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19 AMERICA TAKES TRACK AND FIELD Some of the Surprises at the Olympian Games at Athens. SWEDES' GOOD SHOWING Italy Wins In Bicycles, Norwegians and Danes in Calisthenics, French at Foils and in the Canoe Races. BY H. W. KERRIGAN. ROMS. May . (Special Correspond ence.) The first day's sport being finished in and out of the Stadium, with the Ital ians first In the bicycle races, the Nor wegians and Danes first in the calisthenic and apparatus work. Never have so many men of equal ability met on neutral around to try for the supremacy of the world In calisthenic and apparatus work. Their groupings of class and apparatus stunts were remarkable. The Germans In their work were exceptional. It was thought, -hut the other nations surpassed them in so many ways, both class and Individual work, It was most surprising. It took two long days of wearisome judg ing for the judges to determine the win ners in this department. There were 12 different nations competing. So the Judges had their hands full. The entries were Holland, Germany, France. Deny .. . .. t. C.w, 1, . . I .-1 T . 1 . - 1 ' Hungary. Bohemia, Norway and Turkey. Some of the work was simply beautiful and puzzling as well. The classes entered on an average were about 20 to a na tion. The individual gymnastic contest was won by a German, Weber by name. His feats on all the apparatus were clev erly done. Kvery act was a spectacular and daring one. It had to be in such company to win. and well executed, too. In form and grace. France Takes Tennis Singles. The Saron tenuis singles, won by the Frenchman. Decougls. brought out some good material, but not the best, although The courts and grounds were perfect. Ger mot. of France, was second 1n the gen tlemen's singles, and Jansky Z. Zelma, of Bohemia, a very strong piayer. although not clever, third. His work was more of the careful and steady playing, not a bit like the general racquet work of the quick Frenchman. Decougls, who took many chances and came out first. In the dou J bleu De Cougis and Germot were first, two Greeks second, whose names were Greek to be sure, and the Bohemians again in for the third place, Zelma Jansky and Zeltna Pazny. The singles In the ladies were won by three Greek beauties, all playing a very pretty game. The Greeks' advancement in the llnrf of sport, as well as many others, has been re markable the lat ten years, and another such period of time will make competition hard to beat in all the departments. The mixed doubles were won by Decougls and wife, while second and third places were won by two Greek couples. The football game, association, wasn't very satisfactory. Only a few nations en tered this contest, who were really not players of any reputation. The first place wa won by a Danish team, the second hy a Smyrna team and the third by the Slavonians. France Victor at Foils. The foil work went to the Frenchman, Dillion Cavanagh, and an Irish French man, by the way, who proved too many for all the rivals, both French and other wise. His work consisted of guard work only. He never took the aggressive and always waited for the thrust. His return was remarkably quick and accurate, in nil cases pinning his man. Casmuir. a German, was serond in this event, with Hughes of France third. These bouts in the foil vre witnessed by King Edward during his second day here. He seemed to en.toy them very heartily. In fact, they were the only events of the entire programme that he seemed to grow en thusiastic over at all. In most cases It was always Jut a few finger taps on the top of his field glasses. Of course he would have applauded the track and field events, but he did not stay to witness then, going away on Tuesday, just before the track sport, which began on Wednes day. The dueling swords were won by C'omte de la Falaiso, of France, first: Dil lion Cavanagh: of France.second and Van Blienhurgh. of Holland, third. These com bats were most exciting, the rules al lowing about H of an inch to prick the opponent in case he was pointed, and It made them wary indeed. The saber, al though not as pretty an exercise as the dueling sword or foils, was very excit ing. In the grouping foil contests with France. Belgium. Kngland and Germany entered the French won. Jn this contest one point on an adversary was to decide a bout. Hughes, Cavanagh. Mohor. Capi tan de la Kalaise represented France, while Lord Desbnrough, A. Dtif. Gordon, Newton, Robertson and Seligman repre sented England, second In the list, and Cloquet. Montigny. County Crahy and Le Hard! de Beatien came third for Belgium. The Swimming Events. As was mentioned before, Daniels, of America, was first In the IflO-meter swim ming race, with Holomay. of Hungary, who won from Daniels two years ago at St. Louis, second, while Healy. of Aus tralia, who was said to be a better man than either the former two, got a third place out of it. Great interest was taken 1n this race. Particularly between the Kngllsh and the Americans. Although not placed In this event, the Swedes and Bo hemians made a strong bid for first honors, having more men entered than any other nation. In the K-meter an American was not represented. Sheff, an Austrian, won first in this; Taylor, of Kngland. second, and Jarvls. who was also marked best in all England, third. But In the mile Taylor got first. Jarvls second and Sheff, of Austria, third. This was a great mile race, perhaps the closest swimming race for that distance ever swam, the two first men coming in nearly abreast. The swimming races, as well as all of the events, were held out at Pyrlus, six miles from Athens, near the port of PhalaremKin. In the relay race, in which America was entered a well, Hun gary was first. Germany second and Eng land third. America was about fourth or fifth. It seems that in nil the distance events that America was lacking. Plung ing for height and form was won by Walz, of Germany, firs;; Hoffman, of Germany, second, and Satzinger, of Aus tria, third. Bornamann. of America, who was entered for America In this event, could not take the high dives owing to .the accident aboard the Barbarosra by the tidal wave April 4. Canoe Race Goes to France. It was rither odd that France should win the, caiiof races, but It did. and In the boat races Kngland and America who are so strong in these events, did not enter. Italy seemed to be the stronger, winning in mist every case, even In the bnrge races by the. s:iilo-s. In fact. Iay and Oree-'c were the only two oountrivP entered In tho borU events. In the title shooting, the Swiss ani French took first places In all the In the pistol shooting, the Swiss and French won. although In the pistol Italy got one second. The English entered in the pigeon shooting won everything. In the tandem race on bicycle England won In this event also, with 6000 meters and 20 kilometer; England won the latter and was second In the former. France won all three places In the S4 kilometers. All the events reported up to date are absolutely correct. There have been many copies made of winners that have not been exact, noticeably in other papers. America in Track and Field. But where America won most of her events was on track and field, and that is what the team was sent for, although France, Including everything, won more first and second places than America. Next in line Is America, although only having entries In all the legitimate track and field events. What started the ball a-rolling for America was the winning of the free throw discus, the first thing on the morn ing when America won three firsts In one day. Sheridan, though not In the best of shape owing to the accident aboard ship, hurt less than any one else perhaps, won from all the nations and from Georgan das, the champion of all Greece, and sup posedly of the world. Well, from that time until the team left Athens Sheri dan's name was on all the Greeks' lips. They hailed him In the streets and every where with cries of "Sheridan! Sheridan! Sheridan!" For is not the discus their great sport, and the man who wins it their hero? The afternoon of the third day after the opening the first events were the 100-yards heat. The Americans entered In every one of them but one and won them hand ily. The first heat with Hahn entered he walked in; the second with Eaton, who was running against Barker, of Austra lia, was more Interesting, as this man was the one man in Australia who defeat ed Duffey while the latter was on his trip through Europe and the colonies. The next heat was won by Schick, with some .Englishman second and & Swede third, the first two qualifying for the semi-finals in ill cases. The next heat was won by Moulton, of Kansas, formerly of Yale, very easily. Then came Prlnstein, also winning his heat. Then Robertson, who also won easily, running away from the whole field. In the semi-finals Rob ertson had all ha could do to hold back, allowing Hahn to win, having beaten the pistol. The finals of this race, the 100 yards, was run on the following Wed nesday, Hahn winning first. Moulton sec ond and Barker, of Australia, third. This was quite a surprise to the Britishers and Irish, as they expected Barker to win this race. Barker himself was equal ly surprised, but said at the time he could do no better, and would wait for the 400. meter, when he would perhaps give a better account of himself. Hahn's vic tory was applauded liberally, but not like the discus or other events. The Greeks do not think much of the 100 yards or short dashes. American Defeats Englishman. In all there were about ten men entered in the hurdles, three of these being Americans, Hlllmar. Leavitt and Friend. The first heat waa won by Leavitt, of America, the second by Healey, of Eng land, and the third by Friend, of Chicago, the American. The final was won by Leavitt .the American, who only defeat ed Healey, of England, by a hairsbreadth, one might say, with Dunker, of Germany, close third place. This event Is not a popular one, either, with the Greeks, al though they applauded It liberally. The actual time for this race was 18 1-6 sec onds, the distance being about 118 yards. There were lef entries In this event than any In the great list. It does not seem to be a very popular race with the different nationalities, and Is always conceded as a race for the Americans. America's se lection for this race was good under the condition of the time of selection, but there were many better men in America, although Leavitt is practically a beginner, and has promise of greater speed. The 400-meter, the next short-distance race, was most exciting and surprising at well. Hillman, who was known as the best man in the field, won the first heat after a heartbreaking finish against a German. It could easily be seen In this heat that he was not himself, due to the accident aboard the boat coming over. Llghtbody won his heat in this event, Moulton his heat and Pilgrim his. Pilgrim's Great Victory. The last named. Pilgrim, of the Amer ican team, more of a novice than a sea soned veteran, and who was selected at the last moment under wvere criticism from the fans, made good In this event, and established a victory that proved a greater surprise on the American team than anything else, as he was always considered a good fourth or fifth man at the best. Hillman did not finish in the finals. Pilgrim was first. Halswell, of England, serond, and Nigel Barker, of Australia, third. It was. a great race, and was won by the best man. Pilgrim pulling In the last ten yards ahead of Halswell, who looked like a 'winner, and Barker also, who was fighting for his life, remembering his defeat In the 100. But It was no use. Pilgrim, the slim lad of the American team, was too much for them all. There were six heats in this event, with representatives from every nation. The boys of the American team and Sul livan were the most surprised men in the world. They Just hugged him. It cer tainly was plucky. But the next day, when this same young fellow beat Light body, of his own team, who was conceded the best in the field next to the English man, surprise knew no bounds. The American team and representation Just went crazy. The Englishmen before this event were practically given the race, though In the heats, of which there were five or six. the Americans proved a sur prise, as did the Germans and Swedes. Wheathley, of Australia, with a record of 1:55, was an entry: Crabbe, of England. another with a record of 1:54. was also entered, and-Runge, of Germany, who made such a showing at St. Louis, was another one to be feared. Not mention ing all the cracks from America, such as Parsons, of Yale, who prior to the sail ing made a new world's record In the SOO-yards race: Valentine, of the New York Club, with good records; Bacon, of the Irish-American, another crack, and Llghtbody, already mentioned, who was given the race after his great showing in the heats. But when in the last ten feet Pilgrim pulled up and passed the whole field and beat Llghtbody at the tape it was startling.. Never did a man finish like it before. He literally threw him self to the lead And he is not a strong fellow either. His weight is about 134 or 135 stripped, and he stands 5 feet 9V inches In height. One wonders where the strength lies. He Is more like Lon Myers, of old-time fame, although taller. The time in the 4t or the 800 was not the fast est in the world, when you compare the five records of the entries with the time at the finish of the two races, but under the same conditions for all. the victory of Pilgrim was most astonishing. The time for the 400 was 53 1-6, and the 800 was 2:01 flat. This time is considered good when it is remembered that Tom Burke, the great quarter miler, only made It in 1-S second better in 1S96 at the same kind of games. Olympiads. Sweden's Unexpected Showing. Again a great surprise was given to the knowing ones when Llghtbody won the" mile from, the great English run ners. The American team almost pre sented the half and the mile to the Englishmen, but when the two vic tories came as they did. It was the most agreeable surprise of all, and af ter them, the home team knew the vic tories on track and field were theirs. Ligtitbody was first In this event, th mile, "or loO') meters; MacCough. of Kngland, second; the Scotchman and the Swede. Hellstrom, third. Here was another surprise, the Swedes. They proved it surprise in everything. It was never considered that Swedes had THIS SUNDAY events. I ..............., , - . I ;: - - t ir - y - , " : v - - s xi v. v. ' : ;c r knAr: v ! :: I - L . J f , -X : j :: ; - , v I s i t? J (I J -T" ! A - - t . .tr A Sir J . , I " . - - - -,x - L1- , E- :.-. 't.v: -:; ' - f . ... . . .... t .-.- . . .v ..--.- ,; . s-"y---: -: . 5 x -. 11 b. JiiaLtis:: s-s t.-jv--.-;. ?r'rT-i..'w , -- " . P ..." . TOP ROW ROBERT OBERTKITKFER. ROBERT HICKSOX. WILLIAM HAYWARD. (TRAINER). JOHN VEATCH. FRED 5IOILI.KN. WALTER WINSLOW (MAN- AfiKR). LOWER ROW UEORUE PRIOEAUX. FRANK FRIE3SELL. DAN KELLY. WALTER MITCHELL. any runners of note or other kind. of field men, but when they came In dur ing the different races at times unex pectedly, the different nationalities present were surprised, as they did, winning- a third in the mile run, sec ond In the five miles, and third, too: tlecand ln the Marathon, and fourth: second in the pole vault, second In the stone, all three places In the. Javelin and first and third-in the all-around, the Pentaplum. The time in the 1500 meter was 4:12. The Kngllshmen and all of the foreign athletes were af fected by the climate, some more than others, according to their constitu tions. This was especially so In the distance races and field events. When the five-mile was run America had four or five entries, but did not win a place. Hawtrey, of England, was first; Swan berg, of Sweden, second, and Dohl, of the same country, third. Hawtrey beat TEAM WiNS HONORS University of Oregon Success ful on Field and Track. CHAMPIONS OF NORTHWEST Athletes Scored 28 1 Points to Their Opponents' 205 During the Season .Which Has ' Just Closed. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Or.. June 16. (Special.) With the se lection of Gordon Moores as captain elect of the track athletes for 1907, the champion field and track team of the Northwest closed Its career as the most successful team eversent out by the University of Oregon or, indeed, by any Institution in the States of Washing ton, Idaho and Oregon. Commencing with the Columbia meet on April 30, the track team has been in dull, triangular or four-sided com petition against representatives from the Universities of Washington, Idaho, Willamette and Pacific, from the Ore gon Agricultural College, Columbia and the Multnomah Athletic Club, gain ing during the season a total ofc 81 points, while competitors could train from Oregon but 205 points all told. . Strong" in First TJace Men. ' The special strength of Oregon's track team so far as concerns the Northwest was its unusual number of first-place men who could take their events against all comers. In every meet the varsity team has taken an average of eight first, or more than half of the first places possible. Of the men who made up the '06 team Dan Kelly is the most remarkable. His broad Jump of 2 feet 414 Inches, made on May 21, against Corvallis, Is the greatest Jump made ' In the United States during the last five years,, and his record of 0:9 4-5 seconds in the 100-yard dashis probably good for a first place anywhere in the world. In the 220-yard dash -Kelly has not yet reached his limit, and another year of training will find him going the dis tance dangerously close to 21 seconds. Without doubt Dan Kelly contains more athletic possibilities than any one man on the Pacific Coast. Gordon Moores and Frank Frissel are two versatile athletes, whose abil ity to gather high points from the hur dles, -sprints and broad Jump makes them especially useful to the team, Frissel gained the world's amateur all around championship at the Lewis and Clark Fair last Summer, and Moores holds the Northwest record In the low hurdles, and ran the high hurdles in the fast time of 15 4-5 seconds at the state meet at Salem. Captain Hugr's consistent work in the weights throughout the ' season stamps him as the best all-around weight man In the field, while McKln ney holds two Northwest records. In the shot and discus. Fred Moullen, vaulting 11 feet 'iVx inches at 185 pounds, and hampered by the loss of the front half of his right foot, was perhaps the most unusual athlete on the team. Moullen is also a football player of ability and the best punter the university ever had. John Veatch was out of condition during the present season and unable to perform his usuaTgood work In the quarter-mile run and the broad Jump. Kberly Kuykendnll, Walter Mitchell, Robert Hlckson. Bob OberteufTer, Ar thur Lowell and George Prideaux ore OKEGONIAN. PORTLAND, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. TRACK TEAM, CHAMPIONS OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST, 1906 S PD R 1 l N D uDuulP AT THE BAY CITY the rest in by fully half a lap. America's three-pluy victory came in the standing broad jump, when Emry was first. Sheridan second and Robert son third. There were about 30 en tries In the event. It took all after noon to run this event off. By flag victory, whenever a country won first or second or third, on both sides of the Stadium, a series of flags were run up to tell the spectators the winners in the different events, so In the stand ing Jump with three Americans plumed, three tings went up. The Greeks and everyone cheered this victory. . Emry made 10 feet 9',4 inches. The next three-flag victory of the one nation waa when the Swedes won all three plaaes In the Javelin Lernlng; first, Liaderman second and Soderstrom third. Lernlng making a new world's record in this event, 176 feet 7 Inches. In the broad jump America was first, all athletes of strength and promise In their various events. Lowell and Pri deaux have both developed such speed In the mile run and 440 yards, re spectively, that their team mates free ly predict that neither one will be de-. feated again by runners now in the Northwest. Season a Financial Success. The season has been a financial suc cess, due largely to the personal abil ity of Manager Wlnslow. Next year's track team promises to be even stronger than 'the present championship aggregation, thoirgh it will be deprived of the services of Frank Frissel through graduation. However, the fact that tin? efficient trainer, William Hayward, will be at c(;on's new ! AIN. UNIVERSITY OF ORE! y TRACK CAPTAIN, 4 i I: Gordon C. M wires. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu gene, Or.. June 1. (Special.) Gor don C. Moores. '07. vho was unani mously elected captain of the varsity track team for next season, has 'been a member of the team for the past three seasons and has won many points in the sprints and hurdles. He . U 21 years old and Is registered from Salem. Moores Is a popular man in college, and is a' member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. . He has played left end on the varsity foot ball team for the past two years. the university from September to com mencement can -be taken to indicate that enough new material will be de veloped to make up Frissell's absence. Bouts Before Reliance Club. OAKLAND. Cal.. June 1G. .Special.) The Reliance Athletic Club has aban doned Its Idea of holding a big open air boxing show on the Fourth of July and Instead will have ;i programme of four-round bouts on the night of July S. It is said Eddie Hunlon und Fred Landcra will furnish the feature. I fvV " 1 i - t - v I if - v 1906. with 23 feet 7 inches; O'Connor, of the Irish team, second, and Friend, of America, third. O'Connor was sup posed to win this event, but, like all sure winners, fell down. He made a mighty effort to win, but could not make it, and succeeded in making only 23 feet inch, his record being 2 feet 114 Inches. Friend was third, with 22 feet 11V4 Inches. There were some 30-odd entries In this event, some of the poorest Jumpers making as low us 16 feet. MHander, a Swede, was fourth, with 22 feet 9 Inches. It took all one afternoon to run this event off. It was the same with the high Jump. It took all one afternoon till dusk and then part of the next day. The (hlgh Jump started on Monday about 4 o'clock with 40 entries, the men jumping until 7 o'clock, making by that time 5 feet 7 inches. By this time there were six men left in the SEALS COME NEXT Portland Will Meet the High Men of the League. PENNANT IS AT STAKE Question of Which Is the Better Team May Be Decided This Week When the Itivals Clash. This coming series between San Fran cisco and- Portland will be -.ie big show of the first half of the Daseball season. The Seals are due here Tuesday, and the fans are hoping that the weather man will get .on his good behavior and stay there, for the fight between the two lead ers may settle the question as to which team will be the 1906 champions. The Seals, with Roy Hltt as the star slab ster, have been mowing them all down, and on the dope they have the appearance of being winners. Both Portland and the Seals have met all others teams tn the league and have f-taken them into camp, but the burning question yet to be settled Is which Is the better team, the Seals or Manager Mc Credle's crew. The San Francisco men Just now are leading the procession, and their lead, while it is a comfortable one, will not ' stand many losses. The few points which separate the leaders from our own home bunch are not enough to give the local fans the heartache that is unless the SealB should take us down the line. Since the big shake up, Mc Credle's men have been going along at a nice pace There has been nothing spas modic or uncertain about the games they have been playing, and all have been worth seeing. The Seals started off to. make a run away race of the sprint for the pennant, but the way Portland has come up on them makes the race not only interesting but uncertain. With the leaders and the second best fighting through the coming week's series, there will be Interest and some to spare for the local fans, and the crowd that goes out to see the game? should make amends for the wet and cold weather which has prevailed the past month, , . Mlque Fisher, with only the remnants of his championship Tigers, has come and gone. The manager was not the happiest man on earth while he was in Portland. There was too much rain to suit the ex policeman from Sacramento, the man who couldn't wait for Tacoma to grow. and who Is now raising raisins in Fresno Fisher hasn't lost any flesh, but he was not as talky as of yore, neither was his fund of stories and humor as plentiful. Fisher has never had any sympathy be cause he always had a laugh and a story to tell, but the truth of the matter Is that the fat magnate has had more than his share of troubles. For two years he had been a homeless baseball manager working and staying In the game so that his ballplayers could draw their salaries Fisher, however, should not despair He still ha a clever ball team. They may not be the champions they were when Nordyke, Sheehan, Keefe and the rest of the Tigers were still In the fold, yet he comes a long way from not having a ball team. There are Just enough old faces on the team to save Its' face. Ho gan. Doyle. McLaughlin, Eagan and Casey are favorites in Portland, and they are all good players. Fisher may not have a ball team that can win the pen nant, but the other team and the fans ' always know they have been to a ball game. j ........ j There are several old Coast players working in the New York State League. JUKE 17, contest for the next day. Prince George, in charge of the games, calling it off. So the next morning, at 9 o'clock, we started In again, two of the men, a German and a Swede, dropping out 5 feet 7. inches. At b feet 9 Inches the Greek and the writer failed to make the height?; trying again, failed; so the prince In charge of the games said that we had better let it go for that, giving two prizes for the place. Leahy and the Hungarian cleared It on their third trial. Th next height the Hungarian went out, and Leahy cleared it on his third trial, jumping 5 feet lOTi Inches to win. It was a long drawn event, but the best-conditioned man won. Leahy, the winner, has a record of 6 feet 3 Inches, and Is a strong, steady Jumper. He said after ward that he expected to do about 6 feet 2 inches, anyway, and was sur prised at his showing. Lanterborn, Meserly, Mike Roach and Jimmy Hannlvan are with Binghamton. Krug is with Scranton. Zinzer with Wllkesbarre. and Raldy and Riggs wltn Albany. Binghamton. Scranton and Syra cuse are having a hot race for first place. Every time Cincinnati lets a man go for poor playing he seems to take on a new lease of life. Steinfeldt and Overall, with Chicago, are doing fine. Druhot and Beckley are playing great ball for St. Louis, while Noodles Hahn is helping Clark Griffith keep up near the top. SIR HUOX WIXS BIG PVRSE. Takes Queen City Handicap at La tonia After Noble Race. CINCINNATI, June 16. The Queen City handicap, the richest stake event ever run at Latonia. was won today by Sir Huon, by a scant length, from Dutch Barbara, who was five lengths in front f John Caroll. A crowd of 10.000 persons witnessed the contest. The race was at a mile and a furlong, and was worth $10,000 to the winner. Sir Huon was favorite. The start was fairly good after a delay of about ten minutes at the post. Fred Cook's Minnie Adams was the first to show and held the lead to the three-quarters pole. There Dutch Bar bara took command. She led Into the stretch and looked like a sure winner at the eighth pole, where Troxler sent Sir Huon after the leader, and In a driving finish won by a scant length. King's Daughter, the heavily played second choice, was in a bad position at the start, and was some time getting clear, but once she reached her stride, she ran a grand race. Time, 1:54 ?-5. INDIAN'S SHIT OUT 'VARSITY PoIIand's Curves Cannot Be Solved by Students. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, June 15. (Special.) Poor team work and lack of ability to secure hits on the part of the Oregon team enabled Chemawa to shut out the 'varsity and roll up a score of eight tallies. Not an Oregon man was able to pass second base, although Hath away secured a two-base hit. Few of the Oregon batters could analyse the curves presented by Polland, while the Chemawa braves swung their "bats unerringly and swatted the ball with vigor. The score: ' R.H.B-I R.H.E. Oregon 0 3 61Chemawa 8 8 2 Batteries Oregon; Hurd -and Kelly; Chemawa, Polland and Teabo. Injuries From Football Game. OAKLAND, Cal., June 16. f Special.) It is reported here that Midshipman Victor Nicholson Metcalf, son of Sec retary Metculf. Is. in a critical condi tion, but later denied. It being stated that he was only suffering from weak ness due to the recent operations per formed upon him. He had been severely injured while playing football at the Annapolis Naval Academy and It-was found necessary to operate upon him. Elmer Paine Elected Captain. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. June 16. Just after the Chemawa game and before leaving the field, the Ort-gor. team elected Elmer Paine as baseball captain for next year. Captain Elect Paine is a son of Dr. D. F. Paine, of this city, and Is one of the most ex pert balltossers at the university. Dur ing the present season he has played a great game at first base and has shown, up very strong at bat. Rowing Club Jollification. A pleasant informal jollification was held at the new quarters of the Port land Rowing Club last night. There was a large gathering of members and an excellent programme of speeehmaklng. music and boxing whiied away the time. Light refreshments were served and the gathering broke up late. Voor Irnirtw Win Ten Ton t.rt Mr:n Eye Kemedr Cure. Eye.. Makn Vt'r&k Eyr b'.ions. Doan'l Kmart, dooic E Paio. c4 &.U tor &u cau. Morris Levy's Lucky Lease Brings Him in a Hand some Income. BASEBALL SITUATION NOW TSo Prospect of the Game Being Played in San Francisco This Season Despite Con trary Reports. BY HARRY B. SMITH. BAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. June 16. ttfp" cial Correspondence.) Morris Levy, who had some of his puglistic managerial as pirations knocked out of him by the Los Angeles newspapers, who refused to ac cept Morris and his offerings In a kindly spirit. Is having the time of his life in San Francisco these days. He has no work to speak of. All that he need do is to hang around and watch his pile in crease. For some time Morris has had a lease on Mowry hall, a large building on Grove and Laguna streets. This was used by the Hayes Valley Club, of which Morris is the whole show, as a gymna sium. Fortunately for the boxing promo ter the fire stopped a few blocks short of his hall, and halls In any old place have been valuable since that time. The Board of Supervisors needed a meeting place. Good enough! Morris accommo dated them. Likewise the morgue. All of which brings In a tidy rental to e Levy purse. But his landlord is kicking. While Mor ris has a lease that does not expire for a year a lease by the way that he re ceived at dirt-cheap figures, the landlord thinks he ought to have a piece of the money. Accordingly, he notified Levy that he must quit. "But I have subleased the premises," responded the latter. "Tell them to get out." was the answer. And In a very low voice, so low In fact, that no one could hear the words. Levy Informed his tenants that they would be compelled to move. Are they moving? Well, hardly, and Morris hopes that it will be a long time before anything of that kind happens. As a matter of fact. It will be a good many months, so that Levy will get back some of the cash that he dropped In the City of Angels. Your Uncle Henry Harris Is not out of the game no by a jugful. Of course, we j all know that Henry is retired from the ball game. At least, that is what he claims, but Just the same the fans like to keep an eye on him, and when his headquarters were located in the down town district, he had all the players spending their spare time and likewise their spare cash with hiui. Of course, he was burned out. but he is not discour aged and In a few days will open three cigar stores on Fillmore street, now tne center of the business section. I saw him the other morning streaking along the streak, and he was hardly recognizable, with the goggles he was wearing. Every body in San Francisco wears them now adays, whether they own an auto or not, for the dust and cinders would put a man blind In a few days. Harris shook his head mournfully when the subject of baseball was mentioned, and while he has not the time to see many games across the bay, he evidently does not think It will be a paying propo sition. "The baseball people have been hard hit by the fire, and other things." he said In the course of his conversation, "and the weather has been none too good In Oakland. I don't expect they will do anywhere near as well there as they would In San Francisco, and it Is a ques tion when they will be able to return to this city. Come around and see me. I will be In business In a week.'' ... While we are on the subject of baseball. It is not out of place to remarK that de spite the hurrah of some of the news papers and the fans, who would have you believe that there will be baseball at San Francisco this year. It Is well nigh out of the question. The trnthjOf the matter Is that San Francisco has weightier prob lems to figure out. The people who live In the city are busy, or, if not, they have no money to spend on sport. Over In Oakland, the attendance has been de cidedly good for the Sunday games, but during the week there has not been tne Interest manifested that one would like to see. With the best wishes for the success of the league, it will be a year ueiore the situation is In any kind of shape. Just now there is a lot of talk about the Oakland team, and how much it needs Strengthening. Jim Hackett Is said to be an Impossibility at first base, and the experts declare that he must be replaced at second if the Commuters have been having any kind of ball team. Since Markley was . granted permission to. go where he pleased, Eli Cates has been covering second base, so that the team is decidedly In a crippled condition. I won der how many of you fans remember a young chap by the name of Jacobson, who was one of the pitching staff of the San Francisco team a couple of years ago? Well, he dropped the baseball game and Is doing sports for an afternoon paper in San Francisco called the News. Jacobson declares that too many of the newspaper baseball critics misinterpret plays on the field, and that It takes a baseball player to understand the situation. Just pos sibly he has been treated to an occasional roast and still remembers. . . Jimmy Gleason Is getting the grand ha ha from the sports of San Francisco. Shortly after the fire, earthquake and at tendant disasters in San Francisco. Jimmy took a bundle of moving pictures Last. He essayed to be a second Jimmy Coffroth In the moving picture Business, ana thought he could see fortunes coming his way. But he arrived a few days late. Every penny arcade In the city of Gotham had been displaying pictures of the earth quake, and there was nothing doing for Jimmy. Nobody would Duy nis wares, and he had to start back for the Golden West. Some of - the enterprising New Yorkers, so it Is said, had a few scenes painted of San Francisco buildings, ap plied a match to the Junk that had been saturated with kerosene, and then se- cured pictures . that were sufficiently striking to get the coin. ... Eddie Tuxedo Graney will soon be seen In a new role. It appears that Eddie, who has a better idea of what will not be doing in the boxing line for some time to come, so far as San Francisco is con cerned, has secured for $iOX a leaHe on a neat cafe that will be opened under his supervision at Geary and Fillmore streets ' as soon as the city fathers ree fit to allow . the saloons to reopen. Graney is popu lar, and having tried horseshoeing, poli tics and the fight game, has evidently concluded that there is still money in the pockets of San Franctscans. His new es tablishment ought to be a success, for It will certainly be the headquarters of all the sports and these sports just at pres ent have no place in which they can congregate. 4