The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-10
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
A Football Match at the Uni.
yersity Campus.
Arrangements Made by the Alpines for Next
Sundays Races-An Evening Of Sport
at the Acme Club.

The Alpine Athletic Club was strongly
represented at a meeting held last evening
IN its comfortable apartments at Central
Park.
The members are all young men who have
made a gallant struggle against many OBJ
stacles, which have been thrown in their
way, and have established the club on a
substantial basis, which will bring it event
ually prominently before the people of this
city who take an interest in athletic pas
times.
The club has now secured the Central
Park grounds, and in few weeks the MEM
bers will have good track to exercise upon
and comfortable rooms wherein they can
assemble TO discuss matters with degree
of comfort and pleasure.
The Board of Directors, according to the
rules. will meet every Tuesday evening, and
on Thursday evenings general meeting Of
the club will be held.
SOME PROMISED EVENTS.
Secretary Steinway stated last evening
that the next event, a 220-yard handicap
race, will take place at 10 o'clock next Sum
day at the Bay District Track, and that the
handicapping will be done on the grounds
one hour before the start. The following
athletes have entered: j. d. Garrison, c.
Cooke, Ii. Cassidy, w. F. Vollmer. Ii. P.
Coleman, C. W. Meyer, G, w. Bishop. e.
Steinway, W. Gawne, II. OFarrell, j. j.
Larkey, J. w. Creagh. E. P. Moody, A. NJ.
King, Mark Lang w. II. Dooley and E.
Dreyfus.
1t is expected that at least twenty entries
will be received before the race is called,
after which the club will visit the Olympic
grounds and witness The 1200-yard race
which will be held under the auspices OF the
Olympic Club.
The next road-race will be held on the
afternoon of the Goth inst The start will
be from the rooms Of the Coast Range Club
of West Berkeley and the distance will be
four miles.
The Alpnes also number some boxers
who are practicing daily for the Olympic
Clubs boxing tournament, in which the
club viii be represented by nine clever eX-
ponents of fi>ticutfS.
Messrs. Gaffney and J. d. Garrison have
been appointed committee TO look after
the medals won at the field day on May 4th.
These will be distributed some time this
month.
FOOTBALL AT BERKELEY.
Last Wednesday afternoon an exciting
game of football took place on the b. rkeley
University campus between the classes of
1913 and '94. The match was contested under
huSuS IultS, luCluuIiS all IHe physically
capable members OF each class, being the
first game of the kind played on the univer-
sity grounds.
a large crowd of Oakland, Berkeley and
San Francisco people witnessed the contest.
The freshmen assembled about seventy
strong on the campus, and the sophomores
formed in line fifty strong back of South
Hall and marched to the field with conf
dence depicted on their faces. E. j. Gates,
assisted by Ii. Van Dyke, 5. b. McNea: and
u. Driver, was in command OF the sopDo-
mures, ami G. II. Zion of the freshmen.
Professors Gaily. SCule and Edwards and
Lieutenant Randolph acted as umpireS.
The freshmen held the winning colors dur
ing the first half hours play, but after ten
minutes rest the sophomores gathered their
forces, and by careful playing in which some
very clever tactics were executed, they won
the match by three goals. The game was
the suggestion OF Professor Gaily as a sub
Stitute for the old-time rush" and proved
success.
HIS HEAD is NOT AFFECTED.
The well-known amateur ong-distance
runner, George W. Armbruster, is DESTROYS
OF stating that his head is not in the least
affected by the recent Improvement be has
made in running. He is not looking for
fame by aspiring for championship hunors.
The gentleman further states that his
reason for Offering to run Coin of the Ala
media Olympic Club is that he (Cohn) has
made some remarks which he could only
answer by issuing challenge, which has
not been accepted.
Mike Conley. the Ithaca Giant of Ash
land, Wis, and r. 3. Sullivan of Colorado
will fight at catch-weignts for $1,000 side
and gate receipts in Dallas, Tex, in the
latter part of this month. According to the
laws of Texas The principals in a glove OF
prize fight are compelled to pay $500 license
for the privilege of fighting.
The attendance at the benefit rendered TO
the Acme Athletic Club OF Oakland by
associate clubs was very large. An excel
lent programme OF sports was given aud the
events passed off in a manner to please all
in attendance. 1t was good evenings