The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14
OUTDOOR ATHLETICS.
SkilIman's Fast Run - Gafney
Down With the Rheumatism.

This forenoon the postponed tnree-quaT-
tiers of mile race will be decided at the
olympic Club grounds. There are among
the entries few frst-class runners. who
Will probably lower the Coast record for
the distance-that is, providing the weather
is favorable.
p. d. Skillman of the Olympic Club ran
a trial half-mile race last Friday afternoon
at the Bay District track in 2:02 10. The
young athlete is in splendid condition, and
| if not too heavily handicapped he Will
make his opponents ''get move On In tue
| two-mile race at Sacramento.
2. n. Gafney, the well-known amateur
athlete, has been dangerously Ill in bed Tor
| the past couple Of weeks. The doctors say
| that he IS suffering from a severe attack OF
! intlammatory rheumatism, combined with a
high fever. and it may be many days pel ore
| he can be around again. lie VIII be oDllgei
to retire from the clnder-palh, as auo1ner
such attack might prove fatal.
1t is thought, from the number of good
| men who have entered, that the 44O-yarIs
scratch rare, which Will be run next
Wednesday, will result in a very exciting
finish between Casady. Winslow, Garrison
and Gallagher. These talking horses are
favOrlteS.
Competitors in the Sacramento games can
! leave this city at 3 80 or 1 80 O'Clock IN the
afternoon and or O'clock in the evening
quicker trip and the cars are better than the
! 80, So that those who desire pleasant
trip VIII take the former.
The rules of the p. C. A. \, A. governing
walking, running, hurdle races, Jumping,
yaulting, boxing, wres Ting, swnm ng. et,.,
are now on sale at the offices of the various
club members of the association, anu atm
letes DESTROYS OF being well posted on the
rules could rot do better than invest %
cents i'll copy. This little book VIII do
much to d.spel the dense ignorance Of the
average Californian on matters athletic.
J. Campbell Of the Sacramento Club Is en-
tered in the hurdles, and from the ease with
which lie clears the sticks Should be Il Tor
midable competitor.
Frank Z. Murray. who holds the world s
record of % for the mile walk, is employ d
in the New Y Ork Cotton Exchange. George
S. Gray, the champion shot-putter, is bank
clerk IN Coldwater, Ontario. Tracy, the
Nova ScOtian half-miler is an employe OF
the sugar Office in Halifax. Joe Murphy,
tue speedy st. Louis Splinter, is sporting
reporter # one Of the daily papers Of that
city. Meek, the eX-champIon walker, IS pro
prietor of saloon i'll New York. Ernest
Hjert> berg IS a clerk i'll the cutlery estab-
lishment Of the Fabyau knife Company,
New York. Danny O'Brien, the bantam
boxer OF the Pastim5s, is 4 clerk IN The New
York Stock Exchange. Baxter, tue cham
piOn pOle-vaulteT, is Flee-PreSldenl OF a
bank in Rutland, VT, and IS several times a
millionaire. Downs, Donm, Sheirlll, WIZ
Jams and Lee, the hurdler, are college stu
dents.
Cooley is now fairly launched ON his his
trionic career Ii is said that he particularly
eXceis in the portrayal OF Chinese charac'
teTs.
WinslOw has shown some very fast trials
lately which make it quite likely that he
will soon equal and perhaps surpass his
Eastern record. in which case he VIII lower
Casady's cOlors in the quarter.
ID. A. Cohen OF the Alameda OlympicS IS
training faithfully and thinks that with
SIX yards start he Will have sure thing on
the 100 yards Some Of the old hands may
eat up some of his start, however, b. t@ee.-
the flash of the pistol ana the time he gets
moving.
A. NJ. King Of the Alpines is looked upon
as a likely winner IN the Sprlnts, as 1t is
SAID the Handicapped has dealt lenientiy
with him.
Ii. P. Coleman of the Alpines has given
up the idea which he entertained when he
began ning-thlt h WIS a second Sthif-
fsrsie n. but with careful ira ming and diet
ing lie is confident that he can beat II sec-
Onds.
J. w. Creagh, of the Alpines took second
place to Garrison off the 10-yardS mark IN
the go at the Bay District track asst spring.
His friends think he will prove serious
stumbling block to the Handicapped.
&. w. Myer, who will try his fortune in
the 22O-yard and tw0-nile runs, was second
in the haif-mile novice walk at Hartor view
in February. He is sid to excel al the dis
lance.
Frank Weleh of the Sacramento club will
represent his city III the twu-mile handicap,
His trials give promise OF a good showing.
w. II. TUomy entered the two-mtie run
at the last moment, and his friends are Jubi-
LIANT under the conviction that he vii, easily
distance Cooley and Espiuosa. Mr.. Toomy
attributes much OF his success on the path
to his sy stem OF careful dieting.
j. ID. Garrison recently ran trial in 50
seconds for the quarter. 1t is said that
professional runner of Toronto recently
challenged him through the columns of the
Empire of that city to a match race for
$500 a side, distance quarter of a mile. If
Mr. Garrison is bUna-tide amateur il is
very wrong to reflect upon his staining by
making him a target for professional chal-
lenges, especially from his own city, where
his amateur standing should be well estab-
lished.
Evan Lewis, the wrestler. left for Chicago
last evening.