The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
RING AND PATH.
Sullivan Agrees to Meet Slavin
at His Best Game.
officers Appointed by the Interstate Coursing
Club-0lympic Club Tennis Court.
Jumbo" the Great.

The latest from the king of pugilists, John
l.. Sullivan, is that he will forsake the stage
for the purpose of winning a big pot of
money by breaking Frank Slavin's jaw. The
latter is now the lion of gilded London, as
the swell club men have taken him up and
made him the hero of the hour. How long
he will enjoy the prosperity consequent upon
his whipping of McAuliffe remains to be
seen.
Sullivan. who was greatly annoyed when
he read Slayin's latest challenge to him.
decided after very exhaustive considera-
ton, that stage life is not all that it is
cracked up to be, and that the amount Of
hard work involved is hardly compensated
by few hundred a week. The champion
now thinks that $4,000 can be more easily
earned by devoting month or two to alb
stemious living, followed by mill" in
which the opportunity would be offered him
to decrease the size of Slavin's talking-trap.
John L. is a natural fighter and any oceu-
patton not connected with fisticuffs is cal
culated to pail upon him. Who the big fell
lows hackers will be in the coming fight it
is impossible to surmise, although report
says that John Cusiek and Duncan Har-
rison, his histrionic mentor, will have bit
in the stake. Sullivan will open negotia-
tons with Slavin the moment the latter ar
riyes in New York. Sportingmen of the
latter city have been congratulating Sullivan
Oh his decision and cableg rams have been
sent to Slavin informing him of the fact.
THE GREAT AND ONLY JUMBO.
1t is rumored that Parson Davies is
negotiating with Big Bertha and also
"JumbO," the sporting oracle of an evening
paper, to tour through the States giving ex-
hibitions of wrestling and Juggling. The
PEARSON" may slip up, however, on his cal
cufationS as Jumbo is very much inclined to
draw the color line on Bertha.
France, Jumbo" and the celebrated c0lored
puglist Peter Jackson shared the same
couch. They became such warm friends
that the Parson. in the interest of athletics,
ordered their separation on the ground that
such close companionship with a man who
wore boxing gloves on his feet was not good
for an athlete training for fight.
When Jackson was preparing Tor his en-
counter with Smith, his trainer suggested
that he enjoy solitary repose. From that
moment Jumbo" was a changed man. and
there is little probability of his eonsenting
to withdraw the color line in the case of
Big Bertha.
HOUNDS AND HARES.
Coursing men are now busily engaged
placing their dogs in condition for the inter-
state meeting which will be held at MERGED,
beginning on the 18th prox. and lasting
through the week, and at meeting held a
few evenings ago the following SpOrtsmen
were elected 10 serve during the meeting:
President, Dominick Shannon; Viee-Presi-
dent, Henry WormiDgton; Secretary. j. X.
Dickson; Treasurer. James G. Nealon;
Judge, John Gruce; Slipper, James Wren;
Slip Steward, j. X. Dickson; Flag Steward,
William Halpin; Field Stewards-P. A. Nc
Donald and Thomas Brady and three gen.
tlemen who will be appointed by the MERGED
delegation.
The Committee OH Transportation visited
the railroad officials yesterday and arrange
ments were made for two special cars, which
will leave this city for MERGED on the morn
ing of the 18th of November. Tie prizes
are: First, the interstate cup, $500; second,
$500; third, 500.
The owners of dogs winning four courses
will receive $50 A consolation stake for
dogs beaten in the first and second rounds
for the cup will also be ran, for which the
association will give prize of 800 to be
added to the amounts given by the owners
OF the dogs, and divided into three parts.
OLYMPIC CLUB DIRECTORS.
The Directors of the Olympic Club after
discussing many matters relating to the
new athletic grounds decided last evening
to construct frst-class lawn tennis court
Men will be placed at work Immediately
fixing up The plot which Will lie devoted 10
will be done until Mr.. RiX, tile Nlce-PreSi-
dent, returns from the East. His arrival is
expected in about ten days. In all proba-
bility the floor will be of bitumnous rock.
The suggestion of a Director that more
spirited competition among the outdoor
athletes is necessary to stir up local in
terest in sports held in the open, was favora-
bly, considered and some plan Will be devised
to make the boys work little harder for
the trophies offered by the club for COMPETE
.,fI
games contested are won by members Of the
Olympic Club.
The representatives Of outside clubs are,
in point of numbers, hopelessly in the mi
nority, and as consequence the Oiympians
generally have walk-overs, as the points won
at the past meetings by the various clubs
will attest There is now but one way open
by which public interest in outdoor sports
can be brought about successfully, and that
is in the amalgamation of all Of the outside
clubs.
These united clubs would make strong
bid against the Oympians for champion
snip honOrs, and if the scheme is once tried
the public feeling would arise and the gath
erings at the,games would show wonder
full improvement, numerically speaking. In
brief, a oHe-sided contest is no contest at all.
OVERCOME BY ILLNESS.
David Eagan, the well-kDown amateur
sprinter, has been suffering from severe
states that had it not been for his strong
constitution he would have suecumbed. He
is now convalescent, and his many friends
hope to see him on the streets soon.
Julian Il. Brandon, the boxer, has also
been unfortunate during the past tourna-
mentS to meet with sickness when the time
came for action. The Athletic Committee
of the Olympic Club would be pleased to
hear from him, as many of his friends have
been making inquiries about his entry for
the near future tournament.
White Horse Jumbo" was sadly diSap-
pointed last evening when President Harri-
son of the Olympic Club informed him that
a band of music was not engaged for next
Saturdays games. Jumbo" had volun-
teered to dance the Sydney "rocks" horn
pipe on the turf, but now poor "Junlbo"
must await future opportunity to show his
beautiful shape.
The opening game of tie continuous pool
tournament between Manning and Powers,
the crack players, will take place at New
York ON Friday evening next. The con-
testants will play for $1,000 side ana the
championship emblem now held by Man
ming. The winner will challenge Balbo, the
Cuban, who is now on his way TO this coun-
try.
Next Friday evening there will be
drawing" OF dogs at Shea's resort for the
coursing meeting announced TO take place
next Sunday at Newark Park. Several
crates OF hares were received from MERGED
last week.
On February 18th grand all-round GYM
held, which will embrace indoor and out
a nrtS Tta lott will han t.aet Tod