The morning call., 1890-12-12
MELANGE OF SPORT.
Godfrey and Kilrain May Fight
in This City.
Rules and Resolutions Passed by the Amateur
Athletic Union-Coursirg at New
ark - Canoe Racing.

The California Athletic Club will have a
meeting this evening of its members to de-
cldo uron matters OF Importance in the way
OF fistic sports. A New York sporting
paper states that on December Sd it re-
ceIyed the following news from the Cali
fOrnia Club:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I'd.
The California Athletic Club has decided to
put UP purse OF $4,000 for a fstic encounter
between Css Jake Kilrain and George Godfley. The
cup VIII also give purse OF $500 for contest
Dwyer has received dispatch from George
Sodifey OF Boston asking IL Godfrey agreed TO
hght Jake Kirain for purse of $4,000 the Cali
iornia Atnletle Club has offered. whether lie
would back him for $1,000 independent Of the
purse: The weil-known turfman replied that lie
would BACK Godfrey against Kilrain for that
amount.
sHEEDY AND SULLIVAN.
Managers OF sporting affairs are, with few
exceptions, decidedly whimsical in their
ways. All sporting men are aware that Pat
Sheedy and John Sullivan had a falling out
and remained frigid, as far as friendship is
concerned, until recently, when Sheedy at
benefit entertainment to Joe Coburn said:
Gentlemen, l am pleased to stata that
among the contributors TO the Coburn fund
is John l.. Sullivan, who has just wired me
an order for $500. This action on the part
VI viz ShalilplUu ollONS tuc VI
big-hearted fellow who is at all times ready
to assist his fellowman," etc.
On the following day the New York Sun
published the following:
john L. Sullivan Is reported TO have sent $500
10 help boom Joe Coburn'S benefit. The big fell
low has always been regarded as one OF the most
generous OF men, and always ready 10 help any
one that asked his assistance Despite this fact,
however, there were few in the audience that be.
iteved The announcement when Pat Sheedy read
II aloud last hight. 1t smacked 100 much OF The
IN
almost obsolete. Tile watch was generally bor-
rowed Tor the occasion, and had to b. promptly
returned alter The performance. Ii not infre-
quently occurred thai The fiOwery presentation
speech was interrupted with such Irrelevant re-
MARKS as " Look at dc rope tied TO de watch" Ii
sullivan had been approached lie would have
undoubtedly behaved literally, as lie always does,
but no one present last night believed in The $500
gill;
THE CoLoRED PUGILIsTs.
Peter jackson and G. Godfrey, the colored
lighters, have very favorable opinion of
Ed Smith hitting powers. In an interview
With the latter Pittsburg paper says:
Godfrey comedies that Ed Smith is pretty
good man. IF lie had followed up his advantage
Blanche pivot" said the Boston pugil!st to POLO
Jiin' and numbcr OF sporting men who stood
near The Vanderbilt Holel bar, after The fight, II
don't know but he would have taken first money.
II anybody thinks that Smith can't hit hard let
him stand UP before him for round or lwo."
The California Club has, through its
agent, Captain Cook. been endeavoring to
arrange a match between Kilrain and Cod
frey. The latter is reported as saying:
don't see why Klralu should be SO anxious
10 fight he. Why don't lie try some of those
men I've whipped? don't want TO keep fight
Ing all the time: ! want to get some Of this
getting by showing. If l ever meet kilran FL
give him a thundeiInE good licking. never set
my mind on whipping man yet but that did
H. and wont fall in this either. AS for Doherty?
Why, lie ain't in II at all. Pve already whipped
him twice. aud If he ever gets in front OF me
again I'll Kill him. He'd better take on one Of
the many.whIpped Champions who have taken
the losers end after fighting me. Still will
meet Doherty for $4,000 purse, II that offers,
anywhere.
POSSIBLE MATCHES.
There is only a bare possibility of the
California Club matching either johnny
Regain or Reddy Gallagher to fight Young
Mitchell. Both puGlists are very unrelia-
BILE, and the club is not particularly anxious
to encourage either one to visit this city.
Young Mitchell may have chance to try
himself against either La Blanche or Priteh-
ard. the English fighter.
A few OF The Occidental Athletic Clubs
Directors who are still on parade will meet
some evening this week to devise means by
which new life may be instille1 into the de-
funet organization. Judging from the opin-
ions as expressed by several of the old men,
beIs, if the club is TO be rrorganizsd Mitchell
aud Watson must take command, otherwise
ltlc NIlelUDL Will VIC u
Now that the authorities of London, En-
gland, have acquitted McAuliffe aid Siavin
of engaging in Il prize-fght the former has
wired that he will sail for this country i'm
mediately. He will challenge Slavn to
meet him again in America before he de-
parts.
AMATEUR ATHLETIC DoINGs.
The newly elected officers of the Acme
Athletic Club of Oakland were installed
with due ceremony last Monday night. The
Directors have decided not to give an exhi-
bition this month, but in January first
class entertainment is promised.
On the Goth inst the Alpine Amateur
Athletic Club will have been in existence
one ear, and on that date the first annual
meeting of the club will be held at Eighth
street. The election of officers will be the
most important business Of the evening.
A New York Exchange just at hand says
that at the games of the Gaelic Society at
Woodside, Long Island, on Sunday, NoYem-
Der 9th, James S. Mitchell of the New
York Athletic Club threw the twelve
pound hammer 157 feet, which it is also
said beats his own record of 146 feet 6
inches. No mention is made of how long
the handle was or whether it was thrown
with an unlimited run or from a seven-foot
circle.
A UNION MEETING.
The Board of Managers of the Amateur
Athletic Union at recent meeting held at
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a full representation OF clubs present with
the exception of the following, which were
represented by proxy: G. w. Carr. of the
Manhattan Athletic Club; g. b. Morrison,
Boston Athletic Association; +. w. EDDY,
Detroit Athletic Cub. w. Scott, Pacific
Coast Athletic Association; II. Perry, Co.
lumbia Athletic Club.
Regarding the suspension of sixteen
wheelmen by the League of American
Wheeimen.. the Amateur Athletic Union
passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That we fatfy the acIou OF the Rae
ing Board OF the League OF American Wheelmen
III relation 10 the said suspensions.
The following excellent rule was passed !:
That hereafter all men beaten al boxing COM
petitions by the winner OF the class shall contest
again Tor the second prize.
This will allow one who has been beaten
in his prelminaries by the winner q chance
to win second honors.
Nothing was done regarding W. c. Downs
quarter mile record, but the following rec
OrdS were adopted Running hop, step and
jump, IA feet 1lh inches, +. Il. Bloss,. Bos-
ton, October %, 1890; running 200 yards, 20
Sec, Wendell Baker, November s, 1880.
The Manhattan Athletic Club applied for
permission to give the twO-mile stseple-chase
and ten-nile running championships of
America. This was agreed to with the I'M
derstanding that the A. A. U. receive any
profits there may be.
MIR. MathewSon's amendment to the by-
laws to strike out the team tug-of-war from
the list Of championship events was laid over
until the next meeting, aud Judge Tighe
gave notice of an amendment to add the
event to the indoor championship pro-
gramme.
!, Secretary Charles C. Hughes petition on
behalf of the Manhattan A. G., to reopen
the celebrated Cary record case, was laid on
the table to give Mr.. Carr, the Nj. A. C.'s
representative on the board, an opportunity
to speak on the subject. The petition
was accompanied By new affidavits Of the
time-keepers.
The suspensions Of the following athletes
removed: Joseph Murphy, New York City;
l.. A. e. Kelley, Boston, Mass; H. X. Zust,
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