The morning call., 1890-10-01
AMATEUR BOXERS.
Getting Ready for the OIympic's
Tournament.
What the State sportsman's Association Will
Do at Its Meeting-Arrest Of Hunters
Near San Rafael.

During the first week in November the
| boxing tournament of the Olympic Club will
| commenc with series of bouts between
| the bantam and feather-weight boxers. The
| contests between the light and weller
weights will be decided during the second
week of the mo nth, and in the third week
the middle and heavy weights will spar for
the handsome prizes which will be given to
the successful contestants.
| The first prize will be gold medal, set
| with diamonds, which must be won at two
club tournaments before it becomes per.
sonal property. The winner will have the
right to wear the medal by depositing a
| sum of money with the club, which deposit
| will be held purely as guarantee that the
prize will not leave the State until it is won
twice under the clubs auspices.
The second prize will be handsome gold
| medal. Entries will close on the Both OF
this month. and as representatives of the
| Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Association
| and the Amateur Athletic Union can partic-
! pate, large entry is expected. A deposit
OF 81 must accompany each entry to guaran-
tee the appearance Of the boxers in the
| ring, becau Sc on past occasions not more
| than half OF the boxers, who entered for the
simple purpose OF seeing their names in
| print, put in an appearance on tile night of
| the contests.
The athletes who are in training for the
tournament aud who will SHOW up when
time is called" are in favor of the club
making the deposit SO instead OF 81, which
is an excellent idea, as by this means ''the
pretty boys" who are looking for no.oriety
on Il fictitious reputation, will have to pay
handsomely Tor the pleasure Of seeing their
names in the,newspapers.
The seconds of the participants will be
chosen from associated clubs. as under no
consideration will professional boxers be
allowed to enter the ring or in any way in
teriere with the talent.
THE GAME OF sPHAIRIsTIKE.
Commenting ON tennis champions, a New
York exchange says:
The winning Of the championship In lawn ten
MS by MI. o. S. Campbell OF Columbia away from
Ii. ". SOcum Jr. of Brooklyn, the son OF the
prominent Democratic veteran, excited much
interest IN The world OF sOclety-for tennis re-
mains society's game-as well as IN that OF sport.
AS champion OF the United States and Canada,
which lie became by his victory over Q. A. shaw
In the autumn of 1889, Slocum, of course, held
the tennis record which Campbell now holds.
w. I. Hamilton, the Irishman who won from w.
RensiIaw in July, 1890, Is champion OF Great
Britain, and as such holds the worlds record
stu. Lawn tennis was originally an English
game aud al FIRST had the queer name OF
spnarislike. under which title it was patented by
Major WIngtleld. Ii had grown into general
favor by 1876, and for The first lawn tennis
championship games at Wimbledon, on July .,
The first rain of the season has brought
with it some large flocks of migratory ducks,
which have been seen lowering around the
Sonoma marshes within the past few days.
The birds are said to be very wild and hard
to approach. Yesterday Charley Birch and
Tom Murphy returned from BurdeIl's with
about two dozen ducks, principally sprig
and teal, and few mallards. The birds
were poor and hardly fit for table use.
On the evening of the 9th inst. the Acme
Club of Oakland will give frst-class gym
nastic entertainment at the Oakland Theater
Representative athletes from the Olympic
and Alpine clubs have volunteered their
services. Professor Jim Corbett and Robert
McCord, the champion amateur middle
weight, will box four rounds.
= The yachting season is gradually drawing
to a close. On the 4th the Corinthians will
have cruise in squadron; on the 18th the
fleet will cruise to Martinez and the grand
wind up and pow-wow of the season will be
held at the clubhouse on the 18th. inst.
BETTER PROTECTION WANTED.
Mr.. Il. I. Payne of Los Angeles, Presi.
cent of the State Sportman's Association,
has addressed the following letter to the
american Field:
1 AT the last meeting of the California State
sportsman's Association the President was In.
etructed TO appoint committee 10 draft bill
iOr the more perfect protection OF our game, fish
and forests, aud TO present the same to the asso
Notation at lis meeting to be- held in Sacra-
APDtO OCTOBER -ltl nAs-s...p= d.
enstrdctlons j nave named as members OF SAID
COMMITTEES: NJ. L. c. Mu1day OF Los Angeles,
f. ii. Head OF San Diego, d. NJ: Pyle of Bakers
field, Ramon E. Wilson OF san Francisco, Austin
Is. Sperry Of Stockton Its hoped that each of the
gentlemen named will give the subject his earnest
a3d careful attention, and Il al the committee Will
present to the coming meeting a bill that Will
provide the machinery necessary for the proper
enforcement of the present laws and the fofma-
lion of commission, whose operations, extend
Ing over the entire State, viii preserve and in
crease our food fish and game and beauiify our
State, temper our climate, and increase our rain-
fall by the planting OF fores. trees along the
highways OF every county. The sp0rtsmen of
this Coast are alive TO timely projections OF our
game and fish, as well as mat Indispensable ad-
juuct-the forests-and think u u the present
Fish and Forestry Boards, as at PRESENT c0nsti-
tuted, are expensive and useless.
MALLARDs QUITE PLENTIFUL
The Agnew brothers shot on the Suisun
marshes last week and rep0rSmallards as
being quieplentiful, but so exceedingly wary
that 1t was utterly impossible to approach
within gun range of them. Probably after
the present storm passes over there Will be
some good shooting on the up-riSer marshes.
although it is yet about six weeks too early
for the birds to arrive in what might be
termed paying numbers.
The notices published in this paper warn
ing hunters from trespaSsing without per-
mission on the property OF the farmers who
reside in the vicinity of san Rafael were not
needed by two Italians, A. Perasso and j.
the premises of Alfred Dbble, in Ross Val
ley, last Monday, and were having great
sport shooting at quail, when placed under
arrest. They were taken before Justice
Duffey, found guilty of trespass and fined
$50 each.
A PoACHER AT HEART.
The Albany Argus is authority for re-
markabe incident which is said to have oc-
Cured ON Chateaugay Lake in the Adirnn-
dacks. Ii appears that two ladies were
rowing recently on that sheet of water when
doe and spotted fawn made their appear
ance on the shore. simultaneously the re-
port of rifle was heard and the doe dropped
dead.
The fawn took to the water, and after
brief chase was captured by the ladies.
This was hardly accomplished. when the
gunner. the slayer of the doe. made his ap- (
pearance in another boat and demanded
that the fawn should be delivered to him.
aud threatening in case of refusal to shoe
the little animal.
The ladies were frightened by the mans
attitude and yielded to his threats, whe,e-
upon he deliberately drowned the faVn.
Some remarkable tales emanate from .he
Adirondacks, but this is the most astound-
ing of them ALL Some of the amateurs of
the CITY of Brotherly Love appear to De in
a very bad way. The hero of the above
exploit, Il is asserted is citizen of that
so@.r. Only last winter tlie coul.mittes Of q
swell ball, which was given there, was
called to account for serving at the supper
zane out of season.