The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-19
SPORTING MATTERS.
Whom Will Corbett Meet-Slavin
Or Jackson
Holidays 6ff.ct Amateur Athletic Pastimes.
Hunting Dogs en- Route to Bakersfield.
Unusual Duck-Shooting.

Matters athletic are very quiet now on this
side of the bay. The Olympic and Alpine
clubs athletes are resting on their spikes, SO
to speak, and general dizziness has come
over the clubs and will remain until after
the holidays.
On January ODD catch as -catch can
wrestling tournament will take place at the
Olympic Club for the Pacific Coast cham
pionship, and judging from the number Of
young men who have been training under
Professor Meihling for weeks the bouts
should be the most hotly contested of any
held within the club.
The wrestlers will be CLASSIFIED as follows:
Bantam, not to exceed 115 pounds; feather.
not to exceed 125 pounds; Light, not to eX-
coed 40 POUNDS; middle, not TO exceed 15S
pounds. Then the gymnastic tournament
will be held in February and should the
members of the Eintracht Club take part. a
very successful evenings entertainment is
promised.
OUT OF TOWN CLUBS.
Football is becoming the game Of the
Berkeley students. A contest was held last
Saturday between the High School seniors
and the University juniors. After playing
one hour and twenty-five minutes the game
stood II to 0 in favor Of the juniors. The
University seniors will play tile Washing tOn
College seniors team of Tacoma i'll January.
The following squib concerning young
man who is comparatively unknown to the
athletes of this city, appeared in Il Seattle
paper of the 18Th inst:
Alexander j. Young is son of old Scotia, who
has become prominent as an accountant In San
francisco. he Is now IN this city engaged In ex-
porting the books OF the firm OF Toelas, Singer
man & Co. -Four years ago Mr.. Young was
recognized in the old country as quite an athlete.
He HOLDS magnificent gold bell, which he won
III race some years back. He was one OF the
participants in tie Sheffield handicap, four years
ago. against George aud Cummings and has
lO-miie record OF 50 minutes anu 40 seconds.
Mi. Young takes gleaI delight Ia aquatic sports,
aud is The owner OF The swirl yacht Lark, 10 San
Francisco Bay. He Is genial gentleman, pleas
ant III CONVEX satiun and fuli Of valuable ntorma-
lion.
The San Jose Athletic Club has come to
the front again with the announcement that
tile opening night VIII be III January, aud
that contest between Jack Delaney and
Mick Mccarthy will be the feature of the
evening, provided the pusilists can be en-
gug d TO fight.
The Pasadena Athletic Club will hold a
heiG-day III January. The programme will
include Il 100-yard handicap, Il 220-yard open
race, a quarter anu half-Hiile handicap,
mile bicycle race, hurdle race and other
events. A few events will be open to out
SlderS
IT WOULD BE NO SURPRISE.
1t would not by any means surprise the
sporting fraternity OF this city to hear that
Goddard. the Australian heavyweight who
made such 8 good impression ON Peter Jack
son, would be alter the colored champion on
the next steamer which leaves Sydney. A
return match between them at the Califor-
MA Club would be an event which might
create as much interest us meeting be-
tween jackson and Sullivan
From the accounts which have appeared
in the Australian papers Goddard must be
ia As ,yI he,
stand he made against the clever Pete IS
proof sufficient that he is entitled to place
in Class among the heavyweight pugilists.
Whom among the fighters of this country
can jackson be- pitted against? Is question
which will puzzle the officers of the Califor-
MIA Club, because, with the exception of
Sullivan, who, IL may safely be said, has re-
tired from the ring, there is no man capable
OF meeting the colored heavyweight In a
contest to a finish.
WHAT Is LIMITED.
Men who are fairly well posted on pugil-
ism and matters in connection with the
sport in this city hint that an attempt VIII
DO made To bring about a meeting between
Corbett and Jackson, aud that the fancied
reports concerning Corbett and SIayin were
circulated purposely tc reaDimate the flag
gtng Interest in sports fistic among the men
who have been strong supporters OF pugil-
istic paStlmes year or so ago.
Although Corbett has agreed TO fight
oeen no news received as yet by any one
from the latter, and as a matter of fact no
positive reliance can be placed In any report
relative to d meeting between them until
SlaYIn forwards his uitlmatum to the Call
fornia Club.
According to the present appearance, it is
fairly safe to say that when jackson ar
riyeS heavy pressure will be brought to bear
On tue Olympic Clubs professor to meet the
dusky gladiator, with the previso that tire
mn No ma ahp1a ms Tor
big consideration.
REGARDING DUCK-sHooTING.
If the present rain-storm proves to be
long lived, the very excellent Understanding,
which has been enjoyed by sportsmen dur
ing the past fortnight, in the vicinities of
the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers,
and on the adjacent marshes, will be no
more, and It may be months before the same
opportunities will be presented again TO
spOrtsmen.
Thomas Tunstead, who has lived num-
Der of years on Staten Island, returned last
Monday with beautiful bag of birds, which
included mailard, canvasback and red-heads
During his experience in duck-sho0ting, the
sportsman stated he has never seen as
many birds as there were on the Islands last
week.
Mallard ducks are surprisingly plentiful
and in splendid condition. thin a few
hours ride OF this city, either north or south.
Understanding Is also good. but, of course,
the birds are not as good eating as those
found above tidal waters.
FOR THE FIELD TRIALS.
George Allender, the dog-trainer arrived
in this city yesterday from Watsonvlle en-
route to Bakersfield with string of settlers
and pointers that will be run at the field
trials on the plains of Bakersfield next
month. Among the lot was Patti, Croxteth,
beautiful pointer, the property of Al Tru-
man, which Allender took charge Of on his
arrival. The kennel will be worked ON
quail on a piece Of property which lies
within about eight miles of the ground on
Which the trials will take place.