The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-07
AMATEUR WRESTLING.
Cole Defeats Haberly at the
Olympic Club.
Choyuski Booked for Administrations
Racine-kn Athletes Views on Out
door Sports.


Cole d45 pounds and W. T. Haberly Q54
pounds for the middle-weight champion
ship.
These men wrestled In the Olympic
tournament of last May, but on account of
an injury sustained by Cole in the first
bout, Haberly consented 20 postponement
until such time as Cole was physically
qualified to finish the bout.
The wrestlers agreed to decide the SUI
premacy last evening, and those who were
present were treated to a very pleasant
evenings sport. I. w. Seaman of the
Acme Club of Oakland was selected as re-
fierce, and the Judges were Eugene Van
Court and J. NJ. Martini timekeepers, NJ.
II. Weed and j. II. Gilhooly.
THE ATHLETES APPEAR.
At s o'clock sharp the athletes ap-
peared On the carpet, both looking as if
they had trained faithfully for the contest.
The moment the words, Ready! Cor
were announced Cole made dash for his
opponents head and secured good hold.
Haberly acted cautiously and dropped to
the carpet, where he remained on the de-
fensive, allowing Cole to exercise his
strength and muscle at will
Time and again Cole gave Haberly OPEN
accept. Finally Haberly did come out of
his shell, so to speak, and attempted by
sheer force to bring Coles shoulders to the
CARPET; but the lighter and more clever
wrestler executed some clever moves which
surprised Haberly and brought Cole out of
the dangerous positions he was in at times.
1t was a contest in which strength and
weight were pitied against agility and
eleverness, and the latter won. Cole sue
ceeded in capturing both falls and the
match. The first fall was won in 1874 min
utes and the second in 10 minutes. Very
clever exhibitions of wrestling were also
given by Martin and Van Court and
Meihlng and Mcleod.
SAN MATEo TO AuLBRAE.
Next Sunday large number of the clubs
| outdoor men will have a croSS-country run
from San Mateo TO Mlbrae and return.
| The runners will jog at an easy gait to the
| last-named town, but on the return trip
will be handicapped according to their
| merits, and as five handsome prizes will be
| given for competition last pace VIII GER
| tainly be cut out on the home stretch.
The fifth prize will consist of neatly en-
| graved leather medal, which must be worn
| by the winner on the train TO this city.
| There is much speculation among the MEN,
| beers as to who the wearer of the prize will
| be. However, the athlete who succeeds In
| winning it will be honored with the title OF
champion leather chaser of the Olympic
Club"
The Directors of the club will meet this
| evening, and il is thought that the building
| scheme will be taken up and discussed.
MUCH TO THE POINT.
The following sensible and to the point
| letter from an experienced athlete will in
terest all amateur athletes, and especially
members of the Olympic Club, the greater
| number of whom give but passing thought
| m NOS timaS Wbipl if eh0nl0 hg thu aim 0f
| the club TO foster:
| Sporting Editor Morning Call - My DEAR
SIR; From my experience in track athletics in
| the Eastern States l am impelled to make some
| remarks OF a subject which it seems to me calls
/ for the attention OF the members OF The Olympic
| Athletic Club of this city.
| / have practiced great deal on all the tracks
| in the vicinity of New York; have shlvered in
| the rough board dTessing-room OF the Manhattan
| track with all Icy wind blowing through the
| broken windows; have trudged over the hill 10
| the track from The boat house Of the New York
| Athletic Club on TraYers Island in the face OF
chilling wind: have competed IN the champion
ships of Canada, when we had 10 stand on loose
| pAnks In leaky tent 10 keep OUT OF the water; ;
| 1 have sweltered In the many close stutfy dress
| ing-rooms of the various athletic clubs in an d
| about New York City, and you can imagine my
| surprise and joy on becoming member OF the
| Olympic Athletic Club TO lind an elegantly ap-
/ pointed track, complete In every detail, a
| carpeted dressing-r0om elegantly lifted UP, with
wash basins, showers, cots, closets, lockers and
stools.
| / admired the splendid grand stand the equal
OF which Is not TO be found IN the United States
On going into the ileld found track OF cinders,
| carefully prepared and kept In trstclass cOndi-
| ton. L found neat and convenient individual
| hurdles in place OF the long, clumsy obstacles
over which have so often competed found
| pTofuson OF Vaulting poles, patent sliding up
| rights for the poe-vault and high jump, COM
| plete score board to keep the audience advised
| of tie progress OF the games, besides beautiful
little reporters stand the field elegantly grassed
| a fine long-jump ana pole-vault. and every nook
| and Granny not otherwise utilized filled with
I lovely tiUwers-i1 word, track ana GROUNDS
which could not fail TO gladden. the heart oil
| every true athlete.
| myself: "Am l dreaming? Can IL be possible
| that these splendid appointments are not APP
| preciated? Or have the Directors been so busy
| tnat they have been unable TO bring the grounds
| TO the attention OF the members" When there
| are no games IN Immediate prospect ind bare
half dozen athletes exercising IN the course OF a
| day The boys all seem to have an idea that
they can accomplish their best performances by
| seaDt months training before set OF games.
| mat is all wrong and tie sooner they find 1t
| out the sooner will their records compare favor
| ably with those across the Rockies.
KEPT UP MONTH AFTER MONTH.
1t is only after a hard seasons training and
racing lii a man can possibly be at his best.
| 1t is only hard work, constantly Kept up month
aier month, that brings man TO form Why
did not Downs demOlisb tile quarseT-mile record
| In April? Simply because lie knew II would be
| folly to thy with "a months work task which he
months faithful training Why are the national
championships set for September? Because
after five months racing and practice the ath.
| letes Will all be at their best. Why is IL that
| Tommy Lee came down from an 1l-second man
10 10 is and won the Eastern championship
| from Fred Westing? Because he Kept up his
| practice day in and day out, constantly imprOY-
ing and working toward perfection and until
| exposure to The sun had burned him.to the COM
| The Pacific Coast athletes must work even
| harder than their Eastern cousins, for in tile
| summer time the Eastern climate is so close and
| hot that man will be constantly persDlring
| even without exercise, thus making reduction
| OF supel1uous flesh merely play. The climate on
this coast is so foggy and cool that nothing short
| OF tile most vigorous exercise VIII produce Tree
| peTsplratlUn.
| induces some OF our athletes TO throw of their
] leihargy and go 10 work in earnest. have an
idea that the fault is not altogether with the ath
4 leteS- They need TO be worked up to "A proper
| pitch oil enthusiasm. A week should not pass
| without competition OF some Kind, either open
! or club, for ihe distance man, The sprinter
| and jumper and the walker. he club should
| have a lot OF cheap souvenir medals struck oil 10
be presented to winners OF each club cOmpei-
| ton, and the sprlner and jumper the walker
and the distance man who scores The most points
In month III these competitions should each re-
| ceIye suitable gold medal.
A small prize should be offered for the member
| exercising the greatest plumber OF hours in a
month, thus stimulating activity among those
M un ci ds a me 70 ~ see
| ratons, short of breath wadded with flesh and
minus an appetite, holding down of1ice-chairs
| year after year, ana Offering themselves as
| tempting balsto apOpexy and heart disease.
Is II possible that they are not aware that an
easy jog on the new grounds two or three times
| a week with a cold shower and brisk rundown
| afterward Will bring back TO them the elasticity
| and appetite, the loss of which they deplore !?
Come out 10 the grounds, gentlemen. jog half a
| mile the first time, a mile The next time grad
| ually Increasing The amount OF work, and you
viii make new men OF yourselves inside OF a
| month.
| CIGARETTES FOR STIMULUS.
find wrestlers and boxers training for their
contests IN the gymnasium, gymnasts who never
| seek the fresh air and fencers who depend upon
cigarettes for stimulus. Caunot you see that you
| are wrong. boys? Do you find the professional
| fighter, oarsman, wrestler, or other professional
athlete training indoors? By no means You
| find them jogging mile after mile on the outdoor
| tracks, taking long walks across the country,
saltwater baths. etc. From Two hours exer-
| else In the gymnasium the reaction will not set
! IN for half a day; from the same amount Of ex-
ercise in the open air. the reaction sets In as
| as the bath and rundown are over.
| Gymnasium exercise Is good. but the athlete
| who does not seek the open air as often as posi-
| Bile VIII never reach anything near his best FORM
| Another point on which have TO complain Is the