The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-12
SPEED AND MUSCLE.
A Fast Mile Walk at the Olym-
pics Grounds.
Mcleod Defeats McInerney in Wrestling
Match = Betting on the McAuliff.-
slavin Fight-English Athletes

athlete was not anxious that large crowd
should be present, and as a consequence
only few of the members of the club
directly interested in pedestrianism were
given the warning to be on hand. The
popular favorite of the boys, Peter Mcintyre,
was appointed timer, with Mr.. Jervis, the
local champion pedestrian, as an assistant
Waiter A. Scott started Byrd on this
Journey by pistol report, and although the
majority of the spectators criticized the ath-
lete's style of walking by announcing that
it was mixture OF running and walking,
yet the better judges of pcdestrianism
acknowledged that it was strictly in accord
ance with the rules as adopted by the ANA
teur Athletic Union.
The pedestrian has unquestionably pc
culiar style of locomotion, which is entirely
foreign TO the athletes of this city and
which an ordinary observer would unhesi-
tatingly acknowledge to be combination
of walking and jogging. Byrd has already
an established record, and states that his
system of walking has been accepted as fair
by Eastern experts. He covered the dis
lance in six minutes 32la seconds, which
knocks the Pacific Coast record to pieces.
A WRESTLING MATCH.
There was a wrestling match last evening
between ID. Mcleod of the Olympic Club
and i. McInerney of the Pars0n Davies
Combination. The contest was cat;ll-aS
catch-can, and was witnessed by about 400
people, gathering which did not by any
means please the managers of the affair:
The first fall was won by Mclnerney in IL
minutes, he having secured a choke-hold on
his opponent, and was gradually choking
him into inSenSibility when Joe Acton, the
referee, called him off aud decided the fall
against the Olympic Clubs representative.
Inc secono fall was won by Mcleod in 10
,inurps in n rather macmillan way
The Hibernian has knack of lifting his
opponent in the air. and then drop
ping on his lett side he grasps his
adversary by the neck. and before
the latter has regained his equilibrium from
the effects of the jar occasioned by the fall,
he is planted on his back. In this attempt
he failed TO win the second fall as when de-
scending Mcleod by some means east his
entire weight upon Mclnerney's chest. caus-
ing the latter to fall on the hard floor with
both shoulders touching.
The third fall was won by Mcleod. Nc
Inerney had almost secured another choke
hold and in the struggle TO complete the
hold, Mcleod forced his entire strength
against Mclnerney's body, backing him off
the carpet against the tables, until finally
the latter stumbled and landed on his back
with Mcleod on top. This ended the match
in favor Of Mcleod.
HANDICAPs FOR SACRAMENTO.
Captain Scott of the Olympic Club has
finished his list of handicaps for the Sacra-
mento games and has forwarded it to Secre-
tary Smith of the State Agricultural Society.
The entry list is quite long and good days
racing is expected.
n. d. Morgan. the 100-yard champion of
England, VIII visit this country with the
Stafford Hairless team, and j. IL. Hard
wick, the Secretary of the Harriers, writes
to President Carr of the Manhattan Athletic
Club that everything is progressing smoothly.
Hardwick will send a photograph of the
team to the ManhattanS. w. N. Christie
will also come over. In notifying Mr.. Carr
of Morgan's acquisition, Hardwick says
Our team includes, besides myself, five
amateurs who are all present-day champions,
viz: L. W. Parry. National crOss.country
champion, Northern Counties three quarter mile
steeplechase champion and two-mile steepe-
chase champion Of England; w. 81. Morton.
Northern Counties crosse country champion and
worlds record-hoider from fourteen to twenty
miles; n. d. Morgan, 100-yard champion OF En-
gland and 10o-yard Northern Counties CHAM
plon; I. l.. Nicholas. quarter-mile champion OF
England, 220-yard Northern Counties champion
aud quarter mile Northern Counties champion,
and q. III. Morris, 1o00-yard Northern Counties
champion. You viii thus see that our team is a,
representative one at all distances from 100
yards to twenty miles.
Peter Priddy of Pittsburg defeated Can
non, the long distance runner, by one yard
in the great five-mile race, run under the
at Jones Wood, September 4th. The time
was 70 minutes 50 seconds.
RESTING IN A PRETTY SPOT.
The body of Harry NJ johnson, the once
great sprinter, is now resting IN pretty
spot, the graveyard at Belefontalne, ST.
Louis. johnson died in this city few
weeks ago, and his remains were sent by
Mr.. V. Southeastern and few friends,
members of the Olympic Club, to the de-
eeased's relatives at St. Louis. Speaking
Of the burial Of johnson, the Sporting News
of the 9th inst says:
Union depot al $50 O'clock last Tuesday morn
ing brought with it the remains OF Ii. NJ. john
son, The worlds champion athlete. Six months
ago johnson babe his wife aud little children
good-by and started for the FAR West. Then he
was the picture OF health and strength and an
ideal man IN so far as Drawn, muscle and life
went. The casket which bore his remains here
contained a body that was fearfully emaeiaied
and showed plainly the terrible ordeal through
which poor Harry had passed. The body was
taken 10 the undertaking rooms OF CullinaDe
Bros. Tie remains which were incOsed in
rosewood coffin. were Then taken out OF the
piue box which covered them and removed
TO the late residence OF the deceased
corner OF Stoddard street and Leffingwell.
avenue. The funeral took place from there last
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Rev. Joseph
Wilson read the beautiful service OF the Episco-
pal Church and conducted the services both at
relatives Of the deceased present at the funeral
were his mother, Mrs. Ii. w. johnson, who had
come from Milwaukee to attend the 0bsequies,
bis wife and two little daughters, his sisterin.
law, Miss Eva Mason, aud his mother in law
Mrs. Mason. The pali-bearers were Jane, Ma.
son, Dinks Parrish. Ben Armstrong. Emil
Scburr James +. Skerrett and Thomas W. Ca
hill. at Belefontaine the remains were buried
in one of the prettiest spots in the cemetery and
before the funeral party left the grounds thew
saw the grave covered with evergfeeus and
flowers. A set piece OF white roses with the name
Harry worked IN violets was the Offering OF
the champions mother
When Johnson's remains were sbipped
East bis friends in this city decided upon
an athletic exhibition Tor the benefit of his
family. The Native Sons celebration COM
ing on at the time it was thought advisable
to pOstpcne it. and now that the excitement
of the celebration is about over, prepara-
lions will be made for the athletic enter
tainment.
STRUCK ON THE THEATRICAL.
Cal Mccarthy, the bantam weight cham
pion, seems to be as much struck on the
theatriea! business as Champion John L.
Sullivan is. He is travelling as the mana
ger of his two cOlored midgets, Jesse and
Marcellus Bellafield, now performing with
the Hustler" Company. In the play is a
racing scene, and incident to it a boxing
match between the two little .eoons, Nc
earthly acting as timekeeper. He saws he
win decline all offers to fight until his con-
tract runs out. There are some critics I'M
kind enough to say that Mccarthy is only
too anxious to hold to his theatrical con-
tract ard thus eyade a probable meeting
with Dixon.
Billy Madden writes to New York under
date OF September Sd that the fight between
McAuliffe and Slavin is beginning to create
considerable interest and that several big
commissions have been made,on the result
of the impending encounter, McAuliffe be-
ing slight favorite. Slavin has trained
carefully and Is already at his fighting
weight McAuliffe had an attack of in
fluenza, but has recovered and is in frst-class
shape.
Jack Percival has gone 70 Brighton to re-
ceive instrue tions to put big commission for
a well-known lord on the American. Harry
Bull is backing Slavin, but Billy Innis and
VIII Riley of Newmarket have made several
bets Of monkey against E400 on McAullffe.
A heavy commission is expected from Mel
bourne book-maker to invest on Slayin, and
lot of money is coming from Sydney to
back the Australian.
At the Victoria Club several bets on the
nod have been made at 3 to 4 on McAuliffe.
1t is reported that the American light
weight champion will not come over to
second McAuliffe, and the latter appears
disappointed. Should the Australian de-
feat the American, Jack Burke will chal-