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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-29
Crack Riders
Hook Up Today
In Relay Race
San Leandr0 Road VIII Be Scene
of Contest for the Berg
Trophy

After a long inaction the local
wheeImen viii meet in a scheduled
event today. The annual relay race
for the Berg trophy comes up for de-
cision on the San Leandro course. The
first race for this cup was held last
year and was won by the Garden City
wheelmen. The latter will have a
team in today's event and look to have
a good chance TO retain possession OF
the trophy. Three other clubs have
entered teams. They are the Bay City
whee1men of this city and the Ala
media and Berkeley wheelmen-
1t Is expected the Bay City wheel
men viii prove the contenders. al
though the two clubs across the bay
have entered strong teams and must
be- conceded chance. The race will
be for six man teams and will be over
80 miles. The first heat will start at
II O'Clock.
Following are the entries:
First heat-c. schwalterr Garden City,, II.
city. and p. CLARK lAlametaI.
second heat-E. Gillette (Garden City,. 4.
Martin lBerkeleyl. II. Sattler bay City, aud
Third heat-A Moore Garden City,. B. san.
born Berkeley +. Diver bay city, and 5.
Fourth hest-w Bryant Garden City,. L.
Scnaehtabeek berkeley, T. Burns Bay City)s
and f. Armburger tAlamedaj
Fifth heat-C. Chaboya Garden City, l..
Brown tBerkeieyl. r Curran bay City, and
Sixth heat-W sword Garden City) B. Hart
We'll tBerSelcyl. r fneTellon bay City, and
+. Nelson tAamedai.
The Clancy trophy race. an unlim-
tied pursuit race, Will be held at the
stadium on September ). The Califor-
MIA associated cyciers. the governing
body in this state. has notified the Ala
media fourth of july committee that
unless that organization holds the post
pOned races before September - the
prizes will be returned to them and
the races called off so far as the asso-
citation is concerned Part of the pro-
gram was run of on July 3. but owing
to lack OF police and racing officials
the meet had to be postponed after one
or two of the races had been finished.
The Alameda fourth OF july commit
tee has backed and filed in the prop
osition repeatedly. hence the announce.
ment of the association.
Percy Lawrence, the crack rider OF
the Bay City wheelmen. who left here
several months ago TO try his hand in
the east. has more than made good IN
fast company. He recently won the
amateur championship at Vailsburg
and thereby joined the long list OF
California champions.
He scored 10 points. his nearest op-
pOnent beiRG Ernest Jokus. who had
II points to his credit Lawrence won
the quarter and five mile races and
finished second in the half mile one
mile and two mile events.
Lawrence made a great record for
himself at Salt Lake a year ago, but
he outdid this performance recently
and justified the predictions of his
many admirers here when he carried
OF the national championship
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-29
It's Beginning
To Make Fans
Look Serious
Vernon Springs Another Little
Joker by N0Sing Out the
Seals Once More

Maybe the Seals are pulling few
Jokes this week to show the fans what
they can do later on, but any time that
Vernon wins two in row it's the office
for the fans 10 take on a serious ex-
preston. Vernon was there with
another one run nose out yesterday.
and San Francisco really should have
been shut out The two TALES on the
home teams side OF the credit sheet
were gifts. This is getting to be
rather serious when we stop to think
that the Angels are coming on with
their usual rush. We win have to win
twice today, or there viii be occasion
10 hang up danger signals.
The Seals were up against a tough
one when they faced the baby faced
Vance This youngster from the bushes
showed them lot which they never
saw before Most OF the fans laughed
and jollied the others along during the
early stages, but as inning after inning
rolled by and the Seals failed TO bring
on that customary rally the confident
fans began TO worry. And they are
worrying right now. Vernon is
dangerous
Though the attraction of a tail end
team playing the leaders is not a good
one. still there was a great Saturday
crowd on the job. Everybody was
there 10 sec just how badly the Seals
would show up the villagers. But the
answer is Vance. Vernon made more
errors and more bone headed plays
than the Seals but they also made
more basehits. and these hits Offset the
bone headed work and the costly boots
OF the infelders.
The score was a deadlock two all.
when Vernon applied the rollers in the
seventh inning. the round that gener-
ally saved the lives of the Seals. Haley
singled along the third base line
after two were down Brown started
q fast one which got away from both
the outheld The ball was tossed in to
Zeider TO hold Haley at third.
Roilie thought he saw a chance TO
catch Brown of first. and he pegged
: the ball TO Tenant. But the throw
was so wide that Haley saw his chance
and sprinted for the plate. He had
plenty Of time and landed without
effort. This tells how Vernon made it
two straight from the team that should
beat ii every day in the week.
Sizing it up all the way through.
Nernon's victory was a legitimate and
-creditabie one, just as was Friday
afternoons. The Seals are not hitting
the ball as hard as they might. and
they are unfortunate in making their
errors when they do the most dana ge.
zeider's bad peg was the only Seal mis-
play yesterday. yet it allowed the win
ming run 10 register Score;
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DoCToR KILLS MOUNTAIN LION

ALAMEDA, Aug. 23.-The skin of a
mountain lion is being proudly exhib-
turned from hunting trip of four
weeks in Glenn county and ayers that
he killed the beast after a thrilling
encounter. He came upon the lion
while riding a mule along a steep
mountain trail. The animal fled at the
sight of the hunter. but shot wounded
and enraged the lion and caused 1t to
turn and show fight. Doctor Lum dis
patched the lion with a second shot
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-29
Johnson Boxes Twice at
The ChnteS Today

The first public appearances OF Jack
Johnson in san Francisco since the
colored heavy weight won the cham
pionship will be made at the New
Chutes this afternoon, The big fighter
will be seen in two three round boxing
bouts, one in the afternoon and the
other in the evening Bob Armstrong.
the one time clever colOred pugflist.
viii be JOhnsOn's sparring partner In
addition, the champion is billed to make
a speech, the subject of which is not
known, but il probably will be JEFF"
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NORTH END club PIcNrc

win, the former lightweight boxer, are
in charge of the North End clubs out
ing which Will be held today at Fern
feature of the days sports. The North
End club is growing organization in
the North Beach district. and the cifi-
-zens of that locality are taking interest
in the affair, as efforts are being made
to have a suitable and up to date club
house erected.
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BAY COUNTIES LEAGUE MEETS

The annual meeting OF the Bay Coun-
ties athletic league was held yesterday
at the Oakland high school This year
the league Will branch out and hold
contests in baseball, basket ball ten
mis- and swimming in addition to the
track 1t was decided that il was too
late to make a definite move for foot
ball. but this branch of sport will be
included next year
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SUMMARY
n. Two base llit-Gar-

Three base hit. Smith. Two base hit-Gar-
ry. Struck out-By Trppett 3, by Eagan 1.
Double pays-Fauell 10 yanburen to Waters:
Vanburen to Halinan Curtis, unasslsted First
base on errors-Stockton 3. Passed balls-Le-
brand. Stolen bases-Kellcr. Carrigan. Mertes
q Yanburen. Sacrifice hits-Curtis, Farrell. Hal
Imam. Time of game 1 hour and As minutes
Umpire-Harper. Scorer-Davis
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Sacramenfo 3. SfocktOn 2

STOCKTON, Aug Sacramento
took the game from Stockton today in
the ninth inning. getting three men
over the rubber on timely hitting,
helped by a thoughtless, throw to sec
ond and a heave that hit a runner and
rolled out of reach. Stockton scored
two in the ninth. Score:
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Sacramento 5, Oakland 3

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 2s.-Grahan's
cohorts today annexed another game
from the Oakland team. The exhibit
ton was tiresome to the fans. as
neither team was imbued with any
life. Score:
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This Is Frae

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book is beautifully Illustrated with
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things you should know regarding
the cause and cure OF disease.
II you can't call Ill send the
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Consultation free To all once
hours a. m. TO d. m. Wed and
Sat- until p. m: Sunday. 10 to II.
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OAKLAND
Summary


Three base hit-Schimpf. Two base hits
Joyce. Sheehan Sacrifice hits-Bloomfeld.
Nealon, Householder, A Smith. First base on
called balls-Of Bloomfield 1. of Smith 2.
Struck out-By Bloomfield g. by Smith ? Double
Householder to Tracey. Time of game
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Portland 6. Los Angeles I

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2S.=Koestner
was weak In the box today and wild at
times. permitting eight men to walk
and striking out only two. Portland
played a fne game in the field, while
Los Angeles was wobbly and rolled M
1--WE errors Score:
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Two base hit Lewis Sacrifice hit
Moeler. Lewis. First base on called balIs-on
Vance g. Struck out-By Vance 1. BIZ Griffin
pisys-McArdle to Mohler to Tenant: Dew
ersux 70 Brown to Brsshesr. Time Of game
! hour and IS minutes. Umpires-McGreevy
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When ] came to you I was
wreck. suffering from nervous ex
haustfon and severe pains In nv
stomach and back The latter were
cured in two days. and shortly aft
erward every trace Of nervous
praise Electro-Vigor. too much
TRACY. Cal R. r COCHR ANE
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SACRAMENTO
RUNS AND BITS By INNINGS


Sacrifice hits-Derringer. Meyers. la Lonee
First base on called balls-On Fitzgerald l. off
Boice 2. Struck out-By Fitzgerald 3. by Boice
2: Hit BY pitched bsll-ShiBn. Double play
Meyers 'unassisted.- Passed baIis-T,s Ion9e and
Meyers Time Of game hour and IS minutes
Observation-Disclosures
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There is week for everybody. If Won
are out Of job put a little want ad
in Fhe Call and see how 4uickly you
strike a paying position.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS

RESULTS OF GAMES
Vernon 3. San Francisco 2.
Portland 8, Los Angeles 4.
Sacramento 8, Oakland 3.
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RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS
SUNINIARY

Three base hit-Koestner Two base hit
Delmas. Sacrifice hits-firaney. Orendorf. Coo
ney. Wheeler. Innings pitched-By Koestner Z
Runs of Koestner 6. First base on called balls
or Hardness 4, OF Koestner 4 off Hatch l.
Struck Out-By Hardness 6, by KoesIner 2 by
Hatch /. Double play-COoney to Ort. Hit by
pitched ball-Ort by Koestner; MeCredie by
Hatch. Umpres-Toman and Van Haltren
Time Of game hours and minutes.
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American League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

CHICAGO. Avg: 2s.-cbiesgo won both games
and 20 I. today. Scores:
First game r. H E.
Chicago .----.--................6 3
Bstteries- scott and owens: Gray 4 and Street
Second game r. H f.
Chicago -.--.-.--.-- .-------...-.-o 8 >
Batteriss-smi and sullivan: Reising and
Street.
CLEVELAND. Aug Boston punched hits
of Joss and beat Cleveland TO 3. Score:
Cleveland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s 3
Bafteries-Joss Berger ana Clarke; Matthews.
Karger and Carrigan
DETROIT Aug. 2s.-Schmidt made great
play Keeler's bunt in the ninth and pre-
vented certain tie Cobb won the game for
Detroit. hitting for three bases in the opening
inning, between singles by ID. Jones and Craw-
ford. Score r. H. e.
Batteries-sunmers aud schmidt: Warhop
and Sweeney.
ST LOUIS. Aug 2S-PhiIadelphia hit Powell
hard in the sixth inning Of todays game with
st. Louis and got four runs. Score:
BHllaueipnla
St Louis .--.--.......-......O >
Batteries-co ombs and Thomas; Powell. Bal
ley and Stephens
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Are You Taking Poison?

"En their zeal do have done much
o man yShO
recovered II left
eve dose dfnafu
In
York College of Physicians
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VERNON
SAN FRANCISCO

Davis batted for Griffin in the ninth.
-Aundord batted for MohIer In the ninth.
BUNS AND HTS BY INNINGS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-03

I'VE are right under the cottage
said Elizabeth, and yet one can hard.
ly see 1t. don't believe like it down
here--it is so dark and creepy. Sup
pose we go back"
The water washed against the slip
with sullen sound, and it was I'm.
doubtedly very dark-so dark we
could hardly distinguish one from an.
other. Suddenly, however, a beam OF
light Illuminated the little dock, Sc
dazzling in its brilliancy that we were
completely blinded and stood blinking
helplessly.
Its searchlight." I said, with
great originality, and added by way
of encouragement: 1T will be gone
in an instant"
But it wasn't. I don't know how
long we stood motionless in the white
light, but it seemed an eternity to me
and Gabrielle said afterward that she
felt perfectly transparent and as
though her every thought was bla
zoned abroad for the world to read.
LORD Wilfr1d leaned against the doo1
of the boathouse, shading his eyes
with his hand. Elizabeth, who stood
beside him, said he swore softly under
his breath. For my part, l did mo-
blame him, for certainly it was mos
unpleasant; but so also was the in
tense darkness into which we wer,
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game, which, as Gabrielle said after.
ward, was certainly rude on my part,
for Lord Wilfrid was doing his best
to be entertaining.
When at last they rose to 90, and
had even started down the steps of
the veranda, Lady Edith turned and
came back alone, laying her slender
white hand on mine and slipping her
other arm around Elizabeth's waist.
Il hope you will pardon me-" she
said, gently: Il do not mean to be Of
f1cious, and Of course at home we
looked at such things differently"
She paused as though she found ex-
preston difficult, and then continued
with some hesitation:
But you are just three girls living
here alone, and I've been thinking
about what you told us tonight, and
it has made me little uncomfortable.
1t is so easy to be imposed upon that
were in your place would be very
cautious about admitting promiscu-
GUS young men. Now, please don't
misunderstood me, will you?"
She looked anXiously into our eyes
as she spoke, and as we involuntarily
smiled in response she kissed us and
re1oined her brother without another
word. It was her first advance be-
yond the ordinary courtesies of mere
acquaintancesh;p, and we were graft
fled as we'll as surprised, for with all
her grace of manner she had an air of
reserve difficult to penetrate, even
had we been bold enough to at
tempt it.
Her words carried weight, too, for
when Mr.. Gordon Bennett repeated his
call within the week he was informed
that the ladies begged to be excused,
and Elizabeth wrote home that she
did not like things she had heard
about him, and did not think she cared
to know him at all.
We sat for long time that night
by the open window in my room,
watching the brightly lighted boats
threading their way among the ISL
ands, for Elizabeth said the ocean
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spoke up quite hercely for her and
said: Never mind, my dear, one of
the most famous women of her day
was even more devoted to dogs than
you are. This was Queen Victoria, l
remember well the story told Of the
little spaniel, her greatest pet. He
watched at home when she left In the
big state coach to be crowned Eng
lands queen. She was away from him
longer than usual that day, of course,
and when he heard the coach return
Ing began barking frantically for Joy.
Oh" exclaimed the girl queen. stu
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seemed 50 wide and lonely out of THAR
own window she did not caro- to look
at it.
And" she continued, pushing tho
sleeve of her blue kimono away from
her arm, "as for that boathouse, will
never go there again after dark. had
the queerest feeling!"
''GhOsts,'' suggested Gabrielle, ''or
perhaps rats. They would have the
same effect on you, wouldn't they?"
well, you may laugh" said Eliza
beth, solemnly, and l know 1 acted
like a fool, but I was just sure some
one was Thereon something. 1 felt
as though some one besides ourselves
was breathing. Oh, can't explain It
at all, but I was next to the boat
house, and something moved inside.
Maybe it was rat, but anyhow I don't
go down there any more after dark:
for while might be able to cope with
men, provided I had on my best
clothes and my most engaging ex-
preston. rats and mice and spiders
are too much for me, and l don't cate
who knows it,
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-03

New York Described BY New Yorker.
New York is the dirtiest of the
worlds great cities and the noisiest,
and the skyscrapers on which We
pride ourselves are making its streets
the darkest on Gods footstool. Hith-
erto, however. We had been able to
look upward-fro1u the footstool to
the throne. so to speak-and catch
glimpses Of the sky and of the sun
or the moon, especially IL we hap
pened to be passing through a park or
square. But even Of this resource We
are now being robbed. What with the
dirt, the din and the darkness. to say
nothing Of the everlasting quick lunch.
strap hanging, step lively scramble of
our daily lives, it is small wonder that
money is to be made by advertising
remedies for shattered nerves and es-
adjustments for making men over"
But even such advertisers could not
pay the city a price that would Justify
it In selling its open spaces for such
use.-Letter to New York Sun.
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,MZZAHZZkzZZ rs RNP0DGM%NRE>hH3hzH hH1SZE>"

q years, with a face full of good
natdred imbecility. It seemed evident
at once to the examining officers that
the man would know no better than to
commit murder, and would commit it
under provocation, the last thing to
enter his thick head being the fact
that he, with his grade of intelligence,
would not have one chance in a thou.
sand of escaping the penalty. He as
serted his innocence of the charge, but
in half-hearted manner, as if he was
very far from realizing the serious
ness of his position. He said:
III old Swartz is dead, I'm sorry. I
didn't do it. He always treated me all
right, and wouldn't do him dirt. II
l knew who did I'd lick him good"
What did you go away from your
room for without telling anybody
Of it,"
"Shucks! didn't have no time. It
was most II Saturday night when I
knowed it first myself. The boss. he
says: 'Flanny,' he says, how'd you like
a vacation?' he says. Everybody but
you and me is taking a vacation he
says; it's the fashion nowadays he
says. You 60 tonight, Fanny he
says, and I'll 60 when you git back.
You can stay week. he says, and
here's two weeks wages. That will
do you,' he says. Then he counted
out $26 dollars from the big roll he
had in the safe"
80 he had big roll in the safe, did
he?" the captain interrupted.
"Sure! He had just put it in there
-$24S. He says: 'Flanny, this is the
biggest day we ever had, and I'm T.
going,' he says, to give you . vacation.
because he says, 'Flanny, you're all
right, and we can afford to be in the
fashion, he says"
We'll. what did you do them"
II says II I'm going I'd 60 then. SOS
to git the 11:45 train and be home
Sunday all day. So he says 90 ahead,
and l goes"
"You went to your room before
taking the train?"
For sure! had to git my glad
rags. And started to shave. but
didn't. didn't have time"
you had time to drop into q num-
Der of places on the way down to the
station. didn't you?"
Flanagan grinned slyly.
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plunged by the unexpected removal
of the light, and with one accord we
made for the steps leading back to the
cottage.
It was then that Elizabeth lost her
nerve and gave stifled scream. This
is liable to happen at exciting mo-
ments-when she encounters mouse
or a spider, for instance; but that
night, when we were talking it over in
my room, she told US she could not
understand why she did it just then,
but she all at once felt very queer and
oppressed, and relief of some sort was
necessary. So she screamed in a sup.
pressed, choking way quite heart
rending to hear, and instantly the
searchlight was back again, laying
bare our very souls and prying into
every nook and corner of the slip and
the steps leading down to it. This
time we did not stand petrifed, but
scurried up the steps as fast as pos.
sible, and the light obligingly followed
us, making white pathway all the
way back to the cottage.
Gabrielle gave a vexed little laugh
as We regained the veranda; she dis.
likes to show the white feather at any
time, but especially at false alarm.
"One would think we had never
seen a searchlight," she said. as Lord
Wilfrid drew q chair forward and
she sat down.
Look" she continued. There is
our enemy. think"
We looked In the direction she
pointed, and saw what appeared to be
very small tugboat about to vanish
around the point.
Perhaps" I suggested, 1T is the
boat looking for smugglers. and they
suspected us. Wouldn't that be ex-
citing?"
NO." said Elizabeth, with a little
SILVER; 1T would be horrid. I should
not like it Bit"
Why" said Lady Edith, this poor
child is quite white and shaking, and
there was nothing to be afraid of, aft
err all. Let US go indoors. I think
I would like the lamplight myself"
So we went inside, lighted the lamp
with its red shade, while Lord Wilfrid
told US about big game hunting in
Africa. and our other guest and Eliza
beth held a low-voiced conversation
concerning handmade lingerie and
other subjects of mutual interest.
It seemed to me Lady Edith was
tired tonight, for she was paler than
usual, and sometimes her head
dropped little YEARLY. az though it's
weight Of hair was burdensome. Her
lips smiled readily, however, and I got
so absorbed watching her dimples
come and go I entirely forgot to show
IN. interest in tho pursuit Of biz
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-03

by playing with square stones upon
which various dots were marked.
While perfecting themselves. they per-
fected, or rather evolved the game,
and were accustomed to frequently
repeat when playing in the evening
psalms from vespers, especially the
first, that is Psalm C1X., which be-
gins, "Dixit Dominus Domino meo."
When the retreat was over the game