The morning call., 1890-07-06
ATHLE TICS.
General Satisfaction Over the Olympic
Clubs Games.

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ATHLETICS.
General Satisfaction Over the Olympic
Clubs Games.
As far as the contests we're concerned at
the late Olympic games the meeting was
great success. Captain Jordan ran the
games off promptly and his handieapping
was excellent. In the 3O0-yard, Kortick,
Espinosa. Collins, Grand and Foster all
showed a marked Improvement in their
running, Foster clearly proved that he is
becoming a master at the hurdles, and
should he keep up his present form, Mofftt
and Purcell viii not be able 10 keep in the
youngsters company at the cham pionships.
p. d. Skillman of New York ran the Two
miles in I0:19b, breaking the Coast record.
II he had been in good trim he should have
won the two miles from Cassidy, who was
conceded 155 yards start SkillIuan'S best
time for two miles is 9:44 The Olympic
Club will undoubtedly present Skillman
with a record medal for his performance.
Charley Jellinek proved at the Olympic
Climb games that he is the speedest young
ster turned out this year. The 100-yard
handicap race was an excellent win for
him, he running equal to 10 80 seconds.
Tie Olympic Club will hold field day on
September Sth or 9th, when all the best
amateurs on the Coast will be entered.
Every time Southeastern Jumps he strains
himself. and lie had to give up the idea OF
breaking his record on the Fourth on that
account.
c. II. Sheriff., the crack Yale sprinter,
will be an absentee from the Championship
games The injury which he sustained in
the 100-yard dash at the New York Ath-
letic Club games is so serious that he is I'M
able to move about except with the aid Of
erutches
The Alameda Olympic Club will shortly
give a ladies night" exhibition, when
some Of the best amateur and professional
talent ON the Coast will appear.
The P. C. A. a. A. has arranged the fol-
lowing programme, 10 be decided on Sep
TENDER 18th, at the State Fair in Sacra-
mentO, entries for which will be received at
the Olympic Club:
Four hundred and forty yard run, scratch;
one-mlle walk, handicap hall-mile run, scratch;
twO-mile run, handicap; 220-yaTd handicap;
running high jump handicapi putting the l6'
pound shot, handieapi hiIy-yard run, scratch
-Four watches agreed en- Luther \. Carey's
Il Is seconds for 10 yards at the New
\ ork Athletic Club games.
An Eastern paper thus locates a number
Of leading professionals of the cinder-path:
II. NJ. johnson In San Francisco; Ed Carlton
at Westburo, Mass; Billy Mills at Scranton, Pa;
Davis, Klttleman, BOYD, Qurk ana Flynn al
Detroit; Ed Skinner and Archie McC0mb In
Nevada; Jim Little In San Francisco, playing
amateur; NJ. j. SlatteTy 10 PrOvidence Jim Col
Inns aud Ed Moultun at Pierre, Dak.; Fred
Vukes, alias Hurst. in Buffalo; ON Fitzgerald
aud Robert Sparks in Toronto; Skates Brehm at
Akron, Ohio; The Hough Brothers at Niles.
ONO; Harry Bethune ID Rocky Mountain region;
George Smith, Ietired; Sid Clark, alias Peet, in
Buffalo; Frank McQuiggan retired, In Cam
bridge, Mass; John II. Murphy in New Bedford,
Mass; Mike Murphy g. Stueky''l In Dettoit;
Steve Farrell at Rockville, Conn; John Powers
Of Brighton, Mass in jail for liquor selling; Dan
Burke In AIeriden, Conn; iJohn Hanrahan in
Omaha, Nebr.; Ed l. Case, uucertain Frank
uOmaus, retired, In Danyers. Mass; - Old Bill
Kendrick" In San FTancisco Frank Crandall in
Greentop Nebr.; Fred Rogers in Trenton, n. j.;
Robert Brown In Lynn, Mass.
A free-for-all go-as-you-please race will
take place at Madison-sguare Garden in
New York next November. Littlewood and
The New York Turf, Field and Farm
says;
A. a. Jordan of the New York Athletic Club,
who recently won the general athletic champion
ship OF America. is, according to some OF his
friends. anxious 10 extend his laurels by defeat
ing some crack professional for large
amount OF money. just how 1t can be arranged
is difficult TO say. for there Is no professional
champion, although many of this class would
jump AT The first favorable opportunity TO make
match with Jordan and gam the notoriety by
such move, II not money AL programme
consisting OF an equal number Of runs,
jumps, weights aud hurdles, Jordan would
be difficult 20 beat and il is doubtful If such ath-
lees as Il. NJ. johnson, p, J. Griffin. D. M. Sui
Ivan or 7. Aiken could defeat him.
1t is rumored that II. NJ. johnson. the
famous sprinteT, Will go to Australia
shortly to meet Samuels, the half-breed, in
an International 100-yard contest.
Peter Cannon, the famous Scotch long
distance TT lner and holder of the three
mile record, arrived in New York via
steamship Ethiopia recently. He now
stands ready 10 meet all corners at any
distance, from one mile upward. He has
placed himself in the hands of NJ. j. Finn
of Natiek. Mass, who will act as his mau-
sger during his stay in America.
Tom McInerney, the champion catch-as-
catch-can wrestler of Ohio. recently re-
ceiVed letter from Parson Davies request
ing him 10 send on his terms to make a
tWO-mOnths' trip to the Pacific Slope with
an athletic combination. McInerney replied
stating that lie is ready to make terms until
the first of September, when he intends to
join William Muldoon's combination.
Gus Guerrero wires from Boston that he
will shortly open cigar-store in that city
Of culture.
The wrestling-match between Oscar Con-
nors and French Barney for $500 will take
place at Central Park this afternoon at 8
o'clock. Considerable money has been bet
on the result by friends of the contestants.
WITH THE SPEINTERS.
Il. CampbeIi Won FIRST Prize In the Shelf
field Handicap.
The fourth Sheffield handicap foot-races,
under the auspices Of the California Foot
racing Association, were held at Central
Park yesterday. The attendance was not
as large as on previous occasions, although
the racing was very good, all OF the contest
ants being IN excellent form.