.
Col. VIM says that II the conces-
sion is granted the syndicate will have
the new track completed by Decem-
Der. 1909. The races will be run on
the turf The track Is but short
drive from the heart or the city
through the beautiful Pasea de la Re
lorna, which extends from the center
OF the city TO Chapultepec. the home
OF the president, and is considered one
OF the grandest driveways In the
world
II Is known that the state OF Chi
huahua. In which is located the city
OF Juarez-across the Rio Grande from
FL Paso-has already granted %
year concession for racing and that
work on the course will be COM
menced shortly.
Gov. Landa y Escandon OF the fed
eral district announced some time ago
that permission would be given for
betting on the so-called American
style in addition 10 the mutual ma
chimes.
Many prominent men are going IN
for racing. as evidenced BY the pur-
chase OF yearlings.
Gov. Land Escandon. who Is
thorough sportsman and owner OF
magnificent breeding hacienda in the
republic. had several yearlings on his
place, but with the evident determine
ton OF going In for racing and breed
ing on a large scale he recently pur
chased the stallion Frankfort. by Han
over-Lady Reel. the horse being a
full brother TO Hamburg. Frankfort
will head the governors stud In adj
dition. Gov Landa purchased seven
yearlings imported from Kentucky
and engaged Alex Melvin. the jockey
and trainer, az manager for the racing
branch of his farm.
Alex and Joachim Amor. two well
known and enthusiastic sportsmen
have a neat breeding farm in the state
OF Morelos, where imp Madison. by
| mpton- Democracy. stands. The
Messrs Amor have a number Of 2.year
olds by Madison and have added to
their list OF eligibes by the recent
purchase OF Gore, an imported young
ster by Sorcerer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
JEFF NEARLY
FLOORS BERGER

There was deal OF excitement the
other night in Frisco when the report
few about town that Jefries had
knocked Sam Berger down during the
regular evening performance al the
Wigwam. where the ex-champion was
sparring. Every sporting editor in the
town was on the job in a jlffy When
they arrived at the theater they found
Berger suffering from a badly wrench
ed knee. JEFF hadn't knocked him
down with a full swing Just as the
blow landed Berger slipped on an iron
cleat In the floor. He had TO retire
and several minutes elapsed before he
was able TO reappear and finish the
third round OF the bout.
Jeff has taken his old partner and
trainer, Joe Kennedy, into the fold.
and Joe knows how TO make Jeff step
around. Jeff promises to take of so
pounds before making his first New
York bow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
HOORAY! BUT WHO
IS "KNOCKOUT" BROWN?

NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-"Knockout'
Brown and Charley Harvey, OF Chi.
cago. fought ten rounds before
packed house at the Longacre CLUB
last night and at the close the local
boy had shade, his heavy hitting and
aggressiveness emitting him TO II.
Harvey is by far the most classy boy
the K.~O. kid has met so far, and his
clean work and cleverness baffled
Brown who was always on top with
his plow-liks left. but only occasionally
landing IL. Once In the fourth round
he landed clean with his left on Har-
vey's stomach and the end looked
near, but Harvey stalled through and
was out OF danger before the round
closed. Harvey could not solve the
awkward defense OF the New Yorker
and he played safe all the way, most
OF the time grabbing Brown as he
came in The best punch Harvey used
was a right uppercut In the clinches.
but this blow did not bother Brown.
who forced all the harder when stung.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
UNIQtE
COMEBACK OF
CRAY" SCHMIDT.

city Rut,er pitched for
opposing team that day and CRAZY schmidt
The Michigan and
e ~ , and ne then he has Grted
last in independent ball round Chicago MS
schmidt that Michigan
schmidt eagerly inquired received af
made mine start in dat Ieedle Michigan state
ed Michigan State league and sf bro
following the afternoon when sehmld,
his debut Jackson" he applied for another chance on
prOudest moment Of his life
few people in the crowd
years ago as Bit of press
% ha ns out back OK n like as tns
whoever he mad p'e"" OF ability and
He fen in with sons' crowd sSs
received request for
Willie Damman another veteran so1hPaw though by
means "s tn age or pn Of service a Th a eaent he went ' out
proprietor began to eSnsuI'h
aat n ias's goat '''' ne ''0's' S'S
They schmidt to stay and showed
had doing well and stood virtually no chance OF be-
] he st mine S. ,s'Ps issy Schmidt i5ST &
Twenty back anudder for
That night Of
trains for c9ns no, @ h ' h f prsa S nsRs
who wa. who said
why Is
Donovan
The school college
Sbe spectaeuiar
being good sense
e. ssT s :5s have mixed nitro +''' with that T''' Of the
The Deau,ro. of the system
all but uninterrupted swing Handy opportunities for
Any sDsl9ns sDo. shop It vii,
On ssins ehamDon nandSsI player
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03

the experts In other cities Every
where that predictions are being made
on the league race II Is conceded That
Detroit has been greatly strengthened
by the acquisition OF the lanky New
Yorker.
'Moriarty will greatly strengthen
Detroit" is the universal view.
And. when one comes 10 cast II all
up. this view is not remarkable one
ON THE FACE OF THE OFFICIAL
RETURNS FOR THE PAST TWO
SEASONS. MORIARTY SURPRISES
IN BASE RUNNING ABILITY ALL
THE AMERICAN LEAGUES THIRD
BASEMEN BUT LORD WHO BEAT
HIM OUT ONLY BY AN EYE-LASH-
AND is A BETTER BATTER THAN
ANY OF THE OTHERS BUT BRAD
LEY AND FERRIS.
As for his fielding. he had SO little
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
Athletics Will Take 1909
Qoad 6arbed in Stripes

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. g.
Manager Mack announces that
he has decided upon new uni
forms for the Athletics. The
home playing suits will consists
OF white shirts and trousers,
with black stockings bearing a
white stripe above the ankles.
a black leather belt and white
caps with black cords across
the crown and sides and a black
button on top. The travelling
suit will be made up OF shirt
and trousers OF one-quarter inch
light and dark gray striped
flannel. with cap TO match, with
black stockings and trimmings,
the same as In the home uni
form. To both suits will be
added something new in the way
OF a navy blue military coat
sweater with q heavy roll gray
collar and a six-inch A (for Ath-
letics) on the left breast. The
new coat sweater. II occasion
requires, can be buttoned up
tight around the neck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03

Lovers Of the Sport Must
Now Back Up tho Detroit "Y"
a. HpEBNER
Al q. HuEBNER

Immediately Detroit the first time the Cen
Athletic Unions annual basketball championship ourn
OF the Detroit y NJ e. A nNe sent
he sporting OF Times the following message
Bruske A.
battle Chicago hated part with
hours OF appeal and argument TO
Herman, Secretary Hagh
and after that had little trou
Detroit ~ March rs 20 ana
% feel confident that viii have the best ana biggest A
A L. basketball held.
bid calls expenditure OF and depending
Detroit hearty support
in mind Tor Detrou ana
ambition connection with my eli
n
With wishes and thanks for past favor ana
and cooperation
am Yours truy G. HUEBNER.'
Great Hotel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
NAHM0UT FIRST ON
GOTCH'S LIST
OF FOES
WRESTLER RETURNS
from EUROPE AND SAYS THE
TURK WILL GET THE FIRST
CHANCE AT THE TITLE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Frank Gotch.
- heavyweight wrestling champion
IL the world. by virtue OF his victory
Fer Hackenschmitt. came back TO
1wertca from England today on the
nmburg- American liner Deutschland
Md Immediately announced that he
fould meet YusSuf Mahmont, the
erx1ble Turk IN q bout within q
hOrk time
Johnny Dunn. representing Sieg-
Ied. The German Oak vas AZ the
1er when Gotch cane Gown the
ing plank and t-Sec 70 arrange a
nAtch on the spot Gosca said be
ould meet Sfsgfrsed II h1s other ar
Ungements did noz interfere
The match betEee7 Gotch and the
Turk, according 10 G0zch. win be for
1o.0O0 To the winner and 50 per cent
10 the gross receipts Ne said be was
1ow almost IN wrestling trim He
rid he weighed 200 pounds. only four
Ounds above IL wrestling weight.
While many cities would like TO see
0tch and Mahmout In action. the
|robability Is that the bout will 60
o}ther 10 Chicago or Kansas City. with
me- signs pointing 10 the former city.
Ne which Yussif has done his best
FORK. Americas. as all the other men
Who have met the Turk, declare that
Fetch can beat him, but they all add .
Frank must be in condition, for the
Turk Is quick. strong and has endur-
Eonco.~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
MARSHALL GIRL DID
BETTER THAN JORDAN

MARSHALL, Mich. Feb. 3-(Spe.
oial) Miss Pearl Page, OF the Mar.
shall High School girls state cham
pion basketball team. can go L. Jor-
dan, who claims the worlds champion
ship by caging 81 goals from the floor.
one better. In a game recently play
ed here, wherein the Marshall girls
defeated the Homer girls. Ill to l..
Miss Page threw 80 goals from the
floor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION
BIDS ON
N HOughiOn School Building
|EcRETARY's OFFICE. so BROAD
- WAY.

WAY
~ Detroit. Mich, Feb. /, 1909.
p Doaled proposals will be received at
HE office until ~ o'clock noon, Thurs
Nv, Feb. IL. 1909, for furnishing all
Woforial and labor of every description
Mocon9ary I'm the erection OF the new
oughton school building.
4 Pans and specifications may be seen
- the office OF the Supervisor OF Build
/mxa room I, this building.
B The job will be let in'three separate
nonfrncts
The FIRST must include all the work
nd Furnishings or every description
WDodied ia the drawings and masons
&norAi specifications
Xne second all the work and fur
111nRs OF every description in the
o4lngs and carpenters general spec
Nv third all the work and furnish
>of every description In the engi-
800 drawings and general specifca-
- Tor heating. ventilafing, etc.
Ich bidder must name all sub-con-
1cIors Included In his bid.
Xyuuoaals must be submitted on
Im1 furnished by the Supervisor and
13 be accompanied by certified
@1k cash or surety company bond
1I 20 per cent Of the bid.
- Board OF Education reserves the
- retsct any OF all bids.
WILLIAM J. LEE.
W = +. +, 3 # IL Secretary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
ALL ARMY GAMES OF
1000 ON HOME FIELD

WEST POINT, N. Y, Feb. 3.-Ths
army baseball schedule calls for nine
teen games this year. and all will DO
played 40 West Point. Instead OF be-
Ing the final game. the navy game this
year takes place May 20, and the sea-
son ends with the Colgate game on
June 9. Sam Strang, formerly of the
New York Nationals, will coach this
year and Intends 10 starting work In
the cage shortly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03

TO the public the reasons for the sale.
AS a rule a man is sold for cause and
that cause makes interesting reading
matter. Undoubtedly, were Moriartys
case similar TO most such transactions,
some OF the Gotham scribes would by
this time have dug up something
against Moriarty which would have
appeased the Indignation OF the fans
some piece OF inside Information
which would have explained Mr.. Far
relrs willingness 10 part with the
player That such has not been the
case is really prima facie evidence
that there was no blot on the Moriarty
escutcheon,
Were there any further evidence
needed 10 confirm the belief OF the
Detroit patrons OF the game that Nor
iarty was a jewel without a flaw, II
would be afforded in the attitude or
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
CMALL CPORTING

Cleveland high schools mny drop base
bail.
Burden, the former Harvard football
captain Is dead at 81
ID. 4. &. and Windsor will make n mnn-
ful EFFORT 10 play hockey at the
formers rink tonight.
The Cotton states league has exploded.
professional ball down there.
The Athletics. have chased Manush.
Huelsman. Lewis and Curtis. who
ever they NAV be,
The sunday ball bill has passed the
lower house in Indiana and bids fair
10 become law.
After .kinpinE some bulgarian. Of
their wads on graphing bout.
Charlie Olsen was nearly Killed m
ct. Louis by his outraged victims.
Burknrt has formally purchased the
park on which his Saginaw team Cd
vorted last year.
Bill Mckinnon, heavyweight, had
trouble out pointing Harry Lcwts.
the weller champion, at Boston last
night.
Adrian's ball team viii report NJ PITTS
burg. and Manager Cassell Will do
as he did with the Flint team. in
playing a series OF exhibition game
on the way TO Michigan. trying oct
his team.
RaouI de- Rouen, the French champ
can't wrestle again In Chicago lie
~ said TO compete with tactics Ds-
teemed proper etiquette only Ia bar
room brawls.
Royal Hall. the Walnut HalI-Ferenu
-year-old. brought $500 At the
New York sale Yesterday going "a
the Maddens The full brother Ca
the Harvester brought 81 500 All
the Walnut Hall stock sold well.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
MILWAUKEE, HEARS
SOME GLAD NEWS

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. S.--Pitch-
or Bobby Wallace, who was with a
strcng amateur team at Louisville.
was signed today by Manager McClos-
key for the Brewers Dan McGann.
New York first haseman. also signed
with Milwaukee for next season. and
VIII play hrst base.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
Penn and Columbia Tied.

The basketball fives OF the Univer-
stiles Of Pennsylvania and Columbia
are now tied in thS intercollegiate
league with three victories and no de-
feats. Penn and Columbia are now en-
gaging in a fierce controversy over
officials. and this alone is going To
clay an important part in the cham.
pionship. Penn wants an Official that
will call the fouls, while Columbia.
which has a heavy and rough team.
doesn't want the fouls called.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
JACK JOHNSON
KEEPS HIS WORD

LONDON. Feb. 3.-Jack Johnson
has kept his word. He will meet Sam
Langford before the National Sporting
club here Derby week, which is the
first week In June, as he agreed be
fore he went TO Australia 10 fight
Burns. The purse is $4,000. $4,000 &c
thew inner and the remainder TO the
loser. The men Will fight twenty
rOund9
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03

tow York mourns the loss of George
D16rty.
- fans fail TO understand how II
that President Farrell. OF the
nkees, was ever persuaded TO let
u his star third-sacker, regardless
the amount which Detroit offered
tbs man.
oorf-writers join In the lamenta-
n. though one usually has TO read
<Woen the lines TO appreciate what
~ feelings are In the matter.
|oro II not for the loyalty OF all
Now York writer's to the fortunes
~ American league club located
~ metropoiis, II 10 easy to imagine
~ sentiments would now be IN pro-
- % expression. Had the New
clk National league team pulled of
~ such deal, q wall would have gone
y mat would have rent the heavens.
ror instance, there is w. NJ. Rankin.
|non Of the New York baseball writ
- long identified with the sport and
mous nationally as one OF the lead
- authorities on the game, chosen
k&cause of this knowledge as the ref
Nee OF baseball's biggest field day at
|Dlncinnati a couple OF seasons ago.
Mo speaks his mind In his weekly
Inntribution TO Sporting News.
~conroy, Lsporte and Ball." writes
1oe. Rankin, shave been tried In the
6aiancc and found wanting In some
|oopects. Conroy 10 a good utility
I'm, but II seems 70 me that ! would
>oxe kept Moriarty. He was a clever
an ~ any place he was put. A man
MO was wanted so badly by so many
|1hor teams should have been good
1nouuh 20 keep. II 10 far easier 70
|ot rid Of good players than II Is to
Main them. But then, he is gone.
ND there 10 no use In crying over
.D5lt milk"
Other writer's are on record to a
Imilar effect.
THE MOST NOTEWORTHY FACT
THE ATTITUDE OF
EHE NEW YORK PRESS ON THE
xORTARTY MATTER is THE UNI
|ORM FAILURE OF ALL THE AU-
IHORITIES TO VENTURE A
mock OF ANY SORT.
A rule, when ball player Is
ND. the press In the city from which
|he man goes is frank about stating
q.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
FOKIING NEWS OF HE DE1I, 0fA III
|OTHAM'S FANS AND SCRlBES ARE
STILL MOURNING MORIARTY'S LOSS

opportunity al his position last year
that comparisons are vain. However.
the American league knows him as a
man who accepts every chance that
somes his way, pulling off stunts tina
are often sensational in the extreme
and which, though productive at times
OF errors, are nevertheless. base-hit
killers Of the deadliest character
Incidentally. Detroit can once more
congratulate the American league on
the passage OF the new rule, holding a
baserunner 10 one additional sack on
an overthrow of first. II Moriarty has
falling. IL is in his eagerness 10
complete play by throwing from all
but impossible positions. after his
wonderful stops With the removal
of any really serious penalty. his work
viii be much more effective on the
Detroit park.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
New Coach an ex.FulIbsek.

Pill Smith who. on account OF Sol
Metzgar's absence In the wesk will
next year, in all probability. .6e the
head coach OF the. University OF Penn
sylvania team, won his spurs at full.
back for Penn several years ago and
was selected on several all.America
teams.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03

Mahmout. tho Turk. will meet two
men here at The Hippodromc either
Feb. 10 or H. one oil the men viii be
rom Connors and probably Ed Carson.
athletic director Of NJ a. c., wiz be
induced 20 meet him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-03
SQU|RES LEMON
SQUEEZED AGAIN

MELBOURNE, Feb. 3.-Bill Lang
today defeated Bill Squires in battle
for the heavyweight championship OF
Australia. Squires showed little OF his
old-time form and proved COMPARE
lively easy for Lang throughout. In
terest In the fight was not great as
neither man was looked upon as OF
real championship caliber. The end
came in the form Of knockout in the
seventeenth round.
In the seventeenth round Lang
caught Squires with a terrific right
TO the stomach and it doubled Squires
up like jack-knife. Lang followed
up his advantage with a stiff left TO
the face which Strengthened Squires
up, and then shot over right hook
square on the point OF the Jaw.
Squires fell on his face and It was
fully 80 minutes before he recovered
from the awful wallop.
In the eighth round Squires gave
Lang a terrible beating. knocking him
down three times.