The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-26
HE WILL BE MISSED.
Resignation of Captain Jordan of
the Olympic Club.
Peter Jackson and Sam Fitzpatrick Booked
for ralia-Cricket in Alameda.
Coursing at Newark

There was quite a bit of excitement in
amateur athletic circles yesterday when the
news spread that George w. Jordan had de-
cided to hand in his resignation as Captain
and official handicapped of the Olympic
Club.
Mr.. Jordan states that his principal
reason for taking this step is the limited
time he can devote to matters athletic. To
properly meet the requirements of the Of
fee he has held the OlymDian states that
the business connected Herewith must be
closely attended to, and as a consequence a
captain Of a club such as the Olympic must
not be hampered with outside affairs If
the duties of the Office are to be properly
fulfilled and to the satisfaction of the Boa I'd
of Directors the captain must be able to de-
vote his undivided attention to them.
Mr.. Jordan has honOTably filled the posi-
tion of Handicapped for many years. He
has watched closely the movements of the
amateur athletes, and il was through his
detective shrewdness that Little, the pro-
fessional athlete, was debarred from COM
peting at the last championship meeting.
The majority of the athletes opposed Jor-
dams views when Little was proposed as
an amateur, who was qualified to partici-
pate at any meeting governed by amateurs.
In fact, there was considerable bitter feel
ing man ifested against Jordan at the time
by the representatives of an amateur club
under whose cOlors tie professional was to
have run. Jordan, however, remained OBJ
durate, so to speak, and refused point blank
to accept Little's entry. Time wore on,
and in few weeks alter the games evil
dence was produced which proved that the
would-be amateur had been full fledged
professional.
The club will certainly miss its present
captain and official Handicapped. and it is
a question in the minds of many of the
members if the Olympic Club can draw
from the ranks an athlete who can give
such complete satisfaction as the gentleman
who is about to hand in his resignation.
HAREs AND HOUNDS.
Owing to some misunderstanding among
the coursing fraternity, there was no
draw" last evening at Shay's resort on
Folsom and Eighth Streets. The proprie-
tor of the Newark Park states that there
are plenty of hares in the demesne and
that twelve-dog stake will be run off next
Sunday, the draw" for which will take
place on the grounds.
FITzsIMMoNs AND UPHAM.
Fitzsimmons, the middle-weight champion
of Australia, and Arthur Upham Will fight
to a finish before the New Orleans Athletic
Club next Monday evening. Although the
extremely warm wave now passing over
New Orleans prevents the Australian from
taking regular exercise, the sports of that
city are playing him a strong favorite.
"ParsOn" Davies, who witnessed the fight
between Spider Weir and Jenny Connors
al Buffalo, is at loss to Know how Weir
could have been defeated by such an awk-
ward boxer as Billy Murphy. If the
"Parson" had only secured the Spiders"
for ha mir hay
learned how some champions get whipped
and then wear diamonds.
Mcleod of the Olympic Club is reported
as saying that he will not wrestle Evan
Lewis, but that either Tom McInerney or
the dangerous Swede, Johansen, can
they make it an object by wrestling for a
stake of $1,000.
Jimmie GeOgan, who is at present in
Seattle arranging for exhibitions of wrest-
ling and boxing, writes that he has clinched
a match between Joe Acton and the Japan
csc wrestler Matsada Sorakichi, best two
out of three falls catch-as-catch-can. Acton
and Young Mitchell will leave for Seattle in
a few days.
A REMARKABLE RUN.
j. Fleming, who is now in training for
the Order Of Foresters' games and weighs
PIC pounds, ran q remarkable 100 yards
against j. Comisky Oh the New jersey Ath-
York paper. Comisky is BOG pounds, and
sporting bet of $50 brought them to the
scratch. The track was good and so was
the time, Fleming winning by yard in
II 1-5 seconds.
The Sacramento Amateur Athletic Club
is about ID join the z C. A. a. A. The
club has its headquarters in Agricultural
Hall, Sacramento and is said to have some
really prominent athletes among its mem
bers. One Of the favorte indoor exercises
of the club is burlesquing baseball players
with big soft ball.
The cold fogs which sweep over the
Olympic Club grounds almost every even
ing have deferred many of the amateur
athletes from taking their regular practice
spins.
YACHT RACE.
The long-talked-of race for a Sausalito
champagne dinner between the yachts
Fawn aud Cyretta of the COTinthian Yacht
Club will take place this afternoon from
the clubhouse at Tiburon. The course will
be ar ound the Fort Point buoy and return.
According to a land-lubber's report the
Fawn was barely defeated In the race for
the Orca and OKell cups on Sunday last
This afternoon the Alameda and Bur
naby cricket cluOs will play a game of
cricket on the grounds of the former club
on Pacific avenue ana Webster street.
Much interest is attached to the match, as
1t Will virtually decide the supremacy each
club having won and lost an even number
of games thus far. The Alameda boys have
been practicing and feel confident of sue
cess.
large number of cricket players met at
the Occidental Hotel last Tuesday evening
and organized the Pacific Cricket Club.
which will hereafter compete with all the
clubs in the State. Many Of the members of
the new club formerly belonged to the old
Merton and Occidental clubs. No Presi-
dent was elected, but G. b. Hill was elected
Secretary and Treasurer and J. j. Theobold
Captain, and Messrs. Wese, Adam and
Austin Executive Committee.
George Robinson of the California
Athletic Club was rated as being one of the
leading bowlers Of Australia while resi-
dent OF that country.
TO BE YACHTSMAN,
City Treasurer Gilpin of Oakland is figur-
ing on purchasing steam yacht or launch,
and will, next year, make his debut in
aquatic circles. 3
Members of the Oakland Bicycle Club
Will take club run tomorrow to San Lee
andre.
Bay fishing is now first-class. Four 'Iine-
beavers" who tried their luck in the yicin-
ity of Alcatraz yesterday returned with two
rain-sacks full of large-sized rock cod.
The fishing from the Oakland long wharf
is also said to be very good.
Peter Jackson and Sam Fitzpatrick will
sail on the Mariposa, which will leave for
Australia to-day.
The Acme Athletic Club of Oakland has
resumed class exercises, and L. f. Seaman
has been appointed instructor
FIRE AT MILBRAE,