The morning call., 1890-07-11
SPORTS IN GENERAL.
A Revival Of Interest in Hand
Ball Playing.
Olympic Club Members Practice the Pastime
Daily - Eastern Professionals to
Play in Europe.

Charles w. Murray states that he is anx-
i0us to match George w. Bishop, we'll
known ilocal amateur half-mile runner.
against any member Of the Olympic Club.
to run from 440 yards up to a mile for any
amateur consideration. He also states that
Bishop is willing to become professional
and run any member of the club at the
same distances for from 500 to $500 side.
Bishop would prefer to meet EspinoZa.
HAND-BALL.
There is a revival of interest in hand-ball
playing. Much play is going on daily at
the Olympic Club grounds, where an excel
lent court has been provided, and at the
gymnasium rear wall has been prepared
and is in steady use. Light bouncing ten
mis- balls are used instead of the hard reg
ulation ball and the hands of the
players consequently do not suffer
the injuries that the hard ball
naturally causes. Many members of the
ladies' class of the club have been practic-
ing the game and are becoming quite pro-
fcient. A tournament between the men,
bers will shortly be arranged.
Tomorrow number OF the best Eastern
lslti 'all nlayers will leave on the steamer
es;sis E to the principal cities in
So rs, 7eo and England. The party
consists OF rnn.p Casey, champion OF the
world; Bernard McQuade, who for years
was the undisputed champion of New
York; John Dunno, clever all-round
player; Eddie Moran, and probably Philip
Smith, ex-champion of st. Louis. There
will be others In the party. including Rich
ard Cronin, the well-known Brooklyn con-
tractor, and Michael Gillen. Games will be
played at all points where hand-ba clubs
exist, and at Tralee, the residence of
Thomas Jones, the present champion hand
ball player of Ireland, endeavOrs will be
made to arrange either single or double
match between Casey and Jones to be
played in Ireland and return match in
this country. The American players will
return home about September 1st.
YACHTING.
The committee of the San Francisco
Yacht Club appointed to make the arrange
ments for the clubs regatta to be held on
August 9th are doing all in their power to
insure the regatta being complete success.
1t is proposed to offer prizes for three
classes of boats the first and second classes
to be composed Of the San Francisco Yacht
Club boats, and the third class to be open
to entries from the Pacific, Corinthian or
any other clubs or unattached yachts owned
in San Francisco.
Oscar Connors, the English wrestler who
defeated b. Sidon at Central Park last Sun
day, tried his skill with the Olympic Clubs
champion weight-thrOwer, ID. S. Mcleod,
in friendly catch-as-catch-can contest the
other evening. Mcleod was twenty-five
pounds the heavier and threw Connors time
after time. Connors also wrestled with
Eugene Van Court, and after half an hours
struggle failed to defeat the feather-weight.
w. c. Downs, a Harvard amateur run
ner, lowered the quarter mile running
record at Beacon Park on Wednesday. He
went the route, although the track was in
bad condition, in At % seconds. The pre-
viOus record was 48A.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT AGAINST FIGHTS.
Although the police did not interfere in
any way with the California Club exhibit
ton on Wednesday evening when three
different couples of boxers put on the gloves
and gave display OF their science, the
general feeling exists in sporting circles
that the moment an attempt is made TO re-
peat one OF the past tights TO tnlsh or for
a number of rounds between professionals
for prizes, that the police will at once assert
their authority and arrest the principals
and all accessories. Wednesday nights ex-
hibition has settled nothing, and the club is
just in the same position that 1t was when
the police edict was first Issued. The club,
however. thinks that it will be able, with
its present legal assistance, to conduct its
business just the SAME in the future as in
the past.
Mike Lucie and Joe Ellingsw orth, the two
middle-weights, have been matched to fight
Sl000purse. $500 going to the loser. The
match is set for between the 10Th and goth
of August
The trotting races at the Bay District
Track. Tomorrow afternoon, promise to be
quite interesting and viii probably draw q
large attendance.
THE DOLPHIN CLUB.
AT meeting of the Dolphin Swimming
ana Boating Club held Wednesday evening
the following officers elected for ensuing
term were installed: J. II. Medau, Presi-
dent; James O'Dwyer, Vice-President;
Adam L. Sehuppert. Treasurer; f, c.
Stab, Recording Secretary; B. Jamison,
tain Edward A. KUlb, Lieutenant-Ca Captain;
George w. Van Guelpen, Sergeant-at-
Arms; Board of Directors. II. p. Wieand,
William Proll. A. G. Lutgens; delegates to
the Pacific Rowing Association-A. ?.
Rothkopf. George w. Van Guelpen and w.
Chenoweth, George W. Van Guelpen and
II, Kuehmeister. One new member was
installed and two applications for member
ship were received After adjournment
the members were invited by the President
to attend a banquet, where songs, recita-
tons and toasts were the order OF the even
ing.
The Olympic Athletic Climb of Alameda
will give a ladies night" exhibition to-
ward the close of the present month"; for
which a good programme is being arranged.
AN oyERMEAsURED COURSE.
The Oakland Canoe Club have discovered
that what they have been sailing over as
three-mile course really measures three
miles aud a quarter. The three mile time
taken in all previous regattas beld during
the past eighteen months is therefore too
slow BY a time allowance of quarter of
mile. The mistake occurred by removing
the stake around which the turn was made
and placing it an eighth of mile further
down the creek. The three and quarter
mile course was sailed in April last in 80
minutes, and in July in 81 minutes 10 sec
onds. On an average allowance these times
should be reduced for three-mile course TO
80 minutes 2S seconds and % minutes 80 sec
onls respectively, and makes the latter the
best canoe record for three miles.
The first anniversary ball of the Alameda
Boating and Swimming Club will be held
at the Park Opera House on Saturday even
ing, July 10Th.
FROM WHENCE THEY CAME.