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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
OAKLAND HIGH OFF
ON RUGBY SEASON
Enthusiastic Rally PreCedes Be
ginning OF Practice in New
Football Game
By WILLIAM UNMAcK

Active preparations for the football
season were started at the Oakland
high school yesterday with rally in
the afternoon and light practice after
ward. The rally was an enthusiastic
affair. and though the game of Rugby
is new TO the players great hopes were
expressed for a successful season.
Manager Holden has arranged a sched-
ule, the first game of which is to be
played on Saturday week against the
I~wel high school al the Presido ath-
1etic grounds in San Francisco Be
sides the regular series of games Man
ger Holden is trying to arrange
weekly practice games for the squad
with the st. Mary's college team.
After the rally yesterday % men signed
up for practice, which was held at
the Oak ball grounds.
Neal Harris, formerly of the Uni
versity of California team, is at pres
ent coaching the Oakland team, and as
soon as the All Americtn team arrives
from Australia Harris will be assisted
by his brother, Myron Harris, and
Amos Elliott. both of the California
squad, in getting the team in proper
condition. Captain Calderwood was
very well satisfied with the squad that
made it's appearance for the initial
practice and states that before next
week he expects to have the squad
doubled. At practice yesterday there
were IL of last years veterans in uni
form and the basket ball men have
also thrown in their lot with the
Rugby men. A new arrival at the
school is ]. Stroud, who last year cap
tanned the Bakersfield high team that
won the southern championship.
Stroud is brother of B. Stroud, at
present at California, who played with
the blue and gold team last year, and
though new TO Rugby. is expected to
be of material benefit to the team. Of
last years veterans Dunn and Bangs
have both graduated and have regis
tered at California, where they intend
to try for further football honors.
The Oakland schedule so far ar
ranged is as follows: August 20, with
Lowell at San Francisco; September
3. with Mission at SaTr>Francisco; Sep
tember s. with California freshmen at
Berkeley; September 10, with Stanford
freshmen at Palo Alto; September "a,
with Berkeley high school at Berkeley:
October /, with Lowell high at Berke-
ley.
The Berkeley high school squad
has not started training up to the
present, but will set the ball rolling
on Monday with a monster rally, at
which the men coming out for the sea-
son will be signed up and practice will
be held the same afternoon The
Berkeley squad has not up to the
present got a coach, but are waiting
the arrival from Australia of Coach
Schaeffer of the California univer-
sity, who will be asked to supply a
competent coach for the team. Man
ager Kaufman has not completed his
schedule so far owing to the penin-
sula schools not having opened He
has, however, arranged games with the
California freshmen.7 Lowell, Mission
and Oakland high, and expects to have
the vacant dates filled within the next
week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
YACHTSMEN Plan
CRUISE And RACE
San Francisco Club Members
viii Sail to Vallejo on
Saturday

The yachts of the San Francissa
yacht club will cruise to Vallejo on
Saturday afternoon, under the leaderx
ship of Commodore j. J. Hanify in his
schooner Martha. and on Sunday after
noon viii race back to Vallejo. The
course will be from a starting line
drawn from the Vallejo yacht club to a
point on Mare island shore directly
opposite to a finishing line drawn from
the committee boat anchored OF Bluff
point to the most eaSterly point OF
Angel island. The judges will drop a
flag when a boat crosses the finishing
line. The race will be sailed in two
classes.
The regatta committee of the club
has issued the following instructions:
Start--At II 30 a. m. a gun viii be hred and
the blue peter hoisted on the committee boat At
1880 a. m- a gun will be fred and the blue
peter lowered. which will be the start for class
A. At 11:45 a N. gun. viii be nred, which
will be the start for class 3.
The hsndieaps are as follows:
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frameup in Chicago. This was one of
the most barefaced fakes in the his
tory of boxing, and it killed the game
was given the decision in the second
round, and the fight went as a knock
out. The sure thing men made a great
cleanup.
This one past him, Cans hooked up
with Frank Erne, then lightweight
champion of the world. 1t was a great
fight for 10 rounds. and then Cans COM
planned that Erne had butted his eye.
He continued for two rounds longer.
when he quit. His excuse was that his
optic was hanging out, and that he
would rather lose the battle than his
sight.
Cans showed his superiority over
Erne two years later in Fort Erie,
when he knocked him out in 1 minute
and 40 seconds and won the light
weight championship. Then he came
to San Francisco and f1attened his old
time rival, Nc cFadden, in three rounds
Cans first appearance in San Fran
cisco was in 1896 against Charley Ro-
chett. He was not even a near cham
plon in those days and the crowd which
turned out at old Woodward's pavilion
was not a large one. The present su-
pervisor, John l.. Herget, who was
known as Young MITCHELL in those
days, promoted and refereed that hat
tie, and Cans won it in the twelfth
round by a knockout. Then he returned
east
Cans took part in several other bat
ties here and in Oakland in the mean
time, but his first real, great stand
was against Jimmy Britt in 1904. when
he lost on a foul'' in the fifth round.
This was one of the most barefaced
frames ever put over, and later Cans
confessed the part he played.
1t was shortly after the fire that
Cans was taken hold of by Benny Selig.
manager who made money for him
and gave him reputation and the
ambition to be honest. On Labor day.
1905, Cans and Nelson tangled up in
Goldfield in that historic AZ round
battle, which the "old master" won on
foul. This was the fight which put
Tex Rickard on the map and the one
which brought Cans his greatest indi-
vidual purse.
Less than two years later Nelson
| took the championship away from
Cans at Coffroths Mission street arena
IN the seventeenth round. Two months
elapsed and Nelson repeated the trick.
Then Cans began to fade away and
the dread white plague gripped him.
Try as he might, Cans could not rid
himself of the gnawing disease.
Though he made many a fortune in
his day, the marvellous colored fifhter
left little of the worlds goods behind.
He fell for the gaming tables and he
was mark for sharpers all over the
country. He wrecked his health by
staying up for days and nights at a
time without any sleep.
Cans is survived by an aged mother.
wife and a grown son by his first
wife, from whom he was divorced.
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MOTORCYCLISTS TO
Vote ON BYLAWS
American Federation COnCfave
i'm Philadelphia TO Conclude
With Races

The meeting of the Federation of
American Motorcyclists is now in
session in Philadelphia. The business
sessions of the assembly will be held at
the Century motor club rooms on the
mornings of August IL and II. The
racing events and entertainment to the
members will occur Thursday after
noon, August IL, Friday afternoon, Au-
gust II. and Saturday afternoon. Au-
gust IS.
A number of amendments have been
made to the constitution and bylaws,
which will be voted on at the coming
assembly.
The amendments if adopted will cause
future assemblies to be conducted as
delegate conventions, instead of general
meetings.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
Missouri Valley Tennis
Tournament Opens

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1o.-With the
best Of weather conditions the playing
in the first round of singles in the Mis-
souri, Valley tennis tournament opened
here on the Kansas City Athletic club
field this morning.
c. j. Trite of Kansas City beat Nj. III.
Cune of Ottawa, Kas.. 6-2, 6-4 Al
Wethner of Kansas City beat AL Pro-
teet of Kansas City s-3, 3-6, 6-3 Uhl-
man of Osawatomie, Kas., defeated
Brookaway of Kansas City 6-3, 3-6. Ga.
H. V. Jones of Kansas City defeated
o. II. Sellers of Lexington. Mo-, 7-5, e-1.
S. Sellers of Lexington, Mo-, defeated
w. L. Laning of Kansas City rs. rs.
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Gossip OF
The Turf

". G. Yanke. who has been very successful
this season on the New York tracks with the
horses owned bY him and Colonel Applegate. will
race striHg at Louisville before shipping to
Emeryvilie- He viii likely add some yearlings
10 the stable when he starts west. Round the
World, the high class , year old FLY in the
string, may be brought 10 California, although
there is a chance that she viii be allowed to
rest Up in Kentucky and prepared for the year
old events Of next season
Textile, winner Of the Hurricane stake at Sara
f0ga Saturday was bred by ". OBJ Macdon-
Ough al bis Menlo farm. being by Infexible out
Of Gold Lace. Indexible is Owned by H. T.
Oxnard. but out here for a season under an
arrangement made with Marlborough. The vic
tory Of Textile was somewhat Of a surprise and
knapp rode. Tom Welsh trains the colt. which
Is owned by T. MOnahsn. Among the youngsters
be beat was semprolus, winner Of the Flash
stake.
Sir John French, director general of the i'm
ncriaI forces and regarded as the greatest cavalry
authority fn England. recently toured Canada
from Halifax to Vancouver. and observed the
work Of the Canadian bureau OF breeding which
Dc cemmends highly. He a number Of stall
lions that are well known in this country.
Several Of them raced on local tracks, Among
them msV be mentioned Logan. Javelin Fort
Hunter. ostrich. Sea Horse. Blue Coat Master
man, Rosemount- Earl Rogers. Vatican, Call Boy,
Grscuium. Senator Clay, Edwin Gum, Vance
Guard. Samuel II. Harris, Botanist. Acrobat,
Clements. and kirkheld.
General French was at the Alberta provincial
fair al Calgary when the bureau stallion McIll-
raa donated by j. 4. Ferris Of Nashville. won
the blue ribbon from u other thOroughbreds and
THE gold medal for the championship Of the fair.
This particularly noteworthy victory, for
there are more good thorOughbreds around Cal
gary than at any other point IN the west
Hszcline. formerly raced at Emeryville by G.
81. Dodge won race AT Cheyenne a few DAYS
ago The daughter of Mesmerist is owned by r.
p. Brown Irwin Brothers continue 10 meet with
success at the Wyoming meeting, winning races
almost daily
Jockey Dick Scoville was suspended for a week
~ Saratoga for cutting across his field with
Ssheoimarm soon after the start of race.
Cesarion has the distinction Of string the
greatest number Of year old winners in 1910.
During the FIRST Z months - OF his ger have won
. surcnle races. against 10 10 the credit Of his
;k.hlef rival. Ornament.
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Butte Results

BUTTE. Aug. 1O.-Lewiston. leading all the
way in the fourth race today, smashed the
track record for mile and 20 yards by leo
Jockey Gaugel repeated his performance of yes
terday today when he again rode three win
ners. Results:
Odds Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin.
s-1-1 NJ. Stokes. 1o1 (Battiste) ..... 2
s.2-Billy Mayham. LOG (Fischer) ........ 3
Time, los S-5. May Pink Redan, Banhalla,
also ran
SECOND RACE-six and half furlongs, SELL
Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin.
5-I-Tremargo 11O (GaugeD. eD.................. 2
4-5-Begone. 110 (Dennison) ....-.:.-....... 3
Time 1:20 2-5. Tayora, Coonskin, Plume
also
THIRD RACE-Five and half furlongs, sell
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey Fin;
s-1-Jessupburn. Ios (vosperl ;.......... 2
l2.I-Barney, oldfeld. los (Taylorl =; l,;; =, 3
T, Alexie, Kid North, also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One mile and 10 yards, the
Bozeman handicap:
odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin
15-1-Ocean Queen 10o (van Dusen) ......... 2
52-Fancy; 81 tAnderson, .-.., ~, 3
Edwin 7. Fryer, Queen Lead, also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile, selling:
Odds Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin.
1-1-Banthel, 107 (Gaugell .-.....-........... 1
15-1-Tugboat, 102 (Taylorl l......-...--.....
s-1-Budapest. 104 yan Dusen) .......... 3
Time 1.41 3-5. Silver Grain, Treasure Seek
er. Mi Derecho, DR.. Mayer, also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Five and half furlongs, sell
Odds. Horse Weight and Jockey. Fin.
7-2-Lord RossingtoD. 106 (GaugeD .......... 1
4-1-Sona. 102 (Taylor) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
1O-1--Captain Burnett, log tSelden) 8
Time, 1:0S 1-5. Swede Sam Aquiline, Lee
Harrison IL He Knows, also ran.
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SPOTLgGETS
ON SPOR1 rs

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Stanley ketcbel whose
10 round match with Bin Lang has been post
raned q few DAYS on account Of Ketchel's trouble
with = sore foot, is much improved that he
has been able TO resume light training. The
wound on his foot. which caused by lacing
his shoe too tightly Is healing fast and the
middle weight champion says he will be in per
feet condition when he tackles the heavy weight
champion Of Australia.
DFAUVIIIE France. Aug. IO.-W X Van
'aerbflf's Gibeln won the Prix de NiIliers for 2
vesf ods 81 900. distance five furlongs. run here
fodav Tanderbilt's Brume finished second in
the Prix de Honfour for year old fiiies
81 000 distance fve furlonSs. Nash Turper's
AIbv was second in the Prix de Deauviile.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
PARIS AGREEMENT
fAVORS MOTORISTS
International Certificate Has
Been Adopted for Those
Touring Europe
BY r. R. L'HOMMEDIEU

The international agreement made
at Paris concerning motors crossing
the frontiers of European countries
has been ratified by Austria Hungary.
Bulgaria, Spain, France, Germany
United Kingdom, Italy and Monaco.\
An international certificate has been
adopted, which will only be issued if
the cars and the drivers meet the re-
quirements agreed upon. This certifi-
cate is in the form of a booklet, on the
cover of which, and on the first and
the last page, the certificate is stated
in the language of the country where
1T was issued; on the other pages this
text appears in the language of the
various countries, parties to the agree
ment, so that the frontier officials can
examine the certificates without diff
Guilty 1t is also provided that the
motor cars, in addition to the home
number, must show a sign denoting
their nationality. The present German
mode of attaching a sign to the car by
the frontier officials is therefore done
away with for the traffic between the
several countries to the agreement.
For marking dangerous places along
the roads special numbers have been
agreed upon. This international agree
ment became effective on May L. 1910.
Motorists from the United States can
get the benefit of this agreement
through the American automobile as
sociation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
Distance Runner Enters
State University

BERKELEY, Aug. 10.-George l.
Stone. distance runner, who has been
a member of the Occidental college
track team. reached this city this
morning to enter the university. Stone
probably will not be able te~ compete
next spring. as he is entering with ad-
vanced standing and can not take part
in athletics for a year.
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Fall Race Meet Planned
For Lexington

LEXINGTON. KY. Aug 1O.-The
directors of the Kentucky raGing asso-
citation decided today to give nine
days meeting here in September. Five
stake events will be offered. The state
racing commission will be asked TO
sanction the meet and grant the local
association dates beginning Septem-
ber 10.
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RAIN on Grand cIRcurr

CLEVELAND, Aug. 10.-Heavy rain
this afternoon caused the postponement
until tomorrow of the third days event
of the grand circuit races at North
Randall. The program will not be COM
pleted until Saturday.
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Kaufman -Langford Go
POStponed---Rain

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Io.-The six
round bout between Langford and
kaufman. scheduled for tonight, has
been postponed until tomorrow night
on account Of rain.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
Tommy Burns Matched
With Tony Caponi

WINNIPEG, Man. Aug. 10.-Tommy
Burns the former champion, has been
imatched to meet Tony Caponi of Chi
cago here in September. Caponi and
Jack Ryan of Chicago will meet here
August %.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
QUART OF WHISKY
0UAFFED IN 8 MINUTES
Relatives of Miner Will Collect
SIS Wager

BISBEE, Arlz, Aug. lO.-Victor AM
derson, miner. aged 30, won IS last
night by drinking a quart of whisky in
eight minutes. His relatives viii get
the s., as Anderson died in half an
hour.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11

TRAIN DITcHED; ONE KILLED D-Tucumcari,
NJ Aug Io.-Fireman Singleton was Killed
and Engineer Jack Hyde seriously injured
v-apn passenger train on the Iucumcari ana
Memphis railroad WIS ditcbcd by washout
near here this morning. No passenger war
seriously hurt
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
HarpoOn and BeaverWin
In Sender Trials

MARBLEHEAD. Mass. Aug. Io.-The
Harpoon and the Beaver were winners
in the first and second divisions re-
spectively in todays first race in the
spanish American sender yacht elimi-
nation trials The Harpoon finished
minute 55 seconds ahead of the Lady
and the Beaver = seconds ahead of
the Demnn
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
Spanish Yachts Arrive

NEW YORK. Aug 10.-Three sender
Glass yachts which viii compete in the
coming International races off Marble
head were brought TO port today Graded
on tie deck of the Spanish steamer
MonteVideo. They were the entries of
The Spanish yacht club-the Papoose of
the san Sebastian club the Mosquito II
of the Santander club and the Chonta
OF the Bilbao club. Each yacht was
accompanied by its crew
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The owners of the Newcastle stable have an
nounced that all their horses will be sold at
auction on the Goth of this month. Tom Welsh
is trainer of the stable.
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OIdfeld's Knox
Still IA Winner


ceived by C. S. Richardson of the Re-
lance automobile company, local
agents for the Knot.
At Philadelphia on August OldfieId
won the 10 mile open event and also
the six hour race, leading the nearest
car by 15 miles.
He made a clean sweep at the Hart
ford, Conn.,, race meet this week by
winning three firsts, including the five
miles free for all, five mile handicap
and so mile race, in which he led by
five miles at the finish.
Oldfield's Knox is credited, claims
Richardson, with more wins during the
time he has had it than any other stock
car that ever entered the racing game.
The car won it's first race last Sep
tember at Syracuse. N. Y, less than a
year ago. Since then it has won first
place in 35 events on almost as many
different tracks throughout the coun-
try.
The H. H. Franklin manufacturing
company has officially announced
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
New Home. for
Michelin Tires

quarters at Main and Pacheco streets
They are considered to he among the
finest tire quarters in the southern
city. .
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11

Barney Oldfields winning streak
with his big six cylinder Knox stock
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
Those Who VIII
Sell Franklins

XC u s lively IN
Franklin automobiles, will hereafter be
the distributor of all motor cars made
by the Fl. II. Franklin manufacturing
company. This company has branches
in the following cities: New York Bos-
Pittsburg, Buffalo, Baltimore Cincin-
natl, Rochester, Cleveland, Albany and
Syracuse.
1t is the intention of the selling or
ganization to make these cities dis
tributing centers for surrounding ter
ritory for the benefit of Franklin deal
erS and owners.
In connection with the new arrange
ment announcement is made of a num-
ber of appointments, making the or
ganization at the home office in Syra-
cuse, N. Y, as follows:
H H. Franklin, president; II. A. Bar
ton, secretary and treasurer; T. r. Lip
pard, general manager; II. B. Webb,
controller; j. E. Walker, sales man
ager; J. G. Barker, assistant sales
manager; Herbert Hess, manager of
commercial car department.; j. N. Alse-
ver advertising mana ger.
In a recent conversation G. A. Haw
rims Pacjfc coast manager of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
where They Test
Out White Cars


constantly being done by manufactur-
ers of the highest grade cars. For ex-
ample, while the White engineering
department was engaged in testing out
the engines of its gasoline car under
every sort of .unfavorable condition, 1T
was suggested that the test of the
cooling properties of the motor would
not be complete unless the car was
run in some locality far above sea level.
where the boiling point of the water is
considerably lower than normal. After
some correspondence with their repre-
sentatives in various parts of the con-
tinent, it was decided that the vicinity
of Cuernavaca in Mexico would be
ideal for the purpose. and accordingly
car was sent there in charge of one
of the engineers. The region selected
for the tests averaged $3.50 feet above
sea level. At this altitude water boils
at 191 degrees Fahrenheit. The tester
drove his car as fast as he could (and
still stay on his seat) over all the
trails in the vicinity, and never could
he heat the water in his radiator to
temperature above 1S7 degrees. That
temperature was attained at the end
of a 25s mile trip which was almost
a continuous climb from the valley be-
low, the latter being 5000 feet above
sea level"
u = vrbo,,,psop Ga n ErapciSco man
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r. s. Thompson, San Francisco man
ager of the Michelin. tire company. has
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11

The II. H. Franklin manufacturing
company has officially announced
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11

Hazcline. formerly raced at Emeryville by G.
81 Dodge. won a race al Cheyenne a few DAYS
ago The daughter of Mesmerist is owned by r.
~ Brown Irwin Brothers continue 10 meet with
success At the wyoming meeting, winning races
almost daily
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that the Franklin
automobile com :
pany, a selling or
ganization dealin g
ayc SiVa1y in
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ittee includes Harry W.
Wagner and Philip j. Fay
Putnam patriot., 1910-01-07
A Bridal Tour.

At fashionable wedding In south
ern city the contracting parties were
a wealthy widower aud a handsome
young lady. and faithful old serv-
ant who had lived with the first wife
all her married life WIS reporting the
festivities contidentialiy the next morn
ing to a neighbor.
When she finished a fellow servant
asked. lis he going To take bridal
tour"
The old woman looked startled and
then. CHANGING around Ia see that no
one was near. whispered. We'll. |
don't know az he viii take a bride to
her II she gets eantankeruus. but he
Putnam patriot., 1910-01-07
A TRAGEDY at the Parsonage.

4 present OF a pair OF chickens 10 n
country parsonage where there were a
large family and small income was
an event. aud the Youngest two chi
dren twlo We're usualiA PM 90 ted
with simple meah We're promised II
share in the family treat; tut. untor
tunately. two neiGhhoring ministers
dropped in. and the chiidrenas mother
had TO compromise With the little peo-
pie. A promise of candy paciiied them
to wait until the older people were
through.
At the table the chicken was fast
disappearing. when the door. which
had been suspieiousiy creaking for
some time. was flung wide open. Two
faces glared at the visitors. while two
childish voices shouted In unison: .Go
ahead: that's right. Eat II all up,
hogs"
Putnam patriot., 1910-01-07
FRS. Aid to I,literates.

Unele Joe Cannon had an amusing
experience with a waiter In II Kansas
City horei during his last visit TO thar
city. Being In no mood 10 select his
dinner. be had tossed aside. after n
glance. the MEM presented to him by
his walter. saying:
Bring me good dinner
Incidentally Uncle Joe slipped the
man big tip Ia advance.
This repasr proving satisfactory. the
speaker pursued the sa me plan during
the remainder Of his stay In Kansas
City. Az he was leaving the serviior
remarked earnestly as he helped Tim
On with his overcoaf:
Il BEG your pardon. sir. but when
you or any OF your friends that can't
read come 10 Kansas City just ask for
Tom"