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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19

The many good buys offered in the
Business Chance columns of today 5
Call? II not turn to the Classified
section and look them over. Some
thing there for every one.
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O'BRIEN BELIEVES
HE WILL BEAT
JOHNSON
Black Man Takes Other View
and Says Fight VIII Not
90 TO Limit

PHILADELPHIA. May 1S.-Supreme
confidence in the outcome OF tomorrow
nights hstic encounter in the city be-
tween Jack Johnson and Jack O'Brien.
was expressed by each Of the principals
loni ght.
OBrien said: 4 have no fear Of the
outcome Of tomorrow ig-ht s battle.
had an opportunity yesterday Of view
ing the pictures of the recent Johnson
Burns fight in Australia, and believe
me- il johnson adopts the same tactics
against me that ne did in the Austria
liam battle there will be a different
story 10 tell am heavier and much
faster than Burns and yet IL took john
son j. rounds TO beat the Canadian.
In my 20-rOund fight with Burns in
California the latter could not de-
feat me and yet ] failed to train prop
erIy For this fight with Johnson
ever did in my life and have taken
on weight instead of reducing.
While Johnson's course Of training
has not been so severe as that Of
O'Brien. his manager claims he is fit
10 make O'Brien go six fast rounds.
The negro is not in such perfect con-
dition as o Brien. but the immense diff
ference in weights will be used by
Johnson 10 great advantage in clinches.
Johnson viii enter the ring close to
200 pounds. while O'Brien will tip the
scale at 170. Johnson said tonight that
the bout would not go the limit and
that he would be returned the victor.
The largest crowd that ever wit
messed a fight in this city, will be at
the ringside when the referee calls the
men to the center.
BiddIe Boxes Johnson
PHILADELPHIA. May IS-A J.
DreNei- Bidole. author. prominent all
around athlete and amateur boxer, has
added another chapter to his expert
epces with professionals in the ring
by boxing Johnson, the heavy weight
champion pugilist of the world Bid
die with this encounter achieved the
distinction Of having boxed every
pugilist Of prominence in the ring to-
day except James ]. Jeffries and Stan
ley Ketchel. The bout took place at a
gymnasium at Merchantville in the
presence OF a large number of spec
negroes
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ne was good in the pinches and with
the aid of fast fielding prevented the
visitors from scoring more than one
run. Score:
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*Batted for Boice in ninth.
SACRAMENTO
IMAIARY

Sacrifice hits-Boice. Shinn. First base on
errors-Sacramento I, Oakland .. First base on
called balls-0f Brown 3. of Boice 8. Struck
3ut-By Brown 4. by Boee 2. Hit by pitcher
House. Double plays-Ragan to Cameron: Jan
sing TO Raymer to GandiI. Time of game-i
nouf and 30 minutes Ijmpire-Sfc(sreeyy
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SUMMARY

Home run-Johnson. Two base hits-Smth.
Koestner. Sacrifice hits-0lson. Daley. Howard.
First base called balls-0f koestner f. off
Hardness 3. Struck out-By Koestner >, by
Hardness 6. Double play-Smith TO Dillon. Hit
by pitched balls-koestner. Ross. Time of
game-1 hour and 45 minutes. Umpire-McCar-
4 hr
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BADMINToN sTAKES-Bath Eng May IS
The Badminton stake Of 200 sovereigns. for
year olds. distance Ave furlongs. was won
here today by AliqusndO. Robert HOudin was
second and G. Csrrolls Trufkee third Six
horses started.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Northwest League

TACOMA. MAY 1S.-Tacoma won a
game full of free hitting and loose
fielding from Spokane today, D to >
Spokans's three errors all counted in
the SGD "a. Bender registered a home
run, a double and single in four times
up. Score:
Spokane ........................ 8
Batteries-Berger and Bender; Kill
lilay and Stevens.
PORTLAND. Ore. May 1S-Portland
batted Siever, Aberdeen's eastern pitch
err, all over the lot today while Cough.
the local pitcher, was hit only four
times Three of these, however. were
effective Score: r.. H. T.
Aberdeen
Portland Is 5
Batteries-Siever and O'Brien; Cough
and Murray.
SEATTLE. May 1s.-with the excep-
ton of Magee. every Seattle infielder
took a hand in piling UP errors in the
fourth. The total was six, which COM
bined with Daus' double and Sugden' s
single. gave Vancouver seven runs and
the game. Score: r. II. E.
Seattie $500, o
vancouver s
Batteries-Anderson and Shea; Erick-
son and Stanley.
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PORTLAND

'Batted for Orendorff in ninth.
lone out when winning run was made.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS
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Western League Games

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION GAMES
At Minneapolis Minneapolis l. indianapolis o
At st. Paul-St. Paul 6, Louisville 1.
At Kansas City-Kansas City o. Toledo 1.
At Observation-Disclosures s. Columbus s.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Coast League)

RESULTS OF GAMES
san Francisco s. Vernon 0.
Los Angeles 2, Portland 1.
sacramento 4, Oakland 1.
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HOMELANDER rs FOURT

PARIS. May Isl E. Widner's
Homelander came in fourth in Prix
Armagnac at St. Owen today.
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SANTA Cruz

zone out when winning run was scored.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS
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BERKELEY. May. 1S-It was decided today
By last years football team of Berkeley biyh
school and the track team to meet each Other
. on the baseball diamond at Berkeley Recres tIon
park Wednesday. May 20. The proceeds Of The
match viii be used TO cover up a S45 football
deficit incurred last season. A feature Of the
game viii be the appearance Of the foofhaIl
players in their football togs and the track ath-
letes in track suits.
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Batteries Berger and Bender; Kill
lilay and Stevens.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Dogs

Fullblooded bulldogs, spaniels and fox
terriers may be obtained at the ami
NAL shelter Getty pound) Santa Fe
avenue and Ninth street, by the pay
ment of the ordinary license fee of 81.
Lose a good-pay tenant, or boarder? Let
a want ad help you to take it like philOso.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
ARMY OFFICERS SAY
JAPAN MIGHT ATTACK
COAST WITH AIRSHIP

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says that much in
terest is taken among army authorities
in the possibility of night attacks on
coast cities by airships, and even in at
tackS, in case of war, on interior cities,
particularly the national capital. Of
particular interest on the Pacific coast
are the following statements by the
correspondent, referring to the con-
gressional hearing on the aviation ap-
preparation:
mo one knows what Japan is doing
in aeronautics. This fact was empha-
sized to the house subcommittee. AS
an illustration of the secretiveness of
the Japanese the fact was pointed out
blythe officers that the loss of one of
the Japanese battleships during the
war with Russia did not become known
to the world until two years had
elapsed. Undoubtedly, the officers be-
lieve, Japan is making progress in aero
nautics, but is keeping the matter
secret
'This is a strong argument why the
coast line Of the United States should
be adequately defended by aerial fleets.
Should by any possibility, the officers
say, Japan and the United States be-
come involved in war and Japan send
aeroplanes and dirigibles over the Pa
cific coast, it would be at their mercy
unless an equal aerial fleet was avail
able to destroy the Japanese aerial
force.
No Agreement Reached
There seems no disposition on the
part of the world powers to agree not
to use aerial craft in warfare or to
prohibit the dropping of projectiles
from such craft. This was evidenced by
the result of the second international
peace conference held at The Hague
in 1907, in this respect The powers
were asked to sign an agreement %
prohibit the discharge of projectiles or
explosives from balloons or by any
other new methods of a similar nature.
The delegates from the United States
were the only ones from a first class
power who signed this. 1t was con-
firmed by the senate.
This agreement however, would not
be binding on the United States should
this country engage in war with some
foreign government which used this
method of warfare in conducting a war
The United States in defense would
then be allowed to resort to the same
methods. It would also be null unless
the enemy was also a signatory power
to the agreement. The delegates from
the otber leading nations, it is said,
DHeEeu Cndl Ine dropping OF prOJectlleS
from airships should not be prevented
as long as submarine mines Were per-
mitted in naval warfare.
THE art of /land warfare with the
advent of dirigibles and aeroplanes will
be completely changed. Heretofore ar
mics have been limited in their move
ments as to time and place by the
physical character of the terrane or to
the course of railroads utilized With
the aerial arm of an army this is COM
pletely changed"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
AMERICAN CARS .
IN HARD TRIP
BUCK SNOW AND BLINDING
Transforms
GO FROM THIS CITY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS
Bakersfield Autolsts skepticaI That
Trip Was Made, but Are Fur
nished Proof by Manager
Gallagher

Two rather remarkable trips are re-
ported for the past week by Manager
Gallagher of the American Automobile
company, in which American Travellers
did phenomenal work in negotiating
what many drivers would nave declaI ed
impossible roads between Los Angeles
and Bakersfield.
The trips were made respectively by
r. w. Gallagher, accompanied by J. E.
Paul, secretary of the company, and by
G. M. Rush, president of the American
Hospital association.
Both trips were started in the teeth
of binding transforms, which never de-
serted them from the moment they
started until they reached Bakersfield,
with the exception Of that portion of
the mountain where the rain was
turned to snow, at which point the
cars were compelled to buck through
drifts of heaped up snow.
In the accompanying illustration DR..
Rush is shown at this part of his trip,
and the running was far worse than
that shown in the picture the moment
the pavementS were left behind. This
trip was made by way of Mojave, the
entire distance being 243 miles by act
ual speedometer register, and though
plastered with mud and great cakes of
ice on reaching Bakersfield the actual
running time-eating and fueling time
6educted-being a few minutes over II
hours
Manager Gallagher was compelled to
make the trip in order to deliver a car
sold during the auto show. He was or
dered to deliver by freight, but disliked
to follow these instructions when he
felt that his car could go on its own
wheels. He therefore ventured the
trip, going the shortest though more
difficult route, which took him over the
toughest of mountain roads. The dis
tance of 213 miles was negotiated in 10
hours, actual running time, and the
delivery was made to Frank L. Keller
at midnight, who got out of bed to
satisfy himself that the run had actu-
ally been made. So delighted was he
with the performance that he called a
number of his friends together at that
hour of the night and banqUeted Man
ager Gallagher and Mr. Paul at the To-
cal hotel. Many skeptics declared that
the car could not possibly have made
the trip, because of>the condition of the
roads, and it was necessary to con-
vince them by making the rounds of
the freight offices the next day to prove
that the car had not come by train.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
TRACE MANY
SALES TO SHOW
EXHIBITORS HEAR ECHOES OF
AUTOMOBILE EXHIBIT
PUBLIC MORE IMBUED WITH THE
IDEA OF OWNING CARS
Hardly a Dealer but What Attributes
Great Benefit to Trade as Result
of Recent Pacific Coast
Classic

Echoes of the good effects caused by
the automobile show that ended a week
ago last night were heard throughout
the trade during the past week in a
gratifying list of sales on the part of
practically every dealer who exhibited.
And, for that matter, on the part Of
some dealers who did not exhibit.
Automobile fever" seems to have
gotten into the public blood as it has
to have struck home in the minds of
hundreds that there is but one thing to
do, now that the show is over, and that
is-get an automobile.
The week has been so overcast and
wet that but few original inquiries are
reported by any dealers, but there was
not dealer that did not have from a
dozen to a hundred splendid prospects
who required but a little time before
they would become purchasers.
In some cases these prospects have
been crystallized into sales before the
first week has gone by and scores Of
more sales will be recorded just so soon
as deliveries are possible.
Three cars were sold by the Woodili
Auto company during the past week,
all of which sales are Immediately
traceable to the auto show. These cars
included three Haynes and one Oak
land car, the purchasers being respec-
lively: A. J. Avery, four cylinder Oak;
land; F. B. Fredericks, Haynes Toy
Tonneau, and e. B. Blinn, Haynes
Touring car.
r. L. Forsyth, who was so loud in his
approval of the show a week ago. had
more cause for self-congratulation dur
ing the week in the sale of four cars,
L p. IL
to the show. These sales include a four
cylinder, 30-horse power, five-passenger,
fully equipped touring car, to ]. w.
Pears of Redlands. and two similar
cars to persons whose names are with
held because deliveries will not be made
until the current week The fourth car
was a two-cylinder, five-passenger, "a
horse power runabout, fully equipped,
to A. J. Tillman of this city.
Three sales are reported by the
Tourist people at their home factory,
to say nothing of the business that
they may have done this week at their
private show at Riverside. These three
sales, too, are traceable to the show,
the buyers being Ed L. Reber of a two
cylinder touring car; w. H. Burnham,
a tWo-cylinder roadster, and the Neveda
Transportation company of a five-pas-
Senger touring car.
Four sales are reported by the Loco
mobile agents-the Los Angeles Motor
Car company-which are all traceable
to the show, these sales supplementing
the four sales reported last Sunday,
which were made on the floor Of the
show. The sales this week were:
Huron Rock, Santa Barbara, model
K; r. w. Hamlin, Glendora, model L;
A. j. Wallace Los Angeles, model E.
and c. E. Getchell, Bakersfield, model
H
The Thomas Flyer people likewise
report three sales which may be at
tributed to the show, but made the
past week, one delivery to E. ]. Ray
mond of a model T, 60-horse power
four-cylinder touring car, having been
made, and two sales were made yester-
day. the deliveries of which will be
made the coming week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
FRANK LEROYXEZ DECIDES
TO BUILD TWO BALLOONS

Frank (Leroyxez has decided to build
his own balloons, and has one already
under way. He will construct two,
each with a capacity Of 81, 600 cubic
feet, and has secured the cooperation
of Roy Knabenshue.
All the material for the Leroyxez
balloons will be secured in Los An
geles, and the valves and baskets will
be manufactured here. Leroyxez is an
enthusiast on home products, and says
an investigation has convinced him
that there is no need to send out of
the city for anything needed in bal
loon construction. He already has
made fifteen or twenty hot air balloons
and parachutes.
One of the Leroyxez balloons prob
ably will be named the Los Angeles"
On their first ascents they will be for
mally christened at Chutes park by a
Los Angeles aeronaut, Miss Anna Ly-
OnS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
AERO CLUBS WILL MAKE
BALLOON RACE ENTRIES

Entries for the international balloon
race will be made through affiliated
aero clubs this year, and the Aero
club of America will make no entries
as club. A call has been issued to
the aero clubs of the United States he
questing them to take their own action
in sending in entries. Most of the clubs
have been organized so recently that
they have not yet qualified any pilots
The clubs at Chicago, st. Louis. In
dianapolis, Milwaukee, Canton, Wash
ington and Pittsfield are able to make
entries. Roy Knabenshue is thinking
of entering, and If he does so probably
will make his entry through the Aero
club of California.
The grand prize race will be held
from st. Louis, May 81, and the Aero
club of ST. Louis has selected grounds
on Kings Highway in the western part
of the city. Entries in the international
will close February l, and those from
the United States are to be made
through the Aero club of America.
The exact date and place of contest
have not been set, owing to the length
of dispute over the award of the 1908
prize The International federation de-
cided by vote of SO to 13 at the Lon
don meeting that the Swiss balloon
"Helvetia" had won the Bennett tro-
ply in the Berlin race. The English
balloon "Banshee" made the longest
flight with a termination on land, but
the "Helvetia'' came down in the North
sea and was towed ten miles to the
land, making the longest flight in
actual distance covered. The fact that
Switzerland was declared the winner
probably means that the Gordon Ben
nett race for 1909 will start from some
point in France.
nett international balloon race is 500
francs, or 500. Entries are restricted
to licensed pilots, and their expenses,
aside from gas for imitation and start
ing facilities, are paid by the pilots
or the clubs they represent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
cOEY SAYS BALLOONING
IS SPORT WORTH WHILE
Thinks Aeronautics King of SHORTS
and No More Expensive Than
AutomobiIing

THE Aeronautique club of. Chicago
will have an active year." said Charles
A Coey, it's president, yesterday. I'VE
plan national balloon race from Chi
cago Decoration day, in which we
should be very glad to see some Los
Angeles entries. If 1 do not make a
worlds record trip east from Los An
geles with the Chicago I shall en-
oeavors to make it in that race
81 am frequently asked if ballooning
is not a most expensive pastime. While
it does cost money, it is certainly worth
while, and no one who makes an aerial
trip ever regrets the cost. have de-
voted the past seven years to automo-
billing, but now that l have listened to
the call of the sky, I think there is
no sport equal to it. In five years
think it will be a popular pastime"
In addition to owning the largest bal
loon in America, Mr.. Coey is the hold
er of a number of automobile records.
He was the first man to drive a car in
a twenty-four-hour race and is the
only winner of two twenty@four hour
races. When the bicycle was in great
est favor he was then prominent as a
winner and is still the holder of a Pa
cific coast championship
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Diamond lire al Shows

The local branch of the Diamond
Rubber company is just in receipt of
information showing that for the ninth
successive wear Diamond tires had q.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;
BREWERS TO ORGANIZE
Manufacturers of Malt Liquors Will
Refuse to Sell Products to
Blind Pigs

Brewers of Southern California have
organized an association in line with
the national movement among the
brewing interests to unite in a cam
paign for their mutual benefit.
They purpose in addition to an active
defense of their interests to see that
the sale of malt liquors is stopped to
owners of joints or dives.
Members of the organization are the
Los Angeles Brewing company, Mathie
Brewing company, Maier Brewing COM
pany, Sanier Brewing company, Vie
land brewery agency, San Diego Con-
solidated Brewing company and Union
Brewing company of Anaheim
Officers of the association are Fred
Maier, president; J. H. Zitt, vice pres
ident; William Kraemer, secretary and
treasurer, and the directors are Edward
Mathie, Chris Krempel, Anton Kissel
and H J. Simmer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
AERO CLUB OF SEATTLE TO
SUPERVISE BALLOON RACE

Officials of the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition are showing considerable
interest in aeronautic features. The
newly organized Aero club of Seattle
will have charge of the balloon race
and aeronef exhibitions at the expOsi-
tion and government cooperation has
already been secured.
The Aero club of Seattle has been
formed by more than fifty represen-
tative men of Seattle. The president
is William Pitt Trimble; vice presi-
dent, NJ Robert Guggenheim; secre-
tary, H. p Nadeau; treasurer, j. d.
Hogue; pilot, ]. c. Mars; consulting
engineer. f. c. Dittmar.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

big lead on the cars exhibited at the
Madison garden show in New York.
Out of 191 cars shown Diamond
equipped sixty-three one-third of the
total and equaling the next two big
gest makes of tires combined, lacking
two. Taking the combined count of the
Madison square and the palace shows
in New York, Diamonds equipped
ninety-three American and foreign cars,
whereas seventy-nine American and
foreign cars showed the second highest
make.
This is indeed gratifying to the Dia-
mOnd tires at the local show held here
last week, where one-third of the cars
exhibited were equipped with Diamond
tires, the balance divided between the
many other makes.
Tourist Car Much Exhibited
The Tourist car is very much on ex-
hibition these days, a series of private
automobile shows being conducted by
California points where local agencies
are being established.
The first show was opened at River
side Friday at the Glenwood garage,
where all the ten cars shown at the
Los Angeles show are exhibited. the
first of the week these cars will be
taken to Redlands and a show will be
Following the Redlands show, two
days exhibition will be held at Po-
mona, the week being ended probably
at the latter point. The entire corps OF
statesmen, headed by Sales Manager
Beardsley, are attending these shows,
and a nice line of business is expected
as a result to say nothing of the good
that will be done permanently by this
novel method Of focusing public atten-
ton on these cars.
San Jose Auto Show
On February II and running to the
2Oth, an automobile show will be held
at the AUDITORIUM rink in San Jose,
which is expected to attract large
number of dealers from this and other
California cities.
The show is under the immediate dl-
rection of " A. Hancock, who was a
constant visitor at the Los Angeles
show, studying some of the mover Wrln-
kles sprung at that show. The
show will be christened with a large
parade, and with sixteen dealers al
ready having announced their intention
to exhibit, hopes are held for a very
successful event.
Studebaker Output Increased
Chester r. Weaver, Pacific coast
agent of the Studebaker Automobile
company and manager of the Stude-
bakers Brothers garage in San Fran
cisco, was a distinguished visitor In
Los Angeles the past week, the guest
of Manager Lord of the local Stude-
baker branch Mr.. Weaver has just
returned from an extended visit to the
E. M. f. facotry, and reports that an
increased output of cars will be eff
fected during the coming thirty days.
At present there are twenty-five cars
being turned out daily by this concern
but inside of month this number
will be increased to forty, and Mr..
Weaver reports that even this splen-
did output will fall far short of the
demand that is being made on the fac
tory from all parts of the country for
this years models He says that he
never saw the automobile business in
such splendid condition, so far as the
affairs of his concern go.
F. o. Nelson, one of the most popular
rubber tire dealers in Los Angeles, the
local representative of the Diamond
Tire company, left for San Francisco
Friday on important business and will
return Tuesday night.