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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
+ AIR DEAL FOR
SANTA CLARA
ATHLETES
Father EIiene Makes a Strong
Plea for Boys at
Banquet

SANTA CLARA, Dec. 10.-At the
banquet given last night by the stu
dents of Santa Clara university to the
football team Father Eline, the ath-
letic moderator, was the principal
speaker. He praised the spirit shown
by Santa Clara teams in general, but
thought that the same spirit was not
always shown to Santa Clara by other
universities. He referred to the sched-
uling and later calling off of game
arranged between Santa Clara and a
large university. and stated that in
such cases the Rugby union should
take a hand in the situation and en-
force the playing of such games.
Father Eline deplored the fact that
any college or any other organization
should arrange In good faith to play
a game on certain date and then call
1t off a few hours before the contest
without good and sufficient reason.
In the future he hopes osee the
Santa Clara team treated with greater
consideration than In the past. and he
says the time has now arrived when
all games should be played as compe-
tition games rather than as trial
games for the larger universities.
Graduate Manager Roy Bronson,
Student Body President Yoell, Track
Captain Hardy and Mike Kiely also
spoke Manager Bronson made the
announcement that next year Santa
Clara would have one Of the best turf
Rugby fields on the Pacific coast
Block sweaters were then presented
to the men who played in the annual
Santa Clara-Nevada game. whose
names are as follows: Concannon. An
derson, O'Connor, Scholz, Watson,
Meadows and Coschina. Thomas Ybar-
antIo was awarded q four star sweater
rando was awarded four star sweater.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
BIC MOTORMAN
PROMISES To
SHOW FANS
Charley Miller Working Hard
for His Bout With
Elder

Big, good natured Charlie Miller is
grinding away for his comeback stunt
against Soldier Elder at the Pavilion
rink on Friday evening. Charlie
hopes to take OF several pounds dur
ing the course of his training, and he
promises a surprise to the fans when
ne steps into the ring. He figures
that he will be able to go better with
less poundage to pack
Miller Is still favorite with the
rams, despite his defeat at the hands
Of Gunboat Smith in three rounds in
New York last month Up to that
time the giant motorman had been go
Ing like a champion and his admirers
expected great things Of him. Miller
Is not in the least disheartened over
the loss of that battle to Smith, and
promises to keep right on fighting.
Elder is a performer who looks
much like the only Bob Fitzsimmons.
He is tall and 1anky and is shy a crop
of hair on his head. But he can hit
and he is very game He gave Miller
two OF the hardest fights of his ca
reer couple of years ago. Elder
has been out of the game for some
time. but he looks to be in good
shape and they say he still retains
his old wallop.
Lee Johnson, the Oakland choco-
late drop. and Kid Exposito, the
tearing lightweight from the north
west, ought to make the fur fly when
they hook up in the special event.
Johnson has the speed and the clever
ness. while his opponent keeps boring
in all the time. Exposito may have
a shade in the weight, but the little
coon Is hard puncher and an artful
dodger.
The middle weight attraction will
be provided by Dude Clark. the Los
Angeles slugger and Montana Dan
Sullivan. who was once looked upon
as a possibility for the middle weight
championship. Both are good. hard
punchers and 1t looks as though a
knockout Is In store for the fans.
Norman Stone, another 15S FOUNDER
from Los Angeles, hooks up with
Harry Wallace. a newcomer. Stone
fought Stockyards Murphy off his feet
in preliminary to the Clabby-Logan
bout and looks like live one.
Sailor Jack Carroll. the heavy
weight. Ia to get chance against
big, black Rufe Cameron and Dummy
Thomas and Dick Kendall will meet
in return match. There will also
be a couple OF good ring warmers.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
Old Player Praises
Tn e Giants of 1883

Old Jim O'Rourke. who played left
field for the worlds champion Giants
in 1888 and 1889, was asked IL the old
team was stronger than the one
beaten by the Athletics in the worlds
series.
"If we had been wearing the Athlet-
les uniforms we would have beaten
McGrawss present team just as cas-
tiy." replied O'Rourke. There never
will be a greater catcher than Buck
Ewing, and, barring Matty, we had in
Tim Keefe the best pitcher that ever
curved a ball. We had heavier hit
ting team than the modern Giants. but
we probably couldn't run the bases
with so much speed and daring. The
only Improvement In the playing now
adays is speed"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

about the Rugby union when he said:
st. Mary,s would welcome actual
championship competitions being or
ganized by the union among its mem
bers. Our college may not be quite
strong enough to defeat California or
Stanford, but what of 1T? Let US have
the games and the competition and
such games will improve Rugby un-
der organized conditions. We are
willing to play any teams that the
union may decide shall be for the
championship. We can put a fairly
good team in the field. and while we
do not expect to win the champion
ship, what we are after are games on
an organized basis. If the union can
do this it will accomplish a genuine
good for the cause"
X
r. Berry. a. former president of the
Pacific association; John Elliott, pres
ident OF the Pacific association and
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

vice president OF the Amateur Ath-
1etic union; Louis Mclean, an old
time athlete and official, together
with Tim Fitzpatrick and Doc McCon-
nell, two of the club directors, will
form the Olympic club athletic COM
mittee for the coming year. Truly a
quintet that knows its business from
every angle.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Pacific association will be held at the
Olympic club Thursday night.
BY the way. what has happened to
that scheme originated by a member
Of the Rugby union whereby the
union was to gain a ground right in
the heart of the city? When the idea
was mentioned it sounded good, but
doubt was cast on its feasibility. The
doubling Thomases are still waiting.
X X Y
Though nothing definite has been
settled up to the present it is pract-
ically assured that the Olympic club
will again hold one of the big hikes
to the briny deep and make the east
envious of our climate by taking a
swim in the waters of the. Pacific
January I.
With examinations at all the uni
versities. there is not much activity
among the students from an athletic
point OF view. The fun will start
again about the middle OF January,
when the track men and crew men
at both Stanford and California will
commence activities. Once these men
get out for work there will be plenty
doing.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
DE MARA TO TOUR EUROPE

Walter de Mara, formerly of the
Bay city wheelmen, has decided to try
his luck on the European tracks in
the early part of next year. Walter
has been working out on the roads
around San Mateo and by the time
he IS ready to go across the pond.
expects to be IN pretty good form.
Walter started his cycling career in
this city as a member of the Bay
city wheelmen in 1907 and was the
best rider on the board track at the
Pavilion that year. With Percy
Lawrence he won the "a hour team
race. De Mara is known on the east
ern tracks as 'Hipps." He rode with
great success at Salt Lake city track
during the season just closed. AS an
amateur he showed remarkable speed
and several amateur worlds records
are today standing in his name.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

most of the work In the corner. Kid
Exposito, Guy Lee and Phil Noonan,
who have been working out with
Richie at his training camp. will as
sist Foley. Manager Jim Buckley will
have charge of Murphy's corner. with
frankie Edwards, Gunboat Smith and
Eddie Miller to help him out
The arena will be well lighted, so
that the spectators will have a fine
view of the ring from each section.
A great crowd is expected, as the fans
have been pouring in from all parts Of
the state during the last couple of
days. The prices OF admission range
from So in the bieachers to SO. SIS, $3.50
and $40 In the main section.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

Eight Teams Still
In a Deadlock for
Six Day Bike Money

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Eight teams,
having INDUCED in a spirited sprint
just before dawn: were still in the
lead In the six day bicycle race at s
o'clock this morning, the end of the
fifty-sixth hour. They had covered
1,149 miles 6 laps, as compared with
the record of 1,1500 miles laps.
Five teams trailed a lap behind the
leaders. with the CORY Walker COM
bination a lap behind them and the
Kopsky- -Keefe two miles three laps in
their rear. The eight leading teams
were.
Drobach-H -Halstead, Root-McNamara,
verri-Brocco, Boullet-Fogler, Ryan
Hill, Porchico Breton, Collins Wal
thour and Magin- Lawrence.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
ATHLETEs WHOLE SHOW

According to New Zealand and Aus
traiian sporting papers the visit OF
the All-America track and field team
Is the greatest event in the history of
athletics in the antipodes. The visit
of Shrubb and Duffy some years ago
is insignificant compared with the
A. A. u team under the management
OF Eustace Peixotto, now touring
those lands The boys will hold their
first meet next Saturday.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
RICHIE AND MURPHY
SQUARE OFF TONIGHT
IN 20 ROUND BATTLE
BY WILLIAM ]. SLATTERY

he
from Willie Richie will
Eighth Tommy Murphy
NewY A
ing foogs
Yorker This
Murphys ability they
Rtchie he is in a
by himself a 135 pounds
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
WOULD BE SOME MEET

A meet with such record holders
as McGillvray. Hebner, Handy. McDer-
mott and Raithel of the Illinois club.
Duke Kahanamoku OF Honolulu, not
to mention all our local stars would
pack the SutrQ tank to the xook
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
Murphy Feels
Fit for Fray

r HAVE been fighting
i for IA years to get a
crack at the lightweight
championship of the
world, and at last ! have
landed. I have seen
Ritchic fight, and / be-
lieve that he is made to
order for me. / am out
to win, and not to stay
the limit and save that 20
round money, as many
think. Richie is younger
than /, but / think that
/ am stronger and that
I can take any of the
punches which he lands
on me. / have been a
short ender in all my
fights here, an dthe fans
know that I generally
delivered.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

Tom Murphy gives a little
test of his strength by
lifting heavy weight Gum
boat Smith upon his back
and carrying him around
the San Rafael training
quarters.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
HARLEM BOY GIVES GUNNER
A FAST RIDE ON HIS BACK

The little New Yorker.
spent yesterday lettering at
his camp and playing tricks
with his training mates, thus
dispelling all runors that
he is worried about the bat
tie.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
Richie Hopes
For Knockout

i lightweight title and
win as quickly as pos
sible. Murphy has been
picked out as the tough
est lightweight in the
business, and I really be-
lieve he is. / have great
respect for him, and !
feel certain that he will
give me as hard a battle
a 81 ever fought. Of
course, ! will play for a
knockout. I always do.
I don't expect to escape
punishment, for ! know
that Murphy is a tricky
fighter and liable to land
on me at any time. / am
in the best of condition
and I can't see where /
can lose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
MooRE's EARLY GRAPEs-per has.

ket, soc. '-Fer pas
CALIFORNIA PLUMs-Gross n,rr,.
per crate, 500; Giants, per crate 80 oS
keisey,s, per crate, 500; HungaTians S1 oeE
crate, 500; Fallenbergs, per crate xyp@I-
oais eI IT, per crate $500; 10c less on ID
BAKILETT PEARS-Per box. 81
ARIZONA CANTALOUPES31, s go 80:
per crate, $3.50; Ponies, DER Graz n9 "a n
Jumbos, per crate, 81 rs. $N'%o'
ARKANSAS CANTALOUPES-
ard, per crate, $2.75. otano-
q VALENCIA Y oRANGEs-Per box. s4oo0
LEMONS-Per box, $7OOa75o
LIMES-Per basket, s1.25: ner bo-,
$12.0O. per parrel.
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, $3.50
ALABAMA SWEET POTATOES ~
>, CALIFORNIA CABBAGE-New no.
BANANAS-Medium sized burot
bunch. $1:75g225: large bunebes s' per
bunch, $175G2.75; per lb A. nes' per
NORTHERN ONIONS@Per h,
RaU ia H.. &c; loo lbs i4O o.
TEXAS CUCUMBERS-Perb as,,.. ., -.
per "a crate, slips; per q bu- Saet, p 90;
s1.O0. er crate.
MANGO PEPPERs-Per basket .oo
CARROTS-Per doz. punches, sc. No.
BEANs-Per diamond basket, s1oo. n,,,,
BEETS-Per bu., 75c
TURNIPS-Per bu. S5c
WATERMELONS-Pe Ib.. 1hc
NEW CORN-Per doz.. 2oc 7z'
CHEESE-1712@19c per lb-
PEACH BASkETS-Per 100, s125
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
BOOK on POTATOES.
Union Pacific Printed Review of One
of kaw Valley SpeciaIties.

During the last year the Union Pacific
railroad has been assisting the farmers
All over Kansas to great extent with
ITS agricultural specials and scientific
literature.
One of the crops which shows marked
improvements which is due to their eff
forts IS the potato. For the last year the
road has been loaning a book to the
farmers treating on this subject and writ
ten by Eugene H. Grubb and -Cuilford
both practical potato growers
Mr.. Grub. who is the senior author
was formerly an employee of the Union
Paclfic, and is now one of the largest DO
tato growers in the United States and
has grown a large acreage of tubers at
made a study of the practical side of no
tato growing all over the world. The dis
cussions of problems and suggestions
made are all from the standpoint of the
practical grower.
The book deals with everything from
the Importance of the tuber as a food to
the marketing of the product. Quoting
food used in the world consists of the
potato According to this if the potato
crop in America and Europe fail there
would be a greater famine in those two
and 1880.
According to the Union Pacific officials
there are few of these books left and
10 anyone making application to their
local agent
A number of articles in the book have
been written by Luther Burbank the
prominent horticultural. Topeka resi-
dents wishing a copy of this book can
obtain a eopv by making application to
Ray Harries, local passenger agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
Little Pumping Plant Burns
More Coal Than City.
GOVERNOR WILL INVESTIGATE
Hodges Will Look Into Prison
Business Methods.
Declare War on Poor Sanitation
and Management.

| The state of Kansas Is consuming
every year more coal to run a little
pumping plant on the Missouri river
for the penitentiary water supply thar
the city of Topeka burns for the con-
sumption by the residents of the capital
city. In other words, it costs the state
as much to pump water to 800 persons
| as it costs the city of Topeka to pump
water to $4,000
This is one of the reasons that Gov
| ernor Hodges and the executive coun-
| ell will leave Topeka some day the lat
| ter part of this month and investigate
| the situation at the penitentiary. 1t
| has been found that the penitentiary
| burns $4,000 worth of coal annually
and the chief executive of the state is
determined to know the cause.
incidentally, while the governor is in
Lansing with the executive council he
will try and arrange a fund for the re-
placing of boilers which are in danger
of blowing up any minute-boilers that
have been condemned repeatedly by the
state inspectors. And the antigua ted
methods of sanitation and cell conven-
fences will be improved. if the governor
is able to put his hand on some idle
state money.
Alarming Conditions at Penitentiary.
few months ago when the legisla-
ture was in session the penal and char
liable institutions committee of the
senate went in a body to Lansing to in
Vestigate conditions at the penitentiary.
This committee, agreeing with ]. K.
Coddlng, then warden, reported un-
officially that the penitentiary was a
relic of the past, that the sanitation
was disgrace to the state and that
other states had thrown away better
penal institutions than the Kansas
plant at LANSING
The legislature, however, took no ac-
ton to improve conditions in general
AS result the sanitation is as bad
as it ever was, the boilers are as un-
reliable and dangerous and the world
dreaded white plague, tuberculosis is
on the increase among the prisoners.
The state looks with fear upon the
spread Of disease among the inmates
and will prepare to combat it. The
state also is alarmed at the weakness
of the prison plants boilers. But when
the executive officers sit down and fig
ure out that it costs more to run
pumping station to supply the wants
plant pumping water to $4,000, there is
call to action at the state house.
Here are the figures:
The penitentiary pumping plant burn
ed 1903 tons of coal in Tie last fiscal
year. The city of Topeka burned $500
tons in it's big station out west of the
city. And that isn't all. The peniten-
tiary itself burned $3.50 worth of coal
or more than 10000 tons. More than
5000 tons were burned in the little
power and heating plant in Topeka
enough coal to furnish the city of To-
peka with light.
When the governor and his executive
council return from Lansing there
should be a reformation in sight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
PRATT HATCHERY.

tContinued from Page One)
probably not be fairly charged in any
manner to an alleged failure of the
Ninnescah to respond to the states
demand for water.
Eight additional ponds are appar-
emily out of commission. From one
half to three-fourths of their natural
water basin is entirely dry and sun
baked and the few inches of water is
standing stagnant and muddy, five
to six feet below the water line of the
pool as indicated by the banks of the
ponds and the marks on the concrete
distributing bases.
OF the remaining Sc ponds, there
are varying conditions. These ponds
show that the water line is now three
to five feet below normal and from six
inches to two and a half feet below
the level of the distributing basins
The Old Ponds Abandoned.
Over at the old hatchery, where Dell
Travis formerly presided, there are
the states eleven original ponds. All
of them are covered with an apparent
ly heavy coating of moss and scum
and there has been no fresh water in
these ponds from any source for at
least six weeks.
Stopping at one of these ponds, the
reporter placed a thermometer in the
water. After leaving the instrument
in the pool five minutes, it registered 80
degrees.
can fish live in this?" was asked
of Prof. Dyche. who witnessed the
test.
Sure said the state fish and game
warden. They do fine in that. They
will stand water temperature up to
Sc and not suffer-
Temperature of the Minnesota before
it enters the intake pipe is "a to &c de-
grees.
Saw Only Two Dead Fish.
Two dead fish were seen by the re-
porter during his visit at the hatchery.
One was floating in one of the new
ponds and the other is one of the
old ponds. Both were scale fish weigh
ing perhaps two pounds each.
1t was after a half day on the ponds
that the reporter sat down in Prof.
Dyches cottage to talk things over
with the fish and game warden.
do you believe, in view of condi-
tions as you have found them this sea-
son, that the Ninnescah can at all
times furnish an ample supply of wa
ter for the states 80 ponds without
being forced to abandon a portion of
them?" was asked.
Yes, 1 do replied the warden.
1.-The supply of water we are receiving
from the Minnesota this summer is
not over one-half the amount we get
in an average summer. That particu-
larly has been the case during the last
five or six weeks I regard present
conditions good and the water in the
ponds, temperature and flow of fresh
water amply sufficient to the best de-
velopment of our fish,"
Prof Dyche was asked about the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Aug. 20.-STOCKS-
Relief from the alarm felt yesterday over
reports of crisis in the Mexican Situa-
ton was regarded as the principal source
of strength of the market during the
morning. The market was not called on
to absorb the heavy offerings of stocks
from Europe which were a factor in yes
terdays business. Some buying for for
eign accounts was reported
Bidding for stocks languiShed after
shorts discovered that the higher prices
were inducing bulls to realize. Trading
became quiet but the market retained
the major portion of it's rise and later
stiffened again when Reading, Dehigh
and marlborough preferred developed
strength.
Bonds were steady.
Stocks regained some of the ground lost
yesterday in the early trading today.
Business was not large but prices rose
generally with most marked strength in
shares which were especially susceptible
to pressure yesterday. Union Pacific,
Canadian Pacific, Northern Pacific, Anal
gamated Smelling, Pullman and Mexican
Petroleum rose a point each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20

many man 1ther men who have had experience
their experiences with the river which
supplies water for the state fish plant
What the OIdtimers Say.
Il have been on the river since 1855 -
said Frank Oldfather, an old miller land
l think the river is about normal for this
season of the year, except when more
July and August
]; k. Hupp, for many years a resident
OF Pratt county, said he believed the river
was lower now than at any former time
Z. +. Hickle, miller and grain dealer
VINO VINO had had operated a mill on the banks of
said he had seen the river just as low on.
lower than at the present time. j. H.
perience with the stream, thought the
Ninnescah was at this time about normal
for the summer months of dry year and
that he had seen the river even lower
than at present.
But over at the hatchery, Prof Dyche is
gong right ahead with his plans.
Will Distribute Fish Next Week.
There are over 50 ponds which have
fish in them which we raised this year.
this fall, winter and next Spring i. f begin e
ming next week. Estimating that we have
fish to pond in a season, I am expect
ing to produce at least an average of a
carload of fish this year in each of the so
Yet, over Kansas 10000 members of the
Kansas sportsmen's association are
watching with interest the future of the
hatchery. 1t was their money, derived
from hunting licenses, that furnished the
funds for the many new ponds and build
ings at the hatchery plant. Since going
on the job, Prof. Dyche has built so new
ponds at cost, he says, of $4,000 to $40
goo. The new fish and game building cost
$4,000, the warden's residence, tool houses,
barn and power house, Dyche estimates
at cost of $4,000. About 50 acres of addi-
tional land has been bought under the
Dyche administration at a cost, the ward
en- says, of $4,000. Almost 5000 will be
for aW vii
around the hatchery grounds. This brings
the expenditures under Dyche to an even
100000, not including operating expenses
constantly employed. The state owned
about ten ponds and 100. acres of land
when Prof. Dyche was appointed fish and
game warden in 1909.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Aug. O-HOGs-Receipts p. 900.
Market &c to 10c higher for best. Bulk
of sales, $7.60@S.60; light, IS. 3OG9 05; mixed,
$7.35q9.00; heavy, $7.20qS75; rough, 5000
7.50; pigs, $4.25@8.15.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market steady
GA shade lower. Beeves, $7O009.O0; Texas
steers, Sc. 75@7.70; western, Sc. 20@7.70; stock
ers and feeders, $5.45@7. 80; cows and heif-
ers, SO. 6o68 20; calevs, sS.00d11. %.
SHEEP-Receipts 81, 5000. Market strong
to 10c higher. Native, So. 75d4.S0; western,
s.. OO@4 So yearlings $4.S5Q585; lambs, ma
tive, S. 1901 rs; western, $5.75@7.so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Aug. 70.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., S7fsc; De-
cember, 901ac; May, $3.50.
CORN-September, 751zc; December,
69Ac; May, 7014c.
ATS-September 429sc; December, 45c;
May, 477sc.
PORK - September, 21.00; January,
.ARD-September, 11.3o; October, s11.3715:
RIBsEseptember Sill 21k; October, s11s7:
January, 5000.