The morning call., 1890-07-31
ALL KINDS OF SPORT.
Smooth Sailing for Evan Lewis
and His Manager.
Races Of the Oakland Canoe Club-Arisls' High
Jinks - Hartley's Record in Doubt.
Cricket and Bicycling.

There is no disputlng the fact that Par
son" Davies is shrewd manipulation of
sporting matters. He has come to this
city without the sound or flourish of truni-
| pets or the roar of cannon to herald his
arrival His combination Of wrestlers is
small, and still Mr. Davies hopes that his
| outfit will draw" paying crowds, which
class Of people is the only one the sport
Ing manager has any desire to meet.
During the past week Evan Lewis and
McInerney have been exercising their
muscles upon the raw recruits, so to.speak,
who have voluntarily consented in little
passage at arms on the carpet to embrace
'the strangler"-a cognomen which Lewis
proudly attaches to his signature Last
Tuesday evening Mr.. Mcleod essayed to
remain on the mating for fifteen minutes
with Lewis, the conditions being that the
latter athlete should forfeit S25 if Mcleod
was not thrown in that time The repre-
sentative Of the Olympic Club-McLeod-
won the wager, and mis- friends are now
confident that he is just as good man as
Lewis, and probably better wrestler than
Joe Acton.
Lewis had McIeod's shoulders almost
touching the carpet many times during the
contest, but, to hold the excitement, which
was intense, he permitted Mcleod openings
which the latter took advantage OF to
squrm out of tight places. The contest
was pretty to look at, and amused those
who did not understand the many little
maneuvers which are attached to profess
si0nal wrestling. 1t Is quite probable that
wrestling will be carried on in a larger
scale In this city when the public become
enthused with the sport
OAKLAND CANOE CLUB.
for tha noI
land Canoe Club trophy will be sailed on
Oakland Creek next Sunday afternoon.
Some of the craft are very nearly tied in
the record for points, and hence the contest
should be quite interesting.
George w. Warder will sail his canoe, the
Guat, and much is expected of him. The
canoe, according to accounts, is very speedy,
and with new rigging will give good ac-
count of herself. This race on Sunday will
be sailed over new triangular course in
the creek, said course being mile around,
with two turns in the mile, and three times
around the course completing the three
miles.
The old course was three miles with one
turn, or mile and half each way. When
the boats are racing on the new triangular
course they can be seen by the visitors from
the clubhouse, but on the old course they
are in sight of the visitors but short time.
For this reason some of the canoeistS are
endeav0ring to have the triangular course
adopted as the official course of the club.
The proposition, however. is meeting with
|. opposition.
HARTLEY AS A SWIMMER.
II the distance which Edward Hartley of
the Oakland Acme Club is credited with
having swum last Sunday is correct, the ma
tatorlal performance reflects great credit on
him as swimmer 1T is said, however,
that he did not cover half a mile as stated,
consequently the time, 10 minutes 29b sec
OudS not ba smph q yraat narfOTmn
as his friends would have the public be-
lieve. There is. no diSputlng the fact that
Hartley is splendid swimmer, but before
he is. hOnored with a record for half-mile
swimming, competent men from the Olym-
pic, Reliance and Alpine clubs should be
appointed to measure the course properly,
So that there will be nothing left to dispute
a record when made.
WITH THE wHEELMEN.
The new candidates for officers OF the
California Division League of American
Wheelmen are as follows: For Chief Con-
Stuart. Los Angeles. For Yce-Consul,
George +. Drake, Oakland; Arthur G. Nc
Kenney, San Jose; A f. Little, Los An
geles; William G. Lowry, San Francisco.
For SecretaIry-Treasurer, Oswald Grant
cher, San an, jose S, For Representatives at
Moore, Stockton A. c. Mckinney, San
Jose; w. w. Stocker, Fresno; II. c. Y.
Smith, Los Angeles; p. l.. Abel, Los An
geles; d. L. Burke, Los Angeles; Sherman
Los Angeles; Fred c. Gift, Oakland. Four
representatives are to be elected.
When will the Bay City Wheelmen have
a new clubhouse? is question asked by
devoteeS of the pastlme aud seldom an
swered. Ii is pres umed that when a site is
selected house will go up.
Rumor has it that the lady bicyclists of
Alameda are seriously contemplating call
ing meeting to organize bicycle club.
The road to San Jose, after leaving Hay
wards, Is said TO be in very poor condition.
GAME AND TARGET SHOOTING.
+. The Supervisors OF Stockton and Sacra-
mentO have been waited upon by the sports
men of these cities and asked to pass a law
prohibiting the sale of all species of wild
ducks during the mouths of April,
May, June. July and August. The
Sportsmen's Protective Association of this
city had the Supervisors of San Francisco
pass am ordinance a few days ago, which
viii prohibit the sale in this city of wild
ducks during themqnths named. A Stock
ton exchange says that hundreds of.young
"fappers are being shipped into that
town by the hunters who shoot all season
round for the markets. -.
At recent meeting of the California
SchuetZen Club, the shooting section of the
San Francisco Turn Verein and tile Ger
mania Schuetzen Club decided to give re-
cepIiOn TO 1ullO JacOpy ana JODn GtScfllE
on their return from Europe There will
be procession and banquet in their honor.
The former club will hold big shooting
festival at Harbor View On September 2Stfl
and Goth. - -.
The sportsmen of Livermore and vicinity
have appointed an officer to look after the
game, which has been slaughtered by mar
ket hunters Unfortunately of late. Ar
rests are sure to follow unless this thing
stops.
CLUSTERING IN ENGLAND.
Jack Burke is making quite buster in
England. He says that the man he is
anxious to fight above all others is Jack
Dempsey and that the Pelican Club has de-
cided to give $1,000 purse for this match.
In a recent interview Burke is reported as
saying 'that the purse would certainly go
to him, as Dempsey is no longer able to de-
fend himself against good clever fighter"
Burke does not seem to be anxious, with all
his Boosting, to place any money on HIM
self as against the middle-weight champ
ion.
The annual jollifcation and high jnks of
the Ariel Rowing Club will be held next
Sunday at the South End boat-house, foot
of Third street The festivities will COM
mence at II o'clock, and Gurneys may be
ordered at 6 o'clock or thereabouts So
says the committee.
gland he visited the Sportsman of London
and had challenge issued to fight Toff
Wall The Pelicans will probably "hang
up purse for the pugilists to battle for.
MIDWAY, THE JUMPER.
J. c. Midway. one of the crack jumpers
of this country, has written to friend in
this city from Philadelphia stating that in
the latter part of next month he will go to
England, where he will stand ready to
Jump any one for any amount, the English
champion Darby preferred. One of Med
ways latest achievements is to stand on
glass tumbler and jump over three chairs
without disturbing either the tumbler or
chairs.
Another of his games is to clear a nine
foot table with chair at each end, the
table three feet high, making an actual
Jump of over fourteen feet. Still another
of his exploits is the backward jump. He
clears three chairs placed ten feet apart,
with his feet tied in three jumps. With
heavy dumb-bells he has covered Is feet 10h
inches without having made any previous
preparations.
Peter Cannon, the Scotch distance runner
"a,