The morning call., 1890-06-10
OAR, GLOVE AND GUN.
Young Mitchell Makes His Final
Deposit.
La Blanche Will Leave Denver Wednesday
for This Ciiy-Fishing for Striped
Bass-A Challenge to Row.

RI Flddd, California Club: La Blanche leaves
June 1otn at A. NJ. for Frisco; looking ana act
Ing well. ii M hofHEhh'
The proposed match between Joe Ellings-
worth and Fitzsimmons wiz be attended to
next Friday evening. when the Directors
will meet to consult over the coming hght
between the mddle-weights. The Presl-
dent says, however, that the fighters will
be signed in August next
Unless Jimmy Larkins changes his mind
between now and the latter part of next
month he will face Billy Murphy in the
California Club some time in July for $500.
with $500 to the loser. LarkinS is the
feather-weight champion of Jersey City.
MITCHELL AND LA BLANCHE.
Mitchell and FiizE atrick, his trainer, Wis
ited the California Club yesterday III quest
of some information regarding his oppo-
nent Mitchell is not at all pleased with
La Blanche's way of training and Is very
anxious to have look al George Augustus.
The fighters planked down $50 each as
. guarantee that they would enter the ring at
154 pounds when the match was made. A fur
Their SUN of $3.50 each, according to agree
ment, should have been deposited before
now. Mitchell put up $3.50 with the club
Yesterday, making $500 in all. The club is
satisfied that La Blanche Will not be found
wanting when he arrives and that he will
amount The deposits made by the men
are only guarantees that they will enter the
ring on the night Of the fight at l54 pounds.
Either man falling to strip at that weight
forfeitS the money deposited IN the Keeping
of the club. A private dispatch states that
"the Marine" has been training In Denver,
where the air is light and The weather
The Olympic Club will hold its next
CrosS-country run June 22d.
FoOT-RACING.
The officers of the California Foot-racing
Association say that in consequence OF the
numerous attractions of July 4th that the
. next handicap will be given at Central Park
on Saturday, July 9TH
The third Sheffield handicap run last Sun
day at Central Park was very fairly at
tended, notwithstanding the many counter
attractions. II. NJ. johnson, who holds the
worlds record for sprint running was one
of the contestants, and although he won
his heat very easily in 13 seconds he was
beaten badly-at least six yardS-ln the
final heat in Is seconds. This is proof SUI
ficient that johnson either ran stIff or the
timer was incompetent. johnson was
. penalized a yard in the final for breaking
over the mark, but even had he got away
on good terms with his opponents he would
not have taken third place. The starting
was good enough.
PUGILIsTs ARE QUEER.
Pugilists are sometimes very erratlc in
their ways of transactlng business. A few
DAYS ago the California Club wrote Turner,
at Stockton. asking If he would fight tItz-
simmons, and he answered Immediately In
the negative; then the Golden Gate Club
offered Ellingsworth purse to fight Turner
- and he positively refused to meet the
cOlOred middle-weight. Nov Ellingsw0rth
has accepted an offer from the California
Club to battle with FitZsImmons
Muller and Began, the latter brother OF
the bantam pugilist, left last evening for
Portland, Oregon. They are matched to
fight for $3.50 purse at the Seattle Athletic
Club. The pugillsts have been fast friends
in this city, and it is too bad that they must
90 such long distance to break friendship.
FOUND A DIAMOND RING.
Al Wilson has been taxing his patience
for several weeks past trying various kinds
Of bait in the hope OF catching some OF the
striped bass which have recently visited
this bay. Last Sunday, while digging for
clans on the beach near old SausalIto,
Wilson unearthed diamond ring for which
he has since refused an offer OF S1OO. Doll
yer tried hard to convince Wilson that the
. stone was valueless, but the latter being as
old a warrior as his chum Dolly Warden "
he would not be fooled.
A novel contest in the angling line will
soon take place, probably in the Alameda
swimming baths. Deliver, the well-known
angler. has accepted the challenge OF
Ogburn, the long-diStance f1y-caster, who is
known to the fraternity as "Old Hun
dred." Ogburn is to play the part of the
angler while Deliver will act the fish. A
rod and tackle the same as is used in
salmon-fshing will be handled by odd
Hundred" and the fly OF hook Will be last
ened to a piece Of rubber tube which the
swimmer viii carry in his mouth. If the
angler should fail to land the natatorisl
monster in fifteen minutes in completely
exhausted state he loses the wager pend
ing on the result
A STRIPED BASS.
Steve Thorn hooked bass Of about
twenty pounds weight near tile old Sausa-
Ito Bridge, few weeks ago. on shrimp.
The striped deniZeD ran out Seventv-hye
yards of line, all that was ON Thorn's reel,
. and then broke away with several feet OF
line. Since then there have been no catches
made, although various kinds of bait were
tried. Next Sunday an army Of anglers
will visit the ground near where the fisher
men have been landing bass
In the vicinity of the fog-whistle. at the
entrance of the bay, sea-trUut have been
giving anglers lots OF fun recently. Last
Sunday a party of Waltonians returned
home with number OF large trout
TO GILRoY AND BACK.
A correspondent writes that on Wednes-
day last Henry Sehneir and Ed Lee of the
cyclery started from the corner of Haight
and Stanyan streets to make trip to GilrOy
on their bicycles. The start was made at
a. NJ, arriving in San Jose at $3.50. After
resting they left at 10:30 to continue theil
Journey AT Coyote, twelve miles from San
Jose. Schneir was compelled to give up
owing to the heat and insufficient practice
Lee continued on, however reaching Gilroy
at l p. NJ. After an hours rest he re-
mounted for the return trip. Although &
stiff wind was blowing against him he man.
aged to reach San Jose at . 30 p. n. Here
another hour was spent in rest. Leaving
the latter place Lee reached Oakland al
10 045, his eyclOmeteT registering 157%4 miles
Tor the days run. This is the first time
that the run to Gilroy and back has beer
made in one day.
AMONG THE oARsMEN.
The chief topic of conversation amons
the Oarsmsn is the prospect of holding &
regatta on the Fourth of July. Many ex.
aggerated reports have been circulated as tc
the amount Of funds that has already beer
raised for that purpose, but just where the
money came from or who has got possession
OF it no one seems to know, and it is dollar:
to pine-nuts that the Citizens Committed
on Celebration, falling to make an appro
priatOn for regatta purposes, that part o.
the programme will be omitted, unless, per
haps, one or two ambitious amateurs ge
together and row for glory, commodity
professional scuIlers seldom think wOrtI
tOiling for. At present there are six active
clubs represented IN the rowing association
comprising a membership of over 800, and
1t seems reasonable to suppose that they
should be able to raise a large-sized purse
for days racing zTry it, gentlemen, and
do not as heretofore depend on the land
lubbers who generally comprise the ma
iority of the committee for your finances
If the oarsmen do not get in and do some.
thing to revive their favorite pastme
aquatic spcrt will soon receive its death
.. blow.
James Coehrane has retired from crew
rowing and taken up singe-seulling. The
local men are all anxious to see Jim:
famous stroke, with which he paralyzed
the Paris crew.
Messrs. Heenan, Stokes, Espy, Moore,
White, Ellis and Sullivan of the Pioneers
have been regular attendants at the boa t.
house during the week.
w. Julien, late of the Ariels, is matched
to row Ii. Bradford at Sebastopol on the
Fourth of July race in Whitehall boats
for $3.50 a side.
There is ali effort being made to have g
rowing regatta at Stockton on the Fourth
Of July.
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