The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-06
MEN OF MUSCLE.
Ellingsw0rth and Kelliher Going
to Fight.
California Club Members Must Pay Dues Of
Be Expelled-Olympic Club Wrest-
ling Tournament

The California Athletic Club Directors
decided last evening in executive session
that all members in arrears for dues on and
after the Doth inst. will be dropped from
the roll. and not permitted to re-enter
without paying the initiation fee or any in
creased initiation fee or dues that may be
fixed upon by the Board of Directors.
They also decided to dispense with
the amateur annex as a distinctive organ
ization. The date of the McCarthy-Gal-
Iagher fight was fixed for the 10Th inst.
The Board of Directors of the Olympic
Club looked over the bylaws with the pur-
pose of revision.
A wrestling match, open to the members
of the club, will take place in the GYM
nasium next Tuesday evening. Among the
contestants will be several of the juvenile
class who have not heretofore appeared in a
public exhibition on the carpet. The club is
very anxious to investigate the Lean-K0lb
wrestling match, but no specific charge of
''fakism" has been preferred. consequently
no action has been taken.
MATCHED FOR $1,000.
The Golden Gate Club Directors also met
last night and matched Denny Kelliher and
Joe Ellingsworth to fight for a $1,000 purse
on the evening of the 23d inst. AS both are
now in fairly good condition the club ex-
poets to find them in tip-top shape after a
few weeks training. 1t was the intention
TO match ElllngSWoTth and Turner, but the
latter was not anxious to fight for few
months, and Kellher was substituted. FL
lingsworth fought kelliher hard battle in
Los Angeles some months ago, and is glad
to have an opportunity to retrieve his lost
laurels.
The teams of the Young Mems Christian
Association participated in a game of foot
ball on Saturday afternoon in East Oakland,
which ended in favor of the ''A's" after
hard struggle. The following is the order
in which the game was played:
Teams: "A"-E MORRISON, back; Z. Pome-
roy, Ernest Hough and Edwin Hough, three
quarters, j. II. Barber and A. Hunter, half
backs; Biddle, Parsons, Edgren, Pash and jack
''B''-J. j. Henson, back; Ed Hough, ]. Hough
and c. 7. Morse, three-quarters; G. Pomeroy
and Charlie" half-backs; Smythe, Doughty,
Prescott, Clark, u. Fitch and Little forwards.
A. Moorsome, reIeree.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
On July 4th and 9TH the third annual open
lawn tennis tournament for the champion
ship OF the Pacific Coast singles, VIII be
held at San Rafael, under the direction of
the California Lawn Tennis Club of San
Francisco. The contest will be for the
challenge cup. held by W. IL. Taylor Jr.
Players desiring to enter can make ar
rangements with E. n Bee Secretary of
street. The winner of the tournament will
be presented by the California Lawn Tennis
Club with trophy valued at 500, whether
he defeats the present champion or not.
=, The following resolutions in reference to
the gymnasium and the Department of
Physical Culture of the Berkeley Univer-
sity have been adopted by the Faculty:
l. Thai the lockers be under the cont troll OF the
Instructor. 2. That participants In ned-day
contests be required to report to the Director of
Physical Culture for examination before going
Into training for contests, and also two weeks
previous to such contests. g. That the Board of
Regents be asked TO appropriate $500 for the
construction of running-tTaek Ito De put in
during The long vacatton). for the purchase of
duplicate apparatus and apparatus for advanced
work.
The great Eastertide 2o3-yards Sheffield
handicap of England was closely contested.
1t was decided on April 18th. The betting
before the start was 8 to against Hawks
ley, . to l against Darlington. 4 to 1 against
Webster, to l against Airton, and II to l
against Ashton. In the final f. Webster,
Sheffield, $50 yards start, won easily by
yard from j. Airton, Gusborough, S5H,
second; I. Hawksley, Sheffield, So, being
third, and j. Darlington. Broughton, S63i,
last. Betting ruled at to on Darlington.
to against Hawksley, and to l each
against Webster and Airton.
OLYMPIC ANNIVERSARY.
Yesterday was the thirtieth anniversary
of the organization of the Olympic Club.
The Directors had intended to celebrate the
occasion in some way, but the opening of
the new grounds on the Both inst altered
the plans somewhat Thirty years ago yes
terday, what is now known Of the olympic
Club consisted of Charles and Arthur Nahl,
the well-knOwn artists. The young men
fitted up gymnasium in the rear of their
home on Broadway near Montgomery. A
class was formed, and to Arthur Nahl fell
the duties of instructor.
The success of the class suggested a club,
and roll was prepared for signaures.
Twenty-three joined and the organization
was called the San Francisco Olympic Club.
Those who signed the original charter roll,
which was destroyed by fire on June 49,
1888, were: Arthur Nahl, Reuben Ii. Lloyd,
Charles Nahl. G. W. Bell, Edward
Bonnell, Harrison Eastman, Rufus Bonnell,
c. Z. Livermore, w. ii. Eldridge, G. F.
Folsom. 81. G. Hanks. Jacob Muller, Hora-
ito p. Livermore. W. S. Lawton, W. B.
Glugas, j. L. Dubois. W. P. Merriam,
August Caballero. A. K. Durbrow, H. Dun
can. j. \. Kjerulff and Charles E. Calef.
The club gradually grew in prosperity
and to-day is ranked as the aiding anna
teur athletic organization in Anne RIGA.