The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-26
RING AND PATH.
Entries for the Alpine Clubs
Road Race.
Shooting Festival of the California schuetzer
Club-Pt sponed Wrestling Match.
Pugilistic Notes

The Alpine Amateur Clubs road race
Will take place next Sunday at San Leandro,
| and tour handsome prizes will be given to
the successful competitors. The first prize
will be an order for a pair of running shoes,
valued at 81; second, a wcolen sweater !;
third, hand-valise; fourth, a silver
headed cane. The following well-known
runners will be among the start
ers: j. d. Garrison, A. Cook
r. j. Lutringer, 81. C. Cassidy, {. P. Moody,
A. NJ. King, W. F. Vollmer, j. w. Creagh,
f. DreyfuS, P. n. Gafney, NJ. \. Lang, c.
W. Meyer, Il. p. Coleman, G. W. Bishop
&. Chrynski, s. Choynski, F. Holland, b.
Steinway, G. Ambuster, II. Ambuster,
II. 0. Farrell T. j. Cunningham, Edmond
Stats. C. Larkey. j. Larkey, W. clark, +.
]. Ralph. D. NJ. Howard and c. N Larsen.
Members OF the Alpines are requested 10
take the $50 o'clock boat, foot OF Market
street.
The prize shooting festival of the Cali
fornia Schuet2en Club will commence next
Sunday at Harbor View, ana will be open
TO all comers The contest will last for two
DAYS and as the crack rife shots of the State
will participate some splendid shooting
will certainly result
WHAT NEW ORLEANS SPORTS BELIEVE.
Sporting men of New Orleans believe that
Jimmy Carroll, who is 40 years of age, can
whip Jack McAulitfe, the pugilist, who
'downed" Carroll in the California Club.
If the men should meet again Carroll will be
backed heavily by the New Orleans sports.
Dr. A. z. OTdway of the Boston Illus
tTattd Police News is visiting this city. The
gentleman is very versatile conversation
alist and is we!lspring of information on
general sporting matters. He has had the
pleasure of witnessing the DlXUn-N allace
and Carroll Bowen fights.
The Corinthan yachtsmen have arranged
a Whitehall race Tor next Sunday forenoon
between Captains Brown and Dodge of
Tiburon. The length of the course Will be
seven and half miles.
The challenge to E. L. Cooley of the
Olympic Club which Cassidy of the Alpine
Club had published in THE CALL a few
days ago has been accepted. In answer to
the def " Cooley says; have defeated
Cassidy several times, but seemingly he is
not satisfied. However, | will give him one
more chance to redeem himself"
Fitzsimmons writes to Director of the
California Club that il Dempsey will not
meet him in New Orleans he will remain
quiet until the bali rolls again in San Frau
cisco, when he will challenge the Nom
pareil to fight him at the California Club.
IN THE CHALLENGING BUSINESS.
James Siansbury, Peter Kemp and
Thomas Sullivan will sail for this port in
November next On their arrival they will
challenge Gaudaur, Teemer, OConnOr,
Peterson and Hanlan, and will probably en-
gage in pair and dOuble-Scull races against
the best American oaTSmen.
Jimmy Faulkner, who was formerly
wrestling instructor of the Olympic Club,
is now lying dangerously i'll at Buffalo. The
physicians who are attending him have very
slight hopes Of his recovery.
Mcleod has been troubled with hemor-
rhages ever:since he wreSted MeInerney at
ba 10 Ctph He tn have had a
return match with Melnerney next week,
but owing to his condition the contest has
been postponed for a few weeks.
ParsOn Davies says that he viii agree TO
give Joe Acton $500 if Evan Lewis fails to
throw him twice in one hour and fifteen
minutes, catch-as-catch-can Lewis will be
here in few days.
The Stafford Harrers of England have ar
rived in New York. The athletes will 90
into Immediate training for the games, which
Will be held in several of the large Eastern
cities.
NOTHING NEW FROM HINGLAND.
There's nothing new from England con-
corning the McAuliffe-Slavin fight. The lat
est is that the pugilsts will meet within ten
DAYS in the 0rmonde Club to decide the
mOoted question Of supremacy; Pool SELL
ing is brisk, with McAuliffe in the lead.
Ed Smith of Denver and George Godfrey,
the colored heavyweight pugilist of Boston,
who fought Peter jackson In this city, are
matched by the Puritan Club to fight for a
purse of 5000. The fight will take place in
| November.
Billy Murphy has challenged Critic to a
| return match, the consideration to BE- $500.
| Murphy attributed his recent defeat to
| over-confidence and a lack of condition.
yacht skipper gives pointer to yachts
| men which is also applicable to followers of
the fistic profession Above all, he says,
don't blow. If you have been successful,
| remember the demands of proper manly
modesty. II you havn't been success, re-
member that he who excuses accuses"
The recent fights recently had in New Or
leans and those proposed seem to have
stirred UP the authorities, for District Judge
Mar called the attention of the Grand Jury
few days ago to the fights which have
taken place, and urged that some action be
taken.
A good deal OF interest is taken in Boston
in the coming fight between Johnnie Muir
ply and George Dixon, the bantam pIl-
| gilISts,