The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-21
WORLD OF SPORT.
4 Bright Prospect for Cricket
Next Spring.
Ths Lewis-Acton Wrestling Contest Attract
ing the Msjor Portion Of Local IN
forest General lettings.

this city and Oak land, and Judging from the
number of clubs now being organized the
game will be a prime favorite next spring.
Heretofore the sport has been INDUCED in
principally by Englishmen and Australians
baseball claiming the undivided attention
of the young American. During the past
season, however, quite number of natives
have been prevailed upon to study the points
OF the game, and as result they have be-
come enthusiastic over the amount of spot
1t affords. While cricket does not afford as
much entertainment to tie 0n-lcOker as
baseball, to the players it is fully as en-
joyable.
The Burnaby, Pacific and Alameda Cricket
clubs have been IN the habit of playing
Saturday and Sunday games at the old base
backgrounds, on Webster street, in Alameda.
Oakland is filled with baseball enthusiasts,
and any sort of game having bail and bat
as the principal requisites cannot fail 10
attract them during their off hours.
QUITE POPULAR.
The cricket games In consequence have
been very well attended, and many applica-
tions for membership have been received
from young men who never bowled ball or
guarded the wickets. A person who has a
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full at cricket, especially in field work. AL
though the bats are made on the fan order
and very much larger than those used in the
American national game, these new players
find some difficulty in using them success
fully, owing probably to the underhand
style of batting and the overland curve
adopted by expert cricket bOwlers.
On Sunday forenoon the Alameda cricket
ers will try their hand at game Of base
ball with the Anglo-Nevada team at the
Webster-street grounds in Alameda. The
cricketers have been assigned positions as
follows: Brock, pitcher; Bird, catcher;
Goggn, first base; Hood, second base Lane,
third base; De Cola, shortstop; Robertson.
left field; Reynolds, right field; Burkhardt,
center field. The game will be called at $3.50
o'clock sharp. In the afternoon a game
of cricket will be played.
THE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
The case of Charley Rochelle, charged
with participating in prize-fght, Is looked
upon as the turning point in the affairs of
fistic. sport in this city. There will be a
meeting of the Directors of the California
CLUB this evening, but it is not likely that
any definite action will be taken regarding
future contests. The Directors have deter
mined to act cautiously and not commit
themselves, for fear of again arousing the
respectable anti-slogging element of the
community and thereby melting the police
TO renewed activity.
Joe Acton has ceased active training and
will take only light exercise from now until
tomorrow evening. He was in the city yes
terdny in company with his trainer and
looked the very picture Of health. He is al
ready down 10 weight, and will have no
difficulty in entering the contest at 164 or l65
pounds.
Jack Karkeek, who is at present in the
East, has issued challenge to wrestle a
catcll-as-catch-can match with the winner of
the Acton-Lewis contest.
Young Mitchell is almost daily visitor
to the rooms OF the California Club. Since
La Blanche's defeat, he says he would pre-
fer meeting Kessler to the Marine.
The Alameda Boating and Swimming Club
is making matters lively on the other side of
the bay. Weekly trips to Lake Merritt are
among the principal pastimes.
benjamin Marx has won the championship
of the East Oakland Tennis Club after a
struggle with his competitor, Charles Bates.
SPORT IN GENERAL.
"Parson" Davies is an extremely busy
man just at present, for, although his friend
ship for Evan Lewis is we'll known, he has
been intrusted with all the business man
agement OF Tomorrow evenings wrestling
match at the New Wigwam. He states that
the accommodations Will be as near perfect
as possible, and unless the attendance be
extremely large there will be seats for
every one. Prior to "the event Of the even
ing" there viii be few preliminary feat
ures, but the wrestlers are expected to ap-
pear on the mat promptly at o'clock.
One of the features of the Thanksgiving
day games Of the Olympic Club will be q
cross-country run from the grounds, near
the Golden Gate Park, to Mount Olympus
and return. The "boys" are already going
over the ground and selecting the best paths
ana lowest fences.
The Twin City Athletic Club of Mime
apolis has offered a purse OF $1,000 for a
glove-contest between Pete Mccoy and
Harris Martin, the 'Black Pearl" The
latter recently defeated Denny Kelliher.
Mccoy is we'll known in this city.
AN OUTING CLUB.
William Robertson, the local athlete, Is
contemplating the formation of an Outing
Club whose object it shall be to encourage
and arrange weekly trips out of town. The
members will have the privilege, after ar
irving at the destination agreed upon be-
forehand, OF fishing, hunting or doing what
ever they please. The expense of the
lunch will be betrayed from the clubs funds.
Several wellknown patrons of outdoor
short have already signiiied their intention
of joining.
Rudolph Wenzel Of the Lincoln Gun Club
has just returned from an extended hunting
trip in the marshes around Newark. He
reports game rather uncertain, although he
succeeded in filling good bag.