The morning call., 1891-02-17
ALL ROUND SPORT.
Entries for the Olympic Wrest.
ling Tournament.
A Four-Round Bout Between Hall and Greg
gans Destruction Of Hand
some Racing Graft.


great preparations for series Of wrestling
and boxing bouts, which will take place
this evening after meeting of the board.
The arrival of batch of Australian pugil-
lists has increased the interest in tistic
sports and large gathering of members is
expected at the club this evening to see Jim
ball, who titles himself champion middle
weight of Australia" and Aleck McGreg-
gins, a decidedly clever local boxer, spar
four rounds.
As Fitzsimmons has already given the
sporty boys an opportunity of seeing him in
the ring, the meeting this evening of the
new arrival and the local boxer ought to
give the spectators fairly good idea as to
which of the two pugilists, FitzSimmons or
Hall, has the better style Of attack and de-
Tense.
CLEVER AND EFFECTIVE.
The conqueror of the American champion
middle weight proved in his trial bouts
shortly after he landed in this country that
he was clever boxer and a decidedly
effective hitter. Those who had seen him
spar with Frank Allen and Joe Choynski
put him down Immediately as being the
most formidable opponent Jack Dempsey
could choose from among the American or
Since Hall decided on coming to this coun-
try great deal has been said concerning his
two fights with FilzSimmOns IN the colonies
Their last battle, in which the latter suffered
defeat in three and half ROUNDS, Is clouded
In such a mysterious manner that the
stories of the encounter as related by both
men leave strong impression that cOllu-
sion had considerable to do with the result
However that may be- the miXed-up affair
will not be definitely settled until the men
again meet face to face.
LOOKING FOR AMERICAN COIN.
Abe Willis, the lightweight pugilst. and
Billy MabeT, a bantam who accompanied
Hall in a search for American dollars, will
give sample of their hitting powers this
evening. The former says that he would
not object 10 go" wit Jimmy Carroll or
Champ on Jack McAulilfe for some stuff"
Wills, who scales ia pounds, has heard n
good deal about the clever Americans, Dixon
and Mccarthy, aud like all Australian fight
ers, he does not object 10 meeting with
either one. Ii Danny Mahoney is in the city
he would be good man TO pat against the
foreign bantam IN contest Of four rounds.
Jimmy Carroll has taken MabeT under his
wing, and those who are in the swim say
that Carroll thinks tnat he has in Maber a
man who can take peg from off Jack Nc
Abilities championship block.
CHoYNSKI WAS SICK.
Joe Choynski was taken sick while train
ing for his fight with Goddard, and his
friends here are of the opinion that it was
on that account he was defeated in such a
speedy manner. The pugiliSt writes to his
brother:
am training again for my match with Joe
Goddard, 10 take place on the 1Uth proX. l have
been very sick siuce the last mail L was
stricken with English cholera. but thanks TO
good attention was soon all right. l became
very weak, though, and al one lime thought ali
was up VIII ME.
IKEY, THE CRANK.
Ike Weir cid not fancy Australia in the
least Archibald, the bOok-maker, who
iaid the spiders" passage to the Colonies,
returned on tie Alameda. He says that
Weir ON the way down had mania for
clearing out the ships saloon of Its wine
supply. and thai on his arrival in Sydney he
started oil to see the sights and wound up
on grand spree. key was incoTrIgible,
and rather than hear oi him being eaten up
by the natives while out shooting, the book
maker lured him on board the steamer on
its return voyage to this city in the hope OF
landing him safely in the country from
whence he came. Weir most emphaticallv
objected TO the idea of being transferred to
American soil without having scored vic
tory IN foreign lands. and when the steamer
touched at Honolulu "the spider" left the
snip with the aVoNed intention of having
the scalp of some noted Hawaiian Prince
dangling from his d0g-collar belt before
again putting in an appearance in this city.
Tom Barry, the pugilist, who formerly re-
sided in this city, Is now acting as Marshal
Of the town Of AnacorIeS, WASH. Barry has
a native soma Slwash-who has been
knocking out all the middle weight fighters
Of the northern cities. Barry says that his
charge is a great fighter, and can be backed
10 light any mlddle-welght Oh the Pacific
Coast. The Siwash. whose name is Dick
Purely, is now matched to fight Tom Cleary
for 500 a side.
FITZSTMMONS WILL NOT FIGHT HALL.
Concerning the challenge issued at Chi-ago
on behalf of Jim Hall, the Australian, for a
fight with Bob FitZsimmonS the latter says
" Hall IS Guifer, aud l don't propose TO
fight him or any Otner man who has been
beaten by man OF Owen Sullivan's caliber.
Hall does not want to fight me, and could
not be made 10 do it. All he wants is to get
good advertising at my expense. I've made
Jim Hail quit in five rounds twice, once i'll
public and once IN private. The only time
he ever made Inc quit was by agreement at
Il faLe exhibition. III pay no attention to
the challenge. My next fight VIII be with
Ted Pritchard, the English champion"
II would appear from the above that the
two Australians are working in harness,
and both receiving more advertising than
they are entitled to.
OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT.
The entries for the annual gymnastic tour
nameuL OF the olympic Club for the all
round championship OF the Pacific Coast
closed last evening.
The events will consist of horizontal bar,
parallel bars, side horse, long-horse, rings,
Duck, fence vaulting, rope climbing, Jump
ing, pole vault and putting the shot.
The contestants who have entered are as
follows: From the olympic Ciub-C. j.
kelter, A Huber, c. Hartmann and w. f.
Biasauf.
From the Eintracht Turn verein: p.
Mertes, +; Berker, z. knaeh, A. Timke, p
krause, G. Damke, L. Brag, II. Bark
hansen, Gus Ungerman.
\ special feature of the exhibition will be
lie clubs wnglug by the following athletes,
who viii represent the Olympic Club: Ii.
}. McGili. Louis Him. +. j. Rodgers and
II. NJ. Vaughan. The judges who will ref
cree the contests have not as yet been
chosen.
Professor Meihling is now busily engaged
.nstructlng number of the Juvenile attn
ietes OF the Oll mplc Club in wrestling.
a tournament, in which Juveniles only
Wal be allowed to take part, will take place
about the middle OF April.
OAKLAND ATHLETES.
The Reliance Athletic Club of Oakland
will give one ot its excellent entertainments
on the evening OF the 10Th inst. In addition
20 the large number OF frsl-class amateur
athletes who viii take part in the exhibition
the following professional wrestlers and
otXerS VIII also appear: Meihlng and Nc
Leod, Muldoon and Roebrr, Gudfrey and
jackson.
A handsome four-oared barge, which was
being constructed by Al Rogers of Vallejo
Tor the South End Club, was smashed TO
pieces last Sunday evening during the
STORM The boat was planked and ready 10
b. ligged, wien the shed which covered it
was blown down, resulting in the complete
destruction of the speedy craft. The South
Enders will tie compelled to use their old
boat in the coming REGATTA.
A DUTCH CLUB.